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

Ye Liuyun indicated that everything was fine.

“I understand,” Ye Liuyun replied.

Jin Rui breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

“I knew Miss Ye would understand. By the way, Miss Ye, there’s something I need to remind you of. Not long ago, the demon race made a major decision, which may concern the future of your Burial God Star. I think you need to know about it.” Jin Rui’s tone suddenly turned serious.

Ye Liuyun was taken aback when he heard this, and then quickly gestured for Jin Rui to explain in detail.

So what exactly is going on? It's quite simple. The demon race thinks that the current human race is too weak to continue dominating the Burial God Star. This generation is the weakest stage for the human race since there are no powerful Tianyuan experts to suppress them.

Several royal families of the demon race want to take advantage of the situation to reclaim the Burial God Star, which means that the demon race may be about to go to war with the human race.

It's quite normal for the demon race and the human race to go to war. After all, in the demon race's view, the human race stole their true ancestral star, and they will definitely take it back once they have the chance.

They had refrained from taking action due to the agreement they had made with the human race years ago, but after calculating the time, they discovered that the peace agreement between the human and demon races was less than a thousand years away.

This thousand years may not be a short time for the human race, but it is a very short time for the demon race. The human race currently does not even have a powerhouse at the seventh level of the Divine Path, while the demon race has a powerhouse at the eighth level of the Divine Path.

This eighth-level Divine Path Demon God is the Heavenly Dragon Demon God of the Dragon Clan. He recently broke through to the eighth level of the Divine Path, and it was precisely because of this breakthrough that he gained the confidence to make his move.

The other royal and royal families also agreed with the Heavenly Dragon Demon God's intentions. Not long ago, Jin Rui also represented the White Tiger Clan at the Demon Clan Conference.

Although the demon race is preparing to return to the Burial God Star after the one-thousand-year agreement expires, they have already planned to send young and powerful members of their clans into the Burial God Star ahead of time.

What were they tasked with? It's quite simple: to test the capabilities of this generation of young human cultivators.

Sending only cultivators of the Demon Race at the Mystic Transformation Realm level does not violate the agreement.

After hearing Jin Rui's reminder, Ye Liuyun's expression became serious.

This is not a good sign. It means that the Burial God Star may not be peaceful for some time to come. What worries her most is what will happen a thousand years from now if the demon race fully returns to the Burial God Star.

“Miss Ye, you don’t need to worry. You are an benefactor of my Golden Tiger Clan. If the demon race really returns to the Burial God Star in full force, I will ensure the safety of your relatives and friends,” Jin Rui said.

As soon as he said this, Ye Liuyun immediately thanked Jin Rui.

"Then thank you very much, Senior Jin Rui."

Jin Rui smiled slightly, then broke off contact with Ye Liuyun.

"Old man, let me ask you this: if the demon race were to return to the Burial God Star in full force, what are the chances that the human race could stop or repel them?" Ye Liuyun spoke with the spirit of the Time-Space Mirror only after Jin Rui's voice had completely disappeared.

When the spirit of the Time-Space Mirror heard Ye Liuyun ask this, it was stunned for a moment, but it immediately gave Ye Liuyun an answer.

"Master, if I may be so bold, but if the demon race were to return to the Burial God Star during this period, the human race would be powerless to stop them. But why are you suddenly asking this?"

This answer made Ye Liuyun's expression even uglier.

Indeed, how can a human with only one level seven of the Divine Path stop a demon race that possesses level eight of the Divine Path?

To be honest, if the demon race simply returned to Earth and could live in harmony with the human race, that would be fine, but that's clearly impossible.

Because many of the human race's current powers are based on the ancestral lands of the demon race, such as the Nine Heavens Domain, which was once the ancestral land of several demon races.

The Flying Immortal Realm was once the territory of the Dragon Clan, also known as Dragon Island.

Ye Liuyun suddenly felt that the development speed of Liuyun Sect and Yunduan might need to be accelerated. Although Jin Rui was under his protection, Ye Liuyun could not and was not at ease entrusting his safety to outsiders. This was not because he did not trust Jin Rui.

Time slowly passed, and about half an hour later, Ye Liuyun, who was lost in thought, suddenly heard Wang Tongtian exclaim with delight beside him.

"Great, it worked!"

The sound woke Ye Liuyun from her reverie, and she quickly looked toward where Xue Qingwu was.

Sure enough, the thunderclouds that had enveloped Xue Qingwu had dissipated, and Xue Qingwu herself slowly reappeared from within them. At this moment, Xue Qingwu's original white hair had turned black, clearly indicating that she had broken through her cultivation level and her lifespan had also increased.

