Sage of Humanity

Chapter 2114: Chapter 2112: Fire Seed Unextinguished

The sensation transmitted through the Reincarnation Tree mark was initially sporadic, obviously due to the great distance, coupled with the special ambience of the Star Abyss, which had strong interference on this perception.

However, as the distance closed, the sensation gradually stabilized and became clearer.

In recent years, Lu Ye has been using this method to determine the direction of travel, and likewise, estimating the distance by the strength of the sensation.

It’s not possible to be too precise, but within a year, it shouldn’t take a year if the speed is faster.

In the beginning, everyone had another expectation, that the elusive Spectral Sedan Chair might suddenly appear and take them back to the original stellar space.

This was not an impossible occurrence, as the Spectral Sedan Chair had already attended to them twice before, so there was a possibility for a third time.

But as time dragged on without its appearance, everyone abandoned this hope.

Resting period over, they continued their journey.

On this day, as they passed through an area, Zi Ji suddenly frowned, concentrating as he surveyed the surroundings.

After a while, he couldn’t help but feel a stirring in his heart and transmitted audio to Lu Ye, leading at the front.

Lu Ye stopped in his tracks at the words, turning his head to look, "What’s wrong?"

Zi Ji didn’t explain much, he just gestured, "Come with me for a walk."

From his appearance, he seemed to have discovered something, yet it didn’t appear to be anything hostile, leaving Lu Ye uncertain of the specifics.

The formation of the team changed, with Zi Ji at the front and Lu Ye following behind.

Along the way, traces of prior intense battle could vaguely be seen, indicating that fierce fighting had once erupted in this area.

A half-day later, Zi Ji led the group to a particular location.

There seemed to have been a massive creation here, but due to intense combat, it had shattered, leaving behind a vast stellar space of fractured debris.

Amongst it were mingled numerous body parts.

Lu Ye looked in a direction, feeling surprised, quickly went forward to investigate, discovering it was a tattered cover armor, with a huge hole in the middle, stained with blood and remnants of flesh.

Observing the residual signs of the battlefield nearby, Lu Ye suddenly raised his head to gaze at Zi Ji.

Zi Ji at this moment also confirmed his prior speculation: "This is the Hekan Battle Fortress!"

As he passed the previous region, he had felt the terrain was somewhat familiar, but the more he observed, the more off it seemed, until arriving here, he finally confirmed this was where he had stayed for a period. The familiarity was clearly because he had once been active in that area.

"Is this... Cover Armor stellar space?" Lu Ye realized as well.

"That’s right!" Zi Ji nodded, "This is the stellar space the Spectral Sedan Chair brought us to last time. Shortly after I was separated from you, I came to the Hekan Battle Fortress."

Lu Ye and Jiu Yan went to the Thunderbolt Battle Fortress, while others were scattered in different locations.

"But isn’t this the Star Abyss? Why are we back here?" Chen Li looked puzzled.

Lu Ye replied slowly, "This is indeed the Star Abyss. It seems that the stellar space has been completely engulfed by the Star Abyss."

The Cover Armor stellar space had undoubtedly become part of the Star Abyss, which is why they could see the places once familiar to Zi Ji here.

When the Spectral Sedan Chair took them away, the Star Abyss Gates throughout the Cover Armor stellar space began to expand on a large scale. How long has it been since then? The entire stellar space has already completely fallen.

And nearby, there wasn’t even a living creature left, not to mention even the Hekan Battle Fortress had been shattered. One could imagine the brutal battles that must have occurred here.

Realizing this, everyone’s mood turned heavy.

Such a vast stellar space had become part of the Star Abyss, the fate of countless beings across the stellar space could be imagined.

"There’s movement over there." Lu Ye suddenly looked in a specific direction, though very faint, a ripple of conflict was indeed emanating from that direction.

The group exchanged glances, tacitly employing methods to conceal their presences, each using their techniques as they approached that direction.

In a moment, the scene ahead entered their view.

It was a battered cover armor facing the encirclement of several Star Abyss cultivators.

The noise of the clash was immense, indicating that neither side was weak.

After years of warfare, Lu Ye and the others had naturally accumulated experience in judging the strength of Star Abyss cultivators, so just from the aftershocks of the clash, it was apparent that the cover armor cultivator was a 7th Dao, while the Star Abyss cultivators surrounding him included some from the 6th Dao and some from the 5th Dao.

In terms of strength, the cover armor cultivator was stronger, but he was clearly at the end of his strength, struggling to fend off the enemies’ siege.

The battle he encountered was undoubtedly not just this one, otherwise, with the power of a 7th Dao, he would not have been trapped in such a desperate situation.

In this scenario, Lu Ye and the others merely exchanged glances and then moved in sync.

With a swift leap, Lu Ye headed straight towards the battlefield, with the others following closely behind.

Both sides in the great battle were astounded; no one had expected a third party to appear at this critical juncture. Star Abyss cultivators surrounding the cover armor cultivator immediately wanted to pull back and assess the situation.

