Sage of Humanity

After one incense stick's time, the battle had subsided, and five mounts were licking their wounds, while Lu Ye and his four companions each leaned against a large tree, either tending to their injuries or regulating their breath.

Qin Clan disciples' corpses were scattered all around, the Level 5 realm disciple who died the most miserably. He lived the longest and was encircled and killed by Lu Ye and the others; his body was chopped into several pieces.

In just half a day, the hunting team had fought three battles. They first encountered the enemy's hunting team, then joined forces with their own mountaintop defense squad to annihilate the enemy's assault team, and finally, with the power of five people, they wiped out half of the enemy's mountaintop defense squad. The victory was indeed significant.

In such frequent and intense exchanges, both the cultivators and their mounts suffered injuries, luckily none of them severe.

"Thanks!" Qiao Qiao'er came closer with her soft body and thanked Lu Ye.

While they had jointly attacked that Level 5 realm cultivator, Lu Ye clearly had the opportunity to kill the opponent but left the final blow to someone else. Eventually, it was Qiao Qiao'er who was luckier and ended the opponent's life, earning herself thirty Spirit Stones.

In these three battles, if anyone was asked who killed the most enemies, it was undoubtedly Lu Ye. He alone accounted for thirty percent of the team's total kills. During the last stand of that Level 5 realm opponent, it was he who faced the enemy at the front, blocking the attacks.

Otherwise, even if his side had managed to kill the adversary, they would have paid some price, and it could potentially have led to more casualties.

Having already gained a lot, Lu Ye was naturally not too greedy. Everyone was risking their lives fighting here; no one's life was more valuable than another's. Given the chance, he was still willing to help others.

Life as an independent cultivator was indeed not easy.

"You deserve it," Lu Ye responded casually while restoring his own spirit force, slightly shifting away to the side, as he was somewhat overwhelmed by the woman's enthusiasm.

Qiao Qiao'er edged closer to him and whispered, "I'll come find you tonight."

"Roar..." A snow-white large head suddenly squeezed in between them, a pair of compelling, soul-stealing tiger eyes staring at Qiao Qiao'er.

"Forget I said anything," Qiao Qiao'er quickly got up, placing her hands behind her back, and moved to sit elsewhere, recalling the unpleasant memories of the previous night.

This scene made Song Xie, who was tending to his wounds, burst into loud laughter, which soon turned into an uncontrollable cough.

Qiao Qiao'er shot a dagger-like glare at him: "Cough to death!"

Some rustling sounds and waves of spirit force fluctuations came from not far away.

Everyone tensed up, but Xie Jin raised his hand and said, "Don't panic, it's our own people."

It was indeed their own people. The assault team had already taken down this mountain, killed quite a few enemies, and had hurried over to provide support. The leading Level 5 realm, upon arriving, was dumbfounded: "It's all over?"

They had thought it would be a tough battle here, considering the hunting team had only five people while the Qin family had more than a dozen. Even with mounts, the hunting team at most would have managed to hold the enemies at bay. On their way here, they were all prepared for a fierce fight, only to find upon arrival that the battle had already ended.

Seeing the number of corpses around, the Level 5 realm cultivator gasped in shock: they had annihilated the enemy...

This hunting team of their own was this strong? He had never realized it before.

The Level 5 realm looked at Xie Jin in shock. Xie Jin nodded towards him, and he immediately understood.

It wasn't that their own hunting team was particularly strong, but rather, they had an exceptionally fierce member in their team.

In previous assaults, Lu Ye had always managed to kill at least one cultivator each time, and if lucky, two. The others simply did not have this capability.

After several rounds, the Qin family's half of the mountaintop defense squad had no strength to resist anymore. They had wanted to scatter and flee, but without mounts, they simply couldn't escape.

The Level 5 realm was somewhat annoyed. In their rush to come and support Xie Jin's squad, they let seven or eight Qin cultivators escape. If they had known that the battle here would end so quickly, they could have completely wiped out their opponents.

But the outcome wasn't too bad. Experience tales at empire

Xie Jin briefly discussed with the Level 5 realm, and then the assault team returned to keep the mountaintop.

Meanwhile, he led Lu Ye and the others back towards their own territory. All five people and their mounts needed treatment, and after the consecutive battles, everyone was greatly depleted and needed proper recovery.

After crossing two mountain peaks and reaching the third, tents were already set up. This was Mount Qingyu, with over twenty people responsible for holding it.

However, Lu Ye saw Mhu Ling there, along with two others who also appeared to be healing cultivators.

It was clear why Mount Qingyu had arranged for several healing cultivators to be here; it was to facilitate their treatment. Still, this was quite dangerous as healing cultivators, despite their ability to defend themselves, were generally a bit behind cultivators of the same level. If Mount Qingyu were attacked by Tailuo Sect or the Qin family, it was almost certain these healers wouldn't escape.

Inside the tent, Mhu Ling diligently tended to the injuries of Lu Ye and Amber, sweating profusely from her efforts.

The man and tiger were not seriously injured. After receiving treatment from Mhu Ling and taking a healing pill, they were almost fully recovered by the next day.

