After the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, a boat-shaped Spirit Artifact flew four hundred feet above the ground.
With the experience of using the Flying Wing Spirit Tattoo to fly, coupled with the fact that Lu Ye's control of his own Spirit Qi was much better than before, it only took him a short time to figure out the trick of flying.
Flying like this was even faster than Hu Po running at full speed. After all, one was flying, while the other was running, so they couldn't be compared.
However, riding on Hu Po didn't consume any Spirit Qi, while flying on an artifact consumed Lu Ye's own Spirit Qi.
The level of consumption was much lower than Lu Ye had expected, which had something to do with the purity of his Spirit Qi. Checking the level of his Spirit Qi consumption, Lu Ye estimated that he could maintain this flight for about four to six hours.
For a cultivator who had just reached the Eighth Order, this was already a long time. As his cultivation improved in the future, the time and speed he could fly on an artifact would greatly increase.
There was also a simple defensive Spirit Array on the boat. It didn't have much defensive power, but it could withstand the oncoming wind.
Lu Ye was sitting in the middle of the boat at the moment, with Yi Yi in front of him, leaning into his arms. As the boat moved forward, her bell-like laughter spilled out.
Being able to fly on an artifact meant that he would have another way to travel and escape in the future. If he wanted to fly, he wouldn't have to completely rely on the Flying Wing Tattoo.
Half a day later, the sky was already dark. Lu Ye, riding on Hu Po, arrived at the lake where Ying Jiao was resting.
There were still traces of the bonfire left behind by the group last time.
Lu Ye didn't know if Ying Jiao had returned, but according to Yi Yi's observations, it was likely that the monster had returned.
After having Hu Po shrink to the size of a cat and having Yi Yi be on standby, Lu Ye took out the scale armor from his Storage Bag.
Looking at the lake quietly, he waited for a moment, but there was no movement.
Lu Ye put the scale armor in front of Hu Po, who immediately sucked in a mouthful of blood …
"It's here," Yi Yi whispered.
Lu Ye also saw the ripples on the lake's surface. Immediately after, the ripples expanded rapidly, and a fleshy horn slowly emerged and swam towards the shore.
He secretly circulated his Spirit Qi, preparing to activate his Flying Wings at a moment's notice.
With a splash, a huge snake head rose from the surface of the lake. Its two green eyes stared at the scales in Lu Ye's hand. Many of the scales on its body had fallen off, making it look quite miserable.
With a distance of three hundred feet between them, their eyes met. Lu Ye waved the scale armor in his hand, and Ying Jiao's eyes followed suit.
However, unlike the last time, this monster did not rush over immediately even though it still looked like it was thirsting for the scales.
The snake's eyes were filled with vigilance.
Seeing this situation, Lu Ye knew that his plan to continue luring Ying Jiao had failed.
The Winged Flood Dragon had a very high intelligence. Last time, it was attracted by the scale armor. In the end, it ran to the Sky Bearing Sect's encampment and fought with the Sky Bearing Sect's cultivators. Although the Sky Bearing Sect didn't have a good time, it was also injured.
The pain caused by the injury made it angry, and it lost its mind. At that time, it only wanted to snatch the scale, but in the end, it fell deeper and deeper.
In the end, when the aura of the scale armor disappeared, it crawled back with a dirty face and realized that something was wrong. It seemed that it had been used!
It knew that in this world, the human race was fighting endlessly. The reason it had been living in seclusion in this kind of place was because it didn't have many pursuits, and it didn't want to get involved in the struggles of the human race. To it, the life and death of the human race had nothing to do with it. It was fine as long as they didn't disturb it.
However, it, who stood aloof from worldly affairs, had been used by a despicable and treacherous human!
After returning to recuperate for a few days, the more it thought about it, the angrier it became. But what could it do? The aura that had moved it had disappeared, and so had that despicable human.
Until today, that aura had reappeared, and that human had also reappeared.
Although Ying Jiao still desired the scale armor, it would no longer act impulsively. It knew that if it wanted to obtain the scale armor, it would have to kill that despicable human!
So, after a moment of contemplation, lightning suddenly appeared on its forehead and a pillar of lightning as thick as an arm shot towards Lu Ye.
Lu Ye, who was already prepared, immediately soared into the sky.
With a boom, the pillar of lightning created a deep pit where Lu Ye was originally standing.
In the sky, Lu Ye pulled away from Ying Jiao, his back covered in cold sweat.
Although he felt that it was impossible to use Ying Jiao again, he didn't expect that this guy would hate him so much. It greeted him with lightning as soon as they met face to face. If he hadn't been prepared in advance, he wouldn't have been able to dodge it.
Landing in the distance, Yiyi followed. Lu Ye handed the scale armor to Yiyi and let her try it.
Yiyi took the scale armor and burrowed into the ground to try it out.
An hour later, Yiyi returned and shook her head at Lu Ye.
No matter how Yiyi tempted it, Ying Jiao no longer left the lake where it lived. It had learned its lesson.
Lu Ye raised his hand and tapped on his battlefield imprint to send a message to Luo Fu.
"Ying Jiao didn't come out. There's nothing I can do."
Luo Fu quickly replied, his tone a little disappointed, but he knew that there was nothing he could do. Lu Ye had already told him that he couldn't control Ying Jiao, but could only guide its movements to a certain extent. Since it was a guide, he naturally couldn't guarantee that everything would go smoothly.
After ending the message with Luo Fu, Lu Ye called Yiyi, "Let's go."
