"Yan, we need to stay here for a while." Seeing Xiao Yan immersed in the joy of his sudden surge in strength, Yao Chen spoke up.
"Ah! What's wrong, Teacher?" Ever since learning that he had only three years left to live, Xiao Yan wanted to spend every minute cultivating. The best cultivation environment at present was undoubtedly the relatively stable Jia Nan Academy, yet Yao Lao now wanted to stay here for several days, so Xiao Yan asked in confusion.
"Take a mirror from your Ring and look at yourself. You'll understand why I said that." Yao Chen's face was also filled with helplessness. After Xiao Yan swallowed the Life Devouring Pill, an aura of death had lingered between his brows. It would not matter much to ordinary people, but to those with powerful soul strength, it was rather conspicuous. Jia Nan Academy, where they were heading next, would certainly have people with keen senses, not to mention Xiao Yan's young girlfriend. If she learned that he had not stopped Xiao Yan from taking the Life Devouring Pill, she would probably come looking for trouble.
Xiao Yan frowned in confusion. Knowing that Yao Lao would not speak carelessly, he took out a mirror as instructed and looked at himself. When he saw the conspicuous deathly aura between his brows, he turned to Yao Chen and asked, "Teacher, what is this? This deathly aura is so obvious. It practically looks like it's announcing that I'm about to die."
"The Life Devouring Pill burned away nearly all the vitality in your body. The remaining vitality is only enough to keep you alive for three years, so outwardly, you show the deathly aura of an old man nearing the end of his lifespan," Yao Chen explained patiently.
"Then I'll have to trouble