Chapter 2246 - 2244: Dark Butterfly Enters the Ruins

The method to leave Branlan must be hidden within the ruins. Lu Ye must have discovered something the second time he entered the ruins. He has been in and out of the ruins many times over the past year, probably searching for something.

No matter what he was looking for, after going in and out, he undoubtedly found it!

If that's the case, why doesn't he leave?

A flash of spirit light, and Dark Butterfly figured it out: "Brother Ye, do you need to borrow my power to leave, is that it?"

Indeed, although Lu Ye's strength is considerable, the Hundred Dao Power isn't actually that strong. Even if he found the way to leave Branlan, he might not be able to manage it alone.

He needs to borrow power!

Looking around the entire Branlan, who can he trust to borrow power from in Dao Fusion other than herself, Dark Butterfly?

"Smart!" Lu Ye praised.

Suppressing her excitement, Dark Butterfly pondered for a moment and then asked, "What do I need to do?"

"Enter the ruins with me."

"Enter the ruins! But... the ruins are not accessible to Dao Fusion, how can I enter?"

"If I say you can enter, then you can enter!"

Dark Butterfly's heart was stirred but quickly calmed. After all, she had lived for countless years and had this level of composure. She turned to another question: "Brother Ye, do I need to enter with my physical body or soul body?"

"The soul body will do!" Lu Ye replied.

He had considered this before. The ruins were left by Jiu Ying, and all the restrictions were set up by Jiu Ying. With it there, Dark Butterfly could enter with her physical body, but it would ultimately be more troublesome.

If it was only the soul body entering, it would be much simpler, and Lu Ye didn't want to face that bloated flesh mountain. If it was only the soul body, it would be easier to interact with. After all, Dark Butterfly's soul body is quite enchanting.

"I need to arrange things in this battle zone, Brother Ye, can you wait for a few days?" Dark Butterfly asked.

If her psyche left the body to enter the ruins with Lu Ye, what would be left behind is just a shell. The entire battle zone depended on her for coordination. If she stayed in the ruins for too long, unforeseen changes could happen in the battle zone.

She needed to handle these things in advance.

"Of course." Lu Ye appeared very considerate, "Even if you didn't mention it, I was going to remind you because this trip will consume a lot of your energy, so I hope you can allocate a batch of Dao Bones for backup!"

"Alright!" Dark Butterfly agreed readily, as long as she could leave Branlan, let alone a batch of Dao Bones, she could agree to any condition.

In the days following, Dark Butterfly's Mental Consciousness fluctuated non-stop while Lu Ye stayed steadily in the insect sac, waiting quietly.

Over the year's time, his strength greatly improved. If he continued to enhance at this rate, in a few years, he could ascend to Dao Fusion.

By then, he could try to refine Branlan by himself.

But there are only so many giant ants. Once all those left behind are found, he would lack the capital to trade with the Human Race's battle alliance, relying solely on Dark Butterfly. The efficiency of his power enhancement would greatly reduce.

It wouldn't be possible to ascend to Dao Fusion without a dozen or twenty years.

He couldn't wait that long.

Besides, Jiu Ying mentioned that the higher the realm when refining Branlan, the better. So even if he ascends to Dao Fusion, success isn't guaranteed, and he would still need to continue cultivation and enhance his realm.

In this case, he can only borrow Dark Butterfly's power.

Earlier when chatting with Dark Butterfly, he specifically inquired about her realm, which indeed was Peak Dao Fusion.

Having her perform the refinement of Branlan, the success rate would undoubtedly be much higher. As for after she refines Branlan, Lu Ye did have considerations. He had deduced the subsequent development with Jiu Ying multiple times, having great confidence in turning Dark Butterfly's efforts into his own gains.

If this plan succeeds, the harvest would be unimaginable.

Sure enough, Dark Butterfly allocated a batch of Dao Bones, as many as three thousand, all taken by Lu Ye. He didn't plan to refine them temporarily, keeping them for contingencies, though regardless of future need, once they entered his pocket, they wouldn't be drawn out again.

With everything ready, Lu Ye headed out of the insect hive towards the entrance of the ruins.

Meanwhile, Dark Butterfly's soul body had already entered Lu Ye's Divine Sea, while her physical shell remained in the insect hive.

Dark Butterfly was both excited and nervous. In Branlan, from ancient times until now, countless cultivators searched for a way out, yet all to no avail. Thus, she never thought she could be a pioneer.

And all this was thanks to Lu Ye.

The journey passed peacefully, as Lu Ye had traversed this route to and from the ruins so often in the past year that he wouldn't get lost even with eyes closed.

A day later, at the altar at the entrance of the ruins, Lu Ye came to a stop.

Within the Divine Sea, Dark Butterfly, waiting patiently, immediately heard his voice: "Little Butterfly, I need to temporarily shut off the Divine Sea so I can take you in together!"

Without suspicion, Dark Butterfly replied, "No problem!"

Previously, using the physical form of a cultivator's psyche to enter the ruins had been tried, but never successfully. Since Jiu Ying had set up restrictions that didn't allow Dao Fusion to enter, how could such a loophole be left open whether it was the body or the soul body? As long as it was Dao Fusion, entry was impossible.