But how could the cover armor cultivator allow them as they wished? To him, it didn’t matter whether the newcomers were enemies or allies; he had already employed secret techniques in a life-or-death struggle. Regardless of victory or defeat, he wouldn’t survive, and dragging a few down before dying would make it worthwhile.

An explosive burst in an instant allowed him to kill a 5th Dao opponent.

The other Star Abyss cultivators hadn’t yet steadied themselves before Lu Ye and his party came at them like a storm.

Numbers and strength were inferior; once Lu Ye and his team made a move, the fate of these Star Abyss cultivators was sealed.

A few breaths later, Lu Ye sheathed his sword and turned to look at the cover armor cultivator.

The latter didn’t look at him but stared fixedly at Zi Ji. Immediately, a gentle woman’s voice emerged from the cover armor: "Zi Ji?"

The voice was full of disbelief: "You’re still alive?"

She clearly knew Zi Ji, although according to the later news she had received, Zi Ji had been captured by a suddenly appearing Bridal Sedan Chair and hadn’t been heard from since. Unexpectedly, after a few years, she saw him again here.

Zi Ji took a step forward and clasped his fists: "Fortress Master Narn!"

This cover armor cultivator was surprisingly the fort master of Hekan Battle Fortress. When Zi Ji first joined the fortress, he had met her once, yet didn’t expect her to still remember him.

Fortress Master Narn looked at Lu Ye and the others, and from the shattered cover armor came her laughter: "Good, good! The fire seed of our stellar space hasn’t extinguished, which means there’s still hope."

She obviously mistook Lu Ye and the others as people from Cover Armor stellar space.

As she spoke, her body shuddered, and the shattered cover armor turned into countless fragments, disintegrating, revealing the image of an elderly woman with white hair inside.

Zi Ji’s pupils contracted.

Back when he first saw the fortress master, she still possessed a charming appearance, but now she had transformed into this. Such massive changes couldn’t happen to a 7th Dao cultivator in just a few years; the only explanation was that she had used some desperate secret technique that severely exhausted her.

Fortress Master Narn not only drastically changed her appearance, but her body also bore numerous horrifying wounds, her entire being reduced to skin and bones, as if all her blood had drained.

Lu Ye couldn’t help but sigh; he recognized instantly that this fortress master wouldn’t survive, merely clinging to her remaining life.

"Does the fortress master have any last words?" Zi Ji asked.

He didn’t have a strong relationship with the fortress master and had only met once before, but the sight before him inevitably stirred feelings of mourning.

Would the fate of Cover Armor stellar space mirror the future of All Phenomena Ocean stellar space?

"Ha-ha..." Fortress Master Narn let out a sorrowful laugh, "No need for last words. I’ve battled all my life; dying here counts as a soldier’s death. The stellar space is corroded, leaving no Pure Land; you must be careful in the future and survive."

Zi Ji moved his lips, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Also..." As she spoke, Fortress Master Narn suddenly raised her hand and plunged it into her abdomen. Gripping her teeth, she pulled out a section of rib, shaking violently while enduring the pain, she said, "This Dao Bone still contains some Dao force. Take it and refine it."

She threw it forcefully, the bloody Dao Bone flying towards Zi Ji.

Zi Ji caught it in one hand, and when he looked again, Fortress Master Narn had already lowered her head, life extinguished.

Holding the Dao Bone, Zi Ji remained silent for a long time.

It wasn’t until Lu Ye activated Raging Flames to incinerate Fortress Master Narn’s corpse that Zi Ji exhaled and said, "Let’s go."

Moments later, Lu Ye asked, "Does anyone possess means to communicate with cover armor cultivators of stellar space?"

The appearance of Fortress Master Narn made him realize that despite being corroded, Cover Armor stellar space should still have surviving cultivators, and those able to survive such an overwhelming situation wouldn’t be weak. Connecting with them could strengthen their team’s power.

Cover armor cultivators from stellar space are trustworthy; on the stance against Star Abyss, everyone stands united.

Chong Yue scratched his face: "Yes, but we have no contacts!"

Not only him, but others were in the same situation.

Though once entering various battle fortresses everyone received specially crafted communication tools from Cover Armor stellar space, almost all spent time in seclusion on the outskirts of the battlefield, attempting to forge their Dao foundation without social interactions.

Even Lu Ye had only one contact: Du Qingsha!

But whether Du Qingsha was still alive, Lu Ye didn’t know. When he was taken by the Spectral Sedan Chair, he had been facing a mass of Star Abyss cultivators pursuing Du Qingsha, and in such circumstances, survival seemed bleak for her.

Yet, it was worth trying.

In the following time, Lu Ye continuously attempted to contact Du Qingsha while leading his team forward.

They encountered many Star Abyss cultivators but no more cover armor cultivators from stellar space.

Until three months later, after repeated attempts, Lu Ye successfully contacted Du Qingsha!

This woman... she survived!

After brief communication, Lu Ye led his team towards Du Qingsha’s location.