【Sensing Zhu Shangjun’s abnormality.】
【Ye Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke again: "Tell me everything you know. I don’t have much patience."】
【Zhu Shangjun shuddered.】
【"Alright, alright, I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you!"】
【"The Divine Sea Society and our Liangxin Workshop have a cooperation history spanning nearly a thousand years."】
【"Since the calamity in the demon world, the demonic energy began to revive."】
【"Our two factions became allies."】
【"The Divine Sea Society provides us with resources and information from the sea, even entrusting items to be auctioned at our Liangxin Workshop."】
【"In return, demon stones, cultivation techniques, rare materials—none of these we withhold."】
【"Master Feng Zhenxin once personally said that without the Divine Sea Society’s support, Liangxin Workshop could never have developed so quickly in its early days."】
【"So these aren’t things I’m intentionally hiding."】
【"But since it concerns the Master of the Workshop, I really can’t speak freely."】
【After hearing this explanation,】
【Ye Yu’s expression grew very strange. He truly hadn’t expected Liangxin Workshop to have cooperated with the Divine Sea Society for such a long time.】
【After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Shangjun whispered: "Vice Workshop Master, please don’t blame me for speaking too much."】
【"Don’t be fooled by how fierce and unruly these sea demons appear; they’re actually just picking on the weak."】
【"There are many aquatic demons we simply cannot provoke."】
【"The Divine Sea Society is one of them."】
【"Their faction has a long legacy with many powerful individuals. Don’t even mention us at Liangxin Workshop— even if the Lord of Jianyao City himself came, he might not stand a chance against them."】
【"So, it’s best we return to the land quickly."】
【Zhu Shangjun was a clever man. Just now, during the slaughter of those sea demons outside,】
【a few monsters, driven to desperation, revealed themselves as spies for the Divine Sea Society.】
【This terrified him greatly.】
【He didn’t understand why Ye Yu insisted on antagonizing the Divine Sea Society’s demons.】
【But Zhu Shangjun also knew there were some questions he wasn’t qualified to ask.】
【So he could only remind Ye Yu in this way: Enough already, the sea is dangerous, don’t recklessly provoke trouble.】
【But when was Ye Yu ever one to heed warnings?】
【He soon threw Zhu Shangjun’s caution to the wind.】
【That very night,】
【Ye Yu left Ba’an Sea accompanied by Luo Ning and Qing Rui.】
【He temporarily arranged for them to stay at Yingning Mountain.】
【After all, it was Luo Ning’s previous base, so returning there would give a sense of familiarity.】
【As for Qing Rui, having lived her entire life in Ba’an Sea, leaving so suddenly naturally filled her with reluctance.】
【Ye Yu immediately promised her that within a hundred years, he would make it possible for them to rightfully return to the sea.】
【Upon hearing this, Qing Rui’s gaze grew very complicated.】
【As the chief elder of the Li Water Clam demon clan, she quickly understood what Ye Yu intended.】
【Then she transmitted sincerely by voice: "Since you and Luo Ning have already become Dao partners, safety is paramount. Whether you return or not, it truly doesn’t matter anymore."】
【To this, Ye Yu only chuckled lightly without saying more.】
【After settling Qing Rui and Luo Ning,】
【Ye Yu summoned Feng Zhenxin and read his memories.】
【From this, he gained a new understanding of the Divine Sea Society.】
【True, the Divine Sea Society is powerful, but the demon world is divided into eight great sea regions.】
【Ba’an Sea is only one of them.】
【The Divine Sea Society here is not the headquarters, only a branch.】
【Just as Zhu Shangjun said,】
【Liangxin Workshop and the Divine Sea Society have much cooperation.】
【The demon they usually liaised with is a hunched old man named Qu Wenmiao.】
【Upon hearing this name, Ye Yu immediately recalled that the clam demons, while under the control of the soul-searching technique, had also mentioned him.】
【It seemed this old fellow might know the cause of Luo Ning’s father’s death.】
【Thinking this, Ye Yu softly asked: "Can I call him out for a meeting?"】
【Feng Zhenxin shook his head slightly.】
【All along, the right to meet has been controlled by Qu Wenmiao himself.】
【Only when he voluntarily appears to Liangxin Workshop does a meeting happen.】
【Liangxin Workshop has never tried to find out his exact whereabouts.】
【Ye Yu nodded thoughtfully.】
【Feng Zhenxin’s mind shifted, and he stepped forward quietly to say: "Master, has someone from the Divine Sea Society offended you? If so, I will immediately /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ arrange for Liangxin Workshop to sever ties and offer an astronomical bounty to hunt down their demons."】
【Ye Yu couldn’t help but laugh.】
【Feng Zhenxin was really bounty-crazy, always wanting to throw demon stones around to show power.】
【"What, do the new rich in the demon world like showing off their strength this way?"】
【Ye Yu declined the proposal.】
【From what is known now, it can be inferred that the Divine Sea Society’s strength surpasses Liangxin Workshop.】
【If a bounty were rashly issued,】
【perhaps before success, Feng Zhenxin would already be assassinated by the Divine Sea Society.】
【This was definitely not a scene Ye Yu wished to see.】
【Both Feng Zhenxin and Liangxin Workshop had to remain intact; they would be useful later and must not be eliminated prematurely.】
【So, after much thought,】
【Ye Yu ultimately decided to return alone to Ba’an Sea.】
【Traveling alone had advantages—at least it wouldn’t alert the enemy.】
【Where to look for Qu Wenmiao in the Divine Sea Society was not yet clear to Ye Yu.】
【But it probably wouldn’t be too difficult, right?】
【At worst, find any demon and use the soul-searching technique once.】
【Not all demons could be unaware of Qu Wenmiao’s whereabouts, after all.】
【Anyway, as always: as long as your mindset doesn’t slip, solutions will always outnumber difficulties!】
【This was the original plan.】
【But after entering the water, Ye Yu suddenly changed his mind.】
【Perhaps delaying an hour to find someone was no big deal!】
【Since entering the early Heavenly Demon Realm, he hadn’t activated his dream talent automatic cultivation.】
【Maybe this was a good opportunity.】
【As for danger?】
【Ye Yu hadn’t really thought about it much.】
【Although the demonic energy in the demon world was steadily recovering, the current strongest was only at Demon Lord Realm.】
【Only one major realm above him, but Ye Yu had the Heavenly Demon World Annihilation Technique at his side.】
【Even if he met a Demon Lord-level powerhouse and couldn’t win, running away should still be no problem.】
【That was the main reason Ye Yu planned to activate automatic cultivation in the sea.】
【With that thought,】
【Ye Yu wasted no time and decisively activated automatic cultivation.】
【A familiar lightness appeared.】
【His soul transformed into a wisp drifting in midair.】
【And “Ye Yu” wasted no time, taking control of his body to rush rapidly northward.】
【Hmm, still so full of vitality.】
