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

"What? Who is that girl outside the door? Such powerful cultivation, she can't be from our Beiming family, can she?" Those who didn't know the situation frowned deeply.

Bei Mingluo then smiled at Ye Liuyun.

"Little fellow, is that fellow Daoist outside someone you brought with you?"

When Ye Liuyun saw Bei Mingluo asking questions, he didn't hide anything.

“Grandpa Clan Chief, she is my maid, her name is Jiang Wanling,” Ye Liuyun replied.

These words shocked those of Bei Ming Hantian's generation. For a cultivator at the Transformation Realm to serve as a maid for Ye Liuyun, a cultivator at the Spirit Stream Realm, was an incredible gesture.

"My God, no way? That senior outside is actually Cousin Liuyun's maid? What exactly is Cousin Liuyun's identity? Is he hiding his cultivation level and actually has a very high cultivation level, or is he someone with a great background?" The expressions of the peers were no longer calm.

They all felt that the woman outside should have a cultivation level similar to that of the clan leader.

Upon receiving Ye Liuyun's personal confirmation, both Bei Mingluo and Bei Mingyuan showed expressions of shock.

"I didn't expect that. So, little guy, you've had quite a few good fortunes these past years. To have a Nascent Soul Realm expert as your bodyguard is quite a generous gesture, unimaginable." Bei Mingluo found Ye Liuyun more and more pleasing to the eye.

Compared to Ye Liuyun, even the most outstanding member of their family, Bei Mingxuan, probably did not achieve the same level of success.

"That's right." Ye Liuyun nodded neither humbly nor arrogantly.

After confirming Jiang Wanling's identity, Bei Mingluo and the others did not ask too many questions about Ye Liuyun himself, but instead said...

"Well, now that everyone's here, you and your mother can stand behind your grandfather. We can talk about other things later. Let's announce the important family matters first."

Ye Liuyun nodded, then followed behind his mother and stood behind Bei Mingbo.

As soon as Ye Liuyun arrived, a girl who looked very similar to Bei Ming Piaoxu greeted him with a smile.

This person must be Bei Ming Piaoxu's younger sister, Bei Ming Piaoxue.

"Oh my, I'm so glad to finally see my nephew!" Bei Ming Piao Xue greeted him happily.

Bei Ming Piaoxu quickly and quietly introduced the people standing behind their father and brother to Ye Liuyun.

“Liu Yun, this is your aunt Bei Ming Piao Xu, and these two are your second and third uncles,” Bei Ming Piao Xu quickly introduced.

Ye Liuyun quickly bowed quietly to the three of them.

"My two uncles and my aunt."

"Well, not bad. Although it's only our first meeting, I didn't expect you to make such a stunning entrance for the Beiming family." Ye Liuyun's second uncle, Beiming Chengyun, patted Ye Liuyun on the shoulder and praised him.

“Yes, I wouldn’t even dare to dream of a cultivator at the Transformation Realm serving as a maid. You boys and girls need to work harder. This won’t do. It feels like you’re not even on the same level as Liu Yun.” Third Uncle Bei Ming Cheng Lei also chimed in with a joke.

The young men and women behind him couldn't stop laughing awkwardly. They felt that no matter how hard they tried, they could never become a Nascent Soul cultivator as a maid.

Behind the three of them stood a group of young women and young men. The arrangement was very particular, with each person standing behind their parents' seats. Although Bei Mingxuan was also standing, he was positioned closer to the front.

He stood in the first row, behind Bei Ming Chengfeng. After all, he was the eldest son of the direct line of the younger generation and the future successor of the Bei Ming family, so his status and position were definitely very high.

"Alright, let's not talk for now. If you want to get to know each other, let's talk about it after the meeting," Bei Mingbo suggested.

When Bei Mingbo spoke, everyone fell silent.

Bei Mingluo and the other two started to talk about serious matters, but these matters had little to do with Ye Liuyun. The main topic was the distribution of various treasures in the blessed land.

