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

After they finished speaking, they used magic to project the images of Ye Liuyun and the others that they had seen in their memories.

This was to let Liu Yanli see who had offended them.

"They're all disciples of Rainbow Cloud Peak. Interesting. In the past, only the main peak and Thunder Cloud Peak dared to challenge our Fire Cloud Peak. When did the weakest Rainbow Cloud Peak dare to provoke us?" Liu Yanli said with great interest.

"We're puzzled too. The key is that this white-haired woman is extremely cunning. We were all caught in her trap and tricked." This person specifically introduced Ye Liuyun.

Liu Yanli didn't say much, but instead reached out and beckoned, and a firebird flew out of her pet pouch.

This was still her pet, the Firebird, a cultivator at the second level of the Dao Palace realm. It possessed a special technique: tracking.

"Xiao Yan, remember what they look like, and find them," Liu Yanli instructed.

The firebird nodded, then took flight and began circling above Mount Cuiping. This creature had excellent eyesight; it could clearly see targets even from 10,000 meters above the ground.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun and his group were setting up traps in an area. These traps were made with pills prepared by Ye Liuyun to prevent anyone from tracking them to this area.

"Little girl, there's a demonic beast above that's locked onto you. Be careful, it might be sent by the cultivators from Fire Cloud Peak." Lin Qingyou noticed this the moment the firebird's gaze locked onto Ye Liuyun.

Given the distance, there are quite a few people in Cuiping Mountain, so focusing solely on Ye Liuyun and his group is clearly problematic.

Ye Liuyun was taken aback when he heard this, and then quickly sent a telepathic message to Pei Qian and the others.

"Senior Sister Pei, the people from Fire Cloud Peak are here. Let's go back to the camp and hide. I feel like this group of people won't be so easy to deal with," Ye Liuyun said.

Ye Liuyun wasn't an idiot. The people who came this time actually used demonic beasts to scout their location first, so they were definitely not the reckless types like before. In addition, she had already used her method once, so it would be difficult to make it work a second time. The other party would definitely be on guard.

After Ye Liuyun and the others returned to the camp, they immediately began to talk.

“Junior Sister Ye, a fellow disciple just sent word that they saw Liu Yanli from Fire Cloud Peak leading a group of Fire Cloud Peak disciples into Green Screen Mountain with great momentum. They might be here to find us. Didn’t you just say you spotted a demonic beast in the sky? If I’m not mistaken, it should be Senior Sister Liu Yanli’s Flame Bird. I heard that the Flame Bird has the ability to track enemies at a distance of ten thousand meters.” Pei Qian said nervously.

Their team was originally someone who couldn't even afford to offend a Dao Palace Level 3 cultivator, but now, they've gotten the top-ranked disciples of Fire Cloud Peak to take action.

"Liu Yanli? What realm is she?" Ye Liuyun asked.

"The Dao Palace has four levels," Pei Qian replied.

Ye Liuyun's expression immediately turned awkward. Her pills were definitely not enough to deal with a fourth-level Dao Palace cultivator; they were already beyond the standard. The only way to deal with this was with a core pill, but core pills could explode and kill people.

In fact, in a direct fight, let alone a fourth-level Dao Palace cultivator, they wouldn't stand a chance against even a third-level Dao Palace cultivator.

"Why don't we call for help? Judging from your expression, you don't seem too confident," Pei Qian suggested.

But Ye Liuyun shook his head.

"It's too late. This guy already saw me, and his men are probably on their way here too," Ye Liuyun said in a deep voice.

Sure enough, not long after, Liu Yanli appeared with a group of people above the area where Ye Liuyun and the others were hiding.

Although she couldn't pinpoint Ye Liuyun and the others' presence, Liu Yanli was certain they were there; her Flamebird possessed the ability to detect methods of invisibility.

"This is it," Liu Yanli said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the others rushed forward and shouted down to the crowd.

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"People from Caiyun Peak, come out here! We know you're hiding down there. If you don't come out, we're going to burn this area down!" Liu Yanli's henchman sneered.

As he finished speaking, he used his magic to condense a huge flame in his hand and slammed it down heavily. This slap shattered a mountain on the spot, causing the earth to shake violently. If Ye Liuyun and the others hadn't come out, they would probably have been buried inside.

"Damn it, these people have gotten smarter and are staying away from this area." Ye Liuyun looked around at the dilapidated surroundings and had no choice but to lead Pei Qian and the others away from the place.

They were locked onto as soon as they emerged from the concealment formation.

"Hmph! They still came out, didn't they? Senior Sister, they're the ones who stole the prey from more than a dozen of us." The leaders of the two teams whose prey was stolen said angrily.

Liu Yanli immediately glared at them.

"Shut up, haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? You're not as smart as others, what's there to say? If it weren't for the fact that you're important disciples of our Fire Cloud Peak, I wouldn't have come to stand up for you," Liu Yanli sneered.

The twelve men lowered their heads in embarrassment. It was indeed shameful; they had lost not in terms of fighting ability, but in terms of their brains.

