11: In a flash, life and death

After a moment of silence, Yang Yi spoke directly, "I have a type of Medicinal Pill that can raise you to the Life and Death Realm."

"However, from then on, you will not be able to make any further progress."

"Are you willing to take it?"

The five children widened their eyes in unison, seemingly unable to believe that such a Spirit Pill existed in the world.

"Is it true?" "Does such a Medicinal Pill really exist?" "Are you really willing to give it to us?"

The youngest child stared with wide, watery eyes, asking eagerly yet anxiously. In his eyes, this was an Immortal Pill from the heavens. How could the Family Head waste such a good thing on them?

The other four children shared the same thought. Seeing their excited expressions, Yang Yi already knew what they were thinking.

He placed the five Life and Death Great Strength Pills on the table one by one. "This is that type of Medicinal Pill. If you are willing to take it, then eat it. If you are not willing, then consider that I never said anything."

"Even if you don't eat it, I will still keep you by my side in the future. I will take good care of you and not let anyone bully you."

"It's just that with your Aptitude, it is indeed quite difficult to Cultivate to any supreme Realm. However, hard work pays off. As long as you are willing to put in the effort, perhaps some miracle will happen."

Having said what needed to be said, it was now the children's turn to choose. The children only had eyes for the five Medicinal Pills; they hadn't heard a word of what Yang Yi said.

They had been bullied and mocked often over the past few years. They knew their own situation well and did not believe that any miraculous encounters would happen to them. The greatest miracle might just be today's choice and today's Medicinal Pill.

Without the slightest hesitation, each of them picked up a Life and Death Great Strength Pill, gazing at Yang Yi with sincere and eager eyes.

Seeing them pick up the Life and Death Great Strength Pills without any hesitation, Yang Yi added a few more words. "Did you hear what I just said? After taking this Medicinal Pill, your cultivation will not be able to increase any further."

"Also, if you happen to encounter some fortuitous opportunity in the future, you might be able to soar into the sky. But after eating this Medicinal Pill, you won't have any such chance."

"What other chance could we possibly have? This Medicinal Pill is our chance. I am willing to eat it. Please, let me eat it."

The oldest child knew his own situation very clearly, so his tone was extremely firm, his face full of pleading. The other children also nodded firmly.

Yang Yi nodded slightly, signaling that they could eat them. The five children swallowed the Life and Death Great Strength Pills without hesitation.

Yang Yi had them sit cross-legged. He would act as their Protector, helping them become Life and Death Realm experts.

After a day and a night, the five children successfully Cultivated to the Life and Death Realm. However, because they were too young and had no one to guide them, although they had reached the Life and Death Realm, their combat ability was a complete mess.

Next, Yang Yi focused on helping them accumulate combat experience, teaching them some combat techniques and Martial Skills.

In the Yang family, in a certain courtyard, a young child was holding a small willow twig, gesturing back and forth in the courtyard, as if practicing swordplay.

Not far from him sat Yang Ming and his wife. The child played with the willow twig for a while, threw it down in some fatigue, and ran back into the house with a grin.

Seeing her son return to the house, Yang Ming's wife smiled brightly, feeling proud of her decision from a few days ago.

"Tell me, Yang Ming, are you sick in the head? To curry favor with the Family Head, you actually wanted to make our child suffer. Fortunately, I stopped you at the time. Otherwise, the child's life would have been ruined by you."

Yang Ming frowned tightly and said coldly, "If you speak ill of the Family Head again, I will divorce you. You know our child's situation as well as I do. His Aptitude is not particularly good, and I'm afraid he won't be able to Cultivate to any high Realm in this lifetime."

"Letting him follow the Family Head, with the Family Head's protection, even if his Realm isn't high in the future, no one would dare to bully him. But you ruined this opportunity. If the child is bullied or mocked in the future, it will all be your fault."

"Hmph, what good can come from following the Family Head? Haven't you heard? Those children haven't appeared once since following Yang Yi. Who knows what inhumane torture they are suffering? Even if they Cultivate to a certain Realm, so what? I don't want my child to suffer. You are the second-in-command of the Family, who would dare to bully our child?"

"Ignorant." Yang Ming squeezed out these two words in anger.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ming's wife immediately exploded. "Who are you calling ignorant? You're the one who's ignorant! So many people aren't letting their children follow the Family Head. Why do you want to push our child into a pit of fire? You can't sacrifice our child for your own sake. For a child to have a father like you, it's truly the worst luck in eight lifetimes."

Other parents of children in the Yang family were also feeling fortunate for having stopped their children.

In another courtyard of the Yang family, Family Head Han and the others received special treatment. Every day, people came to pay their respects, asking if they were accustomed to their accommodations and if there was anything they wanted to eat, serving them like ancestors.

It appeared to be meticulous care, but in reality, it was a form of surveillance. Every hour, someone would inevitably come to visit them, resulting in them being unable to do anything.

They had wanted to go out to see what Yang Yi had been doing over the past few days, but there were always people following them. They couldn't find out anything about the Yang family's affairs.

However, the few of them were not worried. They did not believe that Yang Yi could achieve anything within half a month.

Zhang Yuetian felt extremely stifled staying in the courtyard, so he went out for a stroll. When he returned, he looked very happy. He called the people in the room out, saying that he had heard something after going out.

It seemed Yang Yi was training a few children. However, those children had average Aptitude. The Yang family had quite a few complaints about this matter.

Family Head Han gave a cold laugh. "It seems he wants to use those children to deal with you. You must be careful."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuetian slightly curled the corners of his mouth upward and said disdainfully, "Those children have average Aptitude. And do you know how old they are?" "How old?" "The oldest among them is not even ten years old."

"Ah." Everyone exclaimed in surprise. The five Disciples of Opening Heaven Gate were all over eighteen years old, while the ones Yang Yi chose were under ten. They really didn't know what Yang Yi was thinking, or why he wanted such young children to compete against the Disciples of Opening Heaven Gate.

"Could it be that he intends to humiliate Opening Heaven Gate?"