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

This Spirit Explosion Pill isn't considered a synthetic pill because it uses the same medicinal materials as a regular Spirit Gathering Pill. It can be refined to a maximum of nine patterns, but the more patterns it has, the more time and effort it consumes.

Therefore, Ye Liuyun generally does not mass-produce pills with too many pill patterns, because it is unnecessary. She doesn't need them herself. At most, she will spend time improving the quality of the pills when she is short of money.

As for those synthesized combat pills, Ye Liuyun can currently only produce three-pattern pills, but their power still has an upper limit. The highest he can refine is four-pattern pills, and four-pattern pills cannot be mass-produced at present.

Ye Liuyun's pills are of the highest quality that can be refined to produce nine patterns, but currently he can only refine nine-patterned regular green-grade pills. The higher the grade, the fewer patterns will be produced.

With her current soul power strength, she is still unable to refine conventional pills of blue grade or higher.

However, Ye Liuyun didn't need regular pills.

"Fairy, what kind of pill is this?" Patriarch Zhou asked incredulously, looking at the pill in his hand.

The heads of the other three families also smelled the strong medicinal fragrance and came to Zhou's side to examine the pills. Their reactions upon seeing the pills were similar to those of Zhou.

"This pill is an improved version of a pill that gathers spiritual energy. I call it the Spirit Explosion Pill. You'll know its effects after you take it," Ye Liuyun said.

After thinking for a moment, Patriarch Zhou decisively swallowed the pill, because Ye Liuyun had no reason to use such methods to harm him.

After the Zhou family head consumed the pill, a large amount of spiritual energy surged into his body in an instant. He clearly felt his cultivation level increase at that moment.

This pill is, after all, an improved version of the Spirit Gathering Pill, and its effects are indeed much better than the Spirit Gathering Pill. However, for a Nascent Soul cultivator, it only increases the cultivation infusion by nine days.

The amount of spiritual energy required for the Nascent Soul Realm is far greater than that required for the Sea of ​​Wheels Realm. A single infusion of Nine Heavens cultivation energy is insufficient for Dao Palace cultivators to experience significant improvement; large quantities are necessary for any effect.

Even so, just this one pill was enough to make the Zhou family head unable to believe it, because it was just a pill that directly increased cultivation level in an instant.

"My God, what kind of miraculous elixir is this? One pill has actually raised my cultivation level by nine heavens?" After completely absorbing the pill, Patriarch Zhou looked at Ye Liuyun with disbelief.

The other three were equally frightened. If this pill could really increase one's cultivation level by nine degrees, then if it could be mass-produced, the cultivators of their four families could improve their cultivation level in the shortest amount of time.

"Don't look at me. As long as you have the medicinal materials, you can have as many pills as you want. Not only that, I also have pills here that can directly break through bottlenecks, namely the Breakthrough Pill. If you are willing to cooperate with me, I can provide these pills to your three families free of charge," Ye Liuyun said directly.

Having said that, if the four family heads still refuse to accept this, then they would be incredibly foolish.

Every opportunity comes with risk. Now that an opportunity has been presented to them, can they refuse it? To refuse would be too cowardly.

"We, the four families, are willing to pledge our allegiance to Fairy Liuyun." The heads of the four families quickly bowed and agreed to Ye Liuyun's request.

Ye Liuyun smiled.

"Hehe, it was a pleasant collaboration. I believe you won't regret cooperating with me. In that case, let's call our organization 'Cloud' from now on. It's not a sect, but an organization. The four of you are the first members of Cloud, and more organizations will definitely join in the future." Ye Liuyun put away his smile and said seriously.

After finalizing the organization's name, Ye Liuyun will definitely need to discuss some matters with the heads of the four families, establish some rules, and begin formal operations, which will certainly take some time.

This is similar to starting a company. Even if you have people and money, you still need time to prepare other things.

Ye Liuyun won't stay here for long. After she settles things here, she'll need to find the location of the Dongfang family first.

Meanwhile, let's talk about Xu Ye, the one who was injured by Ye Liuyun.

Xu Ye didn't dare stay in Xilin City at all, and immediately fled back to the Lingjian Sect, which was located on Lingjian Mountain, more than 50 miles away from Xilin City.

With Xu Ye's speed, he quickly returned to the Spirit Sword Sect.

"External Affairs Steward Xu Ye, requests an audience with the Sect Master on urgent matters." Xu Ye's voice rang out within the Spirit Sword Sect.

A moment later, in the main hall of the Spirit Sword Sect.

A cool and aloof woman dressed in a light blue dress sat dignifiedly on the sect leader's throne, looking down at Xu Ye, who was kneeling on one knee below the stage.

This woman is Chu Menghan, the sect leader of the Spirit Sword Sect.

"Xu Ye, what happened to you? How did you get such serious injuries? Who did this?" Chu Menghan raised an eyebrow and asked with some displeasure.

"Reporting to the sect leader, there was a woman whose exact cultivation level was unknown who clashed with the four major families of Xilin City. She attacked the Zhou family with ruthless methods and was about to attack the other three families. As the city lord of Xilin City, I naturally could not sit idly by, so I went to confront her. Unexpectedly, this woman attacked me because she was stronger."

