Chapter 1005, A Strange Village

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

A moment later, many figures were flying towards this place from all directions. They were the local people who were coming to look into the matter upon seeing the aerolites.

 

To the cultivators in any world, such aerolites that descended from the sky contained a lot of rare minerals, which could be used to craft Artifacts. Naturally, they would want to get their hands on the resources.

 

Meanwhile, Dao Thirteen had run across 100 kilometres while carrying Lu Ye on his back.

 

During this period, some local cultivators flew over them. Since Lu Ye had a Divine Ego, he could take precautions and ensure they wouldn’t be exposed.

 

After they ran across hundreds of kilometres, Lu Ye found a cave and entered it with Dao Thirteen.

 

Since his cultivation had been greatly suppressed, he was unable to build a Ward. As such, he could only be cautious.

 

He had no idea what kind of world it was or what the local people were like, nor did he have any idea why the Heavens had sent him to this place.

 

As for how to return to Jiu Zhou, he hadn’t the foggiest idea.

 

Therefore, his most important task at hand was to collect more information about this world. At the very least, he had to find out if the local people were Humans or some other Race.

 

It was also crucial for him to restore his cultivation. In such a strange environment, being a Third-Order Spirit Creek Realm Master couldn’t give him a sense of safety.

 

By now, he had a rough idea of what to do next.

 

He sat down cross-legged at the end of the cave and activated his Spiritual Power in an attempt to shatter the restriction of the mysterious force.

 

Fortunately, his cultivation had only been suppressed; it never dropped. Therefore, as long as he could break the shackles, his cultivation would be restored.

 

After an attempt, he had no choice but to give up. That was because he discovered the mysterious force was firmly in place. He was powerless to get rid of it.

 

That said, he was exultant to find out that the force that had suppressed his cultivation was dissipating at a slow pace.

 

This meant that even if he never did anything, his cultivation would still be restored gradually. As for how long the process would be, he wasn’t certain.

 

Since his cultivation had been suppressed, he couldn’t cultivate his power or leave this place. He felt bored at that moment.

 

He turned to look at Dao Thirteen, who was standing there like a log. As an idea sprang into his mind, he ordered, “Sit down.”

 

Dao Thirteen had been planted with the Soul Control Glyph, so he obeyed Lu Ye’s order and took a seat.

 

“Who is your Lord?” Lu Ye asked. Since he had nothing else to do, he could seize this chance to glean information about the Lord from Dao Thirteen.

 

Although he was stuck in this unknown world, he would return to Jiu Zhou sooner or later. Through his brief contact with the Lord previously, Lu Ye discovered that the other man was ambitious and had some unusual skills. The Lord would probably stir up a storm in Jiu Zhou sometime in the future.

 

As such, Lu Ye had to find out more about the Lord so that he would be prepared to deal with him when he returned to Jiu Zhou.

 

Dao Thirteen shook his head to show that he had no idea.

 

Lu Ye frowned. “What’s his name?”

 

Dao Thirteen shook his head again.

 

Lu Ye kept on asking several questions, but Dao Thirteen either remained silent or shook his head. This made Lu Ye feel helpless. He had discovered long ago that Dao Thirteen was dull-witted. Now, he finally realised that even though this guy wasn’t a fool, he wasn’t far from being one.

 

“I’m a Dao Trooper!” Dao Thirteen suddenly brought up something strange.

 

“Dao Trooper?” Lu Ye was puzzled.

 

“Yes.” Dao Thirteen nodded.

 

[What is a Dao Trooper?] Although Lu Ye had never heard of it before, he realised something.

 

The Lord had probably made Dao Thirteen ascend to his current Realm using an unusual skill. Therefore, even though Dao Thirteen was powerful, he was slow-witted. Recalling something, Lu Ye asked, “Since you’re Dao Thirteen, are there Dao Twelve, Dao Fourteen, and so on?”

 

Dao Thirteen shook his head again, and Lu Ye was no longer in the mood to speak.

 

It wasn’t difficult to find out what Dao Thirteen knew. Lu Ye just had to use Two Hearts Beating as One on him. Once the Divine Glyph was activated, he would have access to all the secrets in Dao Thirteen’s mind.

 

But if he did that, all his secrets would be revealed to Dao Thirteen as well. Therefore, he wasn’t willing to use the move.

 

Even though Dao Thirteen was slow-witted, Lu Ye had to be cautious.

 

He gave up on the idea of gleaning information from Dao Thirteen. The cave fell silent as the two of them were seated across from each other.

 

Time went by quickly as three days had passed.

 

Lu Ye furrowed his brows. Although his cultivation had slightly restored after three days, he was still a Third-Order Spirit Creek Realm Master.

 

Considering the speed, it would take him ages to fully restore his cultivation as a Real Lake Realm Master. As long as the restrictive force wasn’t shattered, it was pointless to cultivate his power.

 

He couldn’t figure out why the Heavens decided to seal his cultivation or what it was covering up.

