Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 801, Big Fish

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

In a grand palace in the City of Wuyuan, more than ten people were seated in a spacious hall.

These people were the rulers from the five major Families who collectively controlled Silver Snake Valley. Every one of them was authoritative.

It was the biggest dream for the people of the five major Families to ever enter this hall.

Zhou Yulong initially had the chance, but if this incident wasn’t properly handled, he might not even become the next patriarch of the Zhou Family, let alone enter this hall.

Although Silver Snake Valley was jointly controlled by the five major Families, a leader was still needed. Someone had to lead the Hidden Realm.

The ancestors of the five major Families had set a rule that the patriarchs of these five Families would take turns to be the Lord of the Hidden Realm every ten years.

The Lord of the Hidden Realm for the time being was the patriarch of the Chu Family, Chu Ruoyu.

He was seated in the middle, flanked by the patriarchs of the other four Families. Further away from them were the leaders of the five Families in different fields. Every Family had two such people.

These 15 people were the ones who managed the entire Silver Snake Valley.

Presently, there was a Storage Bag and a crystal which were passed around among these people.

All of them sported solemn expressions upon looking into the Storage Bag. Although there were not many things in the bag, every item was astounding.

The Spirit Pills were especially of high quality. It showed that the Pill Cultivators who made these pills were skilful. The Pill Cultivators in Silver Snake Valley paled in comparison.

There were also Spirit Artifacts and Spirit Fruits that they didn’t even know the names of.

All of these people were seasoned and authoritative, but they still found the things inside the bag eye-opening. It was inconceivable that such things even existed in this world.

If they had a Pill Cultivator in the valley who could make such pills, the Juniors would grow in power more rapidly.

“I can confirm that those two people come from one of the other two Hidden Realms. As for which one, I have no idea,” an elderly man suddenly said.

It was impossible for the cultivators of the bases to possess such treasures. Moreover, Ying Wuji and Lu Ye showcased impressive concealment skills. If not for the fact that everyone was given a mark before they were brought back to the Hidden Realm, the two of them wouldn’t have been exposed. They would’ve entered the Hidden Realm without anyone noticing them.

“Do you think they might be from Purple Star Palace?” Someone ventured a guess with a frown. “Those from Purple Star Palace have always wanted to fight the Corpse Race, and they’ve repeatedly contacted us and Mount Sumeru. Do you think they might’ve run out of patience, so they want to play a trick?”

“What trick can they pull with only two people?”

“There’s something I don’t understand. Didn’t they know that they would be exposed by barging into the Hidden Realm like this?”

If the two people were indeed from Purple Star Palace, they wouldn’t have acted rashly. From what the people in the hall had gathered, the two people were apparently shocked after they were exposed. It seemed that they didn’t expect that to happen.

Such a reaction showed that they might not come from a Hidden Realm. It seemed that they were from one of the bases.

However, which base could have cultivators with such wealth? People in the outside world couldn’t possibly possess such precious items.

“Compared with the items in the Storage Bag, I’m more concerned about this thing.” Another elderly person picked up the crystal. “What is this? It doesn’t look like a Spirit Artifact, but it has been refined. When I infuse my Spiritual Power into it, there’s some strange reaction.”

After Ying Wuji was captured, all of his items were confiscated. Besides the Storage Bag, there was also a crystal that he carried with him.

Following some examination, they still couldn’t figure out what the crystal was for.

“It’s a transmission stone.” A strange voice suddenly reverberated across the hall.

All of them were startled, for the voice didn’t belong to any one of them. Soon, they came to their senses and glanced at the crystal. The voice apparently came from the crystal.

The elderly person, who was holding the crystal, almost dropped it.

At that moment, the hall was so silent that one could hear a pin drop. All of them exchanged glances, unable to conceal their shock.

They had only heard about transmission stones in legends. It was said that before the Divine Transformation, such things existed in the Peerless Continent. Cultivators could make use of such items to communicate with each other irrespective of the distance. Nonetheless, after the Divine Transformation, no one was able to make such items again, not even the people from the three Hidden Realms.

Much to their surprise, they chanced upon such a legendary item there.

As they recalled their knowledge about transmission stones, they came to the realisation that someone was holding a corresponding transmission stone and talking to them.

When the elderly person infused his Spiritual Power into the transmission stone, the person on the other end also overheard their conversation.

All of them were furious. Although they didn’t discuss anything important, they were embarrassed that someone had eavesdropped on them without their knowledge.

“Are you the one who barged into the Hidden Realm?” The elderly person, who was holding the transmission stone, spoke into it, and the others listened attentively.

Soon, the other party replied, “It’s me.”

