After having his fill with the others, Ye Liuyun went back to rest.

Other than the residences Liang Xue and the others built, there was also Manshu’s Snow City, spacious enough to accommodate everyone.

That evening, Ye Liuyen wanted to stay over at Wu Qingcheng’s place, but she drove her away and pushed Yuer into his room.

"Yuer’s a grown woman now. She’s been following you for so long, don’t keep her at arm’s length! Look at how many women you have now, she’ll be heartbroken if you don’t show some favour to her!"

After saying that, Wu Qingcheng shut the door, leaving behind a blushing, flustered Yuer.

“Master, I...” Standing at the door, Yuer nervously fiddled with the corner of her dress.

“You, can’t you change the way you address me!” Ye Liuyun posed, feeling helpless with Yuer.

“I’m used to it..."

“I haven’t been staying with you for such a long time, will you be mad at me?”

“No! I’m already happy enough to get to see you this often!"

"Come, sit here!" Ye Liuyun beckoned Yuer to sit by the bed.

"Okay!" Yuer agreed and blushing, sat down, not daring to look up at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun then started talking about the time he encountered the Ice Lady; a time that touched him deeply.

"You’ve been by my side for so many years, quietly making sacrifices for me. You’ve really worked hard! I haven’t taken good care of you," Ye Liuyun then sighed with emotion.

The people around him now, he really couldn’t take care of them all.

"I’m not a child anymore, I don’t need to be taken care of!" Yuer gradually relaxed as she talked with Ye Liuyun.

Only then did Ye Liuyun hold Yuer in his arms, coaxed her for a while before lying down together.

The next day, Wu Qingcheng sent He Lianxiu into his room again.

He started to complain to her.

"It’s not just my idea, Miaoyin, Ningshuang, Tiancheng and the others are also part of this. They said that you must satisfy the ones here before you can conquer more!" Wu Qingcheng laughed.

In the following days, Lei Ming and Dragon Lady were also taken to Ye Liuyun’s room in turns.

Among all, Lei Ming was the most eager one. She hugged Ye Liuyun happily as soon as she walked in, "Liuyun, I’ve grown up and finally can sleep with you! I’m yours from now on!"

Lei Ming has been with Ye Liuyun for quite some time, but he always treated her as his own family.

"It’s good, you finally got your wish!" He sounded helpless.

"Heehee! I’ve liked you for a long time and had decided it’s you!" Lei Ming stripped off her clothes and dived into Ye Liuyun’s arms, even helping him unbuckle his belt.

"Great, now you finally can have your way!" Ye Liuyun also laughed.

While Ye Liuyun was busy ’satisfying’, Yu Xiaofeng, Xiao Yunfang, Pei Yong and others were helping him ’conquer more’. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Pei Yong returned from the south without encountering any major problems.

The journey for Yu Xiaofeng and Xiao Yunfang, however, was filled with constant battles.

Fortunately, the Dark Legion was powerful enough to overwhelm any forces that dare to resist.

Just as the border troops had been fully subdued, Pei Yong had finished his affairs in the south and rushed over to help organize the surrendered soldiers.

He accompanied Yu Xiaofeng in his return with his troops, along with another 150 thousand troops and the 80 thousand troops from the south.

At this point, he alone had nearly five hundred thousand soldiers under his command. The supply of troops for Ye Liuyun was exceptionally ample.

Ye Tiandao’s Blade Legion also began a selection process to fill its ranks to three thousand men.

Celestial Cloud Emporium, under the great leadership of Xuanyuan Ling, had already expanded their business to the west and south from the regalty. As soon as Yu Xiaofeng returned, handed over the resources to Xuanyuan Ling, she immediately began expanding to the north.

Xuanyuan Ling was genuinely swamped with work, so Lin Luoyi rightfully offered her assistance, relieving her of much pressure.

Lin Xiyao and Tong Xin were often invited by Xuanyuan Ling to help.

Even at her busiest, Xuanyuan Ling did not forget the flute that Ye Liuyun had requested. She delivered it to Ye Liuyun as scheduled and he handed over to Su Miaoyin right away, finally equipping her with a suitable weapon.

Ye Liuyun also requested Mu Lianshi to lead the praetorian, clearing all the bandits and various obstacles in the road to secure the transport line for the Commerce Association, while improving their combat strength simultaneously.

Mu Lianqing was managing the South’s political affairs for Ye Liuyun with effortless finesse, he could be free from worry.

Mu Changtian, in the meantime, had already rushed to the central and met up with his eldest son, Mu Liansheng, while also keeping an eye for more information for Ye Liuyun.

Both Ye Liuyun and his clone took this time to enhance their cultivation realms to the mid-level of the fifth stage. Their powers in other areas were also steadily improving.

All of his people and demons were also having their realms and powers rapidly increasing with the plentiful resources. Everything was going on smoothly.

It was then that Ye Liuyun had Helian Xiu contact Prince Liang to inform him that the south had been basically secured and that the army was beginning to prepare for advancing to the east.

He also contacted Guan Shanyue to understand more about the situation there in the east.

To sum it up, their most distinct characteristic was "plentiful".

Plenty of people, resources, major powers, experts, feral beasts...

"Master, I’m the weakest of the weak in the Fairy Clan, please don’t use my strength to gauge the power of the clan! Even the Saintness’ power can’t be considered significant here.

Major powers like the Fairy Clan and the Dragon Clan are no weaker than the ones in the central. They simply prefer to rule their kingdoms in the East rather than fighting for reputation and profit in the central.

Also, wars rarely occur in the East. The battles there are typically disputes between martial practitioners from major powers. Your massive army might not find much use there.

The martial practitioners in the East are too strong. A dozen of seventh-tiers can turn a hundred-thousand-strong army into a complete rout.

Among the four major regions, the West is the weakest, followed closely by the North and the South. But even if these three regions were to unite, they would still stand no chance against the East!"

Guan Shanyue relayed a lot of useful information to Ye Liuyun, giving him a deeper understanding of the region.

"Why then, do the major powers of the East never attack the South?"

"Not because they can’t, but they don’t think it’s worth the hustle. The South is too infertile to make any use of it. The land is big with a huge population, why would they put in more effort and their own resources to maintain it?"

"No wonder the Prince Liang has made no move up till now. He probably knows that I won’t be able to take down the East so soon." Ye Liuyun mused to himself.