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

This is normal; humans are inherently vengeful creatures.

"You? You don't remember me, but I remember you, senior. Can we begin? My fists are itching for a fight," the disciple of the Zixia Sect pleaded with Yun Cheng.

Everyone was speechless; it really was a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.

"In that case, let's begin," Yuncheng announced.

The disciple of the Zilan Sect nodded, but just as he was about to make a move, a fist the size of a sandbag appeared in his sight and slammed heavily into the face of the Zilan Sect disciple.

"Pfft!" Before the Zixia Sect disciple could react, he was punched and sent flying three or four zhang away, lying on the ground for a long time without getting up.

The onlookers, especially the disciples and high-ranking members of the Zilan Sect, were dumbfounded.

"This? A sneak attack? No martial ethics, have you no shame? Shameless! Is this how disciples of the Cloud Mist Sect compete?" The disciples of the Purple Orchid Sect immediately became indignant.

The sect leader of Zilan Sect and the higher-ups of Zixia Sect all looked like they were about to lose their temper.

"Damn it, you ambushed me?" The Zixia Sect disciple who had been punched finally reacted and glared at the other party, questioning him angrily.

"Is there a problem? The battle began the moment the Yuncheng steward announced the start of the competition. Do you expect me to wait until you're ready before I make my move?" the Yunxia Sect disciple retorted seriously.

This one sentence immediately silenced those who accused him of ambush.

Indeed, the competition has already started, who gave you the opportunity to be distracted?

Chapter 79 The Advantage of the Physical Body

However, there is still a certain difference between competition and real combat. A sneak attack in a competition is definitely not the same as a sneak attack in real combat. After all, competition itself has a performance aspect and is for people to watch.

The disciple of the Zixia Sect was furious upon hearing this, but fortunately, the punch did not knock him unconscious, and he was still able to fight.

"This is outrageous!" The Zixia Sect disciple was so angry that he sprang up from the ground and threw a punch at the Yunxia Sect disciple in mid-air.

The Yunxia Sect disciple gave a strange smile, then kicked out with his backhand, blocking the opponent's punch. Moreover, the Zixia Sect disciple was at a disadvantage again, because when fighting a leg with a fist, he was definitely at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

The disciple of the Zixia Sect was countered and staggered several steps after landing.

"Alright, hurry up and press your advantage, finish him off!" The Yunxia Sect disciples shouted to cheer on their fellow disciple as he gained the upper hand.

When the disciples of the Zixia Sect heard the disciples of the Yunxia Sect speak, they could only shout at their fellow disciples on the stage not to be distracted and to be careful.

However, the Zixia Sect's two consecutive attacks failed to gain the upper hand, which was very discouraging. Moreover, the two of them were at roughly the late stage of the Spirit Stream Realm, so winning would depend on their own experience and skills.

The Yunxia Sect disciple wasted no more time. Taking advantage of the opponent's unsteady stance, he pressed forward again. The Zixia Sect disciple panicked when he saw the opponent rushing up. At their level, they didn't have many chances to make mistakes, and he had already made two mistakes.

"Damn it, I have to fight! I can't let him lead me!" The disciple of Zixia Sect gritted his teeth and, in the moment before he could regain his footing, chose to counterattack, hoping to get back on track.

This was a choice made out of necessity, but the punch lacked both power and speed.

The Yunxia Sect disciple chuckled, easily dodging the punch while quickly grabbing the disciple's wrist and then delivering a powerful knee strike to the Zixia Sect disciple's abdomen.

Although the disciple of the Zixia Sect immediately used his internal energy to defend himself, the opponent had used all his strength in this attack. His spiritual energy defense was shattered on the spot, and the powerful force kicked him more than ten meters away, landing directly outside the arena.

"Alas!" The higher-ups of the Zixia Sect were deeply disappointed to see this scene. Their disciple had been defeated after only a few rounds of fighting.

This is really demoralizing.

"Sect Leader Yun, your victory is not honorable. First you launched a sneak attack, disrupting my disciples' rhythm, and then you pressed your advantage. Is this what you call a competition?" Zi Lan couldn't help but exclaim.

