Chapter 3432

After merging with his avatars, Ye Liuyun’s soul source had grown taller than his physical body. But after using Soul Condensation Water, it became a head shorter than his physical body, though far more condensed.

Chen Yueying could clearly see the changes in Ye Liuyun’s soul source, and she could not help clicking her tongue in amazement.

“With soul power like yours, I’m afraid even a martial cultivator at the sixth level of Taixu might not be your match!”

She did not yet know that Ye Liuyun’s soul power could also unleash Netherworld Ghostfire, lightning, and corpse poison. Otherwise, she would have been even more astonished.

After Ye Liuyun’s soul source was condensed once again, his soul power increased further, and his perception range finally extended to about twenty miles.

Next, he refined all the body-tempering resources he had bought while they were on the road.

After fighting the Azure Ape, he had realized that his physical body was still inadequate in the Taixu World. What he had bought was a high-end body-tempering medicinal liquid known as Body Tempering Fluid.

This liquid was a fairly well-known body-tempering resource in the Taixu World. Ordinary people who were not wealthy enough could not afford to use it for body tempering. A single body-tempering session required Body Tempering Fluid worth more than ten million mid-grade crystals.

Ye Liuyun also found its effects excellent after using it. However, he could not afford to buy more for now. In order to reinforce his spatial world, Ye Ling had integrated a great many resources into the power of origin.

Even the resources in Song Qingyun and the others’ storage rings had been looted by Ye Ling. The resources Ye Liuyun used to buy the Body Tempering Fluid had all been obtained by exchanging other useless items.

“Your cultivation speed is far too fast, isn’t it? No wonder you said you needed a vast amount of resources! At the rate you consume them, you really do need quite a lot!”

Chen Yueying had also noticed that Ye Liuyun changed dramatically every time he returned from cultivating in his spatial world. By now, Ye Liuyun’s realm had broken through to the mid-stage of the second level of Taixu.

“My realm was already close to breaking through. I had merely been suppressing it all this time!” Ye Liuyun explained.

But he could not fool Chen Yueying. “I’m not talking about your realm, but the speed at which you refine resources!”

She had used both Soul Condensation Water and Body Tempering Fluid herself, but the time she needed to absorb and refine them was definitely much longer than Ye Liuyun’s.

Ye Liuyun could only attribute all of this to the uniqueness of his cultivation method, and Chen Yueying could ask no further questions. However, simply by chatting with Ye Liuyun, she could tell that he had been no ordinary figure in the lower realm either.

The fact that he cultivated so quickly and had even dared to move against someone like Zhao Yuanpei was enough to reveal his talent and courage.

She had been looking for a personal guard and felt that Ye Liuyun was quite suitable. Although his realm was not high, he had only arrived in the Taixu World a little over three months ago. Given enough time, he would certainly improve rapidly.

If she failed to seize a talent like this, then once Ye Liuyun grew stronger, she would have no chance anymore.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun’s realm was drastically out of proportion to his actual strength, which made him perfect for lulling opponents into complacency.

However, she still needed to investigate his character in other respects firsthand. At present, she only knew that Ye Liuyun was kind by nature, had saved her life, and had not killed the guards they had hired.

Nor was he the kind of lecherous scoundrel who ogled women. When Ye Liuyun chatted and ate with her, his eyes were completely clear. That was extremely rare, and even made her wonder for the first time whether she simply was not attractive enough.

As for whether he was greedy for wealth, exploring together with Ye Liuyun would be the best way to find out.

Chen Yueying did not seek out secret realms that were too dangerous, as she already had a general understanding of Ye Liuyun’s strength. Aside from his realm, his power of heaven and earth, and his Spatial Force, all his other abilities were very strong.

These were also the areas that martial cultivators from the lower realm needed to improve as quickly as possible. So she chose places rich in resources to test Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun was in desperate need of resources now, yet he absolutely refused to take anything he should not. He also divided the resources with Chen Yueying with complete fairness. Regardless of who had contributed more, they always split them evenly. If there were resources Chen Yueying needed, he would even make sure she received them first.

Whenever they encountered danger, he would also step forward. Although he claimed that he simply wanted more practice, he still took excellent care of Chen Yueying.

This pleased Chen Yueying greatly. At times, she even felt that Ye Liuyun was so perfect that he seemed unreal. In the Taixu World, she had rarely encountered someone as selfless as Ye Liuyun. As a result, she would occasionally gaze at him with a lovestruck expression.

After their exploration ended, Ye Liuyun prepared to return to the Exile Planet, but Chen Yueying was reluctant to part with him. When she heard him say that there was still some time and that he could continue looking for experts to spar with, she immediately found an excuse and decided to return with him.

Ye Liuyun had also noticed that her gaze was occasionally strange. However, his gains from their explorations had been quite good, and all those opportunities had been given to him by Chen Yueying, so he could not simply cast her aside.

Thus, he agreed. In any case, it was only fighting, so he did not think much of it.

After returning to the Exile Planet through the teleportation array, Ye Liuyun did not go back to the military camp. Taking advantage of the time he still had, he hurried to hone his combat skills, leaving the city to find martial cultivators at the third level of Taixu and fight them.

Ye Liuyun truly fought with his life on the line during his combat training. In order to improve his power of heaven and earth and Spatial Force while conserving his divine essence, he constantly relied on his sword intention, the protective divine seal of his Buddhist-Demon Golden Body, and his physical body to withstand attacks head-on.

Every time, his opponent beat him until he was covered in wounds, yet he still refused to retreat. During the battles, he learned from the protective divine seal and from his opponents, and his comprehension was remarkably strong. He improved after every fight.

Chen Yueying’s realm was higher, and she was in no hurry to hone her combat skills, so she simply watched from the side.

Sometimes, she became completely absorbed watching Ye Liuyun’s crazed ferocity in battle.

“Tsk, tsk, this cultivation talent... His physical body is also very strong... Two protective divine seals... His power of heaven and earth has improved again, and it has even merged with his sword intention... His protective divine seals seem different from other people’s as well, possessing a certain degree of initiative... His Spatial Force has broken through the second layer of the Void Barrier...”

While Ye Liuyun fought, Chen Yueying summarized his progress from the sidelines. In the end, even she was astonished. After all, she was an inner disciple of the Thousand Spirits Sect and lacked nothing in terms of resources, yet Ye Liuyun’s rapid progress still made her feel threatened.

“If he keeps training like this, it won’t be long before he catches up to me!”

This sense of crisis also gave her the motivation to temper herself. When Ye Liuyun rested between battles, she began actively seeking people to spar with as well.

She did not use her full strength, focusing on tempering only one type of power each time. Thus, she could only spar with martial cultivators at the third level of Taixu, which made her a perfect match for Ye Liuyun.

Her strengths lay in her soul, true essence, and power of heaven and earth; her other powers were merely average. But her weakness was equally obvious: her physical body was far too weak.

After Ye Liuyun pointed out this problem, Chen Yueying sighed, “This is a common problem among many women. After all, we can’t fight as recklessly as men can!

What if our clothes get torn? And looking disheveled and covered in dust after a fight would ruin our image too!”