A wasted cultivation cultivator, whose senior sister comes to his door asking for pills at the start

Ye Yun was taken aback when he saw the two items handed over by Empress Yunxiao.

"Senior, this...isn't it too precious?"

Needless to say, even for an Emperor-level expert, condensing a teleportation scroll would be extremely troublesome.

Furthermore, there's the Death Ring, which can withstand a full-force attack from an Emperor-level expert.

This effect is an absolute life-saving treasure!

Seeing Ye Yun's astonished expression, Empress Yunxiao replied calmly.

"What are you thinking? This magic weapon isn't a gift to you; it's just a temporary loan."

"Both the teleportation scroll and the Death Ring must be returned to me later."

Ultimately, handing these two items over to Ye Yun is simply to provide him with an extra layer of protection for his trip.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun coughed lightly and nodded.

"I see, then I'm relieved."

As the saying goes, one should not accept rewards without merit.

If Empress Yunxiao suddenly gave him something too valuable, he would feel a little uncomfortable.

Lending it to myself like this is just right...

"How is it now, Peak Master Bai?"

At this moment, Empress Yunxiao turned to look at Bai Liuli and calmly asked a question.

"With these two items, his safety should be guaranteed."

She demonstrated sincerity.

Bai Liuli frowned slightly and pondered for a long time.

Finally, she looked at the two items and nodded.

"Well... okay."

She looked up at Ye Yun beside her.

"Since you insist on going, and Senior Yunxiao is so sincere, then let's take the risk."

Ultimately, she was well aware of how important it was to find out where they had gone.

The hesitation stemmed from not wanting his apprentice to take risks, but since he was fully prepared, a moderate degree of risk was acceptable.

"Yes, don't worry, Master."

Ye Yun smiled and assured him.

"I will definitely get out of here unscathed and will never make things difficult for my master."

Seeing this, Bai Liuli nodded slightly.

"Yes, nothing else matters. The important thing is that you come back safe and sound."

Only after Ye Yun repeatedly assured her did Bai Liuli finally feel relieved.

After that, Ye Yun turned his gaze back to Empress Yunxiao.

To be honest, there was one important prerequisite for his successful infiltration.

Ye Yun thought for a moment, then asked thoughtfully.

"By the way, senior, I need a target to impersonate infiltrate. Do you have any suggestions?"

Empress Yunxiao was taken aback for a moment, then asked a question in return.

"You mean, the person you can transform into?"

Ye Yun immediately nodded and responded.

"Excellent, senior, do you have anyone suitable for transformation?"

If not, you'll need to find one yourself.

Of course, that depends on luck and whether the people from the Ascension Sect cooperate.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Empress Yunxiao smiled slightly and began to explain.

"I do have a recommendation for this."

"Just a few days ago, I secretly captured a prisoner of the Ascension Sect."

"With his unique identity within the Ascension Sect, he should be able to help you infiltrate it smoothly."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun immediately became interested and asked curiously.

"Oh? Who is it?!"

Empress Yunxiao did not give an answer immediately, but instead kept it a secret.

"You'll know her identity when you meet her."

"Okay... then."

Ye Yun shrugged and didn't ask any further questions.

In fact, in his view, the biggest problem in infiltrating was the identity of the person in disguise.

If the threshold is too low, it will be difficult to enter, you will face a thorough investigation, and there will be many places you cannot go.

However, if one's status is too high, it is easy for others to notice something unusual, thus exposing one's identity.

In this situation, an appropriate identity can play a crucial role.

Just then, Bai Liuli looked at him and asked.

"By the way, when are you planning to go?"

"Then it's better to go later."

Ye Yun pondered for a moment, then chuckled softly.

"I'll set off again closer to night, and I'll arrive there by midnight."

After all, it wasn't specified whose house was broken into, and it happened in broad daylight, making it too easy to be discovered.

Of course, we may not immediately attempt to infiltrate once we arrive.

