Chapter 3848: Departure Preparations

Ye Liuyun never imagined that one day he would become a figure like a Mourning Gate Star. Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao is rather open‑minded and didn't blame him; otherwise a thunder tribulation could have instantly turned him to ash.

The Heavenly Dao also told him: "You don't need to think about anything; just cultivate properly. As for other matters, if there's a place that needs you, I will come find you."

"Alright then!" Ye Liuyun could only agree.

Ye Liuyun stayed here for more than half a day before he finished roasting all the meat off that giant dragon. The Heavenly Dao ate half himself, and stored the other half.

"I should go back, otherwise my companions will start worrying!" Ye Liuyun, seeing there was nothing more to talk about, could only take his leave.

He knew too little himself; chatting with such a person made him look foolish, knowing nothing, and he couldn't understand what they said.

The Heavenly Dao gave him a cold glance, but didn't detain him, letting him leave on his own.

Ye Liuyun was still a bit worried that after he left he would have to split the void again, but when he looked outside the courtyard, he found that the crack he had previously opened was still there.

Ye Liuyun hurriedly greeted the Heavenly Dao and Ye Ling, then rushed toward the crack.

The Heavenly Dao, still behind him, shook his head mockingly; in the Heavenly Dao's eyes, he was just an ignorant youth.

When Ye Liuyun passed through the crack back to the ninth layer of the void, he also caught a glimpse of the courtyard behind him disappearing, and the silhouettes of the Heavenly Dao and Ye Ling were gone.

And Zhan Kong was staring at that crack.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" After returning, Ye Liuyun immediately greeted Zhan Kong.

"Hm?" Zhan Kong was startled by Ye Liuyun's words.

Ye Liuyun immediately sensed something was off and asked Zhan Kong, "How long have you been waiting here?"

"Just a breath or two, you came in and out!" Zhan Kong replied.

"Ah?"

Ye Liuyun opened his mouth wide again. His time had clearly stopped long ago, so why didn't Zhan Kong notice?

"I'm asking whether you're scared stiff— you have Time Power, can the Heavenly Dao not have it? And do you think her Time Power would be weaker than yours?" The Book Demon, finally no longer worried about the Heavenly Dao, began loudly mocking him.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Kong, also startled by Ye Liuyun's shocked expression, hurriedly asked. He had thought Ye Liuyun had encountered a temporal vortex outside. Such a thing he had never faced before; the void above shouldn't have those dangers.

"It's nothing, I was lost in thought!" Ye Liuyun didn't tell Zhan Kong about the Heavenly Dao's matter. The Heavenly Dao hadn't told him outright, so he surely didn't want others to know.. ghxsw.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun even wondered whether the Heavenly Dao could hear him speaking here.

"Of course it can hear. Do you think it's bragging? It knows everything in this world; it just depends on whether it wants to intervene!" The Book Demon interjected again.

"Let's go back!"

Ye Liuyun immediately didn't want to continue training; he wanted to go back and reflect on what happened today.

After returning to the Royal Palace, he told everyone in the Space World about Ye Ling's matter, prompting the women to sigh at Ye Ling's actions and decide to treat Ye Ling better in the future.

Ye Liuyun gave the remaining parts of the Azure Dragon to Long Nv, Lei Ming and others, letting them divide it among themselves.

He then began preparing to leave. He asked the two merchant guilds to deliver the resources he needed as early as possible.

Then he started accelerating the cultivation of Divine Soul Power, preparing to break through his realm. This time Ye Ling was completely absent, so the breakthrough had to rely entirely on himself.

Although the Heavenly Dao said his luck was so good he wouldn't die, he still wouldn't be careless. Yet now he is in the most fortune‑rich spot at the center of his domain; even if he truly encounters a heart demon, the luck the Heavenly Dao gave him would be enough to get him through.

The soul source the Heavenly Dao gave him was destined not to be refined quickly; he could only split it into two parts, each for himself and his clone, and refine them slowly.

He accelerated the refinement of the cultivation resources he had previously gathered. Moreover, he didn't spend much time. During this period he cultivated daily to boost Divine Soul Power, which was already enough to face the heart demon.

Thus Ye Liuyun's breakthrough this time was still very smooth, with little interference from the heart demon. Of course, it was also a test of his perseverance and was not easy.

But he finally passed smoothly, his realm rising to the Great Void Ninth Level Summit. He didn't dare to break through to the Cave Heaven First Level in one go, fearing his Divine Soul Power would be insufficient.

This time his connection with the Space World had reached eighty percent. He was only one step away from fully mastering the Space World.

Originally he had thought that, with his current cultivation of Divine Soul Power, once he broke through the Cave Heaven Realm, his Divine Soul Power would be sufficient to contend with strong ones of Hédào Wǔchóng.

But now that he has seen that Dragon Soul, he realized he had still underestimated the strength of the powerful. The compressed soul source of that Dragon Soul was stronger than the combined soul source power of him and his clone.

This shows that, at least, the Divine Soul Power of that Azure Dragon is far greater than his, and the Taixu World certainly has similarly powerful beings.

Therefore Ye Liuyun immediately corrected his attitude and began stockpiling refining materials for Sun Que. He estimated that when Sun Que reached the Hédào realm, they might be outside the dynasty's jurisdiction, and at that time Sun Que would need to upgrade the Kuailei's level, so preparations had to be made in advance.

Meanwhile, the piece of metal he obtained from the Moon White Dynasty was completely refined. He left half of it for Sun Que to improve the Kuailei's quality.

He first threw the remaining half into the War God Armor, the clone puppet's physical body, and the Demon Slaying Sword, prioritizing the upgrade of these three crucial items; the leftover metal would later be used by others to enhance weapons and armor.

Now he is the main fighting force; his safety is everyone's safety, so upgrading his equipment first is quite reasonable.

After a period of absorption, the War God Armor's grade rose to the Seventh Tier of the Hédào realm, while the clone's physical body directly advanced to the ninth level of the Cave Heaven Realm.

It was limited by Sun Que's refining skill, so for now it could only be upgraded to this point.

Although Sun Que could also raise it to a pseudo Hédào realm, that wouldn't make much difference and would be unnecessarily troublesome. It would be better to wait until Sun Que reaches the Hédào realm and then reforge it anew.

However, the accelerated planet within the Space World has now slowed to less than twice the speed of external time, and will soon match the outside time.

Without time acceleration, Sun Que's cultivation speed cannot increase. He must break through from the later stage of the eighth tier of the Cave Heaven to the Hédào realm, a major barrier that some people cannot overcome even after years.

Fortunately, once he breaks through, he can again accelerate a planet's rotation, so the lack of time acceleration is only temporary.

Before departing, Ye Liuyun went to see Yu Xiaofeng, handing him the Taixu World star map from the Sea of Consciousness. He also did not hide his meeting with the Heavenly Dao from Yu Xiaofeng.