Chapter 3486: Seizing Their Resources

"Poison! Hold your breath!" a disciple of the Thousand Spirits Sect shouted, warning the others.

But in fact the poison does not spread through breathing, so anyone who stays in this area will eventually be infected by the toxin as long as they remain in this space. Even if they try to leave now, they must avoid the toxin spreading within the space.

Ruan Lengfei knew how dangerous the poison was and finally stopped using True Essence to chase Ye Liuyun, lest the toxin spread even faster.

She then began negotiating with Ye Liuyun: "What exactly do you want? Do you really intend to make the Thousand Spirits Sect your enemy? I am the Second Holy Son of the Thousand Spirits Sect, Ruan Lengfei; as long as you can give us an antidote, you may set any condition!"

"Heh, now you're scared? What a damn Holy Son of the Thousand Spirits Sect—are your lives even worth anything? Do you expect all these of us to die for nothing?" Ye Liuyun remained completely unmoved.

"You were the ones who provoked us first!" Ruan Lengfei shifted the blame.

"Is that so? Think again—who was the first to start insulting?" Ye Liuyun was unhurried, since now only a few of those people could still act.

Ruan Lengfei frowned at the remark; upon reflection, she realized it was indeed their disciples who had spoken first. She could not deny it now, as the toxin acted so quickly inside her body that within moments her Primordial Core had sealed itself, rendering True Essence unusable.

The lower‑ranked disciples grew even more frantic. Swallowing detox pills desperately was of no help. Those who had previously been unpoisoned now also showed signs of poisoning.

"Fine, it's our fault. Tell us what we must do to get the antidote!" Ruan Lengfei finally admitted her mistake. If they didn't concede, their whole group might be wiped out.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil observed their condition and realized they no longer could attack him; he then stepped out of the void, placing the Soul‑Refining Cauldron at the entrance to his Sea of Consciousness, and calmly asked Ruan Lengfei in return.

"Speak for yourself—how do you intend to compensate for the dozens of lives we have taken?"

The cultivation levels of these Thousand Spirits Sect disciples were higher than those of the captives Ye Liuyun had taken, so the slaughter was almost one‑sided. Over thirty Martial Cultivator bodies now floated in Xingkong, of which only six or seven belonged to the Thousand Spirits Sect.

Ye Liuyun did not touch those corpses. He had already taken the resources stored inside their Storage Rings.

"All our resources are yours!" Ruan Lengfei acted decisively, immediately tossing her own Storage Ring at him and ordering the other disciples to do the same.

Though reluctant, the others dared not delay under the threat of the poison taking effect. Some already showed a blackening of their complexion.

Ye Liuyun waved his hand, collected all the Storage Rings, then began inspecting each one, taking only the resources inside; he left behind the Storage Rings, Tokens, Transmission Talismans, and any other items that could enable tracking.

While gathering resources, he counted them aloud so that Ruan Lengfei and the others could hear how much was collected.

The resources in these Storage Rings were scant. They had already prepared for battle by storing their essential resources in their Space World, lest Ye Liuyun seize them after defeat.

"Look at it yourselves—this is all the resources you have, and you still want an antidote? Hand over every resource from your Space World; without enough life‑buying resources, you won't get an antidote today!"

Ye Liuyun spread his hands, indicating the resources were insufficient. He wasn't in a hurry anyway; his concern was the poisoned disciples.

"Don't go too far! Have you considered the consequences of offending the Thousand Spirits Sect? We've already given you a lot of resources!" a disciple couldn't help but interject, threatening Ye Liuyun.

"Oh?" Ye Liuyun pretended to agree, then feigned sincerity toward the disciple: "Alright, I've noted what you said; I don't want your resources."

"Shut up, fool!" Ruan Lengfei nearly coughed up blood from the fury caused by that foolish disciple.

"Don't try to compare yourself with them; those fools are accustomed to arrogance…"

Ruan Lengfei still wanted to continue…

Ye Liuyun began to explain, but he waved his hand, refusing to let her speak further.

"No need to argue with me; your lives are none of my concern! Killing deserves death, that's understandable. Just wait for death! I don't even need that bit of resources!"

At that moment, a disciple, on the verge of collapse, stepped forward and said to Ye Liuyun, "I'm willing to give you all my resources, just in exchange for my life!"

As he spoke, he packed the resources from his Space World into a Storage Ring and tossed it to Ye Liuyun.

But Ye Liuyun did not take it. He simply stared at the disciple who had just threatened him and sighed softly, "Too late! Open your eyes and see the miserable sight of your own deaths!"

He realized the disciple was never strong, and now his organs were already rotting into black fluid. He likely wouldn't last much longer.

Suddenly, someone beside the disciple kicked him over: "Fool, are you trying to kill everyone? Apologize to the senior!"

Then the disciple also retrieved the resources from his Space World and threw them to Ye Liuyun: "Senior, being compared with this trash! He refuses to hand over his resources; he's courting death himself. You can't let all of us be buried just because of his single mistake!"

The disciple who had been kicked down also could no longer stand; he knelt before Ye Liuyun, begging for forgiveness while slapping his own face.

"My tongue is foul, my words are vile; Senior, don't compare me with you! I'm also willing to hand over my resources." With that, he voluntarily surrendered his resources.

The others likewise tossed out their resources, and even Ruan Lengfei did not hesitate, throwing a Storage Ring to Ye Liuyun.

Whether it comprised all the resources in their Space World remained known only to them. At least Ruan Lengfei did not hand over all her life‑saving treasures.

Seeing that a fair amount of resources had been presented, Ye Liuyun, though aware some would not surrender everything, took them all without hesitation. Yet even after collecting the resources, he had no intention of saving them.

"Now you can give us the antidote, right?" Ruan Lengfei urged Ye Liuyun.

"Antidote? Did I ever say I'd save you?" Ye Liuyun asked knowingly.

"Senior, stop joking; you've taken all the resources…" a disciple said in a sobbing voice, on the brink of collapse.

Ye Liuyun feigned innocence: "You forced me to take them! I never said that collecting the resources means I'll save you! Aren't you Thousand Spirits Sect disciples a bit too reckless? Figure it out yourselves!"

"Are you deliberately trying to force us to death?" Ruan Lengfei, realizing Ye Liuyun was deliberately taunting them, let her tone grow cold.

Ye Liuyun dropped the pretense, his voice icy as he retorted, "When you killed my comrades, did you ever consider sparing them? Why can't you just die?"

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