According to Ye Yun's idea, it would be better to have Nangong Jiutian help observe first.

If he could determine the location or the situation within the headquarters directly through her, he wouldn't need to take any risks.

However, considering the situation in Fengbo City last time, Nangong Jiutian will likely gain limited benefits.

At this moment, Bai Liuli nodded.

"That's fine, it's safer later."

"Also, there are some things I need to tell you."

After all, it's such a dangerous place, so I wanted to explain things in more detail.

Seeing this, Ye Yun felt helpless.

"Yes, Master."

His master is now showing him far too much concern, even though he used to be allowed to roam free.

Of course, if Bai Liuli knew what he was thinking, she would probably complain about it.

We used to let them roam freely because we didn't think they would cause any big trouble.

But now Bai Liuli has seen through it all; Ye Yun is a troublemaker who especially loves adventure.

Therefore, naturally, people become more concerned about it, and even more worried about it.

Seeing this, Empress Yunxiao smiled.

Then, she looked at Ye Yun and gave him instructions.

"Young Master Ye, if you go in the evening, there's still plenty of time."

"You can stay with your master for a while, and come find me later."

She was quite considerate and even gave them time to spend together.

Ye Yun didn't stand on ceremony and responded with a smile.

"Okay, thank you, senior!"

Empress Yunxiao waved her hand and said calmly.

"Alright, you may all step back now. I'll go and make some preliminary preparations for you."

With her order to leave, Ye Yun and Bai Liuli didn't linger and quickly left the conference hall.

After leaving, Ye Yun and his master Bai Liuli returned to their room.

Upon arriving at this point, Bai Liuli's expression became exceptionally serious, and she solemnly instructed him.

"Disciple, let me explain to you in detail the defensive deployment over there..."

The external defenses of what appeared to be the headquarters were indeed important intelligence for Ye Yun.

Although Ye Yun had seen the paper version that they had made together before this.

But Bai Liuli seemed afraid that he might forget or not notice, so she told him the story again.

Finally, he gave his instructions with a serious expression.

"Also, what if we really encounter danger at that time?"

"When you have bought some time with the Death Ring, it is best to summon the Holy Lord first, and then summon the Cloud Empress later."

Ye Yun understood what she meant; she was actually worried that the teleportation scroll Empress Yunxiao had given him was fake.

Or perhaps, at the crucial moment, Empress Yunxiao suddenly decided she didn't want to teleport there.

Then, the precious time gained in the critical moment will be wasted.

Ye Yun did not question his master's concerns and simply smiled and nodded.

"Yes, Master, I've got that in mind."

Seeing his obedient appearance, Bai Liuli nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, in short, stability should be the priority."

After Bai Liuli gave her some instructions, she finally let Ye Yun go.

After that, Ye Yun took him to meet Si Ruyin and Qian Rou.

In fact, her initial purpose in coming here was to rescue the two of them.

Only when I saw with my own eyes that the two of them were safe and sound could I truly feel at ease.

"Master?!"

When they saw Ye Yun and Bai Liuli enter the room.

The two women, who were meditating, both stood up in surprise.

"Finally, I've met you, Master!"

After that, he excitedly stood up and rushed towards Bai Liuli.

In the blink of an eye, both girls rushed into their master's arms, a stark contrast to their usual mature demeanor.

Bai Liuli looked at the two women in her arms, both of whom were safe and sound, and a look of relief finally appeared on her face.

She gently patted the two of them and smiled.

"Yes, I'm so glad you're all alright."

After saying that, she didn't forget to add a reprimand.

"Also, next time you must not go to such dangerous places without protection."

Although I know that one of these two girls is bold and the other is naive.

But no one could have predicted that the two of them would dare to go to the Fengshen Mountains.

Even disregarding the existence of the Ascension Sect, the sheer danger of this place was far too great for them.

And without even a second thought, it was definitely Qianrou's idea.

