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

Without magical power, even if she were given a Xuan-level battle armor, it could only protect her from attacks by sharp weapons, but not from the impact of physical force.

"Then you should study it carefully. We won't go to watch the battle today. Let's go watch it tomorrow. Watching the battle has its benefits. You might be able to learn something you need from other people's battles," Lin Aoxue suggested.

Ye Liuyun had no objection to this. The reason he didn't stay there today was because he was pretending to be injured and weak, so it was naturally not suitable for him to stay there and watch the show.

But there will be plenty of time to watch in the next few days. She should also take the opportunity to remember these people's fighting styles and habits, so that she can win by surprise next time she encounters them.

"By the way, Aoxue, I've developed a new move. Can you help me try it out?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Lin Aoxue knew about the commotion Ye Liuyun had just caused, so she nodded.

"Use less strength, don't use your full power. I can sense whether your techniques are powerful or not based on their characteristics," Lin Aoxue reminded her.

Ye Liuyun chuckled. She didn't want to cause as much of a commotion as she had a few days ago, so she took a few steps back, gathered her inner strength in her hand, and finally pushed it towards Lin Aoxue in the form of a qi cannon.

This spiral energy ball was only the size of an egg, and Ye Liuyun didn't inject too much power into it.

As Lin Aoxue watched the energy ball fly over, she immediately slapped it with her palm. However, she immediately felt that the energy ball had a certain adhesiveness, sticking to her palm and constantly eroding the magic power in her hand. Moreover, it also had a strong propulsive force, like a drill.

The strangest thing was that this thing didn't disappear for a long time, and it was about to make a hole in her magic defense. Helpless, Lin Aoxue could only increase her strength and crush it in one go.

"How do you feel?" Ye Liuyun asked quickly.

Lin Aoxue thoughtfully raised her palm and looked at it; her palm was red.

"It's a very strange move. Like a drill, it consumes a lot of defense and also causes some continuous damage. If you use it at full power, its power should be great," Lin Aoxue explained.

If Lin Aoxue said that, then it means that this move is really powerful.

"Haha, I'm such a genius, I can even invent such a method." Ye Liuyun laughed.

And so, from the second day onward, Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue were merely spectators.

When Ye Liuyun returned to Lundao Peak, he had become a celebrity. The disciples of Caiyun Peak surrounded him, praising him endlessly, but many also inquired about the specific cultivation technique he had practiced.

Ye Liuyun said what he could say, and gave perfunctory answers when he couldn't. Once the competition started, when Ye Liuyun encountered an interesting opponent, he would immediately activate his Kaleidoscope to observe the opponent's fighting style.

The most enjoyable way to watch a battle is with the Kaleidoscope skill. You can easily see the opponent's weaknesses, and it's like recording the entire fighting style of the opponent.

This is terrifying. Once someone knows your weaknesses, they will target those weaknesses or fight you in ways you don't like, which will make you very uncomfortable.

Since the Myriad Flower Eyes cannot be used indefinitely, Ye Liuyun can only record some powerful opponents. He can easily deal with ordinary Dao Palace Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, but he has to analyze those Out-of-Body Realm experts.

Analyzing their techniques, their combat strategies, and even how to counter their magical treasures—this one sect tournament has practically put all the sect's experts into Ye Liuyun's mental database. If he encounters them in the finals or ranking matches, dealing with them will be much easier for Ye Liuyun.

Chapter 313 The True Sword Cultivator

Ye Liuyun then discovered another way to use the Kaleidoscope: data analysis.

After recording every single battle in the qualifying rounds, she continuously simulated the battles in her mind, trying to find a way to break through them.

After all, everyone has their own fighting habits, and once a habit is formed, it is very difficult to change.

In this way, even though Ye Liuyun didn't fight these people herself, she felt as if she were there, thanks to the data analysis from Wan Hua Tong. If she encountered them later, she would be able to counter their moves.

However, Wan Huatong was helpless when facing cultivators of the same level as Tantai Mingyue.

