But when the parasitic threads appeared, Lin Ye could no longer easily dodge them.

Even if he could dodge, it would require paying a considerable price.

Therefore, Lin Ye chose a different way to deal with it.

This was not his first time coming into contact with parasitic threads. Inside the Great Hollow, he had already encountered the Parasitic Gate, and there were still some samples of parasitic threads inside the Shelter.

After obtaining the parasitic rune, Lin Ye had once studied this thread-like active substance related to the Parasitic Gate.

This gave Lin Ye the confidence to temporarily resist the control of the Parasitic Gate.

Lin Ye allowed the parasitic threads to pierce into his body, while simultaneously using the parasitic rune, the Flesh and Blood Rule Fragment, and the plant structures within his body to restrict the erosion of the parasitic threads.

Afterwards, Lin Ye began implanting small amounts of tissue structures from Red Sea creatures into his body. Since he could not directly confront the Parasitic Gate, he could only find a few more dangerous opponents for it.

Once the situation inside his body was stabilized, Lin Ye continued to establish the base. The Parasitic Gate stood not far away, but before he was completely controlled by the parasitic threads, the Parasitic Gate would not pose a threat to him.

After a while, Xivia returned to the vicinity of the base, her attention still focused on the Parasitic Gate and the parasitic threads.

"You're okay?"

Xivia looked at Lin Ye warily.

"I'm fine. Don't worry about it. I'll deal with its problem after some time."

Lin Ye began processing the materials Xivia had brought out and integrated part of the materials into the interior of the base.

"...Do you need me to help you deal with it?"

Although it would come at a certain cost, Xivia still asked.

"No need. I rarely do things I'm not confident about."

Lin Ye quickly finished building the basic structure of the base. The next step was to go and obtain materials from other areas.

Xivia was currently setting up a spiritual energy shield on the outer layer of the base. She was very skilled in the techniques of both attack and defense.

"I'm going to collect some materials. Will you stay here, or come with me?"

Lin Ye stuck the Fishing Rod beside him and asked.

"Together."

Xivia's understanding of these dangerous Planes was only superficial. She felt it would be safer to stay by Lin Ye's side.

"Then let's go together. Get on."

Lin Ye had Xivia sit behind his back. This way, if they encountered trouble, he could be responsible for running away, and Xivia could focus on attacking.

Xivia did not refuse. Lin Ye carried Xivia as he ran towards the Abyss fissure. Soon, they approached the edge of the fissure. Inside the fissure, some Shadows were wriggling slightly in the depths.

"Are we going in?"

The Abyss was the Plane Xivia understood the least, because it was said that the deeper one's understanding of the Abyss, the easier it was to fall into it.

"No, we don't need materials sourced from the Abyss."

Lin Ye himself already possessed the Abyssal Eye. He only needed to slightly unseal the Abyssal Eye to be sufficient to maintain the balance of the base.

"Then how do we get across?"

Even with almost no understanding of the Abyss, Xivia knew the common sense that one should not pass over the Abyss.

"Run across."

A swarm of red-and-black butterflies flew out from within the Abyss fissure. They gathered in front of Lin Ye, using their bodies to build a floating bridge over the Abyss fissure.

Lin Ye passed over the butterfly bridge. These Parasitic Butterflies were hatched from Abyssal creatures, so they were part of the Abyss and would not easily fall into it.

Soon, Lin Ye entered the gray world on the other side of the fissure. This place was covered in grayish-white fog, affecting both visual range and mental perception.

"The Gray World has some rather negative effects on the mind, but compared to other dangerous Planes, the danger level of the Gray World is relatively low. I read this information in a book."

Xivia cautiously retracted her mental energy back into her mind and spoke up to remind Lin Ye.

"It's fine, I... ah... no... that's not right... oh no."

Lin Ye looked at that Lead-Gray Sky that was still visible even through the shrouding mist. He suddenly remembered his previous experience in the Gray World, and also remembered the fatal attraction the Gray World held for him.

Why would he actively enter this area?

Why would he actively bring Xivia into this area? As if going on a picnic?

The Gray World, just like its color, always made people forget or even overlook its dangers.

Lin Ye looked back. The Abyss fissure behind him was already gone, leaving only a world of grayish-white mist.

"What's wrong with you?"

Xivia had not yet realized the severity of the situation.

"...I'm lamenting my own stupidity and superficiality."

Lin Ye did not tell Xivia the grim reality. Information could affect the mind. If he told Xivia certain information, she might also be affected by that information.

"I'm not stupid at all."

A somewhat rude voice suddenly sounded in front of them. The black-haired red-eyed girl appeared right in front of Lin Ye just like that, without any warning, almost exactly the same as when she first appeared.

"Why are you here?"

Lin Ye looked at Little Ye. Even though he knew this was likely some kind of effect the Gray World was having on him, his tense nerves relaxed a bit.

"Is this your new business? Becoming a dinosaur summoner?"

Little Ye did not answer Lin Ye's question. Instead, she took out a phone and took a photo of Lin Ye.

"Uh, is this... your ex-wife?"

Xivia jumped down from Lin Ye's back and asked somewhat awkwardly.

"No, she's a friend of mine."

Lin Ye shot Xivia a speechless glance.

"Senior, you really like appearing in such strange places, don't you?"

A gray-haired girl peeked her head out from behind Little Ye and said with a smile.

"Are you having a gathering? Am I disturbing you?"

Seeing this junior, Lin Ye truly relaxed his body. Even if the Gray World created an illusion of this junior, she should be able to sense the illusion's location and thus replace this illusion.

"That's right, we were just talking about something fun when you, Senior, ran in... By the way, I'm ex-wife number two."

The junior turned her head and said to Xivia.

Xivia did not answer. She wasn't the kind of trash who couldn't even discern differences in strength. When facing this junior, she had a feeling that she could lose everything at any moment.

"Then I'm really disturbing you. Could I trouble you to send us out?"

The Gray World gave Lin Ye a very bad feeling, as if something was about to happen.

"Senior, you have that relic inside you. Even if the relic isn't on your person, you can still move normally in the Gray World. However, it won't be so easy for this young lady to leave."

The junior looked at Xivia with a not-so-friendly gaze. The smile from before seemed as if it had never existed.

Lin Ye glanced at Little Ye. Seeing she had no particular reaction, he spoke up:

"Go on, what do you want? Do you want to fight me?"

"That's not necessary. Actually, before we came here, we were dealing with a dangerous creature. I hope you, Senior, can lend your cute junior a hand."

The junior once again revealed that beautiful, almost illusory smile.