Chapter 1070, Red River City

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

After leaving Grand Sky City, Lu Ye took a look at the ten-point map and flew in a particular direction. Naturally, he wouldn’t take Qian Wudang’s threat seriously.

 

It wasn’t like Qian Wudang would truly do that.

 

In the past three months, he had been cultivating his power while also making Explosive Fire Spirit Stones and United as One Ward Nexuses at the same time. Life had been too boring for him.

 

He wasn’t like those old-school Divine Ocean Realm Masters who could remain immovable like a stone in a particular place. He was a young person in his early twenties, so he was full of energy. He would no longer be young when he became as sedentary as those old Divine Ocean Realm Masters.

 

It wasn’t like he surely had to do something. Even if he merely went out to have a stroll in a different environment, it would help brighten his mood.

 

An ascension in the Divine Ocean Realm didn’t only reflect in a larger reserve of Spiritual Power but also the expansion of the Divine Ocean. The growth was comprehensive, and every ascension to the next Minor Realm would increase the cultivator’s power significantly.

 

Compared with when he was a First-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master, his reserve of Spiritual Power had increased tremendously. After all, he had squandered a lot of battle points to purchase Golden Amulets. His Divine Ocean was much larger now, which suggested that his Divine Ego had become stronger as well.

 

While flying in the sky, Lu Ye looked down and saw a devastated land.

 

Jiu Zhou used to be full of beautiful sights and brilliant people. However, after the insectoid plague broke out, rarely any greenery was seen on the ground.

 

Fairly powerful cultivators weren’t affected much, but the changes in this world were unbearable for weaker cultivators and the commoners.

 

Commoners needed food to survive, but in this situation, even the best farms were left unattended as no one dared to do any farming. Even if they did, they couldn’t guarantee that insectoids wouldn’t come to harass them.

 

If this dragged on, more and more commoners would starve to death until the Cultivation World was severely affected.

 

It could be said that the insectoid plague this time was the biggest calamity Jiu Zhou had ever faced, but the cultivators didn’t have a good way to deal with the crisis.

 

Countless cultivators guarded different places and killed a lot of insectoids. However, if they couldn’t solve the problem at its source, there would always be new insectoids.

 

As Lu Ye flew forward, he could see groups of cultivators going against insectoids from time to time. The battles were even more intense near the chasms.

 

That was because insectoids crawled out from the chasms.

 

Large chasms were usually guarded by Divine Ocean Realm Masters, but there were more chasms than the number of Divine Ocean Realm Masters in Bing Zhou.

 

Many smaller chasms were not guarded by Divine Ocean Realm Masters. Cloud River Realm Masters and Real Lake Realm Masters had to kill the insectoids in such areas. That was the reason many places in Jiu Zhou lacked manpower.

 

Lu Ye would sometimes make a move and kill some insectoids, but it didn’t help much.

 

One day later, he finally saw a city in the distance.

 

It was only a small city, considering its scale. Such a city was commonly seen in different parts of Jiu Zhou.

 

It was Red River City, where Team D9 was currently located.

 

The city was protected by a Divine Ocean Realm Master. Lu Ye didn’t conceal his presence when he arrived. The other party detected him and extended his Divine Ego. Lu Ye also responded with his Divine Ego. Both of them soon retracted their Divine Egos.

 

This was how Divine Ocean Realm Masters greeted each other when they were strangers.

 

A figure shot up from the city and hovered in mid-air, looking at Lu Ye from a distance. A moment later, Lu Ye arrived and stopped in a spot 60 metres away from him.

 

The person guarding this place was a middle-aged man in the Fourth-Order Divine Ocean Realm. He was somewhere in the middle of the Divine Ocean Realm, so he was powerful enough to protect a small place like Red River City.

 

His role was just like that of Li Taibai. He usually didn’t have to do anything. There were many Cloud River Realm Masters and Real Lake Realm Masters here who would deal with most situations. What he had to do was fight insectoids in the Divine Ocean Realm.

 

Naturally, if he couldn’t defeat the enemies, he had to ask for help.

 

Many top Divine Ocean Realm Masters in Bing Zhou were always at the ready. When they received calls for help, they would set off to lend those people a helping hand.

 

“Greetings, Senior Brother. I’m Lu Ye from the Ministry of Laws.” Lu Ye saluted him and introduced himself.

 

The middle-aged man saluted him back. “I’m Shi Yuan from the Long River Clan.”

 

Long River Clan was a nearby Tier-Three Sect, and Red River City was ruled by them. Now that the insectoid plague had spread, it was only natural for the Long River Clan to send a Divine Ocean Realm Master to protect Red River City.

 

It was a rule that the Sects in Bing Zhou would protect nearby cities. Major Sects would send some people to protect the cities within their territories. The Zhou Watch would only send some Divine Ocean Realm Masters to protect the areas that belonged to Sects in Tier Four and below which didn’t have any Divine Ocean Realm Masters.

 

“Are you Lu Yi Ye from the Crimson Blood Sect?” Shi Yuan finally realised Lu Ye’s identity.

 

“Yes.”

 

“I’ve heard a lot about you.” Although Shi Yuan appeared calm, he was astounded deep within. A few years ago, Lu Ye stirred up a storm in both Spirit Creek Battlefield and Cloud River Battlefield. While he was infamous among Thousand Demon Ridge cultivators, many people in the Grand Sky Coalition kept tabs on what was happening to him as well.

 

What shocked Shi Yuan was that Lu Ye managed to become a Divine Ocean Realm Master in just a few years, and he wasn’t a new one. His aura showed that he was a Second-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master.

 

It was true that despite the Crimson Blood Sect’s downfall, they still had ample heritage.

