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

"Elder Yanmo, no matter what the reason, that woman embarrassed our Yanxia Sect in public. We must find her no matter what. As for those two from Yunxia Sect, since we are in the wrong, let's just let it go." The speaker was Yue Jiang, the one who started the protection fee.

A person with an air of a spoiled rich kid.

"Heh! Yue Jiang, all of you who returned from the Yun Sect are the same! Since your return, the atmosphere of our four major sects has been getting worse and worse. Can't you do something good?" Han Yu said coldly.

He had already argued with this guy, but unfortunately, they were both his direct disciples, so there was nothing he could do about it.

The original disciples and returning disciples of the four major sects are basically fighting each other. It's not just Yunxia Sect that's like this; the fighting among the other three sects is even more intense.

Because Yun Che is aligned with the Yun Sect, while the other three families who returned to the Dao Palace at the fourth level are all scheming to seize power.

"Hmph! This has always been the way of the cultivation world. If you had ever been to the Cloud Sect, you would know what it means to be self-serving. What's a little spirit stone to me?" Yue Jiang sneered.

Han Yu wanted to say something more, but was stopped by his family elders.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. I hope this kind of thing won't happen again, but that woman offended our Yanxia Sect, so we really can't just let it go. Even if those two from the Yunxia Sect rescued her, why don't we go to the Yunxia Sect to demand her back? That woman hasn't left Silent City, so she must be over in Yunxia Street." Elder Yanmo interrupted the two's argument.

In this matter, Han Yu also agreed to go and cause trouble for Wu Linzhi, because Wu Linzhi had made their Yanxia Sect lose face and injured their people, so it was impossible to let it go so easily.

As for the hallucinogenic fog that embarrassed them, they could only swallow their anger for the time being.

“Yes, since this matter was started by me, then I will personally go to the Yunxia Sect to demand the person back. I believe they won’t make an enemy of our Yanxia Sect for the sake of a rogue cultivator.” Yue Jiang said, then turned and left.

As long as Wu Linzhi is still in Silent City, it won't be difficult for them to find her. The difficulty lies in negotiating with the Yunxia Sect.

Ye Liuyun and his two companions were still eating, drinking, and chatting in the Ling Shi Restaurant, unaware that Wu Linzhi was about to face trouble.

Chapter 178 Conflict (Part 1)

Yue Jiang of the Yanxia Sect has arrived at the Yunxia Sect's branch in Yunxia Street with his men.

"Yue Jiang of the Yanxia Sect requests an audience with Senior Yunming." Yue Jiang arrived at the entrance of the Yunxia Sect branch, showed his identity token to the two Yunxia Sect disciples at the door, and explained his purpose.

After confirming the other party's identity, the guards of the Yunxia Sect immediately bowed slightly to him and then hurriedly invited Yue Jiang inside.

Elder Yunming is an elder stationed in Yunxia Street of Silent City, and is a second-level Dao Palace cultivator.

Yunming already knew about what had happened in Yanxia Street not long ago, and he understood that the Yanxia Sect would definitely come looking for trouble. So, he immediately summoned the important disciples in charge of managing Yanxia Street to see what the Yanxia Sect was up to.

"Yue Jiang of the Yanxia Sect pays respects to Senior Yunming." Upon arriving, Yue Jiang immediately bowed to a female elder sitting in the main seat.

Just by hearing the name Elder Yunming, you can tell that he must have been a male elder before.

Also present here are Feng Wenshu, a direct disciple of Yunhui, and Zhao Ke, a direct disciple of Huigui.

"Hmm, Junior Nephew Yue, what brings you here?" Yunming knew the other party's intentions, but she had to pretend to be clueless because the one who was causing trouble was Lin Aoxue.

When Yue Jiang saw that the other party was pretending to be stupid, he immediately became displeased. Silent City is only so big, and such a big thing happened on Yanxia Street. The other three families couldn't possibly not know about it.

However, there was nothing he could do, so he patiently explained in detail the purpose of his visit.

"Oh, Senior Yunming, it's like this. Not long ago, a major incident occurred in our Yanxia Street. A female cultivator at the Spirit Pattern Realm got into a conflict with a disciple of our Yanxia Sect and injured one of our disciples. We investigated and found that she had run into Yunxia Street, so we hope that the Yunxia Sect can help us capture this woman," Yue Jiang explained.