Because these people almost always defeat their opponents in one move, you don't even have a chance to analyze the situation.

Disciples at the Nascent Soul stage rarely encounter each other at the same time; they are only matched with disciples at the Infant Transformation stage, so there is little suspense in the battle.

Yunzong's current strategy is to try to get all disciples at the Nascent Soul stage to advance, but nothing is absolute.

This afternoon's match featured an unexpected battle.

A cold-faced disciple of the main peak stood calmly in the arena. His opponent was a cultivator from Qingyun Peak who was in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, while he himself was only at the peak of the Infant Transformation realm. Under normal circumstances, he would have no chance of winning.

"Admit defeat, you are no match for me," the Nascent Soul cultivator from Qingyun Peak said arrogantly.

Most Nascent Soul cultivators would immediately admit defeat when they encountered a Body Transformation cultivator; they simply wouldn't compete.

However, the aloof young man from the main peak stood silently on the platform, seemingly having no intention of admitting defeat.

"Yunxiao Peak, number 134, Xiang Tiannan, I'd like to ask you for guidance." Upon hearing the other party's somewhat disdainful words, the aloof young man immediately opened his eyes, introduced himself, and thus challenged the other party.

The Nascent Soul cultivator from Qingyun Peak's expression changed.

"Fine, if that's the case, then you asked for it."

Once the two players were ready, the referee immediately left the field and announced the start of the match.

However, just as the opponent shouted for the start of the match, a cold glint flashed in Xiang Nantian's eyes, and the sword in his hand was drawn, bringing out a blinding cold light that was hard to describe.

The Nascent Soul cultivator from Qingyun Peak was momentarily blinded by the cold light, but the instant he was forced to look away, he felt as if his neck had been slashed by a sharp blade, and a sense of death spread through his heart.

He was so frightened that he instinctively reached out and covered his neck. When he touched it, he found a very shallow wound on his neck, from which a small amount of blood was seeping out.

"This? You?" The Qingyun Peak cultivator was dumbfounded, staring at Xiang Tiannan in shock.

Not only him, but also the surrounding cultivators and sect leaders were greatly surprised.

"The third realm of sword cultivation: sword energy transforming into silk?"

Some powerful figures from various sects recognized Xiang Nantian's methods.

The so-called sword cultivator cultivates spiritual energy while also practicing the way of the sword. There are many branches of cultivation in the cultivation world, and the magic cultivation is just the most common one.

Sword cultivation belongs to the branch of magic cultivation, which is somewhat similar to body cultivation, but it is completely different.

Sword cultivators have their own specific realms of swordsmanship.

From lowest to highest, they are: sword light transforms into a rainbow, sword energy soars into the sky, sword energy transforms into silk threads, and sword intent transforms into rain.

Lin Aoxue is also a sword cultivator, but she is currently only at the level of sword light turning into rainbow, mainly because she is not pure.

The entire audience erupted in uproar. Although the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and the early stage of the Soul Transformation stage are only a fine line apart, a difference of millimeters can lead to a world of difference. Under normal circumstances, it is as difficult as climbing to the heavens to skip a level.

"Impossible! What kind of technique is this? How can it be so fast? I couldn't react at all." The young man from Qingyun Peak, who was in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, clutched his neck, looking at Xiang Nantian opposite him with shock and anger.

However, Xiang Nantian didn't explain anything further, only leaving behind a single sentence.

"You're too slow to react."

After saying this, he turned and left. The shallow sword mark left on the neck of the Qingyun Peak cultivator was only a scratch on the skin, but this was the result of the other party showing mercy. If it had gone any further, his head might have been gone.

The referee knew the outcome at a glance. He was about to intervene, but seeing that the opponent's attack didn't seem to be aggressive, he knew that the opponent was being careful.

