Chapter 1662: Leaving the City Early

Ye Liuyun also began to carefully probe the defensive system here. Every half‑quarter hour, a Divine Sense of an Earth Sovereign strongman swept over; every quarter hour, a Divine Sense of a Tianzun Realm swept over.

Patrolling Demon Cultivators arrived in a squad every two quarter‑hours.

Ye Liuyun reassessed the strength of the Divine Sense probe, found it acceptable, then found a dark corner, employed a shadow concealment technique, and gave the Invisibility Cloak to Qiong Qi.

After putting on the Invisibility Cloak, Qiong Qi went to study the Formation. Ye Liuyun completely vanished into the darkness, silent, waiting for Qiong Qi's result.

After a while, Qiong Qi sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun: "Wait here; I'll create a breach in the Formation and go in to see the situation. If there are strong ones inside, I'll see if I can eliminate some first."

"Alright!" Ye Liuyun also felt at ease letting Qiong Qi go in.

Then Qiong Qi fell silent, and Ye Liuyun began a long wait.

After Qiong Qi entered the Formation, Ye Liuyun's Divine Soul Contract with him was severed, and all contact was lost.

"What on earth happened inside? This guy is really reckless, disappearing the moment he goes in!" Ye Liuyun spent what felt like years outside.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun suddenly noticed a powerful Divine Sense of a late‑stage Tianzun Realm sweeping toward here.

"Damn! This Divine Sense is too powerful; even if it can't detect me, it might become suspicious."

A thought struck Ye Liuyun; not daring to stay, he immediately entered the ninth layer of void, left this place, and slipped into a cluster of dwellings.

"The Altar's defensive layout is indeed not that simple! It seems the Demon Race still placed experts to guard it!"

He can now only abandon this operation, lest he expose his trail and alert the Demon Race.

As for Qiong Qi, he isn't worried Qiong Qi can't get out. He's a Divine Realm strongman, wearing an Invisibility Cloak; nothing should stop him.

The reason he hasn't emerged must be that the situation inside isn't that simple.

As soon as Ye Liuyun left, the strongman's Divine Sense happened to sweep over his former position, sensing a faint spatial fluctuation.

It immediately dispatched a guard to investigate.

Several Tianzun Realm guards rushed over, inspected, found nothing unusual, and then fully departed.

Afterward, the strongman's Divine Sense began to monitor this spot, repeatedly scanning with much higher frequency, but as nothing further was found, it gradually relaxed.

After leaving, Ye Liuyun didn't return to the inn; he went straight out of the city to wait for Qiong Qi outside.

He feared that if Qiong Qi's side were exposed, someone would trace it back to Mu Ranxing, and then, following the trail, reach him.

After exiting the city, Ye Liuyun continuously contacted Qiong Qi via the Divine Soul Contract. Thus, whenever Qiong Qi left the Formation, he would receive a message.

He was worried that when Qiong Qi emerged, he might happen to run into the probe of that Divine Sense strongman.

If Qiong Qi stayed still, his realm and the Invisibility Cloak would keep him undetected by the strongman. The risk is that if he moves, the strongman might spot him.

Ye Liuyun anxiously waited another two‑plus hours before finally contacting Qiong Qi.

And as soon as he reached Qiong Qi, he immediately told him that a strongman's Divine Sense was sweeping the Altar.

"Did you leave the city?" Qiong Qi, via the Divine Soul Contract, noticed Ye Liuyun was relatively far away.

"Yes. That Divine Sense is too strong; I'm afraid of exposure, which would complicate subsequent actions!" Ye Liuyun explained.

"What subsequent actions? The item's in hand. Let me go over, and we'll withdraw immediately!" Qiong Qi said, carefully leaving the Altar.

On the way, he indeed encountered that strongman's Divine Sense sweep.

But he stayed motionless, and the Divine Sense did not detect him.

After the Divine Sense sweep passed, Qiong Qi left the Altar, then also traversed the void to exit Demon Yi Cheng and meet Ye Liuyun.

When the two met, Qiong Qi told Ye Liuyun: "Hurry, we'll be discovered soon."

Qiong Qi tossed the Invisibility Cloak to Ye Liuyun, who then stored it in the Space World.

Ye Liuyun didn't have time to ask further; he donned the Invisibility Cloak and sped through the void toward the Human Sacred City.

After returning to the Space World, Qiong Qi also communicated the situation with Ye Liuyun's avatar.

"The space inside the Formation is huge; at least fifty late‑stage Tianzun Realm Demon Race are there, absorbing Magic Crystals and cultivating.

It turns out those Demon Nobles were guarding and stealing themselves. Moreover, whenever one Demon finishes cultivation and leaves, another is inserted.

I quietly eliminated those Demon cultivators in training and stole the Magic Crystals!"

After speaking, Qiong Qi tossed a Magic Crystal the size of a small mountain into Ye Liuyun's Space World.

"That big!" Ye Liuyun and Lei Ming were both shocked.

Moreover, the energy gathered in this Magic Crystal far exceeds that of ordinary ones. This single crystal is enough for at least hundreds of Demon Cultivators to reach the Divine Realm.

"It seems Xuan Kong Shi can't hold something this large!" the avatar said awkwardly.

"Cut it open with the Demon Slaying Sword!" Qiong Qi suggested.

He had already studied this Magic Crystal; cutting it open would not affect its use.

The avatar immediately used the Demon Slaying Sword, cleaved off enough Magic Crystal, and handed it to Lei Ming. Thus Lei Ming will no longer lack resources for cultivating to the Divine Realm.

Lei Ming instantly, in high spirits, stored the Magic Crystal and went to cultivate within Xuan Kong Shi.

Ye Liuyun kept many of the remaining Magic Crystals for himself. Afterwards, he also hatched all the remaining Demon Beasts. With ample energy now, it's an ideal time to raise Demon Beasts.

For the newly hatched Demon Beasts, Ye Liuyun placed them closest to the Magic Crystals so that all Demon Beasts could quickly unify their realms, and food would be allocated to them first.

In an instant, Ye Liuyun's Space World swelled with tens of thousands of Demon Beasts.

Ye Liuyun designated a specific zone for the Magic Crystals and Demon Beasts to prevent affecting other ferocious beasts and damaging the environment.

The avatar also returned to Xuan Kong Shi to continue cultivating. Ye Liuyun's realm was now on the brink of breakthrough.

He estimated that before reaching the Human Sacred City, his realm would ascend again.

Shortly after Ye Liuyun left, the Demon Race noticed something amiss. The Martial Cultivator inside the Formation never emerged.

The Demon Race has strict regulations on cultivation time using Magic Crystals.

Consequently, a strongman immediately entered to inspect. Upon entry, he found the Magic Crystals gone, and the Demon cultivators inside had vanished without a trace.

This caused the entire Demon Race to fall into chaos.

Tianzun Realm strongmen immediately released their Divine Senses, scouting everywhere.

The Demon Sacred City also activated a Formation, prohibiting entry and exit, and began inspecting one by one.

Soon, the Demon Race located Mu Ranxing, and dispatched people to chase Mu Ranxing.