Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1773 - 1771: Hai Tang’s Misunderstanding

Inside the Immortal Shadow Hall, an additional leisure lounge couch appeared without notice, with cyan silk curtains hanging down around it, concealing the interior scene.

Some strange scents wafted through the grand hall.

On the leisure lounge couch lay Lu Ye, with warmth and softness in his arms, Su Yuqing curled up against him like a small cat.

Since the day the doors of the Immortal Shadow Hall closed, it had already been three days to the present day.

For a full three days, there had been no verbal communication, but Lu Ye felt that his counseling and persuasion must have borne some fruit, as evident from Su Yuqing's physical responses.

He had made great efforts and could be said to have accomplished much.

On his chest, long eyelashes quivered a few times, and the curled-up person stirred.

"Awake?" Lu Ye looked down.

He met Su Yuqing's gaze and saw her smile softly.

There was not much shyness; what needed to happen had happened, and moreover, it was under the premise of her being fully conscious, so by now, there was no need to avoid anything.

If it were another innocent young girl, she might still be very embarrassed at this moment.

"Hai Tang misunderstood." Su Yuqing did not get up and voiced the first words in three days.

"How so?"

"She said that ever since you left, I changed, but actually, it's not because of you; I was repairing my secret technique."

With Su Yuqing's explanation, Lu Ye then understood that Hai Tang had truly misunderstood.

She thought the master's change was related to Lu Ye, so upon seeing Lu Ye again, she hastily brought him over to counsel the master, thinking that the one who untied the bell must be the one who tied it.

But in fact, it was not like that at all.

Su Yuqing, after all, was Sun Blaze, with a resilient heart, had prepared herself to never meet again the day they parted, and would not indulge in longing sentiment. She could adjust her mindset quickly.

If she couldn't even handle that, she would not have reached the level of Sun Blaze in her cultivation.

For these years, she kept a low profile, often secluding herself, just to repair her secret technique.

Back then, her secret technique had been broken by Lu Ye and was somewhat damaged. She was reluctant to give up that technique, after all, having cultivated it for many years, so it needed repair.

As a result, in Hai Tang's eyes, the master was heartbroken by feelings…

After listening, Lu Ye understood and said, "Regardless, we still need to thank Hai Tang."

"Thank her for what?" Su Yuqing lay half over Lu Ye, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at him.

Lu Ye raised his hand and pinched her cheek, "Thank her for bringing me here, so I could see you again."

Su Yuqing's eyes flickered, "You wanted to see me very much?"

Lu Ye did not answer, instead pondering, "You're not quite the same as last time."

"What's different?" Su Yuqing asked.

Lu Ye thought for a while and replied, "Last time you were very cold, this time not as cold, it seems you have gained a little more anticipation." Even though they had been intimate last time, Su Yuqing's attitude towards Lu Ye hadn't notably changed, unlike this time.

Su Yuqing did not deny it, she smiled, "Because there is something worth anticipating." She lay back, resting her head on Lu Ye's shoulder, and said softly, "Last time, you were just at Constellation Early Stage; in the stellar space, there are too many cultivators just entering Constellation. And since you were unwilling to stay in Mount Fangcun to cultivate, who knew if we'd ever meet again after that farewell? Who knew if you might die somewhere? But now, you are already Moon Jade, and in this stellar space, you have some self-preservation capability. Your aptitude is excellent, and your cultivation speed is so fast, you will become Sun Blaze sooner or later! If that happens, even if I am at Mount Fangcun and you're elsewhere, there will surely be a time to meet again."

Lu Ye roughly understood the reason for her change in mindset.

Indeed, as she said, a Constellation Early Stage who was unwilling to stay in Mount Fangcun to cultivate—who knew when he might suddenly die?

So back then, Su Yuqing dared not have any expectations.

But over a decade had passed, that Constellation Early Stage had now reached Moon Jade, and was even at Moon Jade Mid-Stage!

At such a growth rate, becoming Sun Blaze was not an issue; by then, even if they were miles apart, under the premise of a long lifespan, there would always be an opportunity to meet again.

It could be said that the current Su Yuqing dared to hold expectations for the future.

"How to handle Hai Tang then?" Lu Ye asked.

Though Hai Tang got some things wrong, thereby accidentally discovering the truth, if Lu Ye had not been engaged to her as a Dao companion, it wouldn't hold much concern.

But after all, he was Hai Tang's Dao companion, and now he was entangled with Su Yuqing, so he had to give her an explanation.

Su Yuqing said, "I will talk to her and won't hide anything from her." Mainly because Chen Xuanhai and Woo Qimo probably already guessed it.

She could conceal it from others at Mount Fangcun, but she could never hide it from these two Sun Blaze. Since they already knew, she saw no need to hide anything from Hai Tang.

Lu Ye nodded.

Su Yuqing shifted the topic and said, "I remember during the Black Abyss Martial Arts Meet, you had Constellation Early Stage cultivation but showed Constellation Late Stage strength. Now that you're Moon Jade Mid-Stage, how would you fare against Moon Jade Late Stage?"

