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

As for Ye Liuyun, taking advantage of the darkness and Lin Qingyou's divine sense to isolate her, she easily walked out of Cuiping Mountain. As soon as she came out, she saw that the entrance was filled with the sounds of Yunzong disciples cursing and talking.

"You guys think Cuiping Mountain is too strange? So many mushrooms have suddenly grown out of nowhere, and they can even release hallucinogenic poison gas. This place is probably going to become the most troublesome training ground in the future."

"Yeah, I was hallucinating. I actually mistook this guy for the woman I like. It's disgusting, I feel like throwing up."

"Go to hell! You're disgusting, but I'm not. Come to think of it, I'm a woman now, so I'm the one who's at a disadvantage, okay?"

Outside, all you could hear were friends arguing and bickering with each other.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun touched his nose and then quickly left.

What Ye Liuyun didn't notice was that as soon as she came out, several pairs of eyes fixed on her, and then she secretly took out her token and contacted someone.

Ye Liuyun knew that the sect would definitely investigate her actions, but as long as she didn't admit it and no one had any evidence, who could do anything to her?

When Ye Liuyun came out of Cuiping Mountain, she passed by a pool and disposed of the things she had taken from the twelve people.

She didn't care about spirit stones and medicinal herbs; she accepted them all. As for the treasures and some symbolic items, Ye Liuyun packed them up and casually tossed them into a roadside pond.

She can't keep these things on her person; she's not that stupid.

After finishing his business, Ye Liuyun planned to go to the Azure Sea Floating Island Group to see what Lin Aoxue was up to.

It's just that Ye Liuyun may have underestimated the intelligence of the other cultivator.

She had just ridden the tassels out of the gathering point of the cultivators on Cuiping Mountain when suddenly a series of figures flew up from below, blocking Ye Liuyun's path.

Upon closer inspection, weren't these the first six people she attacked?

These guys knew that the sect couldn't possibly take care of Ye Liuyun for the time being, but they also knew that if they didn't find Ye Liuyun soon, they might never get their things back. So they had no choice but to find Ye Liuyun on their own.

And you know what? They actually caught them.

"Stop! Ye Liuyu, did you ambush us during the day?" The man surnamed Fang, along with his five henchmen, angrily questioned.

Upon seeing these people, Ye Liuyun couldn't help but curse inwardly. These guys were like persistent ghosts; how did he run into them again?

"Oh, it's my senior brothers and sisters from Fire Cloud Peak. What are you talking about? I don't understand at all. I'm on my way to the Azure Sea Floating Island Group to find my sister. Please don't block my way," Ye Liuyun replied rudely, standing on Liu Su.

After all, there have already been several conflicts, so there's no need to pretend.

"You? After we were attacked and knocked unconscious at Cuiping Mountain, all our belongings were taken. As soon as we got out, we asked some friends to look for you. The six of us have been waiting around the exit of Cuiping Mountain. And you seem to have just come out of the gathering point at Cuiping Mountain, which means that you must have been inside before."

“Although I don’t know how you evaded the surveillance array, we know that you must have attacked us, Ye Liuyu. We will let bygones be bygones regarding the matter of fighting over the demon beast. Just return our personal belongings to us,” the man surnamed Fang said in a deep voice.

These people weren't stupid. Once they concluded that Ye Liuyun had stolen their things, they locked onto Ye Liuyun as their suspect.

After all, they already knew about the strange things that had happened inside Cuiping Mountain. The disciples inside would definitely be sent out, and if Ye Liuyun was really inside, he would definitely be sent out as well. It can only be said that they were lucky and made the right bet.

"I don't understand what you're saying at all, move aside," Ye Liuyun denied directly.

However, seeing that Ye Liuyun completely denied it, these people lost patience with Ye Liuyun and decided not to return all their belongings. Their future cultivation path would be much more difficult, because they would have to start all over again.

"Senior Brother Fang, stop wasting time talking to her, arrest her first, then we'll search her ourselves," the others said impatiently.

After hesitating for a moment, the man surnamed Fang decided to take action.

"Junior Sister Ye, we've given you a chance."

As he spoke, the man surnamed Fang suddenly released his powerful aura. As soon as this aura appeared, it was like a small mountain pressing down on Ye Liuyun and Liusu. Liusu immediately let out a painful cry and fell directly from the sky.

