Sage of Humanity-Chapter 646 - 644 - Psyche Exiting Orifice

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In the unknown environment, Lu Ye held his saber cautiously, but he quickly relaxed as there seemed to be no danger around.

Unlike the situation he encountered when he first entered the Mirage Realm, there was no mist swirling around, nor were there any monsters suddenly attacking. The place he found himself in was a room.

The doors and windows were shut tight, and the furnishings inside were quite simple; there was only a table and a few chairs.

A teapot and several teacups sat on the table.

Lu Ye approached the table to examine it and found that a thick layer of dust had settled upon it, indicating that it hadn't been lived in for quite some time.

The place looked like an area meant for receiving guests, and there were stairs leading up to the second floor.

Lu Ye looked at the stairs but didn't immediately go up, showing a contemplative expression.

He was very curious about what this place actually was.

Previously, when entering the Mirage Realm for training, the environment was quite simple - an open area with swirling mist and occasional enemies rushing in.

But after the fusion of two Breath Fruit Cores and the opening of the newly appeared second door, he found himself in such a strange place.

What puzzled him even more was his current state.

He had sensed something extraordinary about himself the moment he entered, but there hadn't been time to investigate. Now that he was certain there was no immediate danger, he began to examine his condition.

After a moment of silent perception, Lu Ye's eyebrows rose.

This is... not simple.

He found that his strength had increased immensely out of nowhere!

Originally, his cultivation was at the Cloud River Level 5 realm, but now the power contained within him was far beyond that. He was probably even stronger than those at the Cloud River Level 9 he had encountered before.

In other words, he might very well be equivalent to a True Lake Realm cultivator now!

As for which level of the True Lake Realm... Lu Ye really had no idea. He hadn't come into contact with many True Lake Realm cultivators and lacked a standard of comparison, which made it difficult to judge his current strength.

When he passed through that door, Lu Ye suddenly felt a sense of becoming much more powerful, and it seemed that this was not an illusion; he had indeed become more powerful.

But why? Could this environment arbitrarily enhance one's strength? That seems quite unreasonable.

What made Lu Ye even more baffled was that the power flowing within him was not only spirit force but also another kind of force that felt unfamiliar, yet strangely familiar.

Is this... Psyche Force?

When Lu Ye delved into the essence of this force, he couldn't help frowning.

What exactly is going on? Even though I was at Cloud River Level 5 realm and now possibly at True Lake Realm, I shouldn't be able to feel the Psyche Force.

Psyche Force is something every cultivator is born with; as a cultivator's strength grows, so does their Psyche Force. However, before reaching the Divine Sea Realm, cultivators simply possess Psyche Force and can use their own psyche's power to passively resist some attacks aimed at the psyche, not being able to sense it actively.

It's like a treasure hidden within a cultivator's body, inaccessible to those who lack sufficient strength.

Only when the cultivation reaches the Divine Sea Realm and Mental Consciousness is born, can one actively perceive the existence of Psyche Force and then be able to wield it.

For example, Lu Ye could perceive many hidden dangers due to the strength of his Psyche Force, but strictly speaking, this perception is a passive ability. Compared to the active use of Mental Consciousness, it is far less significant.

The conflicts between strong cultivators in the Divine Sea Realm often involve battles of Mental Consciousness. Sometimes what appears calm on the surface is extremely dangerous underneath.

Now that Lu Ye could actually feel the Psyche Force flowing within him, it is its presence that has caused a tremendous increase in his strength.

His Psyche Force was already far superior to that of other cultivators at the same realm, reaching the standard of a True Lake Realm cultivator.

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Is this the reason for the surge in my strength?

Lu Ye slowly came to a realization, and with that in mind, he now seemed to be... a Spiritual Body? Similar to the existence of Yiyi.

Isn't this an out-of-body experience?

But it's not quite the same as a normal out-of-body experience. Normally, a cultivator can only use Psyche Force during an out-of-body experience and can't mobilize spirit force.

Yet now, he is in a state where both spirit force and Psyche Force coexist, which is very peculiar.

He suddenly remembered the feeling of breaking free from constraints when he entered this place.

Looking back, it seemed that the restraints he had broken free from were those of his own physical body.

His psyche's level of cultivation was much higher than that of his physical body, which is why he felt like he had broken free and subsequently became stronger after the out-of-body experience.

This Mirage Realm is completely different from the ones he had entered before.

In the previous Mirage Realms, it was merely a projection. Whatever state Lu Ye was in reality, the same state was projected into the Mirage Realm, including all the items he carried, down to his storage sack and the contents of his storage space—nothing was omitted from the projection.

But this Mirage Realm was not just a projection. On top of the projection, it seemed to have drawn in his entire psyche as well.

