Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 792, The Base

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

Lu Ye and Ying Wuji could save Yuan Xiang from a zombie who slaughtered Yu Zhen and the others, so they were naturally powerful.

However, since they had entered the Grand Ward, their powers no longer meant anything. As such, it wouldn’t be hard for them to capture these two men.

While the thoughts turned over in Wu Jun’s mind, he suddenly heard someone exclaim. He quickly turned to look at a shrivelled old man. “What’s wrong, Elder Xu?”

Their base had been safe for over ten years. Besides Zui Shan’s wise leadership, it was also thanks to this old man named Xu Wang.

That was because he was a Ward Cultivator. Many Wards within and outside the base were built by him.

In this apocalyptic era, cultivators of External Ways were the most precious. They included Ward Cultivators, Pill Cultivators, and artificers.

Cultivators of these factions were common in peaceful times, but they were rare now. Those who had achieved some accomplishments in these External Ways were even rarer.

However, these External Ways were indispensable to the cultivators. They needed Spirit Pills to cultivate, Wards to protect their bases, and Spirit Artifacts to kill enemies. All of those things were highly sought after.

Although the base controlled by Zui Shan was small, they had all sorts of cultivators. They could produce everything they needed, and their base was famous within a radius of several ten thousand kilometres. People from several nearby bases would bring some resources over in exchange for pills and artifacts.

As such, the living conditions in this base were much better than the others.

Xu Wang was a reputable Senior in the base, and he was past the age where he would be shocked easily. But at this moment, he exclaimed in a way as though he saw something inconceivable.

“They… They…” Xu Wang pointed at the Grand Ward. Despite his best attempts, he was unable to finish his sentence.

The next moment, Wu Jun understood why the old man was shocked. That was because two figures were nonchalantly stepping out of the rolling fog.

The Grand Ward that had been protecting the base for over ten years was unable to stop or trap the two men. They were the unwelcome guests who were supposed to be trapped in the Grand Ward.

Wu Jun’s pupils dilated as the expressions of the others changed. They quickly activated their Spiritual Powers.

Ying Wuji was following Lu Ye in silence. It wasn’t until this moment that he realised the huge gap between them when it came to the Way of Wards.

The Grand Ward that had trapped them wasn’t complicated. Ying Wuji could see some weaknesses, and it wouldn’t be hard for him to break the Ward, but it would take him some effort.

However, as he followed Lu Ye and wandered around, it only took them more than ten steps to leave the Grand Ward.

During this period, they never triggered anything. The outcome showed that Lu Ye was significantly more well-versed in the Way of Wards.

The turn of events stunned Wu Jun and the others. They had never expected that some people would be able to step out of the Grand Ward after it was activated. They couldn’t help but wonder if the Grand Ward was damaged. Nonetheless, the rolling fog showed that the Grand Ward was still running.

They were now in a terrible situation. It wasn’t certain if these two men were friends or foes. With the prejudices against them, Wu Jun had a feeling that these two people had some ill intentions. [Are they going to attack us?]

However, once a battle broke out, Corpse Race members would be attracted to this place if they were nearby.

Of these two people, the saber-holding man was only older than Yuan Xiang by one to two years, but his expression was calm, and he carried himself in an upright manner. Although he had restricted his aura, he still gave off a great sense of pressure. It was as though a horrifying power was hidden beneath his composure. On the other hand, the sneaky-looking man didn’t look like a weakling either.

They had no choice but to call for the others from the base to help. Just as Wu Jun made up his mind, Xu Wang came to his senses and stepped forward before saluting them. “Greetings, Little Friends. My name is Xu Wang.”

“Elder Xu…” Wu Jun and the others were surprised.

Due to Xu Wang being a Ward Cultivator, he was only second to Zui Shan in power in the base. Although he was easygoing and kind, no one had seen him being so humble before. As such, they were surprised by his humility now.

Xu Wang understood what was on their minds, so he waved his hand and glanced at Lu Ye. “Since you’re able to see through the weaknesses of the Grand Ward and step out of it without damaging anything, you must be well-versed in the Way of Wards. I admit defeat.”

The fact that they could so easily leave the Grand Ward he was most proud of showed that they were more adept at the Way of Wards.

“People like them would be welcomed as important guests if they went to the Hidden Realms, so why would they have their eyes on a base like ours?” Xu Wang’s words were targeted at the people from the base.

Wu Jun and the others were dumbfounded. They had never expected Xu Wang to regard these two men highly, which was inconceivable.

After giving it some thought, Wu Jun realised Xu Wang was right. The Hidden Realms had strict criteria when it came to taking in cultivators. However, they wouldn’t turn down skilful Ward Cultivators. As such, it wasn’t likely that these two men had some malicious intentions against their base.

