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That sudden familiar feeling that descended from the sky seemed to be something he had encountered before from somewhere.
Lu Ye thought about it carefully and quickly remembered what this familiar sensation was.
It was a favor from the Heavens!
Back in the Myriad Beast Domain’s Hidden Realms, he obtained the Beast Pact Art and Glyph: Life Energy from the Chief Elder of the Myriad Beasts Sect. Xia Qianqian had told him that if he sold something that could revolutionize an entire faction to the Vault of Providence, he would receive the favor of the Heavens and enhance his own luck.
And indeed, it proved to be true. After leaving the Myriad Beast Domain’s Hidden Realms and selling the jade slips engraved with the Beast Pact Art and Glyph: Life Energy to the Vault of Providence, he not only received numerous Contribution Points but also felt the favor of the Heavens coming upon him in the dark.
It felt exactly the same as what he felt just now.
In the Carnage Colosseum, he was able to turn his bad luck into good luck mainly because of the Golden Body Token he obtained. The Golden Body Token was an extremely precious object that even Divine Ocean Realm cultivators coveted, yet he, a Cloud River Realm cultivator, obtained it as a spoil of war. Not only did he turn the tides in his favor, he also obtained first place in the Roster of Carnage in the Carnage Colosseum and received a reward from the Heavens.
Were these instances not manifestations of his own luck?
Luck, although invisible and intangible, constantly influenced him.
Last time, it was because he brought out something that could revolutionize an entire faction from the Myriad Beast Domain’s Hidden Realms that earned him the favor of the Heavens.
What about this time?
So he also got one for killing the Fox Mutant and saving those cultivators?
He suddenly recalled the inexplicable last words of the Fox Mutant.
[So, the Heavens have already enacted their punishment.]
At first, Lu Ye didn’t understand the meaning of her words, but now, combined with his own experiences, he had a vague realization.
For twenty years, the Fox Mutant had been tyrannizing Fox Immortal Valley, enslaving many cultivators with the help of the Divine Soul Secret Technique that shouldn’t have appeared on the Cloud River Battlefield. Countless cultivators had died because of her, and even though he killed her solely for self-defense and to save Li Baxian, it could be a considered beneficial act
If he hadn’t killed the Fox Mutant now, there might be even more unfortunate cultivators in the future.
And the reason he entered Fox Immortal Valley was because he followed Li Baxian in pursuit of Tan Sheng and Xia Liang, thus encountering Zhou Yuntian and his group along the way.
Now, looking back, when Tan Sheng and Xia Liang fled from the Arcane Glade, they should have escaped to the outskirts of Grand Wilds Peak. But for some reason, they ended up fleeing deep into its depths instead…
This clearly didn’t match their situation at the time, and two cultivators in the Ninth Order Cloud River Realm should not have made such a confused choice.
He chased after them with Li Baxian, and as a result, they encountered Zhou Yuntian and the others and were led into Fox Immortal Valley. Coincidentally, he possessed the Tree of Glyphs and was unaffected by the Fox Mutant’s Divine Soul Secret Technique, and even more coincidentally, he had a wolf pack under his command!
Even the battle against the Berserk Giant Ape in Fox Immortal Valley went surprisingly well.
The Fox Mutant’s twenty-year-long revenge plan failed, but shortly after Lu Ye arrived in Fox Immortal Valley, he assisted her in completing it…
Everything seemed reasonable, but upon deeper contemplation, many inexplicable coincidences could be found.
It seemed as if there were invisible hands manipulating everything behind the scenes.
What… exactly was the Heavens?
Was he its punishment for the Fox Mutant?
He killed the Fox Mutant, resolving the disaster in this region, so the Heavens was bestowing favor upon him once again?
Thoughts tumbled in Lu Ye’s mind, and he suddenly felt a chill down his back.
He looked down at the back of his hand. Just now, when the Heavens bestowed its favor upon him, his hand also felt slightly warm. Looking at it now, Lu Ye was astonished
That was because a golden mark had appeared on his hand, exactly the same as the one he received from the Heavens when he obtained first place in the Roster of Carnage!
Not only did he receive favor, but he also received a reward?
However, Lu Ye didn’t know what exactly this reward was at the moment. The reward for ranking first in the Roster of Carnage was clear, but he would have to return to the Arcane Glade and consult the Divine Opportunity Column to learn more about this reward.
Collecting his thoughts, Lu Ye looked to the side and saw Ju Jia standing head bowed with a dejected expression.
It was evident that he was still troubled over attacking Lu Ye and chasing after Yi Yi.
Dispelling his distractions, Lu Ye approached Ju Jia and patted his arm, comforting him. “Don’t mind it. Even Fourth Senior Brother couldn’t withstand the Fox Mutant’s Secret Technique, let alone you.”
Ju Jia glanced up at him. Even though he remained silent as before, his expression seemed to have loosened up slightly.
Lu Ye then turned to look at Li Baxian, only to see Feng Yuechan giggling. “Senior Brother, what’s the situation with that Cultivator Yu? It seems like you have a close relationship with her?”
Before the group of cultivators left Fox Immortal Valley, Yu Daiwei specifically bid farewell to Li Baxian, and her peculiar mannerisms made her extremely pissed off.
Li Baxian maintained a composed demeanor. “She is also a Sword Cultivator. When we were in Fox Immortal Valley, she often came to me to spar, but I’m not really that close with her… Tsk, why am I even telling you all this? Also, I’m your Senior Uncle! Don’t just blindly call me anything!” He raised his hand and lightly tapped Feng Yuechan on the head.
Feng Yuechan’s cheeks puffed up slightly, looking upset.
Li Baxian walked over to Lu Ye and asked with concern, “Little Junior Brother, how are your injuries?”
“They’re just minor flesh wounds, nothing serious.”
Li Baxian sighed, “I didn’t expect such a dangerous Spirit Beast to exist in the Cloud River Battlefield. When she enslaved us with her Divine Soul Secret Technique, I didn’t even realize that anything was wrong, but now that I think about it… It truly was horrifying. By the way, how did you manage to break free from her Secret Technique?”
This was the part that puzzled him the most. On that day when he and Lu Ye were brought back together, they should have all been affected by the Fox Mutant’s Divine Soul Secret Technique, but Lu Ye had not shown any flaws either in all of those days. It wasn’t until today that he learned that his Little Junior Brother had been planning in secret to kill the Fox Mutant all along.
Before Lu Ye could answer, Feng Yuechan spoke up first. “Silly Senior Brother, have you forgotten how powerful Junior Brother Lu’s Divine Soul is? No matter what, the Fox Mutant’s level is no way past a Champion-class Spirit Beast. Even if she did use her Divine Soul Secret Technique on Junior Brother Lu, what effect could it have on him?”
Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan were both aware that Lu Ye had obtained a lot of Soul Cleansing Water, which was a divine item that enhanced a cultivator’s Divine Soul, and Li Baxian had also received some from Lu Ye as well. The fact that Lu Ye could give them away to someone else indicated that he had used a considerable amount himself.
Feng Yuechan assumed that Lu Ye’s ability to break free from the Fox Mutant’s Divine Soul Secret Technique was definitely related to the strength of his Divine Soul.