Sage of Humanity

"Is this altar the exit for departure?" Lu Ye looked again at the altar in the center of the hall.

"Yes," the Blood Race replied truthfully, "Leaving from here, we can return to where we entered before. Do you wish to leave, sir?"

Lu Ye pondered silently.

He certainly didn't want to leave. If he went out, Li Qi would still be waiting outside. Despite possessing the Hundred Dao Power now, according to his previous calculations, he was still not a match for Li Qi, and undoubtedly, he would be captured by him.

At this moment, he vaguely understood the intention of the Dark Butterfly.

She clearly wanted to use the isolation of this relic to solve the restraints of the Chains of Life, but things didn't seem to go as she expected. Even within the relic, the Chains of Life showed no change. To be cautious, she had this Blood Race prepared in advance, which allowed the timely appearance here, guiding Lu Ye to this hall.

The Blood Race's task was probably to take him out safely.

Unfortunately, human plans are often foiled by fate, Lu Ye's true strength far exceeded the Dark Butterfly's imagination. The Blood Race with the giant ant was nothing in front of him.

"You mentioned that the human and Giant Races are also exploring the relic," Lu Ye asked again, "So that means there are multiple entrances to the relic?"

The Blood Race replied, "Indeed, there's more than one; there are several. Even in the area occupied by the Insect and Blood Races, there are three or four entrances to the relic, and the place we entered from was just one of them."

Lu Ye raised his eyebrow, "Did you encounter anyone else while exploring here?"

The Blood Race said, "Apart from collaborating with an Insect Race, I haven't encountered anyone else."

Lu Ye knew which Insect Race he was referring to; it should be the one he had killed back in the Blue Water War Zone, and the giant ant was a trophy obtained from that Insect Race cultivator.

"So… there are also multiple exits within this relic?"

The Blood Race couldn't answer; he had explored this relic many times, but each time he stopped here, he didn't know what lay further inside.

But Lu Ye's words made him feel a bit uneasy. Why did it seem like this gentleman didn't want to go back?

Suddenly, he was startled, as Lu Ye was scrutinizing him with an emotionless gaze that made him feel chilled to the bone.

But quickly, Lu Ye withdrew his gaze and tilted his head to signal, "Lead the way!"

He had intended to kill this Blood Race but reconsidered. He didn't fully understand the conditions within the relic, keeping this Blood Race alive might prove useful. Anyway, he could kill him anytime if he wanted to.

The Blood Race was stunned, then quickly reacted, "Sir, are you planning to explore deeper?"

"Lead the way!" Lu Ye was impatient to waste words with him.

Not only did he want to find another exit, but the method of leaving Banlan hidden deeper in the relic was enough to pique his interest.

Generally, even if mastering the giant ant, one's strength could be limited, but with his current Hundred Dao Power, he could traverse the relic effortlessly.

Perhaps he might find something.

Meanwhile, in the depths of the Yinshuo Battle Planet, within the insect hive, the Dark Butterfly's expression started to show unease.

Because, according to the time, Lu Ye should have already come out.

But Li Qi hadn't seen Lu Ye's silhouette on his side, not only that, the Blood Race who went to rescue Lu Ye hadn't come out either.

This made the Dark Butterfly worried.

Lu Ye's survival was ultimately tied to the existence of her Secondary Soul. If Lu Ye encountered any mishap in the relic, she'd surely be in trouble too.

So right now, if anyone was most worried about Lu Ye, it was none other than her.

She continuously sent messages to Li Qi asking about the situation, but the results only made her feel more uneasy.

Where did things go wrong?

"You useless thing!" Lu Ye grabbed the Blood Race, tossed him behind, then gently punched forward, and the figure in front scattered.

Behind him, the Blood Race landed, face filled with shame and dread.

He had personally felt Lu Ye's power before, that power wasn't just from the suppression of saintliness but also from Lu Ye's true strength.

However, that was just a brief contact, so he couldn't gauge Lu Ye's true strength.

Now he understood.

The figure blocking the road, which was enough to make him despair, was easily dealt with by Lu Ye.

A cluster of fluorescence remained in place.

Lu Ye reached out and grabbed it, the Talent Tree's power activated, quickly refining it.

On the Talent Tree's leaves, more than ten threads of Dao force immediately appeared. He had noticed earlier that these glows contained Dao force. Over ten threads of Dao force might not be much for him, but for a normal cultivator, it was a considerable harvest. Of course, others refining them might not gain as much.

All cultivators exploring the relic could recover their own consumption by utilizing these glows after defeating enemies.

No longer letting the Blood Race lead the way, this guy could no longer contribute anything. The challenge in this passage was indeed more difficult than before; the figures could exert a strength of at least 25 Dao and above, making it difficult for the Blood Race to handle.

Ignoring the shocked Blood Race behind him, Lu Ye forged ahead, smashing through barriers; killing any who tried to stop him.

