Chapter 390: Instant Face Change

Ye Liuyun thought the suggestion was a good bargain; otherwise his trip would have been in vain. Still, out of curiosity he asked, "What kind of clan is the Giant Spirit Clan? Where did they come from?"

It's always right to learn more about the situation; who knows, I might need this information later.

"The Giant Spirit Clan doesn't belong to this realm; I can't say exactly where they are. Anyway, it would take decades to get there, essentially impossible. But through this Near-Empty Tower you can return instantly. This tower contains the Giant Spirit Clan's coordinates."

The spirit vessel explained to him. Still fearing his greed, it added, "This tower holds only one coordinate—the Giant Spirit Clan's—and only the function to teleport back to the Giant Spirit Clan. Keeping it is useless. It was a member of the Giant Spirit Clan who, amid the chaos, took me out."

The spirit vessel pointed at the corpse lying in the coffin. That meant that person had taken it out.

Ye Liuyun said no more. As for whatever war the Giant Spirit Clan had endured, it no longer concerned him. His parents and aunt could not possibly live within the Giant Spirit Clan's realm.

So Ye Liuyun agreed to the spirit vessel, first taking the treasure tower away, then turning back to the Ha Qiong Clan's base. There were no more treasures here, so staying any longer was pointless.

After returning to the base, Ye Liuyun handed the tower directly to the Clan Chief, letting him discuss the return to the Giant Spirit Clan with the spirit vessel.

Soon after, the Clan Chief ran over to him, first expressing boundless gratitude, then said to Ye Liuyun: "I already understand the whole story. We are descendants of the Giant Spirit Clan. Back then, during an internal conflict of the Giant Spirit Clan, our ancestors led a portion of people to escape to this Secret Realm and settle, to avoid the persecutions of the time. After all these years, we also wish to return, so we plan to use the tower to go back to the Giant Spirit Clan."

"However, activating the tower also requires energy. Let's go together to find the Primordial Power of this Secret Realm, okay?" the spirit vessel of the Near-Empty Tower said, "It won't need much energy. It will definitely fulfill the promise it made to you."

"Fine!" Ye Liuyun readily agreed. Even obtaining a portion of the Primordial Power was better than taking some Crystal Stone; he couldn't lose. Moreover, helping these simple Giant Spirit Clan folk return home made him happy to be of service.

Thus, the Clan Chief also arranged for the clan members to prepare for evacuation; all personnel, young and old, went to the Ha Sang Clan's base to await the tower's teleportation.

To avoid dangers on the road, Ye Liuyun also had to shoulder the heavy duty of protecting them along the way. Their large convoy migration indeed attracted many ferocious beasts, keeping Ye Liuyun busy without a moment's rest, rescuing the front and then the rear of the whole party.

Finally back at the Ha Sang Clan's base, Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense, from afar, detected that several Alliance members, taking advantage of the empty base, had slipped in and found the cave containing the Primordial Power. However, lacking True Essence, they were painstakingly using weapons to chip away at Crystal Stone, hoping to extract the Primordial Power.

When those people realized the commotion and tried to flee, they were already blocked in the cave by Ha Qiong and his men. Those unable to invoke True Essence, faced the giants, had virtually no power to resist and were captured outright.

Ye Liuyun suddenly realized that among the five captured Alliance members, one was a Golden Core Ninth Level member who, like him, also came from the Northern Region.

Ye Liuyun also suddenly thought of Tian Meng. "I wonder if Tian Meng has arrived."

Those Alliance members were now terrified to the point of losing their souls. When they saw Ye Liuyun, they were puzzled why he seemed so respected by the locals, yet they immediately begged Ye Liuyun for help.

"Young Master Ye, do you remember me? I'm also from the Northern Region! I'm Qu Chen Feng; please have these giants release us. We thought the Primordial Power had been abandoned by them, so we dared to dig for it; we didn't intend to seize their treasure!"

Ye Liuyun heard this and felt a tug of interest. After all, an unguarded treasure tempts anyone. Moreover, Qu Chen Feng's attitude was good, and he didn't wish to cause more bloodshed.

The Clan Chief whispered to Ye Liuyun: "Ye friend, aren't you worried he'll leak what happened here after he leaves? Once the Primordial Power is taken, they'll suspect you took it, and it might cause you trouble later."

Ye Liuyun thought it over and ultimately let the Clan Chief release them.

The Clan Chief naturally wouldn't refuse Ye Liuyun's request. He had already warned him, so it was a generous act. Moreover, he thought Ye Liuyun was stronger than these people and thus wouldn't fear them.

These five Alliance members saved their lives and hurriedly fled the Ha Sang Clan's base. Once outside, Qu Chen Feng's eyes instantly filled with a poisonous gloom, and he changed his face in an instant. The earlier tearful, pleading appearance vanished.

They had actually been eyeing the Primordial Power here for a long time. However, while the Ha Sang Clan was present, they couldn't act. They saw Ye Liuyun kill the Southern Region members and then lead the Ha Sang Clan to relocate, from a distance.

They originally intended to seize the Primordial Power during this chance. To excavate it, they had no time to cultivate, nor could they take any Crystal Stone away. Now everything was ruined; those days amounted to wasted effort. They almost got killed by those foolish giants.

He naturally felt indignant. And Ye Liuyun, who had originally saved him, had become the object of his resentment.

"Why is that kid's True Essence unrestricted? Why do those giants all obey him? I want to see what these people plan when they return."

Thus he told the others that Ye Liuyun might also be after the Primordial Power this time. They couldn't act against Ye Liuyun here, but once they're out, they won't be afraid of him. So they all unanimously decided to stay nearby and watch from afar; as soon as Ye Liuyun takes the Primordial Power, once they exit, their first move will be to seize it.

Ye Liuyun himself hadn't expected that his momentary kindness would bring him trouble.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun merely invoked True Essence, blasting the Crystal Stone open, revealing a massive gray crystal sphere.

"This is the Primordial Power," Ye Liuyun could clearly feel the profound qi energy within.

The gathered Giant Spirit Clan members had never seen this thing before. They only knew that it brought them one step closer to the road home.

Subsequently, Ye Liuyun, assisting the Clan Chief, arranged the Near-Empty Tower inside the cave as the spirit vessel requested, letting all Giant Spirit Clan members enter the cave. Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun controlled the Primordial Power from outside. In this way, the Near-Empty Tower would first absorb the energy of surrounding Crystal Stones, then the Primordial Power, leaving more energy for Ye Liuyun.

"Ye friend, take care!" Ha Qiong, who had a particularly good impression of Ye Liuyun, was also very grateful for Ye Liuyun's help.

"You take care too!" Ye Liuyun, before parting, gave Ha Qiong a False Holy Artifact axe. He also thought Ha Qiong was a man of sentiment and loyalty, but alas they had to part immediately, otherwise they could have truly become friends.