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

"Young lady, is what he said true?" A cultivator at the first level of the Dao Palace immediately looked at Lin Aoxue and questioned her.

However, Lin Aoxue did not like being questioned in this manner.

"So what if it is, so what if it isn't, hmm?" Lin Aoxue's body ignited with a blue energy, which spread out a violent spiritual storm, causing the expressions of several cultivators at the first level of the Dao Palace to change.

Because this power fluctuation is very strong, it's no weaker than a cultivator at the second level of the Dao Palace.

But the opponent is only at the Spirit Pattern Realm, how could he have such powerful strength?

Mo Wen and the others looked even more grim. They finally realized that they might have offended someone they shouldn't have.

But now that things have come to this, there's no turning back; they must take the lead.

"You? Girl, oh no, fellow Daoist, what do you want to do?" These cultivators at the Dao Palace realm began to have second thoughts.

They don't want to get into trouble because of other people's business.

"Hehe, alright, Tianfu Sect, you can search, but I'm making this clear beforehand: if you find nothing, I'll hold you accountable for offending me and disrupting my camp's formation. Search away, I'll be watching." Lin Aoxue released her aura but quickly withdrew it, agreeing to let them search.

Chen Yao initially thought Lin Aoxue was going to back down, but when they saw the look in Lin Aoxue's eyes, they knew that Lin Aoxue was not giving in at all, but rather using a retreat as a tactic to advance.

In other words, you're allowed to search first. If you can't find anything, then it's no longer a business matter, but a personal matter.

The Dao Palace cultivators breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Mo Wen and the others immediately signaled their disciples to go up and search, and Lin Aoxue and the others would definitely have to follow.

The Dao Palace cultivators did not leave immediately, but simply watched and waited for the outcome.

Mo Wen also understood the implication in Lin Aoxue's words, so while ordering a search, he immediately sought help from the Dao Palace cultivators of their Tianfu Sect.

Upon receiving the distress signal, the Daoist cultivators of the Tianfu Sect immediately flew to the area where the distress signal was located.

Lin Aoxue and the others opened the door to the treehouse.

"Please go ahead," Lin Aoxue gestured.

However, just as they were about to open the door to Ye Liuyun's residence, the door opened first, and Ye Liuyun walked out looking exhausted.

"Huh? What's going on? Have we got some guests?" Ye Liuyun asked, looking dejected as he looked at the strangers.

The disciples of Tianfu Sect were stunned when they saw Ye Liuyun. After all, there were not many top beauties like Ye Liuyun in the cultivation world, who were so pitiful and charming.

"It's nothing, we just ran into some trouble. They're searching for evil artifacts and they've come to our camp. It's an order from the Yun Sect, so I have no choice but to cooperate." Lin Aoxue shrugged helplessly.

Ye Liuyun has only recovered about one-third of his energy.

"Oh? Is that so? Then let's search." Ye Liuyun stepped aside.

The disciples of the Tianfu Sect also hurriedly went inside and began searching everywhere.

Just by looking at it, you can tell that the owner of this house must be a weapon refiner, because there is a forging table, a furnace, and scrap materials here.

They found it strange; this treehouse should be the woman's residence, but she didn't seem like a weapon refiner at all.

They looked around carefully, but there was nowhere to hide anything except for that pile of defective and scrap weapons. They went over and examined them one by one, but unfortunately, they didn't find what they were looking for.

Actually, it wasn't that it didn't exist, but rather that the demonic blade's power was concealed by Lin Qingyou's. On the surface, it looked just like an ordinary blade, and they put it down after taking a look.

Having found nothing, they had no choice but to leave and return to Mo Wen's side. The others also found nothing.

Upon seeing this scene, Lin Aoxue immediately walked over with a murderous look on her face.

"Hey? Aoxue, take it easy." Ye Liuyun quickly reminded her when he saw Lin Aoxue's expression.

"I know, I know, don't worry, you can get some more sleep. I know how to handle this." Lin Aoxue left these words behind, then led Yan Yu and Chen Yao back to Mo Wen's side.

The disciples of the Tianfu Sect all shook their heads at Mo Wen, indicating that they did not.

Seeing this, Mo Wen didn't waste any more time.

"Since there isn't any, then we'll take our leave." Mo Wen prepared to leave with his men.

But just as they were about to turn around, a streak of cyan sword light flashed past their feet, blocking their way.

"What? You think you can just leave like this? Didn't I tell you, you can search, but if you don't find anything, that's a private matter between us?" Lin Aoxue asked coldly.

The disciples of Tianfu Sect looked panicked; they knew things wouldn't end so easily.

As for the other Dao Palace cultivators, they immediately moved far away; this time it was none of their business.

"The disciples of the Tianfu Sect are in trouble again," the Dao Palace members said with a smile.

“Not necessarily. Look, someone’s coming over there. It looks like a Dao Palace expert from the Tianfu Sect has arrived,” another Dao Palace cultivator pointed out.

Lin Aoxue also noticed that more Dao Palace cultivators were approaching, but she didn't care. The strongest among them was only at the second level of the Dao Palace realm. Besides, the experts from their Yunxia Sect were also here. If they really couldn't defeat them, she would call for reinforcements.

