Chapter 913, Third-Order Real Lake Realm

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Since a Golden Amulet could typically last an entire day, Lu Ye couldn’t patrol Blue Flame Mountain Pass every day once he started cultivating. Therefore, he could only do that every alternate day.

 

Fortunately, there was rarely any conflict at Blue Flame Mountain Pass. As long as Nian Yuexian was in charge of this place, those from Thousand Demon Ridge wouldn’t dare come to attack. A Ghost Cultivator in the Divine Ocean Realm was intimidating. No one knew where she’d be hiding. If anyone dared sneak into the place, his whereabouts might be exposed at any moment, and the woman could easily kill him.

 

The deal with the Ministry of Laws was still ongoing. While cultivating his power, Lu Ye would also make some Explosive Fire Spirit Stones to complete his task.

 

Time went by quickly as half a month passed. All ten Golden Amulets were used up. When the last golden swirl dissipated, it was the end of Lu Ye’s cultivation session.

 

He opened his eyes and examined his cultivation. His power had increased significantly in the past half a month.

 

The benefits brought by the Tree of Glyphs’ transformation were more immense than he thought. When the Tree of Glyphs’ root extended into the golden swirl and absorbed the pure Spiritual Qi on the other end, it was tremendously more efficient than when he used Spirit Gathering Funnels.

 

Initially, he thought that since it was three times the difference between the two cultivation environments, the cultivation efficiency would be three times greater as well. But when he started cultivating, he realised it wasn’t the case.

 

If the cultivation method of using Spirit Gathering Funnels could be called absorption, the cultivation method of extending the Tree of Glyphs’ root into the golden swirl was called pillage.

 

One was passively accepting the Spiritual Qi flowing out of the golden swirl, whereas the other was actively sucking in the Spiritual Qi. There wasn’t a comparison at all.

 

Lu Ye felt that by using a Golden Amulet, he could increase his power ten times faster than his normal speed.

 

Certainly, the difference in the two cultivation environments was the reason behind the outcome. Outside the swirl, it was the Spiritual Qi one could directly absorb. However, on the other end of the swirl, the Spiritual Qi had been liquefied.

 

In just half a month, his cultivation was transformed completely. It could be said that he had never experienced an ascension as rapid as this since he started cultivating, not even when he was in the Cloud River Realm.

 

It wasn’t necessarily a good thing to increase one’s power too quickly. During this period, apart from cultivating his power, he would also enter the Rift of Illusions to get some training so that he could get used to the increase in power.

 

Since he had used up all ten Golden Amulets, he wouldn’t purchase more for the time being. Although it felt wonderful to increase his power rapidly in a short time, he wouldn’t be lost in that feeling. He had to solidify his Realm before he would continue cultivating his power.

 

He led Amber and Yi Yi to step out of the bamboo house. Just as he was ready to patrol the area, he suddenly caught a whiff of a pleasant fragrance.

 

When he came to his senses, Nian Yuexian was already right before his eyes. There was only a difference of 30 centimetres between them.

 

A shocked Lu Ye quickly stepped backwards and saluted her. “Madam!”

 

Nian Yuexian had always been elusive. She was nowhere to be seen in the past half a month, but now she showed up out of nowhere.

 

A shocked and doubtful Nian Yuexian sized up Lu Ye as she examined him with her Divine Ego. Although she already knew the answer, she was still uncertain. “Are you really in the Third-Order Real Lake Realm?”

 

When Lu Ye returned from Grand Sky City, he was only a First-Order Real Lake Realm Master, but now, he was already in the Third-Order Real Lake Realm. Even though Nian Yuexian was experienced, she had never seen anything as preposterous as this.

 

How did this even happen? There were a total of Nine Turns in the Real Lake Realm, and every ascension required an immense amount of Spiritual Qi. The higher the Minor Realm, the more difficult the ascension would be. Although Lu Ye had sufficient battle points to purchase many Golden Amulets, he couldn’t possibly move up two Minor Realms in half a month. However, such a ridiculous thing happened right before her eyes.

 

Lu Ye always felt that Nian Yuexian was cold and distant. Now that shock and disbelief were written all over her face, he found the contrast amusing. Naturally, he wouldn’t dare laugh. With a solemn expression, he replied, “You have acute eyesight, Madam.”

 

He wasn’t surprised that Nian Yuexian could see through his cultivation. After all, there was a huge gap between their powers. The woman could easily identify his cultivation by scanning him with her Divine Ego.

 

Nian Yuexian fell into a dazed state while Lu Ye waited in silence. Seeing that the woman had no intention of saying anything, he could only say, “Madam, if you don’t have any tasks for me, I’ll go and patrol the area.”

 

“Alright.” Nian Yuexian nodded. She still couldn’t recover from her trance as she watched Lu Ye leave. A familiar figure sprang into her mind.

 

When she was dying previously, Lu Ye used a mysterious power to pull her back from death’s door. Dazedly, she saw the resemblance between Lu Ye and a particular person.

 

Something similar happened a long time ago. At that time, she fell into danger, and that person appeared out of nowhere and saved her life. Since then, she had been loyal to that man until he was killed.

 

In the past, that person could increase his power at an unimaginable speed, and now, Lu Ye could do the same.

 

She wasn’t interested in finding out about Lu Ye’s secrets. First of all, he was her subordinate. Secondly, he had saved her life before. There was no way she would have any ill intentions against him.

