Sage of Humanity

Regarding the inner world, Lu Ye does not have a deep understanding, as all the information comes from the words of Dark Butterfly and others, and he himself does not have the ability to investigate.

However, just from the intelligence currently in hand, the inner world is undoubtedly deeper into the Star Abyss. Although it and the outer world are both parts of the Star Abyss, it is already another space.

There is Dao Fusion, and also Dao Harmony, but there is no Enter the Path.

Entering from a location in the outer world will appear at a corresponding location in the inner world, and the correspondence between these two locations is fixed and does not change with the passage of time.

Lu Ye is unclear about Moon Howl's current position in the inner world, but even if he exits the inner world, he certainly will not be nearby, which is why he has not been seen for a long time.

Before, he was able to descend rapidly, that was just a projection of some power across space, Mad Lion used some methods to guide it, it was not Moon Howl's true form arriving.

Even so, guiding the formation, Lu Ye was almost not a match…

Everything must be prevented, Moon Howl is a great enemy, continuing to let Banlan drift away from here is undoubtedly Lu Ye's only choice.

He had this idea a long time ago, now it's just that the crisis has brought this time forward.

This time, he wants Banlan to drift in the opposite direction from before!

Counting the time, he has left Qing Palace for five years, and Banlan has been sinking for four years. A few months ago, Banlan was still drifting forward, although not too fast, but in nearly four years, Banlan has unknowingly taken Lu Ye far from the Qing Palace.

If he wants to return to the Qing Palace now, he will inevitably spend a lot of time on the road.

In this case, it's better to let Banlan take him back, and he can continue cultivation inside Banlan until the appropriate time to stop Banlan.

There's another benefit to this.

That is, if Banlan can be precisely docked near the Star Abyss Gate on the Qing Palace side, then his stellar space will have a massive ally, and the overall strength of the Banna Inner Clan in Banlan is quite good.

By then, whatever crisis is encountered within stellar space can be easily resolved.

Additionally, the cultivators coming out from the stellar space can also enter Banlan to hone themselves, hunting the Insect and Blood Races within Banlan for cultivation.

Of course, while the plan is beautiful, it certainly won't be so smooth to implement.

First of all, Lu Ye has to ensure the accuracy of the direction. Over such a long period drifting, any slight error in direction would inevitably result in significant discrepancies, so in the future, he might have to come out of Banlan every now and then to check the situation. If anything is amiss, he must adjust it at any time.

Fortunately, the process of docking Banlan at that time was not a one-shot deal but a continuous process. During this process, Lu Ye deliberately observed the stellar aspects Banlan passed through, which undoubtedly serves as an accurate reference.

Now he only needs to let Banlan pass through these star aspects again, and the general direction basically won't have any issues.

Outside Banlan, Lu Ye's Dao force surged, and the multicolored stellar space that had docked slowly began to move.

At that time, when docking Banlan, Lu Ye took a long time to accomplish it, consuming tens of thousands of Dao force altogether.

This time, trying to push Banlan to continue drifting is undoubtedly simpler than docking it was then.

Lu Ye reckoned it should be related to the significant improvement in his strength. Back then he had a Dao force of 160, and now he has 211, the contrast is evident.

If so, then undoubtedly pushing Banlan after advancing to Dao Fusion would be more cost-effective; a major realm improvement would certainly yield more with less effort.

But Lu Ye does not dare to wait any longer, given the current situation, it's wise to flee first.

A streak of light came sweeping from the insect hive, quickly arriving in front of him, Dark Butterfly's soul body emerged, looking curiously at him: "Brother Ye, what are you doing?"

"Running away!" Lu Ye said concisely.

Dark Butterfly blinked and discerned Lu Ye's intention, startled: "Then what about me?"

If Banlan stays here, she can continue to stay nearby, but if Banlan runs, what's the point of her staying here?

"Follow your heart; if you want to come along, then follow; if not, then we'll part on good terms!"

The entanglement with Dark Butterfly was originally a chain of life; he had restricted her using every possible means to use her, but now he no longer needs it. If Dark Butterfly wants to, he can fully agree to dissolve the chain of life with her.

If she doesn't want to, it doesn't matter either.

He has already discovered that the chain of life has significant drawbacks; as long as the distance is far enough, the Dao runes won't function.

So even if Dark Butterfly leaves directly now, it doesn't really matter to him.

"Brother Ye, you have a ruthless heart…" Dark Butterfly said with a face full of resentment.

Before when he needed her, he used every means to coerce her, and now that he doesn't, he discards her like an old shoe.

"Speak properly." Lu Ye glared at her, continuing to focus on exerting force.

The direction for Banlan's drift must be strictly controlled; otherwise, correcting it later would also require a hefty expenditure of Dao force.

In the end, Dark Butterfly left reluctantly.

She needed to consider her own future plans carefully, whether to take this opportunity to break free from the entanglement with Lu Ye and live freely, or continue with Lu Ye.

In her heart, she preferred the former.

