Sage of Humanity

Lu Ye stepped down from the teleportation array and came to a small tree about as tall as a person. He plucked a fruit that looked like white jade from it and asked, "What's this?"

A somewhat sullen voice of Jiu Ying echoed in his mind: "Jade Dao Fruit."

Crunch...

Lu Ye smacked his lips and was a bit dissatisfied: "It doesn't have much flavor, but the texture is pretty good!"

"Don't eat so fast, take small bites! Refine it, refine it, don't you get it? If you eat it like this and don't refine it in time, what a waste!" Jiu Ying shouted, feeling that Lu Ye was being so wasteful, causing him heartache.

Every fruit tree and every plant in this medicinal garden was carefully selected by Jiu Ying. Although they were now benefiting Lu Ye, he couldn't bear to see him waste them like this.

"Shut up!" Lu Ye stuffed a Jade Dao Fruit into his stomach in just a few bites, even crunching and swallowing the fruit core, "My fruit, I'll eat it how I want."

Jiu Ying still didn't know him well enough. With the power of the Talent Tree invoked, how could it possibly be wasted? All the Dao force in this fruit could be easily refined.

The few fruits on the tree were quickly eaten clean, and Lu Ye moved on to another part of the garden.

Walking and stopping, the only constant was eating non-stop, with the Dao force on the Talent Tree rapidly increasing.

"He's mad, totally mad!" Jiu Ying was utterly pained, and if not for being just a trace of spiritual intelligence now and unable to stop Lu Ye, he would have jumped out and hit him.

It felt just like watching someone treat his most treasured possessions with utter disdain and ruin them.

Lu Ye felt quite regretful because, looking at the current state of this medicinal garden, a lot of the fruits of Jiu Ying's efforts back then had vanished, with only about less than thirty percent remaining.

Yet even so, Lu Ye felt he could reap a great harvest here, although he wasn't sure how much he would be able to increase his strength in the end.

While eating, holding fruit in hand, Lu Ye was very enthusiastic as Jiu Ying's nagging in his mind didn't stop for a moment.

"Stop... stop!" An endearingly stubborn voice erupted, and Lu Ye froze in place with his mouth open, staring dazedly ahead.

Under a tree, a figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

She was petite, about half the height of Lu Ye, looking like a girl in her teens, wearing a long green dress with long green hair, her whole being crystalline and transparent.

Water spirit...

Lu Ye's mind immediately thought of this term.

Her teeth were chattering, clearly scared, yet she still feigned fierceness, glaring at Lu Ye bravely: "You... you stop!"

Lu Ye chewed up the fruit pulp and swallowed it whole.

He truly hadn't expected there to be someone here; this place was Jiu Ying's medicinal garden, prepared as resources for his recovery after his revival, only reachable by going to the deepest part of the ruins through the teleportation array.

Thus, theoretically, it was impossible for there to be any living people here.

Upon closer inspection, Lu Ye's eyes lit up, and he asked Jiu Ying, "What shape-changing is this?"

He had realized that the petite figure was not a human, or rather, not a flesh-and-blood body, but the transformation of some Spirit Plant!

It's no wonder; Jiu Ying had been asleep for who knows how many years, and the environment in the garden was excellent. For a Spirit Plant to gain the favor of heaven and earth, open spiritual intelligence, and transform into a human form was normal.

Jiu Ying was obviously a bit angry, feeling like his painstaking results were handed over for nothing, and said irritably: "You already said it was a shape-changing, without seeing the true form, how would I know what it is?"

Exactly, Lu Ye thought, Jiu Ying probably wasn't aware of the situation in the medicinal garden, otherwise, he would have informed him long ago.

But if it can transform, it means the true form of this petite figure in front of him must be an extremely precious existence.

Lu Ye was instantly interested, putting on a harmless smile: "Little girl, what's your name?"

The girl didn't answer, just stared at the fruit in his hand.

"Do you want to eat? Here you go." Lu Ye handed the fruit towards her.

The girl quickly turned to flee.

With a thud, she bumped into the tree behind her.

She held her forehead with both hands.

Thud...

A fruit dropped from the tree and hit her on the head.

The girl slowly crouched down, her frail figure looking utterly forlorn.

Lu Ye almost burst out laughing.

But upon hearing footsteps from behind, the girl leapt up like a frightened rabbit to hide behind the tree, too late to feel sad.

So timid? Lu Ye thought curiously.

A small head peeked out from behind the tree, her fair forehead slightly red, watching Lu Ye warily, eyes flickering: "Don't... don't come closer!"

Lu Ye stood still, curious about what transformation she was and how long she had been living here alone, no wonder she seemed so naive.

He spoke gently, "What should I call you?"

The girl watched him, and again ignored him, very guarded.

Lu Ye was a bit helpless; there was no way to communicate like this. Suddenly changing tactics, he brought a fruit towards his mouth, "Tell me your name, or I'll eat it!"

