Ye Liang was brought to the village road by the strange woman before being abandoned.
Since she was the Leader, of course she wouldn't be staying with Ye Liang. She floated lightly toward the palace at the center of the village while Ye Liang simply picked a residence near the outskirts and settled in.
Everyone here were Pure Ones—highly intelligent beings—so Ye Liang didn't bother worrying about her pale complexion.
Maybe she just looked like a Fallen?
He followed the group to the village cafeteria.
According to the elder from the group, this village operated under socialist principles—no one cooked at home but instead ate at the unified communal dining hall located at the village's end.
Free food, free housing—no wonder this place lived up to its name, Peach Blossom Village (a term inspired by Taoyuan, an idealized utopia in ancient Chinese culture)!
As Ye Liang wandered around the village with interest, aside from noticing the villagers' generally bitter expressions, nothing else seemed particularly unusual.
"Old man Shizhi Xiao, you lot are living such a prosperous life here in Peach Blossom Village, why do you all look so gloomy? The tribal settlements outside suffer much more hardship, yet they don't seem half this miserable."
The elderly member of the squad was named Shizhi Xiao.
Ye Liang didn't know anyone else well, so he casually struck up a conversation with the old man to get acquainted.
"You wide-eyed brat, you don't know a thing! Do you really think Peach Blossom Village is some kind of paradise?" The old man suddenly pulled Ye Liang into an empty alley as he spoke.
"You reckless punk! Don't you get it? Once you step into Peach Blossom Village, there's no leaving ever again!" He looked grave, clearly frustrated trying to make Ye Liang understand.
"That's it?" Ye Liang shrugged indifferently.
His current strength had already reached a modest level.
Facing that strange woman earlier hadn't been too stressful either. Perhaps she was powerful, but given enough time, Ye Liang believed he could defeat her!
If things got bad, he could always run...
"By the way, old man. If leaving's impossible, how come you yourself keep going out? Doesn't Her Ladyship care?"
"I'm specially approved hunting personnel under Her Ladyship's permission, of course I can go out."
"Fair enough." Ye Liang waved his hand. Seeing how late it had become, he parted ways with the elder.
Back at his residence.
He actually got a great place to stay.
When arriving, because Her Ladyship saw that Ye Liang possessed considerable skill, she specifically allowed him to choose any house within the village for himself. Naturally, Ye Liang wasn't shy about it either—given such an opportunity, how could he not go for the biggest house around!
After circling the area a few times and confirming no one was watching him, he returned to his "villa!"
"System, bring me into the Spatial Dimension!" At Ye Liang's call, his consciousness directly shifted to his inner world.
"Hey System, did that woman pose any danger today?" Immediately upon arrival, Ye Liang grabbed the System floating midair, then rolled it between his hands briefly before giving up—the orb remained stubbornly hard.
"Master, please stop messing with me!" The System's lazy voice came through, the metallic orb visibly coming to life.
"Master, regarding today's woman, I've already scanned her using the Kanka (Cash Eye) function. Except for special protections in certain areas, her physical strength barely reaches six stars, only slightly surpassing your base level."
"Only six stars? That's surprisingly low!"
Once Ye Liang entered Yomibitaka, his Kanka (Cash Eye) became unusable. Fortunately, the System within his inner world could substitute for his vision.
The six stars represent body strength levels. Without access to chakra, physical strength becomes the measurement standard of a Yomi person's power.
Currently, Ye Liang stands at level 4. Ordinary members of the Pure are at level 2, while the Fallen score at level 1. Take White Fang, the uncle he first met, for instance—his strength barely reached level 3, the same as today's hunting squad.
"So in other words, once I perfect my Death Qi body cultivation technique, I'll be able to reach her level, right?"
"That's correct indeed. However, considering we're in the Yomi World, this woman is a native with innate supernatural abilities! So, Master should remain cautious."
"I understand," Ye Liang nodded.
Recently, he'd been practicing the [Ming Body Forging Method], a seemingly simple cultivation technique from the cultivation world. The password was five digits long. It took the System a whole month to finally crack the code.
"Never thought after just one month of practice, my physical constitution would improve from 3 to 4 already. Looks like I might achieve perfection within half a year!"
This method draws in Death Qi to fuel cultivation. Judging from the perspective of the cultivation realm, it should be some sort of demonic cultivation method, apparently quite difficult.
Originally, he hadn't held much hope!
Yet in this Death Qi flourishing Yomi World, cultivation surprisingly became effortless. In just one month, he progressed from complete novice to beginner stage!
The cultivation technique has three stages: Beginner, Proficient, and Mastery.
When he first arrived, his strength was at level 3. After reaching Beginner stage, it advanced to 4! The subsequent Proficient and Mastery stages would certainly bring significant enhancements!
From this perspective, that so-called Her Ladyship isn't particularly impressive.
"Haha! Tonight I'll continue practicing, striving to surpass this strange woman soon!"
As night fell.
The entire Peach Blossom Village gradually darkened.
There were neither sun nor moon nor stars in Yomibitaka. They relied on suddenly appearing faint lights for visibility. Strangely enough, these lights would disappear at night.
According to native Purifieds' explanation: This glow was a reward bestowed by Queen Yomi herself!
Of course, the truth didn't really matter!
Inside the central palace of the village.
The mighty Her Ladyship, who was untouchable in public, now trembled as she knelt beside her usual throne.
Another woman sat upon it!
Her seductive eyes sparkled, and her graceful charm was undeniable. Despite her alluring appearance, her aura was far from ordinary feminine charm—those captivating eyes made people dare not act disrespectfully!
If Ye Liang were here, he'd instantly recognize this woman.
It was none other than Shaw Naizi, who had arrived in Yomibitaka with him!
When Ye Liang first arrived,
he witnessed a pair of powerful thighs belonging to a corpse in the Fallen village. Instinctively, he assumed Shaw Naizi had already perished.
Therefore, he never searched for her.
"My Lady Izanami! The human male you spoke of is not within our territory. I've ordered my subordinates to search extensively. He probably fell into Lord Izanagi's hands."
"Speak of that man again, and I'll make you regret it!"
"Shaw Naizi exploded in anger: 'If it weren't for him peeping at my true appearance back then, we would've already left this wretched Yomi World! How could we have ended up like this?'
'But Lady Izanami! Lord Izanagi has been kneeling and begging at Yomi's gate for three hundred straight years! Isn't it time you forgave him?'
'Which side are you really on?' Shaw Naizi suddenly demanded.
Mikamitsu Shirabe went cold with shock, hastily keeping silent.
After a while.
Shaw Naizi rose to her feet again. Her expression heavy, she gently helped Shirabe up from her kneeling position: 'Mikamitsu, how many years has it been since you started following me?'
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