Chapter 1606: Eternally Unforgettable

In front of the warship, Li Guan looked at Lu Ye and asked, "Can you identify Blood Tribe members, young friend?" Just now, Lu Ye had identified the woman surnamed Feng as a Blood Tribe member with just a glance. This keen eye was quite extraordinary, considering neither she nor Luo Xie had noticed any flaws.

Normally, after the Blood Tribe disguises themselves as humans using secret arts, they won't be exposed unless thoroughly investigated. However, an overly intrusive investigation is tantamount to prying into a cultivator's secrets, which is disrespectful to any cultivator. In the cultivation world, even a master would not easily do such a thing to a disciple.

Li Guan wondered how Lu Ye, a Star Host, had managed to discern it. Lu Ye's ability to identify Blood Tribe members wasn't due to eyesight, but rather intuition. He had detected some abnormality even in Bai Jin, a Sun-Shedding cultivator, but at their first meeting, he lacked experience in this regard, so he didn't think much of it. Now, with experience, it was different. The moment the woman appeared before Lu Ye, he sensed something was amiss and immediately identified her as a Blood Tribe member. However, there was no need to explain too much about this. He simply nodded and said, "Yes!"

Li Guan and Luo Xie exchanged glances, suddenly realizing that the problem that had troubled them was easily solved! They had been wondering how to uncover the hidden Blood Tribe members in Jingyue, but now that Lu Ye possessed this ability, things would be much simpler. "I'll gather everyone!" Luo Xie said, and his divine sense surged, sending orders in all directions.

Soon, figures of numerous cultivators appeared from various warships, gathering in the starry sky. The number was not large, only about 1,500 people. It was important to remember that at the beginning of this battle, each of the four star systems had sent a thousand people, totaling four thousand cultivators, including five Sun-Shedding cultivators and over a hundred Moon-Glimmers. Now, that number had significantly dwindled, and only two Sun-Shedding cultivators remained.

"Young friend, please take a look," Luo Xie said, looking earnestly at Lu Ye. Lu Ye nodded and began to move, passing back and forth among the 1,500-plus cultivators. Everyone was curious, not knowing what he was doing. After a good while, Lu Ye returned, accompanied by a young man whose expression was somewhat flustered.

"Only one?" Luo Xie asked, looking at the young man. The young man trembled like a sieve, seemingly unaware of what was happening, yet being led out by Lu Ye in this manner gave him an unpleasant feeling.

"No!" Lu Ye shook his head, then pointed a finger into the crowd: "This one is..." He then pointed in another direction: "And this one..." "And this one..." Each time he pointed, a sword qi shot out from Li Guan's side, accurately striking the person Lu Ye indicated. It was truly a scene where whoever Lu Ye pointed at, died! He pointed at five people in a row, and all five died without exception. After their deaths, all five cultivators revealed their true Blood Tribe forms, causing the surrounding cultivators to exclaim in shock.

As one of the Moon-Glimmer cultivators was slain by Li Guan, Lu Ye sharply noticed the young man beside him tremble, as if breaking free from something. He immediately realized his earlier thought was correct. This young man wasn't a Blood Tribe member; he merely had some connection to them, which was why his presence felt different from a true Blood Tribe member.

"What's the situation with this young man?" Luo Xie asked, puzzled, looking at the youth beside Lu Ye, wondering why Lu Ye had singled him out. Lu Ye looked at the young man: "He must have been branded with a Blood Seal by the Blood Tribe. They typically use this method to enslave blood servants!" The young man immediately nodded vigorously: "You're right, fellow cultivator! I was branded with a Blood Seal by Martial Uncle Sun Hai and had no choice but to follow his orders!" The "Sun Hai" he mentioned was likely the Moon-Glimmer cultivator just killed by Li Guan. With the Blood Tribe member dead, the blood servant was naturally freed. There were likely a few more blood servants like this young man, whom Lu Ye had sensed earlier but hadn't brought out.

"No wonder the Blood Tribe issued a bounty for you. Young friend, your understanding of them surpasses even mine!" Luo Xie exclaimed with admiration. Lu Ye's ability was simply the bane of the Blood Tribe. No matter how they disguised themselves, they couldn't escape his detection. Such a power would naturally make the Blood Tribe extremely wary, so issuing a bounty was understandable.

What he didn't know was that the Blood Tribe had issued the bounty only because of Lu Ye's actions in the Grand Beginning Realm. They were completely unaware of the abilities Lu Ye was now demonstrating. If they knew Lu Ye possessed immense sacred energy, what the Blood Tribe would do wouldn't be as simple as issuing a bounty. Many Sun-Shedding Blood Tribe members would surely scour the entire star system for his whereabouts.