 

He initially intended to wait for his cultivation to be fully restored before leaving this place to see what kind of world it was. Now, it seemed that his plan wasn’t going to work.

 

It wasn’t like he could stay here for ten to twenty years. Left with no choice, he could only leave the cave with Dao Thirteen.

 

Since he wasn’t familiar with the area, he didn’t know where to go. He could only randomly choose a direction.

 

The two of them walked forward and came across some beasts along the way. They easily cast them away.

 

Although they were weak now, they still had their Divine Egos. Some beasts naturally couldn’t harm them.

 

They were pretty lucky as they managed to leave the dense forest in half a day, after which they saw a village.

 

There seemed to be many people in the village. Since there were a lot of houses, Lu Ye didn’t just barge in. Instead, he studied the village from the outside.

 

As he scanned the area with his Divine Ego, he discovered that there were around 100 families with over 1,000 residents.

 

He was glad that the villagers were Humans, not some other strange Race. Following his experiences in several Hidden Realms, he knew that Jiu Zhou wasn’t the only world in this expansive universe. Naturally, Humans weren’t the only Race either.

 

However, some things puzzled him.

 

Although the village looked ordinary, every family seemed well-off as they had many kids. The people here seemed fertile as every family had at least two to three kids. Some families even had six to seven kids.

 

There was a large Spirit Farm outside the village where Spirit Rice was grown. Lu Ye picked some grains of rice and stuffed them into his mouth. The Spiritual Power within the rice wasn’t ample, but if one consumed it regularly, it would lengthen his lifespan, though it wouldn’t increase his cultivation much.

 

In that case, there should be many people who lived a long life in this world. What was strange was that there weren’t old people in the village. Even people above the age of 40 were rare. Most of them were in their twenties or thirties.

 

There were around 100 cultivators in the village, which was a considerable number. What was odd was that they were all weak as they were only in the Spirit Creek Realm. They didn’t look like cultivators, though. Just like the commoners, they were toiling away on the farm as though they were merely farmers.

 

Supposedly, people of such a well-off village should be able to live comfortably, but according to Lu Ye’s observation, the people in the village, regardless of their gender, seemed afraid as though some danger would fall upon them at any moment.

 

Even the innocent children didn’t look happy when they were supposed to be worry-free at their age.

 

Lu Ye couldn’t figure out why the atmosphere in the village was so strange. After observing the village for half a day, he decided to enter it.

 

Regardless, he had to come into contact with the local people to find out more about this place. Otherwise, he couldn’t achieve anything by hiding in a cave with Dao Thirteen.

 

Before he showed up, he kept the Inviolable Saber and stuffed his Storage Bag into his clothes. Then, he led Dao Thirteen into the village.

 

When the farmers saw them, they only took a brief look and stopped paying attention to them.

 

This made Lu Ye feel perplexed. Supposedly, villagers should be wary of strangers, but that wasn’t what happened here. They just ignored the two of them.

 

When some kids, who were playing around at the village entrance, saw Lu Ye and Dao Thirteen, they ran further into the village. While running, a slightly older child shouted, “Village Chief, there are some refugees here!”

 

[Refugees…] It seemed that this world wasn’t as peaceful as Lu Ye had thought. There must be some unknown danger that loomed over these people like a mountain. That was why they appeared so anxious. Moreover, the danger might fall upon them at any moment.

 

[What kind of danger are they facing?] Lu Ye was bewildered.

 

The kid’s shouting had alerted the villagers, so many people opened the door to have a look, but they refrained from approaching the two of them.

 

Soon enough, a middle-aged man in his forties came over. Lu Ye looked intently and discovered that the person was a cultivator. Since the other party never activated his Spiritual Power, Lu Ye couldn’t figure out his true cultivation.

 

The middle-aged man was supposed to be the village chief. Although he was a cultivator, he was dressed like a farmer. Lu Ye was puzzled by that.

 

In Jiu Zhou, cultivators would never work on a farm. That was because every Sect or prestigious family would protect a lot of commoners, who would provide the goods that they needed.

 

In this unknown world, it seemed common that cultivators were also farmers.

 

The village chief appeared inconsolable. It was a wonder what he had gone through. His bloodshot eyes showed that he hadn’t rested well. He sized up Lu Ye before shifting his attention to Dao Thirteen. He then asked, “Are you here to seek shelter?”

 

Lu Ye nodded and furrowed his brows, appearing bitter and crestfallen.

 

He knew nothing about this world, so he decided to say as little as he could. Since the other party thought he was a refugee, he just pretended to be one. In that case, it was only natural for him to appear vexed and mournful.

 

“Are you a cultivator?” asked the village chief.

 

Lu Ye nodded and activated his Spiritual Power, showing the weak fluctuations of power as a Third-Order Spirit Creek Realm Master.

 

The village chief sighed. “You’re lucky to have survived. Since you’ve managed to come to this village, just stay here. Whether you’ll stay alive depends on your luck.”

 

With that, he beckoned to Lu Ye, who followed the village chief along with Dao Thirteen.

 

They soon arrived at a courtyard with the village chief leading the way.