Chapter 930, I’m Li Taibai

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

[Wicked woman…] Lu Ye felt his eyelids twitching. He wondered how Nian Yuexian would react if she found out they had been calling her that.

 

However, he didn’t expect her to be slaughtering the enemies. It was apparent that she was trying to distract them so that it would be easier for him to flee.

 

Otherwise, considering her capabilities, she didn’t have to do such a thing. Even if she couldn’t leave for the time being due to the powerful enemies’ blockade, she could easily hide somewhere. After all, she was a Ghost Cultivator.

 

But she went around killing Thousand Demon Ridge cultivators anyway. Lu Ye realised her intention.

 

Upon hearing Lu Ye’s explanation, the Divine Ocean Realm Master nodded. If Lu Ye was indeed from the Peerless Continent, it was understandable that he wasn’t aware of what was going on in the Desolate Plain.

 

The transmission of news was rapid among Jiu Zhou cultivators, but he was a cultivator from the Peerless Continent who had just arrived in this place, so he didn’t have any means to get the latest news.

 

After sizing up Lu Ye, the Divine Ocean Realm Master dipped her head. “If you’re fine with it, you can come with us. Even if we come across that wicked woman, I can protect you. If you want to be alone, you can leave right away.”

 

Since the Divine Ocean Realm Master had offered to protect him, it wasn’t like Lu Ye could turn her down. He immediately appeared to be grateful as he replied, “Thanks for taking care of me, Senior. I’m sorry for bothering you, then.”

 

Deep within, he wondered why the other party didn’t try to verify his identity. He was ready to show her his Thousand Demon Ridge’s Battlefield Imprint.

 

The Divine Ocean Realm Master nodded and led the way for them in silence. The rest followed her closely. Excluding Lu Ye, there were only five people in the team. There were three men and two women. They were fairly powerful as they were in the Real Lake Realm.

 

The others treated Lu Ye calmly. Only the woman who had brought Lu Ye to join their team was passionate towards him.

 

During the conversation, Lu Ye found out that the woman’s name was Tong Shuyao. They were from the Dark Moon Forest Pass. When they learned that Nian Yuexian was seen in the Desolate Plain, they came over to capture her.

 

However, they had been searching around for the woman for over one day. They hadn’t even come across those flying swords, let alone Nian Yuexian.

 

Tong Shuyao then asked Lu Ye many questions about the Peerless Continent. Naturally, Lu Ye could easily answer her questions.

 

After all, he had lived in the Peerless Continent for quite a while. What was more, he was the Eldest Senior Brother in the team which had saved the Peerless Continent. No one in Jiu Zhou knew better than he did when it came to the affairs in the Peerless Continent.

 

The Divine Ocean Realm Master listened attentively. Although she didn’t expect that Lu Ye was a cultivator from the Grand Sky Coalition, she wouldn’t readily believe his statement. It wasn’t until now that she could confirm Lu Ye was indeed from the Peerless Continent.

 

He couldn’t possibly know so much about the Peerless Continent if he wasn’t from there. Even a Divine Ocean Realm Master like her knew little about the Peerless Continent as she had only heard about it.

 

“By the way, I haven’t even asked what your name is, Junior Brother.” Tong Shuyao’s face was slightly red. While flying alongside Lu Ye, she stayed close to him and even deliberately came into contact with him. Lu Ye had failed to dodge her advances.

 

“I’m Li Taibai.” Lu Ye brought up a name from the deepest part of his memory.

 

“Li Taibai…” Tong Shuyao repeated his name and put on a smile. “It’s a great name.”

 

Along the way, they came across some teams which were looking for Nian Yuexian as well. Most of the teams were led by Divine Ocean Realm Masters with members consisting of Real Lake Realm Masters.

 

Lu Ye was worried as he realised how perilous the situation was. Those from Thousand Demon Ridge were furious as they had been searching around the entire Desolate Plain. They were determined to destroy Nian Yuexian once and for all.

