Chapter 3159: Chapter 3159
Low-realm martial cultivators were easy to handle—Jiang Yunmo could simply pick them from the slaves and teleport them over.
Since a fresh batch of slaves and corpses had just arrived on Jiang Yun’s side, Ye Liuyun told her to send over everything she could spare; the rest could be sold later.
Thus, the number of sparring partners at or below the fifth level of Unity Realm was quickly filled. The Demonic Vine also received a mountain of corpses, gorged itself, and went back to sleep to advance.
Higher-realm cultivators, however, were Ye Liuyun’s own headache.
Feeling that everyone had trained enough, he decided it was time to move. He summoned the old man who served Jiang Yunmu.
The elder’s name was Gao Yutang. Not only did he know every detail of Jiang Yunmu’s subordinate forces, he was also a royal elder and well-versed in the Fire Seal Dynasty’s affairs. Ye Liuyun planned to have a thorough talk with him and learn more about the dynasty’s true strength.
He laid out his recent moves and the upcoming ambush on Jiang Yunyang’s men, asking Gao Yutang to help deduce who had discovered his previous stronghold.
After listening, Gao Yutang pondered for a moment before replying, “The experts inside the Fire Seal Dynasty are far stronger than those you see outside.
As far as I know, the palace houses several soul-force prodigies whose spiritual sense can blanket the entire Fire Seal planet. So your location might not have been exposed by tailing.
It’s possible that after you struck the Imperial Guards, the Fire Seal King ordered those experts to track you down. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have arrived only after you’d already left.”
“Soul force that strong?” Ye Liuyun was startled. If their soul power rivaled his own, they were no pushovers.
“This Fire Seal Dynasty really is a den of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!” he exclaimed.
Gao Yutang nodded. “Indeed. While such soul masters are few, the palace has at least five. The Fire Seal King himself isn’t weak either—perhaps not their equal, but close.
And it’s not just soul force. Experts proficient in spatial or world-force techniques could also pinpoint you. On the Fire Seal planet, once they search seriously, finding your hiding place is easy.”
Ye Liuyun nodded grimly; clearly, the planet would have to be off-limits from now on.
Gao Yutang went on to describe many hidden powerhouses in the palace—at least twenty who could crush Ye Liuyun. Ye silently vowed never to loiter near the capital again.
“What realm are those soul masters at? Have they reached the Void realm?” he asked.
Gao Yutang shook his head. “No one in the Fire Seal Dynasty has broken through to the Void realm yet. According to those experts, a cultivator might meet the standard in one aspect but fall short in others, preventing the breakthrough.
Moreover, the dynasty’s martial artists cultivate true essence very slowly. That’s why the kingdom keeps waging wars—to find faster ways to advance.”
“Even the Fire Seal Dynasty lacks such a technique?” Ye Liuyun finally realized how coveted his own Supreme Divine Essence truly was.
Gao Yutang confirmed, “The dynasty does have a method, but its effect is modest—only slightly faster than normal. The princes who lead expeditions all practice it, so they’re at the ninth level, yet it’s still far from enough.”
“So that’s why,” Ye Liuyun murmured, understanding why a resource-rich dynasty still marched armies everywhere.
“Then I’d better not touch the Imperial Guards anymore?” he asked Gao Yutang.
“Correct. Your strength is still insufficient; cautious growth is wiser. Provoking the Fire Seal King too early is dangerous.”
He added a warning: “The dynasty might set an ambush while you intercept Jiang Yunyang’s men. If you know the news, so do they.”
Yet he felt raiding the major factions under Jiang Yunmu’s control was relatively safe.
He advised, “The Fire Seal King likely knows the princes and princesses are using you and vice versa. As long as you avoid the Imperial Guards, don’t kill royalty, and refrain from seizing planets, the king won’t waste effort on you.
He’ll see it as tempering for his heirs. To him, you’re just harvesting some resources—trivial losses. His real obsession is breaking into the Void realm; everything else is secondary.”
Ye Liuyun then asked about capturing alchemists, artifact forgers, and array masters.
Gao Yutang replied, “Your previous approach was fine. Snatching a few craftsmen with personal strength won’t draw the king’s attention. Continue if opportunities arise—just don’t uproot those major factions.”
The He family’s mines and the Fan family’s medicinal herbs weren’t assets of the dynasty to begin with, so King Huoyin had no intention of interfering—but once my lord took over the planet, it became dynasty property.”
Through Gao Yutang’s explanation, Ye Liuyun now understood King Huoyin’s bottom line; future moves would be easier to calibrate.
He began to value Gao Yutang as well, keeping the man at his side as a strategist. Whenever he acted against the forces of the Huoyin Dynasty, he would consult Gao Yutang’s opinion.
After that, he and Gao Yutang settled on several viable targets, left the seabed of the Desolate Sea via the black teleportation tower, and arrived directly outside the garrison of their first objective.
Once there, Ye Liuyun only released his clone, the demonic beasts, and Tang Xinyao’s squad to assault the great power. Their mission: capture powerful martial artists for training and plunder resources, then withdraw—no need to wipe everyone out.
Gao Yutang was also let out so he could contact Jiang Yunmu.
“Have you made up your mind?” Ye Liuyun asked Jiang Yunmu bluntly.
When Jiang Yunmu suddenly received Ye Liuyun’s voice transmission and learned that Ye Liuyun was moving against his forces again, he couldn’t help threatening him once more.
“Let him cool off first; we’ll keep fighting our way.” Ye Liuyun told Gao Yutang not to reply for now.
This time the clone led everyone with capture as the priority. They first subdued three peak Ninth-Heaven Return-to-One experts; the demonic beasts killed a number of Eighth-Heaven Return-to-One experts, and the great power surrendered outright.
The clone went to collect the treasury and the experts’ storage rings. The beasts and Tang Xinyao’s group seized enough martial artists for their own training, helped the other women capture a few more, and immediately pulled out.
Then they hurried to the second, and then the third target.
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