Sage of Humanity-Chapter 256 - 254: Celebration Banquet

"This battle was a complete victory, and the sect will definitely reward us. According to Senior Brother Luo’s wishes, there will be a celebratory feast tonight to also welcome and cleanse Fellow Daoist from his journey." Inside the side hall, Qi Shi’s voice sounded, "Before Senior Brother Luo left, he asked me to inquire whether Fellow Daoist would be available to attend, considering your immense contributions to the smooth success of this battle."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye understood.

To most cultivators on Silver Light Island, the capture of Sky Supporting Sect’s headquarters seemed like a stroke of misfortune, not knowing why the quasi-dragon had targeted them.

However, a few well-informed individuals knew that the quasi-dragon had been lured there by Lu Ye; during the final battle, it had specifically pursued the people of Sky Supporting Sect and avoided those from Silver Light Island due to Lu Ye’s secret maneuvers.

Therefore, in this battle, Lu Ye’s contributions were significant.

As it was a celebratory feast, naturally, Lu Ye, the meritorious individual, could not be absent.

However, publicly announcing this would expose Lu Ye’s ability to some extent to manipulate the quasi-dragon, and the name Lu Yiye from Righteous Blood Sect, on its own, was enough to draw considerable hatred from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge. Once exposed, it might bring many inconveniences to Lu Ye.

Luo Fu and Qi Shi had no intention of claiming the credit for themselves, and their report to the sect headquarters was completely truthful, without any omission. However, they had to consider Lu Ye’s personal desires.

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It must be said, their consideration was very thorough.

Lu Ye figured that someone with a personality like Luo Fu’s would not think of these aspects; it must have been Qi Shi who thought of these critical issues and used this visit to gauge his reaction.

"The victory in this battle was due to the united efforts of all Fellow Daoists from Sky Supporting Sect, along with the attack from the quasi-dragon. It really had little to do with me."

Upon hearing his words, Qi Shi nodded: "I see."

After chatting idly with Lu Ye for a while, Qi Shi then took his leave.

Excited, Yiyi closed the door and ran with Lu Ye to the second floor to check on their gains from this event.

Between one and two hundred storage sacks, even with Lu Ye’s current efficiency in unlocking them, would take two to three days to fully open. However, a few storage sacks were unlocked, containing all sorts of strange plants and Spiritual Artifacts.

These plants were surely plundered by the cultivators from Silver Light Island from the Sky Supporting Sect’s headquarters. As for the Spiritual Artifacts... once the people from the Sky Supporting Sect were dead, the Spiritual Artifacts naturally became unclaimed possessions.

Just by looking at these items, it was clear that Luo Fu had kept his word about splitting the loot evenly with Lu Ye; he hadn’t taken any advantage.

"We’re rich!" Yiyi exclaimed excitedly, having never seen so many storage sacks gathered together before.

Lu Ye began to break the restriction locks on the storage sacks, and with each one he opened, Yiyi sorted through the contents, categorizing and stowing everything into several prepared storage sacks.

Some cultivators had rich resources, others much less so, but the quantity here made for a considerable accumulation of wealth.

By nighttime, the sounds of revelry gradually emerged from outside, growing louder and livelier as if many cultivators had gathered. Yiyi peeked out to see the cultivators from Silver Light Island all gathered by the Heaven’s Augury Hall square, arranging tables and chairs, and the surrounding area was adorned with various illuminations, lighting up the entire square.

Moments later, a fragrance drifted over from that direction.

The Silver Light Island cultivators were preparing to hold their celebratory feast. They had been mutual adversaries with the Sky Supporting Sect for over a hundred years and had never experienced such a thorough and exhilarating victory, so it was understandably thrilling.

The slumbering Amber woke up to the scent and raised its head, looking at Lu Ye with an expression that said it was hungry.

Hao Ren and his sister led a group of people over, setting up a table on the first floor and continuously delivering exquisite foods; Silver Light Island even considered Amber, bringing over a large piece of fresh beast meat.

Moments later, Luo Fu’s resonant voice emanated from the square by Heaven’s Augury Hall. He spoke about finally living up to the sect’s expectations, praised everyone’s hard work in capturing the Sky Supporting Sect’s headquarters, and urged everyone to continue their efforts in the future. Periodic cheers roared in approval, signaling the start of the celebratory feast amid a festive atmosphere.

Some time later, Luo Fu and Qi Shi came together.

"Brother Yiye, I’m really sorry," Luo Fu began with an apology, explaining how the celebratory feast on Silver Light Island was in full swing, yet the greatest contributor was tucked away here; he indeed felt somewhat uneasy about it.

But after hearing Qi Shi’s analysis and Lu Ye’s earlier decision, Luo Fu realized he had oversimplified the matter; although it slightly wronged Lu Ye, it was the best choice under the circumstances.

"It’s no trouble,"

Lu Ye smiled, invited them inside, and a session of toasting ensued. Yiyi looked on worriedly.

Because Lu Ye had never drunk alcohol before. Perhaps because of Li Baxian, during his time at Righteous Blood Sect, their Second Senior Sister had prohibited everyone from drinking alcohol, even their sect master would sneak sips occasionally.

Thus, Yiyi was unsure whether Lu Ye could handle alcohol.

Fortunately, after three rounds of drinking, Lu Ye appeared as normal.

After all, as a Level 7 cultivator, it wasn’t easy to get him drunk.

At the table, Luo Fu brought up forming an Alliance Pact with the Righteous Blood Sect, which Lu Ye readily agreed to, as it was also his purpose for coming to Silver Light Island.

The two immediately formulated an Alliance Pact using their respective authorities as governors. From then on, the disciples of the Righteous Blood Sect could come to Silver Light Island for training and could even spend merits to teleport directly back to the Righteous Blood Sect’s headquarters.

