Sage of Humanity

Lu Ye immediately felt an astonishing elasticity on his arm, his eye twitched slightly, and he heard the compliments of Dark Butterfly by his ear: "Brother Ye is really amazing, am I the first Dao Harmony to enter the ruins?"

She seemed to suddenly have a lot more confidence and expectations for Lu Ye, though she didn't know how Lu Ye achieved it, she was indeed the first Dao Harmony expert to enter the ruins.

"Wasn't there supposed to be a trial here? Why haven't we seen any?" Dark Butterfly asked while looking around.

Lu Ye casually said: "I cracked the secret of the ruins, those trials have disappeared."

Dark Butterfly was taken aback, realizing: "Doesn't that mean any Enter the Path cultivator can just enter the ruins now?"

Previously, only the owners of giant ants dared to come in, because with insufficient strength it was a death sentence, but with those trials gone, naturally, there is no such concern.

"Why didn't you mention it?" Dark Butterfly looked at him with annoyance, if she had known this, she would have sent a few Enter the Path cultivators every time Lu Ye came over.

"You didn't ask."

Dark Butterfly secretly grit her teeth, knowing for sure that Lu Ye intentionally didn't say it.

As they proceeded, they quickly arrived at the first hall, Dark Butterfly curiously examined the altar here, and seeing Lu Ye's pace didn't stop, she hurriedly followed him.

Passing through the first hall, they arrived at a passage similar to the previous one.

Leading straight to the second hall.

The situation inside this hall, Dark Butterfly had never heard before because before Lu Ye, no Enter the Path cultivator had ever come here.

Some key figures in the human race's battle alliance might have learned the situation from Yan Hong and Huang Zhihuan, but Dark Butterfly had always been in the dark.

"So many entrances…" Dark Butterfly looked in amazement, quickly realizing, "These entrances correspond to the outside altars? Coming from different altars, you pass through different passages, but ultimately you end up here?"

"That's right!" Lu Ye nodded, "When I came back from the human race's side, I went through that passage."

While speaking, he casually pointed in one direction.

"Then what's the deal with these two passages?" Dark Butterfly found something unusual again.

In this hall, all the doors corresponding to each passage were open, except two doors were tightly shut.

Lu Ye's eyes flickered and said: "I suspect, among these two doors, one must hide the exit from Banlan!"

Dark Butterfly suddenly turned to him, her expression remained calm, but the excitement in her eyes was hard to conceal.

"You can't open these two doors, so you need my help?" Dark Butterfly speculated.

Lu Ye did not confirm nor deny.

Dark Butterfly became interested; if Lu Ye's speculation was correct, then opening these two doors would indeed find a way out of Banlan.

This was the pursuit and waiting of herself and many Peak Dao Fusion cultivators for countless years.

"Let me try!" Saying this, Dark Butterfly approached one of the doors.

Lu Ye didn't have time to stop her, and he knew that once Dark Butterfly detected the abnormality of these two doors, he couldn't stop her.

So he might as well let her try.

One of these two doors led outside Banlan, and one to the medicinal garden. Without a special method to open them, it wasn't possible, even if Dark Butterfly was at Peak Dao Fusion.

Compared to Jiu Ying's peak, Dark Butterfly was like an ant.

In front of Lu Ye, she appeared obedient and gentle, but standing before this door, her demeanor suddenly turned cold; the Daoist Soldier Long Sword was grabbed in her hand, and Dao force surged forth.

The sword light flashed, but the door remained motionless, not even leaving a mark.

Dark Butterfly's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

She knew the door wouldn't be easy to open, so she used her full strength initially, yet not a mark was left, which was discouraging.

Trying again without yielding to fate, yet still unable to move it.

"Brother Ye..." She turned her head, looking at Lu Ye pitifully, as if seeking comfort.

"Enough, come over!" Lu Ye beckoned.

Dark Butterfly dejectedly turned back, unwillingly taking glances back at the door.

Lu Ye raised his hand to cover her head, turning it around: "The key to leaving Banlan is not in that door but here!"

Dark Butterfly raised her eyes, frowning: "Jiu Ying?"

The statue stood in the center of the hall, and Dark Butterfly had seen it upon entering but didn't pay much attention then.

She had previously fought with Jiu Ying in Lu Ye's Divine Sea and learned that Banlan was the Dao soldier Jiu Ying left behind, so a statue appearing here was clearly unusual.

Such a powerful being did not need to leave a statue deliberately to prove anything.

"Break it!" Lu Ye spoke.

Dark Butterfly swung her sword without hesitation.

Jiu Ying's statue did not shatter but cracked with a gap.

When Dark Butterfly saw this, anger rose from her heart. The door was exceedingly strong, and it was fine that she couldn't break it open, but the statue couldn't be cleaved either, especially with Lu Ye watching nearby, which made her somewhat annoyed.

The sword light fell like rain, the statue shattered.

The base revealed a pit, not very deep, yet multicolored light seeped out from it.

