Chapter 993: Gathering Information

The Holy Son of the Demon Race was quite straightforward, directly yielding Ling Shuang. But he also put forward his own conditions.

"Fine. It's a promise! See you at the inner gate arena in ten days!" Ye Liuyun immediately agreed.

"A word is binding!"

The two of them happily made the agreement.

Hearing this, Xia Tianqiong and Ling Shuang on the side seemed as if they were dreaming.

And Ye Liuyun felt an even deeper favor toward the Holy Son, promising he would never take lethal action against him in battle.

"It feels great to have someone backing you!" Xia Tianqiong said, her face full of envy.

"Is that enough?" Ling Shuang still doubted a bit.

"That's best! Though we treat your marriage as a wager, neither party may alter the outcome. Not even the royal family can intervene. The result will surely count!" Xia Tianqiong explained.

After hearing her explanation, Ling Shuang felt relieved.

Even though her marriage is being used as a wager, it's still better than being arranged by the royal family.

"Congratulations, sis, from now on you'll be that guy's woman!" Xia Tianqiong said with a sour tone.

"Sister!" Ling Shuang blushed, pouting in complaint.

"Sis, Fenglin Pavilion has recently taken in many disciples, making housing tight. Do you think you could just give your Side Courtyard to me?"

Xia Tianqiong joked with Ling Shuang.

Ling Shuang, initially bewildered, blushed and glanced at Ye Liuyun, meaning to ask his opinion!

"She's teasing you!"

Ye Liuyun, watching Xia Tianqiong cover her mouth and laugh wildly, immediately guessed she was teasing Ling Shuang.

"Sis, I think you've truly taken a liking!"

Xia Tianqiong finally couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter.

"Sister, you…" Ling Shuang, embarrassed, stamped her foot and raised her hand to strike at Xia Tianqiong.

Xia Tianqiong could do nothing but accept the reality.

As for her and Ye Liuyun, it's best to end things quickly while her feelings for him are still shallow.

After returning to his residence, Ye Liuyun immediately went back into the Xuan Kong Shi to begin cultivation.

His clone cultivated Demonic Cultivation, while his main body absorbed Primordial Pills to raise his realm.

He now has abundant Primordial Pills and isn't worried about lacking resources.

However, he also discovered that ever since his True Essence was transformed into Mysterious Origin at the Hidden Dragon Pool, the higher quality means that advancing his realm now requires more resources.

"This pace is far too slow!"

His Primordial Spirit Secret Technique, running concurrently, helped him absorb spiritual energy, yet his progress was minimal and he was still far from a breakthrough.

"The energy consumption is at least five or six times what it was before!"

Ye Liuyun felt somewhat worried that his future advancements would be even slower.

Yet this slight improvement caused a great change in his strength.

"Even if the Holy Son of the Demon Race takes pills and breaks through a First Realm, we won't be afraid!"

Ye Liuyun's Mysterious Origin quality now can definitely contend with a Martial Cultivator who has just advanced to the Fifth Dao.

The remaining time, after consolidating his realm, he began cultivating Buddha Demon Power and Spatial Power.

These powers are his trump cards against the Holy Son of the Demon Race.

And just as Ye Liuyun emerged from the Xuan Kong Shi, Qiong Qi came to bid him farewell.

"I have to go; staying here would deplete all the resources,"

Ye Liuyun discovered that Qiong Qi's realm had already risen to the Eighth Dao.

"Fine. But could you also help me gather some information?"

Ye Liuyun thought that since Qiong Qi was leaving, sending him to the Feng Clan to scout for news would be the most suitable choice.

"What news?" Qiong Qi asked curiously.

"Go check on those women of yours?" Qiong Qi said with an unwilling expression.

"Information about my mother! This matter is extremely important, and only you going makes me feel at ease!"

Ye Liuyun directly told Qiong Qi the details concerning his mother within the Feng Clan.

Qiong Qi also knew that his reason for coming to Zhongyang Dalu was to find his mother, so he readily agreed.

Since he's heading out with no fixed destination, he might as well first help Ye Liuyun settle a lingering matter.

"Alright, I'll first go verify this news for you! What if it's true?"

"Then I'd definitely go meet my mother and aunt right away!" Ye Liuyun said, also transmitting the images of his parents and aunt to Qiong Qi via Divine Sense.

"Such a powerful faction may not readily accept you!" Qiong Qi warned, "If it truly is your mother, her current condition might not be very good! Otherwise she wouldn't have been silent all this time!"

Ye Liuyun also thought this possible: "That's why I need you to first scout the situation, then I'll decide my next move!"

"Alright, wait for my news!"

After Qiong Qi agreed, he set off immediately.

Ye Liuyun left a Transmission Talisman for Qiong Qi, facilitating long‑distance contact, and sent him out of the academy.

"I hope I can truly find my mother at the Feng Clan!"

After seeing Qiong Qi off, Ye Liuyun began to feel hopeful.

After Ye Liuyun returned, Ling Shuang, Yuan Datou, and Xia Tianqiong were already waiting for him in his courtyard.

"Isn't the official competition tomorrow? Why are you all here today?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

"You've been cultivating these past days, so we didn't dare to disturb you. Since you're not training tonight, we came for a barbecue!" Xia Tianqiong laughed.

Ye Liuyun also laughed, "If you want barbecue, just say so—stop making so many excuses!"

Speaking, he also took out some scorpion meat, preparing to grill it for everyone to eat. He also took the opportunity to have a hearty meal, rest a bit, and welcome tomorrow's battle.

"Seeing how generous you are, I'll tell you! It's that Ling Shuang was too nervous about you and wanted to come keep you company. She herself was too embarrassed to come, so she dragged us along!"

Xia Tianqiong, seeing the grilled meat, gave up Ling Shuang.

"I don't! Obviously it's you guys who wanted to eat grilled meat!" Ling Shuang explained, blushing.

Ye Liuyun smiled, didn't mind their teasing, and started asking them about the academy's recent situation.

"I've been focusing on my cultivation these past few days. Any news?"

"The Demon Race Holy Son broke through to the Fivefold Creation realm this afternoon." Ling Shuang immediately told Ye Liuyun this most important news.

Actually, Ye Liuyun had already anticipated this. If it weren't for needing to break through his realm, the Demon Race Holy Son wouldn't have arranged to meet in ten days.

He must have known back then that he could break through within ten days.

"Hmm. And the academy?" Ye Liuyun acknowledged with a sound, not too concerned, and then asked about the academy.

After sparring with the Demon Race Holy Son, he also ought to think of ways to continue raising his realm.

He wanted to see if there was an opportunity at the academy to enter some secret realm and gain some fortuitous chances.