If it were Si Ruyin, she would never have thought of going to a dangerous place.

"Hmm... I'll be more careful next time."

Qianrou stuck out her tongue and assured him.

But no matter how you look at it, it seems like they're saying, "I know, I'll do it next time."

After the initial joy of their reunion, Si Ruyin and Qian Rou's emotions stabilized.

After that, Bai Liuli inquired about their experience.

"Ruyin, Xiaorou, what exactly happened to you this time?"

After my last visit here, I immediately joined the group to investigate the headquarters of the Ascension Sect.

Therefore, she still doesn't know what happened between Si Ruyin and Qian Rou.

Before Si Ruyin could even speak, Qian Rou eagerly stepped forward.

"I'll do it, I'll talk to Master!"

After that, she told Bai Liuli about her experiences with Si Ruyin.

However, there are inevitably some embellishments in some of them.

For example, how clever they were at solving problems, only to be later hunted down by cultivators from the Ascension Cult.

So much so that Si Ruyin felt a little embarrassed and interrupted her.

"Speaking of which, we were able to return this time entirely thanks to Junior Brother Ye..."

She glanced at Ye Yun intently and pursed her lips slightly.

Si Ruyin recounted everything that happened afterward in detail.

Compared to Qianrou's account, hers was much more objective and fair, allowing Bai Liuli to understand the cause and effect.

"So that's how it is..."

Bai Liuli nodded in realization.

In retrospect, their departure was indeed very timely.

If it had been any later, the fate of Si Ruyin and the others would have been truly uncertain.

Thinking of this, she looked at Ye Yun beside her.

"My disciple, you've worked hard."

"It's not hard work, it's not hard work, this is what I should do."

Ye Yun smiled faintly, not thinking there was anything wrong with it.

Having gone through so much together and spent so much time together, our relationship has long since transcended the boundaries of master and disciple, senior and junior.

Ye Yun now regards his master and even his senior sister from Wuming Peak as half a family member.

Then, he looked at his master and the three senior sisters and gave them instructions.

"Master, Senior Sister, you two continue your conversation. I'll be going out for a bit now."

Seeing this, Bai Liuli glanced at him, frowned, and asked.

"Are you going there now?"

They had just returned, and unexpectedly, Ye Yun was already heading over.

Ye Yun nodded slightly and explained with a smile.

"Yes, I plan to prepare more thoroughly, just to be on the safe side."

Although the Cloud Empress gave her a lot of time to talk with her master.

But he still wanted to get there as soon as possible to see the prisoners she had mentioned.

If necessary, you should learn more about the other party so that you won't give yourself away when you try to transform later.

After all, he knew in his heart that this operation was extremely dangerous, and a slight mistake could really lead to his death inside.

"That's true, then you go ahead."

Bai Liuli didn't try to stop her, thinking that if she prepared more, it might be the difference between life and death.

The two of them were talking back and forth, which made Si Ruyin and Qian Rou, who were standing nearby, pay attention.

Immediately, both women stared intently at Ye Yun and asked.

"Junior brother, what are you going to do now?"

Ye Yun smiled faintly at his senior sister's question.

Then, she explained it casually.

"It's nothing major, just going out to investigate something."

"Investigating something?"

Qianrou found it strange.

Si Ruyin, on the other hand, keenly sensed something.

Immediately, she gazed at Ye Yun and asked.

"There are so many seniors in Cloud City, what is it that you, junior brother, have to go to investigate?"

"Um... well."

Ye Yun scratched his head, trying to explain.

"Of course, the seniors are all busy, and I'm relatively free, so they assigned the work to me."

This explanation is only barely passable.

But clearly, it's still too difficult to fool Si Ruyin with this.

"Junior brother, do you think I believe what you say?"

At this point, Si Ruyin's eyes sharpened, as if she had suddenly become intelligent.

"Tell me honestly, junior brother, are you going to do something dangerous again?"

