Sage of Humanity

Xie Jin tossed the storage sack to Lu Ye.

Lu Ye caught it, looking puzzled, "What is this...?"

Xie Jin explained with a smile, "This is the reward from Qingyu Mountain for Junior Brother, one merit for two Spirit Stones, with an extra reward of ten Spirit Stones for killing an enemy at the Level 5 realm. Junior Brother has killed one at Level 5, three at Level 4, five at Level 3, and six at Level 2 on your way here.

With Junior Brother's cultivation at Level 4, the merits you should receive are forty-nine points. You may check them."

He not only recited the number of people Lu Ye killed along the way, but also the cultivation levels and the exact amount of merits calculated.

If Lu Ye didn't know about the existence of the Shadow Moon Disc, he almost would have wondered if someone had gouged out their eyeballs and placed them on him.

"Before coming here, Senior Brother Tang Wu repeatedly instructed that these Spirit Stones must be handed over to Junior Brother personally. Please do not decline them, Junior Brother. I won't disturb you any longer. Have a good rest."

Xie Jin spoke extremely fast, not giving Lu Ye the chance to speak further, and left the tent.

Lu Ye was left, exchanging glances with Amber while holding the storage sack.

A moment later, Lu Ye checked the battlefield marking on the back of his hand and indeed found an increase of forty-nine merits, totaling two hundred and twenty-three.

The last Level 5 combat cultivator... is he dead? It seems likely, given that the last time Lu Ye passed by him on Amber, the strike that had been enhanced by Sharpness spirit runes had cut off half his neck. Lu Ye was in a hurry to escape at the time and did not check the outcome of the battle, but judging from the increase in merits, that Level 5 cultivator was indeed dead.

He nonchalantly tossed the storage sack onto a table nearby, sat down, and took out fresh water from his own storage sack to drink in large gulps.

This day and night of hurried travel and battle had truly exhausted him. Amber was now panting like a dog, so Lu Ye also gave it some water to drink.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Yiyi popped out, went over to the storage sack, and started to count the contents. She found there were a total of one hundred and eight Spirit Stones inside, and her eyes gleamed with excitement...

She had never seen so many Spirit Stones before. She was actually quite fond of money, just not as badly as Hua Ci. Mainly because she and Amber had no means of making money before and could only rely on robbing low-level cultivators to barely make a living. This went on until they followed Lu Ye out of Qingyun Mountain, and things started to get better.

"Lu Ye, Lu Ye," Yiyi, a little excited, clutched the storage sack and didn't want to let go, "What do they mean by this?"

"They are trying to buy us off," he replied.

"Why?" Yiyi asked with an innocent look on her face.

Lu Ye briefly explained the situation regarding the Dragon Spring Meet to her, "As the side that has to fight against two others, Qingyu Mountain can recruit some helpers, mainly independent cultivators. As long as they do not seek aid from the factions with whom they have good relations, it does not count as a breach of contract.

We killed so many of Tailuo Sect's cultivators today, naturally Qingyu Mountain has the intention to recruit us."

All this information was recorded on the jade slip Xie Jin had given him. When Lu Ye saw this information, he had a guess in his heart, which was confirmed when Xie Jin handed him so many Spirit Stones.

Qingyu Mountain had sent more than twenty cultivators to escort him because they recognized his worth, a value that he had fought for along the way.

If he didn't have such skills, why would Qingyu Mountain care about his well-being? There were no previous ties to speak of, and every day many cultivators perished on the Spirit Stream battlefield.

But from the beginning to the end, they didn't mention recruitment. They sent a large number of people to escort him here, arranged for his healing, and even directly offered the rewards for killing his enemies. They handled it very nicely, to say the least; it wouldn't make anyone feel repulsed.

Tang Wu... Lu Ye thought of the name mentioned earlier by Xie Jin; this person must be the Level 9 cultivator from Qingyu Mountain.

"So that's how it is..." Yiyi, having understood the reasons, asked, "What do you think?"

Instead of answering, Lu Ye questioned, "What do you think?"

She looked down at the storage sack in her hand and slowly put it down, "If it's too dangerous, then forget it. The battle between the three factions here is too chaotic."

Lu Ye smiled, "Actually, it's not too dangerous. The cultivation of the cultivators participating in the Dragon Spring Meet is limited between Level 2 and Level 5 realms. As long as one is not attacked by too many Level 5 cultivators at the same time, there won't be any problems."

"You're planning on participating?" Yiyi tilted her head and looked at him.

"I want to sleep," he said.

Yiyi snickered, and then her gaze lifted to the outside of the tent, "Someone's coming." After saying this, she dived into Amber's body.

An agreeable voice came from outside, "Is Junior Brother Yiye here?"

"Please come in!"

The tent flap was lifted, and a young girl entered. She seemed to be around Yiyi's age, but certain areas were much more developed than Yiyi's. Not daring to say her front was as steep as a ridge and her side like a peak, but at least they were full and bulging.

She wore a square cloth on her head and also had something that looked like an apron on her body, marked with many splashes of blood, both large and small spots.

A healing cultivator from Qingyu Mountain?

Seeing her, Lu Ye was reminded of Hua Ci, who also dressed this way while healing others in the marketplace.