"Haha, congratulations to you and Sister Xue, big brother!" Ye Liuyun quickly offered his congratulations.

Wang Tongtian was about to answer Ye Liuyun, but his expression immediately froze, because Xue Qingwu's breakthrough in realm had not ended, and a new tribulation had arrived, this time the Heavenly Tribulation.

Xue Qingwu's soul was pulled out of her physical body by the power of the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Tribulation requires the person undergoing the tribulation to overcome their physical body in a soul state. After success, the soul becomes the primary element and the physical body becomes secondary, preparing for breaking through to the Divine Dao Secret Realm.

This is a very difficult hurdle, because it means Xue Qingwu has to overcome herself in an unfavorable situation. The soul is very fragile, and once damaged, it is much harder to heal than damage to the physical body. However, if the soul overcomes the physical body, then even if the soul is damaged, it can be repaired by the Heavenly Dao.

At this moment, the will of Heaven had entered Xue Qingwu's physical body.

"The Tribulation of Heaven and Man? I didn't expect that the power I suppressed within me would reach this level. But it's fine, it will allow me to reach the Heaven and Man Realm in one fell swoop. In that case, the gap between him and me will be even closer." Xue Qingwu was not worried at all; on the contrary, she was very happy.

Xue Qingwu's soul glanced at Wang Tongtian's position, and when she saw Wang Tongtian's tense expression, she smiled sweetly.

"Don't worry, if you can overcome yourself, so can I. Brother Wang Tong, I'm going to fight my physical body in the Meteorite Sea first. Don't come over, wait for me to come back." Xue Qingwu said, then flew away from the Burial God Star and into the depths of the universe.

The physical body, controlled by the Heavenly Dao, also gave chase immediately.

Wang Tongtian originally wanted to go with them, but Ye Liuyun stopped him.

"Brother, don't go. Sister Xue has her reasons for not letting you go. If you stay and watch, it will distract her. Let's go back and wait for Sister Xue's return. That way, our Liuyun Sect will have a Celestial Realm expert to oversee things." Ye Liuyun was very excited.

Although Wang Tongtian was very worried, he also understood Xue Qingwu's meaning.

"Sigh! Alright, let's go back." Wang Tongtian sighed heavily, then led Ye Liuyun back into the spatial portal and returned to the Liuyun Sect.

When Yin Tong and the others saw Ye Liuyun and Wang Tongtian reappear, but Xue Qingwu was nowhere to be seen, they quickly asked Ye Liuyun.

"Sect Master, where is my master?"

Ye Liuyun was about to say something, but Wang Tongtian spoke first.

"Your master is undergoing tribulation outside the heavens. She has just broken through to the Thunder Tribulation Realm and is now about to break through to the Celestial Realm. You must be her disciple, Yin Tong?" Wang Tongtian asked with a serious expression.

Yin Tong had already guessed the relationship between Wang Tongtian and his master, which made him feel somewhat disappointed. Of course, he also understood that his thoughts were purely one-sided wishful thinking.

"Senior Wang, what exactly is your relationship with my master? Can you tell me?" Yin Tong couldn't help but ask.

When Wang Tongtian saw Yin Tong ask this question, he couldn't help but stare at Yin Tong. When he saw the look in Yin Tong's eyes, he couldn't help but stroke his chin, and then asked a question for the first time ever.

"Kid, you don't happen to have a crush on your master, do you?"

Only someone with Wang Tongtian's personality would dare to ask such a question.

When Yin Tong realized that Wang Tongtian had seen through her thoughts, her face turned bright red.

He lowered his head and stammered, unsure how to answer Wang Tongtian's question.

When Wang Tongtian saw Yin Tong's expression, he knew that his guess was correct, because this kid's eyes were exactly the same as his own when he was young.

Qin Hong and Chen Yang, who were standing nearby, were also startled.

"What? Yin Tong, you like your master?" Qin Hong exclaimed in surprise.

Yin Tong was even more terrified; he now felt like he wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.

However, just as Yin Tong was feeling incredibly embarrassed, Wang Tongtian burst into laughter.

"Hahaha... Kid, if you like someone, just say you like them. What's there to hide? Your master is so beautiful, who wouldn't like her? Back then, there were tons of powerful men pursuing her. But liking someone is fine, but you need to have the right to pursue her, and you also need to defeat other suitors, like me. You need to be able to beat me. Of course, your master isn't an object, you should know that very well." Wang Tongtian walked to Yin Tong's side and patted her on the shoulder.

