Humanity’s Great Sage

Chapter 965, Fifth-Order Real Lake Realm

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

When the owner of Hundred Fragrance Restaurant heard them call her that, she started blushing. Seeing that Geng Wuwang was smirking, she couldn’t help but glower at him.

“Here are two bottles of wine for you. Even though the wine is mellow, you mustn’t drink too much.” The woman approached Geng Wuwang and sat down next to him before filling both of their cups.

During the conversation, she glanced at Lu Ye and asked, “I saw this young man previously. Wuwang, is he your new member?”

Geng Wuwang let out a sigh. “I wish he was, but he isn’t. He’s Junior Brother Lu from the Crimson Blood Sect. He’s also part of the Law Enforcement Hall now. Since the Commander treasures him, he’s also a team leader.”

“He’s already a team leader at such a young age.” The woman was amazed. “He’s indeed young and brilliant.”

“Thanks for the compliment, Senior Sister,” Lu Ye replied humbly.

The woman picked up her cup. “I’m Shen Manzi. Please look after me from now on, Junior Brother.”

“Since we’re friends, that’s for sure.” Lu Ye responded with a smile.

After proposing a toast to Lu Ye, Shen Manzi went on to drink with the others. Despite that, her face wasn’t even red. She then said, “I have to attend to some matters in the main hall, so I’ll take my leave now. If you need anything, just inform a waiter about it.”

“Please go ahead, Sister-In-Law,” Xiao Ruyun said.

Geng Wuwang said, “Alright.” He behaved like he was the woman’s Husband.

After Shen Manzi was gone, Xiao Ruyun asked, “Team Leader, when are you going to marry her so that she won’t have to work so hard and always show up here?”

Geng Wuwang smiled helplessly. “I’d love to marry her, but she has her plans. It’s not like I can force her to do anything. Let’s stop talking about it. Drink up!”

They then chugged down their wine. It was a rare experience for Lu Ye, so he found it interesting.

It wasn’t until the evening that they left the place and returned to their houses. Upon Lu Ye’s return, Lin Yinxiu immediately approached him. “You’re finally back, Team Leader.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. It’s just that I was worried since you hadn’t returned when it was so late. You reek of alcohol. Did you go to a brothel?”

“No. Stop saying nonsense.” Lu Ye then looked around. “Is my Third Senior Brother back?”

“No. I think he’s with Elder Tang now.”

“Alright. I have to start cultivating my power now. Inform me at once if something happens.”

“Got it,” Lin Yinxiu replied obediently.

Lu Ye entered the middle room and turned on the enchantments. Then, he activated his Spiritual Power to make himself sober.

Yi Yi emerged from Amber’s body and sat down beside him, waiting to cultivate her power alongside Lu Ye.

Lu Ye had previously purchased 20 Golden Amulets from the Hall of Battle Points, but he had only used several of them. As such, he still had many left.

It had been three months since he ascended to the Third-Order Real Lake Realm, so his cultivation was pretty stable now. It was time for him to increase his power again.

He crushed a Golden Amulet, which turned into a swirl. Pure World Spiritual Qi streamed out of the swirl. Then, Lu Ye activated the power of the Tree of Glyphs as invisible roots extended into the swirl and absorbed the pure Spiritual Liquid.

In just three days, Lu Ye consumed three Golden Amulets, and his cultivation reached the Fourth-Order Real Lake Realm.

He could achieve an ascension quickly because he had three months’ worth of accumulation. Moreover, he had occasionally used some Golden Amulets to cultivate his power before this.

The Fourth Order and the Seventh Order were the most challenging Minor Realms. Although the Fourth Order was only one Minor Realm above the Third Order, it allowed the cultivator to have a massive increase in power. Lu Ye could feel the minor changes in his Spiritual Power.

Since he was now a Fourth-Order Real Lake Realm Master, his Spiritual Power was on the level of Four Turns. His Spiritual Power had become much purer than when he first ascended to the Real Lake Realm. In that case, his power would also strengthen when he activated his Spiritual Power.

The cultivation session wasn’t halted. He would consume one Golden Amulet every day.

It wasn’t until all the Golden Amulets were consumed that the cultivation session ended. As a result, he was now a Fifth-Order Real Lake Realm Master.

The cultivation technique of stealing from the Heavens was exclusive to him, and it had brought him massive benefits. When others cultivated their powers using Golden Amulets, they could only absorb the World Spiritual Qi exuding from the swirl.

But he was different. The Tree of Glyphs’ roots could extend into the swirl and rob its power, so he could cultivate his power much faster than others.

He had achieved two ascensions in just 20 days, which was staggering.

Initially, he thought about concealing his cultivation using Pretend Intimidation so as not to arouse anyone’s suspicion. After giving it some thought, he gave up on the idea.

Even if he could hide his speed of increasing his power for a while, he couldn’t do that forever. He would be exposed sooner or later. It was especially hard for him to hide it as he would frequently come into contact with Divine Ocean Realm Masters.

Fortunately, he had told Qian Wudang that he had the best aptitude of 64 leaves. In that case, he could explain why he was able to increase his power rapidly.

As for how Qian Wudang would react when he found out that Lu Ye was a Fifth-Order Real Lake Realm Master, it was none of his business.

Lu Ye’s battle points had increased as he had received his monthly salary. Moreover, it was the day when he passed the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones to Cheng Xiu.

He had prepared a large number of Explosive Fire Spirit Stones in advance, so he just had to hand in the items when the deadline was due.

After the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones were taken away, he received a lot of battle points again.

In the room, Lu Ye got to his feet. Seeing that, Yi Yi was ready to sneak into Amber’s body.

“There’s no need to hide,” Lu Ye said.

