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

Chapter 309 Unexpected Events (5000 words)

Seeing that the other party looked like his Dao heart had collapsed, Ye Liuyun felt a pain in his teeth.

"Damn, it's just one loss, right? You can't handle that? If it weren't for my unconventional methods and my immortal body, you would have won 100% of the time. But there's nothing I can do, I'm a cheat code, anyone who runs into me is doomed." Ye Liuyun chuckled to himself.

However, Ye Liuyun is not the kind of person who likes to rub salt into other people's wounds. On the contrary, she is also an alchemist. With the heart of a healer, she certainly cannot bear to see the other party suffer a heartache because of her defeat.

Mental illness has always been the biggest obstacle on the path of cultivation for cultivators.

So Ye Liuyun decided to give this guy a shot in the arm.

"Ahem, Senior Brother Yang, you haven't really lost. There's no need to dwell on it too much. You need to understand that I cultivate the body refinement path, while you know nothing about body cultivation. It's inevitable that you were outmatched. If I were a magic cultivator, I definitely wouldn't last more than a few rounds against you," Ye Liuyun said.

These words, though seemingly casual, were like a remedy to Yang Suifeng, easing some of his frustration and immediately stopping his impending mental breakdown.

After calming down and thinking about it carefully, it made sense. Gu Hongyue had already lost, which proved the power of body cultivators. Or rather, he simply didn't know how to deal with body cultivators. If he had known the abilities of body cultivators, he certainly wouldn't have fallen for Ye Liuyun's strange long-range attack.

Actually, when people are depressed and on the verge of collapse, they need someone to give them a reason to back down gracefully, and Ye Liuyun gave him that reason.

Ye Liuyun had no grudge against him, but he didn't want to offend him over a single match.

"This? That's true. I was overthinking it. Thank you for reminding me, Junior Sister Ye. In that case, I hope we'll have another chance to compete." Yang Suifeng took a deep breath, then cupped his hands to Ye Liuyun, and finally dragged his injured body away.

Ye Liuyun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party had come to a realization.

It often doesn't take a great deal of hatred for someone to develop malice towards another person. As long as you do something that makes the other person unhappy, they will not have a good impression of you. Without a good impression, they will definitely feel extremely uncomfortable, and then gradually turn into dislike and disgust.

"Oh, this little girl is quite interesting. With just one sentence, she calmed Yang Suifeng down. Sigh! Losing isn't scary. What's scary is losing but not reflecting on how you lost. Sometimes, a defeat is a good thing. However, Ye Liuyu's body-refining method is definitely extraordinary." Fang Mingyu said with an expression of appreciation while also pondering the question of Ye Liuyun's cultivation method.

No one objected, because when you're not a peerless genius with an invincible belief, failure is the mother of success.

But if you clearly have the ability to easily defeat your opponent, yet fail because of arrogance, then that so-called failure is just a joke.

After Yang Suifeng left, Ye Liuyun also wanted to leave. However, as she left, she deliberately acted as if she was very uncomfortable, and at the same time gave Lin Aoxue on the high platform a meaningful look.

Upon seeing Ye Liuyun's gaze, Lin Aoxue, standing on the high platform, expressionlessly reached out and used her magic to pull Ye Liuyun from below the platform onto the high platform.

As soon as Ye Liuyun landed, he immediately collapsed onto Lin Aoxue, looking very weak.

"Oh dear! Aoxue, I'm so tired. Let me lie down on you and rest for a while." Ye Liuyun secretly glanced at the disciples on the stage, then quickly pretended to faint.

Lin Aoxue secretly rolled her eyes, but still cooperated with Ye Liuyun to continue acting.

"This guy is such a drama queen. If he were on Earth, he would definitely win an Oscar," Lin Aoxue muttered to herself.

"Eh? Junior Sister Lin, what happened to Junior Sister Ye? Is she injured?" Han Yao and the others originally wanted to congratulate Ye Liuyun, but they didn't expect that Ye Liuyun would faint as soon as she returned.

