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Thinking this, Lu Ye quickly got up and gestured to Giant Armor to delve deeper into the forest.

A short while later, Lu Ye stood under a large tree, looking up at a bone-white, oval-shaped beehive; he hadn't expected to find the second beehive so easily.

Giant Armor used weapon control to ascend, plucking the beehive and then storing it inside a storage sack.

There were certainly many bees in the beehive, but the space within a storage sack was not conducive to living creatures, and stuffing it directly inside like this meant that, before long, all the bees in the beehive would die.

As they continued, their bounty kept growing.

Lu Ye took out the ten-part map again, checking his location to confirm that this area was not within the territory of an Overlord-class demon beast, and only then did he relax.

He couldn't help but be concerned; such significant gains indicated there was a large number of bees in the area, and with such a vast community, it was inevitable that some powerful individuals would emerge. If an Overlord-level bee happened to exist, he'd be in trouble.

Fortunately, there were no special markings on the ten-part map, which suggested that this area was relatively safe.@@novelbin@@

After harvesting ten beehives, Lu Ye found himself in an awkward situation—his storage sacks were no longer sufficient. He had acquired many storage sacks after killing so many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators, but he would generally open the sacks, take their content to consolidate, and then discard the empty sacks.

The space inside each storage sack was limited and they were generally similar in size. Each beehive was about three feet in diameter, some even larger, and one storage sack could fit about three beehives at most.

Stumbling upon such treasures, Lu Ye naturally wanted to gather more. Not to mention that the honey within could serve as food reserves, replenishing his strength and spirit force, it could also hasten the growth of disciples new to the path of cultivation if brought back for them.

It wouldn't be difficult without storage sacks; he just needed to kill some Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators to acquire more.

Once he made up his mind, Lu Ye set up a large Concealment Formation around himself using the Concealment Spirit Runes as the core, hiding his figure and aura, and lay in wait quietly.

There was no need to actively search for the tracks of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators, who stuck around like relentless plasters. He just needed to wait a while for them to fall into the trap.

Less than four hours had passed before rustling sounds approached from all sides, and a team of over twenty Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators appeared nearby.

The over twenty people were neither too clustered together nor too scattered, ensuring they wouldn't be wiped out in one fell swoop if they stepped into the formation, yet close enough to support each other if attacked.

The expressions on everyone's face were vigilant because no one could be sure when Lu Yiye would suddenly launch an assault.

Several Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators had already died in this dense forest, and none of them wanted to follow in those people's footsteps.

Among this group, there was one 9th Heaven level cultivator, and the rest were of the 7th Heaven and 8th Heaven, implicitly revolving around that 9th Heaven cultivator as the core.

While everyone was on high alert, a sudden hissing sound of something tearing through the air rang out.

The 9th Heaven cultivator's face tightened, a profound sense of imminent danger surging in his heart. In his haste to turn around, he saw streaks of Liu Guang attacking right in front of him.

Given this group, with that person being the most powerful, Lu Ye naturally aimed to take him down first, and the distance was close enough to be within the optimal range for a sneak attack.

To ensure a fatal blow, Lu Ye released nine Spiritual Artifacts from his supplies box, almost instantly exerting his strongest force.

That person's reaction was swift; clearly, he was a magic cultivator. With the surge of spirit force, a thick spirit force barrier was deployed in front of him while his body hastily dodged to the side.

Thumping sounds ensued as one weapon after another chased the stars and the moon, colliding with the spirit force barrier. The Spiritual Artifacts, aided by Sharpness Spirit Runes, shattered the barrier in an instant and immediately blood splashed out.

"We're under attack!" shouted the magic cultivator in rage. However, before he could finish his words, he fell to the ground, his body going limp as a pool of blood stained the ground red.

Caught off guard by Lu Ye in such a position, probably only a physique cultivator at the 9th Heaven level could survive.

The remaining Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators swiftly retaliated, a barrage of weapon control and magic and spell attacks raining towards where Lu Ye was.

Lu Ye had already dodged to the side, but Giant Armor was not so fortunate; lacking Lu Ye's speed, he had to raise an arm, mustering spirit force and blood Qi around him to form a turtle shell-like barrier in front of him.

A flurry of impacts resounded, with Giant Armor steadily being pushed backward, struggling to withstand the onslaught from so many Heaven rank cultivators.

The turtle shell-like barrier quickly became riddled with cracks. Despite his continuous efforts to mend it with blood Qi and spirit force, it was difficult to maintain.

The hissing sound of projectiles slicing through the air was heard again. While the group from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge was preoccupied with Giant Armor, Lu Ye didn't idle. Nine weapon control artifacts turned into streaks of Liu Guang, weaving through the crowd and drawing their attention, while he himself wielding a blade charged toward the nearest enemy.

"Kill Lu Yiye!" someone yelled as everyone quickly redirected their attacks towards him.

Just then, Yiyi's figure emerged not far from the group. With the surge of spirit force, a massive golden disc appeared above her head. Runes flowed on the disc, spirit force surged, and as it rotated, a barrage of Golden Arc Slashes rained down like a storm.

