Chapter 909, The Price Has Been Raised Again

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

It wasn’t difficult for Lu Ye to brand Explosion Glyphs on the Fire Spirit Stones. Therefore, he held two stones with both hands. The one on the left was to be branded with an Explosion Glyph, whereas the one on the right was to be absorbed by the Tree of Glyphs.

 

Besides that, there was a swirl of Spiritual Qi in front of him as the Spirit Gathering Funnels around him were running.

 

While cultivating, he could do two other things. Perhaps he was the only one in the world who could achieve that.

 

As for what he said to Qian Wudang that he was sacrificing his future for the Zhou Watch, it was a lie.

 

A cultivator always had to prioritise his cultivation. Lu Ye had figured it out long ago. Anything that would delay his cultivation should be avoided regardless of how many benefits he would get.

 

Time went by quickly. It only took Lu Ye half a day to make all 7,000 Explosive Fire Spirit Stones. He made 200 more before stopping.

 

He couldn’t hand in exactly 7,000 pieces. Otherwise, it would be obvious that he had kept some of the Spirit Stones.

 

He had obtained 10,000 pieces of raw material and produced 7,200 Explosive Fire Spirit Stones. The result was acceptable.

 

Qian Wudang had given him seven days. Since time wasn’t up yet, Lu Ye couldn’t leave the place as he pleased. As such, he decided to keep cultivating.

 

Instead of looking into the Soaring Dragon Boundary’s Source, he fished out the Mystic Fruit Seed, ready to enter the Rift of Illusions to get some training.

 

Since he ascended to the Real Lake Realm, he hadn’t entered the Rift of Illusions again. There wasn’t a chance for him to test his power. Also, he had acquired a lot of new Glyphs as of late. Therefore, he wanted to get some training in the Rift of Illusions while finding out how useful the Glyphs were in a battle.

 

He was especially exultant about the Glyph named Spectral Image. Of the seven new Glyphs, this was the only one which would be immensely useful when he was in a one-on-one fight.

 

Lu Ye infused his Spiritual Power into the Mystic Fruit Seed. As the view around him shifted, he soon appeared in the familiar pocket dimension.

 

There were two doors, one on the left and the other on the right. One of the doors led to the place where he could get some training, and the other led to the Lost City of Xianyuan.

 

It would cost him 10,000 Contribution points to open the door that led to the Lost City of Xianyuan. Naturally, he wouldn’t open it easily. Moreover, when he returned from the Lost City of Xianyuan, the City Lord told him that he could be considered a member of the butcher’s team. If there was a war, the City Lord would use a special method to inform him about it. By then, he just had to come to the city to take part in the war.

 

So far, Lu Ye hadn’t received any message from the City Lord, so he reckoned the city was still safe. After all, it had only been a few months since the last war happened.

 

He turned to look at the other door and pressed his hand against it. A glow flowed through the door, after which some words appeared.

 

After taking a look, Lu Ye knew his speculation was right. The price had been raised again!

 

When he acquired the Mystic Fruit Seed as a Spirit Creek Realm Master, he had to spend 50 Contribution points every time he activated it. When he became a Cloud River Realm Master, he had to spend 100 Contribution points, which was a twofold increase.

 

Now that he was a Real Lake Realm Master, he naturally had to pay more Contribution points to enter the Rift of Illusions.

 

Just like what happened when he became a Cloud River Realm Master, it was a twofold increase again. Now, he was required to pay 200 Contribution points.

 

Naturally, such an amount didn’t matter to Lu Ye. Without hesitation, he pushed the door open and stepped into the fog.

 

The training process was boring as enemies continuously appeared out of nowhere in the fog and got killed by Lu Ye until he was destroyed as well.

 

What surprised Lu Ye was that his opponents this time were no longer limited to Human cultivators and insectoids. He also came across strange creatures such as the Blood Race and the Corpse Race.

 

Blood Race members were his enemies in Soaring Dragon Boundary, and Corpse Race members were his opponents in the Peerless Continent. He had never seen them in the Rift of Illusions before, but they were right before his eyes now.

 

Lu Ye speculated that the enemies that appeared in the Rift of Illusions might have something to do with the cultivator’s experiences.

 

Since Lu Ye had dealt with the Blood Race and the Corpse Race before, they also appeared in this place.

 

If he bumped into other strange Races in the future, he would probably see them again in the Rift of Illusions within the Mystic Fruit Seed.

 

He was now a Real Lake Realm Master. His Way of Blades had improved significantly, and he had mastered new Glyphs and successfully comprehended the second move of the Tyrant Blade Technique. His training session this time could be considered fruitful.

 

However, every time he was exhausted and killed, he found the pain unbearable. The experience truly felt like dying, and Lu Ye would always keep that feeling in mind. Only then would he always be vigilant in the real world.

 

In the Rift of Illusions, only his soul would be exhausted regardless of how many times he died, but he only had one life in the real world.

 

Time went by quickly as seven days passed just like this.

 

The cultivator, who had sent Lu Ye the Fire Spirit Stones, appeared and collected the finished products. Soon enough, Lu Ye felt a buzz coming from his Battlefield Imprint, so he hurriedly took a look.

 

His name, identity, and cultivation never changed. Naturally, his location was different now. It was changed from Blue Flame Mountain Pass to Grand Sky City in Bing Zhou.

 

Around 100,000 Contribution points were gone as he was only left with about 350,000 points. After all, it required a lot of points to repeatedly enter the Rift of Illusions to get some training.

