Sage of Humanity

This stellar space facing the Star Abyss invasion is not entirely powerless. At this particular moment in time, it is precisely when the cultivators within the stellar space should grow. As long as this phase lasts long enough, cultivators within the stellar space can truly grow.

Looking at the shrunken stellar space in front of him, Lu Ye was about to immerse himself in it when a thought suddenly arose.

On his two previous returns to the Star Abyss, he had entered randomly; once into the human race's territory, and once into the Giant Race's territory.

Now, he wanted to try and see if he could observe the situation within Banlan from the outside and selectively enter Banlan from a particular location.

Thinking about it, Lu Ye immediately took out the star map, observing the shrunken stellar space in front of him while investigating the details in the star map for confirmation.

Slowly, he began to see some clues.

Half a day later, Lu Ye darted and plunged into Banlan!

Upon appearing, Lu Ye immediately examined the surroundings to ensure there was no danger, only then did he check the star map to confirm his location.

His brow arched; it was not bad, as the place he currently found himself was precisely the battle zone where Dark Butterfly was stationed, with some discrepancies but not too large, acceptable.

The insect hive where Dark Butterfly was located, called the Yinshuo Battle Planet, was not far from here. At his speed, he could reach it within a day.

He planned to return to Dark Butterfly once to clarify some matters with her.

Regardless, under the Chains of Life, the two were intricately connected in life and death. Unless this Dao Rune is unbound, Lu Ye couldn't ignore her in any of his plans.

The initial binding with the Chains of Life was made out of necessity, a means of self-preservation.

Initially, it served as protection, but as his strength grew, this protection became a shackle, one he didn't want to bear forever. Someday, he would break free of this restraint!

At that time in the ruins, when Dark Butterfly was facing a life-and-death crisis, Lu Ye had the opportunity, but if he unbound it then, he would not have been able to refine Banlan.

Now, he only hoped that Dark Butterfly, upon learning the truth, could calmly sit down and have a good talk with him.

"Lu Ye, Lu Ye!"

Just as Lu Ye hadn't flown far, a voice suddenly reached his ears.

He immediately halted, looked in the direction of the voice, his gaze blinked, and darted towards it. Moments later, on a piece of shattered floating land, he picked up a stone bug.

"Stop shouting, I've returned!" Lu Ye uttered, grabbing the stone bug in his hand, "I have something to tell you."

The voice just now was clearly Dark Butterfly using the stone bug to transmit audio, as this battle zone's Insect Matriarch, she could effortlessly spy on various intelligence using the stone bugs and the insect race's vision.

With the Chains of Life's ability to sense Lu Ye's general location, she was aware of his presence as soon as he returned.

"Say nothing, nor linger here. I've already mobilized the Dao Fusion cultivators from this battle zone to hunt you down."

"What's happening?" Lu Ye was startled, "Are you going to hunt me down?"

Dark Butterfly replied irritably, "Don't you have a clue what you've been up to recently? The Dao Fusion experts of the Insect and Blood Races have already added you to their must-kill list."

"So you're going to hunt me down!"

Dark Butterfly growled, "If I really wanted to hunt you down, I wouldn't have told you any of this!"

She was inwardly frustrated; this guy was truly restless. In just one month, he had appeared and disappeared mysteriously on several battlefields, killing several Dao Fusion cultivators, causing severe losses to the Path-Entering cultivators of the Insect and Blood Races.

In the past, with her protection, Lu Ye's entry and exit into the Insect and Blood Races' territories hadn't posed much of a problem. But this time, his actions truly enraged those Dao Fusion cultivators, each wanting to find and kill Lu Ye.

Even she, the Insect Matriarch who had previously sheltered Lu Ye, faced critical reprimands from all sides.

While she was indeed strong, it didn't mean she could do as she pleased.

Now with Lu Ye appearing here again, Dark Butterfly, despite being unwilling, could only act on the surface since the battle zone contained not only the insect race but the Blood Race as well.

Yet, who could understand her inner plight? Bound by the Chains of Life, she shared life and death with Lu Ye. If Lu Ye faced any mishaps, she would also perish.

So while mobilizing Dao Fusion cultivators to hunt him down, she had to keep him informed.

"Thank you so much for that!" Lu Ye chuckled.

"Stop being so cynical!" Dark Butterfly said furiously, "I haven't yet asked you about the last time."

"What about last time?" Lu Ye looked clueless.

Dark Butterfly sneered, "The moment we entered the ruins, there were movements from the human race right after. Within a month, the whole battle zone suffered great losses, the defense lines shrank. You dare say it wasn't your doing!"

That month of warfare left the Insect and Blood Races within this battle zone unable to recover for years.

Lu Ye understood.

This mischief was indeed his doing; he had tasked Yan Xiaowu with passing a message to Zi Ying, which led to the human race's large-scale counterattack.

"I don't know, don't make baseless accusations." Lu Ye's expression remained calm.

"If you were in front of me, I'd definitely give you a piece of my mind!"

"Enough of that nonsense, I want to ask you, what level are the Dao Fusion cultivators you've gathered?"

Dark Butterfly immediately became wary, "What do you want to do?"

"I'm just asking," Lu Ye scratched his chin, "is there a possibility that you feed them some false information, and then have them come to me one by one?"

