Chapter 2030: Choosing a Target

Ye Liuyun is clutched by the golden eagle's talons, yet he feels quite safe.

Only the treasure's wing bears greater pressure, emitting a screeching, grinding sound.

Fortunately, it is an eighth‑tier treasure, and the golden eagle cannot crush it in a short time.

Outside the Secret Realm, several Elders watching Ye Liuyun are all on edge, fearing he might die like this!

"What is this kid doing running toward that peak?

Isn't he courting death?"

Jin Qing Song says, puzzled.

"I guess he wants to first observe the whole Secret Realm before devising a plan!"

Mao Hongyin guesses.

"With so many man‑eating flowers, how could he escape! He can't even get away from that golden eagle!"

Wu Kun begins to worry for Ye Liuyun.

But Ye Liuyun at this moment is not in a hurry at all.

He is waiting for the golden eagle to be taken down by those man‑eating flowers.

Within the golden eagle's talons there is actually a gap he could slip through, but with man‑eating flowers all around, he thinks staying in the eagle's claws is safer.

However, the golden eagle struggles with all its might, loosening its grip and throwing Ye Liuyun outward.

Ye Liuyun, curled up within the wing, is tossed far away by the golden eagle.

A huge man‑eating flower snaps at the wing, finds it immovable, and attempts to swallow it whole.

Seeing trouble, Ye Liuyun instantly spreads his wings; at the moment the flower tries to swallow him, he gets lodged at the flower's throat, neither in nor out.

The flower immediately thrashes desperately, trying to fling Ye Liuyun out.

After being shaken a few times, Ye Liuyun feels dizzy, so he goes with the motion, is tossed upward, and then flaps his wings to fly away.

Another man‑eating flower jumps to bite him, but fails to catch Ye Liuyun and gives up.

Ye Liuyun never expected to escape like this.

From being seized by the golden eagle to being tossed by the flower, the whole process was entirely passive, yet he ultimately escaped.

And the golden eagle became his sacrificial lamb, serving as food for those man‑eating flowers.

Actually, Ye Liuyun wasn't very worried to begin with.

He originally planned to wait until the flowers killed the golden eagle, then release the Magic Vine to disperse the flowers.

But the current outcome is better; he doesn't need to expose anything.

If the golden eagle had taken him, he would have had to reveal his Divine Soul Power, or have Jin Hui and others intervene to kill the eagle.

This time Ye Liuyun flies toward the peak far more cautiously than before.

He first circles the peak rapidly, using his Golden Pupil and Divine Sense to confirm the summit is safe before descending.

At the summit there are two juvenile golden eagles just entering the first level of Divine Realm, no match for Ye Liuyun.

The golden eagle's nest is built from rare metal ore, and Ye Liuyun simply walks through the nest entrance, pulling it into the Space World.

After confirming there are no more treasures, Ye Liuyun begins to survey the entire Secret Realm with his Golden Pupil.

He stands at the highest point, unobstructed, and sees everything here clearly.

This Secret Realm isn't large; ten days are enough for him to run a circuit.

But danger lurks everywhere; to make a round here one must be sufficiently strong.

There are plenty of treasures and resources here; Ye Liuyun estimates his haul will be great this time.

Yet he doesn't rush to act.

Instead, he spends the whole day on the summit, repeatedly probing certain spots with Divine Sense and Golden Pupil.

He reminds himself there are only ten days, and he will use them to locate the most valuable resources and treasures.

Thus, although he spends extra time now, after thorough inspection and planning, the execution will be much faster.

Having a clear order of action is far better than wandering aimlessly.

"Not bad, not only quick to react, but also knows to plan ahead!"

Jin Qing Song praises.

He now regards Ye Liuyun as his designated disciple, completely satisfied.

"His observation time is a bit too long.

From so far away, what can he see?"

Wu Kun is somewhat puzzled why Ye Liuyun spends so much time planning.

The others remain silent, watching.

They all witnessed Ye Liuyun's recent battle.

Although Ye Liuyun didn't strike directly, his reaction to the enemy was swift, faster than the disciples of the Profound Heaven Sect, clearly showing abundant combat experience.

Especially the moments when Ye Liuyun, in a crisis, used a man‑eating flower against the golden eagle, was tossed out, then instantly spread his wings and rode the wind to fly away—most people wouldn't react that fast.

Even they thought the situation was very dangerous.

If they handled it, it might not be as well done as Ye Liuyun's.

However, Ye Liuyun's prolonged stay on the summit leads some Elders to suspect he is just stalling for time.

In fact, Ye Liuyun has already locked onto a target, planning the order of actions and examining details.

The nearest point from here is a Cave at the foot of the opposite mountain; inside lives a Monster Beast, a woman, whom Ye Liuyun saw transform into an eel and swim into a turquoise spring.

The spring appears to be Life Spring Water, of higher quality than the Life Spring Water Ye Liuyun currently possesses.

If it truly is Life Spring Water, it is an invaluable treasure.

But that eel Monster Beast is of the Eighth Realm.

No ferocious beasts dare approach nearby, showing its strength is not mediocre.

Also, not far north of a mountain peak, there is a field of icebergs, and within one of the peaks stands an ice sculpture.

The ice sculpture holds an orb in its hand.

The Ice Power emitted by that orb is the source of that ice mountain's cold power.

Inside the ice sculpture is an Eighth Realm half‑beast, with a crocodile head and a body covered in crocodile scales; at a glance one can tell its defense is hard to breach.

Ye Liuyun estimates that the orb is what suppresses the ice sculpture.

If the orb is taken away, the ice sculpture may revive.

Another target is a palace complex at the center of the Secret Realm.

It appears to have been abandoned for a long time, and its interior has been completely stripped.

But Ye Liuyun carefully notices that there are several divine statues inside the palace.

Two of those statues each wear a treasure.

However, their exteriors are disguised, and without Golden Pupil one cannot see them.

But swarms of ferocious beasts linger near the palace; to approach the statues one must first deal with those beasts.

Another two locations: one is a tomb where some Demon Race corpses are buried, all of which have turned into zombies.

Ye Liuyun is not worried about these, as his Buddha Light Power can handle them.

In the central tomb lies a Buddha Light relic, which Ye Liuyun deems a valuable treasure.

There is also a blood pool guarded by several Kuailei.

The blood in the pool is almost gone, and Ye Liuyun is not particularly interested.

There are two more places that he does not perceive as dangerous.

One is the farthest tower from here, where a man stands on the top floor.

Ye Liuyun also wants to go see why he is staying there.