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

"Tell me, where is the Nangong family located?" Ye Liuyun asked again.

The King of Chu naturally explained the location of the Nangong family to Ye Liuyun in detail.

The Nangong family was based in Nangong City, Linjiang Prefecture, which could be described as the most prosperous city in the entire Nanling region.

Moreover, all the industries in this city belong to the Nangong family. The Nangong family has a high degree of control over this place. Even during periods of peace in the imperial court, this place is autonomously managed by the Nangong family.

So finding a place is very simple.

To be honest, Ye Liuyun had a feeling that the Nangong family might not be so simple. Think about it, Ye Feiwu knew that the Li family of Tang Kingdom had the background of the Nine Heavens Holy Land. Simply relying on ordinary Jianghu forces and merchants would not change anything.

Of course, Ye Liuyun himself needs to determine all of this.

She learned some information from Lin Aoxue: Lin Aoxue's current status and position allow her to access many things they don't know.

According to Lin Aoxue, the families that her two families were linked by marriage seemed to have some background in the cultivation world, and were not purely secular forces.

After obtaining the information he wanted, Ye Liuyun quickly left the Chu King's residence, then found Fan Ling and Hei Niu, and immediately summoned Liu Su to leave overnight.

As for the King of Chu, he was just a mortal. Ye Liuyun could easily give him a hint and he would forget everything. At most, he would think he had dreamt it and wouldn't take it seriously.

Chapter 398 Visiting Relatives (4000 words)

The next day, within the territory of Linjiang Prefecture.

Above a vast city, Ye Liuyun was riding on Liusu, circling high in the sky. The city below was Nangong City.

After entering Linjiang Prefecture, Ye Liuyun simply asked around and found out the location.

"Master, take a look. Is there anything amiss in Nangong City?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Lin Qingyou immediately glanced at Nangong Cheng below, and then said with some surprise.

"Wow? That's amazing! There are several auras of the Transformation Realm and a large number of cultivators in Nangong City. This is no ordinary city; it's more like a large cultivation sect."

Alright, now that Lin Qingyou has explained it, Ye Liuyun finally understands.

They were keeping many things from her and Lin Aoxue.

"Liusu, go down," Ye Liuyun gestured.

Liu Su nodded, and then landed outside Nangong City, knowing she couldn't directly enter the city.

After landing, Ye Liuyun put Liusu and Black Bull back into the pet bag, and then took Fan Ling into Nangong City.

Unlike Jianglin City, which has a classical atmosphere, Nangong City is grand and imposing, and carries an air of nobility.

Most of the people entering and leaving Nangong City are ordinary people, not cultivators. It is likely that only the Nangong family is a cultivator family, while most of the people in the city are ordinary people.

The main gate of Nangong City was guarded by members of the Nangong family. They were all dressed in orange and white brocade robes, and they were all of different ages and dressed very differently.

Ye Liuyun glanced at the group of people at the city gate.

"Lingxi Realm guarding the city gate? But that seems sufficient." Ye Liuyun glanced at them and then prepared to walk in.

However, just as Ye Liuyun was about to enter, the disciples of the Nangong family at the door immediately stopped him.

"Hey! Kid, you're not a resident of Nangong City, are you?" a young man said in a deep voice.

Ye Liuyun found it strange, so he asked in return.

"What, outsiders aren't allowed to enter Nangong City anymore?"

"No, that's not it. If you were an ordinary person, you would have gone in without a second thought. You should understand what I mean. I'm just reminding you that you can go in, but don't cause trouble," the young man said seriously.

This was purely because they discovered Ye Liuyun was a cultivator, so they stopped her, fearing she would cause trouble in the city.

"Don't worry, as long as no one messes with me, I definitely won't provoke anyone." Ye Liuyun said, then walked inside.

Once inside Nangong City, everything inside... well, let's just say this place looks like it belongs to a nouveau riche. Everything is glittering with gold, all the buildings are glittering with gold-plated tiles, it's dazzling to the eyes.

"What the heck is the point of having so many golden glazed tiles?" Ye Liuyun said, speechless.

The population here is not as dense as in Jianglin City; on the contrary, it is rather spacious.

Nangong City has a population of nearly one million, and its area is larger than that of Jianglin City.

"Master, is there any way for me to enter the Nangong family quietly?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Unfortunately, Lin Qingyou couldn't help her this time.

