Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 781, Powerful Cultivators Assemble

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

On this nameless peak, they were either standing or sitting, but none of them spoke. Even the people from Thousand Demon Ridge were not in the mood to talk to each other.

No one knew if they were secretly communicating with one another using Battlefield Imprints, though. After all, there were no signs to tell even if they did so.

Although they were doubtful deep down, they still pretended to be calm. Only Ying Wuji appeared fidgety.

He was a Ghost Cultivator, so he could only fully activate his power by hiding in the dark. Standing right in front of everyone now made him feel like he had been stripped bare. To make things worse, all of them were powerful while he was the weakest one.

To conceal his anxiety, he leaned against a tree and fiddled with his machete. The weapon seemed to have been granted life as it flew around his fingers. It was as if the weapon was dancing beautifully.

As time passed, there came a moment when they detected something. They turned to look in that direction at the same time, for another person was coming.

In that direction, a ray of light was rapidly approaching them. Through the light, they could vaguely see a Flight-Type Artifact that looked like a flower basket while a curvy figure was seated inside.

There were all sorts of Flight-Type Artifacts in Jiu Zhou. The most common ones were Spirit Boats with a fluid design. Although flower baskets were not frequently seen, they were not rare. Some female cultivators loved them. Therefore, the moment they saw the artifact, they knew it was a female cultivator.

Judging from the fluctuations of her Spiritual Power, she was only a Seventh-Order Master. Thinking that she was only passing by, they immediately lost interest in her and looked away.

Only Lu Ye, who was wearing a face mask, stared fixedly at the ray of light. Deep within, he was both shocked and doubtful. [Why is she here as well? Has she received some instructions just like us? No way!]

After giving it some thought, he realised that the people who had gathered on the peak were in the Ways of Body-tempering, Spells, Combat, and Ghosts. Of the five major factions in Jiu Zhou, only one was missing.

[But why would it be her?] Despite the undulating emotions in his heart, Lu Ye appeared expressionless.

Soon enough, the flower basket arrived at the peak. As the light dissipated, a curvy figure seated in it was revealed.

When she looked down, she was surprised to see so many people there. Moreover, all of them seemed unwavering and powerful. Therefore, almost instinctively, she wanted to drive her artifact away.

If one came across such an incident in the wilderness, the best solution would be to run away. Who knew what they were doing there or whether they were good people?

However, when she saw Lu Ye’s figure, she no longer felt anxious in an instant.

[He’s here as well! Has he also come here following some instructions? I guess so. Otherwise, it couldn’t have been so coincidental.]

Deep down, she was slightly embarrassed. After all, it had only been two days since they parted ways, and only half a day after he departed, she stealthily rushed over to this place. Prior to that, they didn’t talk about it.

It seemed that both of them had hidden this secret from each other. None of them should be blamed, though. It wasn’t that they had deliberately hidden it from each other. It was just that a sense of danger ensured that they couldn’t tell anyone about it.

As the thoughts turned over in her mind, she soon landed on the peak.

At that moment, all of them were bewildered, and they couldn’t help but wonder if this Seventh-Order Master had also come here following the Heavens’ instructions.

After all, she was too weak compared to all of them. Although Lu Ye was only an Eighth-Order Master, he was the winner of the Fight for Supremacy, so he was more powerful than all of them.

What right did this female cultivator have to come here? Could she be as powerful as the rest of them?

After landing on the peak, the female cultivator saluted them. “Greetings, Fellow Cultivators! My name is Hua Ci.”

[Hua Ci…]

All of them, be they from Thousand Demon Ridge or the Grand Sky Coalition, tried recalling her name but did not remember anything. They were certain that they had never heard of her before.

On the Spirit Creek Battlefield, after Lu Ye was gone, Hua Ci went on to occupy first place on the Roll of Supremacy for a year. Nevertheless, it was only a matter in the Spirit Creek Realm, and unlike Lu Ye, she didn’t kick up a storm wherever she went. Therefore, she didn’t attract much attention.

Perhaps some Seniors in the Sects had heard about Hua Ci from the Juniors and learned that the Medical Cultivator was fairly powerful. Nevertheless, Cloud River Realm Masters usually refrained from taking part in the management of the Sects and focused on cultivating their powers, so they wouldn’t pay attention to what was happening on the Spirit Creek Battlefield.

Therefore, Hua Ci was a total stranger to all of them. They didn’t even know which side she was from, let alone her Sect.

Lu Qing frowned. “Why are you here, Junior Sister?”

He didn’t ask her directly, for he wasn’t sure about the reason Hua Ci was there.

Instead of answering his question, Hua Ci asked with a smile, “Why are you here then, Senior Brother?”

Lu Qing nodded, already understanding everything. Finding it inconceivable, he exchanged glances with Yang Yuan, who was just beside him. Just like them, this female cultivator had come to this place following the instructions.

