Chapter 1811: Forced Sacrifice

Next, they again rushed together to Yin Soul Mountain.

Xiao Yunfang told Ye Liuyun about them being rescued by a mysterious person, and Ye Liuyun didn't explain it to her.

But Xiao Yunfang still felt there was a connection with Ye Liuyun.

She always felt that Ye Liuyun had a mysterious person beside him.

Along the way, they kept fighting nonstop.

Gradually, they also adapted to the fighting intensity here.

On the road, whenever they encountered a Martial Cultivator, even if the other side didn't provoke them, they would rush over to seize resources.

Gradually, the fierce reputation of their group also spread.

Some people, upon encountering them, would keep their distance.

But this also attracted many strong opponents to them.

Some Martial Cultivators, for the sake of reputation, would also actively come to search and challenge them.

So their opponents were also getting stronger and stronger.

Xiao Yunfang and Quan Zhicheng, along the way, their True Essence never fully recovered because they had fought too much.

Ye Liuyun and the others also relied on taking turns returning to the Xuan Kong Shi to cultivate, barely managing to cope.

Ye Liuyun's Mysterious Origin condensation level was already enough for him to break through to the late stage of the third level.

But he didn't rush to break through in order to avoid revealing his aura fluctuations.

They fought all the way and reached Yin Soul Mountain, unexpectedly finding even more Martial Cultivators gathered there, leaving them even less time to rest.

Their fighting frequency was also higher.

Even on the way near Yin Soul Mountain, they would encounter fierce beasts.

For fierce beasts, Ye Liuyun left them to Long Nv and Lei Ming to suppress with their bloodlines, so the battles could end more quickly.

At this point, Xiao Yunfang noticed that Long Nv and Lei Ming's auras were off.

Upon questioning, Ye Liuyun felt he could also let her know, and she then learned that the two of them were actually Monster Beasts.

There was also the Black Panther, which simply hadn't taken human form.

"You have three Monster Beasts!"

Xiao Yunfang was somewhat surprised.

"Yeah! If you didn't make a mistake, it should be three!"

Ye Liuyun replied with a smile.

Ye Liuyun also didn't plan to tell her about the Hua Xiangyuan sisters and the three Monster Beasts he had newly taken in.

"Just how many secrets do you have?

"You're not a scion of some big family out for training, are you?"

Xiao Yunfang guessed.

"Stop guessing wildly! I truly come from the Mortal Realm, no joke!"

Ye Liuyun laughed.

"Sigh! We both come from the Mortal Realm, yet the gap is too huge!"

Quan Zhicheng also sighed.

He also came from the Mortal Realm, but his strength is far inferior to Ye Liuyun's.

Moreover, he arrived nearly a year earlier than Ye Liuyun, and only after participating in the Alien Battlefield selection did his cultivation speed increase a bit.

While they were chatting, a howl of the Yin Soul suddenly came from the direction of Yin Soul Mountain.

Others couldn't understand what it meant, but Ye Liuyun felt it was the painful wail of the Yin Soul.

"It seems Yin Soul Mountain indeed has a problem!"

Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

So he also led the group, speeding toward Yin Soul Mountain.

On the way, they encountered a Monster Beast that, sensing Long Nv's aura, fled immediately and dared not intercept them.

But soon, the news that Ye Liuyun's group had Monster Beasts also spread.

Many groups then began to intercept them.

Ye Liuyun's attitude was to kill on sight, leaving none alive.

But their advance slowed considerably.

At this moment, Tan Qingfeng sent another distress message: "Master, the Foreign Tribe has gathered the medicinal ingredients.

"I don't know where they found a Purple Crystal Flower; what should I do?"

"He also said that if I can't refine the pill, he will forcibly perform a Soul Search, take my pill recipe, and find someone else to refine it!"

Ye Liuyun had a Master-Servant Contract with him and already fully understood his thoughts.

This Tan Qingfeng was ready to submit.

He didn't care at all about whether it was the Foreign Tribe or not; he only wanted to survive.

Ye Liuyun could only grit his teeth: "Alright! Do as I say!"

By now, even if Ye Liuyun wanted to save him, it was too late; he could only sacrifice him.

Following Ye Liuyun's instructions, Tan Qingfeng placed the entire Purple Crystal Flower into the pill furnace, then added fire fiercely, directly refining it into scorched powder.

Tan Qingfeng also, as Ye Liuyun demanded, poured his entire fire‑power origin into the furnace.

From the moment Tan Qingfeng saw Ye Liuyun tell him to put the whole Purple Crystal Flower into the furnace, he knew it was bad.

But controlled by Ye Liuyun, he could not resist, only constantly begging Ye Liuyun to let him live.

Ye Liuyun, however, gritted his teeth and ignored him; after Tan Qingfeng had fully fed his fire source into the furnace, Ye Liuyun ordered him to jump into the furnace itself.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun's command did not waver at all.

Tan Qingfeng also immediately leapt in, crying and wailing.

By the time the Foreign Tribe discovered the anomaly, Tan Qingfeng had already been burned to the point that his soul was scattered.

Inside the elixir furnace, only a little bit of pill fire remained.

The Foreign Tribe never expected that Tan Qingfeng, who seemed such a cowardly, money‑loving wretch, could accomplish such a feat.

Infuriated, he leapt like thunder and smashed the remaining pill fire outright, yet he was helpless.

After Ye Liuyun finished all this, he finally let out a sigh.

In his helplessness, he sacrificed Tan Qingfeng.

He felt guilt and inner struggle; this process was more agonizing than any great battle he had endured.

"Don't blame me! If it were me, I would do the same as you, willing to sacrifice myself!"

He murmured this in his heart.

But Tan Qingfeng's sacrifice still did not satisfy the Foreign Tribe.

They not only failed to obtain the elixir formula, but also lost the herbs; attempting to refine elixirs again would be even harder.

At least for a short time, they have no chance.

Ye Liuyun immediately returned to Xuan Kong Shi, steadied his emotions, and let his duplicate take over for a while.

Outside, more Martial Cultivators charged at them.

"These damned Martial Cultivators have the strength but refuse to confront the Foreign Tribe; they only know how to loot their own kind's resources! Kill! Slay them all!"

Ye Liuyun also launched a fierce assault.

The duplicate, together with Lei Ming and others, fought even more fiercely.

Lei Ming even revealed his true form, employing thunder and lightning, demon power, and his massive body.

The duplicate devoured everyone's Divine Soul Power, extracting all Primordial Pills without leaving a single one.

These people, without Xiao Yunfang or Quan Zhicheng intervening, instantly eliminated over ten Martial Cultivators.

"Roar!"

Lei Ming let out a thunderous roar, warning all the ferocious beasts and Monster Beasts in the forest not to approach.

Long Nv also cooperated, releasing Dragon Clan aura, scaring away all the beasts attracted by the battle.

The Human Martial Cultivators drawn in were killed by them with none left.

The duplicate also unleashed Spiritual Soul Attack, thunder and lightning, flames, Demon Qi, and wielded a fifth‑grade blade, its blade intent, Spatial Power, and Heaven and Earth Power constantly shifting.

The Martial Cultivators who arrived were almost always killed at first sight.

The duplicate gave them no chance to even flee.

"What happened to him?"

Xiao Yunfang felt that Ye Liuyun seemed to have suddenly gone mad.

Quan Zhicheng was also dumbfounded.

"Did you say something to him that provoked him?"

"I didn't!"

Xiao Yunfang had been busy fighting during this time, with no chance to argue with Ye Liuyun.