Chapter 58

Chapter 058: No Choice (Part Four)

The fight has begun!

Lu Qingyan’s shield didn’t shatter. She slapped down on it, and in an instant, countless silver leaves swirled into a tornado rushing toward Yue Hongling.

Yue Hongling wasn’t fazed at all.

She raised her hand and unleashed a Mountain Crash Seal, smashing the silver leaves away.

The leaves quickly returned and attacked Yue Hongling from all directions.

With a pull and a push of her hands, True Essence surged, and the leaves were controlled by an invisible force, stopping around her body.

Lu Qingyan formed seals with her hands, and the leaves glowed brightly, beginning to tremble.

“Stop! Don’t fight anymore!”

Everyone from the big tent rushed out in a hurry.

Gu Qingtian slightly furrowed his brow and called out, “Junior Sister.”

“For a mere Breaking Embryo Level Four to explode with this level of power, you in the Grand Dao Sect have truly surprised me!” Lu Qingyan waved her hand, and all the silver leaves flew into her sleeves and vanished.

Yue Hongling glared at her, dropping fierce words.

“No one is allowed to disturb my Senior Brother’s cultivation. If you want to interfere, then step over my dead body!”

“I was thinking about whether to go or not, but now that you mentioned it, I really have to go take a look!”

The two women faced off against each other.

Yue Hongling had a fiery temper.

“No one stop us! Come on, let’s have a one-on-one combat!”

“One-on-one combat it is!”

“Hongling!”

Ding Yuqing quickly stepped in front of Yue Hongling. The attitude of the Eternal Order Sect was indeed infuriating, and while Yue Hongling was strong, she was still young.

When you’re young, facing someone a bit older, there’s always going to be some losses.

Even if you’re talented.

“You all can’t go!”

Yue Hongling remained stubborn.

“Whether I go or not is my freedom; you can’t dictate that,” Lu Qingyan said with a smile.

“With someone like you, going to find my Senior Brother is just asking for death!”

“Oh no, I’m so scared! Now that you say that, I’m even more interested.”

“Let’s just ask. Moon Fairy, there’s no need to get angry. If that Lu… Lu Ye doesn’t agree, we’re all from the Human Clan. We can talk it out nicely!”

“Exactly! Cultivating under the Tree of Enlightenment alone versus in a group has similar effects. We’re not infringing on Lu Ye’s interests!”

“Not only are we not infringing, we’re practically helping him. When we fight against monsters and foreign tribes, he doesn’t lift a finger. Now we’re voluntarily sharing the resources we fought for—there’s no doubt he’s getting a massive benefit.”

“Right, right!”

Shangguan Wuchang smiled in delight.

Things were getting lively!

Seeing the boisterous crowd, Yue Hongling gently shook her head.

Some people are just asking for trouble, and she genuinely couldn’t stop them.

At this moment, Shangguan Wuchang had beautifully concealed himself behind everyone.

Gu Qingtian took a step forward, walking towards the Tree of Enlightenment.

Other Human Clan geniuses followed suit.

Ding Yuqing gritted her teeth and joined in. The people from the Grand Dao Sect were quite angry, while those from the Supreme Sword Sect and Robber Sect were somewhat displeased as well.

These three sects usually had a good relationship.

The Mountain River Pagoda Sect often remained rational and neutral.

With a large group of Human Clan strong individuals moving out, it immediately drew the vigilance of other clans.

Seeing the Human Clan strong list heading straight towards the Buddha Sect was somewhat puzzling.

The Buddha Sect felt like they were facing a great enemy.

No, there wasn’t any resentment when the Human Clan came to the Genius Ancient Battlefield. Why were so many sect members rushing over?

Some monks were scared stiff!

However, on their way, the direction of the group flipped, as if they weren’t bound for the Buddha Sect at all.

The Tree of Enlightenment?

This direction led to the Tree of Enlightenment.

What were they up to?

Lu Ye was still absorbed in comprehending the Dao. He sensed that during his path of understanding, this tree, whether intentionally or unintentionally, always seemed to transmit some warm thoughts toward him.

He didn’t pay it much mind.

The Tree of Enlightenment was still too young; it could only help him in the early stages. At his current cultivation speed, in less than five years, the tree’s help would be negligible.

By the time the Tree of Enlightenment really matured, he wouldn’t even know what level he’d reached.

A sound like the wind rustled.

Lu Ye opened his eyes calmly, observing the commotion that was brewing.

Well, lively is good; the system loves a good buzz.

A group arrived and instantly saw a floor covered in monks.

The One Strike to Kill injuries left many in a slight shock.

“Is that you, Lu Ye?” Gu Qingtian asked.

“That’s me.”

Lu Ye glanced around, relieved to find none of the faces he disliked among them.

“We’ve come to discuss something with you.”

“Please, go ahead!”

Yue Hongling stayed far away; with so many people, she didn’t dare appear before Lu Ye, fearing she’d cry pathetically.

Watching Lu Ye’s attitude toward strangers made her think of how he treated her, and her eyes turned red.

What a stark difference in treatment!

She felt like crying!

“I heard that under the Tree of Enlightenment, one can get closer to the Dao, so we thought we’d come here for some cultivation. Would you allow it?” Gu Qingtian asked.

In fact, he could have added a little more.

If he had added, “As a return, you can also use other Human Clan-occupied blessings for cultivation,” it would’ve sounded better.

But Gu Qingtian intentionally left that out.

So that was the purpose of their visit.

Lu Ye understood.

He indeed knew a bit about Gu Qingtian.

He was quite proud; in their previous life, they had a spar where Lu Ye narrowly won.

After that, there had been no more contact.

“What else?” Lu Ye asked.

“What else?” Gu Qingtian raised an eyebrow.

Lu Ye grinned; things were getting interesting.

“I could agree to this matter; it wouldn’t really bother me. What I’m quite curious about is… what if I don’t agree?”

Gu Qingtian laughed as well.

“Sorry, you don’t have an option to disagree here!”

The atmosphere became charged with tension with their exchange of words.

Lu Ye looked at the crowd behind Gu Qingtian.

“Does anyone else share his opinion?”

The group fell silent.

Gu Qingtian seemed a bit domineering; why didn’t he say what followed?

“Lu Ye, if you’re willing to let us cultivate by the Tree of Enlightenment, you can also cultivate in the Human Clan-occupied fortunes. How about we trade?” said a prince from the Jiuli Heavenly Dynasty.

“What I mean is, I don’t have an option to disagree—who agrees with that?”

Shangguan Wuchang looked around.

What’s with everyone being so timid?

He originally wanted to enjoy being incognito, but now everyone was silent.

“I agree!”

“I think, as a member of the Human Clan, it’s only right to contribute to the Human Clan. The Tree of Enlightenment should be available for all Human Clan geniuses!” Shangguan Wuchang stated.

Once someone took the lead, others followed suit.

“Exactly, I endorse that; you shouldn’t reject this matter!”

“I agree, if the Human Clan is weak, even if you’re strong, you can’t monopolize the Tree of Enlightenment, so it should belong to the Human Clan!”

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