Chapter 1088, Someone From the Ministry of Military Supplies

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

The discussion was going nowhere. After all, it was Lu Ye’s first order since he became the Pass Leader, so they had to do it as they were told instead of refuting him. However, in their opinion, Lu Ye would probably suffer a setback this time.

 

It was never easy to get resources from the Ministry of Military Supplies. Even when there was no war in the past, the amount of resources they had requested would be reduced, not to mention that the war had been intense everywhere now.

 

It wasn’t a bad thing, though. By quickly adapting to how those from the Ministry of Military Supplies did things, Lu Ye would no longer be so reckless in the future.

 

Since he was young, it was only natural that he was proud and ambitious, but he had to go with the flow.

 

Yu Huang quickly came up with another list and showed it to Lu Ye, who would send a request to the Ministry of Military Supplies in Grand Sky City.

 

Then, they just had to wait. It would take some time before the resources arrived. In the past, it would take several days before the request was even approved. Those from the Ministry of Military Supplies were known for being stingy. If it was possible, they would make all the items stay in the treasure vault and make sure no one could take away anything.

 

In Lu Ye’s bedroom, a golden swirl was right in front of him. Engulfed in the pure and ample World Spiritual Qi, Yi Yi and Amber were cultivating their powers.

 

When Lu Ye wasn’t around for the past two years, Yi Yi had to spend her battle points to purchase cultivation resources for Amber and herself. Sometimes, they would get some resources from Tang Yi Feng, which ensured that they could steadily increase their powers.

 

Since Lu Ye had returned, they no longer had to worry about the supply of Golden Amulets.

 

Lu Ye had a staggering amount of battle points now, so he could sustain using Golden Amulets for a long time. Yi Yi and Amber could increase their powers to their hearts’ content.

 

Yi Yi and Amber had started following him when he was still a new cultivator. Now, it was easy for him to increase his power, so the gap between their powers continued to widen. As such, Yi Yi and Amber had to improve their cultivation quickly. Otherwise, they would no longer be able to keep up with him one day.

 

Instead of cultivating his power, Lu Ye was building a Teleportation Ward.

 

Meanwhile, the Soul Clone was doing the same thing in Dark Moon Forest Pass.

 

It had been a long time since he last built a Teleportation Ward, so he had no idea how far it could reach after he built one. If it couldn’t reach a place that was a thousand kilometres away, his effort would be futile. That was because teleportation wouldn’t work if the two Wards weren’t connected.

 

Nevertheless, if the two Wards were successfully connected, it would be easier for him to do things in the future.

 

Now, he was responsible for making Explosive Fire Spirit Stones and United as One Ward Nexuses. Certainly, it would be more efficient if he and his Soul Clone could do it together instead of him doing everything on his own.

 

In that case, his efficiency of making Explosive Fire Spirit Stones and United as One Ward Nexuses would improve significantly. Moreover, when he ascended to the next Minor Realm, he wouldn’t have to meet up with the Soul Clone somewhere in the wilderness. This could save him the time of going to a different place, and he didn’t have to worry about anyone tailing him and trying to harm him.

 

If he had used the Teleportation Ward to let the Soul Clone come over the other day, Liu Yuemei wouldn’t have found out his whereabouts and discovered that he had a Soul Clone.

 

However, Lu Ye didn’t think of that at that time, and it wasn’t difficult to make a new Soul Clone. His negligence gave Liu Yuemei a chance to tail him and try to harm him.

 

Although he hadn’t built a Teleportation Ward in a long time, he was still as skilful as ever. Only a brief while had passed before two Teleportation Wards were formed.

 

If two different people built the Wards, they couldn’t be connected. But strictly speaking, Lu Ye and his Soul Clone were the same person, so the Wards they built would work.

 

Now, he just had to find out if he could travel far enough through the Teleportation Ward.

 

Lu Ye activated the Ward and expanded his Divine Ego. As the Ward hummed, he could faintly feel the resonation coming from the other Ward a thousand kilometres away.

 

[It works!]

 

He had a feeling that the distance wasn’t the limit. In other words, given his power as a Second-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master, the Teleportation Wards he built could span more than a thousand kilometres.

 

As for where the limit was, he would have to give it a try.

 

Standing within the Ward, Lu Ye infused his Spiritual Power into it. The space around him contorted, and he soon disappeared. When he regained his senses, he was already in the Soul Clone’s residence in Dark Moon Forest Pass.

 

He opened the door and left the place to stroll around Dark Moon Forest Pass. They were also busy dealing with the mess following the war. Since Lin Yue was in charge of everything, the Soul Clone had nothing to do.

 

He traced Lin Yue’s aura and landed atop a wall. Lin Yue turned to look at him with a smile. “Junior Brother Taibai.”

 

Lu Ye nodded and stood beside her before asking, “Have you recovered, Senior Sister Lin?”

 

Lin Yue was injured during the insectoid attack. Now, it seemed that she had mostly recovered.

 

“My injury wasn’t so serious,” Lin Yue replied. “You’re exhausted following the war, so you should get more rest. Why are you strolling around?”

 

After Lu Ye and his Soul Clone collaborated to destroy the great insectoids several days ago, Lin Yue regarded the Soul Clone as even more important.

 

She already had high hopes for Li Taibai in the first place. Initially, she felt he was equally powerful as Lu Ye, and now, she even thought that he was comparable to Feng Wujiang. However, she knew little about the Soul Clone’s power back then. During the war, she finally realised how ample Li Taibai’s heritage was.

