Chapter 3490: Pursuing a Future

After Ye Liuyun's War God Armor was upgraded to Void Rank Grade Eight, its defense grew stronger, and it could block attacks from ordinary ninth‑grade treasures and weapons on its own.

Attacks from Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators are mostly blocked as well, so Ye Liuyun is now very safe.

Yet in ordinary combat he still does not rely on the War God Armor for defense. His Physical Body continues to improve, and the two pieces of Mixed‑Origin Gold have been fully refined.

Afterwards he entered the Space World and sparred with Chen Yueying a few times, making her envious of his Physical Body. Now Chen Yueying cannot wound Ye Liuyun without high‑grade weapons or treasures; Ye Liuyun can stand still and let her strike freely without injury.

In the following period Ye Liuyun began condensing the Divine Core. Since his last breakthrough he is not far from breaking through to the middle of Taixu's third stage, and recent battles have further solidified the Divine Core.

He feels he will naturally breakthrough another realm soon, so he does not waste the Condensed Dew Divine Core, instead using ordinary Primordial Power to refine and gradually improve.

They have just left the Western Region Dynasty's star system; the Xingkong is relatively safe, no one blocked them, giving them ample time for cultivation.

After a period of silence the whole Western Region Dynasty still has not found Ye Liuyun's trace. Even the Heavenly King Chen Haisheng could not help but worry about their safety and specifically asked Chen Yueying.

"We left the star system long ago!" Chen Yueying did not go into detail, only stating the result.

"Already left?"

Chen Haisheng found it somewhat unbelievable, unable to guess how they escaped the multiple blockades. Ridiculously, those two marquis houses are still searching for them with full force.

Nevertheless, he no longer needs to worry about them. Those two marquis lords, though eager to avenge their sons, would not send troops beyond the star system. Even if they pursued, the vast Xingkong makes finding them difficult.

So he gave a few instructions and said no more.

"Alright, when you return, let me know!"

He thought Ye Liuyun was still decent toward his daughter, and there was nothing for him to worry about. When

the hype dies down and their resources are exhausted, they should come back then.

Chen Haisheng immediately spread the news that Ye Liuyun had escaped the Western Region Dynasty, lest the Western Region's Martial Cultivators descend into further chaos.

Marquis of Tianyu and Zhen Wu Hou gathered after receiving the news to discuss a plan. After multiple confirmations, they discovered the information originated from the Royal Mansion.

"Probably Chen Haisheng can contact his daughter. Let's call it off, we should withdraw our troops."

The Marquis of Tianyu thought that if they couldn't find them after searching, they must truly have left, making further resource‑draining pursuit meaningless.

Zhen Wu Hou suspected Chen Haisheng: "Could it be that he's helping his daughter spread false rumors to make us withdraw?"

The Marquis of Tianyu sighed: "Chen Haisheng certainly can't watch his daughter fall into our hands. Even if it's not false news, for his daughter to escape, he must have helped. Otherwise, could those people break out of the army's encirclement?"

"Who told him he's a Prince? He should endure! This also gives us a way out; if we don't withdraw, he'll pin the blame on us!"

"Hmph, his daughter is flesh and blood, but ours isn't?" Zhen Wu Hou clearly couldn't contain his anger.

Even if they don't withdraw, they still can't locate them, so in the end they can only resign themselves to withdrawing, ordering their subordinates to keep a close watch on Ye Liuyun and Chen Yueying's information.

The Marquis of Tianyu, after Zhen Wu Hou left, summoned his eldest son Hou Yuanqi and instructed him: "They have fled the Western Region Dynasty; this is a chance for you to avenge your younger brother and also a chance to pursue a promising future."

"Pursue a promising future?" Hou Yuanqi didn't understand what his father meant.

"Chen Yueying is a princess!" the Marquis of Tianyu reminded him.

"Oh? Father wants me to capture the princess, then use her to threaten the Heavenly King into abdicating?" Hou Yuanqi confirmed.

"Fool! You think Chen Haisheng would abandon his throne for a daughter?" the Marquis of Tianyu shook his head in anger.

Then he earnestly lectured Hou Yuanqi: "The Heavenly King's position is so easy to hold. Even if Chen Haisheng hands it over to us, our current strength can't keep that seat stable. Such matters must be pursued slowly; we cannot rush."

Chen Yueying is a princess; if you can use the chance of pursuing Ye Liuyun to

subdue her, then you'd become Prince Consort. Whether she consents or not, once it's done I'll publicize it, and even Chen Haisheng can't deny it!

And once you become Prince Consort, you'll naturally gain the corresponding status and military authority, and can continue expanding our power. Then we can find a way to eliminate Chen Haisheng's two sons, and this Western Region Dynasty will eventually belong to us and our sons!

"Understood, father! I'll mobilize troops to chase them right away," Hou Yuanqi said, ready to act.

The Marquis of Tianyu shook his head and sighed, feeling Hou Yuanqi was not steady enough. But he only has this one son available, so he must patiently continue teaching him.

"Alas, when will you change this impatient nature? Where did they go? The outer Xingkong is so vast; where will you look for them?"

When you encounter Ye Liuyun, how will you deal with him? That kid can even take down the Holy Son; if he's that easy, why would we expend so much effort?

If you meet Chen Yueying and she doesn't submit, how will you handle it? How many people will you bring, how will you block information—have you thought of all this?

Hearing this, Hou Yuanqi sat down again, knowing his ability in this area was lacking, and without even thinking, directly asked the Marquis of Tianyu for guidance: "Father, please give instructions!"

The Marquis of Tianyu had to continue arranging for him, detailing how many experts to bring, which route of army, how to track Ye Liuyun, how to deal with Chen Yueying, etc., teaching him each point.

Though Hou Yuanqi is hot‑tempered, he obeyed his father's words completely and carried them out.

He first went to the Western Region's most renowned beast‑taming master and borrowed a special mastiff. This mastiff has super‑human scent; by detecting Martial Cultivator items it can locate people.

Then he went to the Qianling Sect to bribe a maid serving Chen Yueying, obtaining one of Chen Yueying's items for tracking.

The Marquis of Tianyu also arranged a hundred‑thousand‑strong army to clear surrounding refugees, so Hou Yuanqi could rendezvous with them before pursuing Ye Liuyun.

He also drew two hundred elite warriors from his personal guards and Royal Mansion experts, giving them to Hou Yuanqi; these forces comprised all his remaining resources, leaving him with little strength himself.