Sage of Humanity-Chapter 654 - 652 Butcher

"Rest inside!" the cultivator holding the bone-stripping saber commanded indifferently. Although the Xianyuan Guards were full of doubts, they all uniformly accepted the order and returned to the building where they had been hiding earlier.

Immediately, the cultivator lifted his head to look in Lu Ye's direction, his sharp gaze containing both scrutiny and suspicion.

Although he had detected Lu Ye hiding nearby earlier, he was unclear about who exactly it was, and moreover, there had never been any techniques for controlling the Insect Race in Xianyuan City before.

However, during the heat of the battle, he couldn't consider too much. Now that the fight was over, he naturally wanted to understand what was going on.

Sensing the other's gaze, Lu Ye voluntarily revealed his figure.

Even though the cultivator was known for his composure, able to face death without changing expression, he couldn't help but be surprised the moment he saw Lu Ye: "How is it you?"

He certainly remembered Lu Ye.

One or two years ago, when the secret realm of Xianyuan City was opened, Lu Ye had entered. At that time, he was even transformed by Amber into a minion spirit and had been active by Lu Ye's side for quite a while.

Back then, Lu Ye was at Spirit Stream Level 8, but now in his view, he seemed to be at the standard of the True Lake Realm, a growth rate that was terrifying.

For a moment, he even wondered if there was some error in his memory of time.

The words blurted out by the cultivator allowed Lu Ye to confirm that the person before him was indeed the same one from last time.

Back then, Amber had transformed many minion spirits, but most of them were Xianyuan Guards. Only five special minion spirits existed— the initial Liu Sanbao, followed by Pipa Girl, the scholar, the Butcher, and the fortune-telling blind man.

These five special minion spirits, each with their own unique skills, were far stronger than the ordinary Xianyuan Guards in both cultivation and methods.

During that trip to the secret realm of Xianyuan City, the minion spirits under Lu Ye's command changed quickly, but only these five special minion spirits consistently followed him.

When they finally encountered the Xianyuan City Lord, the connection between these minion spirits and Amber was severed by the City Lord's methods.

At that time, Lu Ye felt quite a pity because, other than the special environment in Xianyuan City, Amber had no other place where it could freely transform minion spirits.

After all, outside, among existences similar to a Spiritual Body, aside from Yiyi, Lu Ye had never seen any others.

The individual before him, who seemed to be at the Divine Sea Realm, was one of those five special minion spirits from back then, the Butcher!

"Senior, it has been a long time." Lu Ye saluted with a cupped fist, not knowing the other's name. However, with the other's cultivation there, calling him senior shouldn't be a problem.

Both person and spirit were full of doubts in their hearts.

One was puzzled about how Lu Ye could appear here and even control the Insect Race!

Another was puzzled about how someone merely at the Spirit Stream Realm suddenly became at the Divine Sea Realm.

However, this street was clearly not a place for conversation. The Butcher beckoned, "Come in and talk!"

Lu Ye nodded, moved swiftly forward, and entered the building ahead with him. As for the Insect Race squad under his command, there was no need to worry about them. It was fine to leave them outside.

Inside the house, more than a dozen Xianyuan Guards were recuperating. The recent battle had left them looking very exhausted, and some of their bodies even seemed less solid.

This was an obvious sign of excessive consumption. Spiritual Bodies, not being physical bodies and residing between reality and insubstantiality, would show such symptoms if the consumption was too great. More severe cases could even become transparent and then disperse.

Lu Ye's current state was similar to that of a Spiritual Body. However, unlike a pure Spiritual Body, he still retained the ability to replenish his spirit force by ingesting elixir pills.

The Xianyuan Guards did not possess such an ability. So, even though they were resting here, if they couldn't replenish the consumed Psyche Force, resting longer would be futile; at most, it would only reduce the fatigue of their minds.

"Sir, this is..."

When Lu Ye followed the Butcher inside, the more than a dozen Xianyuan Guards were surprised.

Xianyuan City was large, and there were many Xianyuan Guards, but having been with each other day and night over so many years, they were almost all clear about who was in Xianyuan City and what those people looked like.

The sudden appearance of an unfamiliar face naturally caused surprise.

However, the Butcher did not seem interested in explaining, simply stating, "Rest well, there's more fighting to come!" and then led Lu Ye straight to the second floor.

Only after Lu Ye's figure disappeared did one of the Xianyuan Guards come to a realization, whispering, "I remember now, it was this guy who killed me last time." He was referring to the previous occasion when Lu Ye entered Xianyuan City.

If Lu Ye were there, he would probably be confused; if one was killed, then how could they stand there perfectly fine?

Some of the Xianyuan Guards responded, "So, he is an outsider?"

"Is the secret realm open? No, that's not right. There are always signs when the secret realm opens, and it's not the time for it to open yet. Besides, during the phase when the Insect Race is attacking the city, the secret realm is impossible to open. How did he get in?"

"More than that, what piques my curiosity even more is some of the anomalies in the recent battle. Those insects were actually hunting down their own kind as if they were being ordered around by someone. The Sir also didn't allow us to harm those Insect Race members, which suggests that the one secretly commanding those insects is this person!"

