Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 1044, Yue Ji, the Tofu Seller

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

In Jiu Zhou, there were countless Real Lake Realm Masters. These people had been stuck in the same Realm for so long that their heritages were maximised. In other words, their physical strength was good enough, but they still couldn’t make it to the Divine Ocean Realm.

Therefore, not everyone who had a chance to ascend to the Divine Ocean Realm could achieve his goal. Only some people could successfully have their soul and strength transformed, after which they would develop a Soul Body and Divine Ego.

Lu Ye had already taken that step, but it was an accident where his subconscious mind tried to protect him from external harm.

Since his physical strength was still in the Real Lake Realm, his Divine Ego could control it. As such, his Divine Ego hadn’t seen any impressive growth after a long time. According to Feng Wujiang, only when his physical strength was so great that his Divine Ego could no longer control it would his subconscious mind seek transformation. That was when he would stand a chance to ascend to the Divine Ocean Realm.

As such, the thing he had to do was simple. He just had to keep cultivating his power and increasing his heritage.

“Certainly, while increasing your physical strength, you also have to refine your Divine Soul. By doing these two things simultaneously, you’ll achieve the best results. However, your situation is unique. Others will face huge obstacles when ascending to the Divine Ocean Realm, but I guess you’ll have an easier time.”

After all, Lu Ye already had a Soul Body, so there wasn’t any obstacle to speak of. He would naturally achieve an ascension as long as he could accumulate enough strength.

“How do I refine my Divine Soul?” Lu Ye asked humbly.

Feng Wujiang smiled. “To a Real Lake Realm Master, the best way to refine his Divine Soul is to visualise things.”

“What do you mean?”

“When you meditate, visualise the composition of things in your mind. Try to reconstruct them as perfectly as you can. In the beginning, try to visualise simple things. You can increase the difficulty when you get the hang of it. By doing so, you’ll consume your Mental Power. When it’s exhausted, let it slowly recover. During the process of consumption and recovery, your Divine Soul will be refined.”

Feng Wujiang then turned to look at Lu Ye. “Usually, cultivators of major Sects would start getting ready for this when they’re in the Seventh-Order Real Lake Realm or earlier so that they would build a better foundation. Every Sect has its visualisation method, and no one is better than the other. That’s the heritage of their Sect. There’s no one-size-fits-all method. If you were in Jiu Zhou, the Sect Master would teach you this.”

Lu Ye nodded. It was difficult for him to explain his situation to anyone because he could increase his power too quickly.

He hadn’t heard of such matters before because Tang Yi Feng and Shui Yuan felt he was still too weak to need such knowledge at that time. They didn’t tell him about it to prevent him from getting distracted.

Unfortunately, when he needed the knowledge, he was captured by Yu Daiwei, after which he came to Blood Refinement Boundary.

If Feng Wujiang hadn’t brought it up, Lu Ye would never have known how to refine his Divine Soul.

Suddenly, Feng Wujiang talked about something else. “Naturally, that’s how an average Real Lake Realm Master will refine his Divine Soul. Since you already have a Divine Ego, things are much simpler. You just have to keep exhausting your Divine Ego and let it recover.”

“Can I use something to help with recovery, like Soul Cleansing Water?” Lu Ye asked.

If he could do that, he would be more efficient at refining his Divine Ego than others.

“You’d better not.” Feng Wujiang shook his head. “This stage is important to you. Any action that will help speed up the process isn’t recommended. You’d better let nature take its course. You still have around one year. I believe you can achieve that.”

“One year?” Lu Ye was puzzled. “What will happen after one year?”

Feng Wujiang smiled. “I don’t think you want to stay here forever. The Divine Opportunity Column will be activated one year later.”

Lu Ye was instantly energised. “Senior Brother, you mean…”

Feng Wujiang said, “You’re different from us. We’ve practically reached the end of our cultivation journeys. There were two reasons why the Heavens had sent us here. First, to save the Humans here and plan for their future. Second, the Heavens were worried we would kick up a storm if we stayed in Jiu Zhou.”

Over the years, those who had been selected and sent to Blood Refinement Boundary by the Heavens were the best cultivators in their respective eras. Since they had reached the end of their cultivation journeys, there was no more room for growth. If such people stayed in Jiu Zhou, they might cause some chaos. Therefore, the Heavens sent them to this world so that they could continue to shine.

Lu Ye was the first Real Lake Realm Master to be sent to this world. Moreover, he served as a helper.

It was because of his arrival that those from Crimson Blood Holy Land could fend off the Blood Race members.

“Although I’m not entirely sure, I reckon you have a chance to return to Jiu Zhou.”

“Can’t you and other Seniors return?” Lu Ye asked.

Feng Wujiang shook his head. “We had tried to do that when the Divine Opportunity Column was activated in the past, but we couldn’t go back.”

Lu Ye pulled himself together and said, “I understand.”

Ascending to the Divine Ocean Realm in one year and returning to Jiu Zhou were the things he had to do next.

He had the confidence to achieve his goal. Although his cultivation journey was full of danger, he had never come across huge obstacles when it came to increasing his power. He was always determined to make progress. He believed this time was no different.

