Sage of Humanity-Chapter 456 454 Infiltration

"Ye Liu, I'm sorry." In the cave, Shen Xiaomao suddenly spoke.

"Hmm?"

"I lost the spirit ground, it was my fault for not being careful enough. If I had realized her malicious intent earlier, we wouldn't have ended up in this situation."

On the Cloud River battlefield, a spirit ground was immensely beneficial for cultivators. Possessing a spirit ground was of great help to one's cultivation, and Shen Xiaomao had previously been grateful for meeting Lu Ye and being taken in by him. She had imagined her cultivation improving day by day, but to her dismay, the spirit ground was seized by someone with evil intentions after just a few days, filling her with regret and self-reproach.

"Being a cat, how could you be an opponent to a fox? Don't dwell on it too much, it's just a spirit ground. It's gone, it's gone; what matters most is that we are still alive."

"Just let it be?" Shen Xiaomao clearly was not content to let things go.

"Heal your injuries first." Lu Ye glanced at her.

"Oh."

A spirit ground that was above Class C but below Class B wasn't really of much importance to Lu Ye. While it was good to have a spirit ground, its absence didn't significantly impact his cultivation.

If those people had fought him and Shen Xiaomao openly and defeated them, he would have had nothing to say about it. A coveted place should belong to the strong; if one's strength is inferior, there is nothing to complain about, and one should work diligently to improve. He planned to make a comeback some other day.

However, taking advantage of his absence to use underhanded methods to seize the spirit ground was quite despicable.

He naturally could not just let this matter slide.

Moreover, it was Lu Ye who had first discovered that spirit ground, and it was he who had personally set up the Formation there. Many array banners and array bases were still left behind. Not to mention anything else, just the protective array alone was worth tens of thousands of merit points.

After leaving Shen Xiaomao in the cave to heal, Lu Ye, taking advantage of the night, summoned his spirit ark and soared into the sky, racing rapidly towards his destination.

Shen Xiaomao, with her Level 5 Cloud River Realm cultivation, first took on two opponents alone and was seriously injured, then escaped a three-person ambush. This indicated that the enemy's cultivation wasn't much higher, most likely around Level 4-5.

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As for Ruan Qingzhu, she was only at Level 4…

Although Lu Ye was only at Level 2 of the Cloud River Realm at the moment, most of the enemies he'd encountered since beginning his cultivation journey had been of a higher cultivation level than his. It was rare for him to face opponents of the same level or lower, so even if he was up against several Level 4-5s, he didn't have any fear.

Having entered the Cloud River battlefield, he had yet to truly fight against anyone, and he was actually quite curious about the standard of these people here.

Half an hour later, Lu Ye arrived at the periphery of the spirit ground. Looking around, the area where the spirit ground was located seemed empty and deserted. Even if someone passed by nearby, they wouldn't detect the existence of the spirit ground without a careful investigation.

Because the Formation that Lu Ye had previously set up not only had a protective array constructed from sixteen array bases but also a Concealment Formation built around Concealment Spirit Runes at its core.

The spirit ground wasn't very large, and with his current prowess in Array Path, he could conceal the entire spirit ground with a Concealment Formation, avoiding many unnecessary troubles.

If it weren't for the presence of a traitor this time, the spirit ground wouldn't have been so easily seized by others.

Lu Ye silently observed for a moment before landing three miles from the spirit ground. He then activated the Concealment Spirit Runes to cover his body, concealing his form as he stealthily approached the direction of the spirit ground.

One incense stick's time later, Lu Ye arrived at the outskirts of the spirit ground. It was already night, and not much activity stirred around him, save for the occasional insect chirps and frog croaks.

His eyes imbued with Insight Spirit Runes, the concealed spirit ground immediately revealed its presence, and the luminescence of the protective array entered his field of vision clearly.

There were no signs the big array had been altered. Lu Ye wasn't sure if any of those people were array cultivators, but even if there was one, their mastery of Array Path probably wasn't on par with his. Otherwise, they wouldn't have continued using the Formation he had laid out.

As the big array was arranged by Lu Ye himself, he was clear about how it operated and where its nodes were.

Casting several array banners towards the Formation and infusing spirit force, Lu Ye lifted his hand and flipped open a corner of the big array, walking in with ease.

After retrieving the array banners and continuing to conceal his form, a figure suddenly darted out from one of the buildings. This person, holding a Great Array Jade Cluster, looked around vigilantly, obviously in charge of guarding. Although the noise Lu Ye made infiltrating the big array was minimal, it had still disturbed him.

Sensing the guard's movement, several others walked out of their houses, including Ruan Qingzhu.

"Junior Brother Sun, what's going on?" A burly man with a wide waist asked.

The one called Junior Brother Sun, holding the Great Array Jade Cluster, frowned as he scanned the surroundings. He said, "There seems to be something unusual with the big array."

"What kind of unusual?" the burly man asked again, his expression alert.

Junior Brother Sun shook his head: "I'm not sure, but the big array just fluctuated." He turned to a tall and thin man: "Junior Brother Cheng, would you check it out?"

The tall and thin man, Junior Brother Cheng, replied, "Alright!"

With that, he stepped forward to receive the Great Array Jade Cluster from Junior Brother Sun's hand, channeled spirit force into it, and as he adjusted the big array's power, he carefully probed it. From his actions, this person seemed to be an array cultivator.

