Chapter 2173: Mutual Probing

These few ferries cost far more than a Warship.

The entire Zhongxing Wangchao has only nine in total, and now three have been lost at once; how could Mo Xiaotian not be angry?

The problem is that they dispatched many strong Martial Cultivators, yet they still couldn't find anyone to act.

Because the scouts monitoring the Dongyun Dynasty have continuously confirmed that Ye Liuyun has not left the Royal Palace, and Spirit Clan's Mo Shaowen has resurfaced in Linyuan City causing trouble.

Thus Mo Xiaotian again puts the blame on the Spirit Clan.

Mo Xiaotian immediately orders someone to contact the Spirit Clan for questioning.

But the Spirit Clan merely replies that Mo Shaowen has destroyed his Token and left the Spirit Clan.

"These damned bastards shift the responsibility completely! Do they think I'm stupid?"

"When something goes wrong they say they've already left the Spirit Clan!"

Mo Xiaotian continues to berate the Spirit Clan.

But now the Alien Battlefield and the Eastern Dynasty's Teleportation Array do not accept Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators, so he cannot send anyone to settle accounts with the Spirit Clan; he can only dispatch additional Martial Cultivators below Ninth Realm to the Alien Battlefield to kill Spirit Clan disciples.

Consequently, Spirit Clan disciples on the Alien Battlefield suffer heavy losses immediately, with many casualties.

Even the mountain stronghold Guan Shanyue, which Ye Liuyun controls, dies at the hands of Zhongxing Wangchao.

Thus the Spirit Clan retreats en masse from the Alien Battlefield, leaving Zhongxing Wangchao with no recourse.

The Soul Ferry Mountain is now opened.

However, detouring from Soul Ferry Mountain to the Spirit Clan takes nearly a year of travel, which is far too long.

Even if they let Martial Cultivators cross the Boundless Sea by ferry, they refuse to waste that much time on a detour.

But even with ferries, plus the travel time, it would still take at least four or five months to reach the Spirit Clan.

The time is still too long.

Mo Xiaotian, unable to devise a solution, gathers everyone around him to solicit ideas.

"God King, we could use Ye Liuyun!"

Song An, a strategist under Mo Xiaotian, suggests to him.

"How to use him?"

"What good is there to use him for?"

Mo Xiaotian asks, puzzled.

Mo Xiaotian has always looked down on Ye Liuyun, thinking he merely got lucky, killed a Foreign Tribe, stumbled upon some crucial information, and thus received a reward from the Ten Thousand Gods Alliance.

As for the Eastern Dynasty, he considers it nothing but a joke.

It cannot compare at all with their Zhongxing Wangchao.

Song An explains, "Since the Alien Battlefield blocks Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators, we can use the Dongyun Dynasty's Teleportation Array to send Martial Cultivators over!"

Ye Liuyun also has a grudge with the Spirit Clan.

If we guarantee not to attack Ye Liuyun and only target the Spirit Clan, I think he will agree.

At worst, we can have the Martial Cultivators sign a Divine Soul Contract!

"Can he easily let us pass?"

Mo Xiaotian also finds it feasible, but believes Ye Liuyun will certainly set conditions.

Song An laughs, "It's just a matter of giving him some resources! Then we kill more Spirit Clan members and recoup those resources!"

Once we subdue the Spirit Clan and open their Teleportation Array, we can then deal with Ye Liuyun.

His resources will still be ours!

Mo Xiaotian nods in approval and immediately sends Song An to negotiate with Ye Liuyun, while he himself selects Martial Cultivators to attack the Spirit Clan.

Song An also sets off at once, rushing to the Alien Battlefield.

The Dongyun Dynasty's Teleportation Array is currently not open to Zhongxing Wangchao, so they must transfer via the Alien Battlefield.

Song An's realm happens to be in the Eighth Layer Late Stage, not yet Ninth Realm, which meets the teleportation criteria.

He also brings no extra troops, only two guards of the Eighth Layer Late Stage.

When Song An teleports to the Dongyun Dynasty, he is immediately spotted by several Ninth Layer Early Stage Martial Cultivators guarding the Formation.

He does not conceal his identity and directly requests a meeting with Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun receives the news and promptly asks Jing Yong to inquire about Song An's character.

"Song An is a strategist beside Mo Xiaotian, quite formidable, and his methods differ from those of Xu Mulin."

Jing Yong tells Ye Liuyun, "Mo Xiaotian rarely consults such strategists and does not particularly like this Song An."

Because many say Song An is capable, Mo Xiaotian remains somewhat guarded and jealous of him.

Ye Liuyun, hearing him compare Song An with Xu Mulin, immediately takes it seriously, ordering Jing Yong to hide all Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators, leaving only a few Ninth Layer Early Stage ones.

Then he has someone bring Song An to a comfortable Side Courtyard, with refreshments prepared.

The Grand Hall is too empty, unsuitable for receiving guests.

After being brought in, Song An behaves courteously, first introducing himself to Ye Liuyun.

He is in his forties or fifties, his realm not high, and his expression is very natural.

Ye Liuyun, also dressed in plain robes, receives him calmly.

The two chat leisurely like old friends, deliberately avoiding the matter of Zhongxing Wangchao having sent people to seize Ye Liuyun's treasure.

"What exactly is the relationship between Zhongxing Wangchao and the Ten Thousand Gods Alliance?"

Ye Liuyun asks him.

"Both cooperation and confrontation!"

Song An does not hide his view, continuing, "When one dominates alone, over time it inevitably rises to a peak and then declines."

Ye Liuyun did not expect Song An to see it so clearly.

But Song An's statement, compared to the Zhongxing Wangchao's behavior, has many inconsistencies.

Thus Ye Liuyun probed indirectly, chatting with him about the Zhongxing Wangchao's attitude toward Martial Cultivators.

He found that Song An's views on many matters were broad-minded, absolutely a great talent with deep foresight.

Ye Liuyun absolutely does not believe that such a person would decide to seize his treasure.

"In that case, many of the Zhongxing Wangchao's actions probably were not Song An's idea."

Ye Liuyun was also analyzing in his mind.

Song An was of course also probing Ye Liuyun.

He found that Ye Liuyun's many views coincided with his own, often able to see through the essence of things, absolutely not the brat Mo Xiaotian spoke of.

"Who gave the God King false information! This Ye Liuyun is indeed a major threat to the Zhongxing Wangchao."

"If he is allowed to develop, he might become even more dangerous than the Spirit Clan in the future!"

Song An had already planned in his mind to propose to Mo Xiaotian upon returning, to scheme early to eliminate Ye Liuyun, lest he become difficult to deal with after growing up.

At this point, Song An also stated the purpose of his trip.

Based on his conversation with Ye Liuyun, if Ye Liuyun had sufficient foresight, he would not accept Song An's suggestion.

But Song An still wanted to conduct one final test to see whether Ye Liuyun was greedy for wealth.

If Ye Liuyun changed his original intention due to greed for wealth, that would also show he could later grasp Ye Liuyun's weakness.

Even if Ye Liuyun were very capable, as long as he could grasp that weakness, there would be nothing to fear.

What Ye Liuyun was considering at this moment was whether to directly detain Song An.

Although forcibly detaining an envoy is somewhat disgraceful, he felt Song An was a talent.

He lacked someone like Song An around him.

But if he were to detain Song An, it might provoke the Zhongxing Wangchao.

It turned out he had been using the Spirit Clan as a shield in front of himself; if it became a direct confrontation with the Zhongxing Wangchao, many things might lose any room for maneuver.