Sage of Humanity-Chapter 485 - 483: Cloud River Level 3, Threefold Joy Arrives

Lu Ye thought that the worst scenario he and Shen Xiaomao would face upon returning to their spiritual land after these days would be a case of the magpie occupying a dove’s nest, with someone having usurped their land.

If that were the case, they would inevitably have to fight to win back the spiritual land.

A Class C spiritual land wouldn’t catch the eye of truly powerful cultivators. Those who were interested in Class C lands generally didn’t have high cultivation levels.

Together, he and Shen Xiaomao might not fear others.

But what he really didn’t expect was that something even worse than he imagined had occurred. No one had usurped their spiritual land; instead, someone had pulled the rug from under their feet and plundered the spring spirit!

"What would they snatch the spring spirit for?"

"It could be sold or used personally," Shen Xiaomao continued to explain: "For example, if we were to snatch someone else’s spring spirit and place it here, then the Spiritual Spring would revive – a dead spring turned alive. If placed in an active spring, the quality of the Spiritual Spring would improve. Currently, there are many Class A spiritual lands in the Cloud River battlefield that were not naturally Class A; most have gradually risen in rank by integrating many spring spirits."

"So, that’s possible!"

"Many who own a spiritual land do just that."

"With this in mind, having a spiritual land but not enough people for cultivation would simply invite disaster."

"That’s right, which is why people who find an unclaimed Spiritual Spring generally try to gather enough manpower in a short time, otherwise it’s difficult to keep it safe." She hesitated for a moment, then added, "Yiyi really is missing."

Lu Ye waved his hand: "Yiyi is fine, she just sent me a message."

A perfectly good spiritual land, now rendered into this state, a terrible loss!

Not only was a spiritual land lost, but many array banners he had left here and a set of array bases for the protective array had been forcibly destroyed.

Although he still had several sets of array bases for a protective array, each was valued at over 10,000 points of merit.

Even someone as wealthy as Lu Ye couldn’t help but feel pained.

The entrance to the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain secret realm was nearby, which previously had drawn many cultivators. Many couldn’t reach the secret realm in time for its opening, but the news brought more cultivators, increasing the risk of exposing this spiritual land. It was most likely in this way that the land was discovered.

Now, tracing who was responsible was unrealistic, and even if they could find out, Lu Ye and Shen Xiaomao might not be a match for them.

The opening of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain previously attracted several cultivators from the Cloud River Level 8-9. To see through the formations Lu Ye had set up, their strength must not have been weak. The intruder had forcefully broken the formation, indicating they were not well-versed in Array Path.

Lu Ye remembered what the old goat-bearded man from the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain had said before. The old fellow had mentioned his recent success might encounter obstacles and that he could lose something...

His words had truly become a prophecy.

That old man spoke in half-truths—though he had the ability to predict fortunes, Lu Ye had not really taken his words seriously. Now, it seemed he had underestimated him.

He also said that there was a strand of purple qi tangled in his fate, warning him to be careful.

Purple qi... Lu Ye couldn’t think of what it could be.

With the spiritual land destroyed, it was useless to ponder further. Lu Ye started setting up some simple formations nearby for warning and protection before entering his own house.

No matter what, advancing his cultivation was the priority.

With a gold-hued spirit fortune stick, two purple fortune sticks, one blue, one green, and two white ones in his possession...

These many fortune sticks were enough for him to ascend to the Cloud River Level 3.

First, he constructed a large Spirit Energy Gathering Spirit Runes formation. Lu Ye then built several small spirit energy gathering funnels on himself before sitting down with his legs crossed. Amber hopped down beside him, staring intently at him, while Yiyi flashed out from within Amber, ready for cultivation.

Lu Ye first took out the gold-hued spirit fortune stick and squeezed it firmly.

Just as before, with the shattering of the fortune stick, golden powder coalesced and swirled in front of Lu Ye, forming a golden circle. From within the circle, a massive amount of pure spirit mist spontaneously emerged. As soon as the spirit mist appeared, it twined around Lu Ye, coalescing without dispersing. With his breathing and the consumption of the small spirit energy gathering funnels, it quickly surged into his body, transforming into his own spirit force.

The spirit mist was flawlessly pure, not needing any refinement. Just by absorbing it, one could turn it into their own strength, which was the reason a spirit fortune stick could quickly enhance a cultivator’s power. This kind of cultivation was several times more efficient than cultivators simply inhaling nature’s spiritual energy.

Amber and Yiyi sat to Lu Ye’s left and right, sharing the pleasure of growing stronger together.

The difference was that while Amber and Yiyi were seriously breathing in and out, Lu Ye felt somewhat bored and took out a saber skills cultivation manual to study.

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With the improvement of his cultivation and through numerous bloody battles, he had gained a deeper understanding of his saber skills, especially after the fierce battle with Niu Meng, the Sect Master of the Black Tortoise Sect. The spark of enlightenment between life and death had brought him great benefits. Regarding his saber skills, he might experience a breakthrough in the near future.

Time trickled by until, after a day and a night, the golden circle slowly disappeared. The effect of the gold-hued spirit fortune stick had been exhausted.

