Chapter 1663: Heaven‑Shaking Grand Crime

The Demon Race not only discovered Mu Ranxing's suspicious behavior, but also uncovered the connection between Ye Liuyun and Mu Ranxing, and sent men to the inn to capture Ye Liuyun.

But when they rushed into the inn, there was no sign of Ye Liuyun anywhere.

When the strong pursuers catching up with Mu Ranxing reached him, Ye Liuyun also received the information.

So he manipulated Mu Ranxing to tell the Demon Race that Ye Liuyun was the spy sent by the Human Race, that Ye Liuyun had stolen the Magic Crystal.

After Mu Ranxing confessed his crime, he immediately committed suicide out of guilt to avoid bringing trouble to his family.

This shocked the entire Demon Sacred City.

Only then did everyone realize that Ye Liuyun had committed a shocking crime.

Yelü Motian, upon learning this, was also terrified.

"That Human boy really dares to do anything!"

The Yelü Clan also interrogated Yelü Motian, forcing him to detail his dealings with Ye Liuyun, and to avoid suspicion they imprisoned him.

The Shen Family also could not escape suspicion; the Demon Race turned them upside down, and still did not find any trace of Ye Liuyun.

The Demon Race took this opportunity to purge all Humans from the Sacred City.

The Shen Family also fell into misfortune following Ye Liuyun, becoming the earliest victims of the Human‑Demon War.

The entire Demon Race began a manhunt for Ye Liuyun, but he vanished as if out of thin air, never seen again.

The Demon Race contacted nearby cities, set up checkpoints along the way, dispatched almost all Tianzun‑level strongmen, yet still could not locate Ye Liuyun.

Afterwards, the Demon Race began gathering a massive army, preparing to attack the Human Sacred City.

At this point, Ye Liuyun had been on the run from the Demon Sacred City for over ten days.

During those days, he frequently encountered interceptions by Demon checkpoints.

Therefore, to reduce trouble, he constantly wore the Invisibility Cloak, continuously expending Mysterious Origin to travel; both to evade the Demon manhunt and to burn Mysterious Origin in preparation for a realm breakthrough.

Only after gradually breaking out of the Demon blockade did he remove the Invisibility Cloak, pause briefly to rest and eat something.

However, he did not enter any city; instead he hid his form in a mountain range.

After this brief ten‑plus days of cultivation, Lei Ming again broke through a First Realm, showing how powerful the Magic Crystal is.

His clone's realm had also risen similarly, so Ye Liuyun could break through at any time.

After eating his fill, Ye Liuyun returned to the Xuan Kong Shi, and together with his clone made the final preparations.

Qiong Qi was left outside, wearing the Invisibility Cloak to shield him from the wind.

Two days later, Ye Liuyun's realm smoothly broke through to the eighth level of the Tianzun Realm.

Though he now requires a lot of energy, the realm breakthrough faced no real obstacles.

After the breakthrough, Ye Liuyun immediately felt his strength jump up by a great margin.

"Of course! Once you reach the Divine Realm, you'll clearly feel the huge gap between each level. Each time you break a minor realm, it feels like the Mortal Realm leapt into a major realm!" Qiong Qi explained to Ye Liuyun.

"Any recent developments?" Ye Liuyun asked Qiong Qi about the situation outside.

"Occasionally some people search for you; now I reckon not only the Demon Race but also the Human Race are after you! You took the Demon Race's great treasure; who wouldn't want to capture you!" Qiong Qi told Ye Liuyun.

"But you needn't worry; at worst we can just leave this Secret Realm! While you have time now, focus on cultivation; I'm out there for you."

After Qiong Qi's realm broke through to the Divine Realm, he wanted to rush to the Divine Realm, so he also hoped Ye Liuyun would quickly advance.

Ye Liuyun understood his feelings and, taking this time, returned to the Xuan Kong Shi to absorb the Magic Crystal's power.

He can transmute Demon Qi into Buddha Demon Power, and its energy can also help him solidify his realm.

Song Qianyi's pace back was not fast; Ye Liuyun had already overtaken her. So he wasn't in a hurry to catch up, preferring to use the time for more cultivation.

Tens of thousands of Demon Beasts eat, sleep, and fight daily, and under the stimulation of the Magic Crystal, their realms soar rapidly.

Demon Beasts of the same realm often clash; Ye Liuyun didn't intervene, treating it as training for their combat skills.

Others also seized the time to cultivate. After Man Shu's realm broke through to the Divine Realm, she focused on strengthening her Physical Body and Divine Soul Power.

Ye Liuyun and his group stayed in place for over ten days; inside the Xuan Kong Shi, more than a hundred days had passed.

During this period, Ye Liuyun not only solidified his realm but also elevated his Buddha Demon Power to Divine Realm level.

"Next, once Yin Fire acquires resources, it will soon improve; thereafter the focus will be Heaven and Earth Power and Spatial Power!" Ye Liuyun, when he had time, discussed cultivation with Qiong Qi.

"Heaven and Earth Power and Spatial Power are endless cultivations, unlike other forces. Even upon reaching the Divine Realm, you're far from the end!" Qiong Qi told Ye Liuyun.

"Indeed!" Ye Liuyun agreed, knowing those two powers are the hardest to cultivate.

Ye Liuyun had cultivated enough; after checking the time, it was about right, so he arranged to continue onward.

This time he no longer used invisibility; instead he released a Demon Beast as a mount, proceeding unhurriedly toward the Human Sacred City.

It would take about a month and a half to reach the Human Sacred City. Ye Liuyun planned to slay some intercepting Demon Cultivators and armies along the way, stockpiling food for the Demon Beasts.

The Demon Beasts' food had been almost exhausted, with tens of thousands of mouths waiting to be fed!

Though they also fought each other, their numbers had recently dropped considerably. Ye Liuyun, following the survival‑of‑the‑fittest principle, did not intervene. Yet most of the time those Demon Beasts remained hungry.

Ye Liuyun's whereabouts were quickly discovered by the Demon Race in nearby cities. Once the news spread, forces from all directions rushed to kill Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun was unafraid of any challenger. When meeting a strong opponent he sparred with Lei Ming; when facing ordinary Martial Cultivators or soldiers, he released the three thousand highest‑realm Demon Beasts to hunt and stockpile food.

In less than half a month, Ye Liuyun's actions stirred the world's tides.

Everyone was curious about Ye Liuyun's background and which family he came from.

The Demon army had just finished assembling and could not catch up with Ye Liuyun; they could only continually redirect cities he passed through to intercept him.

They also dispatched many Tianzun‑realm experts to kill Ye Liuyun, but all vanished without return.

With Qiong Qi and Man Shu, both Divine Realm strongmen, by his side, Ye Liuyun was not at all afraid of those opponents.

The Demon Beasts' food had recently become abundant, allowing the newly hatched Demon Beasts to grow rapidly.