Chapter 2293: Chapter 2357: Powerhouses of the Present Era
The old man felt sentintal for a long ti but did not stop Li Yifei from going. After lunch, Li Yifei continued to help the elderly man with his body care, and then returned to his room. He wasn’t sure what he would face tomorrow, but for the elder’s health, Li Yifei had to press on.
Wu Shuwei called and sent several ssages, including short videos. Unsurprisingly, they were all about the cats, saying that today the two kittens had beco much bolder, started wandering around the rooms on the first floor, and one even climbed onto the stairs. If the stairs weren’t too steep, it might have made it to the second floor.
Li Yifei replied, making Wu Shuwei even happier.
The next morning, Li Yifei rose early, went to the alley, parked his car, and walked in. From afar, he noticed the mysterious expert’s door was closed. Li Yifei walked over, and as he reached the entrance, an old man passing by glanced at Li Yifei, paused to remind him, "Young man, don’t wait up; this family is rarely ho. I saw you waiting here yesterday."
Just as he said this, the door creaked open slowly. The speaking old man was taken aback, quickly shut up, and craned his neck to peek inside, as though expecting to see sothing.
Li Yifei chuckled and walked in. As the door closed, the old man sighed disappointedly, muttering, "They’ve really returned. After living as neighbors for so many years, I still don’t know how many people live inside."
Li Yifei stepped inside and found the courtyard empty. He took a few steps forward, then suddenly heard a splash as a red koi leapt out of the small pond and plunged back in.
The tranquil and secluded courtyard’s silence was broken by the sound of water. Li Yifei continued forward and saw the door of the courtyard house begin to open slowly, revealing an enigmatic expert in long robes. He walked out with hands behind his back, spotted Li Yifei, and said calmly, "You’re here."
"Elder, I’ve arrived!" Li Yifei replied.
The figure extended his right hand, holding a watering can, and approached a patch of green plants, gently sprinkling water. Li Yifei stood calmly, observing without impatience, unaware of the expert’s identity. Now enlightened, he couldn’t help but be a bit calculating.
"Your aura is unstable," the mysterious expert said to Li Yifei after watering the plants.
Li Yifei nodded, "Indeed, it beca unstable as soon as I t the elder."
"Why? It wasn’t like this a few days ago."
"Tis have changed, elder!" Li Yifei replied with courtesy.
The other gave a smile, seemingly seeing through Li Yifei, then said straightforwardly, "I spoke to an elder, who ntioned you’re a prominent figure known throughout the realm in your youth!"
"How prominent?" The other seed to smile, as seen on his vague, cheerful face.
"Greetings, mysterious elder expert," Li Yifei said, offering a junior’s respect, hoping to bridge the gap.
The mysterious figure scrutinized Li Yifei, imdiately increasing the pressure around him. Li Yifei almost released his aura to counter the force, but it wasn’t psychological pressure; it ca from one glance, exuding a terrifying aura.
Could it be this person has reached an unspeakable realm? Otherwise, how could one glance exert such pressure, making even the tiniest movent seem imnsely difficult?
Li Yifei tried to calm himself, refraining from releasing his aura. However, he looked pale, while the other’s expression remained unchanged. It was just a casual look, perhaps tinged with annoyance, perhaps probing Li Yifei.
The sensation ca and went quickly, lasting two or three seconds. Li Yifei felt a bit sweaty behind, not because he lacked the ability to counterattack, but due to the suddenness and the other’s status, he refrained from resisting.
Terrifying, truly terrifying. Li Yifei couldn’t help but want to wipe his sweat. The mysterious expert’s cultivation level had indeed reached a frightening degree. He’d never felt this around anyone else, not even top experts like Murong Yuanqing.
"Hahahaha." The mysterious expert chuckled faintly, turned back into the house, and put down the watering can. Only then did Li Yifei feel the pressure ease, self-mockingly smiling. Recently, he’d considered himself almost invincible, but now... it served as a wake-up call—there’s always a higher mountain and a more formidable person.
Li Yifei adjusted his breath, watched the mysterious expert erge, carrying granular fish food. He walked to the fish pond, where several red koi jumped out of the water as if cheerfully greeting him.
Indeed different... thought Li Yifei. The mysterious expert, after completing these tasks, said to Li Yifei, "No wonder your deanor shifted so."
This amounted to acknowledging his identity, so Li Yifei cupped his hands, "Knowing so past events naturally garners maximum respect for the elder expert, hence my deanor."
"Oh? And if I weren’t that person, you wouldn’t respect ?"
"I would respect differently, but not as I would the mysterious elder expert!" Li Yifei replied candidly.
The other smirked, "After all, still a young man. It’s good to have vigor, but one must understand tact and depth!"
