saint of humanity

Chapter 2157 Something is wrong
How much power can one gain from hard training? And once encountering a battle, the power will be consumed, so for ordinary cultivators, improving strength is not a simple matter.

This is also the situation faced by most of the Star Survivors.

"I know what Brother Lu meant." Chen Wu smiled. "In fact, if Madam hadn't cared about us and shared most of the Dao bones she gained from killing enemies, Madam should have tried to merge with the Dao."

"What about the Barbarian Mountain and Dragon Ridge?"

"There is only one Nine Dao."

Lu Ye asked: "Aren't you afraid that they will suddenly show up as a second Nine Dao?"

There is no logic to the advancement and breakthrough of the Dao realm. Maybe an accidental polishing of the Dao bones will lead to success, thereby enhancing the power of the Dao.

These three forces each have only one Nine Daos, and seem to be evenly matched. However, if one of them gives birth to a second Nine Daos, the balance will be broken.

Chen Wu said: "Brother Lu, you don't understand. No matter the leader of Manshan or Longji, they are not as broad-minded as Madam. Before they merge with the Dao, they will not allow the birth of a second Nine Dao under their command. Anyone who dares to do so has already been killed by them."

Lu Ye immediately understood.

If that's the case, then there really isn't much of a problem.

Chatting along the way, Lu Ye got a lot of information. Chen Wu didn't suspect too much. In his preconceived notion, Lu Ye was a newcomer to Xingyuan, so it was normal for him to be curious about various things in Xingyuan.

Moreover, what Lu Ye found out was not a secret, so there was no need to hide it.

"Everyone be careful, we're almost there." Madam Qingyu suddenly shouted from the front.

Lu Ye immediately looked up and saw a broken realm in front of him. The whole realm looked like a fruit that had been bitten hard by someone, and the entire realm appeared to be in a semicircular shape.

Chen Wu's voice rang beside his ears: "The Dao Pond is at the core of the Broken Realm. It suddenly appeared nearly a hundred years ago. Every fourteen years, a Dao fish is born."

The first people to discover this Taoist pond were the cultivators from Qingyu's side, so everyone had a taste of the first soup and enjoyed it very much.

Unfortunately, this kind of thing cannot be concealed at all. Later, Manshan and Longji also got the information and fought for it, resulting in Qingyu getting the least benefits.

After all, whoever has the bigger fist has more say.

They rushed into the broken realm, and under the leadership of Madam Qingyu, they landed in front of a not-too-big pool.

To be honest, this pool is just a small pond, about 20 to 30 feet square. The water is clear and you can see the bottom, but there are no living things to be seen.

Lu Ye couldn't help but look around the pond, but he didn't find anything special about it. To be honest, if he didn't know what kind of Taoist pond this was, he wouldn't have paid much attention to it even if he had passed by and seen it.

But through the information he had obtained from Chen Wu before, Lu Ye knew that this normality was only temporary. When the Dao Pool really changed, the many strange things would be revealed.

Immediately, he raised his head and looked towards the other side not far away.

Before everyone arrived here, another group of monks had already arrived.

There were not many people, only about a dozen or so. The leader was extremely strong and stood there quietly, like an iron tower.

Although Lu Ye had never seen this person, based on Chen Wu's previous description, he recognized at a glance that this iron tower-like man should be the leader of Manshan, the barbarian tribe called Manshan.

Because the aura of the other person was vaguely similar to Ablo's.

"Madam, something is wrong." Yinghu stood beside Qingyu and said in a low voice.

Qingyu also frowned at this moment, looking at Manshan. The situation was indeed a little wrong. In the past, every time they went to Dao Chi, no matter which side they were from, almost all of them would come out, so they knew how many people were on the Manshan side.

The cultivators under Manshan have always been more numerous than his own side, but this time there are only a dozen or so, which is obviously a bit abnormal.

However, there are frequent killings in Xingyuan, so it is understandable that the strength of Manshan has been weakened due to some accidents.

"Madam, are you sure there are only nine paths in this Savage Mountain?" Just as Qingyu was puzzled, a strange voice came into his ears.

Qingyu was stunned for a moment before realizing that the person talking to him was Lu Ye, whom he had met before.

"What Fellow Daoist Lu means is..." Qingyu's heart skipped a beat.

"He doesn't look like Jiudao!"

Even though they had not fought and could not be sure of the opponent's true strength, Lu Ye still saw some clues. Compared with Qingyu and the others, Lu Ye had seen more than one Rong Dao. The feeling this Manshan gave him was somewhat similar to Rong Dao. Just the encounter of their eye contact made him feel a little pressured.

But the pressure was not as strong as that of the Rong Dao people he met in Qing Palace.

After hearing what Lu Ye said, Qingyu felt cold all over and did not bother to ask Lu Ye what the basis of his judgment was. Having been able to survive in the Star Abyss for hundreds of years, she had her own keen perception. This time, she encountered Manshan and it was completely different from the previous times.

So she vaguely felt that what Lu Ye said might be true.

"Madam, when was the last time you fought with him?" Lu Ye asked again.

