I, Suiren, will teach Ziyi how to make stockings.

"Haha, Brother An Lan, you must have misunderstood. This zero is the zero of zero eggs. This place is filled with zero force. This strange power can not only corrode the body, but also eat away at the soul. Once contaminated, at the very least, the soul and the Holy Path will be polluted, and it will be impossible to advance to the next realm. In serious cases, if the entire Holy Path is completely corroded, then this person... can no longer be called a human."

"Here, fierce beasts contain this kind of power. We call them fierce beasts. They naturally have zero force in their bodies. Once people from the outside world are completely contaminated, they will be assimilated into fierce beasts. They have their own complete magical powers, but they only obey the orders of fierce beasts. We call them zero."

It was the first time that Ye Chongren heard this term, Zero. What was the name of that dark force outside?

The dark forces there can also invade the human body, but it seems that they can only cause death, and there is no contamination or assimilation.

"Then what does it have to do with this old woman?" Ye Chongren asked. He couldn't ask about peripheral matters for the time being, otherwise it would easily cause others to doubt his identity.

Dian Jiuzhi smiled, walked towards the old woman, and handed over a bag that seemed to contain some resources. He also gave her a container: "Grandmother, please give me some essence, the more the better."

The old woman didn't say anything, but silently salvaged a wooden barrel and scooped some water into the container with a notched gray wooden ladle, but she only filled the container halfway before stopping.

"Gravemother, why are there fewer and fewer of them?" Dian Jiuzhi said helplessly.

Originally, Ye Chongren thought that a famous disciple like Dian Jiuzhi would argue with the old woman or even resort to violence, but after the old woman ignored Dian Jiuzhi, the latter just turned around silently.

"This essence water is the natural nemesis of zero force. You just need to use force to evaporate it, seal your mouth, nose, eyes, ears and skin surface, and you can prevent zero force from entering your body." Dian Jiuzhi opened the container and took out only about a spoonful. He emitted power from his palm, and the water droplets dissipated into a light vapor. He slapped it on his face, and his whole body was covered.

"So many resources in exchange for such a small bottle, and how long can such a small amount last?" Ye Chongren was a little surprised. When the essence and water vaporized just now, he could clearly feel that the spiritual energy around him, which made him feel uncomfortable, completely avoided it.

At the same time, he could feel that his Dao Fire was moving strangely.

The fact that it can cause the Dao Fire to move abnormally shows that this essence water is a good thing and must be obtained.

"The essence water is extremely precious and has remarkable effects. A single drop can be used for a long time. I heard from the elders in the sect that this essence water used to be very abundant. There was more than one well here, and it was freely available. But then something happened here, resulting in only one drop of essence left, and it required a lot of resources to purchase it."

Hearing this, Ye Chongren nodded slightly and walked over. He also took out some source beads and bought the same amount of essence water as Dian Jiuzhi.

When the old woman was giving Ye Chongren semen, he couldn't help but take a second look sideways, and this look scared him.

Even though he had seen many mountain goblins and monsters, he couldn't help but tremble.

Hidden beneath the gray, tattered hood was a lifeless and wrinkled face like a dead tree. It was the same dark color as her hands, with large spots on it, especially the pair of dark, empty eyes. But if you look closely, you can find a little light in the dark eye sockets, which was reflected by the darkness.

The old woman handed Ye Chongren the container, and he was stunned for a moment before taking it.

Then, with lingering fear, he followed Dian Jiuzhi's method and steamed a spoonful of it to cover the surface of his body.

"Let's go. Once you're ready, you can go find ferocious beasts for training. At least we have to earn back the resources we spent on buying essence water!" Dian Jiuzhi smiled and guided Ye Chongren like a very good friend.

If Ye Chongren hadn't known what this person was thinking, he would probably have fallen into his trap.

Your acting skills are worthy of an Oscar...Ye Chongren nodded with a smile.

"Where should we go now?" Ye Chongren asked ignorantly. He was not pretending, he really knew nothing about this place.

Dian Jiuzhi was not shy about hiding anything and spread out a map with many markings on it. However, most of the surrounding area was gray, and only a very small part had color. One place was particularly conspicuous. It was the only place with color but was not marked, and the surrounding area was all gray.

"If I'm not mistaken, these gray areas are unexplored areas!" Ye Chongren touched his chin and pretended to be in deep thought.

"Brother An Lan is right. The beasts here are extremely powerful, and the environment is harsh, making it extremely difficult for outsiders to explore. So far, the middle section of the Upper Heavens Origin Land is only the area marked with color on the map. The rest of the land is either inaccessible due to environmental reasons or guarded by powerful beasts, making it impossible for us to enter."

"The elders in my sect have tailored a training route for me. Why don't we follow it?" Dian Jiuzhi drew a route on the map with his hands.

Ye Chongren looked and found that it was just as he guessed. The route looked crooked, but it was actually approaching the area surrounded by the gray zone.

It seems that this is the destination of Shenjian Mountain. There must be a great opportunity inside, otherwise Shenjian Mountain would not have gone through so much trouble.

"Okay, I'll just follow you, brother. Please take care of me on the way."

When leaving, Ye Chongren couldn't help but glance at the old woman. She was still sitting hunched over by the well, not moving at all.

This old woman is not simple. If Dian Jiuzhi had not lied before, the essence water would be free, and it is a strategic resource for exploring here. But now that it is so scarce, it is firmly controlled by an old woman. A large amount of resources is needed to exchange for a small amount of essence water, and those big forces will sit idly by.

When he first arrived, he was targeted by the six major forces because he refused to surrender, not to mention the old woman.

This person either has unfathomable strength that makes the six major forces dare not offend him.

Or he has some identity that he doesn't know about.

This trip to the wild was originally just to hunt ferocious beasts and obtain resources, but now it seems to have added a lot of fun.

As he was thinking, Ye Chongren suddenly discovered that the semen on the surface of his body had disappeared.

After careful investigation, it was discovered that it was the Taoist fire that was causing the problem, and all the semen was absorbed by it.

"Holy crap... This essence water actually contains Dao patterns. No... Why are these Dao patterns so strange? They are the opposite of the Dao patterns on the Wandao Origin Monument!"

Ye Chongren was extremely shocked. The patterns on the avenue had different trends and contained completely different powers. Even a slight change would produce a huge difference in effect. However, the patterns here were all opposite now.

How is this going?

"Uh...ah..." Suddenly, a shrill scream interrupted Ye Chongren's thoughts.

"What's going on?" Ye Chongren asked.

“This is our first trial site, the Prison of Eternal Calamity.

There's a prison monument here that serves the purpose of suppressing the Dao, but it's only used to suppress foreigners. The inscription on the prison monument is very similar to the Dao runes, so those who don't understand will try to comprehend them. What a pity... This rune is like poison to us, a poison that's enough to destroy all Dao foundations!"