Lu Ye then immediately took out a purple fortune stick, crushed it in his hand, and soon, the original golden circle was replaced by a purple one, from which a rich and pure spirit mist emerged.

He had tested before that there was no difference in the energy generated after using spirit fortune sticks of different colors; it was only the duration that varied, which accounted for the difference in their value, with the gold fortune stick being the most valuable, and the white the least.

After all, a gold fortune stick was equivalent to eighty-one white fortune sticks.

Four hours later, the effect of the purple fortune stick had not yet worn off, when Lu Ye suddenly felt something stir within him, putting down his insights on saber skills to silently sense his inner self.

The river of spirit force within his body surged ceaselessly, seemingly reaching a bottleneck. As a large amount of pure spirit force continued to pour in, the river of spirit force gradually brought a sense of fullness to Lu Ye.

This sensation of fullness intensified slowly until, at a certain moment, the raging river waters surged fiercely, and the volume of the river of spirit force suddenly expanded. The feeling of fullness also disappeared, and the previously fierce flow of the river of spirit force calmed down at this moment.

Cloud River Level 3!

Lu Ye was slightly stunned. Even though he had anticipated this, advancing to Level 3 so quickly still brought him immense joy.

The Cloud River Realm was indeed a magical realm. He had been in the Cloud River battlefield for only half a month and advanced to Level 2. Now, less than twenty days had passed since his advancement to the Level 2 realm.

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When he was in the Spirit Stream Realm, his advancement had not been this swift. Every level advancement had taken months of effort, and he could only open one spiritual orifice at a time.

Of course, such a quick pace of advancement was inseparable from his consumption of a significant number of spirit fortune sticks. The last time he advanced to Level 2 was because he spent a lot of merit at the Heaven’s Augury Mercantile Union auction to bid for spirit fortune sticks. And before that, he had already used up one green and one purple fortune stick.

This time, it was because he had acquired nearly thirty thousand points of merit in the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain and exchanged them all for spirit fortune sticks.

For an ordinary Cloud River Realm cultivator just entering the Cloud River battlefield, such good fortune and financial resources were not common. Not to mention, there were so many cultivators entering the Ten Thousand Beasts battlefield that only a few who participated in the Black Tortoise Sect mission reaped huge rewards. The rest, even if they were defending Two Worlds City, would at most earn a few thousand points of battle merit. A few thousand points of merit could at most afford one purple fortune stick, which would no longer bring a significant improvement to cultivators above the Cloud River Level 5.

Comparing the consumption of previous cultivation sessions, it could be seen that advancing to the Cloud River Level 3 consumed much more than advancing to Level 2. From this, it could be inferred that with each increase in level within the Cloud River Realm, the resources required would be exponentially more.

With spirit fortune sticks still in hand, Lu Ye naturally continued his cultivation. Judging by the current situation, advancing to Level 4 was impossible, but exhausting all the fortune sticks would take him a long way within Level 3.

All of a sudden, Amber let out a roar, its body shimmered with golden light, and it uncontrollably revealed its true form. Lu Ye turned his head to look and could clearly sense that Amber’s power was converging toward a certain point inside its body.

With a pet contract in place, and having established a Life Origin connection and formed a Beast Seal with Amber, Lu Ye could immediately tell what was happening with his beast companion.

It was about to advance!

A double stroke of fortune!

Yiyi also hurriedly said, "Lu Ye, Amber is about to form its demonic pill!"

Amber had always been at the demon beast realm. It could enter the Cloud River battlefield because it was bound by a pet contract with Lu Ye, which allowed it to go wherever its master could.

While Lu Ye cultivated, Amber had also been cultivating all this while, consuming a large number of elixir pills daily, and it had even consumed several demonic pills before. Now, it had finally reached its limit and was ready to advance to Demon General.

"What’s wrong with you?" Lu Ye was astonished as he looked at Yiyi, whose spiritual body was flickering erratically, a sign which usually indicated that she had sustained serious injuries.

Yiyi seemed somewhat groggy, mustering her energy to speak, "I am Amber’s minion spirit. Its advancement affects me too, and I will probably advance along with it. Lu Ye, I... I can’t hold on much longer. You need to be careful on your own these days..."

No sooner had she spoken than she suddenly floated into Amber’s body.

Immediately after, Amber’s majestic body also collapsed onto the ground with a thump.

Lu Ye, alarmed, quickly checked and discovered that the fellow had actually just fallen asleep...

Amber’s advancement had to be completed in its sleep, which was a curious event. However, having never experienced anything like this before, Lu Ye did not know if this was normal.

Amber’s power was still converging toward a certain point within its body, a sensation that Lu Ye could feel.

The advancement of a demon beast to a Demon General involved forming its own demonic pill within its body. That focal point of convergence was undoubtedly the formation of its demonic pill.

Even as Amber slept, the pure spirit mist continued to flow into its body, with the infusion speed even increasing slightly due to the formation of its demonic pill.

For Lu Ye, Amber’s advancement was undoubtedly good news, and if Yiyi was included, it would be not just double, but triple fortune knocking at his door.

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