Upon hearing the voice but seeing no one, Yu Qian immediately looked around and spoke with a resolute expression.

"After careful consideration, I am, after all, a member of the human race. How could I possibly help you demons!"

The Dragon-Man tribe member cursed again.

"Idiot! I've told you ten thousand times! We are fucking Dragon-Men!"

"I understand, I understand. Boar Demons, Dog Demons, Chicken Demons... you're Dragon-Man Demons! Just like how we humans have Southern Borderlanders, Northern Frontier people, and Central Plains people, we're all still human!"

Chen Yi was also quite speechless about this old fool.

No wonder he was chosen by the Dragon-Man tribe.

Even if they told this guy the Dragon-Man tribe's secrets, he wouldn't be able to tell good from bad.

Chen Yi stepped on the Dragon-Man, pinning him down, and commanded.

"Where do the teleportation formations in this pagoda lead to? Speak the truth!"

The Dragon-Man's backbone was much tougher than Yu Qian's.

"Do you think I would tell you? I never expected there would be such a freak among humans, someone who can directly see spiritual forms! That was my oversight, otherwise, how could you have succeeded!"

From this statement, one could deduce something.

The Dragon-Man tribe actually had a way to completely vanish.

Even with the "Materialist Warrior" trait, one wouldn't be able to see them.

But "The Aura of Ten Thousand Races" would definitely be able to see the traces of their racial aura left behind.

No wonder, even when the Dragon-Man tribe officially began their operations, the human side's understanding of the enemy was still practically zero.

This racial talent was just too suited for infiltration.

"Ten Thousand Souls Banner, apply some persuasion!" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

For torturing spiritual entities, one had to rely on the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

But Chen Yi didn't hold much hope. To this day, he hadn't managed to pry any useful information from the mouth of a single Dragon-Man.

At that moment, Yu Qian spoke up.

"If Senior just wants to know where these teleportation formations lead, this junior can help."

"Then why did you say you didn't know just now?"

"Just now, I thought you wanted to activate these formations. I truly don't know how to do that, but I do know how to see where the other end of these formations is located."

"Alright then, quickly tell me how to see... Oh, right, what's this Dragon-Man's name?"

The Dragon-Man tribe member was definitely wary of Yu Qian and wouldn't let him know important information.

But they probably wouldn't withhold even their name.

"His name is Hu Chacha."

Hu Chacha was so angry he was hopping mad, but Chen Yi stomped him down hard again.

"Yu Qian! I really misjudged you! You told me you had grand ambitions! You wanted to be a man above men! You said you were an ascetic! You said your will was as strong as iron?!"

Chen Yi scoffed.

"Come, let me teach you the first lesson in dealing with humans: don't trust anyone."

"Ah!!"

The furious Hu Chacha was sealed back into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner by Chen Yi once more.

Yu Qian explained to Chen Yi.

The teleportation formation on this first floor actually connects to the Cold Maple Temple.

If you look carefully, among these bizarre patterns, there is a part that is an abstract, linear map.

"It really is!"

Once Yu Qian pointed it out, Chen Yi immediately understood.

Chen Yi's spiritual sense directly covered every floor, reading all the formation patterns and finding the map sections within them.

However, within this seven-story ancient pagoda, only three floors had Dragon-Man tribe teleportation formations.

But in the simulation, Chen Yi remembered there were formations on all seven floors.

Thinking about it carefully, he understood.

The timing was wrong.

When his simulated self came to investigate, it was several years later.

After comparing with the travel memories in his mind.

Chen Yi determined the locations pointed to by the other two floors.

The Great Shi Kingdom in the Southern Borderlands, and the Changhai Forest in the Great Wastes.

Thus, Chen Yi had already grasped the locations of five Dragon-Man tribe outposts.

He didn't need to know the precise coordinates, whether they were on the surface or underground, in a cave or at the bottom of a river.

As long as he reached the corresponding area, "The Aura of Ten Thousand Races" would guide Chen Yi to precisely strike the target.

