Then Lin Chen saw a Fire Ant Beast in front of him, heading straight for Lin Chen and the others.

Lin Chen was puzzled, didn't his deal with the Ant Queen come to an end?

The Fire Ant Beast wasn't the one leading the way, but it truly came for Lin Chen, telling him that the Ant Queen was looking for him.

Lin Chen glanced at the Great Elder and told him everything in detail, to which the Great Elder said, "The Ant Queen must have figured it out."

Lin Chen was delighted upon hearing this, since he could give this egg to Zhang Suqing and surely get all her medicinal materials in return.

Lin Chen, along with the Great Elder, went back to the Ant Queen's place, and indeed, as the Great Elder had said, she had truly figured it out.

She hoped that the child she painstakingly gave birth to could leave this place and have a stronger future.

"I'll find it a good home," Lin Chen promised with conviction.

The Ant Queen nodded, indicating her trust in Lin Chen's character.

Besides the deal with Lin Chen, there was another crucial matter; the Ant Queen had heard about Lin Chen's entire battle with the Beast King group on the volcano.

In her heart, the Ant Queen felt that Lin Chen was trustworthy.

After obtaining the egg, Lin Chen said to the Great Elder, "Can I keep it separately for Zhang Suqing?"

"Of course." The Great Elder didn't oppose, as these things were originally fought for by these students.

After bidding farewell to the Ant Queen, the two set out again in search of the Spirit Egg. At this point, the Great Elder said, "Lin Chen, don't you think it's a bit cruel for humans to confine them?"

Lin Chen replied, "Humans and the Demon Race are inherently two different races. One too strong and one too weak will only lead to more casualties."

"Besides that, do you think with our strength we can confine them here?" The Great Elder's words were astonishing.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen was surprised and exclaimed, "Isn't it you who confined them?"

"In the past, humans did have this plan. The National Preceptors of the Six Kingdoms gathered, intending to use their divine powers to confine this place, but they found it impossible."

"Later, it was National Preceptor Gu Wei who discovered the secret buried beneath Celestial Beast Island; there was a Six-Harmonies Formation tightly enclosing this place."

"In the end, humans only modified this formation for our use." The Great Elder said.

"You mean, this place used to be the island of trapped beasts?" Lin Chen was astonished.

If what the Great Elder said was true, then this formation might have existed during the Taichu Origin Era.

"It could possibly be a place where immortals raised their pets." Lin Chen muttered under his breath, then asked again, "Is there no literature record of this?"

The Great Elder smiled bitterly and said, "This island hasn't been recorded since the Late Taichu, previously it was called the New Continent, and later it was discovered to be an island. Not until the formation found underground was it fully understood that this place had been developed by someone before."

"Then why is this information not publicized?" Lin Chen was puzzled, as this didn't seem like classified information.

"The reason is simple. At that time, the Human Race and Demon Race had just finished a great war. The Demon Race, still harboring ambitions, was thinking about battling the Human Race again. Declaring that this island was sealed by us made them think it was a power possessed by the Human Race." The Great Elder explained.

Lin Chen understood and asked again, "Great Elder, how do you know this?"

Contemplating, he seemed to understand and said, "Did our Spirit Academy's Headmaster take part in it before?"

The Great Elder nodded, took two steps, and suddenly said, "Actually, I don't really want you to obtain this immortal-grade Spirit Egg."

Lin Chen was taken aback, thinking he hadn't offended the Great Elder, and then, with a stroke of brilliance, he said, "I get it. The Great Elder is worried that if I possess an immortal egg, it would bring disaster upon me. Don't worry, I'll stay in the Spirit Academy until I can form a contract with it before going out."

"You understand nothing." The Great Elder rolled his eyes and said, "Think about it. The National Master's Institute sent nine people this time, all of them people of destiny, yet it was taken by you. What does that imply?"

Lin Chen suddenly realized but then argued, "Great Elder, your words are hurtful. Can't you allow that I am also a person of destiny?"

The Great Elder glanced at him and unexpectedly said, "It's borrowed, right?"

Lin Chen naturally knew he was referring to Bai Ling. Without Bai Ling's Calamity-Devouring Beast guiding the way, the Spirit Egg might really have been taken by Gu Ning.

However, he shamelessly said,

"It seems the Great Elder still doesn't quite understand me."

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