Sage of Humanity

Was it a coincidence that I obtained this thing? It doesn't feel like it. Lu Ye recalled the scene at that time. After he had reinforced all fifty-four of his spiritual orifices with Gathering Spirit Spirit Runes, a massive blood-red pupil suddenly appeared in his mind. He also faintly heard an elderly voice but didn't catch what it said clearly.

Immediately after that, dragon scales spewed out from the Dragon Spring.

This doesn't quite seem like a coincidence, but rather like some force deliberately delivered these dragon scales to him.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

It seems that there are some secrets hidden beneath the Dragon Spring, secrets even the Tailuo Sect of Qing Yu Mountain was unaware of. Lu Ye didn't think too deeply about it; such considerations were pointless now since his cultivation was still too low.

Examining the object that resembled a dragon scale in his hand, Lu Ye found it to be blood red, as if blood were flowing within it.

A familiar aura emanated from this scale, sharing the same origin as the pale red mist near the Dragon Spring.

The reason the Dragon Spring could refine a cultivator's physique was precisely because of that pale red mist. Cultivators would sit in meditation and breathe in the mist into their bodies, enhancing their physique.

So this scale...

Lu Ye's thoughts raced. If it was as he suspected, then this scale was a treasure beyond measure.

The Dragon Spring was stationary, opening once every three years, and one had to attend the Dragon Spring Meet and fight for life and death to enter. But this scale was on his person, available for use at any time.

But how exactly to use it, that was a problem for Lu Ye.

He had been able to refine his physique in the Dragon Spring because, under the guidance of the Gathering Spirit Runes, the pale red mist continuously entered his body. If the mist were regarded as a special kind of energy, then the energy on the scale had already condensed into a solid state.

In this case, the Gathering Spirit Runes naturally couldn't function. Right now, all fifty-four of his spiritual orifices were reinforced with Gathering Spirit Runes, and if they were of any use, they would have acted by now.

Just as he was at his wit's end, Amber suddenly came over, pushing her big head into Lu Ye's embrace, and fiercely sucked on the scale armor in his hand.

A bloodline visible to the naked eye streamed from the scale and into Amber's mouth. She immediately stiffened and fell over, stark still.

"Amber!" Yiyi exclaimed in shock.

Lu Ye also hurriedly got up to check her condition.

A moment later, human and beast exchanged glances, putting their minds at ease. Amber wasn't seriously harmed; she seemed to have fallen into some nightmare. Although she lay on the ground in a deep sleep, her throat still emitted low growls. Not only that, there was a faint blood light flickering continuously on her body.

"Lu Ye, Amber is alright, isn't she?" Yiyi was still worried.

Experience tales at empire

"She should be fine," Lu Ye thought back to his own experience with Dragon Spring Body Tempering. "She probably inhaled too much and couldn't withstand it, fainting away."

During his Body Refining in the Dragon Spring, he had endured great pain. That was just the pale red mist, but Amber had just sucked up a streak of bloodline, evidently much stronger than the mist.

Both forms of energy had Body Refining effects. Having suddenly endured immense pain, Amber had fainted.

And the red light flickering on her body, if he wasn't mistaken, was probably refining her physique.

With Amber as a cautionary example, Lu Ye dared not get any reckless ideas. To harness the energy within the scale armor, he needed to come up with a safer method.

Pocketing the scale armor, Lu Ye continued to observe Amber with Yiyi for a while, ensuring that there indeed was no significant issue. Moreover, from Yiyi's perception, Amber's blood Qi energy was rising at a very clear rate. With the increase in blood Qi energy, her physique naturally grew stronger.

Just as Lu Ye had guessed.

The scale armor was a fabulous item, whether it was a dragon scale or not!

Lu Ye carefully placed the scale into his storage sack, ate something, and then stood up to practice his sword techniques.

This time, practicing with the sword felt unlike any previous session; having grown stronger in physique, he definitely noticed his speed and strength had significantly increased, at least by thirty percent.

This improvement was terrifying. He didn't know how much others had improved, but it likely wasn't as much as him, because he had ingested too much of the pale red mist in the Dragon Spring, which resulted in the complete dissipation of the mist in that small space by the end.

His thoughts drifted to Hua Ci. If this woman saw him again, she might doubt whether he was following the path of a physique cultivator yet again.

Lu Ye felt that his current physique and blood Qi were even stronger than those of the Level 5 physique cultivators he had seen at the Tailuo Sect.

All night long, Lu Ye did not engage in cultivation practice but continued practicing with his sword, using this as a way to familiarize himself with his suddenly enhanced body.

At dawn, Amber gradually awoke. After a thorough examination by Yiyi and finding nothing abnormal, Amber's blood Qi energy had even increased significantly, and her snow-white fur had become even more lustrous.

...

Diagonally opposite the mercantile union was the Drunken Spring House, which conducted the business of pleasures of the flesh. However, the women here were not only mortals but also included some independent cultivators, which made for extremely brisk business.

Having indulged himself through the night, an exhausted young master of indulgence staggered out with disheveled clothes. Waiting outside, Old Dong stood with his hands behind his back, as immovable as a wooden stake, resting with his eyes closed. He performed his duties as a guard quite well.

