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

Mei Ting first glanced around, then looked at Xiang Ling, and finally fixed her gaze on Ye Liuyun.

"I'm here to tell you some news. Elder Han, Han Menglin, and Hu Sheng all died in the battle just now," Mei Ting said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun immediately knew that Mei Ting had come to test her.

"Really? Hahaha, serves you right. It's good that you're dead, so you won't come looking for trouble later." Ye Liuyun said happily.

Seeing Ye Liuyun's reaction, Mei Ting was a little puzzled, so she said something else.

"But only three of them died in battle tonight."

This statement is essentially telling Ye Liuyun that I suspect this matter is related to you.

"Huh? No way, only the three of them died? Did they suffer divine retribution? That's incredibly unlucky." Ye Liuyun seemed quite surprised.

Seeing Ye Liuyun's reaction, Mei Ting was at a loss.

"Never mind, I just came to tell you this good news. Get some rest. We'll be busy rebuilding the valley in the next few days." Mei Ting couldn't get any useful clues from Ye Liuyun, so she had no choice but to leave.

Chapter 568 The Han Family's Attack (5000 words)

A night has passed, but for the disciples of Wan Du Valley, the fox demon invasion yesterday still leaves them with lingering fear. It was simply too terrifying, so terrifying that the entire Wan Du Valley was plunged into a panic of impending annihilation.

In the past, Wan Du Gu would have immediately sought help from Gu Ling Sacred Land, and Gu Ling Sacred Land would not have stood by and watched Wan Du Gu perish; it would have certainly sent Nirvana Realm experts to deal with Bai Bing.

However, now that Wang Tongtian has cut off all contact between the Gu Ling Holy Land and the outside world, it is completely unreliable.

Yesterday, Granny Jin Hua had prepared for the worst. She was already nearing the end of her life, and if the formation and the Heavenly Rank magic treasures could not suppress the fox demon, she was prepared to self-destruct and perish together with Bai Bing. This was the only way.

Bai Bing possesses the combat power of the Nirvana Realm, but she lacks the abilities and defenses of the Nirvana Realm, so she cannot withstand the self-destruction attack of a peak Ninth Heaven Primordial Spirit cultivator.

However, this self-destruction would definitely destroy the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, so it should only be used as a last resort. Killing a thousand enemies while losing a hundred or eighty of your own is not worth it.

Meanwhile, at the residence of the Second Elder of Wan Du Valley, he was looking gloomy, because Hu Sheng was his disciple, but now the other party had died inexplicably, and there was no trace of his body.

The key point is that it's too coincidental. Why is it that Hu Sheng, Han Menglin, and Han Yue just offended Ye Liuyun during the day, and then a fox demon invaded at night? What's most absurd is that only the three of them died? It's as if the fox demon deliberately wanted to kill the three of them.

The Second Elder of Wan Du Valley couldn't figure it out even after thinking about it all night. In fact, everyone could see that this matter was definitely related to Ye Liuyun, but the problem was, even if you knew what kind of schemes Ye Liuyun had used, what could you do?

If Ye Liuyun can really control the fox demon, then if you go looking for trouble, the result will most likely be the same as Han Yue's. The entire Ten Thousand Poison Valley was almost destroyed by the fox demon. Relying on one person alone is no less than an egg hitting a rock.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense wouldn't go looking for trouble with Ye Liuyun.

So the Second Elder suppressed his anger and didn't speak yesterday. Fortunately, most of the powerful figures in the Gu God Domain sects are rather cold-blooded and ruthless. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to find someone else to try.

The Han family wields considerable power in the Southern Frontier. They have a Nascent Soul cultivator among their members, and their overall strength is comparable to, or even greater than, that of a medium-sized sect like the Cloud Sect.

So the Second Elder of Wan Du Valley secretly told the Han family about what happened to Han Menglin and Han Yue before their deaths. When the Han family heard this news, it was like a bolt from the blue.

The Nascent Soul expert of the Han family is not an ordinary Nascent Soul expert. He has the cultivation of the seventh level of Nascent Soul and is Han Yue's biological father. However, because his lifespan is not long, he has been in a state of hibernation and sleep using a secret method.

When the news of the Second Elder of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons reached the ears of the current head of the Han family, he would definitely tell their ancestor about it; there was no way he wouldn't.

"My daughter..." Not long after, a sorrowful and indignant voice echoed throughout Wangyue Village, where the Han family lived.

