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

With a wave of her hand, the Blue Rose Sword appeared in her palm, and she slashed at the opponent's magical sword.

The two swords collided, followed by a cracking sound. The young man's fire-attribute flying sword was instantly cleaved in two by Lan Wei. The magic power on the sword quickly dissipated, and the magical weapon was reduced to scrap metal.

This scene stunned everyone on the spot, especially the young man who used the flying sword to attack Ye Liuyun.

He watched as his beloved sword was destroyed, and his composure completely collapsed. This was a weapon he had used for decades, and it had been destroyed today.

Many cultivators in Qingyun are obsessed with swords. If their weapons, which they have carried for many years, are broken, it would be strange if they didn't go berserk.

"Ah... my Flowing Fire, you wretch, I'm going to kill you." This man was completely enraged. He unleashed all the power of his Dao Palace, and the illusory image of the Dao Palace appeared.

Then, he formed a sword incantation and attacked with all his might. Countless fiery red sword lights recklessly stabbed towards Ye Liuyun. The power was immense, and each sword light was enough to shatter a boulder.

After dodging several sword lights, Ye Liuyun realized that the sword could also explode, so he dared not confront it head-on.

"Boom, boom..." The explosions came one after another.

It was as if countless missiles were flying towards her.

Unfortunately, he couldn't hit Ye Liuyun at all. This guy's attacks were chaotic and disorganized. Ye Liuyun had the Myriad Flower Eyes, so such attacks were useless and only wasted his magic power.

"Tch! I'm not even angry yet, and you're already going crazy."

Ye Liuyun's figure flashed rapidly, and finally seized the key point that the opponent's magic power was running out of steam, appearing in front of the guy in one step.

"Huh?" The man's expression changed when he saw Ye Liuyun suddenly appear in front of him. He wanted to dodge, but his body was too slow.

Ye Liuyun showed no mercy and struck the man in the chest with a powerful palm strike, sending him flying on the spot.

"Pfft!" The Qingyun Peak disciple coughed up a mouthful of blood and rolled in front of the other five people. It all happened very suddenly.

The five men looked at their companion lying at their feet with extremely grim expressions.

"Senior Brother Tan, this woman is strange, please help me get revenge." The injured young man glanced at the man surnamed Tan with difficulty, and then immediately fainted.

He was certainly not in mortal danger, Ye Liuyun knew the importance of things, but without good medicine, he would have to lie in bed for at least ten days to half a month.

The man surnamed Tan watched as his junior brother's weapon was first broken and then he was severely injured. A murderous aura flashed in his eyes, as did the others.

They initially thought the woman before them was just a lowly early-stage Spirit Stream Realm cultivator, but now they realized they might have been mistaken; this woman was playing dumb to deceive them.

“Junior sister, you went too far. Even if we misunderstood and accidentally stole your prey, you should have explained yourself before you acted. Besides, we haven’t even gotten our hands on the prey yet,” the Qingyun Peak disciple, a second-level Dao Palace cultivator, questioned in a deep voice.

Ye Liuyun rolled her eyes when she heard this.

"What are you saying? Can't you see me standing here, a living person? Can't you see that this Blue-Armored Sand Crab is injured? If you can't, then it means that you senior brothers and sisters from Qingyun Peak should go and get your eyes checked, or at least get your brains checked. You're stealing things, and you still think you're right?" Ye Liuyun asked, his lips twitching.

To be honest, if Ye Liuyun were weak, they would naturally be in the right; in the cultivation world, might makes right.

But now, Ye Liuyun easily defeated a cultivator at the first level of the Dao Palace, which means that his combat strength should not be weaker than that of a cultivator at the second level of the Dao Palace, or even stronger.

At this point, we need to reason with each other.

That's just how people are. If they can win a fight, they'll use their fists to reason with others; if they can't, they'll try to occupy the moral high ground.

"You? Don't go too far. Even if you're very powerful, there are still five of us here. Do you think you have a chance to win? Let me give you a piece of advice: leave immediately. Consider that Blue-Armored Sand Crab a gift to apologize to this junior brother." The young man at the second level of the Dao Palace said in a deep voice.

