Chapter 661: Insufficient Resources

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil stared at the three opponents across, observing their energy flow lines, predicting their evasion direction from the warship, while preparing the Skeleton Puppet.

"Boom"—the opposite Martial Cultivator's attack hit the warship's protective shield, making the ship shudder.

The massive warship also split the three opponents apart. The Yin Yang Eightfold Martial Cultivator dodged to the ship's left side, while the other two Yin Yang Liu Chong Martial Cultivators dodged to the ship's right side.

"Move!" Li Sanniang shouted, activating her weapon; an energy beam shot toward the Yin Yang Eightfold Martial Cultivator.

"Now!"

Ye Liuyun also felt a surge in his heart and flung the Skeleton Puppet outward.

His position was calculated perfectly; the Skeleton Puppet's sword sliced out, just as a Martial Cultivator stepped into its attack range.

"Pfft"—the Skeleton Puppet's strike hit, cleaving a Martial Cultivator outright.

The other Martial Cultivator had already prepared a defense, immediately countered, attacking the Skeleton Puppet while using its momentum to retreat backward.

The Skeleton Puppet swung its axe, blocking his attack, then swung a sword outward, and the whole figure followed up with another axe swing downwards.

Another Yin Yang Eightfold Martial Cultivator, facing Li Sanniang's weapon, struck a hard blow, being shaken back several zhang.

Ye Liuyun seized the chance and slashed a few more times.

As the warship skimmed past him, that Yin Yang Eightfold Martial Cultivator was flustered, unable to attend to the others.

By the time he recovered, the Skeleton Puppet had already dealt with the other Martial Cultivators and rushed toward him.

Ye Liuyun's few slashes, infused with Spatial Power, inflicted little damage on that Yin Yang Eightfold Martial Cultivator; they only rattled his Physical Body's surface.

He likely faced an opponent also versed in Spatial Power, whose body was cultivated into iron-like solidity.

Yet Ye Liuyun's blade intent could interfere, preventing him from focusing on the Skeleton Puppet.

After the Black Shark turn-ship rushed over, it immediately decelerated and stopped far away. Li Sanniang also used the warship's weapon to lock onto that Martial Cultivator, but never fired, distracting the Martial Cultivator.

With their coordinated effort, that Martial Cultivator was sliced by the Skeleton Puppet, wounded, and fled.

Ye Liuyun did not linger in battle; he had the Skeleton Puppet retrieve the Storage Rings of the other two Martial Cultivators, not wasting those resources.

He then stored them away and let the warship continue sailing.

Once the warship entered the Fog Sea, the San Yuan Sect could no longer catch up.

Even if they tried to pursue, ordinary Flying Boats couldn't match the speed.

After entering the Fog Sea, Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil could only see a range of dozens of li, far shorter than what Divine Sense could detect.

The warship's navigation also relied entirely on Divine Sense detection.

The warship moved swiftly; anything visible to the eye was too fast for the ship to evade.

Therefore the warship opened its defensive shield, and the few people gathered in the control room took turns using Spiritual Sense Pathfinding to steer the ship.

Upon entering the Fog Sea, Ye Liuyun immediately returned to the Xuan Kong Shi, calmly resuming cultivation.

He had collected many Yuan Dan of the Monster Beasts of the Yin-Yang Realm in the Qing Huo Mi Jing; this energy was enough for him to break through to the First Realm.

The people on this ship all had low realms, mostly Yin-Yang Realm First and Second Layers, with no strong cultivators.

Relying solely on the Skeleton Puppet was clearly insufficient in number. Therefore Ye Liuyun needed to quickly boost his own strength.

Ye Liuyun surrounded himself with a pile of Yuan Dan, focusing on absorbing them.

Lei Ming, Long Nv, Bai Hu, and Shi Yuan—several Monster Beasts—had devoured massive amounts of Yuan Dan and Monster Beast meat, then went to sleep soundly. For them, sleeping is cultivation.

The others did the same, taking out various suitable cultivation resources to raise their realms.

Inside the Xuan Kong Shi, less than a month passed before Yu Er first broke through to the Yin Yang Yi Chong realm, followed by Bai Hu also reaching the Yin Yang Yi Chong.

Then Ye Liuyun broke through to the Yin Yang San Chong.

However, after breaking through, he did not stop; he absorbed all the Monster Beast Yuan Dan in his hand, directly elevating his realm to the mid‑stage of Yin Yang San Chong.

During this period, Lei Ming and Long Nv also successively broke through to the Yin Yang Liu Chong.

Their current strength should be able to contend with Yin-Yang Third and Fourth Layer Martial Cultivators. Their Physical Bodies and bloodlines are strong, a unique advantage.

Wu Qingcheng cultivated to the late stage of Yin Yang Yi Chong, but did not rush to break through.

Ru Yue rose to Tian Gang Liu Chong, Su Miaoyin rose to Tian Gang Seventh Layer.

At such realms, they could not help Ye Liuyun, so Su Miaoyin was evidently very anxious, fearing Ye Liuyun would consider her a burden.

"Don't worry, cultivation must proceed step by step," Ye Liuyun had to pause his cultivation to comfort Su Miaoyin.

He knew that the bloodlines of Lei Ming and other Monster Beasts were pure, so future cultivation would accelerate. He feared even Wu Qingcheng and Yu Er would be left behind by them.

Wu Qingcheng and Yu Er had previously received many opportunities from Ye Liuyun to enhance their bloodlines. Thus, for Su Miaoyin, who lacked such chances, her bloodline was certainly inferior, and her cultivation slower, which is normal.

Although Wu Qingcheng had given as many bloodline‑enhancing resources as possible to Su Miaoyin, her foundation still lagged behind those around Ye Liuyun.

"The resources for enhancing bloodlines are running out! Recently we haven't focused much on gathering bloodline resources," Wu Qingcheng told Ye Liuyun.

In fact, not only bloodline resources but other resources were also scarce. Mainly because many were cultivating and their realms were high, consumption was huge.

Ye Liuyun himself had no energy source left. Moreover, keeping such a large warship's shield active consumed a lot of Spirit Stone.

At this rate, by the time they reach Yi Cheng, his Spirit Stone consumption will be insufficient to buy another warship.

"You all use other cultivation resources first; I'll go ask Du Yan and the others whether there are any resources to collect along the way."

Saying that, Ye Liuyun stepped out of the Xuan Kong Shi to consult Du Yan.

Du Yan and his companions happened to be present, and they all offered suggestions to Ye Liuyun.

"Actually there's a kind of Monster Beast blood that's the best bloodline resource! Once you obtain it, Spirit Stone will no longer be lacking!" Li Sanniang said.

"Forget it, don't trap him. Is that something he can even think of?" Du Yan immediately objected.

Li Sanniang stuck out her tongue and said nothing more.

Ye Liuyun grew curious and kept asking, "What kind of Monster Beast is it exactly?"

"Don't listen to her nonsense. That creature, being high‑level and gregarious, can't be moved; disturbing it is like poking a hornet's nest, and they'll retaliate! Even if you track them for tens of millions of li, they'll seek revenge!" Du Yan said, full of fear.