Sage of Humanity-Chapter 791 - 789 Yuan Xiang

After waiting for a moment, there was no response.

Ying Wuji asked again.

Still no response.

Several times over, Ying Wuji even couldn't help but doubt whether the audio transmission stone was still useful.

Just as he was about to put it away, as if possessed by a sudden whim, he looked around with a guilty expression, held the audio transmission stone, and whispered softly, "Righteous Blood Flows Forever?"

Silently waited for ten breaths...

"Liar!"

Ying Wuji's nose was almost crooked with anger.

They had said that in danger, one only needed to cry out "Righteous Blood Flows Forever," yet now there was no danger and he couldn't even find that fellow. If real danger arose, waiting for him to come to the rescue, one would probably be a cold corpse.

Indeed, others are unreliable.

Just as he was about to put away the audio transmission stone, suddenly a vibration emanated from it.

Ying Wuji quickly activated the audio transmission stone, and Lu Ye's voice transmitted from it: "Southeast!"

Ying Wuji looked up to determine his bearings, and only after a good moment did he confirm where the southeast was, then he quickly hurried in that direction.

Soon, he saw Lu Ye's figure, and to his surprise, there was a young girl with Lu Ye!

A local cultivator? Ying Wuji's eyes lit up at the sight.

Lu Ye had wanted to seek information through finding local cultivators, and he had the same idea. Unfortunately, the two hadn't seen a single person all day. Unexpectedly, they had actually encountered one here.

He couldn't help looking at the girl once more.

The girl looked timid and involuntarily shrank back behind Lu Ye: "Senior Brother, who is he..."

In comparison, although Lu Ye was cold, his recent actions had shown he was not a bad person. Ying Wuji was different; perhaps accustomed to the ways of ghostly cultivators, the girl always felt this fellow was somewhat sneaky, not seeming like a good person.

"This is one of my junior brothers," Lu Ye explained casually, "He comes from the same place as I do."

Ying Wuji couldn't help rolling his eyes, but he didn't argue.

It was a small advantage in terms of identity, Lu Yiye had taken it, and it didn't cost him any flesh. What was crucial now was to first obtain some useful information.

"Oh." The girl then felt relieved.

"I haven't asked yet, how should I address you?" Lu Ye asked.

The girl said, "I'm called Yuan Xiang. How should I address you, Senior Brother?"

Lu Ye was almost instinctively about to give the name Ye Liu, but on second thought, if he met other people from the Nine Provinces later, being recognized might cause misunderstandings.

"Lu Yiye, my junior brother Ying Wuji!"

Ying Wuji performed a polite bow: "Pleased to meet you, Junior Sister Yuan Xiang!"

Yuan Xiang returned the bow.

"Is there anything else you need to pack?" Lu Ye asked Yuan Xiang.

Yuan Xiang shook her head, everything that needed to be packed had been packed, and things like old bones couldn't possibly be taken back.

"Then let's go," Lu Ye called out.

Yuan Xiang led the way, and the three of them set out together.

Gradually, Ying Wuji figured out what had happened before, and couldn't help but inwardly admire how lucky Lu Yiye was; he himself had taken risks to scout that ruined city and found nothing, while Lu Yiye, waiting outside the city, had encountered several local cultivators who had suffered great misfortunes, even performing a heroic rescue!

Seeing Yuan Xiang's attitude towards Lu Yiye wasn't exactly trusting, but at the very least, she wasn't repulsive or wary. He didn't know what this fellow had done.

And now, he and Lu Yiye, were supposedly escorting Yuan Xiang to a so-called stronghold!

"Junior Sister Yuan Xiang," along the way, Lu Ye spoke, "If it's convenient, could you tell us about the current situation in the Unparalleled Continent?"

Ying Wuji immediately perked up his ears.

"What would you like to know, Senior Brother Lu?" Yuan Xiang had yet to recover from the grief of losing her relatives and friends, but she forced some spirit into her response upon hearing his question.

"Anything will do, both my junior brother and I are novices to the outside world, having hardly ever seen even the Corpse Race before," said Lu Ye.

Ying Wuji nodded continuously on the side: "That's true, that's true. My brothers and I have always lived in a rarely visited place, never having contact with the outside world. Under the meticulous guidance of our master, it was only a month ago, when our master passed away, that he allowed us to go out."

Lu Ye turned his head and gave him a leisurely glance.

This guy... really knows how to steal the spotlight.

Ying Wuji fearlessly met his gaze.

Yuan Xiang fell silent for a moment before she softly began, "I don't know much, I'll just speak offhand. If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

"It is said that Unparalleled Continent was once a flourishing land, where the cultivation world constantly saw the emergence of powerful figures and strong cultivators in abundance."

As soon as she spoke, Lu Ye couldn't help but be reminded of the Soaring Dragon World.

Was this situation similar to what happened in the Soaring Dragon World?

The Soaring Dragon World had also housed cultivators from the Divine Sea Realm. However, due to the absorption and devouring by the Blood World, and the flow of Heaven-Earth Origin, the cultivators' cultivation had declined generation after generation.