Yin Tong didn't know what to say. He actually understood that his hopes were basically impossible.

Chapter 685 The Jin Family's Joining (6000 words)

Seeing that Yin Tong looked extremely embarrassed, Ye Liuyun quickly spoke to Wang Tongtian.

"Brother, aren't you being a bit too blunt? Not everyone has your straightforward personality. How can you say such things to a junior?"

When Ye Liuyun reminded him, Wang Tongtian couldn't help but smile awkwardly. Indeed, it was quite embarrassing for a disciple to have a crush on his master, so he stopped teasing Yin Tong.

"Everyone, and Senior Wang, I hope you won't tell my master about this matter," Yin Tong said after a long period of embarrassment.

Ye Liuyun and the others had no interest in making such statements, since Yin Tong herself had not admitted it; these were all guesses based on their own experience.

In truth, Yin Tong himself was unsure of his feelings for Xue Qingwu. He was certain he liked her, but he couldn't determine whether it was familial affection or romantic love, since he had no prior experience with romantic relationships.

However, it's probably more like the kind of love one has for a mother, since Yin Tong was raised by Xue Qingwu all these years.

After teasing Yin Tong, Wang Tongtian quickly fell into anxious waiting. Having experienced the Heavenly Tribulation himself, he knew that this tribulation was a matter of life and death.

If Xue Qingwu hadn't stopped cultivating and had continued to cultivate until she reached the Celestial Realm, he wouldn't be worried. But suddenly having to break through two of the most difficult realms in a row would definitely be more difficult than when he broke through to the Celestial Realm.

At this moment, Xue Qingwu was already fighting against her own physical body. Over at the Meteor Sea, terrifying forces spread out, and wherever these forces reached, countless meteorites exploded.

Many of the meteorites here are the size of small stars. This is the power generated by a cultivator at the Thunder Tribulation Realm going all out. If they were to fight with all their might on the Burial God Star, even the Burial God Star would be shattered into pieces in an instant without the protection of a strong person.

Facing a physical body with the same methods and power as herself, Xue Qingwu could only defend herself, because the other party was controlled by the Heavenly Dao and knew her better than she did herself.

The moment she raises her hand, her opponent knows what move she's about to unleash. Moreover, her own methods are more skillful and powerful in the hands of the Heavenly Dao than in her own, because the Heavenly Dao can unleash the full power of the Thunder Tribulation Realm, and her opponent doesn't need to spend time figuring it out.

However, Xue Qingwu suddenly broke through from the Reincarnation Realm to the Thunder Tribulation Realm, and had no time to comprehend the methods of the Thunder Tribulation Realm. The most obvious method of the Thunder Tribulation Realm is that it can use composite law power.

Xue Qingwu raised her hands and unleashed a barrage of icy lightning bolts imbued with chilling energy towards her. Xue Qingwu didn't know this move, but since the Heavenly Dao used it, it was as if it was teaching her.

"Hmph! What you know, I know too." Xue Qingwu knew how to use it after just one glance, so she released ice lightning in the same way and struck the opponent's attack. As the two terrifying forces clashed, Xue Qingwu's soul held on for a few breaths before being repelled by her physical body due to insufficient strength.

However, Xue Qingwu was not injured.

"This Heavenly Tribulation is far more troublesome than the previous Thunder Tribulation. However, it's not like I'm without a chance to win. Since you know me better than I know myself, I'll take advantage of you to learn the techniques of the Thunder Tribulation Realm." Xue Qingwu smiled confidently and then launched another counterattack.

The Heavenly Tribulation can be resolved in a few hours in some cases, but it can take several days or even months in others, which is not an exaggeration.

It took Wang Tongtian three days to defeat his physical body during his tribulation, which was already considered very fast. As for those who have undergone tribulations in even shorter times, it seems that no one in this era has surpassed Wang Tongtian's breakthrough speed.

The day passed just like that. Wang Tongtian stayed in the Liuyun Sect to sense Xue Qingwu's aura. As long as he could still sense her aura, it meant that she was still alive.

The Heavenly Tribulation has only two outcomes: either the person undergoing the tribulation is killed by their own physical body, or they kill the Heavenly Laws that control their body. This trial offers only two choices: life or death.

Today, people from Wanbaolou arrived, and they were even acquaintances of Ye Liuyun. Jin Xiangrui, along with Jin Xia and many of the Jin family's subordinates, arrived outside Liuyun Sect.

"This? Ancestor, is Sister Liuyun here?" Jin Xiangrui was still the same as before, but her cultivation had reached the Four Extremes Divine Body Realm.

