Sage of Humanity Chapter 671 669 Mission Failed

The mysterious woman didn't care whether a forced lon was sweet or not. Seeing Lu Ye's refusal, she imdiately snorted coldly, flicked her long sword, and transford it into a sky of sword light that enveloped Lu Ye.

Lu Ye felt pressure like a mountain, and in that instant, he utilized his ntal Eye Secret Technique to its utmost. His Boulder Mountain Saber relentlessly slashed, swept, and chopped, and the crisp sound emitted as sword t saber continuously resounded.

He was astonished in his heart.

The strength of this woman was ridiculously strong.

He had previously killed a cultivator at the Cloud River Level 8. Although he had Yiyi's assistance at the ti, even without her aid, relying solely on his own foundation, he could have achieved the sa, albeit with more ti and more techniques needed.

In other words, he actually had the qualifications to contend with soone at the Cloud River Level 9. Even if he couldn't win, he could hold on for a while.

Yet, in front of this mysterious woman, Lu Ye found all his efforts futile. Facing her storm-like offensive, it took less than ten breaths for his defenses to be shattered layer by layer.

It was obvious that the other party was not going all out. This woman was a sword cultivator; the strongest technique for sword cultivators was the flying sword, not close-quarters combat like this.

The sharpness of his saber light completely shattered, and Lu Ye froze in place with the sharp longsword pressed against his forehead, the cold touch transmitting to him, and a vaguely sticky sensation flowing down from his forehead.

He couldn't see the expression under the woman's mask, but Lu Ye could feel her icy breath.

"Return to the Nine Provinces!" the woman demanded forcefully.

Inferior in skill, there wasn't much to say. If she had really wanted to take his life, he would probably be dead by now.

Continuing to be stubborn now might really lead to being knocked unconscious and taken back to the Nine Provinces. It was better to comply, rely delaying the trip to the Hundred Arrays Pagoda by a month.

However, before Lu Ye could nod in agreent, the woman suddenly grunted, unable to hold her longsword steady, and in that mont, her aura beca extrely disordered.

She quickly stepped back a few steps, increasing the distance between them as if afraid of accidentally injuring him.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ye asked, frowning.

The mysterious woman did not answer, but what happened next left Lu Ye dumbfounded.

It was as if an invisible seal had been broken, and amid the fluctuating, chaotic aura, her power suddenly climbed up, breaking through the level expected of Cloud River cultivators in the blink of an eye.

This scene was all too familiar, reminding Lu Ye of an incident he encountered days ago at the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union.

That day, while he was queuing in the Heaven's Augury Hall of the rcantile Union, he was attacked by a few Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators, only for a manager of the rcantile Union to suddenly intervene and kill them with the force of a thunderbolt.

That manager's situation at the ti matched exactly with the current state of this woman...

People who seed to be at the Cloud River Realm suddenly erupted with the montum and strength of the True Lake Realm!

This mysterious woman was not a Cloud River Realm cultivator at all. She was above that.

"Are you from the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union?" Lu Ye asked in surprise.

As far as he knew, only mbers of the rcantile Union had such bizarre abilities to arrive at the Cloud River battlefield with cultivation exceeding the Cloud River Realm and could, in a short period, unleash their true strength.

"Return to the Nine Provinces!" the woman insisted through clenched teeth to Lu Ye, her voice strained as if she was fighting against sothing, and imdiately after she spoke, the space around her distorted abruptly and she disappeared.

If it weren't for the lingering unique fragrance at the tip of his nose, Lu Ye might have thought the entire experience was just an illusion.

What was going on?

Lu Ye was truly bewildered.

Thinking back on everything that had happened since encountering this mysterious woman, it all felt very strange.

She had suddenly appeared and helped him break out of an encirclent, letting him escape, and then led him to a hidden cave, where there was a remained teleportation array, through which they arrived here, at a place that already had a Heaven's Augury Pillar set up!

Both the teleportation array and the Heaven's Augury Pillar were not ans that ordinary people could possess: the forr required profound mastery in Array Path, and the latter, imnse capital.

The mysterious woman's attitude towards him was neither warm nor cold, and sotis even a bit impatient. This contradicted her actions of risking herself to save Lu Ye, but she had ntioned that she was only following orders.

As for whose orders she was following, Lu Ye was completely in the dark.

Faintly, Lu Ye felt he might have touched upon so things he had never considered before, things far more complex than he could imagine, and not sothing soone at the Cloud River Level 5 should be able to access.

Looking at the spot where the woman had disappeared, Lu Ye frowned.

It was only then that he suddenly realized a problem.

That woman… might not be from the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union.

The people from the rcantile Union never interfered in the conflicts and grievances among cultivators, thus maintaining their transcendental status throughout the Nine Provinces. This might involve the shadow of Heaven's Augury itself, and it was because of this endownt that they had capabilities other cultivators did not possess.

For example, entering the Cloud River battlefield with cultivation surpassing the Cloud River Realm and being able to quickly unleash their true strength.