In just a moment, Lu Ye had reached the end of the passage and stood in front of another set of bronze gates.

Lu Ye stood still, turning his gaze towards the Blood Race.

It's uncertain what's inside, but this is naturally the moment for the Blood Race to play their role.

The latter wasn't a fool either; seeing Lu Ye's look, how could they not know what to do?

They hurriedly stepped forward, raised their hand to press against the door, and gradually exerted force, their expression expectant and excited.

He also wanted to know what's behind this door. Throughout history, countless cultivators from the Insect and Blood Races have explored this relic, but no one has ever reached this point because one needs at least the power of the Thirtieth Dao to get here.

But which cultivator has such strength? There have been rumors about someone who was extremely compatible with a giant ant, achieving the power of the Twenty-Fifth Dao, but even that falls short of the Thirtieth.

The previous grand hall was basically the limit of exploration; perhaps a few have reached deeper positions, but none have stood here.

As the door was pushed open, ancient and dormant wills were stirred.

"Go in and take a look," Lu Ye instructed the Blood Race.

Gathering his courage, the Blood Race urged his power to protect himself, then stepped into the grand hall.

Lu Ye stood outside, peered around for a while to ensure there was no danger inside, then followed suit.

It was another grand hall, much like the previous one, but the difference was that this hall had many doors; apart from the ones Lu Ye and the Blood Race entered, the others were all closed.

Lu Ye pondered thoughtfully, then suddenly felt a surge in his heart.

According to the intelligence provided by the Blood Race, there isn't just one entrance to the relic; there are many. Thus, within this Banlan stellar space, the three factions are exploring their own different paths.

But there is only one relic, meaning the paths taken through different entrances are not the same.

However, the endpoint should be here.

Those sealed doors should connect to other entrances.

So I can use another exit to leave and avoid Li Qi's side.

But with the Chains of Life, even if he avoids Li Qi, his connection with the Dark Butterfly wouldn't be severed, so escaping from here would still be troublesome.

Having put this matter aside for now, Lu Ye turned his gaze toward the center of the hall.

In the previous grand hall, this position was the altar exit, but here it's different; here stands only a statue of a giant serpent, its body coiled like a dragon, with nine heads brazenly facing different directions.

"Jiu Ying?" Lu Ye's brows rose; he immediately recognized it as the image of Jiu Ying, the ferocious beast.

Only what puzzles him is why there's a statue of Jiu Ying deep within this relic!

Where are the rumored ways to leave Banlan?

Could it be... the master of Banlan is Jiu Ying? If that's the case, it makes sense; Jiu Ying is an ancient ferocious beast, incredibly powerful, using the Yiyuan stellar space as its Dao soldier is not impossible.

As Lu Ye observed the Jiu Ying statue, the Blood Race behind him was observing too.

But with just one look, the Blood Race froze in place, standing dumbfounded like they had lost their soul, their blood-red eyes gradually dimming.

On the contrary, the eyes of one of the heads of the Jiu Ying statue grew increasingly bright as the Blood Race's gaze faded!

Lu Ye finally sensed something amiss; this statue clearly wasn't alive, yet a breath was reviving upon it, and moreover...

He abruptly turned around, looking at the Blood Race that had been following him, keenly detecting a strange connection between the Jiu Ying statue and the Blood Race.

Not only that, but the Blood Race's chest suddenly emitted activity; their clothes burst open, and a familiar object entered Lu Ye's view.

Giant ant!

At this moment, the giant ant seemed alive, its carapace's edges extending countless small fleshy tendrils, spreading over the Blood Race's body.

In the blink of an eye, the Blood Race changed completely; it was as if he was covered by snake scales, making him appear extremely strange, even altering his entire aura dramatically.

An inexplicable sense of crisis arose in his heart, and Lu Ye quickly distanced himself from the Blood Race.

"Finally..." A low voice suddenly emerged from the Blood Race's mouth; they spread their arms as if to embrace a new world, breathing greedily, "I've come alive again!"

The endless years of waiting have ultimately proven worth it; after sleeping for who knows how many years, he finally stands here anew.

Lu Ye felt deeply uneasy.

He was certain that the Blood Race before him was no longer the same person and, piecing together the previous clues, how could he not know that the Blood Race's body had been taken over by another consciousness.

Jiu Ying!

The rumor about the method to leave Banlan hidden deep within the relic is fundamentally untrue; the relic indeed holds something inside, but not the method to leave Banlan, it's the sleeping consciousness of Jiu Ying.

This Blood Race has had their body occupied by Jiu Ying's consciousness!

And if his guess is right, Jiu Ying is the master of Banlan; such a formidable being, who could stand against them? Perhaps even gathering all the current Dao Fusion cultivators of Banlan together wouldn't be enough against a single palm of his.

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