Chapter 892, A Lot of Battle Points

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Lu Ye could see that his Contribution points were decreasing quite slowly. At this speed, even if he cultivated continuously for an entire day, he would only consume around 5,000 Contribution points.

 

Naturally, 5,000 Contribution points were nothing to Lu Ye, but cultivation was a marathon, not a sprint.

 

If he used 5,000 points in a day, it would be 150,000 points for one month, and it would be 1.8 million points for a year.

 

The current thickness of the World Spiritual Qi could be compared to the environment of the Primus-Level Arcane Glade in Ameliorate Valley.

 

Certainly, Lu Ye wasn’t satisfied with such an environment as another thought flashed across his mind.

 

The next moment, the World Spiritual Qi coming from the swirl became even thicker. Correspondingly, the Contribution points were now decreasing faster.

 

Using their Contribution points to open up a swirl that would release World Spiritual Qi was the unique cultivation method of cultivators in the Real Lake Realm and above.

 

In Jiu Zhou, this kind of cultivation method was called Borrowing From the Heavens.

 

During this process, the thickness of World Spiritual Qi coming from the swirl could be adjusted, and the price they had to pay was their Contribution points would decrease more quickly. The thicker the World Spiritual Qi coming from the swirl, the faster one’s Contribution points would decrease, and vice versa. It was pretty convenient.

 

Depending on how fast Contribution points depleted, there were different levels of how they could cultivate as well.

 

Now, Lu Ye had to find the most suitable level for him to cultivate.

 

It wasn’t that the higher the level, the thicker the World Spiritual Qi was, and the faster one could increase his power.

 

Everyone had his limit. Once the World Spiritual Qi was too thick and the cultivator couldn’t refine it fast enough, some of it would be wasted.

 

No one got their Contribution points for free.

 

However, if the World Spiritual Qi was too thin and the cultivator could refine it too quickly, it would slow down his cultivation efficiency.

 

Under normal circumstances, a new Real Lake Realm Master would choose the first level, which was the most basic one. That was because it was good enough to satisfy their cultivation needs.

 

But it was not suitable for Lu Ye.

 

He had built many Spirit Gathering Funnels around him, so he could refine World Spiritual Qi much faster than an average Real Lake Realm Master.

 

The second layer wasn’t good enough either.

 

It wasn’t until he adjusted the World Spiritual Qi coming from the swirl to the third level did he feel it was good enough. Usually, only cultivators in the Sixth-Order Real Lake Realm and above would choose this level.

 

As for the higher levels, those were for the more powerful Real Lake Realm Masters.

 

Further down the line, there were levels suitable for Divine Ocean Realm Masters as well. Naturally, the higher the level, the more Contribution points would be consumed.

 

Lu Ye watched his Contribution points decrease and realised it was now twice as fast.

 

In other words, if he continued to cultivate in this environment, he would use 10,000 points for one day, and it would be 300,000 points for a month.

 

Certainly, he wouldn’t continuously cultivate for such a long time. But even if he only cultivated for half a month, he would need 150,000 Contribution points.

 

Lu Ye had a lot of Contribution points. When he learned from Shui Yuan how Real Lake Realm Masters cultivated their powers, he selected some items from the treasure vault in the Crimson Blood Sect and sold them to the Vault of Providence. He had accumulated around 500,000 Contribution points.

 

Previously, he had purchased some meat for the two Flood Dragons, so he was only left with 480,000 Contribution points.

 

It could be considered a large number, but it could only sustain Lu Ye’s spending for two to three months. By then, he would have to return to the Crimson Blood Sect.

 

It wasn’t a troublesome thing to do anyway.

 

There was no doubt this cultivation method was convenient.

 

Cultivators in Jiu Zhou who were in the Real Lake Realm and above could connect their souls to the Heavens and open up the swirls wherever they were and whenever they wanted to so that they could create a suitable cultivation environment for themselves. This eliminated a lot of hurdles. It was unlike Spirit Creek Battlefield or Cloud River Battlefield where they had to stay in their Outposts or Arcane Glades to enjoy such a convenience.

 

Moreover, they could stop cultivating at any moment, and no World Spiritual Qi would be wasted.

 

This was superior to using Amulets.

 

Once Amulets were activated, they couldn’t stop their cultivation sessions whenever they wanted.

 

Therefore, Contribution points were essential to all cultivators, especially for the major Sects. Only with sufficient Contribution points could cultivators in the Real Lake Realm and above continuously increase their powers and strengthen the heritages of their Sects.

 

In the past, there were only a small number of people in the Crimson Blood Sect, so they lacked cultivation resources. Even though Shui Yuan was gifted, she still found it hard to ascend to the Divine Ocean Realm. That was because she didn’t have a way to get more Contribution points.

 

It wasn’t until Lu Ye gave her some Soul Cleansing Water and brought a lot of benefits to the Sect did Shui Yuan achieve an ascension. With sufficient cultivation resources in possession, she could cultivate her power without worries.

 

For the inheritance of a major Sect to be sustainable, everyone had to be united. The powerful cultivators had to protect the weaker ones. While the weaker cultivators grew their powers, they also had to create and bring wealth back to the Sect. They relied on each other to survive.

 

Lu Ye didn’t try to find out what the cultivation environment on the fourth level was like. The current level could already meet his cultivation needs. If he chose the next level, some World Spiritual Qi would be wasted.

 

Yi Yi and Amber also started cultivating.

 

On the other hand, Lu Ye had nothing to do. As such, he decided to fish out a Fire Spirit Stone and let the Tree of Glyphs absorb its power.