 

Astounded, she wondered why such outliers always came from the Crimson Blood Sect.

 

Previously, she heard that the major Sects of Thousand Demon Ridge were eager to get rid of Lu Ye for good. She felt that they were making a big fuss over a minor issue. Regardless of what Lu Ye had done on the Spirit Creek Battlefield or the Cloud River Battlefield, he was only a Spirit Creek Realm Master or a Cloud River Realm Master at that time. There was no way he could affect the affairs between the two sides.

 

Now, it seemed that some people from Thousand Demon Ridge were indeed intelligent. Following a previous incident that happened a long time ago, they were wary of an outlier like Lu Ye. Naturally, they had to nip the potential danger in the bud.

 

[Since he’s a Third-Order Real Lake Realm Master now, I can consider doing that…]

 

Initially, Nian Yuexian no longer thought about doing a particular thing. However, after Lu Ye saved her life and she saw the incredible move, the idea sprang back into her mind. If she could make use of the move, she might have a chance to succeed.

 

Moreover, if she could achieve her goal, her power would increase tremendously. When there was a chance in the future, she could kill Wan Zhanggang.

 

As the thought turned over in her mind, she made a decision.

 

Dozens of kilometres away from Blue Flame Mountain Pass, Lu Ye stopped in his tracks and looked in the crater’s direction.

 

Previously, at the end of the war in Lone Cloud City Pass, he raced after Nian Yuexian as he was concerned about her safety, so he had no idea how the war unfolded.

 

Judging from the situation at that time, he knew it wouldn’t be a problem for those of Thousand Demon Ridge to protect their territory, but there would be many casualties.

 

He wasn’t concerned about Lone Cloud City Pass, though. He only cared about the crater. There were many unextracted Fire Spirit Stones in the underground cave.

 

He had a stable way to earn Fire Spirit Stones now, and the ones he had snatched away previously hadn’t been used up yet. However, he would have to burn the fuel whenever he activated the Tree of Glyphs’ power.

 

It was energy-consuming as he had to activate the Tree of Glyphs’ power and absorb the power of Fire Spirit Stones when cultivating.

 

Many leaves on the Tree of Glyphs still hadn’t been ignited. That was why he needed a lot of Fire Spirit Stones. If he couldn’t get his hands on more Fire Spirit Stones, they would be used up sooner or later.

 

[Why don’t I go and have a look? What if there are some Fire Spirit Stones left?] Although he wasn’t hopeful about it, he reckoned it wouldn’t cost him anything to take a look.

 

He was focused on cultivating his power previously, so he didn’t have time to think about it. As the thought turned over in his mind, he couldn’t hold in his urge any longer.

 

He then charged forward, but before he arrived at the crater, he saw many figures flying around. They seemed busy. Upon seeing that, he knew his plan had fallen short.

 

Those from Thousand Demon Ridge were busy extracting Fire Spirit Stones in the underground cave. All the good stuff would be taken away.

 

Certainly, Lu Ye could make use of the Thousand Demon Ridge’s Battlefield Imprint and sneakily join them. However, he could achieve that in the past because Lone Cloud City Pass was facing formidable enemies. No one had time to verify his identity.

 

If he did it again this time, he might not succeed. He couldn’t explain himself if someone wanted to verify his identity.

 

Moreover, it would be pointless for him to join them. It wasn’t like he could secretly extract the Fire Spirit Stones. He wouldn’t get a lot of the items anyway.

 

It was unless he could sneak into the treasure vault of Lone Cloud City Pass and steal everything. Nevertheless, he soon cast the idea away, for it was too dangerous.

 

Just as he was ready to retreat, he saw a familiar figure flying out of the crater. As he looked intently, he realised he indeed knew the person. The fluctuations of Spiritual Power coming from her showed that she was no longer a Cloud River Realm Master.

 

[She’s also ascended to the Real Lake Realm! It seems that she’s going to Lone Cloud City Pass.]

 

After some deliberation, Lu Ye decided not to bother her. Although they had spent some time together and joined forces briefly in the past, they were from different sides, after all. If they came across each other on the battlefield in the future, they would have to fight.

 

Anyway, when he was in Ameliorate Arcane Glade back then, it was this woman who secretly told him to flee when those from Thousand Demon Ridge were about to besiege him.

 

Although he didn’t run away in the end, he still owed her a favour. If they were to fight in the future, he would consider not killing her.

 

When he returned from patrolling the area, he saw the cultivator from Grand Sky City, who was responsible for collecting the finished products, waiting for him in front of the bamboo house.

 

The person was named Cheng Xiu. He worked for Qian Wudang and was tasked with collecting Explosive Fire Spirit Stones from Lu Ye. Since they had seen each other several times, they could be considered acquaintances.

 

However, this Fifth-Order Real Lake Realm Master seemed to be in a difficult situation now.

 

He stood stiffly in front of the bamboo house, not daring to move a muscle. His face was pale, and sweat streamed down his face. His clothes were soaked with sweat.

 

He clenched the hilt of his sword at the waist so hard that his knuckles had turned white.

 

That was because Nian Yuexian was seated on the branch of a nearby tree. Her hands were on either side as she swayed her legs. Although she appeared nonchalant, her ferocious aura spread and affected Cheng Xiu’s willpower.