Towns in the Gu God Domain often use "Zhai" (寨, meaning stronghold) in their names. Wangyue Village is considered a large village in the Southern Frontier, with hundreds of thousands of people living there. The Han family is the overlord of this place.

Their daughter and the most outstanding descendant of the Han family died in the Wan Du Valley incident. Originally, this should have been considered an accident, but in fact, Wan Du Valley had already informed them overnight.

The problem is that they received two messages. One message said that the fox demons invaded the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, and Han Yue and Han Menglin died unexpectedly in battle.

This was originally a helpless situation. You can't expect them to seek revenge on that powerful and invincible fox demon, can you? You don't have the means to do so either. So they can only accept their bad luck. At least the Han family can accept this outcome.

However, the second message from Wan Du Valley said something different. That message said that Han Menglin and Han Yue had a major conflict with a newly promoted disciple of Wan Du Valley during the day. The other party seriously injured Han Menglin, and then Han Yue stepped in to save Han Menglin. At the same time, Han Yue also made a harsh statement, saying that she would make the other party pay.

No sooner had she said that than she was attacked and killed by a fox demon that very night. And the people who died were the very ones who had clashed with the demon.

No matter who hears this news, they will all think it has something to do with Ye Liuyun.

The patriarch of the Han family lost his daughter in his later years and was only keeping on by a secret method, hoping to serve as the foundation of the Han family.

However, upon receiving this news, he was so angry that he immediately left seclusion, determined to go to the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons to demand an explanation for his daughter.

"Disciples of the Han family who have reached the Dao Palace level, obey my command and follow me to the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons!" the Han family patriarch roared.

After saying this, the old man left the Han family first and arrived at the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons at an extremely fast speed. The Han family members followed closely behind, ready to deal with any conflict with the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons at any time.

Just in case, the Han family also sent someone to the Five Poisons Sect to ask them to intervene and help them, but it would take time.

When the higher-ups of Wan Du Valley learned that the Han family patriarch had arrived, they were naturally going to receive him, since he was no weakling.

At noon, an old man who was almost skin and bones was sitting in the pavilion that Wan Du Gu had temporarily rebuilt with magic. He sat there without saying a word, as if waiting for the people of Wan Du Gu to speak first.

Liu Qianmei naturally knew the old man's purpose in coming to the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, but what did she want him to say?

The Second Elder of Wan Du Valley kept glancing back and forth between Liu Qianmei and the old man out of the corner of his eye.

After a long silence, the Second Elder of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons finally spoke.

"Well, Fellow Daoist Han, we at Wan Du Valley are truly sorry about what happened to Junior Sister Han Yue. That fox demon was far too powerful and almost destroyed our entire sect. We failed to protect Junior Sister Han Yue," said the Second Elder of Wan Du Valley.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Liu Qianmei glared at him. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with their Wan Du Gu. It wasn't their Wan Du Gu who killed Han Yue and Han Menglin. But this Second Elder was deliberately saying this, which was tantamount to admitting that their Wan Du Gu was responsible.

Isn't this giving the Han family patriarch an opportunity to launch an attack?

Sure enough, once the second elder spoke, the Han family patriarch had a reason to cause trouble.

"Valley Master Liu, originally, my daughter and juniors died at the hands of the fox demon, and I shouldn't have come to the valley to speak. However, after listening to the news from other members of the Han family, I found that the news from our Han family seems to be different from the news from your valley," the Han family patriarch said in a hoarse voice with cloudy eyes.

Liu Qianmei had actually anticipated that the Han family would come to inquire, after all, this was too coincidental, and the Han family couldn't possibly only listen to the one-sided story of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley.

The Han family has more than just Han Yue and Han Menglin in the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons; there are at least two hundred people here, making them one of the more powerful factions in the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.

Unfortunately, with the deaths of Han Menglin and Han Yue, this faction became defunct in name only.

"Oh? What kind of message did you receive, Fellow Daoist Han? Tell me about it," Liu Qianmei asked calmly.

Upon hearing this, the Han family patriarch immediately stood up excitedly.

"Valley Master Liu, the information I have received is that my daughter and great-granddaughter were murdered," the Han family patriarch said angrily.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qianmei immediately guessed what had happened. Ordinary disciples couldn't possibly know so much about what had happened last night, since they had already evacuated the disciples and activated the valley protection formation when they fought the fox demon.

Therefore, the only possible message was sent to the Han family by higher-ups. So, upon further analysis, who else among the higher-ups would want to cause trouble for Ye Liuyun? It is obvious that it is only Hu Sheng's master, the Second Elder of Wan Du Valley.

