Chapter 3705: A Favor in the Flow

When he absorbed a bit of the energy from the golden egg, his realm instantly broke through to the pinnacle of Taixu Liu Chong. Recently, in battles against the Chamber of Commerce's Martial Cultivators, he has faced many dangers, and several times he could only win thanks to the army of Kuailei that Sun Que prepared for him.

Otherwise, even with his own strength and that of some Monster Beasts nearby, it would be hard. However, the battles during this period have been plenty, and he has used the Godslaying Bow several times.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun continued to break through his realm, directly reaching the early stage of the Taixu Seventh Layer, before beginning to consolidate his realm.

The reason he is so eager to advance his realm is also to enter the Royal Palace together with the Clone Puppet, to see what tricks the God King is planning.

He has a Teleportation Array in the Black Tower, so even if danger arises, he can cross realms and teleport back.

Advancing his realm a bit also boosts his strength, perhaps allowing him to be of help later; at least after his Divine Core increases, he can fire two more arrows with the Godslaying Bow.

In the following time, Ye Liuyun consolidated his realm within the Space World.

On the morning of the day he entered the Royal Palace, he used the Black Tower's teleportation to rush to the Li Family, slipped into the Clone Puppet's Space World, and recalled the Nine-Head Demon Dragon and other Monster Beasts back to the Space World, allowing them to train in peace.

The Clone Puppet then hurried to the Royal Palace.

At the entrance of the Royal Palace, someone received them and led the Clone Puppet inside. The guards inside the palace were not particularly strict, but Ye Liuyun knew that there were certainly many experts within.

Therefore, he did not use Divine Sense to probe, but directly used Golden Pupil to scout the situation. However, the palace is so vast that he cannot see its entirety.

When they arrived at the banquet hall inside the palace, the Third and Fifth Divine Princes were actually greeting them, and said the God King would also attend, showing great regard for them.

Ye Liuyun exchanged a few pleasantries with the two Divine Princes, then sat down to chat casually with Li Yuan. Li Yuan arrived earlier than him and seemed even more restrained.

"Brother Li, is this your first time in the Royal Palace?" Ye Liuyun asked, seeming casual.

A flash of painful expression crossed Li Yuan's face, evidently recalling the time he was controlled by the God King on his previous visit, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Yes, although I am also a branch member of the royal family, I never had the chance to come to the Royal Palace," Li Yuan sighed.

Ye Liuyun then used Transmission Voice with Li Yuan, discussing the Time Halo.

"The Moonshadow Princess of the Western Region has a dynastic reward treasure—a Time Halo—but I notice none of these princes wear such an item," he said.

Upon hearing about the Time Halo, Li Yuan's expression grew even worse. It was that very thing the God King used to force him to sign the contract.

But he still told Ye Liuyun: "The Time Halo is good, yet it can only be used three times. Previously someone could forge a Time Halo, but that artificer was mysteriously killed.

Therefore the God King stopped granting such items thereafter, probably keeping them for himself! And even if the Divine Princes have one, they may have already exhausted the three uses."

"Oh!" Ye Liuyun replied, as if casually, and then discussed other newly arrived Martial Cultivators with him.

In fact, he used the Golden Child to discover that the Third Divine Prince wore a Time Halo around his neck, while the Fifth Divine Prince did not, merely out of curiosity.

Soon, the top ten contestants gathered, the God King appeared to commend them, then distributed the rewards; everything proceeded smoothly.

The Clone Puppet also successfully obtained that strongman's Cave Heaven World and immediately handed it to him for refinement.

After the rewards were distributed, the God King finally had everyone sit down and spoke about the portal to the Monster World, also presenting some of the discovered Crystal Stones and other resources to attract their attention.

"I previously promised the talented elites an opportunity—a chance to go to the Monster World. Of course, participation is voluntary, not mandatory; you decide for yourselves," the God King said.

After speaking, the God King paused, looking at the crowd, awaiting their responses. Immediately, several Martial Cultivators agreed. Those resources indeed greatly aid the strengthening of Martial Cultivators.

If Ye Liuyun had not gone there before and known these resources,

he would certainly have been eager to go.

At this moment, the God King's gaze fell upon Ye Liuyun.

"Go, such a great chance to acquire resources—how could one pass it up!"

Ye Liuyun immediately voiced his willingness. He both wanted to see what the God King was planning and to learn where the entrances and exits of the other portals were.

With Ye Liuyun's endorsement, the others also unanimously agreed.

The God King received a satisfactory answer, and his mood was evidently pleasant.

"Then everyone return to prepare; make the awarded resources as useful as possible, and try to further boost your strength. In ten days, all of you return to the Royal Palace to enter that portal together," he said.

Then the God King left the banquet, allowing the strong ones to mingle on their own.

The crowd had no appetite to eat inside the Royal Palace, and they promptly took their leave, saying they needed to go back to prepare. Whether they were preparing to raise their realms or to gather forces to kill Ye Liuyun, no one knows.

"Brother Ye, why did you agree to the God King so readily? Do you really want to collect more resources?" On the way out of the Royal Palace, Li Yuan kept asking Ye Liuyun.

"We should help resist Monster invasions. Moreover, since the God King proposed it openly, if I were to oppose, it would be like undermining him. Since we can gain resources by entering, let's cooperate once and do him a favor," Ye Liuyun said grandly.

Ye Liuyun spoke in a lofty manner, certainly not revealing his true intentions.

Li Yuan didn't know whether his words were true or false, and could only pass them all on to the God King.

At this moment the God King was indeed very pleased; he had long anticipated Ye Liuyun would agree. Even if he refused this time, he would find a way to make Ye Liuyun agree next time.

He arranged for Li Yuan to go in as well, wanting him to see how Ye Liuyun harvests those Xingqiu.

After leaving the Royal Palace, Ye Liuyun and Li Yuan went their separate ways, each returning to their own residence.

"Why wait ten days? What is the God King preparing for during that time?"

Ye Liuyun thought that the God King's timing was not a casual remark, nor could it simply be to give them time to strengthen themselves.

"Never mind, I'll stay in the Space World and, in these hundred days, break through Spatial Power to the Ninth Layer."

In the following time, Ye Liuyun simply stayed out of sight, quietly cultivating at the Li Family.

Within the Space World, Ye Liuyun and Zhan Kong practiced Spatial Power daily. He also assisted Sun Que in re‑refining the destroyed Kuailei so that Sun Que could forge more Kuailei.

Meanwhile, Pei Yong used the Teleportation Array to rush to the Northern Region, helping Wang Wenli reorganize the army and train soldiers, lest their next gathering be a disordered mass.

As for the Eastern Region's development, Ye Liuyun only sent the Night Shadow Sect to dispatch some Mercenaries to the eastern cities to familiarize themselves with the situation, planning to study it further upon his return.

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