Chapter 79: Wuyai Island Halberd

In the passage, Lu Ye, who considered himself "very poor," was counting his assets. He had just over two hundred spirit stones, unsure if that was enough to buy a cultivation technique. If not...

He pulled out the small bell artifact from his storage bag. This was the relic of the Nine-Star Sect's Young Master and should be quite valuable. If absolutely necessary, he could use it as payment. If that still didn't work, perhaps the magnetic ore? He also had the Nine-Star Sect Young Master's storage bag, which likely contained many good things, but unfortunately, he couldn't open it.

However, many Xuanmen disciples had benefited from him these past few days. Both logically and emotionally, shouldn't Xuanmen offer him a discount?

Chu Tian sent another message, asking about his elemental affinity.

Lu Ye truthfully informed him. There was no need to hide this, and a cultivation technique matching his affinity was very important.

A moment later, Chu Tian messaged again, telling him he would have definite news by tomorrow at the earliest, or the day after at the latest, as the cultivation technique needed to be sent from the stronghold, which would take some time.

Lu Ye said that was fine.

After ending the communication with Chu Tian, Lu Ye got up, preparing to practice his刀 technique. Although he had been in constant combat these past few days, he had never stopped practicing his刀, because he felt that this most basic training was greatly beneficial to him, and consistency was key to such things.

However, before Lu Ye could draw his刀, a tiger's roar suddenly echoed. Lu Ye abruptly turned his head to see Amber scurrying toward him in a rather disheveled state.

Yiyi, who had been monitoring the situation at the other end of the passage, also ran over. After exchanging a glance with Lu Ye, she vanished into the rock wall.

Amber reached Lu Ye, turned around, and crouched low, a not-too-serious wound on her body, growling low toward the front.

A figure slowly emerged from that direction. Lu Ye activated his spiritual power to check the opponent's spiritual aura, resolving in his mind that if it was a fifth-level cultivator, he would immediately retreat; if below the fifth level, he would annihilate them.

But after clearly seeing the spiritual aura on the opponent's body, Lu Ye's brows furrowed slightly. Judging solely from the glow of the spiritual aura, the newcomer was merely a second-level Spirit Stream Realm cultivator...

What puzzled him was that this person's spiritual aura was vastly different from that of a typical second-level cultivator. It was not only exceptionally pure but also gave off an extremely solid feeling.

"It wasn't easy to find you," the newcomer stopped about ten feet in front of Lu Ye and smiled slightly. In the darkness, his white teeth were strikingly visible.

The opponent was not old; Lu Ye felt he was a year or two younger than himself, and his physique wasn't particularly muscular. Yet, this person stood there calmly, causing Lu Ye's heart to involuntarily tense.

He had fought many battles with Nine-Star Sect cultivators these days. He couldn't precisely determine if a cultivator posed a threat to him, but he did have a vague sense.

The fact that this person made his heart tense indicated that this second-level cultivator must have something unique about him.

"Overmountain Tiger?" the newcomer asked, and without waiting for Lu Ye's answer, introduced himself: "Boundless Isle, Luo Ji!"

Lu Ye immediately remembered Chu Tian mentioning this person earlier today. He hadn't asked what Boundless Isle was exactly, but from Chu Tian's tone, it seemed to be a very powerful force, and cultivators from such a force would undoubtedly have extraordinary foundations.

So, after the opponent introduced himself, Lu Ye stomped his foot, his long刀 flashed from its sheath, and he charged straight at the person.

Attack first, ask questions later!

He, a second-level cultivator, could kill a fourth-level one, so how could he, now a third-level cultivator, fear a second-level one?

His legs, infused with spiritual power, burst forth with rapid speed. The ten-foot distance closed quickly, and Lu Ye's spiritual apertures produced a buzzing sound, which was the sound of the previously constructed Spirit Gathering Spirit纹 shattering under the turbulence of spiritual power.

"Brute!" Luo Ji snorted lightly, unhurriedly raising his hand, and pointed a finger at Lu Ye, "White Blaze!"

As the words fell, a faint luminescence appeared at his fingertip. That luminescence suddenly expanded, transforming into a brilliant white light that illuminated the dark passage, revealing every detail.

Lu Ye was instantly blinded by the intense light, unable to open his eyes. For that instant, he felt as if he was staring directly at the sun. Even though he closed his eyes immediately, his eyeballs ached, and tears streamed down his face.

This bastard named Luo Ji was truly despicable. He quickly retreated.

"Earth Spike!" Luo Ji shouted again, simultaneously stomping his foot on the ground.

The next moment, a section of an earthen spike appeared out of thin air behind Lu Ye, fiercely striking his waist. Lu Ye, who was retreating, was knocked off balance, his lumbar spine aching. If he hadn't activated his Protective Spiritual Power, he might have been injured by that blow.

"Ice Shard!" A sudden chill erupted. Luo Ji pointed a finger at Lu Ye, and a sharp ice shard, about the length of a chopstick, shot towards Lu Ye's face like an arrow released from a bowstring.

Lu Ye's eyes were still not open, mainly because he had been caught off guard by the blinding light. Feeling the coolness rushing towards him, he instinctively activated a Defensive Spirit纹, blocking it in front of him.

With a crash, it felt as if not an ice shard but a massive boulder had struck the Defensive Spirit纹. Lu Ye was knocked further back by the immense force, and at the same time, his cheeks stung, as the shattered ice shard created numerous small cuts on his face.

"Golden Arc!"

In the passage, a golden crescent-shaped slash flew towards the stumbling Lu Ye. Compared to the previous few spells, this one had particularly powerful destructive force.

The Golden Wheel Talisman that Lu Ye had once activated was created based on this Golden Arc Slash. The attacks unleashed from the Golden Wheel Talisman were weakened versions of the Golden Arc Slash.

In terms of power, the Golden Arc Slash unleashed by Luo Ji was even more potent than the slashes Lu Ye conjured with his Golden Wheel Talisman. If caught off guard by such an attack, one might very well be cut in half.

The Golden Arc Slash was extremely fast, reaching Lu Ye in an instant. Luo Ji's lips curved into a smile.

With a clang, the Golden Arc Slash was cut apart by Lu Ye's blade. Behind his long blade, Lu Ye's eyes were slightly narrowed, his expression extremely grim.

The opponent was only a second-level cultivator. Lu Ye had originally thought that even if Luo Ji had some peculiarity, he could still handle him, but after a brief exchange, he realized he was wrong.

This second-level cultivator was unlike any other second-level cultivator he had ever encountered!

He had killed many Nine-Star Sect disciples these past few days and had seen how Xuanmen disciples fought. Although spells were occasionally used, they all required some preparation time. No other cultivator could do what Luo Ji did. The opponent unleashed spells effortlessly, displaying extremely high proficiency in them, clearly following the path of a spell cultivator...

What astonished Lu Ye even more was that this second-level cultivator's spiritual power seemed to be even more concentrated than his own. He couldn't tell just by looking at the spiritual aura before, but now in combat, the opponent's spiritual power fluctuations were completely evident. That was definitely not the spiritual power fluctuation a second-level cultivator should possess; it was even stronger than some fourth-level cultivators he had killed.

Considering all these observations, Lu Ye immediately thought of one possibility.

This guy cultivates a Heaven-rank cultivation technique!