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

That's because this technique definitely can't be used directly. If it were used directly, the higher-ups of the Cloud Sect would definitely see through it. So Lin Aoxue spent some time modifying the technique. As for why she was able to modify the way the technique was presented, that can only be attributed to her exceptional talent.

Lin Aoxue's sword was completely covered by blue petals, the blade no longer visible. She swung her sword, and the countless petals, like bees, flew towards Chen Lin, instantly surrounding him.

"What? What kind of technique is this?" Chen Lin hurriedly attacked the surrounding petals, trying to create an opening, but no matter how he attacked, he could not penetrate the barrier of the petals.

Looking at Lin Aoxue's move, some of the higher-ups in the Yun Sect felt, for some reason, that this method seemed familiar.

"Strange, Sect Master, doesn't this method seem a bit familiar?" someone in the higher-ups asked with some doubt.

"Hmm, it's somewhat similar to the Heavenly Sect's supreme inheritance, the Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique, but it's probably not; it's just similar in form," Fang Mingyu said, shaking his head.

As the area enveloped by the petals began to close, Chen Lin's condition deteriorated. Each of the blue petals was like an indestructible blade, scraping against Chen Lin's body and quickly riddling his defensive magic treasures with holes.

"Damn it, open it for me!" Chen Lin was so anxious that he even used the power of the Dao Palace, but even with the power of the Dao Palace to increase his strength, he still couldn't break this move.

Left with no other choice, he used his power to envelop himself and forcefully broke free from the petals. However, when Lin Aoxue saw that he wanted to run away, she immediately swung her weapon and manipulated the petals to chase after Chen Lin.

Chen Lin watched the petals chasing after him and kept releasing attacks to scatter them, but the petals would immediately gather back together after being scattered.

No matter where he ran, the petals relentlessly pursued him. Just as he was about to be enveloped by the petals again, Chen Lin finally couldn't take it anymore.

"I surrender," Chen Lin shouted in a panic.

As soon as he finished speaking, the petals that had been chasing him immediately stopped.

"Spring's Radiance, return." Lin Aoxue looked at the sword in her hand and said calmly.

After he finished speaking, the countless petals quickly returned and reassembled into the sword.

"What level of technique is this? It's definitely not a Dao Palace level technique. Damn it, is Lin Aoxue a monster? Both of them are monsters." The Yun Sect disciples were completely bewildered by Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun.

"It must be a method from the Four Extremes Secret Realm, but how could she, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, comprehend such a method? Is it because she has a special physique and extraordinary talent?" The higher-ups of the Cloud Sect also felt that Lin Aoxue's performance was somewhat beyond conventional understanding.

At the same time, they were also curious about where Lin Aoxue obtained such a powerful technique. Their Yun Sect had indeed opened up a part of the technique to Lin Aoxue, but whether Lin Aoxue had learned it or not, they did not know.

But the methods Lin Aoxue used were definitely not those of their Yun Sect.

Under normal circumstances, Lin Aoxue would not have been able to learn such a powerful technique, but she had Lin Junxian's complete inheritance of knowledge, which is why she was able to learn and use this level of skill.

"Number 12 wins and qualifies for the Nanling Grand Tournament." Elder Qin was shocked by Lin Aoxue's methods, but he also breathed a sigh of relief. At least Lin Aoxue had advanced, and the Yun Sect could finally relax.

Lin Aoxue gradually withdrew her power, but the moment she did, her face turned pale, her head spun, and she became unsteady. Ye Liuyun on the stage saw this and immediately jumped down to support Lin Aoxue.

"What's wrong? Did you overexert yourself?" Ye Liuyun asked quickly.

"Mm." Lin Aoxue nodded gently.

Ye Liuyun sighed, then carried Lin Aoxue and leaped back onto the arena. Lin Aoxue had used so many techniques in a row, which must have put a great strain on her body. This strain consumed a lot of her energy, so as soon as she returned to the stands, Lin Aoxue fell asleep in Ye Liuyun's arms.

"Hey? Senior Sister Lin, are you alright?" Meng Xian'er and the others rushed over to ask.

Ye Liuyun shook his head.

"I'm exhausted from the exertion. I'll be fine after a rest," Ye Liuyun replied.

Everyone nodded. They could see that Lin Aoxue had used a variety of methods they didn't understand in one go. Such powerful methods always come at a price; it's not something that can be unleashed simply because one has enough power.

According to Yun Zong's arrangement, the hundred matches would probably end before dusk, with almost seven out of ten matches being forfeited.