 

Previously, Lu Ye didn’t dare to send Nian Yuexian a message because he was worried he would disturb her. Now that he was with a Divine Ocean Realm Master, he naturally couldn’t do that.

 

At night, they set up tents in the wilderness. It was apparent that these Real Lake Realm Masters were well-trained as they had clearly defined job scopes. They were respectively responsible for setting up tents, building the Wards, and going into hiding to stand guard.

 

Lu Ye sat in front of the fire as he grilled a piece of meat and chatted helplessly with Tong Shuyao.

 

The woman was relentless. It was a wonder why she was even fond of him. Ever since they came across each other that morning, the woman had been unwilling to stay away from him. Lu Ye regretted making himself so handsome.

 

“Come here, Yao’er,” the Divine Ocean Realm Master suddenly called out from her tent. Tong Shuyao hummed in response and went over.

 

Before Lu Ye could breathe a sigh of relief, a figure appeared in front of him and glowered at him. The man said in a small voice, “Brat, if you’re clever enough, stay away from Junior Sister Yao. Otherwise, I’ll destroy you!”

 

Lu Ye felt helpless at that. In the morning, he could already feel that this man was hostile towards him. Certainly, he understood what was going on, but his current identity was Li Taibai from the Peerless Continent who needed their protection. As such, it wasn’t like he could retort the man. Moreover, the woman had taken the initiative to flirt with him, so it had nothing to do with him.

 

Just as Lu Ye was ready to give the man a perfunctory response, he suddenly felt alarmed. He lifted his gaze and saw a figure hovering in the night sky. The Moon was behind the person.

 

Judging from the person’s figure, she was supposedly a woman. She shared some similarities with Nian Yuexian, but no one could make out her face as she was wearing a face mask.

 

She had abruptly appeared as though she had always been there since the beginning. When her terrifying pressure spread, flashes of Sword Qi came right at them.

 

Lu Ye immediately got to his feet and unsheathed his sword. As he wielded the weapon, many complex patterns were formed. It was the Returning Moon!

 

It wasn’t until the sounds of breaking through the air were heard that the Real Lake Realm Masters came to their senses. They quickly activated their powers to fend off the attacks, but many of them still exclaimed and groaned in pain.

 

“Who is it!?” A figure shot out from the tent and carried with her endless murderous intent as she dealt with the enemy in the air.

 

In the morning, the Divine Ocean Realm Master didn’t fully reveal her power, so Lu Ye had no idea how powerful she truly was. Now that she had furiously launched an attack, her power was revealed. She was a Sixth-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master.

 

Given her cultivation, she could be considered quite powerful in Jiu Zhou. The woman was a Spell Cultivator, whereas the enemy was a Sword Cultivator. The two of them soon got into a fight.

 

Tong Shuyao also dashed out of the broken tent and looked up before shouting, “I’ll assist you, Martial Aunt!”

 

As she spoke, she flew towards the battlefield.

 

Blood streamed out of Lu Ye’s mouth as he was injured by the attacks. As he looked at the enemy, he was puzzled.

 

At first glance, he thought the person was Nian Yuexian. But now, he could confirm that the person wasn’t Nian Yuexian. The person was merely an imposter.

 

After all, he had spent a long time with Nian Yuexian, so he was familiar with the woman’s figure and bodily fragrance. As such, he soon discovered that the person was only an imposter.

 

More importantly, Nian Yuexian was more powerful than this person. [Who is she? Why is she doing this?]

 

The first thing that came to Lu Ye’s mind was that this person was from the Grand Sky Coalition. However, if that was the case, why did she pretend to be Nian Yuexian? Moreover, a Divine Ocean Realm Master from the Grand Sky Coalition usually wouldn’t come to this place.

 

This place could be considered the hinterland of Thousand Demon Ridge. Even Nian Yuexian had to sneak into the place. No sane person would barge into this place and kick up a storm at this point.

