Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 1022, Eighth-Order Real Lake Realm

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

Following the war, both parties had lost many lives, but those who had survived were the fittest.

Lan Qiyue took the initiative to regiment these Blood Race members, and none of them had any objections as they readily obeyed her orders. It was a dream come true for these Blood Race members to work for a Holy Seed.

Since the territory of Thousand Streams Paradise had been expanded, more Humans would be protected.

After Lan Qiyue took power, the first announcement she made was that the Blood Race members working for her couldn’t harm Humans in any way.

Although Yu Lingfeng had announced the same thing previously, the reaction was different.

When he made the announcement, the Blood Race members only agreed to it perfunctorily. Deep within, they scoffed at the idea and didn’t take it seriously. After all, no Blood Race members in the world wouldn’t suck blood from blood meals.

Some of them even decided to do that in secret. Everything would be fine as long as they were not caught red-handed.

However, when a Holy Seed gave the order, none of them dared to have a different opinion.

More and more pregnant women were sent to Thousand Streams Paradise. Lan Qiyue used to handle such matters in the past. Now that her cultivation had increased tremendously, she could deal with the matters more easily.

She also selected several Human women and trained them to be her assistants. That way, these pregnant women would be taken care of. After they gave birth to blood foetuses, they would be sent to nearby villages.

Since Lu Ye no longer had to worry about such matters, he could focus on cultivating his power.

Time went by quickly as one month had passed. In the backyard of Thousand Streams Paradise where Lu Ye’s bedroom was located, an air blast spread from his figure as the Spiritual Power within his body had become purer.

He was now an Eighth-Order Real Lake Realm Master! When he made use of the ley line in the nameless Hidden Realm to cultivate his power, it took him two months to ascend from the Fifth Order to the Seventh-Order Real Lake Realm.

It had been three months since he arrived in Blood Refinement Boundary, but he only made it to the next Minor Realm.

Certainly, out of the three months, he had only spent two months cultivating his power. The first month didn’t count as he had been trying to restore his cultivation.

His speed of increasing his power this time couldn’t be considered fast. At the very least, it was slow compared with his previous achievements.

However, if he was compared with other Human cultivators, his efficiency was astounding.

It was mainly thanks to the Tree of Glyphs. With the tree’s help, he could quickly absorb the energy in Spirit Pills and Spirit Stones and turn it into his own. This was an advantage that other Human cultivators didn’t have.

He had almost used up his Spirit Stones and Spirit Pills. The only cultivation resources he was left with were Blood Crystals. He had quite a number of them, though the amount couldn’t be considered large.

He acquired Blood Crystals through Lan Qiyue’s expansion to other territories. In the past month, she led the Blood Race members of Thousand Streams Paradise to conquer nearby territories. Now, Thousand Streams Paradise’s territory was two times larger than a month ago. All the Humans within its territory were well-protected.

Lan Qiyue could increase her power quickly. Every time she returned from war, Lu Ye could feel her improvement.

Dao Thirteen’s cultivation was also improving quickly. Certainly, he was only trying to restore his original cultivation. Now, he was a Ninth-Order Real Lake Realm Master, so he was close to becoming a Divine Ocean Realm Master again.

It was understandable that Dao Thirteen could only restore his power slowly. After all, he couldn’t absorb the power of Blood Crystals without worries like Lu Ye did.

During this period, the thing he did the most was endlessly eat the meat of Spirit Beasts in this world. With the body of a Divine Ocean Realm Master, he naturally had a big appetite. He could eat three to five Spirit Beasts every day.

Fortunately, some Blood Race members were responsible for capturing Spirit Beasts for him, so Lu Ye didn’t have to worry about anything.

Lu Ye reckoned that he still needed some time before he could take the next step of his plan.

Two months had passed in the blink of an eye. It had been five months since Lu Ye arrived in Blood Refinement Boundary.

Dao Thirteen’s cultivation had been fully restored, so Lu Ye knew it was time for him to leave this place.

In the past five months, he had been pondering why the Heavens of Jiu Zhou sent him to this world, but he couldn’t figure it out. The only thing he was certain about was that it had something to do with the Humans in this world.

Judging from his experiences in the previous Hidden Realms, everything he did was closely related to the future and fate of the Humans living in those Hidden Realms. It was the case for Myriad Beast Domain, Soaring Dragon Boundary, and the Peerless Continent.

He had speculated that the Heavens of Jiu Zhou might’ve sent him here to save the Humans of Blood Refinement Boundary. If that was indeed the case, the Heavens had overestimated his capabilities.

At the end of the day, he was only a Real Lake Realm Master. Even with Dao Thirteen’s help, he couldn’t achieve much in an expansive world such as Blood Refinement Boundary. Even if Lan Qiyue was included, it still wouldn’t help much.

Lu Ye couldn’t bear the huge responsibility of saving the Humans of Blood Refinement Boundary unless he was capable of destroying all the Blood Race members here.

Since he wasn’t responsible for saving the Humans of Blood Refinement Boundary, why did the Heavens send him to this place?

If he wanted to find the answer, he had to leave Thousand Streams Paradise. He wouldn’t figure anything out by staying here.

He only waited until now because Dao Thirteen’s cultivation had to be fully restored first. Dao Thirteen was the biggest helper that the Heavens had given him. Only when Dao Thirteen’s power was fully restored could Lu Ye take the next step of his plan.

