The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

Although the demonic energy decreased slightly, Han Lie's experience inside was still unpleasant, and he couldn't hold on any longer and let out a couple of howls.

"Let me out... and I'll tell you the secrets of the Golden Crow Sect..."

Shen Yifei chuckled and said, "Alright, I'll ask, you answer. You can't be slow!"

"Sect Leader Shen, please ask! Please tell me!"

"What are your sect leader's shortcomings?"

"Lu Ya, there's something wrong with the cultivation technique he's practicing. He can't be near women; if he is, he'll suffer a qi deviation!"

Shen Yifei chuckled upon hearing this, thinking, "Isn't that the exact opposite of me? I accept all comers, regardless of gender. But he's the opposite, he castrated himself and abstains from women. This gives me an opening. If Liu Mengli's cultivation level increases in the future, I can keep him having endless erotic dreams until he dies from exhaustion."

"Let me out... I've told you everything I know..."

"How many people are there in your Golden Crow Sect? What is their cultivation level?"

"More than two thousand people, besides the sect leader at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage, there are three vice sect leaders at the mid-stage of the Tribulation Transcending stage, and five elders at the Mahayana stage!"

Shen Yifei went over Han Lie's words in his mind, "There should be more at the Nascent Soul stage, and countless at the Spirit Transformation stage. This strength is truly worthy of being the number one sect."

Han Lie gasped in pain inside the cauldron. "Sect Master Shen, I've said everything I need to say. Please let me out."

Shen Yifei looked down at the Cauldron of All Things. Han Lie was sitting in the alchemy room, his whole body blackened, burned by the demonic fire like a roasted sweet potato, his skin cracked.

"Let you out? You'll go back to the Golden Crow Sect and complain, then bring people to cause me trouble?"

"No, no, I swear, I won't reveal a single word."

"Didn't you say your sect leader possessed a secret technique that allowed him to sense things?"

"That was a lie, Sect Leader Shen. You're so magnanimous, please just ignore me!"

"Like a fart? That stinks! It'd have a pleasant aroma if refined into a human pill!"

Shen Yifei placed his hand on the cauldron, and the demonic energy intensified. The flames inside the furnace changed from pure black to dark gold, and the temperature rose.

Han Lie's screams came from inside the cauldron, like a pig being slaughtered. He howled twice and then fell silent.

Shen Yifei refined it for half an hour until it reached the right temperature. The lid of the cauldron popped open, revealing three dark-colored human pills inside.

He picked one up, popped it into his mouth, chewed it like it was wood chips, and after swallowing it, a tiny, pitiful amount of spiritual energy appeared in his dantian.

"It's better than nothing." Shen Yifei flicked the Myriad Things Cauldron.

The little monster woke up from the cauldron lid, twitched its nose twice, smelled the human pill, opened its mouth, and let its tongue dangle out.

Shen Yifei tossed a human pill over, which the little monster caught in its mouth. As soon as it entered its mouth, it spat it out with a "poof" and disappeared far away.

Then, with a look of disgust, he lay back down on the lid and continued to sleep soundly.

There was one more, which Shen Yifei gave to Liu Mengli. Since Liu Mengli wasn't in a physical body yet, it wouldn't be of any use to her, so she kept it for herself to use later.

Shen Yifei set those Golden Crow Sect disciples on fire one by one, burning them to ashes!

After doing all this, Shen Yifei flew rapidly towards the Qingyun Sect.

Soon, they arrived at the gate of the Qingyun Sect.

The gatekeeper disciple saw him and hurriedly bowed in greeting. Since the new sect took over, everyone had received spirit stones and pills that were far superior to those before. Everyone strongly supported Shen Yifei.

"The sect leader has returned."

"Hmm, what's been going on lately?"

"Old Master Xie sits in the main hall every day, nothing major happens. It's just that..."

"What is it?"

"The Holy Maiden has emerged from seclusion."

Shen Yifei paused for a moment. "Luo Qinghe has emerged from seclusion?"