This guy does have some brains; he completely ignores the fact that Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun rescued Wu Linzhi. In this way, Yunxia Sect basically has no reason to refuse Yue Jiang.

"Is that so? Do you know where this troublesome female cultivator is currently located in our Yunxia Street?" Elder Yunming asked again.

Since Yue Jiang has come to Yunxia Street, he must already know where the person is. However, since Wu Linzhi and Lin Aoxue are together, he cannot bring people to Yunxia Street to arrest them.

The best solution would be to have Yunxia Street help apprehend the person and then hand them over to them; that would be the best outcome.

“I know that. She’s in a spirit food restaurant on Yunxia Street. So, I hope you can send someone to capture that female cultivator and hand her over to our Yanxia Sect. We would be extremely grateful,” Yue Jiang replied.

Elder Yunming's face twitched upon hearing this. After learning about this, she went to find Lin Aoxue immediately. Yunxia Street is only so big, so finding someone is very simple.

But what if they found the person? According to the report from the disciple she sent to find the person, Lin Aoxue seemed to get along very well with the woman in green, and they might have already become friends.

This wasn't Lin Aoxue's first time in Silent City. She knew Lin Aoxue's personality; she definitely wouldn't let the Cloud Mist Sect hand over the person.

However, she couldn't directly refuse Yue Jiang, as it might cause a conflict between the two sects. But if she didn't offend Yue Jiang, she would offend Lin Aoxue. She already knew about the Blood Demon Sect. Lin Aoxue was capable of defeating a second-level Dao Palace evil cultivator on her own. Her fighting strength was probably no weaker than theirs.

So this is basically an unsolvable problem.

Yun Ming was conflicted, so he remained silent for a moment. But at that moment, Zhao Ke spoke up. Zhao Ke was a disciple who had returned to the Yun Sect. He and Yue Jiang were acquaintances. As fellow members of the Yun Sect, they were on the same side.

Therefore, he would definitely help Yue Jiang.

"Elder Yunming, a mere rogue cultivator dares to disregard the authority of our four major sects and the city's regulations. I think he should be arrested and severely punished. I suggest we arrest him and hand him over to the fellow Daoists of the Yanxia Sect," Zhao Ke said with a smile.

As soon as this guy opened his mouth, Yunming and Feng Wenshu both frowned.

When Yue Jiang heard Zhao Ke speak up for their Yanxia Sect, he immediately smiled. Now, the Yanxia Sect would have no way to refuse.

"Wen Shu, come here for a moment." After thinking for a moment, Yun Ming called Feng Wen Shu to his side and whispered a few words to her.

After she finished speaking, Feng Wenshu immediately turned and left.

"Eh? What does Senior Yunming mean by this?" Yue Jiang looked at Feng Wenshu as she left with a puzzled expression.

"Oh, it's nothing. Didn't you want us to arrest someone? I sent Wen Shu to check. If the person is really there, our Yunxia Sect will immediately capture them and hand them over to you, Junior Nephew Yue," Yun Ming replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yue Jiang and Zhao Ke exchanged a glance.

“Senior Yunming, you don’t recognize this woman in green, how are you going to find her? Why don’t I lead the way myself?” Yue Jiang quickly said.

"Elder Yunming, this disciple is also willing to help Junior Sister Feng capture the troublemakers," Zhao Ke also said.

Elder Yunming pretended to be deep in thought, and after about half a minute of silence, he nodded.

Upon seeing this, the two quickly ran out of the attic.

"Ah! Aoxue, Aoxue, your uncle can only stall for time. I hope you know what to do," Yunming said helplessly as the two left.

Meanwhile, Lin Aoxue had already received the message from the Yunxia Sect. After noticing her identity token trembling, she checked it immediately.

"Hey? Liuyun, stop eating. We need to figure out how to hide Sister Wu." Lin Aoxue suddenly stood up and said to Ye Liuyun.

Upon seeing Lin Aoxue's reaction, Ye Liuyun knew that the Yanxia Sect must have come to cause trouble.

Based on their understanding of the sect, even if Wu Linzhi spoke out for justice, her blatant challenge to the prestige of the Yanxia Sect would definitely cause trouble for them. As for the two of them, they would certainly be fine.

