Chapter 2871: Prepared

More than a month passed, Ye Liuyun then gained control of over thirty more Return to Unity Realm experts. Lin Qingao also immediately arranged for Pang Yuan to lead nearly sixty of those controlled martial cultivators, find some pretexts, and attack the forces supporting Li Dao yuan.

Li Dao yuan had already handed all these matters over to Lin Qingao to handle, while he himself only paid attention to those Return to Unity Realm experts he had not yet subdued. So Lin Qingao could just find any excuse and brush things over.

After a while, the forces supporting Li Dao yuan began to dwindle. Ye Liuyun, on the other hand, consequently gained considerable resources and experts from the major powers.

Lin Qingao sent all the seized resources and captured martial cultivator experts to Ye Liuyun for him to control, and gradually it became a sizable force.

At the same time, besides Lin Qingao and Pang Yuan, the other martial cultivators controlled by Ye Liuyun, after each battle, would have a bit taken by Ye Liuyun, gradually drawing the over fifty Return to Unity Realm experts under Li Dao yuan into the Space World.

Then Lin Qingao and Pang Yuan continually recruited people, sending them to Ye Liuyun for control, thereby bringing more and more of Li Dao yuan's Return to Unity Realm experts under his sway.

Li Xinran specifically dealt with experts of the Lord of Nine Heavens. She organized all the Lord of Nine Heavens martial cultivators in the manor, saying she was forming a guard unit.

But each time, after gathering about one or two hundred people, she would hand them over to Pang Yuan, saying they were to participate in combat training, while actually sending them directly to Ye Liuyun, who then handed them over to Ye Tiandao.

Li Dao yuan also suddenly noticed that half the people around him were gone, and he immediately went to find Lin Qingao to inquire about the situation. Lin Qingao merely told him that battles had been frequent lately, more and more forces were refusing to obey, so casualties among martial cultivators were relatively high.

Li Dao yuan worried that Fang Sihai's gang might make a comeback, so he wanted Lin Qingao to recruit more manpower.

Lin Qingao then advised Li Dao yuan: "Actually, the manpower we have on hand is already enough to deal with Fang Sihai. If we recruit too many people, it would instead make him reluctant to act."

Moreover, continuing to drag this on would be a huge drain on us. Several hundred Return to Unity Realm experts and several thousand Lord of Nine Heavens martial cultivators all need cultivation resources. If we keep supplying them, we won't have that many resources left!

So I think,

It would be better for me and Pang Yuan to temporarily detain some martial cultivator experts in the Space World, making Fang Sihai think we have let our guard down against him, luring him into action so we can eliminate him early.

We have been fighting a lot lately; even if the number of experts decreases, it won't arouse Fang Sihai's suspicion. This is a rare opportunity to lure him into action. You don't want to be on guard against him every day, unable to focus on other matters, do you?

After dealing with Fang Sihai's gang, you can then strike to intimidate those major powers, and the Iron Horn Star System will basically be under your control!

Lin Qingao not only grasped Li Dao yuan's weak point, but also painted a picture of the scene after eliminating Fang Sihai, stirring Li Dao yuan's interest.

But he still had some worries and asked: "Do you have confidence in dealing with them?"

"Rest assured, we still have over one hundred and fifty experts, plus your own strength is strong! We'll also find some Formation Masters, Artifact Refiners, and Alchemists to strengthen our defenses, allocate resources to those experts, and ensure everyone cooperates enthusiastically!" Lin Qingao said confidently.

"Alright then!" Li Dao yuan finally agreed: "Then I'll go focus on cultivation to boost my strength; these matters will still need you to take care of."

Li Dao yuan handed over all matters to Lin Qingao to handle. Lin Qingao also readily agreed.

Afterward, he and Pang Yuan each took in fifty Return to Unity Realm experts, while the roughly fifty people left on the surface were actually already almost completely controlled by Ye Liuyun. Later, Lin Qingao and Pang Yuan would take them out individually for a meal and drinks, basically bringing them under full control.

Moreover, the hundred Return to Unity Realm experts they had placed in the Space World became like turtles in a jar; they would find an opportunity to release them one by one for Ye Liuyun to control.

With this acceleration, the Return to Unity Realm experts in Li Dao yuan's hands were basically all seized by Ye Liuyun.

This wasn't the end; Lin Qingao then began recruiting Formation Masters, Artifact Refiners, and Alchemists in Li Dao yuan's name. The best of those recruited were sent to Ye Liuyun, while the remaining ordinary ones stayed with the Li Family to help inscribe formations, forge weapons, and concoct pills.

These people merely went through the motions before being dismissed one by one by Lin Qingao.

Ye Liuyun saw that the experts around Li Dao yuan had been mostly rounded up.

, his clone's strength had also increased during this period, and he immediately prepared to act through Lin Qingao, Pang Yuan, and Li Xinran.

Thus Lin Qingao found an excuse, took all the remaining Lord of Nine Heavens guards from the manor out for drills, and then handed them all over to Ye Liuyun.

After Ye Liuyun had them under control, he and his clone, using the Thousand Illusion Technique, also disguised themselves as Lord of Nine Heavens guards and returned together to the Li manor.

One was stationed to guard not far from Li Dao yuan's cultivation chamber, another was placed near Li Xinran's residence. Additionally, a Formation Master was sent out under the pretext of improving formations, and he destroyed all the formations outside Li Dao yuan's cultivation chamber.

After everything was ready, Lin Qingao used the pretext of having discovered Fang Sihai's traces to send someone to find Li Dao yuan.

Li Dao yuan also thought Fang Sihai had shown up, and immediately rushed to the council hall.

He arrived at the hall, saw Lin Qingao leading fifty Return to Unity Realm experts standing ready, and immediately, somewhat excitedly, asked Lin Qingao: "How? Have you found Fang Sihai's whereabouts?"

"Found them!" Lin Qingao also said, somewhat excitedly.

Actually, he was nervous inside. This time he was determined to take down Li Dao yuan; otherwise, Li Dao yuan would surely bear a grudge and seek revenge, with him being the first target.

"Good! Quickly tell me, where is he?" Li Dao yuan also asked urgently while walking.

"He has already arrived on our planet!" Lin Qingao, at this point, no longer concealed his nervousness.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun also received notice that Li Dao yuan had entered their ambush circle, and immediately had those martial cultivators move in.

"What? He's arrived on this planet? No wonder I couldn't find him!" Li Dao yuan, upon hearing this, was also somewhat surprised, not expecting Fang Sihai to already be right under his nose.

But suddenly, the souls of those Return to Unity Realm experts all surged together toward his sea of consciousness.

Huh?

Li Dao yuan's expression changed drastically; as he wondered what was happening, the incoming souls surrounded his soul. Ye Liuyun also simultaneously controlled the Soul-Suppressing Bell, causing it to lose its defensive function.

"What are you doing?"

Li Dao yuan's soul howled, denouncing those experts. He also realized at this moment that these people had betrayed him.

However, those experts did not see the Soul-Suppressing Bell in Li Dao yuan's sea of consciousness; instead, they directly pulled his soul out of it.