As Junior Brother Cheng was inspecting the array, Junior Brother Sun asked, "Could it be that Shen Xiaomao has returned?"

The burly man said, "That woman was seriously injured; even if she didn't die, she couldn't possibly have recovered so quickly. As opposed to that woman, I'm actually more concerned about that array cultivator. Junior Brother Cheng has also mentioned that the cultivator's proficiency in the Array Path is not to be underestimated."

Junior Brother Sun laughed, "Didn't Junior Sister Ruan say that the array cultivator is merely at Cloud River Level 1? He's probably just entered the Cloud River battlefield. There's nothing much to worry about."

Since they had all signed the Heaven's Augury Pact, Lu Ye had once told Ruan Qingzhu and Shen Xiaomao about his cultivation. At the time, upon learning that Lu Ye was only at Cloud River Level 1, both women were visibly surprised.

Thinking back, Ruan Qingzhu's surprise seemed to carry a deeper meaning.

Shen Xiaomao's surprise was because, during the previous scramble for the spirit fortune stick, she had briefly clashed with Lu Ye and had not expected him to be at Cloud River Level 1.

Junior Brother Cheng finished his careful inspection of the array and handed the jade cluster to Cultivator Sun, "The array is fine. There might have been some oversights during the setup, causing some stagnation in spirit force flow in some areas. I'll check it more thoroughly tomorrow."

Hearing this, Cultivator Sun was also reassured.

The four of them dispersed to their respective rooms.

Inside Cultivator Sun's room, he sat cross-legged, holding the Great Array Jade Cluster, silently cultivating. With the jade cluster in hand, he could sense any abnormalities within the array—it was a duty required of the guard.

Time quietly passed. At a certain moment, Cultivator Sun, who was immersed in cultivation, suddenly felt a chill spread throughout his body, an inexplicable sense of crisis enveloping him.

He was quick to react. The instant he sensed something amiss, he sharply opened his eyes. However, at that moment, a mysterious force engulfed him, the world spun wildly, and when he came back to his senses, he found himself in a chaotic stone forest.

He immediately surveyed his surroundings with vigilance and saw a figure a hundred paces away. The person appeared young, about seventeen or eighteen years old, head slightly bowed, hand on the hilt of a knife.

Cultivator Sun immediately shouted sharply, "Who goes there!"

More than the identity of the other party, he wanted to know where he was!

He had clearly been in his room in the spirit ground, yet in the blink of an eye, he found himself here, which truly baffled him.

This place, resembling a stone forest, was naturally the space within the Nine Worlds map.

As the four people at the spirit ground were opening the rooms to check the situation, he had quietly sneaked into Cultivator Sun's room. He chose this target because the man possessed the Great Array Jade Cluster.

Lu Ye needed to take control of the Great Array Jade Cluster immediately to move in and out at will.

Otherwise, even if he had set up the spirit ground's array, leaving would still require some effort, just like when he sneaked in.

He had not seized the moment Cultivator Sun was cultivating to launch a surprise attack and kill him, mainly because Lu Ye was not sure he could deliver a fatal blow in one strike and because, even if he could, there was no guarantee that the other party would not scream or make some other sound. If that happened, the remaining three would certainly rush over immediately, which would create a disadvantageous situation for him.

After all, the other party's cultivation was higher than his, and using the Nine Worlds map was undoubtedly more prudent. The map indeed captured him at first attempt, catching him entirely off guard.

At this moment, in the room of Cultivator Sun, Yiyi was controlling the Nine Worlds map. She didn't dare exert too much spirit force to avoid alerting others, which led to her just managing to maintain the operation of the map, unable to harness its full power to assist Lu Ye.

This battle, Lu Ye had to rely solely on his own strength!

Within the Nine Worlds map, as Cultivator Sun cried out, receiving no response, his heart was filled with panic. Combining his own plight with the rumors he'd heard...

For a person to change locations instantly, it was undoubtedly the work of a very powerful treasure, such as a spirit treasure like an array diagram.

With this in mind, he must be inside an array diagram. For a Cloud River Realm cultivator to possess a spirit treasure... was unimaginable. It would take an incredibly powerful background to own such a treasure, considering Cloud River Realm cultivators normally only use mid-grade spiritual artifacts.

While Cultivator Sun was alarmed, Lu Ye had already charged toward him, his body surging with spirit force.

Such movement exposed Lu Ye's cultivation without a doubt.

Enraged, Cultivator Sun bellowed, "Cloud River Level 2!"

Where did this death-defying youth come from? A Cloud River Level 2 dared to challenge him! Although his own cultivation base was not very profound, he was after all a cultivator of the Cloud River Level 4 realm.

Fury replaced the terror in his heart. With a wave of his hand, several weapon control attacks were hurled towards Lu Ye, revealing that the man was indeed a combat cultivator!

However, in the next instant, a chilling scene occurred for Cultivator Sun. He saw the charging youth throw out his hand, and nine beams of light shot out like meteors chasing the moon, their speed incredible, tearing through the air with a ceaseless whistling sound.

Clang clang clang, to Cultivator Sun's astonishment, he found that his weapon control was neither as numerous nor as formidable as his opponent's. The brief encounter left him thoroughly bested.

The opponent's nine spiritual artifacts broke through his spiritual artifact barrier, spinning like tops as they bore down on him.