Chapter 3140: Royal Background

After Ye Liuyun confirmed the target, he kept taking Qingyu with him, eating while chatting idly, also listening to others' conversation topics; during that he had the restaurant staff add dishes, and when the dishes arrived he froze time, seizing the chance to plant a Slave Seal on that staff.

When Ye Liuyun and his party finished the meal and settled the bill, he again froze time and planted a Slave Seal on that Steward.

That Steward and the restaurant staff did not know who was controlling them. In the time‑frozen state they did not see Ye Liuyun at all. Ye Liuyun gave them no explanation, only letting them report any information through the Slave Seal.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun had Qingyu take him to several places frequented by the offspring of prominent families, where they met a few suitable candidates. He first froze time, then released his Soul to check whether those people's Sea of Consciousness contained any contracts; those without contracts he directly planted with a Slave Seal, and then, as if nothing had happened, he left with Qingyu.

Those people were also bewildered, not knowing how they had been controlled, and they never saw Ye Liuyun's appearance, only knowing to report information through the Slave Seal.

After completing this, Ye Liuyun immediately returned with Qingyu to his residence, sent Qingyu back, and told her to continue touring with him tomorrow.

Qingyu only thought the day was ordinary, believing she was truly acting as Ye Liuyun's guide, and did not know what Ye Liuyun had actually done.

After Qingyu left, Ye Liuyun called the remaining two old servants and asked them; they also did not notice any abnormal situation.

He also ordered his first clone to hurry to the Royal City to complete the transaction. He increasingly felt staying here was unsafe and did not want to linger any longer. Although the Fire Seal Dynasty lacked sufficient evidence, if they came on the force and seized him for interrogation, that would be troublesome.

This is the Fire Seal Dynasty's Royal City; once it is completely sealed, relying on their Formation and refining‑artifact techniques, he might not even be able to get out.

That night, Ye Liuyun returned to his clone's Space World to accelerate cultivation of his Divine Core. Since he needed to face danger, he had to boost his strength as much as possible.

He cultivated until dawn broke outside, then again took Qingyu out to continue strolling, and then went to a restaurant.

The Royal City is so vast that each district has restaurants suitable for Ye Liuyun to station spies, but this time when he acted against the restaurant's Steward, he discovered that the Steward had already signed a Master‑Servant Contract with someone.

"Someone beat me to it!" Ye Liuyun could only give up.

Fortunately, he used time freeze, so the Steward did not notice his actions. After performing a Soul Search, he immediately withdrew.

What he did not expect was that the person controlling that Steward turned out to be an Administrator of the Holy Fire Trade Association, and he was only tasked with gathering information, not heavily controlling him.

"Is there something strange about this Holy Fire Trade Association?" Ye Liuyun immediately became suspicious.

After eating, he had Qingyu take him to two slightly smaller trade associations in the city to browse. Ye Liuyun also used time freeze to examine the Steward's Sea of Consciousness there, finding no contracts. So he immediately planted a Slave Seal on a Steward, having him provide information for him.

He also asked that Steward about the Holy Fire Trade Association's situation.

The Steward immediately told him: "The Holy Fire Trade Association is said to have royal background; there are rumors that the Crown Princess helps the Third Prince run the association. Their management is very strict; even the shopping guides have to sign a secret‑information Divine Soul Contract.

Their association's strength is also among the top in the Fire Seal Dynasty. Whether in wealth or number of strong individuals, many of the dynasty's material procurement orders are handled through them, and their relations with the Xu Dan Sect, the Chen family, and the Wan Hua Sect are also extraordinary."

"Am I not walking into a trap myself?" Ye Liuyun, upon hearing that, made a face of dismay, not expecting to have stayed in a shop opened by the dynasty.

But he then asked: "What other special aspects do they have?"

The Steward thought for a moment, then immediately told Ye Liuyun: "They have a very powerful purple‑pupil youth, adept at discerning people and things. It is said that the purple pupil can see through, can see a person's Soul, and some say it can directly erase a Soul. I don't know if that counts."

"So that's it!" Ye Liuyun finally understood,

why he had never found any opportunities in the slave and beast markets.

"If what that Steward says is true, then that purple pupil is even more powerful than my Golden Pupil! My Golden Pupil could only see the Soul after refining the three eyes of a foreign tribe, and it also cannot directly erase an opponent's Soul."

Ye Liuyun also thought to himself whether that purple pupil had set its sights on him.

He then asked about some other matters, but obtained no useful information, and left the association.

On the road, he used his Soul's Red Eye to cast an illusion on Qingyu, directly asking her: "What functions of the purple pupil do you know?"

Ye Liuyun knew she could not disclose the association's information, but by asking this, it became unrelated to the Holy Fire Trade Association.

Sure enough, Qingyu directly told Ye Liuyun: "It can see through, can see the Soul, can directly kill the Soul."

"Specifically, how does it kill the Soul?" Ye Liuyun asked further.

"Just a glance, and the other's Soul is extinguished," Qingyu replied, seeming also unsure of the exact method by which the purple pupil annihilates a Soul.

Ye Liuyun immediately dispelled the illusion he had cast on Qingyu, but he worried in his heart that if the Holy Fire Trade Association moved against him, his chances of escape seemed slim.

"In this universe there truly is nothing strange, that purple pupil is even more powerful than my Golden Pupil!"

Moreover, since that purple pupil can see the Soul, he cannot let his first clone appear in the Royal City. His Sea of Consciousness is protected by the Ten Thousand Gods Command, so without releasing his Soul, others cannot see him. But the clone's Sea of Consciousness lacks the Ten Thousand Gods Command's protection and would be easily exposed.

So after sending his first clone outside the Royal City, he handed the two Magic Flood Dragons to his guards, having the guards bring them in. The first clone then immediately left the Royal City to find a place to temporarily reside.

After receiving Ye Liuyun's notice, the first clone had Ye Tiandao launch that Void‑level Flying Boat, racing here at full speed. It is expected to reach the Royal City by later tomorrow.

Ye Liuyun immediately had Qingyu accompany him, went to a few more places to capture some spies, and then stopped wandering around.

"The fewer spies, the better; that's enough for now! Using Slave Seals to capture people here is really too labor‑intensive!" Ye Liuyun was preparing to end his spy‑capturing operation in the Royal City.

For his current strength, this Royal City is still too dangerous, and he must remain extra cautious.

Qingyu only thought Ye Liuyun had become bored with wandering, so she immediately returned with him. After returning, Ye Liuyun sent her back early to rest.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun also released his Divine Sense, carefully surveying the Holy Fire Trade Association and its surroundings.