However, the sect would not risk antagonizing the Yanxia Sect for the sake of an unrelated rogue cultivator, so they would definitely send someone to capture Wu Linzhi.

Seeing Lin Aoxue's strong reaction, Wu Linzhi immediately frowned and asked.

"What? People from the Misty Cloud Sect have arrived?"

“Well, Sister Wu, you’re not a disciple of our four major sects, so there are some things we can’t really say. But don’t worry, the two of us will keep you safe,” Lin Aoxue said.

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Ye Liuyun, who understood what she meant.

"Sister Wu, take this pill. After taking it, you can conceal your aura and hide your form. Just sit quietly and don't speak or move. They won't be able to see you." Ye Liuyun handed an invisibility pill to Wu Linzhi.

When Wu Linzhi heard that there was such a pill, she was slightly surprised, but she still followed Ye Liuyun's advice and took the pill.

Sometimes, she could only rely on her gut feeling; she believed that Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue would not betray her.

As soon as the pill entered her body, Wu Linzhi disappeared immediately. Not long after, there was a knock on the door, and it was Feng Wenshu.

After confirming that Wu Linzhi was hiding, Lin Aoxue turned around and opened the door to the private room. As soon as she opened it, she saw Feng Wenshu standing outside with several disciples.

As soon as the door opened, Feng Wenshu looked into the private room, but to her surprise, there were only Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue inside, and no third person.

"Yes, Senior Sister Feng, what brings you here?" Lin Aoxue asked with a smile.

Ye Liuyun also stood up and bowed to Feng Wenshu, but Feng Wenshu didn't say anything and quickly pulled Lin Aoxue aside.

"Junior sister, where is the female cultivator in blue who was with you?" Feng Wenshu asked.

Lin Aoxue knew that Feng Wenshu had come to ask about this.

"They're gone. What happened? People from the Misty Cloud Sect came looking for trouble," Lin Aoxue said with a smile.

When Feng Wenshu heard that the person had already left, she was very puzzled. The people they sent to keep an eye on her told her that Wu Linzhi had never come out, and that she hadn't come to arrest Wu Linzhi, but to help Wu Linzhi escape. She had come here ahead of time to get the person away before Zhao Ke and Yue Jiang did.

"Junior sister? Don't lie to me. Hand her over to me right now, and I'll get her out of here. The people from the Misty Cloud Sect already know you're here; they have people watching you from outside." Feng Wenshu was convinced that Lin Aoxue had hidden her.

However, Lin Aoxue would not believe their words in the face of such a situation, even if the sect was really there to help her solve her troubles.

"Then thank you very much, Senior Sister and Uncle Yunming. But, now that they're really gone, look, it's just my sister and me here, no one else," Lin Aoxue said again.

Seeing that Lin Aoxue still said the same thing, Feng Wenshu knew there was nothing he could do.

“Junior sister, if you put it that way, then there’s nothing we can do. They’ll be here soon. If they find that girl in this restaurant, things will get complicated,” Feng Wenshu warned.

"Don't worry, I'll take responsibility for what I did." Lin Aoxue nodded.

Feng Wenshu said nothing more, but instead gave orders to the disciples outside the door.

"Go find someone."

The disciples quickly split up to search for her, and soon Yue Jiang and his group arrived, only to find that Wu Linzhi was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is she? Junior Sister Feng, where is that woman in green?" Yue Jiang was immediately displeased when he found no one there, and at the same time he looked at Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun.

He knew that these two were the ones who rescued the people and caused the disciples of their Yanxia Sect to be hallucinated.

"People? Who are you talking about? What are you talking about, fellow Daoists from the Yanxia Sect?" Lin Aoxue asked rudely, arms crossed.

Upon hearing Lin Aoxue's words, Yue Jiang's expression immediately turned ugly.

"You must be Junior Sister Lin from the Yunxia Sect, right? Junior Sister Lin, let's not beat around the bush. Not long ago, you and this junior sister rescued a woman in green from our Yanxia Sect. You even used some methods to put our people under an illusion. Our Yanxia Sect won't hold that against you two, but the woman must be handed over to us. Your elders have already agreed," Yue Jiang said directly.

