Chapter 1761: All the Way to Battle

After Xuan Yuan Hong returned, the next day they really sent over ten Realm Crystal Stones, which was quite sincere.

Ye Liuyun didn't care whether the crystals were for a life‑saving purpose or an advance payment; he just took them directly.

During the few days Ye Liuyun was immersed in cultivation, Martial Cultivators selected from other towns also arrived at Jinmen Guan one after another.

In total, over five thousand Martial Cultivators from more than fifty cities surged into Jinmen Guan.

Moreover, each team moved at will, making Jinmen Guan even more chaotic.

Inside and outside the city, battles of all sizes broke out daily without cease, and conflicts among Martial Cultivators continued.

Ye Liuyun and his group set out early and the distance wasn't far, so they had enough time to loot resources.

The Martial Cultivators arriving now could only scramble for others' resources; there was little profit left.

Among the Martial Cultivators joining the Foreign Tribe war, few had resources or background; at most they stole a few weapons to trade for some pills.

Pei Yong knew exactly what happened at Jinmen Guan and knew that Ye Liuyun had gained a lot.

Ye Liuyun had already prepared for Pei Yong a third‑tier longsword and some third‑tier pills.

Having experienced more now, he understood human affairs better.

When they reach Royal City, Pei Yong will still need to look after them.

Anyway, these resources were looted by him, so giving them as a favor doesn't matter.

On the day agreed with Pei Yong, Ye Liuyun left Shanghui Zhongxin and rushed to Chengzhu Fu.

At that moment, many Martial Cultivators were waiting outside Shanghui Zhongxin; when they saw Martial Cultivators emerging from inside, they moved to seize them.

Ye Liuyun was also unceremonious, leading Lei Ming and others; anyone who blocked the way was killed, and they cut their way into Chengzhu Fu.

Pei Yong wasn't surprised to see Ye Liuyun; instead he teased, "You kid loot wherever you go!"

Ye Liuyun smiled and handed over the prepared Storage Ring.

"Hmm?"

Pei Yong didn't understand, but a sweep of his Divine Sense revealed what was inside.

"This won't do, the items are too valuable!"

Pei Yong dared not take it and handed the Storage Ring back.

"Keep it! It's only a few items.

My haul this time is huge!"

Ye Liuyun said casually.

"You kid are really flush with wealth!"

Pei Yong also made a teasing remark.

Thinking about it, it was true; his haul was indeed substantial.

"Alright then, I won't be polite!"

Pei Yong didn't refuse and took it outright.

Then Pei Yong asked Ye Liuyun, "Did any of our own people cause you trouble?"

"There was a group of about fifty; I dealt with them all, and I haven't seen the others!"

Ye Liuyun said plainly.

"You're really ruthless, taking out over fifty at once!"

Pei Yong smiled helplessly; he wasn't really concerned.

But he saw that Ye Liuyun and the others were all displaying First Realm late‑stage levels.

"Are you all collectively playing the pig to eat the tiger?"

Pei Yong laughed.

"A bit reserved, huh!"

Ye Liuyun replied tactfully.

Pei Yong shook his head; there was nothing he could do with them.

At this moment, Man Shu and Lei Ming had both broken through to Second Realm mid‑stage, while the others had reached Second Realm early‑stage.

Their team was already the strongest among all more than fifty teams.

Next, everyone began to arrive at the center of Chengzhu Fu and find their overseer.

At Pei Yong's side, the total who returned, including Ye Liuyun and his four companions, was just over thirty.

Pei Yong regrouped the others and led them onto a larger Flying Boat.

"Before reaching Royal City, there's another major battle! About a month later, at Royal Beast Mountain.

It will be both hunting ferocious beasts and hunting between your teams and others."

Pei Yong reminded them.

Thus these Martial Cultivators immediately entered cultivation mode.

When the other teams boarded the Flying Boat one after another, they then resumed the voyage.

Many overseers stayed with the Martial Cultivators they led to prevent fights aboard the Flying Boat.

Everyone on the Flying Boat cultivated quietly, as if aware that a great battle awaited, each striving to improve their strength.

With Pei Yong present, Ye Liuyun had no reservations and led everyone back into Xuan Kong Shi to cultivate, asking Pei Yong to help watch over Xuan Kong Shi.

The month-long voyage meant Ye Liuyun spent over three hundred days inside Xuan Kong Shi, enough time to absorb all the Realm Crystal Stones.

However, the journey was far from peaceful.

Divine Realm bandits were numerous, often forming large groups, some even numbering over a thousand.

The Flying Boat they rode had no soldiers guarding it nor any Royal Mansion insignia, so the safety escort along the way required the overseers to constantly confront the bandits with them.

If not for the three Martial Cultivators of Third Realm mid‑late stage stationed on the Flying Boat, they would have been wiped out.

For Ye Liuyun and his companions, it's actually just right; after each period of cultivation, they go out to spar a bit.

Pei Yong also noticed that Ye Liuyun's Spatial Power was growing stronger, and after a while he could contend with Second‑Tier Mid‑stage Martial Cultivators.

"What realm are you actually in?"

Pei Yong, curious about Ye Liuyun, asked him privately.

"Just advanced to Second‑Tier Mid‑stage!"

Ye Liuyun replied.

"Good grief! Second‑Tier Mid‑stage! You're still putting on a First‑Tier Late‑stage aura; that's not very proper, is it?"

"You're playing the fool, that's a bit excessive!"

Pei Yong hadn't expected that Ye Liuyun's realm had become the same as theirs.

"Just tell me whether it works or not?"

Ye Liuyun retorted.

Pei Yong thought for a moment and confirmed that it indeed was effective.

Some Second‑Tier Martial Cultivators, once they engaged, were knocked out by Ye Liuyun in a chaotic fashion.

"Fine, you keep up the act!"

Pei Yong stopped bothering him.

Instead, while he was cultivating, he reported Ye Liuyun's realm status and performance at Jinmen Guan to Administrator Zhang Wencai.

What he didn't know was that Ye Liuyun's Divine Soul Power could solo a Third‑Tier Late‑stage Martial Cultivator.

Each battle, he continuously gathered Divine Soul Power.

Thus his Divine Soul Power, even after reaching the Divine Realm, remained his strong point.

If it weren't for him and his duplicate having to take turns fighting, his Divine Soul Power would be even stronger.

Now even Lei Ming's Divine Soul Power surpasses Pei Yong's by a good margin.

Man Shu and the others' Divine Soul Power, though not as high as Lei Ming's, are certainly no weaker than Pei Yong's.

Ye Liuyun prepared third‑grade Concentration Pills for them.

Ye Liuyun, his duplicate, and Lei Ming mainly boost their Divine Soul Power by devouring Souls.

Ye Liuyun's Spatial Power also increased considerably; he frequently used Space Translocation along the way to snatch bandit corpses from other squads.

Others often didn't know what happened; the corpses they killed simply vanished.

So Ye Liuyun's haul along the way was far greater than that of others.

Black Panther and Long Nv's cultivation resources have never been lacking.