The colorful clouds in the sky had already disappeared, and the struggle for the spirit fortune sticks was nearing its end. The cultivators who had managed to grab a purple spirit fortune stick had long since fled. Whether they could keep the sticks they obtained depended on their speed and strength.
If their speed was not fast enough and their strength not strong enough, even if they had grabbed a purple spirit fortune stick first, in the end, it would be like making a wedding dress for another.
The competition was already fierce for just the purple spirit fortune sticks. If there had been any gold-hued spirit fortune sticks, the cultivators' minds would probably have gone to the dogs.
The cultivators who had gained sothing joyously scattered in all directions, while those who ca up empty-handed felt sowhat dejected.
"Young man..." the charming woman suddenly spoke again.
Lu Ye ignored her completely and turned to leave.
"Stingy!" The female cultivator huffed, her expression sullen, but compared to those cultivators who had gained nothing, her luck was still quite good. At the very least, she had obtained a white spirit fortune stick.
The wilderness was vast and empty, and Lu Ye raced along.
The Cloud River battlefield was really different from the Spirit Stream battlefield. From the recent events, it could be seen that even without revealing their respective alliances, the relationship between hostility and cooperation could change at any ti, all hinging on one word: benefit.
This kind of situation was simply impossible on the Spirit Stream battlefield, where the cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge and the Haotian Alliance could never have a chance to cooperate, because their cultivation was low and their range of activity was limited. Thus, it was clear at a glance whether the people one encountered were from their own camp or not.
But the Cloud River battlefield was different. Most of the cultivators road around, and when encountering strangers, as long as the conditions were suitable, they could collaborate to so extent.
After flying several miles, a stream of light suddenly shot rapidly from ahead, followed by several figures. From their deanor, it seed they were in the midst of being chased.
Lu Ye steered clear, preparing to bypass them.
However, as the distance closed, he was startled to find that the fleeing man was the gun-wielding cultivator he had clashed with during the struggle for the spirit fortune sticks. That man, who had been beaten to a bruised and swollen face, still looked just as disheveled and ridiculous.
The struggle for the spirit fortune sticks had ended, and yet he was still being chased, could it be...
Just as Lu Ye was thinking this, the oncoming gun-wielding cultivator suddenly raised his hand and threw a purple light towards Lu Ye. That turned out to be a purple spirit fortune stick.
This guy's luck was really sothing. There had only been a few purple spirit fortune sticks appearing earlier, and amidst the competition of several hundred cultivators, he had managed to get one.
But it was clear he wasn't strong enough to keep this purple spirit fortune stick, seeing as he was about to be caught up by the people chasing him. So, he simply tossed the purple spirit fortune stick to Lu Ye, who was passing by.
As for what he was thinking, whether it was to divert disaster elsewhere or sothing else, it was unknown.
After all, Lu Ye had done the sa to him earlier, what went around ca around.
As the spirit fortune stick was thrown, the cultivators chasing the man imdiately changed direction and pursued the spirit fortune stick, only to see Lu Ye grabbing it in his hand.
"Kid, throw the spirit fortune stick over here!" one of them shouted.
Another yelled, "This item is extrely dangerous, you can't control it, let handle it!"
"Let go if you don't want to die!" another shouted threateningly.
Just as these few people were quickly closing the gap, Lu Ye suddenly unleashed a pair of fiery red wings behind him. With a flap of the wings, his entire body transford into a streak of firelight and darted off in one direction.
During the earlier struggle for the spirit fortune sticks, cultivators were everywhere, making it unwise to impulsively activate the wings spirit runes, as activating them wouldn't have been very effective anyway.
But now the situation was different. With only these few pursuers, it was worth the risk for a purple spirit fortune stick.
A purple spirit fortune stick, second only to a golden one!
He had struggled earlier and had only managed to grab a green one.
Driving the wings spirit runes himself, Lu Ye sped away like lightning.
The gun-wielding cultivator who had thrown the purple spirit fortune stick to Lu Ye had a stunned expression, clearly not expecting Lu Ye to have this capability. In a mont of distraction, Lu Ye had disappeared without a trace.
In mid-air, Lu Ye's wings kept flapping, his spirit force draining away like floodwaters through a broken dike.
Nowadays, he had three ways of flying: weapon control-flying, flying through the air, and using the wings spirit runes.
Among these three thods, one was more energy-consuming than the other, especially the wings spirit runes, which required a spirit force far beyond what the previous two thods could compare.
However, in terms of speed, the wings spirit runes were the fastest and also more flexible.
Nevertheless, he still couldn't shake off his pursuers.
The relentlessly pursuing cultivators were clearly from higher levels of the Cloud River Realm, far beyond what he, a newly advanced young Cloud River Realm cultivator, could contend with. The higher the cultivator's cultivation, the more formidable their foundation, and the faster their flying speed!
Fortunately, he encountered no other cultivators along the way, or the situation would have been truly dire.
After fleeing for the duration of one incense stick, they had only managed to put a few hundred ters between themselves, a distance that ant nothing to a Cloud River Realm cultivator.
Biting his lip, Lu Ye once again spurred on the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes!
He had never before combined the Move-Like-The-Wind and wings spirit runes. The consumption of just the wings was already terrifying, let alone adding Move-Like-The-Wind. Even though he had ascended to the Cloud River, and his internal storage of Spiritual Energy had greatly increased, it was doubtful how long he could last.
