Sage of Humanity-Chapter 749 - 747: A Slap

Before practicing the Tyrannical Saber Technique, Lu Ye's understanding of saber skills was greatly limited, as no one had ever guided him in this area, and everything he knew had been self-taught.

Limited by his experience and knowledge, his saber skills remained merely at the level of technique.

The saber techniques he displayed, whether his own Repeated Slashing or Single Flash, were merely some tricks against enemies.

They were far from reaching the level of mastery.

However, after receiving the secret transmission of the Tyrannical Saber Technique and witnessing the true Tyrannical Saber Technique in the mystical space of that transmission, he acutely realized his own deficiencies.

Myriad Stars was the only saber technique he could barely execute now; although not perfect and vastly different in prowess from what he saw in the mystical space of the secret transmission, it was sufficient against enemies at the same Cloud River Realm.

This saber strike already contained a hint of Saber Intent.

The essence of the Tyrannical Saber Technique was its overwhelming and unparalleled bravery, as if facing millions alone.

With one strike, a series of exclamations erupted.

Many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators seemed to witness a terrifying scene, each of them turning pale with fright.

In that moment of clash, their spirits were seized, and all they could see was the saber light twinkling like myriad stars.

As blood splattered, Lu Ye had already broken through the formations of many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators, with several corpses screaming as they fell behind him.

Those Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators who were fortunate to survive then came to their senses, each breaking out in cold sweat, still unable to comprehend what had just happened.

It was they who had set up the defensive line here, yet somehow Lu Ye had breached it, and more than several among dozens had died.

Looking back, they saw the fiery red brilliance of Liu Guang had already dashed into Heaven's Augury City, blinking into the most conspicuous building inside the city.

Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union!

They had failed!

Watching this scene, each Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivator had a complex expression, both lamenting the huge bounty brushing past them and feeling fortunate that they had narrowly survived that strike.

Nobody expected that a cultivator of Cloud River Level 6 could execute such a mystical saber strike.

'Saber Intent!' a surviving Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivator thought in horror, 'Lu Yiye's saber skills have reached the level of Saber Intent!'

Recalling the scene where their spirits were seized, they understood that this person was not wrong.

Each expression was one of shock.

In the Spirit Stream Realm and Cloud River Realm, a cultivator's practice was to enhance their own cultivation and strengthen their power.

However, mystical elements like 'Intent' and 'Technique' were not something they could ordinarily touch; even in longstanding 1st grade sects, only very few qualified to reach such levels.

Lu Yiye, with his Cloud River Level 6 cultivation, having his own 'Intent' in his saber technique, was simply alarming.

With such a figure, how could they, with a lineup not even reaching Level 9, possibly kill him?

Inside the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, Lu Ye, followed by Hua Ci, charged in fiercely, instantly drawing all eyes in the great hall, with numerous people showing expressions of doubt and surprise.

Lu Ye also felt several dark and sharp auras locking onto him.

He knew these were the powerhouses of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union.

No one could act recklessly inside the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, nor could anyone fight here.

Having witnessed the hidden strength of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union with his own eyes previously, Lu Ye naturally did not think that those stationed here were merely of the Cloud River Realm.

Maybe they would suddenly demonstrate the powerful capabilities of the True Lake Realm.

Lightly shaking off the blood from his long saber, Lu Ye sheathed his weapon, his vigorous blood Qi gradually subsiding.

The auras that had locked onto him then slowly dissipated.

"This respected guest..." a manager approached, looking somewhat helplessly at Lu Ye.

"Bring me a room!" Lu Ye commanded.

"Respected guest, please wait," the manager said, lifting a hand to touch his battlefield marking, clearly consulting someone.

A moment later, he gestured to Lu Ye, "Please come this way, respected guest."

Following the manager up to the third floor, Lu Ye entered a guest room, paid for ten days of lodging, and closed the door.

Amber leaped from Lu Ye's shoulder, shaking its body.

Yiyi emerged from Amber's body, about to catch up with Hua Ci, but Lu Ye suddenly turned around, glaring fiercely at Hua Ci: "You're too reckless!"

His tone harsher than ever before, his expression somewhat fierce.

Yiyi swallowed the words at her lips, astonished at Lu Ye, not understanding why he suddenly erupted.

Everything had been fine along the way.

Hua Ci looked blankly at Lu Ye, "What?"

"Who told you to risk your life alone? You, a healing cultivator, dared to venture among hundreds of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators?" Lu Ye scolded sternly.

In the Soaring Dragon World, Lu Ye had seen Hua Ci and knew that with her presence, he could escape safely, but at that time, he was also petrified and secretly fearful.

While cultivators come in all forms and healing cultivators have advantages other schools barely reach, who knew if any Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivator harbored malicious intent toward Hua Ci?

If such a thing happened, who could save Hua Ci under those circumstances?

"Are you worried about me?" Hua Ci looked into Lu Ye's eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering twice.

"Nonsense!" Lu Ye admitted without hesitation, "Haven't you thought about what would happen to you if something went wrong?"

Hua Ci pursed her lips, smiling lightly, "Why would anything go wrong? I was confident."

