Chapter 2345: with translation of chapter title

Ye Liuyun saw Gu Xing and Kai Shan hiding quite well, smiling as he asked the two of them: "Are you two coming out to have a fight?"

"Or are you preparing to surrender directly?"

Kai Shan hid without moving, not knowing who Ye Liuyun was talking to.

Gu Xing, however, stood up, no longer hiding.

She directly asked Ye Liuyun: "Did you kill all those bearded ones?"

"No, two of them were injured and stayed behind to heal..." Ye Liuyun said truthfully.

Gu Xing, however, took advantage of Ye Liuyun speaking to launch an attack at him.

"Idiot, come out and help!"

Gu Xing attacked while shouting at Kai Shan.

Only then did Kai Shan realize the shout was for him, and he also rushed toward Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun, however, smiled, and with a single blade fiercely slashed at Gu Xing, while his Divine Soul Red Eye flashed, attempting to control Kai Shan.

Kai Shan's physical body and Divine Soul Power are both strong, because his true form is a Monster Beast.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil had long seen that his Divine Soul took the form of an Earth Barbarian Bear.

Therefore, using illusion techniques against him is the quickest way to resolve it.

If they fought purely by strength, Ye Liuyun would indeed find it somewhat taxing.

After controlling Kai Shan, in Kai Shan's eyes, Ye Liuyun appeared as Gu Xing, and Gu Xing appeared as Ye Liuyun.

Thus, Gu Xing, who originally found Ye Liuyun somewhat challenging to deal with, is now no match for Ye Liuyun.

The first slash Ye Liuyun unleashed made her feel threatened.

She also didn't expect that a Martial Cultivator at the Ninth Layer Mid Stage could possess such strong sword intent.

She quickly took out a defensive shield to block Ye Liuyun's strike, but she didn't expect that the just-charging Kai Shan would raise a large axe and sweep it horizontally at her.

"Ah?"

Gu Xing let out an involuntary exclamation and hastily blocked with his shield.

With a "Boom!" Kai Shan's full-force strike, although blocked by Gu Xing's shield, still sent Gu Xing flying, even shattering his arm bone.

"Idiot, are you crazy?"

Gu Xing angrily cursed Kai Shan.

Ye Liuyun, however, seized the opportunity to release his Divine Soul, rushing into Kai Shan's Sea of Consciousness to implant a Slave Seal.

Only then did Gu Xing realize that Kai Shan's weakness had been seized by Ye Liuyun.

She immediately released her own Divine Soul, charging into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

Her forte is also the Divine Soul.

Although not as strong as Ye Liuyun's, it is far stronger than that of other Martial Cultivators.

Therefore, her cooperation with Kai Shan balances their abilities across the board, allowing them to unleash greater combat power.

Gu Xing originally intended to sneak into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness while he attacked Kai Shan, but she didn't expect that upon entering she would be controlled by the Ten Thousand Gods Command.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Soul then immediately returned to the Sea of Consciousness and implanted a Slave Seal on her.

"This is you delivering yourself to my door!"

Ye Liuyun laughed.

Gu Xing also had nothing to say, never expecting that a single encounter would result in both of them being controlled by Ye Liuyun.

She also didn't expect that her Divine Soul Power was actually considerably inferior to Ye Liuyun's.

Even in a direct clash, she is no match for Ye Liuyun.

"Sigh!"

Gu Xing let out a long sigh and could only resign himself to fate.

And Kai Shan, after receiving Ye Liuyun's Slave Seal, immediately acknowledged Ye Liuyun as his master, treating him with utmost respect.

This Earth Barbarian Bear Monster Beast, Ye Liuyun originally did not want to take him, thinking he was too stupid.

However, for the sake of the insignia in his hand, he reluctantly kept him.

"This idiot will be under your charge from now on; you are responsible for keeping an eye on him!"

Ye Liuyun told Gu Xing.

He also felt that only by combining these two could they unleash greater combat power.

"Yes!"

Gu Xing also immediately agreed.

"You two return to the Secret Realm, each day go collect Pure Essence Brew and keep it for me."

"Then spread the word, saying that those bearded ones failed to capture the hunting fox, but were instead captured by me."

Ye Liuyun searched their Storage Rings, taking the woodcutter's Storage Ring and insignia, but left their resources untouched, instead having them return to the Black Killing Secret Realm to help him fish.

"If someone asks us why we didn't intervene, what should we say?"

Gu Xing thought more carefully and asked Ye Liuyun.

"Just say you were intercepted by those bearded ones."

"The bearded ones are unwilling to let the hunting fox be killed by me, and they want to fight me to the bitter end!"

Ye Liuyun said.

"Then how should we lure them there?"

Gu Xing asked again.

"Just say you also don't know where those bearded ones chased me to, and let them come find me themselves!"

Ye Liuyun felt that telling them too much information would arouse others' suspicion.

Gu Xing and Kai Shan left, and not long after, Hu Zi and the others hurried over.

The two injured people only stabilized their wounds, and still need time to continue recovering.

Ye Liuyun also sent them back to the Black Killing Secret Realm to recuperate and accumulate Pure Essence Brew.

He let them spread the news, while he himself hid inside Cao Qingyun's residence.

He himself then used the Thousand Illusion Technique again to alter his appearance and returned to Qingyun City.

This time, he set his sights on a servant in Cao Qingyun's residence.

That servant was responsible for purchasing food in Cao Qingyun's residence; it was not an important position, and the bought food would be inspected by the kitchen.

Therefore the servant had no Divine Soul Contract, yet he was very clear about how many strong ones were in Cao Qingyun's residence.

Ye Liuyun directly controlled his Soul, learned the situation in Cao Qingyun's residence, and then let him return to continue gathering more accurate information.

Since living near Cao Qingyun would be monitored by them, he simply sent people to infiltrate their interior.

The strong ones in Cao Qingyun's residence devoted most of their energy to watching the surroundings of the dwelling; the interior itself was much more relaxed, and no one paid attention to a servant.

After returning, the servant also took advantage of idle chatter to secretly inquire other servants about the various Martial Cultivator strongmen.

Cao Qingyun also received news that he had been placed on the Black Kill blacklist, so he had been going out very little lately.

Even when someone came to discuss business, he basically received them at home.

Investigating information was no trouble for Ye Liuyun.

In Cao Qingyun's residence, there were only a little over twenty Super Divine Realm strongmen, and the trade association was the same.

These pieces of information were quickly grasped by Ye Liuyun.

For Ye Liuyun to eliminate these forces was not difficult.

Even if there were many strong ones, they were insignificant before the Sharp Knife Brigade.

The key was that as soon as Ye Liuyun caused a big commotion, the local patrol team and garrison troops would rush in to reinforce.

He also did not want to directly confront the local garrison, as that would attract the attention of the Holy Land Dynasty.

At this time, Gu Xing also sent Ye Liuyun a message that some Black Kill members had already gone to probe Cao Qingyun's information.

Most of them suspected that Ye Liuyun might act against Cao Qingyun.

Thus the majority of them, out of curiosity, wanted to see whether Ye Liuyun could take down Cao Qingyun's three‑hundred‑point major task.

The many assassins' probing of Cao Qingyun's mansion made Cao Qingyun and the Martial Cultivators inside his residence immediately alert.

They immediately recalled ten Super Divine Realm Martial Cultivators from the trade association to strengthen the mansion's defense.

Ye Liuyun, seizing the chance, went to the Qingyun Trade Association each day to look for opportunities.