The man surnamed Fang directly crushed many of Liu Su's bones with his Dao Palace aura.

"Liusu, what about you?" Ye Liuyun hurriedly used her internal energy to slow her fall, but there was nothing she could do about Liusu.

She never expected these people to dare to make a move here.

Liu Su quickly fell into a grove of trees, but fortunately, the man surnamed Fang did not go all the way; at most, he only seriously injured Liu Su, rendering her unable to move.

Ye Liuyun then landed in the forest. After landing, she immediately went to Liusu's side to check on her condition. After checking on her, she quickly gave Liusu a Rejuvenation Pill and then put her back into her pet pouch.

Meanwhile, six men surnamed Fang descended from the sky and simultaneously unleashed fire magic, burning a clearing in the forest where Ye Liuyun was. The flames, like long snakes, surrounded Ye Liuyun, blocking his escape route.

It can only be said that Ye Liuyun underestimated these people's intelligence. She thought that even if they suspected her, they would find evidence before causing trouble. She didn't expect that they would try to force her without any evidence.

Ye Liuyun had a feeling that her conflict with the disciples of Huoyun Peak was about to escalate again.

Ye Liuyun took a deep breath, then silently took out three pills and swallowed them. These were the Vajra Pill, Wind God Pill, and Light Body Pill that she would take when she was about to fight. These three pills should be enough to give her the ability to fight head-on against those in the Core Formation Realm and the Nascent Soul Realm.

--------------------------------

Previously, we always used sneak attacks, and sneak attacks naturally didn't require these pills. We could easily deal with Core Formation Realm cultivators by relying on our internal energy.

"You lot have angered me," Ye Liuyun said coldly, clenching his fists.

The man surnamed Fang, whose real name is Fang Hao, had actually been holding back all along.

"Hmph! You always ambushed me before. If it were a head-on fight, what could you possibly do?" Fang Hao raised his hand and pressed down on Ye Liuyun, a scorching pressure suppressing Ye Liuyun to the spot.

Ye Liuyun felt as if she were carrying a huge mountain on her back, making it difficult for her to stand up straight. However, as the effects of the pills in her body began to activate, she felt her strength begin to surge.

She gradually managed to withstand the pressure the other person was releasing.

"Today, I'm going to beat you all into pig heads!" Ye Liuyun roared, instantly dispelling Fang Hao's oppressive aura.

Fang Hao himself also felt a terrifying power erupt from Ye Liuyun's body.

"This? Such powerful physical strength? This woman is indeed a body cultivator." Fang Hao finally understood why Ye Liuyun appeared to be only at the early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm, but her strength was no less than that of the Core Formation Realm. It turned out to be because she was a body cultivator, so everything made sense.

Ye Liuyun unleashed his power and leaped forward, flying towards the weakest Core Formation Realm female cultivator under the astonished gazes of the others.

All of this happened suddenly. Ye Liuyun arrived in an instant, and before the female cultivator could even defend herself, Ye Liuyun slapped her hard across the face. Ye Liuyun's slap was very heavy.

"Ah..." The female cultivator let out a painful cry and flew backward, falling into the woods below.

The others, seeing Ye Liuyun's sudden increase in speed, also quickly took action. Since they had already openly turned against each other, there was no need to hide anything.

"Don't be polite with this woman, all of you attack and suppress her." Fang Hao waved his hand, calling to his companions to attack Ye Liuyun from all sides. However, they did not get close, but instead released fire spells from a distance to attack Ye Liuyun.

These people also knew that body cultivators were only good at close combat. As long as they kept a certain distance from Ye Liuyun, they could be fearless of Ye Liuyun's attacks.

All five were fire-based spellcasters, unleashing a rain of fire upon their attacks. Surrounded by a barrier of flames, Ye Liuyun had nowhere to dodge and could only rely on his powerful physique to break through the flames. When he couldn't break through, he released an Ice Explosion Pill. After the pill exploded, a large number of ice spikes blasted towards the group.

This Ice Explosion Pill Leaf Flowing Cloud has been upgraded; its power is enough to easily injure a Core Formation Realm cultivator.

The group was forced to retreat repeatedly by the ice crystal fragments released by Ye Liuyun. Except for Fang Hao, the others all suffered some damage.

Their defenses had just been pierced, and their limbs were covered with numerous ice crystal fragments. Although they were only minor injuries, they were enough to cause them considerable discomfort.