Yun Yun was also slightly embarrassed, because such behavior was definitely not good during a martial arts competition, but they didn't say that sneak attacks were forbidden, did they?

After all, once Yuncheng announced the start of the competition, the competition had already begun, and the disciples of Yunxia Sect did not break the rules when they made their moves at the moment the competition started.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun, who was sitting in the audience, couldn't help but give his fellow disciple a thumbs up.

"What a talent! His ability to seize opportunities is just too amazing. I think I need to learn from him," Ye Liuyun exclaimed.

However, after this incident, other cultivators will definitely be more careful about being ambushed, as being ambushed is a great disadvantage. If that Yunxia Sect disciple hadn't launched the ambush, the battle wouldn't have ended so quickly.

Battles in the Spirit Stream Realm are almost purely a contest of physical strength and speed, and the Cloud Mist Sect has an inherent advantage in this regard.

Their speed is faster than the other three major sects, and their physical strength is just as strong. If the previous two trials were not particularly obvious, then today's competition process and result speak for themselves.

At first, Zilan and the others thought that the Yunxia Sect disciples were not martial arts ethic, but when they started to practice martial arts ethic, they still couldn't beat them. If their cultivation levels were similar, they could fight for a few rounds, but if their cultivation levels were different, they would be instantly killed.

This is no longer a matter of mistake or carelessness.

For example, if two peak Spirit Stream Realm cultivators simultaneously exchanged a full-force punch, the Yunxia Sect disciple would gain the upper hand. This situation does not exist in the confrontations between the other three major sects, nor does it exist in the internal battles among Yunxia Sect disciples.

"That's impossible. It's one thing if there are only one or two disciples from the Yunxia Sect, but why is it that almost all of them have stronger physical strength than the other three sects?" Zilan and the others fell into deep thought.

As for Yun Che and the others, they already knew about the strange things that had happened in the Yunxia Sect over the years, all of which were told to them by spies hidden in the shadows of the Yunxia Sect.

Yun Che and the others didn't believe that all of this was just a strange phenomenon of heaven and earth. There must be some reason that caused it, but they hadn't seen it with their own eyes and had no way of knowing the specific situation unless the strange phenomenon of heaven and earth occurred again.

The match could end in as little as a minute or as long as three minutes, which was already considered fast, so Ye Liuyun's turn came very quickly.

More than an hour later.

"The next match is number 65 against number 66," Yuncheng announced.

As soon as the announcement ended, Ye Liuyun immediately smiled and then strolled onto the arena. Anyone who didn't know her would definitely think that Ye Liuyun was a weakling, with a gentle and frail appearance, not at all like someone with fighting ability.

The main reason is that Ye Liuyun's temperament and appearance are too deceptive, lacking a sense of threat and aggression. Her first impression on everyone is that of a weak woman, unlike a cultivator, who exudes an aura that makes people feel sorry for her.

"Early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm? And such a frail female cultivator at that. Who's so lucky? Sigh! I hope I can encounter such a weak opponent." The three cultivators murmured.

However, the disciples of Yunxia Sect had a different reaction when they saw Ye Liuyun step onto the stage, because they quickly remembered the two battles Ye Liuyun fought a year ago when he was promoted to a junior disciple.

"Hehe, Junior Sister Ye is on stage. I wonder if she will fight the enemy in the same way she did a year ago. I guess these guys all think Junior Sister Ye has no fighting power." A disciple of Yunxia Sect who knew Ye Liuyun said with a strange laugh.

When Yuncheng looked at Ye Liuyun, he also showed a puzzled expression.

"This little girl, why hasn't her cultivation level improved at all? She's still in the early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm?" Yun Cheng muttered to himself.

He acknowledged that Ye Liuyun's physical strength was formidable, but as a cultivator, focusing solely on physical strength was meaningless.

Ye Liuyun's opponent was a peak Spirit Stream Realm cultivator from the Xixia Sect.

"Oh dear, I didn't expect that the Yunxia Sect would have such a weak disciple who passed the test. Isn't this just letting me off easy? Junior sister, I advise you to admit defeat. You look so delicate, I can't bring myself to do it." The Xixia Sect disciple who went up on stage teased.

