Chapter 1131: Vein‑Hunting Fever

These expedition teams also often face life‑threatening danger. So if they can locate a Mineral Vein, their personal rewards will be very generous!

In addition to rewards such as Spirit Stones, pills, divine artifacts, Demon Beasts, etc., there are also rare rewards like the blood of high‑rank Food Star Beasts and Life Spring Water—things that even Spirit Stones cannot buy.

But the rewards are tied to the value of the Mineral Vein. If it is just ordinary iron ore, the reward is merely some Spirit Stones.

Even merely providing clues carries a corresponding reward.

The only catch is that Ye Liuyun demands unclaimed Mineral Veins, and the information must have been personally verified by them.

If Demon Cultivator disciples dare to falsify reports or kill to seize a vein, they not only receive no reward but will be punished.

The entire Demonic God Sect immediately sparked a fever of Mineral Vein hunting.

In an instant, there were not enough Elders. They had the disciples swarm, form expedition teams, and go out to search for Secret Realms and Mineral Veins.

Those disciples who did not receive an Elder also formed small squads, scouting everywhere for clues about Secret Realms and Mineral Veins, then went to verify them.

Even providing some accurate information yields a handsome profit.

For these disciples, it is just a mission to hone their skills, causing no delay.

Some disciples even combine the task with a side trip to locate Mineral Veins.

With hundreds of thousands of disciples searching for Mineral Veins, Ye Liuyun is not worried about failure; he simply waits calmly for the results.

After Ye Liuyun finished discussing Mineral Veins with the Clan Chief, he subtly turned the conversation to that monster Secret Realm.

"That Secret Realm was left by the ancestors of the Feng Clan. Even our highest‑ranked elder of the Feng Clan could not reach its deepest core. We still do not know the condition of the realm's center.

As for whether that Secret Realm is still connected to other spaces, what Primordial Power is, or where those monsters come from, we are completely unaware of any of those matters.

All we know is that this Secret Realm requires no effort or resources from us to maintain; it operates entirely on its own.

The monsters there seem endless. Once a batch is slain, more continuously flow in. Yet the number of monsters stays roughly the same, maintaining a certain density.

They also show no signs of trying to leave the realm."

"Then where did this Secret Realm come from?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously.

"This Secret Realm wasn't obtained!"

Feng Yunxiao smiled and explained to him.

"After the ancestors of the Feng Clan discovered the entrance to this Secret Realm, we relocated the Feng Clan here. Since then the Feng Clan has continuously grown and prospered. This Secret Realm has cultivated a great number of talents for the Feng Clan and can be counted among its treasured assets."

"I see!"

Ye Liuyun instantly understood. Such a thing, no matter the price, the Feng Clan would never trade away.

Moreover, this Secret Realm cannot be moved by others. Without controlling the Primordial Power, one cannot refine the realm, let alone relocate it.

"You and those around you, if you need, may enter at any time for cultivation trials."

Feng Yunxiao also saw Ye Liuyun's interest in the Secret Realm, so he granted Ye Liuyun certain privileges.

Ye Liuyun could only gratefully thank him. Since the Secret Realm cannot be moved, he has no further schemes.

As for those monsters, Ye Liuyun speculated they come from another Space World.

Just like the Giant Spirit clan members such as Ha Qiong he once encountered, they are not from this world either.

Ye Liuyun is now even more curious about what the outside world is like and how many races he does not know.

Feng Yunxiao also took the opportunity to ask Ye Liuyun about their situation inside the Secret Realm controlled by the Cheng Clan.

Ye Liuyun answered honestly: "The Formation inside that Secret Realm is beyond our ability to break. Moreover, the Formation is linked to the realm's Primordial Power. If the Formation is triggered, the Secret Realm would likely self‑destruct."

Whether the Cheng Clan and the Feng Clan believe that is their own matter. In any case, he did not conceal anything.

Feng Yunxiao nodded and asked no further.

The two great families, the Cheng Clan and the Feng Clan, can naturally summon the finest Formation Masters.

Their conclusions matched what Ye Liuyun said.

Thus they now all believe that the treasures inside the Secret Realm have not been taken by Ye Liuyun or Mo Tianheng.

But they can only watch helplessly as the city within the Formation remains inaccessible. Inside, aside from scattered Demon Beast corpses, there is almost no value.

Nevertheless, the two families have not made the Secret Realm public, opting to wait until someone capable can break the Formation.

After finishing his talk with Feng Yunxiao, Ye Liuyun returned to his residence, waiting calmly for the next day's pre‑selection tournament at the palace.

He and his clone have been practicing the fourth move of the Qiankun Palm, Heavenly Earth, each day, often sparring with early‑stage Earth Sovereign Demon Beasts.

This palm, though not a great threat to Demon Beasts, protects his Physical Body so that the beasts cannot harm him.

After a night of practice, this Heavenly Earth palm shows only modest improvement.

He simply stopped training, returning with his clone to the Xuan Kong Shi to restore Mysterious Origin.

He took out that Demon God's core pill and, together with his clone, absorbed and refined it.

"Truly worthy of a Divine Rank master's core pill; the energy inside is exceedingly abundant!"

Ye Liuyun, feeling the terrifying energy within, could not help but sigh.

"It could probably match the Primordial Power of three or four Secret Realms!" his clone echoed.

This tiny Demon God core pill holds such abundant energy that it nearly equals the total energy of Ye Liuyun's entire Space World, showing how condensed and pure its power is.

Moreover, the Demon Qi it contains is so plentiful that even Ye Liuyun must absorb it cautiously.

If that Demon God's Demon Qi were to flood in, it would likely convert his Buddha Demon Power entirely into Demon Qi.

Thus, despite the seemingly pure energy, he and his clone did not increase the refinement speed; most of the time they spent converting Demon Qi.

As for cultivating Mysterious Origin, he found it much easier. He need not compress anything; the absorbed energy instantly becomes part of his Mysterious Origin.

Seeing the speed insufficient, Ye Liuyun simply called Lei Ming over to have her absorb as well.

Lei Ming is a Demon Beast; she can absorb without any hesitation, so the speed is much faster.

Outside the Xuan Kong Shi, before dawn, she broke through the First Realm, directly advancing to Sixfold Creation, and continues to rise rapidly.

Ye Liuyun's greatest gain was his Buddha Demon Power. Although Mysterious Origin also grew, it was comparable to the energy he usually absorbs from Demon Beast core pills, so his realm did not noticeably advance.