Sage of Humanity-Chapter 640 - 638 Outside the Mercantile Union

The aftermath of the battle in the mines continued to ferment, with a large number of cultivators entering the area, searching everywhere for traces of Lu Ye.

Although more than twenty million cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge died at his hands, including powerful ones from Level 8-9, those were all poisoned deaths, which had little to do with Lu Ye's own strength.

In the eyes of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators, Lu Ye was merely at Cloud River Level 5, so even though the results of the battle in the mines were horrifying, it did not extinguish their enthusiasm and determination to find Lu Ye's whereabouts.

Moreover, having gone through such a battle, the cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge believed that even if Lu Ye had not died, he could not possibly be unscathed, so he definitely couldn't have fled far and was likely hiding nearby.

As for the potent poison he had used, though daunting, such a substance capable of killing two thousand people must be incredibly rare, and Lu Ye might not have any left. Even if he did, it wouldn't matter much, as long as they weren't in an enclosed environment like the mine with him, it wouldn't pose much of a problem.

It could be said that after the battle in the mine, the determination of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators to target Lu Ye did not wane; on the contrary, it intensified significantly.

In East 56 Heaven's Augury City, a cultivator sat quietly waiting in a teahouse directly opposite the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, on the second floor.

Shortly after, two figures silently arrived and sat down opposite him.

The two newcomers, one male and one female, were handsome and beautiful, respectively—paired together, they made a striking couple. However, each had a fiery flame mark on their forehead.

Such conspicuous signs could only belong to the disciples of one power throughout the Nine Provinces.

Sacred Fire Order!

"Senior Brother Chu, Senior Sister Zhou," the cultivator who had been waiting quickly rose to greet them.

Chu Yun nodded slightly, his gaze drifting to the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union across the way, and he spoke, "Are you sure it's Lu Yiye?"

The cultivator replied, "I didn't see his face, for he was wearing a fiendish mask. However, judging by his build, there's no difference from Lu Ye, and he was carrying a huge bundle on his back."

Zhou Pey's gentle voice sounded, "Lu Yiye always has a white creature with him. Did you see it?"

"I haven't seen that," he admitted, puzzled. Lu Ye always had a white creature with him, which had become nearly a trademark of his, but he didn't see any white creature that day. Therefore, he wasn't entirely sure if the person he saw was Lu Ye. Still, as a precaution, he passed the message on.

The two individuals who had come were at Cloud River Level 9, indicating the importance that the Sacred Fire Order placed on this matter.

After all, Huo Liaoyuan was slain by Lu Ye, and there existed an irreconcilable enmity between the Sacred Fire Order and the Righteous Blood Sect. If there was one sect within Ten Thousand Demons Ridge that wanted to exterminate the Righteous Blood Sect the most, it would certainly be the Sacred Fire Order.

Both of them had rushed here from the Nine Provinces sect headquarters. With Huo Liaoyuan dead and numerous disciples killed or injured, the Sacred Fire Order was bound to seek revenge. Upon receiving the message, they arrived here at the first opportunity, only to be met with such an answer.

Chu Yun, gazing in the direction of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, tapped his fingers on the table surface lightly and slowly said, "Having escaped from the mines, Lu Yiye cannot be in good condition. He must find a place to recuperate, and the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union is a good choice."

Zhou Pey asked, "Do you believe that's Lu Yiye?"

"Almost certainly."

"But there was no sign of the white creature."

"Recently, a new Secret Technique appeared in the Heaven's Augury treasure vault that could change the layout of the beast-taming faction. There's also a new item, called the spirit beast sack, which seems to have originated from a secret realm. The function of the spirit beast sack is to store demon beasts inside."

This matter was not a secret. By now, many cultivators from the beast-taming faction across the Nine Provinces, as long as they had enough merit, had purchased that Secret Technique from the treasure vault, although to date, no cultivator had managed to fully display it.

Zhou Pey had a realization, "Do you think Lu Yiye has a spirit beast sack on him?"

"Spirit beast sacks are indeed rare and expensive, but Lu Yiye could afford them considering his worth. And about the large bundle... Sister must remember, two thousand cultivators died in the mines, and before leaving, Lu Yiye took all of their storage sacks."

"So the bundle contains storage sacks!"

When Lu Ye walked into the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, he did indeed attract quite a bit of attention. After all, cultivators usually equipped themselves with storage sacks and rarely carried items in big and small packages, let alone a huge bundle.

So even though he stayed for only a short time on the first floor of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, he caught the eye of many.

At first, no one thought much of it, but as time passed, some began to realize something.

The ones watching the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union from the shadows were not only Zhou Yun's group; even on the second floor of this teahouse, several pairs of eyes were covertly watching over there.

Lu Ye had not overlooked that the big bundle could potentially expose him, but the situation at the time left him with no choice unless he was willing to give up the spoils of the battle.

