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

Yun Yun was puzzled when she saw Lin Aoxue suddenly emerge from seclusion, because Lin Aoxue had told her not long ago that she would be in seclusion for at least three months, so how come she only stayed for one month?

"Aoxue? Why did you suddenly come out of seclusion?" Yunyun was a little confused.

"Well, Master, I have to go to the Six Yang Mountains again. I think I've reached a bottleneck in my cultivation, and I need to fight to break through." Lin Aoxue gave an excuse.

Regarding matters of cultivation, Yun Yun never doubted Lin Aoxue's words.

"Oh, no wonder you've come out of seclusion. Well, by the way, something strange has happened at the sect again. The entire Floating Cloud Mountain Range has moved to the edge of the Six Yang Mountain Range. Now it's very convenient to travel back and forth between the Six Yang Mountain Range and the sect," Yun Yun reminded her.

Lin Aoxue must have already heard about this from Ye Liuyun. When she first heard the news, she was speechless with Ye Liuyun. She felt that Ye Liuyun's refusal to synthesize the pills was the greatest mercy he could show to the sect.

"Sigh! The sect has been acting so strangely these past few years," Lin Aoxue said helplessly.

"Yes, oh, and also, Qi Chaoying suffered a qi deviation and lost her memory during her cultivation. She was taken back by the Yun Sect, so she should be relatively safe during this period." Yun Yun then mentioned Qi Chaoying's situation.

Lin Aoxue already knew about these things and understood that Ye Liuyun was definitely behind them. However, to be honest, she felt that her boyfriend was too kind. If it were her, she would probably have to find a way to kill off this kind of troublesome enemy before she could feel at ease.

Of course, Lin Aoxue had also told Ye Liuyun about this, but Ye Liuyun retorted with just one sentence: she didn't want to kill anyone. She felt that killing was just an extreme way to solve problems, and that killing had a chain reaction. But using pills to solve problems was the most perfect solution, as long as the other party didn't know that she was the one who did it.

Lin Aoxue couldn't refute it either, since her situation was different from Ye Liuyun's.

"Really? That's great news. Oh dear, Master, I need to get ready now." Lin Aoxue said, turning to leave.

"Don't stay too long. It's best if you can come back within a year, because something big will happen in a year," Yun Yun quickly reminded her.

Whenever someone mentions something big is about to happen, Lin Aoxue has to ask about it.

"Big thing? What big thing?" Lin Aoxue was confused.

“Hehe, that’s good news. The once-in-a-century Nanling Grand Gathering is about to begin in the cultivation world of Nanling. Cultivators under the age of one hundred can participate. I hope you can stand out at this gathering. That way, you might be selected by the Supreme Induction Sect to cultivate there,” Yun Yun explained.

This was indeed great news, but Lin Aoxue was somewhat confused.

"This? Master, didn't you not want me to be taken by the Cloud Sect to cultivate? Why do you want me to go to the Supreme Response Sect?" Lin Aoxue asked doubtfully.

Yunyun understood that she needed to explain herself properly.

"Let me be honest with you. If the Cloud Sect has a future, I won't object to you going there to cultivate. But does the Cloud Sect have no future? Their Nascent Soul Ancestor is the oldest among the four mid-level sects. He has no hope of breaking through to the second level of the Nascent Soul stage in his lifetime. We've calculated that he has at most a hundred years left to live."

"A hundred years later, the status of the Yun Sect will collapse. If the Yun Sect wants to maintain its status, it will have to compete with other medium-sized sects in the Southern Ridge for the position of a medium-level sect. This is a life-or-death battle. All four of our sects are constantly trying to distance themselves from the Yun Sect, not wanting to become cannon fodder in this confrontation."

“Yun Zong sent Yun Che and the others back to try and tie us to the same warship. They’ve already prepared for this, do you understand?” Yun Yun said.

She felt that she could tell Lin Aoxue these things now.

Lin Aoxue was stunned. This was a sect secret that ordinary people wouldn't know. Once the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Cloud Sect was gone, the sect would definitely not be able to withstand the pressure. This was because the Cloud Sect only had one expert at the fourth level of the Four Extremes Secret Realm. Once there was no Nascent Soul expert to hold the position, there were many mid-level sects in the Southern Ridge that were stronger than the Cloud Sect.

