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

"Go away, keep it to yourself. I'm a very image-conscious person, unlike you. I would never do something that would compromise my integrity and image," Lin Aoxue said with a laugh.

"What's so good about always being so serious? It's boring. Anyway, I think I'll definitely need these clothes someday, hehe." Ye Liuyun chuckled and then said.

Lin Aoxue didn't dwell on the issue with Ye Liuyun anymore. Instead, she talked to Ye Liuyun about leaving Silent City.

The two planned that after leaving Silent City, they would first visit several mining areas of their Cloud Mist Sect in Fallen Immortal Ridge to familiarize themselves with the sect's assets. After that, they would do whatever they wanted. To be honest, neither Lin Aoxue nor Ye Liuyun liked staying in the lifeless black soil region of Fallen Immortal Ridge.

This place is so oppressive.

The two decided that they would not return to Silent City for a while. They would first explore the Fallen Immortal Ridge area and then return to the inner area.

After resting for a day, the two bought a lot of things in the city the next day, all sorts of trinkets. After buying them, they left Silent City and headed to the Cloud Mist Sect's mining stronghold south of Silent City.

Chapter 210 Ambush on the Way (Revised)

Silent City, South Gate Exit.

Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue strolled out with the crowd.

"Ah! Finally, I'm leaving this little place. This period has been so boring." Lin Aoxue sighed to the sky.

Her interests and hobbies were almost opposite to Ye Liuyun's. If Ye Liuyun hadn't been around, she wouldn't have been able to stay still for so long; she was the kind of person who was always on the go.

“Yes, we’ve indeed been in the city for too long. Let’s go, we’ll head to the first mining site,” Ye Liuyun suggested.

Lin Aoxue nodded, then summoned her flying sword and carried Ye Liuyun toward the mining area.

But shortly after they took off, a light drizzle began to fall.

"Huh? It's raining? Well, I feel like my luck is a bit off." Ye Liuyun glanced at the sky, then casually took out a magic weapon shaped like an umbrella.

After the magical artifact was deployed, it automatically floated above the two people's heads. This was a relatively ordinary special magical artifact with no combat ability; its only function was to shield them from the rain.

Frankly speaking, if the cultivation of immortality can become widespread in the mortal world in the future, then these magical treasures of the immortal path can actually be considered as technology.

As Ye Liuyun came into contact with the art of weapon crafting, she discovered that magical artifacts were not entirely supernatural.

Once activated, the umbrella will link with the user's power, which is very convenient. It can be used by anyone at the Spirit Stream Realm, with no barriers to entry.

"It seems I was right after all, Aoxue. What did you do when it rained when you went out? Did you just get soaked?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously.

"Nonsense, you don't think we cultivators carry umbrellas like ordinary people when we go out, do you? Cultivators don't get sick from getting wet in the rain, so there's no need for it. Of course, getting wet in the rain is definitely uncomfortable," Lin Aoxue replied.

Ye Liuyun smiled awkwardly. She was just saying it casually. It was so boring on the way, so she wanted to find something to talk about.

The two chatted as they flew, and they were already quite far from Silent City.

However, just as they were about to cross a mountain peak, something unexpected happened.

Perhaps the two of them didn't check the almanac before going out today, and were attacked by other cultivators as soon as they stepped out.

Somewhere on the mountain peak, a net of magic, shimmering with golden light, suddenly enveloped the two of them.

"Huh? Someone attacked us." Lin Aoxue was taken aback.

Ye Liuyun also quickly looked down.

All of this happened very suddenly, but fortunately Lin Aoxue reacted quickly. She struck back with her palm, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy rushed out, directly opening the magic net.

The magic weapon was broken, which surprised the people hiding below. However, their attack did not end there.

Five figures flew up from somewhere in the mountains and surrounded Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun the moment she paused.

"Metal element, Wood element, Water element, Fire element, Earth element."

"Minor Five Elements Formation - Five Elements Sealing".

Five different colored energies emanated from the five people, eventually forming an earth-yellow energy shield that enveloped Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue.

This is a battle formation, and they seem quite skilled at it. Judging from the looks of it, this isn't the first time these people have done something like this.

The five people maintained the formation, forcibly pressing Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue down from the air. It was as if the two of them were trapped in a closed space and had no choice but to go down.

The two were quickly forced to the ground, where there were three other people: two young men and one old man.

They were clearly not sect cultivators. The leader was a gaunt old man of about sixty years old, a peak Spirit Pattern Realm cultivator, or perhaps a half-step Dao Palace cultivator, whose aura was stronger than that of a typical peak Spirit Pattern Realm cultivator.

"Who are you people, and why did you ambush us?" Lin Aoxue asked coldly after landing.

She and Ye Liuyun didn't seem particularly scared, but it was all too sudden. Being ambushed halfway through their flight was just too unlucky.

Keep in mind that they had only left Silent City less than half an hour ago.

"Hmph! Disciples of the Yunxia Sect? That's quite an unexpected gain. All the people of your Yunxia Sect deserve to die. You're unlucky to have fallen into my hands. Make your move and kill them both." The leading elder snorted coldly when he saw Lin Aoxue, and then ordered the five cultivators maintaining the formation to kill Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue.