If it were just a hundred or two hundred storage sacks, he might have let them go. But faced with thousands, Lu Ye simply couldn't bear to.

"We can almost confirm that it's Lu Yiye," Chu Yun made a final judgment.

"Fighting isn't allowed inside the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union. He's hiding in there, and we can't do much about him."

"He will definitely come out," Chu Yun said while glancing around. Coincidentally, his eyes met with a familiar face looking his way. Their eyes locked, and they nodded to each other, understanding everything without words.

Currently, a large number of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators were scattered in search of Lu Ye, but a small fraction who had received some vague information had gathered at East 56 Heaven's Augury City, hiding in various places, covertly watching the exits of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union.

The regular cultivators of the city soon sensed something odd, for in these recent days, the number of powerhouses in the city seemed to have increased significantly.

Inside a guest room of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, Lu Ye and Yiyi were working together, one opening the restriction locks of the storage sacks, the other organizing the items from inside.

With more than five thousand storage sacks, even with Lu Ye's high efficiency in opening the restriction locks, it would take at least seven to eight days to finish.

This left the watching powerhouses of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge quite frustrated.

Whether Lu Ye had really entered this branch of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union was not witnessed by anyone; it was merely a suspicion. They had sent people inside the union to search, but they hadn't found much.

Now, as the days passed by without any sign of Lu Ye, a number of people began to harbor doubts.

Could it be that Lu Ye had not come here at all?

If he didn't come, then continuing to wait here was just a waste of time. Even if he did come, who knew when he would leave?

The accommodation fee of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union was indeed not cheap, but that after all was Lu Yiye, a big spender who could casually host events at the Heaven's Augury Pillar, and had done so twice. The mere cost of accommodation was nothing to him, a mere drop in the bucket.

If he were to stay in the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union for a year or even longer, would they really have to wait that long?

In an instant, many people became irritated, yet they were helpless to do anything about it.

In the guest room, Lu Ye continued his painstaking work of opening restriction locks, and the pile of storage sacks before him finally reduced by nearly half.

However, he had not discovered anything particularly valuable. The storage sacks of most cultivators contained items like elixir pills, Spirit Stones, Spiritual Artifacts, Spirit Talismans, and many were filled with an assortment of materials, such as mined ores or spirit flowers and Spirit Grass.

While the items were miscellaneous, their accumulation certainly amounted to a considerable fortune.

Lu Ye's own supply of elixir pills had been running low, but this had provided a valuable replenishment.

It was worth mentioning that a large number of demonic pills from demon beasts were also confiscated. These were Amber's staple food. Ever since Amber had tasted demonic pills, it had lost interest in elixir pills. After all, consuming demonic pills could boost its growth much faster.

For Lu Ye, the only piece of good news was that constantly opening restriction locks had not delayed his own cultivation.

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The Bestial Gluttony Feast continued to operate, and he occasionally popped a few elixir pills into his mouth. Although the spiritual energy in the guest room was not as dense as it was near the spirit ground, it did not have a significant impact on his cultivation.

He had made contact with his fourth senior brother a while ago and learned that everything was stable in Great Reversal Valley. Giant Armor had found the wolf pack, and no one from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge dared to cause trouble; they were all cultivating in peace.

This gave Lu Ye quite a bit of relief.

Although he had made a statement before leaving Great Reversal Valley, whether it could deter the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators was still uncertain, especially after the battle in the mine. It was possible that someone, blinded by rage, might cause trouble at the spirit ground.

But now it seemed that his words had indeed been effective. As long as he was not dead, the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators would certainly not dare to target the spirit ground of Great Reversal Valley.

As for his claim about returning to the Spirit Stream battlefield to destroy Yuanhong Hall's garrison after slaying Song Zhui... that was just a casual remark he made and naturally, he would not really do so.

The main reason was that Song Zhui's ironclad appearance was annoying. It was the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge who kept causing trouble, and he had never actively sought conflict, simply wishing to quietly cultivate on the spirit ground. In the end, it was almost as if he were some sort of villain capable of every conceivable evil.

He had said those words just to scare Song Zhui before his death...

And they did have an effect; the iron-boned Song Zhui died somewhat unwillingly, which was probably what was meant by 'destroying both the body and soul.'

"Lu Ye, Lu Ye!" Yiyi suddenly called out, interrupting the chaotic thoughts in Lu Ye's mind.

He looked up to see Yiyi holding something in her hand, saying with some surprise, "What do you think this is?"

Lu Ye's gaze focused, and his expression changed.

A sound came from the storage sack he was working on, and suddenly the entire sack burst apart, turning into pieces all over the ground.

He had inadvertently applied too much force, triggering the restriction within the restriction lock.

The storage sack burst, and everything stored inside turned into powder. Lu Ye didn't mind, as it was just one storage sack.

With enthusiasm, he took the item from Yiyi's hands, "Where did you find this?"