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

But the Purple Cloud Peak Master didn't want to hear any of this, and knew she couldn't win an argument with her. She snorted coldly, picked up her beloved disciple, and left. This Eye Technique: Dawn Break was a powerful soul attack technique. Yan Ruoxue's soul had been severely injured and needed to be repaired immediately, otherwise, it was questionable whether she could even wake up.

Murong Huan defeated Tantai Mingyue with the same move back then, but Tantai Mingyue had cultivated a soul defense technique, so she did not suffer serious injuries.

As Tantai Mingyue watched her master carry Yan Ruoxue away, she clenched her fists with a slight sense of resentment.

"Is it that same trick again? Sigh!" Tantai Mingyue sighed.

"It seems that Senior Sister Yan is seriously injured, otherwise Peak Master Ziyun wouldn't be so angry," Ye Liuyun said with a frown.

Lin Qingyou immediately added a comment.

"Nonsense, if your soul had two holes pierced through it, a normal person would be turned into an idiot."

These words made Ye Liuyun's heart skip a beat.

"So ruthless? This guy is cruel! If it were me, I would definitely try to avoid hurting him. Inflicting serious injury, especially soul-destroying injury, is just too much," Ye Liuyun said.

A severe injury to the soul is far more difficult to heal than a severe injury to the body. Yan Ruoxue was basically the most seriously injured disciple in the entire sect conference. Any more severe and she would have died.

The reason the referee couldn't stop them was because they were fighting in a mental illusion, and it was difficult for elders who weren't skilled in this type of technique to intervene in time.

Not to mention that Murong Huan was using a secret technique. The only way to stop such a method is to have a cultivator who understands soul secret techniques intervene.

"Elder, I'm sorry, it was me." The referee quickly stepped forward to explain.

However, Elder Qin waved her hand to interrupt the other party, knowing that the other party was helpless.

"To prevent this from happening again, I will be the referee for the rest of the time," Elder Qin said.

The referee gave a wry smile, nodded, and left. That was all he could do.

As for Murong Huan, he quickly returned to the spectator stands, took a pill, and began to meditate and regulate his breathing. His Thousand-Year Eye draws out at least 30% of his soul power with each use, and the consumption of soul power is difficult to replenish in a short time.

"What a terrifying person." Ji Chunling and the others frowned. If they were to encounter Yan Ruoxue at full power, even if they could break through her methods, they would definitely pay a heavy price.

This first round was already so brutal; who knows how many more battles, almost to the point, will follow. However, with Elder Qin as the referee, things should be much better.

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. Next up is number 3 versus number 4. Please come up to the stage, both disciples," Elder Qin announced.

As soon as these words were spoken, a disciple from each of the Fire Cloud Peak and Thunder Cloud Peak stepped forward. The moment these two stepped onto the stage, they instantly engaged in fierce combat.

Both Fire Cloud Peak and Thunder Cloud Peak are skilled in close-quarters combat combined with magic.

Unlike Ziyun Peak and Caiyun Peak, they do not try to avoid close combat with enemies because their methods do not stimulate the body much. However, fire and lightning attributes naturally stimulate the body, so they are more resistant to blows than cultivators of other attributes.

With greater resilience, the best way to fight is to combine physical and magical attacks, which can save mana and find the opponent's weaknesses in close combat.

One of them was covered in flames, and the other was flashing with lightning. They seized the opening in each other's bodies and unleashed a spell, along with a constant stream of treasures.

For example, the disciples on Lei Yunfeng's side actually prepared a lot of water-attribute consumable talismans, which made the disciples on Huo Yunfeng curse incessantly.

"Lei Yunfeng, you're truly shameless! You actually used so many water-attribute talismans to target our Huo Yunfeng. If you can't beat us, you can't beat us, so who are you trying to disgust?" Huo Yunfeng's disciple cursed angrily.

Red-attribute cultivators hate water-attribute power the most, as fire-attribute power is reduced by at least 30% when facing water-attribute power.

However, Lei Yunfeng's disciples became even more displeased.

