Chapter 409: You Look Like Who

Wind Rises in Kyushu

At the Three Saints Institute outpost, Steward Situ Han and Deputy Steward Shi Lei were anxiously waiting. Only after Feng Yue finished her communication did Situ Han eagerly ask, "Junior Sister Feng, what did Fellow Daoist Lu say?"

Feng Yue relayed Lu Ye's exact words.

Situ Han then breathed a sigh of relief. With Lu Ye's assurance, even if their sect's outpost was breached, it wouldn't be a major issue. At worst, they could retreat to their main sect in Kyushu; the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge cultivators couldn't possibly pursue them all the way there.

In the inner circle, there was once a sect called the Tianyan Sect whose outpost was breached because of Lu Ye. However, they later followed Lu Ye in various campaigns, not only recouping their losses but also gaining significant wealth. It was truly a blessing in disguise.

Thus, Situ Han had no doubt about Lu Ye's capabilities.

Meanwhile, in front of the wooden house in Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, Lu Ye summoned his flying spiritual artifact and soared into the sky, with Amber perched on his shoulder.

In the small courtyard, Hua Ci watched him depart.

This departure was different from the last. Previously, he had only gone to the Heavenly Secret Merchant Alliance to buy some things and would quickly return. This time, he was going to cause trouble, so after some consideration, he decided to bring Amber and Yiyi with him.

Hua Ci also wanted to go, but Lu Ye had left the primary teleportation array at the wooden house, requiring someone to guard it. She would have to endure the hardship.

Currently, a large number of Ten Thousand Demon Ridge cultivators were besieging the Three Saints Institute outpost, intending to force Lu Ye to show himself. Lu Ye, of course, wouldn't be foolish enough to go directly to the Three Saints Institute.

Normally, as soon as he revealed his whereabouts, the crisis at the Three Saints Institute would resolve itself. However, it was also possible that the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge would go all the way and directly breach the Three Saints Institute outpost, which was beyond Lu Ye's control.

In mid-air, Lu Ye took out a detailed map, surveyed his surroundings, and selected a Ten Thousand Demon Ridge outpost located three hundred *li* (Chinese miles) from Ten Thousand Poisons Forest.

It was a third-rank sect called the Continuous Mountains Sect. After identifying the direction, Lu Ye flew directly towards it.

After the baptism bestowed by Heavenly Secret, his physique and mind had both been strengthened, and his artifact manipulation speed had also increased significantly.

Less than half an hour later, a streak of light descended, and Lu Ye appeared outside the Continuous Mountains Sect's outpost.

Immediately, a vigilant cultivator detected the movement, flew over, and from behind a large defensive array's light barrier, asked Lu Ye, "Which Fellow Daoist graces us with your presence?"

Normally, uninvited guests like this were friends of their sect, and would be granted entry after a simple announcement.

But who would have thought that a cultivator from a hostile faction would come alone, so brazenly?

At that moment, Lu Ye was activating the Insight spiritual rune to enhance his vision, surveying the nodes of the large array before him.

Hearing the question, he turned expressionlessly to look at the cultivator: "Who do I look like to you?"

The cultivator was stunned for a moment. Upon closer inspection, his face suddenly changed, and he pointed at Lu Ye: "You... you..."

Then he channeled his spiritual power and roared, "Lu Yiye is here!"

Instantly, the entire outpost erupted into a frenzy. Streaks of light ascended from all directions, rushing towards them. Some cultivators even looked doubtful as they flew, wondering if they had misheard.

Lu Yiye had been out of contact recently, so how could he suddenly appear at their outpost?

By this time, Lu Ye had already cast several formation flags, embedding them into the large array. As he performed his actions, the spiritual power in the section of the array's light barrier where the flags were embedded suddenly ceased flowing.

Then he raised his hand and, as if lifting a curtain, peeled open a corner of the array and casually walked inside.

