Chapter 1055, Lu Yi Ye Is Back in Jiu Zhou

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Naturally, Yi Yi wouldn’t hide anything from Lu Ye, but since her cultivation was low, she couldn’t get as much information as Lin Yue.

 

According to Lin Yue’s descriptions, the situation in Jiu Zhou was more serious than Lu Ye had thought.

 

It was so serious that the Grand Sky Coalition and Thousand Demon Ridge had tacitly stopped fighting to deal with their respective messes.

 

It was the first time in history. Ever since the two sides existed, there had never been a truce between them. There were constant conflicts on the Spirit Creek Battlefield, the Cloud River Battlefield, and in Jiu Zhou itself. Because of the insectoid plague, the two sides had to make some changes.

 

What made them feel despondent was that the situation had lasted for two years, and there didn’t seem to be an end anytime soon.

 

More and more insectoids rose from the depths beneath the ground. These cultivators couldn’t get rid of them once and for all. It also didn’t help that they were unable to go to the depths beneath the ground and destroy the insectoid nests.

 

So long as they couldn’t solve the problem at its source, the insectoids would always be around. They were in a predicament.

 

The powerful cultivators from both sides had to quickly come up with a way to safely go to the depths beneath the ground. Only by solving that problem would they stand a chance to destroy the insectoids.

 

When they arrived at Dark Moon Forest Pass, Lu Ye sensitively noticed that the number of cultivators stationed in this place had decreased sharply.

 

They were only ten per cent of the total number compared with the previous time he had visited.

 

Although some cultivators might be out there killing insectoids to earn battle points, there shouldn’t be so few of them in the Pass.

 

It wasn’t because many cultivators were killed, though. Most of them had been transferred to other places, just like Zhang Kun.

 

After all, this was the front line between the two sides. There was nothing else other than the Passes. Even if these places were occupied by the insectoids, they wouldn’t suffer serious losses.

 

It was unlike the headquarters of the two sides where a lot of Humans gathered in the cities, and they needed protection.

 

Still, it was a Pass at the front line, so it couldn’t be abandoned. Some people had to stay behind to guard it.

 

As for the cultivators who had been transferred, they had gone to places where protection was most needed.

 

There were countless cultivators in Jiu Zhou, but faced with the insectoid plague which had affected the entire world, they still lacked manpower.

 

Ying Wuji and the others left the place to take the badly injured companion to see a Medical Cultivator. On the other hand, Lin Yue brought Lu Ye to a hall before entering it. “This place used to be Senior Brother Zhang Kun’s residence. It has been left vacant after he left. You’ll stay here from now on.”

 

Lu Ye was naturally fine with it.

 

“Since you’ve just arrived, get some rest first. I’ll ask those from Thousand Demon City to promote you to the Deputy Pass Leader of Dark Moon Forest Pass. Before the official appointment, you don’t have to do anything. However, since we lack people now, it won’t be long before your appointment. You’d better get prepared quickly.”

 

Lin Yue soon left the place in a jolly mood.

 

She had been worn out as of late. She had found a Divine Ocean Realm Master from their side by accident, and it could be said that she knew his background. Although he was only a First-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master, he could help share her burden.

 

After seeing Lin Yue off, Lu Ye went to the bedroom and sat down cross-legged.

 

It wouldn’t affect him much that he was enlisted by Lin Yue. It would only hold him up for a few days. Since he had gone missing for two years, he wouldn’t mind delaying his return for a few days.

 

Moreover, his identity as Li Taibai could be verified. Back then, those from Thousand Demon Ridge couldn’t see through his disguise. Now that it was chaotic in Jiu Zhou, his identity surely wouldn’t be exposed.

 

He could take this chance to leave behind a move in the territory of Thousand Demon Ridge. He had already considered that when he disguised himself as Li Taibai previously, but he eventually gave up on the idea since he was too weak.

 

He was a Divine Ocean Realm Master now, and it so happened that Lin Yue desperately needed a helper. As such, he could leave behind a move this time.

 

It wasn’t that he was going to harm those from Thousand Demon Ridge. He was only one person, so he was incapable of destroying their foundation. He merely went with the flow.

 

Perhaps what he was about to do would be useless. Or, perhaps it would be immensely useful at the most critical moment. No one knew what would happen. Anyway, it was just a move that wouldn’t take him much effort to leave behind while he was here.

 

The only person who might cause him trouble in Dark Moon Forest Pass was Tong Shuyao.

 

Lu Ye remembered that the woman was infatuated with Li Taibai. Following the previous war, Tong Shuyao became badly injured and lost consciousness. Lin Yue announced that Li Taibai was killed during the war so that Tong Shuyao would give up on him. Now that he was still alive, it was a wonder if the woman would come to pester him.

 

Anyway, Tong Shuyao might not even be in this place. A lot of cultivators had been transferred away from Dark Moon Forest Pass, so the same might have happened to Tong Shuyao. She was probably not even there.

 

After giving it some thought, Lu Ye rose to his feet and left the place. He headed straight to the Sanctum of Providence.

 

He had been to the Sanctum of Providence in Dark Moon Forest Pass, so he could easily find it.

 

There were more than ten cultivators in the hall who were connected to the Divine Opportunity Column. They were either buying or selling things. Lu Ye discovered a familiar figure, who was none other than Ying Wuji.

 

He was accompanied by that Spell Cultivator.