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Lu Ye suddenly had a bad feeling!

In the Mirage Realm, his greatest advantage was not fearing death, because even if he died, he wouldn't incur much loss. At first, when his Psyche Force was not strong, dying once would cause him half a day of pain. But since he had refined his psyche with numerous Soul Cleansing Waters, strengthening his Psyche Force, dying in the Mirage Scene didn't seem like much to him anymore—it felt just like being pricked in the head with a needle, and he could endure it until it passed.

But if his current state was similar to a projection of his psyche, should he die, Lu Ye wasn't sure what the outcome would be.

Would he just drop dead on the spot? Or would his psyche suffer heavy damage?

It seemed that he needed to be extra cautious going forward and absolutely could not die easily here, or else no one knew what adverse consequences there might be.

As for how to leave this place... Lu Ye had no clue for the time being; he could only explore slowly.

He checked his person again; the Boulder Mountain Saber and the supplies box were both at his waist, and he could freely take out or store items in the storage sack on the back of his hand.

Just as he had thought before, this time he entered in a state that was his psyche projected, so he could use the items around him at any time.

In this state, his only advantage was that his strength had increased a lot.

He didn't rush to push the door open and leave. Uncertain of his environment, at least the room was safe for now.

Previously, upon entering the Mirage Scene, he only needed to stand there, and a continuous stream of monsters would charge out of the fog, allowing him to hone his saber skills and combat skill. Although it was monotonous and boring, it was also straightforward.

This time around, things were much more complicated, so he needed to gather as many clues as possible to determine his current location and the potential dangers he might encounter.

He stepped onto the staircase next to him. As his feet touched the wooden steps, the creaking noise echoed piercingly in the silent environment.

Lu Ye couldn't help but harbor some doubts.

Was this really the Mirage Realm? He always felt that the Mirage was an illusory realm, and everything he saw in the Mirage Scene was fake, which was why dying there wasn't a great loss.

But this time, upon entering the Mirage Realm, everything around him felt incredibly real without giving off any false sensations.

He quickly ascended the dozen or so steps.

Lu Ye cautiously poked his head out and glanced towards the second floor, and then his body suddenly stiffened.

Because in that instant, he was staring into numerous pairs of grey-green eyes, all compound eyes, and Lu Ye could almost see his own astonished expression reflected in those many pairs of eyes.

The second floor of what he had thought to be a safe house was actually hiding more than a dozen of the Insect Race!

And it was the Mantis Insect Race that he was very familiar with!

This type of mantis, along with other types of the Insect Race, he had killed countless times during his experiences in the Mirage Scene.

Why were there Insect Races here as well?

Without time to ponder deeply, the mantises lurking on the second floor were already fluttering their wings and flying toward the staircase entrance, with the lead insect raising its mantis saber high.

The bright flash of the saber passed by, instantly bisecting the Insect Race, with its green blood spurting out and a pungent smell filling the air.

Lu Ye was standing at the staircase entrance, his Boulder Mountain Saber already unsheathed.

After killing the first insect, Lu Ye slightly relaxed, as the strength of these mantis insects was not too powerful, still within the range of the Cloud River Realm. With his strength now equivalent to the True Lake Realm, killing them naturally wasn't difficult.

Moreover, due to his previous training in the Mirage Scene, he was well aware of the weaknesses of these insects.

The saber light was fierce, Lu Ye stood his ground at the staircase entrance without taking a single step back, all the charging mantis insects died as they came. In just a moment, they were all dispatched cleanly.

Specks of light began to float off the dead insect carcasses. Unlike the crimson light from killing Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators, these lights were golden.

Killing Insect Races also awarded merit?

Lu Ye was surprised, and even more convinced that this place was not some illusory scene.

Because he had killed so many Insect Races in the Mirage Realm before, but he had never gained any merit. Earning merit meant that the Insect Races he killed actually existed.

But why did killing the Insect Race award merit?

Curious about how much merit one could get for killing these insects, Lu Ye checked his battlefield marking.

The battlefield marking showed over 140,000 merits. Lu Ye hadn't recorded the precise number of his previous merits, so for the moment, he couldn't determine the standard for earning merit by killing insects.

Just as he was about to note down the current merit figure for later comparison, he suddenly noticed a change that puzzled him.

The battlefield marking recorded his information and in the battle merit column, the number displayed was: five hundred and seventy-six points!

That number was clearly wrong because in Lu Ye's memory, his battle merit was a mere fifty-six points and hadn't changed for a long time.

After all, for a Cloud River Realm cultivator like him, opportunities to earn battle merits were scarce, with only one occasion until now!

It was during that one time in the secret realm of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain.