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

"Eh? Well, hehe, it was you who went easy on me." Chen Dong smiled awkwardly.

After all, Ye Liuyun's level was at the peak of the Spirit Stream Realm, while he was only at the later stage.

After exchanging greetings, Ye Liuyun took a deep breath, then took out a pill, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it.

"Hey? Little girl, what are you doing? It's a sparring match, why are you taking pills?" Yun Cheng must have seen Ye Liuyun's little action.

Yun Yun and the others were also taken aback.

"Huh? Sir, is there a rule that pills can't be taken in the arena?" Ye Liuyun asked in return.

Yuncheng was speechless, then spoke carefully.

"In a duel on the arena, one must win using one's own skills, not by relying on external forces."

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, is that so? But, Steward, I'm an alchemist, you know. Since I'm an alchemist, isn't fighting with the pills I've made myself a test of my own abilities?" Ye Liuyun asked with a smile.

Yuncheng was stunned, and so was everyone else.

Because Ye Liuyun is right. Most alchemists are not good at combat, so it doesn't seem like there's a problem with using their own refined pills to improve their combat power.

"This? How can you prove you're an alchemist?" Yun Cheng didn't know how to refute this, so he could only ask Ye Liuyun to prove his identity.

“That’s easy, I have a disciple token from the Alchemy Pavilion.” Ye Liuyun took out the Alchemy Pavilion’s exclusive token.

This is something that all the senior disciples of the Yunxia Sect recognize; it can be used to prove one's identity.

"Huh? Okay, let's say you didn't break the rules." Yun Cheng had a bit of a toothache.

The main problem was that this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and he didn't know how to handle it. In addition, he saw that Ye Liuyun's cultivation level was indeed not high, and he felt that even if Ye Liuyun used pills, there shouldn't be any major changes.

However, Ye Liuyun's behavior served as a reminder to many disciples of the Alchemy Pavilion.

"Hey? This junior sister has given me a good idea. Weapon refiners can use the magical artifacts they refine to fight, talisman masters can use their talismans, array masters can use their array restrictions, and beast tamers can drive their war beasts. So why can't we alchemists use pills during the competition?" Some alchemists suddenly realized.

Ye Liuyun's actions have directly changed the future landscape of arena battles in the Yunxia Sect. Previously, alchemists were all quite weak in combat, almost the weakest among those of the same realm, because their minds were not on combat strength, but on alchemy.

Chapter 34 The Power of Diamond

Ye Liuyun's words made a lot of sense. Even Yunxiao, the second elder of Yunxia Sect in charge of the alchemy pavilion, was stunned by her words.

“Eh? What this little girl said makes sense. How come I didn’t think of that? The arena prohibits the use of external forces to enhance strength, but an alchemist’s pills are made with their own skills. Why can’t they be used?” Elder Yunxiao muttered, stroking his chin.

The other elders also fell into deep thought. Using external forces to enhance combat power is indeed prohibited in various competitions. However, the problem is that for cultivators who are not alchemists, taking pills is considered using external forces, but for cultivators who are alchemists, it seems to be their own ability.

After all, alchemists devote most of their energy to alchemy, which results in their weak combat power. It is indeed unreasonable to prevent them from using pills.

But in reality, Ye Liuyun's words led them into a trap.

Because alchemists are different from other secondary professions. What are the differences?

The top weapon refiner needs their own power to support the use of their own treasures; if their power is too weak, no matter how strong the treasure they refine is, it will be useless.

Array masters, talisman masters, and other secondary professions all basically require strength to support them; if you don't have enough strength, you won't be able to do it.

Unlike alchemists, a higher cultivation level only makes alchemy easier and increases the success rate, but cultivation level is not a hard requirement for alchemists.

However, overall, it makes sense for alchemists to use elixirs in combat.

In the past, the restrictions were always applied in one fell swoop, and even the alchemists themselves felt that there was nothing wrong with the forbidden pills. But today, Ye Liuyun's words broke the ice.

Chen Dong was speechless. He didn't know what kind of pill Ye Liuyun had taken, but since Yun Cheng said there was no problem, then he must be fine too.

The fight between the two continued.

Chen Dong made the first move, marking their first real display of skill. Chen Dong used the Cloud Mist Sect's introductory technique, the Cloud Mist Sword Technique, to strike Ye Liuyun.

As soon as the Cloud and Mist Sword Technique was unleashed, the sword shimmered with light, making Ye Liuyun's eyes feel somewhat uncomfortable.

This is the secret of the Cloud and Mist Sword Technique: using the glow of the clouds to stimulate the enemy's vision.

"A good opportunity." Seeing that Ye Liuyun couldn't open his eyes, Chen Dong immediately thrust his sword at Ye Liuyun. As long as he could hit Ye Liuyun, he would win.

However, Chen Dong's idea was too simplistic, because just when everyone thought Chen Dong was about to stab Ye Liuyun, something unexpected happened.

Because Chen Dong's sword was like a steel plate, easily blocked by Ye Liuyun's body.

