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

“Hey, seniors, today is, after all, a competition among young people. If you wish to exchange alchemy techniques, why don’t we go to Medicine Peak for a chat after the event?” Ye Liuyun quickly said.

Upon hearing this, the alchemists, who were still in a state of excitement, calmed down. They quickly looked around and found that the cultivators around them were looking at them as if they were crazy.

They then realized their rudeness; this was a youth activity, and their presence was somewhat delaying the competition.

"Ahem, that's true. In that case, we'll head back first. After this exchange and discussion, we'll pay a visit to Medicine Peak." The highest-ranking Yellow-level alchemist laughed heartily.

The alchemists left one after another, but before leaving, Tang Zhichun hurriedly asked a question.

"Hey, Elder Ye, here's the pill." Tang Zhichun quickly handed the pill to Ye Liuyun.

However, Ye Liuyun could tell that Tang Zhichun was very attached to the elixir, so after thinking about it for a while...

"If you like this pill, Fellow Daoist Tang, I'll give it to you. Speaking of which, this pill was made from the medicinal herbs you gave me," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Tang Zhichun felt both ashamed and overjoyed.

Hearing this, the alchemists who had left early were once again filled with surprise and envy. If they had refined a blue-grade pill with pill patterns, they would have treasured it and kept it as a precious item. How could they possibly give it to someone else?

"Then thank you very much, Elder Ye." Tang Zhichun expressed his gratitude and then left the Dao Discussion Platform.

After he left, the people of the Taishang Ganying Sect all made a complete 180-degree turn in their attitude.

"He's too strong. I didn't expect Elder Ye to be so powerful in both combat and alchemy. But why is Elder Ye, who can refine pill patterns, only a blue-level alchemist? Could he be hiding his true alchemy skills?" someone speculated.

Looking at Li Bai and the others, their faces beamed with joy.

"As you all have seen, the outcome is still uncertain until the very end, so don't be too anxious." Li Bai glanced at those who had previously mocked Ye Liuyun.

The representative of the Kaiyang Shenxiao Sect gave an awkward smile; he was too embarrassed to respond to Li Bai's words.

"In today's first alchemy competition, Ye Liuyun of Medicine Peak has emerged victorious," Elder Tianjian said, looking at Ye Liuyun with great satisfaction.

The situation at Yaofeng's place was even more chaotic.

As Elder Tianjian announced Ye Liuyun's victory, Ye Liuyun did not immediately step down from the stage, but instead stood on the stage and spoke again.

"Fellow Daoists, is there any other alchemist willing to come up and offer their guidance? The choice is yours; I will not refuse any request that is within my power," Ye Liuyun said.

Upon hearing Ye Liuyun's words, some members of the Five Poisons Sect immediately became restless.

"This Ye Liuyun has such superb alchemy skills, but since he is only a blue-level alchemist, I think I should have a chance of winning. I'll go and meet him." A female cultivator from the Five Poisons Sect descended from the sky and landed in front of Ye Liuyun.

The newcomer was a beautiful and exquisitely dressed female nun.

"Blue Serpent of the Five Poisons Sect, a high-grade purple-level alchemist, seeking guidance from Elder Ye," the female cultivator introduced herself.

As soon as the Five Poisons Sect members took the stage, cultivators throughout the Nine Heavens Domain began to look forward to it.

"A high-grade purple-level alchemist who's not even a thousand years old, impressive! I wonder what this little girl from the Five Poisons Sect is going to compete with Master Ye in." The alchemists from the Nine Heavens Domain suddenly became interested.

They acknowledged that Ye Liuyun's alchemy skills were superb, but the difference in quality was difficult to overcome.

"Well, Fellow Daoist Blue Serpent, what do you want to compete in?" Ye Liuyun asked without fear.

After a moment's thought, the blue snake smiled slightly.

"Elder Ye, I certainly cannot match you in the quality of pills, but I am not in a position to rely on my own high grade to compete with you in terms of pill quality. Therefore, I intend to compete with you in the toxicity of the poisons you refine, and see who can refine a more lethal poison." Blue Serpent thought of a contest.

As soon as these words were spoken, the alchemists of the Nine Heavens Domain could no longer sit still.

"What? Comparing us to those who refine poisons? Hey! You little girl from the Five Poisons Sect, your Five Poisons Sect is already good at refining these things. We alchemists from the Nine Heavens Domain disdain refining such things." An alchemist said unhappily.

Indeed, this is something the Five Poisons Sect excels at.

But to their utter surprise, Ye Liuyun only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

“Alright, I agree to Fellow Daoist Blue Serpent’s method of competition. However, Fellow Daoist Blue Serpent, you will need to wait here for a while. Since it is about refining poison, it is not appropriate for me to use someone else’s alchemy furnace. I need to go back and get my alchemy equipment,” Ye Liuyun said.

Blue Snake was somewhat surprised that Ye Liuyun agreed to fight her, but she was still very interested.

“No problem, I’m willing to wait for you.” Blue Snake immediately agreed.

