Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1508 - 1506: Proposal

As they were talking, Lu Ye suddenly detected the aura of a Moon Jade quickly approaching, and he frowned because he realized that this Moon Jade was not Tang Jun's aura. Chu Shen, however, had a twitch in his expression: "Talk about the devil! Big brother, good luck to you!"

With that said, he hurried to his feet and fled outside as if quite scared.

But as he rushed out of the cave, he was stopped right in his tracks, and then Lu Ye heard Chu Shen's humble voice: "Senior Sister Ruan!"

A cool and clear voice rang out: "Has Li Taibai returned?"

Chu Shen feigned ignorance: "Huh? Uh, I don't..."

"Move aside!"

As the words fell, clothes fluttered in the wind, and immediately Lu Ye found a tall figure standing in front of him.

He looked up and scrutinized, surprised for a moment, for he discovered that this woman was not only not ugly but extremely attractive, with a well-proportioned figure. Even among the cultivators, her beauty was particularly eye-catching.

She had her long ponytail tied high, and her clothes clung closely to her body, giving her a very competent appearance.

Lu Ye even felt an extremely sharp aura from her, and that aura gave him a familiar feeling.

Sword cultivator! Lu Ye immediately understood; this woman was definitely a sword cultivator!

He found it hard to understand why Piao Ke, who usually liked this type of woman, would hide from her, especially given that it was an arranged marriage.

The woman was tall and looked down at Lu Ye from above, her cool voice sounding: "Are you Li Taibai?"

Lu Ye nodded slightly.

The woman said: "I heard that you have the best relationship with Piao Ke here. Do you know where he is?"

Lu Ye shook his head; he had just returned from outside, how would he know where Piao Ke had gone.

"Can you help me ask around about his whereabouts?"

"No way!" Lu Ye decisively refused. No matter why Piao Ke was avoiding this woman, as Piao Ke's friend, Lu Ye naturally couldn't do such things.

"Then help me pass a message to him: he can't run away. No matter where he hides, I will find him!" The woman said, then turned around and left, not intending to make things difficult for Lu Ye.

After she left, Lu Ye frowned and pondered; he didn't feel any malice from her. In other words, she wasn't genuinely intending to do anything bad to Piao Ke, though he didn't know what Piao Ke had done to make her remember him so much.

Surely it was a case of starting without ending properly! Lu Ye guessed in his heart. With Piao Ke's personality, he was likely capable of such things.

He took out an audio talisman and attempted to contact Piao Ke.

In no time, Piao Ke responded: "What's up?"

"A woman came looking for you!"

"Ruan Tu, right? I knew she'd look for you. She didn't cause you any trouble, did she?"

Lu Ye didn't know what the woman's name was; she didn't say, but Chu Shen did refer to her as Senior Sister Ruan earlier.

"No, she was just asking about your whereabouts."

"That's good. What did she say?"

"She asked me to tell you something." Lu Ye relayed the message.

Piao Ke remained silent for a long time before replying: "I can't stay at All Phenomena Ocean anymore, Brother Li. I'm planning to run. We'll meet again if fate allows!"

Lu Ye was quite surprised: "I think that woman is nice, exactly your type. Why avoid her?"

"Ah, it's a long story!" Piao Ke's tone was filled with a sense of trouble.

After his explanation, Lu Ye finally understood what Piao Ke was thinking. That Ruan Tu was indeed Piao Ke's arranged marriage partner, and in terms of talent and cultivation, she was in no way inferior to Piao Ke; she might even be stronger than him. However, the woman was about ten years older, and ever since Piao Ke was young, he had been following Ruan Tu around; she was practically the one who raised him.

To Piao Ke, Ruan Tu was like an elder sister from his own family.

If it were any other woman with such looks, Piao Ke would want nothing more, but for Ruan Tu, he had no interest at all; as for starting without ending properly, that was entirely untrue.

"Moreover, Brother Li, you know me. I have great ambitions, seeking more experiences in life, so why would I tie myself to just one tree!"

Lu Ye had long been aware of his ambitions and knew it was true. With Piao Ke's personality, not letting him seek various romantic experiences would be more painful than killing him.

Ending the communication with Piao Ke, Lu Ye left the cave.

Piao Ke's future was beyond his influence. The stellar space is vast, and after this parting, there may not be another chance to meet again. But such is the path of cultivation for a cultivator; life's journey involves encounters with various people and events: meeting, knowing, interacting, and then separation — it's all too common.

Everyone moves forward, and if fate allows for a reunion, it will naturally be joyful. If not, it's just a memory in each person's heart.

Flying out of the All Phenomena Ocean, he found the desolate planet from before and went to a hidden spot to blow the green sea conch, opening the gate to the Merfolk Territory.

Passing through the gate and arriving at the Divine Conch Hall, he ignored the two male merfolk stationed there, and Lu Ye directly exerted his aura, then quietly waited.

In just a moment, Great Elder Yann Miao, sensing the commotion, rushed over, followed by the Soul Race woman with long hair cascading down to her ankles.

