Chapter 1748: Brought Back to the Royal Mansion

At this moment, Pei Yong also rushed over.

He also heard that someone wanted to deal with Ye Liuyun.

He rushed over for fear that something might happen to him.

He hadn't expected the opponent to be a Second Layer Late Stage powerhouse, whose strength was even greater than his.

"What should we do?"

He was also thinking of a plan, preparing to take out the Royal Mansion to intimidate people when the time came.

"Oh?"

"Wasn't it you who killed him?"

"Back then, Xiao Bingxin abducted you—how did you escape?"

Li Xuanbing asked.

He also felt that leaving Xiao Bingxin's corpse at the scene was somewhat unlike Ye Liuyun's style.

"Hahaha, what a joke—I alone could take on the Black Tiger Gang; do you think Xiao Bingxin could handle me?"

"You need to understand—I let him go; it's not that I needed to flee!"

Ye Liuyun laughed loudly, speaking calmly.

Pei Yong didn't know what was going on, but just seeing Ye Liuyun's demeanor in the face of a strong opponent made him feel Ye Liuyun was extraordinary.

"Then do you know who killed Xiao Bingxin?"

"Who took his resources?"

Li Xuanbing continued to press for answers.

"I know everything!"

Ye Liuyun said lightly.

"Then speak up quickly!"

Li Xuanbing urged him on.

"Why should I tell you?"

"Who do you think you are?"

"And yet you beg me while shouting at me!"

Ye Liuyun said calmly.

"Do you want to die?"

Li Xuanbing shouted angrily.

His shout startled everyone present.

"Who are you trying to scare?"

Ye Liuyun merely curled his lips, completely unfazed.

"Fine! I'd like to see what you're capable of, daring to say you let Xiao Bingxin go!"

Saying that, he unleashed a cold qi attack toward Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun did not back down; immediately, together with his avatar, four souls surged into Li Xuanbing's Sea of Consciousness, directly beginning to slaughter and devour his soul.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun withdrew his soul, recalled his avatar, and released the Black Panther.

"Leave the Storage Ring with me; the person is yours!"

Ye Liuyun said to the Black Panther.

With a whoosh, the Black Panther lunged forward, immediately beginning to rend and devour, then spat out the Storage Ring to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun then waved his hand, recalling the Black Panther as well.

The scene was just as before—only bloodstains, no corporeal remains.

Pei Yong, Yuan Songping, Li Manfu, Yuan Tianyu, and the others all stood frozen in place.

Second Layer Late Stage.

Even a Martial Cultivator nearing the Second Layer Peak couldn't withstand a single move against Ye Liuyun.

"You brat, what cultivation level are you exactly?"

Pei Yong said in an admiring tone.

He deliberately asked Ye Liuyun about his cultivation level to conceal his own recent soul attack.

Ye Liuyun no longer concealed it, directly revealing his Second Layer Early Stage cultivation for him to see.

"Hahaha, you've hidden it deep indeed! But are you sure this is your true cultivation level?"

Regardless of whether Ye Liuyun truly is at the Second Layer Early Stage, Pei Yong would say this to keep others from guessing his true cultivation level.

Ye Liuyun also laughed and replied, "Not necessarily!"

Then he changed his own cultivation to First Layer Late Stage.

With that, no one could guess what cultivation level Ye Liuyun actually had.

"Hahaha!"

Pei Yong found Ye Liuyun increasingly interesting!

However, Ye Liuyun was no longer in danger, so he simply returned to his residence and sent someone to inquire what Ye Liuyun had been up to.

Yuan Songping also hurriedly left with Yuan Tianyu, feeling that Ye Liuyun's identity was too terrifying.

He also sensed earlier that Ye Liuyun had launched a soul attack, and that it absolutely wasn't just Ye Liuyun's own soul—there was another person's soul hidden beside him.

Furthermore, Ye Liuyun having the Black Panther devour Li Xuanbing was entirely a blindfold tactic.

Although there had been no corpses before, the extent of the destruction at the scene could not have been caused by the Black Panther alone.

In other words, there must be an even stronger expert or ferocious beast beside Ye Liuyun.

And based on their observations, the likelihood that it is a many‑legged monster is relatively high.

However, even if they guessed, they dare not speak of it, let alone spread it.

Not to mention Ye Liuyun hasn't left; even if he had, he might return.

Their Yuan family would be better off seizing the chance to honestly expand their influence.

Pei Yong also took time to study Ye Liuyun's situation in detail, and then he actually reported it to the Royal Mansion.

Only, Ye Liuyun has not yet alarmed the Western Liang King.

He reported to the chief administrator Zhang Wencai, who is in charge of selecting Martial Cultivators.

"Bring them back for a look! And don't let them have it easy on the way!"

Zhang Wencai said little.

After all, talent constantly emerges within the Royal Mansion, and Ye Liuyun's current performance can only be said to be a bit stronger than that of ordinary people.

He also instructed Pei Yong to set some challenges for the one hundred Martial Cultivators being taken back, even on the road.

After dealing with Li Xuanbing, Ye Liuyun returned to the Xuan Kong Shi to cultivate again.

The realm crystal stones he just obtained are of great help to him, and now he doesn't want to waste any time at all.

However, the volume of these realm crystal stones is too small, not enough for however long Ye Liuyun needs.

Now the Yuan family has sent another realm crystal stone infused with Spatial Power, just right for his duplicate to use.

He and his duplicate comprehend Spatial Power together, accelerating their advancement.

He himself occasionally swaps in realm crystal stones of Fire Flame Power to absorb.

These fire realm crystal stones allow him to simultaneously grasp the burning essence of Fire Flame Power, thereby enhancing both of his fire powers.

After cultivating for a while, Ye Liuyun goes back to refining pills and feels his Fire Flame Power has risen considerably.

The speed of pill refinement and the number of pills per furnace have both increased.

The grade of the refined pills has risen to second tier, third grade.

Now that his Fire Flame Power is sufficient, the next step in pill refinement is for Ye Liuyun to contemplate how to improve the proportion of medicinal ingredients and forge higher‑grade pills.

But now time is already insufficient.

Even within the Xuan Kong Shi, with ten times the time, it is already the day they should depart.

Pei Yong led the one hundred Martial Cultivators onto the Royal Mansion's Flying Boat.

Li Yuanyang, accompanied by Li Manfu, saw off Ye Liuyun.

This is the first time the City Lord has seen off personnel participating in the Foreign Tribe selection.

Ye Liuyun normally never interacts with those participants, his lodging and amenities are more luxurious than theirs, and he is surrounded by a group of women; now the City Lord comes to see him off, instantly provoking jealousy among them and casting Ye Liuyun as a public enemy.

Thus along the way, the others chat and laugh, but few pay him any attention.

Ye Liuyun enjoys the tranquility; while others converse, he remains quietly cultivating.

To let those around him cultivate in peace, he even exposed the Xuan Kong Shi, allowing others to go inside to cultivate.

This makes the other Martial Cultivators drool with desire.

Ye Liuyun and his companions possess many treasures; it would be impossible to claim these people are unmoved.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun casually tosses a second‑tier pill into his mouth, making everyone even more jealous.

However, Ye Liuyun and his group are too powerful; they dare not forcefully snatch, only wait for an opportunity.

Pei Yong watches the greed in their eyes but does not remind Ye Liuyun.