When Lu Ye came last time, under Jiu Ying's guidance, he made some arrangements in advance.

So now, he was the only one who could bring a Dao Fusion's soul body inside.

The Divine Sea was thoroughly sealed, like a cage, with no feeling of the outside world, but she wasn't flustered because she knew Lu Ye wouldn't harm her.

Indeed, Lu Ye wouldn't do anything to her, but...

He took out his authority waist tablet and sent an audio transmission out.

In Huang Quan's battle zone, at a certain stronghold, Yan Xiaowu stood behind a spirited young woman, holding his own authority waist tablet, as if waiting for something.

And that woman was Zi Ying.

"Still no news?" Zi Ying suddenly asked.

Yan Xiaowu shook his head, "Not yet, madam."

Zi Ying remained silent.

Yan Xiaowu came here unexpectedly a few days ago, directly asking to see her. They didn't know each other, but since Yan Xiaowu came from the Yan family, Zi Ying couldn't refuse. After hearing Yan Xiaowu out, Zi Ying's eyes brightened considerably.

Yan Xiaowu was relaying a message for Lu Ye, as Lu Ye could only contact him, so he entrusted him to make a trip to Huang Quan's battle zone.

Following Lu Ye's instructions, he conveyed a lot to Zi Ying, mostly predictions about the battlefield.

And the changes on the battlefield in recent days undoubtedly confirmed the accuracy of these predictions.

From a few days ago, the defensive lines of the Insect and Blood Races' various strongholds have been retracting!

Such things have happened before, but this time it was clearly abnormal, so Zi Ying was very curious about how Lu Ye managed it.

What made Zi Ying even more hopeful was that Lu Ye actually said he had a way to isolate the Insect Matriarch's sensing of the battlefield!

If so, it would be an opportunity for the human race.

The Insect and Blood Races, whether entering the path or reaching Dao Fusion, are accustomed to following the Insect Matriarch's command on the battlefield. This is their greatest advantage. If the Insect Matriarch's perception is isolated, then this greatest advantage would cease to exist, and there would certainly be confusion and even flaws.

What the battle alliance needs to do is to seize these flaws and expand them.

Since Li Qi's betrayal, the battles in Huang Quan's battle zone have been unsuccessful in many ways. This is undoubtedly a chance to turn defeat into victory.

"Madam, there's a message!"

Amidst her deep thoughts, Yan Xiaowu suddenly exclaimed excitedly.

Zi Ying immediately turned her head to look, her eyes sparkling intensely.

Yan Xiaowu sent another message and then shook his head, saying, "Can't reach him anymore." Based on Lu Ye's previous instructions, he naturally understood that at this moment, both Lu Ye and the Insect Matriarch had been isolated.

"Understood!" Zi Ying nodded, taking out her Governor's Token to transmit messages outward.

Although her power is strong, in this big battle zone, she is just a governor of a single stronghold and can only command the cultivators within this one stronghold.

To mobilize the entire battle zone's forces, she would have to persuade Huang Quan!

She had contacted Huang Quan earlier, and recent days' retraction of the enemy's defensive line had already been confirmed.

So she knew that now was the time to launch a counterattack.

After a good while, Huang Quan finally sent a message: "This matter is of great importance, there can't be any mistakes. How confident are you?"

"I trust him!"

"That Lu Ye has long been captured and previously attempted to infiltrate Shaochong Battle Planet. His intentions are unpredictable. What he says may not be true, and this could be a ploy by the Insect and Blood Races?"

"Senior Brother Huang, if this is a trick, we just need to act cautiously, but if it's not? Then we'll miss a great opportunity!"

Huang Quan was ultimately persuaded.

Because Zi Ying's words were correct, even if it's a trick, the Insect and Blood Races wouldn't find it easy to defeat the battle alliance's cultivators. The warfare of such a large battle zone ultimately depends on the strength of both sides' forces.

But if it's not a trick, it's truly a good opportunity,

that must be attempted regardless.

Just half a cup of tea's time after Lu Ye entered the relic, at various strongholds in Huang Quan's big battle zone, numerous alliance guards, under the leads of their respective governors, set up arrays and launched attacks on the enemy. This battle was intense and fierce.

Inside the relic, Lu Ye lifted the imprisonment of the Divine Sea and gently said, "It's done."

Dark Butterfly's soul body immediately rushed out, manifesting before him.

Solidly real, as if true to life, even with Lu Ye's current vision, he couldn't spot any flaws.

"So this is the relic!" Dark Butterfly, like an innocent little girl, curiously looked around once she entered.

Although she had long learned about various circumstances within the relic from the mouths of numerous Insect and Blood Races' Path Entering cultivators, she had never entered personally.

"It doesn't seem like much after all." She pouted her little mouth.

"Let's go." Lu Ye stepped forward, leading the way.

Indeed, the relic was not overly complicated in its layout, just a series of passageways. Before Jiu Ying awakened, there were many challenges in those passageways, but following its awakening, those challenges disappeared. Because in Jiu Ying's layout, its awakening was the time to seize its physical body. Then it could enter its own medicinal garden to restore strength, naturally no longer needing those challenges.

"Wait for me." Dark Butterfly cheerfully ran over, affectionately wrapping her arm around Lu Ye's, her body half-leaning against him.