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

"I'll have someone take you to complete the entry procedures for the Immortal Realm of Immortality in a moment. You can cultivate there as an inner disciple. Of course, you can also go out for training if you want," Ye Liuyun said.

Ye Qingxue had no objections and immediately contacted someone.

About three minutes later, Ye Fei appeared beside Ye Liuyun and Ye Qingxue.

"Eh? It's my little sister." Upon seeing Ye Qingxue, Ye Fei immediately stepped forward with a smile and gave Ye Qingxue a long-awaited hug. The two of them really didn't see each other very often.

"Sister, please take care of me from now on," Ye Qingxue said with a smile.

Ye Fei quickly looked at Ye Liuyun, who nodded to her. Ye Liuyun had already told Ye Fei how to arrange things for Ye Qingxue.

"Okay, let's go, I'll take you to the entrance." Ye Fei pulled Ye Liuyun to the entrance.

Ye Liuyun watched the two of them leave and immediately returned to her residence. At the same time, she took out a token. Just now when she came back, she discovered that the communication token between herself and her clone Shi Youlan had been activated.

This means that the clone has something important to tell her.

Chapter 728 Exploring the Forbidden Area (5000 words)

All the vegetation that had grown in the valley for five hundred years has been cleared away.

"Master, you're back. We've restored this place to its original state." Liu Su said as soon as she saw Ye Liuyun return.

Ye Liuyun glanced around and then nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, I have some things to take care of, so I'll head back to my place first." Ye Liuyun said with a smile before walking into his residence.

Meanwhile, looking at the Gu Spirit Holy Land, in the past five hundred years, the clone has risen to a very high position in the Gu Spirit Holy Land. However, she has not become the Holy Lord of the Gu Spirit Holy Land. The position of Holy Lord has now been taken over by Yue Qi.

As Yue Qi's junior sister, Shi Youlan became an elder of the Gu Ling Holy Land. The reason she couldn't become the Holy Lord was because Yue Qi was a descendant of the Gu Ling Heavenly Emperor. Although her bloodline was not at the level of the Empress, her status in the Gu Ling Holy Land was irreplaceable.

Shi Youlan is already a Nirvana Five Elements Realm cultivator, which is quite fast. Shi Youlan's physical body has poor aptitude and could never have reached the Nirvana level. It was entirely due to Ye Liuyun's alchemy skills that she was forced to consume poison to reach that level.

Although her cultivation level is not particularly high among this generation of disciples, Shi Youlan now holds a fatal advantage over the Gu Ling Holy Land. She has become the most skilled alchemist and poisoner in the Gu Ling Holy Land, and the poisons she concocts are several times more effective than those they used before.

Because of Shi Youlan alone, the Gu poison techniques of the Gu Spirit Holy Land have become much stronger than before.

Shi Youlan is currently in charge of the poison production of the Gu Spirit Holy Land. Even the poisons needed for cultivation by the Supreme Elders are prepared by Shi Youlan. In addition, she is Yue Qi's junior sister, and Yue Qi trusts her more than any other elder. For many important matters of the Holy Land, Yue Qi consults Shi Youlan first before asking for the opinions of other elders.

It was probably the day before yesterday when Yueqi suddenly came to see her, saying that she had something important to discuss with her.

Shi Youlan initially didn't take it seriously, but when she learned that it was the leader of a force called the Demonic Path who secretly contacted the Gu Spirit Holy Land, hoping that the Gu Spirit Holy Land could break away from the Immortal Path and join their Demonic Path, becoming the core force of the Demonic Path.

The other party must have promised a lot of benefits, which tempted the higher-ups of the Gu Ling Holy Land. But this is no joke. Leaving the Immortal Path and joining a new cultivation camp could make them public enemies of the Immortal Path. So Yue Qi wanted to discuss it with Shi Youlan.

After listening, Shi Youlan felt that this demonic path seemed familiar, because the other party explained their demonic path's philosophy to Gu Ling Sheng. After listening, Shi Youlan found that this philosophy was exactly the same as that of the Reverse Immortal Alliance from back then.

Shi Youlan pondered for a few days and then felt that this matter might be the work of the Reverse Immortal Alliance again, and that they were definitely plotting something big. So she contacted Ye Liuyun to ask for his opinion.

Upon returning to his residence, Ye Liuyun immediately contacted Shi Youlan. Their communication magic artifacts were quite advanced; once activated, they resembled a mirror, and Shi Youlan's image quickly appeared amidst spatial fluctuations.

