Sage of Humanity

The mountain peaks nearby were ablaze with action, and from a distance, one could see flashes of colors and chaotic fluctuations of spirit force.

Mount Qingyu had officially launched an assault on the Tailuo Sect, deploying five or six assault teams to attack various peaks, where at least dozens, and at times hundreds, of people were engaged in fierce battle.

Halfway up the mountain, Xie Jin's squad stood by at the original position.

The five riders were utterly silent, merely recuperating in silence, conserving their energy.

Their mission was simple: wait for the enemy's hunting team. If the enemy's hunting team didn't appear, they would join forces with the nearest assault team to eliminate enemy cultivators.

The Qin family had been frightened by previous attacks, and with no worries about their rear, Mount Qingyu could fight the Tailuo Sect openly and without restraints.

Half an hour after the battle began, Xie Jin suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, "Let's go!"

The five immediately mounted their horses—Lu Ye leading, Xie Jin and Tao Tiangang in the middle, with Song Xie and Qiao Qiao'er bringing up the rear.

Xie Jin had originally led the squad, but during a battle the day before, he had been injured. His injury wasn't critical, but it was not minor either, impacting his strength.

In the end, it was decided that Lu Ye would take his place.

The results surprised everyone—subsequent battles had become much simpler. With Lu Ye charging at the front, it often only took one confrontation to inflict casualties on the enemy and easily create a situation where they outnumbered them.

Reflecting on the various battles they had fought side by side during these days, everyone increasingly felt that Lu Ye's background was extraordinary.

The five riders thundered out.

Xie Jin directed Lu Ye, leading at the front, not towards the mountain peak but rather to another side of the mountainside to strike.

Lu Ye understood his intent immediately—they were to confront the enemy's hunting team. It seemed that their side must have gained some advantage on the mountain peak, otherwise, the enemy's hunting team wouldn't have come to assist.

"Five of them, two from the Level 5 realm, three from the Level 4 realm," Xie Jin yelled from behind Lu Ye, "One for you, one for me!"

Lu Ye nodded his head.

Qiao Qiao'er laughed, "They really think highly of us."

For their squad, the enemy had to deploy two from the Level 5 realm, showing how much the Tailuo Sect valued them—not surprisingly, given that in the past few days Lu Ye's squad had killed many enemy cultivators. No one dared underestimate them.

"They've turned and are coming towards us!" Xie Jin shouted again.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Lu Ye, racing in the front, barely needed the reminder as he saw several figures rapidly approaching, and the distance between them quickly closed.

Still thirty paces away, Lu Ye fixed his gaze on the leader from the Level 5 realm, a ferocious-looking man with a small goatee, appearing only in his early twenties.

Lu Ye raised his hand and cast a spell, but due to the intense jolting, it missed its mark.

He cast a second spell, much more accurately, but the man dodged it by ducking.

With less than ten paces between them, Lu Ye slowly drew his long knife.

The beast the enemy rode, which looked like a cross between a lion and a tiger, passed by Lu Ye, who raised his knife and slashed at the Level 5 realm rider.

The opponent dodged excessively, and astonishingly, his mount twisted its body and charged towards Amber.

Amber roared as Lu Ye felt a great force hit him, throwing his body into the air, and he tumbled on the ground several times before he stabilized.

He quickly scanned around and saw that his companions had all been treated similarly, each of them knocked off their mounts, scrambling to their feet in disarray. The enemy was in the same situation.

It seemed the opponent didn't want to fight on the mounts.

Lu Ye's eyelids slightly drooped, clenching the long knife in his hand. The opponent was confident in taking them down like this, it seemed.

Where did their confidence come from?

There was no time to ponder, as Lu Ye charged forward upon landing. He attacked the goateed Level 5 realm man before he could steady himself, slashing towards his neck.

The opponent hurriedly lifted an arm to block.

With a clang, the blade, despite being enhanced with Sharpness, failed to sever the opponent's arm but felt like it struck iron.

Lu Ye immediately realized that the opponent's arm must be equipped with some kind of arm guard, no wonder he dared to block the blade directly.

This guy was most likely a physique cultivator. Although his stature wasn't particularly imposing, his blood Qi was extremely vigorous.

Moreover, his reaction was extremely fast. Taking advantage of Lu Ye's uncollected blade, he punched towards Lu Ye's chest. Lu Ye quickly retreated, dragging his sword diagonally.

An ear-piercing sound erupted, sparks flying everywhere. The mustachioed man threw another punch, and Lu Ye hastily used his sword to block in front. Under the impact of the immense force, he couldn't help but stagger back several steps.

Roars of beasts echoed as the ten mounts battled fiercely against each other. Meanwhile, individuals like Xie Jin had also found their own opponents to showcase their skills.

"They are not at Level 4!" suddenly came an alarmed shout from Song Xie.

This shout truly startled everyone.

