Chapter 3808: The Temptation of Power

Meng Fei continued to dote on Ye Liuyun, asking if he was tired and whether he needed any food prepared. She acted like a little maid waiting for her master to return.

No one in the Dream Family objected. They all now felt that, given Ye Liuyun's strength and status, letting Meng Fei serve as a maid was not a mistreatment of her.

Ye Liuyun was in a good mood, so he chatted with Meng Fei a bit longer. "No need, I have to go back and restore my True Essence first. After I've recovered, I'll treat you to barbecue. I'll grill it myself; the flavor is superb!"

Meng Fei's heart instantly blossomed with joy, and she became a little incoherent from excitement. Being able to eat barbecue made by the person she idolized meant, to her, receiving Ye Liuyun's approval.

"Let's keep going!"

Ye Liuyun didn't pay much attention to Meng Fei's reaction and said casually to the Dream Family Elder, just as before, without any airs.

"Alright, alright!" the Dream Family Elder replied repeatedly.

After boarding the Flying Boat, Ye Liuyun returned to the Space World to restore his Divine Core. It's a habit he's cultivated for years; whenever he has time, he replenishes his Divine Core to full so he can face any battle at any moment.

The others did the same, all going to recover their strength and refine the newly acquired resources.

Ye Liuyun also contributed his Soul‑refining Cauldron, helping them refine Soul sources so they wouldn't be too slow on their own.

A few days later, Ye Liuyun and the others were fully recovered.

The Demon Lion, Xuanwu, and Shadow finally broke through to the Cave Heaven First Level. Chi Lian and Zhu Que broke through to the Second Stage of Dong Tian. Ye Tiandao and Tang Xinyao both broke through to the Taixu Eightfold.

Ye Liuyun's realm also naturally surged to the Taixu Eightfold Peak. Moreover, after this breakthrough, his connection to the Space World advanced a step, and he can now command two Primordial Powers of the Space World.

He had never used these Primordial Powers before; knowing that Ye Ling was laboriously helping him maintain the space, he could not waste them.

In fact, other Martial Cultivators are the same; no one would readily use the Cave Heaven World's Primordial Power, because once the Primordial Power is destroyed, the cultivator's realm halts completely. For a Martial Cultivator, that is more distressing than being killed.

Thus, those who fuse the Cave Heaven World into weapons belong to the class of lunatics. Yet after each consumption of Primordial Power, they promptly replenish it.

Of course, for Martial Cultivators at this realm, Primordial Power only temporarily boosts their strength by two or three levels and does not make them vastly stronger. In other words, against absolute power, the Cave Heaven World's Primordial Power is merely a chicken rib.

But Ye Liuyun is different; his Space World contains not just nine planets but hundreds of planets from Taixu Worlds.

Moreover, thousands of Mortal Realm planets have been temporarily shifted into the Clone Puppet's Space World; once his Cave Heaven World forms and these planets complete their evolution, he will possess the power to devastate heaven and earth.

Feeling this immense power within his body, Ye Liuyun wanted to find a strong opponent to spar with, but he ultimately restrained himself.

"No wonder Martial Cultivators all yearn for power. The feeling of such overwhelming strength is truly seductive!"

Later, Ye Liuyun reflected. When faced with the temptation of such power, he did feel a moment of desire. If he gave in to that attraction, he might go mad or exhaust all the Primordial Power of his Space World.

When he opened his eyes again, Ye Ling was already standing before him.

"Your earlier thought was dangerous. Fortunately you withstood the temptation of power!" Ye Ling also seemed relieved.

She can sense every movement of the Primordial Power, even thoughts. If Ye Liuyun truly cannot resist the temptation, she fears she would have to intervene and suppress him.

"It's indeed frightening! Do all Martial Cultivators who break into the Cave Heaven Realm go through this mental demon?" Ye Liuyun asked Ye Ling.

"Of course not! When they break into the Cave Heaven Realm, they only have the Primordial Power of a single planet, so their strength doesn't change much and they aren't heavily tempted." Ye Ling explained.

"It seems having more power isn't always a good thing!" Ye Liuyun remarked. He only then realized his back was already soaked with sweat. It seemed he had indeed struggled to resist the temptation.

"Naturally, those with weak minds don't deserve such great power!" Ye Ling said as if it were obvious.

Immediately, Ye Ling told him: "Before you break into the Cave Heaven Realm, you will experience this temptation five times. For the first three, I can still step in to help suppress you.

The remaining two times you'll have to rely on yourself. By then your control over the Primordial Power will have reached fifty percent, our strengths will be equal, and I will no longer be able to suppress you!"

You can use this period to further boost your Divine Soul Power; it will help you suppress external temptations.

Ye Ling also gave him some suggestions.

"Alright!" Ye Liuyun agreed.

He immediately decided not to rush his breakthroughs, to proceed steadily, waiting until his Divine Soul Power rises another step before advancing further. His recent breakthrough speed had indeed become a bit fast, mainly because the Monster Beasts' breakthroughs put considerable pressure on him.

"I'll also help you communicate with the Primordial Power!"

After saying that, Ye Ling ran to the central planet of the Space World to attend to her own tasks.

Ye Liuyun gathered all the Soul resources he had collected.

Now he has already refined the soul sources of the Dragon God and the Golden Roc King and can continue refining more. He wrapped the prepared soul sources into his own soul source, gradually assimilating them.

Then he stopped cultivating and went out to move around. The Monster Beasts had mostly finished their cultivation and came out together.

Ye Liuyun had promised Meng Fei a barbecue, and of course he intended to fulfill it. The Monster Beasts, having just finished cultivation, also needed energy replenishment. It was perfect for everyone to grill meat together.

Meng Fei waited expectantly for a few days; when Ye Liuyun appeared as promised, she was already very happy, and she didn't mind that the Monster Beasts, Lan Ruo Bing, Ye Tiandao, Tang Xinyao and others were also there.

Ye Liuyun was also flustered; with so many people to grill for, his speed couldn't keep up with the Monster Beasts. He had to bring out the dishes he had bought earlier to barely meet the beasts' eating pace.

"It's incredibly delicious!"

After tasting the barbecue, Meng Fei couldn't stop praising it. Ye Liuyun's barbecue not only had perfect heat control, but the seasonings were specially researched by him; different beast meats paired with different spices tasted absolutely on par with any restaurant.

"Huh, you broke through again?" Meng Fei only then realized Ye Liuyun's realm had advanced once more.

Before they set out, Ye Liuyun had just broken into the later stage of the Taixu Eightfold about a month ago, and he already broke through another minor realm. That speed is terrifying to describe.

"Hmm, after the blade‑intent breakthrough, the realm also advanced!" Ye Liuyun could only make up a casual excuse to brush it off.

Fortunately, Meng Fei didn't pay attention to others' realms and easily let the matter pass.