But even without the Second Elder of Wan Du Valley sending the message, the Han family would have found out about this sooner or later.

The Han family patriarch began excitedly recounting the news he had received, then demanded that Ye Liuyun come out for a face-to-face confrontation, and even demanded that the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons provide a reasonable explanation.

The old man acted as if he didn't care about his life, showing no respect for Liu Qianmei. No matter how Liu Qianmei explained, he insisted on getting an explanation and even threatened her.

How did she threaten him? She said, "If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I'll have the Han family guard the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons day and night. As soon as that Shi Youlan comes out, we won't care about anything else, we'll kill her first."

"Bang! Old man Han, how dare you threaten this Valley Master?" Liu Qianmei suddenly stood up, looking at the Han family patriarch with a murderous aura.

She had tolerated the old man for a long time because his daughter had just died, but she never expected that he would not know when to stop and even dare to threaten her.

"Hahaha... I am destined to perish within a year of emerging from seclusion this time. I fear nothing now." The Han family patriarch laughed wildly.

Liu Qianmei felt uneasy about encountering someone who wasn't afraid of death. If this old man really risked everything to fight them, even Granny Jin Hua would find it very troublesome.

"Old Ghost Han, I know you're not afraid of death, but since you've said that, I, the Valley Master, can't give you any explanation. You can do whatever you want with this matter, but there's one thing: don't cause trouble in my Ten Thousand Poisons Valley. Otherwise, if you're not afraid of death, what about your Han family?" Liu Qianmei took a deep breath, sat down, and then reminded the Han family patriarch.

Upon hearing this, the Han family patriarch immediately snorted coldly.

"Very well, since you've said so, Valley Master, then this old man has nothing more to say." The Han family patriarch snorted coldly, then got up and left.

The reason why the Han family patriarch came to negotiate with Liu Qianmei was naturally to put pressure on her. Even if Wan Du Gu did not want to deal with it, it could not stop the Han family from investigating.

Liu Qianmei made her point very clearly: we have no evidence to prove that your daughter's affairs are related to Shi Youlan, and we don't know if Shi Youlan can control fox demons. If you think there's a problem, then investigate it yourself, but don't cause trouble in my Wan Du Valley. If Shi Youlan leaves Wan Du Valley, that's up to you.

This can be considered an answer. The Han family patriarch also understood that the Ten Thousand Poisons Valley would not hand over Shi Youlan to him for disposal without any evidence, just for the sake of two dead people. Such a thing is basically impossible in the Gu God Domain.

The sects in the Gu God Domain don't really protect their own. They only tell their disciples one thing: if you get into trouble, solve it yourself. Don't expect the sect to take care of it for you. If you feel you can't solve the trouble, then be low-key and cowardly.

This is different from the sects in the Nine Heavens Domain. The sects in the Nine Heavens Domain are quite protective of their own. No matter if their own disciples caused trouble first or what, if the other party's power is not strong enough, they will not take you seriously at all.

This has resulted in the cultivators of the Gu God Domain being extremely ruthless, especially those who dare to cause trouble, who are basically killing gods.

And so the Han family patriarch left. The first thing he did after leaving was to gather information about Shi Youlan and then have the Han family members in the valley keep an eye on her at all times. At the same time, he also mobilized the Han family members from Wangyue Village to keep watch outside Wandu Valley.

"This? Valley Master, is this appropriate? Wouldn't this antagonize the Han family?" the Second Elder spoke up again.

Liu Qianmei originally didn't want to pay any attention to this guy, but who knew he would actually dare to speak up.

"Second Elder, you did this on purpose, didn't you? You're afraid to go looking for trouble with Shi Youlan because you're afraid of dying, but you secretly brought the Han family here to test Shi Youlan," Liu Qianmei said, squinting her eyes.

Liu Qianmei shuddered as she looked at the Second Elder.

However, the Second Elder did not seem to intend to keep it a secret.

“That’s right, I did inform the Han family and tell them that this matter is related to Shi Youlan. However, Valley Master, don’t you want to know whether this matter is really related to Shi Youlan?” the Second Elder asked rhetorically.

That's true; she definitely wanted to know. However, they also understood that it was impossible to get the information they wanted from Ye Liuyun.

Unless they use force, but the problem is, they have no reason to do so, and the risk is too great.

