Both Lu Ye and Ying Wuji were adept at the Way of Wards and concealing their presence. Although the cultivators from the Hidden Realm were fairly powerful, they were no match for the duo.
After the duo snuck into the Ward and boarded the Spirit Boat, these people were still unaware of it as they continued going about their business.
Considering that Ying Wuji couldn’t detect his presence, Lu Ye could only release a bit of his aura so that the latter could follow him closely.
The Spirit Boat had three floors. The top floor was where the two representatives lived. The man and the woman had left the room on the top floor earlier. The middle floor and the lowest floor were where the other cultivators lived.
All three floors were not suitable places for hiding. Therefore, upon boarding the Spirit Boat, Lu Ye led Ying Wuji to head to the bottom.
He initially wanted to look for a place to hide at the bottom, but much to his surprise, there were many people there.
Their auras showed that they were not powerful. They were all in the Spirit Creek Realm. There were also many commoners.
After giving it so thought, Lu Ye realised what was going on.
These people were the candidates from different bases that had been invited to the Hidden Realm.
Yuan Xiang had said that so of the people from their base had been invited to the Hidden Realm before. It seed that Lu Ye and Ying Wuji were not so lucky. If not for the attack from those of the Pure Land, they would’ve stayed in the base, and they might’ve co across cultivators from the Hidden Realm who were recruiting suitable candidates.
Certainly, they were not certain about when those from the Hidden Realm would arrive. Perhaps they would have to wait for a long ti.
After so deliberation, Lu Ye kept his Inviolable Saber and dispelled his concealnt.
Upon seeing that, Ying Wuji did the sa. They exchanged glances and curbed their auras before opening the door to enter the place.
The bottom of the ship was an open area. There were already many people inside. They had been selected from their respective bases. Both commoners and cultivators appeared excited.
In this apocalyptic area, all the living Humans dread of entering one of the Hidden Realms. That was because becoming part of a Hidden Realm ant that they wouldn’t have to worry about their safety again.
There would also be endless food and inexhaustible cultivation resources for them. By joining a Hidden Realm, they could get rid of their awful lives and start living luxuriously.
Yuan Xiang was right to say that the Hidden Realms were like paradises to the rest of the Humans.
The mont the door was opened, the noise ca to an abrupt halt as they turned to look at the duo.
Lu Ye and Ying Wuji were unperturbed as they entered the place. While everyone was puzzled, they sat down in the corner, looking out of place with the environnt.
A mont later, these people started chattering again. They initially thought the two of them were cultivators from the Hidden Realm, so they didn’t dare be noisy. When they ca to their senses and wrongly believed that the duo had also been invited to the Hidden Realm, they stopped worrying.
“There are a lot of people.” Ying Wuji stealthily scanned his surroundings. “Most of them are young people.”
There were also many kids.
It seed that those from the Hidden Realm didn’t select candidates based on their cultivation and aptitude. They mainly looked at their age. The younger a person was, the more likely he would be selected.
The two of them seed old among these people.
It was understandable, though. A younger person could be easily moulded and guided. For this reason, those from the Hidden Realm chose the candidates based on their age.
Lu Ye closed his eyes while seated. Although he looked like he was getting so rest, he was listening to the conversations around him to collect so information.
However, these young people, who ca from different places, had nothing useful to say. They mostly envisioned their wonderful and unfettered lives in the Hidden Realm using their imagination.
There were also so kids who looked dejected as they missed their parents.
Although they were kids, they didn’t cry or throw a tantrum. They knew that when they were out there, no one would dote on them like their parents. From now on, their success or failure depended on themselves. They certainly hoped for a bright future. Determination was written all over their young faces.
Ying Wuji got to his feet and left. A mont later, he returned and furtively passed Lu Ye so tattered clothes. “Get changed.”
There were around 300 people in this place, but the two of them looked out of place. Besides their age, their clothes were different as well.
Their clothes couldn’t be considered fine. After all, they were respectively a Combat Cultivator and a Ghost Cultivator who focused on increasing their powers. As such, they were fine with any clothes.
However, even though their clothes were simple, they still looked different from the people around them.
Ying Wuji had noticed that, so he found people whose figures were similar to those of him and Lu Ye and got two sets of clothes.
