Chapter 3201: Descendants of the Ancient Dynasty

Ye Liuyun observed the entrance and exit of the Secret Realm for a while and found that the passage was indeed becoming more stable. However, it would still take at least half a day before a person could pass through.

"You're early!"

Ye Liuyun let out a sigh in his heart, sat cross‑legged, and began to cultivate quietly.

Two Magic Flood Dragons and a snow wolf formed a triangle around Ye Liuyun, protecting him in the center, and also cultivated quietly.

Their human speech is still rather stiff, so they normally do not speak. Only when no outsiders are present do they chat among themselves to practice speaking like humans.

When the Martial Cultivators nearby did not see Ye Liuyun embarrass himself, they all looked disappointed and then went on to recruit others for parties.

The entrance of the Secret Realm became lively again, and gradually no one paid attention to Ye Liuyun and his companions.

At that moment, a yellow‑shirt woman, accompanied by an old servant, quietly approached Ye Liuyun's side.

As soon as they got close, the snow wolf and the two Magic Flood Dragons immediately noticed them. The snow wolf emitted a slight pressure, warning them not to approach.

Ye Liuyun also sensed their aura, but felt Demon Qi on the old man, so he opened his eyes to take a look.

Unexpectedly, the old servant beside the woman turned out to be a Monster Beast—a Demon Wolf. The beast concealed its realm; it was actually at Return to One Nine Layers Late Stage, but displayed as Return to One Seven Layers Early Stage.

The woman, however, truly possessed a Return to One Seventh Layer Mid‑stage realm, the same as Ye Liuyun. So when the snow wolf released its realm pressure, the woman's complexion turned rather sour.

Her old servant immediately stepped forward a bit, silently shielding her from the snow wolf's pressure.

"Young master, may I have a word?" the yellow‑shirt woman asked Ye Liuyun via Transmission Voice.

"Do you have business?" Ye Liuyun, curious about the master‑servant pair's background, asked outright.

However, not wanting to hear the woman beat around the bush, he immediately employed Divine Soul Red Eye, casting an illusion on her to force her to speak the truth.

The woman's Divine Soul Power was far weaker than his, so she unwittingly fell for the trick and began to tell Ye Liuyun the facts.

"My name is Luo Yu, the sole heir of the thirty‑eighth generation of the ancient Hongtian Dynasty. This Secret Realm was also hidden by senior members of the royal family before the Hongtian Dynasty fell.

I want

to go inside and find the dynasty's leftover techniques. However, there are several perilous places that need the young master's help. That's why I came to disturb you.

Luo Yu originally intended to offer some resources and ask Ye Liuyun for help, without planning to tell him the truth. After all, her identity is special, and she didn't want a stranger to know.

Ye Liuyun heard this and became genuinely interested. Especially upon hearing her mention techniques, he asked: "What kind of technique are you looking for? Are you familiar with this Secret Realm? Besides techniques, does the Secret Realm contain other treasures?"

"A technique that can refine True Essence to the Taixu realm!" Luo Yu replied precisely: "The reason no one in the Fire Seal Dynasty can break through to the Taixu realm now is that the technique's grade is insufficient.

I am not very familiar with this Secret Realm, but I have a map of it and know its dangerous spots. The Secret Realm does indeed contain treasures; the former dynasty's resources are all stored in the Treasure Vault."

Under the control of Ye Liuyun's Red Pupil Illusion Technique, Luo Yu did not conceal anything, relaying all the information she knew, even sending the map of the Secret Realm to Ye Liuyun and revealing the locations of the heavy treasures.

"I only need that technique for refining True Essence; you may take any other treasures, young master!" Luo Yu said to Ye Liuyun at last.

Ye Liuyun first scanned the map and found that every location of treasure and danger was marked in great detail.

After thinking it over, he said to Luo Yu: "I also need the technique you mentioned. If you agree to give it to me, I will embed a restriction within it and then send the information back to you. How does that sound?"

He feared Luo Yu could not safeguard the technique and that the Fire Seal Dynasty would seize it, so he intended to place a restriction in the technique to prevent her from passing it on.

Luo Yu also did not wish to hand the technique to the Fire Seal Dynasty, and she did not oppose Ye Liuyun's plan to embed a restriction. Yet she worried that the Hongtian Dynasty's legacy might be broken, so she anxiously asked Ye Liuyun: "Can my own heir and the Demon Wolf learn that technique?"

"I can place no limits on your descendants; as for the Demon Wolf by your side, I can give it directly, but it may not pass it on to anyone else," Ye Liuyun replied.

Luo Yu thought it over and agreed. In fact, the so‑called Hongtian Dynasty heir she mentioned was only herself

and the protective Demon Wolf beside her.

As for descendants, she was merely contemplating the dynasty's succession and asked in advance. She was uncertain about her own future.

After both confirmed the terms, Ye Liuyun cautiously entered a Divine Soul Contract with her, fearing that once freed from the Red Eye illusion she might strike at him inside the Secret Realm.

Only after Ye Liuyun sealed the contract did he lift the illusion. Moreover, the memories of Luo Yu's recent communication with Ye Liuyun were not erased; Luo Yu remembered them clearly.

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment, unable to comprehend how she had so carelessly divulged the truth to Ye Liuyun and even signed an equal contract.

She looked at Ye Liuyun again cautiously, and upon seeing that the contract did not grant him control over her, finally relaxed.

After a while, she asked Ye Liuyun: "You are the Ye Liuyun wanted by the Fire Seal Dynasty, aren't you?"

"Correct." Ye Liuyun, now bound by a contract with her, was not afraid of her leaking information. Moreover, strictly speaking, Luo Yu is not a member of the Fire Seal Dynasty.

Nevertheless, he asked Luo Yu: "How did you know?"

Luo Yu did not conceal anything from Ye Liuyun: "My Demon Wolf sensed the aura of several Monster Beasts around you, especially that snow wolf, which is also on the Fire Seal Dynasty's wanted list. Moreover, knowing you don't want the Fire Seal Dynasty to obtain the technique, I boldly guessed, and it turned out to be you!"

"Then what were you thinking?" Ye Liuyun retorted. He also knew he had once ridden a snow wolf into battle, so it was unsurprising that the snow wolf was discovered by its kind.

Luo Yu merely smiled: "There's nothing to ponder about matters that don't concern me. If you can destroy the Fire Seal Dynasty and help restore the Hongtian Dynasty, I can think about how to thank you!"

Ye Liuyun only gave a faint smile and fell silent. He only needed to know Luo Yu's attitude. As for restoring any Hongtian Dynasty, he would never even consider it.

Luo Yu wasn't truly hoping he would help restore the Hongtian Dynasty. Many years had passed; as a descendant of the ancient dynasty, she no longer harbored thoughts of reinstating the throne, only wishing to break through her realm quickly and strengthen herself.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun and Luo Yu each instructed the Monster Beasts beside them, then sat cross‑legged to cultivate, waiting calmly for the Secret Realm's passage to stabilize.