"I've met you, Senior Sister Liu Yanli. Senior Sister, isn't what you're doing wrong? They were the ones who tried to steal our things first, and we defeated them with our schemes. Now you've been called here. What kind of behavior is this?" Pei Qian stood with Ye Liuyun and the others in an open area. She first bowed to Liu Yanli and then argued her case.

Liu Yanli knew that Huoyun Peak was in the wrong, but for the sake of Huoyun Peak's interests, sometimes she had to be shameless.

"Junior sister, I don't want to say much. Just hand over the prey you stole from them, and we'll call it even," Liu Yanli said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Pei Qian and the others looked extremely grim. However, the people who had returned were simply too powerful for them to handle.

If he can handle it, Ye Liuyun will definitely not agree to hand over the prey.

As the saying goes, a wise man doesn't suffer a loss he can avoid.

Pei Qian first looked at Ye Liuyun and the others. Ye Liuyun nodded, and they had no choice but to admit defeat for the time being.

“Okay, we agree.” Pei Qian reached out and took out a spare demon-catching bag.

Pei Qian remotely took the demon-catching bag from Pei Qian's hand in an instant, and then checked it. It contained all the demons that had been stolen from these twelve people, not one was missing.

Su Ying's face turned red with anger in the main hall of Yunzong.

"You shameless Fire Cloud Peak! You beat the younger one and then call the older one a liar. Is this how you behave? Senior Sister Fire Spirit, is this the Fire Cloud Peak that worships martial prowess above all else? Aren't you ashamed?" Su Ying said in a deep voice.

Huo Ling didn't know how to put it. Although it was embarrassing, he had no choice but to do it for the benefit of Huo Yunfeng.

So she chose to remain silent, because the more she said, the more she would be ridiculed. However, the gazes of the other faction leaders made her very unhappy.

"Why are you staring at me like that? If it were you, your disciples would do the same, wouldn't they? Who wouldn't want more disciples from their faction to enter the sect conference and then more to participate in the Southern Ridge Grand Gathering?" Huo Ling sneered.

The group smiled noncommittally, because Huo Ling wasn't lying; when it came to matters of interest, face naturally had to be put aside.

"Sigh!" Fang Mingyu shook her head helplessly as she looked at the group.

In fact, she felt that such behavior was detrimental to the unity of the sect, but the Yun Sect was so large that it was impossible to avoid these factional frictions.

Looking at Liu Yanli again, after she got the items, she had the people behind her check them to see if there were any problems with the quantity. However, after the two of them finished checking, they looked at each other and their eyes were filled with sinister expressions.

Looks like they're about to stir up trouble.

"This? Senior Sister Liu, the number of monsters inside doesn't match up, there are some missing." One of them said, feigning anger.

The other person quickly added that there was less prey.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Ye Liuyun and the others below immediately changed.

"What? Less? Have you no shame? Whether it's less or not, it's all up to your words, isn't it?" Ye Liuyun couldn't hold back any longer and angrily started lashing out.

Because when the other party said those words, they knew that things wouldn't end so simply.

Liu Yanli was taken aback. She had just glanced at the number of monsters inside. In fact, based on the strength of the two teams, it was possible to basically determine the number of monsters they had captured. Anyway, after looking at it, she felt there was no problem.

But then they suddenly said there was a problem, that a portion was missing. This was clearly an attempt to extort money, since she didn't know the exact amount; only the two groups knew.

These two guys had suffered a loss and didn't want to let it go so easily. As long as they persisted and said that there were fewer prey, then even if Liu Yanli felt there was a problem, there was nothing she could do.

"Less? How much less? Tell me?" Liu Yanli asked.

The two immediately revealed the supposedly reduced number of monsters.

"Our team is short of members; we have five mid-stage Dao Palace cultivators and ten early-stage Dao Palace cultivators."

"Our team is short of four mid-stage Dao Palace cultivators and sixteen early-stage Dao Palace cultivators."

Ye Liuyun and the others below immediately twitched their faces.

This is just a completely fabricated figure. Regardless of whether Ye Liuyun and his group actually had anything on them, as long as they claim something is missing, there are many possible explanations. They could say that Ye Liuyun and his group hid their prey and then found a reason to steal it all away.

"Senior Sister Pei, you see? I told you, these people aren't so easy to talk to. They've already really annoyed me." Ye Liuyun took a deep breath; she was going to get tough.

Pei Qian knew that if they followed the story of these two groups, they might not be able to keep their prey, which was their own prey.

"Junior Sister Ye, what are your plans? We definitely can't win in a head-on confrontation," Pei Qian said helplessly.

Ye Liuyun took a deep breath and then offered no further explanation.

"Hand over all your demon-catching bags to me for safekeeping. With the items on me, they shouldn't make things difficult for you," Ye Liuyun transmitted his voice.

Upon hearing this, Pei Qian knew that Ye Liuyun was trying to shield them from trouble.

"This, this won't do," Pei Qian said anxiously.

But Ye Liuyun insisted on doing so.

