The mysterious woman couldn't care less about forcing things. Seeing that Lu Ye wasn't willing to comply, she snorted coldly and flicked her sword, sending a sky full of Sword Qi towards Lu Ye.
Lu Ye's Heart's Eye Secret Technique was pushed to the extreme at this moment. The Mountain Ascending Saber in his hand continuously slashed and slashed. The crisp sounds of sword and saber colliding rang out continuously.
He was overwhelmed with shock.
This woman's strength was a little too strong.
He had killed an Eighth Order Cloud River Realm cultivator before. Although he had Yi Yi's help at that time, even without her, he could still do the same with his own strength. It would just take a longer time and more methods.
In other words, the current him was actually qualified to fight against a Ninth Order Cloud River Realm cultivator. Even if he couldn't win, he could still hold on for a while.
But in front of this mysterious woman, Lu Ye found that all his efforts were in vain. Faced with her storm-like attacks, it took less than ten breaths for his defenses to crumble layer by layer.
She was obviously not using her full strength. This woman was a Sword Cultivator. The strongest means of Sword Cultivators were flying swords, not close combat like this.
The sharp Sword Qi shattered and Lu Ye froze in place. The sharp sword was pressed against his forehead. He could feel the cold touch and a faint wet feeling flowing down his forehead.
He couldn't see the woman's expression under the mask, but Lu Ye could feel her cold aura.
"Return to the Nine States!" The woman threatened.
His skills were inferior, so there was nothing to say. If she really wanted to take his life, he would have died just now.
If he continued to be stubborn, he might really be knocked out and brought back to the Nine States. It was better to obediently submit. At most, the trip to the Hundred Formation Tower would be delayed by a month.
But before Lu Ye could nod in agreement, the woman suddenly groaned. She couldn't even hold the sword in her hand steadily. Her aura became extremely chaotic at this moment.
She hurriedly took a few steps back, distancing herself from Lu Ye, as if she was afraid of accidentally injuring him.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ye frowned and asked.
The mysterious woman didn't answer, but the next scene left Lu Ye dumbfounded.
It was as if an invisible seal had been broken, and the woman's chaotic aura continued to rise. In the blink of an eye, she had broken through the level of a Cloud River Tier cultivator.
This scene was so familiar that Lu Ye couldn't help but recall the scene he encountered in the Heavenly Secret Commerce Alliance a few days ago.
That day, when he was queuing up in the Heavenly Secret Merchant Alliance's Heavenly Secret Hall, he was ambushed by a few Myriad Devil Ridge cultivators. In the end, a steward of the Heavenly Secret Merchant Alliance suddenly attacked and killed those people with lightning speed.
The steward's situation at that time was exactly the same as the woman's …
Someone who seemed to be in the Cloud River Tier suddenly burst forth with the aura and strength of a True Lake Tier!
This mysterious woman wasn't a cultivator at the Cloud River Tier. Instead, she was at the Cloud River Tier.
"You're from the Tianji Business Alliance?" Lu Ye asked in surprise.
As far as he knew, only the members of the Heavenly Mystery Business Alliance had such a bizarre ability. They were able to enter the battlefield of the Heavenly Mystery Tier with a cultivation level that surpassed the Cloud River Tier. Moreover, they were able to erupt with their true power in a short period of time.
"Return to the Nine Regions!" The woman warned Lu Ye through gritted teeth. Her voice was filled with difficulty, as if she was resisting something. After she finished speaking, the space around her suddenly distorted and she disappeared.
If it weren't for the unique fragrance lingering at the tip of his nose, Lu Ye would most likely have thought that the experience just now was just an illusion.
'What's going on?'
Lu Ye was truly at a loss.
Thinking back to everything that had happened since he met this mysterious woman, there was a sense of strangeness.
She suddenly appeared and opened a gap in the encirclement for him, allowing him to escape. Immediately afterward, she led him to a hidden cave. There was still a teleportation formation left there. Through that teleportation formation, they arrived here. There was also the Heavenly Secret Pillar that had been left behind long ago!
Regardless of whether it was the teleportation formation or the Heavenly Secret Pillar, neither of them were methods that ordinary people could possess. The former required a powerful formation dao attainment, while the latter required a huge amount of capital.
The mysterious woman's attitude towards him was also neither warm nor cold. In fact, there were many times when she was impatient. This was somewhat contradictory to her actions of risking her life to save Lu Ye. However, she also said that she was only following orders.
As for whose orders she was following, Lu Ye had no idea.
Faintly, Lu Ye felt that he seemed to have touched upon something that he had never thought of before. The complexity of this matter far exceeded his imagination. It was not something that a Fifth Order Cloud River Realm cultivator like him should be able to come into contact with.
Looking at the place where the woman disappeared, Lu Ye frowned.
It was only now that he suddenly realized a problem.
That woman … might not be from the Heavenly Secret Commerce Alliance.
The Heavenly Secret Commerce Alliance had never interfered in the struggles and grievances of cultivators. That was why they could maintain a transcendent status in the entire Nine Regions. Perhaps the shadow of Heaven's Secret was part of this. It was because of Heaven's Secret that they were able to possess abilities that other cultivators did not possess.
For example, entering the Cloud River Battlefield with a cultivation that surpassed the Cloud River Realm allowed them to display their true strength for a short period of time.
