Chapter 251: The Elder Clan Leader

When Ye Feng heard the mention of the inheritance secret manual, he felt a strange sensation. He looked up at the clan leader lying on the sickbed.
The elder clan leader’s expression was calm. Seeing Ye Feng’s gaze, he simply smiled and nodded gently. Only then did Ye Feng dispel his doubts. He said to the elder, “What kind of pill do you need? Tell me!”
“That pill is called the Barrier-Piercing Pill. It’s a special pill mentioned in our Witch Clan’s secret manual, and only the clan leader of each generation can prepare it. Its effect is to help us break through the heavenly barrier and reach the level of immortals.”
“Everyone in our Witch Clan has such a heavenly barrier within them. Only by breaking through it can we achieve the level of immortals. Otherwise, we’ll remain stuck in the Tribulation Phase forever,” the elder replied.
“Stuck in the Tribulation Phase?” Ye Feng asked in confusion. “Isn’t the level before immortals the Mahayana Phase?”
“That’s the classification for cultivators like you. It’s different for us Witch Clan members,” the elder shook his head. “After reaching the Tribulation Phase, we must break through the heavenly barrier to trigger the heavenly calamity. After surviving it, we directly ascend to the level of immortals. This is different from cultivators who first go through the Tribulation Phase and then have a Mahayana Phase as a transition. We don’t need that process.”
“Do we really need the Barrier-Piercing Pill?” Ye Feng thought such a barrier should be possible to break through through human effort.
“It’s not that everyone must take the Barrier-Piercing Pill to break through the barrier. If they don’t take it, once their strength reaches the Spirit Immortal level, they can also break through easily. But given the clan leader’s current health, he won’t live long enough for us to reach that strength,” the elder continued explaining.
After hearing this, Ye Feng frowned. Given the situation, it seemed necessary for him to buy a Barrier-Piercing Pill for them, so that one of them could break through and receive the inheritance. Only in this way could someone receive the secret manual’s inheritance, and they could then provide him with a lot of useful information.
With this thought, Ye Feng used his mental power to probe into the Void Realm.
“Barrier-Piercing Pill, top-grade spiritual pill, produced by the Witch Clan.”
“Purchase requires second-tier realm value: 1 billion points!”
Seeing this price, Ye Feng was shocked. He never expected that this purple spherical object, not much larger than a thumb, could cost so much.

He immediately abandoned the idea of giving this item away. After all, a value of one billion and two hundredth-order meant one hundred thousand medium-grade spirit crystals—by no means a small amount… After much deliberation, Ye Feng decided to ask the other party what price they would offer for this pill. “I know a friend with great powers; he can obtain almost anything you want to buy. I can ask him to check if there’s such a thing as a Breakthrough Pill!” “But since it’s not mine, I can only depend on what he asks for and try to help you get a better price.” Ye Feng knew that one hundred thousand medium-grade spirit crystals might be an unaffordable amount for the Wu tribe. “It would be great if we could find it! Even just one!” the elder shook his head and smiled. “But we don’t have many of those spirit crystals here. Could we exchange them for something else?” “Theoretically, yes!” Ye Feng nodded. He had expected the Wu tribe to lack such crystals. He was also curious about what he could get in exchange for physical goods… Two days passed quickly… The Wu tribe provided Ye Feng with a small cottage by a lake, nestled among mountains and waters, in a serene surroundings. In fact, it was only about a hundred meters away from their gathering place. Another two days went by. Ye Feng stayed with the Wu tribe for two days yet still received no news about Dil. Xiao Yu and Xiao Bei had a great time in this environment. However, Ye Feng told the Wu tribe that he could help them obtain the Breakthrough Pill. For a pill worth one hundred thousand medium-grade spirit crystals, he didn’t dare ask too much and instead doubled the price, asking for two hundred thousand. To Ye Feng’s surprise, although the Wu tribe frowned at this price, none of them tried to negotiate. The Wu tribe, who rarely had contact with the outside world, simply didn’t have that many spirit crystals. Instead, they had spent these days preparing items that could be used as substitutes. That day, as usual, Ye Feng went to their gathering place to see how well they had prepared. He saw that the originally empty grassland in front of their house was now piled high with various items. Ye Feng walked over to the pile to see what they had prepared. After circling it, he found that most of the items were worthless daily necessities, which made him shake his head in frustration.