 

Shi Yuan pulled himself together and asked, “What’s the purpose of your visit, Junior Brother Lu?”

 

He was certain Lu Ye wasn’t there to replace him. Red River City was managed by the Long River Clan. Even if he needed a replacement, his Sect would send another Divine Ocean Realm Master instead of asking someone else to do that for them.

 

“I have several friends who work for you. Since I happened to pass by this place, I decided to visit them.” As Lu Ye spoke, he turned to look at the wall.

 

Several figures had leapt onto the wall upon detecting Lu Ye’s presence. Presently, they were looking fervently at him. When Lu Ye turned to glance at them, Lin Yinxiu jumped and waved her hand, worried that Lu Ye couldn’t see her.

 

Upon finding out about his intention, Shi Yuan smiled. “I see. I won’t delay your reunion with them. Please go ahead.”

 

Following that, Lu Ye landed on the ground and turned around before leaping onto the wall. He reached them in the blink of an eye.

 

Amber leapt from Ju Jia’s head and crashed into Lu Ye’s arms. An agile Lu Ye grabbed its nape and held the tiger in his hand. Amber growled, looking helpless.

 

With the tiger in his hand, Lu Ye flashed a smile at these familiar figures. “Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother!”

 

With a conflicted expression, Xiao Xinghe said dejectedly, “You’ve surpassed us. We haven’t met for two years, but you’re already a Divine Ocean Realm Master, whereas we’re stuck in the Real Lake Realm.”

 

When he met Lu Ye for the first time, they were equally powerful. But now, he was still a Real Lake Realm Master, whereas Lu Ye had ascended to the Divine Ocean Realm. Although they were not many Minor Realms apart, Lu Ye was still one Realm above him.

 

Li Baxian laughed. “No matter what, you’re always our Little Junior Brother. So what if you’re a Divine Ocean Realm Master now? Just keep on increasing your power. We’ll catch up with you soon.”

 

Honestly, they could improve their cultivations pretty quickly. After all, they all had excellent aptitudes. In the past two years, it had become easier to earn battle points, so the collective power of all cultivators in Jiu Zhou had been steadily improving. But when the two of them were compared with Lu Ye, their speed of increasing their powers was nothing.

 

Lu Ye replied with a smile, “You’re right, Fourth Senior Brother. I’ll explore this Realm for all of you first. I’m sure you’ll catch up pretty soon.”

 

Since they had been separated for a long time, they naturally had a lot to say. However, they could only greet each other for now as it wasn’t the right place to talk.

 

Lu Ye turned his head and saw Lin Yinxiu stepping forward and saying in a clear voice, “Team Leader!”

 

A laugh escaped Lu Ye. “I’m no longer a team leader. Your leader is my Third Senior Brother.”

 

After giving it some thought, Lin Yinxiu said, “Old Team Leader!”

 

Lu Ye was rendered speechless for a moment before shifting his attention to Feng Yuechan. “Senior Sister Feng.”

 

Feng Yuechan smiled faintly. “It’s been quite a while since your return, but you never came to visit your Senior Brothers. They missed you a lot. You’re finally here.”

 

Lu Ye replied, “I was held up by some matters.”

 

He felt awkward deep within. In terms of seniority, Feng Yuechan could be considered his Martial Niece, but he had gotten used to calling her Senior Sister. He was fine with that, but what about Li Baxian?

 

In the past, they all thought Feng Wujiang was dead, so they didn’t think too deeply about some things. Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan had grown up together, so their relationship couldn’t be defined by seniority.

 

However, Feng Wujiang was still alive and kicking. If they had a chance to meet in the future, he might beat Li Baxian up.

 

“What’s wrong?” Feng Yuechan looked at Lu Ye in puzzlement, detecting a sense of awkwardness behind his gaze.

 

“Nothing. I just fell into my thoughts.”

 

Although Lu Ye had told Tang Yi Feng about Feng Wujiang, he couldn’t tell anyone else about it, not even Feng Yuechan.

 

After all, it wouldn’t help with anything. There was a long distance between the two worlds. It would only cause Feng Yuechan a lot of distress if she found out her Father was still alive but couldn’t meet him. If Lu Ye had a chance to go back to Blood Refinement Boundary one day, he would take Feng Yuechan with him so that she could see her Father.

 

Looking at Ju Jia’s towering figure, Lu Ye tiptoed and patted the latter’s shoulder.

 

Ju Jia flashed a smile at him.

 

“I’ve heard there’s no more vacancy in Team D9. Why don’t I see the last member?” Lu Ye asked.

 

A team usually consisted of six people, but there were only five of them. Certainly, if they included Yi Yi, who was hidden inside Amber’s body, they indeed had six people in their team.

 

“The last member is waiting for you, Little Junior Brother.” Li Baxian put on a mysterious smile.

 

Lu Ye realised something. “Do I know that person?”

 

“Well, you’ll find out soon. Let’s go.”

 

They then flew towards the city, which was full of people. When the insectoid plague broke out, all the commoners within a radius of 300 kilometres around Red River City were moved to this place. Therefore, the city was slightly cramped now. Fortunately, it was pretty safe in the city as it was guarded by cultivators from the Long River Clan. However, most people lacked food as they were skinny and sallow.

 

They soon landed in a courtyard. Lu Ye scanned the surroundings with his Divine Ego and instantly realised who the sixth member was. It was to be expected.

 

As their eyes met, the woman with a pair of bright eyes smiled faintly. She looked like an elegant noblelady, but the moment she spoke, Lu Ye knew she had never changed. “I’m glad you didn’t run away with some other woman. You’ve found your way home. Not bad.”