Sage of Humanity

Chapter 2074: Chapter 2072: The Jade Sword Island Incident

In the years Lu Ye was absent, the All Phenomena Ocean underwent considerable changes, but with the deterrence of the stellar space supreme treasure, nothing too significant happened overall. All factions were quite willing to adhere to the rules set by Lu Ye previously, without any transgressions.

After chatting with He Baichuan and Tang Jun for a while, Lu Ye finally left the short-stay palace.

When he arrived at a large hall, a cultivator on duty immediately approached: "Island Master!"

Lu Ye nodded and gave an order: "To Fangcun Island."

Speaking of it, since the Dwarf Race established themselves in the All Phenomena Ocean, he had never visited Fangcun Island. This time he intended to take a look and also visit Su Yuqing.

"Yes!" The guard cultivator responded and quickly began adjusting the Teleportation Array set up there.

Moments later, the Array buzzed, light enveloped, and Lu Ye’s figure disappeared.

The few top-class Spirit Islands controlled in this realm now all had Teleportation Arrays connected, making travel much more convenient than before.

To Lu Ye’s surprise, Su Yuqing was not on Fangcun Island. It was Woo Qimo stationed there; after some conversation, he learned that over a year ago, Su Yuqing had already returned to Mount Fangcun, and Woo Qimo had come over to take charge.

Having made the trip in vain, Lu Ye felt rather helpless. However, Woo Qimo was extremely hospitable, keeping him for a round of old liquor, getting Lu Ye quite drunk.

Returning from Fangcun Island to Three Worlds Island, Lu Ye gave an order, and half a day later, he led a group of Peak Constellation cultivators to the Merfolk Territory.

In recent years, whenever Lu Ye had spare time, he would take the Constellations from Three Worlds Island to the Constellation Palace to advance to Moon Jade. Advancing within the Constellation Palace improved the quality of the Magic Source, promising the cultivators a better future and faster cultivation speed after advancing to Moon Jade.

Traveling effortlessly from the Merfolk Territory to the Constellation Palace, pushing open the dust-laden gates, allowing the Constellations to find their own places to advance, he himself went to a corner of the Constellation Palace and picked up an item.

It was a tattered, small umbrella-like object, clearly the Heavenly Net Umbrella affiliated treasure once owned by Shern Yun.

This artifact had been broken by a beam of gold light from the Little Fella, and Lu Ye originally thought it was useless. Later on, he learned that an affiliated treasure like this could be repaired, but not by human hands. If placed within a Spirit Jade Vein, it could slowly recover; however, this recovery period was lengthy.

In addition, placing it with other supreme treasures, if their natures were compatible, the warmth of the supreme treasure could also aid in the restoration of the damaged affiliated treasure.

Initially, Lu Ye handed the broken Heavenly Net Umbrella to Hua Ci, hoping that the Little Fella’s power might repair it, but it had no such effect. It was clearly due to the incompatibility between the Three Treasure Wishing Coins and the Heavenly Net Umbrella. Naturally, the Three Treasure Wishing Coins had strong imprisonment powers, while the Heavenly Net Umbrella was defensive. There was obviously no connection between them.

Noticing this, Hua Ci returned the Heavenly Net Umbrella to Lu Ye. Later, when Lu Ye visited this place once again, he left the Heavenly Net Umbrella here.

That was several years ago.

Currently, there were still no signs of repair on the Heavenly Net Umbrella, indicating that even the Constellation Palace, this piece of stellar space supreme treasure, was of no help.

Therefore, it would have to be placed into a Spirit Jade Vein...

This was the most reliable method, but the waiting period could be very long.

A few days later, most of the Constellations that came here with Lu Ye had advanced to Moon Jade, with only a few failing to do so.

Lu Ye wasn’t surprised, since not every Constellation could advance to Moon Jade. Despite the gradually improving cultivation environment, everyone still had their limits.

Moreover, failing this time didn’t mean there wouldn’t be another opportunity, as long as their potential wasn’t exhausted.

Returning to the Merfolk Territory with the group, Lu Ye looked at Hua Ci from a distance.

Hua Ci was in seclusion here, her whole body immersed in seawater, with even the Little Fella beside her, eyes closed, showing a mysterious resonance on the pair.

He refrained from disturbing, as impacting Sun Blaze was not a time for interference.

Returning from the Merfolk Territory to Three Worlds Island, Lu Ye was in constant wait.

Waiting for the Talent Tree’s transformation, but this transformation was particularly different from previous ones, demanding far more energy and cost, with even the rebirth of the fire seed not yet clear.

Two months swiftly passed. During this time, Lu Ye remained on Three Worlds Island since without the completion of the Talent Tree’s transformation, cultivation was challenging, but honing his Soul Suppressing Secret Technique wasn’t an issue.

He seldom had such leisurely times, albeit these calm moments were destined not to last.

Upon the tranquil All Phenomena Ocean, a starboat swiftly glided past, with a pale-faced middle-aged man standing silently upon it. Behind him were two figures, all clad in large robes with hoods, obscuring their faces.

Despite their peculiar attire, it was not uncommon in the all-embracing All Phenomena Ocean.

The middle-aged man at the forefront scanned around sharply, instilling instinctual dread in passing cultivators who inadvertently glanced at him, quickly averting their eyes.

