Chapter 984, We Are Here

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

The members of Team A5 had been waiting outside the Ministry of Laws’ main hall. When they saw Zhou Kui, they hurriedly approached him.

“What did the Commander say, Team Leader?”

“What’s the punishment for Lu Yi Ye?”

“He’ll be whipped for sure. Getting struck by the Reverse Dragon Spine feels terrible.”

While they were speaking, only the Spell Cultivator could tell that something was amiss through Zhou Kui’s expression. He frowned and asked, “Did the Commander not stand up for you, Team Leader?”

Zhou Kui shook his head. “It wasn’t him.”

“What?”

“Lu Yi Ye has been drinking tea here for an hour. He wasn’t the one who attacked me,” Zhou Kui said.

All of them were shocked. “Who else could it be if it wasn’t him?”

Zhou Kui shook his head. He was eager to find out who the person was as well.

While they were conversing, Lu Ye calmly stepped out of the Ministry of Laws with a box of tea leaves in his hand.

The members of Team A5 turned to look at him.

When Lu Ye walked past them, he stopped in his tracks and said, “Don’t forget to take your team leader to the medical centre later. You know what it feels like to be struck by the Reverse Dragon Spine.” He tutted and walked away.

All of them were puzzled. The Spell Cultivator realised something and said, “Team Leader, he meant…”

Zhou Kui put on a helpless smile. “The Commander said I wrongly accused a colleague of wrongdoing, so he deducted one month of my salary and demanded that I get whipped ten times.”

All of them felt their eyelids twitching upon hearing that. It was apparent that they recalled the experience of getting whipped several days ago.

Zhou Kui had just recovered when he was about to be whipped again. It was unbelievable that he would be punished again so soon.

Lu Ye didn’t return to his residence. After walking across a certain distance, he activated his Spiritual Power to shoot into the sky and flew into the distance.

He wanted to find out how close the connection was between his main body and the Soul Clone.

Just now, his Soul Clone was in the Ministry of Laws while his main body went to attack Zhou Kui. Even though there was a distance of 200 kilometres between them, the main body could feel everything that was going on with the Soul Clone. There wasn’t a lack of coordination.

Since it was fine for them to be separated by 200 kilometres, what about 500 or 1,000 kilometres? How far would the Soul Clone have to go before the connection with the main body was cut off?

Lu Ye had no idea, but he could give it a try. He continued to fly forward at full speed.

Soon enough, he realised another problem. The Soul Clone’s Spiritual Power was continuously consumed. Once the Soul Clone ran out of Spiritual Power, it couldn’t be sustained any longer.

Could the Soul Clone’s Spiritual Power be replenished?

He didn’t think about it previously, so he only gave the Soul Clone the Inviolable Saber but not any Spirit Pills or Spirit Stones.

It wasn’t a big deal, though. He went to the nearest Divine Trade Association and made use of the Divine Opportunity Column to purchase some Spirit Pills using Contribution points.

When he arrived at a place that was void of people, the Tree of Glyphs’ power was activated as a thought flashed across his mind. An invisible root extended from his palm and penetrated a Spirit Pill before absorbing all of its Spiritual Power in a short time.

He could feel that the Soul Clone’s Spiritual Power had slightly been replenished. This proved that the Soul Clone’s Spiritual Power could be restored.

It shouldn’t be surprising, though. The Soul Clone’s foundation was a combination of Spectral Image and Twin Lotus Flowers. Also, there was a Tree of Glyphs’ root inside the Soul Clone. In that case, he could activate the Tree of Glyphs’ power and replenish the Spiritual Power.

Lu Ye was exultant. That way, he could indefinitely sustain the Soul Clone as long as he wanted to. The Soul Clone could even contend with other people. As for how powerful the Soul Clone was compared with the main body, it had to be verified.

He wasn’t in a hurry to do that, though. First, he had to find out how far apart the two figures could stay.

While flying, he tried to activate all sorts of Glyphs and discovered that he could easily use them without feeling sluggish.

It seemed that the Soul Clone had all the capabilities of the main body. Even Divine Ocean Realm Masters couldn’t tell it was a Soul Clone. Hence, a Soul Clone like this was beyond what the Jiu Zhou cultivators could comprehend.

[500 kilometres, 1,000 kilometres, 2,000 kilometres…]

Lu Ye kept on flying without stopping. Whenever he felt he was running out of Spiritual Power, he would absorb power from Spirit Pills.

Still, the main body and the Soul Clone were closely connected.

The experiment could be stopped. Lu Ye had a feeling that as long as the main body and the Soul Clone were in the same world, the connection between them wouldn’t be cut off regardless of the distance.

As for what would happen if the two bodies were in different worlds, he wasn’t sure.

He had a feeling that if they were in different worlds, the connection between them would be severed. It was a wonder if he could still sustain the Soul Clone when that happened.

Anyway, it wasn’t like he could give it a try. The Soul Clone then returned to Grand Sky City.

Meanwhile, the main body was making Explosive Fire Spirit Stones. He had passed a month’s worth of Explosive Fire Spirit Stones to Cheng Xiu several days ago. Since he had some time now, he had to get prepared for the next batch. He didn’t want to wait until the last minute.

Moreover, he might need to use the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones in the future, so he had to make more.

While he was busy, he heard the sounds of clothes flapping in the air. Some people had landed in the courtyard. Following that, a familiar voice was heard saying, “We are here, Little Junior Brother!”

Lu Ye was startled for a moment before coming to his senses. He hurriedly got to his feet and pushed the door open. There were three people, two men and one woman, in the courtyard.

The person at the head was a handsome, white-haired man. His fitting white clothes embroidered with red cloud print made him look marvellous. There was a big bottle gourd at his waist. Rarely anyone in Jiu Zhou was as good-looking and unfettered as he was. This man was none other than Li Baxian.

