Riding the swift horse, Lu Ye stood firm and sat steadily on its back. 520 Official Website
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He had never ridden a horse before, but he had ridden a tiger. Amber's running was much more bumpy, so the current situation had no effect on him at all.
After half a month of recuperation, his injuries were almost fully healed. Lu Ye had originally planned to bid farewell to Hua Ci today, but the misunderstanding last night left him unsure how to explain the situation to Hua Ci after she regained consciousness, so he decided to leave directly.
He was going to find Yi Yi and Amber.
Half a month ago, when he was pursued by Dong Shuy Ye, it was largely thanks to Amber that he managed to escape safely. If not for her carrying him at a rapid pace, Lu Ye would have had no chance to cross that flat plain.
When they parted ways, Amber was already injured. Lu Ye didn't know the extent of her injuries or even if she was alive or dead, but no matter what, he had to go and confirm it himself.
Following the river upstream, Lu Ye sat on the horse, refining spirit pills for cultivation while simultaneously using his own spirit energy to nourish the small bell spirit artifact.
A day later, he looked at the waterfall and dismounted, tapping the horse's flank with the scabbard. The horse, startled, galloped away and soon disappeared from sight.
Once in the mountains, the horse was no longer useful, so he had to set it free.
Below the waterfall was a large pool. The roaring water fell into the pool, splashing up waves. Lu Ye had jumped from the top of the waterfall and landed in this pool. To find Amber's trail, he had to return to the top of the waterfall.
As he was surveying the terrain, he suddenly heard a splash. Turning his head, he saw a person emerge from the pool below.
The person also saw Lu Ye and immediately became wary.
In the Spirit Stream Battlefield, cultivators who were strangers to each other often reacted this way when they met, as no one knew which faction the other belonged to. Under equal strength, neither would easily reveal their faction.
Looking at the person, Lu Ye recalled that when he jumped into the pool, there was someone else underwater, apparently collecting something. However, that person had bad luck and was cut into pieces by Dong Shuy Ye's golden arcs, which allowed Lu Ye to narrowly escape.
Today, he came here and encountered another person.
From this, it seemed that there was indeed something useful for cultivators underwater, otherwise, there would be no reason for so many people to come here.
The person slowly climbed ashore, keeping a close eye on Lu Ye.
Although the person was at the third level of cultivation, Lu Ye wasn't too concerned.
He looked at the top of the waterfall and asked, "Brother Daoist, if I want to go up, which way should I go?" The cliffs on both sides of the waterfall were sheer, with no apparent way to climb.
The person looked at Lu Ye for a moment and pointed in a direction, "Ten miles away, there's a place to climb up the mountain."
Lu Ye nodded, "Thank you!" and walked in the direction the person pointed.
As they passed each other, the person remained tense, only relaxing once Lu Ye's figure disappeared from sight.
Half a day later, Lu Ye returned to the top of the waterfall.
Following the direction he came from, he investigated along the way.
The spells cast by Dong Shuy Ye, a seventh-level Dharma cultivator, were extremely powerful, so there were still traces of the pursuit left along the way.
After a short while, Lu Ye squatted in front of a depression, a crater left by a large fireball. The surrounding trees were charred to ashes.
This was where he had parted ways with Amber.
Recalling the scene, he slowly walked to a spot about ten yards away.
He didn't see any bones, which relieved him. It seemed Amber was still alive.
There were large patches of dried blood on the ground, extending in a certain direction, which pointed towards the location of the waterfall.
Lu Ye felt heavy-hearted, as if he could see the scene from that time.
At that moment, he had been thrown off Amber's back by Dong Shuy Ye's spell, and Amber had also passed out.
He didn't have time to check Amber's injuries before fleeing, as he believed Dong Shuy Ye was specifically after him. Staying together would mean certain death, but separating might give Amber a chance to survive.
However, after regaining consciousness, Amber had followed the trail back, clearly trying to find him.
Following the faint trail of blood, he indeed arrived at the waterfall…
There was a large patch of dark blood on the ground, indicating that Amber had stayed here for some time.
When he first saw the blood, he thought it was his own and didn't pay much attention. Now he realized it was Amber's blood.
Lu Ye continued to follow the trail of blood. Although he lacked experience, his eyesight and perception as a cultivator were much better than those of an ordinary person, allowing him to勉强 continue.
By evening, Lu Ye followed the intermittent trail to the entrance of a cave, where the last traces of blood disappeared.
With a heavy heart, he called out into the cave, "Yi Yi, Amber!"
A roar echoed, and a gust of foul wind rushed out as a black leopard darted out. Lu Ye drew his long sword, and a flash of light severed the leopard's head, its robust body collapsing to the ground, blood flowing everywhere.
Lu Ye's expression was grim. He had followed the trail to this place, but there was no sign of Amber or Yi Yi, only a black leopard…
This made him feel uneasy.
If Amber hadn't come here on her own, she might have been dragged here by another fierce beast.
He sheathed his sword and entered the cave, focusing his spirit energy in his eyes. He immediately saw a pile of bones at the bottom of the cave, which made his already uneasy feeling even worse.
He walked forward with heavy steps and squatted down to examine the bones closely.
After a moment, Lu Ye sighed in relief. These were not Amber's bones; her skull would be much larger.
It was already evening, and it was impossible to continue the search. Lu Ye could only rest for the night.
He was now certain that Amber had not died at the time and had come to this cave, as evidenced by the trail of blood.
However, she must have left soon after, and where she went would have to be investigated the next day.
After nightfall, Lu Ye ate and drank, then continued his cultivation. He had already opened thirty-six spirit orifices, and the day's exertions left him without the energy to break through the barrier to the thirty-seventh orifice, so he had to wait until night.
Now, opening orifices was much easier and more relaxed than when he first started cultivating, as he had ample spirit energy to spare, and his spirit energy was very pure, giving him a natural advantage in opening orifices, which improved the efficiency of the process.
In just the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the barrier to the thirty-seventh orifice shattered, and a steady stream of spirit energy flowed into it…
The next steps were simple. He just needed to continuously refine spirit pills, aided by spirit patterns, to fill the orifice with spirit energy, and then he could continue to break through to the next orifice.
The Taotie Meal could automatically refine and absorb the power of the pills, and the spirit patterns did not require his attention, so Lu Ye took out the small bell spirit artifact and continuously used his own spirit energy to nourish it.