Chapter 212: Resource Allocation

After that, Ye Liuyun led the group to sweep through the Treasure Vault of Dark Night Hall.

Including those saints' Storage Rings, they seized seven holy artifacts alone.

One long sword, one short sword, three long swords. There were also two special treasure items. One was a gourd for holding liquids or gases, with no offensive function. The other turned out to be an invisibility cloak—wearing it normally speeds up movement, and when fully activated it grants invisibility.

There were also many precious items. In addition, they obtained over six hundred cultivation techniques, countless Crystal Stones, pills, herbs, and ores…

"Ha ha, this Dark Night Hall—no wonder it's a killer organization, it's really wealthy!" Ye Liuyun couldn't help bursting into laughter.

Ye Liuyun's haul was again substantial, and he immediately led the group back to Shuiyue Tower to divide the spoils.

After returning, he first let Ru Yue and the maids rest, then piled all the seized goods in the courtyard for everyone to pick freely.

Wu Qingcheng hadn't expected that these people could go out once and bring back the entire Dark Night Hall. Moreover, the famous treasures of Dark Night Hall were all taken back by them.

Ye Liuyun himself only chose a wood‑attribute spirit beast that Qiong Qi had found for him, processed it, and then stored it in a Storage Ring.

He has now collected three spirit beasts; once he gathers the water‑ and metal‑attribute ones as well, he can complete the cultivation of the Immortal Overlord Body.

Lin Xueying was only interested in some pills, so Ye Liuyun let her take whatever she wanted.

Qiong Qi directly chose a set of Formation Flags, a fire Crystal Stone, and some fire‑attribute herbs.

Bai Hu also selected some metal‑attribute herbs, Crystal Stones, and ores.

Lei Ming took half of the Life Essence liquid, and also took that holy‑artifact gourd.

Wu Qingcheng chose a sword and the invisibility cloak. Then she and Yu Er went to select cultivation techniques. Ye Liuyun told them that after returning to the academy they could still help them pick techniques, so they should only choose those that suit them and not force unsuitable ones.

Yu Er lacked nothing, yet Ye Liuyun still gave them another sword.

It was Shi Yuan's turn; Ye Liuyun originally wanted him to exchange two holy artifacts, but he couldn't part with the wolf‑fang mace and the blood‑thirsty demon sword, so he only picked some pills and herbs.

Ye Liuyun also promised him that once his own cultivation level rose enough to forge holy artifacts, he would help upgrade those two False Holy Artifacts a few grades.

For the remaining items, Ye Liuyun gave all the cultivable herbs to Lei Ming, having her plant them in the Grand Hall, and also asked Wu Qingcheng and Yu Er to help.

Then he kept some ores for himself. He gave the remaining half of the Life Essence liquid to Wu Qingcheng.

All other items he simply tossed to Wu Qingcheng, asking her to store them; even the unused things in his own Storage Ring he handed over to her for safekeeping.

Wu Qingcheng was pleased that Ye Liuyun trusted her, so she readily took on the tasks.

Among the other items, he selected a medium‑grade Heaven Tier long sword and a batch of pills and Crystal Stones, leaving them outside.

After Ru Yue returned, he gave them all directly to her, as thanks for her care of Wu Qingcheng.

Ru Yue was, of course, deeply grateful and finally took the opportunity to say she wanted to follow Ye Liuyun and serve as his steward.

During that day, she got along well with Wu Qingcheng and Yu Er, expressing admiration for them in conversation and saying she also wanted to follow Ye Liuyun and be his steward.

Wu Qingcheng liked this sensible, considerate steward, so she encouraged her to bring it up with Ye Liuyun, thinking he might agree.

Ye Liuyun hadn't expected Ru Yue to make such a request; he had initially intended to refuse.

But Wu Qingcheng and Yu Er both advocated for Ru Yue, and Lei Ming also said she didn't want to manage the Grand Hall and was too busy, so in the end Ye Liuyun agreed.