However, around the 20th match, an unexpected event occurred: Ji Tianjiao, a promising disciple of Caiyun Peak, ran into Huoyun Peak's number 2 disciple.

Ji Tianjiao is in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and so is the second disciple of Huoyun Peak. At this point, they can only sacrifice their own flesh. Ji Tianjiao is a water-attribute cultivator, while the second disciple of Huoyun Peak is a fire-attribute cultivator. Ji Tianjiao has an innate advantage over her opponent. Moreover, because Ji Tianjiao is a sect seed, she will definitely receive better treatment than her opponent, so she will have more treasures.

The two fought for about five minutes before Ji Tianjiao came out on the winning side. However, Ji Tianjiao was in very bad shape, as she had been poisoned by the opponent's fire and had to be carried back by the disciples of Caiyun Peak.

As for the one from Huoyun Peak, he has already been seriously injured and fallen into a coma. He is probably the one who has been fighting the longest so far.

The two were almost evenly matched, so naturally neither would admit defeat.

"Sigh! This match is going to be a lose-lose situation. We need to see if we can get Ji Tianjiao treated before the capital of Nanling Province," urged the Yunzong high-level officials.

Ji Tianjiao's whole body was flushed red at this moment. She was a remnant of life, and she had encountered the Fire Demon of Fire Cloud Peak.

The reason the opponent is called the Fire Demon is because the technique he cultivates is extremely difficult to master within the Fire Cloud Peak sect. However, once mastered, the fire-attribute magic power will be permeated with a dense fire poison. This fire poison will burn the opponent's meridians and internal organs.

"It's so hot, so hot, it hurts so much." Ji Tianjiao was burning hot all over. Su Ying and the others quickly released their power to suppress the fire poison in his body, which had even burned into his bone marrow.

"Damn it, the fire poison has seeped into my marrow. If that's the case, it's better to just admit defeat. How can I participate in the Southern Ridge Gathering like this? It won't be possible to completely get rid of the fire poison in less than ten years." Su Ying's face was extremely pale.

"It hurts, Master, save me, it hurts so much, just kill me with that palm strike!" Ji Tianjiao cried out in pain after enduring for a while.

Ye Liuyun, who was standing to the side, was horrified when he saw this scene. What kind of pain could make a cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm react like this? It was terrifying to even think about.

The disciples from the surrounding factions also felt a chill run down their spines.

"That Fire Demon is too ruthless. At the last moment, he injected a large amount of fire poison into Ji Tianjiao's body. He can't go to the Southern Ridge Gathering himself, and he won't let her go either. This guy is a madman."

"Otherwise, why do you think he's called the Fire Demon? This guy is ruthless to himself, and even more ruthless to others. Even our senior sister is unwilling to fight him to the death."

Seeing Ji Tianjiao's state, Ye Liuyun thought for a moment and then quickly walked over.

"Peak Master, I have a healing pill here that should be able to help Senior Sister Ji," Ye Liuyun said.

Su Ying was taken aback. She had no way to treat this kind of injury, at most she could only suppress and alleviate it. She had never heard of any healing pills that could treat fire poison entering the marrow.

"Pills? You made them?" Su Ying asked doubtfully.

"Eh? I guess so. Peak Master, would you like to give it a try?" Ye Liuyun presented the Ice Spirit Pill he had refined to Su Ying.

Although Su Ying didn't think Ye Liuyun had such abilities, she was desperate and decided to try anything. She took the bottle, opened it, and immediately felt a chill.

"Such a strong, chilling aura! This little girl can actually refine such pills?" Su Ying was somewhat surprised.

She suddenly realized that Ye Liuyun's alchemy skills might be quite extraordinary.

Seeing her disciple in such pain, she couldn't care less. Since Ye Liuyun had openly taken out the pills, they couldn't possibly be poison.

Su Ying quickly poured out the pill and put it into her disciple's mouth, making him swallow it.

Sure enough, as soon as the pill entered her body, a cool medicinal power immediately swept over Ji Tianjiao's entire body. This power began to clear the fire poison in her body, and before long, Ji Tianjiao felt as if she had been freed. She stopped struggling and crying out in pain and fell asleep with a comfortable expression.

"The fire poison has subsided! That's wonderful! What kind of pill is this that can cure fire poison?" The disciples of Caiyun Peak looked at Ye Liuyun in astonishment.

Ye Liuyun smiled slightly.

"The Ice Spirit Pill is a kind of pill that contains a strong yin and cold power. It has a miraculous effect on injuries of the fire attribute," Ye Liuyun explained.

No one had ever heard of this kind of elixir before, and they were very curious, but no one asked any further questions.

