Chapter 2056: Obeying Only Orders

"Do you think that when I let you go back to think last time, I was being too merciful to you?"

Ye Liuyun asked coldly.

"No, no, I was just trying to joke with you; please don't try to match wits with me! Quickly give me the antidote, or I'll really die in a moment!"

Liu Xing immediately assumed a servile posture and pleaded to Ye Liuyun.

"Heh, where does that confidence come from, that I must use you?"

"If I die, I die!"

Ye Liuyun extended his hand, inhaled, and drew the Xuantian Array Flag toward him, holding it in his hand to examine.

Liu Xing could no longer use True Essence; he was just like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

Ye Liuyun, fearing he would launch a Spiritual Soul Attack after seeing the state of his Sea of Consciousness, had deliberately brought a protective artifact against Spiritual Soul Attacks before coming out.

Thus Liu Xing could only watch Ye Liuyun with his eyes wide open, utterly powerless.

He could only lie on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing to Ye Liuyun, begging for mercy!

"Where was that courage you just showed?"

"Weren't you trying to compare with me, to see who would die first?"

Ye Liuyun sneered and retorted.

"I will never… dare again… From now on I… sincerely… be your dog… and obey my master's commands!"

Liu Xing was in such pain at this moment that he could not even finish a sentence.

Ye Liuyun observed the situation with his Golden Pupil and thought it was about time.

If he delayed any longer, reviving him would become arduous.

At this moment Liu Xing's limbs were convulsing from pain, and his organs had begun widespread decay; the pain knocked him out.

Only then did Ye Liuyun take an antidote pill and toss it into his mouth.

At the same time, he placed his hand on Liu Xing's shoulder and absorbed all the toxins he had just released.

These two poisons must be neutralized separately; they cannot be mixed.

After about a quarter of an hour, Ye Liuyun withdrew his hand.

"I almost actually played him to death!"

Ye Liuyun also exhaled a breath.

With the poison cleared, Liu Xing's True Essence resumed circulating, slowly healing his injuries.

Seeing that he was unharmed, Ye Liuyun also searched his Soul to see what he had done these past days.

After discovering he hadn't told anyone, he kicked him out of the living room, letting the Lion‑Tiger Beast watch him.

He then carefully cleaned the toxins in the living room again, and only then released Qing Yan.

"What happened to him?"

Qing Yan, seeing Liu Xing lying in the courtyard, asked Ye Liuyun in confusion.

Ye Liuyun recounted the previous events.

"Another one who courted death!"

Qing Yan didn't attend to Liu Xing; instead, she brewed a pot of tea for Ye Liuyun and then began chatting idly with him.

After about half an hour, Liu Xing finally regained consciousness.

Although the poison was cleared, multiple injuries remained inside him; full recovery would still take several days.

"When you wake up, scram; don't be an eyesore here! Once you're healed, come report to me!"

Ye Liuyun said this, then tossed the Xuantian Array Flag beside him, letting him leave on his own.

He knew the Xuantian Array Flag was a treasured relic of the Array Pavilion master Wu Kun, so he dared not keep it by force and could only return it to Liu Xing.

"Yes!"

Liu Xing, with a mournful face, packed away the flag and left obediently.

He now dared not even entertain a hint of resistance.

He only hoped Ye Liuyun wouldn't assign him any overly difficult tasks.

"Got another one!"

Ye Liuyun waited until he was far away, then began celebrating with Qing Yan.

"Why expend so much effort?"

"Wouldn't it be better to just plant Slave Seals on them directly!"

At that moment, the Book Demon inside his Sea of Consciousness suddenly interjected.

"My current strength is still insufficient; aren't we afraid of being discovered!"

Ye Liuyun explained to him.

"Whoever discovers them will have a Slave Seal placed on them!"

The Book Demon said disdainfully.

Ye Liuyun said helplessly, "Do you think I'm you, possessing such strong Divine Soul Power?"

"Once they wear the artifact that defends against Spiritual Soul Attacks, I can't deal with them!"

"Then you should quickly devour more Divine Soul Power! From what I see, you only practice Mysterious Origin daily; that's far too slow! There's no time to train Spatial Power, nor to improve other abilities!"

The Book Demon complained, "At this rate, when will I become strong?"

"Then what do you suggest?"

Ye Liuyun asked the Book Demon.

"Don't you have hundreds of thousands of troops?"

"Have them bring you a hundred people each day for you to devour their Divine Soul Power!"

The Book Demon offered Ye Liuyun a suggestion.

"Why don't you say, let me devour some of your Divine Soul Power?"

Ye Liuyun, irritated by him, shot back a question.

The Book Demon fell silent.

He was indeed afraid that Ye Liuyun would make such a request.

Ye Liuyun was too lazy to bother with him and returned to the Xuan Kong Shi to continue his cultivation.

A few days later, after Liu Xing's injuries healed, he voluntarily sought out Ye Liuyun, presenting himself as a servant.

Ye Liuyun didn't bother with pleasantries and said straight to him, "I need a large amount of resources.

You helped Murong Tian acquire a lot of resources, didn't you?

From now on, transfer all those resources to me!"

Hearing that, Liu Xing thought for a moment and said, "That shouldn't be a problem! However, some stronger Martial Cultivators are hard to deal with!"

Ye Liuyun immediately dispatched Jin Hui and Bai Sha: "Both of you, follow him, settle some affairs of the outside clans, and concentrate their resources into your hands!"

"Yes!"

The two answered, looking toward Liu Xing.

They wanted to verify Liu Xing's identity, unsure whether he was reliable.

"I poisoned him, and only I have the antidote.

If you find this guy dishonest, you can eliminate him directly!"

Ye Liuyun told them.

Then Ye Liuyun asked Liu Xing, "Anything else?"

"Nothing, nothing! I'll go handle it right away!"

Liu Xing immediately responded with repeated assent.

He never even dreamed that Ye Liuyun would have such a powerful Martial Cultivator by his side.

"If I had known he had such a strong follower, I would have surrendered long ago; why waste so much effort!"

Liu Xing thought to himself.

From then on, Liu Xing obeyed Ye Liuyun without question and never dared to resist.

He had also probed Jin Hui and Bai Sha, trying to learn about Ye Liuyun's identity.

But Jin Hui and Bai Sha warned him, "Our master's power is beyond what you can imagine! You'd better not ask, lest you die without even knowing how!"

Liu Xing was also clever; once he knew Ye Liuyun was backed by a great force, he realized he couldn't provoke it, and indeed never asked again.

As for how they would seize those clan resources, Ye Liuyun never inquired, leaving it to them to handle themselves.

After Liu Xing finished, Ye Liuyun, when free, went out to mingle and get to know more Sect disciples.

He intended to find more people like Qi Huan, to gauge how much power they could provide for future dealings with Murong Tian.

However, just as he descended the mountain, he ran into Elder Bai Feng rushing toward him.

"Chen Feng, is your master in Dan Hall?"

Elder Bai Feng, upon seeing Ye Liuyun, hurriedly asked.

"Elder Bai, my master is in Dan Hall! What do you need, I'll go fetch him for you!"

When Ye Liuyun saw Bai Feng, he felt she must have an urgent matter to find the master.