Chapter 3071: Primordial Spirit Demon

The short, diminutive old man is the manager of this Secret Realm. He was originally the Primordial Power of this Secret Realm, but after a long time he has already transformed into a demon.

However, the Secret Realm is vast, its energy remains abundant, and its resources are plentiful, so after his transformation he also gathered more resources for his own use.

Although he can lock Ye Liuyun, the cost to him is very high, and unless absolutely necessary he does not wish to expend himself excessively.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun's Bloodline Power is actually far stronger than that of the He family disciples. He had already noticed them as soon as they entered the Secret Realm. So unless Ye Liuyun went to kill He family disciples and guards, the old man originally had no plan to act against Ye Liuyun this early.

So after thinking, he felt that Ye Liuyun had now restrained himself, and therefore did not act against him further. Yet he continued to monitor Ye Liuyun to prevent any further mischief.

Ye Liuyun and his duplicate walked a while longer, encountered some dangers within the Secret Realm, and even killed a few blocking ferocious beasts. But they found that the Secret Realm no longer acted against them, confirming that as long as they do not kill others, the Secret Realm should not interfere further.

Thus Ye Liuyun emerged again from the Space World, and together with his duplicate searched for opportunities here. Yet after probing around, they found nothing worthwhile and encountered no major danger, which left them quite disappointed.

"This Secret Realm doesn't seem that great!" Ye Liuyun and his duplicate wondered.

While they hesitated, their Divine Sense suddenly detected two guards sprinting in the same direction, so they changed tactics and followed those two guards.

Soon they discovered that the two guards had joined a He family disciple and were heading into a valley.

Inside that valley, Ye Liuyun had previously suspected treasure, but having probed with Divine Sense and Golden Pupil he found nothing. So he and his duplicate curiously followed.

But as soon as those people entered the valley, Ye Liuyun and his duplicate's Divine Sense unexpectedly lost track of them.

The two of them exchanged a suspicious glance, immediately gave chase, and entered the valley as well.

After they entered the valley, Ye Liuyun's party again spotted the three individuals, who were battling a golden great snake, the clash ringing with clamor.

The snake's Physical Body could fearlessly endure their attacks, showing its body to be extremely robust. The three of them wielded swords and spears together, yet could not breach the snake's defense.

The three also combined to launch a Spiritual Soul Attack, but found the snake's Divine Soul Power was not weak, managing to match them evenly.

Thus the three fought while retreating, drawing the golden snake toward Ye Liuyun and his duplicate, hoping they would also strike.

Ye Liuyun ignored their intention, instead scanning the valley with his Golden Pupil, discovering an underground Mineral Vein shimmering with Golden Light that connected to the snake's Cave. The snake's Physical Body had evidently absorbed this metal, allowing it to cultivate an armor impervious to swords and spears.

"What is happening? Could it be that this Secret Realm has shielded us, preventing us from seeing treasure and resources?"

Ye Liuyun harbored doubt in his heart and began pondering how to continue exploring.

Boom— the golden snake flicked its tail, hurling a guard into the air, tearing the guard's Physical Body apart, then sprinted forward and devoured it.

The He family disciple and the other guard realized they were no match for the golden snake, instantly turned and fled toward the valley mouth. The golden snake did not pursue; after satiating itself, it crawled back into its own Cave.

"Who are you two?" the He family disciple asked, seeing the golden snake not chase, no longer nervous, and instead scrutinized Ye Liuyun and his duplicate.

At this moment Ye Liuyun and his duplicate had already revealed their true appearances, no longer disguising themselves as guards and expending Divine Core.

Ye Liuyun and his duplicate paid no heed; once they approached, they directly launched a Spiritual Soul Attack, planting a Slave Seal on both of them. Then they began a Soul Search, probing how they had discovered this place.

But after their Soul Search, they became even more certain that they had been shielded by the Secret Realm. Moreover, it wasn't just them; that guard was the same—they could not see any treasure here, only the He family disciple could.

After Ye Liuyun controlled them, he waited a while, observed that the Secret Realm made no move against them, and surmised that as long as they did not kill those people, the Secret Realm would not intervene.

Thus the two of them, controlling the He family disciple and that guard, returned again to the golden snake's Cave, drawing the golden snake out once more.

Then he and his duplicate directly launched a Spiritual Soul Attack, each inserting a soul to assault the golden snake.

The golden snake's Divine Soul Power was considerably weaker than Ye Liuyun's; after their souls bombarded it several times with Heaven and Earth Power, its soul shattered completely. Then they forcibly planted a Slave Seal on the golden snake to learn how it had cultivated its Physical Body.

Indeed, the golden snake had cultivated its Physical Body through the metallic Mineral Vein below. That metal is a metallic cultivation resource that can be directly absorbed by a Physical Body.

He also extracted from the golden snake's Sea of Consciousness information that this Secret Realm contains a Primordial Spirit Demon.

Ye Liuyun thus confirmed that the manager of this Secret Realm is not a member of the He family. However, he could not discover why this Primordial Spirit Demon gives special consideration to the He family.

Nevertheless, Ye Liuyun is not without a plan; he intends to control He family disciples to search for treasure, let them locate the hoard first, and then he will intervene to claim it.

With that in mind, Ye Liuyun began leading everyone to excavate the metallic Mineral Vein, digging it out completely before leaving to continue exploring.

He did not kill the golden snake; deeming its Physical Body still useful for defense, he let it coil around his arm, also assisting in probing the Secret Realm's treasure. Like the He family disciple, the golden snake is not subject to the Secret Realm's restrictions.

In the Grand Hall at the center of the Secret Realm, the short old man kept blinking his eyes.

"This human youngster is truly remarkable, finding a way to seek treasure so quickly!"

He thought for a moment, shook his head, and immediately summoned more powerful ferocious beasts within the Secret Realm to attack Ye Liuyun.

Thus the beasts they later encountered were all of the Sixth and Seventh Layer, but Ye Liuyun relied on blade intent, slashing through them alongside his duplicate.

The He family disciple, tasked specifically with treasure hunting, soon found an underground Cave that seemed to contain treasure.

Inside the Cave, a chilling aura pervaded; Ye Liuyun's party could feel the cold at the entrance. The disciple and the guard both wore uneasy expressions; if they were to explore alone, they certainly would not dare enter such a dangerous place.

But Ye Liuyun cared not, leading them straight into the Cave, with his duplicate ahead and behind, keeping the He family disciple and guard protected in the middle.

(End of Chapter)