"Who's disgusting whom? You actually have three lightning-avoiding magic items on you. My attacks were almost completely neutralized by your magic items, and you won't even let me use water-attribute talismans. Aren't you shameless? Why don't we just fight fairly without using these external items?" the Lei Yunfeng disciple retorted angrily.

Neither of them should criticize the other; the methods they've prepared are almost all aimed at the other. There's no way around it; mortal enemies are mortal enemies.

The second battle started off intensely, but after a dozen or so moves, the style changed, turning into a clash between treasures.

This battle turned from a fierce fight into a war of attrition, which made Huo Ling extremely anxious.

"Zhou Huohuo, you better do your best! If you lose, see what I'll do to you! Don't be stingy! If you win, I'll replenish the treasures you lost! Kill him! Take this kid down!" Huo Ling roared at the top of his lungs as he looked at his disciple on the stage, who was stunned by Lei Yunfeng's talisman.

The fire spirit's physical body shrank, and its mind seemed to have become younger as well. Watching its own disciples fight against the disciples of Thundercloud Peak, it was more excited than anyone else.

"Master, Master, calm down! You're the Fire Cloud Peak Master, don't act like a little girl, yelling and shouting." Jiang Yan couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but remind him.

"Get out of here! Do I need you to lecture me?" Huo Ling glared at Jiang Yan, making Jiang Yan extremely embarrassed.

The elders of the surrounding Fire Cloud Peak were too ashamed to look at their own peak master; it was too embarrassing.

People from other factions around them mostly focused their attention on Fire Spirit, who was just too funny.

"Haha, that must be Senior Fire Spirit, she's so funny." Ye Liuyun said, both amused and exasperated.

Lin Aoxue, who was standing to the side, also found it somewhat amusing.

"You probably don't know, but Senior Fire Spirit used to be a burly man over two meters tall. After being hit by your attack in the Black Wind Mountains, he turned into this." Lin Aoxue reminded him.

This sentence made Ye Liuyun choke and unable to catch his breath.

"Cough cough, what? That's outrageous? Senior Fire Spirit was a man before?" Ye Liuyun exclaimed.

Lin Aoxue nodded.

Ye Liuyun looked the fire spirit up and down, jumping around, and thought, "I really can't tell."

The disciples of Huoyun Peak on the stage felt their scalps tingle when they heard their master screaming at the top of his lungs. The thought of the consequences if he really lost was terrifying.

"Damn it, I'll risk it all, Secret Technique: Great Fireball."

The disciple from Fire Cloud Peak hardened his heart, made a hand seal, and the next moment, his body seemed to crack open, with a terrifying energy fluctuation emanating from the crack.

After doing all this, the disciples of Fire Cloud Peak rushed towards the disciples of Thunder Cloud Peak without regard for their own safety.

"Holy crap?" Lei Yunfeng's disciple turned green when he saw the other party's volcanic eruption. This was Huo Yunfeng's self-destruction technique, sacrificing half of his life essence to instantly release several times the power within his body. This was absolutely the most desperate of all.

The Lei Yunfeng disciple immediately used his speed to evade the guy's pursuit. He couldn't afford to be caught; if he were, he'd be finished.

"Stop running! Stop right there! I'm going to take you down with me!" roared the Fire Cloud Peak disciple, his eyes practically spitting fire.

Lei Yunfeng's disciples were constantly activating water-attribute talismans in their hands to hinder the opponent and prevent them from getting close.

But in the end, the methods of the Fire Cloud Peak disciples still came to the fore.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar instantly robbed everyone of their hearing. The Fire Cloud Peak disciple unleashed a raging inferno that engulfed the arena. The terrifying destructive power relentlessly assaulted the formation, its force approaching that of the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

This guy was like an erupting volcano, leaving the disciples of Lei Yunfeng nowhere to hide. Under this attack, the talismans of the disciples of Lei Yunfeng were basically useless. Water can overcome fire, but if the water power is not enough, then they will be suppressed by the fire power instead.

