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

"Oh my, what a lively scene! I've finished with the formalities over there, it's time for me to come and chat with you all." Lin Tianya walked out the door with a smile.

When Lin Heng and the others saw Lin Tianya arrive, they quickly got up.

"Ancestor, you've arrived. Please take a seat of honor." Lin Heng smiled and offered his seat to Lin Heng.

Lin Tianya didn't stand on ceremony at all and sat down directly. After sitting down, Lin Tianya asked.

"Lin Heng, I'm curious, is your Lin family the only branch that has survived after so many generations? Are there any other members of the Lin family?" Lin Tianya asked curiously.

However, this question was difficult for Lin Heng to answer. First of all, Lin Heng was an only child, but his father's generation had a brother, but this brother left Qixia Town many years ago and disappeared. As for his grandfather's generation, he did not remember them.

"This? Ancestor, I know my father had a brother, but he left Qixia Town when he was young and disappeared. We don't know where he went or whether he is dead or alive. With your abilities, if there are other Lin family bloodlines in the Nine Heavens Domain, you should be able to sense it, right?" Lin Heng said with a smile.

Lin Tianya nodded.

“That’s true. Please wait a moment. I’ll use the Bloodline Tracking Technique to check the other bloodlines of the Lin family in the Nine Heavens Domain. Due to some matters, I failed to fulfill my responsibilities as an ancestor. Now that I have the opportunity to make amends, I should naturally do so,” Lin Tianya said, and then he closed his eyes.

Bloodlines are a very peculiar thing. Some special bloodlines generally only spread within men, meaning they can be preserved in men for a longer period of time. In contrast, women's bloodlines gradually become diluted as they merge with other bloodlines.

This might be the difference between the X and Y chromosomes on Earth, because the Y chromosome only exists in the male body. If you find one, you can basically find a group of people with the same surname as you.

Bloodline tracing techniques primarily track members of the same family surname, rather than purely blood-related individuals.

Because tracing a woman's bloodline would be too complicated, since women get married and their bloodlines gradually disperse after marriage.

Therefore, it seems that the bloodline tracking techniques in this world are all based on the power of the father's bloodline.

Of course, it's not that you can't find other members of the family through the bloodline tracing technique of female descendants, but you might find someone with a different surname than a member of the Lin family, which would be very troublesome.

At this moment, it was as if many red threads appeared in Lin Tianya's mind, leading him to search all over Zhongzhou. Sure enough, his search led him to discover another descendant with the Lin family bloodline in Zhongzhou, and there were quite a few of them.

It seems there aren't any other branches in other regions. This branch might be the same one as Uncle Lin Heng's. This branch is currently located in a city in Zhongzhou, and its bloodline is even better than that of Lin Heng's branch.

"Haha, you know what? There's another branch of the Lin family bloodline in Zhongzhou," Lin Tianya announced happily after searching for a few minutes.

Ye Liuyun was quite surprised that Lin Tianya had reached a result so quickly.

"Ancestor, so fast?"

"Otherwise, oh dear, this makes things much easier. We can bring all these descendants of the Lin family back to the Supreme Response Religion District and slowly train and cultivate them," Lin Tianya said with a smile.

Ye Liuyun was quite interested in this bloodline tracking technique, so he asked curiously.

"Ancestor, if I may ask a question, what level of cultivator is needed to use this bloodline tracking technique? I also want to see how many descendants of our Ye family are still alive."

Upon hearing this, Lin Tianya immediately shook his head.

"This bloodline tracking technique isn't very suitable for tracing a woman's bloodline, because it makes it difficult to accurately locate a clan. If you use a woman's bloodline to locate her, you might find many people from different families, and these people won't think they're from the same family as you. Do you understand?" Lin Tianya said.

Indeed, Lin Junxian was able to sense Lin Aoxue's presence through bloodline intuition, not bloodline tracking. He sensed Lin Aoxue at close range. If he had used bloodline tracking, he would not have been able to determine whether Lin Aoxue was his descendant.

"Really? That's quite interesting," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

"Otherwise what? Do you think we care so much about our bloodline? For example, Aoxue's father and grandfather have stronger bloodline fluctuations than Aoxue's because they are male and their bloodline concentration is closer to mine. Bloodline is a rather magical thing."

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Let me ask you something, Lin Heng and Lin Du, are you both willing to return to Nanling with me? You are both cultivators now, and I want to take you back to the Supreme Induction Sect to inherit my mantle. Are you willing?" Lin Tianya asked.

