In the world of "Covering the Sky," one can refine Gu (a type of poison) to become an immo

"My God, Senior Brother Ye is getting serious!"

"Newcomers, you're in for a treat!"

Those who arrived early were amazed, their eyes fixed on Ye Fan.

Standing in front of Unit-01, Ye Fan pulled his right arm back.

This simple action, however, made everyone vaguely see the shadow of a god who used the stars as his fist.

Within Ye Fan's acupoint, various Gu worms, including the Extreme Power Immortal Gu, the All-Out Gu, and the Composure Gu, flickered together.

Letting out a deep breath, Ye Fan shouted, "Fifth-Rank Killing Move—Exhaust All Your Strength!"

In an instant, Ye Fan's single arm swung, and a force of 108,000 jin was concentrated into a single point.

This power is so great that it is enough to smash the head of any Dao Palace cultivator with bare hands; it is the true power of the Eight Forbidden Realms!

"Haha, Ye Zi, you're going to lose!"

Seeing Ye Fan's immense power bearing down, Pang Bo laughed and activated his trump card.

The purple Asura's chest tightened, and it suddenly lit up. Everyone felt the spiritual energy around them sweeping towards its chest as if it had encountered a vortex.

Flying Pigeon Gu, Heart Power Gu, Barrier Gu, Iron Wall Gu, Water Wave Gu, Electric Wave Gu, Nourishing Immortal Gu, Fifth Rank Mortal Path Food Path Killing Move - Heart-Swallowing Wall.

This move uses the Heart Power Gu, Barrier Gu, and Nourishing Immortal Gu as its core to construct a Heart Power Barrier that can devour attacks.

Mental strength depends on thoughts; it does not require divine power or true essence. As long as the mind remains, it can still be effective.

Mental strength can withstand the vast majority of physical attacks and is almost indestructible until the user's mental strength is exhausted.

However, by relying on the Immortal Gu that nourishes the body, this killing move can absorb the attack and transform it into mental energy to maintain the barrier, making it virtually invincible.

A muffled thud.

Ye Fan's all-powerful iron fist struck the barrier, which was as thin as a cicada's wing, without even stirring up a ripple.

Instead, he felt as if his fist was sinking into the mud, and this sudden loss of strength almost made Ye Fan fall head over heels.

"Pang Bo actually won! Senior is indeed amazing."

Weiwei understood and exclaimed in amazement.

"Hehe, Pang Bo is also quite lucky."

Sha Xiaochao smiled and thought of the night a few days ago.

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In the dead of night, with the moon high in the sky, the training ground, which had been ravaged by Ye Fan and Pang Bo during the day, was now covered by bamboo forest.

In the pitch black, Pang Bo suddenly opened his eyes, turned over, and tiptoed towards the cave at the bottom of the mountain.

Beside the ever-growing blood lake, Sha Xiao was sitting there refining Gu.

"Old Sha, Brother Sha, Boss Sha."

Before they even got close, Pang Bo greeted them with a fawning smile.

Sha Xiao raised her eyelids and looked at Pang Bo warily, asking:

"What have you done now? Did you eat up another wild animal and wipe out its entire population?"

Pang Bo scratched his head, embarrassed, and said:

"No, no, I just want you to help me think of a way to change my appearance again."

"I've been thinking about this for a long time, but I still don't know how to create an AT position. Can you help me think of a way?"

Sha Xiao rolled her eyes:

"No, this is a battle between you and Ye Zi. There's no point in me intervening."

Pang Bo understood immediately and cried out in protest:

"How is it meaningless? I'd say it's meaningless if you didn't help me improve."

Seeing Sha Xiao's ears twitch, Pang Bo immediately knew that something was going to happen.

Hehe, you even said Ye Fan was a lazy dog. But if we don't involve Ye Fan and himself, Sha Xiao is actually a lazy dog ​​too.

Pang Bo chuckled inwardly and quickly began to defend himself:

"Look, apart from the beginning when I could win a few times, I've now lost more than twenty games in a row. I can't put any pressure on Ye Zi at all."

"Will this kind of fighting improve Ye Zi? No!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Xiao stroked her chin:

"That seems to make sense..."

"Right? Right? I already have an idea, all I need to do is..."

Pang Bo said with a grin.

Before he could finish speaking, Sha Xiao raised her hand to interrupt him, saying:

"I know what kind of Gu you want, just wait."

Pang Bo was immediately overjoyed, showing no sign of dissatisfaction.

He knew that the deal was done.

After thinking for a while, Sha Xiao raised her hand.

With a single thought, the bloodwinged bats that filled the cave brought him the materials he needed.

After igniting the Dao Fire, Sha Xiao quickly refined a brand-new fifth-rank power gu worm—the Heart Power Gu.

"Okay, this should work."

Sha Xiao tossed the Gu worm to Pang Bo, looked at him, and shook his head, saying:

"But your level of strength... tsk tsk... I wonder if your idea will work."

Pang Bo laughed heartily and patted his chest, guaranteeing:

"Old Sha, you just wait, I'll definitely make good use of it!"

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Pulling back to her senses, Sha Xiao looked at Pang Bo with amusement and murmured:

"You actually managed to simulate force using the esophagus and the channel of change. Is that even remotely useful?"

Sha Xiao, leaning on her cane, strode down the steps.

Seeing that his final attack was blocked, Ye Fan, knowing that Pang Bo would recover soon, could only helplessly admit that he had lost this time.

He removed his armor, sat on the ground, looked up at the mountain-sized Unit-01, and gave a thumbs-up in admiration:

"Wow, I didn't expect you to actually create the Wall of the Heart. You're awesome."

"Boom!"

Unit-01 rapidly shrank, and Pang Bo lay sprawled on the ground:

"Hehehe, it's really not easy to beat you even once. This is only the seventh time, right?"

