The Grand Elder immediately chose a spot and released his true energy.
With the Grand Elder's participation, the situation finally showed a slight improvement.
The true energy that had been wildly surging around Yun Hua Zhenren's body was finally forced back inside.
However, the situation did not improve as a result.
Forcing the true energy back into the body was only the first step.
The most difficult part was to then sort out this out-of-control true energy.
Moreover, Yun Hua Zhenren's episode had clearly occurred earlier than the Grand Elder had anticipated!
This time, it was going to be difficult...
Helping others to sort out their true energy was a very dangerous task.
Ultimately, it was someone else's body, far less manageable than one's own.
The body being treated would naturally resist.
This was a basic instinct, a form of self-protection.
If Yun Hua Zhenren were awake, he could have cooperated with his own will.
But the problem was, he was clearly not in a conscious state...
Furthermore, this true energy had gone completely berserk, which further complicated the process of sorting it out.
If the normal difficulty was 1, this was at least a 10!
Adding to this, the process was being carried out by a group of people. Even with the best coordination, it was far less smooth than doing it alone.
To use an inapt analogy: ten people playing a single zither.
Of course.
The actual difficulty was far greater than that.
Because the cultivation levels of these elders varied, they first had to adjust their own true energy output to a level suitable for everyone.
Then, with sufficient cooperation, they had to guide the rampant true energy back into Yun Hua Zhenren's dantian bit by bit.
This process was not only slow but also required extreme caution, as it could easily harm Yun Hua Zhenren's internal organs.
In less than fifteen minutes, sweat beaded on the foreheads of the elders.
They had exerted their utmost strength and only managed to guide two streams of true energy back into the dantian.
However, at this rate, Yun Hua Zhenren's body might not last until the end...
Soon, something even more terrifying happened!
As soon as the two streams of true energy returned to the dantian, they rebounded!
The elders were caught off guard and were immediately hit by a backlash!
"Pfft—!"
Several elders with weaker cultivation coughed up blood on the spot!
And with the rebound of these two streams of true energy, Yun Hua Zhenren's true energy became even more violent!
The Grand Elder and the others, caught off guard, were sent flying!
Fortunately, they reacted quickly and severed their true energy output before the backlash hit.
Although they were not seriously injured, their hearts sank to the bottom...
Yun Hua Zhenren's body became redder and redder, almost turning into a ball of red light!
And his berserk true energy formed large and small vortexes within the room.
The furniture, decorations, and other items in the room were instantly shredded!
The crowd dared not delay and quickly released their true energy to suppress it again.
However, this time, it seemed to have little effect...
No matter how hard they tried, they could not push the true energy back even a fraction!
Yun Hua Zhenren's body, like an inflated balloon, began to swell at a visible rate!
The elders' suppression could only slightly slow down Yun Hua Zhenren's expansion, but the trend could not be stopped...
In just a few breaths, Yun Hua Zhenren's body had almost expanded into a ball!
And his increasingly violent true energy suddenly surged into the bodies of the elders!
"Bang—!"
The Grand Elder and the others were immediately sent flying!
The strand of true energy that Yun Hua Zhenren had left within their bodies immediately began to wreak havoc on them!
The Grand Elder and the others gritted their teeth and struggled against that stream of true energy.
And without their suppression, Yun Hua Zhenren's expansion accelerated even faster!
His skin was almost stretched to transparency, with his blood vessels and muscles clearly visible beneath!
And those blood vessels and muscles were now twitching uncontrollably, more chaotically than a rave!
They thrashed about wildly, pushing towards the skin.
Yun Hua Zhenren's skin began to show fine cracks.
At this moment, his state was like continuously blowing air into an overinflated balloon.
The inevitable outcome was...
An explosion!
A sense of despair welled up in the Grand Elder's heart...
They could no longer suppress it.
Even if they could, it would probably be useless by now...
He wondered if Ye Fan had finished yet...
Even if he had finished now, it was probably too late...
Was Heaven intending to destroy my Yun Hua Sect...
