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

As for the Yanxia Sect, Elder Wu, who was in charge of contacting the Yanxia Sect, had already arrived at the sect and soon saw the corpses of the returning cultivators lying on the sect's martial arts arena.

"Yanchen, Yanming, you two had better give me an explanation, or you'll face the consequences." Elder Wu's face twisted with rage when he saw the corpses of Yanjiang and the others.

But they didn't say much more about the smoke and dust.

"Elder Wu, please take a look at this." Yan Chen handed the pre-prepared image-recording artifact to Elder Wu.

Elder Wu immediately took it and cast a spell to examine it. Without looking at anything else, just looking at the opening, Yan Jiang personally said that he had hired the Dark Current Assassins to murder Lin Aoxue, the young sect leader of Yunxia Sect, which was enough to sentence this guy to death.

As for the subsequent conflicts, they were insignificant; one could say that the contradictions escalated to the point where they could no longer coexist.

This recording artifact recorded the whole thing clearly and plainly from beginning to end. Elder Wu would not believe that Yan Chen and the others had not made preparations in advance.

"Hehe, what a complete recording jade, recording everything so clearly. This leaves me speechless for a moment." Elder Wu said unhappily, then snorted coldly and left the Misty Cloud Sect, returning to the Cloud Sect as quickly as possible.

Since there's no need to stay any longer, everything recorded on this recording artifact is already the most perfect explanation.

"Hmph! You left quickly, I haven't even had a chance to talk to you yet," Yan Chen sneered.

"Alas! Yanchen, we seem to have handled this matter perfectly, but in reality, Yunzong knows very well that we did it on purpose. We will probably still face considerable trouble in the coming period, so we must be prepared," Yanchen's master sighed.

Yan Chen nodded, then with a wave of his hand, he burned the corpses of Yan Jiang and the others to ashes.

As for the other three sects, Yunxia Sect is doing alright, with its higher-ups remaining relatively calm. However, Xixia Sect and Zixia Sect have spiraled out of control.

They strongly demanded that the sect hand over half of the control of the formation to them for safekeeping by the cultivators, to prevent the sect from suddenly turning its back on them.

However, Zi Lan and the others also used this incident to show the returning cultivators their attitude. In short, as long as you don't do anything too outrageous or excessive, the sect will not be so ruthless.

This direct confrontation has its advantages: you can accept it if you want, or you can bear the consequences if you don't.

On the Yunxia Sect's side, Yun Yun glanced at the returning cultivators who remained silent.

"Everyone, you've all seen this, haven't you? So far, I, Yun Yun, have treated you all equally. If you want power, I'll give you power; if you want people, I'll give them. I only have one request: that we all work together for the progress of the sect. I treat you all as family, but I also hope that you will treat Yunxia Sect as your home."

"The dignity and authority you want are things you have to earn through your own efforts. Do you think you deserve the respect of the sect and its disciples just because you went to Yun Sect to cultivate for a while?" Yun Yun finally said everything she had been holding back for a long time.

The crowd still didn't know how to answer. This incident involving the Misty Cloud Sect had a sense of intimidation, as they all suddenly became timid and realized how foolish their previous arrogance had been.

"Hey! Don't worry, I'll use the sect's formation to deal with you. I've already divided the token that controls the sect's formation into two parts. One part is with me, and the other part is with the vice sect leader. This is my way of showing my sincerity," Yun Yun said again.

Upon hearing this, these people immediately turned their gaze to Yun Che, who then symbolically gestured to them with the tokens he had created.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the token in Yun Che's hand.

"Sect Master, we were ignorant. Please forgive our previous offense." The elders stood up at the same time and apologized to Yun Yun.

The Yunxia Sect took a completely different path from the Yanxia Sect.

As for the other two sects, although the conflict was quite fierce, they eventually compromised. The two sect leaders swore an oath based on their inner demons, promising not to use the sect's power as long as they did not do anything too outrageous.

So it all depends on whether they can keep their promises. If you don't keep your promises, then Zilan and the others can also break their promises.

This can be considered a means of restraint.

After obtaining evidence of Yan Jiang and others' rebellion, Yun Zong had nothing to say, and the matter seemed to be over. As for whether Yun Zong would secretly punish Yan Xia Zong, that was hard to say.

According to Yun Yun's rules, Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun can only stay at the branch for the time being, and they are not allowed to leave Silent City for a short period of time.

Because all they knew was that the Dark Currents' mission had failed, but they didn't know why it had failed. However, Yun Yun and the others knew that the Dark Currents would definitely send new assassins to Silent City to investigate.

