Sage of Humanity-Chapter 615 - 613: News Leaks
At the entrance to Great Reversal Valley, Xia Liang and Tan Sheng were also discussing the cause of Huo Liaoyuan's death.
Concurring with Tu Guanxiong's view, both of them didn't believe that Lu Ye, relying on his own strength, could have killed Huo Liaoyuan, given the disparity in their cultivation levels. Even if Lu Ye had a profound foundation, it wouldn't be enough to achieve such an inconceivable feat.
Moreover, they both had some understanding of Lu Ye's capabilities.
Although Lu Ye's cultivation had improved by two minor levels compared to when he was in the hunting grounds, he was ultimately still at the Level 5 realm.
"Huo Liaoyuan had the Deathmatch Arena, an exotic treasure like that, so it's not impossible that Lu Yiye had other exotic treasures on hand. Huo Liaoyuan's death was truly suffocating!" Tan Sheng sighed with emotion but also felt somewhat relieved.
His power was certainly stronger than Huo Liaoyuan's but only by a small margin. If Lu Ye was capable of killing Huo Liaoyuan, that meant he also had the ability to kill him.
But exotic treasures are rare and usually one-time consumables. Since Lu Yiye used one on Huo Liaoyuan, it was as if Huo Liaoyuan had fallen into a trap for them; otherwise, the one to die might have been him or Xia Liang.
In a sense, they should thank Huo Liaoyuan.
"It's no pity that Huo Liaoyuan is dead, but now..." Xia Liang turned his head to look towards the cultivators of the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground, only to see an invisible gloom hanging over them, all of them dispirited.
They had originally planned to leverage the power of the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground to break through the various arrangements in Lu Ye's spirit ground, but fate had other plans. Now, with Sacred Universe Spirit Ground suffering significant losses and Lu Yiye's side having only a few Formations breached and several demon wolves killed, their losses were negligible in comparison.
Inevitably feeling somewhat irritated and impatient, that Huo Liaoyuan... was just too useless.
"Are they leaving?" Tan Sheng suddenly noticed something unusual; the cultivators of the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground seemed to be retreating from this place.
Xia Liang frowned and, unable to hold back, stepped forward to block Ming Zhe, asking, "Junior Brother, where are you going?"
Ming Zhe looked up at him, flames of anger burning in his eyes. It was these two men before him who had caused the death of Senior Brother Huo and so many junior brothers and sisters!
Fortunately, he knew better than to provoke these two and, suppressing his anger, he spoke indifferently, "Naturally, we are leaving this place!"
They didn't want to leave, but if they stayed any longer, they might be ambushed again at night. Last night, they had already lost a few people, even with Huo Liaoyuan in command. Now that Huo Liaoyuan was dead, how could they dare to stay?
At any rate, being at the Cloud River Level 8 realm, Tu Guanxiong had instructed him to act according to the situation, and he naturally had his own judgment, knowing that this place was fraught with danger, no place for an extended stay.
Xia Liang frowned and asked, "You're just going to leave like this?"
Ming Zhe's eyes were full of bloodshot veins as he gritted his teeth, "What would Senior Brother Xia advise?"
Xia Liang said, "Deep hatreds must, of course, be avenged." If the people of Sacred Universe Spirit Ground left, what was the point in any of this?
Ming Zhe glanced at him, then at Tan Sheng beside him, "Then please, Senior Brothers, teach me how to take revenge, how to settle my grievances! Are the two Senior Brothers suggesting they lead us, these remaining soldiers and defeated troops, into battle? If the two Senior Brothers are willing to take the lead, then all of us from the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground will follow your command!"
Xia Liang was at a loss for words for a moment.
The number of these remaining soldiers and defeated troops was not small, but if they truly wanted to forcefully attack Lu Yiye's spirit ground, it was still not enough unless they had a way to first deal with the wolf pack.
Ming Zhe, who deeply resented the misinformation these two had provided and despised their opportunistic attitude, said nothing further. After a slight bow, he led the many cultivators of the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground onto a large ship-shaped Spiritual Artifact. Moments later, the Spiritual Artifact rose into the sky and flew away.
Two days ago, they came in force, over one hundred and fifty strong. In just two short days, their leader Huo Liaoyuan was dead, and of the one hundred and fifty, only half survived. These two days were a nightmare for everyone.
The group withdrew from the Great Wilderness Mountain and stopped at its periphery.
Tu Guanxiong intended to spread Lu Ye's location, and as one could foresee, it wouldn't be long before the Great Wilderness Mountain became lively. These people might not have the power to take their revenge alone, but they wanted to witness Lu Ye's death with their own eyes, only then would their resentment be appeased.
With Ming Zhe leading the retreat, the cultivators of the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground left, but Xia Liang and Tan Sheng did not. Standing at the entrance to Great Reversal Valley, they gazed in the direction of the spirit ground, both men silent.
After a while, Tan Sheng broke the silence, "Brother Xia, do you have any plans?"
Xia Liang said, "I'm considering whether or not to fully expose Lu Yiye's information."
Tan Sheng said, "He has the Heaven's Augury Pillar on his side. If he senses danger, he will surely retreat back to the Nine Provinces, so even if we do this, we cannot truly do anything to him. At best, we can only break his spirit ground."
"I'm well aware, but even if we can't do much to him, we can't just let this go. He must still cultivate on the Cloud River battlefield. By breaking his spirit ground this time, we might have the chance to kill him next time! If we do nothing, we'll never have the chance to kill him. Moreover, since Huo Liaoyuan had the Deathmatch Arena, perhaps others have similar treasures; it's not impossible that there's a chance to kill him."