Ye Liuyun's lips twitched violently again. Sure enough, even at this point, they were still thinking about what to get. Ye Liuyun was too lazy to argue with them anymore.

"Enough with the nonsense. If you want this Blue Armored Sand Crab, it's simple: defeat me. If you don't have the guts, then get lost with this guy." Ye Liuyun sneered.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun was still speaking like this, these people stopped pretending. Anyway, there were no other fellow disciples here, so if they killed her, no one would suspect them.

"Then don't blame us. It's a pity to waste such a beautiful face. Let's go." The young leader took out his flying sword and charged towards Ye Liuyun.

They were very fast, much faster than the guy lying on the ground. The other four didn't just watch either; they also took out their weapons and attacked from other directions.

When faced with interests, fellow disciples, men and women, all become insignificant.

Five people attacked at the same time. Ye Liuyun raised an eyebrow and then secretly said something to Lan Wei. The next moment, Lan Wei's sword turned into a blue light and shot out. She was extremely fast. In the instant before the five people could react, she flashed past their weapons. The next moment, all five weapons were cut in half.

With their swords broken, the five men looked worse than if they had eaten bitter herbs. They hadn't used sword control techniques because they were afraid their swords would be broken by Ye Liuyun's sword, but they hadn't expected that the sword in his hand would be so powerful that it could break free from its master's control and attack them automatically.

They didn't sense Ye Liuyun controlling the sword at all, so there's only one possibility: the sword is of a very high grade and has developed a fully conscious spirit.

After all, a magical artifact that can easily sever the weapons in their hands must be several levels higher than their weapons.

"You?" The five men's attack was forced to stop.

Because Ye Liuyun's sword was able to easily cut the swords in their hands and easily touch their necks.

"What do you mean, 'you'? Just now it was your swords. One more step and they would have been your necks." Ye Liuyun summoned Lan Wei back, held her sword in his hand, and pointed it at them, threateningly.

With the Blue Rose Sword in hand, Ye Liuyun could kill them with ease. During this time, the Blue Rose Sword had been nourishing him within his body, and had at least recovered 50% of its power.

But Ye Liuyun definitely won't kill them.

"You dare kill us? Do you know what a crime it is to kill a fellow disciple?" This young leader, having suffered such a great loss, certainly wouldn't let it go so easily.

"Hmph! You all had fierce looks in your eyes just now, and you even snatched the prey of your fellow disciples. What crime did you commit? What, are you allowed to bully me, but I'm not allowed to fight back?" Ye Liuyun retorted.

These people were speechless after being confronted by Ye Liuyun's words.

"You're just relying on your treasure to act tough. You wait, the disciples of Qingyun Peak aren't so easy to bully." The young man, at the second level of the Dao Palace realm, uttered these harsh words and immediately turned and flew away with his men.

Ye Liuyun watched them fly away, leaving behind harsh words, and immediately retorted.

"So what if you're just going to find help? If you piss me off, you'll see what you're doing wrong." Ye Liuyun turned around and put the Blue Armored Sand Crab away. But as he was leaving, he suddenly noticed a flash of blue light in the cave that the Blue Armored Sand Crab had carved out. So he curiously walked to the cave entrance and took a peek.

"Wow! Such a large piece of azure crystal! What an unexpected find!" Ye Liuyun exclaimed, looking at the crystal that radiated blue light.

This stuff is also a unique refining material found only in the Bihu Lake Islands, used to forge water-attribute spiritual artifacts and magical treasures.

Ye Liuyun is not short of money, in fact, he is not short of anything, but who would complain about having too much money?

Then look at those guys who were chased away by Ye Liuyun. They took the injured disciple and went to a place far away from Ye Liuyun.

"Damn it, where did this woman come from? Is there such a person on Caiyun Peak? She looks weak and only has the cultivation of the Spirit Stream Realm, but her combat power and magic weapons are so powerful." The man surnamed Tan said angrily.

"Senior Brother Tan, we can't let this go like this. She destroyed all our weapons, and our losses are too great," another female cultivator said angrily.

When these people encounter trouble, they never consider that it is clearly their fault, but instead they try to shirk all responsibility.