Soon, a Spirit Island appeared ahead.

A soft voice emanated from the middle-aged man’s mouth: "Let’s choose here!"

This Spirit Island isn’t very large, not a top-class Spirit Island, or even a high-class Spirit Island, merely a mid-class Spirit Island, yet it has gathered quite a few cultivators. Not sure which faction they belong to, but it fits their needs perfectly.

The starboat came to a halt.

The middle-aged man turned to the two people behind him: "Are you ready, elders?"

The faces concealed under the hoods slowly lifted, revealing two aged and withered visages, one of whom spoke feebly: "Hehe, no preparation needed, to sacrifice for the future of our clan before death is an honor for us old folks."

Though the other didn’t speak, he also nodded solemnly.

The middle-aged man was filled with respect. Despite their little remaining life, the fact that these two elders came here so resolutely was admirable.

After a brief pause, he spoke: "Actually, there’s something I don’t understand..."

The elder who had spoken earlier said: "You want to ask why we chose this place, right?"

"Yes." The middle-aged man nodded, "Indeed, the All Phenomena Ocean is one of the centers of stellar space, but it’s filled with powerful figures. I’ve heard the Lord of All Phenomena Ocean possesses a stellar space supreme treasure; it doesn’t seem like the best place for this."

Choosing such a location is doomed not to yield a good outcome.

The elder said, "Don’t ask me, I don’t know why either, but since this order came from the High Priest, he naturally has his reasons!"

The other elder, who had been silent, spoke up at this moment: "I recall the High Priest once casually mentioning that there’s a weak spot in the All Phenomena Ocean, so we had to choose here. Today’s event is merely laying the groundwork for a larger future scheme."

"Weak spot, groundwork?" The middle-aged man was puzzled, "What does that mean?"

The second elder slowly shook his head, evidently not knowing the answer. Within the clan, only the High Priest, who controls the tribal artifact, can perceive such mysteries. Regardless of how strong other clansmen are, they lack this ability.

But over so many years, everything within the clan has proven the High Priest’s foresight and boundless wisdom.

"This is Jade Sword Island territory. What do you want? If it’s nothing urgent, please leave quickly!" A voice came from afar.

Clearly, the cultivators on Jade Sword Island issued a warning after noticing they had lingered here too long.

The middle-aged man glanced at the speaking cultivator, and the starboat dashed forward: "Where is your Island Master? We wish to pay a visit."

"Visit the Island Master? May I ask your names?" Just as they asked, they exclaimed in shock: "Stop at once; this is not the demeanor of someone visiting!" But the starboat’s speed continued to increase...

On Three Worlds Island, Lu Ye was refining his Soul Suppressing Secret Technique when he suddenly felt something and quickly left his short-stay palace, hovering mid-air and looking into the distance.

From that direction, there was the movement of Sun Blaze intervention, and not just one.

His face darkened, wondering how many years it had been since someone dared to break his set rules. Clearly, Three Worlds Island’s tranquility over these years had made some people bold enough to dismiss him.

Back when he controlled the All Phenomena Ocean, Lu Ye had explicitly stated that Sun Blazes could station on their top-class Spirit Islands, but they must not interfere in any form of conflict.

That direction... not far from Merfolk Island!

Thoughts flashed in Lu Ye’s mind as he rushed towards the location of the Teleportation Array, entered the hall, and instructed them to adjust the formation, directly teleporting to Merfolk Island.

Although Merfolk Island is named after the Merfolk Race, the merfolk cultivators’ numbers are too few, so it remains largely dominated by the human race of Nine Provinces.

Yann Miao and Luan Xiao’e were stationed here.

As Lu Ye appeared, the two women immediately sensed his presence and came to meet him.

After exchanging greetings, Lu Ye asked, "Do you know the specifics?"

Luan Xiao’e shook her head: "Not yet, it happened too suddenly."

Yann Miao said, "Judging by the location, it should be action over by Jade Sword Island, but it’s just a mid-class Spirit Island without any Sun Blaze, and the aura of the acting Sun Blazes feels very unfamiliar."

Although the All Phenomena Ocean now has quite a few Sun Blazes, their numbers aren’t too large. Over the years, everyone has generally interacted, and with brief sensing, you can tell strangers from acquaintances.

"Let’s check it out." As Lu Ye spoke, he sped toward the source of the commotion, with Yann Miao and Luan Xiao’e following closely behind.

The conflict quickly quieted down, but from the direction of Jade Sword Island, an exceptionally discomforting aura emerged, causing Lu Ye’s heart to skip a beat, sensing that something extremely bad was about to occur.

While Lu Ye was contemplating this, a buzzing suddenly echoed, the entire All Phenomena Ocean trembled fiercely, and in an instant, waves surged.

At the same time, a faint red light emitted from Jade Sword Island, rapidly becoming intensely bright. The red light, like a blood veil, enveloped the entire Jade Sword Island, twisting and shifting like a living entity. Additionally, Lu Ye sensed that this red blood-veil-like distortion was faintly resonating with something distant.

Moments later, finally arriving at Jade Sword Island, Lu Ye harnessed his Ocular Power to glance inside, instantly consumed by killing intent: "Insect Race!"