Chapter 1805: Chapter 1805 Black Panther Lured the Enemy
Ye Liuyun felt a sense of pride when the deputy captain came to report to him, "Even that fierce tigress has submitted to me!"
He instructed the deputy captain, "Have the soldiers recover and regain strength as soon as possible. There will be a big battle soon, so let’s wait for an update from the black panther."
After that, he returned to Xuankong Stone to elevate his level with his clone.
Now that he had abundant resources and his advanced energy had been refined, his level naturally elevated without much effort.
After expending many resources, Ye Liuyun advanced to the mid-stage of the third realm. His level, however, remained at the early stage of the third realm when he exited the Xuankong Stone.
Meanwhile, the black panther noticed no movement in the bandit’s hideout.
"Let’s lure them out instead!"
Ye Liuyun sent a message to the black panther, asking him to conceal his realm and roar to attract the attention of the bandits.
Sure enough, the black panther’s roars caught the attention of the bandits.
It was unusual for a feral beast to roam around in the woods of the border area. They reckoned that the black panther might have been separated from its master.
As instructed by Ye Liuyun, the black panther roared at them and ran towards Ye Liuyun’s location before running back and roared again, then ran in the opposite direction.
After several trips, the bandits understood that the black panther was leading them somewhere.
Their leader also noticed the black panther’s strange behavior.
"Send some men to check the situation out!" he ordered.
Immediately, ten bandits or so started chasing after the black panther.
The black panther, leveraging its speed, led the way for them at a safe distance. It ensured they couldn’t catch up yet were not left too far behind.
Ye Liuyun had his clone put on the Concealscape to block their trail, and then he led Lei Ming and the rest to them.
This batch of bandits was armed with single-edged swords, just like those he had encountered before.
Ye Liuyun took them down and probed their souls for information.
"So, they were gathering medicinal herbs, and that alchemist is still alive!"
He did not expect that the alchemist was still in the hands of those bandits.
It turned out that the Lord of Blissville City was planning to have the bandits gather all the medicinal herbs before bringing the alchemist along.
After two days, the soldiers who went to get the amethyst flowers did not show up.
Only two thousand men were at the garrison, while another thousand men were waiting for orders in Blissville City. Launching an attack on them was easy.
Still, Ye Liuyun didn’t want to launch the attack, as it would cause a great loss.
He had his clone illusionary transformed into a newly arrived bandit to deliver a report.
"Tell them that both elite teams engaged in a battle and suffered heavy casualties, nearly wiping out each other. However, a lot of resources are left on the battlefield, so get them to send someone to clear the valuables. I’m sure they won’t let such opportunity go to waste." Ye Liuyun instructed.
The clone immediately impersonated a bandit, picked up a knife from the ground, and went to the hideout.
The commander was intrigued by the news.
He knew about their deployment of forces to eliminate the spear squad, and the battle should be over by now. Furthermore, they had observed flashes of fire and thick smoke, indicating a significant fight in the forest.
They could go pick up the resources without being involved in the battle.
He dispatched a thousand soldiers to clean up the battlefield.
As a result, the spear squad surrounded and wiped out the bandits the moment they arrived.
His clone put on the Concealcape and started searching for the alchemist’s whereabouts in the hideout.
By the time the commander learned through Sound Transmission Talisman that his soldiers had been surrounded, he could no longer find the soldier who delivered the message.
"Prepare for defense!"
He immediately realized that the messenger might be an impersonator.
He searched high and low but there was no trace of the clone.
Ye Liuyun had led his army to surround their hideout by this time.
"Charging now might lead to heavy casualties!" The deputy captain advised Ye Liuyun.
"Of course!" Ye Liuyun smiled and said, "No rush. We’ll charge in when the door opens."
"Huh? They’ll open the door for us?" The deputy captain asked in confusion.
Ye Liuyun didn’t explain further and commanded him to prepare to charge in as soon as the gate opened.
In the meantime, the clone had found the alchemist. Instead of being ill-treated, he was given good food and drink.
Ye Liuyun quietly approached, knocked him out with a palm strike, and began to probe his soul.
Despite being at the advanced stage of the third realm, the alchemist’s combat capability and experience couldn’t beat Ye Liuyun’s. He never expected to be ambushed.
From the soul probing, Ye Liuyun discovered that the alchemist had initially been kidnapped but was eventually bribed by the valuables the Lord of Blissville City offered.
Hence, he now had no plan to escape. He even hoped to earn a windfall after refining the pill for the Lord of Blissville City.
Ye Liuyun took away his Interspatial Ring and found it full of medicines, Alora Crystals, and Divine Crystals, among other valuable items. Alchemists were usually very wealthy.
"An alchemist should know quite a few medicinal recipes, right?" Ye Liuyun immediately accessed the alchemist’s Ocean of Consciousness. He searched for memories of formulas and alchemy techniques before leaving in satisfaction.
Soon after, the bandit, who attended to the alchemist, discovered that he was unconscious and promptly reported to their leader.
While the bandit was away, Ye Liuyun’s clone took the chance to unlock the hideout gates and destroy its mechanism.
"Charge!"
Meantime, Ye Liuyun released command to his soldiers. With shields to block arrows, they charged into the hideout.
The clone guarded the fort entrance, blocking the bandits from closing the gate. They saw swords changing direction to charge towards them but couldn’t see anyone.
By the time the leader rushed over, Ye Liuyun had already entered the hideout. Together with his clone, they launched a Divine Soul attack on him.
The both of them devoured his Divine Soul and took his Interspatial Ring.
He was a very cautious leader who didn’t scatter his resources but stored them all in his Interspatial Ring.
"Wow! This guy sure made quite a bit of money!"
Ye Liuyun discovered that the leader possessed hundreds of billions of Divine Crystals.
He had over a hundred Alora Crystals and plentiful elixir, enough to treat thousands over half a year. Apart from that, he also had many high-grade weapons and treasures.
Xiao Yunfang, one of Ye Liuyun’s followers, realized his strength far exceeded hers after seeing how he effortlessly killed an advanced third-stage martial practitioner.
Ye Liuyun tossed the corpse to the black panther and started training with the rest.
In the subsequent battles, Ye Liuyun, his clone, and Lei Ming defeated their opponents and started to consume their Divine Souls.
Dragon Lady and the rest were more cautious. They used Divine Soul attacks and devoured Divine Soul only when faced with bandits of a lower realm.
When faced with opponents of the same level, they would almost always kill them instantaneously. They were even capable of challenging those of higher levels.
"Not bad at all!" Xiao Yunfang carefully observed each individual and realized they had extensive combat experience, almost on par with her.
