To their surprise, these elders did not attack Ye Fan directly but rather placed their hands on him.
Then, they each shot a stream of vital energy into Ye Fan's body!
It turned out their purpose this time was not to attack Ye Fan, but to seal his cultivation!
They admitted that Ye Fan's monstrous recovery ability had made them a little hesitant.
Who knew if continuing the attack would lead to an endless situation.
If they all attacked with full force, what if they accidentally killed this brat due to the ferocity of their assault?
They still had their sights set on Ye Fan's self-healing technique and were unwilling to let him die just like that!
This vital energy was like an extension of their own bodies, flowing along Ye Fan's meridians towards his Dantian.
And then…
"Huh?"
Everyone's expression changed!
Under normal circumstances, their vital energy would have collided with Ye Fan's vital energy at this point.
Although Ye Fan's vital energy would still have been suppressed by them, the process could be felt.
But now, they discovered with horror that there was no such feeling at all!
It was as if…
This brat's body had no vital energy within it!
What in the world?
Alright.
Even stepping back ten thousand steps, perhaps Ye Fan was a powerful figure disguised as a weaker one, who had been hiding his cultivation previously.
But concealing one's cultivation was merely to mask or alter how others perceived one's realm, an external factor.
No matter how much he concealed or masked it, he couldn't make the vital energy within him disappear!
Yet, their senses clearly indicated that there was no vital energy in Ye Fan's body…
The meridians were completely empty…
In the time it took them to be momentarily stunned, that stream of vital energy had already entered Ye Fan's Dantian.
It was also completely empty, like an unoccupied house…
Several streams of vital energy circulated back and forth, but in the end, they found nothing but emptiness…
In fact, due to their distraction, their own vital energy almost got mixed up with each other…
When things are abnormal, there must be a reason!
Realizing that the situation was seriously wrong, they instinctively tried to withdraw their vital energy.
A terrifying thing happened!
The vital energy could not be withdrawn at all!
It was as if an invisible giant hand was stubbornly holding onto their vital energy!
Not good!
The elders inwardly cried out and immediately abandoned that stream of vital energy!
They no longer cared about figuring out what was happening and acted purely on instinct to retreat!
Losing a stream of vital energy was not a big deal; escaping quickly was the priority!
Because…
Their internal alarm bells were ringing wildly!
This was an intuition they had cultivated through countless life-or-death encounters.
Danger was present!
And it was a very, very significant danger!
However, in the next moment, something even more terrifying occurred!
Their hands felt as if they were nailed to Ye Fan's body, completely unable to retract!
The expressions of several elders changed drastically in an instant!
Ye Fan blinked in confusion.
What was the meaning of these old geezers?
What did they want with their hands on him?
Damn it, that old guy, where are you putting your hand?!
Ye Fan quickly reached out to bat their hands away, but it was useless.
How could the hand of a Void Refinement stage great expert be moved by a weakling like him…
Especially seeing the constant changes on the elders' faces, a terrifying thought began to form in Ye Fan's mind…
Ye Fan felt goosebumps erupt all over his body, and certain areas grew tense…
At the same time, the Seventh Elder arrived!
He raised his right hand and aimed it towards Ye Fan's crown.
And what he was about to perform was the Soul Searching Technique!
Indeed.
Whether it was Ye Fan's self-healing technique or his abnormal endurance, in their eyes, he had already become synonymous with "monstrous."
From a certain perspective, Ye Fan already possessed abilities far exceeding that of a Void Refinement fourth-layer cultivator in their minds.
Perhaps the concept of fighting above one's level was not entirely impossible.
But there was one point.
Combat power could be boosted through techniques and external forces, but one's realm was still fixed.
The most direct manifestation of this was spiritual power!
As everyone knew, spiritual power was the most difficult aspect for cultivators to improve.
The difficulty of increasing it was far beyond that of cultivation.
Even geniuses and prodigies only had a slight edge in spiritual power compared to ordinary people.
A cultivator at the Void Refinement fourth layer, no matter what fortuitous encounter they had, could not possibly reach the level of a Void Refinement fifth layer in spiritual power.
Furthermore, the Seventh Elder himself was a cultivator at the Void Refinement sixth layer!
This disparity in spiritual power was utterly incomparable!
And under such a gap, Ye Fan would absolutely not be able to resist a soul search!
There was no possibility of any variable!
The other elders suddenly panicked!
"Seventh Elder, stop quickly, this brat is extremely strange!"
They desperately wanted to shout this.
But in reality, they were completely unable to do so…
Because they discovered with horror that they couldn't open their mouths at all!
Theoretically, even if a cultivator couldn't speak, they could still use mental transmission or similar methods.
But the problem was that they tragically found that they couldn't even mobilize their spiritual power…
At this moment, Ye Fan's body was like a terrifying bottomless pit, madly devouring the vital energy from their bodies!
The agony of their vital energy being ruthlessly extracted caused their faces to almost contort…
At this point, daring to engage in mental transmission would truly be courting death!
At best, their cultivation would be crippled.
At worst, their cultivation would be crippled along with the collapse of their spiritual sea…
The Seventh Elder's hand finally landed on Ye Fan's crown.
At this moment, he was in a very good mood.
The facts were exactly as they had envisioned.
Although this brat was a little strange, he still couldn't escape the fate of having his cultivation sealed.
Next, as long as he mobilized his spiritual power to search this brat's soul, all his secrets would be revealed!
Thinking that he would soon obtain that monstrous self-healing technique, the Seventh Elder even felt a little excited!
However, he also knew that this was not the time for excitement, as soul searching was an extremely mentally taxing process.
If he failed due to his excitement, it would be a huge loss!
The Seventh Elder quickly suppressed his inner thoughts and extended his spiritual power into Ye Fan's mind.
And then…
When a small, broken ship drifted on a boundless sea, it appeared so lonely and insignificant.
And when that sea roared, all that awaited the small, broken ship…
Was destruction!
Before the Seventh Elder could even react, his spiritual power was instantly destroyed!!!
Actually, it wasn't bad.
At least there was no pain…
"Thump!"
The Seventh Elder's corpse fell to the ground.
At the same time, the malevolent flames floating above Ye Fan's spiritual sea also moved!
Black malevolent flames rose from Ye Fan's body and ruthlessly pierced into the spiritual seas of the other elders…