However, at this critical mont, he could no longer afford to care too much. If he couldn't shake off the few people following him even now, the only option left for him would be to abandon the purple fortune stick.
After all, life was still the most important thing.
With the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes enhancing him, Lu Ye's speed increased further.
The cultivators chasing him couldn't help but change their expressions upon seeing this scene. They too were exerting all their efforts in the pursuit, not daring to slack off in the slightest. Moreover, considering the fluctuations of spiritual energy Lu Ye was generating, it was evident that he had recently advanced to the Cloud River Realm and was probably only at Level 1 or 2. Each of them was three to four levels above Lu Ye's cultivation, yet they still couldn't catch up to him. It was almost unbelievable.
What was even more unacceptable to them was that the speed they had seen earlier was not even Lu Ye's limit.
Now, with the enhancent from Move-Like-The-Wind, the distance between them quickly widened...
After another incense stick's ti, they could only see a tiny black dot at the edge of the sky. Soon, they probably wouldn't even be able to see that.
Even so, they didn't give up. Although they didn't know what thod Lu Ye had used to fly so fast, such a thod must consu a great deal of energy. A cultivator from the Cloud River Realm at only Level 1 or 2 simply couldn't last long.
Therefore, as long as they didn't lose sight of Lu Ye and kept a distance, they could easily capture him once his spiritual energy was almost depleted.
Just as they were thinking this, Lu Ye's figure suddenly descended, vanishing in a blink of an eye.
When these people reached the area, they looked down only to see a dense jungle below and no trace of Lu Ye.
The group hovered in mid-air for a mont before dispersing in different directions to search for Lu Ye's whereabouts.
They were not together.
Elsewhere in the jungle, Lu Ye activated the Concealnt Spirit Runes to cloak himself, staying hidden quietly.
The consumption of his spiritual energy was severe. Although he hadn't reached the point of complete exhaustion, he couldn't hold on much longer and had to hide in the jungle.
With the Concealnt Spirit Runes, Lu Ye wasn't too worried about being found unless he was extrely unlucky.
The sounds of cultivators flying low occasionally ca from above, clearly indicating that those few individuals were persistent in searching for his trace.
Lu Ye remained hidden in one spot, motionless.
It was only after half a day, when there were no more sounds around, that Lu Ye began to move.
The Concealnt Spirit Runes were still active, just in case soone was lurking in the shadows.
Soon, Lu Ye found a dry cave and hid inside it.
He took out so array banners and set up a few simple Arrays at the entrance of the cave. Only then did Lu Ye return to the inside of the cave and sat down cross-legged.
As his spiritual energy was excessively depleted, he took out elixir pills to restore his energy. The Bestial Gluttony Feast was activated, rapidly transforming the dicinal effects of the Origin Spirit Pills into his own spiritual energy and filling his Major Circumambulation cycle.
He then took out two spirit fortune sticks to check.
One green, one purple.
The green one he had snatched by his own abilities; the purple one was thrown to him by the cultivator with the gun.
Outside in the Cloud River battlefield, the nature's spiritual energy was comparable to that in the outer and inner circles of the Spirit Stream battlefield. This environnt wasn't unsuitable for cultivation, but the efficiency was too low.
Therefore, if cultivators from the Cloud River Realm wanted to increase their cultivation quickly, they needed to seize spirit grounds or compete for spirit fortune sticks, especially the latter, which was the fastest way for cultivators from the Cloud River Realm to advance their cultivation.
Consuming elixir pills was rely a supplentary thod for most cultivators, as not everyone was like Lu Ye, unaffected by pill poison.
Naturally, one could also cultivate using Spirit Stones. Cultivating with Spirit Stones was more efficient than just absorbing the nature's spiritual energy, but it was inferior compared to consuming elixir pills.
Additionally, there were nurous secret realms within the Cloud River battlefield. So of these realms would open at set tis, allowing cultivators to enter during specific periods, while others had no pattern to their appearance, potentially erging anywhere within the Cloud River battlefield at any ti.
Most secret realms contained spirit fortune sticks. Lucky cultivators could explore these realms, and a few realms had their unique items of high value.
This was also considered a form of opportunity.
In comparison, the Spirit Stream battlefield offered more opportunities for inheritance. For instance, Hua Ci received the inheritance of a poison doctor, and people also believe Lu Ye received the inheritance of a spirit runes master in the Spirit Stream battlefield.
The opportunities in the Cloud River battlefield were not centered on inheritance; they were primarily aid at enriching a cultivator's cultivation.
All this information was recorded in the jade slip Lu Ye had bought from the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union.
When Lu Ye first saw this information, he had a strange feeling, as if soone had deliberately arranged it.
Cultivators in the Spirit Stream Realm were weaker and just beginning their cultivation journey, so they needed inheritances more, and most inheritances in the Spirit Stream battlefield were concentrated in the outer and inner circles, with very few in the Core Circle.
But once cultivators reached the Cloud River Realm, they had already started carving their own paths in cultivation; hence, they needed to quickly enhance their abilities.
The various elents in the Cloud River battlefield, including spirit grounds, spirit fortune sticks, and those many secret realm opportunities, were all ant to help Cloud River Realm cultivators enhance their strength.
To say this was rely a coincidence and not a deliberate arrangent was simply implausible.
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