"This is outrageous! You're courting death! Don't think that just because you have a disciple's sister you can ignore us. She's only at the early Foundation Establishment stage of the Dao Palace. If you really piss us off, we won't give her any face." Fang Hao was furious.

So far, the group has been quite restrained, trying their best not to hurt Ye Liuyun, because once he is injured, there is almost no chance of recovery.

After all, they weren't sure if Ye Liuyun had taken the items. What would they do if they found out later that Ye Liuyun hadn't taken them? Wouldn't that put them in a dead end?

That's how it is in the cultivation world; sometimes, principles and rules are useless.

"Who asked you to give me face? You ambushed and attacked me halfway without any evidence, and you're just spouting nonsense. How is your behavior any different from lying to Senior Sister Liu Yanli not long ago?" After using the Ice Explosion Pill to repel these people, Ye Liuyun stepped into the air and chased after another cultivator in the mid-stage of the Core Formation Realm.

The man's expression changed as he watched Ye Liuyun rushing towards him. Ye Liuyun was too fast; he was injured and had no time to dodge.

"Damn it, the power of the Dao Palace, open, the two yang converge." Two palaces filled with flames appeared behind this person, and his own power doubled in one go.

This is releasing the power of one's origin to increase the power of one's next attack.

"Annihilation Flame Palm." The man raised his hand, and a huge flaming palm slammed down heavily towards Ye Liuyun.

The palm strike landed with intense heat, possessing the attack power of someone nearing the late stage of the Core Formation Realm, but Ye Liuyun did not retreat.

"Glazed Jade Body - Activation." Ye Liuyun activated the cold energy within his body immediately.

As the Glazed Jade Body was activated, ice crystal patterns lit up between Ye Liuyun's brows, her eyes instantly turned azure blue, and her skin took on a white jade-like texture. A dense chill enveloped her body, making her fearless of the power of the flames.

In Fang Hao's and the others' view, the power of this attack was enough to defeat Ye Liuyun.

However, their thinking was still too simplistic, because just as the fiery hand covered Ye Liuyun, a beam of blue light pierced through the fiery palm and appeared in front of the Fire Cloud Peak disciple.

This was a magical hairpin. The disciples of Fire Cloud Peak quickly dodged, but Ye Liuyun's figure also darted out from the fiery palm.

"This? How is this possible?" The man's expression changed. He immediately used his fire power to condense a fire shield in front of him, trying to block Ye Liuyun's attack.

However, this person fell into the trap. The hairpin had no power at all, since it required magic to activate. It was just thrown out by Ye Liuyun to attract this guy's attention.

"Idiot, Falling Flower Palm." Ye Liuyun's figure moved in a lightning-fast arc, dodging the opponent's shield defense and appearing to his side. Then, she struck the man's side waist with a palm full of intense cold air.

This palm strike, accompanied by penetrating force, injected all the internal energy and coldness into his body in one breath.

"Bang!" A brutal palm strike shattered the man's right ribs, knocking him down from the sky.

"Pfft! How can he be so strong?" The man spat out a mouthful of blood, unable to understand it. He felt that Ye Liuyun's attack was too strange, completely different from that of ordinary cultivators.

The commotion from the battle quickly attracted many passing Yun Sect disciples.

"The disciples of Fire Cloud Peak are attacking the disciples of Rainbow Cloud Peak. What's going on? Why are these people from Fire Cloud Peak besieging a Rainbow Cloud Peak junior sister who is at the Spirit Stream Realm? Isn't this going too far?" Many inner disciples frowned upon seeing this scene.

Although factional struggles have always existed within the Cloud Sect, such blatant bullying of the weak by sheer numbers is still quite rare.

In this short period of time, both of them lost their fighting ability, and Fang Hao realized that holding back was useless in order to defeat Ye Liuyun.

The only way is to injure Ye Liuyun severely.

"This is outrageous! Don't hold back, or she'll pick us off one by one," Fang Hao said in a deep voice. After saying that, he raised his hand and launched an attack on Ye Liuyun.

This guy's attack was also the Annihilation Flame Palm, but it was extremely fast. Ye Liuyun noticed it and tried to dodge, but the other three also made their move. Their attacks blocked all of Ye Liuyun's escape routes and were about to land on him.