The elderly person sneered. “You’re pretty bold despite your young age. Not only have you entered Silver Snake Valley without permission, but you also have the guts to contact us.”

From what they had gathered, the two people who had barged into the Hidden Realm were young, especially the one who had run away. He seemed to be a fairly powerful Eighth-Order Cloud River Realm Master, and he could run fast. More than ten cultivators had run after him, but they soon lost track of him.

Lu Ye’s voice was heard coming from the transmission stone again. “My companion has fallen into your hands, and I’d like you to let him go. Just come up with any demand. I’ll agree to it as long as I can achieve it.”

“Do you think you can hide forever? Regardless of where you’re from, you’ll pay the price for barging into our Hidden Realm. If you’re clever enough, show yourself to us, and we might show you some mercy. But if we capture you, your life or death will depend on us.” The elderly person snorted.

The others remained silent and let the elderly person talk to Lu Ye. It seemed that they agreed with what he said.

From their perspective, they certainly wouldn’t let Ying Wuji go, and they had to capture Lu Ye as well. Regardless, they had to find out about their backgrounds and try to glean the method of crafting transmission stones from them.

If they could figure that out, the cultivators from the Hidden Realm could communicate with each other easily.

“Alright, I get it,” the person on the other end said and fell silent.

Regardless of how the elderly person activated his Spiritual Power to speak into the stone, the person on the other end never responded to him. He was so furious that he almost destroyed the stone.

“He’s just young and unafraid, huh?” Someone sneered.

They had no regard for Lu Ye as the latter was only an Eighth-Order Cloud River Realm Master. Although they didn’t dare go out there and fight the Corpse Race, they were a force to reckon with following years of accumulation. Although Lu Ye was adept at concealment, he couldn’t possibly kick up a storm. He was only on his own, after all. If he dared show up, he would be captured as well, just like Ying Wuji.

After the discussion ended a moment later, they left the place.

Wei Wuguang returned to his residence in the East of the city.

As the patriarch of the Wei Family, he was the most experienced and powerful person in his Family. In the next round, the patriarch of the Wei Family would become the Lord of the Hidden Realm for ten years. Considering his power, he would bring the Wei Family to a new height.

During the discussion earlier, the people from the major Families coveted the Spirit Pills and the transmission stone. Two young men, whose background was unknown, possessed such treasures. Naturally, the people in the Hidden Realm wanted to capture intruders like them.

If those from the Wei Family could get their hands on the methods to make those two items, they would suppress the other four Families. When that happened, the rule of taking turns to be the Lord every ten years would cease to exist. The Wei Family would take control of the entire Hidden Realm.

Having said that, he understood that the two people might not know how to make the Spirit Pills and transmission stones. Even if they knew, those from the Wei Family might not have exclusive access to the methods.

The patriarchs of the other Families were certainly thinking about it as well, and it wasn’t easy to deal with them. If Wei Wuguang wanted to make his idea happen, he had to partner up with one of them.

The Zhou Family and the Ning Family would be excluded. The two Families had been on good terms over the past 1,000 years. If he partnered up with them, he would suffer miserably in the end.

That left him with only the Chu Family and the Long Family.

While deep in thought, he entered his room and took a seat. After waiting for a bit, he realised no one had come to serve him tea. He frowned and yelled, “Someone, come here!”

Usually, a maidservant would instantly enter his room, but no one responded to him.

Wei Wuguang’s face fell. He felt that the servants were mannerless now. It seemed that they had to be sent to the Department of Education for reeducation.

As soon as the thought turned over in his mind, he realised that something was off. He turned to look in a different direction and was flabbergasted.

That was because a young man was seated on a chair near him without his knowledge. He just sat languidly there with his legs crossed as a saber was placed on his lap.

[When did he even appear?] Wei Wuguang was astounded, for he hadn’t detected anyone’s presence earlier.

After all, he was the patriarch of the Wei Family. He soon recovered from his shock and looked at Lu Ye before asking meditatively, “Are you the one who ran away?”

He understood that the two intruders had amazing concealment skills. He hadn’t detected Lu Ye’s presence earlier because the latter had concealed himself.

Although he appeared nonchalant, he was fuming deep within, for he thought the young man was too audacious to break into his residence.

“You were the one who objected to my suggestion earlier, weren’t you?” Lu Ye glanced at him.

The moment the other party spoke, Lu Ye instantly recognised that this elderly man was the one who had spoken to him through the transmission stone.

It was such a coincidence. He had been waiting there simply to capture an important figure from the Wei Family. He hadn’t expected to come across a big fish like Wei Wuguang.