Chapter 1107, Stars

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Tang Yi Feng had sent Lu Ye a message to ask him what rewards he wanted.

 

Since Lu Ye had made such huge contributions, those from the Grand Sky Coalition had to give him some rewards. People would be discouraged from working hard if there were none.

 

‘Rewards?’ Lu Ye didn’t think he lacked anything now.

 

Most cultivators lacked battle points and Contribution points, but Lu Ye had an abundance of those two things. Now, he had several million battle points, and there was no doubt the number would reach ten million one day.

 

No one would believe him if he told them how many battle points he had.

 

Considering the accumulation of his battle points, he could easily become a major or even a colonel if he went to the Ministry of Appointments to get a promotion. However, military rank meant nothing to him now, so he was too lazy to get a promotion. After all, a promotion would only get him a slightly higher salary.

 

‘I want Fire Spirit Stones, Mutant Cores, and Poison Pills, then.’ Lu Ye came up with his demands.

 

Although he could get a proportion of Fire Spirit Stones by making Explosive Fire Spirit Stones, the Tree of Glyphs was like a bottomless hole that could devour all the Fire Spirit Stones. Therefore, he needed more of the items.

 

Moreover, he had a feeling that the Tree of Glyphs was about to go through another transformation. That was because even though the Tree of Glyphs had consumed a lot of Fire Spirit Stones during this period, no new Glyphs had been opened up.

 

As for Mutant Cores, they were for Amber. Poison Pills would be given to Hua Ci. After the woman left the Cloud River Battlefield, there wasn’t a suitable cultivation environment for her. Poison Pills would help her increase her power more quickly.

 

After Lu Ye ended the conversation with Tang Yi Feng, he saw another message on his military token.

 

He took a look and discovered it was an order from Heavenly Gate Canyon, telling them to collect insectoid blood in the Real Lake Realm and above.

 

They were trying to get better insectoid blood to be refined. It wasn’t a difficult task, though. Cultivators of the two Passes had been killing the insectoids at the chasm, so it wasn’t hard for them to collect some insectoid blood.

 

Moreover, the order wasn’t only given to them. Other Passes at the front line must have received the same order.

 

Nevertheless, there was a demand as to what kind of insectoid blood to be collected. The blood of average insectoids was useless. Since its quality was low, nothing valuable could be extracted. Only the blood of insectoids in the Real Lake Realm and above could be used as the raw material. The effect of the insectoid blood in the Divine Ocean Realm would be better.

 

Lu Ye passed on the order to those at the chasm and never interfered in this matter, after which he continued cultivating his power.

 

Every cultivator in Jiu Zhou was getting prepared and waiting for that critical moment to come. In such an atmosphere, everything in Jiu Zhou seemed to have changed. Even the commoners sensitively realised the changes.

 

It had been three years since the insectoid plague broke out, making everyone suffer miserably. Although there had been no mass casualties with the cultivators protecting the commoners, no one could see any hope in the past three years. No one knew when this calamity was going to end.

 

But it was different now. These cultivators knew that they were getting ready to launch an attack against the Insectoid Great Hidden Realm. It wouldn’t be long before their suffering would end, and the original state of Jiu Zhou would be restored.

 

As the night breeze whisked through the buildings, Lu Ye stepped out of his cultivation place. Although the Moon wasn’t visible, countless Stars hung high in the sky.

 

He wasn’t someone who could sit down and cultivate his power for a long time. He was young and impatient, after all. After spending some time cultivating his power, he decided to leave his room and unwind.

 

Some leisure time was important when it came to cultivating one’s power. He could already increase his power rapidly. Staying in a positive mood would help with his cultivation.

 

He suddenly heard two people speaking from a distance. They were the cultivators responsible for standing guard on the wall. It seemed that they were arguing over something.

 

There were only around 50 cultivators who stayed in the Pass. Since Lu Ye hardly left his room and would use the Teleportation Ward to go to other places, he rarely came into contact with his subordinates. He was only familiar with Yu Huang and several other people.

 

He leapt into the air and landed beside them.

 

The two cultivators were shocked. When they made out Lu Ye’s face, they quickly saluted him. “Sir.”

 

Lu Ye hummed with his hands behind his back and asked curiously, “What are you two arguing about?”

 

One of them said, “Sir, Xiao Lou said there was one more Star in the sky, but I said the number of the Stars was the same. I questioned him how he could be certain there was one more Star. Then, he started arguing with me.”

 

“Is there one more Star in the sky?” Lu Ye looked up at the sky.

 

The other younger cultivator, Xiao Lou, said with a red face, “There’s indeed one more Star, Sir. I stand guard here every night, so I look up at the sky whenever I’m bored. Although I have no idea how many stars there are exactly, I can tell if there’s one more Star.”

 

“Where is it?” Lu Ye asked curiously.

 

Xiao Lou pointed in a particular direction. “Look over there, Sir. Only 17 Stars are supposed to be over there, but there’s a new one now. I already discovered it several days ago, but I was uncertain since it was faint. Now, the new Star has become brighter.”

 

Lu Ye looked in the same direction and realised there were indeed 18 Stars, but he didn’t know which was the new one.

 

Anyway, he couldn’t be the judge when it came to such a matter. The number of Stars had something to do with the environment in which one observed them. Perhaps Xiao Lou didn’t discover it previously. Or, perhaps the Star had been covered up by the clouds. There were some possibilities.