At this moment, Shi Youlan was dressed in a black dress, which was filled with purple light, making her look quite gorgeous and beautiful.

"Oh, it seems you've done quite well during my five hundred years of seclusion. You didn't become the Holy Lord of the Gu Spirit Holy Land, did you?" Ye Liuyun teased, looking at the clone he could no longer recognize.

Shi Youlan rolled her eyes, then removed her veil, revealing a bewitching face with bright purple eyes and purple lips—a living, breathing female demon.

"Tch! You really trust me completely, not worried at all about me. I'll try to break free from your control while you're in seclusion," Shi Youlan said.

Ye Liuyun shrugged.

"I don't believe you, I believe in myself," Ye Liuyun said with a strange laugh.

After exchanging a few casual words, Shi Youlan then told Ye Liuyun about the matter of the demonic path.

Ye Liuyun had originally planned to have someone help investigate the situation of this demonic path, but unexpectedly, his clone sent him a bombshell message, which was definitely good news delivered to his doorstep.

"Oh? The Lord of the Demonic Path contacted your Gu Spirit Holy Land. What does your Gu Spirit Holy Land mean by that?" Ye Liuyun asked.

“Well, judging from my senior sister’s attitude, it seems that our Gu Ling Holy Land is interested in joining this demonic path. As you know, the Gu Ling Holy Land has always been rejected by the major forces of the immortal path. If there are benefits to joining this demonic path, then why not join?” Shi Youlan replied.

Shi Youlan said everything she needed to say, and now it was up to Ye Liuyun to make the decision. If this demonic path was indeed the Reverse Immortal Alliance, then if they grew stronger, they would inevitably attack the Supreme Response Sect, which was something that neither Shi Youlan nor Ye Liuyun could allow.

This matter concerns her family and Lin Aoxue, and Shi Youlan absolutely cannot allow any potential threats to occur.

"I just returned from the Supreme Response Sect. Before I came back, the Ancestor also told me about this demonic path. He also felt that this demonic path was related to the Reverse Immortal Alliance. He also told me that Tianyuan, that freak, is still alive, and this demonic path was most likely created by him," Ye Liuyun said.

After hearing this, Shi Youlan thought about it for a moment.

“Hmm, now that you mention it, it seems I need to find a way to get the Gu Spirit Holy Land to join this demonic path. Only by joining the demonic path and becoming their core member can we obtain all the information about it. My senior sister said that this demonic path is ambitious, and its current founder is a woman.” Shi Youlan provided Ye Liuyun with another piece of information.

"A woman? Isn't it Tianyuan?" Ye Liuyun was taken aback.

I don't know about Shi Youlan.

"I don't know about that. Let's just sneak in first. Find some time to meet me. We haven't seen each other for five hundred years, we need to exchange memories," Shi Youlan said.

Ye Liuyun nodded and then ended the contact.

"This is truly an unexpected delight! They actually approached the Gu Spirit Holy Land? I was just worried about how to obtain information about this demonic path," Ye Liuyun laughed.

As for Shi Youlan, after talking with Ye Liuyun, she took the initiative to go find Yue Qi.

Smoke filled Yueqi's palace as Shi Youlan and Yueqi soaked in a pool of colorful bathwater, chatting as they bathed.

"Junior sister, is there something you need from me all of a sudden?" Yueqi leaned against the edge of the pool, closing her eyes in thought. This pool of bathwater was the Seven-Colored Bewitching Elixir that Shi Youlan had specially prepared for Yueqi.

Even ordinary Nirvana cultivators would be completely captivated by just a little bit of it.

"Senior Sister, didn't you ask me before whether our Gu Spirit Holy Land should join this so-called demonic path? I've thought about it for a few days, and I think we can join," Shi Youlan said with a slight smile.

Upon hearing this, Yueqi slightly opened her eyes and glanced at Shi Youlan.

“Our Gu Spirit Holy Land has little presence in the Immortal Path. The surrounding cultivation areas are almost isolated from us, and our things can only circulate within the Gu Spirit Domain, which greatly restricts our Gu Spirit Holy Land.”

"The Demon Lord Tianya promised our Guling Holy Land that as long as we join the Demonic Path, we can develop freely and enjoy a series of benefits. Not only that, she also told me that, apart from our Guling Holy Land, about one-third of the holy lands in the entire Eastern Continent are interested in joining the Demonic Path." Yueqi told Shi Youlan some things she didn't know before.

After hearing the information Yue Qi said, Ye Liuyun felt slightly uneasy. If what Yue Qi said was true, the foundation of this demonic path was quite substantial. She found it hard to imagine how much power they had in order to win over so many holy lands to the demonic path.

