Chapter 1887: Chapter 1887 Cooperation Denied
"But first, I need to find myself a knife!"
Ye Liuyun casually tossed aside the wood chip and headed toward a nearby village.
The village was in ruins. It was abandoned for a long time.
Since Ye Liuyun couldn’t use his Divine Sense, he had to rely on his Golden Phantom Eyes to scan the area. To his surprise, he detected four martial practitioners hidden in the village. One of the women was holding a spear.
As Ye Liuyun approached the village, he noticed a long sword hidden under the eaves of a house.
Though it wasn’t a knife, it could still be a weapon.
Without the ability to use genuine energy, having a weapon was a significant advantage.
However, Ye Liuyun had to pass by a martial practitioner’s hiding spot to get to the sword.
The practitioner had found a mace as his weapon.
Ye Liuyun sized him up with his Golden Phantom Eyes and walked straight over.
He realized that the practitioner’s physical strength was about the same as his. Using the power of heaven and earth, Ye Liuyun could handle him.
The martial practitioner was hiding behind a broken wall, planning to ambush Ye Liuyun from behind.
But Ye Liuyun struck before him, unleashing a powerful blow that sent the wall crashing down.
"Boom!"
The unstable structure collapsed followed by the sound and buried the martial practioner underneath. Ye Liuyun followed up with several strikes to ensure the practitioner never got up again. He was buried and killed under the rubble.
Ye Liuyun didn’t rush to collect the body. Instead, he went to retrieve a sword. Suddenly, a seventh-grade elixir appeared in front of him.
"It must be a reward from the secret realm!”
He thought and swallowed the elixir without hesitation.
He could tell that it was a Body Refining Pill, only of a higher grade.
In this situation, it was better to enhance his strength immediately rather than hoard the elixir.
Ye Lunyun arrived at the house and jumped up to grab the sword.
It was likely hidden there by someone for future use.
The sword wasn’t placed too high, and Ye Liuyun could reach it with a jump.
No one could reach t it without genuine energy if the sword was placed too high.
With the sword in hand, Ye Liuyun felt relieved.
He then dug out the martial practitioner buried under the wall. Ye Liuyun found a pouch with six more Body Refining Pills and an Interspatial Ring.
He extracted the practitioner’s virtuoso and used the sword to cut the practitioner’s clothes to make a bag, planning to use it for carrying virtuosos and preserved meat.
Next, he approached the other two hidden martial practitioners and killed them with his sword intention
Ye Liuyun collected twelve elixirs, three pieces of beast meat, and two virtuosos.
"Stop right there!"
As Ye Liuyun approached the woman with the spear, she spotted him and yelled to halt him.
Ignoring her, Ye Liuyun continued walking and asked, "Are you coming out, or should I come in and kill you?"
The woman brandished her spear and leaped out at him.
Ye Liuyun glanced at her dismissively and said, "You’re no match for me. Hand over your stuff, and I can spare your life."
"In your dreams!"
With a fierce shout, the woman twisted her spear and thrust it toward Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun noted that her spear technique was decent enough.
He swung his sword at her and engaged in close combat.
His powerful sword intention shocked the woman. She hastily blocked the attack with her spear.
With a loud clang, the spear trembled under the force of Ye Liuyun’s strike and split the skin on the woman’s palm.
She retreated as she stared at Ye Liuyun warily, realizing she was no match for him.
Ye Liuyun smirked and said, "Believe me now? I told you, you’re no match for me."
With that, he charged forward and slashed again.
Another clang echoed as the woman lost her grip on the spear.
However, Ye Liuyun’s sword shattered into several pieces.
He had forgotten that these were ordinary weapons. The spear was made entirely of iron, and his thin sword couldn’t withstand such forceful strikes.
Seeing Ye Liuyun in a daze, the woman tried to retrieve her spear.
Ye Liuyun instantly threw a short sword in her direction to stop her.
She raised her arm to block, getting a cut in the process.
Immediately, she was sent flying by Ye Liuyun’s power of heaven and earth. She crashed into a wall and coughing up blood.
Ye Liuyun picked up the spear.
"Not too bad, I guess. At least it’s a sturdy weapon."
Now Ye Lunyun had to use the spear as his weapon. Luckily, he knew how to handle it.
He glanced at the woman, contemplating whether to kill her.
She clutched her chest and shouted, "Don’t come any closer, or I’ll kill myself!"
Ye Liuyun then noticed that the martial practitioners in this area wore tattered clothes, likely torn during battles.
The woman’s long skirt was torn, revealing her thighs, making her look alluring.
Ye Liuyun looked away and said calmly, "You misunderstand. I’m only after the money, not your body."
He suddenly thought of Lei Ming, Dragon Lady, and Ye Tiandao.
"If they encounter men with bad intentions... If those women get violated, I’d feel incredibly guilty!" Ye Liuyun couldn’t bear to think further.
He hadn’t considered this before. Now, he couldn’t find Lei Ming and the others to help. They had to fend for themselves.
"I hope you all stay safe!" he prayed inwardly.
The woman nervously threw a small bag that contained fifteen elixirs.
Ye Liuyun picked it up and tossed one back to her. "Take it. You’ll need it to survive."
He picked up the broken sword, found a wooden stake, and roughly carved it into a spear shape with a pointed tip, tossing it to the woman.
She quickly swallowed the elixir and watched Ye Liuyun work with confusion.
Still, she picked up the wooden spear. It was better than being unarmed.
"Why are you doing this?" she asked.
With the wooden spear in hand, she felt slightly braver.
Ye Liuyun sighed. "Nothing. I just remembered the women who came in with me, and I’m worried about them."
He walked to where the woman had been hiding and found two pieces of beast meat before turning to leave.
After confirming that Ye Liuyun had no ill intentions, the woman suddenly called him, "Hey! I know the way to the arena!"
Ye Liuyun stopped in his track and asked, "So?"
"We can cooperate. How about taking me with you? Don’t underestimate me because I’m a woman. I’m stronger than you think!" The woman explained, "It’s just that you’re way too powerful!"
"You just admit you’re weak, so why should I accept your proposal? I’ll find the way to the arena myself sooner or later." Ye Liuyun refused flatly.
