Chapter 10 : Chapter 10
Chapter 10: A New Day
“You will have to get used to days like this. Stop acting so awkward. If you keep showing a timid and easily bullied appearance, they will naturally enjoy teasing you even more,” Lin Qingyou said as she floated out and spoke to Ye Liuyun.
That was indeed the truth.
In the cultivation world, weakness itself was equal to trouble.
“You make it sound easy. If I had been born a woman, I would not care. The problem is that I spent more than ten years as a man. To be precise, several decades. I already told you that I remember my previous life. I was also a man back then,” Ye Liuyun said unhappily.
After speaking, she glanced around the room.
The space was small, but it was enough for eating, sleeping, and daily living. There was a window, and outside it stretched a vast sea of clouds.
“But that was in the past. Forget it. There are some things I do not need to explain to you. Since you have joined a cultivation sect, you should start thinking of ways to obtain more medicinal herbs,” Lin Qingyou reminded her.
Ye Liuyun immediately lay down on the stone bed in the stone chamber.
“Ah… stop talking for now. I need to sleep first. I am physically and mentally exhausted. I do not have the energy to think about anything else today. We will talk tomorrow,” Ye Liuyun said before quickly falling asleep.
Lin Qingyou watched Ye Liuyun quietly.
For a moment, her expression became somewhat complicated.
“Sigh… was what I did right or wrong?” After letting out that sigh, Lin Qingyou disappeared.
As for Ye Liuyun, she had indeed fallen asleep.
However, she was plagued by nightmares.
Throughout the night, she kept dreaming—dreams filled with unpleasant events or nightmares related to her transformation into a woman.
It was not that Ye Liuyun was overthinking things.
At home, it had been manageable, and she had not thought too much about it.
But ever since leaving home, she could clearly see the looks in the eyes of those male disciples.
Being a woman in the cultivation world was dangerous.
Especially for someone with poor aptitude like her.
She needed power.
Simply having the ability of Eternal Youth and Longevity and Immortality was meaningless.
If she ever encountered a powerful madman, her immortal body might become a curse.
Others might not be able to kill her, but they could imprison her and torture her endlessly.
And she would not even be able to die.
Was that not terrifying?
Soon, the sky gradually darkened.
Today’s examination had ended.
Fewer than ten people had passed the test.
Tomorrow would be the final day, and once it ended, Yunxia Sect would close its mountain gate.
As for the Lin Family and the Ye Family, there was nothing they could do.
They certainly could not enter Yunxia Sect.
Unless the two girls had been eliminated and returned, there was no way to meet them.
However, Ye Suifeng had waited at the foot of the mountain for an entire day without seeing them come down.
That meant the two of them had successfully passed the examination and joined Yunxia Sect.
There was no point in waiting any longer.
They could only return to Qixia Town.
The next morning, just as the sky brightened, Ye Liuyun suddenly cried out and sat upright.
From her appearance, it was clear she had been awakened by a nightmare.
“Sigh… damn it. I had nightmares all night long… whew…” Ye Liuyun muttered.
She stood up and opened the window behind her, looking outside.
Her stomach felt slightly hungry.
However, she no longer needed to eat ordinary food from the mortal world.
She took out a pill from her storage pouch.
It was a first-grade pill.
This was the Grain Avoidance Pill—a pill consumed by cultivators.
Just one pill could prevent hunger for three days.
After swallowing it, she immediately felt energized.
“So this is the Grain Avoidance Pill. I wonder how it is refined. Hey, old demoness, do you know how to refine it? It should not be a very complicated pill, right?” Ye Liuyun asked curiously.
“This thing is very common. It is a low-grade white-tier pill. The main ingredients are ordinary grains, but the most important component is Spirit Gathering Grass. That herb does not exist in the mortal world. It only exists in the cultivation world. It is also one of the most commonly used herbs among cultivators. Many pills require Spirit Gathering Grass,” Lin Qingyou explained.
