Sage of Humanity

Two hours later, a Palace Master's Order spread throughout the Ziwei Dao Palace.

In ten days, the Dao Palace will fully attack the Huntian Sacred Hall, both inside and outside the secret realm. All Dao Palace cultivators, regardless of their level of cultivation, gender, age, must follow the order. Those who resist or flee in battle will be expelled from the Dao Palace!

With the issuance of the Palace Master's Order, the entire Dao Palace boiled in a very short time.

At first, many people were confused and puzzled because this order was issued so suddenly, without any prior signs. Moreover, although the Ziwei Dao Palace has often taken actions against the Corpse Race, actively attacking the Huntian Sacred Hall has only happened three times in its history.

The first two times were not long after the Celestial Change, nearly a thousand years ago.

Even the most recent third time was several hundred years ago.

In the past few hundred years, the Dao Palace has not taken any major actions.

The Dao Palace's current foundation is far inferior to its past self. The previous three times ended in failure, with heavy losses. What foundation does it have this time to attack the Huntian Sacred Hall?

But even in confusion and puzzlement, when this Palace Master's Order spread, most Dao Palace cultivators couldn't help but feel excited and expectant.

As Veteran Siao had previously said, Dao Palace cultivators are not afraid of death; they are only afraid of dying without value. For many years, they have been fighting against the Corpse Race. Countless ancestors have sacrificed themselves, and the conflict between the Dao Palace and the Corpse Race has long reached a mutual-exclusivity level.

No matter the Palace Master's considerations for issuing this order, the deep-seated hatred accumulated between the ancestors and the Corpse Race makes them only able to follow the order, and they will follow it.

Soon, another encouraging news spread.

The Dao Palace found a medical cultivator who can neutralize the Primordial Corpse Poison...

This is the most commonly used method to boost morale before a great battle. For cultivators on the Unparalleled Continent, nothing is more encouraging than this, especially for the Ziwei Dao Palace, which has the highest casualty rate among the three secret realms of the human race.

Over the years, countless Dao Palace cultivators have chosen death due to the Primordial Corpse Poison.

The Dao Palace has tried various means to find a way to neutralize the Primordial Corpse Poison but never succeeded.

Until this moment!

Therefore, when the news spread, the excitement among all Dao Palace cultivators became even stronger. This way, they would have less to worry about when fighting the Corpse Race and could unleash their full strength.

Sharp Dao Palace cultivators also noticed something.

Recently, the Dao Palace has gained a batch of high-quality, well-crafted spiritual artifacts, each cultivator receiving at least one.

This has undeniably raised the Dao Palace's overall strength, albeit by not much, at least by ten percent.

These spiritual artifacts were naturally provided by Lu Ye.

If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it grass.

The Unparalleled Continent's artifact refining standards are not high. The cultivators' cultivation limits and the scarcity of refining materials prevent them from producing good spiritual artifacts.

The Nine Provinces are different. The spiritual artifacts in the Heaven's Augury treasure vault are of incomparable quality to those on the Unparalleled Continent.

Lu Ye had abundant stock and could provide a batch to the Dao Palace without any problem.

When he took out this enormous number of spiritual artifacts and handed them to Pang Huanyin at the Spirit Mountaintop Courtyard, not only was Pang Huanyin dumbfounded, but even the Nine Provinces cultivators present had their eyelids twitching.

Pang Huanyin wasn't too clear about what such a large number and variety of spiritual artifacts represented, but Lui Qing and others were fully aware.

Every single spiritual artifact represents a Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivator's life!

Beneath that mountain-like pile of spiritual artifacts flows an invisible Blood River.

Lu Yiye... is truly merciless in killing!

And when Pang Huanyin brought these spiritual artifacts back to Veteran Siao, his doubts were completely dispelled.

Previously, he had been skeptical when Pang Huanyin said Lu Ye claimed to come from a realm called the Nine Provinces because it seemed too incredible. But if he didn't come from the Nine Provinces, where else would such fine spiritual artifacts come from?

The other two secret realms couldn't possibly have such abundant foundations!

The entire Dao Palace was gearing up, as if bracing for an impending storm.

Hua Ci was busy refining elixir pills, assisted by many alchemy cultivators from the Dao Palace.

Although she has the ability to neutralize the Primordial Corpse Poison, once the battle begins, the scene will inevitably be chaotic. As a medical cultivator without much combat prowess, she cannot go to battle.

She needs to stay back with other medical cultivators, ready to treat the injured.

Thus, she cannot neutralize the Primordial Corpse Poison immediately.

So, she has to refine an elixir pill to temporarily suppress the outbreak of the Primordial Corpse Poison, at least until the poisoned cultivator can return for treatment.

Lu Ye and Ying Wuji were also busy.

To prepare for this battle, the Dao Palace was going all out, even mobilizing three Flying Dragon Ships left behind by their ancestors.

