Humanity’s Great Sage

Chapter 931, Thousand Demon City

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

After cleaning up the mess, Lu Ye and Tong Shuyao followed the Divine Ocean Realm Master as they flew in a particular direction.

Since many people were killed, Tong Shuyao was no longer in the mood to talk to Lu Ye. She remained silent throughout the entire journey.

Naturally, Lu Ye was pleased with that. Although he had no idea who the Sword Cultivator was, the person must hold some grudges against Tong Shuyao’s Martial Aunt. Now that the Desolate Plain had descended into chaos, the person seized the chance to get revenge.

“I heard that there are four Hidden Realms in the Peerless Continent. Other than the one controlled by the Corpse Race, the rest are run by Humans. Which Hidden Realm are you from?” the woman asked all of a sudden.

Lu Ye was startled for a moment. That was because the woman wasn’t interested in finding out more about him in the morning, so she didn’t ask him any questions. Now that she suddenly inquired about his background, it was apparently because Lu Ye had performed well in the battle earlier.

Her team members were all Real Lake Realm Masters, and they were more powerful than Lu Ye. During the ambush, all of them were killed except for Tong Shuyao, who had entered the tent. Only Lu Ye, the weakest among them, survived.

Then, Lu Ye also did a great job by joining forces with Tong Shuyao to assist the Divine Ocean Realm Master. It was for these reasons that the woman saw some potential in Lu Ye.

“I don’t come from any Hidden Realm, Senior. I’m just an independent cultivator,” Lu Ye lied.

The backgrounds of the cultivators from the Hidden Realms were traceable. If the woman tried to verify his identity, he would be exposed.

It was a different case for independent cultivators. The environment in the Peerless Continent was special. Other than the Hidden Realms, the rest were all bases. Cultivators from these bases could be considered independent cultivators. These bases didn’t come into contact with each other often. As long as Lu Ye insisted that he was an independent cultivator, no one could find out who he was.

“You’re an independent cultivator?” The woman was surprised. “It has only been a short time since cultivators from the Peerless Continent started coming to Jiu Zhou. As far as I’m concerned, there were no Real Lake Realm Masters over there in the past. But now, you’re already a Third-Order Real Lake Realm Master.”

Previously, she didn’t think too deeply about it because she wasn’t concerned about a stranger like Lu Ye. Now, it seemed there was something off about his cultivation. It wasn’t that she suspected anything. It was just that the incident was strange. The power of this young man named Li Taibai had increased too rapidly.

“I came across an opportunity previously. Also, I had accumulated a lot of heritage before coming to Jiu Zhou. Just like what you said, there weren’t any Real Lake Realm Masters in the Peerless Continent in the past, which was why I was able to accumulate more heritage when I was a Cloud River Realm Master,” Lu Ye explained.

The woman nodded, acknowledging Lu Ye’s statement to be true. She couldn’t help but think that if most of the cultivators in the Peerless Continent had accumulated a lot of heritage just like Lu Ye, there were bound to be many powerful cultivators from that place in the future. If that was the case, she could try to invite more cultivators from the Peerless Continent to join Thousand Demon Ridge.

After the idea turned over in her mind, she said, “People from the Peerless Continent are supposedly unfamiliar with the affairs in Jiu Zhou. Why did you choose Thousand Demon Ridge instead of the Grand Sky Coalition?”

Lu Ye laughed and scratched his head in embarrassment. “I didn’t think too deeply about it at that time. I just chose one randomly. Most of the cultivators from the Peerless Continent have done the same.”

Seeing how naive and innocent he was, Tong Shuyao, who had been feeling sorrowful, couldn’t help but smile. She cheered up in an instant as she said sweetly, “You’ve made the right decision. Those from the Grand Sky Coalition are all bad people.”

“Have you ever thought about joining the Zhou Watch of Thousand Demon Ridge?” the woman asked.

Naturally, the idea had never crossed Lu Ye’s mind. If he hadn’t bumped into them, he would’ve snuck out of the Desolate Plain and returned to Blue Flame Mountain Pass. With a Divine Ocean Realm Master right beside him, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

He said, “I’m sorry, Senior. It’s only been a short time since I came here, so I haven’t thought about joining the Zhou Watch…”

Before he even finished his words, he realised the woman’s gaze had turned ferocious. He felt immensely pressured in an instant.

“What’s wrong? Are you sitting on the fence now? Will you only decide after you’ve figured out whether Thousand Demon Ridge or the Grand Sky Coalition is stronger?”

“I wouldn’t dare to.” Lu Ye immediately appeared afraid.

“In that case, make a decision sooner!” The woman snorted. “Only when you’ve made a decision will you belong to either side. Not everyone can enter and leave the territory of Thousand Demon Ridge as they please!”

Lu Ye furrowed his brows. [What’s going on? This woman seems to be forcing me to join the Zhou Watch of Thousand Demon Ridge. Does she have her eye on me because of what I did during the battle? I reckon so. She’s probably trying to make me work for her. That’s why her attitude has changed!]

This was giving Lu Ye a headache.

“I’ll give it a serious consideration,” he replied.

The woman ignored him and continued flying forward in silence.

The next morning, a huge city came into sight. Suddenly having a premonition, Lu Ye said, “That city…”

“It’s Thousand Demon City,” Tong Shuyao replied. “It’s the headquarters of Thousand Demon Ridge in Bing Zhou.”

It was the equivalent of Grand Sky City of the Grand Sky Coalition.

[Damn it!] Lu Ye recalled that when he entered Grand Sky City for the first time, an enchantment in the city scanned him and activated the Battlefield Imprint on the back of his hand.

The enchantment was used to identify which side they belonged to. Therefore, even if no one guarded the periphery of Grand Sky City, they didn’t have to worry about cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge sneaking into the city. They couldn’t move past the enchantment without getting detected.

Moreover, many Divine Ocean Realm Masters stayed in Grand Sky City, so no enemies would dare to come. That would be no different from asking for death.

Since Grand Sky City had such an enchantment, Thousand Demon City naturally had one as well.

Although Lu Ye had a Thousand Demon Ridge’s Battlefield Imprint, it was different from an authentic one. It was only temporary. Once it was activated, it could only last for four hours.

He wasn’t certain if the temporary Battlefield Imprint could avoid getting detected by the enchantment. Even if he could enter the city safely, the Battlefield Imprint would lose effect after four hours. He didn’t know what would happen by then.

[I can’t enter Thousand Demon City!]

As soon as the thought turned over in his mind, the woman said, “Follow me around before you make a decision. When you’ve made up your mind, come up to me and tell me.”

Lu Ye felt his heart sinking, for the woman indeed had her eye on him. That was why she demanded that he follow her around.

[These two women are terrible! The young one is besotted with my face. The older one is even more outrageous. She wants both my heart and my body.]

His heart grew heavier as he got closer to the city.

The woman was the first one to enter the city, followed by Lu Ye and Tong Shuyao. The moment Lu Ye flew past the city wall, his Thousand Demon Ridge’s Battlefield Imprint was activated.

He could feel an invisible force scanning him. At the same time, a red glow radiated from the back of his hand. He felt relieved, knowing that he was safe for now.