Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 776, Snatching the Wisp of Sanctification Away

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

While Tu Guanxiong was in a dazed state, Wang Xun said weakly, “Run!”

He slowly looked down, but he was still rooted to the spot. As such, Wang Xun expended the last bit of his energy and shouted, “Run!”

Only then did Tu Guanxiong come to his senses and order, “Run!”

Upon getting permission to retreat, the flustered and unsettled cultivators in the Arcane Glade ran for their lives. They no longer had the courage to fight Lu Ye.

Tu Guanxiong quickly carried the dying Wang Xun up and shot into the sky.

Not long after he ran away, he heard a boom from behind as though something had collapsed. He turned his head and saw that the location where the Sanctum of Providence had been was covered in dust. The entire Sanctum had been turned into ruins.

The Sanctum of Providence here was built by a group of Cloud River Realm Masters, so it wasn’t comparable to the one in the main Sect in Jiu Zhou. As such, it couldn’t bear the repercussions of an intense battle.

A figure stepped out of the rolling dust with a dark saber in his hand. He was none other than Lu Ye.

He had torn his top away, revealing his lean upper body, which was covered in wounds of various sizes, making him look blood-soaked. Despite appearing to be battered, he exuded an aura so savage that no one dared look in his direction.

Behind him, over 20 deformed corpses were lying in the ruins. Tu Guanxiong saw many people he was familiar with. A wave of sorrow swept through him as he sprayed out a mouthful of blood.

In his mind, he could only think that Lu Ye was peerless. Given the man’s power, no one in the Cloud River Realm could ever pose a threat to him.

Fortunately, Lu Ye didn’t seem to have the intention of destroying all of them. He only looked at them from over ten kilometres away and ignored them.

Indeed, he had no intention of killing all of them, for it would be unrealistic. Over 100 people had run away in all directions. How was he supposed to race after them on his own?

Therefore, he decided to ignore them. Killing his enemies was less important this time. His main target was the Sacred Universe Arcane Glade.

Huo Liaoyuan had set his eyes on Ameliorate Valley and Lu Ye, so he brought his people to invade the place. No one could have expected that the incident would bring such a disaster to Sacred Universe Arcane Glade in just a few months. He would probably be regretful when he found out about it in Hell.

In front of the destroyed Sanctum of Providence, Lu Ye frowned and fell deep in thought. He reckoned that he should purchase some Armour from the Vault of Providence.

His clothes would be tattered whenever he got into a fight, making him look like a mess. That was what happened when he destroyed Xia Liang and the others previously, and it was the same this time.

After giving it some thought, he decided to give up on the idea.

Armour was more expensive than defensive Spirit Artifacts. A low-quality one would be useless to him, and a high-quality one would be costly. Also, if it was damaged, it would be troublesome to repair it. More importantly, he had to infuse his Spiritual Power into the Armour to activate its defensive power.

There was no doubt it would be impractical for a Combat Cultivator. As such, in the cultivation world of Jiu Zhou, Combat Cultivators usually wouldn’t wear Armour. It wasn’t that they were reluctant to purchase it. To all the Combat Cultivators, offence was the best defence.

Lu Ye would rather build a Protection Glyph than spend some Spiritual Power to activate the Armour’s power. Only the fragile Spell Cultivators would wear Armour. However, Lu Ye had killed many Spell Cultivators and realised that the Armour they were wearing provided little protection.

Presently, Yi Yi was cleaning up the mess and collecting the booty.

Just then, Hua Ci’s voice was heard coming from outside the Defensive Ward. “Open the door!”

She had been staying outside during the battle. It wasn’t until the dust settled that she came over, but she was blocked out by the Defensive Ward.

Lu Ye approached her and studied the Ward Nodes. Then, he cast some Ward Flags and helped the woman get inside.

While treating the man’s wounds, Hua Ci touched his chest and looked at him in disbelief. “The vitality in your body… It’s incredible.”

Lu Ye’s ample vitality made his body robust and allowed him to have immense restorative power. Therefore, even though he looked battered, he was generally fine. If an enemy was fooled by his appearance, he would suffer a setback.

Considering the vitality in his body, his wounds would heal in one to two days even without Hua Ci’s help, and there wouldn’t be any scars left. Although it wasn’t Hua Ci’s first time feeling his vitality, she was still amazed.

“You’re supposed to treat my wounds, not molest me!” Lu Ye glowered at her as her touch made him feel ticklish.

Hua Ci smiled faintly and stopped teasing him.

Soon, the treatment was over. Lu Ye came to a Spirit Spout and cleansed his body with water before putting on clean clothes. Then, he fished out a palm-sized web from his Storage Sphere.

A doubtful Hua Ci asked, “What’s this?”

She had never seen such a Spirit Artifact before.

“It’s a Spirit Trap. It’s used to catch the Wisp of Sanctification,” Lu Ye explained.

Upon hearing that, Hua Ci said, “It seems that you’re well-prepared.”

There was a Spirit Spout in every Arcane Glade, and the Wisp of Sanctification inside it could be captured. Although it had only been a short time since Hua Ci arrived at the Cloud River Battlefield, she was aware of such knowledge.