Ye Liuyun pretended to faint on purpose to shut them up and prevent a group of women from surrounding her and asking her all sorts of questions.

"Oh, it's nothing. She just overexerted herself and suffered some injuries, so she fainted. I'll take her back to rest first." Lin Aoxue said a few words in a serious tone, then carried Ye Liuyun away.

Anyway, Ye Liuyun has already entered the finals. As for what opponents he will encounter later, he can leave it to fate.

As everyone watched Lin Aoxue carry Ye Liuyun away, many people from Caiyun Peak seemed disappointed. However, it was only right for someone who had suffered serious injuries to go back and rest, since there was still the final after the qualifying rounds. Therefore, the injured disciples basically did not intend to watch the battle from here.

Everyone should go back to heal their wounds. Some cultivators have used the power of the Dao Palace, causing some damage. They also need to go back to repair the Dao Palace. Even if they cannot go to the Southern Ridge Gathering, they cannot ruin their future.

After Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue returned to Bixia Valley, Ye Liuyun opened his eyes and laughed heartily.

"That's hilarious! Acting must be exhausting. I wish there was a day when I didn't have to hide my immortality at all," Ye Liuyun said with a grin.

Lin Aoxue rolled her eyes.

"You've got a good idea. Immortality is the dream of many cultivators, and you've achieved it so easily. Let me tell you, unless you possess invincible power, if you reveal the secret of your immortality, I bet you'll be just like Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West, with all sorts of demons and monsters wanting to eat your flesh," Lin Aoxue admonished.

Ye Liuyun could certainly understand this principle. Immortality is such a wonderful thing. Cultivators strive to transcend reincarnation and achieve immortality.

If eating a bite of her flesh could grant immortality, Ye Liuyun dared to say that he would be endlessly hunted down and captured by the cultivators of this world.

What is certain at present is that immortality may mean immortality, but it does not mean that there is no way to deal with it. After all, Fan Ling, who is by her side, is the best example.

Fan Ling has been basically idle lately, spending her days playing with the animals out of boredom. What can she do? Her powers are completely sealed, so what else can she do? She's lost most of her thoughts and spends her days either sleeping or playing, feeling incredibly bored.

"Alright, you stay here by yourself. I'm going back. This qualifying round will probably take a few days to finish. You'd better take advantage of the time to figure out some new skills. The finals will only be more intense later on," Lin Aoxue said.

After saying this, Lin Aoxue ascended into the air and returned to the Dao Discussion Peak.

Seeing Lin Aoxue fly away, Ye Liuyun hurriedly ran to the lakeside to wash his face, since he hadn't tidied himself up after pretending to be disheveled.

After washing his face, Ye Liuyun slightly raised his head and looked at Sun Yuan on the spirit peach tree opposite him.

However, as soon as Sun Yuan saw Ye Liuyun looking at him, he immediately spoke up.

"Don't underestimate me, Old Sun. I've taught you everything I can right now. To tell you the truth, the Nine Revolutions Divine Power is my strongest technique, and I haven't been stingy with it at all."

Upon hearing Sun Yuan's words, Ye Liuyun sighed helplessly, then collapsed onto the grass, closed his eyes, and pondered, summarizing today's battle.

Every time she reveals a little of her methods, it means that the next time she fights someone, they will definitely be on guard, and it won't be so easy for her to succeed.

"Forget it, I won't say anything. I'll take a nap. Maybe I'll come up with some new ideas when I wake up," Ye Liuyun murmured.

She falls asleep as soon as she tilts her head to the side, which shows that her sleep quality is truly excellent.

Meanwhile, looking into the Cloud Sea Mountains, a seductive woman in a red dress appeared somewhere on the edge of the Cloud Sect's Heavenly Might.

"So many years have passed, I never thought I would be able to come back here again," the woman said, looking at the invisible barrier in front of her, her voice filled with memories.

Just as the woman was strolling around this area, she happened to run into a large group of rogue cultivators who had come to the Cloud Sea Mountains for training.

