"Lu Ye, you're too much!"
It wasn't until she dashed out of the Five Poisons Pond that Yiyi erged from within the Amber, glaring at Lu Ye with puffed cheeks as she scolded him, "Are you a child? Playing such tricks?"
Lu Ye hung his head, sowhat deflated by the scolding.
In his heart, he couldn't help but worry. With a weakness like that, how would Hua Ci manage to survive in the Five Poisons Pond in the future?
At the Five Poisons Pond, with the protruding rock walls behind her, Hua Ci watched in the direction Lu Ye had left. When she could no longer see that familiar figure, her beautiful eyes curved like crescents: "Let's see if you dare to do it again next ti!"
A hint of triumph flickered in her eyes.
Rustling noises ca from the ground at her feet; it was the poisonous spider she had thrown away earlier, crawling back to her.
Hua Ci bent down, extending her jade hand, and let the spider climb onto her palm.
Her expression was calm; where was the slightest hint of fear? She even reached out with her other hand to gently stroke the spider's back a few tis...
Half a day after Lu Ye left the Five Poisons Pond and made sure that he was far enough away, Hua Ci brought out her Flying Spirit Artifact and, following a certain indescribable intuition, flew off in a certain direction.
She wasn't clear what this sensation was, but it felt incredibly real, impossible to ignore, and she had an ominous premonition about it. She couldn't even put it into words.
Therefore, on her way to the Five Poisons Pond, even though she had wanted to discuss this matter with Lu Ye several tis, the words would not co out when they reached her lips, as if doing so would definitely trigger so terrible consequences.
Thus, she could only wait for Lu Ye to take her to the Five Poisons Pond and, after he had left, act on her own.
Fortunately, there was still ti.
In midair, Lu Ye controlled the artifact as he traveled, thinking about the unexpected information that had appeared in his battlefield marking two days earlier.
That information hadn't been sent to him by soone; it had appeared abruptly within his marking, found through his investigation.
The ssage indicated that he should rush to a certain place within five days.
Why he needed to go there, what was there, and what would happen after he arrived, Lu Ye had no idea. But he couldn't ignore it, for he knew that this sudden information was most likely conveyed to him by Heaven's Augury.
Apart from the unfathomable and omnipresent Heaven's Augury, who else could possess such mystifying thods?
When he received that information, he was escorting Hua Ci to the Five Poisons Pond. With ti to spare, he decided to deliver her safely before setting out.
Another day later, a spirit mountaintop lood in the distance.
Lu Ye recalled the content of the ssage and examined his surroundings, confirming that the spirit mountaintop ahead was his destination.
He went straight for the spirit mountaintop without any particular caution.
Before getting close, Lu Ye's sharp senses already detected the faint presence of living people on top of the spirit mountaintop.
He furrowed his brows, imdiately put away the Boulder Mountain Saber, stuffed Amber back into the spirit beast sack, and took out a mask to wear.
He descended straight onto the top of the spirit mountaintop.
Indeed, there was soone there: a middle-aged man with a fair appearance, wearing clothes embroidered with gold thread. At first glance, he looked less like a cultivator and more like a wealthy rchant or a prominent businessman.
Soone from Heaven's Augury rcantile Union!
A thought crossed Lu Ye's mind.
Having dealt several tis with the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union and engaged with many of its managers, he naturally recognized the unique style of the Union's attire. Moreover, judging by the gold thread patterns on the man's clothes, his status within the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union might be quite high.
"Fellow Daoist, you are welco!"
The middle-aged man greeted Lu Ye with a fist salute, then, without any idle chatter, he tossed a storage sack over.
"Here are the goods for Fellow Daoist."
Lu Ye caught the storage sack in his hand, contemplating inwardly.
He was guided here secretly by Heaven's Augury to trade with soone from the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union?
"What's inside?" Lu Ye asked in a hoarse voice.
The middle-aged man shook his head: "I'm just responsible for delivery. I know nothing else and don't want to know. The goods have been delivered, I take my leave!"
With that, he shot up into the sky, refusing to engage in any more conversation with Lu Ye.
Lu Ye felt a subtle mood shift.
What exactly was going on here?
Gazing in the direction of the departing rchant union middle-aged man, Lu Ye looked down at the storage sack in his hand.
He was led here by Heaven's Augury's guidance. Before his arrival, soone from the Heaven's Augury rcantile Union was already waiting here to hand over this storage sack to him. Furthermore, at their eting, he didn't even ask for Lu Ye's na or origin, as if he was certain that Lu Ye was the person he was waiting for, handing over the "goods" directly.
Wasn't he afraid of giving it to the wrong person?
Or could it be that he, too, received a secret sign from Heaven's Augury?
Unable to figure it out, Lu Ye was even more curious about what was inside the storage sack.
The storage sack was sealed with a restriction lock, but naturally, that wouldn't stop Lu Ye. With a flick of his finger, he broke the seal, reached inside, and pulled out the contents of the storage sack.
Four crystal-like objects, not very large, each about five inches long.
The crystals weren't the main point—the main point was what was sealed within them.
Looking at what was sealed in the crystals, Lu Ye narrowed his eyes slightly.
This thing looked like...
He turned it over and over, scrutinizing it for a long ti before finally confirming that he wasn't mistaken.
"Heaven's Augury Pillars!"
The items sealed within the four crystals were actually Heaven's Augury Pillars!
