Chapter 1031, A Conversation Between Brothers

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Lu Ye felt his eyelids twitching, wondering if Yue Ji was telling the truth.

 

That was because Grandma Jiu only looked like an old woman whose days were numbered. She didn’t look intimidating at all.

 

Suddenly, Grandma Jiu turned to look at them. There was an amiable smile on her wrinkled face. “It’s a bad thing to talk behind someone’s back. You have to change this habit, Xiao Yue’er.”

 

Yue Ji immediately saluted her. “You have a point, Grandma Jiu. I’ll definitely change.”

 

Grandma Jiu nodded and hobbled away.

 

At that moment, Lu Ye felt that Crimson Blood Holy Land was full of mighty cultivators who had hidden their true powers.

 

“You just called me Eldest Senior Brother.” Feng Wujiang glanced at Lu Ye.

 

Only then did Lu Ye come to his senses and salute him. “I was lucky enough to be taken on as a disciple by the Sect Master several years ago. Greetings, Eldest Senior Brother.”

 

He could confirm that the person before his eyes was the legendary Feng Wujiang. He didn’t think there was a need for these people to lie to him. These people present were at the peak of the Divine Ocean Realm. Even if they were in Jiu Zhou, they could still easily shake the world. They wouldn’t gain any benefits by lying to him.

 

However, Lu Ye didn’t expect that Feng Wujiang, who was said to be killed 40 years ago, was still alive. What was more, he was sent to Blood Refinement Boundary by the Heavens.

 

The incident was inconceivable.

 

“That’s great.” Feng Wujiang nodded with gratification. “Old Man always has acute eyesight. It seems that you’re bound to achieve great success in the future.”

 

Lu Ye was embarrassed. “I’m still too weak compared with you and other Seniors.”

 

Jian Guhong said with a smile, “You don’t have to underestimate yourself since you’re still so young. No ordinary cultivators would be selected by the Heavens and sent to this place. You might become as powerful as your Eldest Senior Brother or even surpass him in the future.” He then turned to look at Feng Wujiang. “Congratulations on meeting your Junior Brother in this foreign land, Holy Master. However, this is not the right place to talk.”

 

Feng Wujiang landed a slap on his forehead. “I’m just too excited. Come with me, Junior Brother.”

 

As he spoke, he amiably took Lu Ye’s arm and shot into the air before flying towards the peak.

 

The others remained in the same spot. After the two of them were gone, Yue Ji said in puzzlement, “Could he be the helper sent from the homeland? He’s only a Real Lake Realm Master. What can he do to help?”

 

“We shouldn’t underestimate him just because he’s a Real Lake Realm Master. The Heavens must have a reason for sending him here. The Heavens are inscrutable. Let’s just wait and see.”

 

On the peak, Feng Wujiang brought Lu Ye to a gazebo and told him to have a seat. He sat down across from Lu Ye.

 

It was apparent that he was joyful as the smile never faded from his face.

 

“Junior Brother, I know you have many questions to ask, but there are many things I need to find out as well. Can you let me do that first?” Feng Wujiang glanced at him.

 

Lu Ye nodded. “Sure, Senior Brother.”

 

“How has the Sect been doing in recent years?”

 

“The situation has been terrible.” Lu Ye shook his head and briefly told him what he knew.

 

The smile on Feng Wujiang’s face disappeared, and it was replaced with solemnity and self-blame.

 

When he heard that the Sect was almost excluded from the rankings by the Heavens, he couldn’t forgive himself.

 

“Back then, the Sect’s disciples were severely suppressed. A dejected Sect Master made all the disciples leave to protect them. Before I joined the Sect, there were only the Sect Master and Senior Sister Shui Yuan. The Third Senior Brother Xiao Xinghe was sent to Blue Emperor City, and the Fourth Senior Brother Li Baxian was sent to the Devoted Ones. Fortunately, they’ve achieved some success in their cultivations as they’re now Real Lake Realm Masters and part of the Ministry of Laws within Bing Zhou Watch. They’ve been doing great.”

 

After a pause, he said, “Although the Sect Master has never talked about you in front of me over the years, I know he misses you very much. Since you’re still alive, why didn’t you let him and Senior Sister Shui Yuan know that you’re still alive before you came here?”

 

Feng Wujiang put on a helpless smile. “There wasn’t a chance. Under normal circumstances, I was bound to die at that time, but the Heavens replaced me with someone else at the most critical moment. That was how I survived and was sent to this world. I didn’t have a chance to say anything to Old Man.”

 

Only then did Lu Ye realise what had happened. Take himself as an example. When he thought he had escaped from the nameless Hidden Realm, he was directly sent to this world. The Heavens wouldn’t inform anyone before doing anything.

 

Feng Wujiang calmed himself down and asked, “How’s the situation in Jiu Zhou now?”

 

“It’s still the same. The two sides are always at war in Jiu Zhou. In the past decades, there has never been anyone who could change the world order like you did.”

 

“In fact, the path I’d taken in the past was wrong.” Feng Wujiang smiled helplessly. “The two sides have been at war for years, so the blood feuds between them are unsolvable. It’s not possible to subdue either side with brute force. The more you suppress them, the more resistant the other side will become. You have to learn from my mistakes, Junior Brother.”

 

When Feng Wujiang was in charge back then, the situation was in the Grand Sky Coalition’s favour. But just like what he had said, the more he suppressed the other side, the more resistant they would become. In the final battle, those from Thousand Demon Ridge went all out to destroy him. Countless Divine Ocean Realm Masters fearlessly besieged him. Even though Feng Wujiang was powerful, he was still surrounded and killed by those from Thousand Demon Ridge.

