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

The others were the same. They were all stunned for a moment, then looked around at their fellow disciples in the training ground. What they saw were many green meadows, many candle stubs, and golden glitter, which was extremely strange.

"Ah... my hair, what absurd thing has happened now..."

Screams erupted from the training ground.

It should be noted that this kind of unusual hair color usually only appears on people with special constitutions or on monsters, but today, after this rain, at least nearly a third of the people in the Cloud Sect have changed their hair and eye color.

This is far more extreme than the cold and heat of the last time.

The higher-ups of the Yun Sect soon found out that an elder had also gotten caught in the rain and had come to Fang Mingyu with unusually colored hair.

They quickly determined that the rain was the culprit, so they hurriedly notified the disciples who hadn't been rained on not to go outside and touch the rainwater.

The sect fell silent again, and no one could be seen wandering around outside.

Fang Mingyu immediately summoned the disciples from the main peak whose hair and eye colors had changed to the sect's main hall to check on their condition.

The results showed no abnormalities, no bloodline mutations, only changes in hair and eye color, which were based on the attributes of their main cultivation techniques.

The hair of cultivators who mainly cultivate the wood element turns green, it's unbelievable, it's like a green grassland.

Fire-attribute cultivators are fiery red, metal-attribute cultivators are bright gold, earth-attribute cultivators are earth yellow, water-attribute cultivators are aquamarine, wind-attribute cultivators are cyan, lightning-attribute cultivators are bright blue, and ice-attribute cultivators are white.

As a result, Ye Liuyun's silver hair was not a particularly rare hair color in the Yun Sect; there were many people with hair colors that were even more outrageous than her white hair.

Unfortunately, even Fang Mingyu and the others were helpless against the hair's color change. Some people even conducted an experiment, shaving all the hair off at once and then using force to force regrow it. The result was either the original hair color or a different color.

This is quite frustrating.

"Everyone, remember this! If you see dark clouds suddenly covering the sun in the sky, find a place to hide immediately. How am I supposed to face anyone now? I'm all green! I guess I'll never find a Daoist partner in this lifetime." A male cultivator who practiced wood-attribute techniques looked at his green hair and his face fell.

The disciples around them who hadn't gotten wet in the rain were momentarily unsure whether to feel pity or want to laugh.

To be honest, some hair colors are quite imposing, and when paired with heterochromatic eyes, they have a certain intimidating effect.

Lin Aoxue quickly learned that the rain had dyed the hair of a third of the sect's disciples.

At this moment, at Ye Liuyun's residence, Lin Aoxue put down the token in her hand with a speechless expression, and then glanced at Ye Liuyun who was refining medicine beside her.

"Sigh! This guy's alchemy will inevitably affect the weather, and when the weather is affected, strange and inexplicable things will inevitably happen. It's a pity, but we can't stop making medicine. What a troublemaker!" Lin Aoxue sighed repeatedly.

Three days passed quickly.

These past three days have been filled with strange occurrences. On the first day, it rained so hard that it changed the color of people's hair and eyes. On the second day, a large number of poisonous insects inexplicably appeared throughout the sect. On the third day, a thunderstorm struck Yun Sect, shocking everyone and driving them almost insane.

Fortunately, these strange occurrences disappeared as the Demon Hunting Tournament was about to begin, but the disciples whose hair had changed color could not change it back.

"Notification: Disciples of all peaks, please proceed to your respective faction's assembly point to prepare for the Demon Hunting Tournament. Your faction elders will inform you of the specific requirements for the tournament. This Demon Hunting Tournament is an entrance competition for the sect's grand event. To compete for one hundred spots to the Southern Ridge Grand Gathering, you must participate." The announcement came from an elder of the Cloud Sect.

After that sound, Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue came out of the room.

"Ah! It's time, I have to go back to the main peak," Lin Aoxue said.

"Well, I'm going to Rainbow Cloud Peak too. You really don't need my pills?" Ye Liuyun asked.

She has refined several strange and unusual pills in the past few days, powerful enough to deal with cultivators at the Dao Palace level. These are for the Demon Hunting Tournament.

"No need, I have my own way of fighting. See you at the Demon Hunting Tournament, I'm leaving now." Lin Aoxue said goodbye and flew into the sky, disappearing into the horizon.

After seeing Lin Aoxue fly away, Ye Liuyun also called Liusu and flew to Caiyun Peak.

