Humanity’s Great Sage

Chapter 898, Red Cloud Mountain

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

There was one thing Kang Yuanqiao didn’t tell Lu Ye. The Ministry of Laws was indeed a powerful organisation, so no one would dare offend them. However, many people hated the things they did.

Cultivators were used to being carefree, so they could be reckless at times.

Bing Zhou Watch had many strict rules, so some people might accidentally break them. As such, those from the Ministry of Laws had to deal with such people.

During the law enforcement process, they would easily offend people, and they would be hated.

That was the reason the Ministry of Laws always lacked manpower. There were many cultivators in Bing Zhou. Although they were strict when it came to recruitment as the minimum requirement was the Real Lake Realm, it was impossible they couldn’t find suitable people.

It was because the cultivators from the Ministry of Laws had to offend people all the time, they were usually unpopular. That was why not many people were willing to join the Ministry of Laws.

If they just wanted to earn some battle points, they could do that in any Pass at the front line.

Also, the mortality rate was high, so the enforcement teams of the Ministry of Laws always lacked people. Enlisting the help of random cultivators became an unspoken rule.

With a solemn expression, Kang Yuanqiao went on to say, “Junior Brother Lu, there are three things you must not do during the enforcement process. Please keep them in mind. If you break the rules, you’ll be punished severely.”

“Please tell me the rules, Senior Brother.” Lu Ye was all ears.

“First of all, you must not exploit your position as a law enforcer to do anything for your vested interests. Secondly, during the enforcement process, you can’t contact anyone else without permission. Thirdly, during the enforcement process, you can’t take action on your own. You need to have at least one companion. Please keep these three rules in mind.”

Lu Ye nodded seriously. “Sure.”

Seeing that, Kang Yuanqiao put on a smile. “You don’t have to be nervous, Junior Brother. There’s always a first time. You’ll get used to it soon.”

Lu Ye thought he wasn’t nervous. Then, he asked, “What’s the task this time?”

Kang Yuanqiao shook his head with a smile. “Only the team leader knows that. We just have to obey his order.”

Following that, he went on to tell Lu Ye what had to be taken note of. Lu Ye kept everything in mind. As for the others, they had closed their eyes to get some rest. It seemed they were ready to fight.

When Kang Yuanqiao finished his words, he passed something to Lu Ye. “Take some time to refine it.”

After taking the item, Lu Ye studied it and asked doubtfully, “Is it a ward nexus?”

The thing in his hand looked like a ward nexus, but it was slightly different. Instead, it looked more like a Spell Artifact, but it seemed to be lacking something.

“It’s a Six Elemental Spirit Lock, a Spell Artifact exclusive to the enforcement teams of the Ministry of Laws. You can’t find it anywhere else. During the enforcement process, the six of us will stand in six different directions and activate the powers of these items to prohibit the flow of Spiritual Power within a certain area. If everything goes smoothly, we can capture the target without much effort.”

Upon hearing his explanation, Lu Ye finally realised why the item seemed to be lacking something. It was a set of six items, and every one of them had to carry each one.

The way it worked was similar to a Ward. With these items in possession, the six of them could build a Spirit Lock Ward in a short time.

Cultivators relied heavily on the Spiritual Powers they had worked so hard to cultivate. If they were denied access to their Spiritual Powers, they couldn’t activate their powers. In that case, they were only stronger than the commoners. This would make it easy for the law enforcers to do their jobs.

It was no wonder they needed to enlist the help of people randomly. Since it was a set of six items, there had to be six people working together. Five people couldn’t make it work. As such, with only five people in Team A3, Geng Wuwang could only ask a random person to join them.

“Senior Brother, how powerful is the person we’re going to deal with?” Lu Ye sported a solemn expression.

They were already fairly powerful, but they still needed to use such Spell Artifacts. In that case, the enemy was probably formidable.

Knowing what was on Lu Ye’s mind, Kang Yuanqiao assured him, saying, “Our targets are usually Real Lake Realm Masters. Even if we have to deal with them head-on, we still can capture them. However, with these items in possession, it’ll make it easier for us to carry out our tasks and prevent any unnecessary injuries.”

Upon hearing his explanation, Lu Ye was relieved.

“Refine it first, Junior Brother. When you’re able to activate its power, I’ll teach you how to use it.”

“Thanks, Senior Brother.”

It wasn’t difficult to refine the Six Elemental Spirit Lock. Lu Ye’s Spiritual Power was pure, so he could refine anything efficiently.

In just an hour, he fully refined the Six Elemental Spirit Lock in his hand. Then, he asked Kang Yuanqiao how to use it, and everything was soon ready.

The Spirit Boat flew across the clouds. Geng Wuwang replaced Shangguan Qiu to drive the Spirit Boat, and the vessel could move faster.

It wasn’t until the next day that they arrived at their destination. After the Spirit Boat stopped, they stepped out of it and hovered in mid-air.

Lu Ye lifted his gaze and saw many buildings in the mountains. It was where a Sect was located. It seemed that their target this time was someone from this Sect.

“Red Cloud Mountain!” Kang Yuanqiao was an experienced person, so he could identify that this place was the foundation of a Sect named Red Cloud Mountain.