During her days as a captive, she did not just heal the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators; her methods were truly inscrutable, even Xia Liang and others were completely unaware.

What bad intentions could a healing cultivator, gentle and graceful as flowers, possibly have?

"You've only recently advanced to the Cloud River Realm as a healing cultivator. What makes you so confident? What assurance do you have? How can you be so sure those people won't hurt you?"

Hua Ci looked at Lu Ye with great interest. Having known him for so long, this was the first time she had seen him in such a rush, flustered and aggressive. Despite Lu Ye's fierce tone, she clicked her tongue and teased with a mocking face, "Yiyi, just look at how this person treats his life-saver..."

Yiyi dared not speak and simply huddled with Amber in the corner, a spirit and a tiger weakly watching the scene.

"What life-saver!" Lu Ye was furious, "Don't think I can't leave; I only chose to show up because I saw you there."

If it hadn't been for seeing Hua Ci, he would have indeed stayed in the Soaring Dragon World a bit longer, at the very least, waiting until the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators had mostly dispersed before leaving.

Suddenly, Hua Ci appeared on the verge of tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice, "To save a life, and yet to not vow in return, you even scold me..."

"Speak properly!" Lu Ye continued sternly.

Hua Ci timidly looked at him, "Aren't I speaking properly?"

Lu Ye took a deep breath and suddenly grabbed her and threw her onto a nearby bed, raising his hand and delivering a slap.

With a "smack!",

the world suddenly went quiet!

Hua Ci sprawled on the bed, turned her head, and looked at Lu Ye incredulously. Her cheeks flushed, momentarily dazed.

Yiyi stood by, her little mouth agape, unable to close it for a long time.

The scene before her was too shocking to the senses.

Amber raised both paws, covering his eyes as if saying, "I can't watch, I dare not watch, I am merely a simple tiger."

"There must not be a next time!" Lu Ye stared into Hua Ci's eyes, his expression solemn as he admonished.

Hua Ci didn't respond, clearly stunned by the slap, and the fiery pain on her back indicated that Lu Ye had indeed used real force.

Seeing that Lu Ye was raising his hand again,

Hua Ci hurriedly replied, "I understand, there will be no next time!"

She quickly got up, covered her back with her hands, and moved to a corner of the room.

Only then did Lu Ye nod in satisfaction and turn to Yiyi and Amber, "You two should also take this as a warning!"

He sounded like a parent scolding mischievous children at home.

Yiyi and Amber nodded their heads like chicks pecking at rice.

"Let's rest for now, I'm going out for a bit."

After speaking, Lu Ye pushed the door open and left.

On the surface, he seemed as calm as water, but his heart was pounding erratically.

Earlier, he had been too agitated, his blood qi rising to his head, and he had not controlled himself, realizing only after the slap that it was inappropriate. But since the slap had already happened, he could only brazenly continue.

It didn't seem appropriate to stay in the room any longer, so he had to find an excuse to leave.

Fortunately, the result was reasonably good.

After this incident, Hua Ci likely wouldn't make such impulsive actions again.

But he was well aware that Hua Ci's behavior was still because of himself. Though unexpressed, this gratitude was etched deep in his heart.

There had been news from the battlefield marking earlier, and if he wasn't mistaken, it must have been from Fourth Senior Brother.

A quick investigation confirmed it.

Lu Ye immediately responded, reporting his safety to Fourth Senior Brother, informing him that he had arrived at Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, and asking him not to worry.

After ending the communication with Fourth Senior Brother, Lu Ye checked the information from his own battlefield marking.

Name: Lu Yiye.

Identity: Disciple of Righteous Blood Sect.

Cultivation: Cloud River Level 6,

Location: Cloud River battlefield.

Merit: 127,366 points.

Battle Merit: 283,672 points.

In terms of merit, there wasn't much change, probably just some added from killing some giants from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

However, his battle merits were substantial.

Although there was still a gap from the battle merits gained in Xianyuan City last time, the difference wasn't too vast.

The most important thing was that the battle merits earned in Xianyuan City had all been exchanged for soul water, whereas now he could manage these battle merits himself.

For instance… exchanging for a gold-hued spirit fortune stick.

For now, his primary task was still to swiftly enhance his cultivation. Last time in Xianyuan City, if not for the significant value of soul water, he wouldn't have exhausted his battle merits.

Having such a vast amount of battle merits was naturally because, in the adventures within the Soaring Dragon World, he played an indispensable and even decisive role in many crucial events.

Presiding over the big array in Medicine Valley, cooperating with Soaring Dragon cultivators to fight the enemy, just that battle alone nearly earned him thirty thousand points of battle merits.

Compared to the overall gains, thirty thousand points of battle merits naturally weren't significant.

Later, accompanying the Soaring Dragon cultivator army in the war against the Blood Race under Sky Ravine, donning the Dragon Throne, breaking the Bridging Altar, weakening the Blood World's dependency on Soaring Dragon World, he gained another massive amount of battle merits.

Afterward, constructing sixty-four Sky-mending Platforms and presiding over the Sky-mending plans earned him yet another considerable sum of battle merits.

These results combined led to his current accumulation.