In other words, the collapse of Yunzong's status is already on the countdown; to be precise, this situation has been going on for two hundred years.

The Supreme Response Sect will not help the Cloud Sect create another Nascent Soul cultivator, because it is unnecessary and does not conform to the rules. There are too many medium-sized sects in the Southern Ridge who are willing to pledge allegiance to the Supreme Response Sect.

Some might ask, why doesn't Yunzong give up voluntarily? Because there's no precedent for voluntarily giving up. As for why there isn't, it's simply because the situation is inherently cruel.

"Is it that serious? I understand what you mean. As long as I go to the Supreme Induction Sect to cultivate, I can help the sect break away from the Cloud Sect later, right?" Lin Aoxue understood.

“Hehe, that’s exactly what I mean, but it’s not just that. Once you go to the Supreme Response Sect, our Cloud Mist Sect will have another way out. In addition, the Supreme Response Sect will not restrict its disciples from returning to their original sects,” Yun Yun said with a smile.

At this point, Lin Aoxue understood everything; the Yunxia Sect had been waiting for this grand gathering in the Southern Ridge.

"Disciple understands. I will go and prepare now. I will definitely return within a year, and by then I should be able to break through to the Dao Palace realm," Lin Aoxue assured him.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun was both amused and exasperated, thinking to herself, "Breaking through to the Dao Palace realm isn't that easy."

As for Ye Liuyun, he had already told Yunxiao and Nalan Yan about his trip to the Six Yang Mountains.

"What? You're going to the Six Yang Mountains? Liu Yu, although your physical strength is very strong, your cultivation level is only at the early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm. If there's trouble, there are many things you won't be able to handle. Besides, why would an alchemist like you take such a risk?" Yunxiao advised.

“Really? Junior sister, isn’t that unnecessary?” Nalan Yan also felt it was unnecessary.

But Ye Liuyun only said this one sentence.

"But if I don't try, how many more years will I have to live?"

This sentence silenced Yunxiao and Nalan Yan. In the end, they could only warn Ye Liuyun to be careful, because they understood that Ye Liuyun needed to find a way to break out of the deadlock caused by his poor aptitude.

Of course, all of this was just Ye Liuyun's excuse.

Chapter 149 Going Home

Ye Liuyun needs a good reason to convince Yunxiao and Nalan Yan, otherwise people will definitely suspect the purpose of her trip.

Although Yunxiao and Nalan Yan treated her fairly well, she still had to keep things from them.

Thus, Yunxiao had no choice but to agree to let Ye Liuyun go out to the Liuyang Mountains to carry out a mission.

There are many types of missions, but Yunxiao specifically instructed Ye Liuyun not to accept missions involving fighting monsters, but to accept missions involving finding materials, which would be safer.

Ye Liuyun didn't care anymore. She wasn't really going out to do a mission; she was just going to conduct further experiments on the pills.

After agreeing with Yunxiao, Ye Liuyun went to the Affairs Pavilion to accept several tasks. After accepting the tasks, she immediately informed Lin Aoxue.

Lin Aoxue also came and took on many missions, but her missions were mostly combat missions. Unlike Ye Liuyun, Lin Aoxue hoped to reach the Dao Palace realm within a year. In that case, she should be selected by the Supreme Response Sect at the Southern Ridge Grand Gathering.

To be precise, as long as she reveals her celestial body, she will definitely be chosen.

By the way, through Lin Junxian's inheritance, Lin Aoxue already knew about the background of their Lin family. She did not expect that Lin Junxian was actually their Lin family's ancestor, which means that their Lin family were descendants of the Heavenly Sect.

However, she was the only one from the Lin family to enter the world of cultivation. So, in a way, the Lin family had a grudge against the Supreme Response Sect. Therefore, when she learned that the Cloud Mist Sect wanted her to go to the Supreme Response Sect to cultivate, Lin Aoxue fell into deep thought.

She was pondering how to view the grudges between the Lin family and the Taishang Ganying Sect from a thousand years ago.

After everything was prepared, the next morning, Ye Liuyun and Bai Lin were waiting for Lin Aoxue at the sect gate. A few minutes later, Lin Aoxue also came out with Jin Chen.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Lin Aoxue chuckled.

