Chapter 3447: Eradicating the Roots

Ye Liuyun's golden pupil saw that the blood fox was truly angry, about to launch an attack on him, and was gathering force.

Since they could only settle it with a life‑or‑death battle to eliminate each other and be completely at ease, he simply took the initiative, enlarging his body while firing an arrow.

However, that arrow was not aimed at that blood fox, but at another blood fox of Taixu Third Layer, the highest‑ranked among the remaining blood foxes.

"So the power was insufficient!" Ye Liuyun thought as his arrow flew; the opposing blood‑fox elite immediately realized that the arrow's force could not kill him.

Thus he no longer feared Ye Liuyun's bow, and rushed forward directly. Yet the distance he had controlled suddenly changed.

He could have leapt to Ye Liuyun's side in an instant and taken some of his blood, but his body was shrinking rapidly, so after that lunge he was still a considerable distance from Ye Liuyun.

He had previously thought Ye Liuyun was merely using spatial power to enlarge himself, but unexpectedly, while he was inattentive, Ye Liuyun shrank him.

At that moment Ye Liuyun released a short sword—the Taixu Sixth Layer attack weapon he had previously seized—directed at the blood fox. As Ye Liuyun's space expanded, the short sword grew enormously.

The blood fox then realized it had been tricked, but it was too late to recover. Even if it enlarged its body, it would be pierced by the short sword, so it hoped to evade the strike using its smaller size.

But Ye Liuyun would not miss the chance; he suddenly withdrew the power that had been shrinking its space, instantly restoring it to its original size.

"Puff"—the blood fox was pierced through the chest by the short sword, drawing a line of blood.

"Cunning human! I'm fighting you!" the blood fox cursed, immediately releasing all its Soul, including a soul source, rushing toward Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

Ye Liuyun was unfazed, instantly using spatial power to revert his body, and simultaneously released four golden‑dragon Kuailei and a soul source to kill the remaining five blood foxes.

The remaining five blood foxes were at First or Second Layer, their Soul power not a match for him, and they could not defeat the Fourth‑rank virtual‑stage golden‑dragon Kuailei, so they were destined to be slaughtered.

Ye Liuyun left none alive, then revisited the elite blood fox's Sea of Consciousness to double‑check, and controlled the short sword to decapitate it, finally feeling at ease.

Next, he began clearing the battlefield. Not a single corpse of a blood fox or Martial Cultivator was left.

At this point, the Ten Thousand Gods Command had nearly exhausted the elite blood fox's soul source, and Ye Liuyun initiated a Soul Search. He found there were too many blood foxes here and checked for any leftovers.

After the Soul Search, he discovered something even more dangerous.

Indeed, this blood‑fox clan still had a more powerful blood‑fox patriarch, who had long been reclusive behind the highest cliff of this mountain range.

The medicinal herbs cultivated by these blood foxes are actually their food and cultivation resources. Absorbing human blood, however, is a skill of their later generations, used to boost bloodline power.

The blood‑fox patriarch originally went south and met a demonic‑path master, who taught him this cultivation method, and the patriarch also possesses a blood‑thirsty Magic Crystal specifically for absorbing a strong one's bloodline power.

However, the patriarch's realm is Taixu Eighth Layer, and Ye Liuyun does not know whether he can match him. He estimates that the pressure exerted by such a strong opponent is beyond his resistance.

"First, go transplant their herb garden!"

As Ye Liuyun walked, he also told Chen Yueying about the blood‑fox patriarch.

"Let's forget it then! That kind of strong opponent's power is beyond us. After we return, we'll report to the Sect and have the Sect send strong cultivators to handle it!"

When Chen Yueying heard the patriarch's realm, she realized they were no match, worried Ye Liuyun would take the risk, and immediately advised him not to act.

"Hmm!" Ye Liuyun verbally agreed, but he thought that if he used the Godslaying Bow or the Black and White Light, he might still be able to kill it. Otherwise

If you cut the grass without removing the roots, trouble will keep coming.

He eliminated the entire blood‑fox nest; the patriarch will surely retaliate. As for the blood‑thirsty Magic Crystal, he neither needs nor cares for it, but he can let the Sealing Demon Tablet absorb it to boost its power.

However, even if he goes, he cannot take Chen Yueying, lest he endangers her.

Calmly, after dividing the blood‑fox herbs with Chen Yueying, he planted them separately in his own Space World. Thus he now has some high‑grade Taixu World herbs, so that Lin Luoyi and others will never lack any.

Then he cultivated on the spot, returning to his Space World to restore the Divine Core. He had previously exhausted the Divine Core using the Great Void Bow, and now must fully replenish it before daring to act against the blood‑fox patriarch.

This is the blood‑fox's territory; they aren't concerned about other monster beasts daring to approach.

He gave Chen Yueying the treasure from Yue Hengfeng that prevents bloodline attacks, as well as the fire phoenix in his Sea of Consciousness, to help strengthen her defense.

The bow Ye Liuyun gave to Xiao Yunfang is a Sixth‑rank virtual‑stage treasure, but it still needs Qiong Qi's help to embed a formation with tracking capability.

Those wings are a treasure forged from the Great Roc wings of Taixu Ninth Layer; wearing them on the back enables long‑distance flight, and they are faster than the Third‑rank virtual‑stage Flying Boat. Ye Liuyun gave them to Meng Qingyin.

He kept only one low‑alert blood‑fox head to return for a mission, giving the rest to monster beasts. These blood‑foxes' bloodline power is strong and their realms high, making them excellent cultivation resources for the monster beasts.

The remaining treasures, such as the spear, were given to Bai Hu for refinement; the others were let the group choose first, and he planned to sell the leftovers for resources.

These few Qianling Sect disciples are all affluent; Ye Liuyun also obtained a good amount of Primordial Power and Crystal Stone, so everyone could receive some resources for cultivating True Essence. The newly acquired Primordial Power conveniently allows him to quickly replenish the consumed Divine Core.

While cultivating, he also had Qiong Qi help set up a Defense Array. He estimates that with this array, plus the Soul fire phoenix and red light sphere Chen Yueying just obtained, leaving four golden‑dragon Kuailei when he departs should make it virtually foolproof.

Thus, after his Divine Core recovered, he left four golden dragons, told Chen Yueying to scout the path, and have her wait within the array.

Chen Yueying knew he was unwilling to give up and insisted on eliminating the blood‑fox patriarch, but felt her going would hinder him, so she agreed and waited within the array.

"He lets others go rescue people, yet remains indifferent, but he is truly eager to adventure by killing blood foxes!" Chen Yueying muttered, still not understanding what Ye Liuyun was thinking.

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