After talking to Ji Yuan for a long time, Lu Ye understood many things, but it also seemed to add more doubts. However, he couldn't figure out what exactly he was doubting.
As the two of them talked, Immortal Essence Guardians kept returning from outside. They bowed to Ji Yuan and then plunged into the Soul Pool and disappeared.
This time, the Insect Race's attack on the city was over. As the spirits of Immortal Essence City, they needed to sleep in the Soul Pool to reduce their consumption.
Lu Ye saw a few familiar faces, including Liu Sanbao, the scholar, and the blind fortune-teller.
As expected, the three of them were Divine Ocean Realm cultivators. Each of them had an Immortal Essence Guard team under their command. When they saw Lu Ye, the three of them didn't show too much surprise. This was because all the spiritual bodies in the Immortal Essence City already knew about the previous incident. During the Insect Race's siege, there was an outsider in the city. Moreover, his performance was not bad, so he was assigned to Butcher's team.
They looked at each other and nodded slightly as a greeting.
Soon, another familiar face appeared. It was Xi Wanying with a pipa in her arms.
This woman looked at Lu Ye with hidden bitterness in her eyes, as if Lu Ye had done something to her that angered both man and god. But then again, she always had this kind of bitter and pitiful expression, like an abandoned and homeless kitten. However, if anyone looked down on her because of this, they would definitely not end well.
The Butcher had personally admitted that Xi Wanying's strength was stronger than his. Moreover, the Butcher's words implied that this woman didn't have a big heart.
Therefore, when he saw her, Lu Ye couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He was afraid that she would take revenge for what happened last time …
Fortunately, this didn't happen. Xi Wanying only glanced at Lu Ye and then looked away. After bowing to Ji Yuan with her team of Immortal Essence Guardians, she walked into the Soul Pool.
Teams of Immortal Essence Guardians returned from outside and walked into the Soul Pool.
The Butcher also returned with his team. Liu Datong, Yu Qing, and the other spirits who had fought side by side before were all intact.
"Kid, well done." Liu Datong stepped forward and patted Lu Ye's shoulder. The other Immortal Essence Guardians also smiled at Lu Ye. Their smiles contained approval and praise.
Lu Ye felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. Even though he knew that the spirit bodies of the Celestial Origin City wouldn't die after seeing the Butcher come back to life, it wasn't until he saw them with his own eyes that he felt relieved.
Yu Qing winked at Lu Ye and said, "Come again next time, little brother!"
Lu Ye chuckled, feeling that there was some ambiguity in his words …
The Immortal Essence Defenders walked into the Soul Pool one by one and sank into it.
Butcher looked at Lu Ye and said, "Kid, cultivate well. Maybe the future of Celestial Origin City …"
Before he could finish, Ji Yuan interrupted, "Butcher!"
Butcher changed the topic and patted Lu Ye's shoulder. "No matter what, just work hard and become stronger!"
Lu Ye nodded.
Butcher looked at the City Lord. "My Lord, I'll go in first."
"Go." Ji Yuan waved his hand.
Butcher glanced at Lu Ye again before walking into the Soul Pool.
Lu Ye looked in the direction of the Soul Pool and was silent for a long time. Suddenly, he said, "My Lord, I should be able to enter Celestial Origin City at any time now. However, when I'm outside, I can't see the situation inside Celestial Origin City. How can I know the exact time of the Insect Race's next attack?"
Now that he activated the power of the Breath Fruit core, two doors would appear in that special small space. One of them was the place where Lu Ye used to train himself, while the other was connected to Celestial Origin City. However, the number of merits required to open the two doors was very different.
In principle, as long as Lu Ye had enough merits, he could enter Celestial Origin City at any time.
This time, he had obtained more than 300,000 battle merits and exchanged them for more than 300 drops of Soul Water. It was a huge harvest.
Lu Ye didn't know if he could obtain more Soul Water. After all, it was the foundation of Celestial Origin City. However, he could definitely obtain more battle merits.
As long as he grasped the opportunity and entered the next time the Insect Race attacked the city, it would be fine.
Moreover, the next time he entered, his strength would only be stronger. At that time, it would be easier to obtain battle merits.
To him, Celestial Origin City was simply a tailor-made secret realm for him to obtain battle merits.
Ji Yuan shook his head. "I can't determine the time of the Insect Race's attack. Maybe once every one or two years, or maybe once every few years. There's no pattern at all. It only depends on whether the Insect Race's nest has accumulated enough strength. As for how you can know the situation inside Celestial Origin City … I have no idea. Unless you come in from time to time to investigate. "
This was obviously impossible. Entering Celestial Origin City once required 10,000 merit points. Once or twice was nothing to Lu Ye, but he couldn't afford to spend them for a long time.
Moreover, the Insect Race's attack would only last for ten days to half a month. If Lu Ye didn't come in during this period, then all the investigation before and after would be in vain.
If he really followed this method, perhaps he could spend a million merit points and coincidentally make it in time for the Insect Race's attack.
This was very difficult to bear.
