Chapter 31: Home Delivery

Ye Liuyun comprehended the blade intent, obtained a Wukong Stone, and can be said to have made a huge gain.

He cheerfully returned to the Instrument Hall.

Upon entering the Instrument Hall, he found Liang Xue chatting with Feng Wanru, with Xu Bo standing behind them.

They saw Ye Liuyun come in and immediately looked over.

"Why are you here?" Ye Liuyun asked oddly.

"What? You don't welcome me?" Liang Xue retorted.

"Of course not! Of course I welcome you!" Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

"But my place is a bit shabby, not even a tea table. How about we go barbecue? There's seating there!" Ye Liuyun said somewhat embarrassed.

"Sure! I've been wanting to eat your grilled meat these days!" Liang Xue was generous, not caring at all.

Fortunately, Ye Liuyun had built a barbecue rack for his aunt these past days, with a few chairs beside it; otherwise there wouldn't be enough seats.

"When you have time, arrange for someone to deliver a set of tea tables and chairs for me! Otherwise you'll have nowhere to sit when you come again!" Ye Liuyun said without holding back, barbecuing while chatting with her.

"Alright, I'll have someone also bring a tea set and fine tea leaves. But will you pay?" Liang Xue asked with a smile.

"It's all for entertaining you anyway! If you're willing to deliver, do it; if not, you'll have to sit on the floor next time!" Ye Liuyun laughed.

"Shameless!" Liang Xue glared at him.

Feng Wanru watched their conversation with a half‑smile, not joining in.

"You called me here just to mooch some barbecue?" Ye Liuyun asked.

"Isn't it to deliver things to you! After a few days you still didn't go, so I had to bring them myself. The materials for forging a Storage Ring, the beast cores with lightning attribute and other materials you wanted, I've delivered them!"

"The remaining materials are all yours; I won't pay you a fee. The money from selling the Storage Rings is kept with me; we'll settle it together next time."

"Fine, give me the items, you handle the money yourself! I haven't been refining pills lately, and have nothing to bring back for you."

After handing the items to Ye Liuyun, Liang Xue inquired about his recent situation.

"You haven't been refining pills lately; what have you been busy with?"

"Cultivation, Body Refinement, and practicing combat skills. In a few days I'll take part in the martial tournament of Fengyang City."

Ye Liuyun said as he distributed the grilled beast meat to everyone.

"By the way, I also need to order a batch of seasonings from you. Wherever I go, I can grill meat anytime.

I also need to order a batch of wine; meat without wine isn't tasty!

And clothes. I have only a few pieces; after a few fights I have nothing left to wear! And herbal materials. I'll refine some common pills as stock, so I won't be empty when urgent."

Saying that, Ye Liuyun fetched paper and brush, writing down a long list of herbal materials.

"I barely made the trip, and you really know how to take advantage! After I eat a barbecue, you give me so many tasks!" Liang Xue pretended to be displeased.

Ye Liuyun chuckled. "I'm not giving you an excuse to arrange home delivery; just come again next time!"

"You have thick skin!" Liang Xue was actually quite pleased that Ye Liuyun treated her as an equal.

The two chatted a while longer, agreeing that Liang Xue would come back in three days to collect the Storage Ring, then she took her leave.

After Liang Xue left, Feng Wanru looked at him with a slightly playful gaze.

"I think you two are quite a match. How about canceling Ye Xinyu's marriage contract and replacing it with Liang Xue?"

Ye Liuyun said awkwardly, "Stop joking with me; she's just a sister of mine!"

"Sister? You've come to my door; do you think I can't see it?" Feng Wanru's playful stare made him feel uneasy.

"Enough nonsense, I'm going to cultivate!" Ye Liuyun said, then fled back to the Back Hall.

After returning, Ye Liuyun first sparred with Kuailei, practicing the Dominating Blade Art. He didn't stop until every technique was mastered.

His swordsmanship improved considerably; each slash carried a domineering aura. Though not extremely strong, it was far more powerful than before.

Afterwards, he emptied the lightning‑attribute items Liang Xue had brought.

Ten lightning beast cores, a cloud‑thunder herb, a piece of lightning‑strike wood, and two golden thunder stones,

After absorbing the lightning power within, he simply took out all the beast cores and drained their energy completely. Using that energy, he reconstructed a new Meridian, then ceased cultivation.

His current realm has reached the late stage of Body Refinement Seventh Level.

After cultivating, Ye Liuyun took a Concentrating Pill, rested briefly, then retrieved the materials Liang Xue had sent for forging a Storage Ring.

Inside, besides spatial nest wood and cross‑realm stone, there were many metals and jade stones for him to choose from.

He looked; the various materials were abundant. After thinking, it would be better to forge a storage bracelet for Liang Xue.

After all, a bracelet looks much better on a girl than a ring.

So he selected the most suitable metal to refine, then also refined some jadeite, a suitable amount of spatial nest wood and cross‑realm stone.

When the materials were ready, he used the metal as a base, controlled its shape with his Soul, then infused spatial nest wood, engraved a spatial Formation, merged the cross‑realm stone, and finally refined the jadeite into the bracelet, inscribing Defense Array and Recognition Formation.

He felt a strong thrill looking at the finished product.

It appeared as a crystal‑clear jadeite bracelet.

"Liang Xue will definitely love it when she sees it!"

He stored the bracelet and also forged a Storage Ring for Black Python.

Then he transferred the stored corpses into Black Python's ring for it to keep as food. Black Python swallowed the Storage Ring whole, repeatedly nodding to thank Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun packed away the remaining materials, then took out the Wukong Stone and began cultivating his body movement.

The Wukong Stone indeed enhanced his comprehension of space; many previously puzzling matters were now easily resolved.

His body movement, once manifested, became increasingly hard to trace.

These past days he focused on cultivating body movement and swordsmanship. Before Liang Xue returned, he had refined every technique of the Lingkong Art and Dominating Blade Art to the perfect realm.

When Liang Xue arrived, he was shirtless, sparring with Kuailei in the Back Hall of the Instrument Hall, practicing the Thunder Rush Fist.

Liang Xue watched his figure entranced, without disturbing him.

At this moment, Kuailei's realm had risen to the peak of True Essence First Level.

Ye Liuyun threw every punch, lightning glow appearing on his fists; when they struck Kuailei Mountain, there was a 'Zila' sound and sparks flew.

"Late-stage Body Refinement Seventh Level! True Qi released outward!" Liang Xue inhaled a sharp breath of cold air.

"This guy is a monster—his realm rose incredibly fast, and he can even release True Qi outward before reaching the True Essence Realm! It's utterly unreasonable!"

After Ye Liuyun finished his punches and rested, he noticed Liang Xue watching him from the side.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting! I didn't notice you had arrived. Why didn't you call out to me?"

He didn't even think about putting on clothes, but went straight over to greet Liang Xue.

Liang Xue was already used to it, but she still couldn't help glancing a few more times at his sturdy muscles.

"Is my Storage Ring ready?" Liang Xue asked.

"Of course!" Ye Liuyun took out the storage bracelet.

When Liang Xue saw the beautiful jade bracelet, she excitedly covered her mouth!

"Is this the storage space you made for me?" she asked excitedly.

"Yeah! I thought making it into a storage bracelet would better complement your temperament, so I unilaterally changed the ring into a bracelet. Do you like it? If not, I can change it back into a ring for you."