Chapter 378: A Second Encounter

"Are you planning to destroy the next Altar? Could you take me along?"

While eating and chatting, Tian Meng asked Ye Liuyun what they were going to do next.

Ye Liuyun replied, "We aren't going to the next Altar for now. The Altar is too dangerous! We don't have full confidence. After taking a few risks, we've decided to kill some Corpse Demons for training first. Do you want to go to the Altar?"

"I do want to go! But I wouldn't dare go by myself. I just thought that if you were going, you could take me. If you aren't going, I'll go find some Corpse Demons to spar with, then return to the Alliance and wait to go with the Elders."

Through his chat with Tian Meng, Ye Liuyun found that this person was naturally very generous, easily endearing. Moreover, his shrewdness often seemed unforced, as if it were ingrained in his bones; he thought that way, acted that way, and spoke that way!

"This person does have some appeal!" Ye Liuyun thought, becoming somewhat interested in studying Tian Meng. So he chatted with him at length.

Before parting, Tian Meng said, "The number of Corpse Demons you hunt in this mission is the key to entering the Secret Realm. You've already destroyed three Altars and broken into the top ten of the Holy List, so you'll definitely have a slot! I also need to hurry and kill more Corpse Demons, otherwise there'll be no chance to enter that Secret Realm."

Saying that, Tian Meng took his leave from Ye Liuyun.

"Do you know what's inside that Secret Realm?" Ye Liuyun also wanted to know what was special about that Secret Realm.

Tian Meng shook his head and said, "I don't know. Everyone who has entered swears not to tell others about what's inside. But anyone who manages to come out alive has had their realm elevated by two or three layers!"

"Oh? Then hurry and kill more Corpse Demons! Take care!"

Not long after Ye Liuyun said goodbye to Tian Meng, his Divine Sense detected that Su Miaoyin and the other women of the Demon Sound Hall were being chased by two groups. One group was Demon Cultivators from the Yin Ghost Sect leading a horde of Corpse Demons; the other group was some members of the Alliance.

Both sides were of comparable realm. Su Miaoyin and her companions were originally very strong, but the enemy outnumbered them by almost five times, so they couldn't hold, retreating while fighting, and most of them were wounded.

"How unlucky the Demon Sound Hall, being chased by both sides at once!"

Ye Liuyun hesitated about whether to go up and help. He didn't want to get too close to Su Miaoyin.

But having gotten to know them, he felt guilty not to rescue them. So he lingered in place.

Until Su Miaoyin noticed him, she led the women of the Demon Sound Hall running toward him.

"Hoo!"

Ye Liuyun exhaled, realizing he couldn't avoid it. Su Miaoyin was running toward him; it would be too much if he kept dodging!

"Young Master Ye, what a coincidence! We meet again!" Su Miaoyin deliberately smiled sweetly at Ye Liuyun.

"Uh... it is quite a coincidence!"

Su Miaoyin glared at him, then led the women of the Demon Sound Hall to stand behind Ye Liuyun's group. She then used her Divine Sense to send a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun, scolding, "If we don't come over, are you planning to just watch the spectacle?"

"Hehe! I'm just about to go over!" Ye Liuyun replied.

"Hmph! If you keep preparing, we'll all freeze here!" Su Miaoyin clearly wasn't going to let him off that easily.

"We'll talk later; first I'll drive these people away!"

Ye Liuyun dared not continue the conversation; he immediately drew his Demon Slaying Sword, swung a horizontal slash, cutting in front of the two pursuing groups, forcing them to halt.

"Ye Liuyun!"

The Alliance members instantly recognized Ye Liuyun.

"Ye Liuyun, you really are colluding with Demon Cultivators!" an Alliance member shouted.

"Demon Cultivators? All I saw was you teaming up with Demon Cultivators to slaughter a group of women! Stop using such a boring excuse; if you want to fight, just do it!"

Ye Liuyun also saw that these people were pretending to be clueless while understanding everything. So he was too lazy to waste words; solving the problem with force was the best way.

"Hmph, then we'll eliminate the traitors for the Alliance!"

About thirty Alliance members, most interested in Ye Liuyun, charged at him together.

Su Miaoyin, the Monster Beast, and Wu Qingcheng and others all prepared to act.

Ye Liuyun stopped them. "You deal with those Demon Cultivators; these Alliance members are mine! Miaoyin, you stay here to guard the wounded."

As he spoke, he also commanded Hell Mingshe to control the Corpse Demons. In an instant, all the Corpse Demons scattered, encircling the Demon Cultivators and Alliance members.

Ye Liuyun, wielding his Demon Slaying Sword, charged at the Alliance members.

Su Miaoyin and the other women were all stunned! Their group might not be able to defeat so many, yet Ye Liuyun dared to charge alone. Those Alliance members were all at Golden Core Seventh to Ninth Level, and there were over thirty of them.

No one around Ye Liuyun actually came to help. Apart from Yu Er and Ru Yue, whose realms were lower and stayed put, even Wu Qingcheng rushed forward, sword in one hand and Mitian Realm in the other.

The Monster Beasts also reverted to their original forms, leaping at the over thirty Demon Cultivators.

"These people are insane! The highest realm is only Golden Core Seventh Level! And they dare to charge?"

A woman beside Su Miaoyin couldn't help but exclaim.

A chaotic melee erupted immediately.

Ye Liuyun unleashed Thunder Fire Domain, letting Hell Mingshe aid the Monster Beasts and Wu Qingcheng. He himself relied solely on his Physical Body to withstand the Alliance members' overwhelming attacks, while counterattacking with sword intent.

His current sword intent, against those below the Tian Gang, is one slash per person; they can't dodge at all!

And his Physical Body, even when wounded, recovers at a visibly rapid speed.

In the blink of an eye, half of the Alliance members were taken down by him.

On the Demon Cultivator side, they likewise gained no advantage.

Wu Qingcheng, though her realm is low, has Mitian Realm which can reflect opponents' attacks, and her movement incorporates illusion, allowing her to handle Golden Core Seventh and Eighth Level opponents.

Lei Ming and Bai Hu, though their realms are low, their Physical Bodies can withstand Golden Core Ninth Level attacks. Their Blood Thunder, Soul‑Stabilizing Tower, and Bone Spear are lethal techniques.

Shi Yuan relies entirely on his Physical Body petrifying to block attacks, then smashes with ape bone, surprisingly able to contend with Martial Cultivators of Golden Core Seventh and Eighth Level.

With Hell Mingshe's protection, whenever they face danger, Hell Mingshe instantly erases the Demon Cultivators' Soul.

"These people and Monster Beasts are amazing!" a female disciple beside Su Miaoyin exclaimed.

Su Miaoyin at this moment couldn't help but admire Ye Liuyun's group's combat ability. She murmured, "Their battle experience is extensive; their strength far exceeds their realms. At least they can fight across three layers! Where did Ye Liuyun find these people and Monster Beasts?"

Yu Er laughed, "They weren't found; they were all cultivated by the master! I only started training after following the master, and it's been less than two years!"

Ru Yue added, "Yes! I too, in about a year, went from True Essence Realm to Holy Realm. We've never lacked resources; our realms advanced rapidly. I never imagined I could become a saint!"

When they said that, the middle‑ranked female disciples of the Demon Sound Hall were so shocked their mouths couldn't close.

Everyone looked enviously at the two, silently lamenting their own misfortune.

"Being beautiful is one thing, but the luck is that good!"