Humanity’s Great Sage

Chapter 825, Reunion

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

Two hours later, everyone in Purple Star Palace received an order from the Palace Master.

In ten days, all of them should be ready to launch an all-out attack on the Muddy Sky Temple. Wherever they were, the cultivators from the Palace, irrespective of their cultivation, gender, or age, had to follow the orders. If they dared disobey the orders or run away before the war, they would be kicked out of the Palace.

Following the Palace Master’s order, everyone soon became fervent.

Initially, many people were puzzled as the Palace Master’s order had come too suddenly. There were no signs of that happening before that. Moreover, although they had launched countless attacks against the Corpse Race since time immemorial, they had only taken the initiative to invade the Muddy Sky Temple on three occasions.

The first two times happened not long after the Divine Transformation, and it had been 1,000 years since then. Even the third time took place around hundreds of years ago, and since then, they hadn’t launched any major attack against the Temple again.

Certainly, the heritage of Purple Star Palace was much weaker than it was in the past. For the first three times, they had failed in their attempts and suffered immense losses. What capital did they have to launch an offensive against the Muddy Sky Temple this time?

Even though they were perplexed, they were still hopeful and excited when they received the Palace Master’s order.

Just like what Elder Xiao had said, no one in the Palace was afraid of death as long as it was worth it. They had been contending with the Corpse Race over the years, and many of their Seniors had lost their lives during the process. It had come to a point where only one party could triumph in the end.

Regardless of the reason the Palace Master gave the order, the blood feud accumulated over the years between their ancestors and the Corpse Race ensured that they would obey the order without hesitation.

Soon, another piece of exciting news was spread. They had found a Medical Cultivator who could dispel Source Corpse Poison.

It was a common tactic to boost the soldiers’ morale before a war. To the cultivators of the Peerless Continent, nothing was more spiritually uplifting than this piece of news, especially to the people of Purple Star Palace who had lost the highest number of cultivators among the three Hidden Realms in the hands of the Corpse Race.

Over the years, countless cultivators from Purple Star Palace had killed themselves after they were struck with Source Corpse Poison. The people from the Palace had been trying to come up with a way to dispel the poison, but their effort was in vain. It wasn’t until now that they found a Medical Cultivator who could do that.

Therefore, when the news was spread, the cultivators from the Palace were thrilled. With the Medical Cultivator around, they would have fewer worries when fighting the Corpse Race. They could fully activate their powers and use their most lethal moves.

The sensitive cultivators of the Palace also noticed another thing. There were many new finely crafted Spirit Artifacts in the Palace. Almost everyone was given at least one Spirit Artifact.

Although their collective power hadn’t improved significantly because of the artifacts, there was an increase of ten per cent.

Naturally, the Spirit Artifacts were provided by Lu Ye. If they wanted the cultivators to unleash their powers, they had to give them the best tools.

The quality of Artification in the Peerless Continent was poor. After all, the cultivators were generally weak, and there weren’t many materials that could be used. It was only natural that the Spirit Artifacts that they crafted were of low quality.

It was a different case in Jiu Zhou. The Spirit Artifacts found in the Vault of Providence were tremendously better than the ones in the Peerless Continent.

Lu Ye had a large reserve of these artifacts, so he was fine with giving these cultivators some of the artifacts he had.

In the courtyard on the Spirit Peak back then, when he fished out a large number of artifacts and passed them to Pang Huanyin, the woman was dumbfounded while the cultivators from Jiu Zhou felt their eyelids twitching.

Pang Huanyin had no idea where the myriad of artifacts came from, but Lu Qing and the others were fully aware of it. Every Spirit Artifact represented the life of a cultivator from Thousand Demon Ridge.

Beneath the mountain of artifacts flowed an invisible river of blood. There was no doubt Lu Ye was a ruthless killer.

When Pang Huanyin brought the artifacts back and passed them to Elder Xiao, the doubt in the elderly man’s heart disappeared.

When he heard from Pang Huanyin that those people came from a world called Jiu Zhou, he could hardly believe it, for the tale was inconceivable. But if they were not from Jiu Zhou, where did they get so many high-quality artifacts from? The other two Hidden Realms didn’t have such ample heritages.

Everyone in the Palace was ready for the imminent war. Hua Ci was busy making Spirit Pills, and many Pill Cultivators from the Palace were assigned to her to assist her.

Although she had the power to dispel Source Corpse Poison, the battlefield would be chaotic once war broke out. As a Medical Cultivator, she didn’t have much experience in fighting enemies, so she couldn’t tag along.

She had to stay with the other Medical Cultivators in the Palace and be ready to treat the wounded. In that case, she couldn’t immediately help dispel Source Corpse Poison for them on the battlefield.

As such, she needed to make pills that could temporarily suppress the Source Corpse Poison in their bodies so that they could be sent back to the Palace for treatment in time.

Lu Ye and Ying Wuji were busy as well. To deal with the war, the people from the Palace had gone all out. They even took out all three Soaring Dragon Boats left behind by their ancestors.

Soaring Dragon Boats were similar to Flying Dragon Boats in Jiu Zhou. They were used to invade cities. Considering the level of Artification in the Peerless Continent, they were no longer able to craft such large artifacts.

