"Brother Niu, stop messing around, let’s keep moving forward!"

Ye Luo shouted at Man Niu.

Wasn’t Man Niu just playing around? Those little demon beasts couldn’t possibly threaten him, taking them down with a single punch would be no exaggeration.

Hearing Ye Luo’s words, Man Niu immediately ran over.

Honestly, Ye Luo did gain a lot this time, but Man Niu didn’t get anything. Ye Luo felt a bit guilty about it, though what he obtained didn’t seem useful to Man Niu anyway.

The only thing that might be useful was that handgun.

However, without spiritual power, Man Niu couldn’t even activate those formations; giving him the handgun would just be a waste!

But Ye Luo still had one suspicion—the side of the handgun had a groove, suggesting there should originally be a component there. Having not found it, Ye Luo could only give up!

The two left the area and continued exploring forward. This place had many mine tunnels, and they were quite complex.

With the experience from this city, Ye Luo believed there should still be gains ahead, so they kept moving forward without pause.

Unfortunately, for the next half month, although Ye Luo found many hidden mine tunnels, he didn’t discover anything special.

Of course, Ye Luo wasn’t in a rush.

After all, finding a city isn’t that simple.

Anyway, Ye Luo had plenty of time!

In the blink of an eye, two months had passed. Ye Luo had been exploring in these mine tunnels the whole time.

This mine tunnel seemed endless, infinite even!

What puzzled Ye Luo most was that there were supposed to be many powerful demon beasts according to ancient records, but there were none at all.

Occasionally, he would encounter a few demon beasts, but they were not nearly as powerful.

So where did the demon beasts go?

Where had the demon beasts gone?

It seemed only by exploring deeper would he find those demon beasts.

Yet Ye Luo didn’t plan to continue, for he and Man Niu were both starting to feel uncomfortable the deeper they went.

The air here was simply too poor.

Moreover, Ye Luo’s torch wouldn’t last much longer, and if they got held up anywhere, Ye Luo would have to find his way back in the dark.

Besides, Ye Luo was a demon king after all; was there really a need for him to personally conduct such explorations?

So Ye Luo left the mine tunnel with Man Niu.

Coming here took much longer due to the exploration, but the return trip was much faster!

So, it only took twelve days for Ye Luo and Man Niu to leave the mine tunnel!

Who would have thought that such an unremarkable mine tunnel, a Secret Realm deemed worthless by the Da Yue Empire, actually hid a civilization?

No matter what type of race it was, since it was within Da Yue Empire’s borders and possessed such advanced cultivation technology, Ye Luo did not intend to let them go!

Unless they were truly wiped out, Ye Luo was determined to find them!

Ye Luo assigned the task to Man Niu, which was against Ye Luo’s original intention. He initially hoped to explore the Secret Realm with Man Niu to improve Man Niu’s strength, but now, it’s Man Niu who is responsible for the exploration.

However, there was no other way because Ye Luo had other matters to attend to.

Ye Luo directly mobilized ten thousand Wolf Clan soldiers, ten thousand Man Niu soldiers, and fifty thousand civilians to be under Man Niu’s command. He even built a small fortress outside the mine tunnel.

He also informed Princess Yu and Feng Ling to support Man Niu if he needed anything.

The two women knew Ye Luo treated Man Niu well, and since Man Niu was on a mission, they naturally wouldn’t refuse.

Soon, the project to explore the mine tunnel began!

This time, it wasn’t just a simple exploration!

The soldiers needed to build various ventilation systems inside, and also install lighting facilities.

Due to Ye Luo’s orders, communication between the Da Yue Empire and the Great Tang Empire had already started, and Ye Luo didn’t care about much anymore, even letting Yun Liancheng select five hundred craftsmen to assist. Ye Luo needed the high technology of the Great Tang Empire to aid in the exploration!

Of course, Ye Luo knew that exploring the mine tunnel wasn’t something that could be achieved overnight. So after making the necessary arrangements, he left it alone and focused his attention on the merger of the Great Tang and Da Yue.

Thanks to Ye Luo, bilateral cooperation had been developing quite well.

Even Princess Yu and the elder Princess of the Great Tang had met twice.

The meetings weren’t exactly pleasant, but there was no tension either.

After all, the two women knew in their hearts that they were both Ye Luo’s women!

As for why Ye Luo was both the demon king of Da Yue and the Prince of Wu Wei in the Great Tang, after deliberate propaganda, no one cared about it anymore.

Because the trade between the two sides had already shown the benefits to the people of both countries.

The high-tech items from the Great Tang Empire dazzled the eyes of Da Yue Empire’s demon tribe!

The cheap special resources from the Da Yue Empire also made the people of the Great Tang Empire smile from ear to ear!

With this being the case, who bothered why Ye Luo would be the highest leader of both sides!

As long as there were benefits, that’s all that mattered to the people!

As long as they were well-fed, well-clothed, and had sufficient cultivation resources, they didn’t care who the Emperor was!

Only some nobility were dissatisfied!

Actually, in both the Da Yue and Great Tang Empires, there were people questioning Ye Luo’s identity, some even openly opposing him!

The Great Tang Empire had the strongest voices of opposition.

This was because the Da Yue Empire was unified. No one dared oppose, as Feng Ling could annihilate them at any minute, so even the nobility of large tribes only dared whisper.

But the Great Tang Empire was different.

Now, the Great Tang Empire was divided and fragmented.

Apart from Ye Luo, Prince of Wu Wei, other forces were even declaring themselves emperors.

Of course, Ye Luo didn’t care about those guys.

After all, Ye Luo now controlled nearly half of the original Great Tang’s territory, with the Da Yue Empire as backup, who dared provoke him?

Feng Ling and Yun Liancheng had even begun to merge their legions.

Meaning, integrating the human race soldiers with the demon clan soldiers.

Though this also took time and couldn’t be rushed.

Now, with the Great Tang’s wars reduced, the remaining forces had a common enemy!

The Prince of Wu Wei!

Aside from one border legion benefitting from Ye Luo’s trade between the two countries, the other three border legions had already openly opposed Ye Luo, even with the Great Tang Emperor’s banner, it was useless.

After all, power is a seductive thing, and once held, few are willing to give it up!