 

Since Xiao Lou had nothing else to do when standing guard, he killed time by observing the Stars.

 

Lu Ye pocketed his gaze and ordered, “I don’t mind you two arguing, but don’t make your relationship with each other turn sour.”

 

“Don’t worry, Sir. We’re as close as Brothers, and we’re used to quarrelling with each other. We’re sorry for letting you see this side of us,” the older cultivator said.

 

Lu Ye nodded and flew towards the Sanctum of Providence, after which he went to the chasm through the Teleportation Ward.

 

At the chasm, he relaxed his muscles by killing some insectoids. He only returned around two hours later and continued cultivating his power.

 

It took the cultivators in Jiu Zhou three months to get prepared. This couldn’t be helped, as a long time was needed to collect sufficient insectoid blood.

 

When the reserve of insectoid blood finally met their demand, they immediately set a date to attack the Insectoid Great Hidden Realm.

 

Upon receiving the order, Lu Ye left Surging Waves Lake Pass and headed straight to Grand Sky City. When he landed in the courtyard, he saw Tang Yi Feng waiting for him.

 

Puzzled, he asked, “Given my cultivation, why am I asked to attend the great conference?”

 

While on his way earlier, he had asked Tang Yi Feng about it and discovered that it was Pang Zhen who wanted him to attend the great conference. One had to know that the great conference was a meeting between the most important figures of the Grand Sky Coalition in Bing Zhou. Only members of the Elder Council like Tang Yi Feng and the Commanders of the Ministries like Qian Wudang had a right to attend it.

 

The average Eighth-Order and Ninth-Order Divine Ocean Realm Masters didn’t have a right to take part in the conference, but a Fourth-Order Master like Lu Ye was invited. That was why he was surprised.

 

While heading to the Hall of Harmony along with him, Tang Yi Feng explained, “That’s because you’ve been to the Insectoid Great Hidden Realm, so you understand the environment there very well. Although you’ve brought back some videos, they’re not comparable to what you’ve personally seen. Therefore, they need you to explain something to them. Also, they might want you to be part of the Vanguard. Naturally, no one can force you to do it. You can consider whether you want to agree to that.”

 

“Vanguard?” Lu Ye frowned, for it wasn’t easy to be a Vanguard member, especially for a large-scale operation like this. “What do you think, Sect Master?”

 

After a moment of silence, Tang Yi Feng said, “You can agree to that if you have the confidence to stay safe. If you don’t, just turn them down. They don’t have a reason to make a young man like you bear too many responsibilities.”

 

Lu Ye dipped his head.

 

When they arrived at the Hall of Harmony, they stepped into it and saw many people turning to glance at them.

 

One had to know that the people seated here were the most important figures of the Grand Sky Coalition in Bing Zhou, and they were all Ninth-Order Divine Ocean Realm Masters. These more than ten people were the leaders, and it could be said that every decision they made would affect the development of the Grand Sky Coalition in Bing Zhou.

 

Some were studying Lu Ye, some seemed curious, and some donned a look of approval.

 

Lu Ye followed behind Tang Yi Feng. When Tang Yi Feng arrived at his seat and sat down, he motioned for Lu Ye to have a seat as well.

 

Lu Ye obediently did as he was told.

 

When he received a message on his Battlefield Imprint, he took a look in secret and discovered it was from Qian Wudang. ‘Don’t be so nervous. You’ll be able to walk into here on your own one day. Just familiarise yourself with this place for now.’

 

He lifted his head and saw Qian Wudang smiling at him across the table. It wasn’t appropriate for Lu Ye to respond to him or reply to his message at this moment.

 

Pang Zhen, who was seated at the head, knocked on the table. “Since everyone is here, I’ll make an announcement now. The higher-ups of the two sides have agreed to launch an attack against the Insectoid Great Hidden Realm three days later.”

 

They had already received the news through various means, so they were not surprised. They had only gathered here to discuss what actions to take.

 

This was a large-scale operation where the two sides collaborated. As for who had the right to take part in this, how many people each side would deploy, and how the cultivators would be distributed, these had to be discussed.

 

It wasn’t like they could just give an order and make everyone charge forward mindlessly. That would only make the situation chaotic.

 

“Due to the sizes of the insectoid passageways, we’ve decided to only allow cultivators in the Real Lake Realm and above to take part in this attack. Those below the Real Lake Realm will stay out of it.”

 

Besides the sizes of the insectoid passageways, they also had to consider the powers of the cultivators.

 

The Insectoid Great Hidden Realm was full of danger. The weaker cultivators would only be a burden to the others and add to the number of casualties. In that environment, only cultivators in the Real Lake Realm and above would be useful.

 

This requirement alone would cause 90 per cent of the cultivators in Jiu Zhou to stay out of this war. That said, there were countless cultivators in Jiu Zhou. Even though they only allowed cultivators in the Real Lake Realm and above to participate, they would still gather a large number of cultivators which would be sufficient to deal with the insectoids in the Great Hidden Realm.

 

Although they had set the date, it was a challenge as to how they could remain united during the operation.

 

By then, the cultivators of all nine major continents would have to enter the different chasms simultaneously and keep in touch all the time. They would press on and continue to converge until they reached the portals at the end of the insectoid passageways.

 

When all of them gathered outside all nine portals, they would storm into the Insectoid Great Hidden Realm at the same time. Only then could they get rid of the insectoid plague once and for all.