If she were from the rcantile Union, she definitely wouldn't have co to save him, otherwise, it would break the Union's longstanding principle of neutrality and subsequently incur punishnt from Heaven's Augury.

Are there really people out there who aren't from the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union, yet can employ similar tactics?

Moreover, from the only clue Lu Ye currently has, this woman is backed by an organization...

The teleportation array before, and the Heaven's Augury Pillar before him, were all the handiwork of this organization, only an organization could have such powerful resources.

What kind of mysterious organization is this, exactly?

The woman wears a mask, hiding her face. Obviously, she fears being recognized. This suggests that she must be quite well-known; revealing her true face would likely lead to her being identified easily.

Lu Ye was unsure of how high her cultivation was, but it was at least that of the True Lake Realm.

As for her final disappearance...

It seems she used so special thod to suppress her cultivation and entered the Cloud River battlefield. This thod is limited by ti, or there's a limit to the strength she can use. Otherwise, it would fail, and once her power exceeded the Cloud River Realm, she would be expelled from the Cloud River battlefield.

This wasn't the sa as that manager from the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union, who after demonstrating the formidable power of the True Lake Realm, easily suppressed his cultivation down to the Cloud River Level 9. However, the mysterious woman couldn't do this.

This was also why Lu Ye judged that she wasn't from the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union.

It seems there are many things in the cultivation world that lower-level cultivators cannot touch or even dare to imagine...

People say that except for cultivators of the Cloud River Realm, other cultivators cannot enter the Cloud River battlefield.

Yet, in less than half a month, Lu Ye had already t two cultivators whose power exceeded the Cloud River Realm.

No wonder he always felt that the mysterious woman's strength was incredibly outrageous; turns out she had a foundation far surpassing the Cloud River Realm.

However, for her to co to rescue him, she undoubtedly took so risks. No matter how strong her backing was, in the Cloud River battlefield, she could only use techniques of the Cloud River Realm. If she were really attacked by many, she would be in danger.

And this rescue exposed a hidden location and its teleportation array, regardless of the organization behind the woman, they suffered a loss this ti.

Although Lu Ye did not wish to speculate with any malice, the secretive actions of the other party were inevitably sowhat alarming.

Regardless of the nature and purpose of the mysterious woman's backing organization, since they rescued him, they likely had ulterior motives.

Perhaps they saw potential in him.

It isn't strange at all. In the Nine Provinces cultivation world, as each era brings forth new talents, cases like Lu Ye causing major upheavals singlehandedly in the Spirit Stream battlefield and causing a great commotion in the Cloud River battlefield are quite rare indeed.

Having shown his capabilities, that organization would certainly notice him. This rescue might just be a way of casting favor, forming a good bond, thus they didn't reveal much to him.

Thinking this, Lu Ye imdiately understood that he would definitely have more opportunities to interact with people from this organization in the future.

He decided to set aside the many uncertainties in his mind, adopting the ntality that 'the car will find its way around the hill when it gets there.' Currently, his cultivation was still weak, and even if he knew the opponent's background, it wouldn't be helpful. When his cultivation is stronger later, he can think of ways to investigate.

The imdiate crisis had passed. The mysterious woman had intended to force Lu Ye back to the Nine Provinces, but fate had other plans; Lu Ye did not return to the Nine Provinces and, as a result, she was expelled from the Cloud River battlefield.

Now, no one was forcing him anymore.

The location should be very safe, and as he relaxed, the fatigue accumulated before surged up, making Lu Ye suddenly feel exhausted.

It was mainly because his spirit force was greatly depleted. Maintaining Wings and flight spirit runes for a long ti was indeed overwhelming for him.

It was crucial to recover quickly.

Sitting cross-legged, Lu Ye took out an elixir pill, popped it into his mouth, and silently refined it.

anwhile, in a sealed Heaven's Augury Hall of a certain sect in the Nine Provinces, a graceful figure suddenly appeared.

It was the mysterious woman, still wearing a white mask.

Recalling the recent events, the woman under the mask frowned slightly, and touched her battlefield marking to send out a ssage, "Mission failed, the target did not return to the Nine Provinces."

Although she wasn't sure what choice Lu Yiye would make after she left, based on his previous performance, the woman concluded that the young man would definitely not willingly return to the Nine Provinces.

Shortly after, a ssage ca through.

"Where are you?"

"At the 35th base," the woman replied.

It took a long while before the other party sent another ssage, "Let it be for now. Whether he lives or dies, it's up to his own fate."

After a brief exchange, the woman stepped forward to leave. As she walked, she took off the white mask on her face and stored it away, revealing a stunningly beautiful visage.

The doors of Heaven's Augury Hall opened, and the woman's figure was revealed.

A group of people, including those in the True Lake Realm, the Cloud River Realm, and the Spirit Stream Realm, waited outside and bowed in greeting, "We see the Sect Master!"

The woman rely nodded slightly, then soared into the sky. Many of the young disciples watched her departing figure, unable to regain their composure for a long ti.