Upon seeing this, Ye Liuyun immediately raised his hand, grabbed Nalan Yan's medicine cauldron, and threw it towards Nalan Yan.

"Nephew Nalan, here's your alchemy furnace back," Ye Liuyun said.

Nalan Yan quickly caught the alchemy furnace.

"Refining poison? Can Sister Liuyun do it?" Nalan Yan murmured as she put away the alchemy furnace.

Ye Liuyun glanced at Lin Aoxue, then struck a pose, took a step forward, and soared into the sky like a rocket, leaping towards his medicine peak.

"Please wait a moment, everyone. I'll be right back." Ye Liuyun had already leaped several thousand meters in an instant, and then disappeared from everyone's sight in a matter of seconds.

Ye Liuyun's move shocked everyone once again.

"This... no way, Elder Ye can't fly? It seems he's using his feet to propel himself up, jumping thousands of meters in a single leap. Is he actually a cultivator with a physical body?" Any cultivator with a little knowledge could tell that Ye Liuyun was indeed a cultivator with a physical body, and wasn't hiding his cultivation at all.

"Only body cultivators can possess such a powerful physique. Elder Ye of Medicine Peak has truly given us many surprises. No wonder he only has the cultivation of the Spirit Stream Realm. Now we understand what's going on." Everyone suddenly understood.

As for the Supreme Response Sect, they had long since realized that Ye Liuyun was a body cultivator, and a body cultivator who had reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Looking at Ye Liuyun again, it's clear he wasn't going back to his own dojo; he was just looking for an excuse to get out of their sight.

"Master, is there any way to change the shape of your Myriad Medicines Cauldron and turn it into a medicine furnace?" Ye Liuyun was talking to Lin Qingyou in a secluded place.

Lin Qingyou knew what Ye Liuyun meant by coming out.

“No problem, bring out the Myriad Medicines Cauldron,” Lin Qingyou said.

Ye Liuyun raised her hand, and a miniature version of the Myriad Medicines Cauldron appeared in her hand, while Lin Qingyou raised a finger and pointed at the Myriad Medicines Cauldron.

The next moment, the Myriad Medicines Cauldron flashed with golden light and then transformed into a simple and unadorned medicine furnace.

"Alright," Lin Qingyou said with a smile.

After the Myriad Medicines Immortal Cauldron changed its shape, Ye Liuyun calculated the time and then hopped towards the location of the Dao Discussion Peak again.

The round trip took almost ten minutes.

"I'm back." Ye Liuyun's voice descended from the sky and landed on the Dao Discussion Platform once again.

"Such speed!" everyone exclaimed.

Blue Snake said this when he saw Ye Liuyun return.

"Elder Ye, let's begin."

Ye Liuyun nodded. Since it was a contest to see who could concoct the most poisonous one, there was no need for further discussion; they could just begin.

"Alright." After saying that, Ye Liuyun sat down cross-legged on the spot, and then took out his medicine and began to think about which kind of poison he should refine.

"She has plenty of poisons," Ye Liuyun thought for a moment before suddenly asking the alchemists present.

"Hey, seniors, fellow practitioners, may I ask you a question? Is 'Thun' medicine considered poison?" Ye Liuyun asked without any hesitation.

Upon hearing this, all the female disciples present blushed instantly.

The male disciples burst into laughter.

"Haha, Elder Ye is really funny. He actually asked if the 'Tongue Medicine' is poison."

"Is the herb *Toona sinensis* poison?" someone countered.

This question caused the alchemists present to fall into deep thought.

Ye Liuyun's question was obviously tricky, but it was indeed a question. If the aphrodisiac was only used for flirting between husband and wife, it would not be considered a poison. However, if it was used to deal with enemies, it would be considered a poison.

The alchemists of the Nine Heavens Domain were not really able to answer this question, because they had not thought about it either.

Blue Snake was also amused by Ye Liuyun's question.

"Hehe, Elder Ye is quite interesting. I think the alchemists of your Nine Heavens Domain probably can't answer this question. However, in our Gu God Domain, the Chun medicine is indeed considered a poison. Elder Ye, do you want to refine the Chun medicine?" Blue Serpent asked.

Ye Liuyun chuckled.

"Well, I was just asking. I definitely can't make this stuff. I've already decided what to make. Let's begin." Ye Liuyun had already thought of what poison to make.

The poison she was going to refine, the Thousand Poison Corrosion Pill, was something she accidentally created while synthesizing pills early in the morning. If a cultivator were poisoned by it, it would fester inside their body and eventually turn into blood, and the process would happen very quickly.

She had personally experienced it; although it was only a white-grade pill, it should be quite poisonous due to the power of the Myriad Medicines Cauldron.

After they finished speaking, the two took out the medicinal materials used to make this pill. She did have these unconventional medicinal materials.

After taking out the medicinal herbs, Ye Liuyun threw them directly into the medicine furnace and began refining them. Ye Liuyun was very skilled at synthesizing this grade of pills.

As for the blue snake on the other side, she was surrounded by many disgusting creatures—all sorts of poisonous insects and plants—a sight that made one's scalp tingle.

