Butcher didn't answer Lu Ye too much. Maybe he didn't know, or maybe there were some things that were hard to say.
But in this way, Lu Ye's original plan was ruined.
He thought that under this catastrophe, Immortal Essence City had been completely conquered by the Insect Race, and the Immortal Essence Defenders had been wiped out. Even the seemingly powerful City Lord and the woman in red couldn't survive. He only needed to sneak into the City Lord's Mansion under the cover of his Insect Race squad to plunder the Soul Cleansing Water.
But things weren't what he thought at all.
In this Immortal Essence City, there were still many Immortal Essence Defenders active. The City Lord was probably still alive.
If the City Lord wasn't dead, even if he entered the City Lord's Mansion, he wouldn't be able to get the Soul Cleansing Water … This was somewhat worrying.
This didn't mean that Lu Ye wanted the City Lord to die, but his original plan couldn't be carried out.
"Senior, when will you go to the City Lord's Mansion?" Lu Ye asked.
Although the hope was slim, he still wanted to try. After all, it was rare for him to come here. Compared to the battle merits, he wanted the Soul Cleansing Water more. This thing was crucial to his next plan.
Moreover, he wanted to ask the City Lord some questions, such as how he could leave this place.
This time, he entered Immortal Essence City inexplicably. He couldn't stay here forever. He had to leave eventually, but Lu Ye didn't know what to do to leave.
Maybe the City Lord of Immortal Essence City could give him an answer.
Butcher glanced at him and said, "My mission is to clear out the Insect Race in this area. I won't go back before the mission is completed."
Lu Ye nodded and said, "I'll help too."
If there was no hope of getting the Soul Cleansing Water, at least he could get more battle merits. Butcher was in the Divine Ocean Realm, and most of the Immortal Essence Defenders were in the True Lake Realm. It would be safer to follow them. As long as Butcher could complete the mission, he could go to the City Lord's Mansion with him.
"Up to you!" Butcher didn't refuse. Lu Ye alone might not be able to help them much, but the Insect Race squad under Lu Ye's command was a force to be reckoned with.
With the low intelligence of the Insect Race, they probably never thought that they would die under the attack of their own race.
"By the way, senior, what's with these buildings with lanterns hanging at the door? I remember that the last time I was here, the Immortal Essence Guardians were unable to enter. "
This was also what he was puzzled about. The last time he came in, these special buildings protected the foreign cultivators and blocked the Immortal Essence Guardians from pursuing them. Lu Ye thought that these buildings were similar to a forbidden area for the Immortal Essence Guardians.
But now, it seemed that this was not the case at all. The Immortal Yuan Guardians could enter!
This time, the Immortal Essence Defenders could use these buildings to hide from the Immortal Essence Defenders. This time, the Immortal Essence Defenders could use these buildings to recuperate and hide from the Insect Race.
"Like I said, it's just a game. What you see is only what you see. Besides … there's always a way out, understand?"
Lu Ye seemed to understand a little, but it also seemed like he didn't. However, he quickly realized that the main point of Butcher's sentence was the last sentence.
As expected, the mysteries of heaven were everywhere.
Whether it was the opening of the secret realm last time or the Insect Race's attack this time, these buildings that were endowed with absolute protection provided the cultivators with space to hide and recuperate.
Although Butcher was in the Divine Ocean Realm, he didn't have the majesty of a Divine Ocean Realm cultivator. Moreover, it seemed that he hadn't chatted with a living person for a long time, so he chatted with Lu Ye about many things, especially the current situation of the outside world. Lu Ye casually talked about it, and Butcher listened with great interest. From time to time, he asked some questions, and Lu Ye answered them one by one.
He also asked Lu Ye about the method of controlling the Insect Race. Lu Ye didn't hide anything. Butcher was greatly surprised when he learned that it was actually the power of a divine pattern.
He originally thought that Lu Ye was a cultivator of the Beast Taming School and could control the Insect Race because of the beast taming method.
After resting for less than two hours, a group of Immortal Essence Defenders set off under Butcher's lead.
They were all on a mission.
Moreover, there were many teams of Immortal Essence Defenders like them in the entire Immortal Essence City. Each team was responsible for an area.
The main reason why Lu Ye didn't encounter them before was because he was at the periphery of the Immortal Essence City. Now, most of the Immortal Essence Defenders were located in the middle of the city. Lu Ye naturally didn't encounter them along the way.
A Divine Ocean Realm cultivator led the team, and there were seven to eight True Lake Realm cultivators in the team. Such a force was very strong, and the Insect Race they encountered basically didn't have the power to resist. However, there were simply too many Insect Race cultivators in the Immortal Essence City. Once they were caught in a fierce battle and caused too much commotion, the Insect Race's reinforcements would be endless.
Therefore, even though the overall strength of the team was very strong, they didn't act too recklessly. Butcher would always find a special building nearby as a retreat route. After killing a batch of Insect Race cultivators, he would then lead the Immortal Essence Defenders to retreat and rest. This cycle repeated as they advanced towards the periphery of the city.
Lu Ye's Insect Race team was of great help in many situations. In the chaotic battle, the seven Insect Race cultivators picked up many advantages, allowing Lu Ye's battle merits to continuously increase. This also reduced the pressure on the Immortal Essence Defenders.
