Ye Ling saw the terrified expressions of Li Cheng and Li Xiao, father and son, and was not surprised. He smiled and said, "Since you two know me, I won't waste any more words."
"It's very simple. If you cooperate with me obediently, you will live. But if you have any ulterior motives, you can imagine the consequences."
As he spoke, Ye Ling released a little more of his aura, pressing down on Li Cheng and Li Xiao, making them aware of his strength.
Ye Ling had been in this future East Xuan Continent for some time and understood why he was called the Demon King by the world.
After the Demon Palace fell and the Long Corporation rose, Long Ye had dominated all public opinion on the East Xuan Continent.
Under the extensive propaganda of the Long Corporation, they had basically erased all positive images of Ye Ling on the East Xuan Continent and pinned all the blame for the breach of the cosmic barrier and the invasion of the Remnant Evil Race on Ye Ling, making the East Xuan Continent regard Ye Ling as the greatest disaster!
It was precisely because Ye Ling had become an unforgivable villain in the eyes of the world, the mastermind behind the East Xuan Continent becoming a colony, that the Long Corporation began to research time machines, wanting to return to the past to eliminate Ye Ling.
Ye Ling himself knew that after generations of education, the impression of him on the East Xuan Continent could no longer be changed, and he was too lazy to bother with these matters. He simply used this notorious reputation to threaten Li Cheng and Li Xiao.
The threat was extremely effective. After feeling Ye Ling's pressure and hearing Ye Ling reveal his identity, Li Cheng and Li Xiao fearfully succumbed to Ye Ling's pressure, kowtowing and begging, "Please, my lord, show mercy. My father and I will cooperate fully and will never reveal your identity!"
Mieshi Linghuo saw Li Cheng and Li Xiao trembling and couldn't help but complain to Ye Ling, "Why did you reveal your identity in front of them? Wasn't it good to use the alias Wang Li Ren?"
Ye Ling replied, "I need to leave some trace of my existence in this world so that the Lord of Remnant Evil believes I am hiding in this era. Li Cheng holds a not insignificant position in the Long Corporation, and he can spread the news of my arrival faster."
"Of course, we cannot let the news leak before we finish our business. That's why I had to destroy the chips in their father and son's minds."
With that, Ye Ling waved his hand, causing Li Cheng and his son to faint, and moved them to a corner of the room to seal them.
After incapacitating Li Cheng and his son, Ye Ling used runes to simulate lifelike dummies of them, allowing the dummies to handle their daily affairs, thus preventing any suspicion.
After all, there was still some time before Long Ye's birthday and Ye Ling's completion of the substitute production. Li Cheng and his son still needed to maintain some necessary social interactions to avoid attracting the attention of the Remnant Evil Race.
After handling everything, Ye Ling then constructed a camouflage barrier around the villa and used runes to replicate the materials purchased by Li Cheng, beginning the mass production of substitutes.
In the blink of an eye, a week passed.
In Li Cheng's villa, numerous spatial rings were placed on the floor, and within each spatial ring existed tens of thousands of Ye Ling's substitutes!
In this week, Ye Ling had consumed all his spirit-replenishing pills to create these substitutes. He couldn't even remember how many times his internal spiritual power had been depleted!
Ye Ling placed the last substitute into a spatial ring, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and smiled, "There are a total of ninety-nine million substitutes here. If they were to line up to be beheaded by the Lord of Remnant Evil, he would have to chop for over a year!"
Mieshi Linghuo sighed, "You kid are simply a madman. I've never seen anyone make substitutes so obsessively. The spiritual power you've consumed here is enough to drain the spiritual power of the entire domain universe!"
Ye Ling chuckled, "There's no other way. My opponent is the Lord of Remnant Evil, so I have to make the substitutes as realistic as possible to pass them off as the real thing."
As he spoke, Ye Ling left behind one-tenth of the spatial rings containing the substitutes and then randomly teleported the remaining substitutes to various parts of the universe, waiting to be activated!