 

Feng Wujiang told him to learn from his mistakes, but it wasn’t like Lu Ye could say anything about it. At the end of the day, he was only a Real Lake Realm Master among the countless cultivators in Jiu Zhou. He didn’t even have much say in Bing Zhou, let alone the entire Jiu Zhou.

 

“Let’s stop talking about this. Tell me more about the Sect.” Feng Wujiang inelegantly sat down cross-legged on the chair and glanced at Lu Ye with a look of interest.

 

It had been 40 years since he arrived in this world, so he knew little about what had happened in Jiu Zhou during this period. He also missed his Sect very much. Since Lu Ye was there, he naturally had to find out more information from him.

 

“What do you want to know, Eldest Senior Brother?”

 

“Everything,” Feng Wujiang said with a smile. “Let’s start from yourself. How did you join the Sect? Did Old Man see the potential in you and decide to take you on as a disciple?”

 

Lu Ye was embarrassed as he told him how he even joined the Crimson Blood Sect.

 

Feng Wujiang was intrigued as he appeared amazed from time to time.

 

He didn’t expect Lu Ye’s experience to be so complicated. Unlike his imagination, Tang Yi Feng didn’t take Lu Ye on as a disciple because of his potential. It was because of a series of coincidences.

 

In fact, after Tang Yi Feng accepted Lu Ye, he wanted to send him to a Sect he was on good terms with at a later time. He never intended to let him stay.

 

After all, the Crimson Blood Sect was on the decline at that time. Tang Yi Feng and Shui Yuan weren’t interested in sustaining the Sect.

 

Then, Lu Ye talked about the battle on the Goldentip. A fierce Shui Yuan arrived and saved him from trouble in time, after which Li Baxian also came to the rescue. When Feng Wujiang heard how the two of them worked together to protect the new Junior Brother, he lost his composure as a Divine Ocean Realm Master. It was as though he was going through the same experience. He had the urge to kill those Thousand Demon Ridge cultivators who were making things difficult for Lu Ye at that time.

 

Following the battle on the Goldentip, Lu Ye officially became part of the Crimson Blood Sect and returned to the Sect for recuperation.

 

When he was on the Spirit Creek Battlefield, he continued to cultivate his power while trying to develop the Sect, which was how the Crimson Blood Sect was saved.

 

Although the Sect was of a low Tier currently, it had a bright future. Tang Yi Feng and Shui Yuan were both Divine Ocean Realm Masters as they were in charge of the Sect. Lu Ye also had the hope of becoming a Divine Ocean Realm Master. Moreover, there were many Cloud River Realm Masters in the Sect now. They would certainly become a Tier-Three Sect in the next evaluation.

 

“Wait a minute, Junior Brother. How many years has it been since you became a cultivator?” Feng Wujiang sensitively noticed something unusual.

 

“It’s been five years,” Lu Ye replied.

 

During this period, he had spent the longest time in the Spirit Creek Realm. He stayed in that Realm for about two years. On the other hand, he had only spent one year in the Cloud River Realm. That was because the Spirit Creek Realm was the first Realm where cultivators had to build their foundations. One had to open up every Spiritual Point slowly as there was no shortcut. They had to do it step by step.

 

When Lu Ye was in the Cloud River Realm, his speed of improving his cultivation increased significantly as there were Amulets. It only took him around a year to ascend to the Real Lake Realm.

 

Now, it had been one year and a half since he became a Real Lake Realm Master. His progress became slow after he came to Blood Refinement Boundary. If he were in Jiu Zhou during this period, he would’ve probably become a Divine Ocean Realm Master by now.

 

Feng Wujiang was astounded. “It has only taken you five years to make it to the Eighth-Order Real Lake Realm!”

 

[How did he increase his power so fast?]

 

Although Feng Wujiang had the Heavens’ blessing as well, he was still astonished.

 

Back then, it had taken him around 20 years to ascend to the Eighth-Order Real Lake Realm from someone who had zero cultivation.

 

He only showed great potential at a later stage. At the beginning of his cultivation journey, he wasn’t considered brilliant.

 

Considering Lu Ye’s speed of increasing his power, it wouldn’t take him long before he could make it to the Divine Ocean Realm. It was no wonder the Heavens had decided to send him here.

 

Still, despite his staggering speed of increasing his power, he wasn’t powerful. His cultivation wouldn’t be of much use in the coming war where the Blood Race members were coming to besiege Crimson Blood Holy Land.

 

Then, Lu Ye talked about how Shui Yuan ascended to the Divine Ocean Realm and Tang Yi Feng was always bullied by Yun Xuechu.

 

Feng Wujiang was amused by the tales as he kept laughing.

 

Lu Ye didn’t have a systematic way to tell the story. He would just say whatever came to his mind. Regardless of how small the matter was, Feng Wujiang would be engrossed in it as long as it had something to do with the Crimson Blood Sect.

 

When he learned that Tang Yi Feng had arrived at Grand Sky City and became part of the Elder Council, he let out a sigh. “It must’ve been tough for you in the past few years, Junior Brother.”

 

Tang Yi Feng became dejected because of him, but he became high-spirited again because of Lu Ye. Regardless, Feng Wujiang had to thank Lu Ye.

 

At the mention of this, Lu Ye appeared anxious. “The Sect Master must be worried about me now.”

 

He was taken away by Yu Daiwei right in front of Team D9, and Tang Yi Feng came over to rescue him at a later time. However, Yu Daiwei used Teleportation Wards to get rid of Tang Yi Feng. A year had passed since then, and there had never been any news on Lu Ye. It was only natural that Tang Yi Feng was anxious.