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

Most of these people were killed by Lin Aoxue.

As for the losses of other factions, they were more scattered, with only one or two casualties, or even none at all.

"What's going on with you four families, Taicang? It's only been a few days, how could you have lost so many disciples?" Elder Tianjian questioned.

Because this loss is abnormal. It doesn't seem like they were killed by monsters in the secret realm. Each time, at least two people die, and they die at the same time. For example, four people died at once just now. This is obviously like they were killed by someone else.

"Huh? This? Perhaps we've encountered great danger," Taicang said with a dry laugh.

Elder Tianjian immediately looked at Ancestor Tianyi, who shook his head at him.

They had expected this, but Tianjian, as the person in charge of the sect's punishments, found it hard to accept seeing his fellow disciples killing each other.

After Lin Aoxue killed those people, she arrived at the crater. There was a strong power fluctuation emanating from there, and even Lin Aoxue was not very confident that she could handle it.

However, this place was a gathering of many cultivators, dozens of them, who were all waiting here, while Lin Aoxue was looking for the disciples of the four factions to prevent them from ambushing her.

"Roar……"

Just as Lin Aoxue was searching for someone, a heavy roar came from inside the volcano. The sound shook everyone's souls, and Lin Aoxue was forced to deactivate her invisibility pill, appearing out of thin air in the volcano's crater.

"Hey? Lin Aoxue, look! Isn't that the Mysterious Goddess?" As soon as Lin Aoxue appeared, she was immediately spotted by all the cultivators present.

These people had different expressions; some were kind, some were wary, and some had a fierce look in their eyes.

"Haha, Junior Sister Xuanmiao, I didn't expect you to be here too. There must be some core inheritance down there. Shall we go down and explore together? If there's any trouble, we can deal with it first, and then compete fairly." A cultivator in the mid-stage of the Divine Form Realm approached Lin Aoxue with a smile.

This person is Xuanwu, a direct disciple of Tianwu Peak, which is considered one of the more advanced lineages.

“Oh, Senior Brother Xuanwu,” Lin Aoxue replied.

"Haha, I didn't expect Junior Sister to remember me. We've only met once." Xuanwu was overjoyed to see that Lin Aoxue remembered his name.

Because this guy was one of Lin Aoxue's suitors.

However, this is just the official statement; the two are not familiar with each other, or it's just wishful thinking on Xuanwu's part.

After Xuanwu finished greeting them, all the other cultivators came over to greet Xuanwu and Lin Aoxue. Most of these people were friendly, but there were too many of them for Lin Aoxue to tell whether they were friends or foes.

"Senior Sister Xuanmiao, Senior Brother Xuanwu, you two are the only direct disciples here. Should we join forces and go down to see what's going on inside?" someone suggested.

"Yes, the energy fluctuations emanating from below are very strong. Even for the two of you, it would be difficult to handle."

Everyone chimed in with their opinions, but Xuanwu didn't seem to have any objections. After all, a large secret realm might not only contain one treasure and inheritance; there could be multiple treasures.

"Sorry, I'm just here to take a look. I'm not interested in this. If you want to go down, feel free to do so." Lin Aoxue directly refused their request and then turned and left.

This was so sudden that Xuanwu and the others were stunned. However, Xuanwu did not immediately follow them, but simply called out to Lin Aoxue.

"Junior Sister Xuanmiao, are you really not going down to take a look?"

Lin Aoxue waved her hand and left decisively.

"Hey! I heard that Senior Sister Xuanmiao has a cold personality and is hard to get along with. It's true, isn't it? She's so unapproachable!" The disciples said unhappily as they watched Lin Aoxue leave.

However, what they didn't realize was that not long after Lin Aoxue left, some of them secretly passed on information.

"Fine, if Junior Sister Xuanmiao doesn't want to go, we'll go. Let's go down and take a look." Xuanwu still had no intention of giving up on the treasures in this place.

