Sage of Humanity

Chapter 35 Barrier-breaking Fruit

Looking back now, Yiyi and Big Tiger as a duo never showed any intention of killing Lu Ye from the beginning, and it was Lu Ye who initiated the fight.

Even more so, the reason they came looking for Lu Ye was because he had trespassed into Big Tiger's territory and killed too many ferocious beasts.

They probably wanted to drive Lu Ye away while taking the opportunity to gain some benefits from him.

If Lu Ye had been a cultivator with even a bit of common sense, their plan would almost certainly have succeeded.

But things didn't go as expected, and now they had not only failed to steal a chicken but also lost their rice; they were instead cornered by Lu Ye in the cave, caught in a dilemma.

For Lu Ye, he didn't necessarily want to fight to the death with Big Tiger. Although killing the tiger and eating its meat would greatly benefit him, if the cost was too high, the fight wouldn't be worth it.

The only thing was that he had already used a Fire Serpent Talisman and had been injured in the chest; naturally, he had to get some compensation from the other party.

A few storage sacks were not enough to satisfy Lu Ye; these were locked and who knew what was inside. Besides, storage sacks of low-level cultivators usually didn't contain much of value, not everyone was as rich as he was.

"You can take these storage sacks to the Qingyun Marketplace to have them opened, there are definitely good things inside," Yiyi said urgently.

"Qingyun Marketplace?" Lu Ye frowned.

"It's a marketplace where independent cultivators gather, only fifty li away from here. I can take you there."

"No need!" The reason he had stayed in this jungle all this time was that his cultivation was too low. In his plan, he wouldn't leave this place easily without reaching the Spirit Stream Realm.

Yiyi was greatly troubled by Lu Ye's intransigence as she pleaded, "Can't you just let us go? We already know we were wrong."

Lu Ye indifferently said, "Making a mistake comes with a price. My patience is limited; you'd better stop talking nonsense!"

Yiyi bared her small white teeth, "If we really fight, you won't have it easy either. I don't believe... "

"Is that so?" Lu Ye raised his hand and took out another Spirit Talisman.

Yiyi instantly caved, looking at the Spirit Talisman and shrinking her neck, knowing she had truly hit a snag. Having so many Spirit Talismans at hand, the man before her must be an important disciple from a big sect. Facing such a person, a few storage sacks from low-level cultivators indeed couldn't sway him.

As though she had made up her mind, she sighed and said, "There's another item, I'll go get it for you."

Big Tiger seemed to understand her plan and immediately turned to her with a roar, but Yiyi forced a smile, reaching out to pat Big Tiger's head, "Wait here for me, I'll be back as soon as possible. Don't conflict with him before I return."

Big Tiger roared again, but Yiyi put on a stern face, "Behave!"

Big Tiger reluctantly lowered his head.

Yiyi patted its head again, turned around, and disappeared into the rock wall.

Leaving Lu Ye and Big Tiger to continue their standoff.

However, the exchange between Yiyi and Big Tiger made Lu Ye realize that this demon beast must understand human nature; indeed, if it didn't, how could Yiyi have worked with it to intimidate those low-level cultivators?

As time passed, Lu Ye's expression gradually became solemn because the Big Tiger he had trapped in the cave was becoming increasingly restless, pacing back and forth, occasionally looking up at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye sensed a breath of danger, which made him even more vigilant.

Yiyi had been gone for quite a while this time, about two hours, before she suddenly reappeared. However, her condition seemed off, her body turning somewhat translucent, giving off an extremely weak impression.

Lu Ye furrowed his brows, unsure whether this woman was faking it or had truly been injured, but his attention was quickly drawn to what was in Yiyi's hands.

It was a bright red fruit, the size of a baby's fist, and as soon as Yiyi brought it into the cave, a peculiar fragrance filled the air.

"What is this?" he asked, not knowing what the fruit was but instinctively feeling that it was definitely something good.

Yiyi weakly said, "Barrier-breaking Fruit."

"What use is it?" Lu Ye asked again.

Yiyi was somewhat puzzled. In theory, an important Disciple from a big sect like Lu Ye should have heard of the Barrier-breaking Fruit's fame. This thing was precious to any Spirit Stream Realm cultivator; however, she was in no good condition to waste words and explained, "It's used to break the spiritual orifice barrier."

Lu Ye's eyes lit up at this; he didn't know where Yiyi had found this fruit, but if what Yiyi said was true, then it was extremely useful to him. He looked up, gesturing to Yiyi, "Toss... Send it over!"

Yiyi shook her head, "The fruit can be yours, but you must make an oath to Heaven's Augury, beseeching Heaven's Augury that after obtaining the fruit, you must not harm us again."

Even in her near-slumber state of weakness, Yiyi hadn't forgotten the predicament they were in. If Lu Ye still meant them harm after getting the fruit, the tiger and she would have no chance of leaving this place.

Lu Ye didn't know what an oath to Heaven's Augury was, but he had heard the phrase "beseeching Heaven's Augury" once before.

Having a rough understanding of Yiyi's meaning, he nodded and said, "Okay!"

After deliberating over his words for a moment, Lu Ye said, "Lu Ye, a Bingzhou cultivator, beseeches Heaven's Augury. If Yiyi hands over the Barrier-breaking Fruit to me, under the condition that she does not provoke or harm me first, I will no longer trouble Yiyi and Amber!"

He thought it was simply making a straightforward oath, but to his surprise, after he finished speaking, an invisible and mysterious force descended from the heavens and thundered into the battlefield marking on the back of his hand.

The force didn't harm him, but it gave him a strange feeling—that if he broke his word, he would inevitably suffer dire consequences.

This discovery sent a chill through Lu Ye's heart, and he immediately realized that in this world, oaths were not to be taken lightly, especially oaths witnessed by Heaven's Augury.

After Lu Ye made the oath to Heaven's Augury, Yiyi breathed a sigh of relief. Her form floated in front of Lu Ye, and she handed over the Barrier-breaking Fruit to him.

"Are you injured?" Lu Ye picked up the Barrier-breaking Fruit and asked Yiyi.

"Mhm." Yiyi nodded, turned, and called out to Amber, "Amber, let's go."

The robust Amber stepped out, and Lu Ye, gripping his Spirit Talisman, retreated from the cave.

A moment later, Amber stepped out of the cave. Yiyi plunged into Amber's body and disappeared without a trace, and the big tiger turned its head to roar at Lu Ye before vanishing into the jungle with a few leaps.

Watching the direction in which the big tiger had disappeared, Lu Ye pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head. The experiences of the past half-day were bizarre, but fortunately, the outcome was fairly good.

Looking at the Barrier-breaking Fruit in his hand, his expression turned eager. If this thing truly had the effects Yiyi described, then achieving the Spirit Stream Realm was now within his grasp!