Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 784, Even if the Sky Falls, He Can Prop It Up

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

The turbid Sun hung high in the sky, radiating a dim light and making it feel like the end of the world.

On a barren hilltop in the wilderness, Lu Ye grabbed the hilt of his saber and stood there with a frown. No one else was in sight, and his Battlefield Imprint wasn’t reactive, making it impossible for him to contact Hua Ci and Ju Jia.

Certainly, he could detect things that Ying Wuji could, and they came to the same conclusion. This place wasn’t in Jiu Zhou!

In the past, be it Myriad Beast Domain or Soaring Dragon Boundary, they were located in Jiu Zhou, so when the cultivators entered these Hidden Realms, they could relive a certain period of history. Moreover, under the Heavens’ arrangements, they would get an identity that could help them fit in a particular world.

For example, Lu Ye used to be the Young Sect Master of Myriad Beasts Sect and the Sixth Young Master of Tyrant Blade Manor.

However, this time, he didn’t get any identity, nor did he know anything about this world. The only things that he knew and the others didn’t were the world’s name and the purpose of this trip.

That was because when the teleportation started, a message exploded in his heart. ‘Save the broken Peerless Continent!’

It was supposed to be an instruction from the Heavens. Lu Ye wasn’t certain if he was the only one who got this instruction or if everyone had received the same message. Despite its brevity, the instruction contained a lot of information.

At the very least, Lu Ye knew that this world named the Peerless Continent was in a dilapidated state. Could such a big world be broken? How were they supposed to save it?

He recalled his experiences in Hidden Realms with their own worlds, and his task was always about saving them. It was the case in Myriad Beast Domain and Soaring Dragon Boundary, and it wasn’t so different in the Peerless Continent.

Compared with the other worlds, the Peerless Continent indeed looked like it was dying.

He then recalled the four sealed Divine Opportunity Columns he had acquired and formed some speculation.

There must be a reason that someone from the Divine Trade Association was waiting for him there to pass him the four Divine Opportunity Columns. They must be the key to saving this world. Moreover, if this place wasn’t in Jiu Zhou, it would be difficult for them to go back.

The Divine Opportunity Columns were the only hope for people like them who were sent to this place.

Nevertheless, it was a problem as to where to place the Divine Opportunity Columns. They couldn’t be placed anywhere. There must be some rules.

He had a better idea now. Presently, his most important task was to familiarise himself with this place and find out the basic information. Then, he should find suitable locations to put these four Divine Opportunity Columns.

Since he had to get some information, he had to look for the cultivators in this world. At the same time, he had to find out the whereabouts of Hua Ci and Ju Jia.

He didn’t have to worry about Ju Jia’s safety for now. The Heavens had selected Cloud River Realm Masters like them and sent them to this place. Naturally, only Cloud River Realm Masters could solve this world’s problem.

In other words, this world probably didn’t have beings above the Cloud River Realm, just like Soaring Dragon Boundary. Given Ju Jia’s capabilities, he would surely be safe.

Due to the Blood Boundary’s attachment, the heritage of the Soaring Dragon Boundary was continuously lost. Therefore, the cultivators gradually weakened over the generations.

Since the Peerless Continent was broken, its heritage would continuously weaken as well. Perhaps there were stronger cultivators in this world in the past, but they were long gone.

However, Hua Ci was only a Medical Cultivator, after all. Even though her skills in using poison were incredible, Lu Ye would only be at ease by finding her sooner.

After making a decision, he shot into the sky and flew forward in a random direction. Not long after he departed, he felt something and turned to look in a different direction.

He could faintly feel the fluctuations of Spiritual Powers coming from there. It seemed that some people were in a fight. He immediately turned around and charged forward in that direction.

After flying forward for 30 kilometres, he saw a battered figure running for his life from a distance, and the person was followed by countless figures.

The attackers looked like a mess as they ran after the person. Moreover, they exuded ominous auras. As those auras gathered, they looked like a yellow cloud from a distance.

Lu Ye instantly recognised that the person who was running away was Ying Wuji. He frowned and wondered what this guy had done that caused so many people to hunt him down.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Ye would’ve ignored him. Nonetheless, the situation in the Peerless Continent was unclear. Ying Wuji and the others had come together following the Heavens’ instructions. It seemed that the Heavens wanted them to work together.

In that case, Lu Ye couldn’t just ignore him. At any rate, Ying Wuji could be considered his teammate in this unknown world.

As soon as that thought turned over in Lu Ye’s mind, Ying Wuji discovered him. Elated, he shouted, “Save me, Lu Yi Ye!”

He became at ease in an instant. Initially, he thought that he would be doomed. Much to his surprise, he came across Lu Ye in this place.

If there was only one person who could save his life in this situation, that person must be Lu Ye.