He had used this method to enter the Heart of Alchemy Sect outpost when he previously went there with Ju Jia and Feng Yue. If the grand array of a second-rank sect like the Heart of Alchemy Sect couldn't defend against Lu Ye, then the Continuous Mountains Sect certainly couldn't.

However, this method didn't destroy the array; strictly speaking, it had little impact on the array itself. It was only suitable for single or small group infiltration.

Dozens of people had already gathered, and more streaks of light were arriving from nearby. Just as Lu Ye stepped inside the array, a barrage of attacks rained down on him.

Lu Ye was well-prepared. He hastily activated the Shielding spiritual rune to protect himself, and simultaneously applied the Swiftness spiritual rune, darting to the side.

Even so, the Shielding spiritual rune was instantly shattered. Lu Ye reconstructed it, only for it to be shattered again. After five consecutive spiritual runes were destroyed in this manner, he barely managed to escape being targeted by concentrated fire.

His weapon box hummed, and nine controlled artifacts flew out as streaks of light. Blood splattered, followed by screams.

As the outpost of a third-rank sect, most cultivators stationed there were at the Heavenly Seven or Heavenly Eight cultivation levels. Heavenly Nine cultivators were few, and even if present, their strength was insufficient to qualify for the Spiritual Stream Ranking.

Such cultivators were naturally no match for Lu Ye.

Fortunately, the Continuous Mountains Sect cultivators reacted extremely quickly. In just ten breaths of time, all the cultivators in the outpost swarmed out.

In an instant, the outpost was filled with streaks of light, becoming extremely lively.

Although Lu Ye had entered the outpost alone, he knew from the beginning that he couldn't capture a sect's outpost by himself. He merely intended to create enough commotion.

Continuous Mountains Sect cultivators were constantly being killed, but Lu Ye's situation also gradually worsened.

Raging through someone's outpost might look impressive, but it was in fact extremely dangerous. A slight misstep could lead to eternal perdition.

No matter how strong the Shielding spiritual rune was, it couldn't withstand the combined attacks of so many cultivators. Throughout the process, Lu Ye defended more than he attacked.

Gradually, the Continuous Mountains Sect cultivators stabilized their formation and suddenly realized that this infamous ruffian was not invincible.

In a one-on-one fight, perhaps no one among them was a match for Lu Yiye in a single blow, but with all the cultivators working together, this ruffian wouldn't have an easy time.

After the initial panic, the Steward and Deputy Steward of the Continuous Mountains Sect slowly composed themselves and mobilized their junior brothers and sisters to encircle and intercept Lu Ye. Their various arrangements showed considerable strategy.

In less than half an hour, Lu Ye was forced to leave the Continuous Mountains Sect outpost.

In that fierce battle, the Continuous Mountains Sect suffered twenty to thirty casualties, and Lu Ye was also left in a battered state.

However, he didn't leave. Instead, he boldly stood outside their defensive array, swallowing spiritual pills while glaring menacingly at those inside.

In such a situation, the Continuous Mountains Sect cultivators dared not open their array to pursue him.

Inside the array, Lu Ye's maneuverability was limited, and he was constrained everywhere. But if the array were opened, Lu Ye would no longer be restricted and could unleash his full power.

The Steward and Deputy Steward of the Continuous Mountains Sect naturally understood this point.

Nevertheless, having their outpost blockaded by a single person left the Continuous Mountains Sect cultivators feeling incredibly frustrated. For a time, many cultivators from the Continuous Mountains Sect continuously hurled insults at Lu Ye from behind the array's light barrier.

Lu Ye didn't retort.

Only children squabble.

News of Lu Yiye of the Jade Blood Sect appearing at the Continuous Mountains Sect outpost and causing a ruckus by infiltrating their grand array quickly spread. Cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge nearby all rushed towards the location.

