Chapter 1789: Long Spear Duel

Xiao Yunfang didn't take her slip of the tongue very seriously.

She just thought Ye Liuyun's skill with the long spear was impressive, could be put to her use, and considered him merely a talent.

So at this moment she was pondering how to defeat Ye Liuyun as much as possible.

Both sides initially gathered momentum and became serious.

Xiao Yunfang unexpectedly took the initiative, thrusting a spear straight at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun simply deflected with the edge of his shield, then immediately speared toward her foot.

Xiao Yunfang slammed her shield at Ye Liuyun's spear tip, swinging her long spear in a horizontal sweep toward him.

Ye Liuyun bounced the long spear off his shield while pulling his own spear back.

The two exchanged spear and shield moves like that, and in a flash dozens of exchanges passed.

The two were in sync, neither using True Essence, but simply battling with coordinated spear‑and‑shield techniques.

The soldiers, however, got their fill of spectacle; they'd never seen such a superb technique duel.

As they fought, their long spears tangled, breaking both spearheads into two sticks, yet they kept using them as spears.

Xiao Yunfang grew increasingly nervous as the fight went on.

She hadn't expected Ye Liuyun's technique to seem even stronger than hers.

If she didn't employ True Essence and kept dragging it out, she might actually lose.

And the moment she was a bit distracted, Ye Liuyun seized the chance, offering her a flaw.

She subconsciously fell for it; by the time she reacted, it was too late to remedy.

So her True Essence jolted, intending to bounce Ye Liuyun's long spear away.

Unexpectedly, Ye Liuyun's True Essence was even stronger than hers.

She activated her True Essence, and Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil noticed, immediately employing his True Essence, thrusting a spear straight into her chest.

Except there was no spearhead, so it couldn't kill.

At that moment, Xiao Yunfang's stick tip swept over, pointing at Ye Liuyun's neck.

If there were a spearhead, actually her thrust this time would at most strike Ye Liuyun's neck with the shaft, not killing him.

And Ye Liuyun's thrust, if it had a spearhead, would now already have pierced her.

Moreover, she was the one who first used True Essence, breaking the rules.

So in this contest, she lost.

But Ye Liuyun directly sheathed his spear and loudly said, "A draw is not bad.

I'm done, I'm tired of fighting!"

Xiao Yunfang was startled, biting her lip without speaking.

Ye Liuyun returned the spear and shield to the soldiers, clasped his hands behind his head, and staggered past Xiao Yunfang.

At that moment he sent a Transmission Voice to Xiao Yunfang: "Remember you owe me a favor I can decide how to use!"

Xiao Yunfang was so angry she was about to lose it on the spot.

"Hold it in, if you don't say it and I don't say it, no one will notice!"

Ye Liuyun reminded Xiao Yunfang again.

Then he quickly ran back, staying away from the about-to‑go‑berserk Xiao Yunfang.

Xiao Yunfang's complexion shifted several times, but she finally held herself, silently walking back to her spot.

The other Imperial Guard also dared not speak, and all sat back down.

It was still the first time they saw Xiao Yunfang draw level with someone in spear technique.

They thought Xiao Yunfang hadn't won, felt down, so they all fell quiet.

After a while, they gradually started chatting again.

The female soldier who had just promised to buy Ye Liuyun a drink actually carried a few wine jars, and amid the cheering of the other women, handed them to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun didn't decline, took them down directly, and shared them for everyone to drink.

The atmosphere among the crowd became lively again.

Only Xiao Yunfang fell into contemplation.

She was recalling every move she exchanged with Ye Liuyun.

She only now realized that the broken spearhead seemed to have been intentionally done by Ye Liuyun.

"Could he really be that strong, already knowing he would thrust me with that spear?"

"Impossible! How could he be that strong?"

Then she immediately dismissed her own speculation.

In fact, her guess was not wrong.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil had long spotted her flaw in the middle line.

When she defended after spearing, the shield for a moment tilted slightly downward, perfectly exposing a flaw at her chest.

Xiao Yunfang was now pondering how to overcome this shortcoming, otherwise it would become her fatal weakness.

Usually when she fights enemies, using spear intent and True Essence, this flaw isn't very obvious.

But the flaw does exist, and perhaps one day an opponent will spot it.

Tonight's battle was also very beneficial for her.

From Ye Liuyun's ability to spot formation weaknesses at a glance, she thought he truly could detect flaws, perhaps indeed giving her a hint.

So she was confused, not knowing whether to thank Ye Liuyun.

Being told to go find Ye Liuyun for a chat, under everyone's gaze she couldn't drop her pride, so she could only sit alone on the side, rambling.

At this moment Ye Liuyun was happily eating and drinking with everyone, as if he hadn't fought a moment ago.

The Imperial Guard soldiers' impression of Ye Liuyun and those martial cultivators also changed.

At least toward Ye Liuyun, they all cast admiring gazes.

Those female soldiers, whenever they had a chance, would secretly send flirtatious glances at Ye Liuyun, so much that he didn't even dare to casually look over.

After boarding the ship the next day, the relationship between the two sides was no longer so tense, and they would occasionally chat.

However, as soon as Ye Liuyun boarded the flying boat, he returned to the Xuan Kong Stone to cultivate, never showing his face, which inevitably disappointed the female soldiers who wanted to find him to chat.

Xiao Yunfang also wanted to ask Ye Liuyun how his spear technique was trained, and whether he was willing to join the spear corps, but she never got the chance.

Ye Liuyun and the people inside the Space World again began their cultivation in an orderly manner, using various artistic conception crystals in rotation to enhance their various abilities.

He also absorbed a considerable amount of Divine Crystal, making preparations for the next enhancement.

The Storage Yuan Stones were all filled by Ye Liuyun.

However, all of this consumed a large amount of Divine Crystal.

The Divine Crystal they had just looted was already running out.

Man Shu can absorb Ice Power, Lei Ming also has Magic Crystal available, Long Nv and the Black Panther can also cultivate using the beast's elemental pellets, and with the addition of medicinal pills, their cultivation resources are secured.

Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao, however, could only rely on Divine Crystal and medicinal pills to raise their cultivation realms.

Ye Tiandao was quite sensible, trying to avoid using Divine Crystal as much as possible.

But Ye Liuyun feared that her cultivation realm would fall behind, so he insisted she use it.

"Divine Crystal, we can just earn more when it runs out."

"If your cultivation realm doesn't improve, I'll have to worry about your safety during battle, which only makes me less at ease."

Ye Liuyun comforted Ye Tiandao.

Ye Liuyun also takes medicinal pills, but most of them are body-refining and soul-congealing pills.

Moreover, after a period of time, he will expel the impurities left from the medicinal pills inside his body to avoid affecting the absorption of subsequent pills.

The flying boat's speed is not slow either, and the journey has been very smooth.

After one and a half months, they also arrived on schedule at the border garrison's camp.

Only then did Ye Liuyun bring everyone out to get some fresh air.

"You guys really can cultivate!"

Pei Yong genuinely admired the cultivation spirit of Ye Liuyun and the others.

The others had already been driven crazy by holding it in.

Even if they cultivated every day, staying in one place for one and a half months straight was unbearable.