Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 866, Real Lake Realm

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

Lu Ye and Yi Yi focused on cultivating their powers. Even Amber was absorbing the pure Spiritual Qi.

None of them noticed that a phantom-like figure had entered their room and stood three metres away from them in silence.

The Alarm and Defensive Wards that Lu Ye had built didn’t seem useful at all.

In the entire Blue Flame Mountain Pass, Nian Yuexian was the only one who could sneak into the room without alerting anyone.

Presently, she was studying Lu Ye and feeling how efficient he was at cultivating his power. Considering her eyesight, she naturally could see that something was strange about Lu Ye. Although it was her first time seeing it, she gave it some thought and figured everything out.

Upon that realisation, she was shocked. Despite her knowledge and experience, she had never expected that anyone could cultivate like this.

As she recalled the information she had received about Lu Ye’s upbringing, she finally understood why he could grow his power so quickly.

There was no doubt he was extremely efficient at cultivating his power. An average cultivator who relied on absorbing Spiritual Qi wasn’t comparable to him at all. It already had nothing to do with one’s aptitude.

Now, it seemed that Lu Ye had been doing it for a long time ever since he was still weak.

Undoubtedly, he was bold, and he had to have amazing mastery of the Way of Wards to come up with such an incredible idea and put it into action.

Divine Ocean Realm Masters were usually sedate, but when Nian Yuexian saw Lu Ye’s unique cultivation method, she was still astounded.

She was also astonished by Yi Yi, who was seated beside Lu Ye. The reason she even snuck into this place was that she had detected a strange aura in the bamboo house.

She had seen Lu Ye and his tiger, so she remembered their auras. As such, she was wary of the unfamiliar aura that appeared out of nowhere.

Upon entering the room, she discovered that besides a Tamed Beast, Lu Ye also had a special being with him. She even failed to detect Yi Yi’s presence previously.

After observing them for a moment, she disappeared from the room without leaving any traces behind. It was as though she had never been there.

More and more Golden Amulets were consumed. Seven days later, when the seventh Golden Amulet was about to wear off completely, a gurgling sound was suddenly heard from within Lu Ye. It was so deafening that it was as though a river was surging.

His immense Spiritual Power undulated in his body as air blasts spread in all directions.

He had been feeling a sense of satiety since the day before, and it was even more apparent now. However, instead of feeling any discomfort, he felt that every inch of his flesh was full of Spiritual Power.

In the Spirit Creek Realm, a cultivator had to open up many Spiritual Points. Only when there were enough activated Spiritual Points could a cultivator complete the Cosmic Orbit Circulation and become a Cloud River Realm Master. Once that happened, the Spiritual Power in his body would be like a river with two ends connected as it flowed on infinitely.

Nevertheless, there was a limit to the River of Spiritual Power. A Cloud River Realm Master had to break through the limit and continuously expand the capacity of that River.

Every ascension to the next Minor Realm would help expand the River of Spiritual Power until the river reached every part of the cultivator’s body.

At this point, every part of the cultivator’s body would be filled with Spiritual Power, and there would no longer be any limits. Regardless of how he activated his Spiritual Power, he would get some feedback quickly. He would have much better control over his Spiritual Power than before.

The Spiritual Power within the cultivator’s body was like a lake, which was why it was the Real Lake Realm.

Presently, Lu Ye had moved past the threshold of the Real Lake Realm, so he could be considered a Real Lake Realm Master.

However, his Spiritual Power was still surging, which showed that his Realm wasn’t in a stable state. If he did nothing about it, he might plunge back to Ninth-Order Cloud River Realm, and his efforts in the past few days would go down the drain.

A Real Lake Realm Master cultivated his power differently than in the previous two Realms.

In the last two Realms, be it the Spirit Creek Realm or the Cloud River Realm, one had to focus on increasing the capacity of his Spiritual Power. It was especially true in the Cloud River Realm.

Nevertheless, in the Real Lake Realm, one had to focus on improving the quality of his Spiritual Power.

The Nine Turns corresponded to the nine Minor Realms in the Real Lake Realm.

Only when Lu Ye refined his Spiritual Power to the level of One Turn could he solidify his foundation in the First-Order Real Lake Realm. Now, his power was like a castle in the sky, which was at risk of falling apart at any moment.

He had asked Shui Yuan about how to cultivate in the Real Lake Realm, so he was fully aware of what to do at this critical moment.

To refine his Spiritual Power, he had to rely on the cultivation technique he had purchased from the Vault of Providence when he was a Spirit Creek Realm Master.

Since he became a Cloud River Realm Master, his Spiritual Points were connected to become a Macrocosmic Orbit, and his River of Spiritual Power took shape. There was once when Lu Ye thought he no longer needed the cultivation technique, but following a talk with Shui Yuan, he realised he was wrong.

The cultivation technique was important, and it would stay with the cultivator for the rest of his life. The better the cultivation technique, the more helpful it was with the refinement of the cultivator’s Spiritual Power.

Naturally, Lu Ye’s Great Sun Veluriyam Technique wasn’t bad. It was one of the top cultivation techniques in the Vault of Providence. Although there were more expensive cultivation techniques than the Great Sun Veluriyam Technique at that time, it was the most suitable for him.

