Chapter 902: Waste Utilization

Ye Liuyun didn't even ask the Tree Demon how to cultivate golden spirit soil.

Since the Tree Demon was already worrying about it, he didn't need to intervene.

He didn't hide the golden spirit soil matter from Ling Shuang and Yuan Datou; he didn't want to secretly take advantage of his friends.

But the two of them didn't know how to use golden spirit soil and had little interest, and since Ye Liuyun discovered it, they gave it all to him.

Moreover, Ling Shuang held Ye Liuyun's character in even higher regard.

"If he hadn't spoken, we would have never known! It seems he truly is an upright person!"

Ling Shuang now finds Ye Liuyun increasingly pleasant to look at.

When mining Mystic Gold Stone, whoever digs it keeps it.

Yuan Datou simply smashed the stones of varying sizes with a stick, and without sorting them, he just collected them.

Ling Shuang used a sword to cut them into pieces and store them in a Storage Ring.

Ye Liuyun watched the two mine Mystic Gold Stone, and at first he didn't move at all.

"You don't want this Mystic Gold Stone?" Ling Shuang asked Ye Liuyun curiously.

"Yes! You pack it first, I'll take the rest later!" Ye Liuyun laughed.

Ling Shuang had thought he monopolized the golden spirit soil and wanted to allocate more resources to the two of them.

Only when the two could no longer dig and felt it was enough did Ye Liuyun begin to act.

He first drew the mountain‑splitting battle knife, leapt into the air and slashed fiercely at the surrounding peaks, cleaving several mountain masses.

He even expended a flood of his True Essence from within.

Then he began massive transfers into his Space World; each piece he moved in was the size of a small mountain of ore.

"Tsk tsk, the boss's technique is really handy. I need to quickly cultivate a Space World too!" Yuan Datou said enviously.

Ling Shuang was also helpless; their Storage Rings couldn't hold mountains that large.

Ling Shuang and Yuan Datou labored for half a day yet still couldn't match how much Ye Liuyun had stored in one go.

Ye Liuyun was ruthless, moving all the surrounding Mystic Gold Stone Mineral Veins away, leaving none behind.

At the same time, he began channeling the wild primordial Qi of the Secret Realm into his Space World, making its atmosphere more diverse.

"Everything's taken; how will we report back to the academy?" Ling Shuang still worried about the academy's assignment.

Yuan Datou laughed, "We'll keep searching! Even without a reportable task, it's still profitable!"

Ye Liuyun nodded in agreement, "Not bad. Just these Mystic Gold Stones already earn us profit, let alone the golden‑iron wood! At worst we can return later and take on some simple tasks to deal with it."

"Alright then! As long as we make a profit, that's enough!" Ling Shuang agreed that the two were right and stopped worrying about the tasks.

Just as they were harvesting the Mystic Gold Stone Mineral Veins, Xiao Tianqing, a vassal of Prince Xiao, arrived with a large contingent of elite warriors.

After learning the cause of Xiao Muyun's death, Xiao Tianqing wasted no time sealing the Secret Realm and ordered the body sent back to the Royal Mansion.

He then led the remaining troops into the Secret Realm, vowing to capture Ye Liuyun and the others and bring them back to Prince Xiao for judgment.

But they hadn't initially detected Ye Liuyun's trail, and for a while couldn't locate them.

Only when Ye Liuyun began mountain‑clearing and mining did they catch up to the True Essence disturbance and rush here.

Ye Liuyun and his companions were then immersed in the excitement of acquiring resources, having long since forgotten Xiao Muyun's death.

When his Divine Sense detected Xiao Tianqing and his party, he promptly led Yuan Datou and Ling Shuang to continue exploring.

Joining Xiao Tianqing into the Secret Realm were a hundred Destiny Rank 1 Royal Mansion guards and two Elders of Destiny Rank 8‑9.

Nevertheless, Ye Liuyun wasn't too worried; he now carried four senior‑tier ferocious beasts, eight senior‑tier Yin Souls, and an army of fifty thousand Yin Souls, ready to wipe them out at any time.

"Rather than kill them, let's make use of them as cannon fodder,"

Ye Liuyun thought that many spots in the Secret Realm needed pathfinders, so why not put the waste to use.

Relying on his powerful Divine Soul Power, Ye Liuyun always stayed a step ahead of pursuers, evading their Divine Sense detection.

Yet he often left them a clue or exposed a True Essence fluctuation so they wouldn't lose track.

Xiao Tianqing and his men, also experienced, soon realized Ye Liuyun could always evade them.

"Kid, trying to shake me off?"

Xiao Tianqing immediately ordered everyone to release their senior‑tier pet beasts.

He, together with the two other Elders, each carried senior‑tier pets; after releasing them, he sent them to chase Ye Liuyun first.

"Contain them and wait for us to capture them alive!" Xiao Tianqing commanded the ferocious beasts.

He assumed that even if Ye Liuyun's side had senior‑tier ferocious beasts, there would be no more than three, enough to hold them until his forces arrived.

But he didn't expect.

These beasts, once they caught up to Ye Liuyun, were turned into prey by the dragon eagles released by Ye Liuyun and Ling Shuang, plus the ghost butterfly and Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack.

The three beasts hadn't even begun to fight when Ye Liuyun and his group seized both their Souls and Physical Bodies.

"The Souls and Primordial Pills of the three senior‑tier ferocious beasts yielded a good haul!"

Ye Liuyun laughed as he absorbed the three beasts' Souls into the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner; he gave a body and Primordial Pill to Ling Shuang's dragon eagle, and his own dragon eagle each received one.

The ghost butterfly, having abundant resources inside the Xuan Kong Shi, wasn't in a hurry and returned to cultivate.

By the time Xiao Tianqing and his party arrived, Ye Liuyun and his group had already gone far away.

"Sir, these youngsters seem suspicious. All three senior‑tier ferocious beasts have vanished without a trace!" an Elder warned.

Xiao Tianqing nodded, somewhat concerned.

"But we can't just return without seeing them! If Prince Xiao blames us, we can't bear it. The heir's death is no small matter. Even if we risk our lives, we must give it a shot."

Another Elder agreed, "Indeed. If we return without seeing anyone, how would Prince Xiao view us? He'd treat us as waste! They're just a few kids; even if we can't force an attack, we can win with strategy!"

"Alright, let's chase them again!" the wary Elder finally agreed.

"They'll eventually stop. We've sealed off the outside of the Secret Realm; they can't get out!" Xiao Tianqing said confidently.

After deliberation, the two other Elders and Xiao Tianqing each led a team, forming three squads that pursued Ye Liuyun and his group.

"Are they separated?" Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense had been monitoring their movements. Seeing them split, he only gave a faint smile. "It's still better to be together!"