Chapter 1425: Not Feeling Bored

Ye Liuyun also thought that with Meng Zhangxing such a clever person by his side, he would not be bored.

No matter what Meng Zhangxing's intentions were, he would go along.

So after the meal, Ye Liuyun sent Qujing and the others back to the army's garrison, then bid them farewell and left.

Qu Wanying was reluctant to see Ye Liuyun go, but knew she couldn't keep him.

She also wanted to join the expedition, but was outright rejected by Meng Zhangxing, who said her realm was too low.

"Keep cultivating diligently; once your realm improves, there will be plenty of opportunities!" Ye Liuyun comforted her.

"Then will you still come to see me?" Qu Wanying asked eagerly.

"If it happens to be on the way later, I will definitely come to see you!" Ye Liuyun replied. He only said "on the way", not that he would seek her out.

Although Qu Wanying's temperament seemed masculine, her realm was too low and her perspective limited, so she couldn't keep pace with Ye Liuyun.

Thus, watching her wave Ye Liuyun away, Qujing also sighed helplessly.

"The gap between you and him is huge!" Qujing reminded Qu Wanying.

"Yes! So I will work hard to improve my strength!" Qu Wanying turned her sorrow into motivation.

Qujing shook his head helplessly, ignored her, and busied himself reorganizing the troops to head north.

After they arrived in Xueyu, they began constructing a city on the fringe and set themselves up as a ruler.

Ye Liuyun, together with Meng Zhangxing, continued to eradicate the Xie family's Lone Star Auction House.

Meng Zhangxing rarely intervened, only stepping in when a Martial Cultivator truly infected by the Foreign Tribe appeared.

Ye Liuyun also discovered that although Meng Zhangxing's realm was Earth Sovereign Fifth Level, he could contend with Earth Sovereign Eighth Level Martial Cultivators, showing he was a cultivation prodigy.

Moreover, Meng Zhangxing possessed many treasures; with various artifacts and weapons he could always find an opponent's weakness. Thus, below the Tianzun Realm, he had almost no rivals.

In this respect, he could even match Ye Liuyun. At least his overall strength was far greater than that of Xie Tianhong and his peers.

Furthermore, he had no desire to conceal his power; on the contrary, he hoped Ye Liuyun would learn more about him.

The two would chat idly when there was nothing to do. Ye Liuyun asked, "You sent me to explore the Nan Xiang Empire—are you trying to take me away from the Northern Eagle Empire and cause trouble on the enemy's side?"

Meng Zhangxing laughed, "I suppose that thought crossed my mind, but the main reason is that the Nan Xiang Empire's resources are far richer than ours, and there are several perilous spots that no one has breached! If there were no places needing exploration, I wouldn't go either!"

"You're that keen on adventure?" Ye Liuyun asked.

"Without risk, I have no resources!" Meng Zhangxing said helplessly.

"Then why don't you just return to the Empire to request resources?" Ye Liuyun pressed.

"I dislike those scheming intrigues! Moreover, the longer I stay out, the more I enjoy this unrestrained life!" Meng Zhangxing sighed.

Most of the time they spent together, Meng Zhangxing would tell Ye Liuyun strange anecdotes and the history of the Northern Eagle Empire.

Meng Zhangxing was like a chatterbox; once he started, the conversation seemed endless.

With him along the way, Ye Liuyun was far from bored.

That day, the two were hurrying along in a Flying Boat when Ye Liuyun suddenly felt his realm about to breakthrough.

During this period, his split self had been cultivating continuously.

Fire Crystals, Magic Crystals, and Spirit Stones had all been heavily consumed, finally reaching the brink of breakthrough.

Not only his realm, but also Ye Liuyun's Demon Qi and the quality of the Golden Crow Holy Fire were enhanced for the upgrade.

Thus Ye Liuyun let Meng Zhangxing pilot the Flying Boat while he returned to the Xuan Kong Shi to absorb energy.

The split self's cultivation could synchronize, but he still needed to absorb energy himself.

Two days later, when Ye Liuyun emerged again, his realm had risen to Earth Sovereign Ninth Level.

"How did you cultivate this? What technique is so miraculous?" Meng Zhangxing exclaimed, also amazed.

In fact, what he saw was Ye Liuyun's split self; he simply couldn't tell the difference.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun was absorbing energy, consolidating his realm.

"You can't practice my technique!" Ye Liuyun said offhand, dismissing him.

The technique is a personal secret; Ye Liuyun had no need to reveal it to him.

After consolidating his realm, Ye Liuyun replaced the Mysterious Origin within the Storage Yuan Stone, then lingered in the Space World with Liang Xue and the others, not hurrying to leave.

His split self roamed with Meng Zhangxing, looking for a chance to strike the Lone Star Auction House.

On several occasions, they were surrounded by numerous high-realm Martial Cultivators; Meng Zhangxing used all his abilities to help Ye Liuyun break free.

The Empire had not lifted the bounty on Ye Liuyun, so from time to time they still encountered Martial Cultivators hunting him, and Meng Zhangxing always fought alongside Ye Liuyun.

During this period, they also explored two small Secret Realms and found some resources.

The two collaborated very pleasantly.

Ye Liuyun discovered that Meng Zhangxing truly had skill, far stronger than anyone he had met before. Partnering with him for expeditions was indeed the best choice.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Liuyun and Meng Zhangxing had arrived in the Empire's Central Region.

That day, Meng Zhangxing told Ye Liuyun: "The next city will be where we meet our Formation Master! We'll join him and continue southward!"

"Fine!" Ye Liuyun had no objection.

He also wanted to see what kind of person the Formation Master favored by Meng Zhangxing was.

Outside the city, they docked the Flying Boat; Ye Liuyun donned the Invisibility Cloak and followed Meng Zhangxing, slipping into the city to avoid detection.

After entering the city, Meng Zhangxing directly led Ye Liuyun to find the Formation Master. Ye Liuyun then removed the Invisibility Cloak.

Arriving at a remote courtyard, Meng Zhangxing shouted at the top of his lungs, "Old Guo! I'm here to fetch you, open the door quickly!"

Ye Liuyun scanned the courtyard with his Golden Pupil, also seeing the person inside.

Inside the courtyard stood only a young man, very refined in appearance, whose realm was merely Earth Sovereign Fifth Level.

Upon hearing the voice, the man waved his hand, and the courtyard gate opened automatically.

"You've been gone… and I've waited… over a year!" the man said.

"I brought a teammate! Yet you shut down the Formation?" Meng Zhangxing, standing outside, asked.

The refined gentleman smiled, "Just try it and you'll know!"

"No! It could cause deaths! If we keep living, there are still teammates! You can't always trap teammates like this, can you?" Meng Zhangxing, outside across the courtyard, chatted with him but wouldn't go in.

"I'm really impressed by you! Come in, I haven't activated the Formation!" the refined gentleman said helplessly.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil noticed that the Formation inside the courtyard was densely spread like stars; a single misstep would trigger a Formation attack.