Chapter 3505: Impersonating the Marquis

Ye Liuyun spoke politely, but his demeanor was neither servile nor arrogant. Moreover, the Martial Cultivator he had targeted, being newly arrived at the Royal Mansion, also dared not lash out at people casually.

Seeing Ye Liuyun's impressive aura, the Martial Cultivator did not want to provoke trouble, so he immediately let Ye Liuyun in and went with him toward the direction where the problem was discovered to search for the cause.

"Qi Wei is finally making progress today! Why haven't we seen him so proactive before?"

"Not bad, those words sound quite forceful!"

The few guards waiting for him in the distance continued to praise Qi Wei's performance together.

As soon as Ye Liuyun entered the room, he launched a Spiritual Soul Attack on the Martial Cultivator. Though the cultivator's realm was high, his Divine Soul Power was no match for Ye Liuyun, and he was immediately marked with a Slave Seal.

Ye Liuyun promptly released Qi Wei, gave him a brief briefing, and sent him back to continue his patrol. He then transformed into the Martial Cultivator's appearance, taking the place of that strong cultivator.

After Qi Wei left, he merely told everyone that he had found nothing and resumed patrol with the others. The other guards simply said he was lucky, hadn't offended any strong cultivator, and let it go.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun used Soul Search to learn that the Martial Cultivator he had impersonated had two acquaintances among the strong cultivators, so he immediately rushed to the residences of those two and took control of them as well.

In the following days, Ye Liuyun gradually took control of more than twenty Martial Cultivator strongmen inside the Royal Mansion.

The Marquis of the Heavenly Domain has been cultivating these days, likely due to a bad mood. Ye Liuyun had no chance to strike, so he needed another way to lure him out before he could act.

Thus, when Qi Wei was on duty again, he provoked a conflict between two Martial Cultivator strongmen, causing a fight that drew the guards to investigate, and then had one of the strongmen accidentally kill Qi Wei, eliminating a future trouble.

Their commotion alerted Ye Liuyun and the other Martial Cultivator strongmen, who, upon arriving, split into factions—some taking sides, some seeking justice—so quickly that a clash seemed imminent.

The Marquis of the Heavenly Domain had no choice but to step out and mediate, calming the Martial Cultivators' dispute.

He summoned the Martial Cultivator strongmen to the Grand Hall of council, learned the events, and mediated for them.

But suddenly, these

the Martial Cultivators all launched a Spiritual Soul Attack together, rushing toward the Marquis's Sea of Consciousness. The invisible guard immediately released his two soul sources, also charging toward the Marquis's Sea of Consciousness to assist.

Unexpectedly, his two soul sources were midway pulled into his own Sea of Consciousness by Ye Liuyun's soul source.

"Ye Liuyun!"

The invisible guard, seeing Ye Liuyun's form, shrieked immediately; inside his Sea of Consciousness there was a weaker defensive Soul, but Ye Liuyun unleashed a Black Light that annihilated the remaining Soul.

When that guard's Soul was destroyed, his body instantly manifested, revealing a Seventh Realm Martial Cultivator clad in an eighth‑tier armor that granted invisibility.

Ye Liuyun did not kill his two soul sources, thinking the Martial Cultivator's strength was commendable; instead, he marked the soul sources with a Slave Seal, erased the original Divine Soul Contract, and returned the soul sources.

At this point, several of the Martial Cultivator strongmen under his control fell dead. The Marquis's Sea of Consciousness surely contained life‑preserving treasures, but a single person with a single treasure could not contend with the Divine Soul Power of over twenty strong cultivators.

Thus, his two primary soul sources and a slightly weaker secondary Soul were ripped out by those Martial Cultivators and sent into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

Later, from the Marquis's Sea of Consciousness emerged a golden soul‑sword treasure of the eighth void rank, which slashed the two Martial Cultivators' soul sources and then surged into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

"All right, it's over, withdraw your Souls!"

Ye Liuyun immediately ordered the Martial Cultivators' Souls to return to his Sea of Consciousness.

He instantly sealed the Marquis's Physical Body into the Space World, then transformed into the Marquis's appearance and sat back on the throne.

At this moment, seven or eight Martial Cultivator strongmen lay fallen in the Grand Hall. Battles of Souls are the most perilous, capable of annihilating a person's Soul in an instant. Please download the AiYue app for the latest content

The guards outside the hall were alarmed and rushed in to protect the Marquis.

"It's fine, you don't need to come in. They just had a little misunderstanding!"

Ye Liuyun never let the guards enter the Grand Hall and simply sent them back.

Afterwards, he gathered the dead Martial Cultivator corpses into his Space World and immediately

returned to the Marquis's Cultivation Room to sort the spoils.

Ye Liuyun did not kill the Marquis; he only left him with the weakest secondary Soul and marked it with a Slave Seal. His two soul sources were tossed by Ye Liuyun into a Refining Soul Cauldron for re‑refinement.

The Marquis's Storage Ring was taken outright by Ye Liuyun, its contents transferred into his Space World, and the empty shell was worn on his hand as a façade.

Inside the Marquis's Storage Ring there was also a jade Divine Bone and a droplet of condensed Divine Core, resources he had collected himself. Compared with Hou Yuanqi, he seemed far richer.

"You're really something! You gather such fine resources for yourself and never even think of getting some for your son!"

Ye Liuyun mocked him once, then began a Soul Search on him, learning that the Marquis of the Heavenly Domain was indeed selfish and even plotted to overthrow the Heavenly King and seize the throne of the Western Region dynasty.

Ye Liuyun recorded all the major forces he controlled within the Marquis's Sea of Consciousness, then had the Marquis devise ways to plunder those factions.

Later, the invisible guard's Storage Ring and invisibility cloak were also taken by Ye Liuyun.

The Marquis valued that guard highly; the resources he gave were almost as much as those given to Hou Yuanqi, indicating his concern that his own defenses were insufficient.

Ye Liuyun immediately collected all those resources. He gave the invisibility cloak to Lei Ming, the Divine Soul Golden Sword to Long Nv, and swapped out her previous third‑rank Divine Soul Golden Spear.

Later, he visited the Marquis's Treasure Vault, transferred its resources into his Space World, and then summoned the mansion's key guard captains, stewards, and others one by one, marking each with a Slave Seal to keep them under his control.

He did not touch the Marquis's family members, instead pulling them into his Space World and keeping them sealed there so no one would suspect him.

After dealing with the Marquis's mansion, Ye Liuyun immediately turned his attention to the alchemists, pill‑refiners, and several major factions, aiming to acquire as many resources as possible before his exposure.

The Marquis's network of connections was extremely complex; Ye Liuyun could not grasp it all at once, so the Marquis, under Slave Seal control, supplied ideas while Ye Liuyun carried them out.

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