Chapter 818: Waiting for You to Enter the Jar

Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi rushed through the night to the Lie Mo Sect outpost, wiped out most of the strong ones inside, leaving only the outpost's person in charge and two gatekeepers.

"You few, do you want to die or live?" Qiong Qi threatened them. "We want to live, of course!" The remaining few, to save their lives, immediately begged for mercy.

Qiong Qi didn't waste words; he first drafted several Master-Servant Contracts and had them sign.

"If an Elder of the Lie Mo Sect asks, say everything here is normal. Then whenever a Lie Mo Sect member comes, you bring them in, and spare none."

Qiong Qi assigned them a task.

"Yes, yes!" the few people answered repeatedly.

After signing the Divine Soul Contract, they recognized Qiong Qi as master and would not defy his orders.

Qiong Qi first taught them how to handle the Lie Mo Sect members' inquiries, then began setting up Formations inside the outpost.

"Sixfold Creation wants to come kill us? That's underestimating us!"

The reason Qiong Qi kept a few people was to lure the Lie Mo Sect's incoming experts into the Formation and eliminate them with it.

Ye Liuyun, seeing the matter concluded, didn't wait for Qiong Qi and returned to his residence to cultivate.

Qiong Qi stayed behind to teach the few how to use the Formation.

The outpost's person in charge just told Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi that the team delivering Foreign Tribe corpses had returned and would arrive in about four or five days, so they needn't wait there idle.

Five Foreign Tribe high‑rank Yuan Dan are enough for Ye Liuyun to break through to the Zao Hua Realm.

However, the absorption speed of Yuan Dan is slower than that of Spirit Stone or Magic Crystal.

To speed up absorption, Ye Liuyun placed many Magic Crystals nearby to absorb together while primarily absorbing Yuan Dan energy.

When the Ghost Butterfly breaks through to the First Realm, Ye Liuyun also raises his realm to the mid‑stage of Yin Yang Liu Chong.

"Sigh, this speed is still too slow! Over twenty days and not even a single Yuan Dan is fully absorbed."

Ye Liuyun also sighs that the higher the realm, the slower the advancement, especially as his own energy needs grow ever larger.

Fortunately, cultivation resources are plentiful now; otherwise he'd have to go out again to find resources.

Ye Liuyun first took the Ghost Butterfly to his Space World, sparred with it, and experienced the Ghost Butterfly's Divine Soul Power.

After reaching the First Realm, the Ghost Butterfly's Divine Soul Power is roughly comparable to Ye Liuyun's high‑rank Divine Soul Power.

Although not as strong as the Foreign Tribe souls inside the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner, they can cooperate with Ye Liuyun in battle at any time, and together their power is greater. The souls within the Soul Banner cannot cooperate with Ye Liuyun at all.

Lei Ming and the other Monster Beasts, after breaking through their realms, all recovered from deep sleep and were eating grilled flower demons.

Ye Liuyun introduced the Ghost Butterfly to them, gave the newly bought divine long spear to Bai Hu, and handed the swapped long sword to Shi Yuan.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun took the Ghost Butterfly and rushed to the Royal Mansion to fulfill his promise with the Princess.

When he arrived at the Royal Mansion, he found it unusually busy, as if preparing a feast.

After Ye Liuyun reported, a guard led him into the inner residence's Princess garden to wait.

Not long after, the Princess came out to greet Ye Liuyun.

"Young Master Ye, you came so early?"

He thought to himself, "She can even call me by the surname Ye; she must have investigated me in secret."

Liang Xinyu wore a white dress, her hair in a ponytail, unadorned, appearing clean and capable.

Behind her followed a man and a woman. He recognized the man as Chang Wanshan.

The woman was about the same age as the Princess, but seemed far more charming, and from her attire appeared to be from a wealthy family.

"Princess." Ye Liuyun also stood and greeted her.

"I still don't know Young Master Ye's full name!" the Princess was quite polite.

"Ye Liuyun." Ye Liuyun gave her his name.

"This is the Second Young Master of the Chang Family, Chang Wanshan; this is General Huo's daughter, Huo Tingyu! And this is Ye Liuyun, Young Master Ye."

The Princess gave Ye Liuyun a brief introduction to the two beside her, and Ye Liuyun politely greeted each.

"Young Master Ye, where are you from?" Huo Tingyu directly inquired about Ye Liuyun's background.

These wealthy youths cared more about family background.

Ye Liuyun didn't intend to befriend them; he simply said he wasn't a local, then shifted the topic and discussed business with Liang Xinyu.

Huo Tingyu, seeing Ye Liuyun wasn't a local, lost interest and ignored him.

"Princess, I've brought the Ghost Butterfly. Do you think we should first sign a contract?" Ye Liuyun asked Liang Xinyu.

"What, are you still afraid the Princess will renege on you?" Chang Wanshan interjected discontentedly.

He had just learned that the Princess treated Ye Liuyun as an honored guest only to borrow his Ghost Butterfly.

"I just think signing a contract gives me protection. After all, I've just arrived here and am unfamiliar with the Princess," Ye Liuyun replied pointedly.

He didn't know the Princess's character. If the Ghost Butterfly were detained by the Royal Mansion or something happened and the Princess turned hostile and denied it, he'd be left helpless.

Liang Xinyu felt uneasy but understood Ye Liuyun's cautious approach.

"Fine. I understand your feelings, after all you're not a local."

"Thank you for your understanding, Princess!" Ye Liuyun clasped his fists and said to Liang Xinyu.

Chang Wanshan, seeing the Princess had agreed, said nothing further, only glared at Ye Liuyun resentfully.

"You really don't know gratitude, not even trusting the Princess! After you sign the contract and hand over the Ghost Butterfly, I'll find a way to deal with you."

He also dared not disturb the transaction between Liang Xinyu and Ye Liuyun, fearing Liang Xinyu would lose the Ghost Butterfly because of him.

The Princess ordered her subordinates to draft the contract according to the prior agreement between her and Ye Liuyun.

After Ye Liuyun and Liang Xinyu signed the contract, he handed the Ghost Butterfly to her and prepared to leave.

"Princess, I must return to prepare for the recruitment selection, so I take my leave now!"

"Young Master Ye, you're also joining the recruitment selection? I wonder which Sect you're choosing?" the Princess asked, interested.

Ye Liuyun, hearing her use the word "also," replied, "I haven't decided yet. So, Princess, are you also joining the selection?"

"Xinyu is the Princess; she doesn't need a selection. She already has a slot!" Huo Tingyu laughed.

"People with power have privileges everywhere. It seems the sects on this Zhongyang Dalu are the same," Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

"Young Master Ye, wait a moment."

Chang Wanshan's eyes flickered, and he thought of a way to make Ye Liuyun look embarrassed.