Chapter 75: Seeing Liang Xue Again

Ye Liuyun immediately asked, "Have the other senior brothers all had their bloodlines tested? What were the results?"

Prince laughed, "Of course Wei Zhen's bloodline aptitude is the best; I value him most. His bloodline is of the blue grade. The others are only green grade, barely passing."

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, then said, "Fine, I'll test mine as well."

Heavenly Luck King nodded, took out a spherical crystal and handed it to Ye Liuyun, then activated the bloodline's power.

Ye Liuyun used the Ten Thousand Gods Command to control his bloodline, releasing it little by little.

At first he released only one percent of his bloodline, and a few strands of green appeared on the crystal; releasing another one percent turned the crystal light green; a third one percent made it fully green.

Then releasing another one percent deepened the green to a richer hue.

But Ye Liuyun stopped there.

He still didn't dare, in front of the Prince, to expose too much.

Still, Prince nodded, "Hmm, it's considerably weaker than Wei Zhen's, but a bit better than the others."

This result matched his expectations.

While Ye Liuyun was testing, his Divine Sense, though not looking at him, kept watching his expression.

When he released four percent of his bloodline, he noticed a flash in Heavenly Luck King's eyes—bright but not dazzling. He thought that was sufficient: neither too poor nor too good.

Afterwards, Prince put the testing crystal away and had a long talk with him.

To better guide his cultivation, Prince fully learned some of his circumstances. He was even more surprised to learn that Ye Liuyun refined pills himself.

"I heard you also tame beasts?" he asked.

"Yes, I've raised two ferocious beasts myself." Ye Liuyun didn't hide things everyone already knew.

He needs herbs for pill refining, such as Black Python and Bald Vulture, which can't stay forever in a ring; eventually they'll have to be released.

But he said nothing about refining artifacts. Anything he hasn't exposed, he keeps silent.

Then Heavenly Luck King asked about his cultivation realm and taught him about the Sea Transformation realm beyond the True Essence, which broadened his knowledge considerably.

He also told him that after the True Essence Realm there is a half‑step Sea Transformation realm, which Ye Liuyun had never heard of before. This realm lies between the ninth layer of True Origin and the Sea Transformation realm.

The Sea Transformation realm's sky‑manipulating ability, True Essence transformation methods, and the True Fire of the True Essence Realm all made him envious. He was already mentally prepared for the True Fire.

Prince analyzed that the high temperature Ye Liuyun felt in his Qi Sea might be the embryonic form of True Fire.

Yet most people only begin to forge True Fire after the seventh layer of True Origin.

All these cultivation issues were extremely timely for Ye Liuyun, who had never had a master's guidance, saving him from having to figure everything out on his own.

He was also deeply grateful to Heavenly Luck King for his patient explanations.

Finally, Prince told him that the black‑robed man and the skeleton from Wan Zang Mountain had been driven away and not captured. At that time he was in seclusion; it was a task assigned by the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He warned Ye Liuyun to be cautious lest he face retaliation later. The black‑robed man likely won't return soon, as he's said to be seriously injured.

Ye Liuyun gave a brief acknowledgment and didn't dwell on it. He hadn't cared about such matters; in martial cultivation, if you fear revenge or grudges, you might as well stay home!

Prince was quite pleased with his attitude.

Afterwards Prince told him to quickly boost his strength and be ready to fight at any moment.

"As a Holy Son, while enjoying privileges you also must shoulder responsibilities. If any sudden incident occurs in your jurisdiction, you may be called to handle it."

Though Ye Liuyun's combat power is strong, his realm is still low, so he cannot slack off in cultivation.

Ye Liuyun understood this. There's no such thing as a free lunch; to obtain anything you must pay.

"If you have any problems, come find me anytime! I'm not in seclusion lately; I'll be out and about!"

After Ye Liuyun agreed, he returned to his residence.

He is now a Holy Son, can freely enter the Royal Mansion, and no longer needs to ask for leave.

So he slipped out immediately, headed to the county town's Wanbaoge, intending to discard many unnecessary items from his ring and exchange for some mid‑grade Crystal Stones.

He has been practicing a new technique lately, often sparring with Kuailei, which consumes a lot of mid‑grade Crystal Stones. To be safe, he can't wait until the stones are completely gone before acting.

The county town's Wanbaoge is far larger than the one in Fengyang City. Upon arrival, he presented his Zi Card to avoid being ignored.

Though he no longer wears gold or silver, his aura has changed dramatically; he now exudes a majestic bearing that ordinary people won't dare to look down upon. He just doesn't realize it himself.

After showing the Zi Card, he was ushered directly into the VIP room. Someone served him tea and snacks. The VIP treatment is truly different!

Yet after waiting half a day, no one came to attend to him. Only some maidservants entered. The female attendant who brought him in left right after delivering him and never returned.

"What's going on?" Ye Liuyun wondered, and called a maid to fetch someone.

Shortly after, the maid returned, opened the door, and a familiar figure appeared before Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun stared blankly, forgetting to speak!

"What, don't recognize me? Or is it that, as a Holy Son of this Royal Mansion, you think I'm out of your reach?"

The speaker was Liang Xue!

"You? How are you here?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously. He hadn't expected to meet Liang Xue here!

"How could I not come? I'm the Young Master of Wanbaoge!" Liang Xue replied with a teasing smile.

"Uh… I thought you were only the Young Master of Wanbaoge in Fengyang City; I didn't expect you to be the Young Master of the entire Wanbaoge! You never told me that!"

Ye Liuyun only then realized that this Young Master wasn't just the Fengyang City branch's Young Master, but the Young Master of all Wanbaoge!

"So you're quite influential then!" Ye Liuyun asked, feeling a bit insecure.

"Ha ha! What, scared?" Liang Xue laughed at his awkward look.

"Hah, am I that cowardly? Even if you're a Great Zhou king, you're still my sister Liang, I can't be bullied, right?" Ye Liuyun also laughed.

Seeing Liang Xue here gave him an indescribable sense of warmth! After all, they had braved dangers together, sharing life and death.

"You've been in the county town for so long, finally remembered Wanbaoge? I thought you wouldn't come back!" Liang Xue complained.

"I've been stuck in the training camp, never given any leave, and this is my first time out, and I ran into you! Why did you come here?"

"It's because…" Liang Xue paused, then changed tone: "It's because my training period in Fengyang City ended, so I came here!"

Liang Xue said that, and gave Ye Liuyun a deep look.

He discovered that Ye Liuyun seemed to have changed a bit, grew a little taller, and his overall aura had improved considerably.

"Ah! You've already reached the True Origin Double realm?" Liang Xue suddenly noticed his realm shift and couldn't help exclaiming.

"Yeah! One can't just stay stagnant, right?" Ye Liuyun smiled and retorted to her.

"That's not it; it's just that you're advancing far too quickly! At this rate you'll soon surpass me!" Liang Xue said with some worry.

"Then that's even better; from now on I'll protect you!" Ye Liuyun laughed.

"You said it! No backing out!" Liang Xue only then became happy.

Thus the two kept chatting endlessly. Liang Xue was also very curious about Ye Liuyun's Thunder Dragon Beast and gave it plenty of tasty food.