"This guy is really strange."
Yun Yun bit her teeth in astonishment.
She had used all her strength, yet under the full force of a Dou Zong Expert, she could not move Xu Ran's shoulder at all.
The hardness of it was like a boulder, it was just...
Too hard!
"Stop trying, even if you use all your strength you can't affect me, my hardness is beyond your imagination," Xu Ran said leisurely. Little thing? Did she really think she could deal with him? Was he that easy to handle?
Even if a Dou Sheng were to come, they would only be dismayed.
This was the strength of Xu Ran!
"Hmph," Yun Yun huffed lightly and had to admit Xu Ran's power. Therefore, she no longer pondered other crooked schemes to torment Xu Ran.
Yun Shan watched the little interaction between Yun Yun and Xu Ran with a smile of relief.
"Cloud Elder Sect Master, rest assured, with me here, nothing will happen to the Yunlan Sect. As for your body, I guarantee you can live another hundred years at least." Prolonging life was not difficult for Xu Ran.
The reason creatures aged was simply that their organs and cells continually declined, beginning to lose vitality.
Especially those vital organs.
Once they began to decline, it was absolutely a path to death.
But Xu Ran only needed to use his powerful Life Origin to rejuvenate those aging parts.
As long as Xu Ran used Life Origin, those parts would receive excellent nourishment, and in the future, the parts nourished by Life Origin would age very slowly. To say another hundred years was putting it lightly, living another two or three hundred years wouldn't be a problem.
If it weren't for Yun Shan's really good attitude, in addition to being Yun Yun's teacher, he definitely would not have been so generous.
"My Lord, really?"
"Whatever Alchemy ingredients you need, I will prepare them right away."
"Having the honor of you concocting elixirs is already exceptional, our Yunlan Sect will definitely not let you incur any more expenses."
Yun Shan was so excited he was nearly going mad.
He had at most a few years left to live, but now he was suddenly told he could live for another hundred years.
Who could withstand such an impact?
Having experienced the cycle of life and death, it's when one is close to death that they desire life the most.
It's human nature. As a child, one longs to grow up; once grown, one yearns to return to school days; youthful vigor takes life for granted, but when old, every moment is cherished.
"There's no need for alchemy," Xu Ran shook his head.
"No need for Alchemy?" Both Yun Shan and Yun Yun were a bit dumbfounded. Wasn't Xu Ran an Alchemist?
Moreover, it was said that Alchemists extended lives by concocting some miraculous elixirs.
Xu Ran stretched out his hand, and countless green strands of Life Origin energy surged out rapidly.
The great hall, at that moment, seemed to become instantly revitalized.
Yun Yun, who was close to Xu Ran, felt as if her body had evolved in an instant. A strange power was purifying her body.
She couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, staring at the ball of green energy in Xu Ran's hand, her mouth gaped open.
In that greenness, she seemed to see all things. Everything revived, and all beings were thriving vigorously in this greenness.
Just what was this thing?
This power was too formidable.
"What other secrets does Xu Ran hide that I do not know about?" Yun Yun thought dazedly, convinced she had known enough about Xu Ran. But she was wrong, she had never truly understood Xu Ran.
Xu Ran was too mysterious.
Just like the ball of green energy in his hand.
Life. The word popped into Yun Yun's mind.
With just a few light breaths, she felt her body become lighter than before, and the tiredness and discomfort disappeared; she seemed to become younger.
"This?"
"What is this?"
Yun Shan murmured, even more astonished than Yun Yun.
His decrepit body felt nourished and had a sensation of rejuvenating. Every part of his body seemed to relax in an instant.
This was simply a divine technique!
Such power was enough to make countless people flock to it. He had thought that he understood the extent of Xu Ran's strength, but at this moment, he realized he was far from knowing the full scope.
Xu Ran was far stronger than he had imagined.
Let alone Xu Ran's identity as an alchemist; if he just revealed this ability, it would be enough to drive numerous experts mad.
Who knows how many experts with hidden injuries, once they had aged, could only wait for death.
Those people had accumulated immense wealth throughout their lives. If only they knew Xu Ran had the ability to prolong life, to help them live a few more years, they would go insane.
"Go."
With a gentle wave from Xu Ran, the ball of green energy surged into Yun Shan's body.
Yun Shan's body was being transformed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The wrinkles on his face began to fade, and the white hair turned black again...
This transformation, the speed of this rejuvenation, stunned Yun Yun completely.
Perhaps this was Xu Ran's true strength?
After about half an hour, Yun Shan had reverted to looking almost like a normal middle-aged man, so much younger.
"Many thanks, my Lord, for saving my life."
Yun Shan opened his eyes, feeling all the changes inside his body. At this moment, he felt as if he had shed countless years. He used to feel strained with the slightest movement, but now everything was different.
Although he hadn't literally returned to his youth, he felt he could easily live another hundred or two hundred years.
Most importantly, even his soul had received some nourishment. Perhaps he could progress even further in the future.
Yun Shan kneeled on the ground, filled with gratitude towards Xu Ran.
He would never consider Xu Ran as his junior, nor would he dare disrespect him just because of Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran's relationship with him. In this world, strength was always the prime measure.
"No need, you've earned it."
"Teacher, please get up," Yun Yun said as she saw Yun Shan kneeling and kowtowing to Xu Ran, feeling an odd sensation in her heart. The person she respected the most was treating Xu Ran like a deity.
"No matter what, Lord Xu Ran has shown me a kindness as heavy as a mountain, like a second set of parents. If Lord Xu Ran has any request in the future, even if I have to climb mountains of swords and descend into seas of fire, I will complete the missions entrusted by Lord Xu Ran," Yun Shan pledged.
At that moment, in Yun Shan's heart, Xu Ran was akin to a god.
He truly couldn't comprehend who, without relying on elixirs, could casually extend a person's life span.
Xu Ran's strength was unfathomable; it probably far surpassed that of a Dou Zun, and he had perhaps even reached a level above that of a Dou Sheng.
Therefore, Yun Shan showed such respect toward Xu Ran.
With such strength, not to mention their Yunlan Sect, if placed throughout the entire Northwest Continent, he could sweep away all forces.