Sage of Humanity-Chapter 451 449 Seeking Refuge

Reflecting on the method to set up a formation, Lu Ye placed sixteen array bases around the area, enveloping several buildings and the Spiritual Spring within it before activating the big array.

The protective ability of the newly formed big array wasn't very strong as it needed to draw in sufficient spirit force to continually strengthen its defense, the more concentrated nature's spiritual energy, the more outstanding the protection.

Moreover, with the protective array in place, the spiritual energy from the spirit ground would not leak out.

As dawn gradually broke, a night's accumulation made the spiritual energy in the spirit ground very dense, but it had not reached its limit yet; such accumulation generally takes several days to stabilize before the grade of the spirit ground can be evaluated.

Lu Ye began setting up various formations within the spirit ground.

In terms of cultivation, his was among the weakest in the Cloud River battlefield, but that didn't mean his strength was at the bottom, especially since he had a considerable understanding in the Array Path. Coupled with his methods in array cultivation, he was well prepared. Even if cultivators from the Level 4-5 of the Cloud River came, they might not necessarily be able to handle him.

If this place were really a barren land, it would not attract much attention, but with the revival of the Spiritual Spring and the resurrection of the spirit ground, it was bound to draw the attention of others soon, and troubles would inevitably follow.

As he was busy, Lu Ye suddenly sensed something and looked up into the sky.

He saw a bewitching figure hovering there, looking down in surprise, obviously having noticed something unusual about the spirit ground below.

As their eyes met, the person exclaimed in surprise, "It's you?"

Lu Ye was also surprised as he had not expected to encounter this female cultivator here.

This woman was the one who had fought briefly over the spirit fortune stick with him before, and then cooperated with him.

The Cloud River battlefield was vast, yet to encounter the same person twice in just two days was truly a case of 'no meeting is not destined'.

The female cultivator glanced at Lu Ye, then at the ten-part map in her hand, and realizing that there was no mark of this spirit ground on it, she said in surprise, "A newly born spirit ground?"

She was obviously mistaken.

Lu Ye did not intend to explain too much and just quietly watched her.

The female cultivator gently landed on the ground outside the protective array, touched the light curtain of the array with her hand, her eyes shining, "Little brother, are you an array cultivator?"

In the entire Cloud River battlefield, if one were to say which faction of cultivators was most in demand, it would undoubtedly be the array cultivators.

Array cultivators could set up formations, which were invaluable to those cultivators who owned spirit ground. If an array cultivator was stationed there, the protection of the spirit ground would undoubtedly be greatly enhanced.

Therefore, in the Cloud River battlefield, almost every spirit ground has its own array cultivator, and a spirit ground without one could not withstand the intrusion of outsiders.

Here was a spirit ground, and Lu Ye looked like an array cultivator, hence the lady's thoughts naturally became lively. Even though Lu Ye merely watched her expressionlessly, it did not diminish her enthusiasm.

"Little brother, are you alone here? Do you need a hand? Don't let my delicate appearance fool you, I'm quite capable in a fight," the female cultivator promoted herself vigorously as she spoke, even puffing up her chest, which stood tall and proud!

Lu Ye distinctly heard a snort of derision from Amber inside him.

"Little brother, if you really are alone, even if you're an array cultivator, you surely can't protect this spirit ground on your own. Let me help you, please take me in," she said, with a pleading tone at the end.

She spoke the truth, but Lu Ye hadn't planned to monopolize the spirit ground by himself either, as this was unrealistic.

According to the rules of the Cloud River battlefield, for a small spirit ground like this one, the first few people who discovered it could form a temporary alliance to occupy it together and look after each other.

Of course, rules were rigid, but people were adaptable—if Lu Ye had enough manpower, he could turn her down.

But currently, Giant Armor's whereabouts were unknown, and he could not get in touch with his fourth senior brother and Feng Yuechan either. The most likely outcome of rejecting others was that the news of this spirit ground would spread, and soon others would come in groups to fight for the possession of this spirit ground, which would complicate matters greatly.

Therefore, in the Cloud River battlefield, the cultivators who first discovered an uncharted spirit ground were usually entitled to a share.

"Your cultivation!" Lu Ye asked indifferently.

The female cultivator straightened up proudly and said, "Cloud River Level 5! I ascended through 360 orifices in the Cloud River, and back in the day, I was ranked 46th on the Spirit Stream Ranking. I swear by Heaven's Augury, there is no deception."

Being able to be listed on the Spirit Stream Ranking unquestionably indicated a solid foundation. However, in front of Lu Ye, the top of the Spirit Stream Ranking, she was still lacking. This indicated that the female cultivator's sect background was not simple either—at least a 3rd grade sect. Which faction she belonged to was irrelevant.

"Little brother, if you would take me in, I promise to work with you wholeheartedly to safeguard this spirit ground. Should any invaders come, they will surely not be spared," she vowed.

"Come in," Lu Ye said as he operated the jade cluster of the protective array, opening a gap in it.

The female cultivator immediately replied cheerfully, "Alrighty!"

She stepped in, thinking to herself how lucky she was to accidentally find a new spirit ground that hadn't yet stabilized and that the owner lacked sufficient manpower.

Only at this moment did Lu Ye take a good look at the woman. Undeniably, she was very beautiful, with a great figure to boot. Her fair arms, exposed to view, seemed so delicate that they could break with a mere puff, catching the eye.

The female cultivator looked around and finally realized, "Little brother, this is not a newly born spirit ground? Is it a revival of the Spiritual Spring?"