[It seems that the Heavens don’t want my life to end yet.]

Not long after the thought turned over in his mind, Ying Wuji became anxious again because he wasn’t sure if Lu Ye would lend him a hand. Both of them were from opposing sides, and there were some feuds between them. It was only natural that Lu Ye might steer clear of it.

He could only hope that Lu Ye would be magnanimous enough to save his life.

While Ying Wuji was apprehensive, Lu Ye was rapidly approaching him. As the distance shortened, he furrowed his brows.

He initially thought that Ying Wuji was hunted down by the cultivators in this world. But now, it seemed like many rotten corpses were running after him instead.

The yellow cloud he saw was formed from the Corpse Qi exuding from these corpses.

[What are these?]

When Ying Wuji first saw these corpses coming back to life, he was scared out of his wits. Although Lu Ye wasn’t frightened, he felt his chest tightening.

He had never seen something as strange as this. He looked at the approaching Ying Wuji and asked, “What are these?”

Ying Wuji looked like he was about to spit blood. With a dejected expression, he replied, “I don’t know. I’ve never offended them!”

He was sent to a burial site, and not long after he came to his senses, these corpses came back to life and attacked him, after which he started running for his life.

Lu Ye pulled himself together and charged towards Ying Wuji.

He had a feeling that these strange beings were the source of this world’s crisis. Since he had bumped into them, he had to collect some information.

At the very least, he had to find out if these strange beings were dead or alive and how powerful they were.

“Hey!”

They soon brushed past each other, and it was too late for Ying Wuji to stop him. He turned around and saw Lu Ye clashing with the group of corpses. His Spiritual Power swirled around him, and his red Spiritual Power made him look like he was burning. He was even brighter than the Sun in the sky.

“The Corpse Qi is poisonous. Moreover, they seem able to combine their powers!” Since Ying Wuji was unable to stop him, he could only give him some heads-up.

If they were in Jiu Zhou, he would’ve hoped for Lu Ye to get killed sooner. However, in such a bizarre place, Lu Ye was the only person he knew, so he didn’t want the man to die there.

In comparison, he would rather face Lu Ye than these strange beings. At the very least, he knew who Lu Ye was.

The Corpse Qi was indeed poisonous. Lu Ye discovered it as soon as he clashed with the group of corpses because the Tree of Glyphs had reacted.

He quickly activated his Spiritual Power to shield himself from the invasion of the poison.

The Inviolable Saber was aflame as he slashed at the corpses and destroyed them.

The air was filled with a pungent odour. The moment the corpses were destroyed, their pus and carrion also scattered everywhere. The mentally weak would’ve freaked out, unable to fight such strange creatures.

Lu Ye soon understood what Ying Wuji meant when he said these corpses could combine their powers.

The auras exuding from these corpses were not powerful. Moreover, judging from their clothing styles, some of them were apparently commoners instead of cultivators. Nevertheless, they could still exhibit immense force, which was odd.

Their flesh was decayed. It was as if their flesh would fall off their bodies as they walked around, but in fact, their physiques were robust.

The problem was with the Corpse Qi that engulfed them. The Corpse Qi came together and allowed every corpse to draw power from the other corpses.

Therefore, even the corpses that didn’t look like cultivators when they were alive could easily deal a heavy blow.

The existence of the Corpse Qi allowed them to combine their powers. Not only was the Corpse Qi poisonous, but it could also form a protective layer around their bodies.

It was no wonder Ying Wuji was defeated and had to run away from these beings. He was a Ghost Cultivator, so he relatively wasn’t good at fighting his enemies head-on.

That said, he was a Ninth-Order Master. Considering his 16th spot in the Fight for Supremacy, he was only weaker than a small number of Ninth-Order Masters when it came to contending with their opponents head-on.

If not for the fact that the group of corpses were powerful, he wouldn’t have run for his life.

While Lu Ye was slaughtering the corpses, causing their limbs to fly away, Ying Wuji, who had activated his Secret Technique to conceal his presence and curb his aura, watched in amazement.

He couldn’t help but think that Lu Ye was ridiculously powerful.

The group of corpses that Ying Wuji was powerless against were not fragile in front of Lu Ye, but he could easily deal with them. As he wandered among the corpses, he was like a tiger that had barged into a flock of sheep.

It had to be said that Lu Ye was a formidable opponent if one was his enemy.

However, if he was a friend, he could give his companions a great sense of safety. It was as though as long as he was around, even if the sky fell, he could prop it up.

Ying Wuji felt bitter deep within, thinking why such a person was on the Grand Sky Coalition’s side instead of Thousand Demon Ridge’s.

Why did people of his generation have to fight someone like Lu Ye?

With Lu Ye in their generation, the other geniuses would become insignificant regardless of how talented they were.

He couldn’t help but think that the Heavens were unfair.