Chapter 475: Unexpected Situation

After Ye Liuyun returned, his thoughts were also extremely chaotic.

To stop his mind from wandering aimlessly, the best method was to re-enter the Xuan Kong Shi, absorb the star‑origin Primordial Power to breakthrough, and force himself to focus his mind on the breakthrough instead of other matters.

He had originally planned to breakthrough a bit later, to conceal his strength, but now he couldn't afford to.

After entering the Xuan Kong Shi, within less than half a day he began the breakthrough. This was all thanks to the crazy battle he fought on Wanmo Ridge.

The star‑origin Primordial Power was already nearly half absorbed. It must be said, the thing the Iron Eagle Sect leader gave him proved immensely useful. If he used it sparingly, it could still help him breakthrough another First Realm.

So after the breakthrough, Ye Liuyun directly relied on absorbing the Spirit Stone's power to replenish his True Essence. The speed was slower, but it served to while away the time.

In the Heavenly Gang Fourth Realm, filling the True Essence requires a massive amount of Spirit Stones—almost a third of the mineral vein he mined in the Royal Secret Realm.

But two days later, Ye Liuyun had already stabilized the realm. He also sparred with the Skeleton Puppet inside the Xuan Kong Shi for a while. Now even the Skeleton Puppet was no longer his opponent.

Then he began cultivating the Buddha‑Demon Golden Body. His current Buddha‑Demon Golden Body has his Physical Body refined to the seventh layer, able to withstand attacks from Heavenly Gang Eighth Realm strongmen. As the Physical Body climbs higher, the speed of refinement slows further.

The Soul's Buddha‑Demon Golden Body has reached the eighth layer; essentially, he can handle most Heavenly Gang Realm strongmen with his Soul alone.

After all that turmoil, his mood truly settled considerably. He also felt at peace about the Ninth Princess's departure.

Later, after refilling his True Essence again, he exited the Xuan Kong Shi. He had a simple breakfast, then prepared to set out with the others toward the competition venue the Royal Palace had prepared.

Wu Qingcheng and Lei Ming, seeing Ye Liuyun's mood improve greatly, also relaxed.

"When the competition ends, shall we go see Xue'er?" Ye Liuyun suggested.

He's been here in the Central Region for so long and still never found time to see Liang Xue. He feels a bit guilty toward her.

"What, missing Sister Liang?" Wu Qingcheng asked jokingly.

"I do miss her a bit, but more so I feel sorry for her. It's been such a long time without visiting." Ye Liuyun replied with a smile.

"Alright, three months should be enough. But what about Su Miaoyin?" Wu Qingcheng asked.

"She went to seek aid, so let her handle it herself for now," Ye Liuyun said, helpless.

Liang Xue and Su Miaoyin are in completely opposite directions. If time permits, he'd of course like to check both, to ease his own worries.

"Sigh! If I meet another woman later, you'll have to help me out of the mess! I already feel chaotic enough!" Ye Liuyun sighed.

"What? You're not thinking of driving us away too, are you?" Wu Qingcheng joked.

"Never!" Ye Liuyun shook his head helplessly, pulled Wu Qingcheng's hand over, and said sincerely, "I just don't want to cause this kind of trouble again!"

Wu Qingcheng also knew Ye Liuyun had no mind for romantic entanglements now and didn't want to add trouble, so she merely nodded in agreement without further comment.

She also felt the Ninth Princess was rather pitiful. But after all, Ye Liuyun isn't a savior; he can't rescue everyone. Since they're already separated, it's better not to bring it up again.

After everyone gathered, Jing Wudi was about to lead them out when he suddenly noticed Ye Liuyun's aura had grown stronger.

"You broke through again?" Jing Wudi found it somewhat unbelievable.

"Yes. Just some unexpected circumstances," Ye Liuyun admitted calmly, but said no more.

"Unexpected circumstances? Hahaha, good, good! That means you're even more confident this time!" Jing Wudi didn't ask further, just sincerely congratulated him.

What he meant by more confidence was about ranking in the Cangyun Grand Tournament, not this regional selection. He had long believed Ye Liuyun wouldn't be eliminated in the regional selection.

He originally told Ye Liuyun to breakthrough to the Heavenly Gang Third Realm merely as a goal. He never expected Ye Liuyun to achieve it in such a short time, let alone exceed the task.

Ye Liuyun's strength had already been able to defeat Heavenly Gang Eighth Realm Martial Cultivators. Now with another breakthrough, what else could he worry about?

Ye Liuyun's mood was also good; his goal of leaving the outside realm was drawing nearer. He estimated that after the Cangyun Grand Tournament, his realm would be about sufficient.

He had previously inquired with Jing Wudi. The Iron Eagle Sect leader was injured while battling outsiders. Moreover, the leader had once told Jing Wudi that outsiders were all too powerful, and at that time the leader already possessed Heavenly Gang Eighth Realm strength.

Even Heavenly Gang Eighth Realm strongmen considered outsiders' strength formidable, showing that Ye Liuyun's current realm still wasn't enough to handle various risks.

If it were just him, trying would be fine. But he still had Lei Ming, Wu Qingcheng and others with him, and couldn't risk their lives. So he decided to wait patiently a while longer.

Before departure, Ye Liuyun recalled Wu Qingcheng and the others into their Storage Rings. Lei Ming wanted to stay outside to watch the commotion, so Ye Liuyun let her assume a beast form and perch on his shoulder. Then he followed the group, setting out together.

This regional selection was arranged at the Martial Arena inside the Golden Peng Dynasty's Royal Palace.

All participating members had to obey the Golden Peng Dynasty's orders and enter the Royal Palace in an orderly fashion.

Many Iron Eagle Sect disciples were entering the Royal Palace for the first time, curious about everything. Ye Liuyun, however, was already quite familiar with the place, so he calmly trailed the rear of the formation, walking silently.

"I wonder if we'll see the Ninth Princess?" Lei Ming's Divine Sense transmitted a voice, chatting with Ye Liuyun. m.

"I don't know. Maybe not meeting is better!" Ye Liuyun mused.

"Little brother, can you really let her go? I think she really likes you!" Lei Ming continued.

"So what? I can't just marry her just because someone likes me!" Ye Liuyun said helplessly.

"Hmm, that's true! Otherwise you'll be overwhelmed later!" Lei Ming said seriously.

"That girl..." Ye Liuyun muttered under his breath, with nothing more to say. He also didn't know what Lei Ming meant by being overwhelmed.

The two chatted, and before they knew it they had followed the formation to the Martial Arena. A soldier led them to the assigned spot.