Chapter 916: Item Hijacked

"It looks like this Zhongyang Dalu will have a battle with the Alien Evil Artifact, and it won't be far off!"

Ye Liuyun knows the expansion speed of the Alien Evil Artifact. Soon the south will no longer be able to contain them, so a battle with the Daxia Chao is inevitable.

Ye Liuyun also guesses that the Daxia Chao certainly understands this reasoning.

Thus these Moyu fragment continents are evidence that the Daxia Chao is preparing for war.

The longer they delay, the stronger the Alien Evil Artifact becomes.

Now it comes down to which side can boost its strength as much as possible before the war begins!

Ye Liuyun gets a headache just thinking of a large‑scale war with the Alien Evil Artifact. He doesn't even know how many will die then!

After Xia Tian Yuan leaves, Ye Liuyun goes to Fenglin Pavilion again.

He wants Xia Tianqiong to help find someone to deliver the Transmission Talisman he purchased back to Yonglie Island, to hand it to Du Yan and Qin Peng.

Transmission Talismans must be pre‑matched to transmit; you can't just buy one and contact anyone at will. m.

The Formation inside is also very complex, including functions such as blocking Divine Sense detection, preventing loss of the Transmission Talisman, and long‑distance transmission.

The Transmission Talisman Ye Liuyun bought is the highest‑quality in the academy. Its transmission range can cover half of the Zhongyang Dalu.

He originally planned to bring it back himself when he got the chance. Now it seems every move he makes is under Prince Xiao's watch, so he can't easily leave the academy.

Xia Tianqiong directly tells Ye Liuyun: "You can go to the Mission Hall to post a task. Offer a higher reward, and someone will naturally take it."

"Could I trouble the Pavilion Master to post the task for me? I'm already being watched by Prince Xiao. If I post it myself, some ulterior‑minded people might take the chance to cause trouble," Ye Liuyun explains.

This matter must be handled by someone he doesn't know well. All his close companions have to enter the Secret Realm, and there's no time.

Having Xia Tianqiong arrange a person to do this won't draw anyone's attention.

"Now you know it's scary?"

Xia Tianqiong takes the chance to strike him, but still takes the Transmission Talisman.

"Then I'll directly arrange someone for you. Publishing a task to Yonglie Island will likely raise suspicion. What price are you willing to offer?" Xia Tianqiong asks Ye Liuyun.

"One respect‑rank treasure!" Ye Liuyun doesn't hesitate, immediately hands a respect‑rank weapon to Xia Tianqiong.

Xia Tianqiong narrows her eyes and jokes, "You really are wealthy! Just to send a Transmission Talisman, you pull out a respect‑rank treasure! If the Secret Realm weren't about to open, I could just go for you myself!"

"Hehe, I wouldn't dare trouble the Pavilion Master! Just have the Master arrange a reliable person. The item isn't very valuable, but it lets me contact my family, so it's important."

Ye Liuyun casually reminds Xia Tianqiong, lest she be careless.

"Got it! You still don't trust me to handle it!"

Xia Tianqiong also knows this item can't be given to an unreliable person.

After Ye Liuyun leaves, she puts the Transmission Talisman into a Storage Ring and seals it with True Essence.

After a long while, she finally finds someone she trusts to deliver the Storage Ring.

And she doesn't even mention Ye Liuyun, just says to send some items secretly.

So this person also doesn't attract attention, leaves the academy directly and rushes to Yonglie Island.

However, both she and Ye Liuyun thought everything was flawless, but the courier, shortly after leaving the academy, was ambushed by a shadow assassin and killed with a single slash.

The Transmission Talisman naturally fell into the shadow member's hands.

The shadow member, upon seeing the Transmission Talisman inside, stuffs the item into a Storage Ring and slips away quietly.

Meanwhile, Xia Tianqiong and Ye Liuyun are preparing to enter the Secret Realm, never expecting anyone's scheme to be so meticulous.

Even if they discover the item was hijacked, it would only be after leaving the Secret Realm.

Ye Liuyun, taking advantage of the last three days, returns to the Xuan Kong Shi and begins cultivating True Essence.

During this period he fought the Ice Demon Tiger, already compressing his True Essence to the limit. Continuing would hardly raise his strength further.

So he calmly cultivated inside the Xuan Kong Shi for ten days, raising his realm to the Mid‑Eighth Realm of Yin Yang Eightfold.

During that time, Ling Shuang and Yuan Datou came to spar with him once.

They were training within Ye Liuyun's Space World, but it caused misunderstandings among others.

Yuan Datou and Ling Shuang once entered together at night. After Yuan Datou fought Ye Liuyun for a while, he returned at midnight to cultivate.

Ling Shuang emerged the next morning.

As soon as she stepped out, she met Liang Xinyu and others at Ye Liuyun's doorway, about to leave.

Liang Xinyu and Su Manning, upon seeing her, covered their mouths in surprise, too shocked to speak.

"What's wrong?"

Ling Shuang speaks, running a hand through her hair.

She doesn't think anything's odd. After the battle, her hair was a bit messy, so she brushed it casually.

"You… were with him all night?" Su Manning stammers.

"Mm!" Ling Shuang replies shyly.

She thought they were referring to her fighting with Ye Liuyun.

But Liang Xinyu and the others took it as her admitting she lives with Ye Liuyun!

Everyone watches her leave, mouths agape.

"I still thought Ling Shuang was pretty conservative, didn't expect her to be so proactive!" Su Manning says enviously after Ling Shuang leaves, glancing at Liang Xinyu.

"Men, huh! Who can resist a proactive woman!"

Wei Pangzi adds a line from the side, his face full of envy.

Liang Xinyu feels a pang in her heart. "I never expected him to be so casual! In what way am I any less than Ling Shuang? Why isn't it me?"

The woman's thoughts are strange. Though she harbors some resentment toward Ye Liuyun, she is more jealous of Ling Shuang.

The other disciples, who start leaving around this time, whisper after witnessing the scene, spreading rumors everywhere.

After returning to her quarters, Ling Shuang doesn't dwell on it at all; she focuses on cultivating, digesting the experience gained from last night's battle.

She is usually aloof, never speaking to those disciples, and never uses Divine Sense to eavesdrop on what they say.

Ye Liuyun was no different. As soon as Ling Shuang left, he immediately returned to the Xuan Kong Stone to cultivate.

In less than half a day, the news had reached Phoenix Forest Pavilion.

The Ninth Princess Xia Tianqiong jumped up from her chair in shock.

"How could this girl be so crazy? No, I have to go check."

Fortunately, Xia Tianqiong hadn't fully believed those rumors yet, and was thinking of first going to check the situation.