Wu Jun wondered if he was mistaken and if these people indeed knew nothing about what was going on in this world.

“Thanks for your compliment, Old Sir,” Lu Ye replied impassively. “It seems that the misunderstanding between us has been resolved.”

He didn’t mind what Yuan Xiang had done. From her perspective, her actions were right. She couldn’t just bring any strangers back to the base.

Moreover, these people didn’t immediately try to kill them after the Grand Ward was activated. It was apparent that they had only wanted to capture them. It was only a conflict, not a feud.

“We’re sorry for being too sensitive, but I hope you’ll understand why we’ve done so, considering this chaotic time.” Xu Wang apologised to them and extended his hand. “Since both of you are our guests, why don’t we go in and have a talk?”

An idea had formed in his mind. He was old, and it was probably only a few years before he passed away. Although he had taken on some disciples in the base, none of them were truly talented in the Way of Wards. The disciples he had guided were not skilful enough.

Nevertheless, if he could make Lu Ye join their base, they would continue to be protected even when he passed away one day.

Although that was his intention, he still had to seek Zui Shan’s permission first. Moreover, he had to find out about their temperaments. As for their background, it wasn’t so important. It was hard to survive in this apocalyptic era, so a person’s background didn’t matter as much.

As long as they were not bad people, they were welcomed to the base.

“Sure,” Lu Ye replied and stepped forward, followed by Ying Wuji.

If Ying Wuji were on his own, he wouldn’t be so at ease. After all, it was risky to enter such a base. However, he didn’t need to worry about anything when he followed Lu Ye.

It had to be said that Lu Ye could give the people around him a great sense of safety. Ying Wuji subconsciously thought that even if they were entering a lion’s den, he would be safe as long as Lu Ye was around.

Suddenly, he was shocked by his own thoughts. [This is wrong. Lu Yi Ye is from the Grand Sky Coalition. He’s an enemy, not a friend I can rely on!] He secretly chastised himself as his heart grew heavy.

Xu Wang led Lu Ye and Ying Wuji to the base while Yuan Xiang accompanied them. She appeared guilty. It seemed that she wanted to say something, but she never uttered a word in the end.

On their way, Xu Wang tried to find out about their background. Lu Ye told him what he had said to Yuan Xiang before. Xu Wang didn’t probe them further, but he naturally wouldn’t believe them just like this.

The base was only ten kilometres away from the Grand Ward. Some cultivators were guarding a hidden entrance, which was covered by a Ward.

Seeing Xu Wang, one of them emerged from the shadows and looked at Lu Ye and Ying Wuji in shock. “Who are they, Elder Xu?”

“They’re our guests. Ask no further.” Xu Wang waved his hand.

“Yes,” the person replied and returned to the shadows. It was apparent that Xu Wang was reputable in the base.

Xu Wang dispelled the Ward and revealed the entrance. It was a dark cave with some dim firelight radiating from inside.

“This way, please,” Xu Wang said and led the way for them.

Upon entering the cave, they saw that there were torchlights at regular intervals. They went down spirally for quite a while before a cavern appeared before their eyes. Lu Ye reckoned that they were now 900 metres beneath the ground.

The cavern was spacious with many people moving around. On both sides, there were rooms carved into the walls.

Upon seeing Xu Wang, many people greeted him. At the same time, they looked curiously at Lu Ye and Ying Wuji.

It had been a long time since they last saw any outsiders. Usually, they wouldn’t easily let outsiders enter their base.

Lu Ye looked around and soon figured out the collective power of this base. There were not many people, and they were generally weak. Half of them were commoners.

In the Peerless Continent, it was hard for the cultivators to survive, let alone the commoners. Nevertheless, the commoners were the foundation for the cultivators. Without commoners giving birth, cultivators wouldn’t have been born. Even the children of cultivators might not have the aptitude to cultivate.

Although the rest of them were cultivators, their powers varied. Most of them were only in the Spirit Creek Realm. Such a base was even weaker than a Tier-Nine Sect in Jiu Zhou.

The lack of resources made these people skinny and frail. Even the cultivators looked weaker than their counterparts in Jiu Zhou. Lu Ye had discovered that the moment he saw Yuan Xiang and the others.

Therefore, in the same Order and Realm, the cultivators in Jiu Zhou could easily defeat those in this world.

Lu Ye wondered what the cultivators from the Hidden Realms, who were said to not lack any resources, would be like.

Xu Wang took the two of them to a vacant stone room and said, “Please get some rest here. I’ll go looking for Zui Shan now.”

Then, he told Yuan Xiang, “You’ll stay here to attend to them.”

With that, he turned around and left.