Chapter 471: A Chance Encounter with the Big Brother

Thus, after the Golden Peng Dynasty sealed the Demon Mountain and the Demon Qi vanished, another mystery arose.

No one knows who did these things; only rumors and legends spread, and some even say the Demon Race is about to revive and will bloodwash the Human Race.

Jing Wudi can probably guess that these incidents all involve Ye Liuyun, because each time Ye Liuyun arrives first and then trouble follows, yet he is not a talkative person and never even asked Ye Liuyun.

After Ye Liuyun led everyone back, he said little; while the others cultivated outside, Lei Ming alone practiced inside the Xuan Kong Shi, condensing and controlling the Demon Qi on his body.

Ye Liuyun and Wu Qingcheng also often went inside to cultivate, keeping her company so she wouldn't feel stifled.

Within less than a month, Ye Liuyun went out many times, seeking uninhabited deep mountains to cultivate Spatial Power.

Now he can fully merge into fourth-level space and linger there with ease; he can even enter fifth-level space, though only briefly.

Moreover, the barriers in fifth-level space are extremely hard to breach; Ye Liuyun must exert great effort each time to penetrate, yet that space contains a trace of Xuan Qi, aiding his realm advancement.

His use of spatial power becomes increasingly proficient; he now estimates he can handle those black holes with ease, and when he activates it, it is even faster, making defense nearly impossible.

With this spatial power, even when facing a Heavenly Firmament Ninth Tier strongman, Ye Liuyun is untroubled; if he cannot defeat them, he can flee. A Heavenly Firmament Ninth Tier strongman's attacks cannot penetrate fourth-level space, only causing oscillations within it, and at his current mastery of fourth-level space, such oscillations are trivial.

After Ye Liuyun's Soul grew strong, the Golden Pupil and the Golden Armor Giant also increased in strength; in terms of Spiritual Soul Attack, they no longer fear an Eighth Tier Heavenly Firmament Martial Cultivator.

It is only his realm that has not advanced. Ye Liuyun feels his current strength is enough to rank in the regional selection, so he plans to breakthrough after the selection, thereby concealing some power. He cannot reveal all his strength in a single regional selection.

Thus, he also intensified the enhancement of blade intent. The blade intent seed has begun to sprout.

Ye Liuyun also does not know what form the blade intent seed will ultimately take, and no one has guided him; he must explore it himself.

The Demon Slaying Sword's own blade intent continues to strengthen. According to the sword itself when speaking with Ye Liuyun, it can now single‑handedly battle a Third Tier Heavenly Firmament Martial Cultivator.

Ye Liuyun does not care about the sword's truthfulness; in most cases he does not need it to fight. He only needs to know that his Demon Slaying Sword will not be defeated even against venerated‑rank weapons.

Divine Dragon Claw and the third move of Bà Tiān Divine Fist, Thunder Fire Opening Heaven, have become his standard techniques. He no longer studies other combat skills; these are sufficient. At his realm, strength depends more on the quality and quantity of True Essence. Even without any techniques, a single punch from him is uncounterable if he is strong enough.

He also tried the Hunting Demon Bow again; the draw length increased considerably, yet still falls short of even half.

During the remaining time, he often contemplated the great trend of Heaven and Earth, and such contemplation can also strengthen his own power.

Ye Liuyun rarely thinks of employing this power; only when he has ample free time does he contemplate it. He also knows that he currently grasps only a little of this power, leaving much room for improvement.

More than twenty days passed in the blink of an eye, but inside the Xuan Kong Shi, over two hundred days elapsed.

When Lei Ming emerged again, not only had her realm risen to Heavenly Firmament Seventh Tier, but the Demon Qi within her could also be freely gathered and released.

Those two hundred plus days almost drove her mad with confinement; upon exiting, she clamored for Ye Liuyun to take her to a nearby county town to stroll and then have a big meal.

Ye Liuyun also felt that everyone had been cultivating continuously and deserved a break, so he led the group to the surrounding county town to shop, eat, drink, and relax.

Lei Ming and Ninth Princess were the most lively pair; upon reaching the county town, they gleefully began buying things.

They bought everything they saw. Lei Ming bought out of curiosity, while Ninth Princess simply joined the fun; the purchased items were casually handed to Lei Ming.

Ye Liuyun also accompanied Wu Qingcheng, Yu Er and others to the merchants' guild, buying many clothes, seasonings and other necessities. Afterwards they found a restaurant, chose a window-side private room, sat down to eat. The windows were open, allowing them to see the street below.

Halfway through the meal, Ye Liuyun and the others were already full, while Lei Ming and Bai Hu kept eating.

Suddenly a clamor from a distant street caught Ye Liuyun's attention.

"Huh, why is he here?" Ye Liuyun exclaimed, watching the outside situation.

The troublemaker was none other than Xiong Batian, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Though this county town lies within Iron Eagle Sect's territory, it still hosts soldiers stationed by the Golden Peng Dynasty.

Xiong Batian, dressed in a minor commander's soldier uniform, clashed with a disciple of Iron Eagle Sect, about to start fighting.

After Ye Liuyun discerned the cause, he couldn't help but laugh.

"What's wrong?" Wu Qingcheng's Divine Sense also probed outward. Though her Divine Sense was not as strong as Ye Liuyun's, at this close distance she could see clearly.

"So it's your good big brother who's here!" Wu Qingcheng observed curiously.

The others also sequentially released their Divine Sense to observe.

Upon seeing Xiong Batian, Ninth Princess asked in confusion, "Again that trouble‑making fellow. How could you take a liking to someone like him?"

Ye Liuyun laughed and explained, "His case is special! His bloodline is sealed by a certain power, so he must constantly fight and get wounded to break the seal. Otherwise, waiting for it to loosen naturally might never happen in a lifetime."

Ninth Princess then suddenly understood, and her impression of Xiong Batian changed considerably.

"No wonder he causes trouble daily; now I see why. So he's actually not bad! At least his personality is straightforward!"

"My big brother is looking for a fight again! Yet his bloodline has improved a lot, and his realm has reached Heavenly Firmament Third Tier!"

Ye Liuyun observed the disparity between the two, concluded Xiong Batian would not be at a loss, and instead of greeting him, he watched the fight, curious about what new abilities he had recently gained.

Xiong Batian didn't notice them, focusing on provoking the Iron Eagle Sect disciple to act. The disciple, unable to outtalk Xiong Batian, in a fit of anger agreed to spar with him.

Thus, the two rushed toward the dueling arena.

Every county town has numerous dueling platforms set up for Martial Cultivators, facilitating personal grudges and preventing collateral damage to civilians.

Ye Liuyun and his companions need not move; their Divine Sense follows them, allowing them to watch the match.