【Moments later, hearing the scream, the disciples of the Yellow Springs Temple rushed over.】
【When Xiao Yinzhang saw Du Butong’s tragic state, his face instantly turned pale.】
【After all, Du Butong was his eldest disciple. How could he just die like that within the sect?】
【Xiao Yinzhang’s expression suddenly changed drastically.】
【He immediately went up the mountain to check the confinement area, discovering that Ye Yu was not only alive and kicking but had inexplicably advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage.】
【What in the world was going on?】
【Xiao Yinzhang felt quite bewildered.】
【He took Ye Yu back down the mountain to Du Butong’s corpse and asked, Did you see your senior brother tonight? Or hear anything?】
【After realizing that Du Butong was completely dead, Ye Yu was equally shocked.】
【Wasn’t the side effect supposed to only lead to a depletion of spiritual veins? How could it result in death?】
【Ye Yu didn’t have time to think much and quickly replied, Senior brother did come to find me tonight and asked how I was doing. But he left shortly after. As for the rest, I don’t know anything.】
【Xiao Yinzhang frowned slightly.】
【Although we are a demonic sect, internal killing is strictly forbidden! Was it really just a casual chat?】
【Really!】
【Ye Yu said firmly.】
【The conscience of heaven and earth, although Du Butong’s death was related to him, no one would ever trace it back to him.】
【Xiao Yinzhang’s expression grew serious as he asked in a deep voice, Old Qian, investigate the cause of Du Butong’s death.】
【A plump bald man stepped forward, placing one hand on Du Butong’s chest.】
【The next second, light flickered.】
【Seeing this scene, Ye Yu almost burst out laughing.】
【After two years, he hadn’t wasted his time at the Yellow Spring Temple in vain. Some of the elders were indeed familiar to him.】
【The fat man in front of him was none other than Qian Xingwan, the head of the Alchemy Hall.】
【If Du Butong hadn’t lied, the Xuantian Creation Pill had indeed come from his hands. Having him check the cause of Du Butong’s death was truly the right choice!】
【Sure enough, after just two breaths, Qian Xingwan furrowed his brows, muttering, No spiritual energy, meridians completely severed?】
【Oh no! Could it be that…?】
【Upon hearing this, Xiao Yinzhang anxiously asked, What do you mean by ‘that’? Explain clearly.】
【Qian Xingwan looked embarrassed as he replied, Great Elder, this afternoon, Du Butong asked me for a bottle of Xuantian Creation Pill, saying it was for an experiment.】
【I didn’t think much of it and just gave it to him.】
【Now, from my examination, he most likely consumed the entire bottle of Xuantian Creation Pill. Due to the excessive dosage, his spiritual veins suddenly depleted, and the spiritual energy couldn’t disperse in time.】
【It exploded his meridians, leading to his death.】
【Qian Xingwan’s voice grew softer, almost inaudible by the end.】
【Xiao Yinzhang’s face turned red as he immediately drew his sword, ready to slay Qian Xingwan.】
【Seeing the situation turning dire, Qian Xingwan turned and fled.】
【While running, he shouted, I really didn’t expect your disciple to be so stupid, daring to consume an entire bottle of pills.】
【This isn’t my fault!】
【Xiao Yinzhang yelled, Are you crazy? He asked for pills and you just gave them! What if I asked for your life?】
【The two elders vanished swiftly, leaving the disciples of the Yellow Spring Sect in a state of bewilderment.】
【No one paid any more attention to Du Butong’s corpse.】
【He was a useless waste who sought death on his own. Having him alive was of little use.】
【From that day on, Xiao Yinzhang advised Ye Yu every day, forbidding him from taking any pills, and turned Du Butong into a cautionary tale.】
【On the surface, Ye Yu appeared obedient.】
【But in reality, he would turn around and go to Qian Xingwan to ask for pills.】
【He stated bluntly that his physique was special, impervious to poisons, and he just wanted to take some pills for fun.】
【But Qian Xingwan absolutely refused.】
【Because of Du Butong’s incident, he was almost beaten to death by Xiao Yinzhang on the spot.】
【Now, Ye Yu was Xiao Yinzhang’s only disciple. If anything were to happen again…】
【This Grand Elder of Yellow Springs Temple would definitely not let him off the hook.】
【So, no matter how much Ye Yu pleaded, Qian Xingwan would only say two words: Not giving!】
【At eleven years old, Ye Yu’s cultivation was still stuck at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.】
【Another year passed.】
【Seeing that even the pills with side effects were unattainable, Ye Yu simply packed his bag, preparing to venture outside!】
【Even if his strength was low, making it easy to encounter danger, that was still better than clocking in and out day after day!】
【After all, fortune favors the bold!】
【Just as Ye Yu was preparing to leave, the Yellow Springs Temple Master, Ma Jintian, returned with severe injuries after years away.】
【His arrival caused a stir throughout the sect, with everyone going to visit him.】
【After leaving a letter for his father, Ye Jing, Ye Yu prepared to slip away amidst the chaos.】
【Unexpectedly, before he could leave the sect, he was spotted by Xiao Yinzhang.】
【He was brought back directly to the main hall.】
【Xiao Yinzhang claimed that the sect master, Ma Jintian, was gravely injured and on the brink of death, and as the outstanding disciple of the new generation, he should be present.】
【Ye Yu felt a wave of frustration.】
【Let him die if he must; what’s the point in seeing him?】
【Does looking at him mean he won’t die?】
【And is the threshold for the Yellow Springs Temple’s outstanding disciples so low? Does being in Foundation Establishment count?】
【Ye Yu was quite disgruntled as he entered the main hall.】
【Upon entering, he saw Elder Qian Xingwan shaking his head slightly. Next to him lay a bloodied man.】
【Presumably, this man was the sect master, Ma Jintian, whom Ye Yu had never met before. From the looks of it, he really was at death’s door!】
【Ma Jintian weakly called out, Yinzhang, where is Yinzhang?】
【Due to the low tone, Ye Yu misheard it as ‘traitor’. It wasn’t until later that he realized he was calling for his master.】
【Hmm, not to mention, his master indeed had a fitting name for a demonic sect!】
(T/N: misunderstanding “印章” (yìnzhāng) as 阴险 (yīn xiǎn) Meaning treacherous, sinister, deceitful)
【Xiao Yinzhang immediately stepped forward, his eyes slightly reddened as he said, Sect leader, what are your instructions? I will definitely see them through!】
【Ma Jintian took out a book of cultivation methods from his storage ring and handed it over.】
【This is a forbidden technique that I exchanged my life for. You must take good care of it and ensure it is practiced by someone suitable!】
【Whether our Yellow Springs Temple can rise depends on this cultivation method!】
【Xiao Yinzhang held the cultivation manual tightly.】
【Silent tears fell!】
【Ye Yu, standing nearby, suddenly looked up.】
【Forbidden technique?】
【Is it referring to those techniques that can only be performed at a great cost?】
【If that’s what you want to discuss, then I definitely won’t be sleepy anymore!】
【In the end, Ma Jintian still died!】
【Master Xiao Yinzhang became the new sect master of Yellow Springs Temple.】
【And Ye Yu’s status rose with the tide, becoming the sect master’s first disciple.】
【It sounds impressive, but in reality, it was of little use!】
【That very night, Ye Yu went to find Xiao Yinzhang to ask for the forbidden technique to practice.】
【But he was mercilessly refused!】
【Xiao Yinzhang said very seriously, This forbidden technique, you shouldn’t even think about it!】