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

"What's going on between you two? Sigh!" Yun Yun wanted to say something, but couldn't bring herself to say it. She could only return to the sect's main hall with the male and female strange birds.

The other elders also captured those small animals from various parts of the sect.

Then, a group of high-ranking members of the Dao Palace realm gathered around and observed the small animals.

The animals didn't seem scared at the time, especially the fox, rabbit, and monkey, who appeared very calm and composed.

"They look no different from ordinary wild animals. And why aren't these two birds talking?" Yunhui asked, looking at the two strange birds.

But it would have been better if Yunhui hadn't spoken. As soon as he did, the two strange birds, male and female, seemed to sense something and suddenly started talking.

"Moon Sister, I don't care whether you can break through to the Dao Palace realm. I only hope that you and I can be together forever and grow old together." The male bird suddenly imitated Yun Hui's voice and said a sentence.

Upon hearing this, Yunhui was stunned.

But what's even more surprising is yet to come.

“Brother Hui, that’s what they think too. Cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality, does cultivating immortality mean completely severing all emotions and desires?” The female bird spoke in a woman’s voice.

As soon as the voice came out, everyone present immediately turned their attention to Yunhui and Yunyue.

Because the sounds these two birds imitated were the voices of the Second Elder Yunhui and the Fourth Elder Yunyue.

Chapter 60 The Invisible Change

Upon hearing this voice, Yunhui and Yunyue's faces immediately turned red. They could feel the intensely questioning gazes of their fellow disciples around them.

Their gazes made them feel like they were sitting on pins and needles.

"Senior Sister, let's roast these two demonic birds," Yun Hui suggested, his face ashen.

“That’s right. I think we absolutely cannot let these two strange birds live. It would be better to roast them,” Yunyue suggested with a dark face.

As soon as the two of them spoke, the two strange birds that resembled magpies immediately shut up.

As for Yunxiao and the others, they clearly wanted to laugh, but they were trying hard to suppress their expressions.

As disciples of the same generation, they certainly knew that Yun Yue and Yun Hui were once lovers when they were still at the Sea of ​​Wheels realm, but they separated after reaching the Dao Palace realm due to some events.

These two strange birds have clearly revealed things from their youth. It seems that these two strange birds can read people's minds and then imitate their thoughts.

The outer sect elders looked puzzled. Many of them didn't know what was going on, but they didn't dare to ask too many questions.

"Ahem, it seems these two strange birds have the ability to see through people's hearts, but they are just two ordinary strange birds, so why do they have such incredible abilities?" Yun Yun fell into deep thought.

Seeing that no one was dwelling on their youthful indiscretions, Yunhui and Yunyue gradually calmed down. However, the look in their eyes was incredibly strange.

Having determined the abilities of the two strange birds, they turned their attention to the other animals, but the other animals did not seem to show any abnormalities; they were just too calm.

Especially the rabbit, the monkey, and the fox—these three little animals gave off a very spiritual feeling. Their eyes were similar to those of humans. They sat quietly on the ground, allowing everyone to observe them.

Yun Yun and the others examined it for a long time, and the final result was that, apart from the strangeness, they could not see any other clues.

After some thought, they decided to put the little creatures back in the back mountain. After all, the immortals cared a lot about sentient beings and would not kill them unless there was a special reason.

Ye Liuyun, the one who started this whole thing, had no idea what strange things would happen in the future after she gave those little animals random medicine. These animals were the same ones she had forcibly fed medicine to yesterday, which had caused them to die and then been buried. They had all come back to life, so it seemed that Ye Liuyun's medicine had worked.

"Liuyun, Liuyun." Ye Liuyun, who was studying medicine at his residence, heard Lin Aoxue's voice coming from outside the door.

Upon hearing this behind him, Ye Liuyun immediately stopped what he was doing, opened the door, and went out.

As soon as they came out, they saw Lin Aoxue standing outside the courtyard. The disciples' living area was protected by a powerful array. If the master did not deactivate the array, outsiders would be attacked by the array as soon as they entered.