Dark Butterfly was fully alert, shielding Lu Ye behind her, and after a moment, her eyes widened.

Although Lu Ye had known what was hidden here for a long time, it was his first time seeing it, and he was somewhat amazed.

In that pit, it seemed like a stellar space shrunk countless times, each particle of light radiating different colors, at first glance resembling the Banlan Lu Ye had seen outside, only much smaller, merely the size of a fist.

"Dao Soldier Core!" Dark Butterfly exclaimed, involuntarily reaching out, but quickly pulled back, as if she couldn't believe what she was seeing, yet was enveloped by immense happiness.

If she were here in the flesh, her heart might just jump out.

The Dao Soldier Core, the Central Hub of the Dao soldier. As long as she could refine the core, she could control Banlan!

Then, leaving here would naturally be effortless.

Finally, she understood why Lu Ye brought her here. He wanted her to refine the Dao Soldier Core and wield control over Banlan!

Her emotions were difficult to suppress for a moment; she turned her head, eyes glazed: "Brother Ye, you are too good to me!"

Lu Ye was calm: "We share the same fate, long inseparable, why speak such silly words."

Moved greatly, Dark Butterfly nodded vigorously: "Brother Ye, rest assured, in the future, I won't restrict you anymore. Whatever you wish to do, I am your support, even if confronting the entire Banlan!"

To entrust the Dao Soldier Core to her, such profound trust, Dark Butterfly couldn't think of how to repay it.

Silently deciding, once she refines Banlan, she will soon advance to Dao Harmony, allowing herself to shed that ugly appearance.

She has always sensed Lu Ye's disdain for her grotesque form...

"Go and refine it." Lu Ye gave her a push.

Dark Butterfly stood at the spot where Jiu Ying's statue originally was, and before her was the pit hiding the Dao Soldier Core. Suppressing the excitement in her heart, she sat down cross-legged, looking at Lu Ye, her voice gentle: "It may take some time, wait for me!"

With an affectionate demeanor, Lu Ye got goosebumps.

Dark Butterfly closed her eyes, Soul Power surged from her being, and Lu Ye clearly saw that tangible Soul Power flowed toward the Dao Soldier Core, but dissipated upon contact.

After waiting a long time, the situation remained unchanged.

Dark Butterfly furrowed her brow.

Lu Ye squinted slightly, knowing that relying solely on Dark Butterfly, she would likely never be able to refine this Dao Soldier Core.

Apparently, Jiu Ying was correct earlier; his realm is too high, and Banlan is his Dao soldier; even though the core is right in front of her, it cannot be casually refined by Dark Butterfly at Dao Fusion.

Lu Ye stepped forward and sat down opposite Dark Butterfly, letting his mind sink into the Divine Sea: "Jiu Ying, help!"

"On it!" Jiu Ying responded.

To let Dark Butterfly refine Banlan, Jiu Ying, the original owner, must assist. This was something Lu Ye had arranged with Jiu Ying long ago.

Earlier he hadn't acted, just wanted to see if Dark Butterfly could refine it by her own ability, if she could, he wouldn't need the trouble.

A strange aura suddenly emanated from Lu Ye's body.

Dark Butterfly immediately sensed it!

The situation appeared previously, back in the insect hive, where Jiu Ying borrowed Lu Ye's body to sense the position of the giant ant. Although Dark Butterfly found it odd, she never expected Jiu Ying was still alive and didn't inquire further.

Now it happened again, she opened her mouth to ask, yet surprisingly discovered her own power began to penetrate the Dao Soldier Core.

Daring not to delay, she quickly suppressed the questions in her heart and continued refining.

Her heart trembled endlessly; she didn't know what Lu Ye had done, only knowing that after a strange aura emerged from him, there was hope for the previously stagnant refining.

Although slow, the process of refining had indeed started.

This time, Lu Ye did not hand over full control of his body to Jiu Ying, as he also wanted to observe the progress of the refining.

Indeed it's slow, at this pace, wanting to thoroughly refine the Banlan Core, would be impossible without one or two months.

And that's even with Jiu Ying's assistance, the refiner still being a Peak Dao Fusion!

Lu Ye was relieved he hadn't insisted on waiting until reaching Dao Fusion to refine it himself, because judging by the current situation, even if he did advance to Dao Fusion, his speed wouldn't surpass Dark Butterfly's; he'd only need to continue cultivating.

Choosing to let Dark Butterfly refine it, indeed was a wise decision.

And this is only the first step of the plan.

Time passed, within the ruins, Dark Butterfly focused completely on refining the Banlan Core, utterly immersed.

Outside the ruins, in Huang Quan's big battle zone, warfare raged intensely.

Even though Dark Butterfly had made numerous arrangements before leaving, the Insect and Blood Races cultivators were accustomed to following her commands; now without her, many areas descended into chaos.

Taking this opportunity, the battle alliance of the human race in various strongholds advanced triumphantly, reaping rewards from numerous conflicts big and small, forcing the Insect and Blood Races' defense line to continuously contract, losing vast territory.

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