"Little girl, thank you for the pill. You've got quite a few tricks up your sleeve," Su Ying said before taking Ji Tianjiao away, presumably to take her back to rest.

The competition is about to begin again. Once these battles start, they will be all-out brawls with little mercy. There's no other way, since the two forces are evenly matched and both want to go to the Nanling Grand Gathering, so the other one has to fall.

After resting for nearly an hour, Lin Aoxue opened her eyes, clearly having recovered some of her energy.

"Awake?" Ye Liuyun smiled faintly when he saw Lin Aoxue in his arms move.

"Hmm, have you gone on stage yet? Is it still not over?" Lin Aoxue asked doubtfully.

Ye Liuyun calculated the time.

"It'll be soon. It should be my turn in a little while. I thought the final would be slow, but it's even faster than the semi-final. They said it would be a hundred matches, but I doubt it will even be thirty," Ye Liuyun said.

So the final was actually a bit boring, but once the match started, it was extremely intense.

Chapter 319 The Power of the Strange Flame (4000 words)

The more you watch them fight, the more you realize that Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue are two completely different people. They are a group of normal people mixed with two oddballs.

For others, fighting across one level is already an incredible feat, but these two practically leaped two or three levels in one go. After all, Ye Liuyun, at the early stage of the Innate Realm, was only comparable to someone at the Foundation Establishment stage of the Dao Palace, not to mention Lin Aoxue.

Describing them as exceptionally gifted is too unfair to them; they can only be described as monsters. A genius can defeat an enemy one level above them, while a monster can defeat an enemy multiple levels above them.

Before he knew it, it was Ye Liuyun's turn to take the stage again. But this time, Ye Liuyun would also face an extremely powerful enemy, and an old acquaintance at that, Liu Yanli from Fire Cloud Peak.

It's fair to say that the two of them are destined to be enemies, since they've had conflicts before, and Ye Liuyun doesn't have a good impression of her.

"I never expected that my opponent in this final battle would be you." Ye Liuyun looked at the other person, unsure whether to be happy or unhappy.

Liu Yanli was also somewhat surprised to see that her opponent was Ye Liuyun.

“I never expected that my opponent would be you. But it’s fine, I’ll settle your score with Fire Cloud Peak,” Liu Yanli said in a deep voice.

As soon as she finished speaking, a scorching pressure of the Nascent Soul realm emanated from her body. Liu Yanli did not underestimate Ye Liuyun at all. Above her head, there was a lamp-shaped magic weapon, which was at least a top-grade spiritual artifact.

Although Liu Yanli was not particularly outstanding among Nascent Soul cultivators, she was several levels above Ye Liuyun, and she still put a lot of pressure on Ye Liuyun. If it were before, Ye Liuyun would probably have been intimidated by this woman's aura.

Unfortunately, Ye Liuyun showed no fear of her. As usual, he crushed three pills to boost his own power. Once his power was increased, he could basically ignore Liu Yanli's oppressive aura.

Liu Yanli was secretly surprised by Ye Liuyun's calm and composed attitude.

"This girl, the last time I saw her, she was struggling against a Dao Palace Nascent Soul cultivator. Why has she suddenly become so strong? Could it be that she was just pretending to be weak before?" Liu Yanli wondered to herself.

"Senior Sister Liu, come on! Don't lose to this woman! You must restore the honor of Fire Cloud Peak!" Fang Hao and Wu Lian shouted loudly.

With the two ready, Elder Qin gave the order, and the battle began.

Liu Yanli's pupils were filled with firelight, and a stream of fire, like a fire dragon, spread towards Ye Liuyun's location. The attack was very fast and fleeting.

The fireballs formed a circle, trapping Ye Liuyun inside, even sealing off the top of his head, preventing him from jumping out.

"Hmph, you're really quick, but..." Ye Liuyun raised her hand and pointed at Liu Yanli's location. In an instant, a thin stream of light shot out from her finger, piercing through the wall of fire and heading towards Liu Yanli.

Liu Yanli was startled and quickly turned her head to dodge, but Ye Liuyun's attack did not stop.

"Shoot, shoot, shoot!" Ye Liuyun used both hands, each finger releasing tiny energy rays. This was actually a qi cannon, a small qi cannon.

Ye Liuyun's ten fingers are like laser guns.

After dodging a few times, Liu Yanli suddenly reached out and grabbed at the circle of flames surrounding Ye Liuyun.

"Burial Burial".

The area where Ye Liuyun was located was completely engulfed by flames in one go. However, what Liu Yanli did not expect was that the next moment, a beam of white light split the wall of flames in two. Ye Liuyun, holding a silver sword that exuded a chilling aura, flew out from the cut and headed straight for Liu Yanli.