After these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.

Obviously, they didn't expect that the other party would guess it.

Ye Yun froze for a moment, then said helplessly.

"How could that be? I just did something dangerous."

"Don't try to fool me, junior brother, this is how you always act when you try to lie."

Si Ruyin gave a soft snort and looked at him seriously.

Judging from this, she seems to have a good grasp of the tricks to spot Ye Yun lying.

"Sigh, senior sister, you've really gotten smarter."

Ye Yun sighed, though he was praising the other person, he looked helpless.

Si Ruyin and Qian Rou both turned their gazes toward him, staring intently as they asked.

"So, what is Junior Brother going to do this time? Can't we even tell him?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun pondered for a moment.

To be honest, he trusted Si Ruyin and Qian Rou more than anyone else.

However, I'm worried that if I say it out loud, they might be forced to leak it.

On the other hand, it's because I don't want them to worry about me.

Just as he was pondering, Si Ruyin in front of him spoke angrily.

"Junior brother! Have you forgotten what you promised me a few nights ago?"

"..."

Ye Yun froze for a moment.

Only then did he remember that he had indeed made a promise with Si Ruyin that he would no longer hide or lie to her.

"Sigh, okay."

After thinking for a while, he sighed.

"Actually, I am indeed going to infiltrate a rather dangerous place."

"Of course, it's also for the victory of the allied forces."

In the end, Ye Yun decided to reveal part of it.

Of course, he certainly wouldn't reveal everything.

Upon hearing his words, Si Ruyin asked almost immediately.

"Can't other people go to do this kind of thing?"

Qianrou, who was standing next to her, chimed in with a comment.

"Yes, Junior Brother is only a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, while there are clearly so many Imperial Realm seniors here."

If it weren't for the fact that Ye Yun and Empress Yunxiao seemed to have a good relationship...

They all suspected that Empress Yunxiao was deliberately targeting Ye Yun.

"That's not how it works."

Seeing this, Ye Yun explained helplessly.

"Even those seniors at the Imperial Dao Realm were helpless in this operation, making it easier for me to go."

"And this operation may directly determine the success or failure of eradicating the Ascension Sect, so I must go."

In the past few days, the two women at the Allied Forces headquarters have also come into contact with some information about the Ascension Cult.

They knew what kind of enemy they were gathered here to fight, and how difficult it would be.

Ye Yun is now saying that this operation is crucial to the success or failure of the battle against the Ascension Sect.

This truly shocked the two of them.

"But junior brother, what if we encounter danger..."

Seeing Si Ruyin's concern, Ye Yun smiled and extended his hand.

"Don't worry about that. Why would I take such a risk if I wasn't fully prepared?"

"For this mission, Empress Yunxiao gave me something to save my life..."

He briefly explained some of his life-saving techniques to the two women, as a way of showing his confidence.

After learning about it, the two women felt somewhat relieved, just as Ye Yun had predicted.

Si Ruyin nodded thoughtfully.

"Alright, judging from this, junior brother, you've certainly prepared very thoroughly."

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that Ye Yun has two Empress teleportation scrolls is enough for him to be able to roam freely in many places.

In addition, given the gravity of the matter, neither of them offered much advice.

At the very end, he reminded Ye Yun once again.

"Then go ahead, junior brother, but be very careful."

Ye Yun smiled faintly and waved his hand.

"Don't worry, I'm the luckiest person here!"

After giving his instructions, he turned and left.

The three women in the room fell silent.

Bai Liuli observed the expressions of her two remaining female disciples after Ye Yun left.

Suddenly, she realized something and said something to the two women.

"Ruyin, Xiaorou, I have a question for you. You must answer it with absolute honesty."

Upon hearing this, the two women instantly snapped out of their daze and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Master, what do you want to ask?"

It was rare for them to see their master speak about something so seriously.

Clearly, the next question is quite important.

