Chapter 1598: Acquaintance Reunion

Although the journey through the Underworld was brief, it moved Ye Liuyun considerably.

One is that he became the ruler of a world. Though that world is filled with Yin Souls, its scale is still sizable.

The other is that he learned the Underworld actually connects to three thousand worlds.

From now on, he can use the Underworld's gates to freely enter or leave any of those worlds, including the Divine Realm.

Ye Liuyun, though, learned that the Nether Realm also links to the Divine Realm.

But the Yin Souls of the Divine Realm do not linger in the Nether Realm; they directly undergo Ming River Reincarnation. It seems inhabitants of the Divine Realm have this priority privilege.

Likewise, Yin Souls that have reached the Divine Realm can also travel via the Ming River to reincarnate into the Divine Realm.

Ye Liuyun, though curious about the Divine Realm, has no intention of going to see it.

He always believes that once his strength is sufficient, he will naturally go to the Divine Realm.

If his strength is insufficient, going there could be dangerous, even unsustainable.

It's said the gravity of the Divine Realm would crush any Martial Cultivator not at the Divine Realm, so he is too lazy to test it; everything waits until his strength is enough.

He is currently at the Tianzun Fifth Layer, but to cultivate to the Tianzun Ninth Layer still requires a long process.

The further ahead, the harder the realms become to break through.

However, for him to break through to the Divine Realm, this is not difficult, merely a matter of resources. His mind has already opened, and there are no other obstacles.

When Ye Liuyun stepped out of the Nether Hell's gate, he instantly felt much more cheerful.

"Outside is still better! The sun is bright, the sky is azure!"

He didn't leave immediately; instead he soul‑traveled to Taixu, released his Soul, and surveyed the entire Cangyun Continent.

His current realm is higher, his Soul stronger, and he isn't worried about encountering powerful Souls to attack him. No one could possess such Heaven and Earth Power to also soul‑travel Taixu in this way.

A pair of massive Golden Pupils instantly appeared in the sky, gazing at the ground.

He first scanned the Southern Continent, noting that the Iron Eagle Sect's headquarters remained in its original spot, though its area had expanded considerably, with several new outer rings—its development looks good.

When his Golden Pupils appeared, all Martial Cultivators in the Southern Region saw them.

Some called it an auspicious omen, others an ominous one.

Sect leader Ma Chenxing and deputy leader Jing Wudi of the Iron Eagle Sect were cultivating; upon receiving the news, they immediately came out to observe.

"Wudi, these Golden Pupils... don't they seem familiar?" Ma Chenxing asked Jing Wudi.

"Haha, big brother, you have a great memory; it must be that kid returning!" Jing Wudi laughed excitedly.

"His current status must be vastly different now, right?" Ma Chenxing was still a bit worried, fearing Ye Liuyun might now look down on them.

"Big brother, rest assured! That kid isn't that kind of person!" Jing Wudi said firmly.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun sent them both a Transmission Voice: "Sect leader, deputy sect leader, all is well! Ye Liuyun has met both of you! I'm still some distance away; I'll come later to personally pay my respects to both of you!"

"Good, good!" Ma Chenxing was so excited he didn't know what to say.

"Haha, no rush, you handle your business first! I'll wait for you to return, and we'll drink together for days!" Jing Wudi remained as before, showing no courtesy toward Ye Liuyun.

"Alright! Is Piao Yun here?" Ye Liuyun also asked about his former little sidekick.

"Haha, you kid really value beauty over friends! The moment you return you ask about Piao Yun. She's already a Hall Master now! Great! I'll have someone summon her back to headquarters immediately!" Jing Wudi said to Ye Liuyun.

Then Ye Liuyun's gaze swept toward the Golden Peng Dynasty.

The Golden Peng Dynasty also stood where it always had, as prosperous as ever.

At this moment inside the Royal Palace, a group of guards escorted a queen who stepped out of the Grand Hall and looked up at the sky.

"Ninth Princess?"

Ye Liuyun realized that this queen was the former Ninth Princess Jin Yuanhui, the woman who once was willing to give up everything for her.

The moment she saw the Golden Pupils, she immediately thought of Ye Liuyun. Those Golden Pupils had appeared countless times in her dreams; she would never mistake them.

"Is it you returning? Did you come specifically to see me?" she murmured to the sky.

"It's me! How have you been?" Ye Liuyun sent her a Transmission Voice.

"Where are you? I'll go find you!" Jin Yuanhui said without any hesitation.

Ye Liuyun heard that and felt a headache.

"All this time, this girl still hasn't forgotten me!"

But this time he didn't evade, just said to Jin Yuanhui: "I'm still far from you. You don't need to come find me; I'll go find you very soon!"

"How soon? I've been waiting for many years!" Jin Yuanhui shouted to the sky.

Ye Liuyun comforted her: "I've already returned to the Cangyun Continent. After handling a few matters, I'll go find you!"

"Alright! Then I'll wait for you! You must come!" Jin Yuanhui said again.

"Definitely!" Ye Liuyun said, then shifted his gaze.

The guards beside Jin Yuanhui each opened their mouths in surprise.

They couldn't hear Ye Liuyun's voice, but all felt that the Golden Pupils were staring at their queen.

And the queen was clearly communicating with those Golden Pupils.

Though puzzled in their hearts, none dared to ask.

Only a distant elder showed a faint grateful smile. He was the former Ninth Princess's personal guard, Lao Wu.

Then he scanned every place he was familiar with.

He discovered that many Demon Cultivators had appeared on this continent.

When he left before, there were Demon Cultivators, but never in such numbers!

The Demon Cultivators' headquarters, also in the southwestern part of the Southern Region, seemed sizable—a not‑small force.

Ye Liuyun went straight to investigate.

"Who dares to probe my Dark Night Demon Hall?"

The one shouting into the sky was Mo Ya.

Ye Liuyun wanted to laugh, was about to speak to Mo Ya, but then noticed Lin Feier's trace.

Lin Feier had seen Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil, knew he had returned, and the corner of her mouth instantly curled into a smile.

"You're back?" Lin Feier said softly to the Golden Pupil in the sky, completely different from the chilling aura it had when it first appeared.

Mo Ya looked bewildered. Lin Feier had never shown such a feminine side before.

"Mm! I've come to pick you up; Zhongyang Dalu has a better Demon Cultivator Sect, and I am the Sect Master of that sect!" Ye Liuyun immediately started chatting with her.

"Then what about this place? Are we just going to ignore it?" Lin Feier asked.

"Do Demon Cultivators still cooperate with Corpse Demons or the Foreign Tribe?" Ye Liuyun asked directly.