Chapter 1502: Leaving an Ambush

The Black Python, taking advantage of Ye Liuyun chatting with Aya, began to slowly retreat, intending to snatch the Withered Wood Fruit and slip away.

"Stay still. I won't kill you!" Ye Liuyun directly used Divine Sense to send a Transmission Voice to the Black Python.

Hearing that, the Black Python indeed dared not move further, coiling in place to wait for the battle to end.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Soul Power is so strong it can directly erase its Soul. So even though its cultivation level is higher than Ye Liuyun's, it does not dare to resist.

Ye Liuyun was not in a hurry; after Meng Zhangxing and the others eliminated the remaining Martial Cultivators, he placed a Slave Seal on the Black Python.

"Stay here, keep an eye on passing Martial Cultivators and report their detailed information to me! When they pass, follow them and report to me at any time,"

Ye Liuyun assigned him a task.

He intends to leave the Black Python here as an ambush. If Luo Tianming pursues, we can also gauge their strength and be prepared in advance.

"A Black Python this big would be a waste not to feed a ferocious beast!" After Meng Zhangxing and the others finished clearing the battlefield, they returned to Ye Liuyun's side.

The corpses of the Martial Cultivators had already been collected and set aside to feed the ferocious beasts.

Luo Yun also went to pick the Withered Wood Fruit, cut it open, and distributed it to everyone.

After Guo Da ate it, he immediately began to breakthrough his realm. The others had just broken through not long ago and did not breakthrough again. Yet, with the pure energy of the Withered Wood Fruit supplementing them, their next breakthrough was not far off.

Only Ye Liuyun, after eating it, showed little reaction; he hadn't even reached the mid‑stage of the Second Layer of the Tianzun Realm, merely catching up to the cultivation results his duplicate had achieved over the past few days.

Seeing everyone else improve significantly while he changed little, Ye Liuyun couldn't help feeling a bit depressed.

"Fine then!" the duplicate transmitted to Ye Liuyun: "I've been cultivating inside Xuan Kong Shi for so many days; you eat a fruit and catch up, yet you're still not satisfied!" The duplicate comforted Ye Liuyun.

He then thought, "Indeed, one should learn contentment! With more of these fruits this time, breaking through to the Heavenly Venerable Triple in the Sunset Mountains should be no problem!"

After Guo Da solidified his realm, everyone continued on the road.

They successively caught up with three squads of Martial Cultivators and killed them all. The treasures they obtained naturally went to Ye Liuyun and the others.

The corpses were all seized by Meng Zhangxing, Guo Da, and Luo Yun, and set aside to feed the ferocious beasts.

Ye Liuyun also helped Aya subdue a Qingfeng Wolf of the Seventh Layer of the Tianzun Realm, giving it to her as a mount.

Next, everyone rode the ferocious beasts to hasten their travel, moving faster.

Ye Liuyun also took out a divination board; whenever they encountered places with energy resources along the way, he would go investigate.

The Sunset Mountains truly are littered with treasures; high‑grade ferocious beasts often guard medicinal herbs there.

They also mined two mineral veins: one Spiritual Stone Vein and another of a rare metal.

They even found a Divine Rank weapon inside a ferocious beast's cave.

This time, they hunted a swarm of blood ants and, following the nest, discovered a blood pool.

The blood in the pool greatly aids the enhancement of bloodline power.

Ye Liuyun's bloodline had already reached the Divine Realm, so he yielded the opportunity to his duplicate, letting the duplicate and the others boost their bloodline power while he kept watch outside the nest.

Not long after the duplicate entered the blood pool, Ye Liuyun sensed from outside that the duplicate's bloodline realm had also broken through to the Divine Realm.

"Ha ha, wonderful!" Ye Liuyun rejoiced.

But immediately, he noticed dark clouds gathering in the sky.

"Quickly suppress the bloodline power!" Ye Liuyun instantly instructed the duplicate to restrain the bloodline power.

The duplicate, while suppressing the bloodline power, ran outward, allowing Ye Liuyun to retrieve Xuan Kong Shi.

Ye Liuyun also stared at the dark clouds above. Unexpectedly, because the duplicate vanished and the suppression was timely, the clouds slowly dispersed and did not form a heavenly thunder.

After training, the group still collected the portion of blood belonging to Ye Liuyun, and handed it to him.

Ye Liuyun did not refuse their kindness, passing it to Liang Xue, Lei Ming and others within the Space World for distribution.

Of the resources they seized, many that Ye Liuyun did not need were allocated to others.

The group continued cheerfully, all feeling that this journey yielded plenty.

They were chatting happily when, suddenly, Ye Liuyun received a Transmission Voice from the Black Python.

Luo Tianming, leading Martial Cultivators, had already entered the depths of the Sunset Mountains.

Upon receiving the information, Ye Liuyun's expression changed instantly.

"What's wrong?" the others asked hurriedly upon seeing Ye Liuyun's pale face.

"Luo Tianming has also followed. He's about ten days' distance from us," Ye Liuyun told the group.

"So the Black Python is coming into play?" Guo Da praised Ye Liuyun's pre‑emptive ambush.

"What strength do they have?" Meng Zhangxing was more concerned about the opponent's power.

"You won't believe it when I say it!" Ye Liuyun chuckled wryly, then continued: "The Black Python has spotted roughly five hundred Martial Cultivators of the Earth Sovereign level; over two hundred Martial Cultivators of the Tianzun Realm; and two thousand Iron Armored Army members of the Zao Hua Realm, all riding dragon‑elephant ferocious beasts!"

"I'm going! This means a battle!" Meng Zhangxing shouted upon hearing it.

"These are only the ones the Black Python can see on the surface! Those of higher realms hidden in the shadows aren't counted!" Ye Liuyun said helplessly.

"Such a massive force—are they here to explore or to attack us?" Guo Da speculated: "They're so delayed and bring so many; could it be they already have the information and are targeting us?"

Hearing that, Aya immediately grew nervous.

"They must think highly of us to bring such a force! Is it worth it?" Meng Zhangxing asked in confusion.

Ye Liuyun was also unsure whether Luo Tianming knew of their existence and didn't want to guess recklessly.

He told the group: "Stop speculating; we'll deal with it when we meet. Let's speed up and try not to be caught. Fortunately we have a ten‑day gap, some buffer!"

"Won't they send elite pursuers first?" Luo Yun wondered.

"They definitely will! The more they disperse, the better. Whatever they send first, we'll eliminate them!" Ye Liuyun said: "I even hope they send people first! We can gather information through Soul Search!"

Thus the group all rode the ferocious beasts, hastening their travel.

But they still needed to search for treasures and eliminate encountered Martial Cultivators along the way, so the speed was bound to be limited.

Meanwhile, Luo Tianming, who was pursuing them from behind, was racing at full speed because he kept finding no one.

On Luo Tianming's side, indeed several strongmen of the Fifth and Sixth Layers of the Tianzun Realm were dispatched ahead to intercept Ye Liuyun, including the old servant who was by Luo Tianming's side.

Though his status is lowly, the old servant is Luo Tianming's right‑hand man, often giving Luo Tianming counsel and strategies.