Chapter 3083: Scavenging Resources

Other realms held little interest for Ye Liuyun, so he finally left the realm stone forest entirely and focused on advancing his cultivation.

After cultivating the Divine Core for a while, Ye Liuyun's realm only rose to the mid‑stage of Guiyi Fourth Layer.

The Monster Beast and Tang Xinyao's group saw no change in realm, but their strength increased greatly; now they can easily fight across two levels.

Ye Liuyun's women not only improved their realm power, but most also reached the Guiyi realm; even Wu Qingcheng and other women who rarely fought advanced to the Zhuanzai Eighth and Ninth Layers.

After the recruitment at Yu Wenqiang's side ends, Ye Liuyun immediately left the camp and began scavenging resources. He intends to loot the He family's Mineral Vein resources, then rush to the Chen family to capture a Refining Master, to forge suitable armor and weapons for the Ancient Demon soldiers about to go to war.

He didn't send the others back to the Xing Xi of the Bridge, but had them first help him collect some Mineral Vein resources.

He learned from He Yunzhang that the He family's Martial Cultivator guardians of the Mineral Veins were numerous, and with them he could deal with lower‑realm Martial Cultivators.

When he first acted, He Yunzhang was summoned and asked to personally guide Ye Liuyun.

He Yunzhang internally protested a hundred times, unwilling to expose himself, let alone bring disaster to the He family.

But Ye Liuyun told him: "If the He family acts against me, you must pay the price. Not killing you all is already mercy!"

Then Ye Liuyun used the Slave Seal to tightly control He Yunzhang, leaving him with no second thoughts, to help collect the He family's Mineral Veins.

The He family's Mineral Veins total over three hundred sites, classified as primary, secondary, and high‑grade, spread across more than fifty Xingqiu, nine of which are uninhabited Xingqiu. Ye Liuyun's primary target is those nine uninhabited Xingqiu.

He originally intended to first take a few small veins, amass some power, then study the uninhabited Xingqiu. But time is tight, so he must go all‑out now.

Although the He family's guardians on those nine uninhabited Xingqiu are many, Ye Liuyun is not overly worried. After his Spatial Power increased, his movements became more concealed; hiding in the void, he doesn't need the Invisibility Cloak, and even Guiyi Ninth Layer strong ones find it hard to detect him.

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On the first Xingqiu they act upon, there is only one Guiyi Ninth Layer Early Stage strong one, which He Yunzhang can handle himself. There are over thirty Guiyi Eighth Layer strong ones, over sixty Guiyi Seventh Layer, and the remaining Guiyi Early and Mid Stage Martial Cultivators number just a couple thousand.

Most of these Martial Cultivators are hired by the He family; genuine He family Martial Cultivators number no more than thirty.

This deployment stems mainly from the fact that most veins on this Xingqiu are primary, low‑quality ores, which the He family does not value highly.

Moreover, they never imagined anyone would dare raid them, let alone raid such primary veins. Most of these veins are used to forge building materials and the lowest‑grade weapons. Biquku

But for Ye Liuyun, even if he can only forge low‑grade weapons of the true tier, he can still sell them at good prices in other Xing Xi.

Besides these guardian Martial Cultivators, the Xingqiu hosts tens of thousands of miners; the highest realm among them does not exceed Guiyi Third Layer, and most are only Zhuanzai Jingjie Martial Cultivators.

According to He Yunzhang, these miners might later be organized by the He family to resist his attack. Ye Liuyun decided then that if they strike, he will let the newly selected soldiers of the Ancient Demon Race practice on them, storing them as food resources.

Before reaching this Xingqiu, Ye Liuyun first pulled He Yunzhang into the Space World, then slipped into the void, moving toward the Guiyi Ninth Layer strongest one.

The strong ones here usually train and never expect anyone to raid them, so their vigilance is low. Ye Liuyun reached them without being noticed.

Ye Liuyun was unceremonious, striking directly, planting a Slave Seal on him and pulling him into the Space World. He then released two duplicates: one to capture Guiyi Eighth Layer strong ones, the other to capture Guiyi Seventh Layer strong ones.

After the three of them captured over twenty Martial Cultivators, the He family's Administrator finally noticed and raised an alarm.

Only then did Ye Liuyun and his duplicate release Snow Wolf, Cold Abyss, and He Yunzhang to help deal with Guiyi Late Stage strong ones, though Cold Abyss and He Yunzhang wore Invisibility Cloaks to conceal their identities. Then they released Magic Vine, Monster Beast, and Tang Xinyao and others to tackle Guiyi Early‑Mid Stage Martial Cultivators.

He family

The Administrator of the He family indeed immediately dispatched people to rally all miners and besiege Ye Liuyun's group. Ye Liuyun at once released the newly formed elite troops of the Ancient Demon, sending them to slay the miners and stockpile food.

The strong ones' battle ended quickly; Snow Wolf, Cold Abyss, and He Yunzhang—the three Guiyi Ninth Layer strong ones—along with the remaining He family Martial Cultivators, barely resisted, fighting only a few strikes.

and then all surrendered. Ye Liuyun and his group did not stop, but immediately went to intimidate

"Accept everyone's surrender. Have them sign a Master‑Servant Contract!"

Ye Liuyun instantly ordered Magic Vine and Monster Beast to cease, then with his duplicate led the three Guiyi Ninth Layer strong ones to intimidate the miners.

The miners were weak; within a short time half of them were killed. Though they had surrendered, the Ancient Demon Race treated them wholly as food, continuing the slaughter. Only when Ye Liuyun rushed over and called a halt did the Ancient Demon Legion stop. Biquku

Ye Liuyun also had his primary duplicate pull all these captives into the Space World first, then hand them over to the Ancient Demon Legion. He told the legion that after devouring the remaining miners' Souls, they should then devour their Physical Bodies.

For the other Guiyi Early‑Mid Stage Martial Cultivators, Ye Liuyun assigned Snow Wolf, Monster Beast, Tang Xinyao, and the participating women, letting them fully exploit them—devouring Souls while Chi Lian absorbed Bloodline Power, and the Yuan Dan served as cultivation material for the Monster Beasts, wasting nothing.

Especially Snow Wolf, Ye Liuyun also had Vermilion Bird assist, pulling out some Martial Cultivators' Souls and sending them into Snow Wolf's Soul realm, helping it devour those Souls. Otherwise Snow Wolf's own Soul power would be too weak; if it encountered a Martial Cultivator with strong Soul power and discovered its hiding place, it would be certain death.

After Chi Lian finishes absorbing Bloodline Power, it also helps others increase theirs. Ye Liuyun ordered Chi Lian to first aid the five Leaders—Yu Xiaofeng and companions—to boost their Bloodline Power, then attend to his own people.

For these five Leaders to quickly enhance their strength, they must first raise their Bloodline Power, which then accelerates the growth of other abilities.