Chapter 3476

Quite a few people around Ye Liuyun benefited as well, gaining ample cultivation resources.

They had only completed two missions, though. The source power of the secret realm involved in the second mission had been taken by him, and the secret realm had already collapsed, so they had no way to turn in the mission.

After refining the Divine Jade Bone, he began absorbing source power to improve the quality of his divine essence. He knew that once he returned, he would have to face Qi Shengyu head-on.

With more people and treasures around him now, he was even more confident about facing Qi Shengyu. However, he still needed to improve his own strength as quickly as possible.

Ye Liuyun had not treated Peng Lie and the others unfairly, either. Not only had he given them cultivation resources, but he had also distributed some of the treasures they had obtained among them, enhancing their combat strength. As a result, none of the weapons and treasures they used now were below the fifth rank.

However, their foundations were relatively weak, so even with treasures in hand, they still could not challenge the Thousand Spirits Sect’s inner disciples across realms.

If Ye Liuyun encountered a sect disciple at the seventh level of the Void Realm during his battle with Qi Shengyu, he would have to use his flames or black-and-white light to kill his opponent.

Therefore, Ye Liuyun spent the entire journey preparing for battle. With abundant resources at his disposal, he no longer needed to conserve them. By accelerating time, he quickly broke through to the peak of the second level of the Void Realm.

This was related to the fact that he had been using time acceleration frequently of late. The quality of his divine essence had improved greatly on its own, so he had hardly needed to refine it himself.

As soon as his cultivation realm broke through, he replenished his divine essence to full strength, then went to the fourth layer of the void to cultivate Spatial Force.

His Spatial Force had also been improving rapidly lately. Almost as soon as he touched the barrier to a new level, he could use the method he had just learned to merge into it and break through into a new void.

Ye Liuyun was not the only one cultivating with all his strength inside the spatial world. The others were doing the same. The demon beasts had basically adapted to the pressure of the Void Realm and wanted to come out and stretch their legs.

Those who had yet to break through were all cultivating with full effort. Among the demon army and the Death Legion, more and more people were breaking through to new realms as well.

Ye Liuyun also had to start thinking about finding a place for the army. With so many soldiers in need of cultivation resources, he certainly could not support them all by himself unless he let them search for resources on their own.

“If we really can’t find a place, we can try exploring beyond the domain!”

He made up his mind that after helping Chen Yueying deal with Qi Shengyu, he would go out and look around, find a place beyond the domain for the Death Legion to settle down, and then head south to find a way forward for the demon army as well.

After returning to the Thousand Spirits Sect, they did not immediately go back to their residence. Instead, they first went to the Mission Hall to turn in their missions and exchange them for points, then used the points to obtain cultivation resources.

The two missions they turned in this time were each worth ten points, enough to exchange for two fourth-grade treasures of the Void Rank. But for Ye Liuyun, it was still not enough.

He lacked neither treasures nor weapons. He had originally planned to use these points for body refinement, but now he no longer needed Body-Tempering Fluid, either.

The Thousand Spirits Sect did indeed possess a heavenly treasure like the Divine Jade Bone, but exchanging for it required five hundred points.

Five hundred points was already an astronomical figure for the disciples of the Thousand Spirits Sect. Ye Liuyun and the others had obtained only twenty points from completing such a difficult mission.

Nearly everything Ye Liuyun found worthwhile required an astronomical number of points to exchange for. The few points they had were nowhere near enough.

He felt that exchanging them for ordinary resources would be pointless. After choosing for quite some time, he ultimately exchanged them for only a Buddhist Light relic and a pill that expelled impurities from the body, exhausting all those points once again.

“If there’s anything you want, I can lend you some points first. Don’t stand on ceremony with me,” Chen Yueying told Ye Liuyun as well.

Ye Liuyun looked at the twenty points she had originally possessed. Even added together, they amounted to only forty points, which still could not buy anything good.

He said helplessly, “Forget it. Let’s leave it at that for now. We’ll think of a way to get more points later!”

Chen Yueying could also see that they could not afford the things Ye Liuyun wanted, so she suggested, “The sect’s points are all recorded in the tokens, and many disciples use points for transactions.

“If you get the chance in the future, you can have people transfer their points into my token and use them to buy their lives. You don’t have to kill them outright!”

“There’s a way to do that? Why didn’t you tell me sooner!”

Ye Liuyun immediately perked up at that. If that was possible, he could seize more points.

“Uh... I knew you’d be tempted. But if word of this gets out, it’ll bring trouble down on us as well! You’d better think it through before deciding.

“If you make someone hand over points to buy their life, then you can’t kill them afterward, or you’ll violate the sect’s rules. And after handing over their points, they’ll inevitably feel resentful...” Chen Yueying explained.

“Oh! I understand. They’ll find people to come after us in revenge! Even if they don’t seek revenge, they’ll spread the word that we have points, bringing stronger people to seize them from us?” Ye Liuyun asked Chen Yueying, confirming the consequences.

Chen Yueying confirmed it as well. “That’s right! In the past, some people did this for points, but none of them met a good end!”

“Mm...” Ye Liuyun thought it over and felt that the risks were indeed considerable. Even if he went after points, he could not use Chen Yueying’s token, lest he bring trouble upon her.

Therefore, he immediately set his sights on Qi Shengyu. A petty man like Qi Shengyu would certainly make another move, and Ye Liuyun would inevitably get a chance to act against him or the people he sent.

After the two of them finished exchanging their resources, they went to the trade association and exchanged all the resources they did not need for divine crystals. Only then did they return together to Chen Yueying’s residence.

“Should we release Peng Lie and the others as well, to deter anyone who dares come looking for trouble?” Chen Yueying asked Ye Liuyun on the way.

Ye Liuyun immediately rejected the idea. “Of course not! The moment they come out, Qi Shengyu will be prepared in advance. Follow my lead and keep holding out like this. Wear him down first, and once he’s nearly exhausted, we’ll take the initiative and strike.”

“All right!” Chen Yueying had no better idea, either. She was not even sure whether Qi Shengyu would continue targeting her. In fact, she was secretly hoping that he would not come looking for trouble with them again.

But her hopes were destined to come to nothing. Not long after they returned to their residence, someone came to challenge her again.

Qi Shengyu had been preparing for this the entire time. He had gone around inciting the friends of the disciples who had previously been killed, found several somewhat stronger helpers, and arranged for people to keep watch over Chen Yueying’s residence.

Thus, as soon as Chen Yueying and the others returned to their residence, Qi Shengyu received the news. He immediately stirred those people up and led them together to challenge Chen Yueying.

As soon as Ye Liuyun returned, he notified Liao Yaotian and the others, telling them to open the formation and prepare to let the troublemakers up the mountain. Now that he knew he could collect these people’s points, he was even more enthusiastic.