During the Insect Race's attack, Celestial Origin City was the best battlefield to obtain battle merits. After this incident, Lu Ye also wanted to relieve some pressure on Celestial Origin City during the Insect Race's attack. Although he couldn't do much alone, the entire Celestial Origin City was formed by the power of the Celestial Origin Guards.
"However …" Ji Yuan changed the topic. "You're now considered half a citizen of Celestial Origin City. You've been assigned to Butcher's team. When the Insect Race attacks, you might be able to detect something."
Lu Ye was stunned. "I've been assigned to Senior Butcher's team?"
The City Lord said, "When Butcher brought you back, he said you were a member of his team. I didn't refuse, so you're considered a member of Butcher's team." This wasn't as simple as a verbal acknowledgement. In a sense, Ji Yuan's will represented the will of the entire Celestial Origin City. His acknowledgement of Lu Ye's identity was equivalent to the entire Celestial Origin City acknowledging Lu Ye's identity.
Other than not leaving his own Soul Imprint in the Soul Pool and not being able to use the Soul Pool to become immortal, Lu Ye was no different from the other Celestial Origin Guards.
"Then why can I detect the Insect Race's attack?" Lu Ye was puzzled.
"You'll naturally know when the time comes. Maybe I'm wrong."
Lu Ye knew that this matter most likely involved some unspeakable things.
"Then, Sir, how can I leave this place?"
The matter in Celestial Origin City had been settled. It was time to leave.
The last time he entered Celestial Origin City, he didn't have to worry about not being able to leave. Once the time limit was up, Celestial Origin City would produce a repulsive force and expel all cultivators who entered. This time, it wasn't the opening of the secret realm, so there probably wouldn't be such a treatment.
"Are you ready?" Ji Yuan suddenly asked.
"What?" Lu Ye turned his head and saw Ji Yuan slowly pushing a palm toward him.
This palm didn't have any power, but under this palm, Lu Ye couldn't help but feel that the entire Celestial Origin City was incompatible with him.
The surrounding scenery quickly retreated. Ji Yuan was also far away from him in an instant. The entire Celestial Origin City appeared in his field of vision.
It was as if he was looking down at Celestial Origin City from a high altitude.
Moreover, the city was shrinking at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, it turned into dust.
Lu Ye immediately reacted. As the City Lord of Celestial Origin City, Ji Yuan could send him out of Celestial Origin City!
Ji Yuan's voice rang in his ears, "Your cultivation hasn't reached the Divine Sea Realm. If your Divine Soul leaves your body for a long time, there may be a situation where your Divine Soul is incompatible with your body. After you return, remember to stabilize your Divine Soul with Soul Water and recuperate for a few days."
His voice curled up and slowly dissipated.
Inside the City Lord, Lu Ye had disappeared. Only Ji Yuan's figure was left.
The originally noisy Celestial Origin City once again fell into silence. The next time it became lively would probably be when the secret realm opened or when the Insect Race attacked the city.
In another direction, in a small courtyard, a woman in red sat on a swing, swaying gently. A white cat crawled at her feet, sleeping peacefully.
…
A somewhat familiar voice rang in his ears. There was a trace of fear and a trace of surprise in that voice.
Whose voice was it?
Lu Ye's mind was in a mess. For a moment, he couldn't remember who this familiar voice belonged to.
But subconsciously, he had a feeling that the owner of this voice was extremely important to him. It was definitely the most indispensable existence in his life!
He wanted to open his eyes, but found that his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn't open them at all. It was as if he had fallen into a nightmare.
Suddenly, he finally remembered who the owner of the voice was.
Yiyi!
It was as if the door of a dusty memory had been opened. Many thoughts surged in his mind. Lu Ye slowly understood his situation.
Yes, he had activated the power of the Life Fruit Core and was ready to enter the mirage to hone his skills. As a result, he entered Celestial Origin City and was sent back by the City Lord.
But what was with this uncoordinated feeling?
His whole body seemed to be covered with a thick layer of dust, making it difficult for his consciousness to transmit and control the actions of his body.
For example, at this moment, he couldn't even do such a simple action as opening his eyes.
In a trance, he remembered what the City Lord said at the last moment.
His cultivation hadn't reached the Divine Sea Realm. If his Divine Soul left his body for a long time, it would cause a situation where his body and Divine Soul were incompatible. So this was that kind of situation …
It was much more serious than he had imagined.
The current Lu Ye felt as if his Divine Soul had entered a strange body, and he couldn't adapt to it.
It had only been a few days since he entered Celestial Origin City. Such a situation had occurred in just a few days. If it had been too long, Lu Ye even suspected that even if his Divine Soul returned, it would be difficult for it to integrate back into his body.
Yiyi's voice rang in his ears, constantly calling his name. Her voice was sobbing.
There was also Hu Po's restless footsteps.
He had made them worried … Lu Ye didn't know how anxious Yiyi and Hu Po had been in Celestial Origin City for the past few days. But judging from the current situation, something must have happened to his body as soon as he entered Celestial Origin City. (To be continued)
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