Sage of Humanity

When Lu Ye darted out, the doll-faced cultivator became extremely anxious, his attacks growing fiercer.

The person he was fighting was already somewhat outmatched, and now, with Lu Ye joining in against him, his situation suddenly became perilous.

Although the nickname "mountain tiger" had been coined by the Xuanmen sect, the cultivators from the Nine Stars Sect were also well aware of it, as it was a reputation Lu Ye had earned through his killings over the past few days.

Reputation is a peculiar thing. Facing an ordinary Level 3 cultivator, any Level 4 cultivator wouldn't feel much pressure. But if this Level 3 cultivator had killed several Level 4 cultivators and made a name for himself, that was a different story entirely.

At this moment, the Level 4 cultivator from the Nine Stars Sect felt pressure mounting like a mountain, facing two opponents at once, managing with difficulty. Within three breaths' time, he was almost completely overwhelmed by Lu Ye and the doll-faced cultivator.

Seeing a sword strike from Lu Ye coming, he hastily tried to activate a Spirit Talisman, but the cunning doll-faced cultivator stabbed his wrist, causing the man to loosen his grip and the Spirit Talisman to fall to the ground.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Seizing the opportunity, Lu Ye raised his sword and brought it down, felling the cultivator to the ground.

"What a sharp sword!" Doll-face's eyes narrowed slightly, thinking to himself as Brother Wang Yeang had predicted, this "mountain tiger" indeed possessed an exceptionally fine Spiritual Artifact. Otherwise, his Level 3 cultivation wouldn't have so easily pierced through a Level 4 cultivator's protective spirit force, let alone inflicted such a severe wound with a single strike.

Then Doll-face's face lit up with a smile, "Good brother, I've certainly made a friend today!"

Meanwhile, Lu Ye didn't even glance back, moving straight into the fray of the battlefield, leaving behind a heavily wounded enemy lying in front of Doll-face.

"Spare... spare my life!" The blood-soaked Level 4 cultivator stared at Doll-face in terror.

Doll-face's smile faded as he said indifferently, "At Level 4, we shouldn't be speaking such naive words," as his longsword pierced into the opponent's chest, making the man's body stiffen suddenly...

A red light emanated from the back of the dead Level 4 cultivator's hand, drifting onto the back of Doll-face's hand, who smiled broadly again. He raised his sword and charged toward where Lu Ye was fighting, shouting, "Good brother, I'm coming to assist you!"

One incense stick's time later, the great battle subsided.

All the cultivators from the Nine Stars Sect were annihilated, not because they didn't want to flee but because they simply had no chance to escape. In such narrow confines, once defeated, there was no way out; running with their backs to the enemy only led to quicker deaths.

The Xuanmen side also suffered losses—three dead and most others injured—but overall, it was a resounding victory. Those who survived weren't too mournful but rather overjoyed.

This was the norm on the Spirit Stream battlefield: countless Spirit Stream Realm cultivators battling each other, where death was an everyday occurrence.

In this massive battle, only two had died by Lu Ye's sword, but at least four or five were wounded by him.

After the great battle, the Xuanmen didn't bother collecting the spoils of war; they simply watched Lu Ye quietly. It wasn't that they didn't desire the loot, but Lu Ye's comportment over the past few days had established a tacit agreement among them.

All spoils of war would go to the Xuanmen; in turn, they compensated Lu Ye with some elixir pills.

Doll-face, who was the leader of this group, took a step forward and cupped his fists, "How should I address junior brother?"

Five feet in front of him, Lu Ye was applying elixir pill powder to his wounds. This was his first time experiencing battle on such a scale. Previously, the battles he had been involved in had never involved more than ten cultivators at most.

This time there were twenty people. He realized that battles of this scale were dangerous for any cultivator, even those with higher cultivation levels, as injuries or death were possible since one's attention can only stretch so far.

Several wounds on his body had been left by the cultivators of the Nine Stars Sect in their dying counterattacks.

Hearing Doll-face's question, Lu Ye fell into contemplation.

Before entering, the sect master had instructed him not to reveal his identity as a disciple of the Righteous Blood Sect, and certainly, he couldn't use the name Lu Ye, as his recruitment by the Righteous Blood Sect was known to quite a few sects.

Lu Ye didn't want this title of the "mountain tiger"...

"Junior Brother Yiye!" Lu Ye had truly made a choice.

"So it's Junior Brother Yiye." The baby-faced man smiled cheerfully and bowed his hands: "I am from Xuanmen, Chu Tian!"

Lu Ye bowed his hands with an indifferent expression and a 'Keep Out' attitude.

"It's like this..." Chu Tian slightly organized his words, "A few days ago, Brother Wang Yeang sent a message saying that if the opportunity arises, he would like to invite Junior Brother Yiye to visit Xuanmen. I wonder what your thoughts are?"

"Wang Yeang?" Lu Ye frowned.

Chu Tian chuckled, "He's a brother who presides over our sect's residence."

The fact that they were inviting him over as a guest wasn't very surprising to Lu Ye. These days, he had saved many cultivators from Xuanmen, and his practice of exchanging elixir pills had also allowed many Xuanmen cultivators to make a fortune. Logically, it made sense for them to show some gesture.

Inviting him to be a guest was clearly a gesture of goodwill.

However, he couldn't expose his identity, so he dared not have too close a contact with unfamiliar sects, especially since he was just passing through and wouldn't have a long interaction with Xuanmen.

"No need." Having weighed his options, Lu Ye shook his head in refusal.

Chu Tian wasn't annoyed at all, seemingly having anticipated Lu Ye's response. He continued to smile and said, "If that is the case, then let it be!" Saying thus, he gave a signal to someone behind him, who immediately took action, took out a storage sack, and went around to collect the elixir pills from his fellow sect members.

During the waiting process, Chu Tian said, "If Junior Brother Yiye finds it convenient, could you leave a contact method? That way, if there's any situation, we can also exchange information with Xuanmen."

Lu Ye didn't know how to leave a contact method, but he had some guesses. In the past few days when killing enemies, many Nine Stars Sect cultivators, before dying, would press their hands on their wrists, causing the battlefield markings to emit light, just like what Zharng Wu did when he was severely injured.

Battlefield markings likely recorded some information and could also be used for communication.

Thinking of this, Lu Ye nodded: "I can!"

Chu Tian then wiped his own wrist, and a bit of blue light, like burning flames, coiled around his fingertip. He flicked it towards Lu Ye. The blue light, like a blue butterfly, flew towards Lu Ye and landed on his wrist.

A thought flashed in Lu Ye's mind, and the blue light merged into the marking and disappeared.

At the same time, he faintly felt that his battlefield marking had gained something, but it wasn't a convenient time to investigate, so he continued to maintain his aloof demeanor.

The collection of the Xuanmen's elixir pills was soon completed, and with Chu Tian's gesture, they were handed over to Lu Ye. Lu Ye didn't check and just tucked them away, called Amber, and mounted the tiger's back.

"Junior Brother Yiye!" Chu Tian suddenly called out to him.

Lu Ye sat on the back of the tiger, turning his head to look at him.

Chu Tian spoke earnestly, "It looks like there's a guy from Endless Island with the Nine Stars Sect. Be very careful, Junior Brother."

Lu Ye nodded slightly, and Big Tiger turned around, disappearing into the distance.

As Chu Tian watched his receding figure, he stroked his smooth chin: "These disciples from big sects really are proud. He doesn't even care about Endless Island!"