Sage of Humanity

The so-called mystery refers to things that cannot be explained, expressed, observed, or even felt, yet truly exist. The blessing of the Fairy Race is related to such mysterious forces.

This is the main reason why, besides the fairies, no other race can use the blessing.

"The names of living beings indeed harbor a hint of mystery. This is why many powerful beings in the stellar space don't easily reveal their names. The blessing of fairies requires the real name of the blessed. If the name is false, the blessing won't work."

Lu Ye remained calm: "That's indeed my name."

Having been cautioned by Yang Qing, he wouldn't casually divulge the existence of the Nine Provinces, but there was no need to hide his own name. As someone in the Divine Sea Realm, why bother with deceit regarding his name?

Yuk Yaorao, observing his genuine demeanor, couldn't help but get curious: "Then why is that?"

I, too, would like to ask why... Lu Ye thought to himself.

However, Yuk Yaorao soon remembered something: "Junior Brother, is there another name within your home world that the beings recognize you by? If there is, that might be the reason."

Lu Ye's eye twitched; there indeed was, "Lu Yiye?"

Yuk Yaorao looked at Lü Yingying, who understood instantly and activated the blessing again.

This time, Lu Ye immediately sensed a difference. It was as if an almost imperceptible power suddenly enhanced his Boulder Mountain Saber. Externally, it showed no change, yet he could clearly feel the saber growing sharper!

It was as if Lü Yingying had imbued it with the Sharpness spirit rune, but the sharpness was far greater than a mere blessing with Sharpness.

With the saber in hand, he suddenly felt an illusion of being able to effortlessly cut through anything before him!

Spirit rune? It wasn't a spirit rune, just a feeling similar to it.

The Sharpness rune was the first spirit rune he received from the Talent Tree, greatly aiding him in his cultivation combat, compelling him to apply the Sharpness rune on the Boulder Mountain Saber frequently, sometimes even the Double-Sharpness Spirit Runes.

Due to the nature of the Boulder Mountain Saber being not sharp enough, it emphasized weight, forcing him to enhance it with the Sharpness rune during battles.

When his cultivation was low, the Sharpness rune was impressive, nearly capable of slicing through anything.

But as his cultivation grew and he encountered more formidable foes, the sole Sharpness rune became less effective, even the Double-Sharpness Spirit Runes weren't enough, especially when battling those Blood Race Sacred Seeds in the Blood Refinement World. Without Lu Ye's saintliness suppressing the enemy, it would have been hard to inflict effective damage using only the Boulder Mountain Saber.

Recently, Lu Ye had been pondering whether to reforge the Boulder Mountain Saber to make it sharper, but he hadn't decided yet.

However, if his Sharpness rune could reach the level of the Fairy Race's blessing, there'd be no need for reforging.

While his mind was buzzing with thoughts, Yuk Yaorao chuckled softly, "It seems Junior Brother Lu's other name is the one truly recognized!"

For the fairies' blessing to be effective, the name must be genuinely recognized by more beings.

In the current Nine Provinces, nine out of ten cultivators would call him Lu Yiye. Only the closest group would call him Lu Ye; even the Heaven's Augury's verification and battlefield marking had long listed his name as Lu Yiye...

Lu Ye felt perplexed. Yiye was merely a nickname that spread within the Nine Provinces, but now, having ventured into the stellar space, he still couldn't shake it off...

"Let's go!" Lu Ye didn't want to linger on the matter, sheathing his saber and heading out.

Currently, they were in the Fairy Tree World, and at its very center. This area, spanning a few hundred miles, had been hidden by the Fairy Race, so even with only a hundred clan members, they stood unyielding against the Insect Race's invasion.

Despite the simple spiritual intelligence of the Insect Race, occupying most of the Fairy Tree World, they could never locate their haven.

This was already explained earlier by Jin Shanshan's introduction.

This was also why they were always calm and composed; it was a situation they were accustomed to. Even without Lu Ye and Yuk Yaorao, their safety wouldn't be threatened.

Moreover, even if Lu Ye and Yuk Yaorao helped solve the current troubles, new insect invasions would occur again after some time.

When the next Divine Sea Realm cultivators came in a century, some would still be sent here to assist them.

Unless the Reincarnation Tree changed its founding principles, the Tree World would never be at peace, as the Insect Race could also rely on it, securing a foothold in other Tree Worlds.

Just moments later, the two exited the fairies' hiding place, breaking through an invisible barrier, and the lively world in view transformed into desolation. Various forms of the Insect Race crawled the ground and flew in the sky, searching for fairy traces but to no avail.