Since he couldn't lure Ying Jiao out, Lu Ye didn't plan to return to Silver Light Island's encampment. He wanted to continue moving forward.
In the latter half of the night, he found a suitable place to rest and waited until dawn to set off.
Lu Ye entered the Inner Circle this time to act as a vanguard for the cultivators of Jade Blood Sect. With his authority as a guardian, he could form an alliance contract with a suitable Inner Circle sect. This way, the cultivators of Jade Blood Sect would have more choices in the future. Secondly, it was to take revenge for the battle of Golden Light Peak.
The closest Sky Pillar Sect had already been arranged. His next target was Feng Hua Courtyard.
Lu Ye vaguely remembered that this was the second force from Myriad Devil Ridge to send someone to meet him on Golden Light Peak. The one who came out was a delicate female spell cultivator. Her Wind and Fire Combo caused him to suffer a bit. However, after he got close to her, the delicate spell cultivator was beheaded.
Feng Hua Courtyard wasn't close. If he rode Hu Po, it would take at least half a month. Flying on a magic tool was faster, but it consumed too much spiritual power.
Since he wasn't in a hurry, Lu Ye naturally chose to ride Hu Po.
On the tiger's back, Lu Ye's spiritual power was constantly surging in his hands.
Yin and Yang foundation energy was constantly being produced on his left hand, gradually forming an extremely complicated pattern. It was a spirit pattern he had learned from a book. Lu Ye had learned more than one spirit pattern from the book. Although these spirit patterns had their own uses, they couldn't be activated by heart, so they were only suitable for daily practice and couldn't be used in battle.
Lu Ye used the spirit patterns he had obtained from the Talent Tree in battle. He could activate those spirit patterns as he wished.
Even with Madam Yun's careful guidance, Lu Ye could only be said to be at the beginning of the path of spirit patterns. Now that he couldn't often ask Madam Yun for advice, he could only learn by himself.
Fortunately, he had brought a lot of books on spirit patterns from Madam Yun before he left. As long as he could thoroughly understand the contents of these books, he would be able to greatly improve his path of spirit patterns.
There was also a spirit pattern on his right hand. It was a sharp spirit pattern, but Lu Ye was urging his spiritual power to break this spirit pattern and eliminate it.
One hand to construct, the other hand to break, this was a very difficult task. Lu Ye wasn't very proficient in it yet.
This kind of practice not only allowed one's understanding of spirit patterns to grow, but also allowed one to exercise precise control over one's Spirit Qi. This was the root of why Lu Ye was able to control two types of Imperial Artifact when he was just a Seventh-Order cultivator.
Now that he was an Eighth-Order cultivator, if he wanted, he could add one or two more types of Imperial Artifact.
He did not refine any more spirit artifacts. There was no point in simply increasing the number of Imperial Equipment. If Lu Ye wanted to increase the lethality of the Imperial Equipment, then he would have to construct spirit patterns on the Imperial Equipment when he killed the enemy.
This was a difficult task, and Lu Ye had no clue how to do it in a short time, so he could only continue to study spirit patterns and improve his attainments.
Once his attainments in spirit patterns reached a certain level, he would be able to construct spirit patterns however he wanted.
If he was traveling alone, Lu Ye wouldn't dare to be so distracted, but he wasn't alone. Yi Yi was also with him, so if there was any danger, Yi Yi would warn him.
During the day, Lu Ye improved his attainments in spirit patterns, and at night, he studied the books brought out from Madam Yun. Occasionally, when his hands were itchy, he would go to the Mirage Realm to find some excitement.
Speaking of which, when he entered the Mirage Realm after reaching the Eighth-Order, he didn't encounter any insect race. Instead, an Eighth-Order cultivator appeared directly to fight him. He didn't know why.
Eighth-Order cultivators were naturally not his opponents, and even Ninth-Order cultivators couldn't last long under his saber. In the Mirage Realm, Seventh-Order Heaven Grade cultivators had begun to appear.
Every time, it was a bitter battle! After a cultivator changed to a Heaven Grade Secret Art, their strength would usher in an explosive growth.
Lu Ye had been able to kill Yuan Guang two Minor Realms above him as a Seventh-Order cultivator, so it really wasn't difficult for him, but as an Eighth-Order Heaven Grade Seventh-Order cultivator, Lu Ye, who was also two Minor Realms above him, had been beaten black and blue. If he wasn't careful, he might even be killed.
As a result, Lu Ye had a clear understanding of his current strength. With his current strength, if he fought against a Heaven Grade Seventh-Order cultivator, it was basically a fifty-fifty situation. Who would live and who would die depended on who performed better on the spot.
The opponents in the Mirage Realm were different every time, so as long as Lu Ye was willing to spend merit points, it was easy to accumulate a lot of combat experience. After this experience was accumulated, it would become a killing technique.
The journey wasn't peaceful because Lu Ye was walking in a straight line. It was inevitable that he would break into the territories of some Myriad Devil Ridge forces. When he encountered Myriad Devil Ridge cultivators, naturally, there would be no shortage of fights.
The cultivators in the Inner Circle were basically between the Sixth-Order and Ninth-Order cultivators. Few of them had changed to a Heaven Grade Secret Art. Generally speaking, those who had changed to a Heaven Grade Secret Art would be active in the Core Circle. These people naturally didn't end up well when they encountered Lu Ye, even if they were in groups of three or five. One had to know that Yi Yi was now in charge of the Nine Worlds Diagram. Coupled with her elusiveness, Lu Ye's enemies would be accidentally pulled into the Nine Worlds Diagram. Naturally, they wouldn't have a good end.
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