Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1694 - 1692: Blood Ancestor

Everything in the Nine Provinces is getting on the right track, Lu Ye thought happily.

Who wouldn't want their homeland to get better and better? Especially when such changes happen through their own efforts.

It can be foreseen that with the growth of the Nine Provinces, many Moon Jade and even Sun Blaze will surely emerge in the future. By then, whether or not the Jade Conch World can retain the leading position in this star system is uncertain.

However, even if that time comes, it won't be easy to rename the Jade Conch Star System, because the name of the Nine Provinces cannot be casually exposed.

Number Nine chattered on endlessly with Lu Ye, talking about trivial matters within the Nine Provinces, such as which sect produced an outstanding genius or which Constellation made significant gains in stellar space...

Lu Ye knew it had been holding back for too long, and no one in the Nine Provinces knew of its existence. Sometimes, it couldn't even find someone to talk to.

It was rare for Lu Ye to return, and once it started talking, it couldn't stop.

Lu Ye, not at all impatient, listened while casually responding to Number Nine.

"Ah!" A sudden exclamation interrupted Lu Ye's lively chat with Number Nine.

Lu Ye looked up, discontentedly glancing at Ma Shangsi, who was steering the starboat, and scolded, "What's all the fuss about!?"

How can someone reach the Moon Jade Late Stage and still remain so undignified?

Ma Shangsi quickly turned around and respectfully said, "Forgive me, Saintly Venerable, I truly saw an incredible scene, and my spirit was shaken, unable to control myself!"

Lu Ye did not understand: "What is so incredible?"

Ma Shangsi excitedly raised his gaze, looking ahead: "The body of the Blood Ancestor, that is the body of the Blood Ancestor!"

Following his gaze, Lu Ye suddenly noticed that they were not far from the Nine Provinces, as the Blood Refinement World was already coming into view.

The speed of the Moon Jade Late Stage is indeed fast. Of course, it also had to do with the proximity of his return position to the Nine Provinces; in just a few days, they were already nearing the Nine Provinces.

As for the Blood Ancestor's body Ma Shangsi mentioned, it undoubtedly referred to the Blood Refinement World!

"Blood Ancestor?" Lu Ye's heart stirred, and he ordered, "Explain clearly!"

Ma Shangsi cautiously glanced at Lu Ye. After spending these days together, he now somewhat affirmed one thing.

The Saintly Venerable before him was the target of the Bounty Order issued by their clan, the Lu Yiye of Nine Heavens who once annihilated all Blood Race juniors in the Taichu Realm!

Honestly speaking, when he confirmed this, Ma Shangsi was almost collapsing, as he couldn't understand how such a powerful Saintly Venerable could indeed be Lu Yiye of Nine Heavens in person!

In his heart, there were many speculations, but he didn't dare to ask.

Until this moment, when Lu Ye inquired about the Blood Ancestor, Ma Shangsi finally summoned the courage and cautiously spoke, "May I ask the origin of the Saintly Venerable..."

He wanted to ask Lu Ye whether his origin was of the human race or the Blood Race, for if he were of the Blood Race, being a Moon Jade, there was no reason not to know about the Blood Ancestor's existence.

Words stuck in his throat; he dared not ask further, fearing an answer he did not wish to hear.

Even though he didn't ask, Lu Ye knew what he was thinking, merely smiling at him.

Ma Shangsi shivered and hurriedly explained, "The Blood Ancestor is the source of our Blood Race. It's said that the Blood Ancestor was born along with stellar space, and after a battle with an unknown powerful being, was dismembered and died. Currently, the strongest domains our Blood Race occupies are the remnants of the Blood Ancestor's body, yet the most important part has never been found."

Lu Ye understood: "The torso of the Blood Ancestor?"

"Exactly!" Ma Shangsi nodded, so he never imagined seeing the legendary object in such a place.

The massive body transforming into a domain across stellar space—despite the distance, Ma Shangsi could sense a trace of connection from his own bloodline.

So he could confirm that was indeed the torso of the Blood Ancestor!

Lu Ye showed a contemplative expression. Interestingly, the propagation of the Blood Race is not merely among their own kind. They can also use human women to incubate Blood Embryos.

Lann Qiyue was a victim of this matter.

This demonstrated that the Blood Race's bloodline inheritance is strong, not difficult to proliferate.

Lu Ye had once speculated that the Blood Refinement World was the body of a female powerhouse, yet did not know this strong being had such a prestigious origin.

The Blood Ancestor, born with stellar space, the source of the Blood Race!

What, indeed, could have slain such a powerful existence?

He couldn't help but recall, back then, when Yang Qing saw the Blood Refinement World in stellar space, he had said something. At the time, Yang Qing's eyes were full of eagerness, saying that if this thing were alive, battling it would be exhilarating...

"You said that the other domains formed by parts of the Blood Ancestor's body are now top-level domains?" Lu Ye asked.

Ma Shangsi nodded, "There are five domains in total, each a top-level domain with countless strong ones, and the Sacred Blood of our clan's Saintly Venerables mostly comes from these five great domains."

Upon saying this, Ma Shangsi suddenly realized why the Saintly Venerable before him had such rich and potent saintliness. A casually gifted drop of treasure blood was comparable to a drop of Sacred Blood.

With the Blood Ancestor's body here, Sacred Blood indeed wouldn't be hard to find.

