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

These words immediately embarrassed Ye Zhang and the others, because their father had indeed instructed them before his death not to hate their uncle's family too much.

But such a thing is not something a dying person can decide.

"Moreover, I think there are still some problems with this matter. The other party obviously laid an ambush beforehand. Otherwise, why would none of my family members escape, leaving only my infant brother and me, who happened to be not involved in the mission at the time?"

"Elders, don't you think someone leaked my parents' whereabouts in advance, thus tipping off the enemy?" Ye Liuyun put forward his thoughts.

Upon careful consideration, everyone realized that this was indeed a possibility. Ye Zhi Qiu had more than one Nascent Soul Realm cultivator at the time, and the fact that none of them escaped indicated that the other party had arranged for multiple times the strength to surround them. If they had simply bumped into the other party without knowing their whereabouts, it would have been very difficult to keep them all.

Ye Zhang also said that Ye Zhi Qiu's family was besieged by many times more enemies and trapped by a formation, which is why they could not escape. This shows that they were indeed ambushed.

"Yes, there is indeed a problem. Ye Zhang, what is your explanation?" Ye Chunhua asked.

Because if any of them were to tip off the enemy, it would most likely have been done by someone from Ye Zhang's family.

"This, this is pure fabrication. Who would dare to do it? Anyone from the Six Families could do it, but it can only be someone from our family who did it?" Ye Zhang denied it without hesitation, because if it were true, no matter who it was, they would probably not escape death. Moreover, he was clearly worried, or rather, he knew who it might be.

Ye Liuyun immediately observed the expressions of Ye Zhang's family. He quickly noticed that one person looked very flustered. This person was Ye Zhang's eldest son, Ye Zhilong, who was also the most talented person in their lineage.

This guy is at the peak of the Concentration Realm and has a very high chance of entering the Sacred Heart Realm.

"This is completely fabricated. Are you sure, Ye Zhang? And you all, I'll give you a chance. If any of you did indeed tip off someone, step forward now, and I'll consider it repentance. But if I find out later, it might bring disaster to your families. The descendants of the Ye family are bold and decisive, not cowards who are afraid of death and dare not take responsibility for their actions," Ye Chunhua warned.

As soon as Ye Chunhua finished speaking, Ye Zhilong moved, but he was immediately grabbed by Ye Zhichan.

"Brother." Ye Zhichan shook her head at him.

However, Ye Zhilong knew that he had no choice; with the power of a divine cultivator, he could not hide it.

Ye Zhilong walked out and replied with a resentful look on his face.

"It was me. I secretly leaked the information to the Star Palace. My father and the others didn't know."

Ye Liuyun sighed when he saw that there really were members of the Ye family who had tipped off the enemy and caused the deaths of their own family members.

"You? Zhilong, is that you?" Ye Zhang and the others were startled and solemnly guessed that it must be someone from their family, but they never expected it to be his eldest son, whom he was most proud of. This was a capital offense.

Ye Jing's expression changed upon seeing this scene, because Ye Zhilong was one of the most talented disciples of this generation, with a very high probability of reaching the Saint Heart Realm. Such a talent was not only for the Six Veins, but also for the entire Ye family.

"Why did you do this? Don't you know it's a capital offense?" Ye Chunhua asked.

“If my grandfather hadn’t been involved in that incident back then, he would definitely be a Saint Heart Realm expert by now. Ye Zhi Qiu’s grandfather stole the opportunity that should have been his for my own selfish reasons. Their whole family deserves to die. It’s a pity that Ye Zhi Qiu joined the Longevity Sect back then and escaped this calamity. And there’s also Ye Zhi Feng, whom she took care of. If I had known this day would come, I would have found an opportunity to secretly eliminate the two of them to avoid trouble.” Ye Zhi Long said to Ye Zhi Qiu with murderous intent.

When these words reached Ye Liufeng's ears, he immediately lost his temper.

