Chapter 1228: One Step Ahead

How are the preparations?

Three days later, Ye Liuyun asked Qin Peng.

"There are preparation methods for when time is short, and there are preparation methods for when time is long. Even if you give me only one month, I can still make full use of it!" Qin Peng said with a smile to Ye Liuyun.

With a battle coming, Qin Peng is still in an excited state.

Ye Liuyun also laughed.

Even though the situation is tense, occasionally joking still has a relaxing effect.

"I don't have that much time to give you. I'll give you another three days—you must mobilize! I've already given you the map; we'll meet up later. I will go ahead first to carry out a sneak attack. Are the thirty thousand demon cultivator troops ready!"

Ye Liuyun had already told Qin Peng to let those thirty thousand troops prepare first.

"They can set off!" Qing Peng confirmed.

"Good! I'll take them there, all stationed in my Space World." Ye Liuyun and Qin Peng said as they went to the demon cultivator troops' encampment.

"Assemble, all troops advance!" Qin Peng bellowed, and the entire demon cultivator encampment bustled into action.

In less than half an hour, the entire demon cultivator army was fully prepared and ready to march!

"This army is the best I've ever seen!"

Ye Liuyun's demon cultivator army made even Qin Peng envious.

Ye Liuyun smiled. He had never told Qin Peng why these demon cultivator soldiers were so obedient!

Ye Liuyun took the demon cultivator army into his Space World in batches, assigning them a designated activity area.

"I'm going ahead first!"

Ye Liuyun then bade farewell to Qin Peng.

"Good! In three days I'll lead my troops to meet up with you!" Qin Peng also solemnly promised.

Ye Liuyun nodded and hurried to the teleportation array. Liang Xue waited there, handing over all the poisonous substances she could collect to Ye Liuyun to replenish his depleted poison source.

"Be careful!" Having been like this for many years, Liang Xue was accustomed to it. Knowing Ye Liuyun's strength was great, she still couldn't help but urge him.

"Don't worry! Wait for me to return. While I'm away, you'll have to work hard!" Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

"Tch! Just like when you're around, I can relax a bit!" Liang Xue laughed, teased by him.

After Ye Liuyun hugged Liang Xue goodbye, he directly went through the teleportation array to the Southern Region border.

This time Ye Liuyun went ahead secretly; aside from a few key people beside him, no one else knew, and he moved without a sound.

Even Emperor Xia didn't know that Ye Liuyun dared to go ahead and sneak attack the foreign tribe himself.

Emperor Xia had already notified several princes, telling each to borrow troops and then rush to the front lines. This also counts as a test for them.

Several princes had successively sought out Ye Liuyun, but he politely refused them all.

Since Emperor Xia hadn't told them, Ye Liuyun naturally wouldn't say anything either. He only said he currently couldn't mobilize troops, which also made several princes dissatisfied.

At the Southern Region border, Lan Ruobing and others were already waiting there to greet Ye Liuyun.

"If you need anything, contact us anytime. We ourselves have a fifty-thousand-strong army stationed here! Often small groups of the foreign tribe infiltrate and launch sneak attacks!"

Lan Ruobing briefed Ye Liuyun on the local situation.

"They can even infiltrate this far?"

Only after Ye Liuyun arrived did he truly feel the gravity of the situation here.

"Yes! So from here to the demon tribe's encampment, it definitely won't be peaceful! Should we send someone to escort you?" Lan Ruobing asked.

Ye Liuyun shook his head: "No need. You just guard the teleportation array. In three days, Qin Peng's army will still come over. If you lack manpower, have Qing Cheng send some demon cultivator elders over. You must ensure the teleportation array remains unobstructed!"

Lan Ruobing knew the importance of the teleportation array and did not boast.

"Alright, I'll go ask Qing Cheng for support right now!"

"Mhm!" Ye Liuyun nodded, and kept reminding Lan Ruobing: "From now on, keep the teleportation array unobstructed! It will definitely become a target for the foreign tribe's sneak attacks."

"We've set up defense arrays throughout the city; the foreign tribe's sneak attacks will basically not succeed!" Lao Gui said confidently from the side.

"Don't be careless. The foreign tribe's intelligence is not low; guard against them sending spies into the city to sneak attack and destroy the teleportation array!" Ye Liuyun reminded.

"Exactly! We hadn't thought of that before!" Lan Ruobing, Lao Gui, and others became solemn upon hearing that.

After finishing his talk with them, Ye Liuyun directly used the Invisibility Cloak to leave, rushing toward the demon tribe's direction to assess the situation firsthand.

This time he arrived ahead of the army precisely to strike the foreign tribe by surprise, so every move must be carefully concealed.

Along the way, Ye Liuyun encountered patrols of the imperial court and others, all carefully avoided to prevent being discovered.

However, Ye Liuyun discovered that his Invisibility Cloak was not very effective against corpse demons.

These corpse demons can tell if someone is nearby by smell. Although they cannot see Ye Liuyun, they can sense his presence.

Some corpse demons, after looking around, would just withdraw; others would wildly attack his position, in which case he could only release the Black Tortoise to slay them.

The Black Tortoise's invisibility was likewise not as effective as before. Corpse demons are especially sensitive to the scent of humans and beasts, able to smell it from far away.

Ye Liuyun immediately changed strategy, releasing demon qi from his whole body, which improved things somewhat. But if he got too close, the corpse demons would still detect him.

Soon, Ye Liuyun left the imperial garrison's warning line and penetrated deep into the foreign tribe's occupied zone.

Here, no human martial cultivators could be seen, but corpse demons were frequently encountered.

Ye Liuyun tried as much as possible not to entangle with corpse demons; if he could avoid them, he would not attack.

From here to the demon tribe's territory, the most crucial point is a city called Sun Prosperity.

This is a key military stronghold. Once occupied, it would sever the connection between the demon tribe and the imperial court's main forces.

Of course, occasionally an individual martial cultivator could still get through the blockade, but a large force could not.

And for warfare, a large force is more capable of playing a decisive role.

Ye Liuyun's target is precisely this Sun Prosperity City.

Having estimated the time, Qin Peng's army should also be about to set off. So he directly ordered Qin Peng's army to advance toward Sun Prosperity City.

Ye Liuyun first approached to a certain distance outside the city walls, then used his divine sense to scout the situation inside.

They discovered that within the city there were not only Foreign Tribe, but also Demon Cultivator, yet most of the soldiers were still Corpse Demons.

Strong ones of the Tianzun Realm actually numbered over thirty!

Ye Liuyun, worried that Magic Vine couldn't handle it, communicated with it in advance and transmitted all the information to Magic Vine.

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