Chapter 986, Foggy Cliff

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

The door was suddenly opened as the Soul Clone snuck into the room.

 

Yi Yi, who was cultivating her power beside Lu Ye, quickly opened her eyes and saw another Lu Ye entering the room with a saber under the night sky. He placed a finger on his lips to motion for her to keep quiet before closing the door.

 

A startled Yi Yi glanced at the Soul Clone for a moment before shifting her attention to the Lu Ye beside her. [What’s going on? There are two Lu Yes!]

 

Most importantly, even though she stayed by Lu Ye’s side every day, she still couldn’t tell which one was the real Lu Ye.

 

Amber, who had seen the same sight earlier that day, got scared and hid behind Yi Yi before covering its eyes with its paws.

 

The Soul Clone walked up to the main body and took a seat. Lu Ye took the Inviolable Saber from him and pressed his hand against the Soul Clone’s chest. As the Tree of Glyphs’ power was activated, a root extended into the Soul Clone.

 

In the blink of an eye, the life-like Soul Clone turned into nothingness. The Spiritual Power and the vitality Lu Ye had used to form the Soul Clone, as well as the root that was broken off, were retrieved in an instant. Only some clothes were left on the floor.

 

Lu Ye picked up the clothes and kept them.

 

It wasn’t until he was done with everything that a doubtful Yi Yi asked in shock, “What just happened, Lu Ye?”

 

Naturally, Lu Ye wouldn’t hide anything from her. After all, Yi Yi was the only person in the world who knew all his secrets.

 

“It’s the Soul Clone Technique, which is a new skill I’ve acquired.”

 

“It looked like the real you.” Yi Yi was amazed.

 

Lu Ye replied with a smile, “In a way, it’s indeed no different from me.”

 

“It’s incredible.” Yi Yi’s eyes brightened as she took Lu Ye’s arm and made a request. “Show it to me one more time.”

 

“No.” Lu Ye directly turned her down.

 

The main problem was that a newly formed Soul Clone was naked, so it was inappropriate to show it to Yi Yi.

 

As such, he could only come up with an excuse. “It takes a lot of energy. I’ll show it to you if there’s a chance in the future.”

 

Although Yi Yi was disappointed, she could only nod obediently upon hearing that. “Alright.”

 

“Let’s cultivate our powers.” Lu Ye patted her head.

 

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a vibration coming from his military token.

 

With a serious expression, he quickly had a look. Since he received a message on his military token, it showed that his leader had sent him an order. Therefore, he had to take it seriously.

 

After reading the message, he discovered that Qian Wudang told him to head to the Ministry of Laws at once.

 

Since Lu Ye was told to go to the Ministry of Laws at this hour, he had a feeling that something major had happened.

 

“I’ll have to head out,” Lu Ye said and rose to his feet before pushing the door open.

 

A moment later, he entered the brightly lit main hall of the Ministry of Laws. A frowning Qian Wudang stood there with his hands behind his back. It was apparent that he was waiting for him.

 

“Sir.” Lu Ye cupped his fists.

 

“Yesterday, a Nightingale reported that he had found an anomaly beneath the Foggy Cliff of Mount Mi. There seems to be an ominous beast over there. Initially, Team A5 had taken on the task and was ready to look into the matter. They didn’t manage to do that because of a certain incident.”

 

Naturally, Lu Ye knew what the incident was. The team leader of Team A5, Zhou Kui, was beaten up by a mysterious person. Then, he came to the Ministry of Laws and accused Lu Ye of hurting him, but he ended up getting punished.

 

Since he had to recuperate for a few days, he couldn’t take his team to carry out any task.

 

“Sir, you mean…”

 

“It wasn’t a big deal initially. There are many ominous beasts across Jiu Zhou, and Bing Zhou is no exception. The Nightingale’s report is unclear. It’s fine to put the matter on hold for a few days. However, I received a message from Nightingale Nest earlier saying that the Nightingale who reported the incident has gone missing.”

 

Nightingale Nest was an organisation under the Ministry of Laws. It was responsible for managing the Nightingales across different places. The information submitted by the Nightingales was sorted by Nightingale Nest.

 

Lu Ye had never come into contact with those from Nightingale Nest as they were directly managed by Qian Wudang. No one else could contact them. The members of the organisation were a mystery.

 

Lu Ye arched his brow. The Nightingale had just discovered an anomaly, but he soon went missing. Something was apparently off.

 

“Is the Nightingale dead or alive?”

 

“He’s alive for now.”

 

It was easy to find out if a person was dead or alive. One just had to see if their Battlefield Imprint had dissipated. Since the Nightingale’s Brand was still around, it showed that he was alive.

 

“You’re able to look for people, so you’re the best person to handle this matter,” Qian Wudang said.

 

Only then did Lu Ye realise why Qian Wudang gave the task to him even though there were so many law enforcement teams. It was because he could use a Tracking Disc.

 

Previously, he had decided to stop using Tracking Discs to complete tasks so that his battle points wouldn’t be wasted. Much to his chagrin, things went against his wishes.

 

Anyway, he only had himself to blame that the task was given to him.

 

Initially, Team A5 had taken on the task and was ready to carry it out. However, Zhou Kui was beaten up around 200 kilometres away from Grand Sky City.

 

Lu Ye had no intention of rejecting the task. It was a task, after all. He would get a reward after completing it.

 

He had intended to let Li Baxian and the others get some rest for a few days. Since they had a task now, they had to start working right away.

 

“Once you find the Nightingale, find out what’s going on with him. Also, look around the Foggy Cliff. If there’s indeed an ominous beast, kill it.”

 

After receiving the order, Lu Ye asked, “What’s the Nightingale’s name?”