So, of the forty-odd people, more than thirty followed Xuanwu down, but seven did not. Instead, they looked in the direction Lin Aoxue had left and then secretly followed her.

These people may not be from the same camp, but their goal is clear: Lin Aoxue.

Lin Aoxue quickly spotted them as well.

However, there was no other way. The monster in the volcano suddenly used its power to break the invisibility pill's effect, and now it was impossible to become invisible in front of them. The only option was to lure them to another place and kill them first.

She had no intention of actually giving up the tradition there; she just wanted to take the opportunity to deliberately lure out the enemies hidden among these people.

Chapter 431 There is no way to avoid it (5000 words)

Lin Aoxue moved very fast, but not fast enough to keep these people from catching up. And every time she was about to shake them off, she would deliberately slow down to lure them over.

This is clearly a deliberate attempt to lure them in.

Lin Aoxue only disappeared from the sight of her followers after she left the black soil area and entered a dark forest nearby.

After these followers entered the woods, before they could even look for Lin Aoxue, they were greeted by a series of agonizing ringing sounds.

"Ah... Oh no, an ambush! My head hurts so much, it's a soul-attack magic weapon!" The group of people screamed and clutched their heads the moment they heard the bell.

Lin Aoxue was standing on a tree branch nearby, looking down at them.

"Speak, why did you secretly follow me? Tell me your purpose, and I will spare your lives," Lin Aoxue asked coldly.

Upon hearing this voice, everyone immediately suppressed their headaches and looked up. What they saw was Lin Aoxue staring at them with a murderous look in her eyes, as if she were looking at dead people. They couldn't help but shiver.

However, these people did not immediately back down, because they did not believe that Lin Aoxue would kill them without understanding the situation.

"We didn't mean any harm, we just wanted to follow behind you, Senior Sister Lin, and maybe pick up some bargains." Someone came up with a plausible reason.

But would Lin Aoxue believe this?

Lin Aoxue sneered, then began to shake the Soul-Shocking Bell in her hand with greater force; she didn't want to waste words with these people.

Seeing that Lin Aoxue not only did not stop, but instead increased her strength, the people's expressions became increasingly grim.

If this continued, they would surely be annihilated, so some of them couldn't take it anymore.

"Senior Sister Xuanmiao, spare us! We... we were just following your orders from our faction. As for what the faction is planning, we're just nobody. We have no idea. Our cultivation level is no threat to you at all," one of the female cultivators screamed in response.

That's the truth. There wasn't a single cultivator at the Fourth Extreme Realm among them. In Lin Aoxue's eyes, she could kill them all in a few moves. They certainly weren't qualified to try and cause trouble.

Lin Aoxue snorted coldly, then looked at the patterns on these people's clothes to see which faction they belonged to. After memorizing their factions, she shook them slightly, and everyone fainted.

If these people were from the four factions led by Tian Cangfeng, Lin Aoxue would not show any mercy, because she was not sure whether these guys' factions wanted to eliminate her or kill her.

These two meanings are different. If the goal is simply to eliminate her, it's just a normal struggle. But if the goal is to kill her here, then they are mortal enemies, and there's nothing more to say.

After knocking them unconscious, Lin Aoxue took the invisibility pill again and rushed to the crater at an extremely fast speed, then jumped in without hesitation.

Not long after Lin Aoxue jumped down, several more cultivators appeared at the location where the unconscious cultivators had been. They were all at the Four Extremes Secret Realm, totaling four people.

"What? Were they attacked by Lin Aoxue? Quickly wake them up and ask them." A female cultivator from the Four Extremes Secret Realm said with a frown. After speaking, she used her magic to wake up the female disciple among them.

The female disciple slowly woke up and then glanced at the people standing around her.

"Junior sister, where is Lin Aoxue?" the female cultivator asked.

The unconscious female disciple glanced at the newcomer and immediately shook her head.

"I don't know. We were following her when she discovered us, attacked us, and then we don't know where she went," the female disciple replied weakly.