He hadn't thought he'd ever need to threaten someone like this.

The girl immediately reacted, "I'll hit you!"

She puffed out her cheeks, looking very much like an angry rabbit.

Lu Ye chuckled softly, slowly bringing the fruit to his mouth.

"I really will hit you!" The young girl screamed, seeing that Lu Ye remained indifferent, she finally bit her lip and raised her hand to make a wave in Lu Ye's direction.

A verdant green light suddenly struck in front of Lu Ye.

Lu Ye's casual expression changed, Dao force surged around him, protecting his form. However, as the green light descended, his body shook violently, and his face turned slightly pale.

The protective force scattered, and the chest struck by the green light was in extreme pain, with several bones likely broken.

He underestimated the strength of this girl, who appeared timid and cowardly; she actually had a strength above the 100th Dao!

No, that's not it!

The earlier strike should have been a mere casual action, not using her full strength.

In other words, her strength far surpassed his!

Bad situation, he thought that even if the girl was the shape-changing of a Spirit Plant, her strength wouldn't be this formidable. Who would have expected this one strike to leave Lu Ye struggling to cope?

The main reason was her deceiving demeanor.

Was this intentional?

Unlikely. No one has ever set foot in this medicinal garden from ancient times to now, and after shape-changing, the girl should have lived a lonely life, knowing nothing about the outside world.

This means she is completely unaware of how strong she actually is. Her earlier actions should have been just a revelation of her nature.

A thought occurred to him, Lu Ye casually patted his chest and said with a chuckle to the girl, "Miss, are you tickling me?"

"I... I'm not!" the girl retorted and launched another attack at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye's body shook again but remained calm: "I'm just talking to you, don't be so excited." While speaking, he continued to move forward slowly, his mind tense.

"Stop coming closer!" The girl grew increasingly flustered, raising her voice, "If you come any closer, I'll... I'll run away!"

With the third strike made, Lu Ye's eye twitched.

However, after enduring this attack, when he looked up again, the girl was nowhere in sight.

She really ran away!

Lu Ye didn't even see which direction she fled in.

Standing quietly for a moment, Lu Ye suddenly crouched down, gritting his teeth, clutching his chest and rubbing it.

Luckily she ran away, any more strikes and he wouldn't be able to withstand them.

Even now, he's suffering from considerable injuries.

"Hahahaha!" Jiu Ying's mocking voice came from the Divine Sea, "How does it feel to keep up the pretense?"

"Laugh all you want!" Lu Ye snorted, "If I die, you won't survive either."

"..." Jiu Ying fell silent for a moment, then urged, "It's not wise to stay in such a dangerous place for long, let's leave here first."

It was truly afraid something might happen to Lu Ye here, and surprisingly, it did not expect this medicinal garden to have a Spirit Plant transformed with such formidable strength!

Feeling a wave of dread, according to its own plan, after obtaining a suitable body, it would come here to cultivate in seclusion and increase its power; yet no matter how fitting the body it possesses, it is ultimately just an ordinary Enter the Path, not able to fully utilize a giant ant's power.

If confronted by this peculiar girl, it would likely be killed in one blow!

If such a situation were to occur, Jiu Ying certainly wouldn't rest in peace.

Suddenly realizing the current situation might be better for it, even though only a trace of Spiritual Sense remains, it represents a glimmer of hope.

Lu Ye paid no heed to Jiu Ying.

The brief contact just now made Lu Ye aware that the girl's strength indeed exceeded his own, leaving is the best strategy to avoid confrontation.

But Lu Ye didn't want to leave; he hadn't gathered all the benefits here yet.

Moreover, the girl was so timid, already scared away by him. As long as he is careful, there should be no issue.

He rested in place for a while, despite the injuries being significant, they hadn't affected his core. With Lu Ye's current recovery speed, he'd recuperate within half a day.

He continued to search the medicinal garden, picking the spirit fruits that had matured for countless years, and eating them.

Lu Ye always kept a part of his mind alert to the surroundings, wary in case the girl suddenly struck again.

But after she fled, Lu Ye didn't see her again, and until now, he still couldn't pinpoint what she had shape-changed from.

Until Lu Ye reached a small tree.

This small tree was different from the other fruit trees; it bore no fruit, only had a few green leaves.

Lu Ye initially paid no attention to this small tree, but he sharply noticed as he approached that the tree's leaves were slightly retracting.

As if someone was curling up in fear to seek some sense of safety.

"So, it's an Enlightenment Tea Tree." Jiu Ying's voice came out, Lu Ye's Divine Sea hadn't blocked its external perception, clearly letting it discover something, "No wonder she could transform!"

Lu Ye understood too, the girl's true form was right in front of him, no wonder she hadn't appeared, she was lurking here.

This was really a case of the light being under the lamp's shadow.

Ordinarily, it was Lu Ye who should be wary and tense due to his inferior strength, but seeing this Enlightenment Tea Tree nearly curling up, Lu Ye instead felt calm.

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