"This kind of life is just beginning. You need to adapt. Don't be so awkward. If you act like you're easily bullied, they will naturally enjoy teasing you even more," Lin Qingyou flew out and said to Ye Liuyun.
That was indeed the truth. Weakness in the Cultivation World inherently meant trouble.
"It's easy for you to say. If I were a naturally born woman, I wouldn't care, but the problem is, I spent over ten years being a man—or rather, decades, as I told you I still remember my past life's memory, and I was a man in my previous life too." Ye Liuyun said discontentedly.
After speaking, she looked around. The space was small but sufficient for eating, drinking, using the restroom, and sleeping. There was a window overlooking a vast sea of clouds.
"But that was in the past. Forget it, there are some things this queen doesn't need to tell you. Since you've come to a Cultivation Sect, you need to find more ways to gather Medicinal Herbs," Lin Qingyou reminded her.
Ye Liuyun lay directly down on the stone bed in the stone chamber.
"Ah! Don't talk for now. I need to sleep first. I'm physically and mentally exhausted and have no energy to think about anything else. We'll talk tomorrow." Ye Liuyun finished speaking and immediately fell asleep.
Lin Qingyou looked at Ye Liuyun, and her expression suddenly became peculiar.
"Sigh! Is what I'm doing right or wrong?" Lin Qingyou sighed and then vanished.
As for Ye Liuyun, she was indeed asleep, but she was plagued by nightmares, dreaming all night long of bad things or nightmares related to her transformation into a woman.
It wasn't that Ye Liuyun was overthinking things; at home, she wouldn't dwell on it too much. But ever since she came out, she could tell from the male disciples' gazes.
Being a woman in the Cultivation World was very dangerous, especially for someone with poor aptitude like her. She needed power; the ability to be immortal and ageless alone was meaningless.
If she ran into a powerful pervert, her ability to be immortal and indestructible would be a disaster.
If others couldn't kill you, they could imprison you and torture you, and you still couldn't die. Wasn't that terrifying?
Soon, the sky gradually darkened, and today's assessment ended. Fewer than ten people passed the assessment, and tomorrow was the last day. After tomorrow, the Yunxia Sect would close its mountain gate.
As for the Lin Family and the Ye Family, what could they do? They definitely couldn't enter the Yunxia Sect unless the two were eliminated. But Ye Sui Feng waited at the foot of the mountain all day and didn't see either of them come down, which meant they had successfully passed the assessment and joined the Yunxia Sect.
In that case, there was no point in waiting any longer. They could only return to Qixia Town.
The next day, just as dawn broke, Ye Liuyun suddenly screamed and sat up. Judging by her appearance, she had been woken up by a nightmare.
"Ugh! Damn it, I had nightmares all night. *Hoo*..." Ye Liuyun got up, opened the window behind her, and glanced outside.
Her stomach was a little hungry, but Ye Liuyun no longer needed to eat Mortal World food. She took out a Grade One Medicinal Pill from her Storage Pouch.
This was a Grain Abstinence Pill, the kind of food Cultivators ate in the Cultivation World. One pill could ensure she wouldn't be hungry for three days.
After swallowing it, she was immediately full of energy.
"So this is a Grain Abstinence Pill. I wonder how it's refined. Hey! Old Hag, do you know how to refine it? It shouldn't be a particularly troublesome medicinal pill, right?" Ye Liuyun was quite curious.
"This thing is very common. It's a White-Grade Low-Rank Medicinal Pill. The main components are grains, but the most important ingredient is Spirit Gathering Grass. The Mortal World doesn't have this; only the Cultivation World does. It's also an essential Medicinal Herb frequently used by Cultivators, and many medicinal pills require this Spirit Gathering Grass." Lin Qingyou explained.
"Oh, but where do I get this stuff? Didn't we come to the Cultivation Sect precisely for the Medicinal Herbs of the Cultivation World? Otherwise, there would be no need to join the Yunxia Sect." Ye Liuyun said.
Indeed, they joined the Cultivation Sects precisely for the Medicinal Herbs of the Cultivation World. Without joining a Cultivation Sect, some Medicinal Herbs were absolutely unobtainable in the Mortal World. Without those Medicinal Herbs, Ye Liuyun couldn't break through her realm, leading to a deadlock.
"You need to find a way to complete missions to earn Sect Contribution and Spirit Stones, and then use those things to buy Medicinal Herbs. That's the only way. You've slept for a night, so you might consider looking around the Sect; maybe you'll discover a business opportunity." Lin Qingyou said.
When talk turned to going out, Ye Liuyun hesitated, but hiding forever was pointless. She couldn't just avoid people indefinitely.
However, as soon as Ye Liuyun opened the door, she ran head-on into another person.
"Bang!" A loud sound of skull hitting skull.
"Ouch! Who is it? Standing outside the door early in the morning, are you crazy?" Ye Liuyun's head was ringing loudly. This was truly a bad start to the day.
But when she recovered, she realized that the person she had collided with was a stunning beauty dressed in a white skirt, ethereal and graceful.
The other party was also rubbing her head, but once Ye Liuyun saw her clearly, she realized it was Lin Aoxue.
"Huh? Ao Xue? I thought it was a fairy." Ye Liuyun was speechless.
Lin Aoxue reacted immediately, glared at Ye Liuyun, and then walked into the Immortal Cave.
"Hey, you don't look where you're walking, do you? That hurt!" Lin Aoxue complained.
"Damn it, Big Sister, who stands silently outside someone's door early in the morning? Let's not talk about that. Weren't you taken away by the Sect Master? Why did you run over here?" Ye Liuyun sized up Lin Aoxue.
To be honest, Lin Aoxue's outfit today was top-notch and perfectly matched her aesthetic.
"Wasn't I worried about you? So I quickly checked your entry information and rushed over. But judging by your look, you don't seem to be having any trouble adjusting, right?" Lin Aoxue examined the very girlish Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun's appearance was equally unexpected. She felt that Ye Liuyun's girlish aura was even stronger than her own, and her figure seemed slightly better.
"What are you looking at? I don't like that look in your eyes." Ye Liuyun knew exactly what Lin Aoxue was thinking the moment she saw her gaze.
"Pfft! Sorry, your outfit today is really... something. For a moment, it was hard for me to connect you with 'him'." Lin Aoxue couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing Lin Aoxue mock her, Ye Liuyun was furious.
"Oh, someone's fiancé, past-life boyfriend, has now turned into a girlfriend, and yet she can still laugh. Fine, I wasted my time hiding my identity before just to cater to someone's opinion. Forget it, I'm just going to throw caution to the wind from now on." Ye Liuyun said with a sarcastic tone.
When Lin Aoxue heard this, she quickly restrained her smile.
"Aiya, I was just joking, don't take it seriously. But your Outer Disciple robes look much nicer; I like the short skirt." Lin Aoxue complimented.
Lin Aoxue was wearing the Personal Disciple robes, which were ethereal and graceful, but somewhat overly complicated and flashy, making them unsuitable for free movement.
"You're still talking? Do you know? After I changed clothes yesterday, I was stared at the whole way. It felt like needles poking my back, like sitting on pins and needles, and like a fishbone stuck in my throat." Ye Liuyun voiced her dissatisfaction.
"Oh, so you're doing the 'Ru-style Triple' now, huh? Now you know the difficulties we women face. So try to understand me more. Sometimes, my temper tantrums are purely forced." Lin Aoxue said.