Although Shi Guang had ascended to the Cloud River Realm, the Anti-Ye Alliance had not disbanded. It was always a very loose organization, formed solely to kill Lu Yiye. Whether Shi Guang was present or not didn't significantly matter, as long as cultivators intent on slaying Lu Ye maintained contact with each other.

More and more cultivators converged on the Continuous Mountains Sect, and the Spiritual Stream battlefield, which had been quiet for half a month, became lively once again.

After blockading the Continuous Mountains Sect outpost for an hour, Lu Ye departed on his artifact.

His objective had been achieved, so there was no need to stay any longer.

At that moment, many Ten Thousand Demon Ridge cultivators were heading towards the Continuous Mountains Sect in groups. As Lu Ye departed, they met head-on.

With Lu Ye's current strength, ordinary core circle cultivators were no match for him unless they ganged up in groups of twenty or thirty. This was not a Spiritual Stream Ranking challenge, with its various restrictions and geographical disadvantages. In open-field combat, it was all about one's foundation and means of killing enemies.

Lu Ye lacked neither of these.

He stormed through, and few Ten Thousand Demon Ridge cultivators he encountered managed to escape with their lives.

He had no specific target; he just kept moving forward, killing any Ten Thousand Demon Ridge cultivators he encountered.

Since the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge wanted to force him to show himself, he would grant their wish, hoping only that they could withstand the dire consequences of his appearance.

After suffering significant losses, many in the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge retreated, but even more joined the pursuit of Lu Ye. People constantly reported Lu Ye's location.

Lu Ye was extremely glad he had brought Yiyi and Amber, otherwise, in this situation, he would have no time to rest at all.

Since leaving the Continuous Mountains Sect outpost, he hadn't stopped. No matter where he went, Ten Thousand Demon Ridge cultivators pursued him.

It was precisely because Yiyi and Amber shared the burden that Lu Ye could continue to persevere.

The Ten Thousand Demon Ridge's current strategy was very clear: to exhaust him. No matter how strong Lu Yiye was, he would have a limit. Once he was worn out, he could naturally be killed with ease.

It must be said that while this method was somewhat crude, it was the most effective.

Lu Ye had his Talent Tree and Gluttonous Feast, so replenishing spiritual power was not an issue. However, without long periods of rest, his mental and physical stamina wouldn't hold up.

So, when he realized he was nearing his limit, Lu Ye began flying towards the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest. Within the core circle, only Ten Thousand Poisons Forest was a safe haven for him; anywhere else, he wouldn't find peace.

As long as he could get within a hundred *li* of Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, he could return to the wooden house via the teleportation array.

Once he had rested and recuperated in Ten Thousand Poisons Forest for a while, he could emerge again to hunt Ten Thousand Demon Ridge cultivators.

Suddenly, a message arrived on his battlefield imprint. Lu Ye immersed his consciousness to check it; it was a message from Feng Yue.

"Fifth Senior Brother, the Three Saints Institute outpost couldn't be held. Senior Brother Situ and I are retreating back to Kyushu. Fifth Senior Brother, please take care!"

Seeing this message, Lu Ye fell silent. The Three Saints Institute outpost ultimately could not be defended.

It made sense. The Ten Thousand Demon Ridge had rarely gathered such a large force outside the Three Saints Institute outpost. Since they had the strength to breach it, they naturally wouldn't return empty-handed.

Lu Ye tried to send a message back, but found that it couldn't be delivered. Feng Yue's imprint hadn't vanished, indicating she wasn't dead, but had returned to Kyushu.

If the Three Saints Institute outpost couldn't be held, what about the Heart of Alchemy Sect?

It was likely that the Heart of Alchemy Sect wouldn't fare well either. Previously, with Fourth Senior Brother and Senior Sister Feng guarding it, no one dared to challenge them. Now that both Fourth Senior Brother and Senior Sister Feng had ascended to the Cloud River Realm, the current generation of Heart of Alchemy Sect cultivators weren't particularly strong overall. If they were truly targeted, it would probably be very difficult for them to defend their outpost.