The Flying Dragon Ship is akin to the Flying Dragon Ark of the Nine Provinces, specialized artillery used for siege. With the current artifact refining standards on the Unparalleled Continent, they can't produce such large-scale spiritual artifacts anymore.

These three were ancient relics, preserved as treasures of the Dao Palace.

Both Lu Ye and Ying Wuji possessed Formation skills, and they led a group of array cultivators to inspect the formations on the Flying Dragon Ships, repairing or rearranging them.

They also equipped the Flying Dragon Ships with numerous combat artifacts, turning the three ships into fierce weapons of war.

As for Lan Ziyi and others, they temporarily acted as instructors, guiding Dao Palace cultivators according to their expertise in enemy-killing skills!

Though time was tight and the results might not be significant, learning even a bit could potentially save lives on the battlefield.

Everyone was busy, intently preparing.

Time flowed by, and the deadline for the fight to the death against the Corpse Race finally arrived!

In front of the Dao Palace secret realm portal, cultivators gathered, numbering around ten thousand.

Pang Huanyin stood in the Void, her voice steady, recounting the ancestors' deeds, without much fervor or motivational speech.

But when she finished speaking, the earth-shaking roar of united voices echoed.

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

The cultivators' breaths seemed to unite at this moment, causing even the winds and clouds to change color.

The unity of hearts showed the overall cohesion of the Dao Palace and Pang Huanyin's status in their hearts.

Pang Huanyin smiled, eyes showing satisfaction, and softly said, "Follow me, the Palace Master, and engage in a fight to the death with the Corpse Race!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Pang Huanyin turned and looked at Lu Ye and others waiting at the portal, and solemnly cautioned, "Be careful!"

Lu Ye nodded, "Take care of my junior sister!"

Since Hua Ci couldn't follow them, she had to stay behind with the Dao Palace.

"Rest assured, I'll protect her even if I die!"

Veteran Siao shouted, "Open the portal!"

With the efforts of the guarding cultivators, the portal quickly opened. Lu Ye turned to enter first, followed closely by Lan Ziyi, Lui Qing, and others.

One step through, the scenery changed, and they appeared in a barren wilderness.

Looking back, the open portal had already closed and disappeared.

Without needing instructions, Ying Wuji immediately concealed himself, and others quickly took up guard positions.

Lu Ye glanced at the sun, recognized the direction slightly, and led the group in a specific direction.

After a short distance, they stopped.

From nearby hidden spots, four figures emerged one after another.

The leading two were the Fengyun Brothers, Fengyun Qianli and Fengyun Wanli, who had initially brought Lu Ye and Ying Wuji into the Ziwei Dao Palace.

Following them were two burly figures, stepping like two iron towers tilting forward.

Both wore simple linen clothes, exposing their muscular arms, legs, and chest, imbued with a sense of explosive strength.

"Fengyun Brothers, greetings Fellow Daoists," Fengyun Qianli cupped his fists.

"Thank you," Lu Ye nodded slightly, looking at the two behind them.

Yang Yuan, Giant Armor!

Before heading to Mount Sumeru, Lu Ye had asked Pang Huanyin to find his lost juniors.

Pang Huanyin agreed and had been observing their whereabouts.

Three days ago, Yang Yuan and Giant Armor were found and had been waiting here for the reunion.

Actually, Yang Yuan and Giant Armor hadn't intended to hide, nor had the thought occurred to them. The Dao Palace's manpower outside was limited, making them hard to find.

They had been together since arriving on the Unparalleled Continent, sharing a common language as physique cultivators.

Initially, Yang Yuan looked down on Giant Armor due to his lower cultivation level. But after spending time together, he recognized Giant Armor's skills.

They had been fighting and killing all sorts of Corpse Race members, indifferent to how many fell under their hands.

They encountered many struggling human strongholds, but rejected all offers to join.

If not for the timely arrival of the Fengyun Brothers, they would have likely headed to the Huntian Sacred Hall to confront the Golden Corpse King Corpse Fiend!

This was why the Fengyun Brothers had brought them here, close to the Huntian Holy Temple Secret Realm.

Upon hearing Pang Huanyin's message, Lu Ye was silent for a long time, merely sighing that physique cultivators were quite simple-minded.

The jokes and teasing among Nine Provinces cultivators had roots in truth.

The simplicity of physique cultivators and the stubbornness of combat cultivators were well-known.

After revealing themselves, Yang Yuan and the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators exchanged formal greetings, while Giant Armor merely nodded, portraying a cold and distant stance.

"No need to pretend; they probably know," Lu Ye glanced at Ying Wuji.

Initially fearing Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators wouldn't align with him, he hid his ties with Hua Ci and Giant Armor. But now, all must cooperate genuinely, no need for secrecy.

Hearing this, Giant Armor immediately flashed a silly grin at Lu Ye, showcasing his wide molars.