The others were also awakened by the reinforcements they had called, but unfortunately, they didn't get any results from the conversation.

On the contrary, the faction's pursuit directly exposed their purpose. It's likely that when Lin Aoxue sees these factions later, even if she doesn't take immediate action, she'll probably have to be on guard against them at all times.

These families are not the four families from Tiancang Peak, but other factions with direct disciples. They probably want to defeat Lin Aoxue and eliminate her.

Looking at Lin Aoxue again, she had already arrived at the bottom of the volcano.

As soon as they landed, they saw Xuanwu and the others besieging a dragon engulfed in flames.

The dragon coiled in a pool of lava and launched a counterattack against them.

This aura was extremely powerful; a single blast of flame could severely injure a disciple at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage of the Dao Palace. If someone hadn't drawn the fire dragon's attention, they probably wouldn't have been seriously injured.

"Roar..." This fire dragon possessed at least the cultivation level of the mid-stage of the Four Extremes Secret Realm, and its combat power was extremely formidable. Many injured disciples were already lying on the ground nearby.

It was Xuanwu who was holding back the fire dragon from the front; otherwise, these people would probably be dead already.

This Xuanwu was an earth-attribute cultivator. His true form reappeared behind him, wearing Xuan-rank battle armor and wielding a mid-grade Xuan-rank heavy sword.

With the enhancement of these treasures and the unique properties of the cultivation techniques, the Xuanwu's combat power was barely enough to contend with the fire dragon.

But it was only enough to contend with it; it seemed far from being able to defeat the fire dragon.

"Senior Brother Xuanwu, this monster is too strong, let's retreat."

The disciples who were besieging the fire dragon were starting to consider retreating, as their strength was clearly insufficient.

These cultivators at the Dao Palace realm couldn't break through the fire dragon's defenses at all; at least a cultivator at the Four Extremes Secret Realm would be needed to defeat it.

Xuanwu looked around at the cultivators lying there, his expression somewhat helpless. He knew he alone was definitely not enough.

"Hey! If only Junior Sister Lin had come down with us earlier, with her combat prowess, she could definitely have taken down this guy. You guys take the wounded and leave first, I'll buy you some time," Xuanwu shouted.

Xuanwu was a decent senior brother; he didn't abandon his junior brothers and run away alone, so his character was reliable.

Upon hearing this, the cultivators at the Dao Palace realm felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They quickly retreated, helped up the other wounded, and used their strength to jump up the protruding rocks on the cliff face.

As for Xuanwu, after watching the others retreat, he suddenly raised his hand. The next moment, the earth power above condensed and transformed into a small mountain, which heavily slammed down on the fire dragon.

The fire dragon's head collided with the small mountain, shattering it instantly. Xuanwu seized the opportunity to escape.

After the fire dragon smashed the hill, it saw that Xuanwu and the others had escaped. It was furious and roared repeatedly at the top of the hill.

However, judging from his appearance, he was probably unable to leave this place, so after seeing Xuanwu and the others escape, he did not chase after them and could only retreat back into the volcanic lava.

Lin Aoxue hid in the shadows and, after confirming that Xuanwu and the others had gone far away, slowly walked toward the lava pool where the fire dragon was.

A demonic beast in the mid-stage of the Four Extremes Secret Realm has combat power comparable to a cultivator in the Divine Body Realm. With Lin Aoxue's current combat power, it would be difficult to fight it head-on. However, it's not that there's really no way. As long as she unleashes her full power and adds other methods, she should be able to wear this guy down.

"Okay, it's decided then, you're the one." Lin Aoxue produced several ice-attribute pills in her hand, and she decisively threw them into the lava pool, where they exploded.

As soon as the pill exploded, it released a large amount of cold air, which actually suppressed the temperature of the lava pool.

Fire-attribute monsters will experience a significant drop in combat power once they are placed in an environment where their elemental advantage is countered.

The fire dragon lying beneath the lava sensed an attack and assumed it was the same human who had returned.

