Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1778 - 1776: Chong Xu

Looking down at the seven-color Divine Lotus beneath his feet, Lu Ye felt a mix of emotions: joy at the lotus's power and regret for missing the opportunity.

However, thinking it over, the Demon Eye blinked more than once. As long as he stayed here, there would be more chances to encounter it in the future.

With this thought, Lu Ye felt a bit better and secretly decided that next time, he must seize the opportunity to observe it, otherwise the Blood Eye would surely be broken by the seven-color Divine Lotus again.

Calming his mind, Lu Ye glanced around. The environment didn't seem to have changed significantly, but he could feel that the inside of this marvel was different from when he first entered it.

This was undoubtedly the result of the Demon Eye's blinking.

What puzzled Lu Ye even more was that when the Demon Eye blinked, he distinctly felt a vague connection between something in the marvel and himself, but now he couldn't feel it at all.

When he first noticed it, he was busy checking the changes in his Divine Sea, so he didn't pay much attention.

But now that connection had disappeared altogether.

Lu Ye couldn't understand why.

In the distance, there were strong mana fluctuations.

Lu Ye looked in that direction and discovered that the source was precisely where the elder who had warned him earlier was located. With a brief contemplation, he could guess what was happening.

He hurriedly retracted the array banners he had set up around him and rushed towards that direction.

A short while later, Lu Ye returned to the area where the elder was. As expected, the mana fluctuations he'd sensed were indeed coming from there.

But the source was not the elder, but a creature with jet-black wings and a humanoid form.

Winged Race!

Lu Ye had seen this race at the All Phenomena Ocean and naturally knew that the Winged Race was inherently belligerent and acted with extreme ruthlessness. Compared to other major races, the Winged Race's reputation wasn't great, but it wasn't as despised as the Insect and Blood Races.

In fact, because the Winged Race was naturally brave and skillful, they often became the most sought-after by various major powers.

At this moment, the Winged Race member was wildly attacking the elder's position, but since the elder had set up a big array in advance, the Winged Race couldn't do anything for the time being.

On the meteorite formation, the elder sat cross-legged with closed eyes, using mana to maintain the operation of the formation, looking somewhat strained.

Lu Ye immediately understood what was happening.

The Blood Eye that had appeared above his Divine Sea was undoubtedly the manifestation of the Mysterious Power within this marvel. Normally, the Blood Eye wouldn't invade a cultivator's Divine Sea, but whenever the Demon Eye blinked, that Mysterious Power would envelop the entire marvel, invade the cultivator's Divine Sea, manifesting as the Blood Eye in the air, causing hallucinations while also affecting the cultivator's mindset.

All living beings inside were unable to avoid it, including Lu Ye, the elder, and even the Winged Race member.

The elder, being forward-thinking, had set up a big array here to protect himself. This Winged Race member clearly lacked such capabilities. At this moment, his Divine Sea was being corroded by the Blood Eye, likely leading to many hallucinations. This race was already naturally irritable, and under the influence of the Blood Eye, it was undoubtedly even more furious.

He discovered the elder's traces and started attacking the elder.

He might not even know what he was doing, or he might have a sliver of clarity but couldn't fully control himself.

That's why the intelligence provided to Lu Ye by the Dwarf Race said that in the Illusory Blood Devil's Eye, conflicts and deaths among cultivators mostly occurred when the Demon Eye blinked. During such times, many cultivators couldn't control themselves; once they encountered one another, a fight was inevitable.

The strength of this Winged Race member was undoubtedly formidable. The mana fluctuations he exhibited were at the Moon Jade Late Stage. Under his frenzied attacks, the elder's formation began to falter.

One had to admit, the elder was rather unfortunate.

With the formation's protection, he could basically remain unharmed during the Demon Eye's blinking. All this time, he had been getting by like this; even if a cultivator came to trouble him, the formation's protection assured his safety.

Yet, this time, the one attacking him turned out to be a Winged Race member with strength nearly equal to his!

He had to fend off the Blood Eye's invasion while maintaining the formation's operation, leaving him somewhat overwhelmed.

Seeing that his formation wouldn't hold for much longer, the elder could only hope for the Blood Eye to dissipate quickly; otherwise, once the formation was broken, he would have no choice but to fight the Winged Race member, and under the influence of the Blood Eye, both would surely be left severely injured.

As he worried, he suddenly noticed that the Winged Race's attacks had abruptly stopped.

Perplexed, the elder opened his eyes, seeing the Winged Race member standing a short distance from the formation, back turned to him and looking forward.

The elder's gaze moved past the Winged Race member, immediately spotting Lu Ye's figure, and he realized that Lu Ye was seemingly provoking on purpose by stirring his own mana.

It's that kid... The elder undoubtedly recognized Lu Ye, feeling a slight sense of regret.

More than half a day ago, he had already warned Lu Ye, although he didn't make it very clear, anyone with a bit of sense should know what he meant.

