Chapter 788, Information

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

“I don’t know any Hidden Realms.” It had only been a short time since Lu Ye’s arrival. Apart from some bits of information, he practically knew nothing about the Peerless Continent.

 

It was unlike the times when he entered Myriad Beast Domain and Soaring Dragon Boundary.

 

The two worlds were located in Jiu Zhou. When the cultivators entered them, they would get some basic information about these worlds with the Heavens’ help. They would even get their identities that would help them fit in.

 

But now, Lu Ye and the others had lost contact with the Heavens in Jiu Zhou, so how were they supposed to get any information from the Heavens?

 

Judging from the man’s words, Hidden Realms in this world were probably different from the ones Lu Ye understood. They were more like the forces in the Peerless Continent.

 

“Are you not from a Hidden Realm, Little Brother?” The man was surprised.

 

Lu Ye shook his head. His identity and background in this world were a problem. He could try to put on a disguise, but since he wanted to collect some information, he might expose himself. Therefore, he had come up with an excuse.

 

“I don’t know where I come from. I’ve been living there since I was a child, and it’s my first time heading out.”

 

Upon hearing that, the man said, “I see.”

 

It wasn’t so surprising. Since the apocalypse started, the Sects in the cultivation world had set aside their differences and helped each other. However, Human nature was complicated, after all. Due to various reasons, some powerful cultivators lived reclusively and took in some orphans to raise them. It wasn’t uncommon.

 

Therefore, the man didn’t think too deeply about it upon hearing Lu Ye’s explanation. Many people like Lu Ye would appear suddenly in the Peerless Continent, but their glories were normally short-lived.

 

Affected by the injury, the man started coughing again. Blood streamed out of his mouth, but it was no longer red. It seemed that he was turning into a Corpse Race member. His entire figure was also covered in a layer of Corpse Qi.

 

“There are two types of Corpse Poison.” The man understood that Lu Ye hadn’t experienced the hardship in the Peerless Continent. He was fairly powerful, but he knew nothing about what was going on in the Human world. As such, the man panted and explained, “Although ordinary Corpse Poison might harm the cultivators, they’ll be fine as long as they fend it off in time. However, Source Corpse Poison is different. It comes from the Source Power of the Blood Race members. Once a person is struck by it, it’s incurable. Moreover, he’ll turn into a Corpse Race member after he passes away.”

 

He looked down at the wound in his chest and put on a sorrowful smile before looking at Lu Ye again. “So, I’m doomed.”

 

That was the reason he wasn’t willing to take Antidote Pills. In this apocalyptic era, Spirit Pills were precious. Besides Antidote Pills, even the most basic pills used for cultivation couldn’t be wasted. Cultivators from Jiu Zhou could never understand that.

 

“Little Brother, since we’re both Humans, I’ll only ask you to do me a favour.” The man’s chest heaved. “Send them back to the base. Since you have nowhere to go, you can go to the base and stay there.”

 

“Alright.” Lu Ye nodded, but he still fished out an Antidote Pill from his Storage Bag and passed it to the man. “You’d better take this pill first.”

 

He had the Tree of Glyphs, so he wouldn’t be struck with poison. As such, he wouldn’t need any Antidote Pills. Since he had killed many cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge and acquired a lot of booty, he had a lot of Antidote Pills in his possession.

 

“This Spirit Pill…” The man looked dazedly at the Antidote Pill in Lu Ye’s hand. He felt that the pill was of such fine quality that it was better than any pills he had seen.

 

In such an apocalyptic era, all aspects of the cultivation world had been impacted. Inheritances had been interrupted, so the pills they made were not as good as before.

 

Although there was a Pill Cultivator in the base, the pills he made were inferior to the one pill before the man’s eyes.

 

While the man was in a dazed state, Lu Ye flicked the pill into his mouth. It wasn’t until the man instinctively gulped it down that he realised a pill had been wasted. “Little Brother, you…” He sighed.

 

Lu Ye had just ventured into the outside world, after all. Although the man had told him Source Corpse Poison was incurable, Lu Ye still wanted to give it a try. It was a shame that such a high-quality pill was wasted on a dying person like him.

 

However, he was relieved at the same time. Human nature was complicated, and it was hard to find out a person’s true temperament. Since the young man was generous, he was certainly good-natured. The man could be at ease by entrusting the two women to him.

 

After gulping down the pill, he suddenly felt hopeful again and started activating his power.

 

Lu Ye looked on intently. He had no idea if the Antidote Pill could help, but he wanted to give it a shot. It would be wonderful if the pill was useful.

 

Moreover, he had countless such pills in his Storage Sphere. Although the man regarded the pills as precious, Lu Ye could eat them like beans if he wanted to.

 

A moment later, the man’s breathing suddenly became unstable. He sprayed out a mouthful of blood, which had become greenish.

 

[The Antidote Pill is useless!] Lu Ye furrowed his brows. Just like what the man had said, Source Corpse Poison couldn’t be dispelled with Antidote Pills.

