Sage of Humanity-Chapter 356 - 354: Brothers Chatting

A few moments later, everyone gathered and took their seats in front of a massive wooden post.

The post was flat and smooth, perfectly serving as a dining table.

The table was laden with a dazzling array of dishes, complete with both appealing colors and enticing aromas.

Giant Armor was unceremonious and had already begun to eat heartily.

Lu Ye tasted a few bites, raised his eyebrows, and said with surprise, "Senior Brother’s cooking skills are no less than Second Senior Sister’s."

Li Baxian smiled, "On ordinary days, I just ponder about what to cook."

Feng Yuechan hummed softly from the side, "Senior Brother is the laziest. It’s not easy to eat his cooking usually, today is only thanks to Junior Brother Lu."

"Junior Brother Lu is here, we can’t spill my secrets," Li Baxian cajoled, helping Feng Yuechan with a serving of dishes.

"Thank you, Senior Brother," Feng Yuechan smiled, her eyes squinting joyfully.

Li Baxian sighed, not bothering to correct her form of address anymore, and turned to look at Lu Ye, "How are your injuries?"

"It’s nothing serious, Senior Sister Feng must have given a heads-up. The brothers from the Loyal Heart Sect all knew how to hold back."

"Then let’s have a drink with Senior Brother."

As he spoke, Li Baxian took out several jars of fine wine from his storage sack.

At the table, there was not much conversation; only Li Baxian and Lu Ye chatted off and on casually.

After a full meal, Giant Armor sat idly, rubbing his belly, while Feng Yuechan, along with Yiyi and Phong Yue, cleaned up.

Sitting atop a protruding rock of the Eagle Beak Cliff, Li Baxian and Lu Ye each held a jar of wine, one standing, one sitting, facing the setting sun’s afterglow.

"Junior Brother has now entered the inner circle; what are your plans next?"

"I need to go to the Three Saints Sanctuary’s premises," Lu Ye replied.

"The Three Saints Sanctuary?" Li Baxian echoed.

"The sect master had previously snatched fifty disciples from the Three Saints Sanctuary, which led their sect master to chase him to our sect headquarters. They even fought a duel," Lu Ye explained briefly.

Upon hearing this, Li Baxian couldn’t help but his eyelid twitch, "The old man is really bold, committing such acts. His lifetime of reputation could have been ruined in one fell swoop. It seems he really plans to develop the Righteous Blood Sect properly."

"The compensation from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge arrived recently. The disciples’ cultivation expenses are well covered. With enough talent, the sect will keep on improving. Have you thought about coming back?"

Li Baxian chuckled, "What have you heard?"

"I feel it’s unfair to you," Lu Ye expressed.

Li Baxian patted Lu Ye’s shoulder and sat next to him, "There’s not much fairness in this world. Also, whatever you’ve heard, it’s from Second Senior Sister who considers things from my perspective; naturally, she sees only the mistreatment I’ve faced."

He took a gulp of wine and said slowly, "Not to mention others, but just for the kindness of the Loyal Heart Sect in taking me in, I can’t turn my back and tarnish anyone’s reputation. Of course, the Loyal Heart Sect now is different from the past, but that doesn’t concern me. I just need to do my part."

"The battle where your spiritual orifice was breached… was it related to the Loyal Heart Sect?"

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"I’ve investigated over the years, there’s no direct connection. That battle was mainly because I was careless, and also I was too arrogant and young back then. I believed that if the cultivators of the world had ten measures of talent, I, Li Baxian, possessed eleven; everyone else owed me one..."

Even with Lu Ye’s calm demeanor, he couldn’t help but laugh out loud at this statement, nearly spraying out his drink.

"I hope that you, Junior Brother, can take this as a cautionary tale," Li Baxian advised.

Lu Ye nodded seriously, "I will remember."

"The cultivation world is full of emerging talents; never feel you can defeat everyone. Our eldest senior brother was exceptionally gifted yet still met a tragic end, leaving behind only pity for his wife and Yuechan."

"Speaking of our senior sister-in-law..."

"She’s an extraordinary woman, and you’ll get to meet her if there’s a chance," Li Baxian interrupted.

Before Lu Ye could correct his misunderstanding, he clasped his fists in front of him, thumbs up then curved slightly and moved together, gesturing meaningfully at Li Baxian.

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"Senior sister-in-law has shown me immense kindness and even the grace of nurturing."

"So, Senior Brother and Senior Sister Feng are childhood sweethearts, huh!"

"..." Li Baxian was somewhat speechless, then suddenly slapped his thigh, "I got it."

"What?"

"I know why the Three Saints Sanctuary wants you to go to their premises," Li Baxian revealed.

"Why?" Lu Ye had not understood this issue. In his view, if the situation at the Three Saints Sanctuary was not good, they should find ways to improve it. Asking him to help would only be adding fuel to the fire, making their situation even worse.

Li Baxian smiled, "You’ll know once you get to the Three Saints Sanctuary. Just not sure if they’ll dare to accept you by then."

Lu Ye was left confused.

As night fell gradually, Feng Yuechan brought many fresh spirit fruits, all cultivated by the Loyal Heart Sect itself.

The two brothers enjoyed the spirit fruits and wine, chatting under the moonlight about everything under the sky.

The sun rose in the east, heralding a new day.

Bathed in the morning light, Li Baxian threw down the empty liquor jar and declared energetically, "Junior Brother, I’ll be waiting for you at the Cloud River battlefield!"

