Chapter 138: The Demon Emperor's Entrustment

"Hmm, I know. I know everything that happened in this Secret Realm. I also know you came to take the Primordial Power."

The Nine-tailed White Fox smiled and said.

"Those evil Foreign Tribes nearly destroyed this place thousands of years ago. I gave my all and finally preserved this Secret Realm, but I perished and vanished, leaving only a lingering thought. Now, after many years, that force has resurfaced, and I can no longer guard this place. So handing the Primordial Power to you is better than letting them take it or it being self‑destroyed."

"Senior said that the Foreign Tribe has resurfaced?" Ye Liuyun asked in astonishment.

"You could say that. Perhaps they never left at all; who knows!"

The Nine-tailed White Fox's voice was gentle and soft, making listeners feel indescribably comfortable.

Qiong Qi and Ye Liuyun heard this and both furrowed their brows. "Could the Foreign Tribe be hidden on this continent? That would be a huge trouble!"

"You shouldn't overthink it; first improve your strength. As for the Foreign Tribe, deal with them when you meet them. Thinking more now is useless!"

The Nine-tailed White Fox's single remark awakened them, telling them not to overthink.

Then, she flicked her tail, and a cluster of white light flashed, with a white luminous sphere crystal in the center, shining brightly.

"This is the Primordial Power of this Secret Realm. I kept a small portion, enough to sustain you until you leave. These, I give to you."

She pushed the light sphere in front of Ye Liuyun.

"This Primordial Power is extremely strong. I suggest you seal it; using it now would be wasteful. Moreover, you can't yet wield such magnitude. When you break through from the Nascent Core Realm to the Heavenly Gang Realm, you can use it then, no hurry!"

Ye Liuyun carefully took the light sphere and bowed to the Nine-tailed White Fox in thanks. "Thank you, senior, for your generosity!"

The Nine-tailed White Fox also smiled: "You're a little fellow who values loyalty. Here is also a mid‑grade sacred artifact, the Jiangshan Tripod. It can be used for alchemy or as a weapon, and I give it to you!"

Ye Liuyun, excited, accepted the bronze tripod and thanked again.

Then she gave a bracelet to Lei Ming.

"Little sister, this bracelet has five bells, each containing the force of my full‑strength strike in life. I give it to you!"

"Thank you, sister!" Lei Ming said crisply.

Ye Liuyun suddenly felt that the Nine-tailed White Fox was arranging matters as if for afterlife.

After everything was arranged, the Nine-tailed White Fox continued: "Below the Hukou Mountain Waterfall there is a spiritual vein; you may take it as well. As for the other items and the creatures in the Secret Realm, you may take them freely! I know you cannot carry that many. Finally, little one, I will lend you a bit more of my power! Remember to help sister kill more Foreign Tribes in the future!"

"Definitely! That is my mission!" Ye Liuyun answered firmly.

The Nine-tailed White Fox nodded and resolutely surged toward Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

The Ten Thousand Gods Command within Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness instantly counterattacked, converting that thread of Divine Sense into energy to replenish Ye Liuyun's Soul.

Ye Liuyun felt his Soul rapidly expanding. What had been only a thousand strands of ultra‑strong Divine Sense instantly multiplied fivefold, becoming five thousand strands of ultra‑strong Divine Sense.

Ye Liuyun was left dumbfounded on the spot. He hadn't expected that the Nine-tailed White Fox's offer to lend him a bit of power meant this—sacrificing herself to fulfill him.

"..." Ye Liuyun innocently looked at Qiong Qi.

"Alas! This may be her most rational choice! Let's go!"

Saying that, he was the first to walk out.

Ye Liuyun also led Lei Ming out. Upon reaching the cave entrance, Ye Liuyun snapped his hand, blasting the mouth shut to prevent anyone from further damaging the Nine-tailed White Fox senior's dwelling.

"Let's go, we'll also collect the spiritual vein!" Qiong Qi suggested.

"Alright!" Since they're already here, they'd better take everything cleanly, lest they leave anything for the Blood Demon Sect.

They arrived beneath the Hukou Mountain Waterfall, dove straight down, and saw a passage leading underground.

Going further down, they saw the source of a spiritual vein.

"Why is this Spirit Stone different from a Crystal Stone?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously.

Qiong Qi scoffed: "Of course they're different! This is a Spirit Stone, far more valuable than a Crystal Stone! With it, the Heavenly Earth has abundant spiritual energy. Relying only on a few Crystal Stone mineral veins is impossible!"

Ye Liuyun felt he had truly broadened his horizons today—both the Primordial Power and the spiritual vein. These were things he had never even imagined before.

"Is your storage space large enough?" Qiong Qi asked.

"How long is this spiritual vein?" Ye Liuyun could only see its cross‑section, not its length.

"Judging by this grade, it's at least ten li long," Qiong Qi estimated.

Ye Liuyun was shocked. "Then my storage space is definitely insufficient! But I'll make do; I'll pack as much as I can."

Speaking that, he took out all the Storage Rings he had obtained in recent days, began shoving items into them, concentrating everything into a few rings, and then re‑refined all the empty rings.

He already had over a thousand Storage Rings in hand. He took them all out now, merging the space together.

Qiong Qi also helped him outline a spatial formation, better than Ye Liuyun's own.

Thus, Ye Liuyun patched together as best he could, but only managed to fit a little over half.

"For the rest, let everyone help load it; take away as much as possible!" Ye Liuyun suggested.

"No need. You stay here to cultivate. Absorb as much as you can. I'll go get more Storage Rings in the coming days. Whatever truly can't be carried, let others load it later."

"Alright then, I won't return; I'll just cultivate. If you find spatial nest wood and cross‑boundary stones, bring them back together. As for my senior brothers, please look after them, and also summon Bai Hu and the others to be my Protectors."

Ye Liuyun finished the arrangements, then poured out his own Storage Rings, and maximally used his remaining spatial nest wood and cross‑boundary stones to enlarge the rings.

After enlargement, he allocated cultivation spaces for Lei Ming, Bai Hu, Qiong Qi, Shi Yuan, and Fire Wolf, then packed the important items, discarding the unimportant ones outside, even piling up piles of beast meat. All other spaces were filled entirely with Spirit Stones.

Even several of his cauldrons were filled with Spirit Stones.

Lei Ming saw this and also filled his Storage Rings. Then the two began cultivating together.

Guarding the Spirit Stones and directly absorbing them was such a blissful thing. The spiritual energy was inexhaustible.

Soon, Bai Hu and the others rushed over, bringing more than fifty Storage Rings for Ye Liuyun. He refined them again and neatly packed the selected beast meat.

But outside there was still a huge pile of various seized items and mid‑grade Crystal Stones.

Ye Liuyun ignored them, waiting for Qiong Qi to bring more Storage Rings back.

Qiong Qi's efficiency was truly high. Two days later, he brought back over a thousand Storage Rings. He almost mobilized all the beasts of the Secret Realm, searching everywhere for Storage Rings.

He also returned with several pieces of spatial nest wood and cross‑boundary stones. Ye Liuyun first enlarged his own rings, then filled them up. The remaining rings were all packed with Spirit Stones.

His gains these days were enormous—one could call it a windfall. As long as he doesn't use this wealth for cultivation, he could never spend it all in a lifetime.

Ye Liuyun's cultivation realm has been steadily rising these two days. Guarding a spiritual vein is like bathing in spiritual energy; even sleeping raises his realm, let alone his full‑force absorption.

Lei Ming's realm has also fully met the Sea Transformation standard; once he goes out he can break through directly.

The other few ferocious beasts also cultivated together, each making a decent amount of progress.