Chapter 1101: Stirring the Grass to Startle the Snake

Just as Ye Liuyun was about to retreat, he suddenly received a message from Emperor Xia.

He told Ye Liuyun all the information about the early-stage Tianzun-level stronger that Cheng Clan had dispatched.

Tianzun Realm strongers are among the top tier on Zhongyang Dalu, and their numbers are already few.

The loss of each Tianzun Realm stronger is incalculable for a family.

Emperor Xia wants Ye Liuyun to eliminate that Tianzun Realm stronger, thereby provoking Cheng Clan to send those three Tianzun Realm shadows, and he has arranged for people to ambush them on the way.

Cheng Clan is secretly helping the shadows expand their influence, essentially assisting the Foreign Tribe.

Although it ultimately caused no major impact, Emperor Xia will not let Cheng Clan off the hook.

"It seems Emperor Xia wants to stir the grass to startle the snakes!"

Ye Liuyun immediately decides to stay, using himself as bait to kill that Tianzun-level stronger.

Even without Emperor Xia's motive, if he learns there is a chance to kill a Cheng Clan stronger, he wouldn't let it go.

But for others' safety, he pulls everyone else into the Space World.

Usually he roams around with Xiao Lanbing, while Xuanwu hides in the shadows to protect him.

When Cheng Clan's Tianzun stronger arrived, before Xiao Lanbing could act, Xuanwu struck directly and silently eliminated him.

That Tianzun stronger didn't even know how he died.

Ye Liuyun hurriedly produced the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner and absorbed his Soul into it.

Now his Hundred-Refined Soul Banner unexpectedly contains an additional Yin Soul of Tianzun Realm.

Ye Liuyun also directly rewarded the Tianzun stronger's Yuan Dan to Xuanwu.

From now on, Ye Liuyun doesn't need to worry about the rest.

His mission is complete; the rest is up to Emperor Xia's performance.

He directly uses teleportation via the Black Tower to return to Feng Clan and reunite with his clone.

But Cheng Clan is already startled at this moment.

A Tianzun Realm stronger was killed, how could Cheng Clan remain indifferent!

Yet they are reluctant to send their own Tianzun, so they task the investigation of the assassin, which naturally falls onto a few Tianzun Realm shadows.

Moreover, fearing insecurity, they sent two shadows at once.

These two shadows fell straight into Emperor Xia's ambush and were intercepted halfway.

Emperor Xia's men did it cleanly, leaving no trace.

After Cheng Clan learned the news, they realized someone was deliberately luring Cheng Clan to dispatch Tianzun Realm strongers. Consequently, they dared not send anyone out and began focusing on gathering intelligence and searching for clues.

They concentrated their main focus on Feng Clan and the Imperial Family.

On Zhongyang Dalu, only these two major forces are the biggest suspects.

Based on descriptions of Ye Liuyun's group, they had also suspected Ye Liuyun.

However, Ye Liuyun's clone was undergoing joint training at Feng Clan. They even sent a spy to investigate and confirmed no error, so ultimately they cleared his suspicion.

Although some considered the possibility that Ye Liuyun had a clone.

But first, no intelligence indicated Ye Liuyun had a clone; second, they thought Ye Liuyun lacked that capability.

Thus, they didn't give Ye Liuyun much attention, merely instructing their own disciples to kill Ye Liuyun inside the Secret Realm.

Mo Tianheng, who learned of Ye Liuyun's news, only smiled.

"I knew we'd meet again; didn't expect it so soon! Your luck is amazing, you can catch every good thing..."

After Ye Liuyun's original body returned to Feng Clan, he frequently alternated with his clone for joint training.

The joint training tasks are heavy; each day they enter a Secret Realm and continuously battle the monsters that arise within.

After more than a month of combat, the clone has refined the Mysterious Origin into a very solid state; when Ye Liuyun returns, the clone goes back into the Xuan Kong Shi, absorbs a large amount of ferocious beast Yuan Dan, and advances his realm to the later stage of Creation Fifth Rank.

Ye Liuyun's realm also rises, and he continues to train through combat.

Feng Clan's disciples, after a period of adjustment, some have gotten along well with Ye Liuyun.

Besides Feng Xiaoxiao, several Creation Ninth Rank disciples also greatly admire Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun, with his Creation Fifth Rank realm, can challenge Creation Ninth Rank beasts and fights alongside them daily. This gradually changes the opinion of those who once underestimated him.

But some still think Ye Liuyun's realm is too low to serve as their team leader.

Especially the two renowned geniuses of Feng Clan, Feng Yuanhai and Feng Wanxing.

Both are veteran strongmen among Feng Clan's younger generation, and their abilities both surpass Ye Liuyun.

It's no wonder they show disdain toward Ye Liuyun. During this period, Ye Liuyun has been honing his Physical Body and Mysterious Origin; in daily battles he hasn't used a sword, relying solely on his Physical Body and Qiankun Palm to clash with the monsters.

Thus many Feng Clan disciples think Ye Liuyun's skill is no more than that, and they have reservations about the clan's decision to make him team leader.

Feng Changming also gives them no explanation.

During this period, he is also very satisfied with Ye Liuyun's training.

Ye Liuyun trains diligently every day, obeys orders, and has never engaged in any special modifications.

Moreover, throughout training he hasn't used any divine artifacts, treasures, or ferocious beast assistance, merely polishing himself.

Even when facing several Respect Rank monsters, he always relies on his Physical Body to stand firm, battling the monsters together with everyone.

Such performance and perseverance indeed exceed expectations.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun's calmness and wit when facing danger, and his easygoing and magnanimous demeanor toward Feng Clan disciples, made them truly feel that Ye Liuyun is far stronger than those inexperienced Feng Clan disciples.

Thus he has changed his mind, believing Ye Liuyun indeed suits being their team leader.

To make Feng Yuanhai and Feng Wanxing realize their gap with Ye Liuyun, after that day's training he divided all joint-training disciples into three squads, each about a hundred people.

He assigned Ye Liuyun, Feng Yuanhai, and Feng Wanxing each to lead a squad, preparing to fight monsters tomorrow.

Moreover, he demanded they spend ten days deep in the Secret Realm, then compare which squad kills higher-ranked monsters, more in number, and retains the most disciples.

Ye Liuyun had also been studying the characteristics of monsters within the Secret Realm.

Those monsters are all human-bodied, beast-headed monsters produced by the Secret Realm, their size is twice that of normal humans, and their True Essence attributes also differ.

But their intelligence is extremely similar to that of ferocious beasts, and their thoughts are very simple. Although they are united, they have hardly any battle tactics; they just fight wildly.