Chapter 3289: Resource Stockpiling

Ye Liuyun saw that they showed no sign of surrender and were still recruiting troops, so he knew they must be brewing some big plan.

Yu Xiaofeng also knew that as long as the Fire Seal Dynasty existed, the fight between them would not end, so he arranged troops very carefully.

The Leaders thought the Fire Seal Dynasty might be preparing on two fronts: recruiting strong ones inside the dynasty and seeking external aid.

Because the Fire Seal Dynasty alone now lacks the ability to resist them, yet they neither surrender nor negotiate, it is clear they will look for external help.

"But the surrounding Xing Xi also have no one stronger than them; who could they turn to?" Ye Liuyun also found it odd.

"It might not be a large army; perhaps just a lone strong Martial Cultivator!" Yu Xiaofeng only guessed, so they could only prepare on many fronts. He also warned Ye Liuyun to beware of assassination and to guard against the Fire Seal Dynasty's underhanded tactics, such as capturing Monster Beasts and women to threaten him.

Ye Liuyun just smiled: "Who says we must stay in the Fire Seal Dynasty? Their strong ones are all gone, and the dynasty's remaining resources are scarce. What's the point of staying?"

The dynasty now dares not act against us; continuing the fight would only be a scramble for resources with the common folk and Martial Cultivators.

You let the large army speed up resource acquisition, then wait a month; if there's still no movement, we will all relocate and continue exploring other parts of Xingkong. With this army's strength and size, we fear no destination!

If they still refuse and dare underhanded tricks, we will annihilate their dynasty and seize the entire Xing Xi.

Yu Xiaofeng and the other Leaders all had an epiphany: "Indeed, we don't have to grind against them here; seeking resources elsewhere is fine, so we don't constantly have to guard against their tricks!"

Thus, all the armies mobilized; even those temporarily resting also halted cultivation and went out to capture Xingqiu, stockpiling resources for future Xingkong navigation, so they could continue cultivating on the road.

The Death Legion no longer focuses on grinding; instead they accelerate resource acquisition.

Ye Liuyun still joins the battles, each time focusing on protecting Monster Beasts and women, and watching for the Fire Seal Dynasty's hidden hands.

During this period the Fire Seal Dynasty indeed sent some Martial Cultivator strongmen against him, but each time they caused no real harm. Moreover, through Soul Search, Ye Liuyun learned that Jiang Yuantang had already given up resistance; the ones still unwilling to give up are other royal members.

So Ye Liuyun has lost interest in the Fire Seal Dynasty. He thinks it's better to just leave, depriving them of any hope of finding a cultivation method, making those lingering royal members regret it.

When he goes around and returns, they should realize who holds the initiative and will come with resources to negotiate properly.

In a month, Ye Liuyun's army swept through a large swath of planets in the Huo Yin Star System, and all the various armies have stockpiled nearly half a year's worth of cultivation resources.

Ye Liuyun saw the Fire Seal Dynasty still showing no significant movement and was too lazy to wait for them, so he directly ordered all Leaders to pull their soldiers into the Space World, and then pulled the Leaders themselves into the Space World.

He, meanwhile, practiced Spatial Power with Leng Qianyu and left the Huo Yin Star System directly.

After his Spatial Power increased, a single step in Xingkong can span several Xingqiu distances, so he quickly left the Huo Yin Star System.

However, compared with Leng Qianyu's Spatial Power, he is still far behind. Leng Qianyu can easily cross an entire Xing Xi in a single step; as long as she has coordinates, within a Xing Xi she can achieve the same effect as teleporting the Black Tower.

Ye Liuyun hurried along while following Leng Qianyu to cultivate Spatial Power; the distance he can cross in one step grew farther, and his speed already rivals the Flying Boat of the Void Stage.

Thus he didn't use a Flying Boat; instead he and his clones took turns rushing forward, practicing Spatial Power.

As for the Huo Yin Star System, he no longer cares. Whatever plans or preparations they have are irrelevant to him. When he returns, even those around him likely won't worry about the Fire Seal Dynasty acting.

On the road, when he encounters a weak Xing Xi, he dispatches a correspondingly strong army to battle, capture some Xingqiu, continue gaining resources, but never takes all the Xingqiu in the Xing Xi—at most a third before moving on.

His Spatial Power improves faster and faster; even Leng Qianyu is surprised by his acceleration.

"Your cultivation talent is truly extraordinary; in half a year, your progress surpasses what I achieved in ten years!"

Ye Liuyun modestly said, "It's all thanks to your good teaching! You previously also explored on your own, so your progress was slow. If I hadn't had your guidance, I couldn't have improved this quickly!"

Leng Qianyu also knows this, but still feels that even with guidance, Ye Liuyun's cultivation talent is far beyond what ordinary people can compare.

"With your cultivation talent, wherever you go you won't be lacking!"

After this long period of contact, he also learned many of Ye Liuyun's deeds, discovering he came from the Mortal Realm, rising step by step from the lowest tier. During this process he didn't need detailed investigation to guess how many crises Ye Liuyun had endured.

In martial cultivation, no one can avoid life‑and‑death crises yet achieve such accomplishments.

And he also sensed that Ye Liuyun's other powers besides Spatial Power are soaring. Now facing Ye Liuyun, aside from Spatial Power being slightly stronger than Ye Liuyun's, he is no longer Ye Liuyun's opponent.

Ye Liuyun now uses blade intent, Divine Core, and Heaven and Earth Power, and with a single strike can cleave a planet reinforced by a Formation directly.

And these three forces of Ye Liuyun are all far stronger than his; moreover, Ye Liuyun's Soul, bloodline, and Physical Body are also far stronger.

After trying several times, Ye Liuyun realized his Spatial Power is now comparable to Leng Qianyu's, so he no longer has Leng Qianyu accompany him in practicing Spatial Power, letting her cultivate on her own.

He also passed the Taixu Qi Refinement Manual to Cui Daoran, Leng Qianyu, and the two Magic Flood Dragons, urging them to focus on cultivation, improve True Essence Quality, and he didn't mind letting them break through the Taixu realm first.

This excited these people to the point they couldn't speak, surprised that Ye Liuyun himself hadn't broken through yet, yet would let them advance to the Taixu realm first.

Leng Qianyu only at this point fully believed that Ye Liuyun had no intention of claiming the technique for himself.

"Master…" Cui Daoran was so excited he didn't know what to say. He knew Ye Liuyun's dissemination of the technique depends on character, and didn't expect a former bandit like him to obtain it.