Chapter 1193: No More Doubts

Until Ye Liuyun and the others had completely absorbed the poisonous gas in the valley, the Demon Cultivators were still standing there dumbfounded.

Ye Liuyun then had Fire Dance retrieve their Storage Rings and checked whether any poison pills remained inside.

Unfortunately, those guys had already thrown most of the poison pills out earlier. Only a few had secretly kept some.

"All right, let's go back. Fire Dance, have these Demon Cultivators follow us!"

Ye Liuyun and the others had sucked up the poisonous gas, lingered no longer, and headed straight back.

They also had Fire Dance whisk them away with illusion, without any need for force.

"I still wanted to fight them!" Lei Ming muttered dissatisfiedly.

She had just broken through to Di Zun First Rank and wanted to spar with outsiders. Training with her own people couldn't unleash her true strength.

"These Demon Cultivators must be captured alive by the academy! Don't be impatient; there will be plenty of opportunities later!" Ye Liuyun couldn't hand these Demon Cultivators over to her, so he comforted her briefly.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun also employed the Soul Searching Technique to learn about these Demon Cultivators' origins.

It turned out these Demon Cultivators had once run amok in Moyu. After Ye Liuyun unified Moyu, they no longer had a place to hide.

They fled to the Southern Region Demon Race's territory to make a living, only to be ambushed by the Foreign Tribe midway, and were ultimately captured and exploited by the Foreign Tribe.

Now, taking advantage of Ye Liuyun's Demonic God Sect's search for Mineral Veins, they brandish the Demonic God Sect's banner to steal precious treasures from various major sects.

They think that even if the theft fails, they can still frame Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun learned that the number of Demon Cultivators sent by the Foreign Tribe was considerable, and estimated that other sects would face the same situation.

So he immediately informed the Demonic God Sect, having them issue a notice to warn all major sects to stay vigilant.

The Elders and disciples gathered outside were now staring dumbfounded.

The Demon Cultivators they had struggled to subdue for half a day were so easily dealt with by Ye Liuyun.

"What secret technique can refine poisonous gas like that?"

"No need to use force to capture them? Is it illusion? Who cast the illusion?"

The disciples began to chatter all at once.

Although they guessed it was illusion, they couldn't tell who performed it. Fire Dance's method of casting illusion was exceedingly skillful.

And the Elders, one by one, wore broad smiles.

The stronger the academy's cultivated disciples became, the happier they were.

Even if Ye Liuyun himself wasn't strong enough, the fact that he could tame these ferocious beasts only proved his capability.

Ye Liuyun handed those Demon Cultivators over to the Elders to deal with, thus completing the mission.

He looked at the Fourth Prince, who was staring off to the side.

"Now you believe me, right?"

The Fourth Prince gave a helpless smile, having finally submitted completely to Ye Liuyun.

"I believe you! I won't question you ever again!"

Xia Tianqiong added, "From now on, keep yourself in line and don't meddle in other people's affairs!"

The meaning was obvious: it said that they and Ye Liuyun were like family.

"Uh... fine!" The Fourth Prince was left speechless, caught between laughter and tears by Xia Tianqiong's words.

Li Qingyun and the other Elders escorted those Demon Cultivators back to the Sect.

Ye Liuyun also recalled the Monster Beasts, taking Ling Shuang, Xia Tianqiong and Yuan Datou back to the academy together with the Fourth Prince.

Many academy disciples gathered to greet Ye Liuyun, making small talk, all hoping to latch onto him as a great patron.

Ye Liuyun had to deal with them one by one.

In the end, Xia Tianqiong was dissatisfied that these people were hogging Ye Liuyun's time, so she proactively shooed them away; the princess and they likewise could not afford to provoke them.

Yuan Datou, not yet having arrived at the academy, had already arranged a fight, and hurriedly ran back with the others.

Ye Liuyun's realm had just advanced to the Eighth Layer of Creation, and he actually wanted to find someone to spar with.

However, he didn't want to look within the academy. Since they were all fellow sect members, he couldn't bring himself to strike, and his abilities were constrained.

He probed the Fourth Prince for leads but found no good method, so he decided to go ask Li Qingyun again.

Li Qingyun, however, didn't care about the details; as long as one's spiritual realm rose and spiritual power increased, he would dare let Ye Liuyun do it.

After returning to his residence in the academy, Ye Liuyun immediately sent Xia Tianqiong and Ling Shuang into the Space World, letting his duplicates and them absorb the remaining poison pills completely.

He himself went to Li Qingyun's residence to wait for him.

Li Qingyun, responsible for escorting the Demon Cultivators back to report, hadn't yet returned to his residence, so Ye Liuyun had to wait outside for his return.

When Li Qingyun returned, it was already very late.

He still thought Ye Liuyun had sought him because of the Demon Cultivators, so upon meeting, he told Ye Liuyun, "We've already verified that they aren't members of the Demonic God Sect!"

"I know; I already performed Soul Search on them earlier," Ye Liuyun replied.

"Then why did you come to find me?"

Li Qingyun opened his mouth and asked.

But he immediately grabbed Ye Liuyun, saying, "Let's go in, have a drink with me, and chat over food."

Ye Liuyun didn't refuse. With this mentor‑like elder, Ye Liuyun got along with him quite well.

Li Qingyun brought out wine and dishes; after eating and drinking, he began to ask Ye Liuyun about his purpose in coming.

"I want to find someone to spar with, to raise my realm. But I don't want to look for fellow academy members; I can't bring myself to strike them, and can't unleash my strength," Ye Liuyun said directly.

Li Qingyun curled his lip, "You want to find someone to kill casually? Where would you go to find such a good thing!"

He had just finished speaking when he suddenly froze for a moment.

Then he sprang up instantly, bolting outward, shouting as he ran, "Wait here for me; I have a solution!"

At first, Ye Liuyun was startled by Li Qingyun's frantic actions. After hearing what he shouted, he sat down again, gave a helpless smile, and waited while eating for his return.

Before long, Li Qingyun hurried back again.

He laughed and said to Ye Liuyun: "Haha, done! Earlier the dean still said to let me bring people to exterminate those demon cultivators, but I refused! With your suggestion, I'll immediately go find him, so this mission won't be snatched by someone else!"

Ye Liuyun, upon hearing, also felt this was indeed an opportunity, repeatedly thanked Li Qingyun.

Li Qingyun waved his hand indifferently: "What thanks! Go back and make preparations; just the two of us are enough. With those monster beasts by your side, you don't need to bring others—those demon cultivators will give you practice!"

"I have nothing to prepare; I can leave now!" Ye Liuyun was also full of anticipation.

"You brat! You have to let me finish my drink!"

Li Qingyun immediately sat down again, after eating and drinking his fill, then directly took Ye Liuyun out of Qian Long Academy.

The academy's Elder had already conducted a careful Soul Search on those demon cultivators. The number of demon cultivators and where they operate have been investigated clearly.