“Since you’ve returned, can you go there again?” Tang Yi Feng asked.

Lu Ye shook his head. “I don’t have a way now, but I think that since I was sent there once, I’d have a chance to go there again when the right time comes. As such, I’m planning to quickly increase my power in the next few years so that I’ll return to the Crimson Blood Holy Land and lend Eldest Senior Brother a helping hand before Blood Race members strike again.”

He didn’t have to worry about not being able to return. When the time came, he would find a way.

The Heavens had sent him to Blood Refinement Boundary and let him witness everything over there before sending him back to Jiu Zhou. It was apparent what its intention was.

As such, he had to increase his power as quickly as he could and enlist some useful helpers in the next few years. Otherwise, the Crimson Blood Holy Land would be destroyed when Blood Race members struck again.

It was easy for him to increase his power as long as there were sufficient battle points. He now made Explosive Fire Spirit Stones and United as One Ward Nexuses at the same time, so he would get a lot of battle points every day. He would never lack Golden Amulets.

The problem was how he could enlist some helpers. That was one of the reasons he had decided to inform Tang Yi Feng about it. After all, Tang Yi Feng had more connections than he did.

When Lu Ye was done talking about Feng Wujiang, he brought up another matter. “Sect Master, the person who abducted me two years ago was Yu Daiwei, but there’s a mastermind behind her. She calls that person the Lord. At that time, I had no idea who he was, but when I talked about this matter with Eldest Senior Brother in Blood Refinement Boundary, he realised the person’s identity and told me his name was Tai Shan, who used to be one of his most important subordinates.”

“Tai Shan?” Tang Yi Feng was shocked. “Isn’t he supposed to be dead…”

Before he finished his words, he suddenly realised that since Feng Wujiang was still alive, it wasn’t surprising that Tai Shan wasn’t dead.

After pulling himself together, he said, “Tai Shan used to be an important subordinate of your Eldest Senior Brother. Back then, Tai Shan and Nian Yuexian were his most trusted aides. They followed your Eldest Senior Brother to wage war against the enemies and became famous.”

Lu Ye was aware that Nian Yuexian used to work for Feng Wujiang as Shui Yuan had told him about it. Much to his surprise, both of them were important subordinates for Feng Wujiang.

Now, one of them was the Lord of a mysterious organisation while the other could protect an entire Pass on her own. They lived up to their names.

“So, why did he capture you?”

“I guess that following Eldest Senior Brother’s death, Tai Shan has become sick of the endless strife between the two sides, so he wants to create a third great force that will accommodate cultivators who are weary of the war between the two sides just like him. He asked someone to capture me so that I would help him establish that great force. He has an item which is supposed to be a token that will allow him to do that, and it’s said that only I can use the item.”

Lu Ye remembered the token being a stone disc. At that time, he had no idea what the stone disc was for, but he finally figured it out following several conversations with Feng Wujiang in Blood Refinement Boundary.

Tang Yi Feng nodded. “Tai Shan is considered a kind-hearted person, so it’s only natural that he has this plan. In fact, he isn’t the only one in Jiu Zhou who is sick of the strife between the two sides. If he can create a third great force, he’ll garner a lot of support.”

“I believe many people come into contact with him in secret, and they’re controlled by him.”

“What do you mean?”

Lu Ye looked around, appearing to be cautious. Knowing his intention, Tang Yi Feng lifted his head and covered the courtyard with an invisible barrier using his Spiritual Power to prevent anyone from finding out what was going on.

Only then did Lu Ye wave his hand, after which a corpse appeared before Tang Yi Feng.

“Who is this?”

“Two years ago, I took my team to the Foggy Cliff of Mount Mi to carry out a task and came across a Chen Family member there. We were invited to his residence, but the Chen Family members suddenly flared up. We had no choice but to kill them. It turned out that the Chen Family was controlled by Tai Shan. I suspect that they were instructed by Tai Shan to capture me, but they failed their mission. Yu Daiwei showed up after that.”

After the turn of events at the Chen Residence, Lu Ye also went missing. Xiao Xinghe reported the matter to the Ministry of Laws, and they sent a Divine Ocean Realm Master to inspect the scene. Unfortunately, all of the Chen Family cultivators were dead, and the commoners knew nothing about what had happened.

“When I returned this time, Yu Daiwei immediately realised it and wanted to capture me again. Before she showed up, this person had gotten in my way. I exchanged blows with him and tried to subdue him, but he passed away all of a sudden, just like what had happened to those Chen Family cultivators back then. Sect Master, both the Chen Family and this person were controlled by Tai Shan, and they were loyal to him. Once they couldn’t complete their missions, they would choose to end their lives. It shows how eerie Tai Shan’s moves are.”

As Lu Ye spoke, Tang Yi Feng inspected Zhang Song’s corpse but couldn’t find anything useful. He straightened his back and said, “So, you think Tai Shan has control over even more people in secret.”

“That’s for sure, but I don’t know who those people are.”

Only the Chen Family and Zhang Song were exposed so far. Only Tai Shan knew how many people were secretly working for him.

