Chapter 3780: Guidance from the Strong

Ye Liuyun suddenly felt that breaking through to the Cave Heaven Realm should be very easy now. He still has Ye Ling, the great steward, inside his Space World, who can help him transfer control.

This problem that had always troubled Ye Liuyun was easily solved by a few words from Zhan Kong.

He thought for a moment, then asked Zhan Kong: "So does every strongman of the Cave Heaven Realm have a Cave Heaven World? Will their Cave Heaven World still exist after they die?"

Zhan Kong replied immediately: "Yes, everyone does, but most disappear when the person dies. Only those who have merged their Cave Heaven World into a weapon, or deliberately extracted it before death, retain it."

"Looks like it's unlikely to scavenge any resources after killing someone!" Ye Liuyun sighed.

Zhan Kong could only smile helplessly, not knowing what to say; his new master seemed a bit too greedy for wealth.

"What conditions are required to break through to the Cultivation Realm?" Ye Liuyun asked again.

Zhan Kong replied: "The Cultivation Realm means that one's own practice merges with the Great Dao. Of course the Great Dao has three thousand paths, each containing many laws, and no one can comprehend them all. The requirement for the Cultivation Realm is that grasping just one law is enough.

This grasp of a law can be forced deliberately, can evolve from your techniques, or can be an unintentional sudden insight.

Generally, only in the later stage of the Cave Heaven Realm does one sense the power of the laws clearly. It's still a bit early for you to understand these now. Before the time comes, you won't feel that kind of law power."

Ye Liuyun nodded; it seemed his thoughts were still far off. He praised Zhan Kong with a nod: "No wonder you're a strongman of the Cultivation Realm, you explain it very clearly. At your level in your Xing Xi, what rank are you?"

"I'm among the top in our Xing Xi, but I know there are stronger ones beyond the domain. My ability is rather special; even when facing someone of a higher realm, they can't really trouble me." Zhan Kong replied.

Ye Liuyun suddenly recalled that Zhan Kong had earlier appeared inside a Formation and grew curious: "How did you pierce the Formation I set up in an instant?"

"I broke the Formation's barrier with Spatial Power!" Zhan Kong said casually.

At this moment, the painter finished setting up the Formation and returned; Ye Liuyun also learned about the painter and his Xing Xi. The painter's realm is considered top‑tier in their Xing Xi, though he is not adept at combat and excels in formations.

Ye Liuyun handed all the ancient inscriptions to the painter, asking him to research the runes together with Gu Changhong. The painter had previously encountered some symbols, but not systematically.

Now that he obtained this set of inscriptions, he was immediately enlightened, thanked Ye Liuyun repeatedly, and then went to study with Gu Changhong. Soon he could draw formations out of thin air using runes. Because his realm is high, the formations he draws are far more powerful than those Gu Changhong draws.

With these two subordinates, Ye Liuyun felt much safer; he immediately took out the wooden staff and nine‑section whip he had seized, and had the two of them help separate the Cave Heaven World that had merged into the weapons, moving the planets inside to his Space World.

He also moved the planets from the Cave Heaven World where Little Witch resides, so that his Space World instantly gained more than twenty planets, all handed over to Ye Ling for unified management, to unify the Primordial Power.

Those Xingqiu of the Mortal Realm were also moved into the Clone Puppet's Space World. The Clone Puppet's situation differs from his; although its original realm was not even the Cave Heaven Realm, the puppet is energy‑driven, and as long as its Divine Soul Power is sufficient, it can emit enough force.

The Clone Puppet's current Divine Soul Power is still lacking, equivalent to the level of the Sixth and Seventh Layers of the Cave Heaven, driving a Seventh Layer Cave Heaven puppet is a bit strenuous. Once its Divine Soul Power improves, its strength has great room for growth.

The Clone Puppet also uses the blue Crystal Stone and other rare treasures obtained from the demon to accelerate the assimilation of its soul source. Parts of the Dragon God's and Golden Roc King's souls have not yet been refined.

The same situation exists for Gu Changhong, Qian Meng, the Demon King and Bà Tiān. However, the Demon King and Bà Tiān have stored a lot of Dragon Clan Yin Soul, so their Divine Soul Power will soon rise. Gu Changhong and Qian Meng have almost exhausted their stored Divine Soul Power and need to gather more.

"No rush, the war in the east has just begun; there are plenty of opportunities. After we finish here, we'll go help Guǐ Sòu; we can gather all the cultivation resources we need."

Ye Liuyun told them not to be anxious; opportunities will come to boost their strength.

His own Divine Soul Power is also not urgent; the Dragon God's soul source is already hard to digest, and the remaining part of the Golden Roc King's soul source is waiting, enough for him to cultivate for a while.

While Ye Liuyun was discussing cultivation matters with everyone, the ground suddenly trembled, then kept shaking. The roar of ferocious beasts followed.

"Beast tide?" Ye Liuyun thought it sounded like a beast tide.

The Clone Puppet also said: "Probably ferocious beasts landing from another direction, heading straight for us. Can the painter hold them back?"

"I'll do my best!" the painter stepped forward, ready to act.

A massive head emerged on the horizon, growing larger and larger, the beast tide drawing nearer.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil also saw it: a Seventh‑layer Cave Heaven blue‑eyed ape, nearly a hundred zhang tall, driving over two hundred ferocious beasts, forming the beast tide. Behind the ape, a tribal‑clad Martial Cultivator rode a golden lion.

All these beasts shared one trait: their size far exceeded ordinary beasts. Moreover, they were all from the later stages of the Cave Heaven. This level of beast tide could easily wipe out a hundred‑thousand‑strong army.

"This… can be blocked a little…" the painter, seeing the situation, felt uneasy. Especially now that the beast tide had already formed, even a Formation could not stop so many gigantic beasts from crashing through.

"No problem, just intercept as much as you can; I have a way to deal with them. Zhan Kong, prepare to handle the last Martial Cultivator; the ape is for the Clone Puppet."

After arranging everything, Ye Liuyun immediately returned to his Space World, borrowed the ten Skeleton Puppets of Sun Que that were at the Cultivation level, and conducted a real‑combat test.

"Charge out and engage, don't let the beast tide destroy the Formation!"

Ye Liuyun led everyone to break out of the Formation, intercepting the ferocious beasts in advance.

The ten puppets, five on each side, all held shields in their left hands, spears in their right, and short swords at their waists, flanking the beast tide.

The painter, drawing formations from afar, used the newly learned rune Formation; Ye Liuyun could tell he first drew an immobilizing rune Formation. He also added an outer layer that sealed True Essence attacks, forming a combined Formation that he slammed toward the beast tide.