“That was three or four years ago.”

Three or four years ago, that means that at that time, there were only nine paths in Manshan, and in three or four years, the accumulation of a newly promoted Rong Dao... would not be too rich.

Lu Ye couldn't help but sigh. He had thought that this time, he could stew Manshan and Longji together in the pot, but such an unexpected thing happened.

Even if it was a Rong Dao who had just been promoted not long ago, he would not be able to be his opponent, because the worst Rong Dao could control the power of twenty Daos!

Even if he is overloaded now, he can only control seventeen forces. It is not too big, but not too small either.

"Let's go!" Qingyu was also a decisive woman. She realized something was wrong and gave the order immediately. She knew that this trip might fail, but there was really no way to guard against such things. The other person was promoted to Rong Dao quietly. How could such a thing be predicted?

"It's too late!" Yinghu's face changed, because almost at the same time Qingyu gave the order, another group of figures dropped from the sky, gathered in the air, and blocked their retreat.

"Dragon Spine!" Qingyu's face turned pale.

The situation was very clear. Longji had been subdued by Manshan at some point in time, and this also proved that Manshan had indeed advanced to the Rong Dao, otherwise Longji would not have obeyed him.

At the moment, Manshan has undoubtedly set his sights on Qingyu and his group. As long as he can get rid of this group of star survivors, he will be the overlord of this area.

"Madam, please try to delay the time as much as possible." Lu Ye's voice entered Qingyu's ears.

Qingyu frowned, not knowing what he intended to do, but she didn't expect Lu Ye to do anything.

Pursing her red lips, Qing Yu looked at the leader of Longji: "What does this mean, Demon Lord?"

The Dragon Spine side is mainly inhabited by demons, and the leader of the Dragon Spine is a big demon.

The big demon just looked at Qingyu indifferently at this moment, without saying a word, and seemed to be in a bad mood.

It's no wonder. Manshan, who was originally on equal footing with him, suddenly advanced to the level of Rong Dao. Not only did he beat him up, but he also subdued his dragon spine. From then on, there was an extra mountain above his head. It would be strange if he was in a good mood.

While Qingyu was speaking, Lu Ye had already closed his eyes and was mobilizing his Dao power to polish his eighth Dao bone!
He had previously expended nearly a thousand Dao powers, but had not succeeded in breaking the eighth Dao bone. However, every time a Dao bone was broken, it would become tougher.

So this is an opportunity. Sharpening one's knife before a battle may not work in other places, but it is possible here with Lu Ye!
When facing a Rong Dao, even one more power would be good. Lu Ye didn't think he could get away safely this time. He would definitely have to fight.

This is why he asked Qingyu to delay time as much as possible. As for whether Qingyu can do it, it depends on God's will.

Even at this critical moment, Lu Ye's injection of Taoist power was neither hurried nor slow. After all, things like polishing Taoist bones still need to be done carefully, so that there is a greater chance of success.

In general, he did not have too much sense of crisis. Even if he failed to polish his Dao bones, with his overloaded power of seventeen Daos, even if he could not defeat that Manshan, protecting himself... might not be a big problem.

Behind Qingyu, everyone's expressions were extremely nervous.

The big demon on the dragon spine was silent, so Qingyu could only look at Manshan: "Brother Dao, what do you mean?"

Manshan looked at her calmly and said, "From today on, Qingyu will submit to me and worship me as your master. Only in this way can you survive!"

"Brother Dao, why are you so confident?" Qingyu's face was solemn.

"What do you think?" Manshan looked at her with a smile, and before she could answer, he said, "I have been promoted to the Rong Dao. Under the Rong Dao, I have the power to kill or take away the lives of you who have entered the Dao!"

Qing Yu forced a stiff smile: "Rong Dao? Brother Dao really got promoted to Rong Dao?"

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Long Ji, or... try it yourself!"

Qing Yu's face changed. Although she knew it couldn't be faked, she still wouldn't give up if she didn't try. She exhaled lightly and shouted, "Then... I'm sorry!"

As he finished speaking, he had already flashed forward and rushed forward, a long whip appeared in his hand, and he activated the power of the Nine Paths without reservation.

In an instant, the long whip coiled towards Manshan like a spirit snake.

He was directly wrapped up like a dumpling!
Qingyu was not happy at all, instead his expression became more solemn, because in the past, Manshan would never stand still and let him succeed, but now he did it, which meant that he did not take his attack seriously at all.

"Hmph!" Manshan snorted coldly, and his whole body shook.

Qingyu cried out softly and couldn't stop retreating. The long whip that had accompanied her in battles for many years broke into pieces.

He stood firm in a hurry and looked at Manshan with a complicated look: "Rong Dao!"

Manshan had really merged with the Dao, and I, a Ninth Dao, had no power to fight back in front of him. If Manshan had wanted to kill me just now, he could have taken my life.

"Oh!" She sighed in her heart, knowing that this disaster could not be avoided no matter what.

The only option now is to surrender temporarily, or you may have a chance to survive.

(End of this chapter)