Chapter 1497: Nobody Believes

After Ye Liuyun had settled everyone, he wasn't idle either; he left Guo Da's formation again, following the soldiers' blockade line, to seek out the higher‑ranking soldier leaders.

He needed to confirm when Luo Tianming would arrive here and when the hunt would begin.

Therefore, ordinary soldiers might not know the details very well.

Ye Liuyun directly used his Golden Pupil to lock onto a soldier leader from afar, then launched a Spiritual Soul Attack.

In an instant he learned that Luo Tianming would arrive at the army's camp that afternoon and the hunt would start at dawn the next day.

His earlier analysis was also confirmed. These soldiers had deliberately let those martial cultivators in, just to prevent the game from being insufficient and spoil Luo Tianming's interest.

After this Soul Search, Ye Liuyun also erased that leader's recent memory, to prevent him from discovering the information leak.

"Huh? What's wrong with me? I just zoned out!" The leader had no recollection of what just happened; he only felt like he had spaced out, unsure what he'd been thinking about.

He also warily glanced around, but saw nothing unusual.

"What's wrong?" a nearby soldier, seeing his puzzled expression, immediately came over to flatter and ask.

"Nothing, I guess I just zoned out!" he said doubtfully.

Immediately, he also took the soldiers around the vicinity, found nothing, and then let it be.

The other soldiers didn't think much of it, assuming he was just being overly cautious.

In this world there is no Soul Search technique as profound as Ye Liuyun's, so they could never imagine that one could be searched in broad daylight without any contact.

Ye Liuyun observed that leader from a distance for a while; seeing him quickly come to terms and chat with the soldiers, he then felt relieved and left.

After regrouping with everyone, Ye Liuyun also told them all the information.

"That little bastard Luo Tianming is really no good! This time I'll personally kill him!" Meng Zhangxing hadn't forgotten his revenge on Luo Tianming.

"He can't be lacking in divine artifacts. If you face him, you must absolutely not be careless!" Ye Liuyun warned Meng Zhangxing.

Even a casually drawn bow would be of Divine Rank; he surely has plenty of treasures in his hand, and certainly also has life‑saving trump cards.

When the time comes, Ye Liuyun will have to deal with the experts protecting Luo Tianming, and it really falls to Meng Zhangxing to face Luo Tianming himself.

"It's fine, don't worry—I still have my ferocious beast!" Meng Zhangxing said nonchalantly.

"Even a ferocious beast might not work!" Guo Da also warned Meng Zhangxing: "Even if you have a ferocious beast, it can't hurt me, let alone an Imperial Prince!"

"What should we do then?" Meng Zhangxing also asked the group for advice.

"Use poison!" Luo Yun took out several poison pills and gave one to each person.

"Make sure this poison smoke never touches you; throw it as far away as possible. Anyone hit dies instantly!" Luo Yun also reminded everyone.

"A Ya should also cooperate with Meng Zhangxing in using curse techniques! I get the feeling those people are afraid of A Ya, so maybe curses will be more effective on them!" Ye Liuyun suggested.

"All right! When the time comes I'll follow him!" A Ya also agreed, and will fight alongside Meng Zhangxing when the time comes.

"Remember, we must not let anyone discover us; we have to eliminate anyone who sees us!" Ye Liuyun also reminded everyone.

"Okay!" everyone also agreed.

Once everything was arranged, everyone quietly cultivated, waiting for nightfall. Ye Liuyun, meanwhile, roamed the Taixu with his soul, monitoring the surroundings.

During that time, two patrols of soldiers came by; Ye Liuyun prepared to wipe them out with Spiritual Soul Attacks.

However, these soldiers' cultivation was low—just minor leaders at the Zao Hua Realm. They hadn't noticed Guo Da's concealed formation, didn't approach to inspect, and simply walked away from afar, which was also a lucky escape for them.

Ye Liuyun also wanted to use Soul Roaming Taixu to check on the martial cultivators who had entered the Sunset Mountain Range.

Unfortunately, the whole area was not only surrounded by soldiers, but experts also continuously emitted Divine Sense, forming a defensive net. To avoid being discovered, Ye Liuyun simply refrained from taking any risks.

After night fell, Ye Liuyun used Divine Sense and his Golden Pupil to observe each crocodile in the swamp one by one.

Those crocodiles all lay motionless at the bottom of the swamp; Ye Liuyun couldn't tell whether they were resting or sleeping, so he could only observe them a bit longer.

Seeing that they were indeed still, he also relaxed a little.

"Let's move out! To prevent crocodile ambushes, everyone should still wear their armor as best they can!" Ye Liuyun lent his set of crocodile armor to A Ya as well.

Guo Da also took out the prepared masks and handed them to everyone, so they wouldn't be discovered.

"Let's go!"

Ye Liuyun released his Divine Sense, walked in the front, and scouted the path for everyone.

This stretch of swamp indeed had no soldiers guarding it.

Along the way, no crocodiles suddenly leapt out to attack them.

After smoothly passing through the swamp and entering the Sunset Mountain Range, Luo Yun then asked Ye Liuyun: "How is it? Do you believe my medicinal pills now?"

"Not bad!" Ye Liuyun also praised.

Actually, he had been nervous the whole way, fearing a crocodile would leap out.

This stemmed from being bitten by a crocodile last time, which left him with a psychological scar.

Finally, everyone released their Divine Sense to search for other martial cultivators.

But they discovered that many martial cultivators were still gathered together, not seeking treasure resources.

"What's going on?" Ye Liuyun and everyone else were also quite puzzled.

But for them, it actually saved a lot of trouble—they could directly tell them about Luo Tianming's plot.

However, things did not go as smoothly as they had imagined.

These martial cultivators simply didn't believe what Ye Liuyun and the others said!

"If what you say is really true, then why did you even come in?" a martial cultivator retorted.

"I think you're just trying to trick us away so you can go hunt for treasures yourselves!" some martial cultivators mocked Ye Liuyun and the others.

Even some martial cultivators began threatening Ye Liuyun and the others: "You few shady characters, don't think you can cause trouble. Just stay put here honestly! Wait until our reinforcements arrive tonight, then you may leave."

In fact, they were waiting here because they were merely scouting to see if the route was truly passable. They still have a follow‑up team tonight that will enter the Sunset Mountain Range using the same method.

"Why don't you believe us? Anyone else who comes in will become Luo Tianming's prey!" A Ya stamped her feet in anxiety.

Those martial cultivators, however, burst out laughing and even took the opportunity to tease A Ya with words.

Meng Zhangxing couldn't bear it, and let his Barbarian Ox out.

That Barbarian Ox, however, is a ferocious beast of the eighth level of Heavenly Venerable; once it was let out, many Martial Cultivators finally settled down.