However, Lu Ye soon realized that the situations in the two domains were different.

"But over a thousand years ago, after the cataclysm, everything changed. A thousand years ago, Unparalleled Continent suddenly shattered, breaking into countless pieces. Some say it was a natural calamity, while others claim it was the aftermath of a battle between powerful figures in the stellar space that shattered Unparalleled Continent."

"I'm not sure how big the original Unparalleled Continent was, but what we currently inhabit is merely a fragment of it."

"When the cataclysm occurred, numerous strong cultivators perished explosively or suffered degradation in their realms for unknown reasons. Since then, no cultivators above the Cloud River Realm have appeared."

Ying Wuji's expression turned solemn, and Lu Ye also furrowed his brows.

At this moment, he finally understood what the shattered Unparalleled Continent truly meant.

It was literally as stated, this land was a fragment of the actual Unparalleled Continent!

As for why this fragment broke apart, too much time had passed to investigate. Thus, Yuan Xiang's words were merely speculations of later generations.

Heaven's Augury had chosen them, strong cultivators from the Cloud River Realm rankings, to come here because this place's matters could only be dealt with by the Cloud River Realm.

Each world has its limits of tolerance.

Thus, even if Heaven's Augury recruited some from the Divine Sea Realm or True Lake Realm, the strength they could exhibit would still be at the Cloud River level.

It was better to directly bring those of the Cloud River Realm; at the very least, in this realm, cultivators of the Cloud River Realm could utilize their full strength without being suppressed.

Furthermore, the transmission here by Heaven's Augury must have come at a certain cost. freewebnoveℓ.com

The cost of transporting a few from the Cloud River Realm couldn't be too great, but transmitting those from True Lake or Divine Sea, that was a different story.

"The ground shattered, countless died, even cultivators caught in the middle were like candles in the wind, unable to save themselves. Fortunately, not many years passed before the effects of the cataclysm gradually faded, and Unparalleled Continent stabilized once again. However, another crisis erupted soon after, and up to this day, due to this crisis, the human race has almost no foothold outside."

"Corpse Race?" Lu Ye naturally knew what crisis Yuan Xiang was referring to.

Yuan Xiang nodded, "Before the cataclysm, there was no such bizarre race as the Corpse Race on Unparalleled Continent. But a few years after the cataclysm, the first of the Corpse Race appeared. At that time, the cultivators on Unparalleled Continent thought he had some mishap during his cultivation or contracted some strange illness and didn't cause much stir. That period must have been when every big sect and family were busy with survival."

"But gradually, the Corpse Race increased in number, and all of them transformed from the human race. Despite retaining their previous bodies, they lost all prior memories, as if their bodies had birthed another unfamiliar spiritual intelligence."

"The Corpse Race is strong and peculiar, and our side completely lacks experience in dealing with them. Many sects were exterminated overnight, many cities were massacred, and over the thousand years, Unparalleled Continent was nearly dominated by the Corpse Race. We, the human race, could only hide and scrape by in various strongholds! Although there is still a bit of space for humans to survive, if this continues..." Yuan Xiang's eyes darkened as she thought of the deceased Uncle Yooi and Aunt Shen, and sorrow welled up within her.

Lu Ye remained silent for a moment, then spoke, "Are there different types of the Corpse Race? The Corpse Race I encountered before seems to have two kinds, one that is your enemy, and another that can control hordes of corpses."

"Are you talking about the rotting corpses?"

"Yes."

"Indeed, there are two types of the Corpse Race. One is the rotting corpse that can control hordes, whose own strength isn't very strong, but the horde can combine forces. And the controlling Corpse Race hiding among them is difficult to locate. The other type is the zombies you saw before, individually stronger than the rotting corpses, but still manageable if one has enough strength. So if you encounter rotting corpses and their hordes, run as far as you can, never think of standing against them."

Another rule of survival in the apocalypse, never casually engage with rotting corpses and their hordes; it's completely an unnecessary hardship.

On the other hand, cultivators who encounter zombies, if capable, will try to eliminate them!

Ying Wuji had a deep understanding of this and continuously nodded in agreement. However, remembering how Lu Yiye single-handedly beheaded enemies amidst thousands of troops, he couldn't help feeling deeply sorrowful.

Is the gap in strength really that big?

"So now in Unparalleled Continent, do most humans live within strongholds?"

Lu Ye asked again.

Yuan Xiang nodded, "Most do. The place where you previously survived, strictly speaking, could also be considered a stronghold, perhaps your Master protects you too well, not allowing you to encounter outside matters."

For the human race living in strongholds, surviving is not easy, with troubles in food, clothing, and shelter, especially since cultivators need various resources for cultivation.

They had left the stronghold this time to seek resources outside, and squads like theirs typically needed to venture out monthly to barely maintain the necessities of life. As for resources for cultivation, that depended purely on luck.

Good luck might bring some finds, bad luck might yield nothing.