He was glad that he didn’t decide against buying the cultivation technique just to save some Contribution Points.

The process of refining his Spiritual Power wasn’t difficult. He just had to activate his Spiritual Power and keep it running according to the training course of his cultivation technique. His Spiritual Power would naturally go through some transformation and become more refined.

Simply put, it was compression. Two portions of Spiritual Power were compressed into one through the cultivation technique. Although the capacity would become smaller, the quality would improve. That was One Turn.

When all of his Spiritual Power reached the level of One Turn, his power in the First-Order Real Lake Realm would stabilise.

To make it to the Second-Order Real Lake Realm, he had to do the same thing by compressing and refining his One-Turn Spiritual Power.

It was the same case for the following Minor Realms. Therefore, as a cultivator progressed, he would require even more Spiritual Power. That was because two portions of Spiritual Power could give a cultivator double improvement initially, but in the Real Lake Realm, he only had one portion left, and when in the Second-Order Real Lake Realm, there was only half the portion.

The need for resources in the Real Lake Realm increased exponentially as one progressed. As such, the cultivator would need an immense amount of resources.

Although it wasn’t difficult to refine one’s power, it was burdensome. That was because one had to repeat the same process over and over.

Moreover, when refining his power, he had to ensure that his Spiritual Power was pure enough. The purer the power, the easier it was to refine it. If there were impurities or Pill Poison, the refinement process would be harder.

As such, a cultivator would usually empty his mind at this point so that his Spiritual Power would be as pure as possible.

Lu Ye had the Tree of Glyphs to burn away Pill Poison, so he didn’t have to worry about such a matter.

As his Spiritual Power surged, he pulled himself together and ran his cultivation technique. He activated his power and ran the training course according to the Great Sun Veluriyam Technique.

Although his Spiritual Power was ample enough to drown the Spiritual Points, which had been opened up when he was in the Spirit Creek Realm, they were still existent. These Spiritual Points were also the foundation on which Lu Ye built Spirit Gathering Funnels.

As his Spiritual Power passed through the Spiritual Points, a great sense of pressure made his Spiritual Power go through some amazing transformation.

More than ten breaths of time later, Lu Ye detected something.

He could feel that there was a different kind of Spiritual Power in his body. It was so insignificant that it was like a strand of grass on the River of Spiritual Power. However, the Spiritual Power was unique and more powerful than other kinds of Spiritual Power.

A gurgling sound was continuously heard coming from his body. The sense of satiety didn’t dissipate because the Golden Amulet was still running, and his Spirit Gathering Funnels were still absorbing the power.

It showed the benefits of Lu Ye’s unique cultivation method. Usually, a cultivator could only focus on one thing in such a situation. He could either refine his Spiritual Power or absorb Spiritual Qi from outside to strengthen his power. There was no way he could do two things simultaneously, for either task would consume a lot of his energy.

On the other hand, Lu Ye could effortlessly do two things at the same time, which saved him a lot of time.

As time passed, more and more of his Spiritual Power reached the level of One Turn until it was clearly enough to replace his own Spiritual Power.

When all of his Spiritual Power was replaced by One-Turn Spiritual Power, he suddenly opened his eyes.

At that moment, the world seemed different. Lu Ye understood that he was the one who had changed, not the world.

It was the same world, but he was no longer the same self. His ascension to the next Realm had brought about a world-changing transformation for himself.

It was the same case when he made it to the Cloud River Realm in the past, and the transformation was much greater in the Real Lake Realm.

Furthermore, he could feel that the horrifying power in his body was significantly greater than before his ascension. If he had to deal with the Golden Corpse King in the Peerless Continent now, he had the confidence to destroy him in three moves.

He was wondering if it was a hallucination, but when he solidified his foundation in the First-Order Real Lake Realm, he felt that his body had also become sturdier.

“Are you a Real Lake Realm Master now, Lu Ye?” Yi Yi asked upon seeing that he opened his eyes. It was quite loud when Lu Ye achieved an ascension, but she wouldn’t dare disturb him before his Realm stabilised.

“Yes, I’m a Real Lake Realm Master now.” Lu Ye clenched his fists. Having worked hard to cultivate his power for years, he finally reached this Realm. Although he still hadn’t achieved his goal of becoming a Divine Ocean Realm Master, he was no longer a cultivator at the bottom of the hierarchy.

“Amber and I will have to work harder, then,” Yi Yi said with determination. To ensure that she and Amber could keep up with Lu Ye, they had never slacked off. Usually, when Lu Ye cultivated his power, they would also do the same.

Lu Ye had his unique cultivation method, and it was the same case for them. While Lu Ye could consume Spirit Pills to increase his heritage, Amber could consume Mutant Cores to shorten the gap between them.

Due to their hard work, the gap between them was short. However, Yi Yi still felt a sense of urgency after Lu Ye made it to the Real Lake Realm.

“Shall we continue the cultivation session, then?” Lu Ye asked. He still had some Golden Amulets. It was rare that they could enjoy such quiet moments, so they naturally couldn’t miss the chance.

“Sure.” Yi Yi nodded and continued cultivating her power.