Chapter 380: Hua Ci Comes Searching

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As Lu Ye had previously guessed, Myriad Demon Ridge was indeed using this method to test his situation.

After waiting three days, Lu Ye still hadn't succumbed to the poison. Myriad Demon Ridge didn't dare venture too deep into the Myriad Poison Forest, so they couldn't find Lu Ye's trace. They could only resort to challenging him via the Spirit Creek List.

Lu Yiye accepted the challenge but forfeited two hours later, clearly indicating that his condition was far from good. Otherwise, there would be no reason to forfeit without even fighting.

It's worth noting that challenges on the Spirit Creek List don't necessarily have to be to the death. With the Heavenly Secret mechanism in play, if one realizes they are outmatched, they can simply concede to exit the small challenge space and preserve their life.

Lu Yiye now doesn't even dare to show his face, clearly fearing that Myriad Demon Ridge would discover his true condition...

When the news spread, the previously anxious Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators immediately calmed down, all believing that if they just kept waiting, Lu Yiye would surely die!

In the blink of an eye, two more hours passed, and Lu Ye's ranking slipped from thirty-seventh to forty-first.

Myriad Demon Ridge had no intention of giving up; someone else challenged Lu Ye.

Deep within the Myriad Poison Forest, inside the protective formation, Lu Ye grew somewhat impatient. He was quietly recuperating, reading, and cultivating, but people kept challenging him through the Spirit Creek List. Although he could make them wait for two hours each time, this constant interference was quite troublesome.

So, when he was challenged for the third time, Lu Ye didn't agree; he simply refused directly.

His ranking then dropped to forty-sixth!

For the next fifteen minutes, throughout the entire battlefield, all cultivators eligible to connect with Heavenly Secret and check the Spirit Creek List watched as Lu Ye's ranking on the list steadily plummeted, falling from the fortieth-something positions directly to the bottom of the list, and then disappearing entirely from the Spirit Creek List!

Just three days after Lu Ye, with his Heavenly Seven cultivation, ascended to the thirty-third position on the Spirit Creek List, creating an unprecedented record in the Nine Provinces, this rising star, who had attracted attention from all factions, swiftly dropped off the list. The entire process could be described as a fleeting moment of glory.

The Spirit Creek List became clean!

There was no longer that glaring Heavenly Tier Seven cultivator to irk the minds of the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators.

Lu Ye also found peace; no one bothered him via the Spirit Creek List anymore.

Just as he was about to rest undisturbed for a while, Lu Ye suddenly frowned and softly called out, "Yiyi!"

Yiyi, who was roasting beast meat for Lu Ye nearby, its aroma wafting, looked up at his call. "I'm here," she replied.

Only after she spoke did she notice Lu Ye's expression was off. He was staring intently in a certain direction, slowly standing up, his spiritual power subtly surging.

Yiyi instantly phased into the ground, while Amber leaped onto Lu Ye's shoulder and crouched down, appearing inconspicuous but actually ready for battle.

Someone had actually penetrated this deep – something Lu Ye had never anticipated.

The Myriad Poison Forest was currently blockaded by Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators. Anyone able to enter must be an enemy of Myriad Demon Ridge, and the strength of someone daring to venture this deep was unimaginable.

He wondered which individual from the Spirit Creek List it could be.

Lu Ye gripped his saber hilt with one hand and clutched a formation flag with the other. Although he couldn't fully exert his strength at the moment, he had set up a formation here, making it difficult for even a powerful intruder to kill him.

Snap, crackle...

From that direction, the sound of someone treading on dry leaves echoed. Through the dense, emerald poisonous mist, they approached the formation step by step.

Even with Lu Ye's Insightful Spirit Mark enhancing his vision, he couldn't discern the person's face through the toxic mist. However, judging by the graceful curves of their figure, it appeared to be a woman.

This woman seemed to be about the same height as Hua Ci, and their figures were quite similar.

A moment later, the newcomer stood outside the grand formation, their eyes meeting Lu Ye's through the formation's light barrier, a smile clearly visible in their gaze.

Lu Ye was stunned.

"Sister Hua Ci!" Yiyi also emerged from underground, staring at the newcomer with disbelief. She never expected to meet Hua Ci in this place. No, Hua Ci must have come specifically to find them.

As she spoke, Yiyi rushed towards Hua Ci but was abruptly pulled back by Lu Ye.

Yiyi turned her head, looking at him in confusion.

Lu Ye lowered his gaze slightly, looking at Hua Ci outside the formation. "My medical cultivator back home doesn't have the ability to come all the way here, breaking through Myriad Demon Ridge's encirclement and blockade. Who exactly are you?"

Only when Lu Ye said this did Yiyi realize something was amiss.

When she had first seen Hua Ci, she had been overcome with joy and hadn't considered this. Now, thinking it over, Lu Ye was right. How could Hua Ci possibly have the power to come to such a place alone? She immediately glared angrily at Hua Ci outside the formation. "Who are you, and by what means are you impersonating Sister Hua Ci!"

Hua Ci chuckled, giving Lu Ye a rather resentful glance. Then she sighed softly, placing a hand on her lower abdomen, appearing on the verge of tears. "My poor child, your father no longer acknowledges us. What are we to do?"

Yiyi's eyes widened instantly, utterly stunned. "What do you mean?"

Lu Ye, too, stood rooted to the spot, as if struck by a lightning-attracting talisman.

When he first saw Hua Ci, he instinctively felt she was an imposter, but as soon as she spoke those words, he felt something was off again.

Who else in this world would be so unrestrained in their speech before him, besides that woman?

He quickly remembered something and promptly sent a message to Hua Ci through his battlefield imprint. Outside the formation, Hua Ci messaged back: "Baby's daddy, I've come to find you! Aren't you happy?"

Lu Ye's eye twitched. He waved the formation flag in his hand, and a gap opened in the grand formation. Hua Ci swiftly entered.

"Lu Ye," Yiyi asked uncertainly from the side, "Is that really Sister Hua Ci?"

"Yes!"

"Sister Hua Ci!" Yiyi pounced forward, hugging Hua Ci and jumping with joy. Meeting Hua Ci in such a place truly made her ecstatic.

Lu Ye sat back down, examining Hua Ci from head to toe, still feeling as if it wasn't quite real.

Because he had never imagined Hua Ci would come all the way here to find him, and that she would actually succeed.