"You beast, how could I have such a vicious descendant like you? Chunhua, execute the family rules." Ye Liufeng's expression was very displeased as he directly ordered.

"This? Ancestor, I am responsible for this matter. It was my fault for not disciplining him properly. I am willing to take the blame in place of Zhilong. Zhilong is the pride of our Ye family. He cannot lose his life just because of something that has already happened. Sect Leader, and all the elders, please help me plead for mercy." Ye Zhang hurriedly knelt down, begging Ye Liufeng to show mercy and also asking Ye Jing and other elders to help plead for mercy.

Ye Liuyun didn't speak, but just watched. After thinking for a while, the sect leader Ye Jing stood up.

“Ancestor, as the saying goes, it’s better to resolve a feud than to let it fester. Besides, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on Ye Zhilong alone. I think we should spare his life and punish him separately,” Ye Jing said.

She had no personal feelings involved; she was purely acting in the best interests of the group. After all, it was a bit of a waste to execute a highly talented disciple for the sake of a group of people who had been dead for many years. After all, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Killing Ye Zhilong would have followed the family rules, but it wouldn't have changed the outcome.

“Yes, Ancestor, family rules are important, but this matter is excusable. Please punish accordingly,” an elder said.

Immediately, other high-ranking officials pleaded for Ye Zhilong, all because of his talent. Of the seven major lineages, only the eighth lineage spoke up to plead for him, while the other six remained silent.

Ye Liufeng then turned his gaze to Ye Liuyun.

"Ye Zhiqiu, this Ye Zhilong is the murderer who harmed your family. How do you plan to deal with this? This matter is entrusted to you. If you say kill, then kill; if you say spare, then spare," Ye Liufeng said.

Ye Liuyun showed no emotion, her gaze fixed on the Ye family's high-ranking members around her. She was observing how many of them were pleading for her, how many were silent, and even how many were stirring up trouble.

There were definitely those who offered to keep Ye Zhilong alive. Although they didn't explicitly say they wanted to kill Ye Zhilong, they all said they wanted to severely punish him, such as abolishing his cultivation and expelling him from the Ye family. This kind of talk was not much different from killing Ye Zhilong.

Ye Liuyun remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"Let's have a fight. I'll go to the death ring with Ye Zhilong. If I win, he'll die. If I die, then this matter will end here."

Ye Liuyun's proposal was extremely shocking, or rather, unbelievable.

Even Ye Zhilong was confused. He didn't understand what Ye Liuyun meant by challenging him to a life-or-death arena. After all, he was at the peak of the Condensation Realm, and a rather powerful one at that, while Ye Zhiqiu was only at the mid-stage. Even with the support of treasures, it would be difficult for Ye Zhilong, as an outstanding disciple of the Longevity Sect, to win.

Ye Liufeng and the others were also confused. They thought that Ye Liuyun was courting death, or that he was deliberately letting Ye Zhilong go, because how a mid-stage Condensation Realm cultivator could fight against a peak Condensation Realm cultivator was a foregone conclusion.

"Ye Zhiqiu, are you sure? You need to think this through. If you nod now, Ye Zhilong will be executed, and Ye Zhang and his family will also be punished. But if you choose the life-or-death arena, then it's hard to say," Ye Chunhua warned.

"Since this is a feud between our two families, let us resolve it ourselves. If I die, I ask that the clan take care of my younger brother, and then all grudges will be settled," Ye Liuyun said.

The entire room fell silent. They all felt that Ye Zhi Qiu was too angry and therefore acted irrationally, making a suicidal choice.

“I do,” Ye Zhilong suddenly replied.

This was his and his family's only way to survive, and he couldn't refuse it. No matter what Ye Liuyun's purpose was, even if he knew it was an unfair victory, he had to fight for this opportunity.

Ye Liufeng had been observing Ye Liuyun. He saw that Ye Liuyun was calm and composed, not like someone who had lost their mind, and seemed to have other motives.

“In that case, let’s do as you wish. This is probably the result everyone wants to see.” Ye Liufeng agreed.