This is a very complicated matter because everyone has different needs, and some things are limited; you can't just get them whenever you want them.

Not only that, but the heads of the collateral branches will also try to secure even more benefits.

Bei Mingluo is the patriarch of the entire family, and he has to maintain impartiality and avoid causing dissatisfaction among the collateral branches.

Therefore, while distributing the treasures, they also need to discuss with them how to distribute them and how much to distribute. If you want more, you have to compensate the others.

Moreover, there will definitely be disputes. It's fine on the direct line side, since Bei Mingbo is in charge there. He decides how to distribute the resources, and the direct line people will naturally receive the most benefits, so no one says anything.

However, the dozen or so heads of the collateral branches soon started arguing and bickering, complaining about how miserable and poor their families were.

In short, they either complain about being poor or list their achievements and hard work over the years. Once they start arguing, it's like a vegetable market.

"Eh? Mother, is this how it always is when we have meetings here?" Ye Liuyun looked at the elders from the collateral branches arguing heatedly, their faces red and their mouths drooling, and was speechless.

Before Bei Ming Piaoxu could say anything, Bei Ming Piaoxue spoke first.

“What else can we do? On our main branch, your maternal grandfather is the sole head of the family, but on the collateral branches, there are more than a dozen branch heads. If they don’t fight for power, they will definitely suffer losses,” Bei Ming Piaoxu explained.

Ye Liuyun thought about it and agreed. In short, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, that's an unchanging truth. If you can't even cry poverty to be the head of a family, then you shouldn't be the head at all.

The meeting concluded successfully after nearly an hour of discussion.

"Alright, the direct line patriarchs and the heads of collateral branches, please stay. The rest of you, please go back." Next, it's time to distribute yesterday's spoils.

Ye Liuyun breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he heard that the meeting was over.

"Phew, it's finally over. Strange, why did they call me here? I thought they were going to give me some benefits," Ye Liuyun muttered to himself.

And so everyone left the council hall. Once outside, Ye Liuyun had something to do.

"Cousin Liuyun, let me introduce myself. I am your cousin, Bei Mingyan." A group of peers surrounded Ye Liuyun and introduced themselves.

Seeing how popular Ye Liuyun was, Bei Ming Piaoxu hesitated to call Ye Liuyun away.

"Oh dear, Third Sister, let them get to know each other properly. Don't worry, with a Nascent Soul expert as this boy's maid, who would dare to bully him?" Bei Ming Cheng Yun said quickly when he saw Bei Ming Piao Xu's worried expression.

Ye Liuyun didn't intend to leave immediately, but instead told his mother.

"Mother, you should go back first. I'd like to get to know my cousins," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

After thinking for a moment, Bei Ming Piaoxu nodded upon hearing this.

"Alright then, I'll head back now," Bei Ming Piaoxu said, and left, leaving Ye Liuyun to deal with these people alone.

They were all introducing themselves to each other. There were many people, dozens of them. The closest relatives were the children of their mother's brothers, numbering over a dozen. Then there were the children of their maternal grandfather's brothers, and of course, there were definitely people from even further back.

"Big brother, what are you doing standing there all by yourself? Cousin Liuyun is your own cousin, why don't you come over and say hello?" Ye Liuyun's cousin, Bei Mingyan, called out to her brother.

Bei Mingxuan was currently standing outside the crowd, looking at Ye Liuyun in the crowd with a strange expression. Her eyes were full of suspicion.

He might suspect that Ye Liuyun is the woman who fought with him and knocked him unconscious yesterday.

Why would he suspect Ye Liuyun? It's obvious. He had fought Ye Liuyun face-to-face and knew that Ye Liuyun was a body cultivator. Because of their contact, he felt that Ye Liuyun resembled the woman from yesterday.

He just didn't have any evidence and really wanted to confirm it.

After thinking for a moment, Bei Mingxuan strolled over, and the others quickly made way for him.