No need to look anymore, it's definitely a rogue cultivator organization that specializes in attacking lone cultivators and robbing them of their belongings.

Such groups of cultivators are all too common in the Six Yang Mountains. Not to mention, the Wanbaolou auction had only ended less than a day ago, and there are definitely many more groups lying in ambush around.

Yunming's suggestion that they stay a little longer was not without reason.

Strangely, these people knew that Lin Aoxue was a disciple of the Yunxia Sect, yet they still dared to attack her. This is intriguing, as their tone suggested they had a grudge against the Yunxia Sect.

However, these people were destined to have chosen the wrong target.

Suddenly, the five people maintaining the formation changed the formation, shifting the core of the formation to the cultivator who practiced fire-attribute techniques.

"Five Elements Transformation - Cremation." As the young man changed his hand seals, a large amount of flames instantly filled the formation, engulfing Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue inside the energy shield.

These people are really ruthless; they don't hesitate at all.

The group watched as Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue were submerged, their faces turning cold and stern, because in their eyes they had definitely succeeded.

Their formation is so powerful that unless one is a cultivator at the Dao Palace level, even a peak Spirit Pattern Realm cultivator would not be able to break it.

So they thought it was a sure thing; Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun were doomed.

Judging from their methods, they are definitely not evil, but to be honest, a group of rogue cultivators who ambushes and kills lone cultivators is no different from evil.

"Is that all you've got?"

But just as they were showing happy expressions, Lin Aoxue's disdainful voice came from the sea of ​​fire.

A blue light emanated from her body, protecting her and Ye Liuyun like a storm, preventing the flames from harming them in the slightest.

This scene left everyone stunned. They were truly surprised that the Five Elements Formation had been so easily resisted.

"I'm having some bad luck. It started raining as soon as I went out, and we were ambushed before I'd even walked half an hour. Aoxue, don't kill them. There are eight of them in total. They're perfect for me to test the medicine on," Ye Liuyun instructed.

"Don't worry." Lin Aoxue nodded.

"So strong, such a tough opponent. Change formation." The young man maintaining the fire formation felt his power being completely pushed back, and he knew he couldn't do anything to his opponent.

As soon as these words were spoken, another female cultivator who practiced water-attribute techniques also began to take action.

"The Five Elements are in harmony; water and fire are merciless."

The woman released a large amount of water power into the formation. After the water and fire merged, an extremely hot water mist was generated, and the two forces attacked Lin Aoxue.

This was far more powerful than a single fire array, but unfortunately, it was still useless. This was the first time Lin Aoxue had encountered an enemy who used an array to deal with her.

Ye Liuyun was also observing the formation; she seemed to have seen this kind of formation in the array she had purchased.

"Oh, this is a minor Five Elements Formation. It's quite interesting. Aoxue, don't break the formation yet. Let me observe it." Ye Liuyun said with a grin.

If Lin Aoxue wanted to break the formation, it would be easy, but she also wanted to see if the formation could threaten her. In addition, Ye Liuyun also wanted to observe the formation, so she decided to wait.

"Hey! Is that all you've got? Do you have anything stronger?" Lin Aoxue was still using one hand to block the power of water and fire; she was currently using at most 30% of her normal strength.

"You? You dare underestimate us? Change again." The old man directing the battle outside the formation immediately became furious.

As soon as she finished speaking, another female cultivator using the wood element joined in the output of the formation's power.

"Water generates wood, wood generates fire, the five elements generate each other, and a fierce fire blazes."

The female cultivator using the water attribute poured her power into the power of the wood attribute cultivator next to her, and then the wood attribute cultivator poured her power into the power of the fire attribute cultivator.

The next moment, the power of the flames within the formation increased nearly threefold in an instant, and this power began to squeeze Lin Aoxue's wind power.

"Oh? You've got some skill. This kind of power is enough to kill a regular peak Spirit Pattern Realm cultivator." Lin Aoxue felt her power being compressed and was slightly surprised.

“Borrowing the principle of mutual generation of the five elements to enhance the power of fire magic, it seems that this is not the first time these people have used this method to attack other cultivators.” Ye Liuyun stood behind Lin Aoxue, flipping through the introduction and principles of the Minor Five Elements Array.

The Lesser Five Elements Formation is not a rare formation; it's just a human-level formation. However, the quality of a formation isn't determined by its level, but rather by the user's cultivation level and the quality of the materials used to maintain its power.

Five Spirit Sea Realm cultivators maintaining the formation are enough to contend with a peak Spirit Pattern Realm cultivator.

"This? How is this possible? We've used the triple combination formation, yet we still can't defeat this woman? Could it be that we've run into a tough opponent?" An ominous premonition arose in the old man's heart.

However, the power of this Lesser Five Elements Formation is not limited to this.

In fact, a four-elemental formation has already been used to block Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue's retreat, and the method used is the power of the earth formation.

"Metal element." The old man had no choice but to call upon cultivators using metal element techniques to take action.