When Ye Liuyun took the stage, he did give people a somewhat laughable feeling. There's a saying that goes, "When you look too weak, it's almost a joke to powerful beings."

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun visibly raised an eyebrow, but still maintained a faint smile on his face.

"Admit defeat? That won't do. If you can't bring yourself to do it, you can choose to admit defeat," Ye Liuyun said with a grin.

These words made the surrounding cultivators burst into laughter. The disciple of Xixia Sect was embarrassed. Giving way was definitely not an option. After all, it was not easy to win a game, and even if the victory was not honorable, he still had to win.

Ye Liuyun didn't say much, but took out a red pill and prepared to put it in his mouth. This openly eating of pills was bound to attract the attention of the surrounding cultivators.

"Hey? Why is she taking pills? Senior referee, it's against the rules for disciples of your Yunxia Sect to take pills!" someone shouted.

Yuncheng had already seen it, but he didn't stop it; instead, he casually remarked something.

"This little girl is an alchemist. There's nothing wrong with her taking the pills she makes herself. Do you really intend to have an alchemist with little fighting ability fight you?" Yun Cheng retorted.

Everyone was surprised to hear that Ye Liuyun was actually an alchemist.

Because in the eyes of most cultivators, alchemists are very weak and have little combat power. If they have to fight, it seems reasonable for them to take some pills.

Chapter 80 Steam Princess

Zi Lan and the others initially had objections, but after hearing Yun Cheng's explanation, they couldn't find any reason to refute it.

The returning cultivators, including Yun Che, were also amazed, because even in the Yun Sect, such a strange scene had never occurred: a pharmacist specializing in medicine participating in such a martial arts confrontation.

In all sects, once you become an alchemist, you can be exempted from many tasks and assessments related to combat strength.

Of course, it's not that alchemists don't fight each other, but they almost all have some spiritual power cultivation, unlike Ye Liuyun, who is only at the early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm. He's too weak, and without pills, he definitely can't compete.

Rules are meant to be as fair as possible, but if the rules are unfair, they must be modified appropriately. Besides, they had never heard of fighting by taking pills.

Some pills can indeed boost strength in a short period of time, but these pills usually come at a price, and they are of high quality. In their eyes, it would be suicidal for a low-level cultivator in the Spirit Stream Realm to take such a pill.

"An interesting little girl. I wonder what kind of pills she's taking. Hopefully, she'll have some self-awareness. Pills that increase strength aren't so easy to eat," Yun Che and the others said with a slight smile.

Ye Liuyun, who was on the stage, had already swallowed the pill after hearing Yun Cheng's voice.

"Alright, Your Excellency, we can begin," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

Yun Cheng glanced at the disciples of the Xixia Sect, who nodded in agreement. "Then the battle can begin," Yun Cheng said, taking a few steps back.

"The match begins."

As the first two landed, the disciple of the Sunset Glow Sect actually made his move first, showing no intention of letting Ye Liuyun have a chance.

"Hey? Seriously, you from Xixia Sect, have you no shame? You actually attacked first against a mere alchemist in the early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm." This guy's actions immediately drew scorn and ridicule from many cultivators.

However, the disciple of the Sunset Glow Sect seemed indifferent; as long as he won, that was enough, and he didn't want to waste any time.

"Junior sister, you should just admit defeat."

The disciple of the Sunset Glow Sect had already appeared to Ye Liuyun's right, and at the same time, he chopped at Ye Liuyun's neck with a hand chop.

It seems they intend to incapacitate Ye Liuyun with a single blow.

Just then, Ye Liuyun suddenly turned his head and blew a breath at the guy. This breath was filled with a hot airflow, like the steam from boiling water.

The Xixia Sect disciple's expression changed drastically upon encountering the scorching gas.

"Ah...it's so hot!" The Xixia Sect disciple screamed, then immediately retreated, backing away again and again, wishing he could get as far away from the heat as possible.

Once he was out of the sweltering area, the first thing he did was look at his palms. They were bright red, as if they had been roasted, and he was in excruciating pain.