However, since the Dark Currents' previous branch in Silent City left no survivors, the people who came had to investigate on their own. Their organization was quite rigorous, and all the missions they accepted were documented.

This time, the team that came to the Silent City Dark Current branch was led by a Dao Palace Level 3 cultivator, along with two Dao Palace Level 2 cultivators and four Dao Palace Level 1 cultivators, making it a stronger lineup than the previous Silent City Dark Current branch.

The leader of the Dao Palace Triple Realm found the remaining information within the Dark Current Branch's base.

"Yanxia Sect, Yan Han, hired a Dao Palace Level 3 expert with three million spirit stones to assassinate Lin Aoxue, the young sect master of Yunxia Sect, targeting the mid-stage of the Spirit Pattern Realm? What? How did this mission fail?" The newly arrived Dark Current expert was confused after reading the information.

Because the mission failed and the assassin who carried it out was killed, the deal and agreement between the two parties were terminated and nullified.

However, their new successors need to figure out why the mission failed, and the best way is naturally to ask the person who posted the mission.

As for Yan Han, she was in a daze. She didn't expect that her actions would directly lead to the demise of the returning cultivators. It was too sudden. However, since she was not in the sect and there was an order from the Yun Sect, Yan Han pardoned the returning cultivators who were on missions outside.

So Yan Han is safe for now. Indeed, if Yan Chen were to kill them again, he would be giving Yun Zong a handle to use against him. They are not that stupid.

The biggest problems have been solved, leaving only Yan Han and the others, who are no longer a threat.

Late at night, Yan Han was anxiously cultivating in her residence when a sinister voice entered her ears.

"You must be Elder Yanhan of the Yanxia Sect, right? I am the new head of the Silent City branch of the Dark Current Sect."

As soon as the words were spoken, Yan Han's expression changed, but at the same time, she also showed a look of surprise.

"I am Yan Han. How did your Dark Currents carry out the mission? Why did the mission suddenly fail and everyone disappear?" Yan Han questioned.

The two were communicating using their divine senses.

"Eh? We don't know about this either. While I'm taking over from the previous group, I also need to find out the situation," the powerful figure from the undercurrents replied.

"Find out the situation? That's your business, it has nothing to do with me. Since their mission failed, shouldn't you complete the mission in their place?" Yan Han asked.

She didn't want her money to be wasted.

"Replace? Heh, you probably don't know the rules of our Undercurrents. We suffered such a huge loss, it's not something your three million spirit stones can compensate for. We're already being lenient by not asking you for anything, and you still dare to cause us trouble? Hmph!" The man left with a cold snort and then disconnected from Yan Han.

Yan Han was furious, but she was helpless against the Dark Current.

She couldn't stay in the Misty Cloud Sect any longer. This woman actually chose to leave the Misty Cloud Sect directly, and instead of returning to the Cloud Sect, she disappeared in the Silent City.

The main reason is that she no longer trusts the Yun Sect and has no intention of returning to the Yanxia Sect. The best way is to break away from them and go to the territory of other medium-sized sects.

With her cultivation level, she has no worries about having nowhere to go.

Chapter 197 The Master of Wanbao Pavilion

Lin Aoxue's matter should be considered settled for now.

Using Lin Aoxue's situation as an opportunity, the Yanxia Sect removed a malignant tumor from its own sect, so naturally they would no longer send anyone to secretly deal with Lin Aoxue.

As for the people on the other side, they didn't say they wanted to deal with Lin Aoxue, but they still needed to investigate her situation and find out how their people died.

However, after their investigation, they discovered that the deaths of those people were related to the massive energy explosion that occurred a few days earlier in the western part of Silent City.

Moreover, this matter has nothing to do with the Yunxia Sect. The people from the Yunxia Sect arrived at the scene only later when the explosion occurred.

Furthermore, the strongest member of the Yunxia Sect in Silent City at that time was only at the second level of the Dao Palace realm, so it was impossible for him to unleash such enormous power. That power fluctuation had already surpassed the Dao Palace realm.

Furthermore, the area still retains some power, namely the electric currents scattered across the ground. It seems that the explosion altered the geological structure of the area, imbuing the ground and rocks with the power of lightning.

Therefore, their final conclusion was that these companions of the Undercurrents died at the hands of an unknown powerful being, who must have been beyond the Dao Palace level. They could not think of any other explanation.

By the way, why didn't the Immortal Path eliminate the Dark Currents, even though it classified them as evil?

That's because, although Dark Current is an evil organization, not all of its members are evil; many of its members are normal cultivators.

