Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1771 - 1769: Eat and Run Without Taking Responsibility

After exchanging a few words with Moon Jade, who didn't seem to want to make things difficult and appeared straightforward and reassuring, Lu Ye soon followed Hai Tang into Mount Fangcun.

From the outside, Mount Fangcun looked like a small mountain-shaped floating land commonly seen in the stellar space, but upon entering, one would realize it's an entire world.

Hai Tang continued flying ahead, leading Lu Ye forward.

Lu Ye asked, "Where are we going?"

Hai Tang hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Senior Brother, I'd like to invite you to come with me to the Eastern Region!"

Lu Ye had already speculated on this; since the three sections of Mount Fangcun could communicate, it must be possible to go to the Eastern Region from here.

"Of course, if you don't want to go, I won't force you," Hai Tang added.

Lu Ye said nothing.

Hai Tang said so much, almost explicitly telling him to go to the Eastern Region to see Su Yuqing. As a Direct Disciple, she actually didn't want to intervene in this matter, but seeing the changes in her Master, she was worried, unable to help solve her Master's troubles as a disciple. Now, with such a rare opportunity, she didn't want to miss it.

Even if she would be punished by her Master later, she decided to act first and report later!

She believed Lu Ye wouldn't refuse, not if he had even a bit of responsibility...

Of course, Lu Ye couldn't refuse, following Hai Tang silently without expressing his stance, which was already a stance in itself.

After not going far, they arrived at a valley, where an altar-like structure stood, covered in complex patterns. Lu Ye immediately recognized traces of Void Spirit Runes.

Beside the altar, a figure sat cross-legged.

Noticing Lu Ye and Hai Tang's arrival, the person slowly opened their eyes, their gaze piercing like electricity!

Without any overt power, Lu Ye instantly understood this was a Sun Blaze!

The depth of the Western Region's foundation was truly profound; four Sun Blazes had shown themselves before, and another was left to guard the domain, totaling at least five Sun Blazes, not to mention if there were more hidden.

Hai Tang brought Lu Ye before the altar and bowed respectfully, "Master Uncle Zhang!"

At the same time, she transmitted to Lu Ye, "This is Master Uncle Zhang Kun!"

Lu Ye followed suit with a bow.

Zhang Kun glanced at them and smiled slightly, "Little Hai Tang, how come you're back? Sold out of Spirit Talismans?"

"No," Hai Tang replied, then angrily looked at Lu Ye, "Met a disciple's Dao companion in the All Phenomena Ocean. He wants to eat and run, denying responsibility. I will take him back to the Eastern Region to seek justice from our Master!"

Lu Ye broke out in cold sweat; when did he ever eat and deny responsibility... Hai Tang must be picking on me again.

Zhang Kun's gaze turned cold, "Oh? Your Dao companion, is that the human from the last Black Abyss Martial Arts Meet? Running into each other in the All Phenomena Ocean, it seems enemies do path cross. Do you need Master Uncle to break his limbs?"

Hai Tang was startled and hurriedly waved her hand, "No need, no need, I'll take him to meet our Master. Our Master will take care of it." It would be too unjust to actually have Lu Ye beaten.

Zhang Kun nodded, "Indeed, this is still your matter. It's inappropriate for me to meddle. In that case, come up!"

Hai Tang quickly grabbed Lu Ye's arm and took him onto the altar.

Zhang Kun waved his hand, and several spirit crystals flew out, embedding themselves around the altar. Immediately, his mana began to hum, and he loudly declared, "The process may be slightly uncomfortable, endure it briefly!"

Hai Tang nodded, "Disciple understands!"

She had already experienced it once when traveling from the Eastern Region; it was indeed an unpleasant sensation.

Zhang Kun's mana surged, and the spirit crystals around the altar consumed rapidly, turning into pure energy and feeding into the altar.

The entire altar began buzzing, and the Void twisted.

Lu Ye vaguely sensed that this was a form of teleportation similar to the Insect Path, except due to the specific and internal connection between sections of Mount Fangcun, both ends of the Insect Path were located inside different sections of Mount Fangcun.

He had experienced this type of teleportation before; previously, when entering the Mist Dragon's Insect Path from the Changyun Galaxy, it was a similar situation. The Insect Path was unstable, giving a very unpleasant sensation during teleportation.

At this point, Lu Ye felt much the same, as if he were drunk, the world spinning.

Beside him, Hai Tang wasn't much better off, her face turning slightly pale, and she seemed unsteady on her feet.

Suddenly, Zhang Kun's angry shout resounded, and his mana surged even more violently.

Then, unexpectedly, the distortion in the altar's space disappeared, and as Zhang Kun's mana subsided, the chaotic space returned to normal.

On the altar, Lu Ye and Hai Tang remained standing, Hai Tang showing a puzzled look, as Zhang Kun still stood before her, which meant the teleportation hadn't succeeded!

"Master Uncle, what happened?" Hai Tang asked, puzzled.

Zhang Kun was staring at Yaya, who was perched on Lu Ye's neck, and asked, "Kid, what's with this little girl?"

He hadn't noticed anything unusual about Yaya earlier, so he didn't pay much attention, but when he attempted to send Lu Ye and Hai Tang to Mount Fangcun in the Eastern Region, he realized something was wrong!

Such teleportation requires a higher cost for higher cultivation levels; under normal circumstances, Zhang Kun wouldn't struggle too much sending a Moon Jade and a Constellation. But the feeling from the recent teleportation attempt was not just Moon Jade and Constellation!

There was a Sun Blaze involved!

