Sage of Humanity

What reassured Lu Ye was that after revealing himself, he hadn't encountered any attack. He slightly concealed his own aura and then ran toward the more crowded areas, looking hurried.

The plan had, at this point, mostly succeeded.

Now, he didn't need to deliberately hide his tracks. With hundreds of people stationed, including members from the sect headquarters, those attached from outside the sect, and some independent cultivators, it was impossible for everyone to recognize each other. Thus, even if someone spotted him, it wouldn't matter much unless they recognized Lu Ye and could identify him on sight.

Moreover, it was nighttime, which made it even more convenient to act.

As he ran, Lu Ye slightly bowed his head, his hair in front of his forehead falling over, covering most of his face. He quickly arrived where the cultivators from Fenghua Courtyard were gathered.

Since their own station was under attack, they gathered in groups of three to five. Although there was no fear of the defensive array being breached, it was still necessary to maintain vigilance and precautions.

When Lu Ye rushed over from behind the station, he indeed attracted quite a bit of attention, but most only glanced at him before losing interest. After all, no one could imagine that someone could infiltrate undetected while the protective array was intact.

The few who gave Lu Ye a second look only thought he looked somewhat unfamiliar, and did not think too much about it. In the big sects' stations, it was common to see unfamiliar faces, whether they were from other sects who had come to affiliate, or recent independent cultivators attaching themselves. Cultivators often secluded themselves in cultivation or went out, and no one dared claim they recognized everyone in the station.

Outside the array, Gu Canyang watched Lu Ye merge with the crowd and couldn't help but twitch his eye.

He secretly admonished himself that it appeared necessary to arrange some simple formations within the station to prevent enemies from sneaking in undetected in the future. It wasn't necessary to set up complex arrays, just some simple alerting formations, so that even if someone managed to infiltrate like Lu Ye, their tracks would be revealed.

While he was lost in these thoughts, Lu Ye had already approached within fifteen feet of Moon Charm.

He had spotted this woman from his hiding spot before breaking into the array, and from the information provided by Gu Canyang, he knew she was the Governor of Fenghua Courtyard. The woman wore a close-fitting gown that accentuated her graceful figure.

This was a magic cultivator!

When Lu Ye's cultivation was very low, what he hated the most were magic cultivators. Luo Ji and Dong Shuye, those two fellows, had caused him significant psychological trauma.

However, as his cultivation grew, he gradually grew fond of combatting magic cultivators. With the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes enhancing him, his speed was sufficient to quickly close the distance with opposing magic cultivators, and he could easily dodge their casts. If he couldn't dodge, he had the Defense Spirit Runes to block them.

Once such a combat cultivator like him got close, the fate of magic cultivators was generally quite miserable.

One could say that magic cultivators of the same level usually couldn't make much of a splash in front of him, even if their cultivation was one or two levels higher.

Moon Charm's cultivation was undoubtedly at Spirit Stream Level 9, and she was close to advancing to the next level.

Originally, her plan was to hand over her position as governor to Choo Qing upon her return and select a deputy governor from within the sect.

Unfortunately, Choo Qing had died in Xianyuan City, and the previously designated deputy governor candidate had also died, leading to the position remaining vacant for over a month now at Fenghua Courtyard, with her handling everything alone.

It was said that the elders of the sect bickered daily over this position, each of them wanting their disciple to take the role. After all, becoming a deputy governor had many benefits - not only was the monthly salary increased, but it also made gaining merits easier, and with Moon Charm about to step down, whoever got the position could soon be promoted.

After this incident, it was urgent for the sect to decide on a candidate for deputy governor. Moon Charm was planning this in her mind, determined not to let this drag on any longer.

As she thought this, a sharp foreboding struck her heart, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a figure rapidly approaching her.

She quickly turned her head to see that a young man with his head bowed was already within ten feet of her.

Moon Charm was instantly terrified. She had never seen this young man before!

As the Governor of Fenghua Courtyard, she could recognize and even name all the several hundred individuals within the station, whether they were from the headquarters, from outside the sect, or independent cultivators attached to them.

It could be said that in the entire Fenghua Courtyard, only she and the late Choo Qing knew everyone, as cultivators, whether from outside or attached independents, had to go through them to enter the station.

Though the young man had his head lowered, Moon Charm could still glimpse his general features.

Thus, she was sure she had never seen this young man before, and he had not appeared in the sect headquarters before that day.

With this sudden anomaly in mind, Moon Charm immediately raised her hand to the side and pointed, and with a flick, spirit light erupted, casting a magic spell towards the newcomer.

Moon Charm's strength was rather impressive; the ease with which she instantly invoked this spell showcased her prowess. Such a spell wouldn't be very powerful, but it was enough to repel most cultivators at Level 8.