"Do you still want to kill us?" Mo Wen asked angrily.

"Hehe, killing him would definitely be too much, but teaching him a lesson is still acceptable."

As soon as Lin Aoxue finished speaking, Mo Wen's face immediately caved in. Before anyone could react, Lin Aoxue appeared in front of Mo Wen and punched him in the face.

Mo Wen's nose bled profusely from the punch, and the other disciples, seeing this, were so frightened that they quickly moved away from Lin Aoxue.

Mo Wen flew dozens of feet away, crashing into several large trees before finally stopping.

Lin Aoxue's attack was witnessed by the powerful figures from the Tianfu Sect who had just arrived.

"How dare you attack our Tianfu Sect's top disciple! Are you trying to make an enemy of our Tianfu Sect?" Powerful energy surged through the sky.

They attacked Lin Aoxue without hesitation.

Mo Wen is no ordinary disciple; he is the chief disciple of the Tianfu Sect. Attacking their chief disciple is tantamount to declaring war on the Tianfu Sect.

Chapter 228 Let's go somewhere else to have fun (4000 words)

Seeing multiple streams of magical power descending from above, Lin Aoxue quickly dodged them, relying on her speed. The magical power slammed into the ground, kicking up a large amount of soil.

Fortunately, this location was already away from their camp, so the camp was not affected.

Her physical body must absolutely not be directly attacked by cultivators at the Dao Palace level.

This time, three Dao Palace cultivators came, two of whom were at the first level of Dao Palace and one at the second level of Dao Palace.

After defeating Lin Aoxue, the opponent landed in front of Lin Aoxue and the Tianfu Sect disciples, looking at Lin Aoxue with a cold and stern expression.

But when they were about to question Lin Aoxue, their expressions suddenly changed.

"Eh? You are...you are Lin Aoxue from the Cloud Mist Sect?"

These Dao Palace cultivators originally wanted to attack, but they were all stunned when they saw Lin Aoxue's appearance clearly.

Given Lin Aoxue's status, the higher-ups of the six major sects must have seen information about her, and they would naturally know exactly what she looked like.

This is troublesome. Provoking the Yunxia Sect is not a good thing for them. However, they need to see what the situation is first.

"Hmph! I didn't expect that someone from your Tianfu Sect would recognize me. That's interesting. But even if you come, this trouble won't end so easily today." Lin Aoxue snorted coldly, and then directly unleashed the power of her nine spiritual runes.

As soon as this power erupted, the three Dao Palace cultivators immediately felt immense pressure.

While unleashing her power, Lin Aoxue consumed the Lightness Pill and the Wind God Pill, and then transformed into a streak of azure light, charging towards the cultivator from the Heavenly Floating Sect Dao Palace.

The disciples of the Tianfu Sect turned pale.

"Lin Aoxue of Yunxia Sect? Isn't that the young sect leader of Yunxia Sect? This woman, is she doing this on purpose? She clearly has such a high status, why doesn't she reveal it? If she had revealed it earlier, how could Senior Brother have possibly provoked her? Does she have a grudge against our Tianfu Sect and is she making this up?"

The disciples of Tianfu Sect cursed Lin Aoxue's treachery in secret. As for Mo Wen, he also heard the voice of his elder and felt that he was in trouble as well.

His status was indeed not bad, but compared to Lin Aoxue, it was incomparable.

"Damn it, what's wrong with this woman? Why is she deliberately picking on me?" This was Mo Wen's first reaction.

Lin Aoxue was incredibly fast. The two cultivators at the first level of the Dao Palace realm were hit by Lin Aoxue's move the moment they met. They were kicked down from the sky and crashed into the mud below.

After defeating the two, Lin Aoxue then launched a full-scale attack on the Dao Palace Level 2 cultivator.

"Miss Lin, this is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! We can talk about it." The second-level Dao Palace elder of the Tianfu Sect saw Lin Aoxue easily defeat two first-level Dao Palace cultivators and then rush towards him, and hurriedly sought peace.

Since it's still unclear what exactly happened, if it's a problem within their own Tianfu Sect, then it will be difficult to handle later.

It should be noted that today, the Yun Sect and its four subordinate sects are the main characters here. If the Yun Sect were not present, they would not need to be too afraid of the Yunxia Sect.

However, if they dare to oppose the affiliated sects of the Cloud Sect today, they will definitely incur the displeasure of the Cloud Sect.

Let's talk about the Cloud Sect Ancestor. At this moment, the Cloud Sect Ancestor was sitting cross-legged above the Wind and Rain Forest, using his divine sense to lock onto the entire Wind and Rain Forest, and he was slowly searching for the Blood Soul Blade.

"Where did they hide? Is the last hope of my Yun Sect about to disappear?" The Yun Sect Ancestor was very heavy-hearted.

He almost used his divine sense to search every inch of the ground, because as long as the Blood Soul Blade hadn't left this area, he was sure he could find it.

