The aftermath of the Mine Cave battle continued to ferment. Large numbers of cultivators poured into the region, searching everywhere for Lu Ye's trail.
Though more than two thousand Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators had died at his hands, including quite a few Tier Eight and Tier Nine powerhouses, they had ultimately been poisoned to death. It had little to do with Lu Ye's own strength.
In the eyes of Myriad Demon Ridge, Lu Ye was merely at Cloud River Tier Five. Thus, no matter how horrifying the outcome of the Mine Cave battle had been, it could not dampen their enthusiasm and determination to find him.
Furthermore, after such a battle, the Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators believed that even if Lu Ye had survived, he could not possibly have emerged unscathed. He surely could not have fled far and was hiding somewhere nearby.
As for the lethal poison he had used, it was certainly feared. But something capable of poisoning two thousand people to death had to be incredibly precious; Lu Ye might not have any left. Even if he did, it would not matter much. So long as they did not share a sealed environment like the Mine Cave with him, there would be no great danger.
It could be said that after the Mine Cave battle, Myriad Demon Ridge's campaign against Lu Ye had not subsided in the slightest. Instead, it had grown even more intense.
In Eastern Fifty-Six Heaven's Mystery City, on the second floor of a teahouse directly opposite the Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild, a cultivator waited quietly.
A short while later, two figures arrived without a sound and took seats opposite him.
The newcomers were a man and a woman. The man was handsome, the woman beautiful; standing together, they made a perfect pair. Yet