Chapter 2998: No One Intervenes

Only after Li Qingyang and the others returned did they issue the retreat order, and everyone went back to the Flying Boat together.

This battle turned out far better than he had expected.

It not only completely destroyed a city, but also caused hardly any casualties.

After Ye Liuyun and the others went back, those who had often teased Tang Xinyao now dared not utter a word.

They used to tell lewd jokes in front of Tang Xinyao, deliberately flirting with her.

Now, seeing their strength, feeling the killing aura around Tang Xinyao, they realized the woman was not to be trifled with.

Ye Liuyun didn't linger, greeted the group, and then took Tang Xinyao and the others back to the Space World to cultivate.

Many bandits here also have Space Worlds, so no one found it strange.

For Martial Cultivators at this level, it's not surprising that those with strong Spatial Power possess larger Space Worlds.

However, the bandits here are all self‑cultivators with no mentors, so few have strong Spatial Power.

Many people's Space Worlds can't even hold so many individuals.

At their level, cultivation requires vast space; it's not just about fitting people inside.

After Ye Liuyun and the others returned, the thief cat displayed all the stolen goods.

Everyone, including the Monster Beast, was dazzled: "So many?

You're getting rich!"

Tang Xinyao and the others sighed: "The loot of a bandit is truly substantial; these resources could sustain all of our cultivation for years."

"Where were these items stolen from?"

Ye Liuyun calmly asked the thief cat.

If Li Qingyang and the others asked, he would already know.

"Heh heh, I stole from the City Lord's Chengzhu Fu, the merchants' guild, plus two great families and some bandit leaders' Storage Rings!"

The thief cat said proudly.

"Well done! Keep it up!"

Ye Liuyun praised him and handed the resources to Lan Xin and the others for sorting and distribution.

He then told everyone to immediately return to restore True Essence, and reminded them:

"Don't be careless; always be ready to fight the First Star Bandit Gang.

If they become suspicious and attack us, we must be ready to fight at any moment.

This battle consumed a bit too much True Essence; next time try to conserve it.

Remember, we are now infiltrating the bandit gang's interior, so stay on standby."

"Yes!"

The group finally calmed down and went back to restore True Essence.

In this battle they consumed about ninety percent of the Storage Yuan Stones.

Especially near the end, they held nothing back when attacking the Formation.

Ye Liuyun no longer wanted to fight, but since others refused to retreat, he tacitly accepted.

He thought this was the first battle, so even if the bandit gang suspected, it wasn't a big issue.

After their Storage Yuan Stones recovered, Ye Liuyun went for a walk and saw most were cultivating to recover, and no one cared whose hands now held the stolen resources.

In fact, it's a tradition among these bandits: whatever one obtains is considered his, and after a fight they don't inquire elsewhere.

Moreover, even if someone takes them, they stay silent.

So they assume the resources were either taken earlier by someone or collected by the city's residents in advance.

Li Qingyang and the other bandit gang leaders never even considered those resources.

Since the order to seize freely had been issued, he naturally wouldn't intervene.

To make subordinates fight desperately, you must offer some incentives.

If they try to take everything, no one will be willing to risk their lives for him later.

Seeing no discussion, Ye Liuyun relaxed a bit and returned to continue cultivating.

The duplicate captured six Guiyi Fourth Layer and over twenty Guiyi Third Layer prisoners, enough for practice.

So he cultivated for a while, battling the prisoners using only Mysterious Origin until it was exhausted, then returned to condense more Mysterious Origin.

He could not employ any other forces.

If he released Soul and Bloodline Power, those people would be defeated without a fight.

The sheer pressure of those two forces is hard to resist.

Thus he cannot enhance the attack or defense of those two powers.

Even when fighting with only Mysterious Origin, only Guiyi Fourth Layer Martial Cultivators can occasionally wound his Physical Body, so he feels his own body's refinement is insufficient.

"Alas, the gap between my realm and other powers is too great; even finding a suitable opponent is difficult!"

Ye Liuyun could do nothing but start cultivating his own weak points.

The First Star Bandit Gang happened to give him this opportunity.

After Li Qingyang reported the battle's spoils, their leader Chang Yuxing, seeing how smooth it went, simply allowed him to attack more cities.

So when Ye Liuyun and the others went out again, Liu Yan conveyed the good news to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun naturally had no objection and eagerly kept saying "good".

Seeing Ye Liuyun's excited expression, Liu Yan laughed: "I can tell, you lot are truly war‑like!"

He also warned Ye Liuyun: "The Dragon Head Bandit Gang won't stay idle forever; perhaps future battles will bring Guiyi Fifth and Sixth Layer strongmen!"

This reminded Ye Liuyun that if he lets his duplicate expose itself again, dealing with Guiyi Fifth and Sixth Layer strongmen later might cause the bandit gang to notice.

So in subsequent battles, he and his duplicate take turns wearing the Invisibility Cloak to devour Soul power, protect the group, guard against strong‑man ambushes, and secretly capture practicing prisoners.

Of the people he had captured earlier, he killed half while practicing; the other half were all slain by Lei Ming, Long Nv, and the other monster beasts, and he still needs to catch more.

However, this time his clone was hidden in the dark, which made things much more convenient.

He also kept an eye on Li Qingyang while attacking; sometimes even if Li Qingyang noticed, he assumed it was those martial cultivators using Space Translocation to dodge the attack, not realizing they had been taken away.

The battlefield was in chaos, and he didn't have time to pursue them individually.

This time the monster beasts didn't separate from Ye Liuyun; instead they stayed with him, sweeping clockwise through the city in a net-like pattern to kill the bandits.

Wherever they passed, their own troops all stepped aside, leaving the battlefield to them, and went to the central area to loot resources.

They didn't mind either, seizing the opportunity to train as much as possible; besides, with the thief cat around, the resources they seize would surely be no more than what the cat gets.

Ye Liuyun also had the thief cat leave some relatively unimportant resources, so as not to completely loot the merchant guild and the City Lord's mansion, leaving something for others.

They also stopped gnawing at tough targets to waste resources, and no longer launched strong assaults on places protected by formations.

When other squads saw they weren't making a move, they all swarmed forward, blasted through the formations, then went in to loot and kill.

The corpses that Ye Liuyun and they themselves had killed were also collected and given to Lan Xin to organize, while the corpses were all given to the Magic Vine.

Ye Liuyun estimated that if they kept killing at this rate, by the time they reached the Wasteland Sea, the Magic Vine would have no trouble breaking through to the Guiyi Sixth Layer.