Chapter 765, A Farce

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

In Yun Xuechu’s bedroom on the Summit of Clarity, Lu Ye circled around the maidservant and tutted in amazement. No matter how he looked at it, the maidservant looked just like a Human. There were no signs that showed she was a Golem. But soon, Lu Ye realised something was off, for no fluctuations of Spiritual Power or Divine Ego wafted from Yun Xuechu. In other words, she wasn’t the one who controlled the maidservant.

 

This made Lu Ye puzzled. He was sure that the maidservant was a Golem, but without anyone controlling her, how was she supposed to move around and speak?

 

“What’s going on, Honoured Master?” Lu Ye turned to look at the woman.

 

Yun Xuechu smiled and waved her hand, after which the maidservant left the place. “It’s Soul Fission Technique,” she explained. “Strictly speaking, Tiea could be considered my Soul Clone.”

 

“Soul Clone!” Lu Ye was shocked. He was only a Cloud River Realm Master, so he was still far from the Divine Ocean Realm. Although he knew nothing about Soul Fission or Soul Clone, he could see how abstruse it was and knew it was an incredible Secret Technique.

 

“I’ve never told you these before because I’m worried you’ll be overwhelmed with too much knowledge,” Yun Xuechu said. “I’m sure you’ve come to realise that other than the main factions in Jiu Zhou, there are also many side factions, like the Ways of Pills, Artification, and Golem Making. All of them are closely related to the Way of Glyphs, and it’s compulsory for Spell Cultivators to use Glyphs. In fact, they’re all the branches of the Way of Glyphs.”

 

Lu Ye nodded. As a Glyphweaver, he was naturally aware of what she had mentioned.

 

“To all the side factions, the Way of Glyphs is the foundation. One’s mastery of the Way of Glyphs would help him learn the other side factions with ease.”

 

This was the reason Lu Ye was able to improve his Way of Wards rapidly. Certainly, it was thanks to his rewards from the two trips to Hundred Wards Tower, but it also had something to do with his solid foundation. All these were the benefits brought to him by the Way of Glyphs.

 

Since Lu Ye had also cultivated the Way of Wards, Yun Xuechu never talked about the other side factions with him. In fact, if Lu Ye hadn’t taken the initiative to ask her about the Way of Golem Making, she wouldn’t have talked about it.

 

The Way of Golem Making was mysterious to many people, and it would take lots of energy and money for one to master it. To a cultivator like Lu Ye who was weak and whose main task was to increase his power, he shouldn’t spend time learning it, especially when he had already cultivated the Way of Wards.

 

“How did you find out?” Yun Xuechu asked. When she first settled down on the Summit of Clarity back then, Shui Yuan had visited her on several occasions, but the woman had never realised something was off about the maidservant. Shui Yuan was already a Real Lake Realm Master at that time. Yun Xuechu didn’t think Shui Yuan’s eyesight in the past would be weaker than the current Lu Ye’s.

 

“Please have a look at this, Honoured Master.” Lu Ye fished out his damaged Dragon Throne from his Storage Sphere.

 

“This is…” Yun Xuechu’s expression became solemn at once as she took it and gently touched it. As a glint flashed across her gaze, she examined it carefully.

 

A moment later, she lifted her head and looked at Lu Ye in shock. “Where did you get this thing?”

 

Although the Armour Golem was badly damaged, she could tell that it was immensely powerful when it was in mint condition. No one in the entire Jiu Zhou, including herself, could make such an item.

 

Lu Ye briefly told her about his experience in Soaring Dragon Boundary and the Dragon Throne’s background. The reason he even asked her about the Way of Golem Making was that he needed her help to repair the Armour Golem.

 

Initially, he intended to make himself stronger before looking for a particular Divine Ocean Realm Master at the Thousand Gear Pavilion.

 

Although they didn’t know each other, Lu Ye was certain that a Golem Master like him would be tempted at the sight of such a divine item. It would be beneficial to the person who could repair the Armour Golem as well.

 

Nevertheless, if Yun Xuechu was an excellent Golem Master, there wasn’t a need for him to seek the help of an outsider.

 

Upon learning the epic story about the Dragon Throne, Yun Xuechu was evidently heartbroken.

 

If the item was in mint condition, she could’ve figured out a lot of secrets from it. Even though it was now damaged, it was still valuable. This item was undoubtedly a precious gift to her.

 

“I’ll keep this item for now, and I’ll try to repair it,” she said. “However, the person who made this item is much greater than me when it comes to his mastery of the Way of Golem Making, so I don’t have the confidence to repair it. Even if I manage to do so, it won’t be as powerful as it used to be.”

 

“I understand.” Lu Ye nodded. “You can do whatever you want. It’s fine even if you can’t repair it.” Then, he fished out the huge Dragon Spine Saber and placed it on the floor. “They’re a set.”

 

The Dragon Spine Saber was also damaged as the blade was dim and full of spots. Despite that, Yun Xuechu could still sense its hidden ferocity.

 

Upon getting these divine items, Yun Xuechu had the urge to comprehend the secrets behind them as quickly as possible. Lu Ye understood that, so he decided to stop bothering her and took his leave.

 

Then, he headed to the woman’s library and returned the books he had borrowed before taking out books he had never read.

 

Although there were many books here, he had read half of them. He believed he would finish reading all the books in no time.

