Chapter 1279: Heaven‑Bestowed Good Opportunity

The Underworld God's speed was steady, maintaining a uniform velocity toward here.

"Given this, if the Underworld God goes all out, its speed would be faster!" the clone analyzed.

"Probably!" Ye Liuyun agreed. There's no need; no one would rush at full speed, and it would keep going.

Thus this shows that this is not the Underworld God's maximum speed.

"Whenever you activate the Black Tower, try to start early!"

Regarding this, Ye Liuyun and his companions had no better method; they could only try to leave enough time in advance to escape.

Ye Liuyun was chatting with his clone inside the Xuan Kong Shi when a report came that the Demon Race's Leader Zuo Mu had come to see him.

Ye Liuyun immediately had someone invite Zuo Mu in.

Zuo Mu must have a matter; otherwise he wouldn't have come over on purpose.

"What's the matter?" Ye Liuyun thought perhaps something had happened on the Demon Race's side.

But Zuo Mu wore a buoyant expression, showing no sign of worry at all.

"I have good news for you!" Zuo Mu said mysteriously.

Seeing his relaxed demeanor, Ye Liuyun realized there was no urgent matter, and his tension eased.

"What good news?" he asked slowly.

"Our Demon Race has a body-refining opportunity that opens only once every five years. Now is the time to open it!" Zuo Mu smiled at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun immediately realized Zuo Mu was here to grant him a benefit.

"May I go?" he asked instinctively.

"Others cannot. But you rescued our Demon Race and gave us many resources; you are our benefactor, so of course you may!" Zuo Mu affirmed.

"Great, tell me exactly what kind of opportunity it is," Ye Liuyun said, getting excited.

"Our Demon Race has a Demon-Transforming Pool, the prime body-refining sanctuary. Anyone unafraid of Demon Qi can enter to refine their bodies. I see you are unafraid, so I applied for this chance for you within the clan. Our Clan Chief also approved," Zuo Mu explained to Ye Liuyun.

"Demon-Transforming Pool? What is the refining method?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously, worried he might be turned into a Demon Race member.

"The water in the Demon-Transforming Pool breaks down a person's flesh color. Thus a Demon Cultivator can recover while refining the body, without actually becoming a Demon Race. Of course, there is some risk. The pool is called the Demon-Transforming Pool because even true divine demons would be melted away," Zuo Mu described honestly.

"What if one can't hold on?" Ye Liuyun pressed.

"If you can't hold on, you can exit immediately. The longer you stay in the pool, the stronger your Physical Body becomes! As long as you don't force it, there is no danger," Zuo Mu told Ye Liuyun.

"Excellent!" Ye Liuyun exclaimed repeatedly.

This truly is a heaven‑sent good chance. He and his clone both wanted to boost their Physical Bodies, and now the opportunity arrived.

It seems Mo Tianheng's talk of karmic cycles had merit. When he helped the Demon Race before, he hadn't expected any return. Yet the repayment arrived so quickly.

"When does the Demon-Transforming Pool open?" Ye Liuyun couldn't wait to enter.

He feared that waiting too long would let the Underworld God interrupt his body refining.

"In three days. If you wish to go, you must leave with me now!" Zuo Mu said.

"No problem!" Ye Liuyun rose at once, ready to rush with Zuo Mu to the Demon Race.

"Ha ha, look how eager you are! I traveled this far to bring you news, and you haven't even treated me to a feast!" Zuo Mu mocked him.

Ye Liuyun didn't want to explain the Underworld God to him, lest he worry.

Since there was still time, he simply treated Zuo Mu to a barbecue.

Zuo Mu ordered Evil Dragon meat. Ye Liuyun was generous, feeding him until he was full, and then the two left together.

"I have a friend and a Demon Beast; can they also enter to cultivate?" Ye Liuyun asked Zuo Mu on the road.

He wanted his clone and Lei Ming to also go in to cultivate.

"Sneak them in, and don't mention it to the clan. After cultivation, sneak them out. That way no one inside the clan will object," Zuo Mu suggested to Ye Liuyun.

"Thanks then!" Ye Liuyun thanked Zuo Mu.

After all, resources are the foundation of a race. When outsiders take a large share, the natives' own portion naturally becomes smaller.

Zuo Mu was so generous in letting Ye Liuyun enjoy the resources; of course he had to express gratitude.

After arriving at the Demon Race, Ye Liuyun received a warm welcome from them.

"It seems these Demon Race members are quite grateful!" Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

He, of course, didn't just eat and drink; he also brought plenty of fierce beast meat to share with the Demon Race. During the war, the Demon Race's resources were scarce, and they could hardly encounter fierce beasts.

Thus that fierce beast meat had become a hot commodity there.

Ye Liuyun promptly offered a lot, and they were immensely grateful.

During the waiting period, Ye Liuyun learned the origin of the Demon-Transforming Pool's water.

The pool's water restores to a certain level only every five years. The Demon Race also activates it once every five years to avoid depleting the water at once.

After staying with the Demon Race for two days, Ye Liuyun also waited for the day the Demon-Transforming Pool opened.

The Demon Race's Demon-Transforming Pool is not for everyone to enter the water together.

In that case, each other's cultivation would be affected. Soaking in the pool's water, even for authentic Demon Race members, would be extremely painful, and inevitably someone would shout.

They divert the pool's water into ten separate Cultivation Rooms, allowing ten people to cultivate simultaneously.

To show gratitude to Ye Liuyun, they allocated a Cultivation Room solely for him.

"If you can't endure, exit immediately; never force it!" Zuo Mu reminded Ye Liuyun again.

"Understood!" Ye Liuyun nodded in agreement.

Then he entered the Cultivation Room assigned to him.

Inside the Cultivation Room, a pool several zhang across stood in the center, filled with black liquid. The black water steamed and emitted a pungent odor.

Ye Liuyun released his clone and Lei Ming, letting them also descend to refine their Physical Bodies.

The clone had already explained to Lei Ming before, so she also understood the situation.

"This pool is too small; I can't cultivate with my true body!" Lei Ming said, disappointed upon seeing the pool.

"Yeah! No choice, just use it to deal with it; it's better than nothing!" Ye Liuyun advised her.

Allowing her to cultivate together already violates the Demon Race's regulations.

This pool is something the Demon Race only deigns to use once every five years. He could not possibly ask the Demon Race to prepare a separate pool that large for him.

Ye Liuyun first touched the pool water with his hand to test it.

"Zila—" a sound, his skin was slightly melted by the pool water.