Despite knowing the likelihood was slim, Tan Sheng still agreed, "That's true."
The reason they had only revealed Lu Ye's information to the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground was the fear of pushing too hard, which might force Lu Ye to retreat back to the Nine Provinces using the Heaven's Augury Pillar, rendering all their plotting useless.
If only the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground attacked, Lu Yiye wouldn't feel so desperate. When both sides were weakened from the battle, they could then have the chance to benefit from the situation.
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The outcome, however, was that the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground was too ineffective, being beaten to a pulp in just two days, with even their leader Huo Liaoyuan dead.
Given the current situation, it has become nearly impossible to kill Lu Yiye now; all that can be done is to temporarily force him to give up this spirit ground and find a better opportunity in the future.
Determined, Xia Liang was about to send a message out when Tan Sheng received news first. After checking it, and communicating briefly with the other party, he exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Xia, someone has acted before us."
"What?" Xia Liang was puzzled.
"Someone has already leaked Lu Yiye's location."
The message Tan Sheng received was from a junior brother within the sect, informing him of Lu Ye's current position. This junior brother could not have known this without reason; upon inquiry, he found out that many people were already privy to this information.
"The handiwork of the folks from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground!" Xia Liang immediately realized.
As it stood, the only ones who knew of Lu Ye's whereabouts were the two of them and the people from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground. They had just made up their minds when someone else had already taken action – no one but Sacred Universe Spirit Ground could be responsible.
Xia Liang, not knowing who currently was in charge on Sacred Universe Spirit Ground's side, could still understand the decision-makers' initial intentions. Regardless, it saved him some trouble.
"Great Wilderness Mountain is about to get lively," sighed Xia Liang. "Let's go!"
Tan Sheng was taken aback, "Brother Xia isn't staying?"
Xia Liang replied, "Why stay? To watch how Lu Yiye escapes back to the Nine Provinces?"
Tan Sheng thought it over and agreed. Considering how the situation was unfolding, it wouldn't be long before Lu Yiye was cornered, and when that happened, he would definitely use the Heaven's Augury Pillar to escape back to the Nine Provinces, leaving all the cultivators who rushed here coming up empty-handed.
There was no point in continuing to stay.
What they needed to do now was wait for Lu Yiye to enter the Cloud River battlefield again, secretly gather information, and find an opportunity to kill him!
Within the spirit ground, Lu Ye silently healed his injuries. The advantage of having a robust physique was clear at this moment: ordinary cultivators would have taken at least ten days to a month to recover from such wounds, yet in just a short day or two, Lu Ye was nearly fully recuperated.
Meanwhile, with the help of Tu Guanxiong stirring the pot, the news of Lu Yiye hiding in Great Reversal Valley within Great Wilderness Mountain spread like wildfire.
Since the last hunt, the big sects of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had increased the bounty on him, stimulating the nerves of countless Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators.
Over time, many were covertly watching for his whereabouts, but sadly, none expected him to hide deep within Great Wilderness Mountain, and with a big array concealing it, even if cultivators passed by nearby, they wouldn't detect the state of the spirit ground.
It was only Xia Liang and Tan Sheng, who, thanks to the power of an exotic treasure, barely managed to locate the general vicinity – only to end up with one dead and two injured, escaping in a sorry state.
Now that the message had suddenly spread, those cultivators who had struggled in vain to find Lu Ye's tracks smelled blood and rushed towards the area of Great Wilderness Mountain from all directions.
In an instant, undercurrents surged in the Cloud River battlefield.
Two days after killing Huo Liaoyuan, Lu Ye's injuries had healed.
In the wooden house, four people were seated firmly in the spirit ground.
Li Baxian said, "The people from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground must have retreated. We haven't seen a trace of them in these two days. Junior Brother Giant Armor even had the demon wolves search around earlier, but they didn't see anyone, not even Xia Liang or Tan Sheng."
"As expected," nodded Lu Ye.
With such a tremendous loss this time, and still needing to be wary of Lu Ye's potential attacks, the people from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground naturally wouldn't linger here awaiting death.
As for Xia Liang and Tan Sheng… with the people from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground gone, it made no sense for the two of them to remain alone.
"However, Senior Brother, keeping this spirit ground will most likely be impossible."
First, Xia Liang and others joined forces to attack, and now even the people from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground knew; the location of the spirit ground was thoroughly exposed. As time passed, more and more people would know.
Lu Ye found himself seemingly ill-fated with spirit grounds...
When he first entered the Cloud River battlefield, he was incredibly lucky to find a Class C Spirit Ground, but after entering the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain secret realm with Shen Xiaomao, the spirit ground was breached, and the spring spirit taken...
After barely managing to secure the top reward from the Kills Ranking in the hunting ground - a Class A Spring Spirit - he carefully placed the spirit ground in the depths of Great Wilderness Mountain and had a pack of wolves guard it. Yet, it wasn't long before another disaster struck.
Sometimes, Lu Ye really questioned whether the so-called favor of Heaven's Augury truly existed.
If it did, why did he seem so unlucky at times?
Yet at other times, he truly felt fortune favored him. Take the encounter in Fox Fairy Valley, for example, the Fox Demon had reigned over Fox Fairy Valley for nearly twenty years but happened to meet someone like him, who could counter her abilities. In the end, he killed the Fox Demon, saved quite a few people, and even received Heaven's Augury's reward, significantly enhancing his foundation.
The workings of fate were indeed perplexing.
