Chapter 2986: Chapter 2986
"That many?!" Liu Yan’s jaw dropped in disbelief at the sheer number Ye Liuyun had captured.
He’d thought catching a dozen would’ve been impressive enough.
With a satisfied smile, Ye Liuyun nodded in confirmation.
Liu Yan was so thrilled that he clapped Ye Liuyun on the shoulder. "Brother, you’ve done me a huge favor! Hold off on releasing them for now—some teams might come after you if they find out. But I’ll report the numbers right away. Just bring them out when it’s time to assemble."
"No problem. I’ll head back to train then. Just send someone to call for me when we gather?" Ye Liuyun double-checked.
"Deal! Wait for my word!" Liu Yan agreed readily.
As soon as Ye Liuyun left, Liu Yan rushed straight to Li Qingyang to report the successful recruitment—and also mentioned his promise to Ye Liuyun about securing spots for his ten companions.
"If this team’s that capable, then by all means, keep them. They’ll be valuable allies in the long run."
In high spirits, Li Qingyang gave his approval without hesitation.
With that assurance, Liu Yan already considered Ye Liuyun one of their own. He immediately sent enforcers to warn the teams that had clashed with Ye Liuyun, ordering them to back off and leave him alone.
As a result, Ye Liuyun and his group returned to peace—no one dared cause trouble afterward.
Meanwhile, Lan Xin had finished organizing their spoils and handed them over to Ye Liuyun.
"These recent gains are incredible! I bet you’ll all find them useful!" she told him cheerfully.
Ye Liuyun took one look and couldn’t help but grin.
He exhaled in amazement. "This is enough to boost plenty of people’s cultivation! No wonder those desperados fight so hard—the resources here really are abundant!"
The first thing he laid eyes on were six blood-red core orbs, each exuding a dense demonic aura.
These were clearly the core orbs of powerful demonic beings, brimming not only with pure demonic energy but also potent power of bloodline. They undoubtedly belonged to the demonic cultivator they had just slain.
Ye Liuyun’s golden pupils swept over the orbs, quickly discerning that each had belonged to experts at the eighth or ninth level of the Guiyi Realm. Just by sensing the demonic energy contained within, he could tell how formidable these individuals must have been in life.
“There’s no way that demonic cultivator killed them himself,” Ye Liuyun mused. “The energy in these orbs alone surpasses his own by dozens of times—he wouldn’t have had the strength. He must have stumbled upon some treasure trove and hadn’t finished refining them yet. No wonder he grew so powerful—he was absorbing these.”
Without hesitation, Ye Liuyun distributed the orbs—one each to Leiming, the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, and the Demon Lion. The remaining three went to himself and his two avatars. The one meant for his first avatar could be sent over via the Black Tower’s teleportation.
With stronger enemies looming, they needed rapid advancement, even if it meant temporarily neglecting the others. Leiming and the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon were already on the verge of breakthroughs, and with these orbs, their ascension was guaranteed—not to mention the boost to their power of bloodline.
The two fire-attribute source energies were split between Ye Liuyun and his second avatar. A sealed fire spirit’s essence, trapped within an array disk, was given to the Vermilion Bird. A metal-attribute source energy went to the White Tiger, while an icy-blue crystal sphere of frost essence was handed directly to Little Lanbing.
Two dragon pearls and a severed dragon horn were given to the Dragon Maiden—enough to push her past another realm. A Soul-Sealing Pearl, brimming with vast soul energy, was divided among the three Xuanwu beasts and the Stone Ape, along with several primordial world source energies.
As for the Purple Kylin Snake and Scarlet Lian, since they consumed less energy in battle, Ye Liuyun simply allocated them more source energies to absorb at their own pace.
Beyond these, there were treasures like Thunder Spirit grass, Divine Insight Fruits, Life spiritual marrow, Five-Colored Condensing Fruits, Frostvine Kelp, and Netherflame Blossoms—each a rare treasure nurtured over tens of thousands of years.
When Ye Liuyun presented these to Lin Luoyi, she was so overwhelmed with excitement that it took her a moment to compose herself before she could begin planning their usage.
The Thunder Spirit grass would be refined into lightning-attribute pills for Ye Liuyun and Leiming. The Divine Insight Fruits would be processed into soul-nourishing elixirs for those with weaker spiritual power.
The Life spiritual marrow was buried at the bottom of the Life Spring’s pool to enhance its purity. The Five-Colored Condensing Fruits and Netherflame Blossoms were earmarked for Ye Liuyun’s direct absorption, while the Frostvine Kelp was divided among Wu Qingcheng, Yu’er, and Manshu for their refinement.
There was also a pill infused with void energy—even Lin Luoyi couldn’t pinpoint its exact effects, only that it would aid in spatial power enhancement.
As for the remaining pills, Ye Liuyun had no intention of consuming them. He left it to Lin Luoyi to distribute among the beasts and women based on their attributes and needs. According to her, these pills alone could propel some of them to new realms.
Ye Liuyun also took out over a dozen higher-grade weapons, allowing everyone to freely choose what suited them best. For the demonic beasts who were about to engage in battle, he insisted they keep at least one weapon by their side—even if they didn’t plan to use it—so they could throw it as a last-ditch effort to save themselves in critical moments.
Among the treasures, there was one particularly unique item: a radiant, multicolored robe with body-refining properties. Ye Liuyun first let the women in the group use it for cultivation. Once they were done, the demonic beasts could refine it later alongside the other resources.
As for ordinary origin energy, there were more than six thousand crystals available for unrestricted absorption. Ye Liuyun ensured that his companions had an open supply, letting them take as much as they needed.
Then there were the rarer, primordial-origin energy crystals—over sixty in total. These were immensely beneficial for Ye Liuyun’s advance energy, so he kept more than forty for himself and distributed the rest among the demonic beasts capable of absorbing such energy.
The sheer scale of their gains left everyone exhilarated. Without delay, they all took their respective resources and plunged into cultivation.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun used the Black Tower’s teleportation ability to send his first doppelganger a bloodline core pill from a demonic cultivator, a five-colored Yuan-condensing fruit, a Fire Netherflower, and a portion of the primordial-origin energy. Only after ensuring his doppelganger received these did he return to begin his own training.
Tang Xinyao and the others also reaped considerable rewards. They even traded some of their unused resources with Ye Liuyun, allowing him to exchange for even more primordial-origin energy from the Draconic World. Since they could only absorb ordinary origin energy—and Ye Liuyun now had an ample supply—he also bartered for some rare, attribute-specific treasures, which he then distributed among the other demonic beasts.
With these resources in hand, Ye Liuyun estimated that once they retreated into his second doppelganger’s spatial world to cultivate, everyone would likely advance by at least one minor realm by the time they reemerged.
The thought had everyone grinning from ear to ear, eagerly declaring they would seize every moment to train—so they could go out and fight again, gathering even more resources upon their return.
Ye Liuyun wholeheartedly agreed with the sentiment. There was still some time before their next departure, giving them a real chance to venture out once more for another round of plundering—ideal for stocking up on cultivation materials for the journey ahead.
Thus, he set a deadline for everyone: one hundred and fifty days. Regardless of whether they had broken through by then, they would all head out again for another battle.