Upon hearing this, the Lin family naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

“Ancestor, if you can persuade the Wang family to let us go back, we are naturally willing to go to the Supreme Response Sect with you. After all, Aoxue is there too, so our family won’t have to be separated,” Lin Heng said.

After Lin Heng finished speaking, Lin Aofeng and the others were definitely quite helpless. They had temporarily gathered at the Wang family from three other families and were not staying here permanently. After this matter was over, they would have to go back.

"Haha, don't worry, I'll definitely take you back if you're willing. I just came to ask you something. Oh, and also, what kind of welcome banquet is the Wang family having tonight? I have a feeling something else might happen tonight. Aoxue, and Liuyun, you two should be prepared." Lin Tianya laughed.

Upon hearing this, the two immediately understood Lin Tianya's meaning. The Wang family didn't know much about Lin Aoxue, so since Lin Aoxue had come, they would definitely try to find out just how good her talent was.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the Wang family's living room was somewhat serious.

"Ancestor, what should we do? Lin Tianya wants to take the Lin family members away. Should we just let him take them?" Wang Shanhe asked Wang Xu.

“Then what do you want? He is the ancestor of the Lin family. If he wants to take the Lin family members away, our Wang family has no reason to stop him. Moreover, Lin Tianya’s talent is terrifying. He will definitely surpass me in the future. We can only befriend him, not make enemies. Besides, our Wang family is related to him by marriage. I believe that relationship is enough,” Wang Xu said.

Having said that, Wang Shanhe had no choice but to follow Wang Xu's instructions.

"Oh, tonight, summon all the young talents of the family. I want to see how Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun are doing. The Supreme Response Sect has kept a deep secret from us. All we know is that Lin Aoxue's talent is terrifying," Wang Xu added.

Wang Shanhe nodded.

Soon, the sun set and the sky gradually darkened. The main courtyard of the Wang family began to bustle with activity. Today, all the important figures and young talents of the Wang family had been summoned back, and even the family members who were cultivating in the Nine Heavens Holy Land had been called back.

Ye Liuyun and his group are still at Lin Heng's and the others' residence, but they can already hear the commotion outside.

"Sigh! Sure enough, no matter where we are, we still have to face these troublesome things. The Wang family should be coming to invite us over soon," Ye Liuyun sighed.

"Kid, you'd better be patient later. Knowing the Wang family as I do, they're bound to spread a lot of rumors," Lin Heng warned.

Because of their connection to the Shaoqing Palace, the Wang family was extremely arrogant. When the entire Wang family came to visit, they were met with a lot of disdain.

"Hmph! Laughing at me? Then I'll let them know that the consequence of laughing at me is a beating." Ye Liuyun said, clenching his fist.

Three more minutes passed before someone finally arrived outside.

It was Lin Du's father-in-law and mother-in-law who came.

"Haha, Senior Lin, and Ao Xue Liu Yun, the banquet is about to begin. All the young members of the family have returned today. You two should get to know them well," Wang Shu said with a smile.

Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue nodded, and then the whole family got up and followed the two to the banquet venue.

There are quite a few people here today, so we're having a gathering in a circular, open-air loft area.

However, at this moment, the banquet was filled with comments and discussions about Ye Liuyun and his group's arrival.

"Hey, you guys said no, our Miss Cousin's husband is actually a woman, oh no, I should say he used to be a man, but now he's a woman. I find it hard to understand. Isn't that a bit strange? Why would they be together if they've both become women?"

"I heard that more than a hundred years ago, a strange thing happened in the Nanling area. It seems that the laws of heaven and earth changed, causing many people to change their gender. This cousin-in-law should be a victim of that incident. However, this cousin-in-law is no ordinary person. Last time, when the new leader of the Supreme Response Sect took office, our Nine Heavens Holy Land sent a powerful team to attend the banquet. Who knew that they would be defeated one by one by this cousin-in-law."

"I think that as long as you have enough talent, nothing else matters."

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, some of them scoffing at the relationship between Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, saying a lot of unpleasant things, and most of those saying these unpleasant things were women.

From the perspective of a normal woman, Ye Liuyun has become a woman, so he should dissolve his marriage with Lin Aoxue. If two women get together, wouldn't that be a lesbian relationship?

"Shut up, everyone, the guests are here." Some of the elders had already noticed that Ye Liuyun and his group were coming. If it were just Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun, they wouldn't care about the gossip, but since Lin Tianya was also there, they had to give them some face. If they embarrassed Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun, Lin Tianya would definitely be unhappy.

Upon entering the banquet venue, Ye Liuyun saw four pavilions on all sides, with a large round platform in the middle, where many women were dancing and playing music.

