Chapter 3465: Mission Completed

The natives immediately had someone release a Soul to help, and the two sides' Souls collided, igniting a melee.

Ye Liuyun did not act, but seized the chance to use Spatial Power to shift the native Clan Chief's tiger head into his own hand, promptly removed the Jade Soul Bone inside, and then returned the tiger head.

His covert move did not attract much attention, but the native Clan Chief certainly noticed.

Although he could not see what was inside the tiger head and had never dared to open it, the tiger head's weight lightened noticeably after the Jade Soul Bone vanished.

He carried that tiger head daily; when its weight changed, he immediately realized that the hidden item had been stolen.

He assumed the other side was responsible, and at once gave a command; all the natives, like madmen, surged at the Mercenary bandits, determined to annihilate them at any cost.

The opposing bandits had no idea what the natives were raving about; they simply released their Souls, wielded various treasures and weapons, and attacked the native Martial Cultivators.

Seeing his own people suffer heavy casualties, the Clan Chief could not help but release the Phoenix fire spirit from his Space World.

Ye Liuyun was overjoyed, not expecting to obtain the item so smoothly.

He did not act immediately, but let the fire spirit first incinerate the bandits. The fire spirit was evidently in a half‑asleep state, not fully awakened, so it required the Clan Chief to control the direction of its burning.

Ye Liuyun gauged the fire spirit's power and found it far weaker than his own Golden Crow Holy Fire. His fire gourd, which captures flames, was sufficient to seize it.

This also made it easier for him to deal with it later; he would absorb a portion himself, distribute some to Qiong Qi and Chen Yueying, and keep a bit for the mission.

When the flame had nearly burned the bandits away, Ye Liuyun finally acted, enveloping himself in Golden Crow Holy Fire, then drawing out the fire gourd and sucking it in directly.

The native Clan Chief was initially surprised to see a Golden Crow appear within the flame, but he quickly realized the Phoenix fire spirit was rapidly weakening, losing contact with him, and being drawn into the Golden Crow.

In fact, Ye Liuyun was simply holding the fire gourd and had collected the Phoenix fire spirit inside. The fire gourd can nurture flame; the half‑asleep Phoenix fire spirit, upon sensing the gourd's suction and its internal flame‑nurturing power, immediately allowed itself to be drawn in.

Thus Ye Liuyun's acquisition went smoothly. He then promptly merged back into the void, reclaimed his flame power, and withdrew silently.

The native Clan Chief still did not know what had happened; only when the flames in the sky extinguished and vanished did he realize the fire source had been taken.

The Clan Chief immediately let out a howl.

First a treasured relic within the clan was lost, now the fire source too; he was on the brink of madness, rallying his people to charge at the remaining few bandits.

The few remaining bandits were also unlucky, clueless about who to blame.

After securing his prize, Ye Liuyun no longer bothered them; he immediately returned, boarded the Flying Boat with Chen Yueying, and left at once.

As for the natives he had controlled, he left none; he simply dissolved their contracts, allowing them to return to their tribe on their own.

"Mission completed?" Chen Yueying asked Ye Liuyun.

She hadn't seen the flame, but felt its intense heat, assuming Ye Liuyun had succeeded; otherwise he wouldn't have withdrawn so quickly.

"Not bad!"

Ye Liuyun immediately ordered Peng Lie to send men to pilot the Flying Boat; he took Chen Yueying back to the Space World, showing her the obtained Jade Soul Bone and Phoenix flame, as well as the cultivation resources in Wan Shitong's possession.

"You saved me again. I haven't helped at all, only caused you more trouble; I can't share resources with you any longer. Keep those resources for yourself!"

Chen Yueying immediately stated her position, firmly refusing any resources Ye Liuyun might give her.

Especially now that she thought of Wan Shitong, she felt uneasy, regretting her gullibility, so she would not accept those resources.

Ye Liuyun did not force her, merely advised, "Fine then! But as for the Phoenix flame, you should still refine some fire spirit and store it as your own fire source.

That way both your Soul and True Essence will contain Phoenix flame, giving you an extra life‑saving power. There is plenty of Phoenix fire spirit, so losing a bit is negligible. Once you refine it into your own source, you can gradually enhance it later."

This time Chen Yueying did not reject Ye Liuyun's kindness, thanked him, and agreed.

Thus Ye Liuyun first divided the Phoenix flame: he gave Chen Yueying a fire spirit to refine, and left her a fire source for the mission.

He split the remaining fire spirits equally with Qiong Qi and Zhu Que, and others who cultivated fire also received a strand of fire spirit.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun began refining the Jade Soul Bone again. He has always done so: once he acquires resources, he immediately applies them to himself to prepare for future dangers.

He refined the Jade Soul Bone into his right arm and right shoulder. Although the head, chest, and lower‑abdomen dantian are important, he felt the hands are more useful in combat, so the other spots could wait. Moreover, he already wore War God Armor, so he didn't urgently need to boost defense.

Before refining that Jade Soul Bone, Ye Liuyun had brewed it for a long time, only then gritting his teeth to start. The memory of his earlier attempts made him feel unbearable pain.

The result was the same; after enduring another bout of painful torment, he finally refined the Jade Soul Bone into his right arm.

Now his arms are sturdy enough to clash with a Taixu Liu Chong Martial Cultivator without breaking.

After a brief adjustment, he distributed the resources obtained from Wan Shitong to everyone, ensuring they all had sufficient cultivation resources.

Peng Lie and others also received shares; Ye Liuyun equipped them with armor, temporarily assigning them as Chen Yueying's guards.

After refining the Phoenix fire spirit, Chen Yueying stopped cultivating and spent each day reflecting on her mistakes, having been gullible twice.

Having experienced it herself, the impression deepened, greatly stimulating her; it made her more aware of the treacherous hearts in the martial world.

Especially Ye Liuyun's words to her—"to help others you need wisdom and strength" and "never be without vigilance"—kept resurfacing in her mind.

Ye Liuyun did not disturb her, letting her contemplate carefully to avoid future losses.

This time he returned with many gains: a Temporal‑Spatial Core Method, two Jade Soul Bones that greatly boosted his arm strength, some flame power, various cultivation resources, and three Ninth‑Layer stone Kuailei.

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