Long Ke was silent for a while. "It seems like you won't listen to me."
Lu Yin replied, "I have no intention of rebelling against the family head. If Elder Long Quan really is a Redback, then capturing him is my duty."
Long Ke's eyes flashed, and his expression darkened, but he didn't say anything.
At that moment, Lu Yin's Cloudpass Stone vibrated. He raised his hand, and a line of words appeared: "Support the second base, clear out the Terror Ants, and capture the spy — Owl."
At the same time, Qing Chen tore through the void and walked out. He looked at Lu Yin solemnly. "Long Seven, report to the second base immediately."
Long Ke frowned. "Senior Qing Chen, does Long Seven need to go to the battlefield?"
Qing Chen replied, "It's a humble mission, so I can't tell you."
Lu Yin frowned. This wasn't the first time he had been to such a large-scale battlefield. Back in Ironblood Weave, Endless Weave, and the Cosmic Sea, he had been on such a battlefield that could lead to death if he wasn't careful. This battlefield in outer space was even more terrifying, as it involved Progenitors. He didn't want to die here, at least not now.
"Superintendent, I'm the sect master of the Humble Huaiyuan School. I don't think the sect master needs to personally go to the battlefield," Lu Yin said, refusing to go.
Qing Chen replied, "Your mission comes from the governor."
Lu Yin was shocked, and his heart sank. This was troublesome. The governor had personally given the order, so he had to go even if he didn't want to.
Long Ke was just as shocked, as he hadn't expected the governor to personally give Lu Yin an order. He had underestimated Lu Yin's current reputation, which was enough to attract the governor's attention.
Since he was qualified to attract the governor's attention, then Lu Yin's value in the governor's eyes immediately increased. He took out a white cylindrical jar from his cosmic ring and tossed it to Lu Yin. "This is Ancestral Mang blood. It can save your life in a critical moment."
Lu Yin caught it and was shocked.
Qing Chen looked deeply at Long Ke and then said to Lu Yin, "The mission cannot be delayed. We have to go." He then turned to Long Ke. "Thank you for your hospitality. When the mission is over, I'll bring Long Seven back to Dragon Mountain to continue our unfinished conversation."
Long Ke smiled. "Completing the mission is more important. Take care, Senior Qing Chen."
Qing Chen nodded and placed a hand on Lu Yin's shoulder, tearing through the void to leave.
Before he left, Lu Yin and Long Ke looked at each other and saw the endless gloominess in Long Ke's eyes. There was also anticipation. Lu Yin knew that Long Ke would not let him go so easily and would definitely think of ways to use him against the branch families.
He did not care about the White Dragon Clan's main bloodline and the subsidiary bloodlines as they were all enemies. However, the existence of the subsidiary bloodlines happened to be able to restrain the main bloodline, which was a good thing for him as an enemy.
Not long after Lu Yin was taken away by Qing Chen, a group of White Dragon Clan branch disciples came to the Pure Heart Temple. They wanted to keep Lu Yin, but they learned that Lu Yin had already left.
Longshan gradually disappeared into the distance, and Qing Chen brought Lu Yin out of the void. He took out a piece of white paper from his cosmic ring. He did not fold it, as it was just a piece of paper. He then took Lu Yin onto it and flew off in a certain direction.
"When monsters attack the Mother Tree, aside from breaking through the human battlefield and destroying the sourcebox array, there is another way, which is to directly destroy the Mother Tree. Do you know what kind of creature is the most destructive to the Mother Tree in the mortal world?" Qing Chen asked.
Lu Yin thought for a moment. "Long Xi mentioned that it was the Dinoants."
Qing Chen nodded. "The Dinoants came from those monsters. They studied the Dinoants and found ways to throw them into the Astral Tree of the Trees so that they could devour the Mother Tree. In the battle just now, the monsters also threw countless Dinoants into the battlefield on the other side. These Dinoants are much more dangerous than the ones in the mortal world, and they have been evolved by those monsters. Long Ke said that many people have been conscripted to the battlefield on the other side, and their mission is to clean up the Dinoants.
"The threat of the Dinoants is not limited to the battlefield on the other side. Among the cultivators conscripted to clean up the Dinoants, there will be a considerable number of spies. They will try their best to bring the Dinoants into the Astral Tree of the Trees and throw them into the mortal world. These new Dinoants have extremely strong reproductive abilities, and they will cause great damage to the Mother Tree. Thus, on the surface, your mission is to clean up the Dinoants, but in reality, it is to find those spies and eliminate them.
"It's not just you. Five of the nine sect masters of the Central Realm have been sent to the battlefield on the other side. A large number of people from the Humble School have also been sent to the battlefield on the other side to ensure that no Dinoants are brought into the Astral Tree of the Trees."
Lu Yin frowned. No wonder even he had been sent to the battlefield. His ability to catch spies was obvious to all. Although Qing Chen knew that this was because of the information he had received, and the governor must have known as well, it was normal for someone to be sent to the battlefield.
"Can't you investigate the cultivators who went to the battlefield on the other side one by one?" Lu Yin asked.
Qing Chen asked in a low voice, "Do you know how they hide the Dinoants?"
Lu Yin shook his head.
"Their own bodies," Qing Chen said solemnly.
Lu Yin was shocked. "Using their own bodies to raise the Dinoants?"
"It doesn't have to be an adult Dinoant. It can be an egg, or even its blood, or even a small part of its body. Once these things are brought in, there are various methods to revive them and throw them into the mortal world. It's basically impossible to find them and prevent them from being brought into the Astral Tree of the Trees," Qing Chen said.