So Ye Liufeng raised his hand and banished Ye Liuyun and Ye Zhilong into a separate little world, a space he had created temporarily, where the two would fight to the death.

"This is a small world I created. Here, you can fight with all your might until one of you is killed," Ye Liufeng's voice rang in their ears.

Outside, everyone was watching this battle closely, eager to see where Ye Liuyun got his confidence and what made him so capable of challenging Ye Zhilong.

"Ye Zhiqiu, you're courting death. I really don't know what you're thinking. Why did you give me this chance?" Ye Zhilong asked suspiciously.

Ye Liuyun chuckled.

“I’m not you. I don’t want to bear the infamy of forcing my brother to his death. Besides, how can you be so confident? I’m curious, what will you do if you lose?” Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

"Lose? What a joke! If I lose to you, then there's no point in me living," Ye Zhilong sneered.

After speaking, Ye Zhilong suddenly unleashed his aura, and a surge of powerful fire-attribute magic power erupted, illuminating this small world. A colossal primordial spirit dharma image stood behind him.

That aura completely overwhelmed Ye Liuyun.

"Ye Zhiqiu, come on, I can kill you in one move." Ye Zhilong raised his Dharma form hand and pressed it down on Ye Liuyun. The destructive power was indeed enough to kill Ye Liuyun. Moreover, this move contained the power of law, which imprisoned the area where Ye Liuyun was located. It could be said that there was no way out.

But this only applies to the original Ye Zhi Qiu.

"Hmph! What a pity, she was indeed a good prospect." Ye Liuyun said regretfully. The next moment, her body turned into a bolt of lightning and disappeared from the spot, dodging Ye Zhilong's attack.

Ye Zhilong's expression changed after he missed his target.

"How is that possible? I have already mastered a portion of the power of the laws. How did you manage to evade the law's restraints?" Ye Zhilong quickly looked behind him.

The cultivators outside also seemed quite confused.

"This is spatial teleportation, isn't it? Strange, there are fluctuations of the power of laws, but no fluctuations of the power of space. What kind of technique is this?" The cultivators at the ancestral hall were bewildered. Those Saint Heart Realm cultivators couldn't understand what was going on with Ye Liuyun at all.

Ye Liuyun used the Teleportation Pill, which she had strengthened over the years. Unless there was a spatial blockade, it was impossible to restrict her.

"Enough with the nonsense, take this!" Ye Liuyun raised his hand, activating the lightning-attribute pill within his body. The next moment, a violent bolt of lightning descended from the sky, slamming into Ye Zhilong's body.

The power of this attack was far beyond what a mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivator should possess.

"You, this isn't the power of the mid-stage Condensation Realm, how could you possibly have such power?" Ye Zhilong felt the destructive power on his Dharma Body and was even more surprised and frightened.

Ye Liuyun was definitely not going to explain to him; her offensive had begun.

Chapter 896 Identity Exposed (5K)

Originally, Ye Zhiqiu was an insignificant figure in Ye Zhilong's eyes.

Compared to the peak of the Condensation Realm, the mid-stage of the Condensation Realm is like the fourth or fifth level of the Primordial Spirit Realm fighting against the peak of the ninth level of the Primordial Spirit Realm. There is no comparison. Even if Ye Liuyun did not rely on his own pills and relied solely on Ye Zhiqiu's own abilities, he would be doomed to defeat Ye Zhilong. There was basically no chance of winning.

After Ye Liuyun's first attack succeeded, she took out her top-grade earth-rank magic weapon, drew her bow and shot an arrow. The lightning arrow shot out and struck the back of Ye Zhilong's primordial spirit dharma image. Ye Liuyun used a lightning attribute pill to enhance this attack, so its power was sure to injure Ye Zhilong.

Ye Zhilong was in great pain. He quickly raised his hand and extended his Dharma form to strike Ye Liuyun. However, Ye Liuyun's body turned into a bolt of lightning and disappeared from the spot. At the same time, another bolt of lightning struck, hitting the right side of Ye Zhilong's primordial spirit Dharma form.

