Chapter 1726: Rapid Accumulation

After entering the Treasure Vault of the Mysterious Ice Palace, Ye Liuyun finally caught his breath, restored his appearance to rest for a while, first used a Storage Yuan Stone to replenish his Mysterious Origin, and then surveyed the resources inside.

"This Mysterious Ice Palace doesn't look very wealthy!"

Ye Liuyun, while gathering things into the Space World, also complained that the Mysterious Ice Palace was poor.

Here the Divine Crystals number just over three million, the pills total over three hundred thousand, and first‑tier Divine Artifacts amount to around 1,800.

Only these three categories are stacked in piles.

The other valuable items are placed on shelves, with a dozen second‑ and third‑tier pills, three second‑tier Divine Artifacts, and a few Energy Crystal Spheres.

Ye Liuyun left nothing behind, stripping the Treasure Vault of the Mysterious Ice Palace clean.

Later, Ye Liuyun intended to empty the Library of the Mysterious Ice Palace as well.

But the Library has a dedicated Elder in charge, and he had no suitable excuse to distract those Elders.

He could only console himself: "Never mind, these gains are already plenty! At least the resources needed for cultivation by those around me are no longer lacking!"

He hurried back to his residence to replenish his Mysterious Origin.

After more than half a day, an Elder who had learned information about the Black Tiger Gang came to report the situation to Ye Liuyun.

"Send me the information you know, then wait for me outside the gate!"

Ye Liuyun ordered directly.

He had no time to discuss with that Elder.

"Yes!"

The Steward Elder dared not say more; after transmitting the information to Ye Liuyun, he retreated outside to await Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also took the opportunity to reclaim Xiao Bingxin's aura and began to devise a plan to attack the Black Tiger Gang.

The Black Tiger Gang's stronghold is on a mountain, easy to defend and hard to assault.

But once the camp gate is breached, everything becomes simple.

Another trouble is that the Black Tiger Gang's leader, Ma Wanhao, is present; with the Mysterious Ice Palace's master absent, no one can match him.

"Looks like we have to let the Magic Vine act!"

Ye Liuyun has already plundered the Mysterious Ice Palace's resources and doesn't want to exploit its disciples any further.

He will let the Magic Vine act, eliminate Ma Wanhao and the mountain camp gate, and then the Mysterious Ice Palace will have an almost certain victory.

Now he only needs to consider how he will appear, how to disguise himself, how to obtain the Black Tiger Gang's resources, and how to leave the Mysterious Ice Palace.

After thinking for a while, Ye Liuyun used the Thousand Illusion Technique to again assume Xiao Bingxin's appearance and aura, and summoned the Elder outside to come in.

Ye Liuyun instructed him: "I have a way to be sure I can eliminate Ma Wanhao and breach the Black Tiger Gang's camp gate.

Tonight I will leave a step ahead of you all to set up an ambush.

When you reach the foot of the Black Tiger Gang's mountain, I will act.

You wait for the gate to be broken, then just charge straight in! If I don't kill Ma Wanhao, I won't breach the gate.

Breaking the gate also means that Ma Wanhao has already been taken down by me."

The Steward was stunned by what he heard.

But seeing Ye Liuyun's confident demeanor, he flattered, "So the chief steward already had a plan! Very well, I'll go convey the orders immediately."

"Alright! You go, I will also slip away quietly so no one leaks the news!"

Ye Liuyun said to the Steward.

"Yes! I will remind the other Elders to keep the secret tightly!"

The Steward gave a single assent and then retreated outside.

Phew!

Ye Liuyun also let out a sigh.

"We finally managed to pull it off!"

Immediately, he took out the Invisibility Cloak and left the Mysterious Ice Palace directly.

The longer he stays in the Mysterious Ice Palace, the higher the risk of exposure, so he still feels that leaving it is safer.

As for pre‑emptively ambushing the Black Tiger Gang, that was all his nonsense.

He only needs to arrive there a little early and toss the Magic Vine seeds out.

After leaving the Mysterious Ice Palace, Ye Liuyun found an empty valley, released his clone and Lei Ming and the others, and celebrated with a barbecue.

Now everyone has ample cultivation resources, and everyone is happy.

Ye Liuyun told the group: "Tomorrow we'll finish off the Black Tiger Gang, and our resources will be able to accumulate quickly! You all should intensify your cultivation, and then we'll go together to the Alien Battlefield!"

"With enough resources, little brother, you won't have to labor over pill refining anymore!"

Lei Ming was also worried that Ye Liuyun's own cultivation time was insufficient.

"Pills still need to be refined; treat it as cultivating Fire Flame Power! Our resources are not enough.

Relying on these pills, how long will it take us to advance to the First Realm!"

Ye Liuyun explained.

"But the pills you're training aren't also second‑tier?"

Lei Ming retorted unconvincingly.

Ye Liuyun smiled and asked her back, "What about later?

Fourth‑, fifth‑tier, even higher‑grade pills, all bought with Divine Crystals?"

Only then did everyone understand that Ye Liuyun's pill refining was a long‑term plan for the future.

Refining pills also requires accumulated experience.

Only low‑tier pills, once enough quantity is refined and enough experience is gathered, can be used to craft higher‑level pills.

After everyone ate and drank their fill, Ye Liuyun distributed the obtained Energy Crystal Spheres and second‑ and third‑tier pills to everyone.

"Everyone, return to Xuan Kong Shi tonight to train, and tomorrow we'll all try to get some practice!"

"Although the Magic Vine has made a move, they also need to practice combat as much as possible to discover their shortcomings and gain more motivation to increase their strength."

"Afterward, everyone returned to Xuan Kong Shi to begin training."

"Ye Liuyun came out before dawn, putting on an invisibility garment and rushing to the Black Tiger Gang."

"The Black Tiger Gang, located at the mountain summit, had built a stone wall several zhang thick; the only place that could possibly be breached was the gate."

"But under normal circumstances they didn't close the wall, and they never expected anyone to dare attack them."

"They were very familiar with the local powers."

"As long as they weren't excessive, no faction would be willing to make such a huge sacrifice to fight them to the death."

"Especially since the Palace Master of the Xuan Bing Palace was absent, they became even more reckless, never imagining that the Xuan Bing Palace would come to attack them."

"Ye Liuyun, wearing an Invisibility Cloak, openly slipped straight into the Black Tiger Gang's stronghold."

"He first confirmed the location of the bandits' treasure vault."

"To Ye Liuyun, these resources of the bandits were even more important than Ma Wanhao."

"The purpose of killing the bandits and Ma Wanhao was also to obtain resources more conveniently."

"He also reached an agreement with the Magic Vine to first hold the gate and wall, not letting anyone escape first."

"Finally, he left two or three hundred Martial Cultivators with the lowest realms to hold off those from the Xuan Bing Palace."

"As for the others, the Magic Vine could dispose of them as it pleased."

"So that the Xuan Bing Palace people wouldn't rush up too quickly, leaving him no time to collect the resources inside the treasure vault."

"Moreover, the Storage Rings of Ma Wanhao and a few other bandit leaders also had to be left for him."

"After the Magic Vine clarified its task, Ye Liuyun then threw it into the earth."

"This mountaintop had already been filled in with earth by the Black Tiger Gang, so the Magic Vine could easily burrow into the soil."