"I'm very curious, what do you want the Five-Colored Divine Stone for?" Lu Yang asked Hua Yunfeng directly.
"The Five-Colored Divine Stone?"
"To extend my life, of course!"
"I'm almost eighty years old. I suffered internal injuries in my early years that never healed, and now my qi and blood are severely depleted. If I don't extend my life, I only have one or two more years to live!"
"That's why I need the Five-Colored Divine Stone!"
"If you're willing to let me have the Five-Colored Divine Stone, I can offer half of the Hua family's assets as an exchange!"
Hearing that Lu Yang didn't attack him directly but instead inquired about Hua Yunfeng's intentions for the Five-Colored Divine Stone, Hua Yunfeng immediately felt relieved. He then gritted his teeth and offered half of the Hua family's assets, which amounted to hundreds of billions, in exchange for the stone.
"What? You want to use the Five-Colored Divine Stone to extend your life?"
"Are you kidding me? The Five-Colored Divine Stone can only be used to refine defensive items, or to be fused into spirit artifacts, or to carry life, but that's for people with intact souls. Someone like you, with depleted qi and blood and a greatly aged soul, cannot possibly fuse into the Five-Colored Divine Stone!" Lu Yang explained to Hua Yunfeng.
"What?"
Upon hearing Lu Yang's words, Hua Yunfeng's face instantly changed. He hadn't expected the Five-Colored Divine Stone he had been desperately seeking to have such an effect. Was he wrong?
"Impossible! Our Hua family's ancient texts record that the Five-Colored Divine Stone can extend life. As long as one swallows it, the body can be reborn. It can't be without effect!" Hua Yunfeng continued.
"Swallow it?"
"Do you believe that if you swallow the Five-Colored Divine Stone, you'll die instantly?" Lu Yang sneered. He casually beckoned to the people on the podium, and soon a waiter brought the Five-Colored Divine Stone over and placed it in front of Lu Yang.
Lu Yang placed a hand on the Five-Colored Divine Stone and instantly felt a dense, terrifying aura. This aura was not spiritual energy, but it was incredibly overbearing.
"Hua Yunfeng, you can feel the aura of the Five-Colored Divine Stone yourself and know if it can be consumed!" Lu Yang continued speaking to Hua Yunfeng.
Hearing this, Hua Yunfeng's body trembled. Without hesitation, he placed his hand on the Five-Colored Divine Stone.
"What kind of aura is this? It's so overbearing!" Hua Yunfeng felt the aura within the Five-Colored Divine Stone and his body instantly tensed. He had initially believed that the Five-Colored Divine Stone was full of life essence, which could replenish the human body and prolong life. However, this terrifying aura was incredibly fierce; if one was not careful, it could destroy the body. If he were to swallow it, it would truly be seeking his own death. The body would instantly explode from the Five-Colored Divine Stone, turning into a rain of blood.
"Now you know, this thing cannot extend your life at all, it will only cause you to die instantly!" Lu Yang said calmly.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your guidance. I never thought that at my age, after pursuing something my entire life, it would all be in vain!" Hua Yunfeng sighed, his expression looking even older.
"However, you shouldn't be discouraged. I happen to have a miraculous elixir here that can help you prolong your life!" Lu Yang said calmly upon seeing Hua Yunfeng's demeanor.
"What? Mr. Lu, you have a way to extend my life?" Hearing this, Hua Yunfeng's eyes instantly brightened, filled with excitement.
"Indeed. However, we need to discuss this in detail in the back. This place is full of prying eyes!" Lu Yang said directly.
"Alright, as long as Mr. Lu can extend my life, I am willing to become your disciple and serve you diligently from now on!" Hua Yunfeng said excitedly.
"I don't take disciples, but you can become my subordinate. With a powerful expert like you guarding the city, Zhonghai will be much more stable!" Lu Yang thought for a moment and said directly.
"Alright, I am willing!" Hua Yunfeng immediately agreed.
"I'll buy this Five-Colored Divine Stone for two billion!" Lu Yang nodded at Hua Yunfeng, then turned to the podium and said faintly.
Two billion was the highest price Lu Yang had bid. Since Hua Yunfeng didn't raise the price further, the Five-Colored Divine Stone was auctioned for two billion. Compared to the initial one hundred million, two billion was a twenty-fold increase. The seller behind the scenes also profited handsomely.
After the Five-Colored Divine Stone was handed over, the entire auction concluded. Lu Yang directly took Hua Yunfeng to the back hall of the Guoxing Hotel and found an empty room.
"Now, I will help you extend your life!" Lu Yang said, taking out a pill. This pill emitted a golden glow, and a rich medicinal fragrance instantly permeated the entire room. Hua Yunfeng immediately felt the incredibly dense holy spiritual energy contained within the pill.
"What is this? Why do I feel such strong life essence?" Hua Yunfeng asked Lu Yang excitedly.
"This is an elixir I refined. After you consume it, it will cleanse your internal organs and allow your body to be reborn. Living for another ten years will be no problem!" Lu Yang said calmly.
"What? Live for another ten years?" Hearing this, Hua Yunfeng's body trembled, and he thanked Lu Yang respectfully once again.
"If your martial arts achieve a breakthrough, living for another twenty years is not impossible!" Lu Yang continued.
"Twenty years?" Hua Yunfeng's eyes widened again. He looked at Lu Yang in disbelief. Lu Yang's words were like one bomb after another, making Hua Yunfeng incredibly excited. He felt that he had come to the right place today. If he hadn't met Lu Yang, he might never have had such a good opportunity; it was a tremendous stroke of luck.
"As long as Mr. Lu can help me, my life belongs to Mr. Lu. From now on, if Mr. Lu has any commands, I, Hua Yunfeng, will go through fire and water, and will not shy away from death!" Hua Yunfeng said with great composure.
"Good!" Lu Yang nodded directly.
"Then let's begin now!" Lu Yang smiled slightly and took out all the silver needles, a total of eighty-one. Last time, he had helped King Feihu heal his long-standing chronic illness, and this time he would help Hua Yunfeng heal his old wounds. Then, Hua Yunfeng would have the possibility of a breakthrough. Otherwise, with Hua Yunfeng's current abilities, even after consuming this elixir, his lifespan would only be extended by ten years, and his martial arts realm would regress instead of advance. Lu Yang chose to help Hua Yunfeng because he wanted to recruit a strong ally for his faction. He currently had no experts as powerful as Hua Yunfeng among his subordinates. If he were not present in the future, with Hua Yunfeng in charge, Lu Yang would be much more at ease.
"Let's start now!"
"Eat this elixir first!" Lu Yang handed the elixir to Hua Yunfeng.
"Mr. Lu, I'd like to know what this elixir of yours is refined from?" Hua Yunfeng took the elixir and asked Lu Yang.