Chapter 2191: Expanding Influence

Ye Liuyun, after securing Linhai City, let Zhao Ming Cheng lead Liu Yang and Ye Tiandao to subdue the surrounding small towns one by one.

In less than three months, more than twenty nearby small cities all became Ye Liuyun's domain.

During this period Ye Liuyun himself intervened rarely; Song An handled the command while others carried out the tasks.

He has been calmly cultivating, and finally raised his realm to the Seventh Layer Late Stage.

"So hard!"

He now realizes the role of Ye Ling for him.

Without the Divine Crystal spirit beast Ye Ling, he could not even cultivate.

The Top-grade Divine Crystals used for this minor breakthrough piled up into several mountains.

Yet his strength also grew four to five times, and the effect is evident.

Especially that Item, he can almost fully draw it now.

Even if his realm is insufficient, he can still use the Item to threaten Martial Cultivators of the Ninth Layer Late Stage.

His clone uses Heaven Devour, and together with his blade intent, can also slay Martial Cultivators of the Ninth Layer Early Stage.

For a Martial Cultivator at the Seventh Layer Late Stage, this is already a remarkable achievement.

Ye Liuyun also feels that his cultivation speed has accelerated again since his bloodline was enhanced.

"It seems the cultivation process truly requires massive resources to accumulate.

And resources of any kind cannot be lacking!"

Ye Liuyun is deeply moved by this.

No wonder so many Martial Cultivators never break through to the Divine Realm in a lifetime.

It's simply because their resources are far too scarce!

Relying only on time, how many Martial Cultivators can afford it?

Taking advantage of this period, Ye Liuyun also used the Teleportation Array to the Black Tower, returned to Zhongyang Dalu, and brought back Piao Yun, Lin Feier, Mo Ya, Jin Yuanhui, Lin Xueying, Qin Peng and other Martial Cultivators who had reached the Divine Realm, letting them first adapt within the Space World.

A Xing and his parents' realms were still insufficient, so Ye Liuyun left ten Divine Realm strongmen to guard them.

Although these strongmen are suppressed by Heaven and Earth Power here, they are more than enough to deal with ordinary Mortal Realm Martial Cultivators.

Ye Liuyun's business on Zhongyang Dalu has gradually been transferred to the Ye Clan.

The Ye Clan has not disappointed Ye Liuyun; the young disciples improve quickly, gradually supporting these enterprises and establishing a foothold on Zhongyang Dalu.

Ye Liuyun no longer inquires about these matters, spends a few days with his parents and A Xing, tells them not to meddle in business, to live in seclusion and focus on cultivation, passes the secret technique of the Soul‑Shaking Wave to A Xing, and then returns to the Divine Realm.

After returning, he also began, according to plan, to act against several nearby major cities.

These cities had long been investigated by Xia Tianqiong and Xia Lingshuang; any faction under the Ten Thousand Gods Alliance they directly avoid, focusing instead on other forces.

Especially the local Chengzhu Fu, staffed by Martial Cultivators dispatched by the Zhongxing Wangchao, which Ye Liuyun naturally would not let go unpunished.

Not long after, Ye Liuyun seized three major cities surrounding Linhai City, securing enough space for a future base.

Afterwards, they consolidated steadily, paused for a while, and fortified their power here.

The Zhongxing Wangchao also noticed the changes, and after learning the City Lord was replaced, sent patrols, but Ye Liuyun's strength was too great; several contests failed, and the Zhongxing Wangchao temporarily set the matter aside.

Mo Xiaotian feels that his main opponent now is still the Eastern Kingdom.

Therefore he is urging the hurried production of ferries and the recruitment of Martial Cultivator strongmen.

Ye Liuyun also takes this chance to connect Linhai City's Teleportation Array with the Eastern Kingdom.

Yu Xiaofeng each time withdraws two to three thousand troops from the front line, transporting the Death Legion bit by bit to Linhai City.

Missing soldiers are supplemented by newly conscripted troops.

Yu Xiaofeng also continuously recruits higher‑realm Martial Cultivators to boost the Death Legion's combat power.

Wu Kun also established a Teleportation Array in Muyang City, making personnel and material exchanges very convenient.

Thus the Death Legion's elite fifty thousand soldiers were moved to Linhai City without anyone noticing.

Xiao Yunfang also arrived at Linhai City, responsible for training troops, while also recruiting local high‑realm Martial Cultivators to strengthen the Death Legion.

Mo Shaowen rushed to meet Ye Liuyun, acknowledged the title of Clan Chief Liang Xue, and rejoined the Spirit Clan.

Mo Shaowen and Liu Yang and other Soul Cultivators also went to the Western Region to help Ye Liuyun capture many Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators.

The Zhongxing Wangchao, after much effort, also recruited a batch of Martial Cultivators and hastily produced ferries.

But upon entering the Boundless Sea, they were retaliated against by sea monsters.

The entire army was wiped out again.

Upon hearing the report, Ye Liuyun laughed: "These monsters really hold grudges; let's see what Mo Xiaotian can do!"

Mo Xiaotian at this moment was almost driven mad with anger!

He also could not understand why he was so unlucky.

Those monsters seemed to deliberately oppose him.

Two deployments of Martial Cultivators, both resulted in total annihilation!

Even if the Central Region's martial ways flourish, they cannot endure such turmoil.

Two thousand Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators were annihilated one after another; recruiting later will be extremely difficult!

At the same time, Ye Liuyun received news that the hundred‑thousand‑strong army Mo Xiaotian sent to the Eastern crossing was suddenly set ablaze at night, suffering heavy casualties, with nearly ten percent of the soldiers perishing in the fire.

Moreover, many pieces of equipment and supplies were burned completely.

Ye Liuyun immediately thought of Qiong Qi.

However, the intelligence he received said that even the hundred‑thousand troops did not know who had done it, and no culprit was found.

They could only assume it was the Martial Cultivators sent by Ye Liuyun who sabotaged them.

Moreover, the fire spread almost across the entire camp, suggesting it was not the work of a single person.

The Zhongxing Wangchao immediately sealed the Teleportation Arrays of all major Eastern cities, conducted searches, but found nothing and ended up killing many Martial Cultivator strongmen.

Then, Mo Shaowen, Liu Yang and others in the Western Region captured enough Martial Cultivators, and directly looted the City Lord's mansions of two major cities, causing a great commotion and giving the Zhongxing Wangchao a huge headache.

But by the time the Zhongxing Wangchao sent experts over, they had already returned to Linhai City via the Teleportation Array.

Before leaving, they even arranged people to completely destroy the local Teleportation Array, leaving the Zhongxing Wangchao with no clues to follow.

The Ten Thousand Gods Alliance naturally wouldn't miss this chance to kick them while they're down, taking the opportunity to pressure the Zhongxing Wangchao, saying the Alien Battlefield is now in fierce fighting and they need to conscript over a thousand Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators.

If the Zhongxing Wangchao cannot conscript enough people, they can only draw manpower from the Royal Household's forces.

Thus the Zhongxing Wangchao immediately began conscripting Martial Cultivators across the entire realm.

But after the order was spread, the areas that had just conscripted two thousand Martial Cultivators could no longer provide any personnel.

Now the main thing is to see how many Martial Cultivators the Western and Southern Regions can conscript.

But when the order reached Ye Liuyun's side, there was not even a response, and none of the southernmost City Lord's mansions showed any action.

Even the four southernmost cities directly severed their Teleportation Array links, making it impossible for the Zhongxing Wangchao to send personnel to investigate.