Chapter 382: Flower Sea Castle

Ye Liuyun rushed toward the border, and after only a short while, received a notice from the Alliance ordering him to return immediately to claim the Alliance's reward.

Moreover, the notice came directly from the headmaster himself, personally sending the message to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun realized this reward seemed unusual, so he did not delay and instantly used the Teleportation Array Disc to return to the Alliance.

When he arrived at the Alliance's Grand Hall of Teleportation, the Metal Puppet escorted him through the Teleportation Array to another Grand Hall.

Ye Liuyun projected his Divine Sense, only to find the entire hall shielded; his Divine Sense could not detect the outside. Inside the hall were just over ten Alliance members.

Among them, only one had reached the Golden Core Ninth Level, while the others were mostly at the first or second tier of the Heavenly Gang Realm.

Immediately, the headmaster himself also appeared inside the hall.

"Alliance Leader!" the Elders of the Heavenly Gang Realm bowed in unison; Ye Liuyun followed suit, and another member of the Golden Core Ninth Level, who clearly did not recognize him, still performed a bow.

"No need for formalities. Members of the Yuan Dan Realm may not know me. I am Cheng Yi, the Alliance Leader of the North Region Alliance."

Then Cheng Yi got straight to the point, explaining the reason for gathering them.

"You are all among the top ten Alliance members from our North Region's last mission. The reason we ask you to claim a reward now is because of the Foreign Tribe and Corpse Demon incidents; the situation behind them is not as simple as you imagine.

As for the current massive Corpse Demon assault, the Alliance can handle it, so you need not worry. What you must do is quickly strengthen yourselves. Therefore, the Alliance has decided to fulfill your reward early, sending you into the Mysterious Origin Secret Realm for training."

Upon hearing this, the members of the Heavenly Gang Realm were clearly very excited.

Ye Liuyun and another Golden Core Ninth Level member, however, wore expressions of bewilderment.

"Mysterious Origin Secret Realm? Where is that?"

Cheng Yi smiled and explained: "This Secret Realm is somewhat special; it contains some indigenous Demon Race and Human Race, and True Essence cannot be used inside, so the death rate is extremely high. However, those who emerge will have their realms raised by at least two or three tiers. So you must think this through carefully!"

"Cannot use True Essence? And indigenous peoples?"

Ye Liuyun was curious. He hadn't even considered it, yet he agreed outright. His Physical Body was already far stronger than most; without True Essence, he had even more advantage.

Moreover, every Secret Realm contains some opportunities, and a chance provided by the Alliance could not be inferior. Ye Liuyun did not want to miss this chance.

The others also all wanted to give it a try; after all, such opportunities are rare. Adventuring for cultivation to raise one's level is a perfectly ordinary thing.

"Very well. Since you all wish to try, I can open the Secret Realm portal now. You will be teleported back after a month. Good luck to you!"

Immediately, Cheng Yi activated a Formation, and Ye Liuyun felt a wave of dizziness. When the dizziness faded, he felt the ground vanish beneath his feet and fell straight down from the sky.

In his panic he hurriedly circulated True Essence to fly, only to discover his True Essence could still be used!

"Huh? I was told True Essence couldn't be used. How am I still able to use it?"

Ye Liuyun surveyed the Secret Realm from the air; the trees and mountains resembled the outside, yet he found that although there was no spiritual Qi, the Mysterious Origin Qi was unusually abundant.

"Haha, so it's Mysterious Qi! Looks like my Mysterious Origin Chain Qi technique can work even better here!"

A smile rose in Ye Liuyun's heart, and he landed, releasing everyone. However, the others all felt their True Essence could no longer be accessed. Even the Skeleton Puppet was restrained.

"No problem, my True Essence is still usable and can protect you. Lei Ming, Bai Hu and Shi Yuan should also have decent combat power here. Let's first find a ferocious beast to test."

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense detected a gray bear; using his Cross‑Space Golden Pupil, he saw that the bear had no cultivation realm—it was just an ordinary ferocious beast.

He led several ferocious beasts forward, and as soon as Shi Yuan appeared, it scared the gray bear away. Shi Yuan stood nearly fifty zhang tall, with three heads and six arms, giving it a huge advantage in this Secret Realm; by sheer strength it could easily crush Lei Ming and Bai Hu.

Lei Ming lifted his snout and said to Ye Liuyun, "There's a strong floral scent in the Mi Lin; I wonder what it is!"

"Let's go see!" Ye Liuyun immediately led everyone toward the depths of Mi Lin.

The deeper they went, the more blossoms they encountered; gradually they emerged from Mi Lin into a sea of multicolored flowers, and at the far end of the flower sea stood a stone castle.

"Wow!"

The whole party was captivated by the sight. Especially a few women, who were completely entranced by the flower sea, forgot all caution.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense and Golden Pupil scanned thoroughly and indeed found no issue; the Ten Thousand Gods Command remained idle, and it was not an Illusion Realm. He simply could not see through the castle, unsure if danger lurked inside.

The women could no longer restrain themselves, each gathering a large handful of flowers to plant in the Dragon Palace, but Ye Liuyun stopped them.

"Let's finish scouting the castle first. When we leave, make sure it's safe, then gather a few more to take."

Afterward, he led the group cautiously to the castle's entrance. The women spent the whole way picking flowers, and by the end they didn't even know what they still held! Fortunately, Lei Ming and Shi Yuan remained alert to the surroundings.

Suddenly, the castle's great doors opened of their own accord. Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense and Golden Pupil probed inside but saw no one, only a gloomy atmosphere, not a pleasant place.

"Be careful, the interior of this castle is gloomy; there may be danger!"

After Ye Liuyun's warning, the women regained some composure, but their excitement still lingered and they hadn't fully recovered.

"How about we move this castle and the flower sea into the Dragon Palace? It should fit!" Lei Ming suggested.

"We'll remodel our residence when we return and plant these flowers there; the effect will be similar."

The women chattered nonstop…

Seeing their state, Ye Liuyun considered sending them back into the Storage Ring, but feared disturbing their enthusiasm or causing them to miss an opportunity.

"Fine, we'll keep them with us; I'll just watch closely!"

He thought for a moment, then led everyone into the castle, still ordering, "Don't split up; stay with me!"

After they entered, the castle's great doors closed automatically.

Ye Liuyun found it odd. He sensed no Divine Sense disturbance. "Looks like a mechanism!"

When the doors shut, the interior atmosphere grew even stranger. The once silent castle suddenly echoed with women's cries and screams.

What puzzled Ye Liuyun was that the women beside him, who should have shown fear, were now indifferent and even started shouting. Even Bai Hu and Shi Yuan's eyes gradually reddened, becoming restless.

Ye Liuyun was momentarily at a loss. In his Sea of Consciousness, the Ten Thousand Gods Command finally reacted—not to defend against Spiritual Soul Attacks, but to expel a certain gas from his body.

"Bad, these flowers are poisonous! Why didn't I sense it before?"

Ye Liuyun had no time to think, and directly used a Spiritual Soul Attack on their souls. His and the Hell Mingshe's souls were unaffected. Moreover, their souls were strong enough that, while the others were unconscious, the strike succeeded instantly. Several people and demons collapsed to the ground. Ye Liuyun immediately tossed the flowers aside and sealed them into the Storage Ring.