Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 779, Cursing at the Heavens

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

Undoubtedly, Ying Wuji was a cautious person. Therefore, even though he had come to this place following the instructions, he remained vigilant.

Upon entering the forest, he activated the Secret Techniques of the Way of Ghosts to conceal his presence and curb his aura before stealthily charging forward. Although he would move much slower, it was safer this way. If he came across any danger, he could quickly go into hiding.

One day later, he arrived at a Spirit Peak and frowned, for he could see a person over there.

On a boulder with a flat surface on the peak, a figure was seated there. He was as unmoving as a rock.

Since the man didn’t move, he didn’t show his Spiritual Power. As such, Ying Wuji couldn’t tell how powerful the person was.

Nevertheless, he was only wary of several people on the Cloud River Battlefield. Therefore, he was only slightly worried when he saw the person, but he didn’t think that man was a threat.

He had come to this place following the instructions, but there happened to be a person over there who seemed to be meditating. Could it be that he would get an unexpected reward after killing this person?

He believed his speculation to be true. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have happened to come across this person after he arrived at this place following the instructions.

As the most powerful Ghost Cultivator in the Cloud River Realm, he was adept at assassination. Having made up his mind, he surreptitiously approached the person.

He had the confidence that as long as he could get close to a radius of 30 metres around the person, he would be able to kill him with one move unless the person was one of the several most powerful cultivators in the Fight for Supremacy.

However, just as he was ready to make a move, he was taken aback. He looked up and saw a ray of light that carried a ferocious aura coming over in a hurry.

The person was a Ninth-Order Master. Also, judging from her aura and the fluctuations of her Spiritual Power, she was no ordinary Ninth-Order Master.

[What’s going on?] Ying Wuji frowned.

There was no treasure in the wilderness. Even if a cultivator happened to pass by, she wasn’t supposed to linger around.

If not for the calling, Ying Wuji wouldn’t have come to this place. Nevertheless, there was already a person seated there when he arrived, and now, a Ninth-Order Master was coming over. As such, he had to be cautious.

While he was in his thoughts, the person landed on the peak. As the light went out, a slender figure was revealed. She was clad in all purple clothes. Her gaze was alluring, but her demeanour was solemn.

“This woman…” Ying Wuji’s heart skipped a beat when he saw the woman’s face and outfit. It wasn’t that he was amazed by her beauty. It was just that he recognised the woman.

There had been many young and brilliant cultivators of Thousand Demon Ridge in recent years, but the most famous cultivator with the best potential was undoubtedly Lan Zi Yi, who was from Infinite Island.

It was said that the woman was discovered in a Tier-Eight Sect on Infinite Island, and her background was a bit of a legend.

When she was in the Spirit Creek Realm, she was touted by those of Thousand Demon Ridge to be the one who could go against Lu Ye.

Unfortunately, following her defeat during the competition of the Roll of Supremacy, she went missing. No one had heard any news of her in the past year. Many Seniors from Thousand Demon Ridge lamented that the woman must have been mentally destroyed by Lu Ye as she wasn’t resolute enough.

Much to everyone’s surprise, the woman appeared out of nowhere in the Fight for Supremacy, and she managed to make it to the second spot while Lu Ye was the winner.

Only then did those of Thousand Demon Ridge realise Lan Zi Yi hadn’t been dejected after her defeat. Instead, she had been cultivating hard in secret. Although she still couldn’t defeat Lu Ye, being the runner-up in the Fight for Supremacy was an excellent result.

“Why is this woman here?” Ying Wuji was perplexed.

He wasn’t a fool, and considering his extraordinary background, he had access to information unavailable to an average cultivator.

Presently, he had a feeling that he had been swept into some immense trouble. He initially thought it would be an opportunity for him, but that didn’t seem to be the case now.

The moment Lan Zi Yi revealed herself on the peak, she saw the unmoving figure on the boulder. Without a word, she summoned her sabers. Although it didn’t seem like she had moved much, she flew towards the person like a butterfly and slashed at him with her sabers.

A fiery light flickered and a clang was heard. As the violent Spiritual Powers clashed, Lan Zi Yi flew away for dozens of metres before she managed to stabilise herself.

She didn’t launch another attack. Instead, she looked furiously and helplessly at the person before saying through gritted teeth, “I knew you’d be part of this as well!”

Ying Wuji had access to information unavailable to an average cultivator, but Lan Zi Yi apparently knew even more.

When she followed the instructions and headed to this place, she formed some speculation. Since she had received the instructions as the runner-up, there was no doubt the winner would get them as well.

In other words, she would probably bump into Lu Ye. If she had a choice, she wouldn’t want to come. However, the calling was so vivid that she couldn’t ignore it. She had to come despite her reluctance.

No one in Jiu Zhou could ignore the Heavens’ instructions. Therefore, she steeled herself to come to this place, and just as she had expected, she saw a familiar figure who was wearing a face mask upon her arrival.

She decided to make a move to find out if the person was indeed Lu Ye, and her speculation was proven right.

In the Fight for Supremacy, she had been defeated by the man twice. As such, she decided that she wouldn’t want to see him again before she became powerful enough. Unfortunately, things went against her wishes, and she had no choice but to see him.

