"My Lord, there's no rush to agree." Chu Feng smiled faintly and continued, "Besides your blood, I also need your Life Essence — I'll use your essence to cleanse your mother's essence."
"That won't do!!"
"Hearing Chu Feng's words, the old woman's expression changed drastically before the Valley Master could even speak. "Life Essence is the very foundation of a person. If it is tampered with carelessly, it won't just weaken your foundation — it could even cost you your life!"
"If it's done poorly, then yes, the consequences you described could occur," Chu Feng said calmly. "But if it's done well, the worst outcome would be some damage to the body. That kind of damage can be recovered after some rest and the use of rare treasures. It won't affect anything in the long term."
"Young hero, you yourself just said 'if it's done well.' But if it's done poorly, it will absolutely affect one's cultivation and could even be fatal," the old woman pressed, still far from reassured.
"Is this truly necessary?" However, compared to the old woman who had served his mother, the Valley Master of the Rosy Cloud Valley seemed remarkably composed.
"This is the only way to cure your mother's condition," Chu Feng said. "It's precisely because this method demands an extraordinary level of skill from a Spirit World Master that ordinary Imperial-cloak Spirit World Masters wouldn't dare attempt it — that's why they said it couldn't be done."
"Then let me ask — how confident are you?" the Valley Master of the Rosy Cloud Valley inquired.
"I am one hundred percent confident," Chu Feng replied.
"Chu Feng, it's not that I don't trust you. It's simply that this matter concerns not only my personal safety, but the safety of my entire Rosy Cloud Valley."
"If I were not the Valley Master, I would follow your instructions without a single word of complaint. After all, you are trying to cure my mother."
"But since I am the Valley Master, I must be responsible for everyone in the Rosy Cloud Valley — and for myself."
Before the Valley Master could finish, Chu Feng interjected with a smile: "My Lord, would you like me to sign a military pledge?"
"You really are a clever man," the Valley Master said. "Would you be willing to do so?" His tone was noticeably lacking in confidence — almost sheepish — and carried a faint note of pleading. He was, after all, a bit embarrassed about the whole situation.
This so-called military pledge was quite simple. Since Chu Feng claimed he had a one hundred percent chance of success, then when the time came to extract his essence, there could be no mishaps whatsoever. If something went wrong, the Valley Master of the Rosy Cloud Valley would make sure Chu Feng paid the price.
And yet, it was the Valley Master himself who had asked Chu Feng to treat his mother. Now he was turning around and demanding a pledge — naturally, he felt a bit awkward about it.
But in Chu Feng's eyes, the Valley Master was actually a decent person.
After all, Chu Feng was currently a prisoner. It was perfectly normal for him not to trust Chu Feng, especially with something as critical as his Life Essence. In fact, the Valley Master could have said nothing at all and played the magnanimous host, putting on a friendly face while watching Chu Feng carefully.
But then… if Chu Feng were to act suspiciously, or if his Life Essence were truly damaged, the Valley Master could simply turn on him at that point. That way, if everything went well, Chu Feng would hold no grudges, and if things went south, he could deal with Chu Feng immediately — a far more flexible position.
But this Valley Master hadn't bothered with that kind of pretense. He had laid everything out honestly, and for that, Chu Feng rather respected him.
At least the man was sincere.
"Very well. I didn't expect someone so young to be so forthright." Seeing Chu Feng agree so readily, the Valley Master's impression of him improved yet another notch.
Chu Feng then began setting up his formations. Extracting the Valley Master's blood was simple — it took only a few moments to complete.
After that, Chu Feng moved on to setting up the formation for extracting Life Essence. This one, he laid out with painstaking care. If this failed, the consequences would indeed be severe.
Once the formation was complete and Chu Feng was ready to begin extracting the Valley Master's Life Essence, he spoke: "My Lord, this will be very painful, and I'm afraid there's nothing I can do to ease it. You'll need to endure it for a moment."
"That's fine. Go ahead." The Valley Master's expression didn't change in the slightest. He didn't even blink.
Hummmm—
Chu Feng wasted no more words. The formation was already running, and he began focusing on extracting the Valley Master's Life Essence.
Mmnn—