Chapter 3106: No Threat

After Ye Liuyun's realm breakthrough, he felt the Divine Core's mass increase severalfold, and the speed at which he absorbs Heaven and Earth Power also multiplied.

His comprehension of Heaven and Earth Power became clearer, instantly raising the amount he could invoke. The Heaven and Earth Power surrounding his body began to whirl rapidly, finally giving him the sense of the great flow of Heaven and Earth.

The circulation speed of his Divine Core within his body also sped up considerably, making his Divine Core seem even more depleted. For a while Ye Liuyun could not grasp his own changes, and was only busy continuously absorbing energy to replenish his Divine Core.

After his realm breakthrough, he absorbed energy for several days in a row before stabilizing his realm. Even the Core‑Changing Cauldron could not keep up with his breakthrough speed.

Ye Liuyun and his three clones had to draw from that primordial star system, absorbing another thirty percent, just enough to meet their energy needs for the breakthrough. Otherwise, consolidating their realms would have required several more days.

What Ye Liuyun and his group need most now is time. With time to cultivate, they can use it to increase their strength. After consolidating their realms, they immediately begin practicing, familiarizing themselves with stronger Divine Core and Heaven and Earth Power.

However, the Guiyi Eighth Layer Martial Cultivators have already been exhausted, so Ye Liuyun can only train with Leng Yuan, He Yunzhang, and the two newly captured Guiyi Ninth Layer Martial Cultivators. Still, these individuals are fairly strong; even with his Divine Core and Heaven and Earth Power enhanced, Ye Liuyun is no match for them.

After familiarizing themselves with these forces, they finally paused. The First Clone sought a ferocious beast core pill imbued with Demon Qi to absorb, while the Second Clone refined some Buddha Light Crystal Stones.

Ye Liuyun inserted the core pill containing a Dragon Soul into his Sea of Consciousness. The Ten Thousand Gods Command immediately radiated Golden Light, enveloping that Dragon Soul.

The Dragon Soul instantly burst out of the core pill, confronting the Ten Thousand Gods Command.

But the current Ten Thousand Gods Command is far stronger than before. Having absorbed so many ancient demon worlds, after taking in those energies, dealing with this Dragon Soul is certainly a breeze.

Quickly the Dragon Soul shrank into a small circle, losing any power to resist.

Ye Liuyun tried to communicate with it; he has Dragon Breath within him and can understand dragon language, but the Dragon Soul completely ignored him, likely despising his low realm.

Ye Liuyun could do nothing with it, so he let the Ten Thousand Gods Command continue to erode its Soul.

Such a powerful Dragon Soul, he dares not release it, nor has any other way to deal with it.

Only when that Dragon Soul's Soul became slightly weaker than his own Divine Soul Power did Ye Liuyun dare to use Soul Search on it. Yet upon searching, he found the true dragon had been dead for ages; its memories were scant, only a few battle fragments remained.

Ye Liuyun guessed that in its current state it probably remembers nothing, only that it attacked wildly. Even the Dragon Clan would no longer care.

With no other choice, Ye Liuyun let it be completely melted away, devouring its Divine Soul Power. Yet this Dragon Soul proved a great tonic, nearly doubling his Divine Soul Power. With such formidable Divine Soul Power, Ye Liuyun estimates that at the Guiyi realm he will certainly meet no opponent.

In the future, when he uses his Soul Red Eye to perform illusion techniques, their power will be greater.

Thus, the Soul Sealing Pearl contained the Soul they had gathered, and he let both clones absorb it. The true dragon core pill this time was given to Lei Ming, allowing her to accelerate her advancement and catch up to Long Nv, so she wouldn't be anxious.

Then he himself, while refining his Soul, also absorbed that mass of Yin Fire. After his Nether Ghost Fire devoured the Azure Fire, its strength finally caught up completely with the Golden Crow Holy Fire.

Afterwards, he continued refining Yin Fire while also going to the Secret Realm of Soul to compress his Soul through refinement.

Just as he finished all this, the appointed time with Elder He Ming was arriving.

Ye Liuyun left his Second Clone, transformed into the likeness of Jin Chengshan, to serve as a Guiyi Ninth Layer guard awaiting Chen Huoyang here. He also contacted Chen Huoyang to confirm his arrival time, which coincided exactly with his arrival at Xu Dan Sect.

Having confirmed

the meeting time, Ye Liuyun took the teleporting Black Tower and his First Clone, boarded a Flying Boat, and rushed toward Xu Dan Sect.

On the way, he again assumed the form of Jin Chengshan, causing a Magic Vine to manifest as a human-shaped guard, identical in appearance to when he first met Elder He Ming. He also inspected the Storage Ring and other details, even concealing his realm to the later stage of Guiyi Fourth Layer before feeling at ease.

Upon his arrival at Xu Dan Sect, Elder He Ming, accompanied by several disciples, came to greet Ye Liuyun. After all, possessing Life Spring Water means that some of Xu Dan Sect's elder members can live another generation, produce more disciples, and make the sect more prosperous.

Moreover, they might later trade Life Spring Water with Ye Liuyun; this precious resource is scarce throughout the Huo Yin Star System.

Thus all the elders of Xu Dan Sect warmly welcomed Ye Liuyun's arrival. His realm also eased their vigilance. Even if the Magic Vine is at Guiyi Eighth Layer, the sect's elders and strong members do not feel any threat from them.

After some small talk, He Ming led Ye Liuyun through the inner gate of Xu Dan Sect and then into a bamboo grove. Within the grove stood a small pavilion used for receiving guests.

Such a venue for hospitality need not be as grand as holding affairs in the Grand Hall, yet it feels elegant, relieving guests of excessive pressure.

Ye Liuyun immediately praised Xu Dan Sect's architectural design. In fact, he realized the bamboo grove was a hidden natural Illusion Array; hosting guests there offers elegance while preventing them from wandering, and in case of trouble, the Formation can block intruders.

Inside the pavilion, the first floor already gathered several Alchemists and a few renowned disciples, chatting casually, the number matching their agreed count.

On the second floor, three Guiyi Ninth Layer Mid‑stage Martial Cultivators restrained their aura, quietly using Divine Sense to monitor the Alchemists and disciples below, clearly the guard force they prepared.

"This time we'll make a big profit! Xu Dan Sect will not only give me Alchemists, but also send three more strong ones."

Ye Liuyun dared not project his Divine Sense, instead observing with his Golden Pupil. Seeing that the Alchemists and those three strong ones lacked any Soul‑defending artifacts, he felt even less worried.

"Haha, they're just a few Alchemists indulging in pretentious elegance!" He Ming said modestly.

Yet he truly felt proud of this scenic design. Xu Dan Sect's elegant layout repeatedly earns outsiders' praise; Ye Liuyun's reaction was like that of someone seeing it for the first time, acting like a rustic, which made He Ming lower his guard against Ye Liuyun even further.