Sage of Humanity-Chapter 506 - 504: Feeling Targeted

Lu Ye withdrew his gaze and continued to dash forward.

An hour later, he found a cave, darted inside, and began to set up a Formation.

The Heaven-bestowed spirit fortune stick event had ended, and the five-colored clouds had disappeared, but the fighting had not ceased. Those cultivators at Levels 8-9, who had vied for the spirit fortune sticks and wished to avoid complications, now had their hands free and were naturally no longer courteous.

People were killed from time to time, and on the Kills Ranking, names fluctuated inconsistently.

For cultivators with lower cultivation, the hunting grounds were indeed dangerous, but the various fortunes here continuously attracted them into the hunting grounds. Hence, as time passed, the total number of cultivators inside the hunting grounds did not decrease but showed an increasing trend.

For most cultivators, their goal was not the Kills Ranking, for they lacked the qualifications to be listed. Moreover, even if they barely made it onto the Kills Ranking, if their rank wasn't high enough, the rewards they received would be insignificant. The real value of the Kills Ranking lay in the top twenty, where varying numbers of gold-hued spirit fortune sticks were granted.

Their goal wasn't even the Heaven-bestowed spirit fortune stick, as every occurrence was chaotic—it was a stage for many powerful beings to exert their strength. For cultivators with lower cultivation, participating was what mattered; if they could snatch something, all the better, but if not, there was no loss as long as they preserved their lives.

Their real goal was the various fortunes scattered throughout the hunting grounds!

Just now, after Lu Ye had set up the Teleportation Array and tested that this Formation was connected with several nearby ones, he had just walked out of the cave when a light caught his eye not far away.

He could be certain that this light had appeared not long ago because if it had been there earlier, he would have noticed—after all, he wasn't blind, and such an obvious thing couldn't be missed.

In other words, this light had appeared while he was inside the cave setting up the Formation.

Seeing the light, Lu Ye guessed vaguely from what the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union had recorded regarding this aspect.

Without hesitation, he hurried forward, reached the light, and grabbed it.

The light converged, and as Lu Ye withdrew his hand, he held a spirit fortune stick, which wasn't anything special, just a low-quality white spirit fortune stick.

But for such an easily acquired item, one couldn't have high expectations. Picking it up was a gain.

He didn't dare to linger in the place and quickly left.

Throughout the hunting grounds, such randomly appearing lights were common, but what they might contain was uncertain.

It could be a Spirit Stone, elixir pill, Spiritual Artifact, or even a spirit fortune stick. In short, various resources needed by cultivators could appear within these lights—this was what fortune meant.

Undoubtedly, these randomly occurring fortunes were the workings of Heaven's Augury, as if an invisible hand was scattering various cultivation resources within the range of the hunting grounds, attracting cultivators to advance relentlessly towards them.

Thus, every time the hunting grounds opened, it was a feast for cultivators.

It was due to these readily available fortunes that many cultivators risked entering the hunting grounds. They couldn't touch the Kills Ranking, and the Heaven-bestowed spirit fortune stick was too dangerous for them, but as long as they stayed alive in the hunting grounds, they had the chance to obtain various benefits.

Although Lu Ye had only picked up a white spirit fortune stick, if he was lucky, he could pick up a gold-hued spirit fortune stick or even a spring spirit, and some had even found a spirit treasure in the hunting grounds, making a fortune overnight.

Lu Ye continued to seek suitable places to set up Formations. He had Concealment Spirit Runes and strong perception, so as long as he was cautious enough, preserving himself wouldn't be too problematic.

Time passed.

A day later, Lu Ye was hidden deep within a cavern underground, sitting cross-legged inside a Teleportation Array.

He had set up twelve Teleportation Arrays in total, each one capable of connecting with at least two others remotely. This ensured that if someone discovered him and meant him harm, if he couldn't defeat them, Lu Ye could always escape using the Teleportation Array.

He didn't wander around but stayed still inside this cave.

The hunting grounds indeed held many fortunes, but they were also fraught with dangers, especially since his presence had been revealed. It was unknown if any powerful beings from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge were tracking him; hence, it was best to seek stability and not wander around.

Hidden in the underground cavern, Lu Ye couldn't see the Kills Ranking and didn't know whether his name had fallen off the list. The last time he checked, his rank had dropped to beyond the fiftieth position. At this rate, it would still take some time for his name to drop off the Kills Ranking.

Every two hours, he would slightly activate the Teleportation Array to check the status of the other Teleportation Arrays to make sure none had failed.

Although the locations of his Teleportation Arrays were relatively concealed, it was hard to guarantee that no cultivator might accidentally stumble upon them. In particular, the various caves might contain scattered fortunes, so cultivators wouldn't easily overlook such places and would usually enter to investigate, in case there was something valuable inside.

However, he wasn't worried about exposing his Teleportation Arrays since each one was secured by an explosion array. If triggered, it would activate immediately.