After giving it some thought, Tang Yi Feng said, “It’s indeed worrying that there’s a hidden great force trying to influence the world when Jiu Zhou is already in chaos.”

From what they had gathered, Tai Shan intended to resolve the strife between the two sides. He didn’t plan to bring even more turmoil to Jiu Zhou. However, they still had to be wary of him. Jiu Zhou was already in a chaotic state, so they had to prevent anyone from kicking up a storm. In such a situation, if Tai Shan used his power to make Jiu Zhou even more chaotic, things would get to a point where they could no longer resolve the crisis.

“You don’t have to worry about it. I’ll get to the bottom of the truth.” Tang Yi Feng kept Zhang Song’s corpse.

He then gave Lu Ye some advice before leaving the place.

He had come here to have a look at Lu Ye, but much to his surprise, he learned of some shocking news from him. He couldn’t help but think that Lu Ye had become powerful enough to come into contact with many secrets that were hidden from most people.

After seeing Tang Yi Feng off, Lu Ye returned to his room and continued his work.

Cheng Xiu would bring a lot of Fire Spirit Stones and other materials every three days. Lu Ye could fully focus on crafting the items. Although he couldn’t increase the production of United as One Ward Nexuses just yet, he could craft a lot of Explosive Fire Spirit Stones.

In the past, he would make a thousand Explosive Fire Spirit Stones for the Ministry of Laws every day. But to him, making a thousand Explosive Fire Spirit Stones a day was nothing. He could even make several ten thousand Explosive Fire Spirit Stones a day if he wanted to.

With a large supply of the items, he would get plenty of battle points as well. He no longer cared about how many battle points he had accumulated, for he had earned more battle points than most people could ever get in their lifetimes.

This meant that he could get as many Golden Amulets as he pleased to cultivate his power.

In the history of Jiu Zhou, no one had been as wealthy as he was.

One day, Lu Ye pushed the door open and leapt into the air before heading to the Ministry of Laws.

A moment later, he sat down across from Qian Wudang in the hall. Qian Wudang frowned. “You want to apply for leave?”

Lu Ye had only come here this time to apply for leave.

“Yes, I’ve acquired some insights, so I need to head out for some time,” Lu Ye told him the excuse he had come up with.

Qian Wudang stared fixedly at him. “Since you’ve acquired some insights, you should go on a retreat in your room instead of heading out. It’s dangerous out there.”

“Danger is inevitable throughout a cultivator’s lifetime.” Lu Ye had no intention of wasting time on him. “Just tell me if you’ll agree to it.”

A smile played on Qian Wudang’s lips. “What if I say no?”

Lu Ye put on a dejected expression. “Sir, I’ve been making Explosive Fire Spirit Stones and United as One Ward Nexuses for three months, and I’ve even ascended to the next Minor Realm. You can’t make me do this indefinitely. Even a prisoner can leave the jail once in a while, and I’m not a prisoner.”

He already achieved an ascension a month ago. In the Divine Ocean Realm, it required a massive amount of resources if one wanted to make it to the next Minor Realm. Anyone else couldn’t possibly achieve an ascension so soon. However, during this period, Lu Ye had never stopped using Golden Amulets, and with the help of the incredible Tree of Glyphs, he could increase his power much quicker than an average cultivator.

What was more, he had been ceaselessly crafting the items as well.

One had to know that be it Explosive Fire Spirit Stones or United as One Ward Nexuses, he needed to use his Spiritual Power to make them.

In other words, he had achieved an ascension while cultivating his power to increase his heritage and using his Spiritual Power to craft the items at the same time.

If he had fully focused on cultivating his power, he would’ve achieved an ascension sooner.

Qian Wudang straightened his face and said solemnly, “United as One Ward Nexuses are immensely useful in the current situation, and they’ll continue to be important in the future. Only you can mass-produce these items, so your safety has to be prioritised…”

“Sir, I’m no longer a child. I’m a Second-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master!”

“I wouldn’t have to worry if it was someone else. But since the person is you, I have to consider these things.” Although Pang Zhen had ordered during the conference that no Divine Ocean Realm Masters present should reveal the fact that Lu Ye could make United as One Ward Nexuses, they still had to be careful.

“Why don’t you ask someone to secretly protect me?” Lu Ye suggested. Naturally, he knew this wasn’t going to happen.

As expected, Qian Wudang snorted. “Considering the situation now, we don’t have anyone who can protect you.”

“What should I do, then?” Lu Ye looked longingly at him.

“Just stay in Grand Sky City.” Qian Wudang tapped on the desk. “You mustn’t go anywhere.”

Lu Ye rose to his feet and turned around to leave.

Qian Wudang threatened him from behind, saying, “If you dare leave, I’ll ask someone to break your legs!”

Certainly, Lu Ye directly ignored him. After leaving the Ministry of Laws, he flew into the sky.

When Qian Wudang felt Lu Ye’s aura getting further away, he couldn’t help but sigh. He knew he couldn’t stop Lu Ye, but as his leader, he had to make his stance clear. There was nothing he could do when his subordinate refused to obey his order.

It wasn’t like he could go and forcibly bring him back. Just like what Lu Ye had said, he was a Second-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master, not a child.

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