“Cousin, this is your eldest cousin, Bei Mingxuan. He is the number one young talent in our Bei Ming family,” Bei Mingyan introduced with a chuckle.

Bei Mingxuan looked at Ye Liuyun closely, and the look in his eyes made Ye Liuyun feel uneasy, as if the other party could see right through her.

"No way, could this guy have seen through me? That's impossible, right?" Ye Liuyun wondered.

“Cousin, I heard you’re a body cultivator. I’ve never fought a pure body cultivator before. Would you be interested in coming with us to the family’s martial arts pavilion?” Bei Mingxuan started off with a cold face, looking like he was someone to be avoided.

But then he immediately revealed a strange smile and invited Ye Liuyun to the family's martial arts arena.

"Huh? This?" Ye Liuyun was embarrassed.

If I go with them to the family's martial arts arena, I'll most likely be exposed once a fight breaks out.

"Hey, cousin, forget about 'yours' and 'mine'. We're a cultivation family, and we love exchanging blows. This is a good opportunity for us to get to know you. Let's go." The Beiming family members pushed and dragged Ye Liuyun away.

However, what Ye Liuyun didn't know was that this was actually Bei Mingluo's secret instruction to bring Ye Liuyun to the family's martial arts pavilion, as they wanted to see Ye Liuyun's skills.

Jiang Wanling followed behind the group at a leisurely pace.

With her following along, the people from the Beiming family dared not do anything out of line.

"Let's go see. Bei Mingxuan and the others are taking Ye Liuyun to the family's martial arts arena. There's going to be a good show." Some of the young people from the Bei Ming family followed behind Ye Liuyun and the others.

Chapter 478 Testing Strength (4000 words + 1400 monthly votes bonus chapter)

A dozen minutes later, at the Martial Arts Pavilion of the Beiming Family.

It was a very tall pavilion, and this place was also the liveliest place in the Beiming family. There was a complete sparring protection formation here, and family elders also served as referees here.

Ye Liuyun was dragged and pulled to the Martial Arts Pavilion by his cousins. When the rest of the family heard that there was a good show to watch, they all rushed over.

Not only them, but also Ye Liuyun's uncles and aunts came over. They were all very curious about Ye Liuyun.

They were eager to know why Ye Liuyun had managed to get a cultivator at the Transformation Realm to be his maid.

There are four arenas in the Martial Arts Pavilion, but these four arenas can be combined into a larger arena when needed. The internal competitions of the Beiming Family are held here.

"Disperse, disperse! Cousins ​​from the family have come today, and we want to spar with them. You may all leave." Ye Liuyun's cousins ​​acted like bullies, clearing out the family members on the stage as soon as they entered, and asking everyone who was sparring on the stage to leave.

Since it's not the start of a match, the area can be cleared.

With the area cleared, everyone else retreated to the surrounding viewing platforms. Under the control of a cultivator from the Four Extremes Mystic Realm, the four arenas quickly combined into one enormous arena, where one could fight with complete peace of mind.

The protective formation here can easily withstand attacks from cultivators at the Divine Soul Realm.

Judging from the imposing presence of Ye Liuyun's cousins, they wield considerable power and status within the family, and the collateral relatives dare not provoke them.

After they cleared the area, only Ye Liuyun and his cousins ​​remained on the field.

Ye Liuyun was speechless. She glanced around at the viewing platform and found that her uncles, aunts, and even Bei Ming Hantian had come.

"Hey, hey, hey! Cousin, did you plan this all along? Are you determined to fight me?" Ye Liuyun said, her lips twitching as she looked at Bei Mingyan.

Bei Mingyan clasped her hands together and apologized to Ye Liuyun.

“Cousin, this wasn’t our idea, it was the idea of ​​the family elders. We had no choice. Don’t worry, it’s just a friendly spar. If you can beat them, great; if you can’t, that’s fine too. We won’t force you,” Bei Mingyan and the others said with a smile.