"This is insane! It's just a competition, how come everyone is so reckless?" Those who didn't make it to the finals were almost stunned by this battle.

This kind of battle is rarely seen even when fighting against monsters and enemies. It can only be said that they are fighting tooth and nail for a spot in the Nanling Grand Gathering.

This is the battle at the Out-of-Body level. Under the premise of fighting desperately, almost everyone can release power that is close to or has entered the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

The explosive flames gradually died down under the suppression of the formation and eventually disappeared completely. After the flames dissipated, the Fire Cloud Peak disciple was found squatting on the ground, almost naked, which startled the female cultivators around him.

As for the Lei Yunfeng disciple, a white-haired woman stood in front of him, who was naturally Elder Qin. She held one hand in front of him, indicating that if this attack hit him, he would be dead.

"Thank you, Elder." Lei Yunfeng's disciple was also sweating profusely. The Elder's intervention meant that Lei Yunfeng's disciple had lost.

"Ah! Zhou Huohuo wins at Huoyun Peak," Elder Qin announced.

Lei Yunfeng was immediately deflated upon seeing this scene, while Huo Yunfeng cheered incessantly.

"This? Sigh! Those lunatics from Fire Cloud Peak, they can even resort to such methods." The disciples of Thunder Cloud Peak all looked very dark-faced.

Seeing that her disciple had won, Huo Ling immediately put her hands on her hips, pointed at Lei Li next door, and laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, Lei Li, did you see that? You Lei Yunfeng disciples still don't have enough courage."

Lei Li snorted coldly, too lazy to pay attention to Huo Ling's provocation.

After Zhou Huohuo returned to the spectator stands, Huo Ling praised him incessantly, and even took out his best healing medicine to treat Zhou Huohuo, and even rewarded him with a top-grade spiritual artifact of the fire attribute.

This greatly boosted the Fire Cloud Peak disciples' desire for victory.

The third match was between disciples of the main peak, but luck wasn't on their side, so it was an internal battle.

Even in civil war, when the strength is roughly equal, there is basically no mercy. There is no other way. The spot to go to the Southern Ridge Gathering is not only for the sect, but also for oneself. If one can stand out in the conference, one can enter the Supreme Induction Sect, and then the path of cultivation will be much longer.

Chapter 316 The Strongest Strike (5000 words)

After several rounds of matches, it was time for the main character to make a dazzling appearance once again.

"Number 9 versus Number 10, please come up to the stage and prepare," Elder Qin announced calmly.

Upon hearing the other party call out his number, Ye Liuyun immediately clapped his hands and stood up.

"Oh dear, it's my turn again. Finally, I can try out the new methods I've come up with these past few days. I'm truly a genius!" Ye Liuyun exclaimed, praising himself.

"Alright, alright, stop being so conceited. To be honest, I suddenly feel that you were much more pleasing to the eye when you were keeping a low profile at Yunxia Sect. After coming to Yun Sect, it's like you've changed your personality completely," Lin Aoxue complained.

Ye Liuyun chuckled, then leaped onto the field.

"Caiyun Peak, number 10, Ye Liuyu." Ye Liuyun greeted the surrounding cultivators as soon as he entered.

As soon as Ye Liuyun entered, disciples from Caiyun Peak immediately started shouting encouragement at the top of their lungs.

"Junior Sister Ye, keep it up! You are my idol and a role model for all the female disciples of Caiyun Peak."

These are Meng Xian'er's group shouting.

Ye Liuyun listened to the flattery from the disciples of Caiyun Peak and felt quite pleased, but to be honest, Ye Liuyun was indeed an outcast on Caiyun Peak.

The faction that is truly most suitable for Ye Liuyun should be Lei Yunfeng. That's why Lei Li repeatedly asked Su Ying for Ye Liuyun; Ye Liuyun is just exactly to his liking.

"Haha, thank you. I will certainly live up to the expectations of all my senior sisters and junior sisters," Ye Liuyun replied with a smile.