"I heard some rumors before, saying that the power of two neighboring Ten Thousand Demons Ridge forces near the Righteous Blood Sect was already crippled? I wonder if it’s true or false?"

During the outbreak of the Insect Plague, this matter had caused quite a stir; however, it was still quite a distance from the headquarters of the Righteous Blood Sect. Luo Fu and his compatriots had only heard it mentioned in passing and hadn’t paid much attention to it.

The affairs of the outer circle sects are not much of a concern to those in the inner circle, just as the Core Circle doesn’t pay much attention to the inner circle. It’s not out of disrespect, but rather because each circle’s sects have their allies and enemies, and their own issues to deal with.

"It did happen."

"Related to the Insect Plague?"

"Yes, there’s a sect called Sky Fiend Hall. They mismanaged the Insect Plague, which caused it to erupt, and subsequently dragged the Phong Clan into the chaos too. My Righteous Blood Sect took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack and killed many people."

"I see!" Luo Fu nodded. "So, the Righteous Blood Sect’s area is very safe?"

"You could say that. Brother Luo, do you have a matter to attend to?" Lu Ye perceived something.

Luo Fu sighed and said, "This is the situation: one of our sect elders has a beloved daughter who has been cultivating at our sect headquarters. She has reached Level 3, and Brother Yiye knows that the Spiritual Energy is rich at the inner circle sect’s headquarters, which makes cultivation efficient. However, it’s not optimal to keep cultivating behind closed doors. As a cultivator, how can she not experience real combat? This disciple sister has been pestering me to find a way to let her go out to the outer circle to gain experience. You don’t know, Brother Yiye; I get a headache when I see her now, but the elder is reluctant to agree, fearing she might encounter dangers in the outer circle. Given that the situation at Righteous Blood Sect is so favorable, I was wondering if I could send her there."

"For the time being, no one dares to attack the Righteous Blood Sect’s headquarters."

With Little Gray stationed there, who would dare to court death? A quasi-flood dragon almost broke the Sect Protection Array of the Sky Supporting Sect single-handedly, and Little Gray, being of the same caliber, wouldn’t be any less capable.

"I will discuss this with the elder when I get back."

After eating and drinking, they finished discussing leisurely matters and took care of business. Luo Fu and Qih Shi said goodbye and left. After all, they were the Governor and Deputy Governor; it wasn’t appropriate for them to stay all night at Lu Ye’s place during tonight’s celebratory banquet. They needed to join their fellow disciples for a few drinks and some banter.

After seeing off Luo Fu and Qih Shi, Lu Ye appeared thoughtful, shaking his head and chuckling to himself.

"What are you laughing at?" Yiyi didn’t understand.

"It’s nothing."

"Tell me," Yiyi insisted, grabbing Lu Ye’s hand and shaking it, acting coquettishly.

"Brother Luo and I have already formed an alliance pact. If he truly wants to send his disciple to the Righteous Blood Sect for training, he wouldn’t need to inform me; he could just send her over. But he asked about the situation over there, and mentioned the situation with that disciple sister, suggesting that her status is distinguished, and thus she should receive additional care at Righteous Blood Sect."

"He could have just said that directly, why beat around the bush?"

Lu Ye raised his hand and pinched her cheeks, twisting them left and right: "Some things, my dear, lose their charm if said outright."

The little girl’s cheeks were feeling softer and softer.

Yiyi, annoyed, slapped his hand away, pouting her lips.

However, what Luo Fu was asking for was not a big deal. Righteous Blood Sect would take extra care of anyone they sent, and surely when disciples from Righteous Blood Sect came here, they would enjoy the same treatment. That’s just how social exchanges work.

Under the night sky, Luo Fu and Qih Shi walked side by side.

Qih Shi opened his mouth and said, "Senior Brother, that Fellow Daoist Lu seems very adept at using others to do his bidding."

"What do you mean?"

"Look, in the outer circle, he managed to cripple both Sky Fiend Hall and the Phong Clan using the momentum of the Insect Plague. Then here in the inner circle, using the quasi-flood dragon, he almost crippled the Sky Supporting Sect."

Luo Fu was stunned; he hadn’t realized this before, but now he suddenly said, "You mean, three powers of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge have fallen to his hands?"

"Moreover, Fellow Daoist Lu just mentioned that it was Sky Fiend Hall’s poor handling of the Insect Plague that caused its outbreak, which also led to the Phong Clan’s misfortune. However, the Insect Plague that the outer circle sects need to handle isn’t difficult to manage. As long as there is enough cooperation, it should never lead to an outbreak, at worst just some casualties."

"You mean..."

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"It’s likely that Fellow Daoist Lu had a hand in it. What exactly he did in there, I don’t know, just like this time, people unaware don’t know that it was he who lured the quasi-flood dragon there," Qih Shi speculated.

Upon reflection, Luo Fu realized it was indeed so. Though the Insect Plague was a natural disaster, as long as it was managed promptly, it could usually be handled, unless someone meddled from behind the scenes.

"Moreover, he’s only at Level 7, yet he can kill those at Level 9! With such talent and such methods, if he were to grow..."

"It would be terrifying!" Luo Fu clicked his tongue in admiration. "Ten Thousand Demons Ridge might not have good days ahead."

Qih Shi said, "Indeed, I’m just relieved he’s part of the Haotian Alliance."

Luo Fu laughed heartily: "Then we must celebrate that fact. Let’s go, tonight we won’t return until we are drunk!"

"Brother, I’m talking about serious matters," Qih Shi said helplessly as Luo Fu dragged him to the square, where soon a large group of cultivators gathered, each holding their jugs of wine.