Chapter 407: A Spur-of-the-Moment Decision

Ye Liuyun hadn't expected that the old man, who hadn't acted when they destroyed the City Lord's mansion, would follow them here and strike again.

The old fellow's scheming is too deep; if he kills them here, no one will know that the old man stole the treasure.

The old man even nodded in approval. "Hmm, you kid are clever and strong. But even if you become stronger, you still won't be my opponent, right?"

He had observed Ye Liuyun's recent fight with the bandits and knew he excelled at Spiritual Soul Attacks, so he had already worn a spirit artifact that blocks Spiritual Soul Attacks.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil had also long detected that he was wearing that Spirit Grade treasure. Not confident he could breach its defense, he reluctantly released a Skeleton Puppet to attack the old man.

At the same time his Spiritual Soul Attack was launched, to test just how strong the spirit artifact's defense was.

The old man's smile froze instantly. After countless calculations, he hadn't expected Ye Liuyun to carry such a powerful Kuailei.

He shouted at once, "Ye Liuyun, I am the Steward Elder of the Myriad Spirits Sect; you cannot kill me!"

"I don't care who you are! Anyone who tries to kill me I will never let go."

Ye Liuyun had already uncovered plenty of local information in Hu Shuntian's Sea of Consciousness, and knew that the Myriad Spirits Sect wielded immense power in this region, ranking among the top Sects. Yet he could not let the old man live. With such deep scheming, sparing him would only bring greater trouble later!

The last time he released Qu Chen Feng in the Great Spirit Clan Secret Realm, he had regretted it countless times. He wasn't usually soft-hearted, but a single act of leniency had brought him such a huge trouble.

The old man, seeing threats ineffective, began to plead again. Yet Ye Liuyun remained unmoved. Su Miaoyin beside him could no longer bear it and sealed his own ears with Divine Sense.

Until the Skeleton Puppet's blade pierced the old man, stripping away his defensive spirit artifact. Ye Liuyun then seized the chance to pull his Soul into the Thunder Fire Domain to devour it.

"Ah!" the old man's Soul wailed incessantly. "Ye Liuyun, are you so ruthless? To annihilate even my Soul!"

He had once held a sliver of hope, thinking his powerful Soul could resurrect him, but now that hope was completely gone.

"I told you, anyone who tries to kill me I will never let go!"

Ye Liuyun casually extinguished the old man's Soul, gave the defensive spirit artifact to Wu Qingcheng, and then led the group onto the Flying Boat, hurrying toward the burial site of the Poison Dragon.

The destination wasn't far; at daybreak the next day, Ye Liuyun arrived at the location designated within Hu Shuntian's Sea of Consciousness.

To his surprise, three groups were already encircling the place from afar. One squad resembled local garrison troops, with several soldiers among them. Another batch looked like bandits, and the third wore black robes, appearing to be Demon Cultivators.

Further away, some lone cultivators kept their distance, waiting to see if any opportunity arose to snatch a bargain.

It seemed these Sects and lone cultivators had learned the news and came to hunt for treasure.

Seeing so many people and noting their considerable strength, Ye Liuyun didn't want to get involved. After all, it was just wealth, and it didn't attract him that much.

At that moment, the words of a few Martial Cultivators rushing over caught Ye Liuyun's attention.

"Hurry up, the boss wants all of us to go through; we can't let the Dark Night Demon Hall members get the prize," urged one Martial Cultivator. Judging by their attire, they seemed to be nearby bandits—one of the three squads.

"Those who wear black clothes? Their numbers aren't many either!" another asked.

"What do you know! Though few in number, they're all strong. We can only rely on numbers to…"

Hearing that, Ye Liuyun, who had already turned to leave, stopped again.

If it were another Sect, he wouldn't interfere. But if it's the Dark Night Demon Hall, that's different. If there truly is treasure, it can't be scarce. Letting the Dark Night Demon Hall obtain these resources would give them a chance to boost their strength.

"Right, I can't get it, and I can't let them get it either," Ye Liuyun thought on the spur of the moment.

After deciding, he carefully observed the Dark Night Demon Hall members cloaked in black robes.

"The lowest level among them was the Heavenly Gang First Layer, and a Heavenly Gang Sixth Layer Elder led the team. The Dark Night Demon Hall's strength truly is formidable!"

Nevertheless, Ye Liuyun wasn't frightened. He immediately communicated with those beside him, making clear that their target was the members of the Dark Night Demon Hall.

Su Miaoyin, upon learning those Black-clothed Persons were from the Dark Night Demon Hall, also agreed with Ye Liuyun's plan. Thus they stood far behind, waiting for the three squads to enter first.

The three squads also noticed them, but their numbers were few and their realms low, barely catching their attention.

Moreover, they were arguing over who should go in first. All three groups wanted to enter, yet none wanted to scout for others.

"Lao Gu Tou'er, stop always thinking about getting the advantage; why should our people go first? Should the treasure be let us pick first?" a bearded bandit leader shouted among the bandits.

"Then what do you propose?" asked a patient-looking Elder among the soldiers, with more than a dozen youths resembling clan disciples behind him.

"We are few; we can't scout!" the Heavenly Gang Sixth Layer Elder of the Dark Night Demon Hall said briefly.

Ye Liuyun kept watching their side's movements. After learning their conversation, he instructed the others.

"It seems each of the three teams has its own ulterior motive; we won't act hastily, let them fight first. We'll stay at the rear."

At the same time, Ye Liuyun suddenly recalled the Corpse-Eating Worm he had obtained in the Great Spirit Clan's tomb.

He turned his back, released those Corpse-Eating Worms from the Storage Ring, and commanded the Heavenly Gang Realm Corpse-Eating Worm.

"You go first to scout the treasure's location inside the tomb, and if possible, eliminate those Black-clothed Persons over there for me."

The Worm King of the Heavenly Gang Realm instantly understood Ye Liuyun's command, immediately leading several Corpse-Eating Worms, burrowing into the earth and entering the tomb ahead of everyone.

At that moment, after negotiation, each of the three squads dispatched three Golden Core Ninth Level Martial Cultivators to scout, while the Dark Night Demon Hall only needed to send one Heavenly Gang First Layer Martial Cultivator.

These seven formed a temporary scouting party, heading toward the tomb.

After the seven entered, about half an hour passed. The prearranged time elapsed, yet none emerged. They were likely dead inside; even if not, they were trapped.

Ye Liuyun used Divine Sense to contact the Corpse-Eating Worms, discovering they were unharmed, already deep within the tomb, searching for treasure.

This left the other three squads with no options. Finally, the bandit leader could no longer hold back.

"I'll lead my men inside first! If there's good stuff, it belongs to me."

Then he began assigning a minor leader to take some men into the cave, with himself following closely behind.

Next came Lao Gu Tou'er's team: first a squad of soldiers entered, then Lao Gu Tou'er with his disciples, and finally the rest of the soldiers.

The last to go were the Dark Night Demon Hall members, who seemed in no hurry to hunt for treasure at all.

"Perhaps they aren't after treasure, but intend to kill and seize it!" Ye Liuyun thought silently.