The little witch quickly checked Ye Fan with her demonic energy and found no apparent problems with his body.
She instantly panicked!
Hurriedly, she brought Ye Fan back to her residence and summoned True Person Ziyun and others.
True Person Ziyun, along with a host of elders, repeatedly examined him, finding no issues with Ye Fan's body.
"Sect Leader, perhaps I should take a look?" the Second Elder suddenly said.
Standing beside him was the stern Master Xie Yan.
True Person Ziyun was clearly taken aback.
When she had arrived with her people earlier, she hadn't seen the two of them.
It was as if these two had materialized out of thin air...
Initially, True Person Ziyun refused.
After all, these two venerable figures were rather peculiar, and she was a bit apprehensive.
But seeing Ye Fan's pained expression, she wavered.
Her beloved disciple seemed to be in great distress.
If this continued, something bad might happen...
Ultimately, True Person Ziyun compromised.
The two venerable figures approached the bed and meticulously examined Ye Fan.
"Strange..." the Second Elder murmured in confusion, "His body seems fine?"
"His body is indeed fine," Master Xie Yan said, looking thoughtfully at Ye Fan. "His pained state suggests a problem with his spiritual sea."
Saying this, Master Xie Yan placed his hand on Ye Fan's forehead.
A gentle stream of true qi flowed from his hand into Ye Fan's body.
"Hmm?" Master Xie Yan's brow suddenly furrowed.
"Master?" The Second Elder sensed something was amiss and quickly asked.
"How peculiar..." Master Xie Yan's brow knitted even tighter. "Ye Fan's spiritual sea seems to be rejecting me..."
"Even a senior like yourself cannot help...?" Hearing this, True Person Ziyun felt a sense of disarray.
How did her beloved disciple suddenly become like this?
Please, nothing bad should happen...
"Let me try again."
With these words, Master Xie Yan stepped back two paces.
The frequency of his erratically moving left eyeball instantly multiplied severalfold!
A faint crimson hue began to tint his eyes.
The next moment.
A beam of red light shot from his eyes and fell upon Ye Fan.
Due to the chaotic movement of his left eyeball, the red light traced irregular circles on Ye Fan's body.
The scene grew increasingly bizarre...
The red light attempted to penetrate Ye Fan's body, but ultimately failed.
Time ticked by.
Beads of sweat appeared on Master Xie Yan's forehead.
Fifteen minutes later.
"Still no good," Master Xie Yan retracted the red light and let out a heavy sigh. "Ye Fan's spiritual sea is still rejecting me."
As he spoke, Ye Fan on the bed's expression grew even more pained.
"This is bad, Ye Fan's life force is growing weaker!" Master Xie Yan suddenly exclaimed. "Though I don't know exactly what's happening, if this continues, Ye Fan will die!"
At these words, True Person Ziyun and the others felt a lurch in their hearts!
While Master Xie Yan wasn't always clear-headed, True Person Ziyun knew he wouldn't joke about something like this.
But she couldn't detect any weakening in Ye Fan's life force herself?
Was it due to her insufficient cultivation?
If so, that was even worse...
Although Master Xie Yan and the Second Elder were not entirely reliable in their wits, their medical skills and alchemy proficiency were undoubtedly the best in the Great Liang Kingdom.
Now that even they were helpless, who else could save Ye Fan?
Perhaps there were others in the cultivation world who could help Ye Fan, but she didn't know them!
Let alone finding them, she didn't even know where they were.
Even if she did, it would likely be too late to go find them...
Could her beloved disciple really be lost like this?
"Senior, please, you must save Ye Fan!" True Person Ziyun pleaded immediately.
She didn't know if Master Xie Yan had any solutions.
But now, she truly didn't know what else to do...
Master Xie Yan suddenly picked up Ye Fan and flew out of the residence.
True Person Ziyun and the others were startled and quickly followed.
They flew all the way to the mountains outside the sect before Master Xie Yan stopped.
After placing Ye Fan down, Master Xie Yan retreated a few steps.
The frequency of his erratically moving left eyeball increased severalfold again!
His brow furrowed even tighter than before, as if he were making a difficult decision!
Then, everyone watched as he slowly raised his left hand and covered his left eye.
Just as everyone was bewildered, Master Xie Yan removed his hand.
And then everyone was shocked to see that Master Xie Yan's left eyeball, which had always darted about erratically...
Suddenly stopped!
The surrounding temperature plummeted rapidly.
Within moments, everyone felt a chill!
A bone-chilling cold!
And Master Xie Yan's cultivation was soaring wildly!
Golden Core fifth layer.
Late Nascent Soul!
Spirit Transformation realm!
...
In less than a breath's time.
Master Xie Yan's cultivation reached a height they could no longer comprehend!
"This might be a bit dangerous next," Master Xie Yan turned his head and instructed, "You should all retreat to a safe place."
Whether it was their imagination or not.
At this moment, True Person Ziyun and the others felt that Master Xie Yan had suddenly become incredibly normal!
The feeling of being a mental powerhouse had completely vanished!
He exuded the aura of a reclusive master.
Master Xie Yan's words seemed to carry a certain authority, and everyone complied, flying far away.
Then Master Xie Yan turned back.
A dark red light shot from his left eye and landed on Ye Fan's brow!
However, this time, the red light still could not penetrate Ye Fan's body.
Even from a distance.
Everyone could clearly feel Master Xie Yan's aura continuing to ascend!
Slowly, the color of the red light deepened.
From the initial dark red, it gradually approached black!
As the red light deepened, the surrounding air suddenly distorted.
Clusters of black flames appeared without warning!
And as these black flames manifested, the entire ground began to shake!
"Rumble—!"
On the surrounding mountains, loose rocks occasionally fell.
Everyone felt the pressure instantly multiply severalfold, forcing them to retreat even further.
Only when they returned to the sect's stronghold did the oppressive feeling lessen.
However, their view was now completely blocked by the distant mountains, and they could no longer see what was happening within.
"That's..." True Person Ziyun looked at the distant sky and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
The once clear sky had, at some point, become covered with dark clouds.
These clouds grew more numerous and darker!
Soon, the clouds filled the entire sky!
The bright day suddenly turned dark!
Behind the dark clouds, faint thunder rumbled.
"Rumble!"
"Rumble!"
"Rumble!"
...
Everyone was shocked!
This scene, how could it be so similar to a heavenly tribulation?
Before, they had only thought of Master Xie Yan as a cultivator with good medical skills, at most a bit eccentric.
But now, they realized that was not the case at all!
Just take the previous moment, for instance.
Ever since his left eyeball stopped darting about, his cultivation had surged like a bursting dam.
As for the extent of his current power, they had no idea.
And now...
He had actually triggered a heavenly tribulation?!
If it were a normal tribulation, the appearance of tribulation clouds would be nothing strange.
After all, cultivation was an act against heaven, and heavenly tribulations were punishments meted out by the heavenly dao upon cultivators.
But in this situation, the heavenly tribulation appeared passively!
It was because a cultivator had reached the point where they deserved punishment that the tribulation appeared to carry out its duty.
But now?
Neither Master Xie Yan nor Ye Fan were in a state where they should be undergoing tribulation.
Then why did the heavenly tribulation appear...
Thinking this, they dared not ponder further!
Finally!
"Crack—!"
A bolt of lightning as thick as a water bucket struck fiercely towards the mountains!