Chapter 309: Smiling Devil

The metal puppet also introduced Ye Liuyun to many situations and rules within the Alliance, and told him that if he had any questions, he could always ask the nearest metal puppet, which would answer for free.

"'What requirements does the Alliance have for its members?' Ye Liuyun thought, feeling there wouldn't be a free lunch. Aside from anything else, just cultivating in a place with such abundant spiritual energy was already a gain for him."

"'First, if your token has a mission, members must carry it out. Unless you have a special reason, otherwise the Alliance will hold you responsible; second, each month you must turn in at least one crystal core of the Yuan Dan Realm; third, obey the Alliance's regulations.'"

"'No matter what mission, it must be carried out?' Ye Liuyun asked."

The metal puppet seemed to know his doubts and explained: 'The Alliance only issues orders to kill foreign tribes and demon races, etc.; it will not issue kill orders against humans, or even feral beasts. You don't need to worry about that.'

Ye Liuyun was again shocked by the puppet's intelligence. 'This puppet isn't a person in disguise, is it? It's too smart!' But he didn't say those words out loud; he would only come to understand gradually later.

Immediately, the puppet took him to the residence where newcomers gathered. In this area, each newcomer is assigned a cultivation room, and besides that, there is nothing else.

Looking at these cultivation rooms, then looking at the palaces on the distant mountain peaks, it was practically heaven above and hell below.

"'Looks like we're back to the days of daily contention!' Ye Liuyun smiled faintly, casually picked a cultivation room, and moved in."

"'Combat is permitted within the Alliance headquarters, and killing opponents is allowed.' The metal puppet instructed before leaving."

"'Doesn't the Alliance protect its own members?' Ye Liuyun countered."

The metal puppet replied: 'Unless you become a core member of the Alliance, the Alliance will only take responsibility for your safety.'

"'How can one become a core member?' Ye Liuyun pursued."

"'Three crystal cores of the Heavenly Gang Realm, or the peak master of any one of the top fifty mountains, or a top-ten ranking on the Northern Region Holy Ranking.' The metal puppet's attitude was impeccable, even more patient than a real person."

Ye Liuyun then remembered that the Holy Ranking was organized by the Northern Region Alliance. Of course they would recognize this achievement.

"'What realm is the peak master of the current fiftieth mountain?' Ye Liuyun asked again."

"'Golden Core Ninth Level!'"

"'Good thing it's not the Heavenly Gang Realm!' Ye Liuyun breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that."

"'Martial cultivators in the Heavenly Gang Realm have all been promoted to elders and are not inside this secret realm.' The metal puppet immediately added."

"'So that means, in this secret realm, the owner of the highest peak has also not broken through to the Heavenly Gang Realm?' Ye Liuyun confirmed."

"'Yes!' the metal puppet replied."

Ye Liuyun also had a rough grasp of the situation here. Aside from the metal puppet, there was no one who could truly threaten his life.

However, just the experts at the ninth level of the Yuan Dan Realm numbered at least fifty-plus, making this strength quite formidable—far stronger than the Holy Martial Academy, at least.

"'No wonder it's a place that gathers all the talents of the Northern Region!'"

Ye Liuyun had no immediate problems, and was about to let the metal puppet leave.

"'Newcomer?'"

Several young Alliance members, at this point, surrounded Ye Liuyun with a menacing aura.

"'Not bad, just joined the Alliance.'"

Ye Liuyun already roughly understood in his mind what these people intended to do.

"'Since you're a newcomer, according to the rules, hand over one Holy Realm crystal core to each of us, and we'll guarantee your safety; otherwise, don't even think about getting by here in the future.' One of the members said to Ye Liuyun."

Ye Liuyun then said with a smile: 'Well, demanding directly is much better than making up excuses! Which sect are you all from?'

"'Sect?' Those few people were first stunned, then burst out laughing. 'Kid, you're not thinking of bringing up your background to us, are you? It's useless; here no one buys that, it's just about your own strength.'"

Ye Liuyun also smiled, then glanced at the metal puppet beside him. It was completely indifferent to such matters.

"'Look, it's useless; it won't intervene in this. You have no choice—either hand over the crystal cores, or we'll cripple you!' Those disciples laughed again, apparently enjoying bullying newcomers."

Ye Liuyun smiled and finally warned: 'You're only at the first-second level of the Golden Core Realm, and you dare to rob me? I can fight above my level—think it over.'

"'Hahaha!' The group laughed again. 'Around here, who isn't capable of challenging above their rank?'"

"'Since you won't heed advice, then don't blame me!'"

After Ye Liuyun finished speaking, he suddenly released his Soul Domain, enveloping these people. He began to absorb their soul power, but he didn't drain them completely, leaving each a bit.

Watching them one by one weakly collapse to the ground, Ye Liuyun smiled: 'Hand over your storage rings, and I won't ruin your dantians.'

One of them weakly said: 'You're too ruthless, aren't you? Torturing us like this and still wanting to rob us?'

But Ye Liuyun went up and punched straight out, directly blasting that person's dantian, shattering his golden core with a single punch.

"'Ah!' that person screamed and immediately fainted."

Afterward, he took that person's ring off: 'If you won't give it, I'll just take it myself! Am I cruel? Who was just saying they'd cripple me?'

Then he looked at the others and asked: 'How about you?'

Although Ye Liuyun was looking at them with a smile, that smile looked to them more terrifying than encountering a devil.

"'We'll give!'"

"'We'll give!'"

The other few people directly removed their storage rings and threw them to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun accepted the storage rings, nodded satisfied, then turned and walked into the cultivation room as if nothing had happened.

Outside, the metal puppet picked up the disciple whose dantian had been ruined, not knowing where to throw him.

The remaining few people helped each other up, wore bitter faces, and wanted to return to their own cultivation rooms.

At that moment, however, they were surrounded by other disciples.

"'Where do you think you're going?'"

"'It's not that we won't repay, the time just hasn't come yet! You guys also have your day coming!'"

"'Even though I can't get back what you stole from me, venting some spite also makes me feel better!'"

It turned out the people surrounding them were members who had been robbed by them. Now that those few had suffered heavy soul injuries, these people took the chance to come out for revenge.

These people knew they couldn't resist, and hurriedly knelt to beg for mercy.

"'How did I beg you back then, and you've all forgotten?' Saying that, a member punched one person, directly blasting his dantian, then kicked him several times, breaking several of his bones."

The other few met the same fate—each one crippled, bones and tendons broken, thrown on the spot, constantly wailing.

Soon, a metal puppet came over and took them away.

Ye Liuyun had entered the Cultivation Room, but his powerful Divine Sense, regarding everything that happened outside, was as clear as the palm of his hand. He was very curious, where had these people been taken by the Metal Puppet?

So, he opened the door again and asked the other members.