Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 1054, Enlistment

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

Lu Ye’s identity as Li Taibai had a military token recognised by Thousand Demon Ridge, so it would be more convenient for him to move around with this identity.

Upon realising Lu Ye’s identity, Ying Wuji and two other team members saluted him. “Thanks for saving us, Sir.”

The last team member had blacked out from severe bleeding. He was atop another person’s back. Although they were shocked by how quickly Li Taibai could increase his power, they were glad they had come across a Divine Ocean Realm Master from their side in this place. Otherwise, they would’ve lost their lives.

Lu Ye didn’t respond to them. As a Divine Ocean Realm Master, he had to appear authoritative. He turned to look in a different direction and felt a Divine Ocean Realm aura approaching rapidly. The fluctuations of aura showed that the person was no ordinary Divine Ocean Realm Master.

Lu Ye found the aura familiar, and he soon realised who was coming.

Ying Wuji and the others must’ve asked for help, which prompted that person to come over.

After giving it some thought, Lu Ye decided to remain in the same spot calmly instead of avoiding that person. He would appear suspicious if he did that.

The person soon arrived. The light dissipated and revealed an alluring figure. She was none other than the Deputy Pass Leader of Dark Moon Forest Pass, Lin Yue.

They hadn’t met for several years, and her cultivation had improved significantly. She was now a Seventh-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master. Despite that, her fatigue could hardly be concealed, and her hair was slightly dishevelled.

Upon landing on the ground, she scanned her surroundings and understood what had happened. Then, she looked at Lu Ye in shock. “Li Taibai?”

She would never forget about the handsome young man before her eyes. Back then, she even had the intention of accepting him into her Sect. If not for an accident at a later time which caused the young man’s future to be ruined, she would’ve been more than willing to see her Martial Niece getting together with this man.

Unfortunately, even though Li Taibai survived in the war between Surging Waves Lake Pass and Dark Moon Forest Pass, his Divine Soul was badly damaged by Liu Yuemei. His cultivation would never improve again. Following the war, Lin Yue made the young man leave and proclaimed that he was killed in the war as she was worried her Martial Niece would refuse to give up on him.

Every time she thought about the young man, she would still think it was a shame.

But that was the way the Cultivation World was. Since time immemorial, there had been countless people who were able to make a name for themselves at a young age, but their fame would be short-lived if they couldn’t make it to the end.

Jiu Zhou was vast, and there were many geniuses. A genius who couldn’t become powerful enough was useless.

Lin Yue didn’t expect to meet this young man again in this place several years later.

“It’s been a long time since we last met, Pass Leader Lin.” Lu Ye smiled faintly. As a Third-Order Real Lake Realm Master back then, he felt immensely pressured when facing a Divine Ocean Realm Master like Lin Yue. But now, he could remain calm and collected.

A dazed Lin Yue looked at Lu Ye in disbelief. “Are you a Divine Ocean Realm Master now?”

“I came across an opportunity and achieved an ascension. I was merely lucky.” Lu Ye made up a story.

There were countless opportunities in the vast Jiu Zhou, so anyone would have a chance to come across an opportunity. Back then, Lin Yue made Li Taibai leave because his Divine Soul was damaged, which meant he had no more future. However, there wasn’t a real dead end for anyone in the world. It seemed that Li Taibai must be lucky enough to have found a way out of the predicament. Otherwise, how did he even encounter such an opportunity when he was only an independent cultivator?

“Small Hidden Realm?” Lin Yue instantly formed some speculation.

Li Taibai had gone missing for a few years, but he was already a Divine Ocean Realm Master when he showed up. Moreover, the opportunity he had brought up must be referring to a Small Hidden Realm.

Lu Ye only remained silent with a smile.

Lin Yue realised it was a slip of the tongue as she had no right to pry into his private affairs, even though she was stronger than Lu Ye. Everyone had their secrets. It was just that she was too shocked by his reappearance and was exhausted as of late, so she said something by mistake.

It was only reasonable for Li Taibai to refuse to answer her question, so she wouldn’t blame him.

“Where are you going?” Lin Yue asked.

Lu Ye replied, “I’ve just come out of my retreat, so I’m ready to travel around. You know, since I’m a new Divine Ocean Realm Master, my state of mind and cultivation have yet to stabilise. I should probably expand my horizons.”

What he had said was true, but Lin Yue shook her head. “There wouldn’t be a problem if it was in the past, but a lot has changed in Jiu Zhou in the past two years. I’m afraid it’s not a good idea for you to travel around.”

“What do you mean?” Lu Ye appeared doubtful. “Does it have something to do with insectoids? I can see that Desolate Plain has become barren, and insectoids are everywhere. What’s going on?”

Lin Yue sighed. “It is a calamity we can hardly fend off.” She appeared exhausted, then she brought up something else. “Are you willing to come to Dark Moon Forest Pass with me?”

She had been the only one in charge of Dark Moon Forest Pass in the past two years, so she was always drained of energy. She had sent several messages to Thousand Demon City, asking them to send her a helper. Nevertheless, the insectoid plague had swept across the entire Jiu Zhou, and all Divine Ocean Realm Masters of Thousand Demon Ridge had their jobs to do. They already lacked manpower, so no helper could be sent to her.

Besides Thousand Demon Ridge, it was also the same case for the Grand Sky Coalition.

If not for this reason, she wouldn’t have exerted herself like this as a Seventh-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master. If she could bring Li Taibai to Dark Moon Forest Pass, he would be able to help share her burden.

She understood why those from Thousand Demon City had been coming up with excuses to turn her down, but there shouldn’t be a problem when she enlisted someone’s help.

Regardless, Li Taibai used to be part of Dark Moon Forest Pass, so she had a valid reason to make him assist her.

