Chapter 3169: Be Cautious and Guard

Ye Liuyun gave Luan Ping a lot of cultivation resources again and let him go out to venture while continuing his cultivation.

He also gave him a treasure that defends against Spiritual Soul Attacks, a true‑tier ninth‑rank gilded armor, an ancient Demon Race Skeleton Puppet, and a true‑tier ninth‑rank Flying Boat.

Just after Ye Liuyun had seen Luan Ping off, Jiang Yuntian contacted Ye Liuyun again.

"Jiang Yunfei's army's offensive is stalled; the hundred‑thousand troops and two hundred‑thousand Reinforcement Troops split into three routes. This is a good chance—do you want to act?"

Ye Liuyun smiled, knowing Jiang Yuntian was going to use him again, and asked directly, "What are the terms?"

"I'll give you 30,000 sets of true‑tier ninth‑rank armor; you impersonate local soldiers and strike, without revealing your true identity. This time I'll give you 300,000 units of Primordial Power; your soldiers will also need cultivation resources. The resources you acquire and the Reinforcement Troops will belong to you—how does that sound?"

Ye Liuyun thought to himself that Jiang Yuntian was indeed calculating; the terms left him no room to refuse. Three hundred thousand units of Primordial Power, given to Xiao Heng's ten‑thousand‑strong army—each could receive thirty. Add the resources he could plunder, and the haul seemed decent.

"Fine, send me the coordinates!" So he agreed in one breath.

Although Ye Liuyun had agreed to Jiang Yuntian and received the armor and Primordial Power, he did not rush to set out. He simply gave the armor to Xiao Heng so his soldiers could be equipped. The surplus armor he returned to Cui Daoran.

In his mind he was calculating, "Jiang Yunyang's army was destroyed, Jiang Yunfei will be wiped out next, leaving only Jiang Yunmu. This Great Prince Jiang Yuntian would then have no rivals. Should he now move against me?"

Ye Liuyun also grew cautious and summoned Gao Yutang to discuss with him.

"That is indeed possible. But he will probably use you again, and only act after wiping out Jiang Yunmu!" Gao Yutang analyzed.

Ye Liuyun thought it over and felt that, given Jiang Yuntian's scheming, it probably wouldn't be that simple. Whatever Ye Liuyun could anticipate, Jiang Yuntian might also foresee, so he might not wait until all rivals are eliminated before acting. With only Jiang Yunmu left, Jiang Yuntian might handle him himself, without needing Ye Liuyun to intervene.

Therefore Ye Liuyun still felt he should preemptively guard against Jiang Yuntian's move.

After making his decision, he went to bid farewell to Li Yuanlang and the others.

Ye Liuyun's return showed the Ten Thousand Gods Alliance his might. Someone who could even destroy an entire Xing Xi leaves no one daring to scheme against him. Thus his standing in the Alliance is unshakable.

The Ten Thousand Gods Alliance has spent these days constructing a statue of Ye Liuyun and placing it at the Alliance headquarters, to thank him for his protection. It also serves to remind others that this place is guarded by Ye Liuyun, deterring other forces from acting rashly.

Elder Cang Jingsong and the other Elders hoped Ye Liuyun would leave a strand of Divine Sense in the statue to exert some deterrent effect, but Ye Liuyun did not agree.

Ye Liuyun outright refused, saying, "Just a strand of Divine Sense—how much power can that have! The weak don't need my deterrence, and the strong can't be deterred. You all have my Transmission Talisman; just call me directly if anything arises."

He didn't want the Alliance to summon him back for every little matter. The Alliance should cultivate its own strength to protect itself. He didn't even want them to display his statue.

But the old folk in the Alliance disagreed, and he let them have their way.

He only told Li Yuanlang, Mo Shaowen and the others that unless a Xing Xi faces destruction, they need not summon him back, lest the Alliance become overly dependent on his power and neglect its own development.

Li Yuanlang and the others all thought it reasonable. Moreover, they were spurred by Ye Liuyun and resolved to refocus on strengthening themselves, planning to go out and train.

Seeing their attitude, Ye Liuyun felt at ease and left the Ten Thousand Gods Alliance.

He also didn't retrieve his two avatars, letting them continue harvesting planets in the Qingjing Xing Xi. To deal with Jiang Yunfei's split forces, the power he possessed was sufficient; even if it fell short, he could fight while advancing and wouldn't be far off.

However, before teleporting to Yuhuang Xing Xi, he first consulted Jiang Yunmo for information about Jiang Yunfei's side. Jiang Yunmo only had a rough idea of Jiang Yunfei's army progress and lacked specific details.

But he knew that wherever these princes passed, they left no planet behind.

After Ye Liuyun gathered this information, he adjusted the coordinates Jiang Yuntian had given him, moving them away from the planned spot, and then used the Black Tower to teleport over.

When he reappeared, he was surrounded by a sea of stars; only with Golden Pupil could distant planets be seen, and it would take at least several days to reach them.

He had intended to walk while fully releasing his Divine Sense to scout the surroundings, but before he could move, Golden Pupil spotted a Warship hiding behind another planet.

So he cautiously sprinted forward for a day, carefully examining the interior of that Warship and the nearby planets.

Jiang Yunfei was indeed splitting his forces into three routes to attack a planet, but near his army, powerful beings were watching their movements from afar.

Inside that Warship were soldiers: ten thousand of Ninth‑fold Strong and forty thousand of Seventh‑eighth‑fold Strong. These fifty thousand soldiers were clearly not Jiang Yunfei's.

"Whether these fifty thousand soldiers belong to Jiang Yuntian or the Fire Seal Dynasty, they won't get away again."

Ye Liuyun looked at the ambushed fifty thousand soldiers; most were still cultivating and had no vigilance at all.

A grin lifted his mouth corner as he charged toward them. The fatty meat delivered to his lips, he had to take it first.

In his view, these fifty thousand people were now easier to handle than Jiang Yunfei's scattered army.

Ye Liuyun used Golden Pupil to pinpoint from afar the leaders and strong ones' positions, then employed Spatial Power to shift himself beside the Warship in a single move, unbothered by nearby scouts, and blasted a huge hole through the Warship with a white Technique, enveloping their Grand Leader and instantly slaying him.

The sudden turn left the surrounding scouts stunned. No one could have imagined someone daring to directly assault a Warship packed with so many strong ones. By the time they recovered, Ye Liuyun had already surged through the freshly blasted hole into the Warship.

Moreover, he landed directly on the deck where the Ninefold Strong were stationed. As he rushed inward, he activated Time Power, freezing time.

Among this army, the highest-level Ninefold Strong were mostly cultivating within this deck's cabin. They were not in combat mode—neither wearing armor nor bearing artifacts that defend against Spiritual Soul Attacks.

Some strong ones had already reacted; the moment they released Divine Sense to investigate, they were instantly frozen on the spot.

"Ha ha, so many strong ones!" Ye Liuyun was on the verge of laughing out loud.