Sage of Humanity-Chapter 339 - 337 Golden Clouds Tower

Atop the Spirit Mountaintop of Sleeping Dragon Mountain, the sect master received another message from Lu Ye with an exasperated demeanor, "He’s rebelling, this boy is rebelling against the heavens!"

Pang Zhen hurriedly said, "Veteran Thang, calm down, what happened?"

The sect master said, "This boy actually told me to give him three days to break through the Golden Clouds Tower stronghold; otherwise, he won’t have peace of mind! What nonsense is this, completely disrespectful. Alas, my Righteous Blood Sect hasn’t taken in disciples for decades, perhaps forgetting how to teach them, I neglected my duties in disciplining."

He looked utterly heartbroken, but anyone with clear eyes could see his intentions.

Pang Zhen found it difficult to respond, as he couldn’t simply continue the act, given his position as the Haotian Alliance Deputy Leader and his need for face.

The elder from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, with a darkened face, took a long time to squeeze out a sentence through clenched teeth, "Tell him to directly assault the Golden Clouds Tower, and along the way, if he dares touch any other Ten Thousand Demons Ridge stronghold, I swear Ten Thousand Demons Ridge and Haotian Alliance shall have a fight to the death, so let Heaven’s Augury witness this!"

Pang Zhen’s expression turned solemn.

The sect master nodded, "I will make it clear to him to prioritize the bigger picture."

In the midst of the Spirit Stream battlefield, Lu Ye reviewed the message from the sect master, realizing that things had escalated to a point where they couldn’t continue further.

Since his re-emergence from the Tianyan Sect, he had drawn together two Haotian Alliance armies in the past month, consecutively overtaking over a hundred Ten Thousand Demons Ridge strongholds, with substantial gains for his side and devastating losses for Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

Now, as both sides’ Divine Sea Realm cultivators were in negotiations and had essentially reached some agreements, continuing the conflicts would make it impossible to conclude the matter.

Indeed, with his methods and capabilities, he could continue to open more battlefields, conquer more Ten Thousand Demons Ridge strongholds, but doing so would only force Ten Thousand Demons Ridge into a fight to the death with his side.

Seizing this opportunity to retreat bravely and gain some advantages from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge seemed like a good strategy.

Upon this contemplation, Lu Ye instructed Luo Fu to summon the governors to discuss the matter.

These governors had clearly already received advice from the elders in their respective sects, so almost no one needed further explanation from Lu Ye to understand the current situation.

They felt some regret but were inevitably helpless.

The confrontation between the two factions had always been like this, even if one side held a significant advantage that could severely hurt the other, they could not push them to a point of hopelessness, because a side without hope would ignore all consequences.

The lessons from over thirty years ago had cost the Haotian Alliance dearly, when under the leadership of Feng Wujiang, they pursued the annihilation of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, but fate was not with them, leading to the decline of the Righteous Blood Sect and substantial weakening of the Haotian Alliance.

Shortly after, everyone dispersed, preparing to gather their cultivators and head back to their sects.

A little while later, the Allied Forces departed, retracing their route.

In the occupied Ten Thousand Demons Ridge stronghold, left behind were only Lu Ye, Hua Ci, Giant Armor, and Yiyi.

"Fourth Brother."

Suddenly, Lu Ye turned his head and softly called out.

The faces of Hua Ci and others displayed surprise.

What astonished them more was that moments later, a figure shone forth from that direction, face like a bejeweled crown, eyes starry and eyebrows like swords, his white hair dazzling and a wine gourd hanging at his waist — if not Li Baxian, then who?

"How did you know I was here?"

Li Baxian was somewhat astonished, believing that he had not revealed his whereabouts, yet he was still seen through by Lu Ye.

"Brother, since joining the unified army as an independent cultivator from Wei River half a month ago and following up to here, if I hadn’t noticed you, wouldn’t I be a fool?"

Ever since Lu Ye led the first allied force into battle, Li Baxian had quietly followed, always concealing his tracks.

Considering the timing, it was after the incident where Lu Ye was attacked by the 9th Heaven specters.

Clearly, he was concerned for Lu Ye’s safety and came to provide protection.

Not revealing his whereabouts wasn’t because he didn’t want to meet with Lu Ye; rather, he felt that staying hidden was more convenient for taking action.

Since Lu Ye’s transport from Wei River to Silver Light Island via Heaven’s Augury Pillar, Li Baxian rushed over as well, silently eliminating a significant number of core circle powerhouses during this period.

"Good!"

Lu Ye appreciating such sharp awareness made Li Baxian undoubtedly pleased, and he finally understood why Lu Ye had dared let the allied forces retreat first while he stayed behind with a few from the Righteous Blood Sect, as he had known about his proximity all along.

With the third-ranked on the Spirit Stream Ranking by his side, as long as they didn’t encounter too many enemies, they were largely safe.

Moreover, at this time, no one would likely dare attack Lu Ye, as Ten Thousand Demons Ridge was more eager for him to stop, not wanting to provoke further conflicts.

"Heading to Golden Clouds Tower?" Li Baxian asked.

He apparently had received some accurate information.

Lu Ye nodded.

"Let’s go." Li Baxian gestured, and a large Spirit Sword appeared in front of him. He leapt onto it, and with his manipulation, the sword greatly expanded in size.

Lu Ye and the others flashed onto the surface.