Not only the female disciples of Caiyun Peak, but also those of Ziyun Peak and Qingyun Peak were constantly cheering for Ye Liuyun, because Ye Liuyun was the only female cultivator in the entire Yun Sect to achieve body cultivation.

This is a freak, a weirdo, and it's easy for it to become the center of attention anywhere.

It should be noted that in the cultivation world, physical strength is a weakness that female cultivators can hardly overcome. Many times, although their apparent cultivation levels are similar, they will suffer from the disadvantage of their innate physical fragility when fighting male cultivators.

Ye Liuyun's opponent was a female disciple from Lei Yunfeng. Her cultivation level wasn't particularly high, at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. She wielded a whip crackling with lightning, a top-grade spiritual weapon, and was also clearly wearing some kind of armor.

"Lei Yunfeng, number 9, Song Dan."

Ye Liuyun sized up his opponent and saw that he was almost fully armed. He felt quite troubled. Someone who could make it to the semi-finals must be more than just what he looked like.

Ye Liuyun began searching his memory for information about Song Dan, and sure enough, he quickly found information about the woman's battles.

"Song Dan, oh, so he's a beast tamer?" Ye Liuyun muttered to himself.

Indeed, this Song Dan summoned a spirit pet at the late stage of the Dao Palace realm in the previous battle.

This is quite rare among the disciples of the Cloud Sect, because subduing a demon beast as a spirit pet is extremely difficult.

Of course, it's also possible that they were raised from a young age, but raising a young demon beast to the point where it's no weaker than oneself would come at a considerable cost.

As expected, as soon as the battle was announced to begin, Song Dan immediately opened his spirit beast pouch and released a tiger demon crackling with lightning. The tiger demon was full of murderous aura and was as big as a small mountain. It lay in front of Ye Liuyun, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

But why isn't the use of spirit pets prohibited in the competition? That's because subduing demonic beasts and raising spirit beasts require a great deal of energy and financial resources, and not everyone has the ability to subdue demonic beasts.

Some sects even teach their disciples beast-taming techniques to fight alongside their pets.

However, all of this must be certified by the sect to confirm that the beasts were tamed and subdued by the user's own abilities before they can be used on the competition field. Clearly, this woman's identity as a beast tamer has been certified by the sect.

"Wait, hey, Elder Qin, this isn't fair! Why can she use spirit beasts while I can't use the combat pills I refined myself? This isn't reasonable!" Ye Liuyun quickly protested to Elder Qin.

Ye Liuyun felt that the combat pills he refined were neither restorative nor power-enhancing, almost the same as talismans. Moreover, they were all refined by his own skills, not like cabbages. Isn't the principle of beast tamer and alchemist the same?

It's true that pills don't require mana during battle, but neither do beast tamers.

Therefore, if Song Dan can use spirit pets, then Ye Liuyun must be able to use pills.

Elder Qin was taken aback. Ye Liuyun's sudden question stumped her for a moment. The reason she had banned Ye Liuyun's pills last time was because the stuff he produced was truly terrifying and had caused many disciples to have objections.

If Ye Liuyun comes to every match, he'll basically be invincible; even Murong Huan wouldn't stand a chance.

But now, she has just encountered a beast tamer, so this issue has to be addressed.

The disciples around him were also taken aback by Ye Liuyun's question, but if they put aside the fact that Ye Liuyun had shaped the core by hand, they realized that Ye Liuyun did not seem to have said anything wrong.

Elder Qin immediately discussed it with Fang Mingyu.

"Sect Master, what do you think of this matter?"

Fang Mingyu thought for a moment and then compromised, allowing Ye Liuyun to use combat pills, but not fusion pills; he could only use single pills.

Because if it's just a single pill, it doesn't seem too outrageous.

After hearing this, Elder Qin immediately looked at Ye Liuyun.

"Little girl, you are allowed to use pills, but you cannot use fusion pills," Elder Qin said.

Ye Liuyun breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Alright, thank you, Elder." Ye Liuyun chuckled, then turned his gaze back to Song Dan.