There are still a few public training areas in the Cloud Sea Mountains that are not under the jurisdiction of the Cloud Sect. If the Cloud Sect is taking the lion's share, it must give some soup to other cultivators, otherwise it will easily incur the wrath of the masses.

"Hey? Boss, look! There's a young lady up ahead!" A lewd-looking middle-aged man among the group of rogue cultivators suddenly spoke up.

As soon as he said this, the burly man in the lead immediately signaled the others to stop, and they quickly found a place to observe secretly.

The woman was wearing a form-fitting dress, and her waist looked like a water snake; even from behind, she was as beautiful as an angel.

"Strange, isn't she a cultivator? Why can't we sense even a trace of power fluctuation from her?" The crowd was somewhat surprised.

The woman in red had already sensed the group of people appearing behind her.

She pursed her rosy lips and revealed a smile, but this smile gave off an inexplicable chill.

Then, as if completely unaware that someone was behind her, she continued to walk along the edge of the sky.

Perhaps it was because this woman's aura was truly too captivating, but the moment these rogue cultivators saw her, they were as if they had taken a stimulant, their gazes involuntarily following her.

"So beautiful, boss, shall we... shall we?" Someone couldn't resist the woman's allure and gestured to their boss.

After hesitating for a while, the leader ultimately couldn't suppress the restlessness in his heart.

"Let's go, let's follow them and see," the burly man said, and then led them after them.

The woman in red strolled leisurely, as if she were back in her own home, looking very comfortable.

She soon appeared at a pool of water on the edge of the sky. The pool was inconspicuous, only about a meter in diameter, and its surface was covered with a large amount of algae. It was surrounded by thick weeds and shrubs.

After she arrived, her gaze remained fixed on the small pond.

But just as she stood there, lost in thought, the group of people who had been following her finally made their move.

"Hehehe... Oh, young lady, what are you doing here in the middle of nowhere? Have you gotten lost? If you've gotten lost, why don't you come with us? We'll take you out of here."

As soon as the group appeared, they surrounded the woman in the red dress.

Upon hearing this, the woman in the red dress immediately turned around, revealing a charming and alluring face, almost like a demon.

"Hehe, I didn't get lost. I just got home, but you... I'm afraid you won't be able to get home," the woman said with a strange smile.

These words startled everyone. The next moment, they all seemed to be in a daze, suddenly realizing that something was wrong. They saw that the woman was emitting an eerie red light, and this red light was connected to their bodies.

Suddenly someone exclaimed.

"Boss, your body... ah, what happened to all of you?" One of the rogue cultivators, after realizing what was happening, glanced at the people around him.

But what he saw almost scared him to death. His companions, who had been perfectly fine just moments before, had all turned into mummies.

And it was a living, dried-up corpse.

As soon as this person spoke, the others realized what was happening, looked at each other, and what they saw was the most terrifying scene of their lives.

Their bodies shrank and rotted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and they themselves felt nothing at all.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that a large amount of milky-white energy emanated from them and was flying towards the woman.

The woman seemed to be draining their life force.

"What? What happened?" Everyone looked bewildered.

"Sleep in bliss." The woman gazed at the people, her eyes flashing with a scarlet, demonic light. In the end, under her gaze, everyone turned into skeletons and fell to the ground.

They died without any pain, and their souls left their bodies, following the red light emitted by the woman, flying into her body and becoming her nourishment.

These people were simply unlucky; the moment they saw the woman in red, they knew they were doomed.

Because they were already locked onto by the power emanating from the woman; their life essence flowed towards her from the moment they saw her, though they were completely unaware of it.

"Ah... Master once told me that human souls and lives are both excellent tonics for demon cultivators and keys to falling into evil paths. Demons who have eaten humans will find it difficult to walk the righteous path again. Don't blame me, blame yourselves for being too weak." The woman sighed as she looked at the corpses.

After saying this, the woman's body suddenly transformed into a small, crimson snake and darted into the pool.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be the same snake demon that had appeared in Jianglin City last time.