Chapter 179 Conflict (Part Two)

"Oh, so your Yanxia Sect has the nerve to say that? That's right, it was I who rescued her. So what? Your Yanxia Sect broke the rules set by the four sects and arbitrarily exploited other cultivators. That sister was just speaking up for justice, and you wanted to arrest her. So domineering. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I took action. Am I lying?" Lin Aoxue asked with a mocking expression.

Yue Jiang was speechless at Lin Aoxue's words. He was in the wrong to begin with and certainly couldn't refute her, so he simply pretended not to hear her.

"That's a matter for our Yanxia Street, and has nothing to do with your Yunxia Street. I hope Junior Sister Lin won't ruin the relationship between our two sects because of a mere rogue cultivator," Yue Jiang said, his face ashen.

Seeing how shameless the other party was, Lin Aoxue decided she would also become a rogue and scoundrel for once.

"Really? Well then, in short, he's gone. Go find him yourselves, he's not here with me anyway." Lin Aoxue sat down directly, leaving Yue Jiang aside, and then continued eating and drinking with Ye Liuyun.

Yue Jiang was at a loss. If no one was here, they must be hiding somewhere else in the restaurant. After all, they had people, and they were certain that no one had left the restaurant.

"Go find them, search carefully," Yue Jiang ordered his men.

As for Wu Linzhi, her heart was in her throat. She was sitting right in front of these people, and they couldn't see her. It was too exciting.

Yue Jiang did not leave, but kept looking at and observing the private room. There were obvious signs of a third person here, but why was that person nowhere to be found?

Time passed slowly, and soon, the people from both factions had searched the entire place, but they still couldn't find any trace of Wu Linzhi.

"Senior Brother Yue, we didn't see that woman in green. Could she have really escaped?" a disciple from the Yanxia Sect reported back.

The disciples from the Yunxia Sect also couldn't find anyone, so they could only shake their heads at Zhao Ke and Feng Wenshu.

It's really frustrating not being able to find anyone.

"No one? How is that possible? Didn't you say that this woman has been in this room the whole time?" Yue Jiang asked angrily.

The disciples of the Yanxia Sect who were keeping watch were at a loss for words. They were certain that the person had not left, but it was also possible that they had left using methods unknown to them.

"Hey! Have you found them yet? I already told you, they left a long time ago. How much longer are you going to stay here? Let me tell you, I only let you search because of our relationship. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't be so lenient." Lin Aoxue slammed down her wine glass, stood up, and glared at Yue Jiang with a menacing look.

Yue Jiang felt uneasy under Lin Aoxue's gaze.

“Hey? Junior Sister Lin, what kind of attitude is this? You shouldn’t have helped a rogue cultivator in the first place. Our four sects are of one mind and should stand together against this kind of thing.” Zhao Ke spoke up.

"Who are you? Do we know each other? Do you need to lecture me?" Lin Aoxue's attitude became increasingly unfriendly after hearing Zhao Ke's words.

"You? Lin Aoxue, don't go too far. Do you think that just because you are the sect leader's personal disciple, you can disregard the relationship between the two sects? How can you assume the responsibility of sect leader in the future with such behavior?" Zhao Ke started to escalate the issue.

But Lin Aoxue wasn't buying it.

She couldn't hold back any longer; the murderous aura and power emanating from her began to seep out, and her eyes grew increasingly malevolent.

Seeing this, Feng Wenshu knew she couldn't let them continue. If the standoff continued, Lin Aoxue would definitely take action.

"Alright, alright, Junior Sister Lin, I'm sorry to bother you. Zhao Ke, stop talking. Fellow Daoist Yue, since she's not here, let's look elsewhere. Perhaps this woman has some special methods to leave." Feng Wenshu quickly smoothed things over.

Yue Jiang also knew that there was no point in wasting time here.

"Hmph!" He snorted coldly, then walked away in a very unpleasant mood.

Zhao Ke had no choice but to leave the private room after being persuaded by Feng Wenshu.

After Lin Aoxue was sure they had left, she sat down again.

"I really want to slap those two guys a few times, they're so annoying to look at," Lin Aoxue complained.

"Oh! You scared me to death! Sister Liuyu's pills are truly amazing. They couldn't detect me at all. But I never expected that Aoxue, you are actually the young sect master of Yunxia Sect. However, you offended Yanxia Sect for my sake. I'm afraid your elders will blame you." Wu Linzhi spoke up, but she was still invisible, as she didn't know if the other party would come back.