Since they have no other way, they might as well let someone else try. Even if it is confirmed that the fox demon is indeed controlled by Ye Liuyun, it will not be a bad thing for Wan Du Gu, because if the fox demon is brought out again, it will not be the people of Wan Du Gu who suffer losses.

Looking at Ye Liuyun's side, Mei Ting must have told Ye Liuyun about the Han family coming to cause trouble, but Ye Liuyun wasn't worried at all.

"Master, all the people in the Han family are the same, completely unreasonable." Ye Liuyun said, speechless.

"Reason? There's no reason in our Gu God Domain. Although I don't believe this matter has anything to do with you, the problem is that it's too much of a coincidence. Alright, be careful." Mei Ting finished speaking and was about to leave.

But just as she was about to leave, Ye Liuyun's words almost made her fall to the ground.

"Master, I'm going to the Gu Spirit Holy Land."

Upon hearing this, Mei Ting looked on incredulously. She turned around and stared at Ye Liuyun as if she had seen a ghost.

"Eh? Little girl, it seems you've completely ignored what I just said. I already told you, the Han family is guarding outside the valley. Going out would be suicide. Besides, the Gu Spirit Holy Land is currently sealed off; you can't go there," Mei Ting said.

But Ye Liuyun's next words silenced Mei Ting.

"Don't you all think that I brought that fox demon here?" Ye Liuyun replied with a smile.

Alright, having said that, Mei Ting suddenly felt as if she were meeting Ye Liuyun for the first time. This disciple in front of her was completely unfamiliar. After a moment of hesitation, she couldn't help but ask.

"Are you really Shi Youlan?"

Ye Liuyun smiled noncommittally and did not answer the question.

When Mei Ting saw Ye Liuyun's smile, a chill ran down her spine. She had a bold idea: perhaps something had happened to her disciple in the Tianlan Mountains, and he might have been possessed by some powerful figure.

This is currently the most convincing explanation.

After that, Mei Ting didn't know what kind of deal she made with Ye Liuyun. Anyway, Mei Ting never asked Ye Liuyun about these things again. She pretended that she knew nothing and had never heard anything.

That evening, Ye Liuyun and Xiangling sat around the campfire.

"Xiangling, I plan to go to the Gu Spirit Holy Land tomorrow," Ye Liuyun murmured, looking at the campfire.

Xiangling was startled upon hearing this.

"What? Sister Youlan, didn't you say something happened at the Holy Land?" Xiangling asked doubtfully.

"Maybe, but I still need to go and see. I'll come back if it really doesn't work out," Ye Liuyun said.

Upon hearing Ye Liuyun's words, Xiangling fell silent for a moment. She was just a nobody and didn't know exactly what had happened at the Gu Ling Holy Land.

"Really? Well then, congratulations, sister." Xiangling could only offer her congratulations; she couldn't very well stop Ye Liuyun.

"Don't be so upset. Don't worry, after I join the Gu Spirit Holy Land, I'll find a way to get you a place there too," Ye Liuyun promised.

However, Xiangling was self-aware enough to know that with her qualifications, joining the Gu Spirit Holy Land was pure delusion.

"Really? Then thank you in advance, Sister Youlan." Xiangling nodded happily.

After thinking for a while, Ye Liuyun realized that she had gone to the Gu Spirit Holy Land. Who knew how long it would take to get to know the other party's disgusting nature? It might take several months or even years.

She's not going there for fun, so she'll use every means to get what she wants; she won't just wait peacefully in the Gu Spirit Holy Land.

"By the way, Xiangling, take this. These are some special healing pills I obtained from cultivators in the Nine Heavens Domain in the Tianlan Mountains. If you're going there, these pills might be helpful. But remember, never tell anyone about these pills, or you might bring disaster upon yourself." Ye Liuyun handed Xiangling a bag of pills.

Xiangling was stunned again, but she still took the pill and glanced at it.

She didn't recognize any of the pills here. There was nothing she could do; the way of medicine in the Gu God Domain was very different from that in the Nine Heavens Domain.

The alchemy techniques of the Gu God Realm are a unique phenomenon in the entire Eastern Continent, and they are almost all related to poison. Taking pills from the Gu God Realm without practicing poison techniques is equivalent to taking poison.

"Thank you, Sister Youlan." Xiangling was definitely reluctant to see Shi Youlan leave, but there was nothing she could do.

The two chatted all night long; this could be considered Ye Liuyun's way of saying goodbye to Xiangling on behalf of Shi Youlan.

The next morning, Xiangling opened her eyes from her cultivation and found that Ye Liuyun was gone.