Sage of Humanity-Chapter 562 - 560: Rune Tattoo

Lu Ye also acted on a whim, intending to practice on the demon wolf. He thought he would have to persuade a lot, but unexpectedly, the other party cooperated quite well.

However, each rune tattoo required specific materials, and the materials varied significantly for different rune tattoos, following very strict rules.

The materials were generally a mixture of beast blood and medicinal syrup, requiring the rune tattoo master to mix them in various proportions. Different masters would use different materials and ratios, each having their own secret recipes.

The secret recipes for various rune tattoos in Lu Ye's possession naturally came from Madam Yun and were of exceedingly high quality.

Although he had previously collected some Thunder Shadow and venomous python blood, neither was suitable for Sharpness rune tattoos. At this point, it was clearly not cost-effective to go out and buy or collect more.

After some thought, Lu Ye had an idea.

Since it was inconvenient to go out and buy or collect materials, he might as well invite a Heaven's Augury Pillar and use it to purchase from the Heaven's Augury treasure vault.

He had already planned to invite a Heaven's Augury Pillar previously, but hadn't had a chance to act on it due to the limited time.

Although soliciting a Heaven's Augury Pillar was expensive, at the very least, in times of absolute crisis, the people of the spirit ground could use it to escape back to the Nine Provinces. It was a life-saving item, thus worth the cost, regardless of the expense.

Furthermore, since the spirit ground was situated deep within the Great Wilderness Mountain and isolated from the outside world, if anything was needed... for instance, this time, Lu Ye could directly connect to the Heaven's Augury treasure vault without having to leave and search for the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union outside.

Generally, those large Class A spirit grounds each had their own Heaven's Augury Pillar, purely to facilitate the cultivators' needs within the spirit ground.

Small spirit grounds usually lacked the capital to solicit a Heaven's Augury Pillar, but today was likely to be an exception.

Having made up his mind, Lu Ye immediately requested the Heaven's Augury.

Having already summoned a Heaven's Augury Pillar once in the hunting ground, the second time was naturally much easier for him.

As Lu Ye's words fell, a blue light shot up from the back of his hand to the sky. Soon after, an object descended from the sky, which was formidable and caused a surge of air in all directions.

Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan, who were cultivating in their respective houses, were alerted and flashed out to investigate.

Seeing another Heaven's Augury Pillar in front of Lu Ye, Li Baxian's eyes twitched, "Little junior brother, did you summon another Heaven's Augury Pillar?"

A single cultivator in the Cloud River Realm summoning two Heaven's Augury Pillars within the span of just over a month was probably unprecedented.

Each pillar was valued at one hundred thousand merits, making two worth two hundred thousand...

Which cultivator in the Cloud River Realm was so affluent?

Feeling emotional, he thought, "My little junior brother is indeed filthy rich. I can't compare at all." He recalled when he had bought two orifice repair pills for himself, costing three hundred thousand merits in total. Compared to him, his position as an elder brother seemed downright impoverished.

"Yes, I need to buy some things," Lu Ye casually explained as he placed his hand on the Heaven's Augury Pillar and connected his mind to the Heaven's Augury treasure vault.

Feng Yuechan sighed, "Truly, when one has plenty of money, one can do as one pleases."

Just to buy things from the Heaven's Augury treasure vault, directly summoning a Heaven's Augury Pillar was capriciously unmatched.

However, such matters were incomparable. Although they came from the 2nd-grade Loyal Heart Sect, which was large and prosperous, there were also many disciples. Even a favored disciple like Feng Yuechan didn't have access to many resources and often had to find ways to obtain cultivation resources herself.

But Lu Ye was different. He almost single-handedly built up the Righteous Blood Sect. His status and strength as the Spirit Stream Overlord allowed him to gain numerous benefits in the Spirit Stream battlefield.

The Righteous Blood Sect prospered because of him, and no one would restrict his use of some resources.

Having confirmed there was no external enemy attack, Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan returned to their houses to continue their cultivation.

Lu Ye stayed in the Heaven's Augury treasure vault for a while and quickly purchased the various materials he needed.

Summoning the Heaven's Augury Pillar cost a hundred thousand merits, and buying the materials cost just under a thousand...

Checking his battlefield information, the merits column showed a number: 83,520.

He had accumulated his merits in the Spirit Stream battlefield up to almost three hundred thousand by selling various resources. However, he had quickly spent a large amount on Earth's Core Fire and various flames, then a spirit energy-storing ring, and after entering the Cloud River battlefield, he bought many demonic pills as treats for Amber, leaving him with just over one hundred eighty thousand merits.

This spent another hundred thousand plus.

All these expenditures were ultimately worth it. With a Heaven's Augury Pillar on the spirit ground, if he needed to enter from the outside in the future, he could come and go anytime, directly accessing the spirit ground.

With the materials in hand, Lu Ye began mixing them according to Madam Yun's secret technique. It was his first time doing this, and he was somewhat unfamiliar with the process. Fortunately, it wasn't complicated, and in the time it took for one incense stick to burn, three large bottles containing differently colored rune tattoo materials appeared before him.