If this were a newly born spirit ground, there would not be so many dilapidated buildings here. If there were dilapidated buildings, it would indicate that people once lived here.

Where there were people living in a desolate wilderness, it could only be a spirit ground.

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"Yes."

"You're really lucky to have stumbled upon a reviving Spiritual Spring. Of course, I'm pretty lucky myself, hehe. Oh, by the way, I haven't asked yet, how should I address you, young man?" The female cultivator seemed quite casual and carefree, but she didn't lack the charm of a woman.

Lu Ye blurted out without hesitation, "Ye Liu!"

Having finally left the Spirit Stream battlefield, it was a new journey, a new beginning, and Lu Ye didn't want people to pay too much attention to him because of his name.

Righteous Blood Sect's Lu Yiye had caused too much commotion on the Spirit Stream battlefield, and there were definitely people on the Cloud River battlefield who had heard of him, so Lu Ye had already decided to change his name upon entering the Cloud River battlefield.

"Oh... so you're Fellow Daoist Ye, I'm Shen Xiaomao."

Their gazes met, and the atmosphere was somewhat stiff.

The name Ye Liu clearly wasn't a real name, and as for Shen Xiaomao, it was undoubtedly a pseudonym too. It was quite common for cultivators who weren't acquainted with each other to report their aliases to one another on the Cloud River battlefield.

"Let's draw up a Heaven's Augury Pact," Lu Ye broke the silence, knowing that unfamiliar cultivators forming an alliance to share a spirit ground required the drawing of a Heaven's Augury Pact. Only with a Heaven's Augury Pact could they feel assured of one another, without it, no one knew if the other party might scheme behind their back.

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However, Lu Ye had never experienced this before and didn't know how to list the terms on the Heaven's Augury Pact, so he left the matter to Shen Xiaomao, taking the opportunity to observe and learn.

"Alright!" Shen Xiaomao agreed readily, muttering under her breath for a moment, and suddenly a beam of golden light descended from Heaven's Augury, which she grasped, and pulled out a Heaven's Augury Pact.

Lu Ye had seen his Fourth Senior Brother perform this action on Golden Light Peak, so he wasn't surprised by it.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, see if this suits you, and if it does, we can sign it," Shen Xiaomao handed the Heaven's Augury Pact to Lu Ye.

Lu Ye examined it carefully and found that the terms listed were very detailed, including the obligations and responsibilities they were supposed to fulfill for each other, the help they should provide, and the prohibition of harboring harmful intentions against the alliance. They were also forbidden from secretly revealing the existence of this spirit ground, mainly to prevent them from summoning familiar cultivators. For example, if Lu Ye were to summon his Fourth Senior Brother and Feng Yuechan, it would undoubtedly be disadvantageous for Shen Xiaomao, as she would have to be constantly wary of any designs they might have against her.

It was because of such considerations that the phenomenon of cultivators from two camps temporarily cooperating on the Cloud River battlefield occurred.

Shen Xiaomao even thoughtfully reserved spaces for two or three more people.

As such a small spirit ground typically gathered three to five people and there were only Lu Ye and Shen Xiaomao, their defensive power was somewhat fragile. If they could add a few more people, defending this spirit ground would become easier.

"There's something I need to inform you in advance," Lu Ye looked up at Shen Xiaomao.

"Hmm, go ahead," Shen Xiaomao nodded.

"I have already revealed the news of this spirit ground to a fellow sect member, but I don't know when he'll be able to come."

"Just one?"

"Only this one!"

"That's fine then, as long as you don't leak it carelessly afterward."

"If there's no problem, let's sign the Heaven's Augury Pact." Lu Ye raised his hand, bit his fingertip, and stamped his fingerprint on the Heaven's Augury Pact. Shen Xiaomao did the same, and amidst the predestined arrangements, the Heaven's Augury Pact was consummated.

Lu Ye stored the Heaven's Augury Pact away.

After signing the Heaven's Augury Pact, Shen Xiaomao's expression became much more relaxed; she was previously quite wary of Lu Ye.

Looking around, she asked, "Which side are you staying on?"

Lu Ye pointed to the room he had stayed in the night before.

Shen Xiaomao pointed to another room, "Then I'll stay on this side!"

As she said this, she picked up the hem of her skirt and cheerfully ran into the room, busying herself with setting things up.

Lu Ye continued setting up the formation.

It wasn't until the evening that Shen Xiaomao finished her tasks. When she came out, she appeared disheveled, telling Lu Ye, "I'm going to find a place to take a bath."

After Lu Ye deactivated the protective array, she shot into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace of where she went.

By nightfall, when Shen Xiaomao returned, Lu Ye had already gone into his room to rest.

The accumulation over a day and night made the nature's spiritual energy within the spirit ground extremely rich.

During Lu Ye's time in the Spirit Stream battlefield, he had also entered the territories of many Core Circle sects, and each Core Circle sect's territory was rich with nature's spiritual energy, suitable for cultivators to practice in.

In comparison, the nature's spiritual energy in the current spirit ground was about two to three times richer than that of any Core Circle sect's territory on the Spirit Stream battlefield.

In such an environment, Cloud River Realm cultivators naturally cultivated with twice the results for half the effort.

Furthermore, the current condition of the spirit ground was not yet completely stabilized. Once it did stabilize, the density of the nature's spiritual energy would increase even further.

Of course, the efficiency of cultivation couldn't compare to using a spirit fortune stick, but the advantage was in its stability and longevity. Competing for spirit fortune sticks was fraught with too much uncertainty.

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