Chapter 451 The Person Who Shouldn't Have Appeared, Du Ziheng
Throughout the ages, only one in a thousand people have survived a soul search unharmed.
Moreover, anyone whose soul has been searched has no right to retain their memories.
However, all the Gan family members who knew the formula were placed under some kind of restriction; if their souls were forcibly searched, their souls would automatically dissipate.
It is because of this double guarantee that the Longevity Pill has never been leaked, even though it has existed for nearly a thousand years.
Countless alchemists rushed to develop the Longevity Pill, but none of them succeeded.
Therefore, even though the Gan family's overall strength was not high, no one dared to make a move against them.
Because the Gan family is backed by countless powerful forces.
No one doesn't want to live forever.
Those who are nearing the end of their lifespan and are unable to improve their strength in the short term are especially intolerant of death.
It can be said that behind the Gan family stand countless hidden forces.
Yu Zhiyi imagined that if she had offended the Gan family instead of the Gao family, she could probably just wash her hands of it and wait to die.
Because in some ways, the Gan family is even more terrifying than the Taixu Sect.
Even if you offend the Taixu Sect, as long as you stand on moral grounds and prevent them from acting rashly, they will only dare to make small moves if they want to kill Yu Zhiyi.
However, if one offends the Gan family, even if the Gan family doesn't hold a grudge, countless other families will secretly take action to curry favor with the Gan family in order to secure the Longevity Pill in advance.
Yu Zhiyi looked at Yuan Yajun seriously: "Miss Yuan has already guessed it, hasn't she?"
Yuan Yajun's pretty face turned pale, and she said with a bitter smile, "But where did the Gan family servant find the jade pendant?"
Yu Zhiyi sighed: "If Miss Yuan continues to deceive herself, your younger sister will really be in grave danger."
She gently stroked the five-emperor coins in her hand: "The Gan family must have had a master to guide them, I cannot predict their fate. However, I can predict from your sister's face and birth date that she will face a great calamity in two days."
"This calamity comes from someone borrowing her lifespan."
At this point, she also felt very heavy-hearted.
She had heard about the method of making the Longevity Pill when she last came to Shoushi City. Although no one knew the specific formula, everyone was certain that Shoushi City was named after the Longevity Pill.
People speculated that among the ingredients of the Longevity Pill, there should be a mysterious stone that is a specialty of Longevity Stone City. Because it is related to lifespan, the people of the Hidden Realm named it "Longevity Stone".
Yu Zhiyi initially thought so too.
That's why I had the idea of helping my master buy the Longevity Pill.
But what if the ingredients for the Longevity Pill aren't longevity stones at all, but... people?
If someone possesses the secret method to extract a person's lifespan and seal it onto a pill, would that lifespan pill still be a legitimate pill?
Yuan Yajun's face had turned completely pale.
She is an intelligent person by nature. Yu Zhiyi has given her such an obvious reminder. If she could continue to deceive herself, then she wouldn't be herself.
She closed her eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, they were filled with wise calmness: "Can Miss Yu guarantee that your divination results are accurate?"
Yu Zhiyi said calmly, "We can guarantee nine points, and the remaining one point comes from unforeseen human factors."
Yuan Yajun understood what she meant: "Okay, I believe you."
She stood up and said, "I will find a way to handle this. Regardless of whether I can successfully rescue my sister, once I confirm that what Miss Yu said is true, I will definitely offer a reward."
After Yuan Yajun left, Yu Zhiyi cast another divination.
She looked at the contents of the divination, her expression solemn.
For the next two days, Yu Zhiyi repeated the process of drawing talismans, selling talismans, and returning to the inn to cultivate.
In the past two days, she sold another two hundred talismans and received 1.6 million spirit stones.
In addition, she kept twenty Blue Lightning Talismans for herself, as well as three Purple Lightning Talismans, which she would rest for several hours after drawing one.
These past few days, she has been keeping an eye on the matters concerning Shouyuan Dan and the Gan family.
It is said that the Longevity Pill first appeared a thousand years ago, which happened to be the period when the demon race was active.
During the period when the Gan family had just become famous, the Demon Clan and various other forces were eager to seize the pill formula by force.
The Gan family was extremely vigilant. Even when a demon kidnapped the then-head of the family's beloved son a thousand years ago and used him as a threat, the head of the Gan family refused to utter a single word.
Since then, everyone has known that no one in the Gan family can utter a single word about it.
Whether it is voluntary or involuntary.
Only then did the various factions quiet down, no longer intending to steal the pill formula, but instead deciding to cooperate with the Gan family and have them willingly hand over their share of the Longevity Pill.
Yu Zhiyi leaned against the window, looking down at the bustling street below.
According to historical records, when the Longevity Pill first appeared, the demon race was rampant, and hundreds of people would go missing in the Hidden Realm every day.
In the centuries that followed, the strength of the demon race fluctuated, but the number of Longevity Pills remained stable, with a maximum of one hundred pills produced annually.
As for how many coins will be given to each of the major powers, that remains unknown.
Yu Zhiyi changed her posture.
Assuming that the production of Longevity Pills is indeed related to human lifespan, and further assuming that a person can provide the lifespan required for one pill, then why can Longevity Pills still be produced stably in peacetime?
Among the numerous documents she reviewed, there were indeed members of prestigious and righteous families who had died or been injured over the millennia, but those who disappeared without a trace were very few.
Even if there is evidence, there is clear information indicating that they went to some secret realm or dangerous place. Even if they are nowhere to be found, it is highly likely that they died in a dangerous place or secret realm.
Therefore, whether the Gan family is related to the demon race cannot be decided hastily.
As early as the day Yuan Yajun left, Yu Zhiyi had already sent the news back to the sect.
Although the sect tokens of the Tianji Sect can no longer be used as communication tools, there are many talented people in the Hidden Realm. Some people have already created a special tool for transmitting messages based on the characteristics of the tokens of various sects, called "Yanling".
The command system can transmit both verbal and written messages, and even enable real-time communication, making it extremely convenient and fast.
Of course, the price is also quite high.
One command is worth a thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Fortunately, Yu Zhiyi had earned several thousand spirit stones beforehand, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to afford Yan Ling's expenses.
The master only told her to calm down and didn't mention the matter again.
Tomorrow is the auction for the Longevity Pill, and Yu Zhiyi is getting a little anxious.
Unable to determine whether the Longevity Pill was related to the lifespan of demons and humans, she couldn't bring herself to give up on buying it.
After all, it concerned the master's lifespan.
Suddenly, she noticed a prying gaze.
She slowly turned her head toward the direction from which she felt she was being spied on, and couldn't help but frown.
She actually saw someone who should never have been in the Hidden Realm.
Du Ziheng.
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