At that moment, the young girl pushed the clan leader to the door of the room. Ye Feng glanced at the clan leader, who was now sitting in a wooden wheelchair. Perhaps because he had just woken up in the morning, he seemed much more energetic than the first time Ye Feng had seen him the previous day. After seeing Ye Feng, he gave him a slight nod and a smile, then turned to whisper a few words to the girl who had pushed him out. The girl then pushed the wooden wheelchair toward Ye Feng. “Good morning! Bringing the clan leader out for a walk today?” Ye Feng asked with a smile. “Mm, the clan leader is too weak to be moved around every day; we can only take him out once in a while,” the young girl replied with a nod. “Are all these things piled up by your clan as a way to exchange for spirit crystals?” Ye Feng asked, pointing at a pile of seemingly worthless items. “Mm, ever since we heard from you yesterday that your friend had Barrier-Piercing Pills, everyone started collecting various items,” the girl said, nodding, though her eyes showed a hint of desolation. “These things surely aren’t enough—200,000 mid-tier spirit crystals is no small amount!” Her expression darkened, clearly believing it unlikely to reach that amount. Just then, the old clan leader in the wheelchair reached shakily into his chest. Ye Feng watched his actions curiously. The young girl’s expression changed slightly. “Clan leader…” When the old clan leader took out an object from his chest, Ye Feng couldn’t see what it was yet, but surprise flashed in his eyes. The object emitted a red-to-purple glow in the old clan leader’s hands. Although he couldn’t clearly identify it, the Virtual Realm’s automatic item grading function proved extremely useful at this moment. With second-tier access, Ye Feng could see third-tier items in yellow, fourth-tier items in red, and fifth-tier items in purple. Clearly, the object in front of him was somewhere between a fourth-tier and a fifth-tier item. The old clan leader held the object and smiled at Ye Feng, not throwing it among the pile of junk but instead handing it to him. Ye Feng took it and finally saw what it was—a square seal, about ten centimeters on each side, with the character “Dao” carved in ancient seal script on it.

The sculpture at the top of the seal is a golden dragon, its head raised at a 45-degree angle toward the sky, coiling around the entire seal in a lifelike manner.
“This is the patriarch’s favorite seal,” the woman explained upon seeing it. “Ever since he obtained it hundreds of thousands of years ago, he has kept it close to his body, not even willing to put it in a storage ring.”
The old patriarch simply smiled at Ye Feng, his bright eyes seeming to see through everything, filling Ye Feng’s heart with shame.
Ye Feng remained silent for a long time before finally lifting his head. “This item is of great value; it should be enough to exchange for that pill.”
“Let everyone take these things back home; having this seal is sufficient!” Ye Feng said, pointing at the pile of items.
“Is it really enough?” The woman clearly hadn’t expected things to turn out this way.
“Mm, it’s really enough!” Ye Feng nodded at her.
Ye Feng then turned to the old patriarch. “Elder Patriarch, this seal is indeed a rare item, and its value is enough to cover the price of the Breakthrough Pill. I can also help you look for pills that might extend your lifespan, as a bonus!”
The woman was filled with joy upon hearing this. “Are there really pills that can extend lifespan?”
“If such pills exist, I can ask them if they have any in stock!” Ye Feng nodded with a smile.
At that moment, the old patriarch whispered a few words to the young woman.
The young woman’s expression immediately darkened, and it took her a while before she raised her head. “No need. The patriarch says that life and death are determined by fate, and wealth depends on heaven. His natural lifespan has ended. Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years is enough for him. Extending his lifespan would go against the will of heaven, and he would not accept it.”
Ye Feng sighed inwardly. The old patriarch was truly so open-minded, even regarding life and death…
If it were ordinary people, at the brink of death, they would do anything to stay alive, even if it meant just one more hour or minute…
“Elder Patriarch, I’ve really learned a lot from you,” Ye Feng said, looking at the old man in the wheelchair with deep respect.
The old patriarch turned his head slightly and whispered a few words to the woman beside him.
“The Patriarch says you are a young person with a bright future. He sees your brilliance and achievements. But he also hopes that you will do more good deeds and minimize killing…” The young woman relayed what she had heard.

After hearing this, Ye Feng also felt a bit puzzled. It made sense to tell him to do more good deeds, but where did the idea of reducing killing come from? He had never been a man who enjoyed killing. Although he didn’t quite understand the meaning behind these words, Ye Feng still nodded and said, “Young man, remember today’s teachings. You will surely keep them in mind in the future.”