The Dark Currents are more like an organization that issues missions. As long as you become one of their assassins, you can receive missions. But when they are not carrying out missions, they are no different from ordinary cultivators.

The assassins in the shadows have no names, only code names; you don't even know who they are.

They could be independent cultivators, or they could be disciples and elders of certain sects.

Therefore, they can only be classified as heretical organizations, but they are very different from the Blood Demon Cult.

That's why the people in the undercurrents don't seek revenge for those they've killed, because they actually have no connection to each other.

They weren't from the same sect, nor were they friends; they were just a group that banded together to donate spirit stones, more like bounty hunters.

Because the Undercurrents frequently accept wanted notices issued by cultivation sects, they are actually neither entirely righteous nor entirely evil.

As for Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, since Yun Yun wouldn't let them leave Silent City, Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun could only stay in the city for a few more days.

One week after the Yanxia Sect incident ended.

A surge of spiritual energy, like a fountain, emanated from Lin Aoxue's room. It seemed that she had broken through her cultivation realm again, advancing from the mid-stage of the Spirit Pattern Realm to the late-stage.

The moment she broke through, Lin Qingyou, who was in Ye Liuyun's room across the room, immediately noticed it.

"Hey! Your little girlfriend has broken through again, reaching the late stage of the Spirit Pattern Realm. It seems she won't be long before she reaches the Dao Palace Realm. As for you, your physical strength has remained at the Spirit Sea Realm for so long, with almost no improvement." Lin Qingyou scolded.

These past few days, Ye Liuyun has done nothing but refine medicine. Of the 400,000 spirit stones she earned a few days ago, after deducting the spirit stones spent on playing around with the two of them, Ye Liuyun used all the remaining spirit stones to buy various kinds of white-grade materials.

She originally wanted to buy some cultivation manuals related to weapon crafting and other secondary professions, but unfortunately, they were mostly unavailable and only contained common knowledge.

But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. How could such a small place as Silent City possibly have these things? Even if they did, they would be hidden away as treasures by the major sects, and it would be unlikely that they would be sold.

Therefore, Ye Liuyun needs to find other ways to obtain the secret manuals he wants.

In order to earn more spirit stones, Ye Liuyun refined another hundred pills. However, this time he did not refine the Spirit Explosion Pill, but the Spirit Breakthrough Pill. What is the Spirit Breakthrough Pill? It can only be described as a breakthrough-type pill.

As we all know, there is a certain chance of failure when breaking through a realm, and after failing, it is impossible to break through again for a short period of time, which is a great waste of time for cultivators in the Sea of ​​Wheels realm.

After all, the lifespan of a cultivator at the Sea of ​​Wheels realm is at most around two hundred years. For those with poor talent and aptitude, two hundred years is far too short. Each failed breakthrough requires a certain recovery period. For example, if one fails to break through from the Spirit Stream realm to the Spirit River realm, they cannot break through again for at least five years. If one fails to break through from the early stage of the Spirit Stream realm to the middle stage, they cannot break through again for three years.

The Spirit Breaking Pill can guarantee a 100% breakthrough for cultivators at the Sea of ​​Wheels realm, thus saving a significant amount of time.

Many cultivators ruin their future by failing to break through repeatedly, which is why breakthrough pills are more precious and valuable than cultivation-aiding pills.

This pill was developed with the Spirit Gathering Grass as the main ingredient, but Ye Liuyun felt it was useless. She hardly needed it, and Lin Aoxue didn't need it either. Unnecessary pills are usually just thrown aside.

However, just because they don't need something doesn't mean it's worthless. On the contrary, this elixir is considered a sacred medicine for cultivators at the Sea of ​​Wheels realm, and it might save them decades of cultivation time.

Ye Liuyun refined one hundred pills, intending to take them to Wanbaolou for sale today.

"Pretty much. I feel these pills should fetch a higher price," Ye Liuyun said with a smile, looking at the full bottle of pills in his hand.

"Sigh! You and Lin Aoxue are such spendthrifts! She eats Spirit Explosion Pills like they're food. If you sell them at the same price as last time, she'd be spending tens of millions of spirit stones a year. Most people can't afford to support such a money-grubbing brat. Only you can. And you, you spend 400,000 spirit stones in just one or two days. Don't you know how to save any?" Lin Qingyou said speechlessly.

Even back then, she wasn't as extravagant as Ye Liuyun, spending spirit stones faster than drinking water.

