Sage of Humanity-Chapter 739 - 737: The Vessel of Will

Indescribable sorrow enveloped Lu Ye's body and mind, that feeling was as if he was about to lose something extremely important.

This feeling did not stem from his own heart, but from the identity of Ye Liu.

He wanted to withdraw his hand, yet no matter how he tried, he couldn't pull it away.

Ye Liuli held his hand without using much strength, yet their palms seemed inseparably bound.

"Let go!"

Ye Liuli looked up at him, her little face covered in tears, but she just shook her head gently, a smile on her face, "Brother Ye Liu, I can't hold on any longer. I'm so glad to have waited for you, and this is the last thing I can do for you. You have a long road ahead of you, Brother, you must keep going!"

The flames enveloping the two of them slowly retracted and gradually disappeared.

And as the flames dissipated, Ye Liuli's entire figure became ethereal and transparent.

She stood up, slowly turned around, and looked at the rising sun, sighing softly, full of nostalgia.

The upper part of her clothing gently slid off, revealing a translucent and smooth back.

Lu Ye raised his eyes, and his eyelids twitched, to see that the birthmark on Ye Liuli's back had undergone an unusual change. At first glance, the birthmark looked like a centipede with fangs and claws resting on her skin, similar in shape to the Sky Ravine in the Far North Territory, only differing in size.

But at this moment, around the birthmark, many mystical patterns had emerged. These patterns were in harmony with the heavenly laws, which gave Lu Ye a profound shock the moment he looked at them.

"Is this..." Lu Ye had a vague Insight.

Ye Liuli's gentle voice came, "I believe Brother Ye Liu's abilities should make it possible."

She suddenly turned her head, casting a smile back at him: "Brother Ye Liu, thank you!"

As her words fell, her already somewhat ethereal body quickly became transparent, and then it turned into specks of light, scattering into the heavens and earth.

Lu Ye stepped forward, reaching out to grab her, but caught only air, with only the warmth of her clothing remaining in his hand.

"Liuli!" Yiyi also exclaimed in shock.

Since various changes had occurred in Ye Liuli, she had been somewhat at a loss. She never expected the young girl who had been accompanying herself and Lu Ye since their arrival in the Soaring Dragon World to vanish into the cosmos in such a manner.

"What happened to Liuli? What in the world is going on?" Yiyi turned to look at Lu Ye, her eyes suddenly widening, filled with disbelief: "Lu Ye, you..."

In her vision, Lu Ye no longer bore his previous aged and declining appearance. Now he was brimming with vitality, his white hair returning to black. His condition seemed better than ever before.

Formerly, when flames covered Lu Ye and Ye Liuli, Yiyi couldn't see clearly what happened inside. Ye Liuli's abnormalities then captured her attention, causing her not to notice the changes in Lu Ye.

Until now...

"Lu Ye, are you alright?" Yiyi's voice trembled, fearing what she saw was merely an illusion.

Ye Liuli's disappearance filled her with sorrow, but Lu Ye's sudden recovery flooded her with joy. The two powerful and conflicting emotions clashed within her, bringing both grief and happiness simultaneously, which almost overwhelmed Yiyi.

What puzzled her the most was...

Even the Little Miracle Healer was helpless about Lu Ye's condition, so who in this world could have saved Lu Ye?

Although she had suggested earlier that Lu Ye should find a way to return to the Nine Provinces, she knew that with Lu Ye's condition, even if he really could return to the Nine Provinces, the situation wouldn't be optimistic.

The vast vacancy in the Origin was not something that could be resolved by high cultivation.

Recalling the previous anomalies, Yiyi was clear now that Lu Ye's recovery was directly related to Ye Liuli's disappearance.

She had many questions in her mind, but this was obviously not the time to ask them.

Atop Wangyang Peak, Lu Ye held the last piece of evidence of Ye Liuli's existence in this world in his hand, never imagining that this little girl who had always called him Brother Ye Liu possessed such an unimaginable essence.

He had never noticed this before.

Not until the moment Ye Liuli took his hand, infusing her gentle strength into his body, replenishing his depleted Origin, did he suddenly awaken to the truth.

For accompanying that gentle force was a myriad of indescribable mysteries.

Ye Liuli was not only the Princess Ye Qi of Tyrannical Saber Villa, not just Ye Liu's sister.

Her other identity was shockingly the carrier of the Soaring Dragon World's Heaven and Earth's Will!

No wonder the birthmark on Ye Liuli's back and the shape of the Sky Ravine matched perfectly.

No wonder every anomaly that occurred at the Sky Ravine was perfectly reflected in Ye Liuli.

Because she was the carrier of the Soaring Dragon World's will.

Many previously inexplicable events were clarified in this moment.

His own condition, due to activating the Dragon Throne and the gigantic deficiency in his Origin, was such that not even the Little Miracle Healer could help, let alone returning to the Nine Provinces would anyone be able to save him. That's why he didn't try to return to the Nine Provinces; if he really went back, he would only add to the anguish of his Second Senior Sister and the sect master.

The only thing that could save him was a force of the same nature as his Origin.

