Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 856, Water Mutant Causing Trouble

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

With the blessings of Soar and Windwalk, Lu Ye fully activated his power and headed to the source of the flood at full speed. Soon enough, he saw the source in the distance.

That was a river, but there was a gap in the embankment that allowed water to gush through it.

Lu Ye reached the gap and retracted his fiery wings. After a brief look, he immediately fished out some Ward Flags.

The gap was wide, and the current was violent. He wouldn’t be able to stop it with his power. If he wanted to close the gap, he had to rely on a Ward.

It wasn’t difficult for him. He had all sorts of Ward Flags in his Storage Sphere.

As he activated his Spiritual Power, he cast the Ward Flags at the gap and they struck several spots like nails. The Ward Flags resonated with each other and formed an embryonic Ward.

His Spiritual Power continued to fill up the Ward. In the middle of the Ward, a core Glyph was coming into shape. It was the Protection Glyph.

With Protection as the core of the Ward, a sturdy Defensive Ward could be built. It would be good enough to stop water from gushing through the embankment.

However, the Ward couldn’t keep running for a long time in such an environment. That was because Lu Ye had built the Ward in mid-air, so it took his Spiritual Power to run the Ward. If he retracted his power, the Ward would fall apart in a short time.

It was unless he could find a suitable spot to place some Spirit Stones, which could replace his power. Nevertheless, where could he even place some Spirit Stones when he had built the Ward in mid-air?

That wasn’t a big problem, though. He just needed some time. Even if no one from Clear Spring Sect was coming over to assist him, he could still devise a way to seal the gap and stop the flood.

Everything was going smoothly, but just as the Protection Glyph was about to be completed, something that looked like a long whip appeared from the violent river and reached for Lu Ye.

The waves were turbulent. Even though Lu Ye had a powerful soul, he didn’t detect anyone’s presence until the other party struck.

Faced with such an attack, Lu Ye didn’t immediately try to ward it off or dodge it. Instead, he madly infused his power into the newly formed Ward.

The next moment, he felt the whip tightening around his waist.

When Yi Yi arrived while riding Amber and saw Lu Ye getting pulled into the river, she exclaimed, “Lu Ye!”

Amber hastened its pace, but when they reached the place where Lu Ye had disappeared, the man was nowhere to be found. All they could see were violent waves.

The tiger growled while Yi Yi plunged into the river to look for Lu Ye.

The situation beneath the water was complicated. She had dived into the river only seconds after Lu Ye, but she couldn’t see the man at all, which was why she was anxious.

Just then, she felt an intense Spiritual Power coming from somewhere. She turned to look in that direction and saw a red light.

[That’s Lu Ye’s Saber Light!] An elated Yi Yi quickly swam forward in that direction.

Before she even reached Lu Ye, she realised that he was contending with something. The aura exuding from the other party showed that it was a Mutant, not a Human.

It suddenly dawned on her that the flood wasn’t a natural disaster. Instead, it was caused by a Mutant.

There were many Mutants in Jiu Zhou. Some of them had sentience and understood Human nature, so they knew it was difficult to deal with cultivators. As such, they wouldn’t dare cause trouble lest they are targeted by cultivators.

However, some Mutants were different. They only had a bit of sentience, so they still had some primitive instincts. Naturally, they were not afraid of cultivators.

That was why in every Sect’s territory, there would be cultivators patrolling around to prevent some pretty powerful Mutants from causing trouble.

The one over there was apparently a Water Mutant. It destroyed a part of the embankment and caused the flood.

Lu Ye came to close the gap and was targeted by the Water Mutant.

Yi Yi was apprehensive. That was because it was hard to tell if a Mutant with little to no sentience was powerful or not. Some were mighty while some were weak. If it was a powerful Mutant, Lu Ye might not be a match for the other party under the water.

While she was in her thoughts, she saw the fiery light retracting. The next moment, Lu Ye could vaguely be seen swimming up.

An ecstatic Yi Yi knew that Lu Ye had destroyed the Mutant, so she ran after him.

When she was out of the water, she saw Lu Ye hovering in mid-air with a Mutant that looked like a monkey in his hand. Unlike an ordinary monkey, the Mutant had smooth fur and a long tail. Its fangs made the Mutant look hideous as well.

Anyway, the Mutant was already dead. There was a deep cut in its body as its blood streamed down its fur.

Lu Ye tossed the Mutant at Amber. A Champion-class Mutant had a Mutant Core.

The Mutant which looked like a monkey was fairly powerful. Any other Ninth-Order Cloud River Realm Master couldn’t have easily destroyed the Mutant. More time would’ve been needed. Also, when a cultivator was underwater, his power would weaken significantly.

As Lu Ye recalled the battle, he realised he couldn’t fully activate his power earlier.

It seemed that he had to accumulate enough battle points to purchase a particular treasure in the Hall of Battle Points. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to fully activate his power if he fell into the same situation again. Fortunately, his opponent was weak this time. If he came across a mighty opponent, he would suffer a setback.