A puzzled Yi Yi glanced at him.

“Since Lin Yinxiu is a team member who lives here, you can’t hide from her forever. Moreover, you’re supposed to meet the Third Senior Brother.”

“Sure.” Yi Yi smiled sweetly.

When Lu Ye opened the door, he was surprised to discover that the entire place was covered in snow as snowflakes breezed through the air. It was in the winter. It was no wonder he felt slightly chilly when he started going on a retreat.

A change of seasons wouldn’t affect cultivators much. After all, they had the protection of Spiritual Power, so they were not bothered by cold or hot weather. They could ignore the temperature changes.

There was a row of snowmen in the courtyard. Presently, Lin Yinxiu was busy building a snowman. She behaved like an innocent child.

When she heard the noise from behind, she turned around and said in surprise, “Team Leader, you’ve finally left your room…” Before she even finished her words, she was shocked to see Yi Yi, who was beside Lu Ye.

That was because she had never seen Yi Yi before, nor did she detect when Yi Yi had entered Lu Ye’s room.

At that moment, she fell into some wild thoughts. [It’s no wonder he could go on a retreat for so many days at such a young age. He has the company of a beautiful woman!]

“She is…” Lin Yinxiu had no idea how to address Yi Yi.

“She’s Lu Yi Yi, my younger Sister,” Lu Ye replied.

“I see. It’s Junior Sister Yi Yi.” Lin Yinxiu realised she was mistaken. [She’s the Team Leader’s younger Sister, not his woman!]

However, she was still puzzled as to why Yi Yi had appeared out of nowhere.

After the two of them greeted each other, Lu Ye asked, “Have you received any orders from the Ministry as of late?”

“No.” Lin Yinxiu shook her head.

Lu Ye furrowed his brows.

When he was on a retreat, he didn’t dare to be fully immersed in it as he was worried he would miss a message. Much to his surprise, after 20 days of retreat, he still hadn’t received any tasks from the Ministry of Laws.

He wondered why the Law Enforcement Hall had no tasks for him. Something felt off to him.

Just then, Xiao Xinghe opened the door and stepped out of the room next to Lu Ye’s.

Lu Ye led Yi Yi to shuffle forward. “Third Senior Brother.”

Xiao Xinghe nodded. “I heard you were on a retreat, so I didn’t disturb you. It seems that you’ve gained something.”

“My cultivation has increased slightly,” Lu Ye replied. “Have you recovered?”

“Yes.” Xiao Xinghe dipped his head before shifting his attention to Yi Yi. “I’m sure she’s Junior Sister Yi Yi.”

Yi Yi stepped away from behind Lu Ye and saluted Xiao Xinghe. “Greetings, Third Senior Brother.” Then, she asked curiously, “How do you know me?”

“The Sect Master told me about you. I didn’t expect you to be so adorable.”

Yi Yi put on a meek smile and glanced at the snowmen in the courtyard. There was a sense of longing behind her gaze.

“Go and play with her,” Lu Ye said.

Yi Yi squealed joyfully and rushed towards the courtyard before building a snowman alongside Lin Yinxiu. The snow swirled around them. Although it was the first time they met each other, Lin Yinxiu and Yi Yi got along well instantly and started chatting cheerfully.

In the cloister, Lu Ye and Xiao Xinghe stood shoulder-to-shoulder as they looked happily at the ladies who were building snowmen.

“Thanks for getting me out of there, Junior Brother,” Xiao Xinghe suddenly said.

Lu Ye replied, “Senior Brother, since we’re from the same Sect, please don’t be overly formal with me.”

Xiao Xinghe put on a smile. “That’s why I was hesitating if I should thank you. Let’s forget what I’ve said, then.”

“There’s something I don’t understand, Senior Brother.”

“Do you want to know why those from Blue Emperor City neglect me?”

“Yes.”

“Those from Blue Emperor City are powerless to have a hand in the affairs of Surging Waves Lake Pass. Even though they wanted to get me out of there, they were unable to do so. You’re aware that the Pass Leader has an absolute right to tell their soldiers to do anything, especially during wartime. Those from Blue Emperor City had made several attempts to get me out of Surging Waves Lake Pass, but Liu Yuemei wasn’t willing to let me go. There was nothing much they could do. Take this time as an example. If Liu Yuemei insisted on making me stay, there was no way I could leave. You were clever enough to fool her into making a Sacred Pact.”

Lu Ye nodded. “In that case, Blue Emperor City isn’t at fault. However, since they’re aware of what Liu Yuemei is like, why did they let you go to Surging Waves Lake Pass?”

“It would’ve been the same even if I went somewhere else. When I joined Surging Waves Lake Pass, Liu Yuemei wasn’t the Pass Leader. She went there at a later time. You have to know that even the Pass Leaders can switch places.”

“Those from the Sky Origin Clan are pretty determined to destroy our Sect.” Lu Ye’s expression turned icy at once.

“Only some of them,” Xiao Xinghe said. “Most of them don’t break the rules, but there are some who ignore the rules. There’s nothing much we can do about it.”

“Forget it. The Sect Master had taught that person a lesson this time.”

“The Sect Master had wanted to kill her. Unfortunately, she carried with her the most important treasure of the Sky Origin Clan, Destructive Lightning Spear. The treasure was extremely powerful, and she used it to run away. Even the Sect Master was unable to stop her.”

“Was Old Man so savage?” Lu Ye was shocked. As he thought about it, he recalled that Tang Yi Feng had regarded the woman as a crook from Thousand Demon Ridge, so it was only natural that he intended to kill her.

Tang Yi Feng had just resumed his role as a member of the Elder Council, and he had become more assertive than before.