These three boats had been around for ages, and they had always regarded them as treasures.

Lu Ye and Ying Wuji were well-versed in the Way of Wards, so they took the Ward Cultivators from the Palace with them to examine the Wards in the boats. They either repaired or rebuilt them. They also installed many weapons in the boats to make them fully armed.

As for Lan Zi Yi and the others, they became temporary instructors for the cultivators in the Palace. These people learned skills from them based on their Factions. Since they didn’t have much time, they might not learn a lot, and it was fine. What they had learned might save their lives on the battlefield.

Everyone was busy getting prepared. As time passed, there came the day when they were ready to get into a life-and-death battle with the Corpse Race.

The cultivators gathered in front of the Palace’s door. There were not many people, but it wasn’t a small number of people either. Around 10,000 people had come together.

Pang Huanyin hovered in the air and spoke in a calm voice as she reminisced about the tales of their ancestors. She wasn’t agitated or trying to boost their morale, but as soon as she finished speaking, they all started chanting loudly.

“Fight! Fight! Fight!”

Their auras seemed to have become one. It was as though they were able to move the world. Their action showed that they were united and that Pang Huanyin had an important place in their hearts.

A gratified Pang Huanyin smiled and ordered, “Let’s go and kill all of the Corpse Race together!”

“Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all!”

Pang Huanyin turned around and glanced at Lu Ye and the others, who were waiting in front of the door. Then, she said solemnly, “Be careful!”

Lu Ye nodded. “Take good care of my Youngest Junior Sister.”

They couldn’t bring Hua Ci with them this time, so she had to stay there and work with the people from the Palace.

“Don’t worry. I’ll ensure her safety even if it costs my life.”

Elder Xiao shouted, “Open the door!”

As the cultivators executed his order, the door was soon opened. Lu Ye whirled around and was the first to pass through the door, followed by Lan Zi Yi and the rest. The view around them shifted, and they soon appeared in the wilderness.

When Lu Ye turned around, he saw that the door had closed and disappeared. Without the need for him to give an order, Ying Wuji immediately concealed his presence while the others were vigilant.

Lu Ye looked up at the Sun and identified the direction before leading the way for them. Soon enough, he landed on the ground.

Suddenly, four people stepped out of the shadows. The two people at the head were Fengyun Qianli and Fengyun Wanli, who had invited Lu Ye and Ying Wuji to Purple Star Palace back then.

The other two people who followed them were both burly. They looked like two towers as they approached Lu Ye and the others.

Both of them were clad in linen clothes. Their firm arms, thighs, and chest were exposed. Their bulging muscles suggested that they were full of strength.

“Greetings, Fellow Cultivators. We’re the Fengyun Brothers.” Fengyun Qianli saluted them.

“Thanks for everything.” Lu Ye nodded and glanced at the people behind them. They were none other than Yang Yuan and Ju Jia.

Before their trip to Mount Sumeru back then, Lu Ye had come up with two demands. One of them was that he wanted Pang Huanyin to help look for his missing Junior Brothers and Sisters.

Naturally, Pang Huanyin had agreed to it, and she had asked some people to search around for them. Finally, they found Yang Yuan and Ju Jia three days ago. They had been waiting there to reunite with them.

In fact, Yang Yuan and Ju Jia had never intended to conceal their presence. The idea had never even crossed their minds. Nonetheless, the Palace didn’t have many people outside the Hidden Realm, so it was difficult to find the two of them.

They had stayed together since their arrival in the Peerless Continent. Since both of them were Body-tempering Cultivators, they shared many things in common.

Initially, Yang Yuan disregarded Ju Jia because the latter was one Order lower than him, but as they spent more time together, he acknowledged that Ju Jia had amazing capabilities.

During this period, they had joined forces to kill countless Corpse Race members whenever they came across them. They had also bumped into many Humans from the hidden bases who had been struggling to survive. Faced with their persuasion to join them, they turned them down.

If not for the fact that the Fengyun Brothers had found them in time, they would have barged into the Muddy Sky Temple to fight the Golden Corpse King.

That was the reason the Fengyun Brothers told them to wait there, for this place wasn’t far away from the Muddy Sky Temple.

When Lu Ye heard from Pang Huanyin about it, he was speechless and thought that Body-tempering Cultivators were indeed simple-minded. Although the cultivators in Jiu Zhou only meant to tease Body-tempering Cultivators when they said that, it seemed that the assumption wasn’t unfounded. Everyone believed that Body-tempering Cultivators were simple-minded and Combat Cultivators were obstinate.

After they made their appearance, Yang Yuan saluted everyone from Thousand Demon Ridge while Ju Jia only dipped his head, appearing cold and distant.

“Stop pretending. They already know.” Lu Ye shot Ying Wuji a look.

Previously, he had concealed his relationship with Hua Ci and Ju Jia because he was worried the people from Thousand Demon Ridge would target them if both parties were not united. Considering the situation, they had no choice but to join forces with sincerity. As such, there was no longer a need to hide anything from them.

Upon hearing that, Ju Jia grinned from ear to ear at Lu Ye.