Chapter 1153: Moyu Forbidden Ground

"Fine! Then you stay outside and act as support!"

Ye Liuyun doesn't press the issue either.

If he insists on taking Zhu Youfu inside, he'll also have to protect Zhu Youfu, which makes him easily distracted in battle.

"I'll follow behind them and let them go in first!" Ye Liuyun first observes, not rushing to act.

Ye Liuyun notices that most of these people's realms have already advanced to Di Zun First Rank.

It seems that after entering the Secret Realm, they all broke through their realms.

However, after waiting for a long time, those few not only didn't go in, but instead summoned the Seventh Prince's party over.

Not only the Seventh Prince, when the Crown Prince's group rushed over, they also detected the Demon Qi here and came to investigate.

The Crown Prince's side had fewer people, but their combat power was stronger. The Seventh Prince wasn't confident of victory and dared not besiege the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince is too lazy to deal with him. If he later wields great power, he'll need the Seventh Prince's support, so he can't afford to turn against a non‑competitive opponent now.

"Seventh brother, we don't need to fight each other, right? How about we each rely on our abilities and explore inside?"

"Alright then, you go first!" the Seventh Prince cheerfully agrees.

To say the Seventh Prince lacks ambition would be impossible.

Thus he plans to let the Crown Prince's group go ahead to scout. If the interior is more dangerous and can consume a few more of the Crown Prince's subordinates, he can then seize the chance to eliminate the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince, of course, understands his plan, but he dismisses it, calls to the people beside him, then circulates True Essence and heads into the valley.

After they go in, the Seventh Prince waits a while, sees nothing unusual, then leads his men inside.

At the valley mouth, Demon Qi gushes out, extremely dense, as black as ink.

If a Martial Cultivator with a slightly lower realm were present, they'd probably dare not enter.

Ye Liuyun takes out a Token, contacts Fourth Prince, and transmits the information that both princes are here.

"This is a perfect ambush opportunity!" Ye Liuyun suggests.

"The situation inside is unknown; even if there's no danger, their True Essence consumption will be high after they emerge. I suggest you gather everyone, block the valley mouth, and launch an attack when they come out; at least you can eliminate a few of them!"

Fourth Prince and Zhuge Feiyu discuss, both agree with Ye Liuyun's suggestion, and immediately start gathering others, moving toward Ye Liuyun's location.

"Stay outside and wait for Fourth Prince. Remember, there's also a Seventh Prince's watcher in the shadows; be extra careful!"

Ye Liuyun warns Zhu Youfu, then activates Shadow Concealment Technique, sticks to the valley mouth, and walks inside.

He is so cautious because he's afraid of exposing Zhu Youfu's position, which would draw the Seventh Prince's watcher's attention.

Zhu Youfu immediately takes out a Formation Plate, hides himself within a Formation, and waits quietly for Fourth Prince and his party.

The dense Demon Qi at the valley mouth doesn't worry Ye Liuyun at all.

But to guard against other dangers within the Demon Qi, he still activates Buddha Demon Golden Body. This not only provides defense but doesn't hinder Demon Qi absorption.

He steps into the valley mouth's Demon Qi and feels the Qi is extremely pure.

Since he absorbed the Demon God's Core Pill, his Buddha Demon Power has increased manyfold. So now his absorption speed is even faster.

Ye Liuyun walks a few steps forward, then pauses within the Demon Qi, trying to absorb as much as possible.

"A rare resource; it'd be wasteful not to use it."

As for the treasures inside, Ye Liuyun isn't in a hurry.

When Fourth Prince and his group arrive, it's estimated that even if the inside people obtain the treasure, they can't escape Fourth Prince's encirclement.

"If the valley is filled with this kind of Demon Qi, fighting will be even more advantageous for me!"

Ye Liuyun thinks this, then releases the Ice Demon Tiger to absorb together.

After emerging, the Ice Demon Tiger also sighs in admiration of the pure Demon Qi here, then moves aside to absorb and cultivate.

Lei Ming is absorbing the Demon God's Core Pill, so Ye Liuyun doesn't disturb her.

The Demon Qi at the valley mouth sharply diminishes under the absorption by Ye Liuyun and the Ice Demon Tiger.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense finally breaks through the valley mouth's Demon Qi barrier and probes the interior.

Unfortunately, only this section of the valley has Demon Qi.

The Crown Prince and Seventh Prince's groups have already vanished, unknown where they went.

The valley resembles a pocket, the mouth like a bag opening, but the interior is vast.

Yet the interior environment is very similar to Demon Race territory, appearing pitch‑black and gloomy.

Ye Liuyun judges that this was likely once a Demon Race's domain.

And the valley mouth's Demon Qi serves to block outsiders and prevent Divine Sense probing.

However, the Formation is likely aged and deteriorated, letting much Demon Qi leak out; otherwise the Crown Prince's group wouldn't have broken through so easily.

After Ye Liuyun and the Ice Demon Tiger have absorbed enough, the entrance's Demon Qi becomes even thinner, barely obscuring the silhouettes of those inside.

The two also stop appropriately, not completely absorbing the Demon Qi barrier.

Ye Liuyun puts away the Ice Demon Tiger. At that moment he spots, at the foot of the valley mouth, a half‑exposed stone tablet bearing the four characters "Moyu Forbidden Ground".

The characters are painted with bright red pigment, applied crudely; much of the paint runs down the tablet like flowing blood, giving a terrifying sight.

Obviously, the one who erected the tablet wanted to warn outsiders of the danger here.

Ye Liuyun silently cautions himself and steps into the valley.

The valley is silent as a tomb. Ye Liuyun releases his Divine Sense, still not detecting the Crown Prince or Seventh Prince's party, likely already far away.

He takes out the divination plate artifact, searching for an energy source.

But the plate's needle keeps spinning endlessly.

"Seems there's no cultivation resources here! I wonder if there might be any treasure."

Ye Liuyun mutters to himself, puts the plate away, and darts toward the deepest part of the valley.

The valley is surrounded by peaks. At its deepest lies a jutting mountain, strikingly conspicuous.

Ye Liuyun guesses that the Crown Prince and Seventh Prince will also likely head there first to scout.

He activated his Golden Pupil, gazing far toward that mountain peak, yet could not find their trace.

"Really strange! Where on earth did these people go?"

Although the valley's area is large, Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense is sufficient to search this place entirely. Yet he could not find any trace of the Crown Prince and the others.

The Ten Thousand Gods Command also showed no movement, indicating this place is not an Illusion Realm.

Then there can only be one explanation: they must have entered the interior of some mountain.