 

It was Tiea who saw him off, and he wouldn’t dare be impolite to her. Even though she was a Soul Clone, she was still his Honoured Master. As such, he respectfully bid Tiea farewell. He felt awkward as he had two Honoured Masters all of a sudden.

 

After leaving the Summit of Clarity, he headed straight to the Summit of Bamboos instead of the Summit of Fortitude. This was his Spirit Peak in the Crimson Blood Sect. In fact, he was the Master of the Summit of Bamboos. In any major Sect, the Master of a peak had the right to take on disciples.

 

Not many people stayed in the main Sect of the Crimson Blood Sect, so Lu Ye was on his own on the Summit of Bamboos. Moreover, he was still weak, so he wouldn’t take on disciples. He only had a rough idea of what the Way was, so he didn’t have a right to teach.

 

Yi Yi was nowhere in sight, so it was apparent that she was still receiving lessons from the Sect Master. Only Amber, whose stomach was stuffed with food prepared by Shui Yuan, took a nap on the peak.

 

The second round of the Fight for Supremacy was only several days away. Lu Ye consumed some pills to cultivate while also sinking his soul into the Source of Soaring Dragon Boundary.

 

Time went by quickly. When he realised it was about time, he rose to his feet and headed to the Summit of Fortitude. The Divine Opportunity Column in the Crimson Blood Sect was located on the Summit of Fortitude, and he needed the help of the column to take part in the Fight for Supremacy. As such, he had to go to the Sanctum of Providence.

 

Before he even set off, he saw a ray of light shooting from the Summit of Clarity towards the Summit of Fortitude.

 

“Honoured Master?” Lu Ye was astounded. The person flying away from the Summit of Clarity was apparently Yun Xuechu.

 

The woman saw him as well, but she only nodded at him and left in a hurry.

 

On the Summit of Fortitude, the Sect Master noticed her aura as well. He immediately went outside and saw Yun Xuechu descending from the sky. Realising that the woman was furious, he asked in shock, “What’s wrong?”

 

“Come with me!” Yun Xuechu didn’t have the intention of explaining anything as she extended her hand, which turned into a hand made of Spiritual Power as it came right at the Sect Master. The palm seemed able to grab everything in the world within its grasp.

 

The Sect Master activated his Spiritual Power and vitality before shattering the hand made of Spiritual Power with an air blast. Then, he fell into a dazed state for a moment before saying meekly, “It wasn’t intentional…”

 

Faced with such a situation, anyone would’ve instinctively tried to resist. Moreover, he didn’t counterattack.

 

“Cut the crap!” Unlike how Yun Xuechu treated Lu Ye, she now looked icy as she extended her hand towards the Sect Master again.

 

A sigh was heard, and the Sect Master didn’t resist this time. He could tell that the woman needed his help instead of being there to contend with him. Nevertheless, he was the Sect Master, but he was taken away like a chick in front of several disciples, which was inappropriate. Also, he wondered what the woman was up to.

 

Despite his dejection, he didn’t dare say anything or resist. After getting grasped by the hand of Spiritual Power, he was taken away and placed on the Summit of Clarity.

 

Lu Ye finally arrived at the Summit of Fortitude and heard Yi Yi exclaiming to Shui Yuan, “Oh, no! The Sect Master is taken away!”

 

Shui Yuan let out a sigh. “Ignore them and do your own thing.”

 

She found the incident a farce. Fortunately, there were few people in the main Sect. Otherwise, the Sect Master would’ve been embarrassed.

 

Yi Yi looked worriedly at Lu Ye, who placated her by saying, “He’ll be fine.”

 

His Honoured Master had taken Yi Yi’s Honoured Master away, so it wasn’t like he could interfere. As such, he decided to ignore them altogether.

 

He then told Yi Yi to enter Amber’s body and stuffed the tiger into the Spirit Beast Bag before heading towards the Divine Opportunity Column.

 

He hadn’t received any message from Master Yu, which meant that she hadn’t finished upgrading the Inviolable Saber. Anyway, he had already expected it, and it wouldn’t affect him much.

 

Following that, he looked into his Battlefield Imprint, and a new piece of information appeared below the victories in the Fight for Supremacy.

 

Ranking: top 3,000

 

The seven days of the initial stage had ended, and the strongest 3,000 Cloud River Realm Masters had been selected. They would take part in the next round of battles.

 

The new piece of information showed that Lu Ye had the right to partake in the next round, and he believed that Li Baxian and the others had that right as well.

 

He also wasn’t worried about Hua Ci. Although she was a Medical Cultivator, she could poison her opponent without the other party knowing it. Furthermore, she was fairly powerful now. Even if she came across a Ninth-Order Master, unless the other party could defeat her quickly, she could easily destroy her opponent once she found a chance.

 

Since 3,000 people had been selected, the next round would begin soon.

 

After giving it some thought, Lu Ye fished out a face mask and put it on. There were many occasions when some people recognised him and admitted defeat out of fear.

 

All of the 3,000 people that had been selected must be fairly powerful, unlike how varied the powers of the people were in the first round.

 

There was no doubt these people would do their best in the battles to get decent results, and they were the most brilliant cultivators among the Cloud River Realm Masters.

 

Lu Ye wanted to have a proper fight with them. Concealing his face would lift the psychological pressure off some people.