Then... they heard Bai Liuli ponder for a moment, then suddenly look up at them and ask.

"Do you guys like Xiaoyun?"

Upon hearing this, the room fell silent once again.

Si Ruyin, in particular, trembled, unsure how to respond.

Although there is no explicit rule that senior and junior students cannot be together.

However, most of the time, fellow disciples would still avoid such things.

Most importantly, this was the first time Si Ruyin had ever been attracted to a man; she was in the throes of first love.

After struggling for a long time, she managed to utter two words.

"Hmm... um."

Qianrou, who was standing next to her, nodded frankly.

"Yes, Master, I might... really like him a little."

After she finished speaking, she and Si Ruyin exchanged a glance.

Neither of them seemed too surprised by the other's answer.

For them, liking someone is something that's really hard to hide.

"..."

Hearing what his two disciples said, Bai Liuli fell into deep thought.

To be honest, the question she asked was exactly what she had been struggling with lately.

Does she... actually like Ye Yun?

……

On the other side, after leaving, Ye Yun went directly to find Empress Yunxiao.

When they arrived, the other person had just returned to the study.

When she saw Ye Yun arriving, Empress Yunxiao was stunned for a moment.

"You arrived so quickly? Aren't you going to chat with Master and Senior Sister a little longer?"

Ye Yun shrugged and smiled faintly.

"It's alright, we'll have plenty of time to chat after we get back."

Clearly, he was very confident about this trip.

Seeing this, Empress Yunxiao nodded slightly, which could be considered as her approval.

"Well said, so you want to see the prisoner beforehand, right?"

Ye Yun replied with a smile, "That's right, I want to learn from the other person beforehand so that I can act more convincingly when the time comes."

Upon hearing this, Empress Yunxiao nodded and stood up.

"Alright, then come with me."

Upon seeing this, Ye Yun immediately followed suit and moved closer.

After that, Empress Yunxiao took him on a long tour of the City Lord's Mansion.

So much so that Ye Yun asked, somewhat frustrated.

"Senior, where exactly are we going?"

He felt like he was about to get dizzy from all the spinning.

Empress Yunxiao simply replied with a faint sentence.

"Don't worry, we're almost there."

Less than two minutes after she finished speaking, she saw an open space ahead.

Ye Yun glanced at it privately and asked in confusion.

"Hmm? This is...?"

The place in front of me is completely empty; it doesn't look like a place where prisoners are held at all.

Then, Empress Yunxiao stretched out a hand and pointed in front of her.

Suddenly, ripples appeared in the space in front of them, and then a downward staircase appeared in the previously empty area.

At this entrance, there are two extraordinary cultivators guarding it.

Upon seeing Ye Yun and Empress Yunxiao, the two quickly bowed.

"Greetings, Lord City Lord."

Empress Yunxiao nodded slightly and turned to Ye Yun, saying something.

"Let's go in."

She then entered the staircase tunnel ahead, with Ye Yun following closely behind.

We walked like this for quite a while, I don't know how much time passed, before we finally reached the bottom.

What comes into view is a long, dark corridor and rows of uniquely designed prison cells.

Judging from this, each cell was specially built.

"Senior, where is this place?"

Empress Yunxiao replied calmly with an indifferent expression.

"This is the dungeon of our Cloud City, where important prisoners are held."

"In addition, some prisoners of war will also be imprisoned here."

Ye Yun looked around and indeed saw quite a few prisoners with extraordinary bearing.

Even after being imprisoned here for who knows how many years, he still shows no signs of despair.

Even as they passed by, they cast sharp glances at Ye Yun, sending a chill down his spine.

Without a doubt, almost all the people imprisoned in this dungeon are experts at the Foundation Establishment or even the Imperial Dao realm.

This puzzled Ye Yun, who looked at Empress Yunxiao and asked.

"Speaking of which, won't they run away? I see there are only two extraordinary cultivators guarding it up there."