"I was no match for them and was forced to flee back to the sect to report the news and request their assistance," Xu Ye quickly explained.

This guy told 90% of the truth, but mixed in 10% falsehood. He didn't mention that he received benefits from three families, which is why he went to stop Ye Liuyun's actions.

"Oh? Is that so? Even you are no match for him? Didn't you tell him that Xilin City is the territory of my Spirit Sword Sect?" Chu Menghan thought for a moment and then asked.

"I did tell her, but this woman just said, 'I don't know anything about the Spirit Sword Sect,' completely disregarding our sect, and then attacked me," Xu Ye said.

Having said that, Chu Menghan couldn't just sit idly by; this was blatant provocation against their Spirit Sword Sect.

"I understand. You should go down and heal your wounds quickly. I'll have the Grand Elder go and take a look. The Grand Elder is at the half-step Four Extremes Secret Realm, which should be enough to suppress her," Chu Menghan said.

Xu Ye immediately showed a look of surprise and then left the main hall.

Not long after he left the main hall, more than a dozen streaks of azure light flew out of Spirit Sword Mountain and headed towards West Forest City.

Upon closer inspection, the leader was a cold and stern woman in green robes, followed by more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Dao Palace.

In the Spirit Sword Sect, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage are all inner disciples.

"Elder, who dares to run wild in our Spirit Sword Sect's territory that requires you to personally intervene?" a female disciple asked, somewhat puzzled.

The woman leading the group was the Grand Elder of the Spirit Sword Sect, named Mu Qinglian, a half-step Four Extremes cultivator.

The Spirit Sword Sect is somewhat dominated by women; most of the high-ranking members with advanced cultivation levels are female cultivators.

"I don't know, but someone who can defeat Xu Ye, who is in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, with a single punch is probably no less powerful than me. If the Vice Sect Master hadn't been away on business, I probably would have sent him instead," Mu Qinglian said, shaking her head.

But once they left, they didn't return so easily.

It was late afternoon, near dusk, when night was approaching.

Mu Qinglian led her people to Xilin City, and then, with great momentum, arrived above the Zhou family mansion.

"I am Mu Qinglian, the Grand Elder of the Spirit Sword Sect. I request that the fellow Daoist from the Zhou family who injured Xu Ye come out and meet me," Mu Qinglian called out aggressively.

After a while, Ye Liuyun came out of a pavilion, took the Wind Wing Pill, flew towards Mu Qinglian, and arrived in front of Mu Qinglian.

"Looking for me? I wonder what advice you have for me, fellow Daoist?" Ye Liuyun asked Mu Qinglian with a smile.

When the disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect saw that Ye Liuyun's cultivation level was only at the Spirit Stream Realm, they immediately became puzzled.

"How could he be just a minor Spirit Stream Realm cultivator? Elder, is Deacon Xu mistaken? Are you sure it was this person who injured him?" The Spirit Sword Sect disciple was puzzled.

When Mu Qinglian saw Ye Liuyun, she also couldn't sense how strong Ye Liuyun was. Usually, in this situation, either his cultivation level was higher than hers, or he was just pretending to be a ghost.

"Elder, watch me take him down!" A male disciple in the Foundation Establishment stage flew directly towards Ye Liuyun.

But the next moment, a white streak of light, like an arrow, pierced directly through the disciple's chest.

"Pfft!" The disciple let out a muffled groan and then fell from the sky.

"What?!" This scene was too sudden, but other disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect immediately flew down and caught the guy.

This one move alone shows that Ye Liuyun is no ordinary person.

Ye Liuyun is currently maintaining her ability to strike with her fingers, so it's clear that the attack just now was unleashed by her.

"What kind of eyesight do you have? How dare you jump around in front of me?" Ye Liuyun said, rolling his eyes.

"You? Damn it, how dare you launch a sneak attack! Go, grab her!" The other disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect couldn't help but want to take action.

However, Mu Qinglian stopped her.

"Stop! You are no match for her. Back off!" Mu Qinglian said in a deep voice.

With a single finger, she pierced through a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Regardless of whether it was a sneak attack or not, none of these disciples could possibly be a match for the person in front of them. Mu Qinglian had that much judgment.

"Hehe, isn't that right? You should do it yourself. Only if you do it will you have a chance to play with me," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

Mu Qinglian snorted coldly, then drew her sword, preparing to fight Ye Liuyun. But what happened next left Mu Qinglian dumbfounded.

Just as she attacked Ye Liuyun, a cold, sharp light slashed towards her from Ye Liuyun's direction.

Her weapon snapped in two, and she was frozen by a chilling aura, losing her fighting ability and falling from the sky.

All of this happened very suddenly.

"Elder?" The disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect were terrified to see their Elder defeated in a single move.

Their first instinct was to flee, but the next moment, more than a dozen figures soared into the sky from inside the Zhou family mansion and quickly subdued the Spirit Sword Sect disciples.

"Let me go! You're from one of the four great families of Xilin City, aren't you? Are you planning a rebellion?" the disciples threatened.