The information Xie Jin had was conveyed by Tang Wu from the Shadow Moon Disc, where different colors of light spots represented different forces. By the hue of these light spots, one could determine the cultivation levels of the cultivators.

This squad of the Tailuo Sect hunting team displayed on the Shadow Moon Disc showed two at Level 5 and three at Level 4. Although this setup was not weak, Lu Ye and others were not afraid. Xie Jin was at Level 5 and could block one, Lu Ye himself had a record of slaying those at Level 5, and the others just needed to handle their own targets properly.

Thus, everyone was relatively relaxed before the battle began, because even if they couldn't defeat the opposition, it wouldn't pose too great a danger.

But when they actually clashed, Song Xie discovered in horror that his target was at Level 5, and what terrified him even more was that his opponent was a magic cultivator. With various spells being cast, he couldn't get close at all and could only flee embarrassingly. Continuing like this meant death was inevitable.

"Ah!" Another scream rang out, it was Tao Tiangang. Accompanied by the scream, he uncontrollably retreated, a foot-long wound on his chest, his flesh horribly mangled.

His opponent, relentless when gaining the upper hand, pressed on aggressively, and judging from the spirit force fluctuations of his moves, this guy was also at Level 5.

Qiao Qiao'er was instantly flustered. Fortunately, her opponent was indeed just at Level 4, not exhibiting the cultivation of Level 5. However, the current situation was extremely unfavorable for them. What they thought was a team with only two Level 5 cultivators suddenly turned into four. Even though the numbers were still even, it now formed a crushing momentum.

If Song Xie or Tao Tiangang were to be killed, the enemies could form a majority and escalate their advantage like a rolling snowball.

In the grand hall, Tang Wu's expression was solemn. He looked up at Han Zheyue, "Women are truly as unpredictable as trying to find a needle in the ocean bed!"

By this time, he knew he had been outplayed. The Tailuo Sect had methods to suppress cultivation levels, which weren't rare, but it was somewhat unusual on low-level cultivators because ordinary Spirit Talismans didn't have this effect. A Breath-concealing Talisman would completely hide all spirit force, not reaching the effect of suppressing cultivation levels.

To achieve this effect, one must rely on a special type of spirit runes, and moreover, those runes must be branded onto the body.

This required the intervention of a skilled spirit runes master. Summoning such a master would incur no small cost.

The Tailuo Sect didn't have such a person, so these two Level 5 cultivators must have been prepared by the Tailuo Sect in advance. Bringing them out at this time truly caught Mount Qingyu off guard.

Han Zheyue no longer expressed the impatience she had before, covering her mouth with a light chuckle, "Men are really easy to deceive." She glanced sideways at Tang Wu, "Did you think I wasn't aware that the boy riding the tiger was in this hunting team?"

All her previous actions were just to confuse Tang Wu.

"Although you have made various deceptive arrangements in the past few days, trying to confuse my vision, I kept an eye on him. I know exactly where he is," Han Zheyue raised her delicate finger, pointing at the position where the two hunting teams were clashing on the Shadow Moon Disc, "The Qin family has suffered such heavy losses these past few days, and this boy is significantly responsible.

Such a person obviously needs to be dealt with early. I started by eliminating your hunting team first."

Her finger slowly moved upwards, pointing to a mountain peak where blue and black points were clashing, then continued, "Then come to aid here. As long as we kill everyone here, the Tailuo Sect's assault team can tear a gap in your defensive lines, rush in, and attack your rear. At that time, it will be a slaughter—an ultimate rout, haha!"

Tang Wu's expression darkened, because this was originally his plan. If Xie Jin's squad could eliminate the opposing hunting team, they could go support a nearby battle. Qing Yu Mountain already had a slight advantage there, and once Xie Jin's squad joined in, they could continuously expand that advantage.

In the previous arrangements, Han Zheyue had moved many of her forces from the rear to the front, making the rear defenses extremely weak. If the front line battle could be won, cutting down enough enemies, then the defense lines for Qing Yu Mountain would be as fragile as paper, allowing them to attack whichever mountain peak they wished.

This battle today could be said to be the most crucial battle of the Dragon Spring Meet; victory would mean everything going smoothly, defeat would mean irrevocable losses for either side.

Tang Wu had thought that Han Zheyue moving the cultivators from the rear to the front was a mistake, but now it seemed that this woman had foreseen everything. Her previous frustration was just a ruse.

She allowed Tang Wu to make various arrangements, then seamlessly adapted, turning his plans into hers.

Tang Wu's eyelids twitched, realizing he had severely underestimated this woman—Han Zheyue—and the cost of this mistake was something he could hardly bear.

At his side, Qin Wanli was also watching apprehensively. Compared to the cunning Tang Wu and Han Zheyue, he felt like a naive little rabbit... For the Qin family to rise, there was a long road ahead!