If it hadn't been for the young master's outburst the previous night, he probably would have had to stand by the bedside all night, truly providing close protection.

"Let's go, Old Dong!" The young master called out, savoring the memories of the previous night's delights and feeling utterly satisfied. To the common folks, cultivators were esteemed beings, but he was not an ordinary mortal. He didn't bother with human women because he had better options.

Compared to mortal women, female cultivators were undoubtedly more to his taste, which allowed him to derive a sense of superiority from his leisure pursuits.

So what if she's a cultivator? Piling up Spirit Stones can still make them yield to my desires!

The dandy young master led the way, followed by the escort Old Dong, while the brothel madam sent them off with warmth, and the evil slaves were sent somewhere unknown.

...

Two figures hurried towards the mercantile union, with the man in front wearing a mournful expression on his face, clueless as to what he had done wrong.

The young girl following him also had an ugly look on her face.

Two junior cultivators who had never seen such a bustling city were so fascinated by everything that they roamed forgetfully until a message from their senior reminded them of their duties. They rushed towards the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, preparing to meet up with him.

Thinking of the forthcoming reprimand from their senior, the two junior cultivators felt extremely nervous.

"We're here." Arriving at the entrance of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, both were panting heavily, but neither dared to stop and hurried inside.

A massive tiger head appeared suddenly, startling the girl into a scream, as the boy instinctively protected her.

However, the big tiger merely glanced at them before striding away.

The girl patted her chest, realizing that this was not the wilderness. Many cultivators in the city had beast pets, but it was rare to see one as majestic and imposing as this.

The boy also scrutinized the snow-white big tiger and suddenly let out a light gasp, widened his eyes for a closer look, and after confirming he wasn't mistaken, he quickly followed and stepped to the side of the person next to the big tiger, blocking his path. His finger pointed at him, his expression deep in thought, "You are..."

Lu Ye's hand rested on the hilt of his knife, looking indifferently at the boy who had blocked his way, his spirit force gathering in his eyes.

At the Spirit Stream Level 2, he could chop down several with a single swing!

But... why did he seem familiar?

Dozens of feet away, at the breakfast stall outside the Drunken Spring House, the dandy young master was heartily enjoying his delicious dumplings when he suddenly expressed joy, pointing in a direction, "Old Dong, Old Dong, that snow-white big tiger is really beautiful. Ask that person how many Spirit Stones he wants for it; let's buy it!"

Old Dong's face was stern as he suppressed the rage in his heart. He looked up in that direction, and slowly his eyes widened significantly as he almost doubted whether he was seeing things correctly.

On closer inspection, he found that he wasn't mistaken, the kid who should have died at his hands was still alive!

How could he not be dead? At that time, he had indeed been deducted merit, and there were pieces of a corpse and blood that had floated up from under the pond...

No, that's not right. He had been in a rush to return to the sect at the time and had not gone down to check the water. If there was another Level 3 cultivator underneath at that time...

Could there really be such a coincidence?

Many coincidences do occur in the world, such as Old Dong accompanying the dandy at the breakfast stall, the young master spotting the snow-white big tiger, and the boy blocking Lu Ye's way...

"You are that Lu Yiye!" The boy finally remembered, a few months was not too long ago, and the title Yiye was indeed too memorable, "Right, you are that Lu Yiye!"

Lu Ye frowned; he recognized the other party as well.

He was one of the mining slaves rescued by the Haotian Alliance along with him, albeit he had arrived at the mine later, and since Lu Ye had always kept to himself and avoided others, the two had only met twice before and had never spoken a word.

How could he run into this person in this place? Lu Ye felt utterly depressed. Could the world really be so coincidental?

"Yes, it's me, Woo Hua, who joined Burning Moon Mountain. Don't you recognize me?" Woo Hua seemed very enthusiastic, regardless of whether he had a relationship with Lu Ye or not. It was fate to encounter someone he knew here.

"You've mistaken me for someone else."

Lu Ye did not intend to speak further with him, turned around to mount the tiger's back, and left directly.

"Mistaken?" Woo Hua was puzzled, "Impossible!"

As he contemplated pursuing, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"What are you two doing?"

Woo Hua and the girl stiffened, turning around to see their Senior Brother standing behind them with a displeased expression.

"Senior Brother!" The two hurriedly greeted him.

Seeing that their Senior Brother seemed about to erupt, the girl quickly said, "Woo Brother met an acquaintance."

Woo Hua paused for a moment, then nodded, "Right, right, it was the one riding the white tiger." He pointed with his hand.

The young man looked up and saw Lu Ye's figure blending into the crowd. However, in that fleeting glance, he clearly noticed the spirit light on Lu Ye's body.

"But he said I got the wrong person," said Woo Hua, somewhat confused, "I didn't mistake him, he is indeed that Lu Yiye."

The girl chimed in, shifting the focus of their Senior Brother, "Lu Yiye, that's an odd name."

Woo Hua smiled and explained, "His real name is Lu Ye, but because he had only the talent of a single leaf when his aptitude was tested, someone gave him that nickname, and it quickly spread."