"Then you underestimate this dungeon."

Empress Yunxiao glanced at him and said indifferently.

"This dungeon looks simple, but it is actually surrounded by a large number of self-contained formations."

"They are forcefully suppressing the prisoners here and draining the spiritual energy from this place."

Even if someone escapes from prison, they can only act like a prisoner, unable to use any means.

Ye Yun suddenly realized, "Not bad, not bad, this is more like a prison."

His attention then fell on the prisoners around him.

Most of them seem to still have the clothes they were wearing when they came in.

Sensing Ye Yun's gaze, they all met his sharp eyes with a single glance.

A short while later, Ye Yun turned and asked.

"By the way, senior, where is that person you mentioned?"

"It's just ahead."

Empress Yunxiao pointed to a location.

There was a solitary prison there.

You'd think this was a private VIP room if you didn't know better.

When Ye Yun arrived at the prison entrance, he glanced inside and was stunned.

"Hmm? Is this a female cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, Empress Yunxiao looked at him and asked.

"I remember you can transform into a female cultivator, right?"

"That... is possible."

Ye Yun nodded, but his expression was somewhat strange.

The main reason was that he had some psychological trauma from the time he was in Fengbo City, where he was almost assaulted after transforming into a female cultivator.

Empress Yunxiao didn't care about all that and spoke frankly.

"Since it's possible, then there's no problem. This person is definitely the most suitable choice."

Hearing her say that, Ye Yun also became interested.

He looked closely and saw a female cultivator in black robes sitting cross-legged on a prison bed.

From here, you can see her beautiful face and her aloof demeanor.

Although there was no fluctuation of profound energy on his body.

Judging from his physical attributes, he should be a high-level cultivator, at least above the Transcendent Realm.

After looking him over for a while, Ye Yun asked curiously.

"Senior, who is this female cultivator?"

For Empress Yunxiao to say that it was very appropriate, her identity must be extraordinary.

At least within the Ascension Sect, it certainly holds a transcendent position.

Empress Yunxiao gazed at the female cultivator on the bed and slowly explained to her.

"This woman is named Ling Ruoyu, with a peak cultivation level in the Foundation Establishment Realm, and she is a close advisor to that sect leader."

"Most of the time, she directly obeys the orders of that Ascension Cult Leader."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun was greatly surprised and quickly asked.

"You mean, this female cultivator is someone close to the Ascension Sect Master?"

Taking direct orders from the Ascension Cult Master is indeed quite close.

However, this is not the end.

Empress Yunxiao nodded and turned to explain.

"That's right, strictly speaking, he can be considered half a disciple trained by that cult leader."

Finally, I asked a direct question.

"So, is this person's identity enough for you?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun's eyes lit up.

"That's enough, that's more than enough!"

Being half a disciple of the Ascension Cult Leader is indeed a very prestigious position within the Ascension Cult.

It was perfectly reasonable for her to infiltrate the headquarters of the Ascension Sect under her identity.

"etc……"

Ye Yun suddenly seemed to think of something and asked in a strange tone.

"That's not right. Given this person's status, you could get the results simply by searching their soul. Why would I need to investigate further?"

Upon hearing this, Empress Yunxiao shook her head.

"Well said, but it's clear that the cult leader had anticipated this all along."

Empress Yunxiao sighed softly and explained.

"In his memory, the information about headquarters was blocked by some kind of forceful means."

"If we try to obtain it by force, it might trigger some kind of suicide mechanism. Even if we kill her, we might not be able to get it."

For Ling Ruoyu, being alive for the time being is more important than being dead.

Therefore, no further relevant intelligence was obtained.

"I see……"

Ye Yun still found this matter somewhat unbelievable.

Then, he asked with great interest.

"I'm genuinely curious, how did you manage to capture such an important figure?"

Given Ling Ruoyu's status, she should be under all kinds of protection.

It's really unbelievable that they ended up here...