One was gold, one was earthy yellow, and one was light blue.

The demon wolf with a blue flower on its head still crouched beside Lu Ye.

Lu Ye raised his hand, pointing to the gold bottle, and said, "This is for this one." As he spoke, he formed a Sharpness spirit rune on his hand, and a faint radiance burst forth, revealing a sharp aura.

Then pointing to the earthy yellow bottle, "And this is for this one."

The spirit rune transformed, turning into a Defense Spirit Rune, displaying a robust protective force.

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He pointed to the last pale cyan bottle: "And the last one is this kind."

The Defense Spirit Runes transformed into Move-Like-The-Wind, giving the entire palm a light and agile sensation.

"So, young man, which one would you like?"

Whether it was Sharpness, Defense, or Move-Like-The-Wind, these were some of the simple and practical spirit runes that Lu Ye first received. He had practiced many times on his own body, and he could not say he was completely confident, but he did have a success rate of 80 to 90 percent; these three spirit runes were not complicated.

Originally, he had just wanted to try the Sharpness spirit rune on the demon wolf, but now that he had enough materials, he could offer it more options.

Although the demon wolf could not speak, it undoubtedly possessed intelligence, and it naturally could understand Lu Ye's simple gestures.

After Lu Ye finished speaking, it raised its paw and tapped in front of the golden bottle.

Lu Ye nodded, the wolf's nature was fierce, and it naturally pursued the ultimate in attack.

Since it had made a choice, Lu Ye, of course, needed to fulfill its request, particularly since this was his first customer... even though it was a demon beast that couldn't speak.

Lu Ye decided that he must provide it with a good experience.

Where to place the rune tattoo was an issue.

The Sharpness spirit rune was offensive in nature, so there were only two suitable places: the claws and the mouth.

In the past few days, Lu Ye had also observed fights and play among the demon wolves. Their sharp claws and fangs were their natural weapons. Just by watching their actions, anyone would think they were fighting to the death, but in reality, according to Lu Ye's observations, they were merely honing their killing skills in this manner.

The demon wolf before him, topped with blue flowers, was undoubtedly on the weaker side within the entire wolf pack. Its demon origin aura was not very strong, roughly only at the level of Level 4 or 5 of the Cloud River realm, and often suffering in battles with other species.

Observing the demon wolf carefully, Lu Ye made up his mind.

He chose to place the rune tattoo on its mouth. Compared to the claws, the demon wolf relied more on its sharp teeth.

Raising his hand to hold the wolf's muzzle, Lu Ye turned to Amber and said, "Tell it that it will hurt a bit and to keep still."

Amber immediately let out a low roar.

The demon wolf's eyes flashed with disdain; obviously, it didn't take Amber's reminder seriously.

With everything ready, Lu Ye's expression also became solemn.

Even though he had tried many times on himself and had many successful experiences, those were still just practice.

This was his first tattoo in the strict sense, so failure was not an option.

Placing the tattoo needle in a handy position beside him, one hand holding the wolf's muzzle, Lu Ye's other hand moved as fast as lightning, picking up a tattoo needle, dipping it into the material, and striking out lightning-fast with one needle.

At that moment, his concentration was at its peak; as the tattoo needle struck, the spirit force lightly surged, forming the first basic element.

Removing the needle, changing the needle, dipping into the material, and striking again, the second basic element formed at the instant of merging perfectly with the first one.

Lu Ye's movements were extremely quick, yet orderly; with each strike of the needle, a small golden mark resembling a cluster of arrows gradually took shape on the wolf's mouth.

The quantity of Yin-Yang Dual Origins that made up the Sharpness spirit rune was not large, only a few dozen.

So, in just under thirty breaths of time, Lu Ye had already finished the job, and as the last needle fell and the last basic element formed, the now-completely-shaped golden mark flashed briefly.

The demon wolf remained still throughout, not even a ripple in its gaze; evidently, the pain of tattooing was nothing to it.

Lu Ye exhaled, releasing the wolf's muzzle.

Upon close examination, there seemed to be a stripe of golden tattoo on the demon wolf's mouth now, which looked quite unique.

This was a Personality-Reveal Rune Tattoo, and it was not permanent, similar to the first Wings Rune Tattoo that Lu Ye had received.

At the moment, Lu Ye's proficiency in the Rune Tattoo Path was not very high; achieving this level was already the limit. Only in the future, as his skills improved, would he qualify to tattoo a Hidden or Permanent Rune Tattoo. Of course, those tattoos required different materials.

In front of Lu Ye, the demon wolf looked at him skeptically, as it didn't feel any significant change in itself.

"Activate your demonic power and try," Lu Ye said.

The demon wolf understood and immediately activated its demon origin. In the next instant, the golden mark on its mouth flashed, making all its sharp teeth gleam with a much sharper look. It bared its teeth at Lu Ye, looking quite formidable.

Lu Ye slapped it to the side: "Go play by yourself."

They were already well acquainted with each other, so there was no need for pleasantries.

Having perfectly succeeded with his first tattoo, Lu Ye was in a very good mood.