“By the way, Aoxue, I think we should go back to Qixia Town first. It shouldn’t be a problem to go back now. I’ve heard that many people in the mortal world have also changed their gender,” Ye Liuyun suggested.

Lin Aoxue was taken aback. She calculated the time and realized that they hadn't been back for five or six years. It was indeed time for them to go back. Although as cultivators, once they decided to cultivate, it was best not to have any further connection with the secular world.

Because mortals have such short lifespans, they are destined to be just passersby in the lives of cultivators. What good will it do you to go back? Can you defy fate? If not, going back will only make you and your family suffer.

Of course, there is another major reason: the fights between cultivators can easily affect innocent people. If you cause trouble outside, others can't bother you, but they can target your family. After all, not all cultivators follow the rules.

"Are you sure you want to go back?" Lin Aoxue asked with a serious expression.

Ye Liuyun was actually seeking Lin Aoxue's opinion. If Lin Aoxue felt that she shouldn't go back, then she would probably never go back.

If the large-scale gender reversal hadn't happened last time, Ye Liuyun wouldn't have had this idea. Of course, if he really wanted to go back, he could at least disguise his identity.

"I want to go back and take a look, even if it's just a quick peek," Ye Liuyun said after much deliberation.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun really wanted to go back, Lin Aoxue immediately smiled calmly.

“Alright, let’s go back then. What’s there to be afraid of? Anyway, I won’t be bound by family ties in this world. Will you be?” Lin Aoxue asked in return.

Ye Liuyun shook her head. She wasn't worried about inner demons or anything like that. She just didn't want to have too deep a bond with her family in this world, lest they be separated by death and she suffer too much. Because she had an endless lifespan, the more people she knew, the more painful the future would be. This was the price of immortality.

"Alright, let's go. This time, ride on my mount." Ye Liuyun released Liusu.

Then the two tigers, along with Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, sat on Liusu's back and flew towards Qixia Town, which was not far from Yunxia Sect.

After leaving the Yunxia Sect, Lin Aoxue began to talk about the Nanling Grand Gathering and the Lin family.

"By the way, Liuyun, there's something I need to tell you, and I'd like to hear your opinion," Lin Aoxue said.

Ye Liuyun became interested and listened carefully to Lin Aoxue recount these two matters. To be honest, Lin Aoxue had absolutely no interest in any hatred towards the Heavenly Sect.

Although Lin Junxian was her distant ancestor, so many years had passed. To expect her to inherit the hatred of the Heavenly Sect and deal with the Supreme Response Sect was very unreasonable in the eyes of Lin Aoxue, an Earthling.

After all, there are far too many families with grudges in the history of humankind on Earth. It's been thousands of years, why should we still hold onto this grudge?

A moment later...

"Oh, I see. No wonder that mysterious expert passed on his entire legacy to you. I never imagined he was the ancestor of the Heavenly Sect, and also an ancestor of your Lin family. But your thinking is correct. So much time has passed, and the Lin family has been passed down for countless generations. Why should we pay for the grudges of a thousand years ago? However, Aoxue, forgive my bluntness, but some things are probably not as simple as you think." Ye Liuyun also said seriously.

What did she mean by that? It means that sometimes, even if you want to let go of a long-standing grudge, the other person may not be so sure.

From the perspective of this world's worldview, a thousand years is not a particularly long time for the cultivation world. For example, they have been in the Yunxia Sect for several years, but Ye Liuyun feels that it is not as long as a year in the mortal world.

Since a cultivator's seclusion can last for months or years, five years is but a fleeting moment in the grand scheme of things.

“I understand that principle, but because of my master’s wishes, I still have to go to the Taishang Ganying Sect. You should also be prepared to come with me,” Lin Aoxue reminded her.

"Huh? Me? Please, with my qualifications, do you think anyone would even look at me?" Ye Liuyun asked, rolling his eyes.

"I don't care, I know you definitely have a way, let's just leave it at that," Lin Aoxue insisted.

Seeing Lin Aoxue's unreasonable attitude, Ye Liuyun immediately sighed. There must be a solution, but it was too troublesome and would expose some secrets.

Several hours later, Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue arrived over Qixia Town.

They sat on the tassels, hovering high in the sky, observing Qixia Town.

"Ah, several years have passed, and it seems that nothing has changed." Ye Aoxue said, looking down at the mountain town below.