Although she wasn’t a match for Lu Ye, she wasn’t afraid of him. It was hard for Lu Ye to kill her. Moreover, she had come to this place following the Heavens’ instructions. With the Heavens’ intervention, there was no way Lu Ye could kill her.

That was why she had the confidence to make a move.

On the other hand, Lu Ye was shocked by Lan Zi Yi’s arrival. Just as a murderous intent formed in his heart, there seemed to be a mysterious force that was weakening his bloodlust. It was as though the force didn’t want him to get into a life-and-death battle with the woman.

“Lu Yi Ye!” Ying Wuji was flabbergasted.

He wasn’t worried when he saw a person over there, but the moment the person cast an attack, he could instantly recognise that the man was Lu Ye, whom he was wary of.

It was no wonder he found the person’s figure familiar, for the man was none other than Lu Ye.

A furious Ying Wuji secretly cursed at the Heavens. He didn’t get the Heavens’ blessing since he wasn’t in the top ten, but much to his chagrin, the Heavens made him come all the way here to get killed. Did the Heavens hate him so much?

Fortunately, Lan Zi Yi had appeared in time. If Ying Wuji had rashly made a move, he would’ve been killed by Lu Ye. He reckoned that he shouldn’t stay in this dangerous place any longer.

Regardless of what these two people were doing there, he wasn’t in any place to interfere. He’d better return to the main Sect and get prepared to ascend to the Real Lake Realm.

Just as he was in his thoughts, he felt an aura locking onto him. He was rooted to the spot while feeling bitter deep within, for the man had already discovered him.

It wasn’t surprising, though. Lu Ye’s soul was unimaginably powerful. Ying Wuji discovered that when he ambushed Lu Ye in Ameliorate Valley back then. Now that Lu Ye’s power had increased again, his soul had naturally become more powerful as well.

While sitting on the boulder with a flat surface, Lu Ye held his Inviolable Saber and glanced at the woman. “It seems that you know something.”

Although Lan Zi Yi didn’t make it clear, Lu Ye felt that the woman was aware of something.

In fact, he and Lan Zi Yi were not the only people there. A Ghost Cultivator who had just arrived was hiding somewhere. Lu Ye found the Ghost Cultivator’s aura familiar, so he reckoned that the person might be Ying Wuji, who was from Yama Temple.

Besides that, he could sense that some people were secretly paying attention to this place. However, his soul wasn’t powerful enough, so he couldn’t feel it clearly. As such, he didn’t know who they were.

These people had arrived at this place one by one in the past two days, but they had chosen to conceal themselves. Only Lan Zi Yi hospitably greeted him with an attack.

Instead of answering his question, Lan Zi Yi asked, “What do you know, then?”

Lu Ye lowered his gaze and slightly lifted his Inviolable Saber. “If you keep talking like this, don’t blame me for going hard on you.”

Lan Zi Yi frowned, knowing that the man was impatient. Although she was certain the man wouldn’t kill her, she would suffer miserably if he made a move.

She quickly said, “I’ve only come to this place following some instructions, so I don’t know much.”

Hiding behind the mask, Lu Ye stared fixedly at her for a moment before keeping the saber back into the sheath. He then shouted, “Since all of you are here, what’s the point of hiding? Show yourselves!”

The next moment, a hearty laugh was heard. Then, a person flew over and landed on the peak before saying, “You have a point, Cultivator Lu. Although we’re no match for you, we aren’t supposed to be hiding. Guys, please show yourselves!”

“What nonsense are you spouting, Feng Rulie? Keep your mouth shut if you can’t speak with sensibility.” As the voice sounded, an elegant young man clad in green clothes appeared while his long sleeves flapped in the air.

Meanwhile, a man as burly as a tiger revealed himself. As his vitality surged, he looked around and grinned. “This place is pretty lively, eh? Greetings, Fellow Cultivators. I’m sure we don’t need to introduce ourselves to each other,” Yang Yuan said.

Ying Wuji, who was hiding in the dark, felt a crawling sensation on his scalp.

First of all, there was Lu Ye of the Crimson Blood Sect, and then came Lan Zi Yi from Infinite Island. Following that, Feng Rulie from Cloudtower Clan emerged. The elegant young man clad in green clothes was Lu Qing from Myriad Spell Pavilion. The last person who appeared was Yang Yuan, the core disciple of Wondrous Mountain.

The top six cultivators in the Fight for Supremacy had gathered. They were all cultivators who were more powerful than Ying Wuji.

Just a while ago, he had thought that only several people in the top ten of the Fight for Supremacy that he had to be wary of, and he had no regard for the rest.

Much to his surprise, the people he had in mind were right before his eyes now.

What was going on that made the most powerful Cloud River Realm Masters gather here? Had they come to this place following some instructions just like himself?

Suddenly, he felt a sense of elation. That was because he could see that all of them were of Thousand Demon Ridge except for Lu Ye.

All of them were respectively cultivators in the Ways of Body-tempering, Spells, Combat, and Ghosts, which were the major four factions. It was a wonder why the most powerful cultivators of different factions were asked to come here.

Furthermore, these people surrounded Lu Ye as soon as they appeared.