Faint spirit force fluctuations were transmitted from afar, clearly indicating that nearby cultivators were fighting. Judging by the intensity of the fluctuations, both cultivators had a cultivation of at least Level 7.

The hunting grounds were always this chaotic.

Fortunately, he only needed to hide here. With twelve Teleportation Arrays interconnected, even if a few were exposed, it didn't really matter; he could always teleport elsewhere.

Very stable! Lu Ye felt cheerful. All he had to do now was wait for the hunting grounds to close, and then he could leave this prison.

He took out an elixir pill and swallowed it, then took out a book to study. He had already finished the books he had brought from Madam Yun, but reading a book multiple times always yielded new insights, making it an excellent way to pass the time.

Immersed in the textbook, Lu Ye suddenly shifted his expression and looked up, only to see a tiny black dot unexpectedly appear in the space before him. It quickly expanded and rotated, and a streak of golden light burst forth.

With the bloom of the golden light, a gold-hued spirit fortune stick inexplicably appeared before Lu Ye, as if held up by an invisible force, quietly hovering.

This spirit fortune stick looked almost identical to the one he had obtained before, the only difference being a layer of faint cyan power swirling around the surface of the one in front of him.

Lu Ye's eyes narrowed slightly.

Things did not look good!

While contentedly absorbed in his reading, the sudden appearance of this gold-hued spirit fortune stick clearly signified something to Lu Ye.

In the hunting ground, each day, Heaven's Augury would select a person to bestow a gold-hued spirit fortune stick, which could neither be discarded, kept, nor used until after twelve Shichen, when it would function like a normal spirit fortune stick.

If that were all, it wouldn't be too bad, but the real problem was that every three Shichen, this Heaven-bestowed gold-hued spirit fortune stick would erupt, exposing the holder's location no matter where they hid, thereby attracting the attention of other cultivators.

Looking at the gold-hued spirit fortune stick, Lu Ye felt inexplicably restless.

He wasn't sure if this was good or bad luck.

To say it was bad luck, amongst the thousands of cultivators in the hunting ground, Heaven's Augury had chosen him, bestowing this gold-hued spirit fortune stick upon him. To say it was good luck, he had already decided to lay low here until the hunting ground closed. Now with this fortune stick, how could he continue to lay low? Every three Shichen, it would expose his location three or four times in twelve Shichen.

What was this all about?

Lu Ye felt somewhat targeted, recalling the time when he was bestowed the Heaven-bestowed spirit fortune stick. Despite having concealed his figure, the five-colored clouds had stopped just ten miles from him.

What happened to being Unparalleled in luck?

Looking at the gold-hued spirit fortune stick before him, Lu Ye thought quickly and, in desperation, activated the Teleportation Array. The next instant, he felt the unique sensation of teleportation, as if stepping into a bottomless abyss, his figure continuously plummeting.

Unless absolutely necessary, Lu Ye would not lightly activate a Teleportation Array since activating it caused spirit force fluctuations, detectable at both the sending and receiving Arrays. If someone was nearby, it could easily expose him, which was detrimental to his plans.

But at this moment, he had no other choice.

As the sensation of teleportation faded, Lu Ye appeared somewhat dizzy on another Teleportation Array two hundred li away.

He immediately sensed his surroundings to ensure there was no activity around before he felt relieved.

However, when he looked up, his expression turned helpless.

Even though he had teleported two hundred li away, the gold-hued spirit fortune stick still hovered not far in front of him, sticking to him like a burrowing maggot, impossible to shake off!

Although he had anticipated this outcome, Lu Ye could not help but feel disappointed after confirming it.

After all, this was the work of Heaven's Augury, not so easily evaded.

Unable to resist, his only choice was to accept.

He reached out and grabbed the gold-hued spirit fortune stick, squeezing it hard… to no avail. The faint cyan light swirling around the surface of the spirit fortune stick might not look much but made it exceptionally sturdy.

He attempted to store the spirit fortune stick in his storage sack or storage space, equally without success.

Indeed, this object could not be used, kept, or disposed of until twelve Shichen were up; he had no choice but to carry it with him.

Although this change of events caught him off guard, from another perspective, it was not all bad.

For an ordinary Level 3 Cloud River cultivator bestowed with such a gold-hued spirit fortune stick, the chances of misfortune were high unless protected by a powerful cultivator. Merely exposing one's location every three Shichen was enough to challenge anyone's endurance.

But with this object in Lu Ye's hands, the possibilities expanded greatly.

He was extremely grateful that he had arranged the Teleportation Array immediately; in fact, he had set up no fewer than twelve Teleportation Arrays.

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The exposure of his location was not an issue; he could simply teleport to the next location. At most, he would lose a Teleportation Array. Over twelve Shichen, he would lose three or four arrays, but in exchange, he would obtain a gold-hued spirit fortune stick, a trade he was completely willing to accept.

What Lu Ye lacked now were high-quality spirit fortune sticks; he needed to enhance his cultivation quickly.

With this thought, his mood calmed down.