The next instant, sword light surged into the sky.

If Little Gray were still here, everyone could naturally ride it to the Golden Clouds Tower residence, but Little Gray had always obeyed the command left by Feng Wujiang, guarding the Righteous Blood Sect residence, using it to travel was not a problem, but it would never linger outside, so after the previous battle, Little Gray had already flown back to the Righteous Blood Sect residence.

The scenery swiftly receded all around, and Lu Ye marveled inwardly, having long heard that the speed of sword cultivators was extraordinarily fast, only to truly understand that it was well deserved at this moment.

Of course, this also had a lot to do with Li Baxian’s own formidable background.

While flying through air by Sword Control, Li Baxian faced the fierce wind, drinking wine and chanting in a low voice, appearing in a pretty good mood.

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Although he was no longer a disciple of the Righteous Blood Sect, he nonetheless originated from there, and now that the sect had produced a Lu Ye, he felt honored as well.

Occasionally encountering some cultivators traveling through air along the way, but upon catching sight of Li Baxian’s sword light from afar, all hastily dodged, clearly sensing that the owner of that sword light was not to be trifled with.

What was originally a three-day journey, thanks to Li Baxian’s Sword Control Technique, took less than a full day to arrive.

Golden Clouds Tower residence, shrouded with the light screen of a protective array, hundreds of Golden Clouds Tower cultivators gathered within the residence, each of their expressions extremely unsightly.

They had already received the sect’s transmission and knew of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge’s decision, telling them to abandon the residence to appease Lu Yiye’s rage.

However, how could they willingly accept such a decision.

The residence and everything in it was fought for by successive generations of Spirit Stream Realm cultivators of Golden Clouds Tower, forged through the blood and lives of their forebears.

Thus, even though higher orders were given repeatedly, before the deadline arrived, none of the Golden Clouds Tower cultivators had evacuated.

No one had expected that Lu Yiye, who was supposed to arrive here in three days, would actually arrive in just one day.

As the news spread, a group of Golden Clouds Tower cultivators were both shocked and enraged. Soon, hundreds of cultivators gathered inside the protective array, facing Lu Ye through the layer of light screen.

Seeing no Allied Forces of Haotian Alliance but only Lu Yiye leading a few people, the Golden Clouds Tower cultivators suddenly became restless, thinking that if they made a move now, maybe they could kill this Lu Yiye.

But upon seeing the white-haired young man beside Lu Ye, the restless thoughts quickly subsided considerably.

Li Baxian, ranked third on the Spirit Stream Ranking, was well-known to everyone. The signature white hair and the wine gourd at his waist identified him clearly.

Outside the array, Lu Ye’s gaze shifted and finally settled on a man in black.

"Are you going to open the array, or should I break it?"

The man in black was undoubtedly Golden Clouds Tower’s Governor or Deputy Governor, as the jade cluster that controlled the array hung at his waist.

Upon hearing Lu Ye’s question, the man in black merely stared back expressionlessly.

Lu Ye said no more, raising his hand, he promptly cast out a few array banners, directing them at the nodes of the array.

As he acted, spirit force began to surge, and in just a dozen breaths, the solidified big array was torn open, creating a not so large breach.

In the past, he had used the same method when taking over the Illuminating Sun Mountain residence. Now, his knowledge of the Array Path was so much more advanced than before, tearing such a breach was incredibly easy. Read new chapters at novelbuddy

Under the shocked gazes of a group of Golden Clouds Tower cultivators, Lu Ye led the few people behind him into the array through that breach.

The breach behind them quickly closed, as if it had never appeared.

The atmosphere suddenly tensed up, the friction sound of Spiritual Artifacts slowly unsheathing echoed, as spirit force quietly surged in cultivators from all directions, ready to strike at any moment.

Li Baxian grabbed his wine gourd, took a big gulp with great satisfaction, burped contentedly, then smiled as he looked around.

That sharp gaze like a sword swept over each Golden Clouds Tower cultivator’s vital areas, every one glimpsed by him felt an icy chill run through their bodies, death like an invisible savage beast, clung to their necks, licking at their psyche, making their bodies tremble.

Under the silent pressure, slowly some cultivators could not bear the torment anymore, their faces began to turn red, and their hands holding the Spiritual Artifacts trembled violently, on the verge of erupting.

The man in black suddenly spoke, "Li Baxian, if you dare kill one of our Golden Clouds Tower people, Golden Clouds Tower will not rest today until you are dead!"

As soon as his words fell, a transparent cutlass only a foot long suddenly pressed against his forehead, no one saw how Li Baxian made his move.

That silent and swift transparent cutlass attacked right in front of a 7th Heaven level cultivator, the light from the cutlass slightly pulsing as it penetrated the man in black’s skin.

Bright red blood streamed down from his forehead, splitting at the bridge of his nose, marking his face with two blood-red streaks.

"Threatening me?" Li Baxian tilted his head, looking at him. "Try saying another word and see?"

The man in black’s face turned ashen, but he truly dared not speak again.

For he knew that sword cultivators never take well to threats, and if he dared to speak again, his next moment would be as a corpse.

He wasn’t afraid of death, but if he died, a great battle would be inevitable, and at that time, who knows how many from Golden Clouds Tower would perish; a top-tier sword cultivator’s attack was not to be taken lightly.