Chapter 3151: Women's Ambition

Ye Liuyun and his first clone, in the ensuing battles, also helped the bandit gang capture more than two hundred fairly strong bandits, preparing to expand the gang's numbers.

The Monster Beast and the women also had their fill of fighting, and after the battle they went straight back to cultivate and recover.

The whole planet, with Ye Liuyun's help, was taken over by Li Xinran. Li Xinran is now at a low realm, and together with Tang Xinyao and others, there is a planet inside the Space World that can, in a critical moment, borrow the Space World's power to save a life.

Tang Xinyao gazed at the empty Xingkong and felt deeply moved.

"When we first arrived, we still had to use a combined Formation against Martial Cultivators of Guiyi Sixth Layer; now we can even cross levels to challenge Martial Cultivators of Guiyi Sixth Layer!"

She thought that without following Ye Liuyun, they could never have improved this quickly.

"We'll be stronger in the future!" Ye Liuyun didn't mind, and just casually asked them, "Have you adapted to the outside world?"

Tang Xinyao nodded and remarked, "It's the law of the jungle—seizing resources; every Martial Cultivator is a bandit!"

"Exactly! As long as you have your own principles!" Ye Liuyun sighed. He has gone through so much, and his insight into the martial world is even deeper. Still, he does have his own principles and won't strike everyone.

Tang Xinyao looked at Ye Liuyun. The more she interacts with him, the more she realizes how truly strong he is—he has both strategy and many methods, and his power is rising quickly. Anyone who offends Ye Liuyun will inevitably meet a bad end.

"What's up?" Ye Liuyun saw her looking at him, didn't understand, and asked her.

"Nothing!" she said, "I just feel you're truly too strong!" Tang Xinyao didn't say it aloud, but in her heart she thought that compared with Ye Liuyun, she could never look down on any other man again. She sighed inwardly, wondering what she should do.

Tang Hao understood her thoughts but dared not pierce her feelings, so he lamented inwardly for her, "Usually so clever and daring, how can she become timid before the boss!"

Ye Liuyun didn't think further, just said they would all become stronger in the future, then brought them all into the Space World, proceeded to subdue the Demon Race army, and finally dealt with Xiao Heng's team.

When Xiao Heng's team arrived here, only a little over two hundred remained; after the battles of these few days, just over a hundred were left. The number of cities they attacked was also the same as the women's.

Ye Liuyun, though using Slave Seals to force them to keep fighting, progressed at a rate of one city per day. He thought this outcome was normal and didn't push them. At least the resources they now harvest are self‑sufficient, and they can even remit a good amount to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun brought them all into the Space World, then used the Black Tower's teleportation to return to his own main base, letting everyone cultivate and recover, and then proceeded to seize the target provided by Jiang Yunmo.

Jiang Yunmo gave them more than twenty coordinates, some belonging to major families, but most were garrison camps, and one was even an entire Xing Xi.

That Xing Xi is called Tianmen Star System; like the Bridge‑Crossing Xing Xi, it is also a forward outpost star system of the Fire Seal Dynasty. However, according to Jiang Yunmo, it is under the influence of the fourth prince Jiang Yunmu, and Ye Liuyun can act without worry.

Moreover, it is the farthest from the dynasty; the dynasty would need at least half a month to send reinforcements.

"Are you planning to go after the other princes as well?" Ye Liuyun also asked Jiang Yunmo.

"If I don't weaken their power, how could I possibly stand against them?" Jiang Yunmo merely sighed.

"You're not thinking of becoming the Fire Seal Dynasty's Nüwang, are you?" Ye Liuyun guessed.

"Is it forbidden? Can women not hold power?" Jiang Yunmo only retorted, and without conceding said, "I'm not even daring to imagine being a queen yet; your strength is still insufficient, and I'm already satisfied just securing a bit of status for myself!"

Jiang Yunmo had indeed thought about the queenhood, but she felt that goal was still far away and could only be approached step by step.

Ye Liuyun hadn't expected that a woman could also have such

great ambition.

He knew his current strength was insufficient, but if development continued like this, overthrowing the Fire Seal Dynasty might not be far off.

But he didn't dwell on the royal heirs' conflicts, only thinking of seizing the chance to quickly boost his strength and acquire more resources. When he makes a move, he just needs to avoid being ambushed by the dynasty.

During Ye Liuyun's return to the main base for rest, Jiang Yunmo returned the more than twenty Martial Cultivators Ye Liuyun had lent her, fearing that his targets were too many and his strength insufficient. Only Wei Yushan was kept as her substitute.

She now controls the merchant guild and has cultivated her own personnel. Those Martial Cultivators were, after all, lent by Ye Liuyun, and she feels less at ease using them than those she controls herself.

She even took the trouble to explain to Ye Liuyun, lest he have doubts. But Ye Liuyun didn't care at all. No matter how the Fire Seal Dynasty changes or how his relationship with Jiang Yunmo evolves, in the end it still comes down to strength.

So he immediately led everyone to start cultivating. He has had plenty of battles lately, but Guiyi Sixth Layer requires even more energy; to raise his realm now, he needs more time.

He cultivated within his clone's Space World for half a month before his realm barely rose to Guiyi Sixth Layer Mid Stage. Though the increase was slight, he felt his strength had risen considerably. Heaven and Earth Power was further enhanced, and even his Spatial Power improved.

The Monster Beast and Tang Xinyao's team have some members whose realms are on the brink of breakthrough, still lacking a bit of timing.

The women with lower realms have just broken through to Guiyi Third Layer; to leap again to Guiyi Mid Stage will likely take a long time.

Yu Xiaofeng and others have been cultivating and battling during this period. Someone has already broken through to the Guiyi realm. This makes Ye Liuyun very eager, letting them immediately use those Guiyi‑realm slaves for practice, and if insufficient, have Jiang Yunmo teleport more over.

Within the Second Clone's Space World, Cui Daoran led a few bandits away to command the bandit gang. Currently, there are forty‑eight strong Martial Cultivators of the Ninth Layer, six of whom are Ninth Layer Late Stage elites, most of the rest are Ninth Layer Mid Stage Martial Cultivators, and a few are Ninth Layer Early Stage assassins.

These forces are enough to support a medium‑strength faction, and their power has increased considerably.

Cui Daoran's bandits number fewer than three hundred, all equipped with soldiers' armor and gear. Xiao Heng's remaining soldiers are just over a hundred, but their resources are abundant.

Ye Liuyun gave all the surplus resources that Xiao Heng turned in to Cui Daoran, letting him first have the bandits cultivate a bit; thereafter they will be self‑sufficient and must remit a portion of the seized resources.