The surrounding cultivators were utterly astonished by this scene.

"What? What's going on? What's wrong with this guy?" Everyone was confused.

Ye Liuyun chuckled. This was a steam pill she had refined. After being swallowed, it would make the gas she emitted extremely hot for a certain period of time.

During the duration of the pill's effects, not to mention the breath Ye Liuyun exhaled, even the gas emanating from his pores was several hundred degrees Celsius.

If people observe Ye Liuyun's body closely, they will find that Ye Liuyun's whole body is surrounded by a mist of water, which must not be touched.

"Interesting. What kind of pill is this? It can actually generate such a high gas temperature. It seems that this little girl's ability to reach the third level as an alchemist is not just due to good luck, but also shows some skill." Yun Che and his group said with slight surprise.

Of course, even so, Ye Liuyun still lacked value in their eyes. The main reason is that the sects in this world still judge a cultivator's potential based on their spiritual roots. Even alchemists need spiritual roots, and it doesn't matter if their aptitude is a little lacking.

However, Ye Liuyun possesses all five elements of spiritual roots, so no matter which sect he joins, he will be sentenced to death.

It takes time for one to grow in the art of medicine. But if your cultivation level is too low, you won't live past a hundred years old. No matter how good your talent for alchemy is, it will only be a fleeting moment.

A cultivator in the Spirit Stream Realm has a normal lifespan of only one hundred years. Breaking through to the Spirit River Realm adds fifty years, and breaking through to the Spirit Sea Realm adds another fifty years. The Spirit Pattern Realm does not increase lifespan. In other words, if a cultivator does not break through to the Dao Palace Realm within two hundred years, they will die of old age.

Lifespan is extremely precious for a cultivator. If one's aptitude is too poor, it means one won't live long, and naturally no one will take one seriously.

"What kind of tricks are these?!" The disciple of the Xixia Sect was drenched in cold sweat. His hand was blistered, and any movement caused him intense pain.

"Hehehe, sorry, it was a steam pill I refined, a kind of pill that can generate heat. Senior brother, now it's your turn to advise me to admit defeat." Ye Liuyun said in a harmless manner.

Upon hearing this, the young man's expression turned extremely ugly, but he seemed to have no intention of admitting defeat.

"Admit defeat? Impossible. I don't believe you can keep releasing this scorching gas." After saying that, the young man quickly channeled his spiritual energy into his right hand.

Under the effect of spiritual energy, the pain was quickly suppressed.

Seeing that he was unwilling to admit defeat, Ye Liuyun could only apologize to him.

"Then you'd better be careful, senior brother," Ye Liuyun warned, then took a deep breath and exhaled.

But this spray was a billowing steam, like a rolling sea of ​​clouds, spreading outwards from the arena. This attack made the disciple of the Sunset Glow Sect change his expression again. Having tasted the heat just now, he dared not come into contact with it again.

The surrounding audience quickly retreated, and even though they weren't on stage, they could clearly feel a wave of heat spreading towards them.

"Back up! Back up! Damn it, stop spacing out!" The audience was in an uproar.

As for the disciple from the Sunset Glow Sect, it was difficult for him to refuse to admit defeat this time. His face was extremely ugly, and he could only keep retreating until he was forced to leave the arena and lost.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun had left the arena, Yuncheng immediately reached out and swept away all the steam released by Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun's thing is only somewhat useful to cultivators in the Spirit Stream Realm. It has little effect on cultivators above the Spirit River Realm.

"Number 66 wins," Yuncheng announced helplessly.

He felt that the battle had taken a different turn. It was the same last time. He was very curious about how many of these combat-enhancing pills Ye Liuyun had, and it seemed that there were no side effects.

The disciples of the Sunset Glow Sect had turned a deep purplish-red; their sect's peak Spirit Stream Realm cultivator had suffered such a humiliating defeat.

"Damn it, referee! I'm not convinced! What kind of fight is this?" The Xixia Sect disciple, forced off the stage, immediately protested.

He lost even without using a tenth of his strength, and with so many people watching, he was losing face.

"We also protest, this is against the rules!" The disciples of the Xixia Sect also shouted.