Chapter 3453

Ye Liuyun and Chen Yueying stopped thinking about Qi Shengyu and turned their attention to studying the task at hand.

“This task is to kill the Blood Fox, known as the Man-Slaughtering King. It’s considered a standard task for inner disciples, usually completed by several people working together. There are only two of us, so we’re at a slight disadvantage in terms of numbers,” Chen Yueying told Ye Liuyun.

“Numbers aren’t important. If necessary, I still have seven or eight people in my spatial world whom I can use, as well as the golden dragon Puppet. As long as I don’t have to deal with too many dangers at once, I should be able to handle it.”

Ye Liuyun was referring to the six followers of Qi Shengyu whom he had captured earlier, along with Chen Xiang, Meng Yunshan, and the others.

In fact, there were already several hundred demonic soldiers and some soldiers from the Death Legion in his spatial world. They had broken through to the Void Defying Realm and were currently recovering their bodies and adapting to the pressure of the Void Defying World.

These people could all become useful allies to him in the future. But Ye Liuyun was under considerable pressure as well. All these people needed to cultivate, and the shortage of resources was no small matter.

After Ye Liuyun finished speaking, he released one of the inner disciples he had captured and assigned him to pilot the flying vessel.

“You really know how to make use of useless people!” Chen Yueying said with a laugh.

Ye Liuyun explained, “That way, we won’t have to delay our cultivation.”

“Fine, you’re the only one so eager to cultivate! I’m going to cultivate too!” Chen Yueying complained, but she also felt that Ye Liuyun’s habit of seizing every opportunity to cultivate was precisely why his strength had surpassed hers so quickly. Thus, she immediately began cultivating alongside him.

Ye Liuyun still focused mainly on body refinement, interspersing it with cultivation of his divine essence. Although he was eager to raise his cultivation realm, he placed even greater importance on the quality of his divine essence, constantly refining and condensing it.

He would then fight the other targets used for practice, both consuming his divine essence and tempering his body, before recovering afterward. Unless he could no longer suppress his cultivation realm, he would not break through.

Even when he was not fighting, his divine essence continued circulating within his body, slowly improving in quality. This was effectively equivalent to cultivating nonstop every day, so his progress was naturally much faster than other people’s, and the quality of his divine essence was also far higher.

The effects of merging with his clones were gradually becoming apparent as well. Once the strength of the three had been combined, it was far more than the sum of three individuals. That was also why he had been able to defeat a fourth-stage Void Defying martial cultivator.

The range of his divine sense had also expanded to thirty li, and he was becoming increasingly accustomed to the Void Defying World. In ordinary battles, he could no longer feel the pressure of the Void Defying World.

During the several days on the road, he continued absorbing the essence from the body-tempering liquid and replenishing his physical body with it. By the time they arrived, he felt even more relaxed all over.

“Why do I feel like you’ve changed again?” Chen Yueying could tell at a glance that Ye Liuyun had changed, but she could not determine in which aspect his strength had improved.

“I’ve simply become more accustomed to the environment of the Void Defying World. My body can no longer feel that oppressive weight,” Ye Liuyun explained.

They put away the flying vessel. Ye Liuyun did not send the disciple who had been piloting it back into his spatial world, but instead had him scout the way ahead.

Their target this time was on another planet—a Blood Fox ferocious beast. The Blood Fox had earned the title of Man-Slaughtering King, which showed how many people it had killed and how much havoc it had caused.

Moreover, when Ye Liuyun reached the outskirts of the Thousand Burial Mountain, he caught the strong scent of blood. The Blood Fox’s power of bloodline was probably not weak; it should far surpass its cultivation realm.

Ye Liuyun extended his divine sense, but still did not see the Blood Fox. He instructed the disciple to advance into the depths of the Thousand Burial Mountain ahead of them and put more than twenty li between them.

Chen Yueying wrinkled her nose as well. She disliked the smell of blood, but still followed Ye Liuyun.

The Thousand Burial Mountain was deathly silent, without the slightest sound. The ferocious beasts here had probably all been killed by the Blood Fox long ago.

They walked for half a day without seeing a single living thing. The silence in the mountains was unsettling.

“Master, there are battle fluctuations ahead!”

At that moment, the disciple scouting ahead sent Ye Liuyun a message.

“Go over and take a look.” Ye Liuyun immediately ordered the disciple to investigate.

When the disciple arrived, he saw only two martial cultivators lying on the ground, both wearing the uniforms of the Thousand Spirits Sect. They were both dried corpses, yet their surfaces were covered with bloodstains that had only just dried. There were no wounds.

“It’s somewhat different from Chi Lian. Chi Lian absorbs a person’s blood essence, whereas this Blood Fox probably absorbs the blood itself as well.”

Ye Liuyun speculated inwardly and told the disciple to continue scouting ahead. He and Chen Yueying also increased their speed slightly to hurry over and examine the corpses.

When she saw the miserable state of the shriveled corpses, Chen Yueying did not even dare approach.

Ye Liuyun did not need to approach either. After activating his Golden Eyes, he could already see that all the blood inside the corpses had been drained. However, the Blood Fox had probably been pressed for time during the battle, so some bloodstains remained on the surfaces of their bodies.

Their storage rings were still there as well. The men had probably been too busy pursuing the Blood Fox to collect them. Ye Liuyun drew the rings directly to himself and found that the resources inside were all still there.

“The inner disciples of the Thousand Spirits Sect really are wealthy!”

As he spoke, Ye Liuyun quickly divided the resources into two portions and gave one to Chen Yueying.

“Keep it. I don’t lack these resources either!” Chen Yueying refused to take them, wanting to leave everything to Ye Liuyun.

“How could I do that? After all, we completed the task together. I’d feel guilty if I didn’t give you half. It’s already a good thing that I can do tasks with you, but you must have half of the resources!”

Ye Liuyun insisted on giving them to her, saying that otherwise he would not do tasks with her again in the future. Only then did Chen Yueying accept them.

“Both of these men were at the fourth stage of the Void Defying Realm. They probably fell into the trap before they even realized what was happening. The difficulty of this task has indeed increased considerably.

“If we encounter the Blood Fox, immediately launch your strongest attack, including a soul attack. Don’t hesitate. Don’t try to contend with it using your power of bloodline. Neither of us should be its match…”

Ye Liuyun had Chi Lian by his side and knew that ordinary people could not withstand her absorption, so he reminded Chen Yueying.

But before Ye Liuyun could finish speaking, he suddenly stopped. His divine sense had detected a blood-colored fox approaching the disciple he had sent ahead to scout.

“Withdraw immediately!”

Ye Liuyun immediately issued the order through the slave seal. The disciple also turned around and fled back at full speed.

The Blood Fox pursued him for a while, then suddenly sensed Ye Liuyun’s divine sense scanning it and stopped at once. After hesitating briefly, it turned and ran away as well.

“What happened?” Chen Yueying’s divine sense could not reach that far, so she still did not know what had happened.

“I’ve found the Blood Fox. Follow me!”

Ye Liuyun called out to Chen Yueying before chasing after the Blood Fox. He also told the disciple to stop and follow the Blood Fox from a distance.

The Blood Fox could not detect Ye Liuyun, but it could detect the disciple following not far behind. Several times, it stopped and tried to kill him. But whenever it stopped, Ye Liuyun ordered the disciple to retreat. The Blood Fox could do nothing about him and could only temporarily allow him to keep following.