Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

Chapter 192 The Chaos of the Misty Cloud Sect

The deputy sect leader of the Yanxia Sect privately approved this operation, and now that the operation has failed, they will have to bear the consequences themselves, because they cannot go to the undercurrents to argue.

The Dark Currents' motto is that all missions are executed on a one-time basis. What does that mean? It means that if an assassin assigned to a Dark Currents mission fails the first time, then they must do everything in their power to complete the mission.

But this time, the assassin who was carrying out the mission was killed instead, which is a different story. She has already paid the price with her life, which means that the target is definitely not as simple as the employer said. It's good enough that Anliu didn't cause trouble for the employer.

If you try to cause trouble for the undercurrents, they won't listen to you.

In other words, the Yanxia Sect now has two choices: temporarily give up on causing trouble for Lin Aoxue and swallow this bitter pill, or spend more money to hire another expert from the Dark Current Sect. However, this time, if they want to hire another expert, they need to have even higher combat power. They can't possibly hire a Dao Palace Level 4 expert to kill Lin Aoxue, can they?

Since the mission failed, Yan Han could only report it to the sect, or rather, hope to get compensation from the sect. She couldn't afford to lose three million spirit stones.

However, she did not expect that her report would cause such a huge mess.

Inside the main hall of the Yanxia Sect at this time.

"What? You secretly set up a mission to assassinate Lin Aoxue? And it failed?" Yan Chen glared at the deputy sect leader Yan Jiang. Yan Jiang could be said to be the most domineering of the four major sects. Relying on her superior strength, she had been openly eroding the power of the Yanxia Sect.

By the way, Yan Jiang used to be a male cultivator, but now she's become a female cultivator, and a very mean one at that, somewhat like Yun Ling from the Yunxia Sect.

"Senior brother, why are you reacting so strongly? Weren't we trying to deal with a future formidable enemy for the sect? Who knew they were prepared? The assassins we hired failed. Junior sister Yan Han paid three million spirit stones upfront, and she hopes the sect can compensate her for some of it. I think that's perfectly reasonable," Yan Jiang said dismissively.

"You?" Yan Chen almost laughed in anger upon hearing this.

His situation was much worse than Yun Yun's. At least Yun Che respected Yun Yun, but Yan Jiang openly suppressed Yan Chen, and the patriarch of Yanxia Sect was unwilling to provoke Yun Sect, so he always turned a blind eye.

"You want the sect to pay for your unauthorized actions? Let me tell you, no, not a single penny. You'd better give up that idea." Yan Chen refused to give anything.

However, these words angered Yan Jiang, who couldn't hold back and suddenly released his aura, looking as if he was about to use force to coerce Yan Chen.

"Old ghost Yan Chen, I call you senior brother because I think highly of you. In the cultivation world, the strong are always respected. You should have given me your position as sect leader long ago. Let me tell you, you can choose not to pay this money, but you should hand over the position of sect leader." Yan Jiang said angrily.

Yan Chen has been a member of the Renyanjiang faction for a long time, and this time he couldn't hold back any longer.

"Do you think I'm afraid of you? You ungrateful wretch who betrays his master and ancestors." Yan Chen also unleashed his cultivation at the fourth level of the Dao Palace. Both of them were at the fourth level of the Dao Palace and the Nascent Soul Realm, but Yan Jiang's aura was clearly stronger.

Soon, the two were engaged in a fierce battle in the sect's main hall. The power fluctuations of the fourth level of the Dao Palace realm were quickly noticed by the other experts of the Yanxia Sect.

The two of them made their move with the intention of defeating each other. After exchanging a palm strike, they pierced through the roof of the main hall and flew into the sky, where they fought each other in the air.

"Sect Master, Vice Sect Master, what's going on? Stop fighting! You're all fellow disciples, talk it out!" The elders rushed over and tried to mediate.

The Yanxia Sect was the first sect where the original cultivators and the returning cultivators completely turned against each other.

Moreover, during their group fight, Yan Jiang unleashed a powerful spell that made Yan Chen cough up blood.

"Damn it? Yan Jiang, you want to kill me?" Yan Chen roared.

"So what? You old bastard, I've put up with you for a long time too," Yan Jiang said furiously.

But the moment she finished speaking, Yan Chen's lips curled up as if she were laughing.