Unexpectedly, after her battle with Li Bai ended, she did not leave Jiangzhou Prefecture, but instead went to the Yunhai Mountains.

The pool was inconspicuous and most people wouldn't notice it, but this woman seemed to know the place very well.

She continued forward along the narrow passage.

"Strange, it seems like someone else has been here before. That shouldn't be the case." After wandering around for a while, the snake demon discovered traces that someone had been here before, as the surrounding area had clearly been cut and expanded by sharp blades.

The snake demon moved very fast; this place was actually a passage, a passage that could traverse the heavens.

The heavenly structure is not entirely unbreakable; it has flaws. However, these flaws are very hidden and ordinary people cannot discover them. Even no one in the Yun Sect knows that there is such a passage leading to the interior.

Looking at Ye Liuyun's side, she was still sleeping soundly, completely unaware of what was happening. However, she was unaware that a great danger was approaching her.

"Huh? This aura?" Ye Liuyun couldn't detect it, but Lin Qingyou could, and she immediately woke Ye Liuyun up.

"Little guy, wake up, wake up, trouble is coming," Lin Qingyou called out.

At this shout, Ye Liuyun suddenly opened his eyes.

"Trouble? Where?" Ye Liuyun asked, slightly flustered.

The monkey in the tree seemed to have sensed something and immediately turned its gaze to the lake.

"It's too late. It's the same snake demon that appeared in Jianglin City last time. She actually knows the loophole in Yunzong's Heavenly Power and she came in through it," Lin Qingyou immediately reminded her.

Ye Liuyun's expression froze. She remembered that Fan Ling and Lan Wei had also come in through a passage beneath the lake.

Fan Ling told her that they had discovered the passage, then widened it so that they could break through the natural barriers and enter by following the underground river.

In reality, they were just lucky; Peng Qiang discovered a loophole in Yun Zong's Heavenly Power.

"What? That snake demon from the Mystic Transformation Realm? What do we do now? Should we run?" Ye Liuyun said, and then ran away.

But Lin Qingyou shook her head.

"It's too late, she's already here."

As expected, as soon as Lin Qingyou finished speaking, an invisible pressure instantly enveloped the entire Bixia Valley, and under the effect of this pressure, Bixia Valley was almost frozen in place.

Then, to Ye Liuyun's alarmed gaze, a small, blood-red snake emerged from the lake, swam to the shore, and then transformed into human form, appearing in Ye Liuyun's sight.

Unfortunately, she was unable to move and could only watch helplessly as the other party appeared.

"Hehe, this is interesting. I didn't expect to live here. It seems we are really destined to meet." After the snake demon appeared, it glanced at its surroundings and then looked at Ye Liuyun with a grin.

Ye Liuyun knew that the opponent was very strong and that she could not possibly fight against him at present. Lin Qingyou had no choice but to hide the moment the guy appeared.

"Good luck to the little girl. First, figure out how to deal with her. If you can't, just activate the Blue Rose Sword." These were Lin Qingyou's last words.

It wasn't that Lin Qingyou wanted to hide, but with her current soul power, unless she risked exhausting her remnant soul power, there was nothing she could do about this guy.

The snake demon appeared gracefully in front of Ye Liuyun, first reaching out to hold Ye Liuyun's chin, then sniffing Ye Liuyun's scent up close.

"Ah...what a unique flavor. It's a pity, she's not the person I'm looking for. Little girl, tell me, where is the girl you're with?" The snake demon squinted at Ye Liuyun and asked.

Upon hearing the woman's voice, Ye Liuyun couldn't help but speak. However, at the last moment, the Blue Rose Sword within Ye Liuyun's body suddenly moved, and a blue light emanated from her body, releasing Ye Liuyun from her restraints and startling the snake demon.

The snake demon quickly retreated a distance, then looked at Ye Liuyun with great surprise.

"Is that the aura of that Earth-rank magic weapon? I never expected it to be hidden inside your body," the snake demon said in surprise.

With his body restrained, Ye Liuyun breathed a heavy sigh of relief.