Once More In The Martial World

Chapter 21

Liu Ye continued cultivating, his dantian slowly expanded as he acc.u.mulated wood Qi. With the activation of his physique, his dantian is already larger than the dantian of average cultivators. His circulation speed of wood Qi in his meridians increased as he cultivated, previously it took him three hours to complete a round of circulation, now he completed a round of circulation within an hour. As he cultivated his dantian expanded non stop. His dantian stabilised before the sun has set, his dantian was wide enough to compare to an average peak Body Tempering Realm cultivator. Liu Ye continued his cultivation, he stabilised his realm. Although he wasn't fully adjusted to his present strength he stopped his cultivation and went to sleep after.

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Greenwood city is bustling with crowd these days. The market place his packed with customers, shop owners are taking out their most quality products from their storerooms, and the workers are running in the shops to serve and appease the customers. The streets and roads are filled with vibrant colours of dresses. City guards are patrolling the streets with serious faces, even the trainees are not slacking off from patrolling.

Greenwood city is enjoying its most lively period in hundred years with all the cultivators rushing into the city. The faces of local folks are brimming with smiles. They are engaging in conversation with the generous cultivators. The night is filled with lights.

Money is changing hands in the daylight and in shadows. Within these days news and information about Flame Baby fruits spread within the scope of Phoenix Jade palace, many enthusiastic cultivators reached Greenwood city. A fifth grade spiritual fruit sure attracts a lot of attention.

Many groups of cultivators already started moving into the Greenwood valley. Hunting gangs made camps in the forest and started hunting the beasts, since the number of beasts increased in the Greenwood valley during this time. This was a period they can make huge profits. Qin Yu was also offered to join by her regular hunting gang members but she refused them.

Some cultivators from surrounding sects and big clans started moving beforehand to collect spotted fire grass, to reduce the competition. Since many people doesn't know the location of Flame Baby fruit tree they follow tracks of spotted fire grass, by removing them from the Greenwood valley they can slow down those wandering cultivators. At the same time collecting these spotted fire grass is also a small competition between these sects and clans since spotted fire grass is also a third grade spiritual grass.

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Qin Yu and Liu Ye got up early in the morning. Liu Ye exercised and practiced with extra heavy weights. He already got adjusted to his improved strength. Both of them meditated and completed their chores and are ready to with Lan Yue and her team.

Today is the day they are going for the expedition, Lan Yue sent a messenger to inform them two days back.

Liu Ye is wearing an emerald coloured robe, with a floating leaf symbol near his heart. He looks elegant and battle ready in his clothes. He stood with a smile on his face and he is giving a calm and harmless feeling.

Qin Yu is wearing a black and red robe which looks exquisite and comfortable for fighting, she is carrying a sword on her waist. As she stood there, a fierce domineering aura is releasing from her.

"Yu'er, wear this", Liu Ye offered her a single black earring with a green coloured leaf carving on it, a stud.

"What's this ?", Qin Yu asked Liu Ye as she took the black stud from him.

" A soul defence artifact. It can defend from soul attacks and it also nullifies sound skills. It can absolutely save you from any soul and sound skills in this low world", Liu Ye explained to her with a proud smile.

"Thanks.

But you should have given it to me earlier. so I could refine it", Qin Yu said to him as she wore the stud, but didn't spoke to him in a displeased tone, because this is a defence artifact on top of it a soul defence artifact, they are uncommon among artifacts. It's just artifacts need to be refined to use them to their full strength. She can't see through the grade of this artifact, but this artifact feels like it can be refined in a few days. Even if he is giving it to her on his own accord, he should have given it to her earlier so she could have refined it.

When she wore it, the earring flashed once, then returned to normal.

"This artifact isn't completed. There's a second part to it. Without both of them you can't refine it. And if I had given both of them to you before, you wouldn't have enough time to refine it. Moreover your cultivation realm isn't sufficient enough to refine the complete artifact.

And next time if possible I will give you a more feminine earrings", Liu Ye explained to her with a faint smile on his calm face.

"Oh.. okay, sorry.

Again thanks to you", Qin Yu replied with smile. She now understood why he gave this artifact to her right before they are going to Greenwood valley. If this is an incomplete artifact, she surely can't see through its grade and refine it.

"You need it, there will be other Divine Manifestation realm cultivators. I don't think other cultivators will be able to match your strength. But a sneak soul attack will be a problem for you, so I gave this to you", Liu Ye said to her.

" You aren't wearing something like this?", Qin Yu asked him as she narrowed her brows.

" Hey~ I can't. The golden flat bowl in my body is rejecting other soul artifacts. But don't worry I can't die from a soul attack", Liu said with a bitter smile. He already tried to wear another stud but because of the golden flat bowl in his body, the black earring effects were blocked.

But he isn't worried that is soul would be broken because of the presence of system. Still because of the absence of a soul defence artifact, he has to suffer from soul attacks.

"Okay then.

Your robe, is it another artifact?", Qin Yu asked Liu Ye. Although the robe worn by Liu Ye doesn't give any artifact feeling, she feels her attacks can't destroy it. Even though with Liu Ye's realm he can't refine an artifact, after looking at the black earring he gave her, she thought of this possibility.

"Nah, this isn't an artifact. It's just attacks from your realm can't destroy the clothe. It's only use is that it helps in my cultivation", Liu Ye replied to her.

" Don't you have any weapons to use?", Qin Yu asked him with a puzzled expression. With all these artifacts he must have a weapon. But he isn't carrying any.

"No. My fists are better", Liu Ye said as he moved forward his arms and clenched his fists.

"Then I think our preparations are completed?", Qin Yu asked him.

"Yes", Liu Ye replied with a bright smile. After a long time he will be going out into the wilderness.

"Then, let's go", Qin Yu replied in a calm tone, but her eyes flashed with excitement. This isn't like normal hunting to her, she is going out for an adventure to fight for something.