After taking a breath, Ye Feng said, "How about this? I'll help you convert your true energy. You'll stay at the Golden Fragrance Merchant Guild and protect my disciple for thirty years. After thirty years, you can go wherever you want, but if anything happens to Liu Xiangnan during these thirty years, I'll take your life!"

Upon hearing the word "disciple," Lin Youyou's face immediately showed a hint of confusion, with a faint trace of jealousy between her brows.

"Senior Ye, the disciple you mentioned is..." Lin Youyou asked.

"That's the little girl from earlier. Her name is Liu Xiangnan, and she's the daughter of Liu Jinxiang, the president of the Jinxiang Chamber of Commerce," Ye Feng explained.

Lin Youyou nodded and said, "Okay, I'm willing to protect her for thirty years!"

"In that case, come here."

Lin Youyou then moved in front of Ye Feng.

"Have you prepared cultivation techniques with other attributes?" Ye Feng asked.

"Ready."

Lin Youyou nodded vigorously.

Lin Youyou was born with a wood body, meaning she has a wood spiritual root, but she is currently cultivating a metal-based technique.

As the saying goes, metal overcomes wood. If someone with a naturally wood-like body practices metal-based techniques, it will naturally lead to a mismatch between the techniques and their attributes.

Therefore, Lin Youyou now has to switch to other cultivation methods.

The new cultivation technique Lin Youyou prepared for herself was called "The True Technique of Green Wood," which was a wood-based cultivation technique.

“Then you may begin now. I will protect you,” Night Wind said.

"Thank you, Senior Ye!"

Lin Youyou said happily, and then began to cultivate the Azure Wood True Technique.

Under the influence of this new cultivation technique, Lin Youyou's original true energy began to change gradually, which caused an indescribable stimulation to her meridians.

Without anyone to protect her, Lin Youyou's meridians would definitely not be able to withstand the stimulation and damage brought about by the conversion of true qi. Being seriously injured and having her cultivation completely destroyed would be the best outcome; in more serious cases, she might even die on the spot.

Therefore, the safest approach is to discontinue the practice and start over.

However, Lin Youyou suffered countless hardships and spent countless hours cultivating to the point of reaching the Separation and Union Realm.

How could she possibly make the decision to start over after losing all her cultivation?

However, with the night wind protecting her meridians, she didn't need to dissipate her cultivation and start over; she could directly convert her true energy!

At this moment, the pain in Lin Youyou's meridians became even stronger, as if they were being torn apart.

But just then, Ye Feng raised his hand and pressed it on Lin Youyou's shoulder.

The pure Dragon Emperor's True Qi surged forth from Ye Feng's palm, pouring into Lin Youyou's body like a flood.

With the blessing and protection of the Dragon Emperor's True Qi, Lin Youyou immediately felt the pain from her meridians lessen considerably. Although it still made her feel uncomfortable, it was now at least within a tolerable range.

Lin Youyou knew that Ye Feng had helped her, so she dared not be distracted and focused on converting her inner energy.

The whole process lasted for several hours before it finally ended.

By the time Lin Youyou had completely converted her true energy, night had already fallen.

Lin Youyou got up from the ground, covered in sweat, and carefully felt the changes in the internal energy within her body.

Upon discovering that the Geng Metal True Qi within her body had transformed into the gentle and warm Green Wood True Qi, Lin Youyou was overjoyed.

Lin Youyou then disregarded her own disheveled appearance and bowed ninety degrees to Ye Feng.

"Thank you, Senior Ye!"

Lin Youyou said with tears of gratitude.

Ye Feng called over Liu Jinxiang and Liu Xiangnan, and pointed at Lin Youyou, saying, "Her name is Lin Youyou, and she is currently in the Separation and Union Realm..."

"The fifth level of the Separation and Union Realm," Lin Youyou said.

"Yes, she is now a martial arts master at the fifth level of the Separation and Union Realm. Although she can't compare to the heads of the four great families, she is not far behind," Ye Feng said with a smile.

After a pause, Ye Feng continued, "From today onwards, she will be a member of your Jinxiang Chamber of Commerce and will protect Liu Xiangnan in my place. However, she will only serve the Jinxiang Chamber of Commerce for thirty years, so Xiangnan, you must seize the time to cultivate and strive to reach a level where you can protect yourself within thirty years."

Liu Xiangnan nodded vigorously and said, "Master, I will try my best!"

Ye Feng looked at Liu Jinxiang again: "Arrange a room for her, she will live in the Jinxiang Chamber of Commerce from now on."

"Yes," Liu Jinxiang said with a smile.

The sudden addition of a powerful general is a great boon for the Jinxiang Chamber of Commerce.

Moreover, Lin Youyou is much stronger than the four elders. With her joining, the strength of the Jinxiang Chamber of Commerce will naturally increase significantly.

At the same time.

Chaotic Soul Mountain, Secret Soul Sect.

Lin Chaotian looked at Wang Lin, Zhao Jingyong, and Zhou Shaoqing with a cold smile on his face.

"You want me to help you deal with that guy named Ye Feng? He's most likely also at the True Yuan Realm. I'm not confident I can defeat him. So why should I take such a big risk to help you kill him?" Lin Chaotian asked bluntly.

Wang Lin immediately said, "Ancestor Lin, your disciple Lin Chaofeng died at the hands of Ye Feng. Don't you intend to avenge your disciple?"

"It's none of your business! Who do you think you are, and what right do you have to talk nonsense in front of me!" Lin Chaofeng said angrily.

Wang Lin felt a surge of anger, but he dared not act recklessly in front of Lin Chaotian.

After all, this patriarch of the Secret Soul Sect is no pushover. If you anger him, he will definitely kill you!

Zhao Jingyong said with a smile, "Ancestor, don't be angry. Brother Wang was just too anxious and misspoke... However, what Brother Wang said does make some sense. Ye Feng killed Lin Chaofeng, the sect leader of the Secret Soul Sect, as soon as he arrived in Fengchi City. If you don't avenge Lin Chaofeng, Ancestor, then your Secret Soul Sect will lose face."

"Moreover, by avenging Lin Chaofeng, you are also avenging us. Therefore, we should be deeply grateful to our ancestor."

Lin Chaotian's face showed a hint of interest as he asked, "How will you thank me?"

"As long as you, Ancestor, kill Ye Feng, our three great families are willing to offer half of our assets to your Secret Soul Sect!" Zhao Jingyong said solemnly.

Upon hearing that half of the assets of the three powerful families were at stake, Lin Chaotian's face revealed a deep greed.

The Wang, Zhao, and Zhou families have been operating in Fengchi City for many years and have accumulated a great deal of wealth. Now, all three families are contributing half of their assets to the Secret Soul Sect, which is an enormous benefit.

Lin Chaotian couldn't help but feel a little tempted.

Seeing that Lin Chaotian was hesitant and his heart was beginning to waver, Wang Lin and Zhao Jingyong were secretly delighted.

Zhou Shaoqing suddenly said, "And Ancestor, you don't need to worry about not being a match for Ye Feng. We have confidence in your strength, and most importantly..."

Lin Chaotian asked, "What's the most important thing? If you're going to say something, just say it all at once. Stop playing coy in front of me!"

Zhou Shaoqing took out a bright red short sword and said with a smile, "This is a spiritual weapon that our Zhou family patriarch obtained by chance during one of his travels. It is an eighth-grade spiritual weapon and is called the Weeping Blood Sword!"