Seeing the hideous-looking Insect Race, Lu Ye felt Lü Yingying's tension on his shoulder, as he painfully felt her hair being yanked.

This race has various flaws—cowardice, impracticality, unreliability—but undeniably, they are innocent and kind-hearted beings. Such traits are ill-suited for survival in the stellar space, and perhaps, that's why they lost their homeland, forced to seek refuge in the Tree World.

"Junior Brother Lu, do you have any good suggestions?" Looking at the multitude of Insect Race surging toward them upon sensing their presence, Yuk Yaorao asked.

Lu Ye slowly drew his saber, and uttered a single word: "Kill!"

Dealing with the Insect Race is simple and straightforward; no need for unnecessary complications.

His figure shot forward like an arrow from the bowstring, the sudden acceleration made Lü Yingying exclaim in surprise, clutching a strand of his hair with one hand and grabbing his collar with the other to avoid being thrown off.

In the Tree World, beings cannot exceed the Divine Sea Realm in cultivation; it's not that it can't happen, but once it does, they must leave the Tree World.

This is the only time the Reincarnation Tree will actively expel living beings because once they reach the Constellation Realm, they have the strength to traverse stellar space, and there's naturally no need to stay in the Tree World.

Its numerous Tree Worlds are only provided to those who do not have the ability to survive in stellar space.

For Lu Ye at present, as long as it isn't the Constellation Realm, he can defeat them.

Wherever he goes, a scene of blood and chaos follows, Lü Yingying's screams have not ceased since the start, making Lu Ye's eardrums throb painfully.

Yuk Yaorao carried a faint smile at the corners of her lips, walking leisurely beside Lu Ye. Though she took no visible action, no Insect Race approaching from the sides could come within about 30 miles. Once they crossed that limit, they inexplicably died.

One charged straight forward, while the other handled the troubles from the sides, making for a complementary team.

She was observing Lu Ye.

She wasn't clear about what kind of domain the Nine Heavens were, but since elders had brought him to the Reincarnation Tree, it must certainly be a large domain, and in such a place, Divine Sea Level 9 cultivators definitely exist.

Yet Lu Ye, at Level 8, was here, leaving two possibilities: either his power is stronger than Level 9, or his backing is so strong that even with insufficient cultivation, he got this opportunity.

Yuk Yaorao wanted to know which situation Lu Ye fell into!

Their current alliance in the Fairy Tree World was natural, but if they passed the test here and entered the next stage, they might become opponents.

She wouldn't miss such a close chance to gather intelligence.

After her observation, Yuk Yaorao quickly confirmed, Lu Ye was the first type! The power he displayed was by no means inferior to Divine Sea Level 9, and it seemed he was even beyond!

Indeed, a large domain typically breeds extraordinary figures. Nobody brings people to a place like the Reincarnation Tree casually, and relying solely on strong backing here would not only be embarrassing but potentially fatal.

While observing Lu Ye, wasn't Lu Ye also observing her?

This wasn't Lu Ye's first time encountering cultivators from other domains, but it was his first meeting with a Divine Sea Level 9 human race from outside stellar space, naturally wanting to see their capabilities.

The result was discovering he couldn't see through her...

Because Yuk Yaorao mainly relied on the power of a spirit treasure to kill enemies rather than showcasing much of her own strength.

Of course, this was also because the opponents they faced weren't strong enough; perhaps true prowess would shine when stronger enemies appeared.

Due to the need to clear the Tree World of the Insect Race, their advance was slow, drawing scattered Insect Race toward them.

Glancing around, it seemed like a storm of death was brewing from the hiding place of the Fairy Race, spreading out endlessly, leaving a trail of insect corpses.

Lü Yingying finally started contributing.

After the initial panic, she remembered her duty, beginning to apply blessings to Lu Ye's Boulder Mountain Saber.

Blessings had a limited duration, not very long, about half a stick of incense's worth of time, so Lü Yingying had to reapply the blessing before it expired.

As Lu Ye silently focused on slaying enemies, he also quietly sensed the blessing on the Boulder Mountain Saber.

Although it wasn't a spirit rune, it clearly shared some commonality, as the effect was similar, only the blessing's power is stronger.

His expertise in the Path of Spirit Runes was considerable, and following the Talent Tree's second metamorphosis, he now had the ability to derive spirit patterns.

He wanted to try if he could reverse engineer a new spirit rune that possessed the same power as the blessing.

It was no doubt a bit far-fetched, yet it was a direction worth striving toward!