【Looking at Ye Yu’s eager appearance, Xiao Yinzhang couldn’t help but reveal a faint smile.】
【Cultivation requires talent, opportunity, and most importantly, patience.】
【Only those with perseverance can become great cultivators.】
【As long as one’s lifespan doesn’t run out, a thousand years of arduous training is just the beginning.】
【You’ve only cultivated for two years, yet you’ve already reached the mid Qi Refinement stage. Such progress is already quite remarkable; what more do you want?】
【Remember, haste makes waste!】
【Hearing this cliché advice, Ye Yu felt extremely displeased.】
【Two years—do you even know how important these two years are?】
【A thousand years of cultivation might be fine for you, but I’ve undergone tribulation at just a few decades old!】
【How could someone who has sped through the stages still follow the routine?】
【Ye Yu shook his head and said: Master, I just want to advance my cultivation as quickly as possible, even if there are side effects, I won’t mind.】
【Xiao Yinyan frowned, visibly displeased.】
【He immediately rejected Ye Yu’s request.】
【He held high hopes for Ye Yu and naturally didn’t want to see his disciple walk down a path to ruin. Since he had already become Ye Yu’s master, he had to take responsibility for his life.】
【To be fair, Xiao Yinzhang was indeed a decent person.】
【But Ye Yu was in a hurry—he didn’t fear side effects!】
【As long as he could quickly reach the Golden Core realm, that was enough!】
【Xiao Yinzhang absolutely refused, and soon after, he directly confined Ye Yu.】
【You should calm down here for a bit; those shortcuts to quickly enhance your cultivation all come with a price. You’ll understand your master’s concerns when you grow up.】
【Ye Yu felt quite sad. Where’s the ruthless, bloodthirsty demon sect? How could there be such a responsible master?】
【After Xiao Yinyan left, later that night, a young disciple in Daoist robes came to visit uninvited.】
【Ye Yu knew this person—his name was Du Butong, only two years older than him. He was Xiao Yinzhang’s first disciple. By tradition, Ye Yu should call him “senior brother.”】
【Du Butong had once been highly valued by Xiao Yinzhang.】
【But ever since Ye Yu arrived, he began to pay less attention to Du Butong, devoting all his patience to Ye Yu.】
【The reason was simple.】
【Ye Yu’s talent was higher than Du Butong’s, making it easier for him to become a high-level cultivator.】
【Who was more important, Xiao Yinzhang naturally understood very well.】
【And because of this, Du Butong held a grudge against Ye Yu, never showing him any good face.】
【To this, Ye Yu didn’t mind.】
【He never intended to stay at Yellow Springs Temple for long. Competing for favor was something he looked down upon.】
【He was just curious; why would Du Butong come to check on him?】
【So he asked: Senior brother, what brings you here?】
【Hearing that junior brother was punished, I naturally had to come and take a look. I also caught a bit of your conversation with the master today.】
【Junior brother wants to become stronger as soon as possible, even if it costs a great price, is that really what you wish?】
【Du Butong spoke very softly to avoid being overheard.】
【Yet even so, Ye Yu instantly perked up.】
【Does Senior Brother have any good ideas?】
【Du Butong took out a bottle of elixir from his robe.】
【He said sternly: These are the Xuantian Creation Pills refined by the head of the alchemy hall. After consuming it, it can greatly increase spiritual power and allow for rapid breakthroughs.】
【Ye Yu didn’t respond immediately, instead eyeing Du Butong with suspicion. He secretly speculated about what this guy was really up to.】
【Seeing Ye Yu silent, Du Butong became a bit flustered.】
【He hurriedly said: Are you perhaps afraid, Junior Brother?】
【Let me tell you the truth, this elixir does have some minor side effects, but it’s absolutely harmless.】
【Besides, didn’t you say earlier today that you were willing to pay any price as long as you could quickly increase your cultivation?】
【Now that I’ve brought the elixir to you, and you’re hesitating to take it, what kind of man are you?】
【Ye Yu couldn’t help but laugh.】
【Oh, I see, it’s a pill with side effects. You even resorted to provocation just to make sure I would take it.】
【Is your plan to use this pill to lead me down a path of no return and win Master’s favor?】
【Tsk tsk tsk, I have to say, for someone so young, you’re quite calculating, but your acting is a bit lacking!】
【Then, Ye Yu took the elixir bottle from Du Butong’s hand, and he gulped down the pills directly.】
【Seeing this scene, Du Butong’s heart leaped with joy.】
【He even gave a thumbs up and said: Well done, junior brother!】
【However, you mustn’t tell Master about this. Senior Brother is helping you, doing good deeds without leaving a name. Just pretend you never saw me tonight.】
【With that, Du Butong rushed down the mountain without waiting for a response.】
【At that moment, a voice echoed in Ye Yu’s mind.】
【Detected consumption of harmful substances. Current side effect status: Overexertion of potential.】
【In a short time, cultivation can be rapidly increased, but it will also lead to blocked spiritual veins and eventual depletion over a long period. Would you like to proceed with diverting the disaster?】
【Ye Yu did not hesitate at all.】
【He immediately targeted Du Butong, who was heading down the mountain, as the diversion target.】
【Immediately, a torrent of spiritual energy surged into Ye Yu’s body.】
【Late stage of Qi Refining, peak Qi Refining…】
【It continued until it finally stopped at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.】
【Ye Yu couldn’t help but exhale a breath of turbid air.】
【No wonder countless people rushed to consume elixirs that were mostly paths of no return, even when they knew it.】
【It turns out that the feeling of suddenly increasing one’s strength in a short time is indeed exhilarating.】
【So comfortable!】
【On the other hand, as Du Butong descended the mountain, he was overjoyed.】
【The Xuantian Creation Pill is essentially a failed product.】
【It can indeed elevate a cultivator’s strength in a short time. But it will also ensure that there is no future accumulation of cultivation and damage the spiritual veins.】
【In a few years, the spiritual energy within will gradually dissipate, leading to constant regression.】
【One could say this is entirely a poison pill!】
【And Ye Yu actually consumed an entire bottle?】
【He’s really seeking death!】
【Du Butong could even foresee that in the not-so-distant future, Ye Yu would completely degenerate into a waste with severed meridians.】
【At that time, he would definitely enjoy Master’s favor all to himself again!】
【Just thinking about it was exciting!】
【Bang!】
【Suddenly, Du Butong felt a sharp pain in his legs, and he immediately fell to his knees on a large rock.】
【What is happening?】
【Du Butong was quite puzzled. He looked down and saw blood seeping from his legs.】
【No, it wasn’t just his legs.】
【Blood was flowing from his entire body.】
【His Daoist robe quickly became stained a deep crimson.】
【Then, Du Butong could clearly feel an excruciating pain throughout his meridians. The spiritual energy within him was dissipating at an alarming rate.】
【The intense agony made him emit a piercing scream.】
【In the dark of night, it was extremely eerie.】