Chapter 3378: Specializing in Body Refinement

"The Qi is thin; maybe they just focus on body refining!"

Ye Liuyun also let out a sigh, intending to wait for them to come over, ask them, and see if the Martial Cultivators here have any special body‑refining methods.

The weapons in the hands of the local Martial Cultivators were all ordinary iron weapons, suggesting their forging skill wasn't very high.

After they hurried over, they kept eyeing Ye Liuyun and his companions.

"Are you outsiders? What are you doing here? We have no resources you could be interested in!"

The leading middle‑aged man also spoke up to negotiate with Ye Liuyun and the others.

"We mean no harm; we were passing by, got tired from riding the Flying Boat, and came down to rest and stretch!" Ye Liuyun explained.

Lei Ming and the other Monster Beasts, seeing that these people's cultivation levels were low, lost any interest in attacking.

They opened their Divine Sense and indeed found no valuable resources here. In a place where Qi is thin, even ferocious beasts are scarce, and those that exist are of low level, so they were even less interested.

"You're not here to seize resources?" The middle‑aged man asked, puzzled, seeing that Ye Liuyun and his group had no intention of violence.

Hearing that, Ye Liuyun smiled and retorted: "As you said, there's no resource here; what's there to loot?"

The middle‑aged man believed him, thrusting his spear into the ground, and introduced himself to Ye Liuyun: "I am Yao Meng, captain of the warriors of the Yao Tribe. If you're not here to seize resources, our tribe welcomes you and is willing to trade with you!"

Ye Liuyun clasped his fists and said, "I am Ye Liuyun. We truly aren't here to loot resources, but what do you mean by trade?"

He could not see any resources among the Martial Cultivators that could be traded.

"Since you're not here to loot, please come to our tribe for a drink of water wine and sit down to chat! We can exchange our body‑refining techniques for your weapon‑crafting methods, or trade ore for your beast meat or Divine Crystals," Yao Meng gestured an invitation.

"Alright, we'll go take a look!"

Ye Liuyun, hearing them mention techniques, thought it was worth checking out.

So the group followed Yao Meng and the local Martial Cultivators back

to their Yao Tribe.

However, the local Martial Cultivators walked back at a leisurely pace, not flying.

Yao Meng also explained to Ye Liuyun and the others: "Qi is thin here, so we avoid using True Essence whenever we can."

"Then how do you cultivate?" Ye Liuyun asked, continuing the conversation with Yao Meng.

"Our Martial Cultivators here focus solely on body refining; few bother to cultivate True Essence," Yao Meng said directly.

"Can body refining alone fend off raiding outsiders?" Lei Ming interjected curiously.

Yao Meng smiled mysteriously: "Don't underestimate our body‑refining art; our actual combat power isn't lacking!"

Lei Ming was skeptical yet curious, wanting to try, but fearing to spoil the friendly atmosphere, so he held back for now.

Ye Liuyun also examined Yao Meng with his Golden Pupil, finding his Physical Body indeed not weak, though perhaps not as exaggerated as claimed.

He offered no rebuttal, simply chatting casually with Yao Meng, probing what other resources might be tradable.

Yao Meng's introduction was brief, mentioning a few foods that aid body refining and some higher‑quality ores; nothing striking, and he said they could show Ye Liuyun after reaching the tribe.

Ye Liuyun didn't mind, treating it as a chance to see the scene and rest.

The tribe's Clan Chief Yao Tianling was quite hospitable, receiving Ye Liuyun and his party, and brought out half a Barbarian Ox for roasting.

"Don't complain about the amount; food resources here are scarce anyway! But we have a kind of sticky rice and home‑brewed wine that will definitely suffice!"

The Clan Chief also feared Ye Liuyun might misunderstand. This half Barbarian Ox is something they only bring out on major festivals.

Ye Liuyun knew the Clan Chief wasn't lying; the Xingqiu's ferocious beasts are indeed few. He repeatedly thanked the chief and voluntarily offered several beasts to share with the tribe.

Within his Space World, he stored many beasts. The meat he had accumulated in the Burning Blood Xing Xi still remains plentiful.

Seeing the locals' low cultivation levels, the beasts he presented were also low‑level, early‑stage ones.

Yet even these low‑level beasts drew a crowd of tribe members.

"This

Too precious! You arrived at our tribe; how could we let you have such valuable food!" Yao Tianling waved his hands repeatedly in refusal.

"No problem, since we've met, it's fate; let's roast them all and share with everyone!" Ye Liuyun said generously.

Only then did Yao Tianling allow them to start roasting. While waiting, he had someone bring out some special foods.

One was a wholly crimson medicinal herb, the other a golden‑hued spirit fruit. These two foods, which Yao Meng had mentioned on the road, are self‑cultivated and have special effects on body refining.

Ye Liuyun picked up the crimson herb and tasted it; immediately he found that once absorbed, it acted on the Physical Body, making it feel as if the body were burning. That scorching sensation differs from fire, yet it burns away impurities in the body, enhancing its quality.

He hadn't anticipated this effect, and his eyes widened in surprise. He then promptly took a bite of the golden spirit fruit.

The spirit fruit was absorbed even faster; a metallic aura instantly spread throughout his body and was taken in by the Physical Body.

"What are these? The body‑refining effect is that good?" Ye Liuyun couldn't help but ask.

"Haha, we cultivated these ourselves!" the Clan Chief laughed upon seeing Ye Liuyun's surprised expression.

"The red one we call Chiran Grass, used to burn impurities inside the Physical Body and improve its quality. The golden one we call Diamond Fruit, used to increase the body's hardness!"

Yao Tianling said, handing Ye Liuyun a wine pouch: "Try our home‑brewed wine again! It contains a special local water."

Ye Liuyun immediately took a swig, savoring it. The wine was likely brewed from their cultivated sticky rice, giving it a distinctive rice aroma.

The key was the brewing water, which surprisingly promoted tighter integration of the Physical Body, and Ye Liuyun vaguely felt it helped him absorb the previously eaten Chiran Grass and Diamond Fruit.

"What water is this?" Ye Liuyun was astonished again.

The Clan Chief seemed pleased with Ye Liuyun's astonishment, smiling, "It's just our locally unique water."

As he said that, he also produced two kinds of ore for Ye Liuyun to examine.