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

"Hey? You can do that?" Ye Liuyun's lips twitched.

Since this guy can't be relied on, Ye Liuyun has no choice but to find a solution himself.

"Let's go down," Ye Liuyun said to the Zhou family head and the others.

Although they didn't break the Spirit Sword Sect's grand formation, the Zhou family head and the others were already extremely shocked. Their Cloud Realm actually had a powerful expert at the Transformation Realm guarding it, which meant they were destined to dominate this area.

"Yes, Miss, please go down." The Zhou family head and the others nodded respectfully.

And so they landed in Spirit Sword Mountain. What Ye Liuyun was about to do next was rather unscrupulous.

Upon landing, Ye Liuyun immediately spoke to the Zhou family head and the others.

"All of you, lie down. The methods I'm about to use might affect you. As long as you lie down, you'll be fine."

No need to look anymore, Ye Liuyun is definitely going to attract heavenly lightning to attack the people of the Spirit Sword Sect.

The Zhou family head and the others were somewhat confused, but they dared not disobey and all knelt down. This was the first time Ye Liuyun was going to show off her superb, heaven-defying alchemy skills in front of outsiders.

With a wave of his hand, Ye Liuyun summoned the Myriad Medicines Cauldron before her.

"Hehe, I've never tried using celestial phenomena to attack an enemy before. Your Spirit Sword Sect is lucky. Let's see how long you can hold out, and while we wait for your reinforcements," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

It wasn't that he wanted to deal with the Spirit Sword Sect; the Spirit Sword Sect delivered itself to his doorstep. Since they had come to him, he could only reluctantly subdue them.

"Is Miss going to refine medicine? But can refining medicine really deal with the Spirit Sword Sect's great formation?" The Zhou family head and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

However, as Ye Liuyun began refining the Heavenly Thunder Tempering Pill, the sky quickly changed. In an instant, large patches of dark clouds gathered above Spirit Sword Mountain, and a fierce wind blew, accompanied by lightning and thunder.

"Come on, let the heavenly lightning strike even harder!" Ye Liuyun laughed heartily.

As soon as these words were spoken, something terrible happened. Suddenly, a thunderstorm began to fall from the sky, indiscriminately attacking all the cultivators standing there.

The lightning was particularly concentrated on the Spirit Sword Sect's side, after all, the Spirit Sword Sect has thousands of disciples.

"Ah!" All the cultivators in the Spirit Sword Sect were struck by lightning at the same time, screaming in agony.

Only Chu Menghan and her companion, both cultivators at the Four Extremes Secret Realm, could barely withstand it. But if one strike wasn't enough, two would eventually bring them down. The rest, at the Dao Palace Realm and the Sea of ​​Wheels Realm, couldn't even withstand one strike and were knocked unconscious by the electric shock.

"What kind of technique is this? Why can't our formation withstand this heavenly lightning attack? Did this woman set up a massive lightning formation outside? That's impossible!" Chu Menghan couldn't help but look at Vice Sect Master Yan Man.

However, Yan Man was even more puzzled by what was going on. But when she scanned the area with her divine sense, she discovered that everyone in the sect had been struck by lightning, and none of them had survived. It seemed more like a tribulation lightning strike.

Chapter 423 Subduing the Spirit Sword Sect (5000 words + 2600 monthly votes bonus chapter)

Because the tribulation lightning cannot be avoided and ignores any external force, only one's own strength can resist it.

However, the tribulation lightning shouldn't cover such a large area, and no one in their Spirit Sword Sect is undergoing tribulation. So the only explanation is that someone used special lightning techniques to attack their Spirit Sword Sect.

But the question is, who has the ability to attract lightning strikes to attack them?

"Senior sister, could this also be the work of that demoness?" Yan Man asked in a panic.

However, Chu Menghan was definitely unwilling to believe that Ye Liuyun was behind it. If a person could manipulate the Heavenly Tribulation, wouldn't that be too defying the heavens?

"Impossible, how could she have such power? I think it must be some powerful being from the Transformation Realm using some kind of lightning-based secret technique. Besides, if this heavenly lightning is tribulation lightning, then its attack power is far too weak," Chu Menghan said.

