Chapter 3660: Royal Hunting Ground

Ye Liuyun let Hei Hu and Yao Ji out; both are Human Martial Cultivators, so they won't draw much attention.

"Are you all ready?" he asked Li Yuan, confirming.

"Ready. I've brought ten Martial Cultivators and ten Kuailei," Li Yuan said without pretense, stating his numbers so Ye Liuyun would have a clear picture and not misjudge strength against strong foes.

Ye Liuyun glanced at the two guards beside Li Yuan; both were at the Cave Heaven First Level, so they seemed fully prepared.

"Then let's set out and head to the Teleportation Array first."

Ye Liuyun no longer hesitated; the six of them rushed to the Teleportation Array, and after several jumps arrived at a relatively remote small town.

"Is this the way to the Royal Hunting Ground?" Li Yuan asked Ye Liuyun curiously.

"Correct, it's the Royal Hunting Ground. But we can't teleport there directly; we need to transfer onto a Flying Boat for a stretch," Ye Liuyun confirmed.

"So the passage is inside the Royal Hunting Ground?" Li Yuan was puzzled. He had visited the hunting ground as a child but never heard of any passage inside.

"That passage has five entrances and exits; only this one we can use. If we enter any of the others, we'll be spotted!"

"The entrance we're heading for is surrounded by a Spatial Formation. Even without guards, ordinary people passing by won't notice," Ye Liuyun explained to Li Yuan.

"You know such secret information?" Li Yuan grew even more curious about Ye Liuyun.

"Just a coincidence!" Ye Liuyun replied offhand.

They didn't teleport straight to the Royal Hunting Ground; instead they boarded a Flying Boat in advance and rode it there. He feared that scouts arranged by the royal family were near the hunting ground's Teleportation Array, and that they would be marked once they arrived.

Nevertheless, some people still guessed their destination.

As soon as they left Li Yuan's residence, they were spotted by the subordinates of the Seventh Divine Son and the Ninth Divine Son. The royal scions naturally knew about that passage, so they quickly inferred that Ye Liuyun intended to enter it.

"That kid is heading for that passage? Fine, I'll meet him myself! Gather troops and come with me inside."

After learning the news, the Seventh Divine Son immediately led men to confront Ye Liuyun; if he couldn't be swayed, they'd kill Ye Liuyun outright.

The Ninth Divine Son was more cautious; he only sent a squad in, letting them strike Ye Liuyun when the chance arose. He held no hope for Ye Liuyun and ordered his men to kill him outright, without trying to win him over.

The God King learned that both of his sons suddenly applied to enter that passage; upon investigation he also realized Ye Liuyun intended to go in. Yet he did not block it, acting as if he knew nothing.

Ye Liuyun and his party pushed the Flying Boat at full speed and soon reached the Royal Hunting Ground. It looked the same as usual, with no many guards.

"No extra guards?" Li Yuan asked Ye Liuyun, a bit puzzled.

Ye Liuyun nodded: "Only a few royal scions know this entrance, so they don't need extra guards. Suddenly adding guards would only make people think this place is a dead end!"

Li Yuan agreed with the reasoning, but still asked, "So there really isn't a single guard at all?"

Ye Liuyun smiled: "Of course there are; this is the Royal Hunting Ground—how could there be few ferocious beasts?"

"But how would ferocious beasts help guard the entrance?" Li Yuan wondered again.

"You'll see when we get there; there are many ways to attract ferocious beasts!"

Ye Liuyun didn't know the exact royal method, but he could certainly lure a few beasts himself.

Afterwards, the group disembarked from the Flying Boat and slipped into the Royal Hunting Ground. Basic guards were still present; some soldiers patrolled outside, but Ye Liuyun's party could easily avoid them.

Once inside the hunting ground, Ye Liuyun's party had to carefully dodge the ferocious beasts so that the battle's aftershocks wouldn't alarm the guards.

So at first, several Dòngtiān Jìngjiè‑level strongmen released pressure, scaring away the lower‑realm beasts.

When they penetrated deeper into the hunting ground, they could occasionally strike down beasts that blocked the path, but always in swift, decisive fights; most of the time, Hei Hu and Yao Ji used rune formations to control the beasts before slashing them.

"I heard Qian Linggu was destroyed…" Li Yuan was clearly asking about Hei Hu and Yao Ji's origins.

"Yes, they're Martial Cultivators from Qian Linggu!" Ye Liuyun didn't state outright that he had destroyed Qian Linggu, but Li Yuan had already guessed.

"I really am becoming more impressed with Young Master Ye!" Li Yuan added.

Places like Qian Linggu were beyond his imagination, yet Ye Liuyun wiped them out. And the Sun family is also an elite powerhouse. This shows Ye Liuyun's strength far exceeds what is visible now.

"I still envy your strength!" Ye Liuyun modestly replied. Li Yuan, at the Great Void Ninth Level, also possessed a Special Eye Pupil and Spatial Power, which truly made him envious.

Not long after, they arrived before a mountain range; Ye Liuyun didn't rest and led everyone straight into the mountains.

Hei Hu and Yao Ji were low on True Essence, so Ye Liuyun released five Kuailei—Gu Changhong, Mo Wang, Bà Tiān, Qian Meng, and Zhan Kong. He then transmitted the map to them via Divine Sense, letting them jointly rush toward the target.

Their cooperation proved more efficient than Hei Hu and Yao Ji, since numbers bring greater strength.

Many beasts hadn't even begun their attacks before being spotted by Mo Wang and Bà Tiān, then restrained by Gu Changhong's rune formation and Qian Meng's illusion, and finally slain by Zhan Kong—no intervention from Li Yuan's side was needed.

Li Yuan also realized that Ye Liuyun's Kuailei possessed Souls, and he felt deep admiration.

"With Sun Que Yi, Ye Liuyun's Kuailei will certainly be plentiful!"

Soon, Ye Liuyun's party arrived before a cave deep in the mountains.

Using his Golden Pupil, Ye Liuyun already saw three Black Pythons inside the cave, one of which was at the Dòngtiān Jìngjiè level.

Li Yuan's Special Eye Pupil sight wasn't as strong as Ye Liuyun's; it couldn't penetrate the thick mountain wall to see inside.

"Set up a shielding Formation to isolate the cave's interior!" Ye Liuyun immediately assigned the task to Gu Changhong, then entered the cave with Mo Wang, Qian Meng, and Zhan Kong.

He gave the highest‑realm Black Python to Qian Meng, asking her to control it and capture it alive.

For the other two pythons, Ye Liuyun teamed with Zhan Kong on one; he used Spatial Power to shift it in front of a Black Python, then slashed it with the Demon Slaying Sword.

He gave the remaining one to Mo Wang. Mo Wang, being of higher realm, could strike and inject Demon Qi directly into the python's body, cutting off its True Essence and killing it instantly.

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