Her talent was just so-so, and her cultivation level was entirely built up by relying on various rare and precious materials. She might not even be as good as those ordinary Divine Body Realm cultivators.

However, there was nothing they could do about it. They had too many things to do and couldn't possibly focus their attention entirely on cultivation. Besides, the Jin family didn't have any requirements regarding the cultivation level of the women in the family. As long as you knew how to do business, you could be an ordinary person.

Of course, if a woman in the Jin family had a natural talent for cultivation, she wouldn't be sent to look after the family business. So, those who were sent out to look after the family business were mostly people with average or even very poor aptitude.

"Yes, this is the place. However, Miss Liuyun has been in a lot of trouble lately. She has offended the major powers of the Flying Immortal Domain by forcibly occupying this Sacred Ruins. But she relies on the formation in front of her, which even a Thunder Tribulation Realm cultivator cannot break. Not long ago, she announced to the major powers of the Flying Immortal Domain that if they want her to leave this place, they must fight her in a battle of the same realm and defeat her." Jinxia explained.

Jin Xiangrui was taken aback. She couldn't help but touch her beautiful chin. Based on her understanding of Ye Liuyun, she guessed that Ye Liuyun must have other ideas.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Kim Hee-ae asked, noticing Kim Hyang-reui's serious expression.

Jin Xiangrui immediately shook her head.

"No, I was just thinking about what Sister Liuyun really wants to do. Okay, I'll stop here and contact Sister Liuyun now." Jin Xiangrui took out her private communication magic item with Ye Liuyun and sent a message to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun is currently sitting with Wang Tongtian and others, waiting for Xue Qingwu to return.

Wang Tongtian closed his eyes and allowed his divine sense to leave his physical body and go to the heavens. So although he had returned, he was still paying attention to Xue Qingwu's battle.

Judging from his expression, the situation is not optimistic.

Yin Tong kept watching Wang Tongtian. He knew that Wang Tongtian was watching his master undergo tribulation, and he could tell what his master's current situation was from Wang Tongtian's expression.

As for Qin Hong and Chen Yang, they were rather bored and meditated to cultivate.

"Huh? They're here so soon?" Ye Liuyun noticed the fluctuations of his communication magic item and quickly took it out to take a look. He found that it was a message from Jin Xiangrui.

When Qin Hong and Chen Yang saw Ye Liuyun suddenly get up, they knew something must have happened, so they quickly asked him via telepathy.

"Sect Master, what's wrong? Has someone come to challenge us again?"

Ye Liuyun smiled at them and then answered.

"Hehe, that's not it. Come on, I'll take you to meet our friends." After saying that, Ye Liuyun disappeared into the palace with a whoosh.

Qin Hong and Chen Yang followed closely behind.

Although there were spies from other forces watching the area today, no challengers came. It wasn't that they were afraid, but rather that they needed to reassess Ye Liuyun's abilities before considering whether to challenge him.

"Strange, aren't these people from the Jin family? What are they doing? And why are so many people here all of a sudden? It seems like they're waiting for Ye Liuyun to come out from inside. They don't seem to be here to challenge us." The powerful figures who were secretly observing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

After a while, Ye Liuyun appeared out of thin air.

As soon as Ye Liuyun came out, Jin Xiangrui immediately stepped forward with a happy expression.

"Sister Liuyun, why did you suddenly come to the Flying Immortal Realm? Why didn't you tell me before you came?" Jin Xiangrui asked helplessly.

When Ye Liuyun disappeared, Jin Xiangrui was saddened for a long time. Her family thought Ye Liuyun was dead and wanted to transfer her back to the Flying Immortal Domain. However, Jin Xiangrui firmly believed that Ye Liuyun was alright and that a single pill could revive their Jin family's ancestor. She felt that Ye Liuyun must have a way to save his life and come back alive.

Unexpectedly, her persistence paid off. Ye Liuyun really did return after more than a decade. Unfortunately, she was ultimately an outsider. Even knowing that Ye Liuyun had returned, she could only silently feel happy for him.

Jin Xiangrui's feelings for Ye Liuyun never disappeared, especially after she realized that Ye Liuyun was a man before, she was even more unwilling to give up her feelings.

To live, one always needs something to look forward to. If one has no pursuits or aspirations, what is the meaning of life?

Of course, she didn't intend to openly express her feelings, because she knew Ye Liuyun wouldn't accept them. Since their relationship couldn't go any further, she would just maintain their friendship and be just ordinary sisters.