This time, Lu Ye came to take the Soul Race woman back; leaving her here indefinitely was not an option.

After greeting Yann Miao, Lu Ye asked, "How is the specter? Has she mentioned wanting to leave?"

Yann Miao smiled and said, "That young girl has been cultivating with Bai Lu all the time now, and she's unlikely to leave anytime soon."

Lu Ye roughly guessed the specter's plan. She clearly wanted to cultivate to the Peak Constellation here and then leave, leveraging the Constellation Palace to advance to Moon Jade. Cultivating with Bai Lu would be highly efficient, and she naturally wouldn't want to waste such an opportunity.

Since the specter hadn't expressed a desire to leave, Lu Ye didn't bother to seek her out. He retrieved the Token controlling the Soul Race woman's restriction from Yann Miao and exchanged a few words with him before returning to the previous desolate planet while the gate was still open.

Looking at the Soul Race woman quietly standing aside without a word, Lu Ye pondered briefly and said, "I have some friends who, for certain reasons, lost their physical bodies, leaving only their psyche spirit bodies. I don't know the nature of your Soul Race and whether it's similar to their state, but I just want to ask for your help in finding their future path."

Wanting the Soul Race woman to cooperate, Lu Ye couldn't hide anything. Yet ever since obtaining this Soul Race woman, apart from the one time she spoke during an attack, she had never communicated with him.

This time was no different. Although Lu Ye intended to have an open conversation, she clearly had no intention of engaging and only looked at him coldly.

Lu Ye sighed helplessly, giving up for now as there was still time ahead, and besides, he had no idea how to return to the Nine Provinces. Even if the Soul Race woman wanted to help, there was no way to act on it.

He summoned the starboat, heading towards the direction of the All Phenomena Ocean.

If the Soul Race woman didn't activate her secret technique, outwardly she appeared just like a normal member of the human race. Given her unique race, Lu Ye wasn't too worried about her deliberately exposing her identity; bringing her along was no major issue.

On the way, Lu Ye took out an audio talisman and sent a message out. A response came back soon enough.

Several days later, at All Phenomena Island's flea market.

Lu Ye met a familiar face at the predetermined place.

Ahn Zhe said with a bitter face, "Fellow Daoist, I've been searching for you for so long!"

Back then, Lu Ye bought up all of Ahn Zhe's Dragon Breath Crystals, and Ahn Zhe returned to his domain to restock. He said it would take half a year for the round trip. He had returned to the flea market three months ago and had been trying to contact Lu Ye, wondering if something unexpected had happened to him.

Until this time, Lu Ye contacted him proactively, to his great relief, since the Dragon Breath Crystals he brought back in large quantities would take ages to sell without Lu Ye, his big client.

"I went abroad for some matters and just returned a few days ago!" Lu Ye explained.

Ahn Zhe asked, "Do you still want Dragon Breath Crystals?"

"Since I contacted you, naturally, I do."

Ahn Zhe was overjoyed and cautiously asked, "How many can you take this time?"

Lu Ye thought for a moment and said, "I currently have seven million spirit jade on hand. How much can I buy?"

He still had eight million spirit jade left, but he had to keep one million as a reserve. As for the spirit crystals... he preferred not to use them unless necessary; they'd be invaluable when advancing to Moon Jade later, far more valuable than spirit jade.

"Seven million... that's quite a lot!" Ahn Zhe said while organizing the Dragon Breath Crystals. After a little while, he handed Lu Ye several storage rings. "Please check the quantities, Fellow Daoist."

Lu Ye checked and quickly counted, realizing Ahn Zhe had given a bit extra, a friendly gesture indeed. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"If you ever need more Dragon Breath Crystals in the future, just send me a message. I don't have much of anything else here, but there are plenty of Dragon Breath Crystals!" Ahn Zhe said, smiling brightly.

Lu Ye's heart stirred, and he asked, "Fellow Daoist Ahn, are you interested in acquiring a storefront?"

Ahn Zhe replied, "I'm certainly interested; having a physical store is always better than selling at the flea market. But as you know, shops aren't something just anyone can establish — we can't just step into those populous Spirit Islands from our domain. And those with little traffic might open a shop, but it would be pointless — better to stay in the flea market."

Those words ring true. For top-class Spirit Islands like All Phenomena Island, the rent for every shop is extremely high, and it's not just about having money — connections are needed, and Ahn Zhe's domain couldn't secure a place there. Not to mention All Phenomena Island, even shops on high-class Spirit Islands are beyond what Ahn Zhe's domain can aspire to, lacking the capital and strength.

Low-traffic Spirit Islands might not have too expensive rent, but then what's the use of going there? Just wasted effort.

Lu Ye said, "If there was an island with decent foot traffic and it's still growing, poised to rival those high-class Spirit Islands in the future, would Fellow Daoist be willing to settle in?"

Ahn Zhe hesitated and asked, "Won't the rent for such a Spirit Island be high?"

"I'm not clear on the specifics, but that Spirit Island is currently developing, so the rent shouldn't be too expensive," Lu Ye replied.