"Oh, my dear wife has arrived. Come in." Ye Liuyun deactivated the formation and gestured for Lin Aoxue to enter.

"Get lost, who's whose wife is still uncertain." Lin Aoxue chuckled and then went inside.

After entering, Lin Aoxue glanced at the spirit peach tree that had been struck by lightning and reduced to a stump. The main reason was that as soon as she entered, she felt that the spirit peach tree stump was emanating a strange power. Of course, it was also possible that her feeling was wrong.

When she entered Ye Liuyun's residence, the house smelled strongly of medicinal herbs, and there were bottles and jars everywhere, giving her the feeling of returning to the Ye family home.

"Every time I come here it's a mess. Can you tidy it up? Does this look like a place for a human to live?" Lin Aoxue said, rolling her eyes.

Then he patiently tidied up Ye Liuyun's place.

"Hehe, I tend to forget about time and other things when I'm making medicine. How come you've finished all the pills I gave you?" Ye Liuyun asked, coming up behind Lin Aoxue and putting his arm around her slender waist.

"Well, something strange happened at the sect just now. A lot of small animals entered the sect from the back mountain. Among them was a pair of strange birds that seemed to be able to mimic the conversations of lovers. Didn't you know?" Lin Aoxue turned her head and asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun's heart skipped a beat. Many strange little animals? This easily reminded her of the little animals she had poisoned yesterday.

"Huh? This, no way?" Ye Liuyun was stunned.

When Lin Aoxue saw Ye Liuyun's expression, she knew that this matter might be related to Ye Liuyun, because Ye Liuyun always liked to research some random pills. If Ye Liuyun caught some small animals to experiment on in order to test the medicine, it would seem plausible.

After all, although she wouldn't ask too many questions about Ye Liuyun's affairs, she still knew some things more or less, and Ye Liuyun hadn't deliberately tried to hide anything.

"Hey! It really is related to you. You better watch out, don't cause too much trouble. Of course, even if you do cause trouble, make sure no one finds out," Lin Aoxue warned.

Ye Liuyun nodded, then took out several large medicine bottles from his person and handed them to Lin Aoxue.

These pills include the Exploding Spirit Pill, which she developed herself, as well as high-quality Transformation Spirit Pill and Earth Spirit Pill. These pills are exactly what Lin Aoxue urgently needs at this stage. By the way, Lin Aoxue has already reached the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm and is only one step away from the Spirit Pattern Realm.

In the eyes of other cultivators, Ye Liuyun showed no progress whatsoever; his spiritual energy fluctuations remained at the early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm.

Although Ye Liuyun had told Lin Aoxue that her cultivation path was different from ordinary people, Lin Aoxue was still very worried about Ye Liuyun.

After taking the pill, Lin Aoxue turned around, put her arm around Ye Liuyun's neck, and asked with a worried look in her eyes.

"Liu Yun, your cultivation method should also increase lifespan, right?"

Seeing Lin Aoxue's concerned expression, Ye Liuyun immediately replied.

"Don't worry, the cultivation method I practice is very special. After I turn eighteen, I will stop aging. As for lifespan, you don't need to worry about it at all."

Lin Aoxue breathed a slight sigh of relief when she heard Ye Liuyun say that.

"That's good. Sigh! Seeing you like this, I almost forgot what you used to look like. I wonder what kind of cultivation technique you've been practicing. You seem to be getting more and more feminine." Lin Aoxue released Ye Liuyun and looked him up and down.

Ye Liuyun, dressed in a white dress, with her near-perfect figure, seemed more like a woman than she was.

When this topic came up, Ye Liuyun couldn't help but gesture to show off his own figure.

"Hey! You'd better not remind me. I'm totally embarrassed now. A few years ago I said I wouldn't have an abortion, but after all these years, I almost don't recognize myself anymore," Ye Liuyun said with a mournful face.

She's too afraid to look in the mirror now. When she does, the first thing she sees is a pure and beautiful face, so delicate and lovely that it evokes pity.

