Chapter 1251: Time Has No Heroes

A storm sweeps across Kyushu.

A group of powerful Blood Clan members from various realms gathered, their expressions grim, their gazes occasionally darting towards Yang Qing. If it hadn't been for the awe-inspiring nine-star artifact Yang Qing had previously displayed, they would have undoubtedly approached him by now to inquire about his origins.

The Blood Clan was considered a major force in the starry sky; how could they tolerate being targeted by a human in such a manner? The most crucial point was that Yang Qing truly possessed methods to counter them, methods even these powerful Blood Clan members couldn't comprehend. If such methods became widespread, where would the Blood Clan find refuge in the vast starry sky? They would be targeted wherever they went, as the Blood Clan had no shortage of enemies.

"We must find a way to capture that boy after the Divine Sea Competition ends," one Blood Clan elder proposed. "No matter what, we need to uncover what tricks he's using!"

Another elder slowly shook his head. "If this were the starry sky, we'd have a chance, but this is where the Reincarnation Tree resides. How can we capture him? We'd likely be expelled by the Reincarnation Tree the moment we made a move."

"So, we just watch?"

"We have no other choice but to watch!"

"We have to try something."

The group of Blood Clan elders argued incessantly, each nursing a splitting headache. In their current predicament, they truly had no good solutions. After a while, one elder looked at the oldest and most silent of them all, "Elder Qin, what do you say?"

The aged Blood Clan elder snorted softly, "Why are you all so anxious here? You can't enter the Grand Beginning Realm, so your anxiety is useless." He paused briefly, then sneered, "The youngsters inside the Grand Beginning Realm will be even more anxious than us when the time comes."

A sharp-minded Blood Clan elder immediately understood and slapped his thigh. "You're right! Why are we anxious here? By the later stages of the Divine Sea Competition, if that boy still holds the top position, or even if he's not first but in the top ten, someone will definitely move against him! Even if he truly has some means to counter our Blood Clan cultivators, his cultivation disadvantage is clear. He's bound to be defeated when facing other races."

The eyes of the other Blood Clan elders gradually brightened. They turned to look at the pillar to the right of the portal, where below the prominent name "Lu Yiye," ranked first, were names of prodigies from top-tier realms. Indeed, they didn't need to do anything; they only needed to wait. Someone would naturally deal with Lu Yiye! As long as Lu Yiye died, their biggest concern would vanish, and their moods lightened considerably.

But then, remembering how many Blood Clan juniors had died at this boy's hands, their hearts sank with pain again!

Elsewhere in the Grand Beginning Realm, three figures remained in hiding. Ding You frowned. "How long has it been?"

Yu Yaoshao immediately replied, "Three days."

"Yes, three days. Why are those Blood Clan members gone?"

Previously, that Blood Clan team would patrol back and forth along this hundred-thousand-mile defense line. But ever since the Blood Clan members they had jointly ambushed joined the group, their presence had vanished, which seemed strange.

"They must have left!" Zhao Yunliu, who had been silent, spoke.

"Left?" Ding You was astonished.

Zhao Yunliu, after all, came from a top-tier realm, and the information his elders had provided before his departure was more comprehensive. He had a rough guess about the current situation and explained, "The Blood Clan acting in such a unified manner easily incites public outrage. So, during every Divine Sea Competition, they don't go too far. When they feel they've gained enough to maintain a top hundred ranking, they'll stop. This is also an unspoken agreement between the Blood Clan and the other major races. That's why, in every Divine Sea Competition, although the Blood Clan secures many spots, their rankings are relatively low, roughly around 70th or 80th. Otherwise, it would easily provoke a united front from all realms!"

Upon hearing his explanation, the other two suddenly realized the truth.

The Blood Clan's actions were already somewhat unfair. If they insisted on annihilating the prodigies from other realms, they might succeed once, but the next time, all realms would likely band together to deal with the Blood Clan first. This wasn't impossible to achieve; it would only require the prodigies from top-tier realms to take the lead. At that time, thousands of Divine Sea Realm cultivators who had entered this place would do nothing but hunt for Blood Clan members. How could the Blood Clan withstand that?

They could only stop while they were ahead. Moderate gains and timely withdrawal ensured longevity. This method of operation had been maintained by the Blood Clan for a millennium and was already second nature to them.

"They've all left, so what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Ding You said as he emerged from his hiding place.

The three figures quickly moved forward.

Zhao Yunliu wasn't the only one who noticed this. After several days of hiding and seeing no trace of the Blood Clan, the prodigies from various realms also began to move forward. The Divine Sea Competition was now nearly halfway over. Some had reaped rich rewards, while others had gained nothing. But for all cultivators participating in this grand event, the first priority was to survive! Only by surviving was there a chance to win.

