"Old-timer, your lifespan is nearly exhausted.
At most, you have five more years."
Ye Yunfei cast an inadvertent glance at the grand elder's forehead and suddenly spoke.
As soon as these words were uttered, the other higher-ups of the Divine Medicine Valley in the hall all revealed furious expressions.
Everyone stared at Ye Yunfei with eyes filled with rage.
Generally speaking, a Late Stage True Manifestation Realm expert could easily live for three hundred years.
Although this grand elder looked very aged and was already over two hundred years old, in the minds of these Divine Medicine Valley higher-ups, he should still have at least another hundred or more years left.
Yet Ye Yunfei claimed he only had five years of lifespan left—this was practically a venomous curse.
"Ye Yunfei, our Divine Medicine Valley has already lowered its head and conceded to you, and even agreed to your unreasonable demands.
Why must you be so overbearing and insult our grand elder like this?" one of the Divine Medicine Valley higher-ups said angrily.
"What I said is the truth," Ye Yunfei replied indifferently.
"Young friend Ye Yunfei, how did you know this?" the grand elder, having heard Ye Yunfei's words, felt as if he had encountered a ghost, his face turning pale with terror.
Because, for the past two years, he himself had also felt this, and the feeling was growing stronger.
Seeing the grand elder's reaction, those higher-ups of the Divine Medicine Valley each felt a sense of foreboding.
Could it be that what Ye Yunfei said was true?
"It's because you were too eager to breakthrough and level up," Ye Yunfei said calmly. "You practiced recklessly, forcing your way through realm barriers multiple times. That's why you ended up with this result."
"Young friend Ye Yunfei, how did you know?!" The grand elder immediately stood up, looking at Ye Yunfei with horrified eyes.
This was the second time he had uttered this phrase.
He was utterly shocked.
Because everything Ye Yunfei said was undeniably accurate!
After a long moment, the grand elder finally sat back down.
"To put it simply," Ye Yunfei continued, "your talent was originally quite good.
If you had let nature take its course and slowly endured, waiting until your accumulation was sufficient, you could have taken a further step.
It's a pity; you were too impatient, practiced recklessly, damaged your foundation, and destroyed yourself." Ye Yunfei shook his head.
"Young friend Ye Yunfei, you truly are a divine being.
That's right.
Over these years, I was too eager to break through.
I forced my way multiple times, nearly succumbing to cultivation deviation.
Sigh..." The grand elder sighed, his tone carrying extreme reluctance yet a sense of helplessness.
"Grand Elder, is this true? How can it be remedied?" A higher-up nearby asked anxiously.
"My martial foundation is already destroyed. Remedying it is no easy matter," the grand elder shook his head.
At this moment, the grand elder's expression suddenly changed, and he looked towards Ye Yunfei.
"Young friend Ye Yunfei, do you think there is a remedy for my situation?" The grand elder looked at Ye Yunfei, his question probing.
"Of course there is a remedy," Ye Yunfei replied without thinking, nodding.
For Ye Yunfei, even if a martial artist's physical body was destroyed, as long as the Soul Body remained, it could be remedied and the flesh reconstructed.
How much more so for minor deficiencies in the body.
"Truly?!" Hearing this, the grand elder trembled all over in excitement.
"Young friend Ye Yunfei, how can I remedy it?" The grand elder fixed his gaze on Ye Yunfei with immense anticipation and asked.
"Am I close with you?
Why should I help you?" Ye Yunfei swept a glance at the grand elder.
"This...?" The grand elder was taken aback.
"Young Master Ye Yunfei, if you can save this old man, I am willing to offer all the treasures of the Divine Medicine Valley!" The grand elder struggled inwardly for a moment before speaking out.
Though treasures were important, they could not compare to one's life.
If he could truly perfectly resolve the problem with his body and live another hundred or so years, nothing was more important to him.
"The treasures of your Divine Medicine Valley are already mine to choose from freely.
I will naturally take whatever catches my eye; I have no interest in what doesn't.
So, what difference does it make if you offer me all your treasures?" Ye Yunfei rolled his eyes.
"This..." The grand elder was momentarily speechless.
"Young friend Ye Yunfei, if you can save this old man's life,
from this day forward, I am willing to serve you as my master and obey your commands!" The grand elder suddenly gritted his teeth and declared.