 

Most importantly, he now had 274,762 battle points.

 

Initially, after he got the Sword of Divine Destruction’s power replenished, he was only left with around 100,000 battle points. However, just a few days ago, he acquired 130,000 battle points.

 

Needless to say, it was a reward he got from carrying out the mission along with Team A3.

 

A task normally wouldn’t have such a massive reward. However, many things went wrong during the mission this time. Eventually, the members of Team A3 joined forces and killed a Second-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master. Certainly, the rewards would be much greater.

 

Also, while on their way back, Geng Wuwang had said that he would ask the Commander to submit a request to the Heavens so that half of their rewards would be deducted and given to Lu Ye.

 

Considering all these factors, Lu Ye got a handsome reward.

 

According to the original mission, if they only went to capture a Ninth-Order Real Lake Realm Master, the best reward for them would be around 10,000 to 20,000 battle points for each member.

 

Even though their rewards were deducted by half and given to Lu Ye this time, they still obtained more battle points than they had expected. It was around 20,000 to 30,000 battle points for each member.

 

The remaining battle points were the reward for making the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones. There was a total of 36,000 battle points.

 

For these reasons, Lu Ye now had around 270,000 battle points. In the entire Jiu Zhou, no one could repeatedly acquire a large amount of battle points like Lu Ye. That was why he could become a captain despite being a Real Lake Realm Master.

 

Just as Lu Ye was looking at his battle points, he felt a buzz coming from his military token.

 

He took a look and discovered that Qian Wudang had given him an order through the military token, telling him to head to the Ministry of Laws at once.

 

Orders were to be obeyed. Lu Ye could bargain with Qian Wudang when it came to the rewards for making Explosive Fire Spirit Stones, but he wouldn’t dare be negligent this time. He immediately shot into the sky and headed to the Ministry of Laws.

 

Soon enough, he saw Qian Wudang in his hall.

 

There was no doubt Qian Wudang was more passionate this time. Upon registering Lu Ye’s presence, he amiably patted his shoulder and said, “You’ve done a great job!”

 

Although they had made a Sacred Pact, it wasn’t until the result was right before Qian Wudang’s eyes that he could confirm Lu Ye was capable of making 1,000 Explosive Fire Spirit Stones a day.

 

With these items in possession, the law enforcers of the Ministry of Laws had one more way to deal with the enemies, which would massively reduce casualties. Naturally, he no longer felt displeased that Lu Ye had bargained with him previously.

 

“I’m glad that you’re happy with the outcome, Sir, ” Lu Ye replied.

 

“I’ll give you a day off. You can continue working tomorrow. However, I have to remind you that you mustn’t delay your cultivation. You have to know that the more powerful you are, the more efficient you’ll be at making the items.”

 

Lu Ye thought that making such items didn’t seem to have anything to do with his cultivation, but he didn’t have to say it out loud.

 

Soon, he realised something was off. “Sir, does it mean I’ll have to stay in Grand Sky City to make Explosive Fire Spirit Stones from now on?”

 

“What’s the problem with that?” Qian Wudang glanced at him in puzzlement.

 

Lu Ye explained, “Sir, have you forgotten that I’m a member of Blue Flame Mountain Pass? I only took a day off to come here and get a promotion. It has been ten days since then. Although the Pass Leader has never urged me to return, I can’t stay here forever. Otherwise, I’ll be absent from my duties without leave.”

 

Moreover, he was responsible for protecting and patrolling Blue Flame Mountain Pass. Certainly, after he got a promotion, his military title changed from first lieutenant to captain.

 

If he stayed in Grand Sky City, his monthly salaries for the two jobs would be gone. This was unacceptable for him. After all, he would get 60,000 battle points per month for the two jobs.

 

A shocked Qian Wudang was rendered speechless while looking at him. He was so ecstatic that he had forgotten Lu Ye was from Blue Flame Mountain Pass. At that moment, he felt as if someone was twisting his heart, for such a talented person didn’t belong to the Ministry of Laws.

 

It was a shame that Lu Ye was only a Ninth-Order Cloud River Realm Master when he arrived at Grand Sky City back then. If he were a Real Lake Realm Master at that time, Qian Wudang would’ve made him join the Ministry of Laws.

 

Lu Ye was oblivious to the changes in his expression as he muttered, “Sir, why don’t you pass me the Fire Spirit Stones? I’ll bring them back to Blue Flame Mountain Pass and make the items. You can ask someone to go there and collect the finished products at regular intervals. Although it’s troublesome, it’s the only solution I can think of. What do you say?”

 

Qian Wudang raised his hand. “Wait a second.”

 

Then, he tapped on his Battlefield Imprint and sent a message to someone. It was a wonder who the person on the other end was.

 

Lu Ye only waited in silence.

 

Qian Wudang paced around with his hands behind his back, appearing to be anxious. He sent a few more messages, but the person never replied to him.

 

Left with no choice, Qian Wudang could only look at Lu Ye and ordered, “Use your military token to contact your Pass Leader. I’m looking for her.”

 

Previously, when Geng Wuwang requested to bring Lu Ye back from the front line so that the latter could join Team A3, Qian Wudang didn’t dare agree to it as he was worried Nian Yuexian would kill him. However, upon finding out that Lu Ye was capable of producing a lot of Explosive Fire Spirit Stones, Qian Wudang’s desire for such a talented person got the better of him.

 

Even though it was a huge risk, he had to give it a shot. Unfortunately, Nian Yuexian didn’t even bother to respond to him, which was embarrassing for him.