Zhang Kun immediately understood the issue lay with the seemingly ordinary little girl.

"What's wrong with her?" Hai Tang asked, puzzled.

Zhang Kun replied calmly, "She is a Sun Blaze!"

Hai Tang wore a look of astonishment, almost thinking Zhang Kun had made a mistake, but Zhang Kun was also a Sun Blaze, and the failed transmission just now clearly indicated some issues.

Lu Ye paused for a moment, then transmitted an audio message to Zhang Kun, informing him about Yaya's situation.

Learning that Yaya was indeed a Sun Blaze expert, but her Divine Sea was damaged by a Soul-Devouring Aphid, causing mental impairment and acting like an ordinary child, Zhang Kun couldn't help but sigh.

Being a Sun Blaze himself, he thought if he fell into Yaya's situation, he might as well be dead for a quick release.

After a brief contemplation, Zhang Kun said, "The cost of transmitting a Sun Blaze is too great; you should leave the little girl here."

Yaya immediately shook her head like a rattle drum, "I don't want to; I want to be with Daddy!"

Zhang Kun's eye twitched as he uncertainly looked at Lu Ye, "What did she call you?"

Lu Ye smiled wryly, "Master Uncle didn't hear wrong; she saw me first when she opened her eyes, so..."

Zhang Kun sighed, "Alright, alright, I'll just send you all together."

A Sun Blaze calling a Moon Jade 'Daddy' was absolutely absurd.

"Thank you, Master Uncle!"

Zhang Kun began exerting his mana once more; this time, he did not stop. After a moment, the space on the altar twisted intensely, and as it calmed again, the figures of Lu Ye and the two others were gone.

Zhang Kun's face was slightly pale, as if he had fought a great battle. He hastily sat down cross-legged, taking out a spirit crystal to recover his mana.

Dispelling various discomforts, when Lu Ye looked up, he found the figure before him was not Zhang Kun, but Chen Xuanhai from the Eastern Region!

Underfoot was an altar similar to the one they had seen before, and clearly, Chen Xuanhai was in charge here.

"Lu Yiye?" Chen Xuanhai undoubtedly remembered Lu Ye, but he felt puzzled about his sudden appearance here with Hai Tang.

"Master Uncle Chen!" Lu Ye and Hai Tang saluted together.

"How did you come over from the Western Region?" Chen Xuanhai asked.

Hai Tang explained on Lu Ye's behalf, and only then did Chen Xuanhai understand the situation.

"So, the reason you brought him here is..." Chen Xuanhai looked at Hai Tang.

"To pay respects to the Master!" Hai Tang didn't mention anything about eating and drinking this time, lest Chen Xuanhai would also want to break Lu Ye's hands and feet.

Chen Xuanhai nodded slightly, "Indeed, you should go see Junior Sister Su!"

Hai Tang's eyes blinked. From her standpoint, she brought Lu Ye to pay respects to the Master.

But Master Uncle Chen actually said Lu Ye should indeed go see the Master...

Paying respects and seeing are two different things; the former is junior to elder, the latter is peer to peer.

Hai Tang suddenly realized, did Master Uncle Chen know something? Otherwise, why would he say that?

Suppressing the urge to ask, Hai Tang said, "Master Uncle, we will head back to Immortal Spirit Peak first, and later we will trouble you to send us back."

"It's a trifle!" Chen Xuanhai waved his hand.

Hai Tang summoned the starboat, carrying Lu Ye and Yaya flying towards Immortal Spirit Peak.

As they traversed, Lu Ye looked out in contemplation, his thoughts inevitably returning to over ten years ago, when he had just been promoted to Constellation. Like other Nine Provinces Constellations, he embarked on exploring the surrounding stellar space, encountering many things the first time he left Nine Provinces.

He again thought of Fong Rumo who was chased by a flying sword, wondering how that senior was doing now.

Back then, it was this senior's guidance that allowed him to find the Ghost Ship.

The starboat glided through the sky, and Hai Tang was very quiet. By this time, she wasn't sure if what she was doing was right, but once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back, hopefully she hasn't made a mistake.

Immortal Spirit Peak arrived soon, and Hai Tang, well acquainted, led Lu Ye to a grand hall and then called out charmingly, "Master!"

A few breaths later, Su Yuqing's voice came from within the hall, "What is it?"

Hai Tang pursed her lips and spoke, "The disciple has brought Dao companion Lu Ye, to pay respects to the Master!"

As soon as she spoke, both Hai Tang and Lu Ye distinctly felt Su Yuqing's aura inside the hall fluctuate briefly!

This further confirmed Hai Tang's suspicions over the years.

Soon, a faint Mental Consciousness extended from inside the hall, probing and withdrawing instantly, clearly inspecting the situation outside.

After a while, Su Yuqing's voice rang out again, "Go to the Immortal Shadow Hall!"

"Yes!" Hai Tang gave Lu Ye a glance and led him aside.

In the Immortal Shadow Hall, Lu Ye sat waiting calmly, and after some time, a figure slowly walked out.

As he looked up, a white garment as snow, her hair coiled high, silky black hair cascaded like a black waterfall over her cheeks, a dignified aura with a touch of pure elegance.

Compared to their last meeting, Lu Ye suddenly noticed that Su Yuqing seemed to have acquired an indescribable charm.

Hai Tang was even more stunned, staring at her Master. Although she wasn't overly adorned, as a direct disciple, she could tell at a glance that the Master had taken extra care in grooming her appearance before showing up.

The Master and Senior Brother Lu... indeed have an issue!