If Butcher and the rest were normal cultivators, then this would definitely be a battle without much suspense.
Unfortunately, Butcher and the rest were all spiritual bodies, and there was no way for them to effectively replenish the energy consumed in the battle. Therefore, the more time passed, the weaker they became.
The few Immortal Essence Defenders whose strength was only at the Cloud River Realm already felt somewhat transparent at this moment.
However, they didn't seem to feel it and didn't care at all. When they rested, they chatted and laughed with Lu Ye.
It was rare for living people to come to the Immortal Essence City. Moreover, it was a living person who could communicate with them. Therefore, these Immortal Essence Defenders were incomparably enthusiastic towards Lu Ye. Each and every one of them pulled him to chat casually.
There was even a female Immortal Essence Defender with a fiery personality who asked some difficult questions. Lu Ye didn't answer, and the other Immortal Essence Defenders sneered.
After another big battle, Butcher led the Immortal Essence Defenders to retreat and rest.
Just like before, even if they were incomparably weak, even if their bodies had become translucent, these Immortal Essence Defenders didn't care at all.
They gave Lu Ye the feeling that they had already seen through life and death. Even in the face of death, they didn't have the slightest fear.
Lu Ye couldn't help but feel respect for them.
He hesitated for a long time, and finally went up to the second floor alone to find Butcher.
"What's the matter?" Butcher looked at him curiously.
Lu Ye said, "There's Soul Cleansing Water in the Soul Cleansing Pool. It should be able to help you recover, right? Didn't you bring some out? "
He originally thought that Butcher and the others would definitely bring some Soul Cleansing Water with them to replenish their energy consumption. But now, it seemed that they didn't have it at all. Otherwise, they wouldn't have slowly weakened to such a state.
"The Soul Pool has Soul Fog, not Soul Water. Ordinary methods can't condense it at all, so it can't be brought out," Butcher explained.
Lu Ye was stunned. He didn't expect it to be like this. Thinking about it, the Soul Cleansing Pool was indeed filled with Soul Fog. Back then, he had built a huge Soul Gathering Funnel to condense the Soul Cleansing Water. For others, even those in the Divine Sea Realm might not have the ability to do so.
What Lu Ye didn't know was that for thousands of years, the spirit bodies in the Immortal Essence City had lived like this. Death wasn't scary to them. It was just a new journey.
And the Soul Pool was very important. It was the foundation of the Immortal Essence City and even the other Infinite Mirage Realms. As long as the Soul Pool was there, as long as its power wasn't exhausted, the Immortal Essence City wouldn't fall. So since ancient times, no one had ever thought of condensing the Soul Fog into Soul Water and bringing it out.
If they really did it, it would be fine once or twice. But if it happened too many times, it would inevitably have some impact on the Soul Pool.
So even if a powerhouse like the City Lord had the means to condense Soul Water, he wouldn't do it.
"You know about the Soul Pool?" Butcher was a little surprised.
"Yes, I went there last time." Lu Ye nodded. Last time, he made a deal with the City Lord. The City Lord agreed to let him bring the Amber Giant Armor into the Soul Pool to cleanse his soul. In the end, he fished out some Soul Cleansing Water, which made the City Lord very angry.
"I don't have much of this left. You guys use it sparingly," Lu Ye said as he took out a jade bottle and handed it to Butcher.
Butcher took it suspiciously and opened the bottle. Instantly, his eyes were filled with surprise. "Where did you get it?"
As a spirit body in the Immortal Essence City, he could tell what was in the bottle at a glance. He couldn't figure out how Lu Ye got such a thing.
"What do you think?" Lu Ye glanced at him.
Butcher quickly reacted and laughed. "The City Lord didn't kill you!"
It seemed that he didn't kill him. Otherwise, Lu Ye wouldn't still be alive.
Butcher finally understood why the City Lord's mood was a little irritable after the secret realm opened last time. It turned out that it was because of this reason.
"Kid, I'll remember this favor." Butcher raised his hand and patted Lu Ye's shoulder. He raised his hand and urged his power to take a drop from the bottle and swallow it. In an instant, the weakness that lingered around his body dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Butcher went down one floor and nourished the remaining Soul Cleansing Water in the bottle to the other Immortal Essence Defenders.
The weak Immortal Essence Defenders became lively again in a short period of time.
After learning that this Soul Cleansing Water was actually contributed by Lu Ye, the Immortal Essence Defenders, who had a good impression of Lu Ye, became even more enthusiastic.
Yu Qing, a female spirit body with a fiery personality, looked as if she couldn't wait to repay him with her body. This made Lu Ye very embarrassed. On the other hand, the other Immortal Essence Defenders watched the show from the side and gloated.
Under Butcher's leadership, they used the special buildings as strongholds to clear out the insectoids on the streets one after another.
Although their strength had been replenished, the task of eradicating the Insectoids in this area was still difficult. After a series of battles, the Immortal Essence Defenders became weak again as their strength was consumed.
This time, however, there was no more Soul Cleansing Water to replenish their strength.
Lu Ye's battle merits had exceeded 100,000, but he didn't feel too happy.
Looking at the Immortal Essence Defenders who were still smiling despite their weakness, Lu Ye's mind was full of doubts. Were these guys really not afraid of death at all?
Even if they were spirits, they shouldn't be so calm in the face of death. (To be continued)
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