Chapter 3480

While Chen Yueying went to rest, Ye Liuyun challenged several more disciples by name. He used them as practice first, honing his control over the power of heaven and earth, then struck them with a single slash, leaving them gravely wounded. Afterward, he used illusions to make them hand over their resources and points.

As for those without any points, Ye Liuyun showed no mercy and killed them outright. This left the remaining disciples without points sitting on pins and needles.

Ye Liuyun noticed all their expressions. Thus, when Chen Yueying had rested enough to resume challenging people, he had her challenge those disciples first.

“These people have no points. You can kill them outright!” Ye Liuyun sent Chen Yueying a voice transmission.

“Does that mean we have to kill everyone without points? Wouldn’t that be a little too cruel?” Chen Yueying sent back.

Ye Liuyun instead lectured her. “It’s not cruel. Otherwise, even more people will come to challenge you just to join in the fun next time! If you don’t thoroughly frighten these people, they’ll keep coming endlessly in the future!

“Besides, they’ll only be useful for honing your skills if they fight for their lives. What’s the point of playing around while fighting them!”

“All right, then!” Chen Yueying was quite willing to listen to Ye Liuyun. Ever since Wan Shi Tong had tricked her last time, she admired Ye Liuyun’s judgment even more.

Thus, when she challenged people again, killing intent also emerged from her. Every move she made was a killing blow, and she no longer held back.

After she killed two disciples outright and then challenged a third, that disciple no longer dared to step forward.

He even put on a show of lecturing Chen Yueying. “Junior Sister, after all, we’re fellow disciples. Leave some leeway now, and it’ll be easier to meet again in the future! Why must you wipe us out completely?”

Chen Yueying did not know how to refute him, but Ye Liuyun sneered from the side. “Hmph. Can’t beat us, so now you want to sweet-talk your way out of it? If you were given the chance, you’d be even more ruthless than we are!

“None of you are good people, so spare us those sanctimonious lines of bullshit. Do you take us for fools? Since you’ve come, either come out and fight to the death, or hand over your points and kneel down to beg for mercy. Those are your only choices!

“Otherwise, are we supposed to accompany you in playing around for nothing? If you have no points, then there won’t be any chance for us to meet again! You’re just a dead man; there’s no need to worry so much on behalf of the living!”

“You...” The disciple was rendered speechless by Ye Liuyun.

Many of the disciples outside who had come to watch the spectacle also nodded in agreement with Ye Liuyun.

“That’s right. Since you came to challenge them, you should be prepared to die! Get out there and fight. Don’t waste our time!”

Those people began urging him on as well. They were enjoying the spectacle and wanted nothing more than for the two sides to fight as fiercely as possible.

But that disciple knew perfectly well that he could not win, so he naturally refused to go out and throw his life away, shamelessly remaining where he was.

Ye Liuyun had no choice but to use his red-eyed illusion to control him. After confirming that he truly had no points, he had him go practice against Chen Yueying.

After Chen Yueying killed the disciple, she had exhausted all her true essence and stopped fighting.

“Go back and cultivate. I’ll take care of the rest of these people!” Ye Liuyun sent Chen Yueying away.

The others understood that once Chen Yueying left, Ye Liuyun would care even less about anything they said to plead for mercy.

Thus, one disciple immediately seized the opportunity and pleaded with Chen Yueying. “Junior Sister, we were confused for a moment and rashly came to challenge you. We admit defeat now and are willing to hand over some resources and points. We only ask that, for the sake of our being fellow disciples, you spare us!”

Chen Yueying looked at Ye Liuyun somewhat helplessly.

Ye Liuyun merely sent her a calm voice transmission. “Think about the mistakes you’ve made before. In the martial world, the consequences of being softhearted and trusting others too easily are ultimately the same.

“This is your own trouble. I can stop getting involved from now on. You decide for yourself. You don’t need to look at me!”

He left the decision in Chen Yueying’s hands.

However, Chen Yueying knew that when she had trusted others twice before, Ye Liuyun had never expressed any displeasure with her. He had merely taken the opportunity to teach her. If she disobeyed Ye Liuyun now, then in his eyes she would become a complete fool, and he probably would not even bother with her anymore.

Thus, she gritted her teeth and convinced herself that Ye Liuyun’s approach was right. She ignored the disciple who had spoken and returned directly to her residence to cultivate.

Ye Liuyun was quite satisfied with her performance and felt that she was not beyond saving after all.

His mood improved as well. Grinning, he looked at the disciples opposite him, sizing them up until their hair stood on end.

“He’s a demon!”

They exchanged glances and immediately reached the same decision: they would all surrender to Ye Liuyun.

Several disciples who had no points even proposed signing contracts with Ye Liuyun and repaying the points later.

Ye Liuyun did not hold back. He had them come one at a time, controlling each of them with illusions and making them hand over their resources and points before releasing them.

The remaining few truly had no points. Ye Liuyun did not bother considering any future repayment. He simply made them sign master-servant contracts and stay behind to serve as sparring partners. If they refused, he would kill them outright.

By the end, Feng Yunjie’s points had accumulated to more than two hundred, and he had also acquired five servants. Only then did the challenge finally come to a complete end. The formation around the mountain where Chen Yueying lived was then closed once more.

The disciples gathered outside began discussing the matter among themselves before gradually dispersing.

“That kid really dares to go all out! He kills and robs them without showing the slightest consideration!”

“He’s ruthless and powerful! Don’t provoke someone like him! From now on, I doubt anyone will dare challenge Chen Yueying at her mountain anymore!”

Now, even looking at the mountain with its formation deactivated made them feel frightened.

Qi Shengyu pondered with a dark expression. “So many people have been dealt with by that kid. He really isn’t simple! No wonder he’s the princess’s guard.

“Looks like I’ll have to find some stronger people. Those nobodies definitely won’t be able to deal with him. But they should have quite a lot of points by now, shouldn’t they? I can make an issue of that!”

Ye Liuyun had actually seen all of Qi Shengyu’s movements and expressions through his golden eyes.

He had originally planned to challenge Qi Shengyu directly. But after learning that points could be seized, he was no longer in a hurry. He wanted to use Qi Shengyu to snatch more points and exchange them for more resources.

After everyone outside had dispersed, Ye Liuyun immediately returned to cultivate, making the most of his time by taking the body-purifying pill he had just exchanged for.

He estimated that Qi Shengyu would need a little time to arrange for more people to deal with them, so he could use that time to cultivate.

The effect of this pill was rather similar to that of a Marrow Washing Pill, except that it only worked on the physical body. He had recently absorbed quite a lot of body-tempering liquid, and there were also plenty of impurities in his body, so using this pill to purify himself was just what he needed. After expelling some impurities and residue from his body, he felt much more at ease.

He did not stop cultivating. Instead, he took the opportunity to replenish his divine essence to full. Even if his essence-storage stone were completely filled, it could only store enough divine essence for one essence pill, which was not enough to fill both of his essence pills.