"Damn it! How was this arranged? Xiang Nantian on the main peak is actually a pure sword cultivator, and he has already reached the level of sword qi turning into silk. Such combat power is much stronger than most people in the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage." The master of Qingyun Peak looked at the person in charge of the main peak with great anger.

Although Fang Mingyu is on the main peak, he is not the master of Yunxiao Peak. The master of Yunxiao Peak is someone else, but that person has been in seclusion. Currently, the main peak is under the care of the Grand Elder.

There are probably very few sword cultivators in the entire Yun Sect who have reached the level of sword qi turning into silk.

"This young man has been hiding his abilities very well. I've never heard of such a powerful swordsman on the main peak before. Xiang Tiannan, not bad at all." The Grand Elder of Yun Sect said with great pleasure.

"Elder, you're still laughing? A Nascent Soul stage cultivator has been eliminated. Tell me, how big is this loss?" Peak Master Qingyun continued to question.

But the elder's words left him speechless.

“I already said that this boy is hiding his abilities very well. Our main peak doesn’t know his true strength. Besides, if he hadn’t encountered such a powerful opponent, do you think he would have revealed his identity as a sword cultivator?” the elder retorted.

This statement makes sense. There must be some hidden dark horses among the so-called Nascent Soul cultivators of the Cloud Sect. Ye Liuyun is one, and Xiang Nantian is another. If the opponents are too weak, they will not be able to be forced to use their true abilities.

The Qingyun Peak Master had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

"Tsk tsk, impressive, Aoxue. This guy must be better at swordsmanship than you, right?" Ye Liuyun looked at Lin Aoxue with great surprise.

Lin Aoxue rolled her eyes. She didn't deny it, but said this instead.

“We don’t follow the same path of cultivation, so we can’t compare. In terms of swordsmanship alone, she is indeed stronger than me, but if we were to actually fight, I might not lose.”

Ye Liuyun shrugged, because the word "defeat" was never on Lin Aoxue's lips.

"Junior Brother Xiang, you've really hidden your skills well. You've never shown your swordsmanship to us fellow disciples before." As soon as Xiang Nantian returned to the main peak, someone who knew him immediately came up to him and started talking.

However, Xiang Nantian didn't even glance at them, and had no intention of paying any attention to them. As soon as he returned, he sat down to meditate, ignoring even Murong Huan's words.

This attitude is comparable to Yun Xin from the Yun Sect, acting all high and mighty.

Oh, by the way, the Yunxia Sect is also currently selecting disciples to participate in the Nanling Grand Gathering. They have fifty spots available, as long as the age is right, so Yunxin and the others will definitely be participating in the Nanling Grand Gathering as well.

"Tch, a silent idiot."

Xiang Nantian remained silent, leaving everyone else feeling awkward.

Ye Liuyun greatly admired Xiang Nantian's methods.

"Sword cultivator? Looks like I'll have to find some time to practice properly. Maybe I can become a sword cultivator while I'm becoming a body cultivator," Ye Liuyun muttered to himself.

The power released by sword cultivators is different from that of magic cultivators. The sword energy they cultivate is somewhat similar to internal force, so Ye Liuyun felt that she should be able to do it too.

The battle lasted until around 9 p.m. today.

After returning to Bixia Valley, Ye Liuyun didn't go out and be affectionate with Lin Aoxue. Instead, she took her sword and practiced by the lake. The monkey had suggested that she specialize in a weapon, and Ye Liuyun chose the sword.

Ye Liuyun can also use a similar technique to sword energy by using his sword as a medium. The power is also very strong. However, this is no different from releasing a qi cannon with bare hands.

But what Ye Liuyun needs to do is find the difference, or rather, how to unleash the weapon's greatest power.

Since she lacked the power to unleash the treasure's inherent strength, the sword was merely a relatively hard weapon.

In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed, and the qualifying rounds ended. In the following days, an unexpected dark horse emerged, eliminating disciples from other factions who had reached the Nascent Soul stage. These people were now as famous as Ye Liuyun within the Cloud Sect.

