Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 888, A Blessing in Disguise

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

Shui Yuan was elated, knowing that even though Lu Ye was unconscious, he still had his instincts. Upon detecting her aura, he put down his guard.

Without hesitation, Shui Yuan activated her Divine Ego and entered his mind. The next moment, she arrived at a strange world.

This was supposed to be the depths of Lu Ye’s Divine Soul. In the centre of this grey world was a person who had curled up. It was as though he was asleep in his Mother’s womb.

The figure was covered in something that neither looked like mist nor liquid. Upon closer look, the figure seemed faintly like Lu Ye.

When Shui Yuan saw the strange sight, she was rooted to the spot.

She had worked hard to become who she was, so she had naturally experienced the transformation from the Real Lake Realm to the Divine Ocean Realm. Back then, there were few people in the Crimson Blood Sect, and they lacked cultivation resources. Therefore, she had been stuck in the transformation stage for a long time. She still remembered the process vividly.

The vague figure before her eyes was probably the Soul Body of Lu Ye. The thing around him that looked neither like mist nor liquid was likely the manifestation of his Divine Ego.

[What’s going on?] Even though Shui Yuan was a Divine Ocean Realm Master, she was still astonished by what she saw.

If a Real Lake Realm Master wanted to ascend to the Divine Ocean Realm, the most important thing was for his Divine Soul to be powerful enough to develop a Soul Body.

Supposedly, only when a cultivator made it to the Ninth-Order Real Lake Realm would he possess such a heritage. Moreover, not every Real Lake Realm Master could achieve this.

There were many Divine Ocean Realm Masters in Jiu Zhou, but there were even more Real Lake Realm Masters. Even though some cultivators were gifted, they were stuck in the Real Lake Realm because their Divine Souls weren’t powerful enough.

Without powerful Divine Souls, they couldn’t develop their Soul Bodies. In that case, Divine Egos wouldn’t be born, and they naturally couldn’t make it to the Divine Ocean Realm.

Generally, only one in a hundred Real Lake Realm Masters could ascend to the Divine Ocean Realm. That was the situation in Jiu Zhou where the cultivation environment was excellent.

If they were in Soaring Dragon Boundary or the previous Peerless Continent instead of Jiu Zhou, it would be even harder for them to make it to the Divine Ocean Realm.

In Jiu Zhou, they could get a lot of rewards from the Heavens and purchase all sorts of treasures from the Vault of Providence. What they had to do was accumulate Contribution points or battle points to purchase the resources they needed. These conveniences were unavailable in Soaring Dragon Boundary and the Peerless Continent.

Even a Ninth-Order Real Lake Realm Master might not be able to develop his Soul Body, but Lu Ye managed to achieve that. Shui Yuan had no idea how that even happened.

Was Lu Ye’s Divine Soul powerful enough to develop a Soul Body? But he only ascended to the Real Lake Realm not long ago.

No one would believe that a First-Order Real Lake Realm Master already had his Soul Body.

After giving it some thought, Shui Yuan realised that since Lu Ye’s Divine Soul was mighty enough to develop a Soul Body, it was easy to see why he was still unconscious.

After observing it for a while longer to make sure she wasn’t mistaken, she retracted her Divine Ego.

When she lifted her gaze, she saw Yi Yi appearing worried while Nian Yuexian waited in silence.

“Yi Yi, I’ll ask you a question. You must be honest with me,” Shui Yuan said.

“Sure.” Yi Yi dipped her head repeatedly.

“Lu Ye previously got some Soul Cleansing Water and shared some of it with me and Fourth Junior Brother. Did he consume the rest?”

“Previously?” Yi Yi was puzzled. “Which time do you mean?”

Shui Yuan was shocked. “There was another time?”

She was aware that Lu Ye had Soul Cleansing Water. She was able to quickly ascend to the Divine Ocean Realm back then for two reasons. Besides the large amount of resources Lu Ye had brought back to the Crimson Blood Sect, it was also thanks to the fact that Lu Ye had given her some Soul Cleansing Water.

As far as she was concerned, Lu Ye had also given Li Baxian some Soul Cleansing Water, and he had kept some of it.

But when she heard Yi Yi asking which time it was, she realised things were more complicated than she thought.

Yi Yi’s words suggested that Lu Ye had acquired Soul Cleansing Water more than once.

As expected, Yi Yi nodded. “Several months ago, he entered the Lost City of Xianyuan again and obtained a lot of Soul Cleansing Water. The one he had acquired for the first time was all used up.”

Shui Yuan was dumbfounded upon hearing that.

They were talking about Soul Cleansing Water, not some miscellaneous stuff. Lu Ye had given Shui Yuan some Soul Cleansing Water back then. She had used a bit of it to make it to Divine Ocean Realm and kept most of it for future uses.

That was because the item couldn’t be found in the Vault of Providence. Once it was used up, they didn’t have other ways to obtain it.

Yi Yi went on to say, “Well, I saw him frequently consuming Soul Cleansing Water…”

Lu Ye would use it when venturing into Hundred Wards Tower, looking at newly acquired Glyphs, and activating the Tree of Glyphs’ power. Whenever he felt mentally exhausted, he would also consume Soul Cleansing Water to energise himself.

Nian Yuexian donned an awkward expression as well. She had the urge to ask them if the Soul Cleansing Water they were talking about was the same thing she knew.

Shui Yuan felt her head aching as she nodded. “Alright, I got it.”

“What do you mean?” Nian Yuexian asked. She didn’t understand why Shui Yuan suddenly asked about Soul Cleansing Water after examining Lu Ye’s body.