"Damn it, I can't dodge it now, I have no choice but to take the hit head-on." Ye Liuyun said helplessly.

Just when Ye Liuyun thought he was about to get beaten up, a bolt of lightning streaked from afar and appeared beside him with lightning speed. At the same time, with a casual wave of his hand, a bolt of lightning, like a blade, shattered all the fire spells that were attacking from all directions.

Not only that, the aftershocks of the lightning also followed the four people's attack and landed on them, numbing their entire bodies and rendering them unable to move for a moment.

"What are you doing at Fire Cloud Peak? Who gave you permission to attack your fellow disciple here?" A deep, imposing, and cold female voice questioned.

After Fang Hao and the others realized what was happening, they glanced at the person who had appeared in front of Ye Liuyun and shielded her from the attack. Their expressions changed after seeing the person.

"Eh? Senior Sister Ji, this matter is between us and her, it has nothing to do with you." Fang Hao's face twitched violently.

Ye Liuyun stared blankly at the person standing in front of her for a long time. She hadn't expected that it was this woman who had helped her.

“If I don’t like something, then it’s my business. Besides, the sect has rules against attacking fellow disciples without cause. I don’t care what conflicts you had during the Demon Hunting Tournament, but this is a violation of the rules, isn’t it?” Ji Chunling questioned.

As Ji Chunling spoke, she glanced at the two injured Fire Cloud Peak disciples below. Both of them were at the Core Formation stage of the Dao Palace, yet they had both suffered severe injuries. She was also somewhat curious about how Ye Liuyun had managed to do it.

Chapter 290 Gradually Becoming Violent (5000 words)

Fang Hao and his group knew that it was unlikely they could continue fighting. If they attracted the attention of the sect elders, things would get complicated.

Besides, they definitely couldn't beat this violent woman in front of them.

"Fine, since Senior Sister Ji has spoken up, we'll let bygones be bygones for now. But can Senior Sister Ji control the conflict between us this time, or next time? You'd better be careful."

Fang Hao could only leave behind a harsh remark, then glared at Ye Liuyun before hurriedly leading his injured follower away in a sorry state.

Ye Liuyun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them leave.

"Ugh! They're finally gone. What a nuisance," Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

After watching the group leave, Ji Chunling turned to look at Ye Liuyun.

"Junior Sister Ye, how did you offend these people that they disregarded the sect rules and attacked you here?" Ji Chunling asked curiously.

Ye Liuyun definitely needed to explain, so he recounted the conflict he had with these people in Cuiping Mountain.

After hearing this, Ji Chunling immediately snorted coldly.

"That's just how the people from Huoyun Peak are. Shameless. They lose, they lose, but they still resort to this kind of revenge. It seems I need to talk to Jiang Yan when I have time and ask him to teach these scoundrels a lesson," Ji Chunling said.

"Who can really say for sure about this? But I still have to thank Senior Sister Ji for her help, otherwise I would have been in big trouble." Ye Liuyun thanked Ji Chunling.

Ji Chunling nodded slightly.

"Hmm, but I've noticed you're hiding something quite well. With your Spirit Stream Realm cultivation, you're able to defeat two Core Formation Realm cultivators from the Dao Palace. Are you primarily a physical cultivator?" Ji Chunling guessed.

Anyone with a little common sense about cultivation knows that if someone's apparent cultivation level is low, but their combat power is very strong, then they are most likely a body cultivator.

"Eh? Yes, that's right." Ye Liuyun nodded.

Ji Chunling was a semi-physical cultivator. She knew that body refinement was more difficult than qi refinement and required a longer time. If it weren't for the fact that their Lei Yun Peak's inheritance could complement body refinement techniques, she wouldn't have had time to pursue the path of body refinement.

"Alright, since that's the case, I'll be going now. I'm heading to Dragon River Cave. I just happened to be passing by. Be careful later. Judging from those guys, they're definitely going to cause trouble. Goodbye." After saying that, Ji Chunling transformed into a bolt of lightning and disappeared.

This woman seems very energetic and decisive, even more so than Lin Aoxue.

"Wow, so decisive! You left as soon as you said you'd go." After watching Ji Chunling disappear from his sight, Ye Liuyun also quickly left.

After Ye Liuyun left, the second group of victims appeared. They were naturally from the group of the man surnamed Wu, whose name was Wu Lian, a mid-stage Core Formation Realm cultivator.