"Hehe! Master, I'm so poor that all I have left are pills. In the pills I've developed over the past few years, I've found that many of them are things that Aoxue and I don't need. Why don't we just use them to make money and save them from being wasted?" Ye Liuyun sighed.

She wasn't exaggerating. In her storage space, there were far more pills and medicinal herbs than spirit stones, and countless times more green-grade and above medicinal herbs than white-grade ones.

She obtained a large number of medicinal herbs from the Demon Emperor's Tomb, all of which were of high quality. Many of them were unusable at the moment, since with her current soul power, she couldn't touch any herbs above the purple grade. Even with Lin Qingyou's alchemy skills and the Myriad Medicines Cauldron, the one who ultimately refined the medicine was still Ye Liuyun.

She could only touch purple-grade medicinal herbs if her soul power reached the Dao Palace realm.

"Alright, I have to go to Wanbaolou again." Ye Liuyun said as he packed his things and arrived at the door of Lin Aoxue's room.

"Clap clap, Aoxue," Ye Liuyun called out.

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Aoxue stood up and opened the door.

"I just broke through to a higher realm and was just about to tell you, but I didn't expect you to come first. What's up?" Lin Aoxue asked suspiciously.

"I need to go to Wanbaolou to sell pills. I've spent all 400,000 spirit stones, so I need to earn some more," Ye Liuyun said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Aoxue immediately checked the time. It was evening, but Wanbaolou was open 24 hours a day.

"Okay, let's go then," Lin Aoxue said.

And so the two left the Yunxia Sect branch and headed toward Wanbaolou. However, after a few steps, they reverted to their previous appearance when they went to Wanbaolou.

"Ah, it's quite lively at night. Most of the shops are still open. What kind of pills are you going to sell this time?" Lin Aoxue asked curiously.

"A pill that can guarantee a 100% success rate for cultivators in the Sea of ​​Wheels realm to break through to the next major or minor realm—I think its value to ordinary cultivators should be higher than that of the Spirit Explosion Pill," Ye Liuyun replied.

"Oh? There are such pills? When are you going to refine more and equip the sect with them? That way, how could our Cloud Mist Sect not increase its strength?" Lin Aoxue said with some surprise.

"Let's talk about it when you become the sect leader. Then I'll give these pills to your disciples to eat. As for now, let's forget about it." Ye Liuyun shook his head.

The two arrived at Wanbaolou again. Since it was around 8 or 9 pm, there weren't many people in the guild. They easily found their way to the large-scale trading hall. Because there weren't many customers at night, Ye Liuyun randomly chose a trading room.

However, whether it was a coincidence or not, as soon as they entered, the two saw a familiar face – Hua Moli, the one who had been in charge of appraising their pills last time. Hua Moli was currently meditating and cultivating in her room.

Hua Moli noticed someone coming in and immediately opened her eyes. However, when she saw the two people standing at the door, she was stunned for a moment and then quickly stood up.

"Oh? It's Young Master Ye! Welcome!" Hua Moli was very happy.

Because the five hundred Explosive Spirit Pills she acquired earned the praise of their lord, and those five hundred Explosive Spirit Pills were going to be auctioned at the Wanbaolou Auction this month, if they could be sold for a high price, she, as both the appraiser and the buyer, would be able to get a considerable commission.

"Eh? Miss Hua, I didn't expect it to be you on duty again." Ye Liuyun and the other person were also a little surprised.

“Our appraisal room isn’t fixed. Is Young Master Ye going to sell the same kind of pills as last time today? If you still have any, I’ll buy them for 800 spirit stones each, as many as you have,” Hua Moli said immediately.

Ye Liuyun also walked over and sat down in front of Hua Moli.

"This time, it's not the Spirit Breaking Pill, and the quantity isn't as large as last time, but I guarantee the effect will be even better than the last pill." Now that they've met, Ye Liuyun cut to the chase and took out the Spirit Breaking Pill he had refined.

"This pill is called the Spirit Breaking Pill. It can completely save cultivators at the Sea of ​​Wheels realm from the pain of bottlenecks. If you take this pill while at a bottleneck, you will immediately break through the realm without any side effects," Ye Liuyun explained as he placed the porcelain bottle containing one hundred pills on the table.

Hua Moli's reaction to these words was similar to the last time, but this time she didn't try to suppress her surprise.

"This? A breakthrough pill for the Sea of ​​Wheels realm? And it's 100% effective? Young Master Ye, I must have heard correctly. Although I've seen many pills that increase the chance of breakthroughs, I've never heard of a pill that guarantees a 100% breakthrough." Hua Moli stared at the bottle of pills in astonishment.