“This time you’ll have to rely on your own brain. Nangong City itself is surrounded by a large anti-air formation. The Nangong family is in that direction, and that side is protected by multiple layers of defensive formations. The formations are very sophisticated. Unless you can completely ignore them, you will definitely be discovered,” Lin Qingyou said.

"The guards are so tight? I feel like they're even tighter than those of the Supreme Response Sect," Ye Liuyun said in surprise.

Lin Qingyou shook her head.

Ye Liuyun had to think of a way. After thinking for a while, she decided to visit openly and honestly first, and try it out. If her sister was indeed with the Nangong family, then the Nangong family could be considered her relatives.

Ye Liuyun definitely couldn't mess around on his relatives' territory.

With that, Ye Liuyun walked towards the location of the Nangong family.

A while later, at the main gate of the Nangong family, the Nangong family's location was very high. You had to go up a long flight of steps to reach the main gate of the Nangong family. The place was very grand.

"Halt! Who are you? What brings you here?" Ye Liuyun was stopped by the guards as soon as he arrived. The guards here had suddenly risen to the Foundation Establishment stage of the Dao Palace realm, a whole realm stronger than the guards at the city gate. This showed that the Nangong family must have a very strong foundation.

"Eh? Fellow Daoist, I'm here to find someone. I wonder if your Nangong family has anyone named Nangong Yinghui?" Ye Liuyun asked.

The guard was taken aback when he heard the name, then thought about it carefully and asked the others.

"Sorry, there is no such person in our Nangong family. Young man, not everyone named Nangong is a member of our Nangong family," the guard said.

Ye Liuyun had a toothache, so he asked again.

"Does your family have a woman named Ye Ninglu?"

Upon hearing Ye Ninglu's name, the two clearly reacted, exhibiting a mixture of confusion and surprise, along with a wary expression.

Upon seeing their reactions, Ye Liuyun knew that his sister was indeed there.

Even if she weren't here, the Nangong family would definitely know about Ye Ninglu.

"Never heard of him, get out of here, don't get in the way. The person you're looking for isn't here." The guards' attitude suddenly turned sour, and they began to drive Ye Liuyun away.

Ye Liuyun was a little annoyed. She definitely had to go into this place. Her sister was most likely here, and she needed to figure out what she didn't know.

"Eh? Gentlemen, Ye Ninglu is my sister. I know she's in the Nangong family. Could you at least inform her for me?" Ye Liuyun said, frowning.

However, these people clearly did not want to hear Ye Liuyun's words, or rather, their sister's identity in the Nangong family was special and taboo, and could not be known by others.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Given how sensitive their family members were back then, how could they possibly marry into the Nangong family openly and honestly?

"Get lost, I don't want to say it a second time." These people were no longer polite and were about to make a move.

Ye Liuyun was at her wit's end; she felt she had to make a big fuss.

Just as the group was preparing to use brute force to drive her away, Ye Liuyun made her move. With a wave of her hand, a powerful force sent all of them flying in an instant.

The group landed in various places with a thud, but Ye Liuyun only used the force of the push and did not hurt them. At most, it made things difficult for them.

The group landed, somewhat disheveled, and steadied themselves before staring at Ye Liuyun with disbelief.

You should know that in their eyes Ye Liuyun was just a cultivator in the Spirit Stream Realm.

A mere Spirit Stream Realm cultivator was able to easily defeat six Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

"Oh ho? You've got some skills, aren't you? Not as weak as you look. Kid, do you have a death wish? Daring to cause trouble at the gates of our Nangong family?" Feeling humiliated, the men drew their swords.

You should know that not many people dare to cause trouble for the Nangong family.

"I told you, I'm here to find someone. I don't want to have a conflict with you. If you can't leave, why don't you just inform them? If I really am a relative of your Nangong family, aren't you just asking for trouble by doing this?" Ye Liuyun retorted.

But these people just gave a cold laugh.

"What a joke! We've met all the relatives of the Nangong family. There's no one like you here. Do you really think the Nangong family is a place that anyone can just walk into?" The leading Nangong family disciple sneered.

After saying that, he attacked Ye Liuyun, intending to take him down.

But Ye Liuyun stood still, waiting for them to attack her. She didn't even bother to fight back, letting their weapons fall on her.