Lan Zi Yi examined Hua Ci and asked meditatively, “Are you a Medical Cultivator, Junior Sister Hua?”

Hua Ci replied with a smile, “You do have acute eyesight, Senior Sister. I’m indeed a Medical Cultivator.”

Upon hearing that, all of them sported solemn expressions.

They had initially speculated that the Heavens must have made such an effort to gather them here so that they could join forces and solve a problem, which only Cloud River Realm Masters could solve and must be dangerous.

As they thought about the Fight for Supremacy, they reckoned that the event was held for this reason. Otherwise, the top six cultivators wouldn’t have been included.

Now, there was a Medical Cultivator.

It went to show that the problem they were required to solve must be more dangerous than they had expected. That was why a Medical Cultivator had to accompany them to treat their wounds at any moment.

While their hearts were heavy, only Ying Wuji was cheerful, for he was no longer the weakest person there.

He looked at Hua Ci and found this Medical Cultivator pleasing to the eyes. He felt joyful just by looking at her. Moreover, since she had been selected by the Heavens, she must be well-versed in the Way of Medicine.

Anyway, being a Seventh-Order Master, she was indeed too weak. They had Eighth-Order or Ninth-Order Medical Cultivators in their respective Sects, but they were not chosen. Instead, a Medical Cultivator named Hua Ci was selected.

It was a wonder what the Heavens’ criteria were.

After a brief conversation, they soon fell silent again. Hua Ci swept a glance over them, but her gaze didn’t linger on Lu Ye, nor did the man have the intention of greeting her.

They tacitly agreed to treat each other as strangers. In such a perilous situation, hiding their relationship might bring about positive results.

Soon, Hua Ci walked towards Lan Zi Yi.

Among these people, only she and Lan Zi Yi were female cultivators, so she was supposed to follow Lan Zi Yi to seek her protection. Therefore, no one was surprised at her decision, and Lan Zi Yi didn’t turn her down.

She could feel that the issue this time was thorny and dangerous. Since the Heavens had chosen Hua Ci to be the Medical Cultivator in their team, she must have her unique forte. Lan Zi Yi would surely need her help, so she was amiable to Hua Ci. Although they had just gotten to know each other, they could talk to each other in a friendly manner.

Not long after Hua Ci’s arrival, another ray of light was coming over from a different direction. The light was yellow and solid, giving off a feeling that it was impenetrable. As the light approached, it was as if a piercing aura was coming right at them. It was as though even if there were thousands of soldiers in front of the person, he could easily destroy all of them.

[Another one is coming!]

They quickly straightened up and looked in that direction, but before they could make out anything, the ray of light had arrived.

The person didn’t seem to have noticed the powerful auras on the peak. Or perhaps he had already detected their presence, but he still directly landed on the ground without caring about it.

With a boom, an air blast spread and brought up the dust.

All of them frowned and activated their Spiritual Powers to cast the dust away. When they looked intently, they were startled.

A towering figure was standing there as his vitality surged around him. His clothes swayed with the wind, revealing his firm chest and bulging muscles. His entire body exuded an indescribable sense of power.

Yang Yuan, who was from Wondrous Mountain, was shocked upon seeing the man.

That was because he could tell that the person was also a Body-tempering Cultivator, and judging from his physique and vitality, the man was no weaker than him.

However, the fluctuations of the man’s Spiritual Power showed that he was only a Seventh-Order Master.

[Another Seventh-Order Master!]

Behind the face mask, Lu Ye’s eyelids twitched.

It was fine that Hua Ci was there. She was a Medical Cultivator whose moves were inscrutable, so it was understandable that the Heavens had chosen her.

But why had Ju Jia also arrived!?

Lu Ye had the urge to take off his face mask and question him.

Ju Jia had lied to him when he said he was only taking a stroll after being sedentary for a long time. It seemed that he had indeed turned into a different person, for he had his own secrets now.

The moment Ju Jia landed on the ground, he could feel many powerful auras around him. At the same time, he detected two familiar auras.

Without a need to look at them, he knew they were Lu Ye and Hua Ci.

He didn’t expect to come across them there, so he was elated. Just as he was ready to smile at Lu Ye, he realised that the man was seated there with his head hung low. It was as if the man didn’t know him.

He then turned to look at Hua Ci, who was standing beside a female cultivator he didn’t know.

At that moment, an idea sprang into his mind as he realised something.

In fact, Ju Jia wasn’t a fool. He was just simple-minded and too lazy to consider things that were too complicated, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t tell how strange the situation was.

Therefore, he soon came to the conclusion that Lu Ye and Hua Ci were pretending that they didn’t know each other, so he must not expose them.

After a brief moment of hesitation, he let out a breath. Two visible streams of air gusted from his nostrils as he said solemnly, “Greetings! I am Ju Jia!”