 

Qian Wudang told him a name, and Lu Ye memorised it.

 

He then said, “Stay safe. If you come across enemies that are too powerful, send me a message right away.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Alright. You may set off now.” Qian Wudang waved his hand.

 

Lu Ye turned around and left the main hall before returning to his residence in a hurry. When he landed in the courtyard, he announced, “Guys, we have a new task.”

 

The doors were quickly opened as they stepped out of the rooms. Li Baxian said with a smile, “There’s a task so soon.”

 

He had a rough idea about how things worked in the Law Enforcement Hall. Since there was a task, he had a chance to earn battle points. For a new Real Lake Realm Master like him who had just joined the Zhou Watch, he desperately needed battle points.

 

“What’s the task about, Team Leader?” asked Feng Yuechan.

 

She usually called Lu Ye ‘Junior Brother’. However, since she was a member of Team D9 now, she had to know her place and call Lu Ye ‘Team Leader’, just like Lin Yinxiu did.

 

“Let’s set off now. We’ll talk about it while on our way.” Lu Ye summoned the Spirit Boat he had prepared for the team.

 

They soon boarded the vessel. Lin Yinxiu drove the Spirit Boat, which turned into a ray of light and shot through the night sky.

 

In the boat, Lu Ye explained to them about the task while looking at the ten-point map.

 

Li Baxian was surprised upon hearing that. “Foggy Cliff of Mount Mi?”

 

Lu Ye glanced at him. “Do you know that place, Fourth Senior Brother?”

 

Li Baxian replied with a smile, “That place is around 1,000 kilometres away from the Devoted Ones. Strictly speaking, it’s the territory of the Sect. There’s the Chen Family which is a dependant of the Devoted Ones. One of their ancestors was the Sect’s disciple.”

 

It was such a coincidence.

 

“How much do you know about Foggy Cliff?”

 

Li Baxian shook his head. “I’ve never been there, so I know little about it.” He turned to look at Feng Yuechan. “Do you know anything about it, Chan’er?”

 

Feng Yuechan explained, “I’ve heard from my Mother that the place is called Foggy Cliff because it’s always covered with fog all year round. No one can see the bottom. My Mother told me that the fog is strange as it can block out the Divine Ego. Therefore, even Divine Ocean Realm Masters aren’t willing to enter that place. A Divine Ocean Realm Master from our Sect had looked into the place in the past, but he found nothing special. Many years have passed since then. It’s not surprising that there might be an ominous beast now.”

 

“If there’s indeed an ominous beast, it must be fairly powerful as it can stay in that place. We have to be careful,” Lu Ye said.

 

They nodded solemnly.

 

Lu Ye then fished out the Tracking Disc he had purchased from the Hall of Battle Points. Just as he was ready to use it to locate the Nightingale, he received a message on his military token. After reading the message, he appeared speechless.

 

“What’s wrong?” Xiao Xinghe asked.

 

“The Nightingale has contacted them. It’s said that he couldn’t reply to their messages because he was at a critical moment of his cultivation session.”

 

It was a good thing as Lu Ye didn’t have to use his Tracking Disc.

 

Things would be easier as they had received a response from the Nightingale. Upon his arrival, Lu Ye just had to contact the Nightingale and look around Foggy Cliff. If he found any ominous beast, he just had to kill it.

 

The Spirit Boat could fly very fast. Since there were six of them, they could take turns to drive the vessel continuously. It only took them one day to arrive at Mount Mi.

 

“That’s Foggy Cliff.” In the Spirit Boat, Feng Yuechan pointed in a particular direction.

 

Lu Ye looked down and saw the fog rolling around. It was so thick that he couldn’t see the bottom. Even the bright Sunlight couldn’t penetrate the fog, which was strange.

 

“Let’s go down,” he ordered.

 

Upon receiving the order, Feng Yuechan made the Spirit Boat descend.

 

A moment later, the six of them stood atop Foggy Cliff. Lu Ye had sent a message through the military token and was waiting for the Nightingale to come.

 

Meanwhile, in the main hall of the Chen Residence that was several dozen kilometres away, the patriarch of the Chen Family, Chen Tianchui, was seated there, waiting for something.

 

The Chen Family was only a Tier-Six family, which was much worse than Red Cloud Mountain that Lu Ye had visited before.

 

As the current patriarch of the Chen Family, Chen Tianchui was fairly powerful as he was a Ninth-Order Real Lake Realm Master. He was one of the most powerful cultivators below the Divine Ocean Realm.

 

The Great Elder Chen Lie came over in a hurry and cupped his fists. “Patriarch, the Nightingale informed us that those from the Law Enforcement Hall have arrived.”

 

Chen Tianchui nodded slightly. “The members of the Law Enforcement Hall have always been efficient. Since they’re here, just take action according to our plan and let them witness a good show so that they’ll go away sooner.”

 

“Yes,” Chen Lie replied and sent a message.

 

Chen Tianchui snorted. “They were so careless that even a Nightingale could find out what was going on. If not for the move that the Lord had left behind, we would’ve been exposed.”

 

Chen Lie replied, “I’ve punished those useless people. Such a mistake won’t happen again.”

 

“It’d better not happen again. Otherwise, no one can bear the Lord’s wrath if he blames us for it!” Chen Tianchui snapped while feeling heartbroken. “The Lord has only given us a limited amount of moves. It’s so wasteful to use it on a Nightingale.”

 

What they were doing was accidentally discovered by a Nightingale. They quickly captured him but wouldn’t dare to kill him. That was because once a Nightingale lost his life, the Ministry of Laws would get to the bottom of the truth. When that happened, the Chen Family’s wrongdoing would be exposed. Left with no choice, they could only use the move left behind by the Lord.