Unfortunately, Ye Liuyun's physical strength was comparable to that of a high-grade spiritual weapon, so their attacks couldn't harm him at all.

After their attack, they found Ye Liuyun completely unharmed, and their expressions grew even uglier.

"What? How is this possible? You were attacked so many times by the six of us and you're completely unharmed?" The six men were speechless.

Ye Liuyun ignored them and walked directly up the steps.

"How dare you force your way in?" The group tried to stop him again, but Ye Liuyun ignored them. They quickly took out their magic weapons to try and control him, but even if they managed to trap him, they couldn't stop him from moving forward.

In their eyes, Ye Liuyun was like a stubborn rock, and there was nothing they could do about him.

"Damn it, do you really not want to live anymore? Call for help!" The leading disciple of the Nangong family clung tightly to the rope, being dragged to the ground by Ye Liuyun.

They realized that they couldn't fight against those who were jealous of them, so they immediately sent a message to their family that a cultivator had come to provoke them.

As soon as these words were spoken, a great deal of trouble ensued, and many cultivators at the Dao Palace realm immediately poured out from the main gate of the Nangong family.

Among these people was a Dao Palace Core Formation stage cultivator, a middle-aged man, who was probably the leader of this group of guards.

"Stop right there!" The man slammed a palm strike at Ye Liuyun from a distance.

However, the golden magical palm print shattered upon landing on Ye Liuyun, and Ye Liuyun walked past unharmed.

Fan Ling was still down below, hiding far away.

"This? Impossible! You took my palm strike without blocking at all? You're a body cultivator?" the middle-aged man exclaimed in surprise.

"Fellow Daoist, I'm here to visit relatives, not to cause trouble. Please announce my identity; I am Ye Liuyun from the Ye family of Qixia Town, Jiangzhou Prefecture, here to pay my respects." Ye Liuyun exuded an air of dominance as he introduced himself as he walked.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment after hearing Ye Liuyun's identity information.

"The Ye family of Qixia Town?" This middle-aged man must know something.

He quickly waved to his subordinates, signaling them to stop the attack.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun understood what the other party meant, so he stopped his arrogant advance.

“Indeed, fellow Daoist, you should know Ye Ninglu, right? She is my elder sister. If you are not particularly familiar with her, you might as well inform her. I don’t want to cause any trouble,” Ye Liuyun said again.

The middle-aged man thought for a moment.

"Alright, please wait a moment." He gestured for Ye Liuyun to wait a moment, then took out his identity token, clearly intending to inquire with someone of higher status in the family.

Meanwhile, within the Nangong family, in a special space—a place that seemed like a small world, a hidden paradise inhabited by many cultivators—this place resembled more of a cultivation sect.

This place is the inner clan of the Nangong family. The Nangong family is divided into outer and inner clans, which is based on blood relations.

Inside one of the exquisite pavilions, a woman who looked remarkably like Ye Liuyun was playing the zither and flute with a young man in a courtyard, like a divine couple.

Upon closer inspection, weren't they Ye Ninglu and Nangong Yinghui?

These two people have been gone for sixty or seventy years, but instead of getting older, they've gotten younger! They look like they're only in their early thirties.

Moreover, looking at Ye Ninglu, she is no ordinary person; she is clearly a cultivator, and her cultivation level is at the Dao Palace level.

Nangong Yinghui is also one of them.

"Hey? Ninglu, stop for a moment, someone sent me a message," Nangong Yinghui said.

Ye Ninglu was taken aback.

"Who is it?" Ye Ninglu asked.

Nangong Yinghui was stunned after reading the message in his hand.

"This? No way, your brother, my brother-in-law, has come looking for us." Nangong Yinghui said in surprise.

"what?"

Ye Ninglu was equally surprised and stood up.

"No, are you sure?" Ye Ninglu asked, both excited and doubtful.

“Really? Let’s go take a look,” Nangong Yinghui said.

Ye Ninglu was somewhat excited.

"Alright, alright, let's go take a look." The two said as they flew in a certain direction, eventually passing through a barrier that resembled a barrier.

As for Ye Liuyun, he patiently waited in place.

However, as they waited, it seemed that someone was coming over, but not from the Nangong family; they were returning from outside.

A young boy and girl dressed as disciples of the Nangong family arrived at the steps, chatting and laughing.