However, when the magic and spells were activated, Moon Charm not only failed to feel any sense of safety but felt even more horrified because the moment she raised her hand, the figure of the young man had already turned into an afterimage. As her magic was cast, a streak of bright saber light flashed before her eyes.

Death, like a ferocious beast, extended its steamy tongue, licking her psyche, causing her to shudder.

A grating sound of friction arose, and various scenes flashed before Moon Charm's eyes like a revolving lantern. A massive force came from her throat, nearly breaking her neck, as luminescent fluorescence scattered with the slide of the saber light, causing a slight pain in her throat.

Moon Charm immediately came back to her senses. In that instant, she had almost instinctively mobilized her spirit force, forming a barrier around her neck, even before she could understand why she had done so.

But undeniably, this instinctual action saved her life because Lu Ye's slash was aimed right at her neck, and the scattered fluorescence was the shattered spirit force barrier.

The spirit force barrier, activated by the magic cultivator, was somewhat similar to Defense Spirit Runes, both offering strong protective capabilities. It's considered a type of magic, so basically, every magic cultivator would employ it.

Having missed with his first strike, Lu Ye immediately activated his contingency plan. The Boulder Mountain Saber in his hand flashed brilliantly as he stabbed fiercely.

In his plan, as long as he could get within fifteen meters of Moon Charm and stealthily make his move, there was an eighty percent chance he could kill her with one strike. However, reality often deviated from expectations, and Moon Charm's vigilance was too strong, coupled with her quick reaction, resulted in his strike not being fully effective, albeit wounding Moon Charm. Nevertheless, that injury was not lethal.

Now that he was inside enemy territory, he had to fight quickly. He had at most one more strike before he would be attacked by the alerted cultivators of Fenghua Courtyard.

Thus, his second strike was not aimed at killing Moon Charm, to avoid another miss.

When Lu Ye launched his second strike, Moon Charm hurriedly retreated, and at the same time, she raised one hand, her delicate fingers pointing at Lu Ye while her entire body surged with spirit force, evidently ready to cast some unknown magic.

Before she could activate this magic, Lu Ye had already stabbed through her other arm, eliciting a muffled groan. The intense pain distorted Moon Charm's facial features.

The Boulder Mountain Saber stirred and then sliced, sending half of her arm flying.

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Lu Ye had already spread his wings and soared into the sky, simultaneously grabbing the severed arm.

Only then did the cultivators of Fenghua Courtyard start to realize what exactly had happened. It wasn't that they were slow; it was that Lu Ye's actions were too swift. He had only made two strikes, and his engagement with Moon Charm lasted no more than two breaths. In such a brief moment, who could fully comprehend what had just transpired?

As Moon Charm's order was issued, streaks of flowing light burst from the hands of the cultivators of Fenghua Courtyard. However, Lu Ye had already soared into the sky, those streams of light following him, stretching thirty to forty meters before reaching the limits of weapon control, although the attack distance of the magic was much farther. But Lu Ye wasn't going to stay in one place to be a target, his crimson, light-flowing wings flapping lightly as he agilely dodged each incoming magic attack.

Moon Charm watched the figure dancing in the air with a pale face, watching as he tossed down her severed arm, feeling her blood run cold.

She realized what he was about to do.

"Return to the Nine Provinces!" she shouted, "Quick, everyone back to the Nine Provinces!"

It must be said, Moon Charm was a very decisive woman. Even with an arm severed and pain eroding her spirit, she made the correct judgement in an instant.

One could say that none of the governors of the major sects were foolish; they all had their own capabilities.

Hearing her command, the cultivators of Fenghua Courtyard stalled for a moment, still protected by the great array. There was only one intruding cultivator, and he was just at Level 8. Why retreat back to the Nine Provinces now?

But soon, someone realized the crux of the issue.

The array was indeed still intact, but the control jade cluster was gone!

Lu Ye's motive for severing Moon Charm's arm with the second strike was because she held the Great Array Jade Cluster in that hand, constantly adjusting the power of the array.

In attacking the headquarters of Fenghua Courtyard, the most crucial step was to destroy this jade cluster. Once this was done, the protective array of Fenghua Courtyard would collapse on its own.

"Quick, quick!" Moon Charm yelled, leading the way towards Heaven's Augury Hall. Seeing this, the cultivators of Fenghua Courtyard who dared to hesitate followed her lead.

Lu Ye, hovering in the air, gripped the jade cluster forcefully but could not crush it. This object, though appearing to be carved from jade, was made of an unknown material.

Pressed for time, he didn't bother to try more. He tossed the jade cluster gently in front of him and then thrust with his saber, the Sharpness instantaneously reinforced on the blade.