Unwilling to talk about this sad topic, Ying Wuji changed the topic and introduced himself, "Ying Wuji of the Dark Asura Hall, the current Lone Mountain City Pass Guerrilla Guard. How should I address you?"
"I've long heard of Brother Ying's name. I'm … Niu Meng!"
He could no longer use the identity of Ye Liu. Although he had never used this alias in front of Ying Wuji, there was no such thing as an absolute secret. The Ten Thousand Demon Ridge had paid a lot of attention to him, and many people should know that he had used this alias before.
Moreover, if he really used this name in front of Ying Wuji, it would be obvious that he was trying to hide something. As long as Ying Wuji was not an idiot, he would be able to make the connection.
He could only use another name.
Niu Meng, the Sect Leader of the Black Tortoise Sect in the Realm of Beasts, had left a deep impression on him.
"I'm a Loose Cultivator. I don't belong to any sect. I'm currently on duty at the Eastern Mountain Pass."
Ying Wuji was a bit surprised, "The Eastern Mountain Pass is quite far from here. Why are you here?"
The map showed that the Eastern Mountain Pass was separated from here by nearly ten passes, a distance of more than ten thousand miles. Under normal circumstances, the State Guards would not cross so many passes.
"The environment here is good. I'm just here to cultivate," Lu Ye explained casually.
"I see." Ying Wuji did not doubt him. In his opinion, this cultivator called Kong Niu in front of him did indeed have the Fire Attribute. It was not too strange for him to come here to cultivate.
Cultivation with such harsh requirements for the environment was usually to cultivate some kind of secret art. It had nothing to do with increasing one's cultivation.
"Why are you here, Brother Ying?"
Ying Wuji explained, "It's like this. The pass needs some Earth Fire. After the mission was issued, I led a team to collect it … Will I disturb Brother Niu?"
"You do what you need to do. As long as you don't come here, it's fine."
"In that case, I'll have to trouble you." Ying Wuji cupped his fists, thinking that this Niu Meng was quite easy to talk to.
Lu Ye nodded and said no more. He continued to activate the power of the Talent Tree, letting the roots of the Talent Tree reach into the magma and devour the power of the fire.
Seeing this, Ying Wuji flew out. After a while, he returned with a group of people.
These people were all cultivators at the Cloud River Tier, and their cultivation levels varied. When they arrived at this place, they all activated their spiritual power to protect themselves.
There were quite a number of female cultivators in the group. In a group of more than ten people, there were seven or eight female cultivators. They were quite pleasing to the eye.
These Cloud River Tier cultivators had probably received Ying Wuji's instructions in advance. After entering the mouth of the volcano, these Cloud River Tier cultivators all tried to avoid Lu Ye's side as much as possible. They busied themselves on the other side, and naturally wouldn't rashly disturb him.
Lu Ye was multitasking, urging the power of his Talent Tree while observing these people's movements. He found that they all took out a spirit artifact that looked like a gourd and threw it into the magma, controlling it with their spirit energy.
After a long time, he took out the spiritual tool, took out a ball of bright flame, and sealed it in a special container.
This was the first time Lu Ye witnessed the process of gathering the Earth Core Fire with his own eyes.
He finally understood how the Earth Core Fire in the Tianji Treasure Trove had come about. He had originally guessed that someone had specially collected the Earth Core Fire and sold it into the Tianji Treasure Trove. Now, it seemed that this might be the case.
The process of gathering the Earth Core Fire was dry and tedious. The environment here was harsh, and the group of cultivators were all sweating profusely. Especially the female cultivators, whose wet clothes stuck to their bodies, looking even more pleasing to the eye.
Although these Cloud River Tier cultivators of the Myriad Demon Ridge didn't disturb Lu Ye, they still whispered among themselves. The topics of conversation between female cultivators were endless, especially when so many female cultivators were gathered together. From time to time, laughter could be heard.
As for Ying Wuji, he didn't need to be so tired. His mission this time was to protect these people, so he stood at the side and quietly watched, in case something unexpected happened.
Suddenly, someone complained, "I don't know who it is.
God damn it, the amount of Earth Core Fire stored in the Tianji Treasure Trove was extremely plentiful.
Now that the Earth Core Fire was in the Tianji Treasure Trove, it was quickly sold out. Now that we need the Earth Core Fire, we have to gather it ourselves. "
Lu Ye raised his eyebrows when he heard this. God damn it … this … this seemed to be him? However, listening to the meaning of this person's words, Lu Ye understood one thing.
He had always thought that the Tianji Treasure Trove didn't have enough Earth Core Fire because he had bought too much. Now, it seemed that this was only part of the reason.
The biggest reason was that he had bought too much, causing other cultivators who needed the Earth Core Fire to feel a sense of crisis and buy it together with him. In the end, it led to a vicious cycle, causing the Earth Core Fire in the Tianji Treasure Trove to be snatched away as soon as it appeared.
The group of people complained one after another.
Ying Wuji glanced at Lu Ye, as if afraid of disturbing him, and turned back to reprimand everyone. "Pay attention. The environment here is special, and there may be some fire-type Demonic Beasts hiding."
A bright-eyed female cultivator covered her mouth and chuckled. "With Lord Ying here, if any Demonic Beasts really don't have eyes and jump out, Lord can also protect us. Sisters, don't you think so?"