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However, when Ye Liuyun arrived at Caiyun Peak, she discovered that there were many fellow disciples with white hair, green hair, blue hair, and even blue hair.

To be honest, these hair colors are quite beautiful, but they are too eerie. Many disciples who have just come out of seclusion think they have seen monsters when they see their fellow disciples whose hair and eye colors have changed. But upon closer inspection, they find that they are not monsters at all.

"What's wrong with you all? Why have your hair and eye colors become so strange? Could you have been poisoned?" some of the powerful disciples asked.

Most of the disciples whose hair had mutated were outer disciples, because most of the inner disciples were in seclusion during this period and not many of them were exposed to the rain.

When the disciples saw their senior sisters asking, they quickly put on long faces and explained the situation to them in detail.

"Huh? Is it that outrageous? A rain shower caused your bodies to mutate? My god, thank goodness I was in seclusion. If I hadn't, I might have ended up like you. How am I supposed to go out and meet people with hair and eye colors like that? Wouldn't people think I'm a monster?" Some inner disciples said with lingering fear.

Ye Liuyun felt guilty, but it was for the best. This way, her white hair would be less noticeable.

After a while, streaks of light descended from the sky and landed in front of everyone. It was Su Ying, the master of Caiyun Peak, who arrived with the other elders of Caiyun Peak.

Several elders have been replaced at Caiyun Peak. There's no other way; the elders who had previously become men have been transferred to other peaks, and then several elders with attributes suitable for Caiyun Peak have been transferred from other peaks.

Caiyun Peak does not accept cultivators with the four attributes of metal, fire, earth, and lightning, as these four attributes are too fierce and unsuitable for the inheritance of Caiyun Peak.

"Greetings, Sect Leader." Upon seeing the arrival of everyone, Han Yao immediately led her junior sisters to bow to Su Ying and the others.

Ye Liuyun followed suit, standing in a very inconspicuous spot at the back, so no one paid any attention to her.

"Well, let me explain the rules and requirements for this Demon Hunting Tournament. Participation in this tournament is optional, but if you want to participate in the Southern Ridge Grand Tournament, you must participate. You need to think it through. Also, this Demon Hunting Tournament will rank participants based on the number and level of the demon beasts they hunt. Only those ranked in the top 1,000 of the five major factions and the main peak will be qualified to participate in the sect tournament."

"After participating in the conference, those who make it into the top 100 will represent our Yun Sect at the Southern Ridge Grand Gathering hosted by the Upper Sect," Su Ying explained.

Upon hearing this, everyone was extremely envious, especially those cultivators whose strength reached the third level of the Dao Palace. They all had the opportunity to make a name for themselves at the Southern Ridge Gathering. Even if they were not ultimately chosen by the upper sect, as long as they achieved a ranking at the Southern Ridge Gathering, they would still reap immense benefits.

After Su Ying finished speaking, she began to have the other elders explain the rules of the conference in detail.

This demon-hunting tournament has almost no restrictions. The only restriction is that one cannot kill fellow disciples while fighting for prey. In other words, fighting for prey is allowed.

Don't assume that once something is in your hands, it's yours. Someone might defeat you and steal your prey right away.

In this way, not only are the demonic beasts the prey, but their fellow disciples are also prey for each other.

Of course, they were used to this kind of thing; the competition between the various factions had always been like this.

After the elders finished explaining the rules, Su Ying spoke up again to remind them.

"Disciples, this conference is not just an individual matter. I know many of you may feel that you are not strong enough and do not want to participate, but you can choose to cooperate as a team. This will increase your chances of being shortlisted. Moreover, if someone in your team wins a spot to participate in the Nanling Grand Gathering, I believe that person will not forget you after receiving the benefits," Su Ying said.

This statement caused some disciples who didn't want to participate in the competition to pause for a moment. Upon reflection, it made sense. They could help a powerful senior sister by having her participate in the competition carrying the hopes of others. They could then redistribute the benefits they received, which was better than doing nothing and simply giving up.

Those powerful disciples also seemed to be deep in thought. They turned around and looked at their junior sisters behind them. This was indeed a way to increase their chances of being selected.

Of course, if they can think of this, other factions can certainly think of it too. If their Caiyun Peak gets more spots to participate in the Nanling Grand Gathering, they might be able to help each other out then.

In this way, basically all disciples have to participate in the competition, even those outer disciples, for the honor of the entire Rainbow Cloud Peak.

