After a few days, they killed many feral beasts and obtained quite a few Beast Cores.
Ye Liuyun had also opened up another meridian.
He was now in the Seventh Level of the physical refining phase with four meridians opened up. It was not a problem for him to aim for the Ninth Level of the physical refining phase.
Before they left, Ye Liuyun and Liang Xue killed a few beasts of the Fourth Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase together. Only after collecting enough beasts' blood did they leave the Hengshan Mountains with satisfaction.
However, the moment when they reached the periphery of the Thousand Burial Mountain, Ye Liuyun sensed that something was amiss.
"It's too quiet! It seems that all the feral beasts have been killed! Black python, shrink your body and have a look ahead. Don't expose yourself."
After all, Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense could not probe far. Thus, he sent the black python to explore the way.
After a while, the black python came back.
"Sure enough, there are several groups of mercenaries ambushing us in front." Ye Liuyun also told Liang Xue about the information brought by the black python.
"Then let's take a detour?" Liang Xue was slightly nervous too.
"It's alright. The strongest among them is only at the Third Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase. Since they are here for us to practice, how can we miss this opportunity?"
Ye Liuyun smiled and said immediately, "Black python will battle against the mercenaries of the Second and Third Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase. Miss Liang, you can deal with those in the First Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase and those in the Ninth Level of the physical refining phase. Leave the rest to me."
So the three of them walked into the encirclement of the enemies.
"Hahaha!" The two heads of the mercenaries, who were at the Third Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase, laughed loudly and blocked their path. The surrounding mercenaries who were lying in ambush also revealed themselves.
But when they saw that Ye Liuyun and Liang Xue did not panic, they were surprised.
"You two are pretending to be very calm, but unfortunately, it's time for you to die!"
"Do you know who I am? Don't you dare to kill me?" Liang Xue shouted.
"Of course I know! But so what? Our Green Wolf Mercenary Team Team Team also has someone backing us!" a mercenary leader shouted.
"It turns out to be the Green Wolf Mercenary Team Team Team! As far as I know, you're the Governor's dogs, aren't you?" Liang Xue said coldly.
"Third Brother, there's no point in wasting any more time talking to them. Let's attack directly!" The other person was calmer than he was.
"Don't worry. No one will come to save them in such deep mountains and forests!" However, he still ordered his men to attack together.
Ye Liuyun directly took out his forging hammer and started smashing them. Liang Xue also followed the previous division of work and started with the First Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase and the Ninth Level of the physical refining phase.
Just as the two leaders of the Third Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase were about to take action, a huge black python swooped down from the tree, biting one person, smashed on the other with its tail.
"Ah!" The leader of the mercenaries, who had been yelling earlier, was bitten into two by the black python. The other person was also struck by the black python and fell to the ground, spitting blood.
After the Black Python succeeded in its sneak attack, it continued to charge towards the few mercenaries who were at the Second Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase.
"Leader, this woman is at the Fourth Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase! There's something wrong with her information! Let's retreat!" A mercenary who had been besieging Liang Xue shouted while running to the head of the mercenaries.
"Don't let any of them go!" Ye Liuyun told Black Python and Liang Xue.
When he swung his big hammer, those mercenaries could not get close to him at all. Instead, they were all knocked to the ground by him.
Liang Xue also took one down with each thrust of the sword, without mercy. The black python was even more ferocious, beating and eating.
"How could this be!" The injured head of the mercenaries was a little dumbstruck.
"Why is Liang Xue at the Fourth Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase? Where did the black python come from?"
Everything went beyond their plan.
"Retreat separately!" He knew that his side was doomed, and he only wanted more people to survive.
If it was only Liang Xue alone, they still had a chance to fight, but with a black python, they would definitely die!
The strength of the Fourth Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase was not something that they could defeat by just outnumbering them.
Unexpectedly, the black python rushed to him first. He was not a match for the black python and was seriously injured by it. He could not fight back at all and was swallowed directly.
Later, the black python encircled most of the mercenaries with its huge body. The gap left was blocked by Liang Xue and Ye Liuyun.
Nearly 50 mercenaries were wiped out in 15 minutes.
While plundering their belongings, Ye Liuyun smiled and said, "They're here to send us their lives!"
After that, he kept the corpses.
Liang Xue was stunned and asked, "I don't mind you keeping their belongings, but why did you take the body too?"
"To keep it as food for the black python! Otherwise, what can it eat in the future? Where can I find so much food for such a big body?"
Looking at the huge body of the black python, Liang Xue stopped talking.
The python was indeed a good helper in battles, but it can also eat a lot. He had just eaten seven or eight people, but his stomach did not seem full.
After that, they encountered a few scattered mercenary teams. However, when they saw Liang Xue's at the Fourth Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase, no one dared to come after them.
"Why didn't we see so many mercenaries when we came in?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously.
"These mercenaries are similar to bandits. When someone enters the mountain, they won't stop them. But when they come out, they will rob them. They did rob us as they saw that I am at the Fourth Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase," Liang Xue said.
"Doesn't a mercenary make money by completing missions? Why did they rob specifically? What's the difference between that and a bandit?" Ye Liuyun was even more curious.
"Doing a task is too dangerous! Staying here allows them to make money without any effort. In fact, they are no different from the bandits. It's just that they just do tasks occasionally," Liang Xue explained.
"In that case, can we get rid of the bad guys by robbing them?" Ye Liuyun asked Liang Xue with a smile.
Liang Xue thought for a while and looked at Ye Liuyun with a smile. With the black python, there was nothing to worry about.
Thereafter, the nearby mercenaries were unlucky. If they encountered Ye Liuyun and Liang Xue, they would be beaten up if they did not hand over their valuables.
The news spread fast. At once, all the mercenaries in that area knew that there were two robbers in the mountains who robbed them specifically. So they all left to avoid being robbed and dared not to come out.
Ye Liuyun and the rest noticed that the nearby mercenaries had all left, so they could only return to Fengyang City from the Hengshan Mountain Range.
Along the way, they were still enjoying the sights of the beautiful sceneries. Ye Liuyun and Liang Xue even began to compete in cooking.
Ye Liuyun studied thoroughly how long the meat should be cooked, how big should the heat be, and what should be eaten with the meat.
So in the end, Liang Xue was defeated.
Before returning to Fengyang City, Ye Liuyun put the black python into his Interspatial Ring, which stunned Liang Xue.
"Does the Interspatial Ring have such a function? Can it even hold living things?"
"Of course, if you want this function, find the Barrier-breaking Stone. I can even help you tame a feral beast for free."
Ye Liuyun said.
"Deal!" Liang Xue immediately replied.
After entering the city, the two of them did not part ways. Instead, they headed straight to the Myriad Treasures Hall.
When they arrived at the Myriad Treasures Hall, Ye Liuyun took out all the ferocious beasts he had collected and split half of it for Liang Xue.
He still wanted to split the medicinal materials, but he was stopped by Liang Xue!
She did not expect Ye Liuyun to be so generous to give her half of everything. She did not do anything at all.
Ye Liuyun had already given her a Golden Primordial Fruit, raising her realm to the Fourth Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase and that was enough.
That was a transition from the Initial-stage to the middle stage of the Genuine Condensation Phase. Many people could not get through it in a year or two.
Ye Liuyun, on the other hand, believed that since they went together, they had to share the items equally.
In the end, it was Liang Xue who said, "Keep the medicinal ingredients for alchemy! If you give it to me, I would only use it to exchange for some crystals. It's meaningless!"
Ye Liuyun only kept the herbs until then.