As for the people from the four lower-level sects, the four supreme elders of the four lower-level sects are currently talking with the elder of the Cloud Sect who is in charge of the affairs of the four sects.

"The four of you have already reached the limit of your cultivation. Today, I still want to talk to you about this: a cultivator only has a future if he or she lives. If you are willing to leave your respective sects and join the Cloud Sect, we will take responsibility for helping you break through to the Four Extremes Secret Realm," the Second Elder of the Cloud Sect said.

This isn't the first time I've tried to persuade them; it's been done many times already.

Breaking through a cultivation level is a good thing for them personally, but a disaster for their sect.

Yunzong wouldn't help them break through their cultivation levels for no reason. Once they agreed, Yunzong would definitely impose restrictions on them, leaving the four major sects with no room for negotiation.

In fact, there was no room for negotiation. If Yunzong disregarded the rules set by the Taishang Ganyingjiao, it could have directly and forcibly annexed the four lower-level sects.

However, it would certainly be impossible to obtain the full power of the four lower-level sects, and a significant number of high-level combatants would be lost, making it meaningless.

Moreover, they will certainly face punishment from the Taishang Ganying Sect afterwards.

The Taishang Ganying Sect is most averse to its subordinate sects secretly plotting against them. What they want is to maintain their position, and they will not hesitate to eliminate any factors that may threaten their position.

This is the rule: in the Nanling region, the Taishang Ganying Sect is the player, and Yun Zong and the others are just pawns.

Unless you have the ability to break free from the control of the Taishang Ganying Sect, don't even think about resisting.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master." The four of them said the same thing.

This statement is a rejection; there's no reason needed, and making too many reasons is pointless.

"Alas! Why bother with this? Why do you all think that my Yun Sect is unable to survive the great calamity of a hundred years?" the Second Elder of the Yun Sect asked doubtfully.

Yunyan thought for a moment, then spoke.

"Second Elder, please forgive my rudeness. It's not that we don't want to share the hardships with the Upper Sect, but even if we were willing to help the Upper Sect deal with the great calamity of the century, would it make any sense? At most, it would just be another bunch of bigger grasshoppers."

Yunyan's words were not wrong. Even if the four lower-level sects did their best to help Yunzong, it was impossible to make any significant changes.

Once the patriarch of the Yun Sect falls, the Yun Sect will be without a powerful cultivator at the Transformation Realm. Even with the Yun Sect's formations and treasured artifacts, it will still be impossible to withstand attacks from other medium-sized sects.

At most, they can only hold out for a while longer. Other medium-sized sects may not have cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, but they definitely have Earth-grade magic treasures and Earth-grade formations. Without Nascent Soul cultivators, they have no advantage over other medium-sized sects.

That's why they wanted to bind the four lower-level sects together to increase their chances of success.

According to the rules, as long as they survive this challenge, they will be given another two hundred years to catch their breath.

This is the rule. It doesn't mean that if a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Cloud Sect falls, they will be challenged. Rather, according to the rules, each intermediate sect will be replaced every five hundred years.

Unfortunately, there is only a little over a hundred years left until the next intermediate sect challenge, and the Cloud Sect Ancestor will not live to see that day.

The other three sects have been mid-level sects for longer and have more resources than Yun Sect. Yun Sect, on the other hand, was formed after Tian Sect was destroyed, by defeating other mid-level sects and inheriting everything from Tian Sect.

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Therefore, Yun Sect is inherently weaker than the other three intermediate sects, it's that simple.

The second elder of the Yun Sect remained silent. In fact, everyone knew about this matter, but they were just unwilling to say it openly.

After all, people tend to have a sense of wishful thinking.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's find this evil artifact for my Yun Sect first. If we find it and take it back to refine it, then perhaps my Yun Sect can overcome this crisis." The Second Elder of the Yun Sect sighed heavily.

They, the Yun Sect, couldn't openly force the other party to die with them.

"If the Upper Sect can find this Earth-rank magic treasure, then our four sects can also do our best to help the Upper Sect in this intermediate sect challenge. However, right now, the hope is really too slim. Our four sects are all inherited from our ancestors and do not want to be destroyed like this. I hope the Upper Sect can understand." The patriarch of the Zixia Sect said sincerely.

They didn't want to help Yunzong because they saw no hope. If there were any hope, they wouldn't want Yunzong to fail, lose its status as a mid-level sect, and then disband.

Because if Yunzong loses its status as a mid-level sect, they will also directly lose the benefits of a lower-level sect.

Meanwhile, Yun Yun and her group, who were searching for the evil artifact, soon discovered the battle between Lin Aoxue and the experts from the Tianfu Sect.

The three Dao Palace cultivators from the Tianfu Sect were still besieging Lin Aoxue. The three of them were in a sorry state, especially the other two, who were covered in mud and were furious.

"What? Why is Aoxue fighting with the people from the Tianfu Sect?" Yun Yun and the others flew over immediately after seeing this.

The cultivator from the Tianfu Sect at the second level of the Dao Palace realm was also in a sorry state. His body was covered with sword marks left by Lin Aoxue's attacks, and his clothes were almost torn to shreds.