Yet at this moment, seeing Lu Ye running towards his side, he realized the other party didn't take his words to heart. Now, he's afraid that, like the Winged Race, he has already been corrupted and influenced by the Blood Eye.

Otherwise, why would he recklessly jump out?

The Winged Race stopping meant they had discovered a better target.

Though it was regrettable, the elder was still delighted, because now his side would remain safe and sound.

Sure enough, under Lu Ye's intentional provocation, the Winged Race suddenly roared, its pitch-black wings flapping, its body darting toward him like lightning, with an expression of ferocity and killing intent.

Lu Ye turned and ran, the Winged Race eagerly chasing after him, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

This scene left the elder stunned because if Lu Ye was truly affected by the Blood Eye, he should have recklessly fought with the Winged Race at this moment. Suddenly turning and running was clearly not quite right!

This boy... could he have resisted the intrusion of the Blood Eye? The elder's mind revolved with surprise.

There are indeed cultivators who can fend off the intrusion of the Blood Eye. He could resist it to a certain extent, but only by leveraging the power of formations and a Soul Device within his Divine Sea, and he could not completely ignore it.

Lu Ye's mana fluctuations were at the Moon Jade Mid-Stage level, evident by his condition, was not heavily influenced by the Blood Eye.

The opponent must possess a Soul Device of extremely high quality, and his psyche cultivation must be profoundly deep, the elder instantly deduced.

In any case, a potential crisis was resolved, and the elder also saw that Lu Ye intentionally led the Winged Race away, which was undoubtedly an intentional favor to him.

With this in mind, the elder focused on resisting the intrusion of the Blood Eye.

Such resistance can benefit cultivators to some extent, aiding the growth of their psyche. In the future, when facing enemies who practice soul skills and employ illusion techniques or similar means, they would have a natural resistance.

One hour later, the elder opened his eyes again, seeing Lu Ye who had led the Winged Race away now returning, landing on a nearby meteorite, sitting cross-legged.

The elder nodded to him slightly, expressing his gratitude.

Lu Ye understood tacitly and waited at ease.

The Winged Race had already been led away by him, without engaging in combat. Although with his current strength, it shouldn't be too difficult to kill the Winged Race, but since there was no deep resentment, there was no need to strike such a blow. The Winged Race's actions were due to being affected by the Demon Eye, not his true intentions.

After about two hours, Lu Ye, waiting in peace, suddenly noticed the environment around him inexplicably darkened for a moment again, immediately understanding that the Demon Eye had blinked once more...

This also meant the other side of the Demon Eye had passed, returning to the state when he first entered this place. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

There was movement on the elder's side; he first withdrew the array banners he had set up around him before rising and walking toward Lu Ye.

Lu Ye sensed it and looked up.

The elder landed directly on the meteorite where Lu Ye sat, cupping his hands in salute, "Chong Xu of Tianqing, greetings Fellow Daoist, thank you for your assistance."

Recalling the first time seeing Lu Ye, it was just because he didn't want the other roaming within his activity range, so he mentioned it in passing, at that time too lazy to say much. Who would have thought, in just more than half a day, he would end up indebted to him.

If not for Lu Ye leading the Winged Race away, he would most likely have fought the Winged Race, and although they would return to normal once the Demon Eye blinked again, in a senseless fight the potential for unavoidable disastrous consequences was high, mutual harm would be the best outcome.

Moreover, once Lu Ye returned, he simply waited quietly here without any intention to disturb, clearly indicating he harbored no ill intent toward him.

"Jade Conch, Lu Ye!" Lu Ye returned the salute.

In these chance encounters, stating their origins is generally based on the Star System.

Both calculated internally and discovered neither had heard of the other's Star System, which was normal—there are so many Star Systems in the stellar space, even the Moon Jade and Sun Blaze could not dare claim they knew all the Star System names.

Chong Xu smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist at such a young age, yet with this accomplishment, your resolute temperament is truly embarrassing for this old man."

"Fellow Daoist, you overpraise," Lu Ye modestly replied, "I merely rely on the power of the Soul Device, unlike Fellow Daoist with your foresight!"

Chong Xu showed a knowing expression, indeed Lu Ye relied on a powerful Soul Device to resist the intrusion of the Demon Eye, instantly feeling that the Jade Conch must be an exceptionally powerful Star System; otherwise, it couldn't possess such valuable treasure, merely that he was too ignorant to have heard of it.

"Fellow Daoist waiting here must have questions, I presume?" Chong Xu smiled warmly at Lu Ye.

Hearing this, Lu Ye ceased beating around the bush and straightforwardly said, "Indeed, I actually want to know if Fellow Daoist has the ability to sense when the Demon Eye will blink."

Chong Xu thought, the matter was indeed this; his earlier warning to Lu Ye had undoubtedly caught Lu Ye's attention. Being inside such a marvel, having the ability to foresee would undeniably protect oneself better.