But that wasn't all. Amber, perched atop Giant Armor's head, let out a roar towards the densest part of the crowd. The palpable shockwave made the group of cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge reel as if struck hard, causing a moment of dizziness and weakening their spirit force, which slackened their offensive.

Even so, Lu Ye was blasted with blood all over, forced to retreat. If he hadn't quickly constructed a Defense Spirit Rune barrier in front of himself, he would have been severely injured, if not dead, from that one blow alone.

Giant Armor charged forward to support Lu Ye, but the turtle shell barrier that formed again lasted only three breaths before shattering with a loud bang.

The cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge performed a perfect demonstration of the saying "enough ants can bite an elephant to death."

A powerful magic cultivator of the 9th Heaven level was slain by Lu Ye's surprise attack in a single encounter, but even with the combined effort of Giant Armor, Yiyi, and Amber, they couldn't gain any advantage in the face of so many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators.

After a cultivator switches to cultivating a Heaven Rank technique, their strength increases significantly. If this had been the inner circle, Lu Ye, with the help of Giant Armor, could have contended against more than twenty cultivators of similar cultivation, but not in the Core Circle.

Giant Armor protected Lu Ye as they fought and retreated, using the cover of trees to fend off attacks from behind while they fled into the depths of the dense forest.

"Don't let him escape!" someone shouted loudly, and the people of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge swiftly gave pursuit.

"Beware of traps!" Another voice called out, as no one could be certain there weren't any formations set up by Lu Yiye ahead.

One side escaped recklessly while the other pursued with caution; they could hardly keep up. After a short while, Lu Ye and Giant Armor had vanished from sight.

Stopping with dirt-streaked faces, the group looked at each other, faces filled with anger and disbelief.

This hastily ignited battle had cost them seven or eight lives. The leading 9th Heaven level magic cultivator died especially quickly, almost at the moment Lu Ye struck, he was dead. Even though it appeared that Lu Yiye was also injured, no one could be sure of the severity of his wounds.

What made them feel even more helpless was that when they returned to the previous battlefield to investigate, they found that the storage sacks of the deceased cultivators had mysteriously disappeared.

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The lost storage sacks were naturally filched by Yiyi while the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators were chasing after Lu Ye; she had quietly run back in the meantime.

Two hours later, by the side of a mountain stream, Lu Ye removed his clothes, stained with fresh blood, washed his body, and with Yiyi's help, bandaged his wounds.

The current situation was somewhat troubling for him. He wasn't willing to just retreat while being persistently hunted by Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, but fighting back also came with significant risks. For instance, in that previous battle, if Giant Armor hadn't been formidable enough, they all would have died.

Not many in the Spirit Stream Realm, especially physique cultivators, could withstand that level of ferocious attack—Giant Armor managed two rounds, and their escape was only possible thanks to Giant Armor's protection.

Even so, he had still sustained injuries that were neither light nor severe.

It had to be said, the deployment of a team of more than twenty from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge was indeed a problem he could not solve readily.

If there were enough array banners and bases to set up a formation, it wouldn't be difficult to deal with them. Before, with the help of formations, he could exterminate seventy people—what were twenty more to him?

But all the array banners and bases he had purchased from Heaven's Augury treasure vault were now used up, leaving no options for the lack of ingredients.

There wasn't much he could do now, except to seek good opportunities and create as much loss as possible for Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

Regaining his composure, he unlocked the restriction lock on the storage sacks, gathered the contents inside, rested for a while, and then set off once more.

Yiyi brought back about ten storage sacks, which didn't mean they had killed that many people; some cultivators carried more than one storage sack on them.

With so many storage sacks, they were almost sufficient for their needs.

No matter how many beehives there were in this area, there would be a limit.

Half a day later, Lu Ye and Giant Armor, who had just collected some beehives and were resting, saw Yiyi suddenly return with excitement and said, "Lu Ye, Lu Ye, I found something great."

As she spoke, she grabbed Lu Ye's hand and pulled him up.

"What great thing?"

Lu Ye's interest was piqued, keenly aware that Yiyi, who had been with him for a while, was no stranger to extraordinary things. Her excitement suggested this was something unusual, and moreover, this deep into Fog-shrouded Mountain, no one knew what kind of heavenly materials and earthly treasures it might conceal.

"You'll know when you see it."

With Yiyi leading the way, they moved rapidly in one direction.

Soon, Lu Ye showed a surprised expression because he could smell a very rich scent of flowers, and it didn't seem like the aroma of a single type of flower but rather like the fragrance of countless flowers mixed together, the layers extremely complex.

It wasn't until the view ahead suddenly cleared, the unchanging dense forest of Fog-shrouded Mountain abruptly gave way, and Yiyi pulled him to the side of a mountain rock, pointing down at a splash of flowers in multiple hues: "Look."

Gazing into the distance, Lu Ye saw the valley below covered in undulating waves of a flowery sea, beautiful as if it were not of this world.