"Fire generates earth, earth generates metal, the five elements combine to destroy." The five people attacked simultaneously, unleashing the power of the formation to its fullest extent.

First, the ground beneath Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue's feet suddenly cracked open, and the two of them fell directly down. Then, a solution resembling magma poured down from above.

This is very powerful; Lin Aoxue can no longer sit idly by and wait to die.

"Hmph! Wind Spirit Sun Slash."

Lin Aoxue's sword flew out of her storage ring, followed by a burst of azure light. A sword light swept in all directions, instantly shattering the power of the minor Five Elements Formation.

After Lin Aoxue defeated the opponent's power, she immediately flew out of the collapsed area with Ye Liuyun. However, when they got out, they found that the eight people had already escaped.

After realizing that the triple formation was no match for Lin Aoxue, the old man knew that they were no match and that running away was the best course of action. That's why he had the five of them unleash the strongest attack of the Lesser Five Elements Formation to delay Lin Aoxue.

"Huh? They ran away? They couldn't beat them, so they just ran away? There's no such thing as a free lunch." Lin Aoxue easily caught the aura of these eight people. They fled south, which was exactly the direction they were headed.

"They're quite clever. Their use of the Lesser Five Elements Formation is pretty good, it's just that the person who set it up is too weak in terms of cultivation level," Ye Liuyun commented.

"That was pretty good. Just that one strike was almost at the Dao Palace level. Let's go play cat and mouse." Lin Aoxue sneered. They thought they could just run away after provoking them? There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Looking at the eight people who escaped, they were quite clever. They didn't fly away from the sky. If they had, Lin Aoxue would have spotted them immediately.

Unfortunately, they underestimated Lin Aoxue's spiritual power; they still couldn't escape the range of Lin Aoxue's spiritual sense.

If it were an ordinary Spirit Pattern Realm cultivator, they would probably have run away.

"Damn it, Master, we've met our match! How can a mere Spirit Pattern Realm cultivator be so strong? We can even kill peak Spirit Pattern Realm cultivators, so why can't we do anything to her?" This group of people were master and disciples.

The old man was their master, a half-step Dao Palace cultivator, and the other seven were his disciples.

It is already extremely rare for a master at the Spirit Pattern Realm to be able to teach five Spirit Sea cultivators and two Spirit River cultivators.

"I don't know. I guess they're hiding their true strength, pretending to be weak while actually being strong. Let's hurry back to the camp and activate the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation," the old man said solemnly.

However, when they looked behind them, they didn't see anyone chasing them, so they relaxed a little.

"Master, those two women don't seem to be chasing after us," a girl from the Spirit River Realm said.

"Don't be careless. This woman is stronger than me. With such strength, I believe she won't let us go. We'll only be safe when we return to the camp." The old man didn't let his guard down and continued to use his divine sense to observe behind him.

But just as she finished speaking and was about to reach the camp, a streak of green light moved at an extremely fast speed, passing over the eight people and blocking their path.

"Where do you think you're going? You think you can just run away because you can't beat them?" Lin Aoxue sneered after catching up with the eight people.

The old man's expression changed drastically.

"Such speed! Damn it! Run! I'll cover your retreat!" the old man roared.

Upon hearing this, the seven men's faces instantly showed sorrow. The old man had told them before that if they encountered a powerful enemy, and he said to run, they must flee immediately.

As they spoke, the seven of them fled in another direction at the same time. The old man then took out a staff-like weapon, from which an electric current emanated, indicating that he was a cultivator who practiced lightning-attribute techniques.

The old man held a staff in both hands, and a very illusory Taoist palace appeared behind him. Then he attacked Lin Aoxue from mid-air.

Lin Aoxue glanced at the fleeing cultivators out of the corner of her eye, then raised her hand and easily blocked the old man's flying blow with her sword.

"Half-step Dao Palace, although you attacked me, as your master, knowing you were no match for me, you still stayed behind to cover your disciple's retreat, which is admirable. You have a certain level of skill in formations, so why did you do such a thing as highway robbery?" Lin Aoxue asked the old man questioningly.

Ye Liuyun just told her that the one who knows the formation is this old man, not those five people. The old man is using those five people as energy to drive the formation.

Since this old man can set up a minor Five Elements Formation, becoming a formation master in a cultivation sect wouldn't be a problem.

After saying this, Lin Aoxue easily pushed the old man away.

"Hmph! The disciples of the Cloud Mist Sect are all talkative. You powerful sects don't talk reason when you should, and you lecture people when you shouldn't. I feel disgusted just hearing people from your powerful sects speak." After the old man finished speaking, he struck again with his staff, this time releasing bolts of lightning that spread towards Lin Aoxue.

Lin Aoxue easily shattered the electric current with a single sword strike, and at the same time, her entire body appeared on the old man's right side.

The old man froze for a moment and immediately used his weapon to block on his right. Even so, Lin Aoxue still kicked his weapon. The old man couldn't block it at all and was sent flying, crashing into the rocks next to him.

However, this attack will at most injure him, not kill him.