Cultivating Through The Game

About two hundred meters away, beyond two hundred meters, Lu Yu could only hear the sound of disputes in the air; the spirit markers transmitted no sound.

Knowing the limit of the spirit markers' sensory range inside the Sand King Hall, Lu Yu's objective became clearer: he only needed to get within two hundred meters of the Shura demons to overhear their conversations and eavesdrop on their secrets.

Lu Yu revealed a satisfied smile and headed toward the direction of the fourth spirit marker, which was placed on a member of the Sand King Hall who held the sand soil.

Currently, Lu Yu could use 20 spirit markers—one on Xue Ming, one on the Shura demons, another on a guard of the sand storehouse, and the last one on a member of the Sand King Hall.

He followed the spirit marker and walked towards the place where he had previously dealt with that sand envoy; that place was probably an important area within the Sand King Hall.

This could be deduced from the status of the sand envoys in the eyes of the Sand King Hall members.

The sand envoys held a significant status, and the places they oversaw were certainly important.

When Lu Yu dealt with that sand envoy earlier, he felt the opponent's strength was peculiar—not particularly strong, but there was a special power within that became vastly powerful upon eruption.

That power was somewhat akin to the Divine Soldiers of a Core Formation Realm Martial Cultivator, but it wasn't exactly a Divine Soldier, which becomes powerful by connecting with the Martial Cultivator's bloodline.

The power within the sand envoy was clearly an external force, which, when not in use, needed to be sealed inside the envoy's body.

This gave Lu Yu an opportunity to strike by surprise and kill him instantly.

Following the spirit marker, Lu Yu arrived at a spacious stone chamber, over a hundred meters wide and more than thirty meters high, with a socket-like opening in the center of the chamber.

Within the opening was a chaotic earthly vein with constantly flashing lights.

Members of the Sand King Hall were pouring sand soil into the opening of the stone chamber when a figure suddenly flashed inside the stone chamber, causing Lu Yu's pupils to contract. Upon closer observation, he discovered it was merely a shadow, bringing him some relief.

The shadow in the stone chamber resembled the man Lu Yu had seen in the earthly vein, indicating that he was indeed connected to the Sand King Hall.

A tall sand envoy approached Wanyan Shahe, with three long feathers of different colors on his head—a golden feather, a red feather, and a mottled feather.

"Prince, the sand soil has been filled into the earthly vein; we can start building our wall," Sha E'luoy said.

Wanyan Shahe glanced at the exceedingly tall and muscular Sha E'luoy and said, "Accelerating the growth of the sand soil takes time; the wall won't be built overnight."

"Please make haste, Your Highness; once we begin, it won't be long before Da Zhou becomes aware of this," Sha E'luoy reminded.

"Understood, do not call me unnecessarily." Wanyan Shahe took another look at the scene within the stone chamber, dissipated his shadow, and returned his consciousness to the earthly vein.

When Wanyan Shahe looked toward him, Lu Yu instinctively turned away to avoid being recognized.

Wanyan Shahe glanced over Lu Yu without any suspicion that Lu Yu was the person who had previously escaped from him. After all, his impression of Lu Yu and Chu Tianhe wasn't particularly deep.

The two were merely fleeting visitors on his grand revival mission; why would he remember a few passersby?

Unless Lu Yu caused him significant impact, he wouldn't spare the effort to remember a few passersby's appearances.

Sha E'luoy glanced at everyone in the stone chamber, spotted Lu Yu's figure, and, noticing the golden feather on Lu Yu's head, said, "Sha Wuji, you stay here and assist His Highness in building the 'wall.'

Lu Yu stood with his back to Sha E'luoy, making no response.

Seeing Lu Yu's lack of reaction with his back turned, Sha E'luoy frowned and shouted loudly, "Sha Wuji!"

It took a while for Lu Yu to realize that no one else was responding to Sha E'luoy, and then it dawned on him that he was being called "Sha Wuji."

"Uh~ Present," Lu Yu quickly responded.

Sha E'luoy, somewhat displeased, walked up to Lu Yu, gazing at his imposing physique, but Lu Yu remained unfazed, calmly meeting his gaze.

The tension between them slightly froze, and the surrounding members of the Sand King Hall seemed to feel a chill.

Sha E'luoy stared at Lu Yu with dissatisfaction and coldly said, "Sha Wuji, although you are under High Priest Shaqian, if there's any problem caused by you, High Priest Shaqian will personally hand you over to Sand God."

"Sha Wuji" responded neither humbly nor arrogantly, "No need for your concern; I will complete what High Priest Shaqian has entrusted to me."

Lu Yu felt slightly tense, unsure if his response was too confrontational, but given the current information, it was the least likely to expose his identity.

Sha E'luoy's attitude indicated that he probably wasn't a subordinate of High Priest Shaqian, whereas Sha Wuji was a subordinate of High Priest Shaqian, not under Sha E'luoy's jurisdiction.

There might have been conflicts between the parties before, so he couldn't be too amicable; the tone should be somewhat confrontational.

Sha E'luoy gave Lu Yu a deep look before saying after a while, "Very well then."

Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Sha E'luoy leave the stone chamber. Once Sha E'luoy left, Sha Wuji would become the most powerful person there, allowing Lu Yu to act freely.

After moving a distance away, Sha E'luoy looked back at the stone chamber, eyeing Lu Yu's back with suspicion already budding in his mind.