“Then we should definitely join. I support joining this demonic path. I wonder what your attitude is, Senior Sister?” Ye Liuyun expressed her opinion again.

Yueqi also felt that the Guling Holy Land should join the demonic path. She couldn't think of any reason not to join, but the problem was that the origin of this demonic path was unknown. It was a force that appeared out of nowhere, and she always felt that there was a big conspiracy involved. She didn't want to be the reason for this.

Seeing that Yue Qi remained silent, Shi Youlan could roughly guess what Yue Qi was thinking. Yue Qi was a cautious person and not the kind of person with great ideals or ambitions. She did not want her decision to lead the Gu Ling Holy Land into a ditch.

"I need to think about this matter carefully. It would be best to learn more about the details of this demonic path before making any decisions," Yueqi said finally.

Shi Youlan did not continue to persuade her, as saying too much would easily make Yueqi suspect Shi Youlan's motives.

Not only with Shi Youlan, but Ye Liuyun also contacted the Jin family immediately after losing contact with Shi Youlan.

"Miss Liuyun, you've emerged from seclusion?" The Jin family head was quite surprised to learn that Ye Liuyun had come out of seclusion.

"Well, Senior Jin, there's something I'd like you to investigate for me." Ye Liuyun didn't waste any more words.

She told the Jin family head about her investigation into the demonic path. The Jin family's businesses were spread all over the Eastern Continent, and when it came to controlling information, probably few forces could compare to the Jin family.

"The Demonic Path? This? Miss Liuyun, why are you investigating this Demonic Path? Could it be that their people have secretly found the Immortal Realm of Immortality?" The Jin family head was very surprised.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun knew that the demonic path had secretly made connections with many holy lands.

"Judging from your tone, has the Demonic Path also contacted the Jin family?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously.

The head of the Jin family nodded solemnly.

“That’s right. This demonic path contacted our Jin family many years ago, and we have several big business deals in secret. In fact, this demonic path is one of our Jin family’s biggest customers,” the Jin family head said directly.

Ye Liuyun frowned even more, because for the Jin family head to say such a thing was enough to show that the foundation of this demonic path was quite terrifying.

"Really? Tell me, what kind of business do you have?" Ye Liuyun asked.

The head of the Kim family, as always, explained their business dealings without holding anything back.

"It's strange, most of the things that the demonic path trades with us in secret are only available in the forbidden areas. The things in the forbidden areas are extremely valuable, but they can always bring out a lot of forbidden area materials. I suspect that the demonic path has a connection with the forbidden areas."

Upon hearing the words "forbidden area," Ye Liuyun's expression began to change.

"Then what do they want?" Ye Liuyun continued to ask.

"The souls of powerful beings, and various treasures that can replenish the power of the soul," the Jin family head said, revealing what the demonic path desired.

Ye Liuyun did not ask any further questions, but instead instructed the Jin family head to try his best to find out the details of the demonic path, and at the same time, to find out where the demonic path's headquarters was located.

After the conversation, Ye Liuyun became preoccupied again, and she quickly left the room and went to the monkey's side.

"Monkey, can you tell me which forbidden area on the Burial God Star might have an old monster that might awaken soon?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Sun Yuan, who was sleeping, looked at Ye Liuyun with a strange expression when Ye Liuyun came over to ask this.

“I don’t know about the other forbidden areas, but the Chaotic Sky Sea, which is closest to the Eastern Continent, has been quite turbulent in recent years. There must be some rats in there trying to get out,” Sun Yuan said.

Ye Liuyun was taken aback again.

"I understand, I'll go find my master." Ye Liuyun then went to find Lin Qingyou without stopping.

A moment later, at Lin Qingyou's residence.

"Master, are you confident you can defeat the creatures from the forbidden area?" Ye Liuyun asked as soon as he arrived.

Lin Qingyou wasn't particularly surprised when Ye Liuyun asked this question as soon as he returned.

"It seems you've received some information. If it were just a forbidden rat emerging, I could barely handle it, but killing it would be very difficult. Those monsters were once Heavenly Emperors and Demon Emperors. Even if they severed their cultivation realms to enter the forbidden area, they would still possess the power of the ninth level of the Divine Path. How come you already know that a rat in the Chaotic Heaven Sea has awakened?" Lin Qingyou asked in return.

Lin Qingyou's words were essentially telling Ye Liuyun, "I knew all along that an old monster from the forbidden area had awakened."