"Elders, did you hear that? Yan Jiang has betrayed his master and ancestors, and actually tried to kill me to seize the throne. This behavior has seriously violated the sect rules. All elders, execute this traitor!" Yan Chen announced loudly.

As soon as the announcement was made, the elders who had originally intended to mediate the fight became murderous and charged towards Yanjiang.

Yan Jiang was stunned when he heard Yan Chen's order.

This was not something she had expected.

Upon hearing this order, the returning elders naturally had to stand on Yanjiang's side, and they hurriedly stopped the elders who were about to attack Yanjiang.

The elders on both sides started fighting.

As for Yan Chen, because his cultivation was slightly lower than Yan Jiang's and he had suffered a heavy blow from Yan Jiang, he actually mobilized the power of the sect's great formation to attack Yan Jiang.

A large amount of mist gathered within the Misty Cloud Sect, condensing into a white cloud dragon.

Faced with the protective mountain formation and the Misty Cloud Dragon Formation of the Misty Cloud Sect, Yan Jiang had no chance of resisting.

Old Taoist Yanchen is also a ruthless person. He usually looks like a kind old man, but when he turns on you, he is more ruthless than anyone else.

Above the Yanxia Sect, a cloud dragon formed by the power of an array coiled above the sect, exuding a pressure that surpassed the Dao Palace realm.

If the four great protective mountain formations are fully activated, they can withstand a cultivator at the first level of the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

“Roar…” The illusory white dragon shrouded in mist roared at Yan Jiang and the other returning elders below.

This sound shook them so much that their blood and qi surged.

"This? Yan Chen, do you really want to kill us?" Yan Jiang's face turned pale as he watched the sect's protective formation activate.

She suddenly realized that the smoke and dust weren't just meant to scare her.

This direct use of the sect's resources to deal with her was something Yan Jiang had never anticipated, and the other returning cultivators also had drastic changes in expression.

"Yanjiang, this is your own doing. I have tolerated you time and time again, but who knew you would completely disregard the sect's kindness and the feelings of your fellow disciples, making a mess of the sect. Today, I will rid the sect of this scourge," Yanchen announced.

After saying that, he raised the array token in his hand that controlled the sect's grand formation, and urged the cloud dragon to kill Yan Jiang and the others.

Upon receiving the order, Yunlong immediately flew towards the speech hall with terrifying pressure.

"No? Master, save me!" Yan Jiang saw Yunlong flying towards him with its claws outstretched, and while retreating, he hurriedly called out to the Yanxia Sect's patriarch for help.

Unfortunately, her cries for help went unanswered by the Yanxia Sect's patriarch, who seemed to have tacitly approved of Yan Chen's decision to kill her.

The disciples of the Yanxia Sect were stunned. The higher-ups had turned against them, and the sect leader even wanted to kill the vice sect leader. They were completely at a loss for what to do.

This is considered internal strife, and it's a battle at the Dao Palace level, which these disciples can't participate in.

"Damn it, what are you all standing there for? If you don't come and join me in fighting against the spirit of the formation, if I die, will you still be alive? Can't you see, is old man Yanchen going to kill me?" Yanjiang shouted at the returning elders in the distance.

Hearing Yan Jiang's voice, and unable to resist the power of the sect's protective formation, these people could only converge on Yan Jiang. In an instant, more than a dozen cultivators at the Dao Palace realm simultaneously released their power to try to resist Yun Long's attack.

However, the power of the Four Extremes Secret Realm is truly beyond what the Dao Palace can match. With just a gentle flick of its tail, the spirit of this formation shattered the defenses built by more than a dozen Dao Palace cultivators using their treasures.

Yan Jiang and the others coughed up blood and were sent flying backward.

"Old man Yanchen, have you really gone mad? If you kill us, the Yun Sect will definitely come after you." Yanjiang was afraid.

These people, led by Yan Jiang, who are returning cultivators, brought this upon themselves. In terms of arrogance and domineering behavior, Yan Jiang is the most arrogant of the four vice sect leaders of the four major sects.

Of course, she had the right to be arrogant, but she never considered that if Yan Chen was determined to destroy her, it would be very simple, because the core power of the Yanxia Sect was still in their hands.