Ru Yue was extremely happy, repeatedly thanking everyone.

Next, Ye Liuyun didn't hurry to leave. With good food, drink, and attendants, he decided to enjoy himself for a while.

So he used the time to forge two extra‑large storage bracelets for Wu Qingcheng and Yu Er.

Then he also gave Wu Qingcheng a violet‑scale armor, a holy‑artifact long sword, and a holy‑artifact Mountain‑flipping Seal.

He also reminded her: "For other weapons, False Holy Artifacts and those of Heaven Tier rank, pick a few to keep in reserve. When your cultivation level is low, try not to use high‑grade weapons, lest they attract attention. I'll brew pills for you later; don't take them indiscriminately."

Wu Qingcheng laughed, "I'm not an inexperienced child; why are you still worrying about me!"

Though she joked on the surface, she felt warm inside.

Ye Liuyun smiled and asked, "How did you and Yu Er choose your cultivation techniques?"

Wu Qingcheng replied, "We've both found suitable techniques, and they're all Heaven Tier. So you don't need to worry about the techniques for now. After returning to the academy, you can help us exchange some Heaven‑grade materials that match our attributes. What I have still isn't enough."

"No problem. When the time comes, I'll take you both to choose," Ye Liuyun agreed immediately.

Afterwards, he began selecting herbs to forge pills.

Blood Vessel Pill, Concentration Pill, and Crossing Origin Pill were all for his own use. At the same time, Blood Vessel Pill, Concentration Pill, Essence‑solidifying Pill, as well as healing and detox pills, were prepared for Wu Qingcheng and Yu Er.

He also sifted through the pills in Wu Qingcheng's possession, identified those suitable for Lei Ming and the others, and distributed them to the Monster Beasts.

When Ye Liuyun finished forging the pills, Qiong Qi came again, asking him to help forge a Skeleton Puppet.

For this, he had Yu Er bring out the Metal Puppet, and together with Qiong Qi they studied it for a while before finalizing the plan to forge the Skeleton Puppet.

After that, the two of them got to work in succession.

First Ye Liuyun selected materials, then refined them into the Skeleton Puppet, simultaneously using Buddha Light from his True Essence to cleanse the evil aura within the skeleton, and then infused the Buddha Light into the skeletal framework.

When Ye Liuyun finished, Qiong Qi began inscribing various Formations. After all the work was done, the two together inputted some Divine Sense and merged them.

Qiong Qi inputted several powerful techniques from his past memories, while Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense was mainly for controlling the Skeleton Puppet, as well as for Spiritual Soul Attack techniques, Buddha Light, and Nether Ghost Fire.

Later Ye Liuyun added enough Spirit Stones as power for the Skeleton Puppet.

The two of them spent half a month in total before the Skeleton Puppet was fully revamped. When they displayed it, everyone was astonished.

Now the Skeleton Puppet's bones are crystal‑clear, radiating holy light, and its eyes blaze with blue‑white Nether Ghost Fire, striking fear into onlookers.

Especially the aura the Skeleton Puppet exudes, which left everyone shocked.

"The highest attainable realm can reach the peak of Tian Gang Liu Chong!" Qiong Qi said contentedly.

"Tian Gang Liu Chong peak?" the crowd shouted in unison.

"That means invincible, right?" Ye Liuyun exclaimed, even more excited.

"It's only temporary invincibility!" Qiong Qi corrected him, then added, "But if you want it to wield the power of the Tian Gang Realm, your Spirit Stones will become somewhat insufficient!"

"What? My Spirit Stones aren't enough?"

Ye Liuyun was somewhat startled. After all, he had collected more than half of a Spiritual Stone Vein, yet he had used very little so far.

"So you still need to conserve your Spirit Stones. Try not to offend anyone with such a high realm! Just use them for practice normally." Qiong Qi nodded.

Ye Liuyun nodded and stored the Skeleton Puppet away.