"In the world of martial arts, speed is the only way to break through defenses. Let me show you my swift sword." Ye Liuyun appeared in front of Liu Yanli in a spiral, and Liu Yanli quickly drew a sword to defend herself.

However, after their weapons clashed several times, Liu Yanli immediately realized something was wrong, because her weapon was groaning. Clearly, if her sword continued to clash head-on with the opponent's weapon, it might be damaged.

Forced to change her tactics, Liu Yanli made a hand seal, and the flame lamp floating above her head immediately lit up, then sprayed streams of flame at Ye Liuyun.

This treasure is quite powerful, and Ye Liuyun dared not confront it head-on. She could only dodge left and right. She had taken the Wind God Pill and the Lightness Pill, and with the addition of her Speed ​​Form and the Myriad Flower Eyes, she was definitely much stronger than Liu Yanli in close combat.

We must rely on our own strengths to fight the opponent; it is advantageous for her to wear them down.

Seeing that her magic weapon couldn't hit Ye Liuyun no matter what she did, Liu Yanli became very frustrated. This was because Ye Liuyun would immediately counterattack once he seized an opportunity. With that speed, if she wasn't careful, his sword would slice through her magic barrier.

"This weapon is so hard? Although it didn't release any particularly powerful force, its hardness is so high, could it be a Xuan weapon? Damn it, why are these two sisters so rich?" Liu Yanli was even more surprised after feeling the sharpness of Ye Liuyun's weapon.

"No, I can't let this woman drag this on. She's already drained me so much just by using her speed, and ordinary fire magic can't do anything to her. I should use this move to decide the outcome and leave her nowhere to hide." After thinking for a moment, Liu Yanli decided to unleash a powerful move to defeat Ye Liuyun in one strike.

Frankly speaking, against someone like Ye Liuyun who relies on physical strength to fight, attrition is definitely not a wise move. If we can block Ye Liuyun's escape routes and then decide the outcome with one blow, that would be the wisest choice.

Liu Yanli acted immediately on her word.

"Fire Burst." Liu Yanli used a fire technique with extremely strong impact first. A burst of fire power suddenly erupted from her body. Although the temperature of the flame was not high, the impact was very strong. Ye Liuyun could not withstand it and was blasted back more than ten meters before he could stabilize his body.

This move is unavoidable; the opponent's attack is effective from every angle.

After Liu Yanli repelled Ye Liuyun, she had a brief moment to catch her breath.

"Junior Sister Ye, you are indeed very strong. I underestimated you before. But you won't be able to dodge my next move. The outcome depends on this." Liu Yanli said, and then flew up.

After taking flight, a large amount of flames flowed from her body, instantly engulfing her and turning her into a blazing fireball. This fire hung in the air like a blinding sun.

Not only that, as the temperature of the flames rose higher and higher, the red flames were gradually replaced by golden flames, the temperature of the venue increased several times in one go, and golden light enveloped the entire venue.

"This is... one of the ten great inheritances of Fire Cloud Peak, the Golden Crow Sunrise, right?"

"Yes, that's the move. Ye Liuyu really has an endless variety of tricks up her sleeve. I've never seen her fight with a sword before, but the swordsmanship she displayed today was so sharp that it caught Liu Yanli off guard. Liu Yanli probably didn't want to exhaust her strength and planned to use this move to defeat her."

Ye Liuyun's expression changed. This thing was really hot, and when she looked around, there was almost nowhere to hide.

"Damn it." Ye Liuyun sheathed his weapon, altered the meridians within his body, and then gathered his power, unleashing a super qi blast. At this moment, Liu Yanli was a sitting duck. Ye Liuyun intended to interrupt Liu Yanli's spellcasting by attacking her physical body.

However, when her ki blast struck the golden fireball enveloping Liu Yanli, it was completely unable to penetrate the golden flames' defense.

"So hard? I can't even break it?" Ye Liuyun was stunned. The temperature was getting higher and higher. She changed her meridians again and used a penetrating qi pack to bombard the fireball once more.

This time it worked; a crack clearly appeared on the golden fire layer.

"This? This guy's methods can actually break through my Golden Flame Barrier?" Liu Yanli, who was inside the fireball, noticed the cracks in the defense in front of her.

Fortunately, it was just a crack and did not penetrate the barrier, so Liu Yanli breathed a sigh of relief.

This Golden Crow Sun is indeed a live target spell, but when the caster casts this spell, a thick golden flame barrier will condense around them, making it extremely defensive.