Sage of Humanity-Chapter 536 - 534 Respectfully Inviting Heaven’s Augury

Like a dying fish amidst scorched earth, Lu Ye gasped for breath, occasionally coughing a few times.

It took a good while before he finally regained some strength.

Looking around, he was surrounded by the furious yet wary faces of those at Level 9.

"Lu Yiye, you really deserve to die!"

Wei Que's voice sounded, grinding his teeth in anger.

Lu Ye looked in the direction of the voice and saw Wei Que in a somewhat sorry state, his hair seemingly singed by fire, appearing comically disheveled.

Wei Que was also unlucky, swept by the aftermath of the Fire Phoenix Spirit Runes. Although he wasn't injured, the shock was genuine. He thanked his lucky stars that he wasn't on the Fire Phoenix's path; otherwise, he would not be dead but certainly severely wounded.

Lu Ye coughed violently a few more times, then propped up his body to sit cross-legged, his fresh blood soaking into the ground beneath him, pooling into a stark crimson.

Looking faintly at Wei Que, Lu Ye said, "You really want to kill me?"

Wei Que snorted coldly, "Do you think you can still live?"

Lu Ye remained silent.

Wei Que continued, "The Haotian Alliance seems to have some strong individuals lurking around, wanting to rescue you. But considering the current situation, do they dare to come over? You're dead for sure, so stop harboring any illusions."

"Really?"

Lu Ye lowered his head, his long hair in the sunshine casting a shadow, concealing his eyes.

He touched the battlefield marking and sent a message to Li Baxian, "Fourth Senior Brother, there is no need to rescue me. I'll go ahead first, and we'll meet again in a month."

Twenty miles away, Li Baxian, who was paying attention to the situation here, immediately received the message. After checking it, his expression turned to one of surprise and speculation.

If one were to only read the first half of the sentence, it seemed like his Junior Brother had resigned himself to death. But the addition of the last sentence changed the meaning completely.

The reason for setting a meeting in a month was because there was a one-month restriction period after leaving the Cloud River battlefield. During this month, cultivators couldn't re-enter the Cloud River battlefield.

This rule of Heaven's Augury could not be changed by anyone.

The meaning behind Lu Ye's words was clear—he was planning to leave the Cloud River battlefield.

"Junior Brother, what are your plans?" Li Baxian hurriedly asked.

Soon, a message from Lu Ye came: "Senior Brother, the only things that have restricted me are the hunting grounds, and now the hunting grounds are closed!"

Li Baxian was momentarily stunned, then he suddenly understood. He had been worried about Lu Ye's safety and had been thinking of ways to gather people to rescue Lu Ye from there, which made him somewhat muddled.

Yes, it had always been the hunting grounds that restricted his Junior Brother. Now that the hunting grounds were closed, who could restrict him?

The cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge thought that they could easily kill Lu Ye after the Golden Body Token's effect wore off. Little did they know, without the restriction of the hunting grounds, Lu Ye could leave whenever he wanted.

However... the price to pay was somewhat great! And such a method was not something everyone could emulate.

But no matter how great the cost, what was it compared to one's life?

As for whether Lu Ye had the means... Li Baxian had no doubt about his Junior Brother's capabilities. If even his Junior Brother didn't have such means, then no one else in the entire Cloud River battlefield would.

His Junior Brother was the one who could afford to buy two orifice repair pills at once, each worth 150,000 merit points.

Among cultivators of the same level, it was unlikely that many had more substantial means than his Junior Brother. Moreover, he had just single-handedly slain so many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators, acquiring almost ten thousand merit points.

"Withdraw!"

Upon this thought, Li Baxian immediately called out to Feng Yuechan.

Feng Yuechan was extremely surprised, "Senior Brother, are we not going to care about Junior Brother Lu anymore?"

"Junior Brother has his own way of escaping, so we don't need to worry about him," Li Baxian said, his tension and worries dissipating, leaving him feeling indescribably relaxed.

Feng Yuechan was taken aback, but soon as if she remembered something, "Is Junior Brother Lu going to use that method to leave the Cloud River battlefield?"

Li Baxian nodded, "Exactly that method!"

Feng Yuechan sighed in astonishment, "Junior Brother Lu is truly wealthy, no wonder his cultivation progresses so fast."

As they spoke, the two quickly left the area, and Li Baxian didn't forget to inform the Level 9 cultivators he had summoned that their help was no longer needed.

Atop the scorched earth, after contacting Li Baxian, Lu Ye began to reach out to Xia Qianqian. He had never known Wei Que's name or his sect, but Xia Qianqian always knew these things.

A moment later, he received a reply from Xia Qianqian.

Yunyang Sect, Wei Que!

Lu Ye looked up, giving him a deep gaze, their eyes meeting. Wei Que's brows furrowed; he saw some ill intent in Lu Ye's eyes, but given the current situation, he wasn't worried about Lu Ye. Considering Lu Ye's present condition, it seemed unlikely he could even stand, let alone use the kind of earth-shattering techniques as before.

"Do all of you wish to kill me?" Lu Ye looked around.

Someone snorted, "Stop talking nonsense. The moment the Golden Body Token expires, you will die. You'd best pray that it lasts a bit longer. That way, you can live a little longer."