"Grand Elder!" The other higher-ups, hearing the grand elder's words, could not help but be greatly shocked.
This grand elder was the most powerful figure in the Divine Medicine Valley. If he obeyed Ye Yunfei's commands, didn't that mean the entire Divine Medicine Valley would have to obey Ye Yunfei's commands?
"Young friend Ye Yunfei, despite his youth, possesses such monstrous strength and has been taken note of by the Hudao Academy, becoming a candidate student.
His future achievements will undoubtedly reach heights we cannot even look up to.
Do you think obeying young friend Ye Yunfei's commands is shameful?" The grand elder swept his imposing gaze across the other higher-ups.
Faced with the grand elder's compelling gaze, those higher-ups lowered their heads one by one, not daring to meet his eyes.
"Oh?
Are you certain?" Ye Yunfei looked at the grand elder, his expression seeming both amused and not.
"I am certain.
Otherwise, in a few more years, I'll be dead.
Then, there will be nothing.
Living to obey young friend Ye Yunfei's commands is still better than being dead and having nothing." The grand elder's gaze was resolute as he nodded and spoke.
"You're quite honest.
In fact, I can not only preserve your life,
I can also allow you to break through another layer in a short time and enter the Yuan Foundation Realm," Ye Yunfei stated blandly.
Hiss!
Upon hearing this, the grand elder's eyes lit up, and he trembled all over with excitement.
In his lifetime, his greatest wish was to one day step into the Yuan Foundation Realm.
Once entering the Yuan Foundation Realm, one's lifespan would at least reach six hundred years!
For him, this was equivalent to living a second life!
"Young Master Ye Yunfei, from now on, I am willing to serve you and act by your command!" Without any further hesitation, the grand elder slammed both knees onto the floor before Ye Yunfei and declared loudly.
He knew this was his only chance, and he had to seize it!
"Grand Elder!" The higher-ups of the Divine Medicine Valley were all dumbfounded.
The most powerful grand elder in the Divine Medicine Valley had actually knelt before a junior in public.
"Grand Elder, what is happening?!" At that moment, the Valley Master and two higher-ups who had gone to retrieve the treasures happened to step into the hall. Seeing this scene, they were also completely stunned.
"Get up and speak," Ye Yunfei said calmly.
"Yes." The grand elder immediately stood up.
"Here's how.
I'll write two pill formulas. If you can gather all the spirit medicines listed on them, I will take action to help you." Ye Yunfei said.
Then, Ye Yunfei took out a recording jade slip, infused it with Soul Power, wrote two pill formulas inside the slip, and handed it to the grand elder.
"Thank you, Young Master Ye Yunfei!" The grand elder took the jade slip excitedly, treating it like a precious treasure, and bowed deeply to Ye Yunfei.
"Bring the treasures immediately and let Young Master Ye Yunfei make his selection!" The grand elder commanded the Valley Master.
Though filled with questions, the Valley Master did not dare disobey the grand elder's words. Thus, he placed over a dozen spatial rings on the table before Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei released his Soul Power, sensing the contents of each ring.
The treasures collected by the Divine Medicine Valley were mostly various spirit pills.
Among them, the highest grade spirit pill was a Seventh-Grade Spirit Pill.
This Seventh-Grade Spirit Pill already emitted an old, stale aura, clearly having been stored for a long time.
Ye Yunfei simply had no desire to even look at these spirit pills collected by the Divine Medicine Valley.
Besides spirit pills, there were various spirit medicines.
"Jade Marrow Spirit Liquid, Purple Dragon Flower, Nine-Star Herb, Bodhi Wood...
Hmm, after all, the Divine Medicine Valley is a sect skilled in alchemy. Among the spirit medicines they've collected, a few are barely acceptable." Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Eh?"
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei's spirits lifted. He waved a hand and extracted five pitch-black stones, each about a meter high, from one of the spatial rings.
These five stones stood a meter tall and two meters long, their entire bodies pitch-black, seeming to possess a bizarre ability to absorb one's essence, energy, and spirit.
Looking at them, those with weaker willpower would feel themselves plunged into a dark, boundless world.
"It's actually Nightmare Stone!
Nightmare Stone contains massive amounts of Soul Power essence.
These pieces of Nightmare Stone could probably double my Soul Power!" Ye Yunfei felt somewhat excited.