Even after being hit three times in a row, Ye Zhilong's primordial spirit dharma form remained undamaged, demonstrating the high defensive strength of a peak Condensation Realm cultivator. However, no matter how high the defense is, it cannot withstand such an attack.

"Damn it, what's wrong with this woman? Is she still a mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivator? Why are her attacks so fierce every time? And what's with her speed? With my peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivation and my Primordial Spirit Dharma Avatar, I could even shake someone at the early stage of the Sacred Heart Realm, but I can't restrict her movement." Ye Zhilong was losing confidence because of Ye Liuyun's unknown teleportation ability.

Because cultivators only focus on combat; no matter how strong you are, if you can't hit your opponent, you can't win.

Ye Liuyun could not possibly engage in close combat with him. Instead, she would teleport to an unknown location each time and fire an arrow, constantly depleting the power of Ye Zhilong's primordial spirit dharma form. If Ye Zhilong could not resolve this issue, he would undoubtedly be defeated.

"This is troublesome. We all underestimated Ye Zhi Qiu. She actually has such abilities. It seems that her previous obscurity and timidity were all an act. She's been waiting for this day." Ye Zhi Chan and the others said with grim expressions.

However, they were all overthinking it, because Ye Zhi Qiu really didn't have that many thoughts in her mind. She just wanted to protect her younger brother from harm, nothing more.

After all, she really did die in the chaotic spacetime.

Ye Zhilong was at his wit's end. After enduring four consecutive attacks from magical artifacts, he took a deep breath and summoned a tower-shaped magical artifact.

"Nine-Story Burning Heaven Pagoda - Manifestation".

A golden pagoda, radiating flames, flew out from Ye Zhilong's body and rapidly expanded, enveloping him. The power released by the pagoda forced Ye Liuyun to retreat, and Ye Zhilong took the opportunity to withdraw his primordial spirit dharma form.

The reason she withdrew her primordial spirit avatar was because she couldn't touch Ye Liuyun. Continuing to use the primordial spirit avatar would be meaningless, only resulting in being beaten and wasting her essence.

Seeing that this guy had switched from offense to defense, Ye Liuyun felt that things were getting a bit troublesome. This was because the magic weapon the opponent was using was a top-grade Earth-rank defensive magic weapon. Generally, defensive magic weapons of the same level are stronger than offensive magic weapons. In other words, Ye Liuyun's Thunder Bow could not break through the defense of this treasure.

"I didn't expect that a cultivator at the peak of the Condensation Realm would choose to passively defend. Are you trying to wage a war of attrition against me?" Ye Liuyun said sarcastically.

These words, when they reached Ye Zhilong's ears, must have been a blow to his confidence.

"Enough with the nonsense. You also rely on that weird teleportation to dodge my attacks. My speed and reaction can't keep up, so defense is naturally the best option. I want to see what other skills you have," Ye Zhilong retorted defiantly.

Ye Liuyun did not continue her attack, but landed on the ground and just looked at Ye Zhilong.

"Fine, then I'll see how long you can defend. You activated your defensive magic weapon, but doesn't defense require power? As for me, I'm not attacking now. I'll just wait for your power to run out and see what you can do then," Ye Liuyun said sarcastically.

Ye Liuyun's words prompted Ye Zhichan and others outside the arena to start complaining.

"Damn it, Ye Zhi Qiu, you're so treacherous! If you have the guts, fight my brother head-on! What's this all about?"

As soon as Ye Zhichan finished speaking, Ye Chunhua immediately reprimanded her.

"Shut up! This is the ancestral hall, not a place for a junior like you to shout and yell."

Ye Zhichan quickly shut his mouth and patiently watched the life-or-death battle, but they were extremely anxious. If Ye Zhilong couldn't find a way to break Ye Liuyun's teleportation, then he was destined to lose. Relying solely on this top-grade Earth-rank defensive magic weapon, defense could only be described as a delaying tactic.