Naturally, Shui Yuan wouldn’t hide anything from her. They had known each other for years. They were close friends, and it could even be said that they were like Family members. They had each other’s trust.

“Lu Ye is developing his own Soul Body.”

Nian Yuexian was startled for a moment before frowning. “That’s impossible.”

“I felt it was impossible too, but I had seen it with my eyes, so it’s definitely not a mistake.” Shui Yuan took a deep breath as her chest heaved. “He has frequently consumed Soul Cleansing Water, so his Divine Soul is much stronger than his cultivation. He has the capital to nurture his Soul Body. Even without any external stimulation, he would still reach that stage sooner or later. However, after he was attacked previously, his Divine Soul was impacted. He might not know what a Soul Body was, but his instincts drove him to make such a decision to save his life.”

Nian Yuexian nodded. “Yes, Wan Zhanggang had launched a Soul Attack against him.”

“Wan Zhanggang!” An icy glint flashed across Shui Yuan’s eyes. “He’s a Divine Ocean Realm Master. How could he oppress someone so much weaker than him? He’s so shameless!”

Nian Yuexian said, “So, you’re saying that after Wan Zhanggang launched a Soul Attack against Lu Ye, his Divine Soul was impacted. Driven by instincts, he used such a way to protect himself.”

Shui Yuan nodded. “Well, I guess it’s a blessing in disguise. But there’s a problem now…”

She turned to look at Yi Yi. “Just like what I’ve said, even though his Divine Soul is powerful enough to develop a Soul Body, it’s still difficult for him to do so, considering his cultivation. If he does that, his chances of success are slim. In the history of Jiu Zhou, too many Real Lake Realm Masters have failed in this stage. Given Lu Ye’s condition, if he can’t successfully develop a Soul Body, his cultivation will be stuck in this Realm forever.”

“What should we do, then?” Yi Yi asked nervously.

Shui Yuan raised her hand and gently knocked on Yi Yi’s head. “Silly girl. Since he has to nurture a Soul Body, he naturally needs to use a lot of Soul Power. As such, we only need to replenish his Soul Power. The moment his Soul Body is successfully developed, he’ll regain consciousness.”

“Soul Cleansing Water!” Yi Yi’s eyes lit up.

Shui Yuan nodded. “That’s right.”

“It’s here.” Yi Yi quickly fished out the bottle that contained Soul Cleansing Water and passed it to Shui Yuan. “The rest is inside his Storage Sphere.”

“It should be enough.” Shui Yuan smiled faintly. Upon ascertaining Lu Ye’s condition and coming up with a solution, she set her mind at ease.

Moreover, she still had some Soul Cleansing Water. Even if it still wasn’t enough, she could look for Li Baxian, who supposedly still had some Soul Cleansing Water. After all, no one else could consume Soul Cleansing Water like it was ordinary water as Lu Ye did.

It was easy for them to solve this problem. However, if other people came across this situation, it would be hard for them to solve this predicament.

They could go looking for Spirit Fruits or Pills that could replenish Soul Power, but those items were precious. The Sects wouldn’t easily give such treasures to anyone.

Anyway, it might indeed be a blessing in disguise for Lu Ye. Wan Zhanggang had never expected that his furious attack against Lu Ye’s soul would force Lu Ye to instinctively develop a Soul Body.

Once he succeeded, it would mean that he would have his own Soul Body and Divine Ego despite being a First-Order Real Lake Realm Master. It was definitely unprecedented.

By then, he could use moves that were exclusive to Divine Ocean Realm Masters even though he was only a First-Order Real Lake Realm Master. He could already kill more powerful opponents in the first place. No one could predict how much more powerful he would become.

Inside the bamboo house, all of them stood guard for Lu Ye. Shui Yuan would enter Lu Ye’s body with her Divine Ego from time to time and adjust her treatment accordingly.

Initially, she felt that giving Lu Ye one drop of Soul Cleansing Water was enough, but following an examination, she realised that it wasn’t sufficient, so she immediately changed it to two drops a day, and then it was three drops a day.

Besides how precious Soul Cleansing Water was, an average cultivator couldn’t possibly consume so many drops of it in a day. It would be burdensome for his body.

Nevertheless, due to the fact that Lu Ye had frequently consumed Soul Cleansing Water before, he didn’t feel any discomfort. Also, with the help of Soul Cleansing Water, his speed of nurturing his Soul Body increased.

Shui Yuan could see that the vague figure gradually became solidified, and the thing that engulfed his figure started showing signs of becoming liquid.

Three days later, after she examined Lu Ye for the last time, she rose to her feet and said, “He’ll either wake up tonight or by tomorrow at the latest.”

Yi Yi had been anxious all this while. Upon hearing her words, she finally put on a smile.

“Aren’t you waiting for him to wake up?” Nian Yuexian realised the underlying meaning behind Shui Yuan’s words.

Shui Yuan shook her head. “There’s no need for that. Since you’re around, I don’t need to worry about anything.”

Nian Yuexian snorted. She still remembered vividly that Shui Yuan had arrived at this place several days ago and taken her to task.

Shui Yuan ignored her and said, “I’ll take my leave now. A lot is going on in the Sect now, and Old Man doesn’t have time to manage the affairs.”

Nian Yuexian nodded.

After taking a step forward, Shui Yuan turned her head and glanced at Nian Yuexian. “Pay Old Man a visit when you have some time. He misses you very much.”

“Alright.”

Upon activating her Spiritual Power, Shui Yuan shot into the sky and left in a hurry. When she turned her head, she saw Yi Yi waving at her in the doorway.