In the deepest part of Haoran Academy, in front of a thatched cottage, a man in a green robe was holding a scroll in one hand and a fishing rod in the other.
There was Li Sa in the Imperial Heavenly Sect, Fa Hua in the Jingang Temple, and Liu Tianyi in Haoran Academy.
The three of them could be said to be the oldest people in the entire Soaring Dragon Realm. However, unlike Li Sa and Fa Hua who were old, Liu Tianyi looked like he was only about 40 years old at first glance. Compared to the other two, he was undoubtedly much younger.
This was not because he was good at maintaining his appearance, but because of the difference in the way of cultivation.
The way of cultivation in Haoran Academy was particular about a little Haoran Qi. He lived a more carefree life than the other two. His youthful mentality was reflected in his body, making it difficult for him to look old.
Of course, this was also the reason why Liu Tianyi's attainments in the Way of Haoran were not low. This kind of attainment had nothing to do with his cultivation realm, but with his state of mind.
The fishing float floating on the water suddenly sank. A dragging force came from the fishing rod in his hand, but Liu Tianyi did not move at all. He just looked up to the north.
His original carefree attitude had disappeared and was replaced by seriousness and confusion.
A breeze blew, and Liu Tianyi's figure had already disappeared. The fishing rod was also dragged into the water.
On the horizon, a stream of light flew straight to the north.
Almost at the same time, Liu Tianyi and Fa Hua of the Jingang Temple felt something. Compared to Li Sa, who had already passed away, they were three days later.
This was not because Li Sa's cultivation was higher, but because when people were about to die, they could see and feel things that others could not and could not feel.
The three of them were Rankers who had lived the longest in the Soaring Dragon Realm. All of them had inherited a part of the realm's destiny. They might not be able to improve their cultivation, but they could vaguely sense the changes in the Soaring Dragon Realm.
The seriously injured cultivators, Huang Liang of the Imperial Heavenly Sect, Fa Hua of the Jingang Temple, Liu Tianyi, Lu Ye, and Ye Liuli of Haoran Academy, were all heading north.
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The territory of the Soaring Dragon Realm was actually not big. It was much smaller than the Nine States.
In one day, Lu Ye took Ye Liuli and Yiyi out of Feng Province and into Jia Province. In another day, they had already passed Gan Province. If they continued forward, they would be in Snow Province.
Although Snow Province was famous for its snow, it didn't snow all year round. It was just that it was located in the north, so the temperature was generally lower.
However, the change in temperature did not affect the cultivators that much.
What made Lu Ye feel at ease was that Ye Liuli's old illness showed no signs of acting up during these few days. But then again, Ye Liuli's illness didn't flare up very often. Sometimes, it would flare up once every few months, and sometimes it would flare up every few years. Therefore, there should be plenty of time.
They rested in the wild at night and continued their journey at dawn. Finally, they arrived at the Snow Province.
The Medicine Valley of the Little Fairy Doctor was in the Snow Province. It was not far away. Based on Lu Ye's current speed, it would take at most one day to arrive.
When they arrived in Snow Province, the ravine was already visible in the distance.
When Lu Ye entered this realm, he had some information about the ravine in his mind. Therefore, he was somewhat interested in the ravine that suddenly appeared eight hundred years ago.
According to the cultivators of the Soaring Dragon Realm, the current difficult situation in the cultivation world began when the ravine appeared. The ravine lay there. It seemed to have no effect on the Soaring Dragon Realm, but it seemed to have a subtle force that constantly lowered the upper limit of the cultivators in the entire world. Each generation was worse than the previous.
Lu Ye couldn't figure out the reason behind this, but he could faintly feel that he would not be able to avoid this strange ravine on this trip to the secret realm of the Soaring Dragon Realm.
Looking up, he indeed saw a huge mark on the horizon. It was as if the sky had been torn apart.
It also looked like a dark centipede crawling on the sky. The cracks around the ravine were like the limbs of the centipede.
"Lu Ye," Yiyi suddenly said. "Don't you think this ravine looks a little familiar?"
How could Lu Ye not see it? He turned his head and glanced at Ye Liuli, who was sleeping in Yiyi's arms. A thoughtful look flashed across his eyes.
The ravine that lay across the horizon was indeed familiar because its shape was exactly the same as the birthmark on Ye Liuli's back. Even the corresponding number and position of the centipede's limbs were exactly the same.
It was just that one was incomparably huge, and the other was just a birthmark.
Could there be such a coincidence in this world?
If it was really a coincidence, then so be it. The key was that as they traveled north these few days, Ye Liuli's condition became increasingly worse. As a cultivator of the Cloud River Realm, she gradually became addicted to sleep. She would sleep for most of the day.
This was obviously not normal.
Lu Ye only glanced at the birthmark on Ye Liuli's back, but with his eyesight and memory, he naturally couldn't forget it.
Was it really a coincidence?
But if it wasn't a coincidence, what did the birthmark on Ye Liuli's back have to do with this ravine?
Lu Ye couldn't understand.
Although he hadn't been in the Soaring Dragon Realm for long, he had a feeling that the entire Soaring Dragon Realm was full of secrets, and there was a faint sense of crisis.
This sense of crisis grew stronger as he continued to move forward.