"Damn humans, do you really think I'm easy to bully? This time, I'll make sure you don't leave alive!" The fire dragon roared in exasperation, then broke through the crystallization on the surface of the lava and flew out.

But as soon as he came out, before he could even see the enemy, a powerful sword light, radiating cold energy, slashed straight at him. This sword strike was very powerful; although it didn't sever the fire dragon's head, it left a wound several inches deep on the fire dragon's body.

"Roar..." The fire dragon roared in pain, looking up at the sky.

Just as he was about to endure the pain and search for Lin Aoxue, several more Ice Explosion Pills were thrown at him, exploding on her body.

The Fire Dragon is most afraid of ice and water attacks. Every time these attacks hit him, they significantly reduce his defense.

The rising steam obscured his vision, and whenever he tried to find Lin Aoxue, she would throw out other pills to harass him.

Lin Aoxue possessed quite a few of Ye Liuyun's pills, all of which were usable by her, such as offensive pills like the Ice Explosion Pill.

"Tsk tsk, I've finally experienced the pain of fighting against Liu Yun. These pills are no ordinary trouble," Lin Aoxue sighed.

The fire dragon was at its wit's end. Unable to concentrate, and with a deafening roar in its ears, it had no choice but to open its mouth and spew out a stream of flames in all directions, hoping to repel its target through this indiscriminate attack.

But how could his attack possibly hit Lin Aoxue? On the contrary, it exposed a weakness in Lin Aoxue. This guy's body was incredibly hard, and Lin Aoxue's attack could not break through his defenses.

However, the mouth is definitely one of the monster's obvious weaknesses.

The fiery torrents of the fire dragon caused the surrounding area to begin to collapse. Lin Aoxue seized the opportunity and, at the moment when the fire dragon finished releasing its demonic power, first used the power of ascension to attack the fire dragon's demonic soul.

With the demonic soul attacked, the fire dragon found it increasingly difficult to calm down, not to mention that the Soul-Shaking Bell in Lin Aoxue's hand was still taking effect.

Finally, a cold light flashed from the fire dragon's mouth, and Lin Aoxue's figure appeared behind the fire dragon, her skull pierced. This dignified mid-stage Four Extremes Secret Realm demon beast died so miserably.

It wasn't that she was weak, but rather that Lin Aoxue caught him off guard, or perhaps Ye Liuyun's pills were just too powerful.

Her functional pills are very strange, especially the Sonic Boom Pill and the Flash Pill. If you don't take precautions beforehand, they will explode around you and affect you regardless of your cultivation level.

The commotion was so loud that Xuanwu and the others, who hadn't gone far, immediately noticed it.

"What? Someone attacked that fire dragon? Who was it?" Xuanwu turned around and ran back without saying a word.

Not only him, but the cultivators of the Four Extremes Secret Realm who were searching for Lin Aoxue also flew towards the crater after sensing this power fluctuation.

They also met with Xuanwu.

When Xuanwu saw these people, he raised an eyebrow. They were clearly from different factions and were all cultivators of the Four Extremes Secret Realm, yet they had gathered together. This was not normal; it felt like there was some kind of conspiracy.

Upon seeing Xuanwu, the group exchanged glances.

"Oh, it's Senior Brother Xuanwu from Tianwu Peak." The group quickly bowed and greeted him.

Xuanwu squinted and sized them up. He simply nodded without saying a word, as he was very wary of these guys.

After all, his master had said that the top-ranked disciples of these factions must be wary of those factions with ulterior motives after the trial, especially those factions that did not have any disciples.

"This aura... is it Junior Sister Lin?" Xuanwu caught a whiff of Lin Aoxue's scent and jumped down.

As soon as he went down, the other four followed. However, after they landed, they saw Lin Aoxue standing by the lava pool, collecting the fire dragon's corpse.

Besides, there's a treasure chest inside this lava pool. No need to look further, it must be a treasure guarded by the fire dragon.