 

That was the reason she didn’t ask the Soul Clone to do anything even though she was injured and many things had to be dealt with in the Pass. In her opinion, Li Taibai was supposed to improve his cultivation at this point, so he shouldn’t be bothered by some trivial matters.

 

The stronger Li Taibai became, the safer the Pass would be. In just several months, Li Taibai managed to ascend to the next Minor Realm. In a few years, his power would probably surpass that of Lin Yue.

 

Someone like him was bound to achieve great things in life. By treating him well now, Lin Yue would reap a lot of benefits in the future.

 

“I’m walking around since I have nothing to do. Do you need my help?” Lu Ye asked.

 

“There’s no need for that. Just go on and cultivate your power. I’ll deal with the matters in the Pass.”

 

Lu Ye obliged and left the place.

 

When he returned to his residence, he left behind some Fire Spirit Stones and resources for making ward nexuses before going back to Surging Waves Lake Pass through the Teleportation Ward.

 

Then, he sat down cross-legged and cultivated his power while fishing out an item.

 

It was the inheritance of the Tyrant Blade Technique he had acquired in Soaring Dragon Boundary.

 

Back then, he had passed the item to Xiao Xinghe so that the latter could comprehend the Tyrant Blade Technique. He went to Red River City some time ago to meet up with the members of Team D9 and also retrieve the item.

 

The inheritance of the Tyrant Blade Technique had three moves. Lu Ye comprehended the first move, Starburst, when he was in the Cloud River Realm, and he comprehended the second move, Lone Moon, when he was in the Real Lake Realm.

 

However, he couldn’t understand the third move at all. At that time, he speculated that he would only have the right to comprehend the move when he became a Divine Ocean Realm Master.

 

Since he was in that Realm now, it was time for him to comprehend the last move.

 

When he sank his soul into it, he seemed to be surrounded by Stars. But unlike the previous two times, no figure was showing any move for him. Instead, there was a Sun so dazzling that he could barely open his eyes.

 

Nevertheless, when he looked intently, he discovered in shock that it wasn’t a Sun. Instead, it was a congregation of Saber Lights.

 

The Sun suddenly expanded like a lotus and spread in all directions. The sharp Saber Lights swept across Lu Ye’s soul, causing it to melt like snow under the scorching Sun.

 

Lu Ye opened his eyes as all sorts of insights sprang into his mind.

 

Somewhere on the wall of Surging Waves Lake Pass, Yu Huang was patrolling the area as usual. Following days of clean-up, no more traces of the war were seen at the Pass. However, it required some resources to repair the defences, and it couldn’t be rushed.

 

When he was almost done with it, he suddenly detected something and turned to look in a particular direction.

 

Two rays of light were coming over rapidly from a distance. One of the auras belonged to a Fifth-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master. Yu Huang quickly looked intently and realised who they were.

 

[They’re swift!] At the thought of this, he leapt into the air to greet them.

 

A moment later, the rays of light arrived and revealed two figures. One of them was a familiar person. He was a manager at the Ministry of Military Supplies, Fu Yao. However, Yu Huang did not know the other person.

 

Fu Yao was only an Eighth-Order Real Lake Realm Master, but he was responsible for sending resources to different Passes during such a period. Therefore, it was only natural that he was protected by a Divine Ocean Realm Master.

 

It was a wonder which Ministry this Divine Ocean Realm Master was from.

 

“Manager Fu.” Yu Huang cupped his fists. Although he was one Minor Realm above the other party, he had to respect the person from the Ministry of Military Supplies.

 

Fu Yao nodded and said with a smile, “It’s been a while since we last met, Brother Yu.”

 

Yu Huang was shocked because Fu Yao had never been easygoing whenever he came to pass them the resources in the past. This had nothing to do with his character. Everyone from the Ministry of Military Supplies was the same. Whoever wanted to get resources from the Ministry of Military Supplies had to face their iciness. There was nothing wrong with it as it was their job.

 

However, Fu Yao was smiling at Yu Huang, which made him wonder if he was hallucinating.

 

“You must be tired from all the travelling, Manager Fu. Thanks for your hard work,” Yu Huang said cautiously. Then, he turned to look at the Fifth-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master. “Who is this Sir?”

 

Fu Yao replied, “Sir Liu has been asked by the Zhou Watch to escort me to send resources to different Passes.”

 

Yu Huang saluted him, but the person surnamed Liu only nodded in silence.

 

“Where’s Pass Leader Lu? Why don’t I see him?” Fu Yao asked.

 

Yu Huang secretly chastised himself for forgetting to inform Lu Ye about it. Since someone from the Ministry of Military Supplies had arrived, Lu Ye was supposed to come over and greet him. Both parties had to be on good terms so that it would be easier for them to apply for some resources from the Ministry of Military Supplies in the future.

 

As many thoughts turned over in his mind, Yu Huang explained, “The Pass Leader became exhausted following the war several days ago, so he has been recuperating during this period. Please get some rest in the hall. I’ll inform the Pass Leader of your presence.”

 

Fu Yao kept a smile on his face. “It must have been tough for him. Please invite him over, Brother Yu.”

 

Yu Huang was astonished, feeling that something was odd about Fu Yao as the latter had been overly friendly.

 

Nonetheless, he couldn’t put a finger on it, so he could only welcome them into the hall and go to Lu Ye’s bedroom.

 

Lu Ye was comprehending the third move of the Tyrant Blade Technique when he felt someone triggering the enchantment. He opened the door and saw Yu Huang standing outside, so he asked, “Has a war broken out?”

 

He instinctively felt that the insectoids had come to attack again.

 

Yu Huang replied, “There’s no war, Sir. Someone from the Ministry of Military Supplies has arrived.”