Upon hearing this, Yan Man carefully observed the condition of the elders around her. These elders had all fainted, but they were not dead.

"It seems that Ye Liuyun intends to spare our lives. Senior sister, do you think we can wait for Master to return in this situation? Also, even if Master can bring reinforcements, can they really defeat Ye Liuyun?" Yan Man began to feel uncertain.

As for the Zhou family head and others from the Spirit Sword Sect, they lay on the ground, looking in the direction of the Spirit Sword Sect. This time, their expressions were even more exaggerated than when they saw the Mystic Transformation Realm cultivators before.

The constant influx of lightning into the Spirit Sword Sect was clearly an attack on the sect.

Moreover, seeing Ye Liuyun's crazed expression, it was hard for them not to believe that the lightning was attracted by Ye Liuyun.

"Who exactly is our young lady? She can even attract heavenly lightning to attack the Spirit Sword Sect. Our four families have really managed to get close to a powerful figure," the Zhou family head exclaimed.

"Yes, just as Miss said before, it's just that the opportunity for our four great families has arrived," said the Han family head.

Looking further, many of the powerful individuals who sensed the aura of Nascent Soul cultivators had already arrived at Spirit Sword Mountain. However, upon arrival, they were struck by lightning, which frightened them so much that they quickly left the area covered by thunderclouds and dared not approach.

"Is this tribulation lightning?" The Nascent Soul ancestor of the medium-sized sect withdrew from the Spirit Sword Mountain area after experiencing a heavenly lightning attack, and at the same time, he felt the lightning power in his body.

The power of this lightning felt similar to the heavenly lightning he endured during his tribulation, only much weaker.

Even so, he dared not approach the Spirit Sword Mountain, since there was a Nascent Soul cultivator there who was even stronger than him.

As for the Spirit Sword Sect, he knew about it and understood that it had a strong foundation. Therefore, although the Spirit Sword Sect had declined in recent years, no stronger sects had attacked them.

After Ye Liuyun finished refining one batch of pills, he stopped. As soon as he finished refining the pills, the dark clouds dispersed.

“Patriarch Zhou, go and ask the people from the Spirit Sword Sect again. Do they submit? If they don’t, then we’ll continue,” Ye Liuyun gestured.

The Zhou family head was still in shock when Ye Liuyun suddenly called him. He belatedly got up and flew towards the entrance of the Spirit Sword Sect.

"Sect Master Chu, my young lady asks if your Spirit Sword Sect is convinced and willing to submit. If not, then continue," the Zhou family head transmitted his voice using his magic power.

But Chu Menghan remained defiant.

"I, the sect leader, am not convinced," Chu Menghan finally responded.

With just that one sentence, the Zhou family head shook his head helplessly.

"Sect Master Chu, submitting to my young lady may not be a bad thing. Your Spirit Sword Sect has declined to this point. If you submit, you may be able to regain your former glory. Isn't this a good option?" Patriarch Zhou continued to persuade.

"Get lost, you spineless cowards! My Spirit Sword Sect has been passed down for thousands of years. How can you lowly scoundrels compare to us?" Chu Menghan cursed angrily.

Upon hearing this, the Zhou family head sighed helplessly, then returned to Ye Liuyun's side, preparing for the second round of attacks.

Since the lightning couldn't wake them up, let the cold weather do the talking.

Honestly, the stronger the Spirit Sword Sect's rebellious spirit, the more Ye Liuyun liked it, because such a force, once subdued, would be more loyal and trustworthy than opportunists.

Of course, if these Spirit Sword Sect members are truly capable of withstanding all her attacks, she might let them go out of pity for their unwavering resistance and attack them in other ways.

In short, start with the hard approach, then try the soft approach; if neither works, then forget it.

“Miss, the Spirit Sword Sect still refuses,” the Zhou family head said as he returned to Ye Liuyun’s side.

"Yes, I heard you. Hurry up and chop some firewood to build a campfire here. I'm about to launch the second wave of attacks," Ye Liuyun said.

The Zhou family head and the others certainly didn't know what Ye Liuyun's next move would be, but following Ye Liuyun's orders was definitely the right thing to do.