At this moment, Yun Hua Zhenren actually regained some clarity.
He could clearly feel the changes happening to his body.
It's over...
I'm going to die...
Unfortunately, he had no control over this true energy now, and could only watch helplessly...
Just then, a figure flashed by!
Yun Hua Zhenren felt something being shoved into his mouth.
Before he could even discern the taste, it transformed into a warm current that surged towards his dantian!
That warm current was like a sharp sword, slicing through the surrounding berserk true energy!
Finally...
The wind died down.
The previously rampant true energy became completely calm!
Yun Hua Zhenren's body quickly shrank back to its normal size.
"That's great..."
The Second Elder finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Your life-saving grace is unforgettable!"
Yun Hua Zhenren respectfully clasped his hands towards Ye Fan, his face filled with irrepressible emotion.
"Let's not talk about thanks for now," Ye Fan replied with a smile. "Let's finish dealing with the rest."
Yun Hua Zhenren nodded and sat down on the ground.
Calming the true energy was only the first step.
The Pill of Quieting was like countless dams, temporarily suppressing the berserk true energy.
Next, he needed to guide this true energy back into his dantian bit by bit.
Fortunately, this step was not difficult, it just required some time.
Three days later.
Yun Hua Zhenren was completely healed.
The true energy that had been in the Grand Elder and the others' bodies was also reclaimed by Yun Hua Zhenren, and they were now fine.
Yun Hua Zhenren personally hosted a banquet for Ye Fan, showing him immense hospitality!
Several times he almost tried to swear brotherhood with Ye Fan...
Yun Hua Zhenren immediately declared that from now on, Ye Fan would be the best ally of the entire Yun Hua Sect, and everything in the Yun Hua Sect would be unconditionally open to Ye Fan!
Afterwards, he also conveyed this news, to avoid future incidents like that of Que Xinyan.
When the disciples of the sect learned of this, they were all ecstatic!
My heavens!
Our sect has attracted a Seventh-rank Alchemist master?!
Am I dreaming?
Of course, they knew that pills from a Seventh-rank Alchemist master were likely beyond their reach.
Not to mention whether he would easily take action.
Even if he did refine something, it would definitely be for the Sect Master or the elders to use, and have nothing to do with them.
However, with this Seventh-rank Alchemist master holding court, the level of the alchemy elders or disciples in the sect would surely improve by leaps and bounds.
Then, in terms of low-level pills, wouldn't they be able to enjoy themselves?
In short.
It was wonderful!
They assumed that Ye Fan would henceforth reside in the Yun Hua Sect, and the misunderstanding thus arose.
...
That evening.
Ye Fan squatted in the courtyard, tending to the herbs in the spirit field.
The spirit field had just been opened up these past two days, and it was planted with the rare Dragon Blood Grass.
The cultivation techniques for Fourth-rank herbs were no difficulty for him.
In addition to the Dragon Blood Grass, he had also planted some Moonlight Chrysanthemums in the spirit field.
Moonlight Chrysanthemums were only Second-rank herbs, and even on this continent, they were very common.
However, Ye Fan did not intend to cultivate the Moonlight Chrysanthemums; he only needed their temperament.
The Dragon Blood Grass, so to speak...
It had a somewhat irritable temper...
The gentle nature of the Moonlight Chrysanthemum perfectly complemented the Dragon Blood Grass.
It was like an argument.
A hot-tempered elder encountering a silent individual...
The hot-tempered elder would vent their anger in a huff, while the silent one would remain uncommunicative.
In such a situation, you didn't even need to manage them; they would tire themselves out eventually...
Ye Fan planned to use this batch of Dragon Blood Grass to refine body-tempering pills.
Although he was still a mortal who could not cultivate, there was no reason to refuse to make his body stronger.
Even if after tempering his body, he would at most be slightly stronger than an ordinary mortal, at least he wouldn't get sick.
While Ye Fan was musing haphazardly, a graceful figure arrived at the small courtyard.