Lu Ye took a deep breath; his purpose for coming to the Loyal Heart Sect was finally achieved.

He stood up and said, "Brother, you better run fast, as I might catch up to you soon."

"Then you’ll have to work hard!"

The two exchanged a smile.

Moments later, outside the Loyal Heart Sect premises, Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan saw him off personally. Lu Ye summoned his spirit ark, taking Giant Armor and Phong Yue, and soared into the sky.

Only when the fleeing light of the weapon control vanished from sight did Li Baxian withdraw his gaze.

"Yuechan, I’m going out."

"Brother, where to?"

"Mad Saber Sect!"

Some grudges had to be settled.

Sword light soared into the sky, veering off in another direction.

During the weapon control-flying, Lu Ye received a message from Feng Yuechan, "Junior Brother Lu, thank you."

Lu Ye smiled and did not reply.

"Lu Ye." Yiyi’s figure flashed out, landing in front of Lu Ye, curiously asking, "What did we come to the Loyal Heart Sect for?"

"To see Fourth Senior Brother."

"No." Yiyi shook her head, "Fourth Senior Brother just returned to the sect headquarters a month ago and... if you just wanted to see Fourth Senior Brother, why did you have to fight with the Loyal Heart Sect cultivators and make the relationship so tense? You definitely had some other purpose."

Behind Lu Ye, Phong Yue pricked up her ears. She also felt that Lu Ye had a purpose for coming to the Loyal Heart Sect, although she couldn’t fathom it.

"What do you think my purpose was?" Lu Ye countered.

Yiyi tilted her head, saying, "It’s precisely because I couldn’t figure it out that I’m asking you."

Lu Ye pondered for a moment before speaking, "Fourth Senior Brother’s spiritual orifice has long been completely repaired, and he can rise to Cloud River, but until today, he hasn’t advanced."

"Didn’t you say before that he needed to adjust for a while?"

"What is there to adjust about repairing a spiritual orifice? Moreover, Fourth Senior Brother has been consolidating at the Spirit Stream Realm level for over a decade, there’s no need to wait further. He isn’t advancing because he’s worried about me."

Currently, Lu Ye, from the Righteous Blood Sect, was a thorn in the flesh for all the major powers of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge. With Lu Ye’s strength, he could be considered invincible in the inner circle, not to mention the outer circle.

But Lu Ye was ultimately going to enter the Core Circle. Inside the Core Circle, cultivators who have converted to the Heaven Rank technique are in abundance. Once the news of his entry spread, he would definitely be targeted in various ways.

Li Baxian not advancing to Cloud River was merely out of concern that Lu Ye couldn’t handle this situation, so he wanted to stay in the Spirit Stream battlefield as his solid backing.

This point had already been guessed by Lu Ye when he previously messaged Fourth Senior Brother asking when he would advance to Cloud River.

That’s why he had made a special trip to the Loyal Heart Sect, to persuade him in front of Fourth Senior Brother personally.

However, what Lu Ye hadn’t expected was that he would be refused entry at the Loyal Heart Sect.

Actions speak louder than words. When the Loyal Heart Sect cultivators showed hostility, he simply took the opportunity to fight, demonstrating his prowess.

With the intervention of Feng Yuechan, his plan went smoothly. With his cultivation at the 7th Heaven, defeating several 9th Heaven level cultivators showcased his strength. He believed Fourth Senior Brother would now feel reassured to leave the Spirit Stream battlefield.

After listening to Lu Ye’s explanation, Yiyi finally came to a realization.

"You never mentioned this when we were with Fourth Senior Brother."

"Some things don’t need to be stated too clearly."

Li Baxian’s statement "I’ll be waiting for you at the Cloud River battlefield," let Lu Ye know he had made a decision.

"Um..." Standing not far behind Lu Ye, Phong Yue suddenly called out softly, "I wanted to say, from the very start today, there have been several fleeing lights following us, have we been targeted?"

Lu Ye cast a cold glance and indeed noticed several fleeing lights following from a distance. He immediately changed direction to meet them.

Seeing this, the fleeing lights not only didn’t avoid, but even approached. As the distance between them narrowed, one person excitedly shouted, "It really is Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer!"

The great humiliation in the inner circle had almost driven the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge faction to eruption; they had been waiting for this day, to see Lu Ye enter the Core Circle and then make him suffer.

No one expected this day to come so soon!

Now, Lu Ye’s life was extremely valuable to those in the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, with many of its top sects already proclaiming that anyone who could kill Lu Ye would receive a fortune to enjoy for a lifetime.

Thus, these people were so excited after they confirmed Lu Ye’s identity.

However, just as that person had shouted, he was terrified to find numerous streams of fleeing light blazing towards them from ahead. Despite his best efforts to dodge, he couldn’t avoid them. The fleeing lights streaked through like lightning, bringing forth a spray of hot blood, and the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivator instantly died, his head crashing down.

Yiyi dashed forward, swiped the storage sack from the man’s waist, and also collected the opponent’s Flying Spirit Artifacts.

Looking up again, the sky was like a scene of Blood Rain, with every single one of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators who had followed being killed on the spot. The last one of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators who was beheaded had died with eyes wide open, never expecting that his 8th Heaven level cultivation couldn’t withstand a single blast of Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer’s weapon control, dying in such a bewildered state.