Chapter 3540: Southward Development

After Ye Liuyun's realm rose to the fourth layer of Taixu, his attack power also grew; if he employs bloodline suppression together with Divine Core and Heaven and Earth Power, he can match a Sixth Layer Martial Cultivator.

He then sparred with a Seventh Realm Martial Cultivator, and the result was the same: without any defensive power, his Physical Body alone could block the attacks of a Seventh Realm Martial Cultivator.

His defensive ability is sufficient against a Seventh Realm Martial Cultivator, but his offense still lags far behind; after all, his realm is lower, and even with Divine Core he cannot harm a Seventh Realm Martial Cultivator.

Using blade intent does have some effect. But if you don't intend to kill the opponent with a Yi Dao slash and don't exert full force, you still can't kill them. Those who spar with him are his subordinates, and he has no need to go to death's trouble for them; he can only wait for a future battle opportunity.

Cheng Huofeng was busy handling Meng Yunshan's appointment as City Lord; for the needed resources, Ye Liuyun let him request them from Ouyang He. Since the golden egg appeared, the resources remaining in Ye Liuyun's hands have become scarce.

Ouyang He also contributed many resources, solidifying Meng Yunshan's status as City Lord and allowing him to obtain the City Lord's identity Token.

"I never imagined that I, a wanderer, would one day become a City Lord in the Taixu World!" Meng Yunshan expressed endless gratitude toward Ye Liuyun.

"Don't be formal with me. But you, as City Lord, can't be a hollow title; you must cultivate our own strength as much as possible. You already understand the situation here, Chen Xiang will also assist you, so the two of you just watch the development."

"Now that your matters are settled, I'm heading south to find a way out for the Demon Race's great army. Consider this place my main base; when I need to recuperate, I'll return."

After giving them instructions, Ye Liuyun left the Ninth Realm Golden Lion to Meng Yunshan, let Ouyang He cooperate with the two of them, and then he led the Mercenary Corps out to continue the missions.

However, there were no suitable missions inside Gu Feng Cheng, so they hurried to larger cities in the Southern Region, gradually moving southward while strengthening themselves.

Lei Ming devoted a period to cultivation within Ye Liuyun's Space World, refining all of the Demon God's Yuan Dan, and ultimately raised his realm to the peak of the fourth layer of Taixu.

She could have advanced further, but Ye Liuyun told her to focus on True Essence Quality, so she used as much of the Yuan Dan's energy as possible to enhance the Divine Core.

Nevertheless, breaking through to the Fourth Layer Peak so quickly was already fast, surpassing Ye Liuyun's realm. Moreover, she wields a Dragon Bone Dagger and a Thunder God Hammer, and her combat power is no weaker than Chen Yueying's.

The Monster Beasts also used the acquired ferocious beast Yuan Dan, hurriedly advancing their realms, and many of them broke through to the third layer of Taixu.

Ye Liuyun led a group of Monster Beasts and several women; wherever they went, it was the same—initially they faced exclusion, and someone always wanted to test their strength.

They welcomed all challengers, seizing the chance to eliminate many Mercenary Corps that intended to act against them, and, as before, they specifically captured the mercenary corps' leaders, turning them into ordinary mercenaries of their own corps, using those people as cannon fodder during missions.

Thus, they completed few missions along the way; merely raiding those mercenary corps yielded plenty, and the Wolf Hunt Mercenary Corps' reputation spread wherever they went.

Whenever Ye Liuyun passed a city, he would visit its guild hall to see if there were high‑end cultivation resources. Not only for his own needs, he would also purchase resources needed by others, enabling them to strengthen themselves.

As they moved further south, they encountered more Demon Cultivators; each time Ye Liuyun seized the chance, he activated the Sealing Demon Tablet to absorb energy, raising its strength to the level of Void Stage Fourth Grade.

That day, their party finally arrived at the Royal City of the Southern Dynasty, the Earth Demon City. The Southern Heavenly King Song Qing, a Demon Cultivator, had no qualms about the city's name; it sounded like a Demon Race city.

Within the city, Demon Cultivators accounted for roughly forty percent, already a considerable number.

As soon as Ye Liuyun and his group arrived, they rushed to the mission board, deliberately drawing the attention of the local mercenaries.

This tactic reached a new place,

It proved highly effective; soon strong mercenary corps began to mock them.

Ye Liuyun's group, now experienced, had divided duties: Cheng Huofeng introduced the Wolf Hunt Mercenary Corps and argued with the mercenaries, while Chang Ji inspected the missions.

"Master, there are actually many missions here suitable for us!" Chang Ji said after looking, and immediately sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also went to check, but he was too lazy to pay attention to how Cheng Huofeng was arguing and retorting.

"Not bad, there are some bandit‑suppression and exploration missions that are truly suitable for us!"

After seeing this, Ye Liuyun thought they could stay here for a while longer.

However, they certainly won't undertake missions now; after they get familiar here and eliminate some strong mercenary corps, the employers will trust their strength.

At that moment, Cheng Huofeng sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun: "Master, we can leave the city; the mercenary corps called Demon Wolf will likely act against us!"

"Hmm." Ye Liuyun replied, glancing at the corps' leader, a Demon Cultivator of the Taixu Eighth Layer, likely not to take them seriously.

"Their boss is named Xu Rong, a Taixu Eighth Layer Demon Cultivator; most members are at the third or fourth layers, with a few at the fifth or sixth layers."

"Although the mercenary corps has only about twenty members, it is the strongest here. They claim our corps' name puts us at a disadvantage and demand we change it!"

Cheng Huofeng also relayed all the gathered intelligence to Ye Liuyun.

"Hehe, fine, then we'll wipe out this Demon Wolf and cut down the strongest."

Ye Liuyun replied, and immediately led everyone out of the city to prepare for battle.

Within the Southern cities, mercenary corps are prohibited from fighting inside; thus any disputes are settled directly outside the city.

When Xu Rong saw Ye Liuyun's group leave the city, he immediately led a few mercenaries with him to follow.

They were only seven or eight in total, not the entire mercenary corps. He believed that with their strength, eliminating the more than ten members of Ye Liuyun's group was sufficient.

Other mercenary corps, seeing Xu Rong leading his men, knew the two corps were heading out to clash, and the victor would surely be Xu Rong.

"The Wolf Hunt Mercenary Corps is unlucky enough to have such a name; those Demon Wolves would never let them continue existing!"

"Unlucky, the mercenary trade isn't easy; if you lack strength you shouldn't come to a place this big!"

Here, most mercenary corps are not weak; their leaders are essentially Seventh Realm Martial Cultivators.

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