"Lu Ye!" Dark Butterfly shrieked, "I'm the Insect Matriarch, I'm the Dao Fusion of the Insect Race, what do you want me to do?"

"Don't be so agitated, I was just saying it casually."

Dark Butterfly was silent for a while before saying, "You should leave, of the few Dao Fusions coming this way, at least two are stronger than you. If you don't leave now, it'll be too late. Don't target those Dao Fusions, if the situation in this battle zone can't be stabilized, I'll be in danger too, which won't benefit you!"

Lu Ye didn't say more, Dark Butterfly was right; if the conflict in this battle zone collapses, there would indeed be danger for her, which meant danger for Lu Ye himself.

Clearing his mind, Lu Ye pondered a bit.

Originally, he planned to return to the insect hive to find Dark Butterfly, but now it seemed inappropriate, of course, he could shuttle directly there, it would only consume some Dao force.

Dark Butterfly thought that Lu Ye couldn't go back anymore, but whether he could return or not was actually up to Lu Ye's own intention.

However, given the situation, he decided to go somewhere else.

Making up his mind, Lu Ye turned and headed in that direction.

"Keep the stone bug, contact me whenever there's anything," Dark Butterfly's voice came again.

Lu Ye couldn't be bothered to heed her, and directly crushed the stone bug.

"Lu Ye!" At the core of the insect hive, Dark Butterfly was furious, her body trembling, as she said before, were Lu Ye here, she'd definitely make him pay, but ultimately she was beyond reach now.

Throughout the battle zone, there are numerous strongholds, each having a Dao Fusion expert stationed, with varying numbers of cultivators beneath them.

The Dust Region stronghold is one of them, originally controlled by the Insect and Blood Races, but in the recent battle, it was seized by the battle alliance's side.

Compared to other strongholds, the number of cultivators here is noticeably larger because the location of this stronghold is very important, from a strategic standpoint, its existence almost chokes the expansion momentum of the Insect and Blood Races. As long as this stronghold stands, the two races can't extend their territories.

Leading the alliance guard here and stationed in charge is Zi Ying.

This is also the entire Huang Quan battle zone, aside from Chief Governor Huang Quan, the only Peak Dao Fusion; none other than her have the qualifications to oversee this place.

The stronghold is pieced together by blocks of floating land, with numerous cultivators scattered throughout, the previous battle was intensely fierce, now many alliance guards are still recuperating, the injured are healing, those unhurt are restoring their cultivation.

The stronghold is large, but it's tranquil.

A figure approached from a distance, directly landing in the stronghold.

The nearby cultivators simply glanced, then no longer paid attention.

The newcomer was indeed Lu Ye, to avoid trouble, he deliberately changed his appearance, naturally, those cultivators couldn't spot any flaw.

The reason for coming here was to find Zi Ying.

Throughout Banlan, the number of Dao Fusions he's interacted with isn't many, in terms of relations, without a doubt, he's most familiar with Zi Ying, and she's also the strongest.

Back on Blue Water Battle Planet, Zi Ying had shown him considerable care.

Lu Ye had an idea and wanted to discuss it with Zi Ying.

Originally, he hadn't planned to come so soon, but after being blocked by Dark Butterfly, he switched directions and came here, after all, sooner or later made no difference.

If this idea could be successfully realized, then the situation within Banlan would become clear, by then, this vast stellar space would be free of conflict.

On his journey forth, he soon arrived at the Governor's Residence.

Zi Ying's Governor's Residence in Blue Water was just a bamboo building, but here it's a short-stay palace, likely a magic treasure.

For strong figures like Zi Ying, treasures of the magic treasure level aren't very useful, but the nature of a short-stay palace is different, it serves as a resting place.

No cultivators were guarding outside the short-stay palace, but within a radius of several hundred yards of the palace, no one approached casually.

Lu Ye's arrival naturally attracted attention from nearby cultivators, uncertain of what he was seeking from the Lord Governor.

As he reached the front of the short-stay palace, Lu Ye raised his head, sensed with his Mental Consciousness, probing inside.

Soon, he detected another strong and concentrated Mental Consciousness emanating from the depths of the palace; as the Mental Consciousnesses touched, they quickly retreated.

Lu Ye slightly smiled and stepped inside the palace.

A moment later, within a side hall, Lu Ye saw Zi Ying waiting there.

Still as imposing as ever, she examined Lu Ye up and down, with a phoenix-eyed gaze that couldn't hide her surprise, along with a touch of relief.

Lu Ye dissipated the Thousand Faces Dao Runes, revealing his true form, stepped forward, and cupped his fists, "Greetings, Lord Governor!"

Zi Ying nodded, "I'm glad you're alright!"

Though she heard much news about Lu Ye from various channels, and even indirectly connected with him through Yan Xiaowu, knowing all along he was still alive, she hadn't seen him personally.

She felt a sense of guilt towards Lu Ye.

She valued Lu Ye greatly, always felt this young man was somewhat different from others. Were it not for this, she wouldn't have transferred Lu Ye to take charge of Crane Wings Camp back then; originally after the Fengtai stronghold battle, Lu Ye was already on the road to cooperate with her, then the Fengji stronghold erupted in conflict, upon the consent of Fengtai's Governor, Crane Wings Camp was redirected midway to offer support.

And that's when the incident occurred.

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