Chapter 2904: No Punishment

Actually Tang Fengkuan is very clear about the mountain‑peak situation of this Secret Realm.

He himself once trained here.

Some disciples also claim they reached the summit, but after emerging they could not form this great convergence of Heaven and Earth Power, evidently they used other forces in the final steps to reach the top.

But he never exposed them.

Because even without those final steps, their invocation of Heaven and Earth Power already reaches the level of the Unified First Realm, so he does not need to force it.

After all, not everyone can comprehend the great trend of Heaven and Earth.

Even Martial Cultivators at the Unified First Realm have many who cannot grasp a stronger Heaven and Earth Power trend, thus they stall before breaking into the Unified Second Realm.

Now Ye Liuyun can persist to the end and comprehend this great trend, which shows not only his superhuman talent but also his sufficiently steadfast character, not retreating at the slightest difficulty.

"Our Tang family can produce such a person; truly we have successors!"

Tang Fengkuan nodded with satisfaction and smiled as he left the Secret Realm.

Ye Liuyun and his duplicate stared blankly on the summit for a moment, then realized that the two of them had already reached the peak.

When they looked down the mountain, they discovered that this was already the end of the Secret Realm; there was no path ahead.

The entire Secret Realm no longer exerted any Heaven and Earth pressure on them; wherever they went it was very easy.

The ferocious beasts also kept away from them; they could not even encounter them.

Only later did the two realize they had completed all the training of this Secret Realm.

Ye Liuyun dismissed his duplicate, exited the Secret Realm, and, with a nervous heart, hurried to the Training Hall to find Tang Fengkuan.

He also did not know how Tang Fengkuan would punish him.

After asking Tang Xiao, he learned that the lightest punishment would be to expel him from the Inner Sect, the harshest to strike him half to death with a single palm.

So at this moment Ye Liuyun was already preparing to battle Tang Fengkuan.

"Although I couldn't seize that Bloodline Secret Realm, I have increased my Heaven and Earth Power, so it's not without gain.

Even my Physical Body has been considerably strengthened; at least the trip wasn't in vain!"

He thought this silently.

What he did not expect was that as soon as he entered the Training Hall, Tang Fengkuan smiled and tossed him a Storage Ring.

He scanned it with his Divine Sense and found it contained more than ten Primordial Powers.

"Go rest for a few days! When new training arises, I'll have someone call you!"

Tang Fengkuan said with a smile.

Ye Liuyun was stunned, and asked in some confusion: "I'm three months overdue!"

Tang Fengkuan burst into hearty laughter: "Other elite disciples need at least one or two years to reach the highest peak."

He knew Ye Liuyun was worried he would punish him, so he also waved at Ye Liuyun: "I won't punish you."

Not only will I not punish you, I will let you cultivate in the Blood Spirit Pool.

Your duplicate's Bloodline Power is far weaker than your own; improve it together!

Afterwards, I will find you a Martial Cultivator at the Unified Second Realm for you to spar with.

Go cultivate quickly, and try to boost your strength before the spar."

Ye Liuyun immediately understood that Tang Fengkuan, impressed by his rapid cultivation speed, considered him a talent and wanted to nurture him, hence no punishment.

"Thank you, Fifth Elder!"

Ye Liuyun hurriedly thanked him, then left the Training Hall and returned to his residence to cultivate.

He had been persisting with Heaven and Earth Power for so many days, and was indeed exhausted, wanting to hurry back and rest properly.

On the way, he thought: "Tang Fengkuan really has been kind to me.

He saw my duplicate, did not suspect me, and even let me cultivate the duplicate together! If we ever become enemies, I won't strike him hard.

However, the deeper I cultivate, the more of my strength I expose, and the Tang family's understanding of me grows increasingly.

But on second thought, it's all about improving my own strength anyway.

Even if I never obtain that Blood Spirit Pool, I won't lose out.

"Let's just do it this way: while someone is nurturing me, I'll improve as much as possible.

At worst, I won't need the Blood Spirit Pool in the end!"

Thinking that, he completely relaxed and hurried toward his residence.

He needed to rush back, host a barbecue for everyone, then take a long sleep to properly reward himself.

But as soon as he reached the Inner Sect disciples' dormitory area, he found many more people, as if it had suddenly become lively.

After inquiring, he learned that in the half‑year since he entered the Secret Realm, the Wan and Zhou families had recalled their expeditionary forces, so the Tang and An families also gathered theirs back for a temporary rest.

Most of these expeditionary forces were elite Inner Sect disciples of the Tang family, so tens of thousands more arrived, making it bustling.

Ye Liuyun knew they had returned and didn't mind; rather, he felt the Inner Sect was much livelier than before.

After returning to his residence, he re‑entered the Space World, led everyone in a big barbecue, and recounted his training experience.

After eating his fill, he truly went back to sleep deeply, easing his constantly tense emotions.

Once rested enough, Ye Liuyun entered the duplicate's Space World and, together with the duplicate, absorbed the Primordial Powers Tang Fengkuan had given him.

The more than ten Primordial Powers were split between him and the duplicate and were quickly exhausted, not enough for the few days they needed to absorb.

He now stands at the realm of the Sevenfold Sovereign, requiring massive resources to break through.

Ye Liuyun also knows he is still far from breakthrough, so he isn't in a hurry; after using his own resources to cultivate for a few days, he prepared to go out and see if the external lockdown had eased.

He emerged from the Space World, scanned with his Golden Pupil, and found several Side Courtyards around him already full of people.

The left side of his Side Courtyard already had occupants; now newcomers have moved into the right side, a woman who is arranging her room. Ye Liuyun glanced at her core pill and saw it was at the Unified First Realm.

The woman instantly sensed someone probing her, and alertly sent her Divine Sense toward Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun immediately withdrew his gaze, no longer probing her realm.

That woman also discovered that her Divine Sense was blocked by the Formation, and immediately thought that probably no one could probe her, so at this moment she showed a puzzled expression, doubting whether she had sensed wrong.

"As expected of an elite disciple, you're quite perceptive."

Ye Liuyun saw that she hadn't confirmed anyone was probing her, and immediately withdrew his gaze.

Then he looked toward the opposite side again.

The room opposite him was originally occupied too, but when the Steward brought him here, he had casually mentioned that it was also a talented disciple of the Tang family, except that at the time he had followed the expeditionary army into battle.

Ye Liuyun used his Golden Pupil to probe ahead, discovering that the Side Courtyard opposite him actually housed a woman, who was currently bathing.