Looking at this face felt incredibly incongruous; it was completely different from the self she remembered deep down. After seeing it so many times, she almost forgot what she used to look like.

"It's inevitable that you'll become feminine on the outside, but I don't want you to become feminine on the inside either. Come on, let me help you rediscover the feeling of being a man," Lin Aoxue said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun immediately asked Lin Qingyou to help isolate them from outside detection. The two of them would make sure to meet at least once a month, and this meeting was something to cherish, so they would definitely make the most of their time together.

The couple, who had been together for two lifetimes, were an old married couple. At first, Ye Liuyun might have felt a little awkward, but after a while, he seemed to have less resistance and was even bolder than Lin Aoxue.

Although it feels different from when you're with a man, it still brings physical and mental pleasure and isn't particularly repulsive.

Chapter 61 Four Sects Linked Up

In fact, for Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, their life in the Yunxia Sect was dull, monotonous, and restrictive.

Furthermore, their relationship, in the eyes of those unaware of Ye Liuyun's background, was a forbidden romance between two women, something that could never be accepted by the world.

If Ye Liuyun were still a man, the two could openly express their romantic relationship without worrying about what others would say.

To break the rules requires absolute power, and neither of them currently possesses that power.

Don't say things like, "If they didn't cultivate immortality, they might be free." If they didn't cultivate immortality, the two women would have an even greater chance of being together.

In this world, women who are beautiful but lack ability generally don't have a good ending.

Living in the secular world, it is virtually impossible to break free from the constraints of worldly rules. However, once one becomes a cultivator and grows stronger, the rules become meaningless, and one may even be able to rebuild the rules.

Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue both believed that such a day would come, but it certainly wouldn't be now.

In fact, Lin Aoxue herself had a feeling that if Ye Liuyun continued to live as a woman, the final result would be that she would become like a normal woman, at least in appearance. Therefore, she did not expect Ye Liuyun to maintain her original appearance, as that was unrealistic.

Ye Liuyun understood this principle as well. Fortunately, her heart never wavered, and her love for Lin Aoxue remained unchanged. However, as time went on, their feelings for each other were bound to change.

For example, romantic feelings between men and women might fade slightly, giving rise to a kind of bond similar to that between sisters or best friends—a feeling somewhere between romantic love and sisterhood.

Half an hour later, Lin Aoxue straightened her clothes slightly and walked out of Ye Liuyun's residence with a satisfied look on her face, leaving the outer disciples' living area.

As for Ye Liuyun, she walked to the dressing mirror in the room and took a careful look at herself again.

"Oh! What a beautiful and innocent face! Is this really me? Can a change in gender really alter one's self-perception? When will I be able to refine the elixir to turn me back into a man? Ten years later, a hundred years later, or a thousand years later?"

"But even if I manage to concoct the antidote by then, will I still be able to be a man again?"

Ye Liuyun looked at himself in the mirror, full of questions.

It's right that she has questions; it shows that she's not just living each day in a daze, but that she's reflecting on life.

After thinking for a while, Ye Liuyun put on his clothes and went to the back mountain as soon as possible. Sure enough, as soon as he arrived, he saw that the soil where he had buried the small animals had been dug up and all the animal carcasses buried inside were gone.

"As expected, it seems the pills are working. Master, can you find out where these guys are?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingyou immediately scanned the area with her divine sense and quickly discovered the unusual animals.

They were scattered around the back hills, and to be honest, nothing seemed amiss.

There were a few strange animals, such as the fox, the rabbit, and the monkey. They were squatting by a pool in the back of the mountain. The three of them seemed to be contemplating life, sitting by the water, looking at the sky with blank expressions.

These three little creatures give off a very human feeling.

"Interesting? They've actually developed intelligence, and it seems to be more than just ordinary intelligence." Lin Qingyou thought these three little animals were the most special.

After observing, Lin Qingyou said to Ye Liuyun.

"Kid, you'd better not bother with those little things. Just let them be. They seem to have undergone some inexplicable changes, and you'd never figure out why."