The female cultivators all agreed, as if they had placed their lives in Ying Wuji's hands and had absolute trust in him.
That female cultivator even said sweetly, "Lord, if we really encounter any danger, you can't abandon us.
"You all … are used to being pampered in your own sects. How many times have I told you, this is the frontline of the State Guards, not your sects. Be more serious."
Although it was a reprimand, his words were not harsh, and there was even a faint smile on his face. It was obvious that he enjoyed the flattery of the female cultivators.
He couldn't help but sigh with emotion. This was the treatment that a proud son of heaven like him should have. In this group, he was the leader, and everyone listened to his orders. His strength was the barrier that protected them. As the pairs of beautiful eyes moved, they were full of worship and faint emotions towards him.
Thinking back to the time in the Wushuang Continent, what kind of days had he lived!
The past was unbearable to look back on …
As expected, as long as there was no Lu Yiye, that bastard, I could stand up!
The environment was harsh, and even Cloud River Tier cultivators couldn't hold on for too long. In Ying Wuji's group, there were cultivators who couldn't hold on and flew out to rest.
When they recovered, they would continue to collect the Earth Core Fire. Every time this happened, Ying Wuji would take the initiative to take over the tasks of those who were resting.
This attitude made the group of Cloud River Tier cultivators feel that he was more approachable, unlike many True Lake Tier cultivators who thought that they were superior by a major tier, and ordered them around.
But they didn't think about it. Which True Lake Tier cultivator didn't come from the Cloud River Tier?
The people of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge continued to gain, and Lu Ye's side also gained quite a lot.
The light of the dozens of leaves on the Talent Tree went from dark to bright, and burned fiercely again.
Lu Ye didn't delay, and immediately began to investigate this spirit pattern. He immersed his mind, and looked at the many burning leaves.
The tearing pain in his spirit made his body sway slightly, and attracted the attention of Ying Wuji, who was not far away. "Brother Niu?"
Lu Ye raised his hand. "It's nothing, there's a little problem."
Peng Wuji said with concern, "Brother Niu, be careful." Lu Ye nodded, and checked the huge amount of information in his mind.
Soon, he understood what the new spirit pattern he had obtained was.
Instantly, his face lit up with joy.
Compared to the spirit pattern he had obtained previously, which felt a little useless, this spirit pattern called Lunar Reversal was undoubtedly much more useful.
Unlike the useless spirit rune from before, which he had never seen in books, he had seen the Lunar Reversal Spirit Rune before.
It was just that it was too complicated to construct, much more complicated than the Void Spirit Pattern. Not only was it complicated, but it was also very difficult to construct.
Lu Ye had tried to construct it before, but he didn't succeed. Originally, he wanted to practice more when he had time in the future.
He wanted to practice and improve his proficiency in constructing this spirit pattern. He had been constantly on the move and busy cultivating, so he didn't have time at all.
But he didn't expect that this spirit pattern would be activated on the Talent Tree. He didn't see the Void Spirit Pattern that he had been longing for, but he obtained Lunar Reversal instead. This was really a case of planting flowers with the intention not blooming, but planting willows with the intention not growing, and willows with the intention not growing.
Lunar Reversal was the core spirit pattern of a type of spirit pattern called the Great Counter Formation. This formation had the characteristic of reflecting the enemy's attacks, especially some spells that left the body. The rebound effect was very obvious, and it had a certain effect on direct attacks like swords and sabers.
When this spirit pattern was constructed alone, it also had the same effect. It could be said that this was a spirit pattern that was specially used to defeat the strong.
If he encountered a strong opponent, this spirit pattern might be able to display some miraculous effects at the crucial moment.
To Lu Ye, this was undoubtedly a very useful spirit rune.
Including the previous spirit pattern, he had already activated two spirit patterns on this trip. He had gained a lot.
Naturally, Lu Ye wouldn't be satisfied with this. It was rare to find such an environment, so he naturally had to make the best use of it and let the Talent Tree eat its fill in one go.
Moreover, there was also a small team led by Ying Wuji competing at the side. Looking at them, it was very likely that there would often be cultivators from the Myriad Demons Ridge coming to collect the Earth Core Fire.
If he missed this opportunity, it wouldn't be easy to find a similar environment in the future.
On the Talent Tree, as the power of the fire was continuously devoured, another leaf lit up.
However, Lu Ye knew at a glance that this leaf didn't carry spirit patterns, but the construction techniques of spirit patterns. These things were very useful to him.
The reason why he could construct such a complicated spirit pattern like the void at the Cloud River Realm and the success rate was extremely high was that he had these gains as the foundation.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to have such achievements after only a few years of contact with the Dao of Spirit Patterns, no matter how talented he was in this Dao.
His current attainments in the Dao of Spirit Patterns were mainly due to his talent and the various gains he had obtained from the Talent Tree.
After lighting up more than a dozen leaves that carried the construction techniques, there was finally a new gain.
On the Talent Tree, dozens of leaves once again bloomed at the same time, which undoubtedly showed the complexity and importance of the next spirit pattern.
Today, Lu Ye also discovered a problem.
Nowadays, the Talent Tree didn't have many spirit patterns that could be carried by one leaf. Most of them could only be carried by many leaves. This kind of spirit pattern was complicated to construct, but once it was successfully constructed, it would play a greater role.
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