Sage of Humanity

"Wow, what a beautiful quail!"

Under the night sky, Yiyi exclaimed as she gazed at the plump bird in front of her, its body faintly radiating a pale red light intermingled with traces of light gold.

If it hadn't been a manifestation of Lu Ye's spirit force, she would probably have picked it up.

Lu Ye felt a vein pop on his forehead and corrected her, "What do you mean a quail, it's a Fire Phoenix! Say it with me, Fire! Phoenix!"

Yiyi stared at him with a look that said this is clearly a quail, don't treat me as if I'm blind …

Amber also came over, lowered her head to sniff at the plump bird fluttering its wings in mid-air, found that not only was it inedible, but it seemed quite dangerous, so she leapt away with a tiger's jump.

Lu Ye felt insulted …

He had clearly studied the Fire Phoenix Technique, but how did he end up with this thing?

Checking the Red Lotus Soaring to Sky Technique, his casting methods and the activation of his spirit force should have been correct, but where did it go wrong? A perfectly good Fire Phoenix Technique had turned into a Fire Quail Technique.

Was this the outcome of his whole day of diligent study? Lu Ye found it somewhat amusing yet sad.

Among all the techniques he mastered, activating Defense Spirit Runes consumed the most spirit force, Sharpness was next, and Spirit Energy Gathering Spirit Runes was minimal.

The consumption of the Fire Phoenix Technique was between Defense and Sharpness.

After a whole day of research and more than a dozen attempts, he had finally succeeded, but the result was hard for him to accept.

It was like a new father, suddenly finding his newborn incredibly ugly, wishing he could stuff it back into the womb for a remake.

However, the result was as it was, and whether he accepted it or not, he couldn't change it.

Could he bring this creature out to face an enemy? He feared that releasing it wouldn't burn the enemy to death but would have the enemy dying of laughter.

"Fine, this is a Fire Phoenix!" Yiyi, seeing Lu Ye looking massively upset, said against her better judgment.

"This is a quail …" Lu Ye raised his hand, and the quail dissipated in mid-air.

He walked to the side, took off his shirt, and began practicing saber skills.

Indeed, magic and spells are all garbage; only saber skills are truly his calling.

If ever I delve into magic and spells again, may I be a lump of dung! he vowed to himself silently.

…

After ten hasty days, a snow-white big tiger burst into a region filled with mountain peaks. Lu Ye sat on the tiger's back, travel-worn.

It had been over four months since he left from Qingyun Mountain, but the actual time spent traveling was only a little more than half of that; he had often been delayed for various reasons. He was in a rush to reach the headquarters of the Righteous Blood Sect, so since leaving Mount Ying, he hadn't stopped at all.

Although the headquarters of the Righteous Blood Sect was still very far away, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and it would eventually be completed.

According to the ten-part map, this area was called Hundred Peaks Mountain, aptly named for its exactly one hundred peaks of varying sizes, with three factions residing nearby.

Lu Ye preferred not to interact too much with those from sects to avoid accidentally revealing his identity, so he planned to pass through Hundred Peaks Mountain as he had done on his journey thus far, rarely intersecting with cultivators.

Though the range of Hundred Peaks Mountain was vast, with Amber's speed, it should only take a few days to cross.

Yiyi was particularly fond of places like this because, amidst these natural settings, she could find many medicinal herbs. Ever since that day she faced an ordeal while selling herbs, she had become even more diligent.

At this moment, at the very heart of Hundred Peaks Mountain, a grand temple stood prominently, with numerous cultivators constantly entering and exiting.

In the center of the grand temple, a huge Shadow Moon Disc was positioned right in the middle, displaying the entire terrain and topography of Hundred Peaks Mountain in a circular shape.

Not only that, but it could also monitor the movements of the cultivators within Hundred Peaks Mountain and feedback in an intuitive manner.

On this Shadow Moon Disc, three different colors of lights were continuously flickering.

The first was blue, the second was black, and the third was red.

Each point of light represented a cultivator, and the richer the light, the higher the cultivator's cultivation. The three colors represented three sects.

These were the three factions scattered around the outer circle of Hundred Peaks Mountain.

One belonged to the Haotian Alliance faction, Qing Yu Mountain.

The other two belonged to the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge faction, Tailuo Sect and the Qin family, respectively, the latter being a family faction.

Throughout the Nine Provinces, it was rare for family factions to grow large due to many limitations in developing a family.

Of course, there are exceptions, and there are still a few families in Nine Provinces with profound backgrounds.

And within the levels between 8th and 9th grades, there are many family factions.

Lu Ye had encountered Yu Xiaodie and the Liu brothers in Evil Moon Valley; they were actually from family backgrounds, but because they were too weak and had no rank, the people of Evil Moon Valley had easily overpowered them with no resistance.

Although the Qin family was also considered a 9th grade faction, it was still slightly inferior compared to a true 9th grade sect. Fortunately, they had the nearby Tailuo Sect for mutual support, so their days in the Spirit Stream battlefield were not too harsh.

Currently, all three factions were gathered at Hundred Peaks Mountain for an event called the Dragon Spring Meet.

This tradition had continued for over a hundred years, held every three years.

It originated from a hidden Dragon Spring beneath the temple, which contained water with miraculous properties. The wellspring would emit spirit mist when the water erupted, and cultivators could enter it to temper their physical bodies and dissolve pill poison.

For low-level cultivators, the stronger their physique, the better, especially for those who intended to follow the path of physique cultivation; Dragon Spring could lay an excellent foundation for their cultivation.

There were many rare resources in the Spirit Stream battlefield, such as minerals, spirit fruits unique to the battlefield and unattainable in the rest of Nine Provinces; many factions had waged endless wars over these resources, creating deep-seated enmities.

For outer circle factions like Qing Yu Mountain, Tailuo Sect, and the Qin family, Dragon Spring was undeniably a vital resource.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

When Dragon Spring was first discovered, there was no Qin family, just conflict between Tailuo Sect and Qing Yu Mountain, which always resulted in many deaths. However, as Qing Yu Mountain had a more robust foundation, they emerged victorious each time.

It was only fifty years ago that the Qin family set up a base nearby and joined the competition. As natural allies within the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge faction, the Qin family and Tailuo Sect together outnumbered Qing Yu Mountain.

Before this, even when Qing Yu Mountain won, the power of Dragon Spring was not fully utilized as the number of cultivators in a sect was limited. After the cultivators from Qing Yu Mountain left, those from Tailuo Sect could still partake in the leftover benefits, albeit in a somewhat pitiful manner, but better than nothing. Experience more on empire

But now, when Tailuo Sect and the Qin family won, the situation was different.

Having more cultivators combined than one faction, the power of Dragon Spring, which could only accumulate so much every three years, would be completely utilized by these two factions; afterward, the wellspring would become no different from ordinary water, with not a trace of its body-tempering effects left.

After recurrent instances of this situation, Qing Yu Mountain flipped the table.