Chapter 3835: Abnormal Performance

There are also over four thousand retired female soldiers in the harem, each with her own quarters, and now they should be called maids.

These four thousand maids are still commanded by Chen Yueying, who assigned them duties: some guard the doors, some patrol, some handle cleaning, some handle meals, some tend the plants…

Each room has a formation set up by an artist to prevent probing. There isn't a single man in the harem, only women; it is entirely Ye Liuyun's place to rest.

To make it convenient for Ye Liuyun to discuss matters, they thoughtfully built a front hall and a study separated from the harem, guarded by a Skeleton Puppet, dedicated to handling Ye Liuyun's official business.

Ye Liuyun's Monster Beasts, on the mountain opposite the harem, also built several large caves. Lei Ming and Long Nv also have their share here.

The harem is located on the core planet of the entire Space World. Ye Ling helped set restrictions, so besides them, no outsiders can enter.

On the day the harem was completed, Ye Ling fetched Ye Liuyun, saying they should hold a family banquet to celebrate. The women all agreed, and Ye Liuyun naturally didn't dare to refuse, so he joined them in holding a harem celebration.

Ye Ling, Liang Xue, Ye Tiandao, Chen Yueying, Yue Hong and others who have been with Ye Liuyun for a long time attended the banquet. Ye Ling also had Ye Liuyun bring Chen Yueying over, not minding that Ye Liuyun was wasting resources.

But Ye Liuyun just thought she was excited about the matter and didn't pay attention.

During the banquet, Ye Ling also offered Ye Liuyun two cups of wine, prompting the women to tease her, asking if she also intended to marry Ye Liuyun. Everyone chatted and laughed, the atmosphere was lively, and Ye Liuyun didn't mind their jokes.

However, in the following days, Ye Liuyun noticed that Ye Ling was acting strangely.

Because during his cultivation, he often found Ye Ling appearing beside him, and each time there was nothing special—just a brief chat, then she left again.

Ye Liuyun asked her several times, and she always said nothing was wrong. At first Ye Liuyun was quite wary, fearing she might cause trouble. After a few days, seeing no anomalies in the Space World, he gradually stopped worrying about it.

Later, Qin Peng's great army set out again, and Ye Liuyun became so busy that he rarely returned to the Space World, instead staying outside, often with Qin Peng, Yuan Hao and others, leading the Monster Beasts into frequent battles.

Their battle plans try to avoid using Skeleton Soldiers whenever possible, which not only trains the troops but also trains themselves.

Thus, in the war over a star system, Ye Liuyun's side fought for nearly five months before capturing that system.

During this period Ye Liuyun did not advance his realm; instead he kept cultivating his Soul, Physical Body, and bloodline power, while also giving the Space World time for Primordial Power to fully fuse all the planets.

The accelerated planet within his Space World has its speed reduced to about three times that of the outside.

His current Soul power is almost invincible within the Cave Heaven Realm; ordinary Dòngtiān Jiǔchóng martial cultivators have weaker Soul power. He also lacks sufficient Soul power to dare a further realm breakthrough.

The Monster Beasts, like Ye Liuyun, have slowed the pace of their realm advancement. They rarely go into the Space World to accelerate, focusing instead on strengthening Soul, bloodline, and Physical Body.

Later Ye Liuyun took an artist to Yu Xiaofeng's and the Demon Race's occupied star system to set up formations, handle dynasty matters, then returned with the Monster Beasts to the Space World to rest; it was already half a year later.

After returning, Ye Ling pulled Ye Liuyun into the harem, saying he should rest and not rush a realm breakthrough. The women naturally had no objections. Ye Liuyun also wanted to relax, so he agreed and stayed in the harem for a few days.

Ye Ling came by every day, clinging to everyone. One night, while Ye Liuyun was staying at Wu Qingcheng's place, their casual chat turned to Ye Ling.

"She's been especially clingy lately, staying with us every day, chatting with us!" Wu Qingcheng also reminded him to spend more time with Ye Ling when he's free.

"What does that mean?"

Ye Liuyun was startled, thinking Ye Ling might have other thoughts about him.

"Don't act all scared! Don't overestimate yourself, thinking a woman must have feelings for you. I don't think Ye Ling has any such convenient thoughts; she's simply more clingy, maybe because she's grown up and needs more care!"

"Oh! No problem, I'll chat with her more these days!" Ye Liuyun agreed.

But later he only felt Ye Ling talked a little more than before, nothing special. Liang Xue and the others also took good care of Ye Ling, often chatting with her, so she didn't feel bored.

Ye Liuyun couldn't stay long in the Space World; soon he set out again with the great army, fighting everywhere.

This time, confident about a realm breakthrough, he didn't rush it. Moreover, many planets in the Space World of the Clone Puppet have been upgraded to the Taixu planet tier, continuously being reclaimed and merged into his own Space World.

So he wasn't in a hurry, treating it as extra polishing before breaking into the Cave Heaven World. The Monster Beasts were the same; aside from a few who broke through, most were honing their various strengths.

Ye Liuyun's own Spatial Power began breaching the spatial barrier above the ninth layer, but this barrier is hard to break; he still lacks some seasoning. Even if Zhan Kong took him through, he couldn't hold his breath for even a moment.

And just as they dispatched troops to the next Moon‑White star system, the opponent had already sensed danger and called for outside aid.

That Moon‑White star system was the one the Inspection Department had chased Ye Liuyun's side in the first place. After Ye Liuyun left, they sent people to investigate, constantly watching for Ye Liuyun's return for revenge.

When they saw Ye Liuyun's army sweeping from one system to another, they preemptively invited some strong fighters to garrison.

Those strong fighters came from a distant binary star system; Ye Liuyun couldn't reach there quickly. Yet they spared no effort in supporting the Moon‑White system.

According to information gathered by the Dream family, there are at least three Hédào Èrchóng strongmen. They have met two of them in person and verified their realms; the third they have never seen.

The remaining Cave Heaven Realm strongmen number a thousand, all late‑stage martial cultivators. They also brought fifty thousand elite soldiers, whose realms range from the first to third tiers of the Cave Heaven.

At this scale, Ye Liuyun alone, even with Qin Peng's great army, could not handle it. The martial cultivators and soldiers of this system were already strong, and the reinforcement further boosted their power dramatically.

Thus they had no intention of negotiating with Ye Liuyun, planning to blunt his edge first and talk after a few battles.