Chapter 1334: Tribal War

In the evening, the tribe members who had gone out to fight gradually returned. Ye Liuyun scanned the area with his Divine Sense and found that the numbers were down by two or three hundred. The people in the tribe all had good archery skills. Although their bows were rather inferior, they still shot quite accurately.

If Ye Liuyun were to use their bows, he really wouldn't hit the mark.

"Watch closely!" A Xing said, drawing her bow, nocking an arrow, aiming for a while, and waiting for the right moment before releasing the arrow.

In the sky, the Azure Hawk let out a mournful cry and fell from the heavens.

"A Medium‑grade Spirit Stone!" A Xing laughed, reaching a small hand toward Ye Liuyun.

"You're truly impressive!" Ye Liuyun praised, placing a Medium‑grade Spirit Stone into her palm.

Afterward, several people rushed to the spot where the Azure Hawk had fallen and collected the hawk as game.

A Xing envied Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao's Storage Rings. She didn't have any such item.

Ye Liuyun rummaged through the Storage Ring, left and right, but found nothing suitable; in the end he had a duplicate shrink one Storage Ring into three smaller ones.

Only then did Ye Liuyun take a Storage Ring and give it to A Xing.

A Xing was so excited she didn't know what to say, and carefully slipped the Storage Ring onto her hand!

"Thank you! I will keep it safe!"

She regarded the Storage Ring as a token from Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun had no such notion; he simply thought that having a Storage Ring would make it convenient for her to store things, so she wouldn't have to bother him constantly.

"If you want to thank me, teach me archery as repayment!" Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

"Sure! I'll teach you when we get back!" A Xing immediately agreed.

Ye Liuyun and the others returned to the tribe in high spirits, only to find the tribe members gathering.

"What happened?" A Xing asked a tribesperson who was about to rush to the assembly.

The neighboring Li Clan declared war on us; we must respond.

Upon hearing this, A Xing hurried back with Ye Liuyun and the others to prepare medicinal herbs. When the battle began, healers would be needed, and they would be busy then.

Ye Liuyun thought it over and still didn't join the fray.

Among the tribe's young men, he was the only one who didn't go to fight.

But he is a physician, which is quite normal, and no one objected.

Moreover, even those without cultivation realms are expected to go fight.

The tribe's total combat strength was just over three thousand, and under the leadership of Leader A Mu, they set out in great numbers.

After more than two hours, the wounded were gradually carried back and handed over to Ye Liuyun and his group for treatment.

Through these casualties, Ye Liuyun learned that the fighting was fierce and both sides suffered heavy losses.

The main cause of these tribal clashes was to delineate hunting territories, a way of competing for resources.

Ye Liuyun paid no mind and devoted himself to helping A Xing treat everyone's wounds.

Some injuries he could have healed instantly, but he still followed the local method to avoid drawing attention.

"The losses are not small!"

For a small tribe, losing so much combat power will undoubtedly make future survival even harsher.

They won, but no one in the tribe celebrated. The injured quietly went to receive treatment.

Everyone's hearts were filled with worry for future survival.

Ye Liuyun and his party, having captured game, had no mood to enjoy it; after tending to the wounded, they each returned to practice cultivation.

Ye Liuyun also relaxed his cultivation level, displaying Body Refining First Layer.

His "breakthrough" at this moment wouldn't raise much suspicion, and everyone's attention wouldn't be on him.

The next morning, just as A Xing saw Ye Liuyun's level had reached Body Refining First Layer and congratulated him, the arrival of a troop drew all the tribe's eyes.

"Who are they?" Ye Liuyun asked A Xing.

"They are from the Luo Clan. I guess they're here to collect food!" A Xing sighed.

Against larger tribes like them, they can only submit, otherwise they'd be wiped out.

"Luo Clan? Isn't that the medium‑sized tribe that ambushed A Xing?" Ye Liuyun sensed trouble.

Sure enough, the leading Team Leader swaggered straight to the Clan Chief's residence demanding food.

"Why has the quantity doubled?" the Clan Chief asked, puzzled.

"The Clan Chief has set it that way. You have three days; if you can't deliver after three days, we'll come and capture people!" the man shouted arrogantly, then left with his men.

The Wan Clan Chief trembled with anger on the spot. Leader A Mu and several tribespeople stepped forward to comfort him.

The tribespeople fell silent. A Xing's previously high enthusiasm instantly faded.

That night the Clan Chief gathered everyone to discuss a plan.

"If we hand over double the food, we'll starve ourselves. But if we refuse, they'll at least take three to five hundred combat power this time!" the Clan Chief explained to the tribe.

Usually when larger tribes capture people, they take able‑bodied young men and some young women. They have no interest in the old, weak, or sick.

When the Wan Clan's combat strength drops severely, the number of people eating remains unchanged, creating a vicious cycle that worsens the tribe until it is eventually absorbed.

"They're bullying us too much; we'll fight them!" a tribesperson shouted angrily.

"Yeah, we have no way out anyway; let's give it a try!"

The tribespeople, inflamed with anger, finally concluded that the majority agreed to a fight to the death.

In the end, the Clan Chief made his decision: "Then we fight!"

Ye Liuyun could see that, after long oppression, they could no longer endure.

"Since we're going to fight, how about a night raid on the Luo Clan tonight to catch them off guard?" Ye Liuyun suggested to A Xing.

"That's right! This really is a good idea!"

A Xing immediately stood up, voiced the suggestion, and gained the people's support.

A Mu Leader immediately gathered all combat forces and, under cover of night, launched a surprise attack on the Luo Clan.

A Xing, Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao, and even some other women, all took part in the fight this time.

Everyone knew that if they failed, their tribe would be completely destroyed. Therefore, anyone who could pick up a weapon and fight joined in.

But they had no tactics at all and knew nothing about the enemy's situation.

Ye Liuyun voluntarily offered to scout ahead. A Mu Leader, pleased, immediately agreed.

Thus, Ye Liuyun took Ye Tiandao and went ahead a step.