Chapter 2877: Not So Strong

All the way, Ye Liuyun and his group encountered ferocious beasts; the weaker ones were given to Ye Tiandao to practice blade intent, the stronger ones were handled by Ye Liuyun with Spatial Power and then smashed with his fists, and the even stronger ones were dealt with by Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao working together, which they could handle.

Qin Mengxi trailed behind, constantly saying they were too cruel; finally she annoyed Ye Liuyun enough that he couldn't help but retort, "Aren't you also here to hunt ferocious beasts?"

"I am here to hunt ferocious beasts. But we kill them outright in one blow if we can, not using them for practice, letting them feel the despair of facing death," Qin Mengxi explained.

"Isn't that the same? We both have to kill the beasts! Since those beasts are bound to die, aren't we just making their deaths more worthwhile by training ourselves?" Ye Liuyun countered.

"How is that the same? I only hunt beasts that suit my kill and dispatch them quickly. You all kill beasts of any realm, which is a bit of indiscriminate slaughter!" Qin Mengxi argued with Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun understood what Qin Mengxi meant, but in the martial world strength speaks for itself. If we follow Qin Mengxi's logic, the strong shouldn't strike the weak.

Yet in any world, aren't Martial Cultivators all about the strong bullying the weak? Otherwise, how would they obtain more resources?

"Master, the people of this Xing Xi think just like Qin Mengxi. They are false benevolent! In reality they act when they should, without delay. They are just better at finding a reasonable excuse for themselves, and then they all appear kind and compassionate!"

Li Daoyuan then sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun, explaining.

Ye Liuyun immediately understood: "So that's it! No wonder the resources here are so abundant, yet their strength isn't much greater than yours. They spend most of their effort finding a reasonable excuse for themselves!"

In the subsequent battle, to stop Qin Mengxi from nagging, Ye Liuyun directly used Spiritual Soul Attack: upon seeing a beast he erased its Soul, then withdrew its Physical Body, claiming he was storing food for himself and his companions.

Moreover, they were about to exit the mountains, and there were no high‑realm beasts worth training on, so it was better to silence Qin Mengxi this way.

Sure enough, Qin Mengxi fell silent. In her view, people always need to eat,

which is a reasonable justification for killing beasts. Moreover, Ye Liuyun's strikes are always lethal, and the beasts aren't tormented as before.

"It really is so!" Ye Liuyun, seeing his method work, couldn't help but think to himself, "Isn't this just hypocritical righteousness!"

Ye Liuyun sent another Transmission Voice to Li Daoyuan: "Then how do they train?"

Li Daoyuan replied: "Here they have battle halls everywhere; anyone can go there to find equally matched opponents to train with, and killing opponents is permitted."

"What if they can't find one?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled. He knew how hard it was to find a suitable training partner.

Li Daoyuan explained to Ye Liuyun: "If they can't find one, they just have to wait! Moreover, even though those battle halls allow killing, the locals rarely kill opponents. Most local Martial Cultivators avoid them, considering them a place of cruel slaughter. Members of great families practice within their clans, or use Kuailei and Formation for training. Only some lone cultivators and outsiders go to such places."

"Then don't they have too few real combat opportunities?" Ye Liuyun found it somewhat unbelievable.

Li Daoyuan confirmed: "Yes. Their practical combat ability is poor. If a fight breaks out, they can only rely on realm superiority to suppress opponents. Fortunately, they have Buddha Light Power here to offset some lack of experience."

Ye Liuyun seized a moment to glance at Qin Mengxi's core pill; its True Essence Quality was indeed low.

"Few real battles aren't just an experience issue; their True Essence must be low! Hence their realms are unstable, and advancement slows down later!"

Ye Liuyun thought of this and better understood why, despite abundant resources, Martial Cultivators here aren't strong.

While Ye Liuyun was pondering the situation, his Divine Sense suddenly detected several Elder‑like Unified Realm strongmen rushing toward them.

Ye Liuyun didn't worry about their origins and met them head‑on. Upon spotting Qin Mengxi, those people excitedly sped up toward her.

"Miss!" an Elder called out to Qin Mengxi from afar.

Seeing them, Qin Mengxi cheerfully greeted, "Elder Five!" and waved at the leading Elder.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil, from afar

surveyed them and found their True Essence was indeed not dense enough. With such True Essence Quality, breaking through the Unified First Realm would take many years!

Those strong ones arrived, examined Ye Liuyun and his party, and produced a Storage Ring.

"The resources are inside; release our miss!" Elder Five said.

"Elder Five, you misunderstand! They aren't bandits!" Qin Mengxi laughed, "They rescued me from bandits, feared I'd be eaten by beasts, and led me out of Mi Lin. I promised to give them the resources that would have gone to the bandits."

Elder Five was quite surprised, but then thanked Ye Liuyun and promptly handed the Storage Ring to him.

"These people truly don't care about this bit of resources, or are they just that straightforward!"

Holding the Storage Ring, Ye Liuyun felt a bit unaccustomed. The Martial Cultivators he had met before wouldn't so readily hand over a Storage Ring.

But now it seemed these Martial Cultivators had no reluctance at all, instead were very grateful. After learning Ye Liuyun's group came from another Xing Xi, they even invited him to stay at the Qin family.

"Young Master Ye, you aren't locals and have no lodging; stay at our Qin family, and let us show our gratitude, extending host hospitality!" Elder Five said.

"Indeed! We've become familiar along the way, not strangers any more. You all come together, and let me express thanks for your rescue and escort!" Qin Mengxi added.

If Ye Liuyun hadn't heard Li Daoyuan explain so much about the locals, he would have suspected these people of having ulterior motives!

Their hospitality was hard to refuse, so Ye Liuyun agreed and followed Qin Mengxi back to the Qin family. Qin Mengxi was delighted, walking with noticeably lighter steps.

Elder Five chatted with Ye Liuyun about their origins. Ye Liuyun simply said he came from the Iron Horn Star System, is an Alchemist, and this was his first visit; Li Daoyuan and Ye Tiandao are his maid and guard.

The Iron Horn Star System is not far from their Exorcism Star System, and the Elders all knew that. They even thought Ye Liuyun was here to gather herbs, and recommended several places abundant in medicinal materials.