A large number of cultivators rushed inwards from different directions. During this time, unexpected encounters were bound to happen. Under such circumstances, both sides would inevitably engage in battle; there was no possibility of peaceful coexistence. Moreover, because the Grand Beginning Realm's scope had been greatly reduced, many cultivators were now traveling in groups of two or three, no longer solitary as they were at first.

The situation displayed on the outer pillars was a constant flickering of names. Some rose in rank, some fell, and many more dimmed and disappeared. But no matter how others' names changed, Lu Yiye, the top-ranked individual, remained as steady as a mountain, unmoving, truly embodying the feeling of standing at the peak.

This made the powerful cultivators from various realms both amused and inwardly curse, lamenting that in their time there were no true heroes, allowing a mere scoundrel to gain fame!

This situation persisted for several days until Lu Yiye's name was suddenly surpassed. Looking at the one who overtook him: Huanglong Realm, Gu Yulou! This was a natural progression. That young man from the Nine Heavens Realm had used unknown means to kill a dozen Blood Clan members, achieving a temporary high ranking. His momentum was bound to wane, and being surpassed was only logical.

Although the Huanglong Realm boasted itself as the center of the starry sky and the number one realm in the starry sky, which was somewhat self-aggrandizing, its power was undeniable. Top-tier prodigies from the Huanglong Realm were naturally extraordinary. In previous Divine Sea Competitions, Huanglong Realm cultivators, if they survived, generally secured a top-three ranking. This was a testament to the powerful foundation of a top-tier realm. There were over a dozen realms with similar standing to Huanglong Realm.

Thus, it was foreseeable that as time passed, more and more people would surpass Lu Yiye, pushing his ranking down repeatedly. When Lu Yiye killed the Blood Clan members, the powerful cultivators from various realms rejoiced, thinking the boy was formidable and had avenged a thousand years of resentment for them. But his name constantly occupying the top spot was indeed a bit of an eyesore and made them feel he was unworthy of the fame. Now that he had been pulled down from the top spot, looking at the rankings felt much more pleasant. "Hmm, if that boy's ranking could drop out of the top ten, it would be even more agreeable."

Lu Ye was currently gathering medicinal herbs!

He had discovered a pattern: if the Grand Beginning Realm were likened to the Spirit Stream Battlefield, it could also be divided into outer, inner, and core zones. The outer zone was where he first appeared, an area rich in spirit jade, as evidenced by his casual discovery of a spirit jade mine. When his clone wandered in the outer zone, it often collected scattered spirit jade. His current location was the inner zone, different from the outer in its abundance of unique flowers and exotic plants.

Yang Qing had previously warned him that the environment here was different from the outside. Because it was an extremely ancient, wild land, many strange flowers and exotic plants growing here were things long extinct in the outside world. If he had the chance, he should collect some. Even if he couldn't refine them himself, he could exchange them for spirit jade when traveling the starry sky later. Because they were rare, the spirit flowers and exotic plants produced here were particularly precious, good things not easily found elsewhere.

If he didn't encounter them, so be it. But when he did, Lu Ye naturally wouldn't let them go. This was also why his ranking had fallen. During this time, he also engaged in two battles. One was against a Blood Clan member attracted by his Blood Roar technique, which he easily handled. The other was a close-quarters combat against a human weapon master, which Lu Ye found quite exhilarating. If the other party hadn't suddenly ambushed him, he would have been happy to spare their life, but since the ambush came first, he could only strike without mercy. He didn't know which realm that cultivator was from, but they clearly showed regret before dying.

He wasn't proficient in pharmacology, but he had been influenced by his second senior sister and Hua Ci, knowing that many spirit medicines required special techniques for harvesting and specific containers for storage, otherwise their potency could easily be lost. However, he only knew this much. Even if his second senior sister came here, she might not recognize all the spirit medicines growing in this place, let alone him. So, Lu Ye used the most direct method for collecting these spirit medicines: digging them out along with the soil around their roots and throwing them directly into his storage space. Any special harvesting techniques or containers were cast aside. This might indeed lead to some loss of medicinal potency, but it was quick and didn't waste time.

His main body and clone were operating in two different locations, and for a time, they had quite a fruitful harvest.

Until a certain moment, the clone, which was wandering around, suddenly stopped and looked down at its waist. Hanging from the clone's waist was the Sword Gourd. It could be said that the clone became a sword cultivator primarily because of the Sword Gourd's existence. This wondrous item could devour treasures and transform them into sword energy. The higher the quality of the devoured treasure, the greater the power of the generated sword energy.

Lu Ye had committed arson and murder in Kyushu, acquiring many spirit artifacts and magic tools. Those items weren't worth much if sold to the Heavenly Secret Treasury, so he fed them all to the Sword Gourd. However, because the quality of the devoured treasures wasn't high, the sword energy wasn't very powerful. This was one reason why the clone's overall strength was inferior to that of the main body.

(Woke up at 6:30 AM, have been working until now to produce one chapter. My head is numb, and my thoughts are muddled.New books: , , ,)