Once More In The Martial World

Chapter 22

Qin Yu and Liu Ye reached the meeting place where they met Lan Yue and her team. It's near to their home at the periphery of the Greenwood valley. Along with Lan Yue and Su Meifeng there are two other people. One of them is a male and the other person is a female. The male is about 35 years old, he has a sturdy, muscular body and has a robust look on his face. The female is about 30 years old, attractive, with a bright and cheery smile on her face.

" He is my second uncle Lan Shun and that's my aunt Cheng Wen. My family sent them to assist me in this mission", Lan Yue introduced her uncle and his wife to Qin Yu and Liu Ye. Then she turned towards her uncle and aunt, " uncle, aunt they are my friends Qin Jia and Liu Ye".

"Hello, I am Qin Jia,

I am Liu Ye", both Qin Yu and Liu Ye introduced themselves.

"Hello",They both nodded and studied both of them up and down. They were astonished by the domineering aura they felt from Qin Yu. They had a dignified expression since they can say that they stood no change against her. Even if they want to think that he is an old monster they could sense young and vigorous feeling from him.

They both frowned when they turned to look at Liu Ye. They can't feel any aura belonging to cultivation from him. He just gives a plain character with good looks feel to them. They turned to look at Lan Yue as if enquiring about him. Since he could join in this mission and they couldn't see through the realm they can't take him light.

"That's uncle..", Lan Yue had an uneasy expression on her face as she couldn't say it directly.

"Haa.. I just started cultivating recently. I am only at Body Tempering Realm", Liu Ye interfered as he revealed his cultivation aura.

Both Lan Shun and Cheng Wen were taken back, "This.. Lan Yue?", they asked her, if he's really at Body Tempering Realm how can he conceal his aura so perfectly.

"Second uncle, it's true.. Liu Ye started cultivating recently", Lan Yue confirmed them about the realm of Liu Ye.

"If he's only at Body Tempering Realm, why is he joining us? He can't contribute to us in any way in this mission. Dear niece, what's this?", Lan Shun as a dark face but didn't spoke too rude looking at Qin Yu beside Liu Ye.

"Lan Yue, you should have asked for a seventh member to join us", Cheng Wen spoke in a slightly displeased tone. A Body Tempering Realm cultivator will be a big burden for them, this will affect the Lan Yue's mission.

"Aunt, Uncle, this, you don't have to worry Liu Ye. I originally wanted a five members team, Liu Ye's addition won't be problem. I don't think he will be problem for us", Lan Yue defend Liu Ye.

Her family is part of a commerce chamber, she could have asked extra cultivators to fill seven members limit. But instead she chose to request help from her second uncle and her aunt. She planned to take help from Qin Jia, who she believed was much stronger than her second uncle and aunt, even though they are both at Divine Manifestation Realm. Since Liu Ye couldn't leave Qin Jia, she had no choice but to take him with them. By allowing two Divine Manifestation Realm cultivators to participate, her family couldn't sent anymore cultivators since it will be too unfair from their side. With three Divine Manifestation Realm cultivators, a True Qi Realm cultivator, a Qi Transformation Realm cultivator she was assured of Liu Ye's safety and felt he wouldn't be a burden when she saw the serious faces of both Liu Ye and Qin Jia.

"Lan Yue are sure? This will affect our progress and it will affect your credits", Lan Shun asked as he squint his eyes. Working with a Body Tempering Realm cultivator doesn't feel good to him.

"Uncle I am sure. There won't be a problem", Lan Yue nodded with a serious and firm expression on her face.

"Hahh~ Okay. Whatever you do", Lan Shun sighed as he turned "shall we go then?"

"Yes", Lan Yue nodded.

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The six of them started flying in the air, as they moved into the depths of Greenwood valley. Liu Ye flew as Qin Yu covered him in her Qi, Cheng Wen held Su Meifeng, both Lan Shun and Lan Yue flew on their own. Everyone followed Lan Yue's pace, she is at True Qi Realm 3rd stage. She always stays in the sect practising pill refining, this will be a good practice for her to improve her flying, since there was time before the Flame Baby fruit ripes.

" Where are your senior brothers and senior sisters from your sect I didn't see any of them?", Qin Yu asked Lan Yue as she flew beside her. Generally disciples from the same sect start at the same time even if it's a competition during a mission, but she hadn't seen any of her sect disciples till now.

" Oh.. that is to avoid conflicts between disciples during the mission, every disciple is given a different map. So every core disciple starts at different places", Lan Yue replied calmly as she is slowly improving her flight.

" Isn't this a competition between the core disciples of your sect? Why do they need to avoid conflicts?", Qin Yu asked with a puzzled expression. since it's a competition conflicts are common, why do they need to avoid it?

" I haven't informed you too much. Other big clans and small sects within the scope of our Phoenix Jade palace also sends cultivators from Divine Manifestation Realm. Even the Imperial family sends cultivators to acquire these Flame Baby fruits. Also the chamber of commerce will also send it's member. So to improve our chances and to compete for more Flame Baby fruits, our sect is following this method and separates the routes of core disciples. Our competition is only about the number of spirit fruits we grab", Lan Yue explained to Qin Yu in detail about the different routes they take.

"So that's why!", Qin Yu and Liu Ye both were shocked. In their world their resources aren't shared with outsiders. Competition is only among the members of the same clan and same sect. Cultivators of the same sect and same clan fight among themselves and most of the time, majority of the cultivators retire before reaching the final destination.

Except for the locations near the borders of their territories and the territories with its control shared by different parties, involving in resources grabbing is considered a taboo.

They felt this low world isn't as cruel as theirs. This world can be considered more peaceful than theirs.

"Isn't your sect worried about its disciples facing ambush or sneak attacks from outsiders?", Liu Ye asked Lan Yue curiously.

" No one dares. If any person commits such crimes, they are chased to the end of the worlds. Their bones will be broken while they are conscious, they will face thousand cuts or their limbs are sawed and they throw them as food for the monster beasts in front of their eyes before they are killed", Lan Yue said with a cold glint in her eyes.

"Hmm.. Okay", Liu Ye nodded.

Even the punishments aren't too torturous here.