Sage of Humanity-Chapter 507 - 505: An Encounter in a Narrow Lane

Once he had a clear understanding, Lu Ye became less concerned about the danger brought by the gold-hued spirit fortune stick. He tucked it into his chest and continued reading and cultivating.

Time flew by, and roughly six hours later, Lu Ye put aside the book he was reading, took out the spirit fortune stick from his chest, and sat quietly on top of the Array, waiting.

The intelligence report indicated that every six hours, the gold-hued spirit fortune stick would erupt once, revealing the position of the person holding it. However, exactly how it would erupt, Lu Ye was not clear, as this was his first time encountering such a situation and he had no experience in it.

A moment later, without warning, the spirit fortune stick in Lu Ye's hand suddenly burst into dazzling light; the glow penetrating any obstruction soared into the sky, creating a beam of light right where he was.

Not only that, but there was also a strong wave of spirit force energy fluctuating violently.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Lu Ye couldn't help but squint his eyes; such a commotion would surely alarm people within about 30 miles.

The bright pillar of light lasted for about ten breaths before gradually fading away, and the gold-hued spirit fortune stick returned to its original appearance, as if everything that had just happened was only an illusion.

However, Lu Ye could already hear the sound of someone cleaving through the air rapidly approaching, followed by voices of conversation.

"Here, there's a cave here!"

"The person inside has no wisdom, actually hiding inside a cave, cutting off his own retreat. He probably knows nothing about the battlefield's layout."

"Be cautious, first ascertain his faction."

Several voices spoke in turn, clearly a group of cultivators who were traveling together. Their numbers were not many, only three or four. Those who traveled in groups generally did not have very high cultivation; it was usually the powerful who preferred to operate alone. On one hand, the strong scorned forming groups; on the other hand, being solo meant that one did not need to share any loot with others.

"Fellow Daoist inside the cave, which faction do you belong to? We are from the Haotian Alliance. If Fellow Daoist is one of us, please come out and meet us!" Someone called out.

Lu Ye naturally wouldn't readily trust them. Regardless of which faction the newcomers belonged to, he was preparing to leave.

"The night is long, with dreams aplenty. Let's make it quick," someone else said. They were the closest ones, so they arrived first. However, certainly more people would be drawn to this place, so they mustn't delay here for long.

While they were by no means weak, they weren't particularly strong either; they would be no match for a true powerhouse.

Along with the voice's echo, a peculiar fluctuation of spirit force suddenly emanated from the cave.

The group exchanged looks of confusion, not understanding what was happening, as the leader charged into the cave, his spirit force primed and ready for action. The rest rushed to follow close behind.

Three breaths later, a massive humming accompanied by a burst of firelight emerged, and several figures scrambled out in a sorry state, cursing and swearing.

No one had anticipated that what awaited them upon entering was an explosion array. Although it didn't cause any casualties, they were all covered in dust, suffered minor injuries, and their blood Qi was in turmoil.

How infuriating, the one hiding in the cave turned out to be an array cultivator.

A figure suddenly descended from the sky, landing before them, and in an instant, the battlefield markings on everyone's wrists lit up.

The newcomer was not weak—clearly a Level 8 cultivator. He glanced over the dusty group and said indifferently, "Where is the item?"

The group looked serious and were on high alert, with one of them quickly responding, "We didn't find it; there was no one inside!"

This was quite puzzling; there was clearly a fluctuation of spirit force within the cave mere moments ago, but upon entering, they had found nobody.

As he spoke, he found it hard to believe himself, but that was the truth.

The newcomer obviously did not believe it and snorted coldly, "Hand it over, and I will leave; otherwise, you all die!"

"There really was no one inside." The one who had spoken earlier tried to explain, "We were the first to get here, but there was only an explosion magic array left inside, and we saw no trace of anyone. I swear by Heaven's Augury!"

The brows of the Level 8 cultivator furrowed. Since the other party dared to swear an oath by Heaven's Augury, it meant he was not being deceived. After a brief contemplation, he cast a Dao technique forward with a wave of his hand.

No matter where the gold-hued spirit fortune stick was, he couldn't let these people, who chanced upon him, get away.

In an instant, a great battle erupted.

Not long after, more and more cultivators, attracted by the commotion caused by the erupting spirit fortune stick, gathered. Around the collapsed cave, the forces of two opposing factions of varying numbers clashed against each other in a chaotic battle.

At that very moment, Lu Ye was already in a cave over 60 miles away, naturally unaware of the mess he had left behind.

Moreover, it was none of his business.

However, having witnessed the eruption of the gold-hued spirit fortune stick, he realized that the idea of using an array to cover up the noise was not feasible.

He had planned to attempt array setup to conceal the commotion caused by the eruption of the gold-hued spirit fortune stick, but now it seemed that was a rule of Heaven's Augury, beyond the reach of human intervention. If even the beam of light erupted from the cave could shoot into the sky, how could he cover it up?

He only had the option to sacrifice a teleportation array to move his position after the eruption of the spirit fortune stick. Fortunately, he had set up a sufficient number of teleportation arrays.

After waiting quietly for a while, ensuring there was no activity nearby, Lu Ye put away the gold-hued spirit fortune stick and continued to cultivate and read.