Lu Ye appeared contemplative. Five domains, corresponding to the four limbs and head—exactly five.

But these five domains are all top-tier domains, the Blood Race is not just ordinarily rich!

So why is the Blood Refinement World, which the torso transformed into, so low in rank? When the Blood Refinement World attacked back then, it hadn't even upgraded to a large domain yet.

Back then, not to mention being a top-tier domain, even a single Constellation could have wiped out the Nine Provinces.

But it was precisely because it was only a low-tier domain that the Nine Provinces could annex it.

"What are you thinking about?" Lu Ye suddenly sensed that Ma Shangsi had some peculiar thoughts in his mind and quickly asked.

Ma Shangsi dared not hide anything and hurriedly said: "To the Saintly Venerable, I have seen ancient books left by my ancestors before, saying that if the body of the Blood Ancestor can be reassembled, the Blood Ancestor might have the possibility of resurrection!"

"!" Lu Ye was shocked.

Resurrection! This was not the first time he had heard of such a thing. Even when he refined the Sacred Blood and obtained the Blood Race's heritage, he knew that if the Blood Ancestor's heritage cultivation was pushed to the extreme, it could reach the level of Drop of Blood Rebirth.

Of course, Drop of Blood Rebirth seemed somewhat unreliable, but could resurrection really be impossible?

Even Ma Shangsi knew about this matter, so those strong ones among the Blood Race must also be aware.

The Blood Ancestor's body was divided into six parts, and right now the Blood Race occupied only five parts, with the remaining torso being on the Nine Provinces' side.

Doesn't this mean that if the news leaks out, the Blood Race will inevitably go to any lengths to seize the Blood Refinement World?

If the Blood Refinement World is taken away, it's not a big deal, but if the Blood Ancestor is truly resurrected, that would be disastrous.

Lu Ye couldn't imagine the strength of such an enormous being.

Currently, the Blood Race's situation in stellar space is not good, they're basically an enemy to everyone. If they get a chance, they will certainly want to revive the Blood Ancestor, then they'd have a strong backing.

Thoughts whirled in his mind, and Lu Ye knew that although the idea of the Blood Ancestor's revival sounded unreliable, if the Blood Ancestor learned that the Blood Refinement World was here, the Nine Provinces would surely face a catastrophe.

As for why the other five domains are top-tier while only the Blood Refinement World is a low-tier domain, Lu Ye couldn't figure it out, only vaguely sensing there might be some secrets.

"Saintly Venerable, please allow me to enter for cultivation, I feel that if I could cultivate in that place, perhaps..."

"Don't even think about it!" Lu Ye immediately rejected him.

Theoretically, he could control a Blood Servant's life and death, but if their power gap was too large, Lu Ye wasn't sure what the result would be.

Ma Shangsi at Peak Moon Jade, if he truly advanced to Sun Blaze, could he still fully control him? If not, with the current foundation of the Nine Provinces, they could not withstand it.

Lu Ye would never allow such a potential crisis to occur.

Of course, if he becomes stronger in the future, he might let Ma Shangsi try.

Having been mercilessly rejected by Lu Ye, Ma Shangsi's expression became a bit downcast, because he could feel that his opportunity to break through to Sun Blaze was in that domain formed by the Blood Ancestor's body.

But with the Saintly Venerable's refusal, he could only comply, not daring to resist, nor even harbor any dissatisfaction in his heart.

While speaking, they got ever closer to the Nine Provinces.

"Who goes there? Approaching the Nine Provinces' near-space, entry is forbidden!" a voice called from afar, and several figures emerged from nearby meteorites, encircling them.

These were the Constellations tasked with overseeing the near-space of the Nine Provinces.

Every large domain has such arrangements, mainly to defend against incoming meteors and potential star beast threats.

Most star beasts don't care about domains, but there are exceptions, just like the Great Lust Demon Spider Lu Ye encountered before; if such a creature invaded a domain, it'd spell disaster.

The starboats from the Nine Provinces were recognizable to them, so they wouldn't intercept their own people, but the starboat Ma Shangsi was piloting looked unfamiliar, so they naturally had to intervene.

Of course, as the Nine Provinces had established contact with the Qingli Dao World and the Jade Conch World in recent years, they assumed these might be guests from those worlds.

However, the closer they got, the more puzzled the Nine Provinces Constellations became.

Because the aura emanating from that starboat was clearly that of the Moon Jade!

The Nine Provinces had indeed established relations with the other two realms, but mostly at the Constellation level, and there had never been a Moon Jade arriving at the Nine Provinces.

In an instant, the Constellations from the Nine Provinces were uncertain about the visitor's origins and became secretly vigilant.

Just then, a familiar voice reached their ears: "Don't worry, it's me coming back!"

The Nine Provinces' Constellations were taken aback, and then realized, the leading one exclaimed incredulously: "Lu Yiye?"

Lu Ye had already stood up, revealing his figure.

Seeing him, it truly was Lu Yiye, and they all burst into smiles, quickly gathering around and landing on the starboat.

How could they not be happy! The last time Lu Ye left, he took three hundred people, saying they were headed to the most bustling All Phenomena Ocean in the starry sky. Too many had missed that opportunity, having to wait for next time, and now, just over three years later, Lu Ye had returned!

This immediately made them see an opportunity.