Chapter 1415: Take Their Place

After seeing the situation, Ye Liuyun no longer hesitated, immediately had his clone don the Invisibility Cloak and go outside to scout the West Phoenix King's strength.

After the West Phoenix King, Qujing and others returned to rest, they also did not idle, gathering all their subordinates and questioning them one by one.

"Are all preparations complete? Tomorrow when Qujing sees the Mineral Vein situation, he may change his mind!"

"All set! His army is now isolated and surrounded by us; they can't escape!" the Leader under him replied.

"Two hundred thousand miners, that's truly rare! Once the operation begins, you should intimidate them as much as possible, capture many prisoners, and do not aim to kill!" West Phoenix King instructed.

Later, he also assigned missions to those Tianzun Realm masters, dispersing them everywhere, mainly targeting the Leader of Qujing's army.

He also specially assigned a few people to target Qujing, Qu Wanying, and other important figures such as Wen Chenggang.

Qujing's army has no Tianzun Realm strongmen, so he dared to arrange it this way.

Ye Liuyun went out to scout and found that the West Phoenix King's army had already prepared for battle.

Meanwhile, Qujing's army was completely relaxing, not at all aware of the approaching danger. The soldiers still thought they were safe here.

Only the temperature here was relatively high, and the soldiers hadn't fully adapted; many soldiers were chatting instead of resting.

Ye Liuyun released his Divine Sense to probe the Mineral Vein area.

"The Mineral Veins here are truly concentrated!"

The rich spiritual energy, Demon Qi, and Fire Flame Power left Ye Liuyun astonished.

These types of Mineral Veins can definitely rival the resources of a Secret Realm.

Moreover, judging by their layout, they seem man-made rather than naturally formed.

Regardless, now that he has seen these resources, he cannot refuse to claim them.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun rushed to the West Phoenix King's residence to assess the strength of the masters there.

There are over twenty Tianzun Realm strongmen, and nearly two hundred Martial Cultivators of Earth Sovereign level.

"No wonder he can hold this place; his strength is indeed considerable!" Ye Liuyun hadn't expected the West Phoenix King to be so powerful.

He captured a patrolling soldier and performed a Soul Search to learn information about the West Phoenix King.

In fact, over the years the West Phoenix King has used most of the mined Mineral Vein resources to purchase these Martial Cultivators.

That's right, it's just purchasing.

He got in touch with the Empire's death prison guard Leader and bribed him with a large amount of Spirit Stones. According to the varying realms of the condemned he bought, he paid Spirit Stones to that guard Leader.

Then, for any condemned who signed a Divine Soul Contract with him, he would find a substitute to exchange the person out.

Thus his strength naturally grew stronger, and those Martial Cultivators were all very loyal to him.

However, those condemned are ten‑times unforgivable criminals; although loyal to him, they daily commit arson, murder, robbery, and all sorts of evil.

Among nearby residents, most adult men have already been taken to work as miners and died in the mines. Other residents who could move have long since fled.

Moreover, mining has now reached the Fire Crystal Mineral Vein, where conditions are extremely harsh; ordinary civilians cannot survive more than three days. Only those of high realms can endure a bit longer.

This is why the West Phoenix King lacks miners. If he cannot find more people, he will have to let his own soldiers mine!

So the two hundred thousand miners that Qujing brings to his doorstep, how could he not be tempted!

After gathering the information, Ye Liuyun made a decision: eliminate the West Phoenix King and let Qujing take his place.

However, he will not leave those Mineral Vein resources to Qujing.

Last time he gave all the captured equipment of the four hundred thousand troops to Qujing. This time, after taking the West Phoenix King, leaving the West Phoenix King's resources to Qujing should also be substantial.

As for future developments, Qujing will have to figure them out himself.

Ye Liuyun did not act immediately.

He must let Qujing see the West Phoenix King's true colors and become completely disillusioned before he can act.

If he doesn't give Qujing a taste of hardship, he probably won't support Ye Liuyun's move.

At the same time, Xie Tianqi, who fled the battlefield, rushed to the nearest Lone Star Auction House, boarding a Flying Boat to rush back to the Empire to lodge a complaint.

Later, Ye Liuyun learned that he had escaped, and no corpse was found anywhere.

However, he cannot attend to Xie Tianqi now; he can only let him live a while longer.

He also made a calculation based on Xie Tianhong's memories. Of the Xie family Martial Cultivators tainted by Foreign Tribe aura, he has already wiped out nearly half, and those were the strongest; the remaining ones he doesn't need to rush.

Ye Liuyun estimates that Xie Tianqi, having suffered such a huge loss, will not stop here; sooner or later he will come back again to be killed.

After the clone returned to the residence, Ye Liuyun reclaimed the Space World and waited for dawn to go to the mine.

Qujing spent the night without sleep, partly because he had to guard Qu Wanying. He kept pondering the words Ye Liuyun reminded him of.

The more he thought, the more he felt Ye Liuyun's reminder made sense.

But he soon grew anxious. If Ye Liuyun is right, the West Phoenix King certainly won't let them go.

They are now already surrounded by the West Phoenix King's army.

He somewhat regrets having trusted the West Phoenix King too much.

So before dawn, he went to find Ye Liuyun, requesting his help.

If what Ye Liuyun says actually happens, only Ye Liuyun can save them. Though he himself doesn't care about life or death, he still wants to leave a way out for his daughter and those two hundred thousand soldiers.

"Do you think the lives of your two hundred thousand soldiers are more important, or those Mineral Vein resources?" Ye Liuyun asked directly.

"Obviously the soldiers' lives are more important!" Qujing answered without hesitation.

"Fine! After that, the Mineral Vein resources and the soldiers' corpses belong to me, and the West Phoenix King's resources belong to you!" Ye Liuyun again laid out the condition.

Qujing was startled by the words.

It seems Ye Liuyun had long planned to eliminate the West Phoenix King, take his place, and seize the Mineral Veins.

Even the West Phoenix King's four hundred thousand troops might again be completely slaughtered by Ye Liuyun, becoming food for beasts.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel fear at Ye Liuyun's ruthlessness.

How could he know that Ye Liuyun's ruthlessness is truly targeted at people!

If the West Phoenix King were a good person, Ye Liuyun would at most covertly siphon a bit of resources, never contemplating such a cruel move.

So Qujing suddenly had the illusion of plotting with a tiger for its skin.

Then he immediately confirmed with Ye Liuyun, saying: "I promise you. But before confirming the West Phoenix King's intentions, you must not act. Wait for my confirmation."