Sage of Humanity

By the lakeside, a serene and peaceful atmosphere prevailed. Under the night sky, a gentle breeze brushed past, stirring the hair of the young woman, who closed her eyes comfortably.

Suddenly, she frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes, and lowered her head to examine her battlefield marking.

She wondered who was being inconsiderate enough to disturb her at such a time.

Soon, her expression changed.

"What's the matter?" came the calm voice of the fishing man.

The woman glanced up at him, cautiously reporting, "Venerable Lord, that Lu Yiye has taken a squad from the Law Enforcement Hall to the Chen family on Mount Mi, and the Family Head Chen Tianchui has enlightened him!"

Crack...

The fishing rod in the Venerable Lord's hand suddenly splintered, and he turned to look at the woman, anger surging onto his face: "How dare he!"

Though his voice was not loud, his expression was extremely sharp, and the woman hurriedly knelt on one knee: "Venerable Lord, calm your anger!"

"Accomplishing nothing and spoiling everything!" The Venerable Lord was evidently furious with Chen Tianchui's actions. "Has it already been done?"

For decades, he had been planning a grand scheme, one that could overturn the current order of the Nine Provinces.

For this great plan, he needed to wait for some special individuals. Unfortunately, no suitable candidate had appeared over the years until the sudden rise of Lu Yiye from the Righteous Blood Sect!

This made him realize that Lu Yiye was likely the person he had been waiting for!

Thus, he had instructed that contact with Lu Yiye was to be made at all costs, but his order was to engage, not enlighten!

Because once enlightened, even if Lu Yiye paid heed to their every word, he would lose his inherent value.

"It should be...yes!" The woman replied tremblingly, "Still, for some reason, Lu Yiye seems to have noticed something amiss and is currently leaving the Chen family."

"He noticed something unusual?" The Venerable Lord was taken aback, "How did he notice?"

The method he left behind would be impossible to detect unless one were of the Divine Sea Realm, and according to the information he received, Lu Yiye had only recently advanced to the True Lake Level 5 realm.

Could Lu Yiye possess such abilities?

"Chen Tianchui is also puzzled, and he has transmitted a message asking for instructions on how to handle the matter."

The Venerable Lord was silent for a moment before speaking, "The Chen family is now useless."

The woman felt a slight chill, knowing that with just one word from the Venerable Lord, a 6th grade family like the Chen family could vanish from the Nine Provinces.

No one was more aware of the Venerable Lord's power than her.

"Tell them to spare Lu Yiye's life, but the others...kill!" The Venerable Lord quickly decided, and slowly stood up, "Additionally, make a trip to Mist Cliff; the plan must be advanced."

They originally needed to wait a bit longer, but the Chen family's actions would inevitably attract attention from the Haotian Alliance. At that time, many Divine Sea Realm cultivators would surely come to investigate, though they usually wouldn't easily venture deep into Mist Cliff. Even if the secrets beneath Mist Cliff were unlikely to be exposed, precaution was still necessary.

The plan could only be expedited to prepare for unforeseen circumstances.

In this world, there ultimately is no foolproof scheme. These decades of painstaking planning, hidden behind the scenes managing everything, laying down various strategies - he was confident that even if the plan was rushed forward, it wouldn't affect the overall situation.

"Yes!" The woman responded as she shot up into the sky, quickly disappearing from sight.

The Venerable Lord stood in place, pondering for a moment, then turned and dashed off in another direction. He gazed deeply into the distance, as if beyond thousands of miles he could see a long-lost face, softly murmuring: "Do not block my path!"

His eyes gleamed coldly, like a blade's edge!

In the visitors hall of the Chen family on Mount Mi, accompanied by a hum, Lu Ye felt a slight heaviness on his body.

Although the feeling of heaviness quickly vanished, he realized what had occurred.

"Great Sky Prohibition Array!" A Great Sky Prohibition Array was unexpectedly laid out here.

Moreover, with the activation of the Great Sky Prohibition Array, a transparent light screen swiftly rose, enveloping a vast area.

"Trap array!" The ones behind him all turned pale.

Lu Ye's expression grew grave as he channeled spirit force into his eyes. Through the hazy moonlight, he looked at the numerous figures suddenly appearing outside the trap array, and the one leading them was unmistakably Chen Lie, the Chen family Great Elder who had been extremely hospitable just moments ago.

Exchanging glances, Lu Ye shouted furiously: "What does the Chen family plan to do, rebel?"

This was what puzzled him most. Chen Lie had enthusiastically invited them to the Chen family as guests, then tampered with their tea, and after the incident occurred, even activated a Formation to trap them here.

He couldn't fathom why this was happening or what the Chen family intended.

His group and the Chen family had no grievances or enmity. The Chen family had no reason to act in such a manner.

Could the Chen family be part of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge? Lu Ye pondered all possibilities, and that was the only plausible one.

The people of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge constantly regarded him as a thorn in their side, wishing to eliminate him completely. They had indeed acted in that manner but unfortunately had never succeeded.

Today, having walked into the Chen family unsuspectingly, was undoubtedly a very good opportunity.

Yet, even if the Chen family were to be eliminated here along with ourselves, there is nowhere in this vast Bingzhou for them to find refuge. Is it really worth it for a grand 6th grade family to act in such a way?

As Lu Ye was questioned, he subtly made a hand gesture behind his back.

Lin Yinxiu's figure flashed, preparing to use Lu Ye's body as cover to send signals outside.