Lu Ye sighed, "That might be..."

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He braced himself on his knees, slowly stood up, and staggered slightly, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint all of you!"

Another person scoffed, "Lu Yiye, at this point, why keep up the charade? Without the Golden Body Token, you would have died hundreds of times over. Yet you still have the mood to boast here. If I were you, I'd hurry up and dig a hole; otherwise, no one will be here to bury you later."

"You've got a point..." Lu Ye nodded, "Without the Golden Body Token, I indeed would have died hundreds of times. But... who says I don't have one?"

His voice grew louder, "I will remember the favor all of you have shown me today. If there's a chance in the future, I will definitely return it properly!"

Such brazen words angered everyone, making them think that Lu Yiye must have lost his mind. Did he not realize his situation? He might not even survive today, and yet he's talking about the future?

As they thought this, they saw Lu Ye suddenly look up at the sky, raising one hand high as he shouted, "Disciple Lu Ye of the Righteous Blood Sect, respectfully requests Heaven's Augury. Bestow upon me the Heaven's Augury Pillar!"

As his words fell, an extremely dazzling blue light burst from the back of his hand, the light shot straight up into the sky, invoking Heaven's Augury.

At the same moment Lu Ye's words ended, the faces of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators surrounding him all changed drastically, especially a few of them who showed a sudden understanding.

From the very beginning, they vaguely felt that they had overlooked something. First, they were intimidated by the Fire Phoenix Spirit Runes, then Lu Yiye was carrying a significant bounty that ensnared their heed, not giving them time to think deeply.

But now, they finally realized.

Yes, Lu Yiye could indeed request the Heaven's Augury Pillar!

And this was his only way to escape!

The Heaven's Augury Pillars are bestowed by Heaven's Augury itself. Generally, each Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union has its own pillar, so do the big sect headquarters, and the Spirit Stream battlefield's garrison also has one.

And that's all free of charge.

But there are some Heaven's Augury Pillars that come with a price.

For instance, some pillars in spirit grounds within the Cloud River battlefield are brought there by cultivators themselves.

Because cultivators can use the Heaven's Augury Pillars to travel between the Cloud River battlefield and their sect headquarters, having a pillar in a spirit ground makes things much more convenient for them. They can use the pillars to enter the Heaven's Augury treasure vault to purchase items, and in the face of insurmountable dangers, they can use it to return to the Nine Provinces for refuge.

However, looking across the entire Cloud River battlefield, not many spirit grounds have their own Heaven's Augury Pillar—only a few large spirit grounds do. That's because the cost of requesting a pillar is enormous, needing a total of 100,000 merit points.

This enormous sum isn't something a few cultivators can easily gather, especially those from Cloud River Realm, who usually use their accumulated merit to bid for spirit fortune sticks at the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union to enhance their cultivation, keeping just enough on hand for emergencies. They couldn't afford the luxury of having too much spare.

Only those large spirit grounds with significant numbers of people have the capital to request a Heaven's Augury Pillar, with the cost of merit being shared among all, making it not too expensive.

That was why Feng Yuechan exclaimed about Lu Ye's wealth upon learning his plan.

Having 100,000 merit points to one's name is rare throughout the entire Cloud River battlefield, and Lu Ye was one of the rare few.

Before the hunting ground opened, he had 92,250 merit points, and now, he has 106,120.

This number is 30,000 more than what he had when he first entered the Cloud River battlefield.

It was all thanks to the Fire Phoenix Spirit Runes; otherwise, he would still be a bit short of 100,000 merit points.

With enough merit, one is qualified to invoke Heaven's Augury and to be bestowed with a Heaven's Augury Pillar.

Just as he had said to Li Baxian, what restricted him was always the hunting ground. The blood-red light of the hunting ground enveloped everything, and within it, you could only enter, not leave. Therefore, as long as the hunting grounds continued, a Heaven's Augury Pillar would be of no use to him.

But the hunting ground had now closed. If he wished to go, no one could stop him!

As Lu Ye's words ended, the surrounding Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators finally knew his plan.

Xia Liang shouted angrily, "Stop him quickly!"

As his words fell, a saber slashed towards Lu Ye. A dazzling saber light filled the sky; a Level 9 powerhouse made his move with tremendous force.

They had paid such a heavy price to corner Lu Yiye here, and now they were just waiting for the effects of the Golden Body Token to run out so they could kill him.

But just as they were about to reap the fruits of victory, Lu Yiye was actually requesting a Heaven's Augury Pillar? How could they agree to that?

If he truly managed to request a pillar and escape the Cloud River battlefield using it, all their previous efforts would be in vain, and all those who died because of this would have died for nothing.

Once word of this spread, it would just turn into a joke among the Haotian Alliance!

What a wealthy guy, 100,000 merit points... Xia Liang had never accumulated that many in his lifetime.

Following his words, a barrage of attacks from all directions rained down on Lu Ye.

At the same time, a pillar of light descended from the sky, enveloping Lu Ye within it. Numerous attacks came at him, but they were all blocked by the light pillar. Inside the pillar of light, Lu Ye looked around with a cold gaze, as if committing the faces of these Level 9 cultivators to memory.