Sage of Humanity

Maybe it's to silence witnesses?

After all, the previous night, after she killed Xiang Dongliu, while passing over the Chen family, Lu Ye had a brief moment of eye contact with her.

As Lu Ye was rushing forward, intending to summon the Dragon Throne, a fragrant breeze hit his face, and that woman appeared spectrally in front of him.

She gently lifted a palm and pressed it towards him.

At that moment, Lu Ye's hair stood on end.

Without seeing what happened, that delicate jade-like palm imprinted on his chest, causing Lu Ye's body to suddenly stiffen, feeling his whole spirit force dissipate and unable to muster any strength.

The gap... is too large.

This woman is no ordinary cultivator of the Divine Sea Realm; her power is even greater than Liew Yuemei, whom Lu Ye had met before!

Thinking about it, Xiang Dongliu was also at Divine Sea Realm, yet under this woman's hand, he couldn't even withstand thirty breaths before perishing on the spot. How could her power be weak?

Amber, who was perched angrily on Lu Ye's shoulder, roared, revealing its true form with rolling Demon Origin, opening its large bloody mouth to bite at the woman.

However, the woman merely laughed softly, "Get away." Her voice was so soft and lingering that it caused ripples in one's heart.

With a casual wave, Amber flew away.

Along with it, the figures of Giant Armor and Xiao Xinghe also flew out.

Both of them reacted very quickly, responding at the same time Lu Ye shouted, but instead of fleeing, they charged in pursuit, only to meet the same fate.

The sound of clashing swords echoed as countless flying swords shot forth, a technique of Li Baxian, followed by the spells cast by Feng Yuechan.

The two had cultivated together since childhood, long developing a telepathic connection, making them a formidable pair even against cultivators who exceed their level by several stages.

However, the gap in cultivation was too vast; the woman didn't even look at the multitude of flying swords and spells, she merely blew softly.

That breath turned into a pink mist.

The flying swords and spells collided with the mist, instantly losing all their power.

The mist enveloped the area where everyone was, leaving them all dizzy and confused.

Lin Yinxiu, somehow, managed to get beside the woman, but before she could launch an assault, she was surrounded by the mist, revealing herself with a stagger; her hurried strike was completely non-threatening.

"A bunch of interesting little fellows." The woman's soft voice came again, she grabbed Lu Ye's arm, and soared into the sky.

Within moments, she was gone.

Giant Armor and Xiao Xinghe got up awkwardly, but they were also affected by the mist, feeling dizzy and giddy.

After a while, Lin Yinxiu's cry of alarm sounded, "Oh no, the captain's been taken!"

She had the highest cultivation, and she recovered the fastest. Although affected by the mist, it was clear the woman had no intention of killing them, merely preventing them from acting temporarily.

"Quick... send a message!" Xiao Xinghe gritted his teeth and whispered urgently.

Lin Yinxiu finally snapped out of her daze and hurriedly sent out a message.

A moment later, the pink mist dispersed as they each sat cross-legged to recover, recalling the previous events with shock.

"Who was that person?" Li Baxian asked, "Why did she kidnap Junior Brother?"

Xiao Xinghe shook his head, "I don't know." After a pause, he added, "For now, it doesn't seem Junior Brother's life is in danger."

If the woman truly intended to kill, none of them could have escaped given the power disparity, but she didn't kill any of the squad, only captured Lu Ye and left, clearly having another agenda.

However, with Lu Ye captured, even if his life is safe, the situation isn't optimistic. Who knows what that woman intends to do with him?

Meanwhile, in Haotian City, inside the Justice Department's hall, Qian Wudang received Lin Yinxiu's message, and his face changed.

He had just ordered Lu Ye to lead his squad back to Haotian City for debriefing, yet in a blink, Lu Ye was captured by a mysterious woman.

What on earth is happening?

Too many events have occurred in these past days.

The Chen family suddenly caused such an uproar, being wiped out by Lu Ye's squad, followed by an Insect Plague outbreak under Mist Cliff, and now a mysterious woman suddenly capturing Lu Ye, all these disruptions are overwhelming.

Looking at all the upheavals in these past days, the Chen family is undoubtedly the starting point; in fact, Mist Cliff is within the Chen family's domain.

Qian Wudang sensed that an invisible hand might be manipulating certain events from behind the scenes.

The Chen family is merely the chess piece on the surface; there are many things he cannot see hidden beneath.

After a brief contemplation, he immediately sent a message to Thang Yifeng.

No matter the circumstances, the matter of Lu Ye's capture still must be informed to the sect master.

The sect master was in a meeting with the Elder Council when he received the message. A bunch of old men and women were arguing non-stop, almost ready to roll up their sleeves and fight; the situation was chaotic.

Upon receiving the message, the sect master immediately stood up.

In no time, a figure darted out of Haotian City, heading straight toward the Chen family's location.

Meanwhile, strong winds rushed past in midair, the scenery below retreating rapidly, Lu Ye furrowed his brows, feeling the situation becoming increasingly complex and puzzling.