 

They had gained many things following the trip. The materials they had collected from the insectoids could be sold to the Vault of Providence and traded for Contribution points.

 

When Real Lake Realm Masters cultivated their powers, they needed to use a lot of Contribution points. Therefore, Contribution points and battle points were equally important to cultivators. Certainly, battle points were slightly more valuable.

 

Since the Divine Opportunity Column was surrounded by people, Lu Ye couldn’t get close to it. As such, he decided to wait behind Ying Wuji.

 

When he looked at Ying Wuji, he suddenly realised a problem.

 

Considering his cultivation speed, his gap with the people around the same age as him would only widen as time passed. Before the Tree of Glyphs’ transformation, his cultivation speed was already pretty quick, but it wasn’t as rapid as now.

 

However, following the Tree of Glyphs’ transformation, he was able to absorb energy from different things, and his cultivation speed became outrageously fast.

 

He was only a First-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master now because he had deliberately slowed down his progress. If he hadn’t done that, he would’ve been in a higher Minor Realm. This meant that his companions and enemies from the past would soon fall behind him.

 

This was what happened to Ying Wuji, and it was the same case for Xiao Xinghe, Li Baxian, and the others. This made Lu Ye feel a sense of melancholy.

 

He had wanted to tease Ying Wuji, but he was no longer in the mood to do so.

 

Ying Wuji was done with his business soon. He was elated because he had acquired a lot of Contribution points, which was more than sufficient for him to use for quite a while. When he turned around, he was shocked. He quickly saluted Lu Ye. “Greetings, Sir.”

 

Lu Ye only hummed in response, looking authoritative as a Divine Ocean Realm Master. He then stepped forward and pressed his hand against the Divine Opportunity Column.

 

Ying Wuji held his breath and fled the place.

 

He had no idea why, but he felt immensely pressured whenever he saw Li Taibai. He was certain he had never met him in the past, so it was impossible that there were grudges between them. Nevertheless, the pressure was real.

 

Despite that, he told himself to stay away from that man in the future. Cultivators always followed their hearts. As a Ghost Cultivator, Ying Wuji could sensitively detect any potential danger.

 

Meanwhile, somewhere in Lei Zhou, a curvy figure was flying across the sky. A ferocious insectoid in the Divine Ocean Realm was coming at her while its mouth squirmed.

 

When the alluring woman flew past it, the insectoid suddenly stiffened. It wasn’t until the woman was 300 metres away that the insectoid exploded into a Blood Mist.

 

She continued to fly forward. Since she was bored, she habitually looked into her Battlefield Imprint.

 

This was what she had done the most in the past two years. It wasn’t that she didn’t have anything better to do. She just wanted to find out if a certain someone was dead or alive through his Brand.

 

She initially thought the Brand would remain the same, just like the previous times she had checked. But when she saw the Brand, she fell into a dazed state and stopped in her tracks.

 

The Brand which had remained unchanged for the past two years suddenly looked different now. She could contact that person. In other words, that person had returned to Jiu Zhou.

 

This was shocking news indeed.

 

Ever since that person went missing two years ago following the Small Hidden Realm’s collapse, it had been impossible to contact him through his Brand. The Lord speculated that he had gone to another Small Hidden Realm.

 

However, she didn’t understand what kind of Small Hidden Realm could trap that person for two years.

 

Regardless, this was good news to her and the Lord. That was because the Lord regarded that person highly. He was the only person who could help the Lord achieve his goal. No one else in Jiu Zhou could do that, not even the almighty Lord.

 

She quickly sent a message to the Lord. ‘Lu Yi Ye is back in Jiu Zhou!’

 

Several breaths of time later, the Lord replied, ‘Bring him to see me!’

 

Yu Daiwei stuck out her tongue and licked her lip before muttering, “I won’t let you go this time, brat!”

 

Previously, she trapped Lu Ye in a Small Hidden Realm and only left behind Dao Thirteen to keep an eye on him. She believed he could never escape, but the Lord predicted that he had a way to get out of there. That was because Lu Ye was the Bearer of the World’s Luck, so he could do things that others couldn’t.

 

Yu Daiwei reckoned that if she was in the same situation, she wouldn’t have a way to leave. She would eventually die of old age in the Small Hidden Realm.

 

From time to time, she would check on Lu Ye to find out what he was up to.

 

Nevertheless, she couldn’t find any anomaly. When she went to visit him one day, she discovered in shock that the Small Hidden Realm where Lu Ye was trapped had collapsed.

 

She couldn’t believe her eyes. She knew that the Small Hidden Realm’s collapse must have something to do with Lu Ye, but she couldn’t figure out how he even achieved that. Although she didn’t stay in the Small Hidden Realm all the time, she would check on him frequently. She couldn’t find anything suspicious.

 

Just like what the Lord had said, a Bearer of the World’s Luck could do things that others couldn’t.

 

He went missing following the Small Hidden Realm’s collapse, and no one could contact him through his Brand. Two years later, he was finally back. Compared with executing the order given by the Lord, she was more eager to find out how Lu Ye destroyed the Small Hidden Realm and where he had been in the past two years.

 

As a woman, she was naturally curious. Fortunately, there was no conflict between executing the Lord’s order and finding out what had happened.

 

If she wanted to capture him, she had to locate him first. Luckily, it wasn’t difficult to do that in Jiu Zhou.