"Are you trying to ask if my current strength is superficial?" Lu Ye instantly understood Su Yuqing's intention.

A cultivator's strength is directly related to their realm, but it's not the deciding factor.

"Yes!"

Lu Ye's eyes flickered: "Words are no proof, why don't you experience it firsthand?"

Su Yuqing was momentarily stunned, and then her face turned red, her voice trembling: "Experience it like this?"

Su Yuqing ultimately experienced Lu Ye's strength firsthand—in true combat!

Using a Spirit Talisman, she created an independent space, suppressing her own strength to Moon Jade Late Stage to spar with Lu Ye within this space.

The result was shocking!

She initially thought that with Lu Ye's rapid increase in cultivation, his foundation might be unstable, and his cultivation might not be at its full potential. But after truly sparring with him, she was stunned to find that this Moon Jade Mid-Stage Lu Ye was stronger than any Moon Jade she had ever seen.

With her Sun Blaze background, suppressed to Moon Jade Late Stage strength, she found herself somewhat unable to match Lu Ye!

This was undoubtedly unbelievable, but it was the truth.

The space created by the Spirit Talisman dissipated, and Lu Ye put away the Boulder Mountain Saber, looking at Su Yuqing in front of him: "If there's anything you need help with, just say it."

Su Yuqing said, "There's nothing, why are you asking so suddenly?"

Lu Ye stared into her eyes and said, "You want to verify my strength without any reason, obviously there's something you want me to do."

Su Yuqing was silent.

"It's very dangerous?" Lu Ye asked, otherwise she wouldn't have reacted this way.

Only then did Su Yuqing hesitantly nod.

Lu Ye smiled and said, "Go ahead, if it's too risky, I can choose not to go."

Only then did Su Yuqing speak, "Let's sit and talk."

After a moment, the two sat down, and Su Yuqing took out a tea set and began to brew tea herself.

While methodically busy, she began, "Everyone knows that Mount Fangcun is now divided into three parts, and there's the rumor that the split of Mount Fangcun is related to a war with the Blood Race back then."

"It's not related?"

"It is indeed related. Initially, Mount Fangcun was a whole, a stellar space supreme treasure that nurtured our Dwarf Race for countless years in this stellar space. Until one day, an extremely powerful existence set its eyes on Mount Fangcun, wanting to seize it. This being called itself the Blood Ancestor and commanded many Blood Race members."

Blood Ancestor! Lu Ye immediately thought of the Blood Refinement World outside the Nine Provinces, inferring that it must be the Blood Ancestor's body.

"After a great battle, we barely defended Mount Fangcun, but it was divided into three parts. Moreover, during this war, the most important core part of Mount Fangcun was lost, which is the fundamental reason why the three parts of Mount Fangcun cannot reunite until now."

Lu Ye listened attentively; he truly didn't know these things. In the vast stellar space, few probably knew, and it was indeed a secret of the Dwarf Race.

Now that his relationship with Su Yuqing had progressed and he had enough strength, he could hear these secrets from her.

"For countless years, the three parts of the Dwarf Race have been trying to reunite Mount Fangcun. Unfortunately, without the core, there's no hope; the only solution now to revive the glory of Mount Fangcun is one way."

"Retrieve the core?" Lu Ye asked.

Su Yuqing nodded, pouring him a cup of tea.

Lu Ye was a little puzzled: "The three parts of Mount Fangcun, with so many Sun Blaze individuals, can't retrieve the core? Or do you not know where that core part is located?"

"We've always known the position of the core because the trajectory of the three parts of Mount Fangcun drifting in stellar space follows a certain pattern. Although it's complicated, over the years, we've studied this pattern and already determined the core's location."

Lu Ye understood: "In other words, the three parts of Mount Fangcun have always been drifting around the core?"

"Largely so, but the trajectory of Mount Fangcun is not constant!" Su Yuqing nodded.

"If so, couldn't you just go retrieve the core directly?" Lu Ye was even more confused.

Su Yuqing smiled bitterly: "If it were that simple, we wouldn't have waited so many years. The core's location is inside a stellar space marvel, and as you know, many stellar space marvels have their own unique characteristics. The marvel where the core is located has a major restriction: Sun Blaze may not enter!"

Lu Ye understood. He had witnessed many stellar space marvels and naturally knew that some had peculiar unique features.

With Su Yuqing's explanation, Lu Ye gradually understood: "So you want me to find Mount Fangcun's core!"

For the Dwarf Race, this was a big matter.

If the core could truly be brought back from the stellar space marvel, the three parts of Mount Fangcun wouldn't need to be divided anymore and could reunite, becoming a complete whole. At that time, its strength would surely surge, and with the foundation of the stellar space supreme treasure Mount Fangcun, becoming a top-level domain wouldn't be a problem.

Although Mount Fangcun's various parts are currently renowned, they're not top-level domains. The reason, essentially, is the missing core, resulting in division and dispersed strength.