“Oh… but where can we obtain it? We came to a cultivation sect precisely because of the medicinal herbs in the cultivation world. Otherwise, there would have been no need to join Yunxia Sect,” Ye Liuyun said.
That was indeed the reason.
They joined a cultivation sect for access to cultivation-world herbs.
Without joining a sect, some herbs could never be obtained in the mortal world.
Without those herbs, Ye Liuyun could not break through her cultivation realm.
And that would trap her in a dead end.
“You will need to find ways to complete tasks to earn sect contribution points and spirit stones. Then you can use those things to purchase herbs. That is the only way. Since you have already rested for a night, you might consider exploring the sect today. Perhaps you might discover some opportunities,” Lin Qingyou said.
The moment she mentioned going outside, Ye Liuyun hesitated.
But hiding forever was meaningless.
She could not avoid people forever.
However, the moment Ye Liuyun opened the door, she immediately collided with someone standing outside.
BANG!
It was a loud sound of head colliding with head.
“Ow! Who is standing right outside someone’s door early in the morning? Are you crazy?” Ye Liuyun said while clutching her head.
Her head was buzzing.
This was truly a terrible start to the day.
But when she regained her senses, she realized the person she had bumped into was a beautiful woman dressed in a flowing white dress, exuding an elegant and immortal aura.
The other person was also rubbing her head.
However, when Ye Liuyun finally saw the woman’s face clearly, she realized it was Lin Aoxue.
“Huh? Aoxue? I thought it was some fairy,” Ye Liuyun said helplessly.
After Lin Aoxue recovered, she glared at Ye Liuyun before walking into the cave residence.
“Hey! Do you not watch where you are going? That hurt,” Lin Aoxue complained.
“Hey, come on. Who stands silently outside someone’s door early in the morning? Never mind that. Weren’t you taken away by the Sect Master? Why did you come here?” Ye Liuyun asked while looking Lin Aoxue up and down.
To be honest, Lin Aoxue’s outfit today looked excellent.
It perfectly matched Ye Liuyun’s aesthetic taste.
“I was worried about you. So I checked your entry records and rushed over immediately. But judging by how you look, it seems you have adapted quite well,” Lin Aoxue said as she carefully examined Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun’s appearance was also quite unexpected.
Her girlish aura seemed even stronger than Lin Aoxue’s, and her figure appeared slightly better as well.
“What are you staring at? I do not like that look in your eyes,” Ye Liuyun said the moment she noticed Lin Aoxue’s gaze.
“Pfft—sorry. Your outfit today is just… too much. I cannot connect you with the person you used to be,” Lin Aoxue said while laughing.
Seeing Lin Aoxue laugh at her made Ye Liuyun grind her teeth in frustration.
“Sigh… some people can still laugh even though their fiancé—and former boyfriend from a previous life—has now turned into their girlfriend. Fine then. I used to hide my identity out of consideration for someone’s feelings, but forget it. From now on, I will just accept it and stop pretending,” Ye Liuyun said in a sarcastic tone.
As soon as Lin Aoxue heard that, she quickly restrained her laughter.
“Alright, alright, I was just joking. Do not take it seriously. But honestly, the Entry Disciple outfit actually looks better. I like short skirts,” Lin Aoxue praised.
Lin Aoxue was wearing the attire of a direct disciple.
It looked elegant and immortal-like, but it was somewhat too elaborate and flashy, making it less convenient for free movement.
“And you are still talking. Do you know what happened yesterday after I changed clothes? People stared at me the entire way. I felt like thorns were stuck in my back, like I was sitting on needles, like a fishbone stuck in my throat,” Ye Liuyun complained.
“Oh? Are you even using the ‘three consecutive metaphors’ now? Now you understand the hardships women face, right? So try to understand me more in the future. Sometimes when I lose my temper, it is honestly not by choice,” Lin Aoxue said.