After saying that, everyone flew up with smiles on their faces and landed in the surrounding spectator seats. In the end, only Ye Liuyun was left on the huge arena.

Now that we're already here, there's no way we can refuse now.

Left with no other choice, Ye Liuyun could only take things one step at a time.

“Alright then, since you elders want to test my abilities, who would like to be my first opponent?” Ye Liuyun asked.

Many members of the Beiming family were unaware of Ye Liuyun's identity, so they asked the people around them who he was. Ye Liuyun was wearing the clothes of a direct descendant, so he must be a member of the direct descendant.

However, they had definitely never seen Ye Liuyun before, but what puzzled them even more was Ye Liuyun's cultivation level.

"Who is this guy? A cousin? I've never seen him before. And why is he only at the Spirit Stream Realm? That's too weak. Any kid in their teens could beat him," a member of the collateral branch said.

"I don't know. Judging from how warmly the young masters and ladies of the direct line treated her, and the fact that she was dressed in the clothing of direct line members, she must be an important relative from the direct line," another person guessed.

Bei Ming Hantian is currently the most senior person in this place, so naturally he was the one to speak.

However, he first looked at an inconspicuous corner where Jiang Wanling stood silently.

Bei Ming Hantian thought for a moment, then his body disappeared from the spot and appeared in front of Jiang Wanling.

“Senior, why don’t you sit down over there and enjoy the view? The view is better from there.” Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Bei Ming Han Tian bowed and invited a woman dressed as a maid.

After thinking about it for a moment, Jiang Wanling did not refuse.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble." Jiang Wanling and Bei Minghantian flashed to the best viewing spot in front of them. Many people had already gathered in this viewing spot, all of them cultivators from the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

As soon as Jiang Wanling arrived, everyone bowed to her, a sign of respect for a strong person.

Jiang Wanling is only Ye Liuyun's person, not someone who doesn't belong to their Beiming family. They wouldn't dare to disrespect Jiang Wanling just because they are Ye Liuyun's elders.

"Senior, how should I address you? I am Bei Ming Hantian." Bei Ming Hantian quickly introduced himself.

"My name is Jiang Wanling. Please don't be so polite. I'm just the young master's maid," Jiang Wanling said with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone chuckled awkwardly and then sat down. They didn't think of Jiang Wanling as just a maid.

After they sat down, Bei Ming Hantian made his announcement to everyone.

"Disciples of the family, this person is Ye Liuyun, the son of my granddaughter Beiming Piaoxu. He comes from Nanling and has come to our Beiming family as a guest today. We will test his cultivation here today. You don't need to worry, anyone can challenge him."

Once these words were spoken, everyone understood what was going on.

"Oh, so it's Young Master Ye Liuyun. No wonder he's so close to Young Master Bei Mingxuan and the others. He's Miss Piaoxu's son, so he's Young Master Bei Mingxuan and Miss Bei Mingyan's cousin." Someone explained the relationship between Ye Liuyun and Bei Mingxuan.

As for Bei Mingxuan, he did not intend to immediately go up and test his cousin. After all, he was Ye Liuyun's cousin, and his cultivation was obviously much higher than Ye Liuyun's, so he had to let others try first.

If others don't work, he'll go on stage and try again.

“Since that’s the case, it’s a pleasure to have friends coming from afar. I am Bei Mingyu, a relative of the Spirit River Realm cultivator. I would like to ask Young Master for some pointers.” A young man jumped down from the spectator stands.

This person is very young, no more than 20 years old, and probably even lower in seniority than Bei Mingxuan and the others. This kid is very brave.

Ye Liuyun rolled his eyes when he saw a Spirit River Realm cultivator running down.

But she was too lazy to say anything. Respect is based on real ability, so she could only defeat one person first, otherwise she wouldn't be very convincing.

"What's that kid doing going up there? Isn't he just asking for humiliation? Do they really think Liu Yun only has the cultivation of the Spirit Stream Realm?" Bei Ming Chengfeng thought to himself, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.