 

Fire Spirit Stones contained very pure Fire Spiritual Power, which was a power that the Tree of Glyph craved. A Fire Spirit Stone couldn’t bring as many benefits as a Flame of Earthen Spirits to the Tree of Glyphs, but Lu Ye had a lot of Fire Spirit Stones now, which could solve many problems.

 

Soon enough, the power of the Fire Spirit Stone he had taken out was fully absorbed as it turned into dust. He quickly took out another one.

 

As time passed, his Contribution points and Fire Spirit Stones were continuously consumed.

 

Although the cultivation process was monotonous, Lu Ye didn’t feel bored. That was because he looked forward to seeing what the Tree of Glyphs would look like after the transformation.

 

That said, he didn’t forget about his job as the patroller. Since he would get a monthly salary, he naturally had to fulfil his duty. As such, he would spend two hours every day patrolling the area with Yi Yi and Amber.

 

Despite that, he knew that what he did didn’t matter.

 

Two days later, the Battlefield Imprint on the back of his hand suddenly felt warm when he was cultivating his power. He quickly looked into it.

 

Name: Lu Yi Ye

 

Identity: The disciple of the Crimson Blood Sect; the first lieutenant in charge of protecting and patrolling Blue Flame Mountain Pass

 

Cultivation: First-Order Real Lake Realm

 

Location: Blue Flame Mountain Pass in Bing Zhou

 

Contribution points: 465,632

 

Battle points: 394,650

 

Lu Ye was astounded. Upon closer look, he confirmed that he wasn’t mistaken. He indeed had over 390,000 battle points now.

 

[What’s going on?]

 

He clearly remembered that he was only left with 88,410 battle points. As of late, he had been cultivating in Blue Flame Mountain Pass and patrolling the area without doing anything else. Why did he acquire over 300,000 battle points all of a sudden?

 

He had only obtained as many battle points in the Lost City of Xianyuan back then. He had acquired around 300,000 battle points at that time, but that was because he had killed a lot of Insectoids.

 

Nevertheless, why did he get 300,000 battle points out of nowhere this time?

 

Instead of feeling elated, Lu Ye felt that something was off.

 

The Heavens had always been impartial. Previously, Nian Yuexian seemingly tried to give him a hard time by telling him to carry out miscellaneous tasks. But in truth, she was trying to help him gain some battle points. However, Lu Ye didn’t think it was the right way to do it, and he would be punished sooner or later.

 

The 300,000 battle points that appeared out of nowhere this time seemed like a prelude to a calamity.

 

After giving it some thought, Lu Ye formed some speculation in his mind. It if was just like his speculation, everything would be fine. However, if it was different from his speculation, he would be in hot water.

 

He quickly stopped his cultivation session and dashed out of the bamboo house to look for Nian Yuexian.

 

Half a day later, the woman was still nowhere to be found. It was a wonder where she was.

 

Left with no choice, Lu Ye could only contact her through the military token.

 

As usual, she didn’t reply to him. Just as Lu Ye was at his wits’ end, the woman suddenly appeared in front of him. It seemed that she had just gotten into a fight with someone as her hair was dishevelled.

 

Lu Ye felt his eyelids twitching as he instantly realised what she had just done.

 

She must’ve gone looking for Wan Zhanggang to contend with him. It was a wonder if she had managed to injure him.

 

“What’s wrong?” Nian Yuexian asked in her usual icy voice.

 

“Madam, I suddenly got some battle points.”

 

“That’s a good thing. What’s wrong with that?”

 

“That’s a large number of battle points, so I’m worried.”

 

Nian Yuexian instantly figured out what was on his mind. He must have been traumatised by the previous ordeal, so he was worried that she had taken advantage of her position as the Pass Leader to give him some battle points.

 

“Don’t worry. You deserve it.”

 

Lu Ye frowned. “Please enlighten me, Madam.”

 

Nian Yuexian slowly explained, “Previously, Lone Cloud City Pass of Thousand Demon Ridge was attacked by the Fire Spirit Race members, so they suffered immense losses. You were the one who lured the Fire Spirit Race members to that place, so you should be rewarded for it. Moreover, you saved my life, which was also a huge contribution. As such, I’d made a request so that the Heavens would reward you for your contributions. So, you deserve those battle points.”

 

Lu Ye was astounded. “Was it considered my contribution that the Fire Spirit Race members attacked Lone Cloud City Pass?”

 

“Why not?”

 

After some deliberation, Lu Ye realised she had a point. He and Ying Wuji were the ones who lured the Fire Spirit Race members to Lone Cloud City Pass, which caused them tremendous losses. Therefore, the incident benefited the Grand Sky Coalition.

 

Moreover, despite being a Real Lake Realm Master, he managed to save Nian Yuexian from three Divine Ocean Realm Masters of Thousand Demon Ridge, which was a huge contribution.

 

If the incident was reported to Grand Sky City, Lu Ye would be rewarded handsomely.

 

However, Nian Yuexian knew that Lu Ye was supposed to keep a low profile for now, so she had only asked the Heavens to grant him some battle points instead of reporting this matter to Grand Sky City.

 

“How many battle points did you get?” Nian Yuexian didn’t want to ask about it at first, but her curiosity got the better of her.

 

“Around 300,000 battle points,” Lu Ye replied honestly.

 

“That’s not bad,” Nian Yuexian said impassively and turned around to leave, but there was a hint of shock behind her gaze.

 

She had already expected Lu Ye to get a handsome reward, but it still surprised her that the Heavens had given him so many battle points.

 

It seemed that the Heavens were in favour of Lu Ye.