They had yielded to Yunzong out of consideration for him, but today Yanchen heard that Yanjiang had actually been avoiding him and had secretly ordered his men to hire someone to assassinate Yunzong's young sect leader. The mission had failed, and now the sect was being forced to pay for it. This was going too far, and he could no longer tolerate it.

"Don't worry, after you die, I will report it to the Yun Sect and say that you rebelled against the sect and were killed by the sect," Yan Chen sneered.

In fact, Yan Jiang's actions can already be considered a rebellion.

"You? The Upper Sect won't believe your nonsense. Since you want to kill us, don't blame us for fighting to the death! Elders, fight back with our lives, kill as many Yanxia Sect disciples as possible, and cut off the Yanxia Sect's lineage!" Yan Jiang had gone mad.

Her idea wasn't wrong, but the problem was that, don't forget, the patriarch of the Yanxia Sect hadn't made a move yet.

"All disciples of the sect, Yan Jiang and the others have betrayed the sect. Kill them without mercy." The patriarch of the Yanxia Sect suddenly issued an order and appeared at the same time. As soon as he appeared, he announced the fate of Yan Jiang and the others.

When Yan Jiang and the others saw the appearance of the ancestor at the fourth level of the Dao Palace, they realized that there was basically no chance for them to turn the tide. It seemed that this was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather a premeditated plan.

"kill!"

With a single word of "kill," the patriarch of the Yanxia Sect was the first to charge towards his wicked disciple.

Yan Chen also controlled the cloud dragon to attack the other elders, while the original elders of the Yanxia Sect also surrounded and killed these people. At the same time that the elders made their move, the disciples also made their move.

In particular, the inner disciples attacked the disciples who had returned to the Spirit Pattern Realm with lightning speed, while the outer disciples were completely bewildered and had no idea what to do.

By the way, it was actually Yan Jiang who fell into Yan Chen's trap. Before taking action, Yan Chen had already used a special magic artifact to record all the words spoken and actions of the speech.

If Yun Zong were to hold him accountable, he would hand over the evidence of the Yanjiang rebellion to Yun Zong.

Chapter 193 The Lively Wanbaolou

Using the entire power of the Yanxia Sect to suppress Yan Jiang and his group is actually a waste of resources. However, to prevent them from resorting to desperate measures, using an array to suppress them is the best option.

The battle lasted less than half an hour from its outbreak to its end. In the end, all the returning cultivators of the Yanxia Sect were killed, and only a few cultivators outside survived by chance.

However, they had no idea that something had happened in the sect, and they would probably be killed as soon as they returned to the sect.

It all happened so suddenly, without any warning.

Afterwards, Yan Chen immediately reported the matter to Yun Zong. This kind of thing could not be hidden. Since they felt they hadn't done anything wrong, they had to act as if they hadn't done anything wrong.

They not only informed Yunzong, but also immediately informed the other three sects.

The leaders of the other three sects were greatly surprised when they received this news.

Because this matter was related to the Yunxia Sect, Yanchen explained the situation to Yunyun in detail.

"What? The returning cultivators of the Yanxia Sect rebelled in public, violently seized power, and were all killed by Yan Chen and the Yanxia Sect's patriarch? How could this happen?" Yun Che's expression changed upon hearing this news.

Although he had anticipated that some of the four major sects would turn against the returning cultivators, he did not expect it to happen so quickly, and without any room for maneuver.

"That old bastard Yan Chen is ruthless. In the end, these disciples still came from their Yanxia Sect. They were all killed just like that. This may have resolved the conflict between the two factions, but how are they supposed to deal with this afterward?" Yun Yun said with a frown.

To be honest, if it were her, she might not be able to do something so ruthless.

"This is impossible. What exactly happened to the Yanxia Sect that caused Yanjiang to rebel? Has the conflict within the Yanxia Sect escalated to this point?" Yun Che felt that this matter was somewhat troublesome, or rather, somewhat strange.

Yun Yun was determined to face the trouble together with Yun Che, so she didn't hide anything. She told him about how Yan Jiang and others had secretly colluded with an evil organization and secretly plotted to assassinate Lin Aoxue.

"What? Yanjiang actually has such a plan? Then we should quickly inform the Silent City and have them protect Aoxue," Yun Che suggested.

Yun Yun nodded, but just then, she noticed that her communication token was trembling again.

