Chapter 2274: Test of Humanity

Ye Liuyun released a duplicate, cloaked it with an Invisibility Cloak, to learn the divine condition of the local strong ones.

He also lent his Invisibility Cloak to Qiong Qi and Mo Shaowen, one each, then instructed: "Qiong Qi, go collect chat information between Martial Cultivators and soldiers; Mo Shaowen, use illusion to learn the actual situation of this world."

He then himself also donned the Invisibility Cloak, used his Red Eye to cast illusion, and probed the actual situation here with the local Martial Cultivators.

After a period of information gathering, they returned here to compile the data.

"The Martial Cultivators here, like those from the Divine Realm before, still have a psychological aversion to the Foreign Tribe."

They think it's good enough if they can keep the Foreign Tribe at bay.

Our arrival greatly stimulates them and boosts their morale.

These ordinary Martial Cultivators actually want to form an alliance with us."

Qiong Qi first presented the information he heard from the Martial Cultivators' chats.

Mo Shaowen also reported: "The three dynasties have comparable strength and troops; large wars between them are rare, only occasional minor skirmishes."

The Demon Race and Demon Beasts in this world have long been completely eradicated by them.

Many Martial Cultivators have never seen a Demon Cultivator in their lifetime.

There are no Monster Beasts here either.

If they encounter a ferocious beast that can transform into a monster, they will jointly eliminate it.

They will not use such beasts in combat, let alone tame them.

They only treat them as food, so the beasts' strength never improves and their realms remain low.

They value realm advancement and despise Soul Cultivators, seeing them as opportunistic and self‑serving.

When they encounter a Soul Cultivator, their army acts, using a special coffin‑shaped treasure to capture the Soul Cultivator, seal their Divine Soul Power, and then kill them."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Soul Cultivators and Monster Beasts among them stared at each other, unsure whether these people would use the same method against them.

"So that's why! No wonder the Martial Cultivators here don't have especially strong Divine Soul Power!"

Ye Liuyun's duplicate circled here a few times but found no Martial Cultivator with unusually strong Divine Soul Power.

Ye Liuyun also shared the information he gathered: "The locals' artifact forging, pill refining, and Formation skills are all inferior to ours.

But they possess three valuable resources.

One is the Storage Yuan Stone.

It can store True Essence, allowing Martial Cultivators' battles to last longer and recover quickly after combat."

Ye Liuyun himself has a piece of Storage Yuan Stone, so he naturally knows its benefits.

"Another type, called Conversion Stone, can be used to forge energy‑conversion treasures.

It can turn Magic Crystals or Foreign Tribe Yuan Pills into Divine Crystal energy for Human Martial Cultivators to absorb.

However, these resources are controlled only by the three dynasties.

The local merchant guild merely acts as an agent, earning a small margin.

Within the local army there are such energy‑conversion treasures available to Martial Cultivators free of charge.

Thus the captured Foreign Tribe Yuan Pills can be converted into the cultivation resources they need."

After Ye Liuyun finished describing these two items, everyone was already very excited.

These are exactly what they have been dreaming of.

Ye Liuyun urged everyone to stay calm and continued with the last type: "The final one is called Cui Yuan Liquid! Each drop contains pure energy that can let Martial Cultivators directly breakthrough realms or be used for body refining.

This Cui Yuan Liquid comes from a spring in a mountain at the junction of the three kingdoms, jointly guarded for peace by the three kingdoms.

Because it is scarce, only the royal families may use it.

Or it may be given as a reward to meritorious individuals.

"Wow!"

The crowd exclaimed in envy.

"Let's just seize them!"

Qiong Qi also blurted it out.

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

The others also voiced their approval one after another.

Ye Liuyun laughed: "These things even make my heart stir.

But think about it: if we keep forming alliances across Xingkong and snatch good resources, what's the difference between us and the Foreign Tribe?"

The others were taken aback, thinking Ye Liuyun's point made sense.

"So we just stare greedily and can't act?"

Qiong Qi retorted.

Ye Liuyun replied: "Storage Yuan Stone and Conversion Stone are sold by their merchant guild; we can purchase them.

We can trade resources with them, such as pills and weapons.

Resource exchange and complementary advantages are our goal.

We aim to unite humanity to resist the Foreign Tribe, not act like them, raiding resources everywhere.

As for the Cui Yuan Liquid! If we help them resist the Foreign Tribe, we can ask them to reward us with some.

The specifics depend on future cooperation.

In short, don't adopt the mindset of seizing anything good you encounter.

Even if we eventually clash in arms, we still cannot snatch all the resources; we must leave enough for them to fight the Foreign Tribe.

Ye Liuyun's words were seen as correct by some and unrealistic by others, sparking a heated debate.

Regardless, in the end everyone reached the same conclusion: wait to see the locals' attitude.

Ye Liuyun also talked with the women of Space World about the information he had gathered here.

Even the women's opinions are not unified.

"It's truly a test of human nature!"

Ye Liuyun also constantly sighs in his heart.

【65> He now finally understood the Foreign Tribe and those starry sky giant beasts.

He now finally understood the Foreign Tribe and those Xingkong giant beasts.

They too are only developing themselves by seizing more and better resources.

But they chose to drain the pond and fish, to be supreme, rather than exchange resources and complement strengths.

The next day, Ye Liuyun immediately proposed to the Garrison Grand Leader Man Feng that he bring a few people to the local chamber of commerce to have a look, perhaps also exchange some resources.

After Man Feng and the other Leaders discussed it, they applied to the dynasty and then agreed.

They also wanted to know Ye Liuyun's situation here, and what they were interested in.

But they demanded that no large-scale exchanges be allowed, lest Ye Liuyun's army grow stronger through the resources obtained in trade, making them harder to control later.

For this, they specially sent Song Tianyang to lead a squad of soldiers to follow and supervise, ostensibly to protect Ye Liuyun and his group's safety.

Ye Liuyun understood their meaning, but he didn't mind, and only brought Qiong Qi, Mo Tianheng, and Mo Shaowen to the chamber of commerce to find out the situation.

These few people are relatively wise and steady, and will not easily reveal their goals.

After these people arrived at the chamber of commerce, they asked about prices and quantities here and there; after going around, they only bought one map.

Song Tianyang also couldn't tell what they were interested in.

"You're not planning to come here to open a chamber of commerce, are you?"

Song Tianyang finally laughed helplessly.

Ye Liuyun also laughed and said, "Actually we lack nothing; we just went through the chamber of commerce to learn about your situation here."

But in fact, Ye Liuyun and his group had already learned about the local resource situation through many questions.

Many of the questions were suggested by Liang Xue, Wu Qingcheng, and others.