"Still one short..."

Chen Yi looked at Yu Qian, his eyes gradually gleaming with a cunning light.

Yu Qian felt a chill run down his spine under Chen Yi's gaze. With a *thump*, he knelt down again.

"Senior! This junior knows his wrongs!

I shouldn't have cooperated with the demons and provided them assistance!

I was thinking, our human race is currently at its peak of prosperity, what kind of waves could these demons possibly stir up?

I pretended to help them, gaining benefits in return to make myself and the Chixin Sect stronger. When they were truly about to act, I would turn around and betray them!"

What a Captain Jia you are, saving the nation through a curved path!

Chen Yi patted his shoulder.

"Yes, I could tell at a glance that your heart, Sect Master Yu, stands on the side of us humans!"

"Huh... huh?"

Yu Qian seemed unable to believe what he was hearing.

"Don't worry, I won't harm you, and I won't tell anyone about your actions. You just continue with your plan, cooperate with them, and keep helping them build their outposts!

However, once a new outpost is completed, you must inform me immediately!

Otherwise..."

Flames appeared in Chen Yi's right hand. Even from a distance, Yu Qian felt his face burning painfully from the heat.

"Of course, of course! But, how does this junior contact you, Senior?"

"I will come by periodically. You don't need to know how to contact me."

"Yes, yes, yes..."

When Yu Qian looked up, Chen Yi was already gone. He let out a long sigh of relief and slumped to the ground.

"To actually attract a Martial King... No, I have to run, quickly!"

Having left the Chixin Sect, Chen Yi flew up high, surveying all directions.

Chixin Sect, Wave Valley in the Eastern Wastes, Cold Maple Temple in Xiliang, Great Shi Kingdom in the Southern Borderlands, Changhai Forest in the Great Wastes.

Among the five Dragon-Man tribe outposts currently known, which one should he go to first?

Of course, it would be Wave Valley in the Eastern Wastes!

Because this place isn't far from the Nine Provinces Cauldron, so he could conveniently retrieve the cauldron along the way.

Therefore, Chen Yi first returned home. He needed to bring Da Chun along.

"Buddy, you're still too young."

On the way home, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner spoke up.

"What's wrong?"

"You captured Hu Chacha. That guy was obviously monitoring and liaising with Yu Qian within the Chixin Sect. With him gone, how could the Dragon-Man tribe continue to trust Yu Qian?"

"I know. I estimate that as soon as I appeared at the Chixin Sect, I already alerted the enemy, regardless of whether I acted against Yu Qian or Hu Chacha."

"The Dragon-Man tribe is that capable?"

"They are absolutely cautious. But it's fine. If Yu Qian can keep working, then let him help me create one more outpost. If he can't, I estimate he won't live much longer anyway, and that's what he deserves."

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner couldn't fully understand Chen Yi's operations, unable to grasp what exactly he was busy with.

Actually, even if Yu Qian couldn't produce a sixth outpost, Chen Yi had another alternative location.

Moreover, he was almost certain that location definitely had a Dragon-Man tribe outpost.

It's just that causing trouble there was a bit risky, so it was the last option.

Not long after, Chen Yi returned to the Chen Mansion.

It was similar to the simulation.

When Chen Yi proposed to Da Chun to take him to the Eastern Wastes, to have him become the Artifact Spirit of the Nine Provinces Cauldron and awaken it.

Da Chun agreed without hesitation.

"Yi Brother, I'll go!"

"Although by becoming an Artifact Spirit, you can still maintain a human form and don't have to stay inside the cauldron every day... it will still be somewhat different from how things are now. Da Chun, think it over carefully. I respect your decision."

"Yi Brother, will the Nine Provinces Cauldron be of help to you?"

"Naturally, it will be. It will be of great help."

"Then Da Chun wants to help Yi Brother! Even if it wasn't for Yi Brother, Da Chun is willing to do anything that helps others!"