So they quickly used their magic to chop firewood and set it on fire, while Ye Liuyun began to refine the evolved version of the Ice Heart Pill, so that they could taste the refreshing and exhilarating feeling.

The cold is far more unbearable than the lightning. In short, if lightning doesn't work, then cold comes; if cold doesn't work, then high temperatures come. Unless the people of the Spirit Sword Sect are made of iron, they can't possibly endure it indefinitely.

Even if the higher-ups can withstand it, what about the disciples? Sooner or later, the disciples will break down. Once the disciples become disloyal to their superiors, it will be meaningless for the superiors to continue to persist.

A moment later, the sky was covered by dark clouds again, but this time there was no thunder, only snow, and the temperature in the world continued to drop.

The disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect who had been stunned by lightning shivered and were frozen awake.

"Hiss... Damn it, it's so cold! What's wrong? Why is it suddenly so cold again?" the disciples said uncomfortably.

The Zhou family head and his companions, having lit the campfire beforehand, did not feel the cold. However, when they tried to move away from the fire, they were immediately chilled to the bone.

"This? This feeling... isn't this the feeling we had when it suddenly snowed heavily at Tianduan Ridge last time? So that heavy snow was caused by Miss. This is terrifying! Quickly prepare more firewood; this cold will last for a long time." The Zhou family head and the others had experienced this cold before, so they knew that it was not something they could endure.

"It's cold, so cold, I'm freezing to death!" Disorder quickly broke out among the disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect. How could anyone bear this? Apart from the fire-attribute cultivators and the ice-attribute cultivators, the rest of the cultivators were enduring the unbearable cold.

This coldness is not physical, but a chill that comes from the soul.

"Sect Master, Sect Master, let's surrender! This woman is not human! Her methods are too torturous! Let's surrender!" A disciple began to plead with the sect's main hall.

"Shut up! It's just a bit of cold. Can't you even withstand this little bit of cold? The Supreme Elder has already gone to fetch reinforcements. We just need to hold on for three days, and the reinforcements will arrive. We must hold on even if it means death!" Chu Menghan shouted angrily.

An hour later, Ye Liuyun saw that the snow in the sky had stopped, and then spoke to the Zhou family head again.

"Patriarch Zhou, go and shout again. This time, say it like this..." Ye Liuyun began to teach Patriarch Zhou how to launch a verbal offensive.

After hearing this, the Zhou family head flew away again, as the snow had stopped and the cold was beginning to subside.

"Sect Leader Chu, there's no point in you resisting like this. My young lady said she knows you're trying to stall for time and are definitely going to call for reinforcements. But have you considered whether the reinforcements you call can really save you?"

"Your superiors may be able to withstand my young lady's methods, but what about your disciples? You should know that if you resist, it will be your disciples who suffer, not you. What is the point of doing this?"

“My young lady has many more methods. If you continue to resist, you will not be able to stop her. It will only alienate your disciples. What’s the point? It would be better to surrender and wait for your reinforcements to arrive before trying to save you. It will be the same whether they can save you or not,” said the Zhou family head.

Patriarch Zhou's words struck a nerve with Chu Menghan and the others, reminding them that such unnecessary resistance was futile and that if Ye Liuyun had the ability to repel their reinforcements, they would ultimately have to submit.

If they surrender now, and Ye Liuyun is no match for the reinforcements, they will still be safe and sound.

Patriarch Zhou's words made perfect sense, and this time even the other elders couldn't find a reason to refute them.

“This? Sect Master, he’s right. What’s the point of us doing this? Isn’t this just making our disciples suffer with us?” an elder said.

"Yes, Sect Master, this woman is terrifying. Who knows how many tricks she has up her sleeve? If she uses them one by one, she'll drive the disciples mad," another elder said.

Provoked by the elders' words, Chu Menghan's mental defenses began to crumble.

"But, but, if we surrender, and this woman takes the opportunity to slaughter the entire sect, what should we do?" Chu Menghan voiced her concerns.

"Sect Master, our lives are no longer in our own hands. Even if the Supreme Elder can bring reinforcements, they will probably only be cultivators at the Transformation Realm at most, right? Do you really think the senior we invited is willing to turn against another Transformation Realm expert and fight to the death for us?"