However, what was different about the Heaven's Augury Pillars sealed within these four crystals from those that Lu Ye knew of was that not only were they minuscule in size, but the surfaces of the Heaven's Augury Pillars were also etched with many intricate and dark golden patterns, seemingly more complex and mystical than the normal pillars.
Lu Ye had never known that the Heaven's Augury Pillar could be shrunk to such an extent, it seed to be the work of the crystals.
He had no idea what these crystals were, but they not only completely sealed the aura of the Heaven's Augury Pillar but also shrank them to such a tiny size.
Things were getting strange.
He was guided to this place, and the people from Heaven's Augury rcantile Union had just handed him these items, but what next?
As he was filled with doubt, there was suddenly a movent from his battlefield marking.
This ti, it wasn't the peculiar kind of movent, but soone was sending him a ssage.
Hurriedly checking, Lu Ye found that it was his Fourth Senior Brother who was sending the ssage.
Fourth Senior Brother had been in closed-door cultivation all this while and must have just co out. Not having found Lu Ye and Hua Ci, he decided to ask around.
Lu Ye sent a ssage back, informing him that Hua Ci needed to undertake cultivation at the Five Poisons Pond and that he was escorting her there.
"So that's how it is. Well, Little Junior Brother, be careful on your journey and tell Giant Armor to co back soon. The wolf pack has been circling , probably trying to find out where Giant Armor has gone," Fourth Senior Brother replied.
Lu Ye was astonished, "Giant Armor isn't cultivating?"
Fourth Senior Brother was also confused, "Isn't Giant Armor with you?"
"I'll send a ssage to ask," Lu Ye frowned.
He and Hua Ci had left the spirit ground for a reason, but why had Giant Armor also left without making a sound?
The big guy was usually the kind who preferred stillness over movent and had always been cultivating in earnest at the Great Reversal Valley Spirit Ground. Except for the ti he followed Fourth Senior Brother and the others on a trip outside, it made no sense for him to leave without even saying goodbye.
Lu Ye had a vague sense of worry. Had Giant Armor encountered so trouble?
But Giant Armor didn't know many people, so what kind of trouble could he have encountered?
He located Giant Armor's marking impression and sent a ssage to inquire about the situation.
After a long wait, there was a reply from the other side.
"With stillness cos the desire for movent, just taking a walk," it read.
"Who are you?" Lu Ye was startled.
Was this a ssage Giant Armor would reply with?
After careful verification, he confird that it was indeed Giant Armor's marking impression.
Battlefield markings were sothing that every cultivator in the Nine Provinces had, and they were unique to each individual; it wasn't possible for soone else to impersonate him. Lu Ye found it hard to believe that soone like Giant Armor, who was reticent by nature, could co up with a phrase like "with stillness cos the desire for movent."
Giant Armor had changed!
After chatting with Giant Armor for a few more ssages and making sure that he was not in any danger and was indeed just out for a walk, Lu Ye didn't say much else.
At a certain location in the Cloud River battlefield high in the sky, Giant Armor ended the communication with Lu Ye, his face filled with guilt. With a face as large as a fan, he scratched his head and heaved a heavy sigh.
If it were possible, he would never keep anything from Lu Ye.
However, whenever he thought of revealing the truth, so kind of dangerous premonition would always surface mysteriously, preventing him from speaking his mind. With no other choice, he had to co up with a random excuse.
This was also the reason he had left without informing Li Baxian and the others.
He wasn't one to lie. If he had tried to take his leave in front of Li Baxian, his deception would surely be noticed.
...
The Flying Spirit Artifacts soared through the sky with speed.
Ying Wuji was excited.
As a Core Disciple of Senluo Hall, born of a noble line with exceptional talent, and being a ghost cultivator with a naturally strong mindset, there weren't many things in this world that could excite him.
One of them for sure!
The favor of Heaven's Augury!
The top ten competitors in the Cloud River battle would all be granted different degrees of Heaven's Augury's favor. Growing up in a top-notch sect like Senluo Hall, having been ticulously tutored by its experts since his childhood, he knew full well what the favor of Heaven's Augury signified.
Unfortunately, even though the ghost cultivator faction was inherently capable of defeating enemies beyond their level, it had one disadvantage.
They couldn't gain much advantage in situations like the Cloud River battlefield.
When ghost cultivators killed, their victims often didn't realize they were being targeted, which allowed ghost cultivators to freely employ their thods.
But in the Cloud River battle, one's opponents were aware of their presence and were always on guard, so it wasn't easy for him to succeed.
Thus, even though he was powerful, he only managed to secure the sixteenth position in the end!
In the entire top hundred list of the Cloud River battle, he ranked as the most powerful ghost cultivator.
With such a ranking, he naturally wouldn't receive the favor of Heaven's Augury. Ying Wuji had already decided to quietly focus on the Cloud River when, unexpectedly, he felt a faint guide from Heaven's Augury.
He couldn't wait to enter the Cloud River battlefield, following that faint sense in his heart, flying towards the horizon.
He didn't know what awaited him, because of this he couldn't even inform his own master.
Could this be the legendary favor of Heaven's Augury?
What breathtaking treasures or astonishing opportunities lay ahead?
With his heart pounding with excitent and anxiety, Ying Wuji continued onward until at a certain mont, he suddenly ca to a halt.
For no apparent reason, he felt that the mountain range ahead, with its overlapping peaks and valleys, was his destination for this venture!
As to the specific location, he would need to delve deeper to understand.
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