"Nonsense, this isn't Earth. By the way, tell me, should I go back with my current identity, or should I disguise myself as a man?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Lin Aoxue thought for a moment.

“I think it’s best to keep a disguise. After all, if we come back this time and leave again, it will probably be a long time from now. I actually asked my master to keep an eye on Qixia Town. If anything serious happens at home, please tell me immediately. If you go back as a woman, I’m afraid my grandfather and the others won’t be able to handle it,” Lin Aoxue said.

Ye Liuyun nodded.

"That's true." After saying that, she swallowed a disguise pill. Once swallowed, as long as Ye Liuyun didn't remove it, she could maintain her disguise indefinitely, and it would be almost flawless.

As the pill entered his stomach, a cloud of smoke enveloped Ye Liuyun. After the smoke dissipated, a very handsome young man in white appeared beside Lin Aoxue.

The young man looked to be in his early twenties, and his appearance bore a striking resemblance to Ye Liuyun in her female form.

"How about it? I think if I hadn't become a woman, I would look like this when I grew up." Ye Liuyun took out a mirror and looked at herself.

Lin Aoxue looked Ye Liuyun up and down.

"Mmm, it looks good. What kind of pills are these? Can you get me a few? That way, after I leave home, I want to pretend to be a man and have some fun," Lin Aoxue said with a smile.

"Huh? That's not a good idea. I was planning to disguise myself as a man. It's not appropriate for two men to act together." Ye Liuyun was unhappy.

However, Lin Aoxue insisted on doing so, and Ye Liuyun had no choice but to give her a bottle of disguise pills and tell her how to use them.

This disguise pill can completely change one's appearance, including clothes, and allows one to change one's appearance at will. It is definitely an essential item for going out to train.

After completing his disguise, Ye Liuyun landed at a spot outside Qixia Town.

After landing, Lin Aoxue immediately grabbed Ye Liuyun's arm and walked happily toward the town gate.

They were both a little nervous and excited. After all, they had been away from home for five years. What should they say when they saw their family?

Along the way, they encountered many people from Qixia Town, but perhaps five years had passed, and not many people in the town could recognize Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue at a glance.

But as they walked, they suddenly encountered a young man who was out farming. This young man had just walked past Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue.

But he seemed to realize something and quickly turned around and called out again.

"Sister Xue? Brother Yun?"

This sound puzzled Ye Liuyun and the other man. They stopped and turned to look at the young man, who looked to be in his early twenties, but seemed older than both of them.

That's normal. People who don't cultivate immortality can only be ordinary people. The life of an ordinary person is to be a farmer, a woodcutter, a hunter, or a fisherman.

Living a life of working from sunrise to sunset for a long time will definitely make you look older.

"Huh? Who are you?" Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue were stunned, not recognizing the person in front of them for a long time.

"It's me, Luo Xia!" After confirming the identities of the two, the young man immediately put down his farm tools, wiped his somewhat dirty face, and said his name.

Before Ye Liuyun turned into a girl, she often played with some of the other children in the town. Lin Aoxue was the same. Because they were older in mind, they were the two leaders of the children.

"Luo Xia? This? My goodness, you've changed so much I almost don't recognize you anymore," Ye Liuyun exclaimed.

Chapter 150 Long-Awaited Family Affection

Because in her memory, Luo Xia was still a snotty little kid, but in the past five years, he has grown up so much.

Luo Xia is a few years younger than the two of them, and should be around eighteen years old at the moment.

“That’s right, it’s been five years. I’m eighteen now. By the way, I heard that you ran away from home on your wedding day to become disciples of the Yunxia Sect on Fuyun Mountain. How come you’re back so suddenly? If you two didn’t look so different from a few years ago, I wouldn’t have recognized you,” Luo Xia asked doubtfully.

Both Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue were embarrassed upon hearing this, unsure of how to explain themselves.

"Well, things are a bit complicated. By the way, have there been any strange changes in the town?" Ye Liuyun asked quickly.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xia immediately knew what Ye Liuyun was referring to.

"You mean that time we changed genders? Well, to be honest, I also turned into a woman back then, but I turned back after a short while. But a lot of people in town didn't turn back. Most of the friends I played with back then turned into women," Luo Xia said awkwardly.