If that woman was from the Heavenly Secret Commerce Alliance, she would not have come to save him. Otherwise, she would have broken the neutral position that the Heavenly Secret Commerce Alliance had always maintained and would be punished by Heaven's Secret.
Was there anyone in this world who was not from the Heavenly Secret Commerce Alliance who could use such means?
Furthermore, from the clues that Lu Ye had obtained, there was an organization behind this woman …
The Teleportation Array from before and the Heavenly Secret Pillar in front of him were all the handiwork of this organization. Only a certain organization could have such a strong foundation.
What kind of mysterious organization was this?
The woman wore a mask to conceal her appearance. Obviously, she was afraid of being recognized. If that was the case, she should be quite famous. Once her true appearance was exposed, it would be very easy for others to find out.
Lu Ye was not sure how high her cultivation was. At the very least, she was at the True Lake Realm.
As for her final disappearance …
Most likely, she had used some special method to suppress her own cultivation level and enter the Battlefield of the Clouds River. However, this method had a time limit, or perhaps she could not use too much power. Otherwise, it would lose its effect. And once she possessed power that surpassed the Cloud River Tier, she would be rejected by the Battlefield of the Clouds River, and be sent out of the Battlefield of the Clouds River.
This was different from the situation of the manager of the Heavenly Secret Commerce Alliance. After that manager revealed the strength of the True Lake Realm, he easily suppressed his cultivation to the Cloud River Ninth Order. However, the mysterious woman could not.
This was also the main reason why Lu Ye determined that she was not from the Heavenly Secret Commerce Alliance.
In this cultivation world, there seemed to be many things that low-level cultivators could not come into contact with, or even dare to imagine …
Everyone said that only Cloud River Realm cultivators could enter the Cloud River Battlefield. No other cultivators could enter.
However, in less than half a month, Lu Ye had already seen two cultivators that surpassed the Cloud River Realm.
No wonder he had always felt that the mysterious woman was ridiculously strong. It turned out that her foundation was far beyond the Cloud River Realm.
However, the other party had undoubtedly taken some risks by coming to save him. No matter how strong her foundation was, in the end, she could only use the techniques of the Cloud River Tier on this battlefield of the Cloud River Tier. If she was really surrounded and attacked by many people, she would also be in danger.
Moreover, this time, she had also exposed a hidden location and the Teleportation Array there. No matter what organization was behind the woman, they would suffer losses this time.
Although Lu Ye did not want to speculate about others from a malicious angle, the other party's sneaky actions were still a little alarming.
Regardless of the nature of the organization behind the mysterious woman, and what purpose they had, since they had saved him, they should have some ulterior motive.
Perhaps they had taken a liking to his potential.
Thinking about it, this was not strange. In the cultivation world of the Nine States, there were geniuses in every generation. However, it was rare to see someone like Lu Ye, who had turned the Spirit Stream Battlefield upside down with his own strength, and caused such a huge commotion in the Cloud River Battlefield.
He had already displayed his talent, so the organization would definitely take note of him. This time, perhaps they had saved him to do him a favor, so they did not reveal anything to him.
Thinking of this, Lu Ye immediately understood that he would definitely have a chance to interact with people from this organization in the future.
He decided to ignore the many doubts in his heart. As the saying went, when the cart reached the mountain, there would be a way out. His cultivation level was still low, so even if he knew the other party's background, it would not be of any use. When his cultivation level was higher in the future, it would not be too late to think of a way to find out more.
The danger before him had passed. The mysterious woman wanted to force Lu Ye back to the Nine States, but didn't the heavens do as she wished? Lu Ye did not return to the Nine States, and the other party was expelled from the Cloud River Battlefield.
Now, no one dared to force him anymore.
The location he was in should be very safe. After he relaxed his mind, the accumulated fatigue from before surged up, and Lu Ye suddenly felt exhausted.
The main reason was that he had used up too much of his spiritual power. Maintaining the wings and flight patterns for a long time was indeed a bit too much for him.
Quickly recovering was more important.
Sitting down cross-legged, Lu Ye took out a spirit pill, stuffed it into his mouth, and silently refined it.
At the same time, in a certain sect in the Nine States, a graceful figure suddenly appeared in the sealed Tianji Hall.
It was the mysterious woman, who was still wearing a white mask.
Thinking back to what had just happened, the woman under the mask frowned. She raised a hand and tapped on her battlefield imprint, sending out a message. "Mission failed. The target has not returned to the Nine States."
Although she didn't know what kind of choice Lu Yiye would make after she left, just from his previous performance, the woman concluded that he would definitely not obediently return to the Nine Regions.
After a while, another message came.
"Where is he?"
"At foothold number 35," the woman replied.
After a long time, the other party sent another message. "Let's leave it at that for now. Whether he lives or dies, it will depend on his luck."
After a simple exchange, the woman walked out. As she walked, she took off the white mask on her face and put it away, revealing an outstanding beauty.
The door of Tianji Hall was pushed open, and the woman's figure appeared.
There was a group of people waiting outside. There were True Lake Stage cultivators, Cloud River Stage cultivators, and Spirit Stream Stage cultivators. They all bowed and said, "Greetings, Sect Master!"
The woman only nodded slightly, then rushed into the sky. Many young disciples looked at her leaving figure, unable to regain their senses for a long time.
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