Chapter 888: Changing the Future

In fact, Ye Liuyun had far too many questions, and for a moment he didn't know where to begin.

The monk nodded and said, "You may call me whatever you like. Since appearances are all just façades, aren't names the same? Realms are the same! Techniques are the same, all mere façades!"

Ye Liuyun heard this and became even more bewildered. He immediately asked, "Then what is the essence?"

The monk pointed a finger at Ye Liuyun's chest and smiled without speaking.

"The heart?" Ye Liuyun asked.

The monk merely smiled and said, "Go ahead."

Ye Liuyun, helpless, activated his Golden Pupil and returned to another world.

This time, as soon as he returned, he saw a Dry Corpse filled with Buddha Light Power.

"Absorb it first, then we'll see. From the monk's demeanor, he shouldn't deceive me. Even if he does, I have no other choice. In any case, absorbing Buddha Light Power is beneficial to me."

Thinking of this, Ye Liuyun first stored the Ghost Butterfly. He didn't want any sudden change to prevent him from putting it away later.

He then began to absorb Buddha Light Power.

Strangely enough, the Buddha Light Power seemed to pour into his body of its own accord; within a few breaths, the Buddha Light Power inside the Dry Corpse was completely drawn into Ye Liuyun's body.

Deprived of Buddha Light Power, the Dry Corpse instantly turned into a cloud of ash that drifted away with the wind.

"Ah!" Ye Liuyun shouted in surprise.

He hadn't expected the Dry Corpse to turn into ash.

"Did I just ruin the future physical body of the Vajra?" The thought made Ye Liuyun's heart uneasy.

Moreover, he worried that the temple would soon be unable to fend off the monsters' assault.

But the feared trouble never materialized.

The entire Grand Hall, starting from the Dry Corpse's meditation spot, began to gradually turn into ash, drifting away with the wind.

Next came the whole temple, and then the entire Moyu‑like world.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil saw with his own eyes that the creatures inside were also turning into ash, slowly fading away.

And wherever things turned to ash, another world manifested.

First the monk, then the Grand Hall, the temple, then the whole world—until that other world itself vanished.

Ye Liuyun felt a chill down his scalp, bewildered.

He was about to question the monk when the monk suddenly disappeared.

"Take whatever you like from here! They're all external possessions, no need to mind them!" The monk's voice echoed from the air, then fell silent.

Ye Liuyun immediately activated his Golden Pupil, but could no longer see the other world.

"That future world is gone? Because of me?" Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

He lingered in the Grand Hall a while longer, recalling the monk's words.

In the end he couldn't figure anything out, so he simply stopped thinking!

"My realm and insight are still insufficient; I can't grasp it now, I'll speak of it later!"

He left the temple and continued forward to search for resources.

His main purpose for coming here was also to look for resources.

Soon after, he discovered a high‑quality Spirit Stone Mineral Vein and extracted the entire vein.

"Since the monk said to take whatever, I won't be polite either!" he comforted himself while continuously loading his Storage Ring.

Later, he found a vast grove of Gathering‑Essence Trees and transplanted them whole into his Space World.

He even released the Flower Demon and Tree Demon to help transplant some valuable flora.

After they emerged, they too were astonished by the Secret Realm.

The Tree Demon exclaimed, "Where is this? It's literally a treasure trove!"

"Why don't we move everything away?" the Flower Demon suggested more aggressively, intending to relocate the entire Secret Realm.

"If you both can store, do so as much as possible! Some must be left behind; you can't take everything! Otherwise how will I answer the Secret Realm's owner?" Ye Liuyun didn't agree with the Flower Demon's plan, feeling that moving it all was excessive.

The Flower Demon didn't press the issue, instead joining the Tree Demon to obediently move some precious herbs and plants into the Space World.

Ye Liuyun wandered around and dug out two more mineral veins.

At first he worried about damaging the Secret Realm's environment, but after taking the first vein he found the ambient spiritual energy unchanged.

It seemed the spiritual energy here wasn't supplied by Spirit Stones.

Thus he directly extracted two Spiritual Veins. He buried the highest‑quality, largest vein within his own Space World.

Later, he discovered a Life Spring and loaded most of its water into his Space World.

In short, for the remaining time Ye Liuyun and the others kept loading things into the Space World. Skeleton Puppets and Ice Demon Tigers were also released to help, extracting many precious ores.

However, no matter how much they stored, the environment seemed unchanged.

A few days later, Ye Liuyun happened to wander back to a vein he had mined and found it had regenerated on its own.

The discovery gave him a start.

He then circled the spots where others had taken resources and saw those resources had regenerated themselves.

And the resources Ye Liuyun had taken truly remained, without any shortage.

"This is truly wondrous!" Ye Liuyun sighed inwardly.

But he wasn't overly greedy and summoned the others back.

They had already taken enough!

Now saying he's rich enough to rival a nation wouldn't be an exaggeration!

At this point, he still had five days before his departure, yet Ye Liuyun decided to leave immediately.

If he stayed longer, he feared his greed would compel him to keep loading things.

Thus he retrieved everyone into his Storage Ring, then crushed the Token and teleported back to Qian Long Academy.

To his surprise, Li Qingyun had been waiting for him at the Formation.

When he emerged, Li Qingyun first gauged his realm, saw no change, and asked, "Why did you come out early? How is it? Any gains?"

Ye Liuyun didn't even think and said, "There were too many monsters inside! I harvested some Buddha Light Power, some Yin Soul, and a huge pile of Corpse Demons and Demon Beasts' Crystal Cores!"

He did not disclose the resources he had obtained.

After all, he still understood the principle that wealth should not be flaunted!

"Not bad, not bad, as long as there's a gain!" Li Qingyun said with a satisfied smile, then sent Ye Liuyun straight back to continue cultivation.

After Ye Liuyun left, Li Qingyun looked at the Elder of the Guardian Formation and asked, "Are there monsters inside?"

The Elder nodded, "Yes, most disciples have died at the hands of monsters!"

Li Qingyun let out an "Oh" and then left, heading straight back to his own residence.