Now, having stepped out of Banlan and obtained the Dao Harmony method, she had a high chance of succeeding in Dao Harmony. Therefore, even if she continued staying with Lu Ye, he wouldn't be of much use; she could no longer gain any benefits from him regarding Dao Harmony.

Yet she couldn't help but recall Lu Ye's numerous actions recently. As an Enter the Path cultivator, he had done things many Dao Fusion cultivators couldn't achieve, including the last confrontation with Moon Howl. Without Lu Ye, all the Dao Fusion cultivators present would have died!

This kind of person defies normal reasoning.

In the future, he would certainly achieve great things. If she could always follow Lu Ye, it would be a good choice. Dark Butterfly had a strong premonition that, sooner or later, Lu Ye's power would grow to a level beyond her imagination.

When that time came, sheltering under Lu Ye's wings would undoubtedly be better than fighting alone.

She was momentarily unsure of what choice to make.

Lu Ye spent almost half a month here, before letting Banlan drift again, but in a completely opposite direction from before.

The speed wasn't fast, similar to Banlan's previous drifting speed. In this way, when he needed to correct direction or anchor, it wouldn't be too troublesome.

If all went smoothly, he would return, together with Banlan, to the region where Qing Palace was located in about five years.

Of course, all this was just an ideal prediction. If anything changed along the way, he would have to adapt accordingly.

Inside the insect hive, Lu Ye strode in.

Amidst the ripples of light blue waves, his vision blurred, and when he regained his senses, he was already in the familiar farmer's courtyard.

It was the scene from the first reincarnation.

Dark Butterfly still dressed like a pure village girl, prepared a tableful of food, and looked at Lu Ye with a smile: "Brother Ye, time to eat."

Lu Ye's eyes flickered, realizing Dark Butterfly had made a decision.

He sat down boldly, as Dark Butterfly elegantly walked to his side, carrying a fragrance, poured him a glass of wine, and then sat opposite him, pouring herself a glass as well.

"Brother Ye, I propose a toast to you."

She held her wine glass, earnestly looking at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye picked up the glass, gazing at her playfully: "What's this? A breakup meal?"

Dark Butterfly smiled: "I once heard a saying from you humans, that all feasts must come to an end. I wanted to follow you always, but then I thought about it, it might not work. If I successfully achieve Dao Harmony, I would definitely have to enter the inner world, and even if I want to follow then, I wouldn't be able to catch up."

Lu Ye nodded, for this was absolutely true.

If Dark Butterfly truly advanced to Dao Harmony, she would surely have to go to the inner world. Then, they would have to separate; it was better to decide now than to drag it on.

"I must thank Brother Ye for leading me out of Banlan!" Dark Butterfly said, emptying her drink in one go.

Lu Ye, not worried she would harm him, drank a cup too.

Dark Butterfly poured a second cup, raising her glass: "I must also thank Brother Ye for teaching me the Dao Harmony method. Little Butterfly will always remember this favor and dare not forget it!"

Though without Lu Ye, she would have gradually figured it out eventually, it still required time and effort.

Both cups were emptied.

Following was the third cup, Dark Butterfly said: "This cup wishes Brother Ye and me both a better future. If fate allows, we shall meet again in the inner world!"

Lu Ye slightly nodded, drinking the wine in his cup.

Soon, his brows furrowed, looking at Dark Butterfly in astonishment, but saw her complexion suddenly turning pale, while his soul body became comfortably warm, its strength slowly and strongly increasing.

This was undoubtedly a sign that the Soul Power was growing.

"What did you do?" Lu Ye frowned.

Dark Butterfly smiled slightly: "We Insect Matriarchs specialize in the psyche. This is just a secret technique; I gave up a part of my Soul Power to Brother Ye. Under the guidance of this Illusory Realm, you should be able to digest it perfectly and strengthen your psyche, as a form of apology to Brother Ye. It was wrong of Little Butterfly to capture you with ill intentions at the beginning."

Lu Ye finally understood what had happened, involuntarily lowering his head to glance at the empty cup...

The first two cups were only illusion techniques; he could taste the very real flavor of the wine, but ultimately, it was just an illusion. The third cup, however, was a portion of the Soul Power that Dark Butterfly had given up.

Being a Peak Dao Fusion cultivator who specialized in psyche, even a small part of Soul Power bestowed great benefits to Lu Ye.

The warmth within his soul body continued, evident that it could last for a while.

He raised his eyes to look at Dark Butterfly, his gaze calm as water.

Dark Butterfly was undoubtedly clever; no matter how Lu Ye behaved on ordinary days, she could feel a layer of distance in Lu Ye's heart. It could be said that from beginning to end, Lu Ye never truly trusted her completely, always with a degree of caution.

Even the oath taken in the name of the Will of the Star Abyss was slowly burned away by Lu Ye using the power of the Talent Tree. Such an oath had a great binding effect on Dark Butterfly, but was entirely useless for Lu Ye.

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