Sage of Humanity

In the corridor, "very poor" Lu Ye was counting his possessions, with just over two hundred Spirit Stones. He wasn't sure if that would be enough to buy a Cultivation Technique. If it wasn't enough...

He took out the tiny bell Spiritual Artifact from his storage sack. This was a relic of the Young Master of the Nine Stars Sect and should be worth quite a bit of money. If push came to shove, he might have to use this to settle his debts. If that still wasn't enough, what about the origin magnetic ore?

He also had the Young Master's storage sack, which should contain many valuable items, but unfortunately, he couldn't open it.

However, considering the benefits some Xuanmen disciples had gotten from him in the past few days, it would only make sense for Xuanmen to offer him a discount, shouldn't it?

Chu Tian sent another message, inquiring about his element sign.

Lu Ye truthfully informed him. There was no need to conceal it, as a Cultivation Technique that matched his own element sign was very important.

A moment later, Chu Tian messaged again, informing him that he would have a definite answer by tomorrow at the earliest, or the day after at the latest, because the Cultivation Technique needed time to be sent from their base.

Lu Ye said that was fine.

Ending the communication with Chu Tian, Lu Ye stood up, preparing to practice with his saber. Although he had been fighting continuously for the past few days, he had never stopped his saber practice because he felt that this basic exercise was greatly beneficial to himself, and the key was to be persistent.

Yet before Lu Ye could draw his saber, a tiger's roar suddenly rang out. He sharply turned around to see Amber bounding towards him in disarray.

Yiyi, who had been monitoring the situation from the other end of the corridor, also ran over and exchanged a glance with Lu Ye before vanishing into the rock wall.

Amber ran to the front of Lu Ye, turned around, and lowered its body. It had a wound that wasn't too serious and growled lowly in front of them.

A figure leisurely appeared from the other end. Lu Ye activated his spirit force to inspect the newcomer's spirit light and made up his mind—if the person was Level 5, he would immediately retreat; if they were below Level 5, he would leave no piece of them behind.

But upon seeing the spirit light, Lu Ye slightly furrowed his brows. Judging by the luster of the spirit light, the person was unexpectedly just a Spirit Stream Level 2 cultivator...

What puzzled him, though, was that the spirit light on this person was very different from that of an ordinary Level 2. It was not only extremely pure but also gave an impression of being exceptionally solid.

"Finding you really wasn't easy." The person came to a stop about ten paces away from Lu Ye and smiled slightly, showing off starkly white teeth in the dark night.

The individual appeared young, younger than Lu Ye by a year or two, and although his stature wasn't very imposing, his relaxed presence there nonetheless made Lu Ye tense up involuntarily.

Having fought with the Nine Stars Sect cultivators many times these past days, he couldn't precisely judge whether a cultivator could pose a threat, but he did have a vague feeling about it.

The fact that his mind was on edge indicated that this Level 2 cultivator must have something extraordinary about him.

"Mountain tiger?" The person asked, not waiting for Lu Ye to respond before voluntarily introducing himself: "Endless Island, Luo Ji!"

Lu Ye immediately remembered Chu Tian mentioning this person during the day. He hadn't inquired what Endless Island was exactly, but from Chu Tian's tone, it seemed to be a very powerful force. And a cultivator born from such a force was bound to have an extraordinary foundation.

Therefore, after the other party introduced himself, Lu Ye immediately stomped his foot, drew his long saber, and charged towards him.

Just slash first and talk later!

If he as a Level 2 could kill a Level 4, why would he now, at Level 3, fear another Level 2?

Lu Ye's legs, infused with spirit force, exploded with swift speed, closing the ten-zhang distance in an instant. The spiritual orifice in Lu Ye emitted a booming sound, indicative of the previous Spirit Energy Gathering Spirit Runes shattering under the intense fluctuation of spirit force.

"You brute!" Luo Ji uttered with a light snort, lifting his hand unhurriedly and pointing at Lu Ye, "Scorching White!"

As his words fell, a speck of luminescence appeared at the tip of his finger, which abruptly expanded into a bright burst of white light, illuminating the dark corridor with stark clarity.

Lu Ye was instantaneously blinded by the intense light, as if he were staring directly at the sun. Even though he closed his eyes immediately, he couldn't avoid the pain in his eyeballs and the tears that streamed down.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

This Luo Ji was a truly despicable dog; Lu Ye hastily retreated backwards.

"Earth Spike!" Luo Ji shouted again while stomping his foot on the ground.

The next moment, a spike of earth burst from the ground behind Lu Ye, slamming harshly into his waist. As Lu Ye stumbled backwards, his spine ached painfully. Had he not activated his protective spirit force, he might have been seriously injured.

"Ice Spike!" A chill suddenly arose as Luo Ji pointed at Lu Ye, and a sharp ice spike, the length of a chopstick, flew toward Lu Ye's face like an arrow released from a bow.

Lu Ye's eyes were still shut, as the sudden blinding light had been quite severe. Without any consideration, he activated a Defense Spirit Rune to shield himself as he sensed the oncoming chill.

There was a booming impact, as if what hit the Defense Spirit Runes wasn't an ice spike but a massive boulder. Lu Ye was forced back even further, his cheeks throbbing with pain as the shattered ice spikes left a series of fine cuts on his face.

"Golden Arc!"

In the corridor, a golden crescent-like slash flew toward Lu Ye, who was now stumbling backward. Compared to the previous magic and spells, the killing power of this Dao technique was particularly formidable.

The Golden Wheel Talisman that Lu Ye had once activated was derived from this same Golden Arc Slash; the attacks that emerged from the talisman were weakened versions of the Golden Arc Slash.

In terms of power, the Golden Arc Slash released by Luo Ji was far more formidable than the attacks that came from Lu Ye's Golden Wheel Talisman. If one were to be struck without any defense, they might well be cleaved in two.

The Golden Arc Slash approached Lu Ye with lightning speed, and the corners of Luo Ji's mouth curled up.

With a clanging sound, the Golden Arc Slash was cleaved apart by Lu Ye's saber, and behind the long saber, Lu Ye squinted, his expression exceedingly solemn.

The opponent was only at the Spirit Stream Level 2, and Lu Ye had thought that even if Luo Ji had some tricks, he himself would be able to handle him. Yet after the exchange, he realized he was wrong.

This Level 2 cultivator was different from all the others Lu Ye had ever seen!

In the past few days, he had killed many disciples from the Nine Stars Sect, and he had seen how the disciples of Xuanmen fought one another. While it was true that they occasionally employed Dao techniques, those required preparation time, and none had been capable of unleashing magic and spells to the extent Luo Ji demonstrated.

The opponent's mastery over each spell was incredibly advanced, clearly indicating that he had taken the path of a magic cultivator...

What surprised Lu Ye even more was that this Level 2 cultivator seemed to have a thicker concentration of spirit force than himself. Previously, the aura of spirit light was not enough to give it away, but now that they were engaged in combat, the fluctuations in the opponent's spirit force were laid bare.

This was not the fluctuation a Level 2 cultivator should possess; it was even stronger than some of the Level 4 cultivators he had killed.

Combining all these factors, Lu Ye immediately thought of a possibility.

This guy, he must be cultivating a Heaven Rank technique!