After the qualifying rounds, there will be a final round with 250 people competing for 100 spots.

This is the most intense battle. These 250 people are the elite among the elites of the various peaks of the Cloud Sect, and almost all of them have the combat power of the Nascent Soul Realm.

If another 150 people are to be eliminated, that would be nitpicking. No matter how many are eliminated, it will hurt Yunzong's feelings.

The preparation time for the finals is five days, meaning those who advance to the finals have five days. Moreover, they are divided into two batches: 250 people will first have to eliminate 50 people before the 200 people will compete in the 1v1 finals.

According to the current explanation, 250 people will be drawn by lot, 150 people will receive a bye, and the other 100 people will need to play a separate tiebreaker match. Only the 50 winners can participate in the final.

This involves a large element of luck. The higher-ups of the Yun Sect also find it somewhat troublesome, because no matter how they arrange things, they cannot guarantee that their chosen disciples will not be eliminated.

Since there are no other options, we can only rely on luck.

This final is crucial. In these five days, these finalists have been training like their lives depend on it, or trying to acquire powerful magic weapons to increase their chances of getting a spot.

Many of them who had advanced went to their friends to borrow money and treasures, so the battle five days later was no longer a simple exchange of skills and discussions, but a battle of underlying strength.

Including Ye Liuyun, there are only 23 disciples from Caiyun Peak who have entered the finals. Apart from Han Yao and the seeded disciples from Caiyun Peak, the rest are trying to improve their combat power. Even high-ranking members like Su Ying are privately funding them to replenish their magic weapons.

With five days, most people can only focus on developing their magical artifacts.

However, these five days have been a period of progress for Ye Liuyun, but her internal strength has barely improved and has reached a bottleneck. When she will be able to break through is unknown.

Chapter 314 Dawn Breaks Through (4000 words, bonus chapter for 1150 monthly votes)

Five days later, at the Cloud Sect's Dao Discussion Peak.

Starting today, every match will be high-energy, and the venue has been doubled by the Yunzong leadership, because the finals will only be more intense.

Today, the Dao Discussion Peak was unusually quiet, without any noise. The cultivators who came all sat down quietly, waiting for the competition to begin.

But the weather today didn't seem to be very good. It looked like it was going to rain, and the sky was overcast. Whenever people saw the dark clouds covering the sun, they felt uneasy.

"Why are the sun obscured by dark clouds again? I hope nothing strange is going to happen?" someone wondered.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he looked around and was stunned. Many disciples had taken out umbrellas the moment the dark clouds rolled in, and they were all in perfect unison, which was quite comical.

All I can say is that Ye Liuyun is a cancer.

Ye Liuyun felt embarrassed when he saw that many people in the room had taken out umbrellas.

"Damn, don't be so neurotic. I didn't concoct any medicine. It's just ordinary dark clouds," Ye Liuyun muttered to himself.

"Hey, Junior Sister Ye, Senior Sister Lin, hurry up and get your umbrellas out, in case something weird starts falling from the sky again." Meng Xian'er held up a small red umbrella and reminded Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, who remained indifferent.

Upon hearing this, Lin Aoxue rolled her eyes, while Ye Liuyun turned around and gave an awkward smile.

"Junior Sister Meng, don't worry, everything will be alright," Ye Liuyun said.

But Meng Xian'er disagreed.

"What do you mean 'nothing'? The last few times the sun was obscured by dark clouds, we thought it was nothing, but the problem is, something still happened. So it's better to be on the safe side. I don't want to have weird hair and look like a monster," Meng Xian'er said worriedly, looking at the dark clouds in the sky.

Even Han Yao and the others opened their umbrellas, which shows how scared they really were.

Ye Liuyun didn't know how to explain, so he could only let them be. Just then, Su Ying and all the elders of Caiyun Peak appeared on the viewing platform of Caiyun Peak.

As soon as they appeared, everyone stood up.

"Greetings, Master; greetings, elders," Han Yao said, leading the way in bowing.