The girl didn't seem out of place, probably ordered by someone higher up, and after seeing Lu Ye, she smiled and said, "I am from Qingyu Mountain, my name is Mhu Ling."

Lu Ye stood and bowed, "I've seen Senior Sister."

Mhu Ling smiled, "I've come to check Junior Brother's injuries." As she said this, she went aside and began taking out some items from her storage sack.

Lu Ye said, "I'm not hurt. Please check my beast pet instead, it's more seriously injured."

"That won't do," Mhu Ling turned around, "Senior Brother Tang Wu has ordered that Junior Brother be treated well."

Seeing such enthusiasm from others, Lu Ye really found it hard to refuse and simply followed the instructions. Fortunately, he indeed had no serious injuries, as all the external wounds were not severe and could be dealt with casually. The only thing that bothered him was the internal injury caused by a head-on blow with a Level 5 combat cultivator.

However, that impact was mitigated by the Defense Spirit Runes, and after being treated by Mhu Ling with a series of techniques, he immediately felt much better.

After attentively and seriously treating Lu Ye's injuries, Mhu Ling then started to tend to Amber's wounds, pulling out one arrow after another that was embedded in Amber's body, and then applying herbal medicine.

Busy for most of an hour, Mhu Ling finally said her goodbyes and left. Before going, she left behind two healing pills, saying that Lu Ye and Amber should each take one. Experience more on empire

Lu Ye did not stand on ceremony, and after she left, he and Amber split the pills and ate them.

Yiyi popped out, staring at Lu Ye with puffed-up cheeks.

"What's the matter?" Lu Ye was puzzled by her stare.

Yiyi didn't speak.

"What on earth happened?" Lu Ye was really confused.

"Hmph!" Yiyi turned her little head away.

Lu Ye stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek, lifting it a bit: "Speak up if you have something to say."

Suddenly letting go, Yiyi quickly dove into Amber's body as someone else approached.

Carrying a breeze of fragrance, a curvaceous woman came in and said gently, "Junior Brother, it's time for your treatment."

Lu Ye looked bewildered: "Didn't we just..."

The woman said, "That was then, this is now. Get on the bed."

Lu Ye marveled silently, Qing Yu must hold him in high regard for them to administer treatments twice, but he really wasn't seriously injured...

Seeing that Lu Ye was still hesitating, the female cultivator urged, "Get on quickly."

Healing cultivators seem to have short tempers, Lu Ye thought about refusing, but he was already pressed onto the bed by the woman, who then stripped off his shirt.

Soft hands began to roam over Lu Ye's chest as the female cultivator looked at him with amorous eyes: "I couldn't tell, Junior Brother, that your chest is so solid..." Her hand traced over those ferocious scars, admiring them endlessly, "A man's battle scars are truly intoxicating."

Lu Ye started to feel that something was not quite right.

As the woman's hand moved further, he quickly sat up, grasping her hand, "Senior Sister, are you from Qing Yu as a healing cultivator?"

The woman threw Lu Ye a flirty look: "A healing cultivator only heals the body, but Senior Sister can heal the heart!"

Lu Ye suddenly remembered, wasn't this the woman who had given him amorous glances earlier when he was following Xie Jin over?

This person was definitely not a healing cultivator from Qing Yu.

Holding onto her hand, Lu Ye said with a headache, "Senior Sister, I am injured."

The female cultivator said, "What do a few injuries matter? Life is short, and we should enjoy it while we can. We might die tomorrow once we reach the summit, don't you agree, Junior Brother?"

Lu Ye looked at her prominent chest and nodded continuously: "Senior Sister makes a lot of sense!"

Suddenly feeling two pairs of eyes on him, Lu Ye looked up and met Amber and Yiyi's eyes.

Yiyi was about to explode with anger, silently pointing out, and Amber immediately pounced with a growl, biting down.

Amidst the earth-shaking commotion, the woman cursed and ran out of the tent, one hand still rubbing her back. If it weren't for Amber's mercy, that bite could have crippled her.

The tent, which was fairly neat, was now a mess, and even the bed was collapsed...

Sitting on the ground helplessly, Lu Ye saw Yiyi with her cheeks all puffed up, glaring at him, and she angrily ground her teeth: "So you think what she said makes a lot of sense, huh?"

"Indeed, it does."

"What sense did it make, according to her?"

"She just has a great point," Lu Ye gestured around his chest.

Yiyi, fuming, looked down at her own chest, and after screaming, she dove into Amber's body.

Lu Ye and Amber looked at each other, eventually deciding to go find something to eat first. They had hardly eaten anything the whole day and night and were truly hungry, especially for two big eaters like themselves.

Stepping out of the tent, they found a campfire and took out some beast meat from Lu Ye's storage sack to barbecue. Before they even began eating, wounded cultivators came one after another, some bringing meat, others bringing wine, all very enthusiastic.

Since coming to this world, Lu Ye had never encountered so many enthusiastic cultivators. Fortunately, those cultivators just dropped off the stuff and left after exchanging a few words.

Lu Ye responded appropriately to each one, really quite fitting for a disciple from a big sect, thought the cultivators to themselves.