On his left was Feng Yuechan who kept looking around. On his right was a towering Ju Jia. He was so burly that he looked like a beast.

When they heard the door being opened, they turned around at the same time.

As their eyes met, Lu Ye called out in surprise, “Fourth Senior Brother!”

The door of the adjacent room was opened as well. Xiao Xinghe stepped out of it. Following that, Yi Yi and Amber also showed up upon hearing the noise.

“Senior Sister Feng!” Yi Yi exclaimed joyfully and threw herself at Feng Yuechan. The two of them had spent a long time together on the Cloud River Battlefield, so they were familiar with each other. Yi Yi missed the woman very much as it had been months since they last met.

The next instant, Amber also ran towards Ju Jia, who picked the tiger up and rubbed it. Amber closed its eyes, feeling comfortable.

Other than Lu Ye and Yi Yi, the tiger was closest to Ju Jia.

“Third Senior Brother!” Li Baxian glanced at Xiao Xinghe and saluted him solemnly.

Xiao Xinghe nodded slightly and sized up Li Baxian. “Are you a Real Lake Realm Master now?”

“Yes,” Li Baxian replied.

After he ascended to the Real Lake Realm, he left the Cloud River Battlefield and arrived at Grand Sky City.

“You have to work harder to cultivate your power, then. Little Junior Brother is very much ahead of us now.”

“What’s Little Junior Brother’s cultivation now?” Li Baxian asked. Feng Yuechan was curious as well.

Lu Ye slightly activated his power.

Li Baxian was dumbfounded. “How do you cultivate your power?”

It had only been months since they last met, but Lu Ye was already a Fifth-Order Real Lake Realm Master. The speed he could increase his power was horrifying.

On the Cloud River Battlefield back then, he already discovered that Lu Ye could increase his power rapidly, so he had worked very hard to keep pace with him. Now, it seemed that even though his speed of increasing his power was quick, it wasn’t comparable to that of Lu Ye.

Feng Yuechan was amazed as well. “You’re incredible, Junior Brother Lu.”

Even though she came from a Tier-Two Sect and had seen many brilliant cultivators, they paled in comparison with Lu Ye.

“I’ve acquired a lot of battle points recently, so I could increase my power quicker,” Lu Ye said and looked behind them.

Knowing what was on his mind, Feng Yuechan chuckled. “Are you looking for Junior Sister Hua Ci? She’s still on the Cloud River Battlefield.”

Although Lu Ye had already expected it, he was still disappointed.

That was what happened on the Spirit Creek Battlefield back then. Hua Ci was capable of achieving an ascension, but she suppressed her cultivation and stayed in Myriad Poison Forest. It wasn’t until the forest was almost gone that she calmly ascended to the Cloud River Realm and went to the Cloud River Battlefield.

That also seemed to be the case now. Since there was Five Poisons Pond on the Cloud River Battlefield, she naturally had to make good use of it.

The way she cultivated her power was different from that of an average cultivator. She didn’t need World Spiritual Qi. Even Amulets were meaningless to her. Unique environments such as Myriad Poison Forest and Five Poisons Pond were most beneficial to her.

Although she had suppressed her cultivation, she could rapidly increase her power once she left the Cloud River Battlefield.

Feng Yuechan went on to say, “Junior Sister Hua Ci told me to pass on her word to you. Work hard to cultivate your power and protect yourself.”

Lu Ye felt his eyelids twitching. “It’s none of her business.”

Feng Yuechan chuckled with her mouth covered.

They then sat down around the stone table in the courtyard.

“Have you visited the Sect Master?” Xiao Xinghe asked.

Li Baxian nodded. “We just came from Old Man’s residence. That’s how we found out Little Junior Brother lives here.” He turned to look at Lu Ye. “The Sect Master told us to join your team. He said you’re now a team leader of the Law Enforcement Hall, and you lack three members in your team.”

“The three spots are reserved for all of you.”

“That’s thoughtful of you, Little Junior Brother. Thanks.” Li Baxian guffawed.

When he was on his way here, he was wondering which Pass he would be sent to once he joined the Zhou Watch. Upon seeing the Sect Master, he discovered that Lu Ye already had an arrangement for them. He was relieved in an instant.

Lu Ye then asked about the Ameliorate Arcane Glade. He learned that some of the Crimson Blood Sect’s disciples had ascended to the Cloud River Realm and gone to the Cloud River Battlefield. Now, they cultivated their powers in Ameliorate Arcane Glade.

Most of the Sect’s disciples were in the Spirit Creek Realm. Since some had become Cloud River Realm Masters, there would be more people who could do the same. That was how any Sect flourished.

It was only a matter of time before the Crimson Blood Sect would restore its former glory.

Lu Ye had built the Ameliorate Arcane Glade. Since the place was protected by a pack of wolves, he didn’t have to worry about its safety. The disciples could safely cultivate their powers on the Cloud River Battlefield. When they became more powerful, they could better protect themselves when venturing outside the Arcane Glade.

He was on his own on the Cloud River Battlefield back then, so he understood how difficult it was. Since he had gone through such hardship, he didn’t want the Juniors to walk down the same path.

“Have you been to the Ministry of Recruitment, Fourth Senior Brother?” Lu Ye asked.

Li Baxian shook his head. “We went to see Old Man as soon as we arrived. We came here after that. We haven’t had time to report for duty at the Ministry of Recruitment.”

“Let’s go, then.” Lu Ye rose to his feet. After sending them to the Ministry of Recruitment, he had to go to the Ministry of Laws and inform Qian Wudang that the team members he had been waiting for had arrived.

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