Naturally, Lu Ye wasn’t willing to go to Dark Moon Forest Pass with her. He had just returned from Blood Refinement Boundary and was ready to head to Grand Sky City. He wouldn’t want to go anywhere else.

Before he could turn her down, Lin Yue seemed able to see through his mind, so she immediately lifted her military token from her waist. “I’m the Pass Leader of Dark Moon Forest Pass, Lin Yue. I now enlist you, Li Taibai, an independent cultivator, to assist me in protecting the Pass. Since I’ve shown my military token, you’re not allowed to disobey my order!”

She had decided to make him yield to her demand by using her military rank and position.

Lu Ye was torn between tears and laughter. He had disguised himself as Li Taibai so that he could use this identity to move around easily. As long as he could traverse Desolate Plain and leave the Thousand Demon Ridge’s territory, he would restore his original appearance.

He didn’t expect to have to deal with such a problem. Since Lin Yue had given an order, Li Taibai wasn’t allowed to turn her down. Naturally, he could find out if he could kill all of them by giving it a shot.

In the past, Lu Ye would probably make that decision. Irrespective of whether he could kill them, he would fight them first. In the worst-case scenario, he would just reveal Li Taibai’s true identity and his ability to disguise himself as a Thousand Demon Ridge cultivator. He wouldn’t suffer any losses.

But now, he had more considerations. After giving it some thought, he cupped his fists. “I’ll obey your order.”

A place such as Dark Moon Forest Pass couldn’t restrict him. If he wanted to leave, he could do so at a later time. He didn’t have to get into a conflict with them right there.

Lin Yue smiled. “That’s great. In that case, you’re the Deputy Pass Leader of Dark Moon Forest Pass from now on.”

Lu Ye didn’t expect to be given an important role right after he was enlisted.

He asked in puzzlement. “Aren’t you the Deputy Pass Leader of Dark Moon Forest Pass, Senior? Have you been promoted? Where’s the previous Pass Leader?”

He remembered that the previous Pass Leader was Zhang Kun, who was one Minor Realm above Lin Yue.

“Since you’re a Divine Ocean Realm Master now, you don’t have to call me Senior anymore. As cultivators, we’re ranked by our cultivations. If you don’t mind it, you can call me Senior Sister. It’ll show that I’m young.” There was no doubt Lin Yue had high hopes for Lu Ye.

He was an independent cultivator without a Sect or any Senior to give him guidance. When he was a Third-Order Real Lake Realm Master, he was able to kill someone in the Seventh Order. In just two years, he had ascended to the Divine Ocean Realm. His aptitude was almost unrivalled among the cultivators in the same generation.

Now, Lin Yue was in desperate need to get a helper, so she was eager to get Lu Ye to side with her.

“Senior Sister Lin.” Lu Ye obliged.

“You probably have no idea what’s going on in Jiu Zhou. Divine Ocean Realm Masters are needed to take charge of many places now. Senior Brother Zhang Kun was transferred to another place, so I’m the only Divine Ocean Realm Master in Dark Moon Forest Pass now. It couldn’t be considered a promotion. I’m just a replacement.”

Only then did Lu Ye realise what had happened.

“Let’s go back to the Pass first. I’ll tell you more in detail while on our way back,” Lin Yue said.

When they conversed, Ying Wuji’s team members stood there in silence. Only Ying Wuji pulled out the mantis’ blades and placed them over his shoulders, looking proud.

He was slightly flustered when he saw Lu Ye looking at him. He explained, “These items are sharp, so they can be made into an Artifact.”

Although the insectoid plague had caused severe losses in Jiu Zhou, they had also provided lots of precious materials. For example, the mantis’ blades were sharp, so they were wonderful materials to be made into an Artifact.

Therefore, when cultivators killed insectoids, they didn’t only get battle points but also all sorts of materials, which could be sold to the Vault of Providence and they would get some Contribution points in return.

Lu Ye nodded.

Ying Wuji went on to say, “Moreover, I can’t bear to see any blades. I hate saber users. Since you’re a Sword Cultivator, you know that all saber users are terrible beings. They’re a bunch of fools, so they’re not as graceful as the Sword Cultivators.”

In Jiu Zhou, it wasn’t a secret that saber users and sword users looked down on each other. Both parties would never get along well.

Li Taibai had saved their lives, and it was apparent that he was a Sword Cultivator. Naturally, Ying Wuji wanted to butter him up.

He had to obey Li Taibai’s orders since the latter was the Deputy Pass Leader of Dark Moon Forest Pass now.

Lu Ye squinted his eyes and dipped his head. “You have a point. You are good. I have high hopes for you.”

Although it was a compliment, Ying Wuji felt something was off for some reason as this was giving him goosebumps.

“Let’s go.” Lin Yue was in a jolly mood. Although she hadn’t managed to rescue Ying Wuji and the others, she had enlisted Li Taibai to help share her burden. In the future, she would be less tired.

If not for the fact that Ying Wuji was in the team, she wouldn’t have come over in a hurry. When cultivators were carrying out a task, they had to rely on themselves for survival. Their Seniors couldn’t possibly look after them all the time. Otherwise, they would never grow in power.

However, Ying Wuji came from Yama Temple, so Lin Yue had to ensure his safety. Therefore, she immediately set off after receiving his call for help.

As they activated their Spiritual Powers, they flew towards Dark Moon Forest Pass with Lin Yue leading the way.

Lu Ye and Lin Yue were at the head while Ying Wuji and the others were closely behind them.

On their way back, Lin Yue told Lu Ye about the current situation in Jiu Zhou. The information was similar to what he had received from Yi Yi, but there were more details.