“I saw Senior Brother Lu not long ago. As a core disciple, Senior Brother Lu has the cultivation of the third level of the Dao Palace. Dealing with this woman shouldn’t be a problem for him,” the man surnamed Tan said, and then immediately took out his token to call for help.

In fact, the infighting between different factions within the Cloud Sect is quite fierce. They only act in unison when dealing with external threats. When dealing with internal matters, anyone who is not from their own faction is considered an outsider.

But that's normal. The Yun Sect has over 10,000 members across all its factions. It's impossible for such a large sect to achieve complete harmony.

After all, the cultivation resources in the Cloud Sect are limited. If you want more resources, you have to compete for them in various activities.

In the struggle for power, conflicts arise and accumulate.

Meanwhile, looking at Lin Aoxue's side, she had defeated several more of her personal disciples during this time, leaving everyone present completely stunned.

"This is amazing! Just who is this Senior Sister Lin? Is she invincible among those of the same realm?" The disciples watching the battle were completely convinced.

Not long ago, the seed from Ziyun Peak also lost, and now only Jiang Yan, Meng Chuan, Ji Chunling, and Murong Huan are left who haven't sparred with Lin Aoxue.

But the more this happened, the more troublesome it became for them.

"Alright, all four of you, do you still want to continue the competition?" Lin Aoxue asked in a deep voice.

None of the four were confident anymore. Lin Aoxue had defeated eight people in a row, which proved that Lin Aoxue's combat strength among those of the same realm was very strong.

"This, Murong, it's your turn. We can't handle this woman's soul attack technique," Jiang Yan said in a low voice.

However, Murong Huan is a very cautious person, and he won't go up and embarrass himself unless he is absolutely certain.

They were only there to probe Lin Aoxue's background and abilities, and that had already been achieved. There was no need for them to embarrass themselves in such a restrictive setting.

"I think that's enough, let's call it a day." After saying that, Murong Huan turned around and flew away.

"Hey? You! You're the one who brought us here, saying you wanted to test her out. How come you just left like that?" Jiang Yan scolded angrily.

Seeing that the chief disciple Murong Huan had left, Lin Aoxue knew that the battle was probably coming to an end.

Jiang Yan and the other two were at a loss.

"This? Hehe, Junior Sister Lin, let's spar again sometime. Goodbye." Jiang Yan left with those words and ran off.

Meng Chuan also left, leaving only Ji Chunling behind.

"Tch, a bunch of useless men, so afraid of losing?" Ji Chunling sneered, her body transforming into a bolt of lightning as she appeared on the battlefield.

Chapter 278 Fierce Battle with Ji Chunling (5000 words, bonus chapter for 600 monthly votes)

It seems Ji Chunling still needs to test Lin Aoxue's abilities.

To be honest, Ji Chunling is not well-suited to the Yun Sect's disciple attire. Her temperament is too domineering, while the Yun Sect's female disciple attire is too soft and flowing.

I feel she would look even more heroic if she wore a suit of armor.

Lightning snaked across her body, giving her an invisible sense of majesty.

She just stared at Lin Aoxue without saying anything immediately.

This was the first time Lin Aoxue had ever seen such a domineering and tall woman.

“I am Lei Yunfeng, Ji Chunling, and Junior Sister Lin. I want to have a real fight with you. Your soul attack method is indeed powerful, but if I may be frank, in a life-or-death battle, I have many ways to deal with your methods. Therefore, I hope you will not use this method to fight me here. Why don’t we just rely on our magic power and physical strength to fight?” Ji Chunling stated her opinion directly.

This woman is straightforward, and what she said is the truth. There are many treasures that can reduce or resist soul attacks.

Furthermore, in a life-or-death struggle, there's a high chance that Lin Aoxue's techniques could be dodged.

Of course, Ji Chunling also admitted that if Lin Aoxue used this soul attack to ambush her, she would definitely not be a match for her.

Lin Aoxue thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Fine, then I won't use that method. I'll fight you using only my magic and swordsmanship." Lin Aoxue granted Ji Chunling's request.