"What? What's going on? It's so hard!" Chen Dong was stunned. He had originally planned to stab Ye Liuyun and then stop, but when his sword landed on Ye Liuyun's body, it couldn't penetrate at all.

The disciples watching from the sidelines were stunned. They knew that Ye Liuyun had no defense at all, so how could he not get a chance to pierce through?

Lin Aoxue was quite startled just now; she thought Ye Liuyun was about to be stabbed through the abdomen by Chen Dong.

"Huh? This must be the effect of the pill that the little girl just took. Could it be that she took some kind of pill that enhances defense?" Some cultivators with keen eyesight guessed that it was the effect of the pill that Ye Liuyun just took.

Their guess was correct. The pill Ye Liuyun took was the Vajra Pill she developed. After taking this pill, one's physical strength could be increased several times over for a certain period of time, reaching the strength of steel.

"Senior brother, you were careless." Ye Liuyun looked at the sword that was stuck in his abdomen, smiled sinisterly, reached out and grabbed the other man's sword, and with a forceful twist, Chen Dong's sword was easily broken in two.

"This?" Chen Dong took a few steps back in disbelief.

He broke his sword with his bare hands and withstood a sword strike with his bare body. This is too unbelievable. Is this still the Spirit Stream Realm?

"You? You?" Chen Dong looked at his broken sword, then at Ye Liuyun in front of him, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Senior brother, stop daydreaming, it's my turn." Ye Liuyun reminded him, then took heavy steps and threw a punch at Chen Dong.

Chen Dong was still in a daze when Ye Liuyun threw a punch. He immediately tried to block it, but the punch shattered his defense and landed on him.

This punch was incredibly heavy, like an iron fist. Chen Dong couldn't block it at all and was sent flying. But at the crucial moment, Ye Liuyun stopped, and the punch only pushed him away at most.

The Vajra Pill also has its drawbacks. After taking it, speed and agility will be greatly reduced. This thing is mainly good for defense, but not for offense.

"That was a really heavy punch. Is this the effect of the pill she just took? What kind of pill could enhance her physical strength to this extent?" Chen Dong was starting to doubt his own existence.

After landing, he staggered back more than ten steps before regaining his balance.

Just as Chen Dong was about to make another move, Yun Cheng stepped onto the stage.

"The match is over, Ye Liuyu has won." Yun Cheng announced the result.

But Chen Dong was not satisfied with the result of the competition.

"What? What? Deacon, I lost?" Chen Dong was stunned.

Many novice disciples didn't realize how Chen Dong lost; only some senior disciples could see that if Ye Liuyun hadn't held back with that punch, Chen Dong's bones would probably have been shattered.

"That's right, you've already lost. Didn't you notice that punch just now?" Yun Cheng reminded him.

When Chen Dong mentioned Yun Cheng's reminder, he suddenly remembered that the punch he had just received was incredibly powerful. It had shattered Yun Cheng's spiritual energy defense and sent him flying more than ten meters away. So why was he completely unharmed?

That only proves one thing: when the opponent's fist lands on you, it only has pushing force and no killing power.

In battles between cultivators, unless their strength and experience are roughly equal, a slight mistake will inevitably lead to defeat for one side.

Chen Dong wasn't an idiot; after calming down and thinking about it, he understood.

"Alright, Junior Sister Ye, thank you for going easy on me. I admit defeat." Chen Dong took a deep breath and then conceded defeat to Ye Liuyun.

After all, Yuncheng stepped in and announced his defeat, which means that he really held back with that punch.

"Thank you for the concession." Ye Liuyun smiled slightly, then took heavy steps to step off the stage.

Perhaps because he was too heavy, he stepped on the edge of the step and broke it, causing him to lose his balance and fall down the steps.

"What the hell?!" Ye Liuyun cursed under his breath and collapsed.

Fortunately, Lin Aoxue reacted quickly and appeared in front of Ye Liuyun immediately, trying to support her. However, she underestimated Ye Liuyun's weight at this moment.

The moment she touched Ye Liuyun, she felt as if a heavy metal statue was falling towards her.

"Holy crap? That's heavy." Lin Aoxue didn't have time to use her strength.

The next moment, he was directly pressed down by Ye Liuyun's heavy body.

This scene was ridiculous; it was a public embarrassment.

"Damn it! Get up! This is so embarrassing, you're so heavy!" Lin Aoxue was pinned down by Ye Liuyun.

The people present were stunned. Two beautiful women had just fallen to the ground in front of everyone.

"I can't get up, the effects of the Vajra Pill haven't worn off yet," Ye Liuyun said awkwardly.

"Damn it, all you know how to do is concoct some rubbish. Get up!" Lin Aoxue took a deep breath and used her internal energy to push Ye Liuyun up.

On the stage, Chen Dong didn't look at anything else, but just at the broken steps, he knew how powerful Ye Liuyun was at this moment.

Chapter 35 In-depth conversation

After Ye Liuyun got up, she quickly returned to normal; the effect of her pill could only last for five minutes.