This is Yunming sending a message back. Such a big thing happened in Silent City, she definitely has to report it. It can only be said that there are quite a few big things happening today.

"This? A huge energy explosion occurred over at Fallen Immortal Ridge, with energy fluctuations exceeding the Dao Palace level? This?" Yun Yun was greatly surprised after reading it.

Of course, Yun Yun wasn't concerned about that for the time being. She quickly asked about Lin Aoxue and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Lin Aoxue was safe in Silent City. Then she told them to protect Lin Aoxue.

As for Yun Che, he is worried that it will trigger a chain reaction. After all, the returning cultivators of the four sects all obeyed the Yun Sect, and they were considered to be in the same camp. Now that all the returning cultivators of the Yanxia Sect have been killed, it means that the other three sects also have the power to wipe out these returning cultivators.

This will definitely make people feel a sense of crisis.

Yun Yun and Yun Che both fell silent. Such a big matter would surely reach the ears of the returning cultivators very soon, and it would definitely cause a huge uproar.

As for Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, they were unaware that their actions had ignited internal conflicts within the Yanxia Sect, though it was indeed Yan Jiang and his group who had found out about it.

In fact, if she hadn't said that she had hired the Dark Currents assassins to kill Lin Aoxue, Yan Chen might not have been able to find a suitable reason, but Yan Jiang gave Yan Chen a sufficient reason.

This old fellow had already warned the other elders of the sect in advance that if Yan Jiang and the others went too far, they should seize the opportunity to eradicate them completely to prevent future troubles.

Yan Jiang's crimes, including attacking the sect leader, colluding with evil sects, and assassinating the young sect leader of a friendly sect, were enough to warrant Yan Chen's action.

However, the most important reason is collusion with evil forces.

Let's talk about the main entrance of the Silent City's Wanbao Tower.

The Wanbao Tower is the most luxurious building complex in Silent City. It has three floors, a unique shape, and exquisite furnishings. It is obvious that the place is very wealthy. Moreover, there are many people coming and going from here, with a constant flow of people.

"Tsk tsk, you can tell this place is very wealthy just by looking at the building. I wonder how much my pills will sell for," Ye Liuyun said with a grin.

“Something like this, which is unknown, needs to be appraised first. Only after the appraisal will we know how much it will cost. But I don’t think it will be cheap,” Lin Aoxue said.

At this moment, the two had changed their appearances. Lin Aoxue was dressed as a maid, while Ye Liuyun had transformed into a handsome young man in a white robe. Their current identities were those of master and servant.

After observing Wanbaolou for a while, the two strode inside. The first floor was Wanbaolou's exchange, and it was also the busiest floor, with almost all the cultivators selling materials.

At least half of the materials in Silent City were acquired by Wanbaolou.

Of course, the four major sects didn't let Wanbaolou compete with them for business here for nothing. The monthly rental fees paid by Wanbaolou were quite considerable.

"So many people, it's so lively." Ye Liuyun exclaimed, looking at the bustling scene inside.

Everywhere you look, you hear customers haggling with Wanbaolou's appraisers.

There are many trading counters here, and inside sit Wanbaolou's appraisers.

To the right of Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, a cultivator was excitedly haggling with the appraiser.

"Appraiser, take a closer look. My medicinal herb must be at least 200 years old. A 200-year-old low-grade green herb should be worth at least 400 spirit stones. You're only giving me 300 spirit stones. Isn't that too little?" A young man said anxiously, pointing to a medicinal herb in his hand.

"My dear guest, this medicinal herb of yours is less than 200 years old, only 180 years old. It is still considered a 100-year-old herb. It is already quite generous of me to give you 300 spirit stones," a beautiful appraiser patiently explained.

"This? It's only a twenty-year difference, is the gap really that big? Miss appraiser, how about you add a little more, how about 350 spirit stones?" the young cultivator bargained.

The beautiful appraiser still shook her head.

“My sir, Wanbaolou has already paid a high price for this herb. If you went to other shops, you probably wouldn’t even get 300 spirit stones.”

She was telling the truth. The acquisition price is always lower than the market price. If the acquisition price were as high as the market price, how would they make a profit?

For example, the normal market price for a low-grade green medicinal herb is generally 400 spirit stones, depending on its scarcity. Some may reach 500 spirit stones. However, if it is a purchase price, the price will be reduced by at least 10% to 40%.