 

It would be wonderful if Hua Ci were there. Given her skills, she could definitely cure the man.

 

“Uncle Yu!” The young woman quickly stepped forward and patted his back while sobbing. When Lu Ye was talking to the man, she had been crying.

 

She was the future hope those from the base had been nurturing. It was her first time leaving the base with a team, and she hadn’t expected to come across such a disaster.

 

To a young woman like her who had never gone through any hardship before, what had happened in the past two hours was life-changing.

 

“Husband!” The woman, who had left earlier, returned and approached the man in a hurry.

 

The man flashed a smile at her. “You’ve come back in time. I didn’t go back on my word.”

 

The woman repeatedly shook her head as her tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably.

 

“You have to live on. It’s not easy to survive in this world, and you have to live on my behalf!” The man extended his hand as though trying to touch the face of the woman he loved for the last time, but before he could do that, his hand fell as his vitality was gone for good.

 

He was badly injured and on his last legs. The reason he had been holding on was to see the woman for the last time.

 

The young woman covered her mouth while trying to suppress her tears. She was overwhelmed by a great sense of sorrow.

 

On the other hand, the woman suddenly calmed down. She picked up her Husband’s hand and rubbed it against her face before putting on a sorrowful smile. “Husband, what’s the point of me living in this world without you?”

 

Upon hearing that, the young woman exclaimed, “Aunt Shen!”

 

She was ready to charge forward, but it was too late.

 

As soon as the woman finished speaking, she dismissed the defensive layer around her and drove all of her Spiritual Power to her other hand before striking her own chest.

 

Following the attack, a dent formed in her chest and the veins around her heart broke apart. She sprayed out a mouthful of blood, and her vitality was dissipating fast.

 

Lu Ye hadn’t expected the woman to be so madly in love and so resolute. She must’ve made up her mind while coming back here. It was already too late when he came to his senses and tried to stop her.

 

“Aunt Shen!” The young woman pounced on her and bawled her eyes out.

 

The woman wasn’t dead yet. She told the young woman in a small voice, “Remember to deal with our corpses.”

 

Then, her head slumped onto the man’s chest.

 

While the young woman was mournful, Lu Ye looked on in silence. It was the first time he experienced the struggle of Humans trying to survive in an apocalyptic era.

 

It wasn’t until a long time later that the young woman stopped crying and got to her feet tremblingly. She turned to look at Lu Ye with reddened eyes. “Senior Brother, is the Attribute of your Spiritual Power Fire?”

 

Just now, Lu Ye appeared out of nowhere and destroyed the Corpse Race member. The young woman had certainly seen the Attribute of his Spiritual Power. At that time, Lu Ye was engulfed in a red Spiritual Power, making him look like a fireball.

 

Lu Ye nodded.

 

Worried that Lu Ye might misunderstand something, the young woman explained, “Can you please burn their corpses? Those who are killed by Corpse Poison have a chance of becoming Corpse Race members, and someone who is struck with Source Corpse Poison will definitely turn into one. I don’t want them to…”

 

That was the reason the woman had left earlier to deal with the corpses of their companions.

 

There were many rules in this apocalyptic era. One of the rules was that corpses had to be dealt with immediately if it was possible.

 

Only by doing so could they curb the increase of Corpse Race members and ensure that old companions wouldn’t turn on each other.

 

Certainly, Lu Ye would agree to it. He cast a Fire Dragon, which engulfed the two corpses and burned them to ashes.

 

The young woman then dug a hole and buried the bones before covering them up.

 

Lu Ye stood there silently and pondered on the information he had just learned.

 

Meanwhile, Ying Wuji had left the dilapidated city.

 

Just like what Lu Ye had expected, Ying Wuji didn’t find any useful clues in the city. Not even a ghost was found, let alone a Human. All he could see were ruins everywhere.

 

However, when he returned, Lu Ye was nowhere in sight. He was pleasantly surprised at first, but he soon became shocked.

 

He was happy because he had finally gotten rid of Lu Ye. Honestly, as a Ghost Cultivator, he felt insecure staying with someone like Lu Ye. He had a feeling that Lu Ye might attack him at any moment.

 

Nevertheless, after giving it some thought, he understood that this world was full of danger. When he first arrived, he was almost killed. If not for Lu Ye’s timely rescue, he would’ve gone to Hell.

 

It might be safer for him to stay with Lu Ye than being alone. Much to his surprise, Lu Ye was nowhere to be found now.

 

[Has that brat dumped me?] Ying Wuji was furious, but he soon realised it might not be the case.

 

If Lu Ye had wanted to get rid of him, he could’ve told him. They couldn’t be considered friends in the first place. Ying Wuji was a famous person in Jiu Zhou, so he wouldn’t shamelessly follow him around. Moreover, Lu Ye had passed him a transmission stone.

 

[Did he leave because of some incident?] After the thought turned over in his mind, Ying Wuji fished out the transmission stone and infused his Spiritual Power into it. Then, he asked, “Where are you, Lu Yi Ye?”