Ye Zhilong also understood that he didn't have much time to waste. This top-grade earth-rank magic weapon was not armor, so it couldn't withstand attacks by relying solely on its material. He had to continuously infuse it with magic power.

"What should I do? How can I break her strange teleportation technique? If I can't break it, I will definitely lose. Ye Zhilong, you must think of a way. The lives and future of your whole family are in your hands." Ye Zhilong began to make a choice.

He has a plan that might win, but this plan would leave him completely exposed to Ye Liuyun's attacks. He will definitely get injured, and he has to get injured.

Three minutes later, Ye Zhilong took a deep breath and then forced out a mouthful of his original essence blood from his body.

"Burning Sky Tower, resurrect!" Ye Zhilong roared.

This guy is actually going to activate his magic weapon.

As Ye Zhilong's essence blood fell onto the Burning Heaven Tower, the tower immediately erupted with raging flames. The flames spread outwards in waves, turning the space into a sea of ​​fire in no time.

Ye Liuyun retreated again and again. This space has boundaries and is not infinitely large. After all, it is a battlefield for life-and-death battles, so it cannot be infinitely large.

However, Ye Zhilong fully activated the Nine-Story Burning Heaven Tower this time, which just happened to cover the battle space. In this way, this space became Ye Zhilong's battlefield.

Ye Liuyun flew up and shot an arrow at Ye Zhilong's location, trying to interrupt Ye Zhilong's awakening of the magical artifact's spirit.

However, it was still a bit late. A young man wearing fiery red armor walked out of the tower and stood in front of Ye Zhilong. This was the spirit of the Nine-Story Burning Heaven Tower. It alone possessed the combat power of the late stage of the Condensation Realm. With Ye Zhilong's help, Ye Liuyun would have to face two Condensation Realm cultivators, one of whom was extremely good at defense.

While activating the spirit of the artifact would indeed increase Ye Zhilong's chances of winning, the damage to the academy would definitely reduce Ye Zhilong's combat power, and half of his mana would be drained away at once.

"Great, brother, the spirit has been awakened! Now it's two against one. I want to see what Ye Zhi Qiu has up his sleeve to deal with this." Ye Zhang and his family all laughed.

However, Ye Liufeng became increasingly dissatisfied with Ye Zhichan and the others' performance.

In Ye Liufeng's view, the conflicts between his grandfather's generation, who were still brothers, should not involve the next generation, or at least not to the point of life and death.

Ye Liuyun gave Ye Zhilong this opportunity for a reason; otherwise, what would be the point? Was it really just to take revenge himself?

Therefore, Ye Liufeng was trying to figure out Ye Liuyun's thoughts.

"Chunhua, take this opportunity to investigate Ye Zhi Qiu thoroughly. I have a feeling that there's something strange about her," Ye Liufeng suggested.

Ye Chunhua was taken aback, and then pondered the meaning of Ye Liufeng's words.

"Ancestor, how do we investigate this? Ye Zhi Qiu only has one younger brother left," Ye Chunhua asked.

"What I'm saying is, check if Ye Zhi Qiu has acted strangely recently, that is, whether there are any differences between the current Ye Zhi Qiu and the Ye Zhi Qiu of the past," Ye Liufang reminded him.

Ye Chunhua quickly pondered Ye Liufeng's meaning, but she still couldn't figure it out. However, she secretly gave an order to the elder in charge of intelligence, asking him to take advantage of the current situation and find out Ye Zhi Qiu's whereabouts recently.

It would be very easy to find out Ye Zhi Qiu's whereabouts. In half an hour at most, the elder could find out all of Ye Zhi Qiu's whereabouts over the past few years.

Meanwhile, the battle between Ye Liuyun and Ye Zhilong continued on the battlefield.

"Tower Spirit, kill her," Ye Zhilong commanded, glancing at the spirit of the Nine-Story Burning Heaven Tower.