Chapter 566 - 565: Bad News

Chapter 566: Chapter 565: Bad News

Yi Tianyun was quite satisfied with the upgrade. Now, when he faced Spirit King Stage experts, he wouldn’t have to kill them immediately. He could make good use of their power to carve a path forward, which would undoubtedly reduce the need to fight alone.

Of course, if he had to fight solo, he could rely on his clone to hold off a group. The main reason he’d upgraded his Eye of Enchantment so much was to control his opponents’ powerful experts, which would then allow him to gather more intelligence!

This was the real reason for his frantic upgrades. If he were worried about fighting a group all by himself, he would have upgraded his clone long ago, not poured two consecutive upgrades into the Eye of Enchantment.

To a Divine Kingdom, only Spirit King Stage experts were of any value. Therefore, he could only pry more information from their mouths. That was the reason he had upgraded it.

After enchanting someone, not only could he get information immediately, but he could also send them out as a mole to gather intelligence for him. This was more than just controlling people; it was practically like having his own pet!

"Not bad. This lottery pull was well worth it. It’s just a bit expensive, otherwise I’d really be tempted to try a few more times."

Yi Tianyun shook his head. He really wanted to spend a few million Madness Value on the lottery, but the cost was simply too high. ’If the bonus for killing higher-level enemies were still active, I wouldn’t have to worry about this stuff at all.’

After he was done with the lottery, he went out and summoned all the experts at the Core Transformation Stage and below. They stopped what they were doing and gathered, one by one, wondering what Yi Tianyun wanted to say.

"The reason I’ve called you all here today is simple. I want every one of you to have your own pet companion!"

As he finished speaking, he gave a light wave of his hand, and several hundred Demon Beasts appeared in the spacious field, stunning them once again. They had seen him with many Demon Beasts before, but who would have thought he had summoned them this time so they could choose their own pets!

"Spirit King, are you saying... we can choose any of these Demon Beasts to be our own pets?" They swallowed hard, finding the offer utterly staggering.

Having a powerful Demon Beast as a pet was the domain of a Beast Tamer. Since they weren’t Beast Tamers, they had never even considered such a possibility.

"That’s right. And rest assured, these Demon Beasts will never betray you. They will obey your every command."

All he needed to do was have the pets recognize their new masters; nothing more was required. By distributing them all, he would also gain a considerable amount of experience if a major battle broke out. When the pets killed monsters, it was just like his Divine Generals killing enemies—he would receive experience rewards all the same.

The only issue was that remotely controlling the pets was difficult, so it was simplest to just let their new masters handle them.

The crowd saw the shock in each other’s eyes, but more than that, they saw pure ecstasy!

Immediately, they all began to choose their pets. Soon, a large number of Demon Beasts were distributed, assigned as pets to all the Core Transformation Stage experts.

At this moment, many of the Core Transformation Stage experts were incredibly excited, and their favorability toward Yi Tianyun skyrocketed. Previously, very few of them had high favorability scores. This meant the number of Core Transformation Stage experts with favorability over two hundred was relatively small, especially since their faction had expanded significantly. Some experts had joined recently and were still very unfamiliar with Yi Tianyun.

But with a reward like this, their favorability was soaring.

After providing for the Core Transformation Stage experts, he moved on to the Spirit Pill Stage Cultivators, working his way down the ranks. He had far too many Demon Beasts just sitting unused in his pet inventory, so having his subordinates raise them was the perfect solution.

He could summon thousands of Demon Beasts with a single command, but their cultivation levels were still too low to be of much use to him personally. It would only be meaningful if their levels were a bit higher.

Once everything was arranged, he immediately headed to the Celestial Cloud Mansion. He did the same thing there, gifting Demon Beasts to basically everyone at the Spirit Pill Stage and above for them to manage.

In an instant, the entire Celestial Cloud Mansion was in an uproar. Their Mansion Master had returned and brought them so many wonderful things; how could they not be overjoyed?

His prestige skyrocketed in an instant. Those who hadn’t yet joined the Celestial Cloud Mansion were now rushing to sign up. Becoming a disciple of the Celestial Cloud Mansion came with numerous rewards and access to Martial Arts; why wouldn’t they want to join?

"Mansion Master, about Palace Master Shi’s matter..." Yi Yuwei and the others came over. Like Ye Qingxuan, they also knew about the situation.

"I already know," Yi Tianyun said with a nod.

"You know...?" Yi Yuwei and the others exchanged a glance. Seeing that Yi Tianyun seemed to be handling it well, they breathed a sigh of relief. "In that case, Mansion Master, what are your thoughts on it now?"

"Nothing much. Once things here are settled, I’m going to make a trip to the Celestial Realm," Yi Tianyun said in a low voice.

"Yes! You have to bring Palace Master Shi back! She’s given so much for this place, how could she just up and leave... I have a feeling that a big reason Palace Master Shi chose to leave was for you, Mansion Master. Why else would she leave here...?"

Yi Tianyun fell silent. How could he not know? If she went to the Celestial Realm, they wouldn’t be able to follow. How would they ever meet again? The crucial part was that she was going to a strange, new place, leaving everyone she knew behind.

Leaving all alone to start over from scratch... she would likely face even more conflicts there.

"I will. I definitely will!" Yi Tianyun’s gaze turned cold. ’First things first, I need to raise my cultivation level and complete the main quests. That’s the priority.’

He didn’t have to completely destroy the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom. As long as his forces here could suppress any Spirit King Stage experts, he would be free to come and go as he pleased. After all, what did it matter if they had a Saint King? They couldn’t even get here, so what was there to worry about?

As soon as things were stable here, he would immediately head to the Celestial Realm and bring that stubborn Shi Xueyun back.

’I just hope I don’t find out that Aunt was forced to go. Otherwise...’ Killing intent flashed in Yi Tianyun’s eyes. ’If they threatened her, telling her they’d destroy our sect if she didn’t go with them...’

If that was truly the case, then even if it was a power from the Celestial Realm, he would crush them without hesitation!

"Mansion Master, an envoy from the Celestial Dragon Empire requests an audience!" a guard exclaimed as he hurried inside.

"An envoy from the Celestial Dragon Empire?" Yi Tianyun thought for a moment, then said, "Let him in."

Soon, the envoy from the Celestial Dragon Empire rushed in. His cultivation was at the Core Transformation Stage, which made sense; they would need someone who could fly to deliver an urgent message.

"Greetings, Prince!" the Celestial Dragon Empire envoy said respectfully.

"What’s happened in the Celestial Dragon Empire?" Yi Tianyun asked directly.

The Celestial Dragon Empire wouldn’t send an envoy unless something significant had occurred.

"Prince, the situation is dire! Four Imperial Influences have gathered, and they’re plotting to wipe our two factions out in one fell swoop!" the Celestial Dragon Divine Envoy said gravely.

He had only just arrived and already brought such explosive news, leaving Yi Yuwei and the others stunned. ’Four Imperial Influences are coming to attack us? But we haven’t provoked anyone, have we?’