"They are all highly poisonous spirit insects. I wonder if Elder Ye can defeat this woman." The alchemists were all worried.

Although it's not shameful to lose to the Five Poisons Sect in the art of poison making, they still hoped Ye Liuyun could win.

Five minutes later...

"Alright, my poison pill is finished." Ye Liuyun took a purple pill from the furnace and stood up.

Seeing how fast Ye Liuyun was refining the weapon, the blue snake opposite was startled.

Poisons are different from regular pills. Most of the alchemists present did not have much knowledge of poisons and could not judge whether the pill was poisonous from its appearance. Therefore, they could only wait until the blue snake finished refining it before discussing how to judge it.

About ten minutes later, the blue snake's venom was finally prepared.

Don't think that preparing poison doesn't require much effort; judging from Blue Snake's appearance, she was also quite tired.

"Ah! I've kept you waiting, everyone. My poison is now ready." Blue Snake picked up a small porcelain bottle containing a liquid that emitted seven colors. It was very beautiful, but the more beautiful something is, the more poisonous it is.

Ye Liuyun walked to the blue snake's side and began to introduce his poison.

"Gentlemen, let me first introduce my poison," Blue Snake began.

Is the poison made by the blue snake called Seven Illusions Madness Powder? Those poisoned will experience all sorts of hallucinations, become moody and prone to inner demons. If the poison is not neutralized within seven days, even a cultivator at the Four Extremes Divine Soul Realm will bleed from all seven orifices and explode to death.

It should be known that cultivators have a very high resistance to poisons. A poison that can kill a cultivator at the Fourth Extreme Divine Soul Realm is already extremely poisonous.

The surrounding cultivators felt a chill run down their spines as they listened to the blue snake's explanation.

"So poisonous? Tch! As expected of evil heretics, all they know is how to concoct these harmful things." The cultivators of the Supreme Response Sect became wary for a moment.

But they soon learned what real poison was.

After listening to Blue Snake's introduction, Ye Liuyun smiled calmly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the poison pill in my hand is called the Thousand Poison Corrosion Pill. Within one minute, the poisoned person will be gradually corroded from the inside out by the corrosive power, eventually turning into a ball of pus and blood," Ye Liuyun explained.

Ye Liuyun's introduction caused those who thought the Blue Snake's poison was extremely toxic to gasp in shock.

"My God, is it that poisonous? If this poison is also effective against cultivators at the Four Extremes Divine Soul Realm, then it is far more potent than this Seven Illusions Mad Demon Poison. It turns into pus and blood in a minute, not even giving them time to be saved."

Even the members of the Five Poisons Sect were taken aback.

"No way, does his pill even work for cultivators?" a cultivator from the Five Poisons Sect asked doubtfully.

After all, this is a poison concocted by cultivators, so naturally it is intended to target cultivators.

"Elder Ye, the poisons we concoct are not for mortals, but for cultivators. My poison can kill a cultivator at the Divine Soul Realm. Can yours do the same?" Blue Serpent countered.

Ye Liuyun chuckled. It would definitely be useful, but she really couldn't say for sure which level of cultivator it would affect, because she had only used these poisons on herself since they were made, and had never used them on anyone else.

"We'll find out once we try. Why don't we invite a fellow Daoist who understands poisons and whose cultivation level is high enough to easily resist them to give it a try?" Ye Liuyun suggested.

It's useless to talk about poison; you have to see its actual effects.

Blue Snake certainly wouldn't have any objections to this; her poison has an antidote, and with seven days of treatment time, testing the drug wouldn't be a problem.

“No problem, why don’t we let the cultivators of our Five Poisons Sect be the test subjects?” Blue Serpent suggested.

No one present knew more about poisons than the cultivators of their Five Poisons Sect.

Ye Liuyun was delighted to hear her say that. Although there was no antidote for his poison, she had a universal antidote, so it didn't matter.

Blue Snake glanced at the cultivators of their Five Poisons Sect, then called out to a senior brother who was in the early stage of Nascent Soul.

"Senior Brother Wuhua, could you please come down and help us test the potency of the poison?" Blue Snake called out.

Upon hearing this, the Five Poisons Sect disciple who was called upon jumped down from the high platform without saying a word.

"Haha, no problem, I love tasting poison, the more poisonous the better." This guy named Wu Hua exuded evil aura as soon as he stepped off the stage. His dark lips told outsiders that his poison skills must be extremely terrifying.

It is most appropriate to have a Nascent Soul cultivator test the effects of the poison, because they can easily encapsulate the poison within their bodies, preventing it from harming them.

Moreover, this centipede is no ordinary physique; it possesses a ruthless poisonous body, cultivated later in life, making it virtually immune to all poisons.

Chapter 530 Pill Battle (5000 words + 4400 monthly votes bonus chapter)

After arriving, Wu Hua first accepted the Seven Illusions Madness Powder from the Blue Snake, and then, under everyone's watchful eyes, swallowed the highly toxic liquid.