Chapter 2052: Soul Contest

Impressive!

Ye Liuyun praised it with a remark and put away the powder and the antidote pills.

But he immediately asked, "Will the Martial Cultivator gradually expel these poisons from the body?"

Of course.

So look at the formula of my antidote pill; it not only detoxifies him, but also incorporates the Toxic‑Combining Powder.

It detoxifies while keeping him poisoned, so he must keep taking the cure continuously.

Lin Luoyi explained.

Ye Liuyun heard this and broke out in cold sweat.

Fortunately you're my woman.

Otherwise, if you used these underhanded tricks on me, I'd be doomed! The Alchemist is truly terrifying!

Lin Luoyi, angry, raised her hand to strike Ye Liuyun, but thought better of it and lowered it.

"What nonsense are you spouting! You're a Alchemist yourself, aren't you! I've never used these methods to harm anyone!"

Ye Liuyun also pulled her hand over and coaxed, "I was just expressing a feeling, I didn't say you used these methods to harm anyone!"

Lin Luoyi then nodded and said to Ye Liuyun, "However, after using Illusion‑Star Herb and Black Hemp Seed, the damage to a person becomes irreversible; they can never stop the medicine thereafter."

"Then won't his body expel it on its own?"

Ye Liuyun retorted.

Lin Luoyi then explained to Ye Liuyun, "This herb's stimulation of the Soul is too strong; once addicted, it creates a dual dependence of Soul and body, and it's not something that can be solved merely by expelling it from the body!"

Moreover, at first intake it invigorates the spirit and boosts cultivation efficiency.

The effect on the spirit manifests only gradually.

Unless her own willpower is exceptionally strong enough to break the Soul's dependence.

But such a possibility is vanishingly small and cannot be achieved in the short term!

Ye Liuyun pondered for a long while before making up his mind.

"Let's refine pills! Since they are our enemies! Their backing power is too strong, their protection too tight, and I have no other way; I can only use this underhanded method to trap them once! Trapping a few of them can benefit many, and that's worth it!"

Lin Luoyi also agreed and went to help him refine the Facial‑Preserving Pill.

She only needs to refine it to the sixth‑grade middle quality level, which is very easy for her.

Ye Liuyun left the Space World and handed the Toxic‑Combining Powder to Qing Yan.

To be safe, he also had a clone wearing the Invisibility Cloak stand behind him.

He placed Shadow and Black Tortoise at the doorway and courtyard, so that once Li Xing entered, he could not escape.

Hua Xiangyuan had already prepared the guqin, and Huo Wu was in revealing red makeup, waiting for Liu Xing to take the bait.

Ye Liuyun had been struggling inside the Space World for so long, and over there Li Jian also persuaded Liu Xing, and they both came to Ye Liuyun's residence.

They had just reached the doorway when they heard the guqin sound.

"So there really is someone playing the guqin!"

Liu Xing, upon hearing it, completely believed Li Jian.

"That's it! I can't still deceive you!"

Li Jian also swore solemnly.

When Li Jian knocked, the guqin sound abruptly stopped, and Ye Liuyun, accompanied by Qing Yan, came out to greet.

"Senior Brother Li, welcome to my humble abode!"

Ye Liuyun greeted warmly.

Liu Xing had sly eyebrows and mouse‑like eyes, a lecherous grin, and looked like no good sort of person.

Ye Liuyun didn't understand how Wu Kun could make such a person his top disciple.

Liu Xing deliberately examined Qing Yan a few more times, his smile forming many creases.

Ye Liuyun led Liu Xing into the living room.

When Liu Xing entered the living room, his eyes immediately fixed on Hua Xiangyuan and Huo Wu, unable to look away.

"Brother Chen Feng really has wonderful lewd luck!"

Liu Xing couldn't help but praise.

Ye Liuyun had never seen such brazen lecher, felt a thought, and immediately began to act.

"I was just idle, listening to the guqin and watching the dance, making Senior Brother Li look foolish."

"You all go down, I have important matters to discuss with Senior Brother Li!"

Ye Liuyun instructed Hua Xiangyuan and Huo Wu.

"Yes!"

The two replied, slowly rose, bowed, and were about to leave.

"Eh?

This is what's wrong with you, Brother Chen! We came from far away, can't we also have a look? Listening to the guqin and watching the dance while discussing matters doesn't delay anything!"

Liu Xing immediately spoke up to object.

"Um… I'm afraid they might affect our discussion.

Since Brother Liu doesn't mind, we can chat while watching!"

Ye Liuyun also agreed, letting Hua Xiangyuan continue playing the guqin and Huo Wu perform the dance.

Qing Yan went to pour tea and fetch refreshments.

When Hua Xiangyuan's guqin sounded, Li Jian quickly entered the Illusion Realm.

Hua Xiangyuan's zither sounded, and Li Jian quickly entered the Illusion Realm.

But Ye Liuyun and the others all discovered that Liu Xing was surprisingly unaffected.

Huo Wu also cast illusion on Liu Xing, but it likewise had no effect.

"The qin's sound and Huo Wu's illusion were both blocked by the Formation surrounding him.

A Formation Plate that prevents Spiritual Soul Attack hung around his neck."

The clone used Golden Pupil to perceive the Soul's fluctuations and found that the illusion was being blocked.

Ye Liuyun and the clone simultaneously released three Souls and together attacked Liu Xing's Formation Plate.

It turned out that when Liu Xing arrived, he had already prepared by hanging a Formation Plate that prevents Spiritual Soul Attack around his neck.

He knew that musical rhythm could generate such illusion techniques.

At this moment he was full of confidence and paid no attention to Ye Liuyun.

His gaze was fixed only on Hua Xiangyuan and Huo Wu.

Especially Huo Wu's hot figure and revealing attire made his mouth water, leaving no thought to look at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun was also burning with impatience at this moment.

Even with the power of his three Souls, plus Huo Wu's illusion and Hua Xiangyuan's qin sound, they were still a little short.

"Careless! Had I known this, I would have let Qing Cheng and Miao Yin also come out together!"

Ye Liuyun, helpless, seeing that the lecherous Liu Xing hadn't noticed him, simply boldly released his final Soul as well, exerting all his strength to forcefully break the formation.

He forced a gap in the Formation's defense, tearing the Formation apart completely.

Liu Xing was also careless.

This Formation Plate was his own creation.

He believed that as the senior disciple of the Formation Pavilion, the Formation he crafted could not even be broken by Elder Ku Rong, and that no one could break his Formation Plate.

Once the Formation was broken, Huo Wu's and Hua Xiangyuan's illusions immediately took effect on him.

Ye Liuyun wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and thought to himself, "That was close!"

Using Divine Soul Power to break a Formation that defends against Spiritual Soul Attack follows the same principle as breaking a formation with sheer force.

Only strength far exceeding the Formation's can tear it apart.

If it hadn't been for everyone's combined effort this time, they might have truly had to confront Liu Xing.

Then they might have startled others and exposed Ye Liuyun's objective.

The remaining matters would be much simpler.

Qing Yan poured the poison powder into Liu Xing's cup, and Huo Wu and Hua Xiangyuan used illusion to make him drink it as if it were wine.

Ye Liuyun also took the opportunity to release his Soul and perform a Soul Search on him.

"Indeed, Fengchen is Murong Tian's man! This guy is a dog‑headed strategist dedicated to Murong Tian!"

Ye Liuyun also gathered the information he wanted from his Sea of Consciousness.