Lu Yin took a deep breath. "But it's also very difficult to catch all the spies."
Qing Chen replied, "There's no other way. I'll also support the battlefield and try my best to catch the spies."
Lu Yin suddenly thought of someone he had fused with before. He had seen an anteater devouring Dinoants, and he asked curiously, "Are there any creatures in the mortal world that specifically eat Dinoants?"
"There is one, but it's too weak. It'll definitely die if it encounters a large group of Dinoants," Qing Chen said.
Lu Yin thought for a moment and drew in the void, drawing the anteater. "This?"
Qing Chen looked at it curiously. "What kind of creature is this?"
"You've never seen it before?" Lu Yin was surprised.
Qing Chen shook his head and suddenly thought of something. He stared at Lu Yin. "You've seen it before?
This creature feeds on Dinoants? "
Lu Yin nodded. "Yes, it swallowed a large group of Dinoants."
Qing Chen hurriedly asked, "Where is it?"
Lu Yin thought for a moment. "When I was accompanying Long Xi to the Ancestral Mang, we encountered Dinoants. We accidentally saw it while we were running for our lives. I don't know where exactly it is, but we'll know when we get there."
Qing Chen asked seriously, "Are you sure that this creature can devour a large group of Dinoants?"
Lu Yin thought back to the scene he had seen when he had fused with Qing Chen. Those Dinoants were endless, and it was definitely a large group. "Yes."
Qing Chen pondered. No one knew better than them what it would mean for this part of the universe if they found the natural enemy of the Dinoants.
Lu Yin had also guessed it, so he felt that he could make up a story. His own importance seemed to have increased.
"How did you escape when you encountered this creature?" Qing Chen asked.
Lu Yin replied, "It was devouring Dinoants and didn't notice us. Perhaps it wasn't interested in us."
"How did it devour it?"
"Its mouthpart, a huge circular mouthpart."
…
Qing Chen asked a lot of questions. Lu Yin had indeed seen such a creature, but he had only seen it when he had fused with someone else's body, so he wasn't lying. Moreover, such creatures did exist in the mortal world, so he wasn't afraid of Qing Chen's questions.
Qing Chen didn't suspect that Lu Yin was lying, as he had never heard of any of the creatures Lu Yin had mentioned. If he wanted to make up something, he might as well make up something that they had at least heard of. Moreover, he couldn't think of any reason for Lu Yin to make up something.
"If you were to walk the original route again, would you be able to find that creature?" Qing Chen asked.
Lu Yin thought about it and shook his head. "I'm not sure."
Qing Chen thought about it and contacted someone.
The piece of paper continued to travel south.
After a while, Qing Chen asked again, "Was the creature you saw alone or in a group?"
"Alone," Lu Yin said.
Qing Chen sighed. "Unfortunately, it would be better if it was in a group. It could be regarded as the natural enemy of the Dinoants. Alone, it could devour Dinoants, just like our human masters. They might be able to clean up a large number of Dinoants, but it wouldn't be very effective in completely eliminating the Dinoants."
"But if you can find it, you might be able to create a natural enemy of the Dinoants. That kind of mouthpart really does have a restraining effect on the Dinoants." Qing Chen suddenly asked, "Long Seven, you provided information about the capture of the spies, exposed Yun Mubai as a Redback, and then personally captured the spies. The humble school gave you a total of eighteen merit points, and my points can be exchanged for ten times the battlefield merit points. That is to say, you currently have one hundred and eighty merit points.
"When you go to the second base, you can first exchange for a defensive treasure. You can choose any one of them. If you lack merit points, you can deduct them from me as an advance reward for discovering and dealing with the Dinoants."
Lu Yin was delighted. "What kind of treasure can I exchange for with one hundred and eighty merit points?"
Qing Chen replied, "You can see when the time comes. Pick a good one and try to protect yourself as much as possible. The Governor has personally given orders that cannot be changed. Otherwise, I would have taken you down to the mortal world to find that creature."
Lu Yin didn't want to look for it; he didn't even know where it was. "I can only pick one?"
Qing Chen was stunned; this kid was a little greedy. "You can only pick one, and try to pick a good one."
Lu Yin nodded. "Don't worry, Superintendent, I'll pick carefully."
Qing Chen nodded and didn't say anything else.
Lu Yin couldn't wait any longer and hurried to the second base. He wanted to pick something good. "By the way, Superintendent, can I overdraft my merit points?"
He suddenly thought of a serious problem; if it was possible, wouldn't the heirs of the major powers have already picked out the good stuff?
Qing Chen replied, "Of course not, unless the situation is special."
Lu Yin nodded. His situation was indeed special; he knew of a creature that might be a natural enemy of the Dinoants. If it was confirmed to be a natural enemy of the Dinoants, then it would have a huge impact on this part of the universe. However, the possibility of confirmation was too small, and it wasn't worth the Governor's repeated orders. Otherwise, if someone else casually made up a story to escape the battlefield, then it would be a mess. Or perhaps his name was already on the battlefield and couldn't be casually changed.
In any case, his importance was enough to make the humble school concerned, and they could only think of ways to provide him with items that could protect himself.
When Long Ke had mentioned that there were many people supporting the battlefield, Lu Yin hadn't thought much of it. Now, on his way there, he saw many people with serious expressions heading south. Some were alone, some were in groups, and there were even hundreds or even thousands of people moving together.