After leaving Feng Wujiang’s place, he wasn’t in a hurry to cultivate his power. Instead, he brought Dao Thirteen to leave the Sacred Mountain and took a stroll around the Sacred Island.

Since he still had a year, he didn’t have to hurry. As he had just recovered, he wasn’t supposed to start cultivating his power immediately.

The Sacred Island was where most Humans in the Holy Land gathered. Cultivators and commoners could live together harmoniously. Since they had just warded off the Blood Race soldiers, everyone on the island seemed joyful. Everywhere he went, he could see people celebrating the occasion.

People were brushing shoulders on the streets, and steam was wafting from many shops.

Lu Ye rarely saw such a sight. He reckoned that cities in Jiu Zhou where commoners lived probably looked like this. Ever since he became a cultivator, he hadn’t had a chance to come into contact with a lot of commoners. That was why he was curious.

As he walked around, he saw someone shouting to sell his skewers of sugar-coated hawthorn fruits, which were jabbed into a pole made from straw.

Lu Ye stopped him and asked for the price. Just as he was ready to buy two skewers of the fruits, he suddenly realised he didn’t have the local money.

He didn’t even have Spirit Stones and Spirit Pills with him. He had used up his cultivation resources when he was an Eighth-Order Real Lake Realm Master.

Not far away from them, a woman who was selling tofu said, “Give him two skewers. I’ll pay for them.”

Lu Ye turned to look at the woman and felt his eyelids twitching.

A moment later, he and Dao Thirteen stood beside the tofu seller while respectively holding a skewer of sugar-coated hawthorn fruits. Lu Ye still couldn’t believe his eyes. “Senior, I can’t recognise you when you’ve put on some clothes.”

Yue Ji raised her hand and knocked on his forehead. “Don’t say nonsense.”

Lu Ye knew he had said something inappropriate. He just didn’t expect to see Yue Ji here wearing such clothes.

Usually, the woman was only clad in gauze, which faintly revealed her curvy figure. Any man who saw her would feel his blood boiling. Now, she was dressed in ragged clothes with a piece of cloth wrapped around her forehead. Her sleeves had been rolled down to her wrists. She looked just like a commoner who worked on a farm.

“What are you doing here, Senior?” Lu Ye was puzzled.

“Can’t you see I’m selling tofu?” Yue Ji said matter-of-factly. “I have to make a living, after all.”

Lu Ye was torn between tears and laughter. She was the Seventh Clan Master of Thousand Spell Clan in Lei Zhou as well as one of the most powerful Divine Ocean Realm Masters, but here she was selling tofu in Blood Refinement Boundary. The disciples of Thousand Spell Clan would probably be embarrassed if they saw her doing this.

Moreover, why would a mighty cultivator like Yue Ji need to make a living like other commoners did?

Lu Ye realised that she was trying to experience the world. He could only think that mighty cultivators had unique ways of doing things.

“Can’t I sell tofu?” Yue Ji shot him a look.

“You can sell tofu, of course.” Lu Ye naturally wouldn’t dare to say otherwise.

“I made a living by selling tofu when I was young. Then, a cultivator from Thousand Spell Clan saw my potential and took me on as a disciple. I’m only doing what I had done in the past. What’s so surprising about it?” As Yue Ji spoke, she pointed at someone across the street. “Look at that old man.”

Lu Ye looked in the same direction and saw an old man taking a nap under the Sunlight in front of a shop. Several kids approached him and stuck some green bristlegrass into his nostrils. He didn’t even open his eyes as he waved his hand. These kids sniggered.

There was a banner beside the old man which read ‘fortune-telling’ in large font.

“He looks familiar…” Lu Ye said and gave it some thought. Soon, he recalled the old man was one of the more than 70 Seniors.

“Is he… a fortune teller?” Lu Ye was speechless.

“It’s his hobby.” Yue Ji put on a faint smile. “People like us still have many years ahead of us, but our lives are boring. We can only do things we enjoy to kill time.”

“Well…” Lu Ye had no idea what to say.

What she had said was true. These Seniors still had many years ahead of them, but they had no more future. It was no different from torture for cultivators who had been seeking a higher Realm for all their lives.

It would’ve been fine if it was indeed the end of their cultivation journeys. However, all of them could feel that there was still a path in front of them, but they couldn’t find it.

Therefore, they were fine with the Heavens sending them to Blood Refinement Boundary. At the very least, they could do whatever they wanted here. It was unlike in Jiu Zhou where they had to act solemn and authoritative since they were Seniors.

“Does it taste good?” Yue Ji suddenly asked.

Lu Ye held out the half-finished sugar-coated hawthorn fruits for her. “Do you want some?”

Yue Ji rolled her eyes. “Quickly finish eating it and help me sell tofu.”

Lu Ye almost choked on the fruits as he gulped them down with difficulty. “That’s an outrageous demand, Senior. It’s not like two skewers of these fruits are expensive. I’ll give you the money later.”

“Cut the crap!”

A moment later, a loud voice was heard saying, “Does anyone fancy some freshly made tofu?”