Okay, now that we've said that, Chu Menghan's mental defenses are starting to crumble.

Moreover, at that moment, requests came from the disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect outside the main hall.

"Sect Master, we beg you to have pity on us disciples! We're going crazy! If this continues, we'll have to leave the Spirit Sword Sect. A sect is meant to protect its disciples; what's the point if it can't?" a disciple cried out.

Hearing the voices of so many disciples outside the main hall, Chu Menghan lost all her motivation. She had wanted to hold out for three days, but she couldn't even hold out for half a day.

"Sigh! Let's surrender." Chu Menghan took out a token and removed the Xuan Tian Jue Shen Formation. The token in her hand shattered the moment the formation was removed.

That's not all; in other words, it can't be used again. The formation is completely damaged unless someone can repair it.

As the formation was removed, Ye Liuyun smiled.

"It's all done," Ye Liuyun said to the Zhou family head and the others.

The Zhou family head and the others could no longer be said to admire them.

"Miss, I really don't understand why you insist on the Spirit Sword Sect's submission. Is there any reason?" Patriarch Zhou asked curiously.

In their view, it seemed unnecessary. With Ye Liuyun's abilities, he could easily find a sect with a weak foundation.

"You don't understand? Think about it carefully. I'm a woman, aren't I? The heads of your four major families are all men. Don't you understand what I mean?" Ye Liuyun reminded them.

Upon hearing this, the Zhou family head and the others were stunned, but they immediately burst into awkward laughter.

This is indeed a problem. Men and women are different, and no matter how obedient they are, it is not appropriate for them to get too close to Ye Liuyun.

However, the Spirit Sword Sect is different; there are more women than men, and almost all of its high-ranking officials are women.

There are no sects that are purely female cultivators around them, so the Spirit Sword Sect is the first choice.

When Ye Liuyun saw the disciples Mu Qinglian brought, he could tell that the Spirit Sword Sect was a sect with more women than men, making it a suitable starting point for them to reach the Cloud Realm.

The four major families were only temporarily subdued and had a somewhat disorganized feel, but the Spirit Sword Sect was a genuine, regular army.

“We understand,” the four members of the Zhou family said with a smile.

After they return, they will have to find a way to bring their outstanding women to Ye Liuyun's side.

The main reason is that Ye Liuyun has been too assertive lately, causing the Zhou family head and others to overlook Ye Liuyun's gender.

This is normal. Once you become powerful enough to inspire fear, no matter how beautiful or delicate you are, in other people's eyes, you are a strong person, not a woman.

When one harbors fear, it is easy to overlook gender; strength is the only true measure of power.

And so, Ye Liuyun and his group entered the Spirit Sword Sect. The disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect watched Ye Liuyun enter their sect in a flying chariot, their eyes filled with fear.

No one dared to look at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun and his group flew directly to the main gate of the Spirit Sword Sect, where Chu Menghan and the others were standing there listlessly.

After Ye Liuyun landed, they wanted to say something, but couldn't find the words. They could only lower their heads, like children who had done something wrong.

Ye Liuyun didn't say much, walked directly into the main hall, and then unceremoniously sat on the sect master's throne in the main hall of the Spirit Sword Sect.

"Oh my, I never thought I'd be sitting in this position. Not bad, not bad," Ye Liuyun chuckled.

"Congratulations, Miss, congratulations, Miss!" the four heads of the family hurriedly offered their congratulations.

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment and realized that it wasn't appropriate to keep calling her "Miss".

“From now on, just call me Lord. It doesn’t sound very imposing, Miss,” Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

"Yes, sir." These four family heads were determined to follow Ye Liuyun.

As for Chu Menghan and the others, they stood there without saying a word, waiting for Ye Liuyun's punishment.

"Hehe, Sect Master Chu, don't be so dejected. Your courage to resist and your fearlessness in the face of death are admirable. I believe that you wouldn't have launched a sneak attack if it weren't for your disciples. For that alone, your Spirit Sword Sect deserves my respect. I will not harm a single disciple of your Spirit Sword Sect, so don't worry," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.