novelzi Chapter 565 - 563: Breaking Through in Seclusion, Has Lu Ye’s Share Increased?
Chapter 565 - 563: Breaking Through in Seclusion, Has Lu Ye’s Share Increased?
"Xiao Yudie, what kind of look is that? Do you think that since you couldn’t handle him, this Saint Son can’t either?"
Looking at the Sea Spirit Saintess’s expression, the Yuanyang Saint Son frowned.
"I didn’t say anything, that’s what you think. Let’s go." Xiao Yudie didn’t want to linger any longer since the person who took the Celestial Cyan Lotus had left.
With that, she immediately led the group from the Sea Spirit Hall away.
Yuanyang Saint Son squinted his eyes slightly, watching the people from the Sea Spirit Hall leave, and did not stop them.
A moment later, he turned to the other cultivators present and asked, "Fellow Daoists, did anyone see... which way the person who plucked the Celestial Cyan Lotus went?"
Someone pointed towards the southeast.
"Yuanyang Saint Son, I saw them heading this way..."
Yuanyang Saint Son immediately said coldly, "Chase after them. As for the Celestial Cyan Lotus, this Saint Son must get a share."
In an instant, the group from the Yuanyang Palace vanished from the scene.
...
On the other side.
Lu Ye, with the people from the Lingyao Celestial Palace, flew for thousands of miles, dropping a few array flags along the way to cover the traces left by the group.
They only stopped after entering a mountain range.
"Alright, we shouldn’t get chased for the moment." A sweep of Spiritual Sense over the situation behind them confirmed that most traces left by the group were obscured, making it difficult for anyone to track them.
The disciples of the Celestial Palace breathed a sigh of relief.
In Xuanzhou, they were undoubtedly a top force, but across the entire continent, there were still forces from other regions that could rival them.
With so many cultivators watching, to claim there was no pressure would be a lie.
Next came the task of distributing the Celestial Cyan Lotus and Celestial Cyan Spirit Lotus Seeds among the team according to the pre-agreed distribution plan.
There were a total of twelve Celestial Cyan Lotus plants, originally with seventy-two seeds.
However, a strange fish ate a few, leaving sixty-nine seeds remaining.
As for the Celestial Cyan Spirit Lotus Seeds, there were twelve seeds from two plants, with two eaten, meaning the fish by the lake had indeed gained something.
According to the previous plan of a twenty percent share, Lu Ye could get nearly fourteen Celestial Cyan Lotus Seeds and almost two Celestial Cyan Spirit Lotus Seeds.
To Lu Ye’s surprise, the Celestial Palace team discussed for a while and directly allowed him to take four Celestial Cyan Spirit Lotus Seeds and twenty Celestial Cyan Lotus Seeds.
"Isn’t this a bit too much?" Lu Ye said, "According to the agreed distribution, I can’t take so much."
Sang Xiyao smiled and said, "Take it. This is what we agreed upon. If you hadn’t arrived, from how things looked later, we probably wouldn’t have been able to walk away with these Celestial Cyan Lotus Seeds."
Sang Xiyao and the others knew very well that the cultivators coming afterward were ever stronger.
If Lu Ye hadn’t single-handedly subdued the strongest Sea Spirit Saintess present, they would have been lucky to get even one seed.
Thus, giving Lu Ye more Celestial Cyan Lotus and Celestial Cyan Spirit Lotus was something they had no objections to.
Originally intending to decline, Lu Ye saw that everyone from the Celestial Palace insisted, so after a moment’s thought, he finally nodded.
"Then thank you very much."
Lu Ye indeed needed these resources to first use the Celestial Cyan Lotus Seeds to try to advance his cultivation to the Earth Realm Ninth Layer Late Stage.
Then at the Myriad Dao Pavilion, it would be time to make use of the two Celestial Realm Pills he had randomly obtained these days, along with other resources on hand.
"I placed some means to mask our aura along the way here, so nobody should be able to follow. If you have time, it’s best to stay in these mountains and absorb your Celestial Cyan Lotus Seeds on the spot." Thinking about it, Lu Ye said.
Hearing this, the Celestial Palace people immediately cast grateful glances.
Not only did he help them acquire the Celestial Cyan Lotus, but he also handled the aftermath so proficiently; they felt like they had found a treasure in the Celestial Palace.
At once, they nodded repeatedly, deciding to each find a secluded place in the mountain to retreat.
Lu Ye remained in the area for about another half-hour.
Only after confirming that no one else followed did he take Qing Yu and leave.
Before leaving, he also informed Sang Xiyao to prevent her from wondering where he had gone after emerging from her retreat.
On the other side, the Yuanyang Saint Son and his followers tracked the direction indicated for over a thousand miles.
But afterward, there were no more clues left.
Continuing to pursue aimlessly would only make them like headless flies.
Helplessly, the Yuanyang Saint Son had to give up the chase with a slightly sullen expression.
By now, Lu Ye and Qing Yu had already flown several thousand miles away.
Lu Ye planned to use his resources to break through to a Celestial Realm Grandmaster during this time.
He estimated that it might cause significant heavenly changes once successful.
If too close to Sang Xiyao and the others, it could attract cultivators, exposing them once again.
This time, they found a distant place.
Qing Yu also had a portion of distributed Celestial Cyan Lotus Seeds.
Entering this mystical forest, they immediately felt an abundance of Heaven and Earth Source Qi.
"The Source Qi here is good; I’ll cultivate in seclusion here." Taking a look around, Lu Ye nodded slowly and said to Qing Yu.
Qing Yu nodded, "You go into seclusion, and I’ll take this time to stabilize my realm."
The Mist Heaven Hall, being open longer than other opportunity sites, always offered plenty of time.
Moreover, there was a rumor that five days post-opening, the spatial turbulence in the Mist Heaven Hall’s Third Layer would significantly ease.
The current Third Layer was the most dangerous.
For this reason, the Sea Spirit Saintess, the Yuanyang Saint Son, among others, weren’t in a particular rush to head to the Third Layer.
After the danger lessened, entering then would be ideal.
Moments later, having chosen a retreat location, they agreed to use the Communication Jade Token to contact each other if necessary. Lu Ye casually set up a protective array.
He suspected that if he did manage to advance, even just from the Eighth Layer to Earth Realm Ninth Layer, it would likely cause quite a stir.
Taking out a recently acquired Celestial Cyan Lotus Seed, it shimmered with a faint azure hue.
Once pulled out, he felt a powerful energy seemingly wanting to penetrate his palm.
Lu Ye closed his eyes, swallowed it in one gulp.
The Celestial Cyan Lotus Seed instantly dissolved in his mouth, leaving a slight sweet taste.
"Not bad."
The Ancient Star Scripture activated with immense proficiency, as a constellation of stars surrounded and enshrouded Lu Ye’s body in mystery.
As Lu Ye officially began closed-door cultivation, the mystical forest around them was suddenly engulfed in surging Heaven and Earth Source Qi.