That was the reason there were large Arcane Glades on the Cloud River Battlefield. These large Arcane Glades were not born with such a scale. It was the hard work of the people over the generations.

Lu Ye left Ameliorate Valley and headed straight to this place. The fact that he had taken a Spirit Trap with him showed that he was well-prepared.

During the conversation, Lu Ye tossed the Spirit Trap into the Spirit Spout while holding a long thread in his hand.

No one in Jiu Zhou knew how to make a Spirit Trap, which was a gadget exclusively found in the Vault of Providence. It wasn’t made from any special material, but the Heavens had granted it a special power.

One had to pay 5,000 Contribution points to get a Spirit Trap in the Vault of Providence, so it definitely wasn’t affordable.

The Spirit Spout seemed very deep. Lu Ye felt like he was fishing while holding the thread. The Spirit Trap continued to sink until it reached the bottom. Soon, Lu Ye felt a movement, so he quickly pulled the Spirit Trap up.

There were no obstacles. Just a moment later, something that looked like a silkworm chrysalis trapped in the web came into Lu Ye’s sight. He had acquired a Wisp of Sanctification before, so he wasn’t surprised.

On the other hand, it was Hua Ci’s first time seeing this thing, so she was curious. “Is this the Wisp of Sanctification?”

As she spoke, she poked the Wisp of Sanctification, which languidly squirmed a little.

Lu Ye examined the Wisp of Sanctification before his eyes, but he couldn’t tell how different it was from the one he had obtained before. Nevertheless, he knew that if he found a place and put the Wisp of Sanctification there, only a Secundus-level Arcane Glade would be born.

Sacred Universe Arcane Glade was Primus-level, but once the Wisp of Sanctification was taken out, it would drop by one level. That said, the size of the Arcane Glade probably wouldn’t change.

Certainly, Lu Ye wouldn’t go and build a Secundus-level Arcane Glade. He intended to bring the Wisp of Sanctification back to Ameliorate Valley and placed it in the Spirit Spout to augment the scale of Ameliorate Arcane Glade. As for how much it could be augmented, he had no idea.

The Ameliorate Arcane Glade was still very small. Although it had ample World Spirit Qi, it could only accommodate a small number of people.

More and more disciples from the Crimson Blood Sect would make it to the Cloud River Realm and come to the Cloud River Battlefield. The presence of Ameliorate Arcane Glade could make sure that they wouldn’t have to go through so much hardship in the beginning.

Lu Ye fished out the reward from the Carnage Colosseum which was a box that could keep a Wisp of Sanctification. He placed the new one inside and kept the box.

“Let’s go,” Lu Ye said and summoned his Spirit Boat. Then, he took Hua Ci to head to the Five Poisons Pond.

Behind them, a metallic tang filled the air in the broken Arcane Glade.

No one could’ve expected that a large Arcane Glade, which had been around for a long time, would be destroyed by only one person, and most of the people staying there would be killed.

The cause of the incident was that Huo Liaoyuan had brought his people to invade Ameliorate Valley back then.

News of this incident was soon spread. When the cultivators of Thousand Demon Ridge learned what had happened in the Sacred Universe Arcane Glade, they couldn’t help but recall Lu Ye’s nickname, the Annihilator of Sects.

Those who had experienced the gloomy period when Lu Ye ruled over the Spirit Creek Battlefield had a feeling that history was about to repeat itself. The Cloud River Battlefield would be dominated by the same person.

At that moment, they felt apprehensive and unsettled. Lu Ye would never let his enemies off, and he was powerful. If they came across him somewhere, they would end up in a horrible state.

As a result, the cultivators of Thousand Demon Ridge who had found fault with Lu Ye before had either returned to their main Sects in Jiu Zhou or cultivated their powers in seclusion, not daring to leave their rooms.

The entire atmosphere on the Cloud River Battlefield seemed to have turned milder.

At night, the Moon hid behind the clouds as the fire flickered. Some Wards had been set up around them to protect them and inform them when there was danger.

Hua Ci and Yi Yi roasted some meat in front of the fire. Sizzling sounds were heard and a tantalising aroma spread.

A topless Lu Ye was practising his Blade Technique in the distance.

He had recently taken a look at the Tyrant Blade Technique and gained some insights. Unfortunately, he couldn’t enter the Rift of Illusions in such an environment. Therefore, he could only cultivate on his own.

All of a sudden, he stopped moving.

It wasn’t that he had gained a new insight. Instead, he felt a strange reaction coming from his Battlefield Imprint. It didn’t feel like someone had sent him a message. It was a reaction he had never experienced before.

Out of curiosity, he tapped on his Battlefield Imprint and sank his soul into it. Out of nowhere, a message exploded in his mind and turned into words. A myriad of expressions came over his face as he read the words.

No one sent him this message. It just appeared on his Battlefield Imprint out of nowhere. Needless to say, only a certain being in this world was able to do such a thing.

The content of the message made him fall into wild thoughts.