"Phew... Alright, the effects of the medicine have worn off." Ye Liuyun stretched his body and then let out a comfortable sigh.

Lin Aoxue stood up, dusted herself off, straightened her clothes, and then reached out and grabbed Ye Liuyun.

"Let's go, our business is over. Let's find somewhere else to talk. There are too many people here," Lin Aoxue said softly.

Ye Liuyun nodded, and so, under Yun Yun's watchful eye, the two left the training ground. Yun Yun didn't bother with Lin Aoxue.

After leaving the training ground, the two found a quiet area to sit down and talk.

"Hey! What are you thinking? I've noticed that your personality has become strange ever since you came to Yunxia Sect. You're very different from the person I remember," Lin Aoxue asked.

Lin Aoxue mainly noticed that Ye Liuyun seemed to be putting on an act all along. Didn't she understand Ye Liuyun's personality? In his previous life, Ye Liuyun was a person who hated trouble, and in this life in Qixia Town, he still hated trouble.

However, after arriving at the Yunxia Sect, she felt that Ye Liuyun was creating a false image for her. What kind of false image?

She pretends to be innocent and naive, sometimes acting clever and sometimes foolish, giving people a strange feeling.

If she hadn't known Ye Liuyun's true nature so well, she might have been deceived by his appearance.

“Aoxue, my cultivation aptitude is not as good as yours. We are different. When you get into trouble, someone will cover for you. But I am different. Ever since I became a woman, I have been thinking about what to do in the future and which path to take.”

"Just focus on your cultivation and don't worry about anything else. The higher your cultivation level, the higher your status in the Cloud Mist Sect. To put it bluntly, in this world, many times, even if you don't cause trouble, trouble will come to you on its own. To be precise, this is true in any place where people gather."

"I am also a novice in this cultivation world, and I am still exploring it."

Ye Liuyun put away his smile and looked at Lin Aoxue with a serious expression, then roughly explained what was on his mind.

"Hey! Aren't you tired? Didn't you say you're an alchemist? Alchemists are still very popular in the cultivation world. I think your alchemy skills are pretty good. If you reveal a little bit of your alchemy talent to the sect, I believe the sect will definitely take special care of you. Wouldn't your days in the Cloud Mist Sect be much easier that way?" Lin Aoxue said, expressing her opinion.

But Ye Liuyun shook his head.

"Everything is a double-edged sword. Being low-key has its advantages, and being high-profile also has its advantages. You need to know that there are always people more capable than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding. Don't think that just because you are the sect leader's personal disciple, you can rest easy in the Cloud Mist Sect. That's impossible," Ye Liuyun reminded Lin Aoxue.

In fact, Lin Aoxue wasn't stupid; she just sometimes let her concern cloud her judgment.

"Don't worry, today was just an accident. You affected my judgment. But you, you deliberately went out of everyone's sight, didn't you?" Lin Aoxue asked as well.

It's definitely not normal for someone to not return to their place of residence for three years.

"Well, you're wrong about me. I've just moved to a different place. But there's nothing wrong with fading from everyone's sight. Anyway, you should keep a low profile. I'm afraid someone will give me special treatment because of you," Ye Liuyun said with a hint of worry.

Lin Aoxue understood Ye Liuyun's words. Ye Liuyun was telling her that some people might not openly target her, but who knows if they might secretly target her?

Now everyone can see that Ye Liuyun is very important to Lin Aoxue, so Ye Liuyun is also Lin Aoxue's biggest weakness, which has been exposed by Lin Aoxue's behavior today.

"Then I'll have to cultivate even harder. Only when I become stronger will they not dare to cause you trouble," Lin Aoxue said seriously.

Ye Liuyun nodded. That was indeed the case, but relying on others often didn't work. The most reliable thing was to rely on oneself.

Over the years, while researching elixirs to turn herself back into a man, she has concocted many strange and unusual elixirs. She must make good use of these elixirs; if she uses them well, they will be her greatest means of self-preservation.

She can't rely too much on her immortality anymore.

The two of them were still too restricted in the Yunxia Sect. In fact, if only one of them had joined the Yunxia Sect, it would have been much easier.

The key point is that they are both in the same sect, which has become both a bond and a weakness for each other.

For example, if the Yunxia Sect knew that Ye Liuyun was a genius alchemist who could refine many pills that could improve cultivation, any sect would try to control such a person.

To control Ye Liuyun, all you need to do is firmly hold Lin Aoxue in your hands.

Conversely, the same applies to Lin Aoxue. As long as they keep Ye Liuyun firmly under their control within the sect, Lin Aoxue will not be able to betray Yunxia Sect.

Of course, these are all subjective speculations and cannot prove that the Yunxia Sect is like this. It can only mean that wherever there are people, there are interests, and where there are interests to be gained, there will inevitably be people with ulterior motives.

As newcomers to the cultivation world, they could only trust each other; they could only believe a portion of everything else and everyone else.

The competition at the martial arts arena continued, but it soon came to an end.

After the curtain fell, it was evening in the main hall of the Yunxia Sect.