Ye Liuyun could tell from Lin Qingyou's expression that she wasn't joking. She couldn't yet determine what effect the pills had on the small animals, and if it was something bad, then it would be troublesome.

"That's true. I'd better leave then. I can't just give these animals pills anymore." Ye Liuyun said awkwardly, then quickly left the back mountain.

However, ever since these little animals ate Ye Liuyun's pills, all sorts of comical things have happened within the sect.

A mischievous monkey was causing trouble everywhere, stealing clothes from female disciples, who often found their bras and trousers missing.

There was also a rabbit that frequently appeared in the training ground. Whenever it saw a disciple not practicing diligently, it would immediately go up and kick the disciple, and then run away right after kicking him.

As for the fox, it frequently appeared in the area where the male disciples lived, and no one knew what it was up to.

Of course, the most annoying ones are those two strange birds, a male and a female. They specialize in revealing the deeds of young couples in the sect, and they do so almost every few days.

This has made some couples afraid to meet up at night, because these two strange birds can almost perfectly replicate what they say and do, which is just asking for trouble.

If Yun Yun hadn't given the order not to harm them, but simply to drive them away, they probably would have been captured and roasted by the disciples long ago.

A few days later, it will be the monthly instruction session for outer disciples again. However, today's instruction is a little special, as it seems there are other things to announce.

Ye Liuyun arrived at the outer disciples' martial arts training hall as usual.

"Hey! Tell me, what's going on with those strange wild beasts? Birds that mimic lovers' conversations, monkeys that steal female disciples' underwear, rabbits that kick people, and oh yeah, there's a two-legged spotted tiger in the back mountain. I don't know where this spotted tiger got a pair of underwear from, and I see him secretly practicing his skills with the other disciples every day."

As soon as Ye Liuyun arrived at the Martial Arts Pavilion, he heard people all around talking about the strange behavior of the small animals recently.

"Our Yunxia Sect is getting stranger and stranger. Who knows how many more bizarre things will happen in the future?" another disciple sighed.

As Ye Liuyun listened to their conversation, she felt a strange sense of pride. These were all her creations, so she felt quite accomplished.

Once all the outer sect junior disciples had arrived, Yun Cheng, the steward in charge of teaching them combat, came out. The sermon was given by the outer sect elder, Elder Yun Zheng, while Yun Cheng was responsible for practical combat instruction.

"Disciples, there is something I need to inform you. In three days, the sect will conduct the initial disciple assessment. Those who pass the assessment can be promoted to intermediate outer sect disciples. I hope everyone is well prepared," Yun Cheng announced as he stood before the crowd.

This news brought joy to some and sorrow to others.

The assessment for promotion to intermediate outer disciple is conducted annually, but it's not entirely a good thing.

Because once a junior disciple is promoted to an intermediate disciple, while their treatment improves, the sect's mission requirements also increase.

Ye Liuyun is an alchemist. She only needs to go to the alchemy pavilion to refine medicine to complete the monthly disciple attendance task, so there is no risk.

However, it's different for ordinary disciples. Once they are promoted to intermediate disciples, they may have to go out frequently to carry out missions in the Six Yang Mountains and within the territory of the Yunxia Sect.

What kinds of tasks are there? Such as collecting medicinal herbs, gathering materials for crafting weapons, hunting monsters, patrolling the territory, catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits, and so on.

These tasks all carry a certain risk of death, but as immortal cultivators, it is their duty to eliminate demons and suppress evil. Otherwise, why would the sect train you for no reason?

Seeing the commotion, Yuncheng immediately shouted to stop them.

"Shut up, all of you. What's all the noise about? As cultivators, this is your duty. How can you improve your cultivation level without tempering? This assessment for junior disciples to advance to intermediate disciples is being conducted jointly by our Yunxia Sect, along with Xixia Sect, Yanxia Sect, and Zixia Sect."

"It's not just a regular promotion assessment. If you perform well in the assessment, you might be able to directly enter the inner sect. In addition, the four major sects have prepared generous rewards. The higher your score, the higher the reward you will receive," Yun Cheng explained in detail.