As for Lan Qiyue, she could protect more Humans by staying here and continuing to expand. As such, he couldn’t take Lan Qiyue with him. Otherwise, wandering around Blood Refinement Boundary with a Holy Seed would be a safer option.

After Lu Ye made up his mind, he waited patiently. Since he had to leave, he had to bid Lan Qiyue farewell.

Lan Qiyue returned from war one day later. She immediately went to Lu Ye’s bedroom and told him about the results. When she informed the man how many Blood Race members had lost their lives during the war, she could hardly contain her excitement.

Naturally, some of her subordinates were killed as well. But just like Lu Ye, she didn’t care if her subordinates died. She could get one more Blood Crystal when a Blood Race member died.

Certainly, she couldn’t let too many Blood Race members lose their lives to preserve the collective power under her control.

Therefore, every time she went to war, she would control the number of casualties. When the time was right, she would activate her bloodline as a Holy Seed and end the war.

“Senior Brother, these are the Blood Crystals we’ve acquired. There are hundreds of them.” Lan Qiyue spoke and passed a Storage Bag to Lu Ye.

She knew that Lu Ye could make use of Blood Crystals to cultivate his power. Although she didn’t know why he had such a strange ability, she never asked anything.

“You can keep them for yourself. You don’t have to give them to me.” Lu Ye turned her down.

“It’s easy for me to cultivate my power. I don’t have to rely on Blood Crystals. It’ll be better for you to use these items.”

It was indeed easy for her to cultivate her power. The Blood Race members she had killed during the wars were all turned into nutrients to grow her power. Moreover, she could enter the Blood River at any moment to improve her cultivation.

“I’ll take these items, then.” Lu Ye took the Storage Bag. He didn’t have many cultivation resources left. Although hundreds of Blood Crystals weren’t a lot, his cultivation resources would be replenished at the very least.

After a pause, he said, “Junior Sister, I need to tell you something.”

Lan Qiyue was startled for a moment before her expression changed. Then, she rose to her feet and said, “Don’t say anything, Senior Brother! I don’t want to listen to it!”

“I haven’t said what it is yet.” Lu Ye appeared helpless.

“I don’t care! I don’t want to listen to it!” A vexed Lan Qiyue stomped her foot on the ground and turned into a blood light. She soon shot into the sky and disappeared. Since she was clever, she must’ve realised something.

Watching her leave, Lu Ye was speechless for a moment.

Meanwhile, Dao Thirteen was munching on a piece of meat. His lips were covered in grease, and his belly was bulging. He didn’t have to worry about anything.

A shriek was suddenly heard from the front yard. A Blood Race member must be unlucky enough to have bumped into Lan Qiyue, so he was killed.

The next day, Lu Ye heard some footsteps approaching when he was cultivating his power. He opened his eyes and saw Lan Qiyue. Then, he flashed a smile at her and motioned for her to have a seat.

Lan Qiyue stood there and looked away in silence. A moment later, she asked, “Are you leaving, Senior Brother?”

Lu Ye nodded. “Yes.”

Lan Qiyue turned to look at him and seemed to be pleading with her eyes. “Can you not leave? If you’re gone, I’ll be left here alone.”

“I have to go out there and find out about something.”

“You can leave, then!” Lan Qiyue snapped. “After you’re gone, I’ll kill all the Humans in the territory. I’ll kill those pregnant women right away!”

A laugh escaped Lu Ye. “Don’t say nonsense just because you’re angry.”

Lan Qiyue glared at him. “I have the heart to do that!”

“You might have the heart to do that, but you’re a Human, after all. You also used to be a pregnant woman. If you kill them now, you’ll be haunted by your sins in the future.”

“So what?” Lan Qiyue looked obstinately at him. After staring at Lu Ye for three breaths of time, she appeared guilty.

“Have a seat first.” Lu Ye beckoned to her.

Lan Qiyue shuffled forward and took a seat. After a moment of silence, she said, “Take me with you, then. I’m a Holy Seed, so I can protect you wherever you go.”

Lu Ye let out a sigh. “If you leave, Thousand Streams Paradise will descend into chaos. Those Humans…”

“Whether they’ll live or die has nothing to do with me!” Lan Qiyue suddenly became agitated. “I was about to die when you saved me. It was you who taught me how to cultivate my power and brought me to the Blood River. If not for you, I would’ve died long ago. Don’t forget that I used to be an ordinary Human. I never had any intention of becoming a Holy Seed or a Paradise Master. I don’t have other wishes. I just want to stay by your side. You can treat me like a maidservant.”

Lu Ye fell silent. He suddenly realised he had assumed things. Before becoming a Holy Seed, Lan Qiyue was only a young woman who was oppressed by the Blood Race. Now that she was a Holy Seed, Lu Ye had forgotten about the young woman she used to be.

“I can’t afford to let a Holy Seed be my maidservant,” Lu Ye said slowly. “But if you really want to stay by my side, you can come with me.”

Lan Qiyue glanced at him in shock. “For real?”

Lu Ye nodded. “Yes.”

“If both of us are gone, what about the Humans in this Paradise?”

“I’ll try to make some arrangements.”

Although the current situation might not be sustained for long, he could only do it to the best of his ability.