Red Cloud Mountain was unknown in Jiu Zhou, but it was pretty famous in Bing Zhou. That was because it was a Tier-Four Sect.

According to the Heavens’ evaluation of Sects in Jiu Zhou, a Tier-Four Sect needed to have at least 20 Real Lake Realm Masters, but there certainly wasn’t a Divine Ocean Realm Master.

If Red Cloud Mountain had a Divine Ocean Realm Master, they would’ve become a Tier-Three Sect, not a Tier-Four one.

Since an enforcement team of so many powerful Real Lake Realm Masters was sent to this place, it meant that the person they were going to deal with was a Manager of Red Cloud Mountain. The person was probably an Elder. As for who the person was, only Geng Wuwang knew.

Lu Ye was curious about why the person had been targeted by the Ministry of Laws. Had he violated any rules? Or was he a mole from Thousand Demon Ridge?

“Let’s get down.” Geng Wuwang waved his hand as they descended and dashed through the mountains in silence.

After moving forward for a while, they saw a hut. In front of the building, a solemn old man had been waiting for them. It seemed that Geng Wuwang had contacted him before. They then went over.

“Junior Brother Geng!” The old man cupped his fists.

Geng Wuwang saluted him as well. “It’s been a long time since we last met, Sect Master An.”

The old man was the Sect Master of Red Cloud Mountain, An Mofeng. Team A3 had come all the way here to capture a person from their Sect, so they naturally had to contact their Sect Master first. Without his cooperation, they would find it hard to even enter Red Cloud Mountain, let alone capture their target.

An Mofeng put on a bitter smile. “We haven’t met for ages, but you’re still as dapper as ever, Junior Brother Geng.”

“You’re still very energetic, Sect Master An.”

“Well, I’m old now, and there isn’t any hope for me to make it to the Divine Ocean Realm. But you’re different, Junior Brother Geng. If you work harder, you might achieve it.”

Geng Wuwang looked slightly dejected. He was fully aware of his aptitude. If there was no major opportunity, he would get stuck in the current Realm forever.

The huge gap between the Real Lake Realm and the Divine Ocean Realm had left many bright cultivators dying in regret since time immemorial. Geng Wuwang wasn’t a specially gifted person, so he knew the chances of him ascending to the Divine Ocean Realm were slim.

Casting his dejection aside, he donned a serious expression. “Let’s cut to the chase. You know why we’re here, Sect Master An.”

An Mofeng swept a glance over them and asked bitterly, “Who is it?”

Naturally, he could recognise the enforcement team of the Ministry of Laws.

It was for this reason that he felt crestfallen. After receiving a message from Geng Wuwang, he pondered for a long time but still couldn’t figure out who their target was.

The Real Lake Realm Masters who stayed in the Sect had made huge contributions before. How could any one of them be targeted by the Ministry of Laws?

It would be fine if the person had only violated the rules. Most of the members of Bing Zhou Watch had violated the rules, though the severity varied.

There was no doubt the rules were strict, but the law enforcers were not steel-hearted. If the person had only broken the rules, it wasn’t such a big deal.

However, An Mofeng was worried it wasn’t as simple as breaking the rules.

Geng Wuwang only mouthed the name to An Mofeng in response.

Instantly, An Mofeng was flabbergasted. “No way!”

Several Real Lake Realm Masters stayed in the Sect. He had pondered for a long time and thought that the others might break the rules, but a particular person couldn’t possibly commit any crime. Much to his surprise, the name that Geng Wuwang had mouthed to him was exactly that person. If it wasn’t about breaking the rules, what was his crime?

A chill went down An Mofeng’s spine as he asked, “What has he done?”

“Sect Master An, you know our rules, so please ask no further.” Geng Wuwang appeared strict and authoritative.

An Mofeng let out a sigh. “What if I tell you that you’re mistaken? Will you…”

Geng Wuwang cut him off. “Sect Master An, there’s no mistake. You know how we do things. Over the years, no one that we’ve targeted is innocent. If there’s no solid evidence, we won’t take any action.”

That was because once those from the Ministry of Laws took action, even the innocent ones would have their reputation tarnished. Therefore, the Ministry of Laws wouldn’t easily send an enforcement team, but once they did that, it meant that they had gained some indisputable evidence.

An Mofeng seemed to have become older instantly. He remained silent for a while before saying, “Come with me.”

“Thanks, Sect Master An.” Geng Wuwang’s gaze was penetrating. “I hope you’ll see the big picture, Sect Master An. I know you’re close to that person, but please don’t forget that you’re not only that person’s Senior Brother, but you’re also the Sect Master of Red Cloud Mountain.”

“I know.” An Mofeng donned a serious expression. “There’s no need for you to remind me.”

He then turned around and led the way for them.

They never came across any disciples from Red Cloud Mountain. It seemed that no one was aware of the enforcement team’s visit.

After they walked for dozens of kilometres, they arrived at a valley. An old man was fishing in a boat on the lake in front of a hut. He suddenly shuddered, after which the fishing rod dropped into the lake.

With a bitter expression, he let out a sigh. What he had always dreaded eventually happened.