After the thought turned over in his mind, he rushed to the Ward he had built.

Before he was pulled into the river earlier, he had hurriedly infused some power into the Ward to keep it running for a short while. However, it could only last for a short time. If he wasn’t there to keep the Ward running, it would fall apart, and all his effort would go down the drain.

With Lu Ye infusing more power into the Ward, it finally stabilised.

As long as he could stop the flood from its source, the situation would be under control. Although some commoners had suffered losses, there wouldn’t be more problems. At the very least, the city Lu Ye had seen earlier wouldn’t be submerged in water.

About an hour later, a ray of light was approaching him from a distance. His powerful aura showed that he was a Real Lake Realm Master.

He must be a cultivator from Clear Spring Sect who came over to look into the matter upon receiving a message from other disciples.

When he saw what was happening from afar, he was shocked and doubtful. Upon his arrival, he took a closer look and said in amazement, “A Ward formed in mid-air!”

What was even more astonishing for him was that Lu Ye’s aura showed that he was only a Ninth-Order Cloud River Realm Master. He wasn’t even a Real Lake Realm Master yet.

It was inconceivable that a cultivator like him had such mastery of the Way of Wards.

The cultivator from Clear Spring Sect could see that the Ward had turned into a barrier to stop the flood, but the cause of the problem wasn’t solved. They had to come up with a way to seal the gap in the embankment.

“Greetings, Junior Brother. I’m Yuan Chou from Clear Spring Sect. Thanks for helping out. Which Sect are you from?”

Considering his age and cultivation, there was no problem with him calling Lu Ye ‘Junior Brother’.

He asked the question because he felt that Lu Ye must be from one of the top Sects. Otherwise, he couldn’t be so well-versed in the Way of Wards at such a young age.

“I’m Lu Ye from Crimson Blood Sect.”

“Crimson Blood Sect!” Yuan Chou arched his brow in surprise. “I see. You’re Junior Brother Lu.”

Seeing that the other party was about to say something, Lu Ye interjected, “Senior Brother Yuan, please come up with a way to seal the gap at once.”

Only then did Yuan Chou come to his senses and say apologetically, “Give me a second.”

Upon finishing his words, he shot into the distance. When he returned, he fished out a lot of rocks and dropped them into the water.

After several times, the situation was finally under control.

When he returned for the last time, Lu Ye was nowhere to be found. He lifted his gaze and saw a ray of light disappearing into the distance.

“Crimson Blood Sect has such a brilliant disciple!” Yuan Chou muttered meditatively. He had heard that after Lu Ye joined the Crimson Blood Sect back then, the Sect was spared the fate of getting excluded from the Heavens’ evaluation. It was also when he learned of Lu Ye’s name, but to a Real Lake Realm Master like him, Lu Ye still wasn’t important enough at that time.

In just several years, Lu Ye had become a Ninth-Order Cloud River Realm Master and was about to ascend to the Real Lake Realm. Besides that, he was also well-versed in the Way of Wards. Naturally, Yuan Chou was envious.

He lamented that such a brilliant cultivator didn’t belong to his Sect.

Soon enough, several figures approached him and landed in front of him before cupping their fists. Some called him ‘Martial Uncle’ while some called him ‘Senior Brother’. Apparently, they were cultivators from the Clear Spring Sect. They had rushed over upon hearing the news.

Besides Lu Ye, they also understood that if they wanted to stop the flood, they had to deal with the problem at its source. Since Yuan Chou was the most powerful among them, he was the first to arrive.

“Who built this Ward, Senior Brother?” a man who seemed to be around Yuan Chou’s age asked in surprise. As far as he was concerned, Yuan Chou knew nothing about the Way of Wards. Only an expert in the Way of Wards could build a Ward in mid-air, and Yuan Chou was apparently not one.

“It was built by Lu Ye from Crimson Blood Sect. He’s helped us a lot,” Yuan Chou replied. “This Ward can’t be sustained for long. Let’s seal the gap first.”

Although he had temporarily stopped the river from gushing through the embankment with rocks, there were some gaps in the rocks, after all. As such, they had to fully repair the embankment.

They quickly got to work and soon solved the problem. At the same time, the Ward left behind by Lu Ye came apart.

“Look, Senior Brother.” The cultivator who had spoken earlier picked up a carcass and approached Yuan Chou.

Upon closer look, Yuan Chou recognised that it was a Champion-class Water Mutant. It was killed not long ago, and even its Mutant Core was taken away.

“Did this Water Mutant cause the flood?” Yuan Chou finally realised why there was suddenly a problem with the embankment. Every day, cultivators from Clear Spring Sect would patrol around the territory. They were especially careful with examining the embankment as they were worried any damage to it would affect the commoners. Hence, the flood shouldn’t even have happened in the first place.

It wasn’t until Yuan Chou saw the Water Mutant that he figured out what had happened.