Chapter 497

Oh! Is that so? Then I was wrong to blame her! Before I leave, I'll go find her. When the time comes, as long as she's willing, I'll definitely bring her along.

Ye Liuyun actually listened to Wu Qingcheng's words. At that moment he didn't think too much, and his mood improved quite a bit.

The rest of the journey went smoothly. Ye Liuyun and the others returned to Tie Ying Jiao Headquarters, with half a month left before departure.

During the remaining half month, Ye Liuyun settled down to cultivate, and no longer went out to cause trouble.

He cultivated inside Xuan Kong Shi for 150 days, consolidating and improving all his skills, and even his realm rose to the late stage of Heavenly Gang Fifth Level by absorbing Spirit Stones.

However, he worried that Spirit Stones might not be enough in the future, so he didn't raise his realm further. Otherwise, he could indeed have advanced to Heavenly Gang Sixth Level.

His Physical Body's Buddha-Demon Golden Body was also finally cultivated to the ninth layer, reaching perfection.

Ye Liuyun now compared himself to He Weiqun's Heavenly Gang Eighth Level, feeling that even without the Sealing Demon Tablet, he should be able to fight him.

Then he tried the Hunting Demon Divine Bow, and found that with his full effort he could actually draw it halfway, and could even nock a True Essence arrow.

However, although the bow was only drawn halfway, the power it emanated already startled Ye Liuyun. That feeling was just like when the Sealing Demon Tablet smashes someone—once locked on, it almost certainly means death.

Moreover, the True Essence arrow loaded onto it would instantly consume all the True Essence in one of Ye Liuyun's Golden Cores. Given that amount, after the bow's enhancement, Ye Liuyun estimates that any martial cultivator within the Heavenly Gang Realm would definitely be unable to block a single arrow from this Hunting Demon Bow.

He immediately decided to make this bow his trump card, not to bring out the Hunting Demon Armor and Hunting Demon Bow unless his life was in mortal danger.

A few days before departure, Ye Liuyun also stopped cultivating. He had Piao Yun go to Tian Yu Lou to exchange the resources they had seized from the He family for enough energy crystal stones, beast cores, and Demon Race Crystal Cores, to keep for cultivation on the road.

On this journey, there were about ten or more days of travel, and Ye Liuyun didn't want to waste time doing nothing.

The cultivation resources Ye Liuyun needed for the journey were also fully prepared, so he had nothing else to do and released everyone from inside Xuan Kong Shi, wanting everyone to have a hearty meal before setting off.

When Lei Ming, Wu Qingcheng, and the others came out, Ye Liuyun was actually startled.

Their realms had actually each broken through another level. Now Lei Ming's realm is Heavenly Gang Ninth Level, Bai Hu's is Heavenly Gang Third Level, Wu Qingcheng is Heavenly Gang Second Level, Yu Er is Golden Core Ninth Level, and Ru Yue is Golden Core Eighth Level.

"What are you doing? You've broken through again—aren't you afraid your realm will be unstable?" Ye Liuyun asked while activating his Golden Pupil, checking each of their Golden Cores one by one.

After looking around, he felt it was alright; no one showed signs of rushing too fast or having an unstable realm.

"Older brother, we've been inside Xuan Kong Shi for over a hundred days, which isn't short. I broke through using that demon race relic. My realm isn't unstable," Lei Ming explained proactively.

"We're all steadily improving. It's not because you're about to leave the Cangyun Continent soon, so we're anxious to raise our realms, afraid we'll hold you back later," Wu Qingcheng explained for everyone.

"Oh, when have I ever disliked you for dragging me down? From now on, don't take such risks. During this time on the road, you also shouldn't cultivate True Essence. Each day, inside Xuan Kong Shi, you should spar with each other for two hours, then fight the Skeleton Puppet for two hours. The remaining time, cultivate your Soul, meridians, and Buddha-Demon Golden Body." Ye Liuyun said this because he feared they'd become unstable from lack of combat.

Everyone agreed unanimously. Then they sat down to grill meat.

The next morning, Ye Liuyun again accompanied them to a nearby prefecture city, purchasing many daily necessities, food, clothing, and various other items.

"Why are we buying so much stuff? It feels like we're about to leave the Cangyun Continent outright," Lei Ming joked, laughing.

"After the martial competition ends, we still have to enter the Inheritance Secret Realm. The exact situation isn't clear yet, so it's better to prepare more—better safe than sorry," Wu Qingcheng explained to them.

Piao Yun and Jiang Wanhao, the day before departure, specially sought out Ye Liuyun to practice with him, so he could point out their cultivation shortcomings, allowing them to improve on the road.

Ye Liuyun was quite happy to help. Thus, from strength sparring to soul attacks, he accompanied them in practice.

Jiang Wanhao and Piao Yun, ever since they were confirmed to participate in the martial competition, the Iron Eagle Sect gave them more resources, and their realms have improved. Jiang Wanhao has already broken through to Heavenly Gang Fourth Level, reaching the mid-stage of the fourth level. As for Piao Yun, although she hasn't broken through a level, she has also reached the mid-stage of Heavenly Gang Third Level.

Facing Jiang Wanhao's Heavenly Gang Fourth Level aura, Ye Liuyun blocked his attack solely by relying on his Buddha-Demon Golden Body.

"Your attack is too heavy-handed. Therefore, the strikes you launch can't focus on a single point. If the opponent is just a bit stronger, your attack won't be able to break through their defense." Ye Liuyun earnestly pointed out his shortcoming.

Then they practiced soul attacks. "Your soul cultivation is far too weak—you're at Heavenly Gang Fourth Level but only have the level of a fifth-rank soul master. When you meet a soul expert, you're as good as dead. I suggest you prepare a treasure to defend against soul attacks before you leave, and then on the road you should focus on cultivating your soul—this is a major flaw."

Ye Liuyun hadn't expected that Jiang Wanhao's soul cultivation would be lagging so much.

Next was Piao Yun. After exchanging a few moves with her, Ye Liuyun directly pointed out her shortcomings: "Your attacks are agile enough, but not fierce or accurate enough, and some motions are redundant. They look flashy but aren't practical."

Then he tested Piao Yun's soul cultivation. Fortunately, her soul cultivation was considerably stronger than Jiang Wanhao's—at least on par with most martial cultivators of her realm, and even a bit stronger.

After receiving Ye Liuyun's guidance, Piao Yun and Jiang Wanhao both went back to actively prepare, continually improving their shortcomings.

On the day of departure, Jing Wudi led Ye Liuyun and the four other disciples first racing to the Golden Peng Dynasty to meet up with the others, then together they rushed to the martial competition venue.

"Where is the Cangyun Martial Competition being held? Do we have to set out half a month in advance?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

Jing Wudi, seeing that he didn't know, explained: "It's far away! On an island at the southernmost sea of the southern region of the continent, called Lingzhu Island!"