"She came out the day before yesterday. After emerging from seclusion, she sat in the main hall for a whole day without saying a word. Old Master Xie told her about the sect leader, and I heard that she smashed the table on the spot."

Shen Yifei touched his nose and walked towards the main peak to see his wife, with whom he had shared a bridal chamber.

The door to the main hall was open. Xie Liaochen sat in the sect leader's seat, holding a teacup in his hand, sipping it slowly, his expression not very pleasant.

Seeing Shen Yifei enter, he slammed his teacup on the table. "You...you went out for a bit and you've already reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm?"

"Father-in-law, I only had a stroke of luck."

Xie Liaochen sighed, "You are a person with great fortune. Qinghe has come out of seclusion. Try to coax her. She has been throwing a tantrum these past few days."

Where is she?

"At Tingzhu Peak, in your courtyard. I went there, and she took a picture of me." Xie Liaochen finally turned around, a red handprint on his face. "I've lived for so many years, and this is the first time I've been slapped by my own daughter."

Shen Yifei glanced at the handprint and suppressed a laugh. "My father-in-law has been wronged. I'll go see him."

"Be careful." Xie Liaochen rubbed his face. "She's seething with anger; she'll bite anyone she can get her hands on."

Shen Yifei left the main hall and headed towards Tingzhu Peak. As he crossed the mountain stream, he saw from afar that the gate of Tingzhu Peak was closed and the courtyard was quiet.

He pushed open the door and went in. Luo Qinghe was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, wearing a white dress.

Hearing footsteps, Luo Qinghe looked up and was astonished when he saw Shen Yifei!

"You...you..."

"Honey, what's wrong with me? It's been over half a year, don't you recognize me?"

"How could you...?"

"I'm currently in the late Nascent Soul stage, and you..." Shen Yifei glanced at him, "After more than half a year of seclusion, you're only in the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Back then, you were far stronger than me!"

As soon as Shen Yifei finished speaking, Luo Qinghe stood up from the stone bench.

She stared at Shen Yifei for a full five breaths, her lips trembling twice, but she couldn't utter a single word.

The difference between a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator and a late-Deity Transformation cultivator is more than a whole major realm. She had been in seclusion for over half a year, believing that she would still be the strongest in the Qingyun Sect after she emerged.

As a result, he was completely outmatched by the son-in-law he had once looked down upon!

She wanted to punish Shen Yifei properly after she came out of seclusion, remembering all the evil deeds he had committed against her.

The first piece of bad news I heard after I came out of seclusion was that the position of sect leader of Qingyun Sect had actually been given to Shen Yifei. This position was reserved for her!

Luo Qinghe clenched his fist so tightly it cracked. "Shen Yifei."

"Honey, I'm here. What do you need?"

"Do you even know who should be the sect leader of the Qingyun Sect?"

"I know, it should be yours."

"Then why did you sit on it?"

"My father-in-law gave it to me, it wasn't something I asked for," Shen Yifei said, spreading his hands. "Your father insisted on passing the position to me, in front of hundreds of people from the entire clan. I couldn't very well say no, could I? That would have been too disrespectful to him."

How could Luo Qinghe believe his words? She knew her father's character better than anyone. He was stingy, cowardly, and would grab any benefit he could get, but she would never believe that her father would give up the position of sect leader to an outsider.

"My father won't step down voluntarily. Tell me, what despicable methods did you use?"

"Wife, you're wrong about that. What methods could I possibly use? For a while, I returned to the Huan Sect, and when I came back, the entire Qingyun Sect was in trouble. Your father was also quite ill! I made soup and refined pills for him every day, and he recovered. He felt I was filial, so he passed the position to me. Furthermore, all the disciples in the sect were cured by taking my pills. You call that methods? That's called winning people over with virtue."

What Shen Yifei said was the same as what Xie Liaochen had told her, and Luo Qinghe couldn't find any fault with it.

Seeing Luo Qinghe's ever-changing expression, Shen Yifei laughed and said, "Wife, if you want to be the sect leader, just say so. Tomorrow, I'll give up my position to you!"