For instance, the Origin of this world itself!

The last of the world's Origin, through Ye Liuli's hands, entered Lu Ye's body, filling the void within him, and brought him back from the brink of death.

Looking back now, when in the Medicine Valley, Ye Liuli's suggestion to leave and see the world was not for Lu Ye, but for herself.

She had long prepared herself for this moment, aware that her time was running out. Thus, before she departed, she wished to take a last look at the splendid rivers and mountains of this world.

In the end, she could proceed no further, unable to fulfill her duty...

At the peak, the morning sun had fully risen.

The affectionate calls of "Brother Ye Liu" seemed to still echo in her ears, yet the petite shadow clinging to her like a shadow was no more to be seen.

It turns out that the one to travel alone from now on...

"Is me!"

Lu Ye carefully packed up Ye Liuli's clothes and softly called out, "Yiyi, back to Medicine Valley!"

Yiyi responded.

Shortly after, a streak of light left from Wangyang Peak, heading straight for the direction of Medicine Valley.

On their way, Lu Ye shared everything he knew about Ye Liuli with Yiyi.

There was no need for secrets between the two of them. Compared to himself, over the course of his time in the Soaring Dragon World, it was Yiyi who had spent the longest time with Ye Liuli. The two young girls of similar ages had already developed a profound affection for each other.

"If Liuli is the bearer of the will of this world, is she still Liuli?" Yiyi asked with a choked voice.

"Naturally she is herself. The cultivators of the Soaring Dragon World might not have known about the Blood World and the Blood Race, but the will of this world surely had awareness long before. Yet the will of the world is not a creature that harbors many thoughts and ideas—it merely has a instinctive response to crises. Thus, it imbued its will in Ye Liuli, accompanying her birth into this world."

When Lu Ye swung that earth-shattering slash beneath Sky Ravine, he felt keenly that this part of the world possessed its own will.

It's just that the will wasn't clear-cut, but rather in a nebulous state, incapable of making judgments like humans.

Yet, by choosing Ye Liuli as its vessel, growing and being born with her, Liuli was able to do those things.

Such as exhausting all she had to save Lu Ye.

So Ye Liuli is Ye Liuli, even if she bore the will of Heaven and Earth, her existence cannot be denied.

However... why she was chosen, Lu Ye couldn't figure out. freeweɓnovel.cøm

These profound and mystical matters were new to him; after all, he was but a mere cultivator from Cloud River Realm.

Moreover, something Ye Liuli said before she left weighed on Lu Ye's mind.

She said she had been waiting for many years, and that she was almost unable to hold on any longer.

Lu Ye had a faint guess in his heart but had no one to resolve his doubts, which inevitably led to regret.

After listening, Yiyi felt an overwhelming gratitude for Ye Liuli and a deep reluctance to part with this companion whom she had not known for long.

However, Ye Liuli had made her choice, and what was past was past.

...

Medicine Valley, Huang Liang and Yuen Changcun stood side by side, gazing in the direction of Sky Ravine.

Yuen Changcun narrated the recent events of Tyrannical Saber Villa, Huang Liang listening with a face full of anger, grinding his teeth, "Those ignorant fools, truly deserve to die!"

Saved from a calamity that could have ended the world, yet showing no gratitude and even attempting to harm Lu Ye, seeking the Dragon Throne. Though he had long understood how unpredictable human hearts could be, anger was unavoidable when such events truly unfolded.

Indeed, there are many undeserving ingrates in the world.

"Young friend Ye has suffered," Huang Liang sighed deeply.

"Suffering always ends. At this moment, young friend should be free." When he was at Tyrannical Saber Villa, he had observed Lu Ye's vitality, which was like a flame in the wind, potentially extinguishing at any time.

In his view, Lu Ye's condition was such that he might not have survived even one night, and now several days have passed, Lu Ye must have departed from this world.

Hearing this, Huang Liang's expression grew dim: "In the end, it is we of Soaring Dragon who have failed him. If we survive this great calamity, we must construct a monument for him, so that future generations may remember young friend Ye's sacrifices for this realm."

"Of course," Yuen Changcun also had no objections.

The title 'Savior' is something that always existed only in legends; no one anticipated that in this generation, a savior would emerge.

It was just a pity that the savior, in the end, could not have a long life.

A streak of light approached swiftly from afar. Huang Liang and Yuen Changcun paid little heed, assuming it was one of the many cultivators who had been coming and going to Medicine Valley lately, returning from the direction of Sky Ravine.

A quick glance, and both suddenly stilled, then turned their heads again to look towards the luminous streak.

Huang Liang's eyes widened in disbelief.

Yuen Changcun, the accomplished sword cultivator, also opened his mouth slightly, with the sound of sword cries emitting from within him, betraying his inner unrest.

The radiance swiftly approached, its light dissipating to reveal two figures.

Lu Ye stepped forward, greeting, "I pay my respects to the two seniors."

Huang Liang, pointing at Lu Ye, stammered, "You... you..."

He almost blurted out, "Aren't you dead?", but quickly realized that such a remark seemed impolite. The shock within him, however, prevented him from speaking coherently.