Ji Chunling laughed and took off her shoes. Although the shoes didn't have a big impact, they still affected her balance, so standing barefoot was more suitable.

The lightning power within her began to surge wildly, and for a moment she seemed to transform into a female war goddess.

"That's exactly what I wanted, so let's go." Ji Chunling's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. After giving a greeting, she decisively made her move.

She transformed into lightning, moving like a bolt of lightning, and approached Lin Aoxue at a tricky angle.

Lin Aoxue didn't know Ji Chunling's abilities, so she certainly wouldn't attack rashly.

"Such speed! I could barely see a flash of lightning. It seems this woman is also a cultivator skilled in speed attacks." Lin Aoxue immediately assessed Ji Chunling's fighting style.

Lightning is also an attribute that excels at speed-based attacks, and Lin Aoxue herself is a wind attribute cultivator, who also excels at speed.

However, although both lightning and wind are speed-type, lightning's power is more violent.

To give an example, lightning is like speed plus a blunt weapon, while wind is like speed plus a sharp weapon.

Under normal circumstances, wind-attribute cultivators cannot directly defeat lightning-attribute cultivators. However, wind is an attribute that leans towards skill. If one makes good use of their combat skills, wind-attribute cultivators have more options in dealing with enemies than lightning-attribute cultivators.

Ji Chunling directly engaged Lin Aoxue with her fists. She quickly reached Lin Aoxue and threw a punch at her. However, the punch passed through Lin Aoxue's body, and Lin Aoxue's real body, like an afterimage, stabbed towards Ji Chunling from the other side.

Ji Chunling was taken aback, then suddenly lowered her body to dodge Lin Aoxue's sword. Not only that, she also swept her leg back, forcing Lin Aoxue to roll to the side and dodge the attack.

But at the moment of the rollover, Ji Chunling seemed to have seized the opportunity. She made a hand seal with one hand, and a bolt of lightning descended upon Lin Aoxue.

"Thunder Technique: Thunderfall from the Nine Heavens".

"This?" Lin Aoxue felt the lightning strike overhead and her body once again left a blur as she dodged the lightning attack. But immediately, one after another, the lightning strikes forced Lin Aoxue to retreat continuously.

Taking advantage of the moment when Lei Fa was able to maintain his position, Ji Chunling once again pressed towards Lin Aoxue.

"Cloud Sea Mystery." With a thud, Lin Aoxue's body released a large amount of mist, which enveloped Ji Chunling who was rushing over.

Ji Chunling lost her target for a moment. Immediately, streaks of blue sword light pierced through the mist and shot towards Ji Chunling. Ji Chunling waved her hands, imbuing them with lightning, and cut off these sword lights one by one.

At the same time, he pounced on the source of the sword light like a fierce tiger.

Soon, lightning flashed and blue light swirled on the arena as the two fought fiercely.

Lin Aoxue wouldn't gain any advantage by simply using the techniques she had learned without using the power of ascension. In terms of combat experience, Ji Chunling seemed to have the upper hand.

"This young girl, at such a young age, how can she have such rich combat experience? She's in no way inferior to Ji Chunling." The big shots watching the battle were at a loss for words.

"She didn't hesitate at all when making her move, and she was equally decisive when she withdrew. Ji Chunling is a rare cultivator who cultivates both Dharma and Body. Although she is not particularly pure, it is basically impossible for ordinary cultivators to get close to her. However, Lin Aoxue easily neutralized Ji Chunling's attack." The Grand Elder of Yun Sect said with a face full of amazement.

The more she looked at Lin Aoxue, the more she liked her. If it weren't for the current awkward situation of Yunzong, she would have loved to take Lin Aoxue as her disciple.

The two fought more and more fiercely, bringing their combat experience to the extreme. However, on the surface, Ji Chunling still seemed to have the upper hand, because Lin Aoxue was always on the defensive.

Every punch Ji Chunling landed on Lin Aoxue's sword released an electric current that made Lin Aoxue feel somewhat uncomfortable.

The lightning had a paralyzing effect on cultivators, making them feel very uncomfortable, which caused Lin Aoxue's reactions to become increasingly sluggish.