No matter why the Chen family wants to do this, the current situation is extremely disadvantageous for them, and it is naturally urgent to quickly send signals for help.

However, as Lin Yinxiu started her move, Chen Lie shouted fiercely, "Kill them!"

He naturally knew that he couldn't give Lu Ye and others any chance to send signals, otherwise nearby Divine Sea Realm cultivators would soon come to aid them, and should that happen, the Chen family would be close to destruction.

As he issued the order, his eyes were tightly fixed on Lu Ye's reaction because, in his opinion, Lu Ye must have been enlightened, was one of their own. The means left by the Venerable Lord had always been infallible, Lu Yiye was certainly famous, but as long as he wasn't in the Divine Sea Realm, he couldn't resist.

With the commands given, streams of lights from weaponry and magic and spells swept overwhelmingly towards the direction of the visitors hall.

With fierce roar, Giant Armor leapt out from behind everyone, blood Qi boiling, making his form seem to swell by a whole circle. Spirited force surged around him, raising a hand to press in the void. A turtle shell-like shield abruptly formed at his palm, blocking the silhouettes of those behind.

All those streams of weaponry and magic and spells struck that shield, sounds of "tuk tuk tuk" never ceased, making the once dazzling shield rapidly dim.

Then shattered.

Giant Armor's protective means were strong indeed, yet facing the joint strong attack from the Chen family cultivators, it was still hard to persist.

Lu Ye and others all made their move simultaneously, in an instant, blades and sword shadows crisscrossed, spirit force chaotic.

At this moment, somewhere among the crowd, the Chen Family Patriarch Chen Tianchui stared intently at Lu Ye in front of the visitors hall, a chill settling in his heart.

It's useless!

Lu Yiye wasn't enlightened after all!

Chen Lie thought Lu Ye had already been enlightened, and Chen Tianchui also believed that, after all, he had watched Lu Ye drink that cup of tea with his own eyes.

Anyone who has had that tea cannot escape the fate of being enlightened.

But at this moment, he could already confirm one thing, that Lu Yiye indeed hadn't been enlightened, because he had already employed the means left by the Venerable Lord, yet couldn't detect the slightest resonance from Lu Ye.

At this instant, he glared angrily, his eyes wide open, within the eyes, a silver thread-like worm was constantly swimming in the eyeball, appearing extremely bizarre.

As long as Lu Ye had been enlightened, activating this means would make Lu Ye immediately switch sides, then the people around him would be completely unprepared. Cooperating with the Chen family's strong attack, it would be easy to kill those five people.

As long as those five were killed, the crisis could be resolved, as for how to deal with the aftermath, explaining the deaths of these five team members to the Justice Department, there's always a way.

But now that Lu Ye's side is completely unreliable, and seeing Lin Yinxiu behind Lu Ye transmit a message out, he immediately understood, regardless of what happens to Lu Ye and the others, the Chen family is completely done for this time!

"Kill! Kill them all!" Chen Tianchui shouted fiercely amidst unstable mind.

The Chen family is finished, but they must drag some down with them.

With a command, numerous Chen family cultivators gathered in front of the visitors hall rushed fiercely forward.

Slash slash slash slash…

Li Baxian's flying sword rampaged, Chen family cultivators rushing at the forefront fell like grass, which made his brows furrow deeply.

Because many of the fallen cultivators were from the Spirit Stream Realm and Cloud River Realm, allowing him to massacre them.

But now is not the time for any compassion, although unwilling in heart, he showed no hesitation, sword lights raged back and forth amidst the crowd, continuously harvesting the lives of Chen family cultivators, bringing endless wailing.

While Li Baxian's flying sword flaunted its might, Feng Yuechan's magic and spells were hardly less, with each spell cast yielding results.

However, the Chen family seemed to have gone all out this time, and there were even more cultivators continuously flying in from one direction, joining the battle.

That direction, no doubt was where the Chen family's Heaven's Augury Hall was, the cultivators stationed at Spirit Stream battlefield and Cloud River battlefield must have received the signal and were rushing back.

In less than ten breaths, before the visitors hall, Chen family cultivator bodies had piled up.

Blood flowed into rivers.

At this moment, Lu Ye and others also found themselves in a bitter struggle.

Though the Chen family was a 6th grade family, they didn't have many True Lake Realm cultivators. Excluding those outside, there were less than ten True Lake Realm cultivators within the family. The Spirit Stream Realm and Cloud River Realm cultivators were unable to withstand a single blow from Lu Ye and others, but the True Lake Realm was different, they ultimately had some strength, Lu Ye could kill one, two, but couldn't slay them all in a short time.

The squad of six fought and retreated simultaneously, and in moments were pushed back to the entrance of the visitors hall.

There was no way to retreat further, to retreat into the visitors hall would mean cramped space, preventing them from enacting combat efficiently, then the Chen family cultivators would swarm in, surely trapping them inside, worsening the situation.

In less than thirty breaths of exchange, the squad of six sustained individual injuries, though not severe, somewhat affecting their strength.

Looking at the densely packed silhouettes ahead, Lu Ye took a deep breath, raising a hand to grip in the void, a baby-sized sphere appeared in his palm.

Seeing this scene, Chen Lie's eyes wrinkled, an extremely unsettling feeling rose in his heart.

"Stop him quickly!" Chen Lie shouted as he lunged towards Lu Ye.