Chapter 3061: Hidden Identity

The forces still desperately pursuing Ye Liuyun are now only the Leng family and a He family.

An expedition of the He family was annihilated by Ye Liuyun. Among them was a genius disciple; the He family invested massive resources to cultivate him, so they now seek revenge for that disciple.

Moreover, the He family controls many Mineral Vein resources in the Fire Seal Xing Xi, making them very powerful; they have several Unified Ninth Layer strongmen.

They had actually already sent a group to kill Ye Liuyun, but Ye Liuyun thought those people were not strong enough and was too lazy to take prisoners.

He hopes that some high‑ranking members of the He family will appear, so he can obtain information about the He family's Mineral Vein resources and later claim those veins.

The Leng and He families sent people again, both much more cautious. The Leng family sent only one Unified Ninth Layer Mid Stage strongman and no additional ordinary Martial Cultivators.

The He family dispatched nearly a hundred Martial Cultivators for safety. The leader was an Elder named He Yunzhang, a Unified Ninth Layer Early Stage Martial Cultivator. Though there was only one Unified Ninth Layer Martial Cultivator, the rest were Unified Seventh and Unified Eighth Layer Martial Cultivators, and their strength was certainly not weak.

Moreover, the two groups appeared simultaneously before the Flying Boat, blocking Ye Liuyun's path.

"Master, the Leng family has sent a strong one. That Elder is named Leng Qingming, and he's a Sword Cultivator," Leng Qingxiao immediately reported to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun immediately led his men to disembark from the Flying Boat, and upon seeing so many strong opponents opposite, he instantly decided that a direct fight was impossible.

"Those who come to capture me are getting stronger and stronger; I should hide in the Fire Seal Xing Xi, otherwise even my cultivation will be constantly disturbed."

He thought to himself and used Transmission Voice to ask Leng Qingxiao: "Which faction are those other people from?"

Seeing that the over hundred people were all wearing identical uniforms, he knew they must belong to the same major faction.

"They're from the He family!" Leng Qingxiao replied to Ye Liuyun.

"That's perfect!" Ye Liuyun thought, not even having released a clone; the Kuailei and snow wolf were even less likely to be released.

Leng Qingming didn't care about Ye Liuyun at all and said directly to He Yunzhang: "Elder He, that kid captured our Leng people; I will take them all back!"

He Yunzhang nodded: "Very well, since Elder Qingming has spoken, you may take the Leng people away, but that kid and whatever he carries must belong to us!"

Leng Qingming said he wanted to take Ye Liuyun away, but He Yunzhang pretended not to understand and only told him to bring the Leng people back.

He also knew that Ye Liuyun had made gains in the desolate sea. Though he wasn't sure what Ye Liuyun had obtained, having brought out so many people, it couldn't have been for nothing.

Leng Qingming also intended to capture Ye Liuyun and force him to reveal the treasure; otherwise the Leng family would suffer a huge loss this time. But with so many He family members, they certainly wouldn't hand over the treasure. Even if he were strong, he couldn't guarantee he could handle that many He family members.

Given the He family's status and power, the Leng family dared not provoke them. So after thinking, he could only nod in agreement, preparing simply to take the people back.

"Then you may go first!" He Yunzhang wasn't in a hurry to act; he just ordered his men to surround Ye Liuyun and his group to prevent their escape.

He also thought that letting Leng Qingming strike first would be enough to deal with Ye Liuyun's people, so they didn't need to act further.

Just as Leng Qingming was about to step forward, Ye Liuyun immediately employed Time Power to freeze time. Then he simultaneously draped the Invisibility Cloak over himself and released his Soul to surge into He Yunzhang's Sea of Consciousness.

He had already gauged Leng Qingming's and He Yunzhang's Soul powers with his Golden Pupil, and they were definitely not as strong, so they could not launch an attack on Ye Liuyun while time was frozen.

He Yunzhang's Sea of Consciousness contained a Defense Artifact, but it did not activate under frozen time. Ye Liuyun immediately placed a Slave Seal on He Yunzhang, then performed Soul Search.

"This guy really does know a lot about the Mineral Vein information!"

After Ye Liuyun retrieved the information he wanted, he immediately retreated. At that moment, he rushed to Leng Qingming's front, and a Technique instantly melted his head, then he casually collected the corpse into the Space World. Then he...

He traversed space, distancing himself from this Xingkong.

After he had fled far enough, he restored the Time Flow Speed, ordered the captives he had taken to fight to the death and kill He Yunzhang.

At that moment, the people present were stunned to see Ye Liuyun and Leng Qingming vanish suddenly. But shortly after, He Yunzhang received Ye Liuyun's command to frame Leng Qingming.

So he immediately shouted: "Leng Qingming, how dare you snatch people right under my nose? Where can you run to?"

When he shouted, the He family members all assumed that Leng Qingming had taken Ye Liuyun away.

At this point, the captives Ye Liuyun had taken all rushed toward He Yunzhang to kill him.

"Kill for me, spare none!"

He Yunzhang also gave a command, ordering the He family's Martial Cultivators to charge and kill.

Leng Qingxiao and Leng Qingyao, upon receiving Ye Liuyun's order, immediately thought that Ye Liuyun had already fled, and now they were being used as knives to kill and silence them.

But under Ye Liuyun's Slave Seal control, they could only obey the orders. The two of them, together with their two beasts, launched a desperate charge at He Yunzhang, yet they were outnumbered; before they even reached He Yunzhang, they were slain by the He family's Martial Cultivators.

The other captives of Ye Liuyun were the same: knowing they were doomed, yet unable to resist the Slave Seal's restraint, they gritted their teeth and fought desperately, ultimately being eliminated by the He family's Martial Cultivators.

Under their desperate assault, more than twenty He family Martial Cultivators died on the spot. Thus He Yunzhang pretended to be extremely angry, shouting that he would settle scores with the Leng family, before leading his men back to the He family.

Later, some Martial Cultivators who had originally followed Ye Liuyun, hoping to find an opportunity to loot, were met with this outcome. They all began speculating about what method Leng Qingming used to take people away, but after a period of wild guessing, they gradually dispersed.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun had landed on a planet called Jinshi Xingqiu. This Jinshi Xingqiu is the He family's main vein planet. He first killed a wandering cultivator of the same realm outside the city, then transformed into that cultivator's appearance to enter the city.

After entering the city, Ye Liuyun first went to the merchants' guild and bought a map of the Jinshi Xingqiu, then strolled around the city to familiarize himself with the surroundings. He also circled the He family's area once before finding an inn to stay in, and began cultivating peacefully.

After returning, He Yunzhang reported the situation to his clan, and let the clan handle the dispute with the Leng family; he no longer inquired further, simply doing what needed to be done.

He was originally an Outer Sect Elder, tasked with guarding Mineral Veins or clearing disruptive elements, essentially an enforcer. However, this made him familiar with the various Mineral Vein situations, making him well‑suited to provide Ye Liuyun with information.

Ye Liuyun wasn't in a hurry to find him; instead, he asked him to assist in researching an Artifact Refining Clan, the Chen family.