Chapter 1092: The Great Army Assaults

The trade guild that Liang Xue wants to establish is actually quite simple. She has run a trade guild herself, so she knows exactly what is needed.

But the information network that Xia Tianqiong and Xia Lingshuang want to set up, these people have no clue at all, not even knowing how to start.

"How about I go back to the academy first and scout candidates from Fenglin Pavilion?" Xia Tianqiong suggested.

"Don't rush! We need to first formulate a series of rules and reward‑punishment measures, so that we can manage properly and prevent anyone from betraying, selling us out, or providing false information."

Ye Liuyun told Xia Tianqiong not to be impatient. He is preparing to request support from the Feng Clan.

So he took out the Transmission Talisman of the second Elder and got in touch with him.

"Information network?" The second Elder is the head of the Feng Clan's intelligence organization; he is most familiar with building an information network and recruiting intelligence personnel.

However, his particular status also means he cannot easily leave the Feng Clan.

"Shall I send someone to guide you?" In the end, the second Elder suggested sending a person more familiar with establishing an information network to instruct Ye Liuyun and his group.

"Fine, then I'll go back tomorrow and bring him over," Ye Liuyun said directly.

"Are you in the Imperial City?" The second Elder was somewhat puzzled.

Outside the guests' residence, there is strict protection by many Elders of the Feng Clan. These people have never seen Ye Liuyun leave.

Even the scouts sent by Ye Liuyun's enemies are stationed around the Feng Clan's perimeter, vigilantly preventing Ye Liuyun from escaping.

Yet Ye Liuyun somehow comes and goes at will, arriving when he says he will and leaving when he says he will.

However, Ye Liuyun is merely coming and going freely, not doing anything out of line, so there is nothing to criticize.

After Ye Liuyun finished contacting the second Elder, he also had Xia Tianqiong use her connections to find someone within the empire who is familiar with information networks to act as a guide.

Then he contacted the Fourth Prince, asking the Fourth Prince to also recommend someone.

He explained to Xia Tianqiong and Xia Lingshuang: "We will find three people to act as guides. If we don't let the three meet, any issues can be cross‑questioned. Combining multiple opinions is certainly stronger than listening to just one."

The next day, Ye Liuyun, sparing no Spirit Stones, made three trips to the Imperial City, bringing each of the three people into his residence.

Qiong Qi set up a Formation that completely isolated the three of them.

Xia Tianqiong and Xia Lingshuang asked them various questions every day, gradually moving from complete novices to grasping some of the principles.

Then they began to practice in Yi Cheng, solving problems while carrying out the operations.

The three hired individuals incurred astonishing daily expenses, but Ye Liuyun didn't care at all and fully met all their needs.

During this time, the Xuanwu transformation succeeded. The human form was a gloomy‑faced, cold‑eyed teenage figure that looked like a killer.

Ye Liuyun kept him by his side, while the blue ice snake was sent into the Xuan Kong Shi to undergo transformation.

Soon, the Feng Clan's representative also arrived at Moyu Yi Cheng.

Ye Liuyun, accompanied by Wu Qingcheng and Su Miaoyin, spent each day busy reconciling funds, material deliveries, personnel assignments, and other matters with them, utterly swamped.

To be precise, it was Wu Qingcheng and Su Miaoyin who were swamped.

Ye Liuyun only handled the overall direction; he didn't concern himself with these minor details at all.

But if he lets go completely, the Feng Clan's people would find loopholes.

Therefore Wu Qingcheng and Su Miaoyin have to shoulder these responsibilities.

Liang Xue also spends each day busy planning the trade guild and recruiting staff.

Others have their own affairs, so often for several consecutive days, the group doesn't get to see each other.

Fortunately, Ye Liuyun has the Xuan Kong Shi, so everyone's cultivation hasn't fallen behind; in fact, it's progressed a bit faster than before.

After gaining Wu Qingcheng and Su Miaoyin as capable assistants, Ye Liuyun participates even less in concrete trivialities, devoting his time to cultivation and often hiding inside the Xuan Kong Shi.

Before long, his realm broke through to the mid‑stage of the Fifth Creation Tier.

However, shortly after, the news that Ye Liuyun returned to Moyu Yi Cheng spread.

"How strange. So many Earth Sovereign strongmen were guarding the Feng Clan day and night, yet they let that kid slip away secretly!"

The several factions that had been lying in wait on Ye Liuyun also wondered how Ye Liuyun managed to leave the Feng Clan.

Nevertheless, the immediate priority is still to deal with Ye Liuyun first.

Thus, the forces of Lord Pingnan Qiong Dingtian and King True Essence Qiu Wanren, each leading a great army, marched toward Moyu. Secretly, they also dispatched many high‑rank strongmen to infiltrate Moyu.

When the scouts stationed at the Feng Clan's gate withdrew, the second Elder immediately informed Ye Liuyun, also relaying the news that Lord Pingnan and King True Essence were dispatching troops.

"It could be that news of your return has already been transmitted."

"Thank you, second Elder. I have already made preparations here, just waiting for them to arrive," Ye Liuyun said, unafraid of them coming to his door.

In the past two or three months, Qin Peng has recruited over a hundred thousand soldiers. However, these troops need training and combat honing, so their fighting strength is certainly inferior to the previous soldiers. Still, they are sufficient for putting on a show and defending the city.

Ye Liuyun summoned Qin Peng.

"In about two months, the armies of Lord Pingnan and King True Essence will arrive; you should get ready!"

"Understood!" Qin Peng replied.

Ye Liuyun then asked Qin Peng: "How is the training of your Demon Cultivator army going?"

"Haha! These Demon Cultivators are so easy to tame!" Mentioning the Demon Cultivator army made Qin Peng grin ear to ear.

It turned out that Ye Liuyun had previously thought of a plan that could both streamline the number of Demonic God Sect disciples and increase the number of soldiers.

That is, have the Demonic God Sect hold martial contests to eliminate members.

The Demonic God Sect had hundreds of thousands of disciples, far too many. The first batch of twenty thousand eliminated were assigned to garrison duty.

Moreover, after being influenced by Ye Liuyun's Nine Nether Prelude, each of those twenty thousand Demon Cultivators became absolutely loyal, fierce in battle without fearing death, and especially obedient to orders—more useful than the newly recruited soldiers of Qin Peng.

Thus, after a month of training by Qin Peng, they are now ready to go to the battlefield.

If the war is two months away, then during those two months he can further boost the strength of those Demon Cultivators, making their combat power even greater.

"Prince, should we also relocate the Swallow‑Heaven Beast to Yi Cheng?" Qin Peng wanted Yi Cheng to be absolutely secure.

"Not for now; we have a Formation that can teleport there at any time. If we later find ourselves outmatched, we can still call the Swallow‑Heaven Beast," Ye Liuyun said, still reluctant to use the beast and preferring Qin Peng to train the soldiers.

"Alright, then I'll proceed as if we have no Swallow‑Heaven Beast defense," Qin Peng replied, abandoning the idea of using the beast and moving on to make arrangements.