Chapter 1361: Keeping the Promise

"Master, where are we going?"

"Why didn't we bring A Xing?"

After leaving the tribe, Ye Tiandao asked Ye Liuyun.

"We're going to Haotian City to find that Xie Tianhong and fulfill the promise between him and me."

"As for A Xing, her cultivation level is too low; staying with me would give her no chance to practice, so it's better to let her stay in the tribe."

"The people here are at a similar level to her, so she'll finally have a chance to fight."

Ye Liuyun explained to Ye Tiandao.

"Will she encounter danger?"

Ye Tiandao said worriedly.

"No! With the Demon Wolf around, she should be quite safe! A little danger will help her grow! If I protect her too well, it will only make her develop dependence."

Ye Liuyun also, from a long-term perspective, gives A Xing a chance to train.

After finishing his explanation to Ye Tiandao, Ye Liuyun took out the Flying Shuttle and hurried with her toward Haotian City.

It's been more than a month since they last left Haotian City.

Rushing over again would waste too much time.

Ye Liuyun, fearing Xie Tianhong wouldn't wait, set off early.

So Ye Liuyun simply used the Flying Shuttle.

The device is fast; it can reach Haotian City in roughly a day.

On the way, Ye Liuyun remembered that the historical books he took from Chengzhu Fu hadn't been read yet, so he spent these days looking at them.

So he picked up those books and began flipping through them.

After reading, he learned that this world had previously transitioned from primitive slave societies of small tribes to the current centralized authority.

The books recorded that more than ten empires, large and small, coexisted.

"I wonder what the situation is like now?"

"I really should learn more about the current state from Xie Tianhong."

Then he also saw the battle that eradicated the Demon Cultivator.

It is said that initially an empire suddenly obtained some Demon Race techniques and began to flourish.

It then went astray, expanded, and started invading everywhere.

Next, the various empires united to dismantle it, then proceeded to hunt down Demon Cultivators everywhere.

Until the surviving Demon Cultivators went into hiding, disappearing without a trace, and the conflict came to a pause.

The records in the book are events from several hundred years ago and are not very detailed; Ye Liuyun can only grasp a rough idea and cannot see what the current landscape looks like, so he will have to continue gathering information later.

But at least that anti‑Demon movement at the time was quite brutal.

The elderly, weak, sick, and crippled were all slaughtered, and even Demon Beasts were not spared.

All Demon Cultivator techniques were almost completely burned away, becoming extinct at that time.

The few that survived were kept as antiques, and no one dared to practice them.

Thus, over several generations, people gradually forgot about Demon Cultivators, and few knew of that anti‑Demon campaign.

However, Ye Liuyun saw in the book that Buddhism and Daoism were prevalent then, with many Buddhist cultivators.

Buddhist cultivators also played a major role in the anti‑Demon movement.

Although only briefly mentioned, Ye Liuyun thinks that at least Buddhist cultivators shouldn't have vanished as quickly as Demon Cultivators.

But in Haotian City, he really hasn't seen anything related to Buddhism or Daoism.

Ye Liuyun still has many questions about this world, so he hopes to travel more and learn further.

He also regards Xie Tianhong as a window to understanding this world.

At least so far, he feels Xie Tianhong is a decent person.

They stopped at a spot still far from Haotian City to avoid being discovered using the Flying Shuttle, switching to foot travel toward Haotian City.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao both displayed their cultivation as True Essence Realm, making them not very conspicuous.

After entering the city, they rushed straight to the Lone Star Auction House.

The auction house specializes in elite auction services, has ties with various merchant guilds, but does not deal in tangible goods.

When Ye Liuyun first came, he didn't pay much attention to the name, but now it seems rather inauspicious.

"Perhaps the locals don't care about that!"

Ye Liuyun didn't mind much; after arriving, he asked someone to report and went straight to find Yi Na.

"Miss Yi Na is the person in charge of our local auction house; not just anyone can meet her! If you're her pursuer, I advise you to give up that feeling!"

The Steward on duty that day had no intention of reporting; after sizing up Ye Liuyun, he thought he didn't look like a wealthy, influential heir.

"Tell her my surname is Ye!"

Ye Liuyun realized the misunderstanding and didn't want to waste more words with him.

"How come I don't know which major family in the city has the surname Ye?"

The Steward thought for a moment, assuming Ye Liuyun was just a nobody, and became even less inclined to report him.

There was a teasing tone in the words.

"If I tell you to report, then go report; what's the point of talking!"

Ye Liuyun scolded unsatisfiedly.

"Oh dear, you've got quite a temper! Do you know how powerful our Lone Star Auction House is?"

"How dare you come here and cause trouble!"

The Steward also perked up.

Since I'm idle and have nothing to do, why not have some fun with Ye Liuyun.

But before he could say the next sentence, Ye Liuyun immediately used his Golden Pupil on him to cast an illusion.

This Steward is only a Martial Cultivator of the Sea Transformation realm, so he certainly can't block Ye Liuyun's illusion.

What surprised Ye Liuyun was that he managed to control that Martial Cultivator's Divine Sense, but the Martial Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness suddenly burst open, killing him on the spot.

"What is going on?

I only used an illusion to control him, just to make him report it!"

Ye Liuyun hadn't expected it would result in a death!

"No, his Sea of Consciousness had a seal placed on it; once controlled, it instantly self‑destructed!"

Ye Liuyun immediately thought of a method like that for controlling a person.

However, this technique is rather cruel, and he had never used it before.

Most of the time it is employed by assassin groups, set up to prevent captured members from leaking secrets.

"What is the Lonely Star Auction?"

He felt a bit puzzled.

At that moment, many Martial Cultivators rushed out from the Lonely Star Auction and surrounded them.

"My surname is Ye, I'm here to find Miss Yi Na; you all quickly go report, I don't want to fight you again!"

Ye Liuyun said loudly.

This time he employed Mysterious Origin; if Yi Na is present, she should be able to hear him.

However, after the Martial Cultivators glanced at each other, they closed in even tighter, ignored his explanation, and immediately drew their weapons.

"Kill them!"

Ye Liuyun sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Tiandao.

He was also helpless; he couldn't just wait for them to kill, so he would have to explain when he sees Yi Na again.

Given the situation today, if Yi Na doesn't appear, those people will never stop.