 

If the person wasn’t from the Grand Sky Coalition, things would be quite complicated. Fortunately, the person wasn’t Nian Yuexian. Otherwise, Lu Ye would’ve been killed by the attacks.

 

Although the person didn’t fully activate her power, a Real Lake Realm Master like him couldn’t possibly deal with her head-on. The Returning Moon had helped save his life, and the Red Dragon Warsuit was immensely useful as well.

 

He looked around and discovered that all the Real Lake Realm Masters were dead except for Tong Shuyao, who had entered the tent earlier.

 

The man, who had warned Lu Ye to stay away from Tong Shuyao, or else he would destroy him, especially died a horrible death. His eyes weren’t even closed as blood streamed out from the hole in his chest.

 

In such a situation, Lu Ye couldn’t steer clear of the matter. Left with no choice, he lifted his sword and charged forward.

 

Naturally, a Real Lake Realm Master like him couldn’t possibly have a hand in the fight between the Divine Ocean Realm Masters. However, it would be fine for him to assist the Divine Ocean Realm Master to distract the enemy. Certainly, it was a risky move. That was because once the Divine Ocean Realm Master on his side fell into a disadvantageous position, he would have to face the threat of death directly.

 

In such a perilous situation, he couldn’t sit back and watch the show. Otherwise, once the Divine Ocean Realm Master on his side was killed, he and Tong Shuyao would be doomed as well.

 

As a Sword Light flickered, he shot into the sky and cast a ray of light at the enemy at the speed of lightning.

 

Tong Shuyao had also summoned a Spirit Artifact that looked like a long whip as her attacks turned into whip phantoms.

 

Although the two of them were not of much help, it was better than if they did nothing.

 

Fortunately, even though the enemy was powerful, she wasn’t much stronger than the Divine Ocean Realm Master on their side. She didn’t seem to have the intention of getting tangled up in the fight either. A moment later, she turned into a ray of light and fled.

 

The Divine Ocean Realm Master didn’t run after the enemy. With a pale face, she sported a solemn expression. It was apparent that she had suffered a setback during the brief exchange of moves.

 

Lu Ye and Tong Shuyao seemed relieved after escaping from death’s door. The sound of breaking through the air was heard as a figure soon showed up in front of them. The person was a middle-aged man, and his fluctuations of Spiritual Power showed that he was also a Divine Ocean Realm Master.

 

He had come over to look into the matter upon hearing the noise. He glanced at the woman and asked, “Was it Nian Yuexian?”

 

“I don’t think so.” The woman shook her head. She understood herself fully well. If the person were Nian Yuexian, she would’ve been badly injured instead of suffering a setback only.

 

“Who was it, then?” The middle-aged man frowned.

 

“I have no idea. Perhaps someone is trying to kill their opponents amidst the chaos,” the woman said through clenched teeth.

 

“Damn it!” the middle-aged man growled. Presently, everyone from Thousand Demon Ridge had joined forces to besiege Nian Yuexian. It was outrageous that someone did such a thing in secret. Naturally, he couldn’t be blamed for blowing his top.

 

“I need an explanation for this matter!” The woman glanced at the middle-aged man.

 

He nodded. “Don’t worry. If someone has indeed seized the chance to kill our people, I won’t let that person off. Since you’re injured, you should go back and recuperate. Stay out of the matters in the Desolate Plain.”

 

The woman dipped her head, after which the middle-aged man soon left the place. She looked around with a dejected expression and said, “Go and clean up the mess.”

 

Tong Shuyao hummed with reddened eyes and said to Lu Ye, “Junior Brother Taibai, please help me out.”

 

“Sure.” Lu Ye nodded. He was fine with burying the corpses of those from Thousand Demon Ridge.

 

Judging from what happened earlier, it was apparent that Thousand Demon Ridge wasn’t so united. Anyway, there were conflicts wherever there were people. It was the same case for both Thousand Demon Ridge and the Grand Sky Coalition.