"It's decided then. Don't worry, you all know my sister is Lin Aoxue. After you leave, I'll mention my sister's name. I believe they won't dare to do anything to me." Ye Liuyun offered a reason.

Pei Qian and the others thought about it carefully and felt that Ye Liuyun's method made sense.

So, in front of everyone, they all handed over their demon-catching bags to Ye Liuyun.

Liu Yanli and the others above were puzzled by this scene.

"What are you doing?" Liu Yanli asked.

After Ye Liuyun took the demon-catching bag, he gave a cold laugh.

"Senior Sister Liu, those scoundrels behind you are utterly shameless. Isn't this a deliberate act of revenge? I'll have my senior sisters hand over all the demon-catching bags to me, and then we'll discuss a solution. But the condition is that you must let my five senior sisters leave first. Otherwise, what if these two suddenly say they've misremembered and there are actually more? I've already set up power restrictions on the demon-catching bags; I can destroy them with a single thought," Ye Liuyun said in a deep voice.

Liu Yanli was stunned when she heard this. She glanced at the two groups of people behind her, feeling very unhappy, but there was nothing she could do.

"Alright then, we'll do as you say. The five of you can leave now," Liu Yanli gestured.

Since the prey wasn't Pei Qian and her group, the people of Fire Cloud Peak naturally had no interest in making things difficult for them.

Pei Qian and the others looked at Ye Liuyun, and then at Liu Yanli and the others. They could only trust Ye Liuyun now.

"Junior Sister Ye, be careful. We'll be waiting for you at the exit," Pei Qian said.

Ye Liuyun nodded.

The five of them left, and only after they were out of the encirclement did Ye Liuyun speak.

"Who's going to check? I can't possibly hand over all the demon-catching bags, can I? It wouldn't be right if you all took them all at once," Ye Liuyun said with a forced smile.

Chapter 287 Taking a Step Back Only Makes Me Angrier (5000 words)

Seeing this, Liu Yanli looked at the people around her.

"Senior sister, be careful, this might be a trap. This woman tricked us like this last time, we can't get close to her," those who had suffered losses quickly warned.

Seeing how cowardly they were, Liu Yanli immediately snorted coldly.

"Cowards like mice, are you still cultivators at the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages? Aren't you ashamed?" Liu Yanli said unhappily, then her body flashed and she appeared in front of Ye Liuyun the next moment.

This woman is quite confident, but Ye Liuyun really can't deal with her without using his core.

"Give it to me, and I'll take the number of demonic beasts they mentioned from it," Liu Yanli said.

But Ye Liuyun chuckled and then said with a smile.

"Senior Sister Liu, my younger sister is Lin Aoxue, a direct disciple of the main peak."

Ye Liuyun said something that greatly surprised Liu Yanli, forcing her to reconsider her original thoughts.

"Are you Ye Liuyu, the one who checked into Bixia Valley?" Liu Yanli asked, frowning as she put down her hand.

They had never met Ye Liuyun in person, but they knew that Lin Aoxue had an older sister named Ye Liuyu, who came from Yunxia Sect with her.

“That’s right, Senior Sister Liu, those people from your Fire Cloud Peak went too far. I didn’t want to use my sister’s status to pressure you, but you started by bullying us, so I couldn’t do anything about it. I can tell you clearly that they are trying to extort money from us,” Ye Liuyun said.

Liu Yanli naturally knew they were trying to extort money from her, and at the same time, she understood why Ye Liuyun had stayed behind alone to negotiate with them. He had a strong foundation. Although Lin Aoxue was only at the Foundation Establishment stage of the Dao Palace, her potential was limitless.

If she were to recklessly help those people from Huoyun Peak and offend Ye Liuyun, she would indirectly offend Lin Aoxue, which would be a losing proposition. After all, they had already taken their things back, and there was no need to further offend her.

Liu Yanli is weighing the pros and cons.

She pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"I understand, you can go now." Liu Yanli sighed, then gestured for Ye Liuyun to leave.

Ye Liuyun could tell that Liu Yanli was a proud woman. She didn't actually like to bully others, but sometimes she was forced to do so by circumstances.

Moreover, at present, her side is at a disadvantage. Even if she knows that these people are lying, Ye Liuyun cannot take out the Truth Pill and let them take it, because the right to interpret is not on her side now.

Ye Liuyun put away the demon-catching bag, then nodded to Liu Yanli. The next moment, with a whoosh, she disappeared from the spot and ran towards the exit of Cuiping Mountain at an extremely fast speed.

"Eh? Senior Sister Liu, you?" The few people who dared not come down from upstairs were stunned.

Seeing that the others were about to speak, Liu Yanli immediately interrupted them.

"Shut up. Don't think I don't know what you're up to. This little girl's identity is not simple. Lin Aoxue, the main peak's direct disciple, is her sister. Are you guys sure you want to offend her?" Liu Yanli asked unhappily.

Upon hearing this, the men's expressions changed drastically; this was certainly not good news for them.

Looking at Ye Liuyun again, she had already memorized those people.