In the blink of an eye, another six hours passed.

Just as before, the gold-hued spirit fortune stick erupted on time with dazzling light shooting up into the sky, accompanied by a strong surge of spirit force.

This time, Lu Ye didn't wait for anything else and immediately stimulated the teleportation array to move to the next location.

Moments later, someone broke into the place where he had just been, activating the explosion magic array, which exploded, leaving the intruder dizzy and cursing incessantly.

As had happened six hours earlier, many cultivators nearby were drawn over, and a melee broke out.

At this very moment, tens of thousands of miles away from the hunting ground, a streak of sword light swiftly crossed the sky. Standing atop the flying sword were two figures rushing toward the direction of the hunting ground—Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan.

Having learned that Lu Ye was trapped in the hunting ground, Li Baxian had hurriedly searched for its location. If it were too far away, he wouldn't make it in time to save him. Fortunately, this time the hunting ground was only a two-day journey away, so there was enough time.

He didn't tell Lu Ye that he was coming to find him, because he knew that if he said so, Lu Ye would definitely stop him. Just as he was worried about Lu Ye's safety, Lu Ye would worry about his, unwilling to involve him in such troubles.

Better to enter the hunting ground directly and then join up with Lu Ye.

Poor junior brother, he is probably involved in the hunting ground without even boasting Level 2 cultivation, and who knows what kind of hardships he is facing right now.

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Almost every shichen, Li Baxian would check on Lu Ye's battlefield marking to see if he was unharmed.

Junior brother, hang in there, your elder brother is on his way!

In the hunting ground, Lu Ye sat quietly within the teleportation array, silently calculating the time.

Since the time he had collected the gold-hued spirit fortune stick, almost twenty-four hours had passed. It wouldn't take much longer than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before the spirit stick would burst forth for the third time. As long as he endured this one last time, he could then rest easy.

Because, Lu Ye guessed, by the twenty-fourth hour, there shouldn't be a fourth burst of energy from the spirit stick. According to the rules set by Heaven's Augury, once the twenty-four-hour limit was reached, the spirit fortune stick would truly belong to him, so there would be no more bursting forth.

Of course, he couldn't be entirely sure of this; in any case, he would inevitably have to sacrifice at least three teleportation arrays.

Waiting quietly.

In a small half cup of tea's time, dazzling light suddenly burst forth from the spirit fortune stick, with violent fluctuations of spirit force, just as it had the previous two times.

Lu Ye waited for the light to subside and immediately activated the teleportation array, his figure instantly vanishing from sight.

About 30 miles away in a cave, the instant Lu Ye's figure appeared, he immediately sensed something was wrong. Looking up, he saw a figure standing about a dozen meters away, looking back at him with a surprised expression.

Clearly, they hadn't expected a living person to suddenly materialize in front of them!

Teleportation is something that cultivators often experience: entering and leaving the Spirit Stream battlefield, in and out of the Cloud River battlefield, all involve using the power of Heaven's Augury Pillar.

But that's with the power of Heaven's Augury Pillar, the power of Heaven's Augury.

No cultivators from Cloud River Realm had yet managed to set up their own teleportation arrays for teleportation, so when Lu Ye suddenly appeared in front of this person, they were at a loss for a moment.

This person had entered the cave by chance, just as Lu Ye had previously worried, since the hunting ground contained various scattered opportunities. Thus, cultivators would normally explore such caves in case they missed something.

The Formations Lu Ye set up were usually at the very bottom of the cave, so as long as the cultivators who entered didn't venture too deep, they wouldn't trigger the Formation.

This person had entered the cave to explore and found nothing, so they were about to turn and leave when Lu Ye happened to teleport in—it was truly a narrow escape from an adversary.

Quickly, he noticed the faint blue light on the back of Lu Ye's hand.

At the same time, Lu Ye also saw the dark red light on the back of the other person's hand.

Almost without hesitation, the other person raised their hand and cast a magic spell towards him. In this terrain, for a magic cultivator like themselves, it was a godsend. As long as they maintained their attack, even if the opponent's cultivation was one level higher, they wouldn't be able to break through to their proximity.

"Don't!"

Lu Ye's face changed, and he quickly shouted, but it was too late.

The magic spell flew past, and the powerful fluctuations of spirit force instantly triggered the explosion array, the dazzling light bloomed accompanied by a huge humming sound, and the magic cultivator's face showed a look of astonishment.

The violent spirit force swept through, completely destroying Lu Ye's array in an instant, and the powerful shock lifted him off his feet, slamming him hard against the cave wall. The cave ceiling crumbled, showering rocks down, nearly burying Lu Ye.

Lu Ye didn't come out unscathed, nor did the magic cultivator; the explosion array had been triggered so suddenly that he had no defense prepared. In the instant he realized something was amiss, he quickly protected himself with a spirit force barrier but was still hit by the falling rocks, covered in dirt and dust.

It took a while for the chaos to subside.

This particular cave was relatively sturdy, and it did not collapse from the explosion array.

As dust filled the air, the magic cultivator waved his hand, coughed lightly, and looked up, his attention drawn to a flash of gold.