Chapter 488: For Peace

A righteous cause needs no justification!

What does "a just cause enjoys abundant support" mean?

This is exactly what it means!

Everything I do is not for personal gain, but for the peace of the world, for the happiness and well-being of those suffering from war, for the creation of a harmonious and beautiful new world, and for universal harmony.

What came next weighed heavily on Lu Ye’s heart!

But!

For the sake of peace!

Lu Ye would bear it!

After the reconciliation between the Nine Hearts Sect and the Tianyuan Sect, they did not forget Lu Ye’s instructions and spread word of it far and wide.

Many were quite surprised, but considering Lu Ye’s identity as the reincarnation of the Celestial Lord, tweaking the formation didn’t seem like such a big deal.

"Our sect’s formation is quite good, handed down from the Ghost Formation Master of six thousand years ago. It may not be as refined as Lu Ye’s improved version, but it gets the job done!"

"Indeed, our sect has always kept to ourselves. Five million Origin Stones? That's steep! If the price were right, maybe I’d seek him out."

"Our defenses are rock-solid. In the entire Sixth Heaven, who besides Lu Ye could break it? So we don’t need to seek him at all—just steer clear of him."

Opinions were divided.

Wealthy sects, as well as weaker or endangered ones, flocked to the Heavenly Gate to schedule Lu Ye for formation improvements.

In just this short time, over thirty sects had already contacted Lu Ye.

Lu Ye put them in the queue and instructed them to prepare the necessary materials.

Just as preparations were complete and Lu Ye was about to leave, Ning Tianming came to report.

"Master, three women who say they know you have come seeking you. I came to inform you."

Lu Ye frowned and immediately realized who they were.

How'd they progress so fast?

"Tell them I don’t want to see them!"

With that, Lu Ye was gone.

By now, Lu Ye knew exactly what it felt like to have all the resources to himself.

It could only be described in one word—bliss!

These people coming now would just slow him down, with no other benefit.

By now, Lu Ye had completely let go—except for the fear that forgetting Shangguan Huanling might lead him to be drawn to her again. Other than that, nothing else mattered.

Lu Ye got back to business.

Outside the Heavenly Gate, Shangguan Huanling, a pale-faced Vermilion Bird, and Sun Ruowei were left waiting.

However, unlike Vermilion Bird and Shangguan Huanling, Sun Ruowei was wondering if she could catch a glimpse of the Melon King.

She knew the Melon King was Shen Xitong!

But what did it matter? Shen Xitong hadn't done anything unforgivable, and she held no grudge against Lu Ye. In fact, Lu Ye was even willing to call her "Senior Aunt."

So, saying she was on Shen Xitong’s side wasn’t that unreasonable.

Ning Tianming stepped out, wearing an apologetic expression. "My apologies, ladies, but the sect master said he doesn’t want to see you."

Vermilion Bird accepted this answer calmly.

Shangguan Huanling began thinking.

"Can we at least stay temporarily at the Heavenly Gate?" Vermilion Bird asked.

Ning Tianming was firm.

"No!"

"But we were once Lu Ye’s cultivation partners. There’s still a chance we might reconcile," Shangguan Huanling grumbled unhappily.

Ning Tianming kept a polite smile.

"Once you reconcile, I’ll personally apologize!"

"I don’t need your apology. I just want to stay within the Heavenly Gate, closer to Brother Lu Ye!"

"Sorry."

Someone as smart as Ning Tianming naturally wouldn’t offend these women outright.

But unless Lu Ye spoke up or showed any intention otherwise, Ning Tianming would never let them get close to him.

His response? Just more apologies.

Ask again? More apologies—delivered with a smile.

The principle was simple: you can’t hit someone who’s smiling.

They had assumed that after ascending to the Sixth Heaven, they could find Lu Ye again. Even if he hadn’t forgiven them, at least seeing him would give them hope—unlike before, when they couldn’t meet him at all, leaving them completely hopeless.

But what they hadn’t anticipated was that even after ascending, they still couldn’t see Lu Ye.

What was Lu Ye now?

Not just a Sumeru Realm cultivator, but the undisputed top power in the Sixth Heaven—and the master of the Heavenly Gate.

And them?

Newly ascended, Longevity Realm, rogue cultivators!

Whether in strength or status, the gap was too vast. If Lu Ye didn’t want to see them, they wouldn’t.

The three women had no choice but to settle temporarily near the Heavenly Gate, waiting for a chance to meet Lu Ye.

Lu Ye, of course, paid them no mind. Right now, he was swamped with work.

Rushing between major factions, swiftly repairing and upgrading their arrays.

Not only improving formations, Lu Ye also began marketing his services for Origin Stones.

For example, refining cultivation techniques!

These factions each had their own legacies—Emperor-level techniques and Divine Abilities.

But Lu Ye boldly guaranteed that the techniques and Divine Abilities he refined would far surpass the originals!

Lu Ye already knew these factions' techniques—in his past life, he was practically a walking library.

Still, many were wary; after all, techniques were their heritage’s core.

Some balked, others didn’t—some ancient techniques were no longer suitable for modern cultivation. When Lu Ye recited their ancestral techniques verbatim, certain factions chose to let him modify them.

Technique refinement? Eight million Origin Stones!

Naturally, Lu Ye was swamped. Amid his work, he didn’t forget to contribute to world peace. For nearby sects, he masked his identity and directly busted their formations in one punch while they were activating them.

The formations weren’t completely destroyed—just left with a gap.

If the formations were fully broken, Lu Ye would have to repair them, which wasn’t worth it.

As it turned out, good deeds paid off.

Thanks to Lu Ye’s kindness, these sects urgently sought him out, requesting his help in modifying their formations, greatly increasing his earnings.

Wasn’t this a case of good deeds being rewarded?

Too bad this world lacked a Nobel Peace Prize—Lu Ye would definitely deserve one!

For an entire month, Lu Ye didn’t return to the sect. Ning Tianming remotely informed him which factions had scheduled formation modifications and which had booked technique improvements.

The six Lu Ye now switched from refining Origin Pills to crafting higher-profit, more expensive pills.

He cycled through batches periodically to prevent market saturation from lowering pill profits.

When a certain pill was refined too much, not only would the price of herbs rise, but the pill’s price would also plummet.