"How can such methods exist in this world? Isn't it said that the Insect Race cannot be controlled?"

"Who knows? Maybe in this era, someone has already figured out a way to control the Insect Race."

...

A group of Xianyuan Guards chatted effusively, each adding their own comments.

This was quite different from Lu Ye's impression of the Xianyuan Guards.

In his view, the Xianyuan Guards were generally spiritual bodies with very low spiritual intelligence. Even those at the squad leader level acted in a rigid manner, which was why he found the likes of the Butcher and other special spirit bodies so memorable, because they behaved indistinguishably from living people.

But now it seemed that aside from their bodies being spiritual bodies, different from living people, the Xianyuan Guards were not much different from the living in other respects.

The whole of Xianyuan City appeared to be enshrouded in dense fog.

On the second floor, the Butcher led Lu Ye here, invited him to take a seat, and then quietly observed out of the window for a while before turning to walk back.

Frowning at Lu Ye, the Butcher spoke up, "Are you dead?"

Lu Ye hadn't expected the other to choke him with his first question, causing him to roll his eyes, and immediately shook his head in denial, "No."

"Then how did you get in here? This isn't the time when the secret realm opens."

Only when the secret realm opened would Xianyuan City have an influx of living people, just like the last time. But when the secret realm closed, those living people would be expelled.

For countless years, Xianyuan City had always been like this, and it was almost unheard of for outsiders to appear when the secret realm wasn't opened.

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Lu Ye said, "I entered here with the help of the Breath Fruit Core."

"Breath Fruit Core?" The Butcher frowned, clearly unfamiliar with the device.

Lu Ye was about to take out the Breath Fruit Core to show him, but then remembered that he had entered here in the form of a spiritual body. Although he had brought everything in his storage sack and storage space, he couldn't bring the key that opens the Mirage Realm.

Thereupon, he described the appearance of the Breath Fruit Core to the Butcher and introduced its marvelous uses.

The Butcher vaguely understood what Lu Ye was talking about, but what puzzled him was how that thing allowed a living person to enter Xianyuan City as a spiritual body. However, after another thought, he had a moment of insight.

If that was the case, it wasn't completely impossible, after all, that was the prerogative of someone highly esteemed.

Yet if it really was so, the lad before him was quite out of the ordinary, as normally no one would be granted such treatment.

"What's your name?" asked the Butcher.

"Junior is a disciple of the Righteous Blood Sect, Lu Ye," replied Lu Ye. "How should I address Senior?"

"Didn't you call me Butcher? Just stick with that."

That was how Lu Ye had addressed him during his last visit, and of course, he remembered.

Lu Ye was startled...

However, the Butcher was unconcerned. "I am indeed a butcher of Xianyuan City, so your address was not incorrect..." As he said this, he seemed to recall something and cautioned Lu Ye, "But if you meet that woman, don't call her 'Yiyi' again. If she hears it, she'll surely be displeased, and you'll have to face the consequences."

Lu Ye felt embarrassed...

'Yiyi' referred to the Pipa Girl, who had an impressive sound attack that could disturb people's hearts and confound their minds. During the previous encounter, the Pipa Girl played the most significant role among the five special minion spirits. Whether facing the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators or the Xianyuan Guards, the combination of her pipa sounds and her haunting voice would reduce the enemy's combat strength by at least thirty percent.

"Her name is Xi Wanying."

"Junior has taken note," Lu Ye solemnly nodded and mentally warned himself. 'Yiyi' is Xi Wanying; Xi Wanying is 'Yiyi'!

But taking note was useless. He had referred to her that way last time, and if she was one to hold grudges, he was in for trouble the next time they met.

Lu Ye said uneasily, "Senior, how does Senior Xi's cultivation compare to yours...?"

"Higher than mine!" the Butcher shattered Lu Ye's illusion with his blunt statement.

All Lu Ye could do was silently hope he wouldn't encounter her this time.

"Senior, what's going on with your cultivations? When I saw you last time, weren't you only at the Spirit Stream Realm?" Lu Ye questioned, revealing the doubts in his heart. "Also, what's the deal with Xianyuan City, and why did I suddenly come here?"

"Cultivation, what you saw might not be the truth. Last time when the secret realm was open, we old immortals played a game with you youngsters, that's all. The level of cultivation we displayed was directly dependent on the strength of your cultivations."

"A game?" Lu Ye didn't understand.

"They are just elaborations in the endless years. You can understand these games as something that helps us maintain our humanity, there's no need to delve into other details."

Lu Ye nodded, though somewhat confused, yet he understood the meaning behind the Butcher's words. When the secret realm of Xianyuan City was open last time, the cultivators who entered had a general cultivation around the Spirit Stream Level 8-9, so the cultivations showcased by the Butcher and others were also within that level. Although they were higher, they were not excessively so.

"As for Xianyuan City and why you are here... if you have the chance to meet the City Lord, go and ask him. If he is willing to tell you, he will naturally do so."