Humanity’s Great Sage

t sure if that person was looking for him, or that it was just a chance encounter.
It wouldn’t have mattered if it was the latter.
If it was the former, things would get pretty complicated.

Fortunately, the person’s speed wasn’t particularly swift.
If Lu Ye fully used his power, it would be difficult for the person to race after him.
It seemed that the person’s cultivation was low.
It was understandable as most cultivators who roamed around the outer circle were not powerful.

Just when he was in his thoughts, he felt Spiritual Power surging behind him, and it was followed by a cold sensation.
Turning his head, he realised that an icicle broke through the air and reached him in the blink of an eye.
A shocked Lu Ye hurriedly swirled around and drew out his sword.
As he activated his Spiritual Power, he slashed at the icicle, upon which the broken pieces whisked across his face.

Upon impact, Lu Ye was forced to stagger backwards.
He decided to do a back flip to stabilise himself, but he still appeared battered.
When he straightened up, he realised that the attacker was already right in front of him.
That was a man who was older than him by a few years.
His skin was fair with no beard on his face.
Two fist-sized earrings were hanging from his ears, which made him look pretty exotic.

The weapon in his hand looked like a mixture between a sword and a dagger.
It was slightly longer than the average sword, but it was only half as wide.
It looked similar to the legendary ‘Embroidered Spring Blade’.
Right after Lu Ye straightened up, the fair-skinned man slashed at him.

Lu Ye had no time to activate his Spiritual Pattern to bless the sword, so he had no choice but to raise his sword to parry the attack.
With a clang, sparks could be seen scattering.
Lu Ye felt numb in his purlicue, and his sword was almost sent flying away.
Upon impact, he was forced to lower himself, and he almost fell on his knees.

“Oh?” The fair-skinned man was surprised as he hadn’t expected that Lu Ye could parry his attack.
He had been waiting for a long time before he made the move.
While he was stunned, Lu Ye had already fended off his weapon and attempted to jab his sword into the man’s chest.

Unperturbed, the fair-skinned man gently swung his blade.
Before Lu Ye even realised what was going on, he felt a pain in his arm, which caused his attack to lose momentum.
The other party managed to dodge his sword with ease.
The missed attack caused Lu Ye to stagger forward.
As the glint of a sword flashed across his eyes, he felt cold all over his body as he waited for his imminent death.

With a clang, the blade slashed right at Lu Ye’s chest, but it couldn’t penetrate his body.
Instead, Lu Ye was sent flying backwards.
Raising his head, the fair-skinned man realised that Lu Ye was engulfed in a layer of golden light, which protected him from getting severely injured.
Earlier, Lu Ye realised that he was no match for the man, which was why he immediately used a defensive talisman paper on himself.

“Golden Body Talisman Paper?” The eyes of the fair-skinned man turned bloodshot.
It wasn’t that he was jealous of Lu Ye for having this talisman paper.
It was just that the talisman paper was supposed to belong to him, but it was wasted by Lu Ye in such a way, which was why he was heartbroken.

However, now, he was certain that the information he had gathered was right.
This amateur cultivator in the Second-Order Spirit Creek Realm was indeed rich.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have possessed any talisman papers to use.
Any talisman paper was worth ten to twenty Spirit Stones.
Low-level cultivators would rarely use any talisman papers during a fight.
That was because most of them didn’t have enough money to buy it.
They would only prepare one to two talisman papers for emergencies.

Gazing at the golden light around Lu Ye, the fair-skinned man flew backwards for several metres as he held his blade with one hand and performed a hand seal with his other hand.
Following a sneer on his face, his Spiritual Power could visibly be seen gathering on the tips of his fingers.