Chapter 1163: Stone Statue

Emperor Xia has also been constantly watching Ye Liuyun.

As for Ye Liuyun taking away some flowers and plants, he didn't care; to the whole Secret Realm, that's just a drop in the bucket.

But he was very pleased that Ye Liuyun hadn't taken action against the Crown Prince or the Seventh Prince.

So now, looking at Ye Liuyun, he finds him very pleasing.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun and Zhu Youfu did not discover any particularly valuable treasure sites.

Moreover, they didn't have to worry about points, so they moved the fastest, arriving at Stone City five days earlier than expected.

From afar they could see a gray‑white stone city standing on a plain.

The stone city was small, its walls less than twenty zhang high; in its center stood a stone statue far taller than the walls.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil glanced at the stone statue and was greatly startled.

"Isn't this the statue of my Hunyuan War God?"

Ye Liuyun never imagined he would see the Hunyuan War God statue here.

When that senior great being passed a technique to Ye Liuyun, he didn't have time to ask its name; later, after cultivating the Guardian God Seal, he named it "Hunyuan War God" based on the technique.

He now concludes that the senior great being must be at least a Divine Rank strongman.

Having once received his technique, Ye Liuyun was even more eager about this senior's inheritance, so excited that he repeatedly urged his subordinate beasts to speed toward Stone City.

"Huh? Why the hurry?"

Zhu Youfu thought he was more urgent because he had seen Stone City.

He also saw the statue, but having never encountered it before, he felt nothing.

But at this moment, Ye Liuyun was astonished to feel the Ten Thousand Gods Command glowing.

This glow was different from before; it wasn't the light of an Illusion Realm attack, but a very gentle one.

Moreover, the closer he got to the statue, the brighter the light became.

When he reached near, the Ten Thousand Gods Command concentrated all its beams directly toward the statue, guiding Ye Liuyun forward.

Ye Liuyun had his clone disguise itself in Demon Cultivator attire, covering its face to conceal identity.

Then, the invisible Xuanwu guardian was sent to set up Formation Flags.

For a statue of such significance to him, Ye Liuyun would not let anyone seize the city.

He also released the Metal Puppets, handing them to the clone to arrange defenses.

The Long Eagle siblings, Ice Demon, Qing Feng, Long Nv, Bai Hu, Shi Yuan, Ye Tiandao, and the many beasts he captured this time, Ye Liuyun assigned them to assist the clone.

The Skeleton Puppet held a Hundred‑Refined Soul Banner, ready at any moment.

Huo Wu, wearing the Invisibility Cloak, guarded near Ye Liuyun to prevent other dangers inside the city.

He also kept Blue Ice as protection, along with dozens of Earth Sovereign‑realm beasts he kept for defense.

Lei Ming was cultivating. Wu Qingcheng and the others, Ye Liuyun, fearing they might be in danger, did not let them come out.

Zhu Youfu, seeing Ye Liuyun working so hard, was somewhat stunned.

"What are you doing? Are you risking your life?"

Although he knew the city had to be defended, he hadn't expected Ye Liuyun to exert so much power.

"This city is extremely important to me; I must hold it," Ye Liuyun solemnly told Zhu Youfu.

He had already prepared: if this power was still insufficient, he would use the Black Tower to teleport back to Yi Cheng, bringing over the thirty‑thousand troops equipped with Demon Race armor and weapons.

After arranging, he and Zhu Youfu rushed to the statue's location.

The clone immediately got to work, first surveying the city's condition, then setting up Formation Flags.

Qiong Qi had previously left a set of Formation Flags for the clone, so he didn't need to ask Ye Liuyun and began arranging right away.

Then he arranged the Metal Puppets for defense, positioned the beasts, handled each person's tasks, coordination, communication, and so on. After five or six hours of work, everything was set.

After that, he stood on the wall, waiting for the others to arrive.

On the other side, before Ye Liuyun and Zhu Youfu reached the statue, the Ten Thousand Gods Command suddenly burst with golden light.

In Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, the senior great being's figure suddenly reappeared.

"Senior?"

Ye Liuyun didn't expect the Ten Thousand Gods Command to bring the senior great being again; however, it was in a Divine Sense form, still not a true body.

The great being examined Ye Liuyun and nodded approvingly.

"In such a short time, your cultivation is quite good. Your foundation is solid. But from now on, your realm‑advancement speed must increase!"

"Hunyuan War God" said earnestly to Ye Liuyun.

"How should I address you, senior? Why is your statue here?"

Ye Liuyun first voiced the doubts in his heart.

The senior great being smiled gently and began to explain to Ye Liuyun.

"My name is Li Yuanlang. My statue appears here because when I was injured I once drifted here, helped the locals, and drove away some Foreign Tribe. To commemorate me, they erected a stone statue and called me the War God.

At that time I thought to leave a strand of Divine Sense, awaiting a destined person to give some cultivation guidance. I didn't expect it would bring you. This shows that you are fated to replace me in fighting the Foreign Tribe!"

"War God!" Ye Liuyun thought, it seems calling him Hunyuan War God was indeed correct!

"Where did those Foreign Tribe come from? Why are they everywhere? Why must I replace you?"

Ye Liuyun had many questions and wanted to use the chance to learn more.

"These questions are a long story. If we are destined to meet again, we will. My Divine Sense can't sustain much longer; you should seize the time to ask cultivation questions!"

War God Li Yuanlang saw Ye Liuyun's many questions and realized he couldn't explain them all at once.

So some questions not immediately important to Ye Liuyun, he didn't want to waste time on.

"Very well. Then I will demonstrate all my strength, please give me guidance, senior!"

Ye Liuyun didn't know where his cultivation was off, so he simply displayed each of his abilities before Li Yuanlang.

Li Yuanlang, after finishing, nodded with satisfaction.

"The direction is fine. However, the things you know are a bit too varied for you now! I suggest you first focus on strengthening the cultivation of Heaven and Earth Power, Primordial Spirit Secret Technique, and Spatial Power. These three are the crucial foundation that will determine the height of your future achievements."

"Other palm techniques, domains, Buddha Demon Power, flames, blade intent, poisonous gas and the like are merely embellishments; you can let them develop naturally and wait for an opportunity to strengthen them later."

"Of course, bloodline, Physical Body, Soul and Mysterious Origin are always the foundation of your cultivation."