Having learned his lesson in Zui Shan’s base, he didn’t dare fish out fine stuff this ti. He had only used two pieces of at jerky.
Lu Ye took the ragged clothes and put them on before waiting in silence along with Ying Wuji.
An hour later, the door was opened again. This ti, five skinny figures entered the place. The oldest person was around 14 years old while the youngest person was about six years old.
It seed that they were the people that the two representatives had chosen from a nearby base.
A while later, the Spirit Boat shook slightly, and these people abruptly stopped talking. Then, they cheered as the kids stread towards the windows.
The vibration continued as the boat rose into the air and headed to their next destination.
As the kids looked at the reversing view and the rolling clouds, they were thrilled.
About an hour later, the door was opened again. Two figures ca into their sight. In silence, they tossed several things into the room and turned around to leave.
Lu Ye could see that those were pieces of at. Judging from the colour and the faint sll of blood, the at hadn’t been cooked. It was raw.
Despite that, the mont the two people left, the kids beca fervent.
They pounced on the pieces of raw at. Those who got a piece quickly munched on it, but after they took a bite, other people would punch them and snatch their at away.
The clamorous place descended into chaos. These kids, who were from different bases, seed to have turned into beasts as they were savage.
Those who were cultivators were naturally at an advantage, and the commoners would suffer. Screams and groans were continuously heard.
“They…” Ying Wuji furrowed his brows. He didn’t expect that these pieces of raw at could make the kids fight each other.
A young girl collapsed to the ground. Before she could get up, other people trampled on her.
Just as Ying Wuji was about to make a move, the person beside him charged forward and pulled the young girl from the crowd.
The young girl was apparently frightened as her face was livid. Although she had been saved, she trembled uncontrollably. She turned to look at Lu Ye, who had saved her life, but she had forgotten to thank him.
The pieces of at were soon devoured. After the scuffle, many of them were bruised, and so of their faces were stained with blood.
Those who got the at were content while those who didn’t were dejected.
That was because only one al was provided per day. If they couldn’t get the food, it ant they would starve for the entire day.
“Lu Yi Ye,” Ying Wuji said grimly. “What’s going on with this Hidden Realm?”
After hearing Yuan Xiang’s tale, he thought that the Hidden Realms of the Peerless Continent were paradises. People wouldn’t have to worry about food, clothes and cultivation resources again once they beca part of the Hidden Realms.
He also thought that the cultivators from this particular Hidden Realm were taking these people back to nurture them so that the inheritances would be continued.
Nevertheless, this incident made Ying Wuji realise sothing was off.
Those from the Hidden Realm had no regard for these people from the bases. They gave them at in a way as if they tossed food at animals.
Considering their behaviour, it would be naive to think that they would nurture these young people.
Although it was ant to be a question, Ying Wuji already had a premonition.
“Thanks, Big Brother.”
It wasn’t until this mont that the young girl, whom Lu Ye had saved, ca to her senses and thanked the man. Although she ca from a poor background, she had been taught well.
Lu Ye shook his head and passed her a piece of at jerky. “Eat this.”
The young girl’s eyes brightened in an instant. She glanced at Lu Ye, and upon making sure that the food was for her, she hurriedly took it and munched on it.
After several bites, she stopped eating and placed the rest in her clothes. It was apparent that she wanted to save it for the next ti. She would starve if she couldn’t snatch the food from the others.
Ying Wuji looked away while feeling sorry for her. He had wanted to tell the young girl to finish eating the at jerky, but he couldn’t bring himself to do that.
He and Lu Ye could protect the young girl for now but not forever.
“Can I stay here and sleep for a while?” Although the young girl was innocent, she knew the two of them could protect her.
She knew nothing about cultivation, but Lu Ye and Ying Wuji were the oldest among these people, and as far as she was concerned, they must be the most powerful as well.
“Sure.” Ying Wuji had agreed to it before Lu Ye could speak.
The young girl put on a sweet smile and found a spot near Lu Ye. Then, she lay down and curled up. She soon dozed off as her breathing was stable.
The Spirit Boat would repeatedly stop for a while before setting off again. More and more cultivators were selected from the bases.
Several days later, no more new people appeared.
Lu Ye and Ying Wuji were expectant. They ca to the realisation that the trip had co to an end. In other words, the cultivators were about to return to their Hidden Realm.
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