Chapter 1350: No Need to Pretend Anymore

Ye Liuyun smiled lightly, giving no answer.

"Young master, you truly are low‑key! Your strength must be great," Yi Na said, leaning in and deliberately pulling her collar open a bit.

However, before she could reach Ye Liuyun, she found herself unable to move. She only felt the space around her as if it were locked.

Ye Liuyun smiled at her and said slowly, "Thanks for the reminder, miss. But let's skip the probing, shall we?"

Ye Liuyun had just employed spatial power.

Yi Na then felt herself suddenly moved to a distant seat, and at that moment the restraining force vanished completely.

She thus confirmed that Ye Liuyun's strength far exceeded hers.

If Ye Liuyun wanted to kill her, it would be a mere thought.

She immediately straightened, rose, and bowed to Ye Liuyun, "I, a modest lady, dared to test you and may have offended you; I hope you won't mind."

All the coquettish aura around her vanished instantly, as if she were a different person.

"Hmm, you look better that way," Ye Liuyun said, not intending to press the matter.

"Young master, you're being modest! I have to deal with everyone daily, can't help it, I have to put on a front!" Yi Na said, a little embarrassed.

"If there's nothing else, you may get on with your business! I should be leaving as well!"

Ye Liuyun thought that the several major forces outside should now be able to finish their arrangements.

"Yes, travel safely, young master!" Yi Na opened the door, bowed, and saw Ye Liuyun off.

Ye Liuyun walked, muttering to himself, "Alas! Everywhere is the same; without strength, one's fate will probably be tied to this place."

If he lacked strength, he would fall for Yi Na's scheme. Then, not only his assets would be seized, even his life might not be saved.

Yi Na kept watching Ye Liuyun leave.

After Ye Liuyun left, a Steward Elder approached Yi Na and asked, "What's wrong? Missed your chance?"

"As long as I keep my life, that's good enough!" Yi Na replied without turning her head.

"Truly a strong one!" the elder Steward sighed.

"What about the other one?" Yi Na finally turned her head to ask.

"He's gone. His realm is higher, likely the Earth Sovereign realm! And he was introduced from above!" the elder replied.

"Looks like we'll never know the origin of that egg!" Yi Na sighed, and walked back slowly.

The 'other one' they mentioned was that young master.

The Steward Elder was unsure of Ye Liuyun's realm, so he claimed the young man's realm was higher than Ye Liuyun's.

As soon as Ye Liuyun left the auction house, he noticed people trailing him, and it wasn't just one group.

"Leave the city and wander around; it'll be easier for you to strike!" With that thought, Ye Liuyun sped toward the outskirts.

Seeing Ye Liuyun leave the city made these people feel smug.

"Perfect! We'll act once he's out of the city, so no one knows and can't accuse us of bullying outsiders."

So they all kept following Ye Liuyun out of the city.

Not long after leaving the city, Ye Liuyun was surrounded by three groups—City Lord Qiang Wudi, Chang Laotouer, and Huang Laotouer.

"Let's first discuss the division," Chang Laotouer suggested.

"What's there to discuss? It's all about who can claim what!"

Here, City Lord Qiang Wudi's realm is the highest—Yuan Dan Sixfold—while Chang Laotouer and Huang Laotouer are only at the Hua Hai Summit.

Even if the two teamed up, they'd still be no match for Qiang Wudi, so he naturally chose a forceful solution.

"Anyone who sees gets a share! City Lord, you may be invincible, but our two families aren't just a pair of losers! If we join forces, you probably can't stand it," Chang Laotouer said with a smile hiding a knife.

"Exactly. At worst, of the three auction items on him, we'll let you pick first, the other two go to us. As for the rest, you take half, the remainder goes to us, okay?" Huang Laotouer also suggested.

It seemed he and Chang Laotouer had already discussed this beforehand.

Qiang Wudi hesitated, weighing whether to break ties with the two families. Besides the three treasures on Ye Liuyun, there should also be many Spirit Stones on him.

But Ye Liuyun didn't want to waste time with them. He still needed to finish gathering the books and return immediately, lest his clan grow anxious.

So he directly gave Qiang Wudi a suggestion: "What are you thinking? Either kill those two at once and go to war with their families, or agree to them! Stop dithering and act now!"

"Haha, little brat, you're clever, but why didn't you think about how you'll die?" Chang Laotouer laughed at the remark.

"I have thought about it, but I wonder if you have?"

When Ye Liuyun reached this point and saw they had no intention to act, he simply took the initiative.

In any case the outcome would be the same; at this point, he no longer needed to pretend.

He directly used Soul power to plant Slave Seals on the three, and erased all their fundamentals outright.

"Let's go first to the City Lord's Library, fetch some cultivation techniques, then visit your two families!" Ye Liuyun instructed the three.

"Master, we are merely elders of our families; we can't make decisions!" Chang Laotouer and Huang Laotouer, having become Ye Liuyun's dogs, said.

"No matter, we'll just find someone who can make the decision later!" Ye Liuyun wasn't concerned; he just needed an excuse to show up.

The three felt remorseful, cursing their own blindness, yet could not defy Ye Liuyun's will, so they led him to the Chengzhu Fu.

Ye Liuyun entered the Library, searched book by book, selecting over thirty cultivation techniques, most of which were Mysterious Tier and Earth Tier, even finding a Heaven Tier palm technique, and stored them all in his Space Ring.

"You stay behind!" Ye Liuyun ordered Qiang Wudi, "Wan Hong Tribe is applying to become a great tribe; handle it quickly and let them return promptly!"

"Yes, master!" Qiang Wudi replied. After Ye Liuyun left, he immediately summoned A Mu, the chief, and acknowledged their great tribe status.

Ye Liuyun followed Chang Laotouer to the Chang Family, and directly had him take him to the Clan Chief.

Upon meeting the Clan Chief, Ye Liuyun said nothing, used Soul control, then rushed back to the Library, selected another thirty‑plus techniques, then went to the Huang Family and did the same, proceeding smoothly.

He did not remove the Slave Seals from those he controlled, leaving them to await further orders.

If he returns later, there'll be a place for him to settle.

Thus, Ye Liuyun collected over a hundred cultivation techniques and took them back.