Chapter 1883: Refusing Cooperation

"But I have to go find a knife first!"

Ye Liuyun casually tossed the wooden plank aside and walked toward the village ahead.

The village was already in ruins; it was clear that no one had lived there for a long time.

His Divine Sense was unavailable now, so he could only scan with his Golden Pupil.

With a single sweep, he surprisingly discovered four Martial Cultivators hidden in the village.

One of the women was holding a long spear in her hand.

As Ye Liuyun approached the village, he suddenly noticed a long sword concealed beneath the eaves of a house.

Although it wasn't a knife, it could at least be used as a weapon.

Since none could use True Essence, having a weapon gave far too much of an advantage over having none.

But to obtain that long sword, he had to pass through a martial cultivator's hideout.

That martial cultivator had somehow picked up a club, which also counted as a weapon here.

Ye Liuyun examined him with his Golden Pupil, then walked straight over.

He found that the martial cultivator's Physical Body strength was about the same as his.

Using Heaven and Earth Power, he should be able to handle it.

The martial cultivator hid beneath a broken wall, planning to wait until Ye Liuyun passed, then spring out to attack from behind.

However, Ye Liuyun struck first, unleashing a palm of Heaven and Earth Power that slammed into the broken wall.

"Boom!"

With a muffled thud, the already flimsy broken wall was knocked down by Ye Liuyun, burying the martial cultivator beneath it.

Ye Liuyun then delivered several rapid "boom, boom" palm strikes; the martial cultivator never got up and was smashed to death under the wall.

Ye Liuyun didn't rush to collect the corpse, but went for the sword first.

At that moment, a Seventh Tier pill suddenly appeared before him.

"This must be the Secret Realm's reward!"

Ye Liuyun thought, glanced at the pill, and swallowed it outright.

He could tell that the pill was a Refining Body Pill.

It was just of a higher grade.

In this situation, he should strive to boost his strength first, rather than hoarding pills.

Then, he leapt in front of the house and snatched the long sword down.

The long sword was probably hidden here by someone for future use.

It wasn't placed high, so Ye Liuyun could reach it with a single jump.

If it had been placed too high—

They lacked True Essence and couldn't fly, so no one could reach it.

Having obtained the long sword, Ye Liuyun let out a slight sigh of relief.

He then dug out the martial cultivator buried under the broken wall.

He also felt a cloth bag in the cultivator's bosom, which contained six Refining Body Pills.

He retrieved the cultivator's Storage Ring and extracted its Yuan Pill.

He then cut open the cultivator's clothing with the long sword, fashioned a bundle to wear on his back, intending to store the cultivator's Yuan Pill and reserve meat later.

Afterward, he approached the two hidden Martial Cultivators, slicing with his long sword to unleash blade intent and kill the two of them.

This time he collected twelve pills, three pieces of beast meat, and two Yuan Pills from the Martial Cultivators.

"Stop!"

Just as Ye Liuyun was about to approach the woman wielding the long spear, she also saw him and suddenly called out to stop him.

Ye Liuyun paid no mind, kept walking, and asked, "Did you come out, or should I kill my way in?"

Hearing that, the woman also leapt out, still holding her spear.

Ye Liuyun glanced at her and disdainfully said, "You are not my opponent; hand over your stuff, and I can spare your life!"

"Dream on!"

The woman let out a fierce shout, twisted her spear, and thrust toward Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun could see that her spear intent was still decent.

So he swung a sword outward, engaging the woman in close combat.

Ye Liuyun's domineering blade intent startled the woman, who hurriedly raised her spear to parry.

"Thud"—with a sound, the long spear was split by Ye Liuyun's sword, and the woman's web of the hand was shattered.

She immediately fell back, watching Ye Liuyun warily, realizing she was not his match.

Ye Liuyun smiled, "Now you believe, right?"

"I told you you aren't my opponent!"

Saying that, he charged forward and swung another sword slash down.

Again a "thud" sound, and the woman could no longer hold the long spear.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun's long sword snapped into several pieces.

He had simply forgotten that these were ordinary weapons.

But that long spear was made entirely of iron.

The blade was already thin, unable to withstand his powerful chops.

The woman's long spear slipped from her hand; seeing Ye Liuyun staring blankly, she tried to snatch the spear back.

Ye Liuyun simply tossed a short sword at her, blocking her for a moment.

The woman raised her hand to block, and her arm was cut, leaving a wound.

Immediately, she was again blown away by Ye Liuyun using Heaven and Earth Power, crashing into the earthen wall behind her and spitting blood.

Ye Liuyun then picked up the spear.

"Not bad, at least it's a sturdy weapon!"

He now can only use the spear to deal with it.

Fortunately, he still knows a few moves, so he won't be completely unable to use it.

Ye Liuyun glanced at the woman, wondering whether to kill her.

The woman, however, clutched her chest and cried out: "Don't come over.

"Otherwise I'll bite my tongue and kill myself!"

Ye Liuyun then noticed that the martial cultivators here were all in tattered clothes.

Probably they were torn during battle.

That woman's long skirt now reveals even her thighs, looking quite tempting.

Ye Liuyun immediately looked away and calmly said to her: "You're overthinking! I only rob wealth, not lust!"

He suddenly thought of the three women Lei Ming, Long Nv, and Ye Tiandao.

"If I encounter a man with lustful intentions... if these women were defiled, I would bear a great sin!"

Ye Liuyun even dared not think further.

Before, he hadn't considered this.

But he now can't even find Lei Ming and the others, and even if he wanted to help, he couldn't.

All he can do is let them train themselves.

"I hope you all stay safe!"

He thought to himself.

The woman then nervously threw out a small pouch containing fifteen medicinal pills.

After Ye Liuyun picked it up, he threw one back to her: "Take it, otherwise you won't be able to hold on."

Saying that, he also picked up the broken sword on the ground, found a wooden post, roughly chopped it into a spear shape, sharpened the tip, and threw it to the woman.

The woman immediately swallowed the medicinal pill, then looked puzzled at Ye Liuyun as he busied himself for a while.

But she still picked up the wooden spear.

Having a wooden spear is better than fighting bare-handed.

"What do you mean?"

She asked.

With a wooden spear in hand, her courage grew a bit.

Ye Liuyun sighed: "There's nothing much.

I just remembered there are a few women who came in with me, and I'm worried about them!"

Afterwards he walked to the woman's previous hiding spot and also dug out the two pieces of beast meat inside.

Then he turned and left.

Seeing that he truly had no ill intent, the woman suddenly shouted: "I know the way to the arena!"

Ye Liuyun also stopped and asked: "Then what?"

"We can cooperate.

Will you take me with you?

Don't look down on me just because I'm a woman; my strength is not weak!"

The woman explained: "It's just that you're too strong!"

"You also know you're weak, so why should I cooperate with you?

As for the way to the arena, I'll find it sooner or later!"

Ye Liuyun directly refused.