"Elder, are you truly the mysterious elder expert?" Li Yifei asked seriously.
"Does it matter who I am?"
"I rely wish to know, elder may choose to answer or not."
"Life doesn’t have that many ’whys’ and ’is it?s.’ If you say it is, then it is. If you say it isn’t, then it isn’t. Besides, I asked you here to help
with sothing. You do the task, and I’ll give you the thod for life extension! It has nothing to do with who I am!" the other party said.
Li Yifei felt slightly regretful that he couldn’t get this person to acknowledge their identity directly, but he quickly brushed it off and nodded, saying, "Indeed. I hope the elder can tell
what task you want
to do!"
"It’s not the ti yet!" the other party shook his head.
Li Yifei imdiately asked, "When will it be? I’m afraid my grandfather can’t wait that long; his health is deteriorating..."
"I can give you the thod now. I’m not saying much, but extending life by three to five years is still possible. Of course, I’m talking about his normal aging, illness, and death. If there are other accidents, that’s not my responsibility!"
"Give
the thod first?" Li Yifei’s eyes lit up, suddenly feeling that this mysterious affair was rather interesting.
The mysterious expert didn’t waste words with him, directly raised his hand, and a small object flew over. Li Yifei reached out and caught it, finding it was a yellow paper charm. Next, he heard the mysterious expert say, "Keep this charm on you at all tis; do not take it off. There’s also a set of dicine to take daily, without interruption."
"Thank you, elder, for the dicine!" Li Yifei said.
"Just a trade."
"Indeed, when should I do it?"
"You will be notified when the ti cos!"
"Okay, elder, I’ll keep the charm and prescription for now. When there’s sothing to be done, the elder can have soone notify , and I’ll definitely co." Li Yifei clasped his hands together in respect.
With that said, Li Yifei didn’t linger, and quickly bid farewell and prepared to leave. As he reached the door, he heard the mysterious expert ask, "Did you learn how to cook the lamb soup?"
"I learned!" Li Yifei stopped and turned around.
"Go on, don’t co here anymore, and don’t let anyone else co either."
Sitting in the car, Li Yifei opened the prescription, which listed over ten types of dicine. At a glance, he had so impression of them, but he wasn’t very knowledgeable about dicine, so he quickly called Elder Yao Lingfu, who was skilled in this area.
When the call connected, Li Yifei explained his purpose. After hearing the nas of the dicines, Elder Yao Lingfu frowned and said, "These are all... very potent dicines. Yifei, what do you need these dicines for?"
"Elder, I am trying to save soone!" Li Yifei explained the whole situation. When he ntioned the mysterious expert’s identity, he hesitated a bit but still brought it up. Elder Yao Lingfu listened and said, "It’s actually him? But this prescription... I can’t be sure. If you’re trying to save Xiao Su using this prescription, it could be risky. Any of these dicines could be very potent for Xiao Su; he might not be able to withstand them!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yifei nodded, worried, "Would there be mutual conflict?"
"There certainly would be mutual conflict, but even then, the toxicity and dicine effects would still be intense. Moreover, that person said to take them daily. Even for cultivators like us, taking one dose of such dicine would be uncomfortable for quite so ti..."
"Elder, he also gave
a charm," Li Yifei said.
"Send it over for
to have a look."
Li Yifei quickly took a picture of the yellow paper charm and sent it to Yao Lingfu, who responded after receiving it, "You go ahead with your work, I’ll find soone to help you check it out, I’m not very knowledgeable about charms."
"Alright, thank you, elder!" Li Yifei said.
Soon after, Yao Lingfu called back and said, "No wonder he dared to prescribe such potent dicine to you; the solution lies within that charm."
"Elder, how so?" Li Yifei asked urgently.
"The charm has so background. Its full na is the Eighteen Symbols of Eurasian Life; there are eighteen types in total, and the one you have is one of them, considered an auxiliary charm. For cultivators, it can calm the mind and enhance vision; for ordinary people, it can neutralize all poisons. If worn all the ti, it can continually cleanse the body, rendering those potent dicines harmless under the charm’s suppression."
It turned out to be this. Li Yifei felt relieved and heard Yao Lingfu continue, "I didn’t expect him to know this lost Eighteen Symbols of Eurasian Life. It has been lost for countless years, only recorded in ancient texts. But I’m curious about how many types he has learned; whether it’s only this one, or if he knows them all..."
"This I do not know. Looking at this charm, it seems very new!"
"Truly the most mysterious one. All these years, we’ve thought he was dead, but it turns out he’s still alive."
"And indeed, incredibly powerful!" Li Yifei shared his impressions from those few monts.
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