Chapter 2336: Seeking Opportunities

Qi Sha told Ye Liuyun: "The specific information you ask for, we don't provide for large‑scale group missions!"

Because the situation in Chengzhu Fu and the stationed troops changes frequently, we cannot provide information that would mislead assassins; you need to investigate yourself!

There was an incident before; because the information we provided changed, it caused huge losses for our people.

But you don't need to rush; for this mission I can give you half a year, you can investigate at leisure, even infiltrate the interior of Chengzhu Fu if you wish.

However, I must warn you.

City Lords, record officers, garrison commanders and other high‑ranking officials appointed by the dynasty all have Divine Soul Contracts and Divine Sense tags monitoring their lives and deaths; you must not casually use Divine Soul Power to control them.

Qi Sha told Ye Liuyun.

"Three hundred points for half a year—wonder if that's at a loss?"

Ye Liuyun doesn't know the strength of Chengzhu Fu, but he still agreed for now.

Then he also asked Qi Sha for some ordinary tasks, planning to investigate Chengzhu Fu while carrying out simple missions, so he wouldn't be too idle.

Before leaving, Ye Liuyun asked Qi Sha: "Has the Holy Land Dynasty ever sent people to exterminate Hei Sha?"

"Of course we have; moreover, they often send covert agents to infiltrate."

Even if some of them manage to infiltrate, they are few and not our opponents.

And if a large number of unmarked individuals infiltrate, our guard squad will notice.

Our entire Secret Realm would be relocated and linked to our main base.

The strong ones at our main base would rush in to support and eliminate them.

Then we would immediately change the contact point and the new Secret Realm entrance.

So once a Martial Cultivator discovers our location has shifted and can't find us, they can simply go look for the contact point again.

Qi Sha explained to Ye Liuyun.

"But the contact point—won't the Holy Land Dynasty discover it?"

"After all, the marker is so obvious; they couldn't possibly be unaware, right?"

Ye Liuyun continued to press further.

Qi Sha smiled: "You're not wrong! However, we also have our own people placed within the Holy Land Dynasty."

If they come to exterminate us, we will retaliate.

When that time comes and they can't find us, we can appear at any moment to kill them.

They would at most capture some hired assassins, which means nothing to them.

Our own directly affiliated assassins, even if the Secret Realm entrance changes, can know immediately and don't need to go to the contact point.

"Oh! So that's how it is!"

Ye Liuyun thought this was a plausible excuse, so he decided to believe it for the time being.

But he could still hear from Qi Sha's words that Hei Sha likely has many covert agents placed in the city.

That's why they can monitor various developments.

Moreover, many major forces probably know of Hei Sha's existence, not

otherwise how would they get contracts?

It's just that ordinary people can't access them.

If he later has a chance to cooperate with a force like Hei Sha, he could possibly secure a chance to negotiate with the Holy Land Dynasty.

Ye Liuyun returned to his Side Courtyard, first contacting the Divine Realm to learn its recent situation.

He also sent Lao Yuanfeng and other Formation Masters, refiners, and Alchemists back to the Divine Realm, letting them boost the Divine Realm's refining capabilities.

He also took the prepared Sharp Blade Squad and Yuan Hao's Death Legion with him.

To prevent any mishap when he strikes Chengzhu Fu.

If hordes of half‑beasts, Demon Beasts, and the Demon Race appear here again, it would cause a massive uproar.

He dares not use them lightly, fearing it would draw the Holy Land Dynasty's attention.

Tong Xin has developed an eagle‑shaped Xingkong warship.

However, this warship is tiny, able to carry only four people.

"It must consider speed, attack capability, and also range… this is only a prototype and still needs improvement."

Through continual experimentation, Tong Xin created this thing resembling a Puppet Beast.

In the Space World, Ye Liuyun tested the eagle‑shaped warship and found its speed indeed much faster than a small warship, though it still couldn't match the Xingkong Flying Boat's speed.

In terms of attack, the flying eagle is equipped with three Energy Cannons; one pilot steers while three others each control a cannon to fire.

Its attack power is comparable to that of a small warship.

However, regarding energy consumption, it can connect to a Storage Ring, so its travel distance is effectively unlimited.

Ye Liuyun recommended Liu Jing to Tong Xin, allowing Tong Xin to study while learning from him.

Within Ye Liuyun's Space World, the strength of many women and Monster Beasts is also rising.

Ye Ling continues to refine her "pill".

After Lin Luoyi determined the dosage, she gave it to Long Nv and Zhuque, allowing the two to be the first to break through to the Super God Realm.

However, due to limited Primordial Power, Ye Ling temporarily halted.

Apart from Liang Xue, the others are those Monster Beasts that have only recently had a chance to breakthrough.

Yuan Hao, after accumulating enough, broke through to the Divine Realm.

Mo Shaowen, Liu Yang, Liang Bin and others still have some distance to go.

Therefore, among Ye Liuyun's contacts, there aren't many who have reached the Divine Realm, so his strength is clearly insufficient to deal with Chengzhu Fu.

Consequently, Ye Liuyun focused his efforts against Chengzhu Fu on its alchemists, refiners, and Formation Masters, planning to control them first.

However, their statuses are high, and Ye Liuyun lacks the qualifications to deal with them.

【61】 Just as Ye Liuyun was searching everywhere for a chance to approach the City Lord, the citizens of Haoyue City began chatting about some good news.

That is, the quadrennial talent selection competition is about to begin.

This quadrennial talent selection competition is actually prepared to recruit talent for the local marquis's manor, mainly targeting some young people.

The selection starts from a small town like Bright Moon City, then selects elites to enter the big city, and then screens them to enter the marquis's manor, with multiple rounds of selection.

For someone from a small place like Bright Moon City, being able to enter the marquis's manor is already quite satisfying.

Ye Liuyun felt that this was actually a rare opportunity.

Unfortunately, his age has already exceeded the competition's limit, and he now has no interest in the martial cultivators' layered selection and matches, nor does he have that much time to mingle with those martial cultivators.

So he decided to wait until after the competition begins, then control those participants and look for an opportunity to strike at the City Lord's mansion.

At the same time, he himself often goes to the Treasure Gathering Merchant Association to exchange resources and gather information.

When he has nothing to do, he sends people to the teahouse to learn about the latest news in the city.

Of course, he also completes his other assassination missions in an orderly manner.

That day, Liu Tianfeng, whom he had sent to the teahouse to gather news, suddenly returned and told Ye Liuyun that the City Lord and the local garrison commander had fallen into a dispute.

"Oh?"

"What conflict?"

Ye Liuyun asked.

"It's that the City Lord's son and the garrison commander's son got into a fight! Then both fathers brought people to back them up, and they almost came to blows."

"But in the end, both sides still let the matter drop."

Liu Tianfeng reported.