Zhou Chaoyang and the others had no choice; this was considered a pledge of allegiance.

As for Mu Qinglian, Ye Liuyun didn't kill her either, mainly because the power of the Ice Soul wasn't enough to kill her; he had enough to control her.

Mu Qinglian landed in the outer courtyard of the Zhou residence, creating a large crater in the ground, demonstrating just how hard the ice crystals encasing her were.

"What kind of power is this? It has frozen me so I can't even use my powers. Damn it, this woman is no ordinary person. Our Spirit Sword Sect is in trouble." Mu Qinglian desperately wanted to break free and report to the sect.

Ye Liuyun quickly arrived in front of Mu Qinglian, smiling as he looked at the frozen Mu Qinglian.

"You can stay here as a guest for now. Once your sect leader discovers you're undergoing trials, he'll likely send people to search for you. Then, I'll catch those who come looking for you too. Perfect." Ye Liuyun said to Mu Qinglian with a sinister smile.

"You? What exactly do you want? Our Spirit Sword Sect has no grudge against you, aren't you going too far?" Mu Qinglian questioned.

Ye Liuyun smiled noncommittally. She had decided that the Spirit Sword Sect would soon become their stronghold in the Cloud Realm. It was very suitable, since even the strongest among them was only at the peak of the Divine Form Realm, and she had plenty of ways to deal with them.

"You can't blame me for this. You provoked me first, and I was just defending myself," Ye Liuyun said.

After saying that, Ye Liuyun signaled to the Zhou family to carry the woman away.

After the Lingjian Sect members were arrested and imprisoned, the heads of the four major families came over to inquire.

"Fairy, are you really planning to go to war with the Spirit Sword Sect? Also, will Mu Qinglian be alright?"

Ye Liuyun shook his head.

"Don't worry, the Spirit Sword Sect will soon be part of our Cloud Organization." Ye Liuyun said this.

After saying that, he returned to his residence.

The heads of the four major families looked at each other in bewilderment. They realized that they had underestimated Ye Liuyun, or rather, underestimated his ambition.

A few days later, at the Spirit Sword Sect.

Mu Qinglian and her dozen or so disciples had been gone for three days and had not yet returned, nor had they sent any message back to the sect, which made Chu Menghan anxious.

"It's been three days, really? Why haven't I heard a single word? They're not even replying to my messages?" Chu Menghan paced anxiously back and forth in the sect's main hall.

After thinking for a while, she immediately notified the sect elders to come to the main hall.

The elders of the Spirit Sword Sect are all at least at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and there are six of them.

"Sect Master, what's wrong? Why did you summon us here?" These six elders consisted of four women and two men.

"The Grand Elder is in trouble. You few, come with me to Xilin City," Chu Menghan said with a serious expression.

And so, the Spirit Sword Sect Master, along with the six elders and a group of elite disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect, went to Xilin City.

They came with great force, but still, they never returned.

With the Ice Soul in hand, Ye Liuyun was practically a sealing artifact. As soon as Chu Menghan and the others arrived at the Zhou family, Ye Liuyun used the power of the Ice Soul without saying a word to seal her, as well as the other elders and disciples, all inside the ice crystal.

This is in the Zhou family's private prison, where ice sculptures are locked in cages. Right now, all the high-ranking members of the Spirit Sword Sect, except for the vice sect leader and their ancestor, are here.

Ye Liuyun walked in with a grin.

"Hehe, fellow Daoists, how are you? Now, we can talk about cooperation." Ye Liuyun approached Chu Menghan and the others with a devilish smile.

These people had all become obedient; the person in front of them was too powerful, especially that sword, which they were completely unable to withstand.

"Fellow Daoist, what is the purpose of your actions? Please speak frankly," Chu Menghan asked telepathically.

Ye Liuyun chuckled.

"Simple. In short, I'll get the entire Spirit Sword Sect to join the organization I've created, Cloud Tower," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

Chu Menghan was stunned.

"What? You want our Spirit Sword Sect to submit to you?" Chu Menghan asked in astonishment.

"Hehe, that's pretty much it. Give me an answer, I need it now," Ye Liuyun said.

However, Chu Menghan is not the true leader of the Spirit Sword Sect, so it is impossible for her to agree to Ye Liuyun's unreasonable request.

"Impossible. How could my esteemed Spirit Sword Sect submit to you? Besides, I can't make that decision myself." Chu Menghan refused outright.

Ye Liuyun rolled her eyes when she heard this.

"It seems you're still hoping for the best. Alright, then let's wait a little longer. A family should be complete. I think it should be soon." After saying this, Ye Liuyun turned and left.

A few days later, the vice sect leader of the Spirit Sword Sect returned, but upon her return, she discovered that all the sect's high-ranking members and most of the elite disciples had disappeared. After inquiring, she learned that the sect's high-ranking members had gone to Xilin City.

However, something was amiss, and fearing something terrible might happen, she summoned the patriarch of the Spirit Sword Sect, the Jade Sword Fairy.

But what can a cultivator at the peak of the Divine Form Realm do?

Ye Liuyun isn't playing games with them right now; if it were, she'd be in the mood to spar.