When Wang Xu saw Lin Tianya's friend coming over, he immediately stood up.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, please take a seat." Wang Xu gestured to Lin Tianya.

Lin Tianya didn't stand on ceremony; after a flash, he appeared beside Wang Xu.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, what are you up to? This place doesn't feel like a banquet; it looks more like a martial arts arena," Lin Tianya said with a smile after glancing around at the surroundings and the round platform in front of him.

Wang Xu didn't hide anything either.

"I won't hide it from you, Fellow Daoist Lin. As you know, Aoxue is, after all, our Wang family's granddaughter. However, our Wang family knows very little about her. We are all cultivators and should understand the value of a cultivator," Wang Xu said with a smile.

Lin Tianya did not object to the Wang family's arrangement, and he knew what Wang Xu meant by those words.

So he just smiled and didn't say anything.

After Lin Tianya was asked to leave, Lin Heng and Li Lianyi were also asked to leave by Wang Shu and his wife. The three older sisters were also invited to their side by some women of the same generation. When Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue arrived, a man and a woman flew down from a seat and landed in front of them.

"You must be Cousin Aoxue and Cousin Liuyun's husband. I am Wang Fen, and this is my sister Wang Mi. Speaking of which, Aoxue and I are cousins. Please come this way." Wang Fen said politely.

However, Wang Mi was clearly somewhat averse to Ye Liuyun, but due to the rules, he still made a gesture of invitation.

So Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue led Xiao Qingxue to a spot where some of the young cultivators of the Wang family were sitting. These were all direct descendants of the Wang family.

When Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue arrived, they all greeted them, but most of them greeted Lin Aoxue, while they seemed rather reluctant to greet Ye Liuyun.

Perhaps Ye Liuyun was an anomaly in their eyes; they didn't know whether to regard Ye Liuyun as a man or a woman.

However, Ye Liuyun was too lazy to pay attention to them. Since no one took the initiative to talk to her, she was happy to relax and sit there playing with Xiao Qingxue.

Lin Aoxue seemed to sense the rejection of Ye Liuyun from the Wang family's peers, which made her very unhappy. So after saying a few words, she could only remain silent and stay close to Ye Liuyun, too lazy to pay attention to them.

The elders naturally saw what was happening in the seats for the younger generation.

"These little brats are so ignorant," Wang Shanhe said unhappily.

It should be noted that Ye Liuyun possesses the combat power of the Transformation Realm and is also known as the youngest genius alchemist in the Nine Heavens Domain. According to their elders, they naturally want the younger generation to have more contact with the two of them, as there would only be benefits.

However, the younger generation might not understand their thoughts, as they felt awkward sitting with Ye Liuyun.

Chapter 582 Let Strength Speak for Itself (5000 words)

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that Ye Liuyun defeated Fu Yunshi with his alchemical skills in the Grand Ceremony of the Supreme Response Sect is enough to make it worthwhile for the Wang family to maintain a good relationship with Ye Liuyun.

Wang Shanhe's gaze remained fixed on the seating area where Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue were seated. They frowned deeply as they watched the younger members of the Wang family seemingly unwilling to befriend Ye Liuyun.

"Hmph! What a bunch of short-sighted fools! Ye Liuyun has a very bright future ahead of him. He might even become the most powerful alchemist in the Nine Heavens Domain. Yet you are unwilling to get in touch with him because of some trivial matters. It's such a waste of the platform and opportunities the family has provided for you." Wang Shanhe cursed these juniors in his heart.

After thinking for a moment, he quickly chatted with the other cultivators at the Transformation Realm beside him. They hadn't organized this banquet just to sit around doing nothing.

"Haha, today is a rather happy day for our Wang family. Gentlemen, it's not very interesting to just sit here. I've been thinking, and to make the banquet more lively, why don't we let the younger generation use this platform to showcase their cultivation achievements over the years? What do you think?" Wang Shanhe stood up and announced with a smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the young members of the Wang family couldn't help but fall on Lin Aoxue, because Lin Aoxue's name was well-known among the younger generation. From the moment they saw Lin Aoxue, they all wanted to see if Lin Aoxue was really as outstanding as the rumors said.

After Wang Shanhe finished speaking, the women who were dancing on the fighting platform consciously withdrew from the platform, giving it to the young members of the Wang family.

This place was originally a venue used by the Wang family for their clan's martial arts competitions. Their choice of this venue for the banquet was clearly intentional.

After the musicians and dancers left, the banquet hall fell silent.

Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue exchanged a slight glance. They knew that Wang Shanhe was actually trying to use this opportunity to test their abilities.

Sure enough, Wang Shanhe suddenly gave a subtle wink to one of the Wang family members.

The person immediately nodded, then rose up and flew up to land on the arena. All of this must have been arranged.

The Lin family members' expressions also turned serious. They also suspected that today's banquet might be a trap.

“The Ancestor is right. We are all cultivators. It just so happens that the young disciples of the family have returned today. I also want to see how my brothers and sisters have been cultivating over the years. Oh, and we also have guests today. Let me introduce myself first. I am Wang Xuanling, a member of a collateral branch. I am over 500 years old and at the peak of the Divine Body Realm. I will be the one to start. I wonder if any brother or sister of similar cultivation would like to come up on stage and give me some pointers?” Wang Xuanling asked with a smile.

A cultivation level of over five hundred years old at the Divine Body Realm is already considered exceptional in the cultivation world.

When Wang Xuanling spoke, no one immediately responded to his challenge, but someone did speak up.

"Oh dear, there's no point in sparring among family members. We all know that. Since we have guests at the Wang family today, why don't we have a friendly martial arts competition?"

This guy was clearly arranged by Wang Shanhe, who wanted Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun to go on stage.

Lin Aoxue sighed softly. There was no way to avoid it, and besides, she didn't want to. The word "fear of battle" did not exist in Lin Aoxue's dictionary.

But just as Lin Aoxue was about to get up, Ye Liuyun whispered something.

"Aoxue, I'll go up and have some fun first. It'll be a good opportunity for these guys to know how powerful I am."

Seeing Ye Liuyun's words, Lin Aoxue didn't immediately get up. She only glanced at Ye Liuyun's eyes and knew that although Ye Liuyun said he didn't care about their discussions, he was definitely not happy about these Wang family members pointing fingers at her earlier.

The best way to shut someone up is to make them understand a truth: whether I am a man or a woman, only if you can beat me do you have the right to comment. Otherwise, if the weak judge the strong, do you know what death means?

After saying that, Ye Liuyun slowly stood up.

"Alright, my wife and I are new here and not very familiar with our cousins. Today, let's get to know each other through martial arts. That would be perfect. I agree with the ancestor's suggestion and this brother's opinion." Ye Liuyun replied calmly, and the next moment, he disappeared from his seat and appeared on the arena.

Ye Liuyun's speed was so fast that there was no fluctuation of magical power at all, making it difficult for anyone to track her movements.

After seeing how fast Ye Liuyun was moving, the young people in the Wang family couldn't help but put away their contempt.

"Such speed." The cultivators from the Four Extremes Secret Realm all frowned in unison.

If it were a sudden movement, they wouldn't be so surprised. But the problem is that Ye Liuyun suddenly disappeared right under their noses and then reappeared on the arena, as if he had vanished into thin air. This shows that Ye Liuyun's speed exceeded their reaction time.

A cultivator's reaction speed is essentially their perception, and this can only be improved through long-term practical combat. A cultivator's reaction speed in combat almost determines the success or failure of most battles.

Wang Xuanling was also startled; Ye Liuyun's speed made him instinctively feel somewhat afraid.

"Eh? Well, I heard that you were a man before, but later became a woman because of some things. I don't know how I should address you?" Wang Xuanling greeted him somewhat awkwardly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Call me whatever you think is appropriate, I don't mind," Ye Liuyun replied calmly.

Wang Xuanling laughed heartily.

"Alright then, I'll address you according to your current gender. After all, it's not quite appropriate for me to call you Brother Ye in your current state. Miss Ye, may I ask what your cultivation level is?" Wang Xuanling was not a disciple of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, so he didn't know much about Ye Liuyun. He had only heard people talk about Ye Liuyun's abilities, but mainly about her achievements in alchemy.

"I am a body refinement cultivator, currently at the peak of the True Essence Realm. The peak of the True Essence Realm corresponds to the peak of the Divine Soul Realm, one of the four extreme secret realms of Dharma cultivation," Ye Liuyun explained.

She no longer needs to hide anything, since everything is out in the open.

“True Essence Realm? I’ve read about the classification of body cultivation realms. Body refining techniques are an ancient cultivation system, namely the Acquired Realm, Innate Realm, True Essence Realm, Vajra Realm, Undying Realm, Heaven-Reaching Realm, and Saint Transformation Realm. Moreover, this is the cultivation realm of the demon race, so the peak of the True Essence Realm probably has the combat power of the Saint Transformation Realm.” Wang Xu said.