Chapter 3460: Young Guide

"Next battle, I also want to join the fight!" Chen Yueying proactively asked Ye Liuyun.

"Good, the natives here have low cultivation, perfect for you to practice."

Ye Liuyun didn't think much of it. Chen Yueying proactively asked to increase her strength, which was a good thing for him. The stronger she became, the easier it was for Ye Liuyun.

He also released the martial cultivators he had subdued inside the Carefree Paradise Grotto, ten people, and had Peng Lie lead them to protect Chen Yueying.

He would later use a method of merging with the void to investigate the true situation of the native martial cultivators.

Their flying boat also stopped at a place called Forbidden Area Yi Cheng. This is the last city before the native territory; going further from here enters the native martial cultivators' domain.

Ye Liuyun and his group didn't rashly land on the native territory because they wanted to come to Yi Cheng to find a guide familiar with the situation.

Inside Yi Cheng, both human martial cultivators and native martial cultivators exist, and they can peacefully coexist.

These local native martial cultivators maintain a tribal lifestyle, bare-chested wearing animal skins, their skin is ancient bronze, looking like their physical bodies are very sturdy.

Their cultivation levels are mostly Taixu first or second layer; the so-called low level is just lower than experts', not inferior to martial cultivators like Ye Liuyun at that level.

Here they usually sell the lean meat, hides, and various medicinal herbs of ferocious beasts to exchange for other cultivation resources they need.

Ye Liuyun and his group first found an inn to stay in, and had Peng Lie lead people out to look for a guide.

In the inn there were also several other teams preparing for expeditions. One team had about fifteen or sixteen people, their attire looked like mercenaries, also like bandits. Seeing that Ye Liuyun's group had decent strength, no one dared to provoke them.

There was also a group that turned out to be a team of inner disciples from the Qianling Sect, the same number as Ye Liuyun's group, also here on a mission. Moreover, the head disciple recognized Chen Yueying.

"Junior Sister Chen, what a coincidence to meet you here. You're here on a mission, why are you with these people?" The head disciple was called Li Jingxuan, who was also a Taixu sixth-layer cultivator, his strength not weak among the inner disciples.

"Senior Brother Li!" Chen Yueying hadn't expected to meet him here, she immediately stood up to greet him. "I'm also here on a mission. These people are those I met during a previous mission; we got along, so we came together on this mission."

"Oh!" Li Jingxuan didn't interfere much with Chen Yueying's affairs, chatted with her for a couple of sentences, seeing she was fine, he reassuringly led his team to prepare to leave.

However, Ye Liuyun keenly noticed that the mercenaries' divine sense seemed to be paying attention to Li Jingxuan's team's movements.

"Could it be that these mercenaries want to rob Li Jingxuan's people? Do they have accomplices outside?" Ye Liuyun immediately realized these mercenaries were no match for Li Jingxuan's team; if they were to attack, there should be reinforcements outside.

However, he now only suspects it, cannot confirm, so he can only pay attention for now.

Not long after, Peng Lie brought back a young guide, nicknamed "Wanshitong".

That boy was indeed sharp; after seeing their faces, he immediately realized Ye Liuyun was their leader, and boasted to Ye Liuyun that he knew everything about this place, that there was nothing he didn't know.

He also used a treasure that conceals cultivation level to display himself as a Taixu second-layer cultivator. But Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil saw that his cultivation was actually Taixu fourth-layer late stage, nearly reaching fifth layer, higher than Chen Yueying's level.

Ye Liuyun immediately used the pretext of examining his knowledge of the natives to have him introduce the situation to everyone, while he and Peng Lie studied that mercenary group.

"Not bad, I think they're also eyeing those Qianling Sect disciples! And those Qianling Sect disciples don't seem to take them seriously either." After observing for a while, Peng Lie also confirmed this with Ye Liuyun.

"Hmm, I estimate those Qianling Sect disciples will suffer a loss. We need to think of a plan, wait for these

"After the mercenaries succeed, we'll rob them in one go. Those Qianling Sect disciples are extremely fat, at least letting everyone earn some cultivation resources!" Ye Liuyun communicated with Peng Lie.

"Hmm, then let's hire this Wanshitong; I think he knows these people! Look at his eyes, he tries not to glance that way, but he's sized up every other team!" Peng Lie suggested.

Ye Liuyun also admired Peng Lie's keen observation in his heart, but he still asked Peng Lie: "Is this little slippery guy reliable? He hides his cultivation level, claiming to be Taixu fourth layer. Can he help us when the time comes?"

Having heard the "Wanshitong" introduction, he realized the boy likely still had many reservations. Probably because Ye Liuyun hadn't promised to hire him, he didn't say much; he seemed to be a seasoned figure who'd long been mingling in society, an old hand.

Peng Lie also replied: "Guides in this place can't be called reliable or unreliable; it's just mutual use. If you're not at ease, you can directly give him a slave seal or force him to sign a contract!"

Upon hearing that, Ye Liuyun immediately took out a top-grade divine crystal in his hand and sent a voice transmission to the young guide: "Tell me the background of that mercenary team. If you know, I'll acknowledge your ability, and this divine crystal will serve as a deposit for hiring you."

"If you don't know, then your title of Wanshitong is just empty boasting. You'd better go back where you came from!"

The boy was explaining the characteristics of the local martial cultivators to others, describing them as having bronze skin and iron bones; Chen Yueying listened with great interest.

The boy glanced at Ye Liuyun's hand holding the crystal stone, swallowed secretly, and sent a voice transmission to Ye Liuyun: "They are a local martial cultivator team, numbering over a hundred, and their relationship with the native inhabitants is unusual; they make a living by gathering herbs in the native territory."

At the same time, the boy continued to vividly tell Chen Yueying interesting anecdotes about the native martial cultivators, completely unaffected.

"Is herb gathering just a surface business? If that's all you know, you can go back now!" Ye Liuyun merely curled his lip in disdain, then ordered Peng Lie to go find a more experienced guide.

The boy immediately became anxious, no longer hiding anything, directly told Ye Liuyun: "Alright, I'll tell you! They do all kinds of business, including roadblock robbery, murder and theft, and they're all colluding with the natives, often teaming up to attack exploring martial cultivators."

"However, you must absolutely not provoke them; they are not only numerous, but also well-connected, having ties with the garrison and the City Lord's Manor; offending them is equivalent to offending everyone on this planet."

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