The next day, Xie Jin once again led everyone out to fight. However, this time they had no opportunity to clash with the Qin family's hunting team, which seemed to be avoiding them. Even the original hunting team had been reassigned to the mountaintop defense squad, and Lu Ye and the others could only cooperate with their own assault team to capture the enemy's mountains.

Irresistible force!

One mountain after another was taken.

In just three short days, the Qin family had lost eight mountains. Initially, the Qin family had occupied twenty-five mountains, having captured two from Mount Qingyu before, but now they had not only spit those out but also lost six more.

Inside the main hall of the central mountain, Qin Wanli's expression was as grim as if his father had just died.

From what the Shadow Moon Disc showed, out of one hundred mountains, the Qin family was left with only nineteen, Mount Qingyu held thirty-two, and Tailuo Sect occupied the most, with forty-nine mountains—nearly half. This number was terrifying. Even when Mount Qingyu had the advantage in the past, the most they ever held was forty-six mountains.

The number forty-nine had broken the records of previous years.

The situation arose mainly because Mount Qingyu had, on the one hand, taken territory from the Qin family in the past three days and, on the other hand, abandoned their own. Whenever Tailuo Sect's assault team came to attack, the defense squad would withdraw in advance, giving up their mountains without a fight.

In this way, they could avoid unnecessary losses and ensure the combat effectiveness of the defense squad.

Tang Wu's plan was simple: avoid clashing with Tailuo Sect for now, cripple the Qin family first, and then deal with Tailuo Sect once they had a free hand.

Qin Wanli was no fool and could see this point, but what could he do when confronting it? The rules were clear, and each mountain represented a quota to enter Dragon Spring, which the Qin family couldn't just ignore.

"Senior Brother Tang, isn't this going a bit too far?" Qin Wanli said with a worried look at Tang Wu.

"Where is it too far?" Tang Wu replied indifferently. "Mount Qingyu is acting within the rules, without breaking any agreements. How can there be any talk of being excessive? Your Qin family wants a share in Dragon Spring, naturally, there must be a price to pay."

Qin Wanli thought to himself that the price was indeed too steep. With the three days of battle, over a hundred of his clan's disciples had died or were injured, and the Qin family could not sustain such attrition.

On the Shadow Moon Disc, another batch of blue dots moved toward the mountain occupied by red dots, clearly going to attack. Comparing both sides' numbers and cultivation, Qin Wanli sighed. They definitely couldn't hold it this time, and who knew how many would die.

His face changed several times before he said gruffly, "Senior Brother Tang, my Qin family needs eighteen mountains."

Tang Wu looked up at him and the corner of his mouth curled, "Granted!"

Qin Wanli exhaled a breath of relief and quickly spurred on the battlefield marking to issue commands. Shortly afterward, the red dots on one mountain began to withdraw, and a swarm of blue dots surged up the peak, easily taking it over.

Qin Wanli stealthily glanced at Han Zheyue, and indeed saw that Han Zheyue was glaring at him. He could only smile helplessly. The Qin family couldn't stir up more trouble. He had just told Tang Wu that he wanted eighteen mountains, which implied that he wouldn't disturb them further, nor would he create more trouble...

Tang Wu had agreed to this request.

All that was left now was the contest between Mount Qingyu and Tailuo Sect.

This naturally displeased Han Zheyue, but what could her displeasure do? While the Qin family had been enjoying the show from the sidelines, Han Zheyue insisted they get involved.

This involvement resulted in not only heavy casualties among their people, but they also lost mountains until only eighteen remained, while Tailuo Sect suffered little loss and now occupied nearly half of the mountain peaks.

Han Zheyue clearly understood the Qin family's concerns. A family that had only risen thirty years ago didn't have the deep foundations of the other two families. Thus, she didn't plan to press Qin Wanli further, merely glaring at him before turning to look at Tang Wu, "Despicable!"

"The roar of the powerless!" Tang Wu said coolly.

Angrily, Han Zheyue retorted, "If you dare, come and fight! Always avoiding conflict, what kind of man are you? Are all from Mount Qingyu cowards?"

"You want to fight?" Tang Wu turned his head to look at her. "Then, as you wish."

As his words fell, the situation on the Shadow Moon Disc suddenly changed. From where both their territories met, wave after wave of blue dots moved out, attacking the mountain peaks held by black dots.

The corner of Tang Wu's mouth showed a mocking smile, "Spreading yourself too thin, can you manage?"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Each clan had only so many disciples, so during the period of the Dragon Spring Meet, holding more mountains wasn't always better. Holding too many mountains could spread their defending force too thin, just like now. Although Han Zheyue had tried to strengthen the frontier mountains' defenses, relative to the enemy's offensive force, it still proved too weak.

Once Mount Qingyu attacked, Tailuo Sect's chances of winning were slim.

"I please as I see fit, can you control that?" Han Zheyue gritted her teeth, and under her annoyance, orders were issued one after another. Moments later, a scattered group of black dots continuously moved forward to reinforce their defenses.

Seeing this, the corner of Tang Wu's mouth slightly lifted, Qin Wanli wanted to speak but stopped. He looked up, met Tang Wu's sharp gaze, and his mouth twitched, daring not to say anything further. He feared that if he spoke, those blue dots might change direction and attack the Qin family's mountains.