Mieshi Linghuo saw that Ye Ling had kept nearly one-tenth of the spatial rings and asked curiously, "Why are you keeping so many substitutes?"
Ye Ling replied, "The living beings on the East Xuan Continent are ultimately innocent. When I use the East Xuan Continent to bomb the Remnant Evil Race, these over nine million substitutes should be enough to transfer the living beings of the East Xuan Continent to a brand new continent. The energy generated by the decomposition of my substitutes will be enough to compensate for all their losses from losing the East Xuan Continent."
Mieshi Linghuo pouted, "No wonder you made an extra nine million substitutes. It seems you're still the same. Even when you're going to bomb the Remnant Evil Race, you still think about the other living beings on this continent. You're truly a good person."
In Mieshi Linghuo's opinion, the living beings on the East Xuan Continent had already degenerated, so it was fine to destroy them. There was nothing to regret.
Ye Ling did not agree with Mieshi Linghuo's view and replied, "After all, these countless beings have nothing to do with our struggle. There's no need to involve them."
Mieshi Linghuo understood Ye Ling's personality and did not intend to argue with him on this matter. He then said, "I'm not interested in your ideas, but I still want to remind you that the only time tunnel that can allow you to return to your original era is through the Time and Space Research Base. If you don't construct another time tunnel, once that base is occupied by the Remnant Evil Race, you really won't be able to go back."
Ye Ling smiled, "Don't worry about that. I've already thought of a backup plan. During the time I was making substitutes, I've been using runes to simulate that time tunnel. Although the backup rune channel hasn't been fully constructed yet, it's almost there. When we need to use it, we definitely will."
Mieshi Linghuo nodded, "It's good that you have a backup plan. I remember Long Ye's birthday is today. Do you want to release that father and son?"
"Of course. It's been a week since they slept in the corner. It's quite unfair to them."
Ye Ling looked at Li Cheng and Li Xiao, who were lying in the corner of the villa. After collecting all the spatial rings, he removed the seals on them and let them wake up.
Li Xiao slowly opened his eyes and saw his father lying on top of him. A hint of disgust flashed in his eyes. He quickly pushed Li Cheng away and sat up, confused, "Why am I lying here? And my back is sore?"
Li Cheng, who had been pushed away by Li Xiao, also woke up. He felt his neck was extremely stiff and he was extremely uncomfortable. He couldn't help but turn his head and curse at Li Xiao, "You brat, what did you give your dad this time? And made your dad sleep on the floor!"
Li Xiao was still a bit confused himself. Now that he was suddenly cursed by Li Cheng, he was a little unhappy and retorted, "Old man, I haven't even said anything to you yet? How did I fall asleep?"
"You dare to talk back? I think you're asking for a beating!"
Li Cheng and Li Xiao bickered with each other. They seemed to have forgotten Ye Ling's existence and soon their argument escalated, and they even started fighting.
Ye Ling watched the father and son who started fighting as soon as they woke up and felt quite speechless. He coughed twice, "Gentlemen, have you forgotten something?"
Suddenly hearing Ye Ling's voice, Li Cheng and Li Xiao both jolted. They immediately remembered that they were still being held captive by Ye Ling. They quickly separated and knelt before Ye Ling, saying, "My lord! What are your orders!"
Ye Ling glanced at Li Cheng and Li Xiao and chuckled, "You two, wash up and dress up a bit, and then... take me to Long Ye's birthday banquet."
"Today is Long Ye's birthday banquet?"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Li Cheng and Li Xiao were both shocked, clearly not mentally prepared!
Everyone knew that the chairman of the Long Corporation, Long Ye, was the former Palace Master of the Demon Palace... and Ye Ling's disciple!
Moreover, Long Ye was the one who hated Ye Ling the most today!
Now that Ye Ling was going to attend Long Ye's birthday banquet, Li Cheng and Li Xiao knew with their toes that it would stir up a storm of blood!