Chapter 931: Wanmo City

Once everything was settled, Lu Ye and Tong Shuyao flew in a certain direction, led by the Divine Sea Realm woman.

Perhaps due to the deaths, Tong Shuyao lost all interest in speaking with Lu Ye and remained silent throughout the journey. Lu Ye was glad for the quiet. Although he didn't know who the attacking sword cultivator was, Lu Ye roughly surmised that they must have a personal vendetta against Tong Shuyao's Divine Sea Realm senior aunt. With the current chaos in Liyuan, the attacker had seized the opportunity to secretly plot revenge.

"I heard that the Boundless Continent has four secret realms. One is occupied by the Corpse Tribe, but the other three are human. Which secret realm are you from?" the woman suddenly asked.

Lu Ye was momentarily stunned. During their interactions earlier in the day, the woman had shown little interest in him and hadn't asked him anything. Her sudden question about his origins now was clearly due to Lu Ye's impressive performance in the recent battle. Her subordinates were all True Lake cultivators, whose cultivation levels were higher than Lu Ye's. During the attack, everyone else perished except for Tong Shuyao, who had been in the same tent as her. Only Lu Ye, with the lowest cultivation, had survived! Afterward, Lu Ye and Tong Shuyao had assisted in the formation, and their various performances were also quite good. These two points alone were enough for the woman to gauge Lu Ye's capabilities.

"To answer senior, I am a rogue cultivator, not from a secret realm," Lu Ye casually stated. Cultivators from secret realms were traceable. If the woman were to verify his identity, his deception would surely be exposed. Rogue cultivators were different. The environment of the Boundless Continent was unique; besides the secret realms, there were many small strongholds. Cultivators from these strongholds could all be considered rogue cultivators, with little interaction among themselves. Thus, as long as Lu Ye insisted on his identity as a rogue cultivator, no one would be able to uncover anything.

"A rogue cultivator..." the woman said, surprised. "Cultivators from the Boundless Continent haven't been in Kyushu for long. As far as I know, there were no True Lake cultivators there before. Yet you're already at the third layer of True Lake Realm?"

Previously, the woman hadn't given much thought to Lu Ye, a mere stranger. But now, it was clear there was something unusual about his cultivation. It wasn't that she suspected anything specific, but the situation was indeed strange. This young man named Li Taibai seemed to be progressing in cultivation a bit too quickly.

"I encountered a fortuitous opportunity before. Also, you could say I had a solid foundation. As senior mentioned, there were no True Lake cultivators in the Boundless Continent, so I was able to accumulate more essence in the Cloud River Realm," Lu Ye said casually.

The woman nodded slightly, acknowledging Lu Ye's explanation. A thought inevitably crossed her mind: if all cultivators from the Boundless Continent could accumulate such deep foundations like Li Taibai, wouldn't there be an abundance of powerful cultivators in the future? If that were truly the case, she could find a way to recruit more cultivators from the Boundless Continent.

With that thought, she spoke again, "You people from the Boundless Continent probably aren't very familiar with the situation in Kyushu. Why did you choose the Myriad Devil Ridge instead of the Vast Sky Alliance?"

Lu Ye chuckled, looking rather awkward, and scratched his head. "Actually, I didn't have much thought put into it. I just picked one randomly. Most cultivators from the Boundless Continent choose in such a casual way."

Seeing his simple-minded appearance, the previously disheartened Tong Shuyao couldn't help but laugh, feeling much better. She said sweetly, "Then you chose correctly. Everyone in the Vast Sky Alliance is bad."

"Have you considered joining my Myriad Devil Ridge Provincial Guard?" the woman asked.

Lu Ye had no such intention. If he hadn't encountered them on this trip, he would likely have already escaped Liyuan and covertly made his way towards the Azure Flame Mountain Pass. Now, having a Grand Cultivator of the Divine Sea Realm from the Myriad Devil Ridge beside him made him feel extremely uneasy. Verbally, he said, "Forgive me, senior. I haven't been in Kyushu for long, and for now, I don't have the... thought of joining the Provincial Guard..."

Before he could finish, Lu Ye noticed the woman's gaze sharpen, and a mountain of pressure instantly bore down on him.

"What? Are you waiting to be courted, to see which side – Myriad Devil Ridge or Vast Sky Alliance – is stronger before making your decision?"

"This junior wouldn't dare," Lu Ye hastily said, feigning apprehension.

"If you wouldn't dare, then make your decision sooner!" the woman coldly snorted. "Only with a decision comes belonging. Otherwise, in the territory of my Myriad Devil Ridge, people cannot just come and go as they please."

Lu Ye secretly frowned. What was happening? From the woman's words, it sounded as if she was trying to coerce him into joining the Myriad Devil Ridge Provincial Guard. Did his recent performance impress her? It must be. She probably wanted to bring him under her command; otherwise, there was no reason for her attitude to suddenly change. Lu Ye suddenly felt a headache coming on.

"This junior... will consider it carefully," Lu Ye replied.

The woman ignored him after that, continuing to fly forward silently.

At dawn, a large city appeared ahead. Lu Ye suddenly had a bad feeling and asked, "That city ahead is..."

"It's Myriad Devil City," Tong Shuyao replied. "It's the central hub of our Myriad Devil Ridge in Bing Province."

It was equivalent to the Vast Sky City of the Vast Sky Alliance. Lu Ye inwardly cursed. He vividly remembered the first time he entered Vast Sky City; a restriction within the city had swept over him, activating the battle imprint on the back of his hand. That restriction clearly served to identify faction allegiance. Therefore, even if there were no guards around the Vast Sky Alliance, there was no need to worry about Myriad Devil Ridge cultivators sneaking in, as they wouldn't even pass the restriction check. Furthermore, with a considerable number of Divine Sea Realm cultivators in Vast Sky City, who would dare seek death by intruding? If Vast Sky City had such a restriction, how could Myriad Devil City not?

Although Lu Ye possessed a Myriad Devil Ridge battle imprint, it was different from a standard one; it was temporary, only lasting for two hours once activated. He didn't know if his temporary imprint could evade the Myriad Devil Ridge restriction's detection. Even if it did, what would happen when the imprint expired after two hours? Myriad Devil City... he couldn't enter!

Just as he was thinking this, the woman spoke first. "Until you make a decision, stay with me. Tell me whenever you've made up your mind."

Lu Ye's heart sank. She truly seemed to have taken an interest in him, otherwise why would she act as if she wanted to tie him to her hip? These two women were truly detestable! The younger one had taken an interest in his body, but the older one was even worse, wanting both his body and mind.

As the distance slowly closed, Lu Ye's mood grew heavy. The woman was the first to enter Myriad Devil City, with Lu Ye and Tong Shuyao following closely behind. The moment he entered Myriad Devil City, Lu Ye activated his Myriad Devil Ridge battle imprint. He could clearly feel an invisible force sweep over him, and simultaneously, a red light glowed on the back of his hand. Lu Ye felt a sense of relief; this hurdle had been cleared.