He couldn't comprehend why this mysterious woman wanted to capture him!

He originally thought the other party was here to kill him to silence him, but now it doesn't seem like it. If they truly wanted to kill him, they would have done it earlier.

So, she wasn't here to kill him.

Understanding this, Lu Ye felt relieved; since it wasn't an assassination, his life was temporarily not in danger.

As for the purpose of her capturing him, Lu Ye couldn't figure it out.

He had encountered people from this mysterious organization twice before. Lu Ye could feel that they seemed to want to recruit him. But why capture him if they want to recruit him?

Lu Ye really didn't want to be involved with such an organization, so during the second encounter, he had no hesitation in fighting them, implicitly showing his attitude and stance.

But now it seems some things are unavoidable.

At this moment, he was being carried by the woman, flying rapidly.

He didn't resist, mainly because he couldn't. Just now, the woman pressed her palm on his chest, causing his spirit force to become disordered and still hasn't calmed down.

"You can't escape," Lu Ye suddenly said.

Under normal circumstances, being captured like this would likely result in a bad ending, but with many strong cultivators of the Divine Sea Realm roaming within a thousand miles, the squad must have already sent out the message, and the Justice Department surely has taken action. With the Justice Department leading, the nearby strong cultivators in the Divine Sea Realm could quickly mobilize. Although the mysterious woman was powerful, it was wishful thinking to take him away under such circumstances.

So Lu Ye was not panicking at all.

"What if I escape?" the woman replied, her voice still as soft as a lover's whisper in the ear.

"Then it shows you're very capable!" Lu Ye said, mainly trying to distract her.

"How about we make a bet? If I can escape, I'll cut off your tongue. If I can't, we'll die together. How about that?"

Lu Ye quickly shut his mouth.

No matter what, there was no good end for him, so this bet was not worth taking.

This woman, extremely venomous!

The woman chuckled softly, "Why aren't you talking anymore?"

At this moment, a silhouette swiftly approached from the front, yelling aggressively before arriving, "Release him!"

Reinforcements had arrived!

Lu Ye was overjoyed. Although he didn't recognize this Divine Sea Realm expert, they must have received the message to intercept this woman. He immediately and covertly began to move his spirit force, ready to attack this venomous woman the moment they clashed. Not hoping to do anything significant to her, but to at least create some trouble for her, increasing his chances of escape.

But the mysterious woman had already anticipated this. Just as Lu Ye began to gather his spirit force, he felt a powerful force surge from the woman's palm, brutally invading his body and dispersing the spirit force he had painstakingly gathered.

He couldn't help but groan, unable to gather any more spirit force.

Faced with the intercepting Divine Sea Realm cultivator, the mysterious woman didn't dodge at all and charged straight forward.

Their respective energies and spirit forces burst forth, intertwining with ceaseless movements of mental consciousness.

Lu Ye couldn't clearly see how the two exchanged blows; he only knew that the moment their silhouettes overlapped, a muffled grunt sounded, and the Divine Sea Realm cultivator who came to intercept fell diagonally downward, while the woman's silhouette merely paused slightly before continuing forward.

That person was no match for this woman! And the difference was significant!

Given enough time, this woman could have easily killed that person.

Lu Ye felt a chill in his heart.

Along the way, many Divine Sea Realm cultivators soared into the sky to intercept the mysterious woman.

They were all effortlessly dealt with by her, making Lu Ye increasingly awed by this woman's terrifying strength.

The stronger she appeared, the heavier Lu Ye's heart became.

Finally, a majestic presence rapidly approached from the direction of Haotian City, bringing a slight smile to Lu Ye's face because he sensed it was the sect master!

"Here comes a troublesome guy, huh!" The mysterious woman clearly realized the sect master's strength, turning her head to look in that direction with a serious expression.

"Our sect master is here, release me immediately, or you'll find no place to be buried," Lu Ye said fiercely.

"Ah, it's Thang Yifeng..." The woman understood, "I can't provoke him!"

Saying this, she suddenly descended towards the ground below.

In the distance, the sect master's gaze was as sharp as lightning, shouting with majesty, "No matter who you are, if you dare harm my disciple, I will have you torn to pieces, even if I must chase you to the ends of the earth!"

His voice, amplified by spirit force, traveled about 30 miles, his overwhelming anger blazing as winds and clouds gathered behind him, akin to a deity descending from the heavens.

The woman, bringing Lu Ye, descended in front of a cave, turned around, and looked toward the approaching sect master, bowing gracefully, "Greetings to Old Master Thang. This young woman merely borrows your disciple for some time and won't harm him. Please rest assured, Old Master Thang."

As she said this, she lifted Lu Ye by the collar and turned to enter the cave.

In the distance, Thang Yifeng saw this scene and quickened his pace.

Inside the cave, Lu Ye looked around, a foreboding sense rising in his heart.

Sure enough, as the woman's spirit force surged, intricate patterns inside the cave lit up, instantly activating a big array.

The area covered by the big array twisted the Void.

"A teleportation array!" Lu Ye felt his heart sink to the bottom of the valley.