Currently, it's just an internal competition. They don't need to care about sect honor; they only need to fight for more spots for their own faction. Only when they go to the Nanling Grand Gathering will they represent the Yun Sect, not just their faction.

After Su Ying finished speaking, the important disciples of Caiyun Peak immediately began recruiting subordinates.

“Who wants to form a team with me? Five cultivators at the second level of the Dao Palace realm.” One of the core disciples shouted.

Her shout prompted the other core disciples to call for reinforcements. At this moment, all the core disciples had to consider their own interests.

As for Han Yao and the other seed from Caiyun Peak, they didn't say much, and didn't even call for help.

As direct disciples, they have their own self-respect, interests, and benefits, and they must rely on their own abilities to seize them. If the benefits and honors are obtained through their status and influence, then there is a great flaw in them.

Han Yao and Caiyun Peak seed walked to the side and watched as their junior sisters snatched up people. The disciples at the second level of the Dao Palace were quickly divided up by these cultivators at the third level of the Dao Palace. Those who were not wanted had to form their own teams, but they could only find cultivators at the first level of the Dao Palace.

Basically, anyone who wants to participate in the competition has a team, but Ye Liuyun definitely doesn't plan to join any team. Besides, nobody takes her seriously anyway.

So Ye Liuyun found an inconspicuous corner, leaned against the wall, closed his eyes and began to ponder, waiting for the gathering to end.

However, just as Ye Liuyun was doing nothing, someone suddenly came up to him.

"Eh? Junior Sister Ye, are you also participating in this sect tournament? If so, would you like to join our team?" A somewhat familiar voice reached Ye Liuyun's ears.

Ye Liuyun was taken aback, then opened his eyes and glanced at the other person. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the person in front of him was an acquaintance.

It was the female disciple of the Dao Palace Level 2 from the Caiyun Peak Affairs Pavilion who had dealt with Ye Liuyun.

After seeing Ye Liuyun, she thought for a moment and then came over to ask him. One reason was that she wanted to ease the negative impression caused by her ignorance last time, and the other was that she felt that Ye Liuyun might really be very strong. If Ye Liuyun had hunted all those demonic beasts by himself, then Ye Liuyun might have the combat power of the third level of the Dao Palace.

Anyway, their team was made up of a group of acquaintances from the Affairs Pavilion. If Ye Liuyun was unwilling, they could find another one, which wouldn't make any difference.

Ye Liuyun didn't have a good impression of this woman, but she actually came to invite him to team up. Whatever her purpose was, she was thoughtful.

"Is it okay? Are your teammates willing to take me along?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously.

Soon, the group of disciples from the Affairs Pavilion came over.

"Junior Sister Ye, we believe in your abilities. We are all disciples who frequently carry out sect missions in the Affairs Pavilion, and we have a good relationship. We saw your mission last month." They also felt that Ye Liuyun might really be hiding her true strength.

It's possible that it's not them leading Ye Liuyun, but rather Ye Liuyun leading them.

Ye Liuyun wasn't really interested in teaming up, but since someone suddenly invited him, it seemed a bit difficult to refuse. So after thinking it over, he agreed. Maybe it was fate.

"Alright then, since that's the case, I'll accept it without hesitation." Ye Liuyun nodded with a smile.

Many people witnessed the fact that these people invited Ye Liuyun.

"What are Pei Qian and the others up to? Why did they recruit such a weak disciple into their team? Judging from her cultivation level, she's not even as strong as an outer disciple, is she?" someone asked.

"Who knows? They're probably friends or acquaintances. Their team has five members at the second level of the Dao Palace realm, making them the strongest second-tier team around here," someone else said.

The seed disciples and personal disciples of each peak generally go solo. Even if they have followers, going solo is the most effective way to go when there is no need to.

Let their followers form teams to hunt monsters. If they are lucky, many of their followers may be able to enter the sect conference or even obtain a spot in the Southern Ridge Grand Gathering.

Once the team was finalized, the next day they were free to choose to go to one of the nine training grounds in the Cloud Sea Mountains to hunt monsters for three months.

Chapter 282 Willing to Take the Bait (4500 words)

A day later, Fang Mingyu's voice rang out throughout the entire Yun Sect.

"I hereby announce that the Demon Hunting Tournament has officially begun. Disciples of each peak, please choose your respective training areas and capture demonic beasts."