"As expected, Master is Master. Nothing can be hidden from you. Here's what happened..." Ye Liuyun quickly told Lin Qingyou what he knew.

Lin Qingyou was initially quite calm, but after hearing Ye Liuyun's words, she slightly put down what she was doing.

“If that’s the case, then it means that this old thing is preparing to be born. That won’t do. If she is born in this era, it will easily alert the old monsters in other forbidden areas. At that time, it won’t just be a creature from a forbidden area being born. Wait a moment, I’ll go to the Chaotic Heaven Sea to take a look.” Lin Qingyou prepared to go to the Chaotic Heaven Sea.

However, Ye Liuyun quickly responded.

“Master, take me with you. I still have a few Illusion God Pills left. If the creature in this forbidden area really intends to emerge, perhaps the two of us can join forces to severely injure it and make it sleep for a while longer.”

Lin Qingyou thought about it and had no objection.

"Alright then, let's go." Lin Qingyou waved her hand, opening a passage connecting to the Chaotic Heavenly Sea.

The master and apprentice went inside and immediately appeared above a vast blue ocean. The place was sunny and peaceful, and seemed quite tranquil, not at all like a forbidden area.

Ye Liuyun looked around and realized she couldn't see anything special about the place.

"This? Isn't this just an ordinary sea area? Master, is this the Chaotic Heaven Sea?" Ye Liuyun was a little confused.

Lin Qingyou didn't speak, but stared down, and a golden light gradually appeared. Her gaze pierced through the sea surface and penetrated deep into the Chaotic Heaven and Earth. In Lin Qingyou's eyes, everything in the sea seemed normal, but soon, she saw a bottomless sea eye. This place was the core of the Chaotic Heaven and Earth.

However, above this sea eye, there is a very strong array blocking it. This should be the divine restriction set up by all the divine cultivators of the human and demon races back then. It is because of the suppression of this divine restriction that the Chaotic Sky Sea is sunny and calm.

However, under Lin Qingyou's observation, she discovered that a very powerful evil force was still seeping out from the sea eye, and the divine restriction did not seem to have any real effect.

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Qingyou's divine sense pierced through the divine barrier and penetrated deep into the sea eye. This sea eye seemed to contain a world, a dark and lightless world. As she looked, several pairs of sinister eyes suddenly lit up in the darkness. If others met these eyes, they would probably be filled with fear immediately. Only Lin Qingyou met their gazes calmly.

"Eighth level of the Divine Path? Strange, when did the human race produce such a powerful being as you? Your aura is so peculiar, I can't even see through you?" Soon, the owner of a pair of eyes spoke up. As soon as this guy spoke, it was like a demonic voice from ancient times, filled with a strong aura of majesty.

After a moment of silence, Lin Qingyou said dismissively.

"Hmph! A bunch of stinking rats hiding in the dark, yet they dare to call themselves Emperor."

These words instantly filled the eyes of those few people in the darkness with intense killing intent, because for these powerful individuals who had entered the forbidden area, these words were an absolutely devastating insult.

"Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in coming here?" One of the most powerful figures began to speak in an unfriendly tone.

"Who am I? You are not worthy to know. I am here to remind you not to cause trouble before I leave this world. If you do not listen, think about the consequences." After saying that, Lin Qingyou raised her hand and pointed one finger at the ocean. A blue lotus flower condensed on her finger.

The lotus flower was very beautiful. After it condensed, it transformed into a stream of light and shot into the sea eye.

When the creatures in the darkness saw the blue lotus fall, a blinding blue light burst forth in their vision. The power of this blue light seemed to make them feel very uncomfortable.

"Impossible? This, this is the aura of an immortal? How is this possible? You are an immortal?" These creatures of the forbidden land were filled with fear of this power, as well as immense envy and shock.

They never expected that someone would unleash the power of immortals, a power they had longed for their entire lives.

"This is a warning to you. I thought only one stinking rat had woken up, but it turns out they've all woken up. It seems you've got grand ambitions for this era. But you'd better behave yourselves. If you behave yourselves, you might live longer. Maybe one day, right? The Immortal Realm will return to this world, and you can take this opportunity to become immortals. Hehe..." Lin Qingyou warned them with a sarcastic tone, and then left with a bewildered Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun hadn't seen anything yet.

Chapter 729 Let's get started (5000 words)

Ye Liuyun was brought back by Lin Qingyou in a daze, and couldn't help but ask immediately.

"Hey! Master, why did you suddenly bring me back? I haven't seen anything yet, so this trip was a complete waste!"

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