Chapter 956: Evil Black Water

Ye Liuyun gave Qin Peng his instructions, then took the ferocious beasts with him and entered the Secret Realm.

After they went in, they discovered that the Secret Realm had already been transformed by the Foreign Tribe into their habitat.

The evil aura inside even made the ice demon tiger feel disgust.

The entire Secret Realm was dark and heavy everywhere, making it feel extremely oppressive.

To avoid attracting the Foreign Tribe's attention, Ye Liuyun first stored several ferocious beasts in a Storage Ring.

His Divine Sense had already detected some Alien Evil Artifacts, definitely more than two in number.

This place was like a base of the Foreign Tribe.

The venerable‑level pressure of these ferocious beasts was too strong, making them easy to expose.

He also activated his Buddha‑Demon Golden Body, his whole body suffused with Demon Qi, so as not to be too obvious.

Then he vanished into the void.

Not long after, a squad of Alien Evil Artifacts arrived here, scouting around.

The leading captain released his Divine Sense while muttering, "I seem to have sensed the aura of a venerable strong one. Did I sense it wrong? Or is an Elder out?"

But he didn't pay much attention. After searching around, he led his men away. Perhaps he thought a venerable Foreign Tribe strong one had left the Secret Realm.

After he left, Ye Liuyun didn't depart immediately; instead, he opened his Golden Pupil and surveyed the surroundings.

After a while, that Foreign Tribe squad suddenly returned.

The captain sensed again, found no other aura, and then left with his men confidently.

"That was close! It seems these Foreign Tribe members are very cunning, even knowing how to launch a feigned‑retreat attack!"

Ye Liuyun felt relieved that he hadn't emerged immediately, otherwise the captain might have detected his aura.

He could sense the evil aura of the Alien Evil Artifacts. He guessed the Alien Evil Artifacts could also sense his human aura.

From then on, Ye Liuyun spent most of his time traversing the void, using his Cross‑Space Golden Pupil to observe the outside.

The entire Secret Realm had been fully exploited by these Alien Evil Artifacts, leaving no valuable resources at all.

He took out a divination plate; its pointer kept pointing toward the deep interior of the Secret Realm, and the plate was trembling, indicating very strong energy fluctuations there.

The divination plate could only detect energy fluctuations, not distinguish their types.

Ye Liuyun guessed that the spot was the location of the Foreign Tribe's Teleport Tower, so he headed straight in the direction indicated by the plate.

Along the way, Ye Liuyun encountered several patrol squads but did not alarm them.

He kept walking to the deep interior of the Secret Realm until he found a lake. The lake water was as black as ink, brimming with energy, yet saturated with the Foreign Tribe's evil aura.

Ye Liuyun used the divination plate to confirm, and indeed it pointed to this spot.

Even with his Cross‑Space Golden Pupil, he could only barely make out a tower‑shaped object in the center of the black lake.

Moreover, he could see only half of the tower; the lake bottom remained invisible even to his Golden Pupil.

Around the lake, many Alien Evil Artifacts were guarding it. Sneaking into the lake was unlikely.

What puzzled Ye Liuyun was that he found no Foreign Tribe venerable present here.

"Could it have been teleported back to the Foreign Tribe's stronghold?" Ye Liuyun wondered.

There were also over a hundred Demon Cultivators here, respectfully standing aside, gazing at the lake as if awaiting something.

Ye Liuyun didn't rush to act; he wanted to see what they were up to.

After a long while, those Demon Cultivators suddenly shouted, "It's out, it's out!"

Ye Liuyun fixed his gaze and saw ripples appear on the lake surface.

Then more than ten black crystal‑stone objects burst through the lake surface and surged out.

"What are you all shouting about!"

A Foreign Tribe guard scolded the Demon Cultivators, then rose into the air and absorbed all the black crystal stones.

He then summoned over ten people, gave each one a stone, and supervised them as they absorbed the energy.

After the Demon Cultivators absorbed the energy, an evil aura immediately clung to their bodies.

Afterward, the Foreign Tribe guard tossed the now‑empty crystal stones back into the lake.

"So this is how the Foreign Tribe transforms Demon Cultivators. What exactly is this lake water?"

Ye Liuyun remained expressionless and observed for a while longer.

During this time, more Demon Cultivators were transformed by the same method.

And the black tower in the lake remained motionless.

Seeing no change after so long, Ye Liuyun decided not to wait any longer; he would eliminate those guards and Demon Cultivators, then study the lake and the black tower within.

Thus, using his void‑shifting ability, he silently moved a Magic Vine seed onto the ground, letting the Magic Vine launch an attack that would ensnare all the Foreign Tribe and Demon Cultivators.

As soon as the Magic Vine was released, it excitedly emitted a sharp, piercing scream.

It was the first time since the Magic Vine had emitted Divine Sense fluctuations that it let out such an excited scream.

Ye Liuyun was also startled; he hadn't expected the Magic Vine to become so excited.

The scream immediately alerted those guards and Demon Cultivators.

A squad of guards rushed toward the Magic Vine's location.

However, after the Magic Vine entered the soil, it traversed within the earth and vanished.

Other Foreign Tribe guards grew tense, forming a strict formation. Those with strong Spatial Power also began using Divine Sense to scan the void.

Ye Liuyun could no longer stay hidden and had to reveal himself.

"Human?" the Foreign Tribe guard exclaimed in surprise, then charged forward.

At that moment, the Magic Vine also launched its attack.

Vines shot out, entangling all the guards and Demon Cultivators, then began siphoning their energy.

The Magic Vine also excitedly transmitted Divine Sense fluctuations, informing Ye Liuyun that it could absorb the lake's energy as well.

Ye Liuyun hurried to the lakeside to check the lake water, fearing it might absorb some bad power and be assimilated by the Foreign Tribe.

But the Magic Vine has already absorbed a lot by now.

It is absorbing energy with all its might, and the speed is very fast.

Seeing that it was too late to stop it, Ye Liuyun simply let it be.

The Magic Vine can absorb the Foreign Tribe without issue; it should be capable of absorbing this lake's power. Moreover, this Magic Vine isn't that foolish—it won't forcefully absorb energy it cannot absorb.

At this moment, the vines of the Magic Vine also underwent a change.

The vines originally covered in thorns saw their thorns grow longer and become serrated; the huge mouth at the tip of the vines grew larger, its interior filled with several rows of sharp teeth, looking even more terrifying.

The vines also became thicker and tougher; the originally black vines turned even darker black.

Ye Liuyun sensed the Magic Vine's excitement; it must be evolving after absorbing a large amount of energy.

Its absorption ability also grew stronger. Those guards and demon cultivators it entangled were almost instantly drained into dry corpses.