As soon as these words were spoken, groups of Yunzong cultivators flew out from their respective faction's mountain peaks, heading towards different areas.

The nine training grounds are very large. Throwing 10,000 people into them doesn't really cause much of a commotion; it's just a little more people than usual.

Moreover, they have already closed the nine training grounds and cleared the area in advance. During the Demon Hunting Tournament, outside cultivators are not allowed to enter.

Ye Liuyun sat on Liusu's back and followed behind Pei Qian and the other four as they flew towards the direction of Cuiping Mountain.

Ye Liuyun originally wanted to go to the Azure Sea Floating Island Group because she had an advantage there, but after thinking about it, she decided to listen to Pei Qian and the others and go to Cuiping Mountain instead.

Why choose Cuiping Mountain? Because Cuiping Mountain has always been guarded by disciples of Caiyun Peak, who know the situation here best.

Therefore, a large number of the disciples from Caiyun Peak came here, but when they came out, Su Ying reminded them again to try not to crowd together, otherwise, it would be easy for disciples from their own faction to have conflicts.

Cuiping Mountain is a region with densely packed mountain peaks. The mountains are very close together, and the monsters here are mainly land-dwelling beasts. The vegetation is very lush, and the terrain is very harsh.

If they weren't familiar with this place, it would definitely not be their first choice for hunting demons.

"We've arrived. Junior Sister Ye, have you been here before?" Pei Qian asked doubtfully.

"Well, I came here once last month. To be honest, I think this place is the most troublesome of the nine training grounds. I don't quite understand why Senior Sister Pei and you would choose this place," Ye Liuyun asked.

Pei Qian chuckled and then looked around.

“Junior Sister Ye, you may not know this, but putting aside the fact that this area is guarded by our Caiyun Peak, just considering the complex terrain, many people from other sects are unwilling to come here. So I bet this place has the fewest demon-hunting teams. With fewer teams, even if the terrain is a bit troublesome, it's relatively safer because you don't have to compete with your fellow disciples,” Pei Qian explained.

After listening to her explanation, Ye Liuyun understood. She glanced around and found that there were indeed very few groups coming to Cuiping Mountain.

The scattered group would normally lead people to think of going wherever is most comfortable. But if they think that way, then everyone else must think the same way. So Pei Qian went against the grain and came to this kind of training ground that most people don't like to go to.

Meanwhile, on the islands of Bihu Lake, almost a third of the sect's members had gathered.

The floating islands in the blue sea offer a wide view, and most of the monsters are in the water. They only need to find a way to lure the monsters out and hunt them down; it's very simple.

Therefore, the Yun Sect disciples who go to this place to hunt monsters are the most numerous, followed by Qingling and Zihua Mountain, which are normal mountainous areas.

In short, the simpler the terrain, the more suitable it is for operations, and the more teams there will be.

"Oh...I understand." Ye Liuyun understood.

"Haha, good that you understand. Let's go in, everyone." Pei Qian gestured for everyone to follow her through the barrier gate.

After passing through the barrier, Ye Liuyun and his group arrived at the Cuiping Mountain area, a place of towering mountains and lush vegetation. Upon entering, the view was extremely crowded, with mountains on all sides, making it difficult to determine directions.

Moreover, after entering, Ye Liuyun and the others heard birdsong frequently ringing in the sky. Before they had taken more than a few steps, a huge black demonic bird attacked them with a storm.

"Watch out, a demonic bird has spotted us." Pei Qian and the others reacted quickly. Pei Qian summoned a magical artifact resembling a fishing net and suddenly grabbed at the demonic bird, trapping it in one fell swoop. This was a demon-binding net.

Once the demonic bird was trapped, it immediately began to scream in pain from the electric current from the demon-binding device. This was only a demonic beast at the Sea of ​​Wheels realm, according to the regulations.

In the early stages of the Sea of ​​Wheels, monsters are worth 1 point; in the middle stages, 2 points; in the late stages, 3 points; and at the peak, 4 points, and so on.

Pei Qian and the others meant that they would first separate and capture demons in one area, not too far apart, and then cooperate when they needed each other's powerful demons. In other words, they would come to help as soon as they encountered trouble.

"Sorry, I caught one first. Junior Sister Ye, as we've already discussed, we'll each capture monsters in this area first. If there's any trouble, please let me know immediately," Pei Qian said with a smile.

Ye Liuyun nodded. She didn't care at all; she wasn't worried at all that she wouldn't make it into the finals.