Suddenly, a fluctuation of Spirit Energy came from the side. Lu Ye turned his head to look and saw a stream of light moving around a large ship Spirit Artifact. From time to time, he would activate his Spirit Artifact to attack the ship, but he was blocked by the cultivators on the ship.
The aura flowing around the stream of light was that of a Cloud River Realm Ninth Order. However, this person seemed to be seriously injured as his aura was fluctuating.
Therefore, even if the cultivators on the ship's Spirit Artifact were weaker than him, this person couldn't do anything for a while.
However, he didn't retreat. Instead, he pretended to attack while shouting, "Bastards of the Heaven Ravine Sect, how dare you commit such evil deeds? Just wait for your sect to be destroyed … cough cough cough …"
As he shouted, he vomited a large mouthful of blood, as if he was about to die.
The Heaven Ravine Sect …
Lu Ye recalled for a moment and had a vague impression of this force. It seemed to be a group of relatively stubborn cultivators whose purpose was to comprehend the mysteries of the Heaven Ravine. They always felt that the mysteries contained in the Heaven Ravine were the only way out for the cultivators of the Soaring Dragon Realm.
The entire Soaring Dragon Realm didn't have a good impression of the Heaven Ravine Sect. However, because the Heaven Ravine Sect was full of Masters, and they were only active within the Snow Province, it was very difficult for ordinary cultivators to come into contact with them.
Unexpectedly, he met them here.
Lu Ye wasn't willing to intervene in the battles between cultivators. After all, he didn't know who was right and who was wrong. If he rashly interfered, he would only cause trouble for himself.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly looked at the cabin of the ship. There was a window there, and it seemed to be the bottom of the ship. Through the window, he saw many figures gathered together.
What surprised him was that these people were actually mortals who had never cultivated before. All of them looked desperate and frightened, and many of them seemed to be injured.
The battles between cultivators rarely involved mortals. This was the case for both the Soaring Dragon Realm and the Nine Provinces.
No matter what, cultivators started as mortals. If there were no mortals, where would cultivators come from?
In the Nine Provinces, there were a large number of mortals living in the territories of the various Sects. Every Sect had the responsibility to protect the mortals in their territories because the continuation of the Sect's inheritance depended on selecting excellent disciples from these mortals.
The large number of mortals in the cabin of the ship looked like they had been kidnapped. Otherwise, they wouldn't look so terrified.
Lu Ye vaguely understood what had happened when he recalled the words of the Ninth Order cultivator who was coughing up blood.
This Heaven Ravine Sect … What were they trying to do?
Even a rabbit wouldn't eat the grass near its burrow. Their roots were in the Snow Province, but now they had kidnapped so many mortals. Were they not afraid that the news would spread and the three Overlord Sects would join forces to annihilate them?
This kind of thing had happened in the Soaring Dragon Realm before. There was once an Evil Sect that didn't care about the lives of mortals and wantonly massacred them. In the end, the three Overlord Sects took action and the vast Evil Sect was annihilated overnight.
However, no matter what they were doing, it was obviously not a good thing. The Ninth Order cultivator who was coughing up blood must have encountered this matter and wanted to intervene, but because of his serious injuries, he was unable to do so.
"Stay here and don't move," Lu Ye instructed Yi Yi before rushing out of the Spirit Ship and heading in that direction.
If it was just a battle between cultivators, he wouldn't be bothered to intervene, but since some mortals were involved, he couldn't just sit back and watch.
Back then, he was also rescued from Evil Moon Valley by the cultivators of Grand Heaven Alliance. Step by step, he had reached where he was today.
His speed was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he was within three kilometres of the battlefield.
The cultivator who was coughing up blood seemed to have noticed him and turned his head to look at him. A vigilant look immediately appeared in his eyes. He was currently in a bad state, otherwise, he would have already broken through the defenses of the ship.
Suddenly, someone appeared at this time. Who knew if this person was from Heaven Canyon Sect? After all, this was Heaven Canyon Sect's territory.
Looking at Lu Ye's cultivation, he was only a Sixth Order Cloud River Realm cultivator, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
While he was vigilant, Lu Ye arrived in front of him. What made him feel relieved was that Lu Ye didn't have any hostility. He just stood in the direction of the ship and stared at it.
[He's a friend, not an enemy!]
The cultivator immediately made a judgment and shouted, "Little Brother, I don't know why Heaven Canyon Sect has kidnapped a large number of mortals. It seems that they want to send them to the north. Let's work together to break their turtle shell and rescue them first."
"Okay!" Lu Ye responded and pulled out the Mountain Ascending Saber from his waist. He swung it forward fiercely.
Seeing this, the Ninth Order cultivator said, "This Spirit Ship has a protective Spirit Array. Little Brother, don't waste your strength. Let's work together …"
Before he could finish, Lu Ye had already swung his saber. Under this strike, the protective light curtain that enveloped the entire Spirit Ship shook violently. It was as if a stone had been thrown into a calm lake. Ripples spread out wildly.
This scene startled the cultivator. He was a Ninth Order cultivator. Even if he couldn't use his full strength, it was impossible for him to be weaker than a Sixth Order cultivator. However, he hadn't caused such a big disturbance in his previous attacks.
Moreover, in his opinion, Lu Ye's attack wasn't too powerful. It didn't make sense for it to have such an obvious effect. (To be continued)
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