The remaining few Blood Tribe members hidden within the cultivator allied forces were also eliminated. The fleet of warships set sail, heading in the direction of Wuding. Li Guan remained in command, while Luo Xie departed ahead. Ning Bu'ao had already left earlier, intending to report the intelligence of this battle to the four star systems and inform Jingyue about the Blood Tribe situation there. Now that Lu Ye had demonstrated his ability to see through Blood Tribe disguises, Luo Xie naturally had to make a trip to Jingyue. He planned to enlist Shi Hanqing's cooperation and, using Lu Ye's ability, find all the hidden Blood Tribe members in Jingyue. Only then could the stability of the four star systems remain unaffected by the Blood Tribe. If this opportunity were missed, it would be difficult to find the Blood Tribe members again later.

As the fleet sailed, the cultivators from the Three Realms put away their star skiffs and traveled together on the warships, which was more convenient. On Lu Ye's warship, visitors arrived frequently. First, Luo Shenzi came to visit. This time, he didn't express any desire to spar with Lu Ye, perhaps because Luo Xie had previously given him instructions, or because he had recognized the gap between himself and Lu Ye. This eased Lu Ye's mind considerably. He had originally intended that if Luo Shenzi remained fixated on him, he would make him experience the harsh realities of the world. Luo Shenzi was now very interested in the Myriad Forms Sea, as he was also going to accompany them on this trip. Naturally, he wanted to gather more information about the Myriad Forms Sea from Lu Ye beforehand.

After Luo Shenzi, Hua Sheng returned with Du Lang. Luo Shenzi had survived the previous battle primarily due to his considerable strength; within the four star systems, he was the strongest among Star Hosts, and he possessed many treasures, which naturally afforded him a certain degree of self-preservation in such a conflict. Hua Sheng's safety was also due to his impressive strength. Although he was old, he was still a late-stage Moon-Glimmer, and in a battlefield where Sun-Shedding cultivators weren't involved, it was difficult for a late-stage Moon-Glimmer like him to fall in battle. Du Lang, on the other hand, owed his life to Lu Ye. He had been assigned duty on the central warship because of Lu Ye, which saved him. Otherwise, as an early-stage Star Host cultivator, he would have had little chance of survival in the previous battle.

Hua Sheng brought Du Lang over for no other reason than to express their gratitude. Moreover, Du Lang was one of the designated individuals for this trip to the Myriad Forms Sea, accompanied by several other Star Hosts from Scarlet Sky Continent. In the future, once they reached the Myriad Forms Sea, there would inevitably be occasions where they would need Lu Ye's assistance.

After Hua Sheng and his disciple departed, Lu Ye finally had time to cultivate. Not just him, but almost every cultivator from the Three Realms, with the exception of Luan Xiao'e, was intensely focused on their cultivation. Having personally witnessed and participated in such a brutal battle, cultivators had a deeper appreciation for the cruelty of cosmic warfare and the importance of their own strength. To survive better in the starry sky, one could only continuously improve their own strength.

The journey was peaceful. The battlefield was located near the edge of Wuding Star System's territory, so the fleet entered the Wuding Star System within a few days of sailing. However, reaching Wuding Realm itself would still take some time. When Lu Ye had traveled from Wuding Realm to this location previously, it had taken him a full three months, and that was with a Moon-Glimmer personally escorting him. Although the warships were fast, their speed was roughly on par with a Moon-Glimmer. They could go faster, but it would require consuming significantly more spirit jades. Thus, by the time the warships arrived at Wuding Realm, three months had passed.

The fleet broke through the clouds and landed in an orderly fashion on a massive platform. On the central warship, Li Guan personally accompanied Lu Ye as they stepped out. At a glance, Lu Ye was slightly startled, for not far away, four figures stood side by side. He recognized two of them: Jiang Shang, the Realm Master of Wuding Realm, and Luo Xie, a Sun-Shedding cultivator from Daluo. Though he didn't know the other two, how could anyone standing alongside Jiang Shang and Luo Xie be ordinary individuals? They must also be Sun-Shedding cultivators. Li Guan explained at his side, "The person standing to the left of Senior Brother Jiang Shang is Shi Hanqing from Jingyue, and the one next to Senior Brother Luo Xie is Senior Sister Qin Yi from Beixuan." These four Sun-Shedding cultivators, three men and one woman, represented the four star systems. It could be said that this was the most powerful assembly of cultivators from the four star systems. Even just standing there, without exuding any Sun-Shedding might, they radiated an inherent majesty. It was clear these four were waiting to greet him. Lu Ye knew that his previous act of turning the tide would greatly endear him to the four star systems, but he hadn't expected such a grand reception.

Seeing him appear, the four individuals, led by Jiang Shang, simultaneously cupped their fists and bowed to Lu Ye. Jiang Shang's booming voice rang out: "The four star systems' allied army fared poorly in breaching the insect nest and were almost completely annihilated. Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Lu Yiye of Nine Heavens turned the tide, saving the cultivators of our four star systems from dire peril. This profound grace is akin to a new beginning. The cultivators of the four star systems shall engrave this kindness in their hearts, never to forget it!" His booming voice resonated in all directions. At that instant, on every warship, within Wuding Holy Palace, and throughout the entire Wuding Realm, all cultivators, regardless of their cultivation level, bowed towards Lu Ye's location and shouted in unison: "Never to forget!"