Ye Fan nodded: "It's the seventh time."

"Ye Fan, can you guys be a little more careful? Tell me yourself, how many sets of Gu worms have you killed?"

"This is to get you used to combat and to test the Gu House, not to let you run wild."

"Every time I fight, things get out of control, and my Gu-making process is really troublesome!"

Sha Xiao strode down the stairs, leaning on her cane, and complained loudly.

Ye Fan gave an awkward smile, coughed, and quietly changed the subject:

"Old Sha, you said someone was spying on our affair, have you found out anything?"

Sha Xiao nodded and rolled her eyes at him, then whispered, "We'll talk about it tonight."

Ye Fan glanced at Weiwei, who was slowly walking behind him, and understood what was going on, but didn't mention it again.

Weiwei was dressed in a pure blue wide-sleeved flowing gauze dress, her skirt fluttering and her feet not touching the ground, like an immortal.

Seeing that Sha Xiao and the others remained silent, she gracefully walked up slowly, her tone tinged with admiration, and said:

"No matter how many times I've seen it, Junior Brother Ye's move always leaves a lasting impression."

Ye Fan laughed and said, "Senior Sister Weiwei, you flatter us. We were just taking advantage of our location."

"Without the support of the spiritual energy of Qingmao Mountain, we wouldn't be able to perform this transformation."

Weiwei shook her head: "Junior Brother Ye is too modest. The artistic conception contained in your punch has nothing to do with any spiritual energy."

"Like a tidal wave, like mountains collapsing and the earth splitting, a single punch sweeps across the eight directions. Such fist intent, such power, among all those I have ever seen, none can rival you."

"Didn't we still lose? Learning is endless; a single choice doesn't count."

Ye Fan remained modest.

Seeing this, Weiwei turned to look at the unharmed Pang Bo, gave him a thumbs up, and said in a feignedly heroic manner:

"I forgot to congratulate Fellow Daoist Pang on his victory. That last move was truly ingenious, and I have no idea how to counter it now."

Pang Bo, far from being modest, laughed loudly and unrestrainedly:

"I failed nine times out of ten when I tried it, but I was lucky and it actually worked."

After offering several more compliments, Weiwei bowed to each of the three women.

"Thanks to my two junior brothers' ingenious ideas, I have also gained something new, and I may need to go into seclusion to organize it for a while..."

Sha Xiao waved her hand and laughed, "It's alright, they both need some time to calm down."

After bidding farewell to the three, Weiwei ignored her fellow disciples on the opposite mountain and flew straight towards her cave.

On the opposite mountain, the disciples finally came to their senses from the impact of Ye Fan's punch.

"Indeed, I gain a lot no matter how many times I watch it. Even though Senior Brother Ye lost, he won in my heart."

Some people smacked their lips, recalling Ye Fan's fleeting brilliance, and as they continued to swing their right fist, they gained some strength in concentrating their power.

"Heh, Ye Chui, get out of here. At least they really handed over a century-old ginseng. You guys are just being stubborn."

Those who supported Pang Bo gave him a disdainful look, then cheered and surrounded the short, stocky monk, preparing for a grand celebration.

"Is that Senior Sister Weiwei? Why doesn't she come over and sit down?"

A newcomer looked at Weiwei as she walked away, puzzled.

"Senior Sister Weiwei is closer to us, so she must have gained more. She should be busy going back to organize her things."

Some elderly people envied Weiwei's special treatment.

"Let's disperse, let's disperse. Junior Brother Ye used that move, so there probably won't be any more battles between these giant creatures in the next few days."

Some of the older people have already figured out the fighting patterns of Ye Fan and his group.

They had already set up their tents and barbecue stalls, ready to rest for a few days and consolidate their memories.

Those who had just arrived could only regret that they were late, and tearfully mooch off the barbecue from their seniors.

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Seeing that the battle had ended, Ye Fan and the others left. Only then did the hundreds of spirit apes bring over various Gu worms and reinforce the ground according to Sha Xiao's instructions.

As night fell, the huge training ground was once again filled with bamboo groves, and fine wine and various roasted meats were laid out, waiting for Sha Xiao and his group to arrive.

The moon rose high in the sky, and Ye Fan and Pang Bo ate for half an hour before Sha Xiao finally walked over, looking disheveled.

"Here you go, the seventh edition of Strike Freedom. I've fixed the energy consumption and insufficient slug potatoes issues you mentioned as much as possible."

"But it's probably still difficult to withstand your maximum power."

Sha Xiao sat down, rubbing her aching back, and tossed the box containing a complete set of the Powerful Freedom Gu Array to Ye Fan.

"Awesome! As expected of a Grandmaster of Refining Dao, he revised it so quickly."

Ye Fan played with the box for a while, reluctant to put it down, and then carefully put it away.

"It's just a big toy, so modifying it won't be difficult for me. This thing is still a long way from being a real Strike Freedom."

Sha Xiao said it without a care in the world.

"That's pretty good. I really want Zhou Yi and the others to see my transformation."

Pang Bo touched his increasingly strong and thick arms, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Zhou Yi doesn't watch EVA. If you want to show off, you'd better go find Wang Ziwen. She's the real anime enthusiast."

Ye Fan suggested.

"Hmph, you wouldn't know that, would you?"

Pang Bo waved the bamboo sticks triumphantly, gossiping:

"Zhou Yi is just good at hiding his true colors; he's actually a huge EVA fan."

"Furthermore, he's a die-hard fan of collectible figurines; he's bought an entire wall of them!"

"Huh?" Ye Fan and Sha Xiao were both incredibly surprised.

In their minds, Zhou Yi was only interested in traditional things like the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams, but he had never read comics about him.

The two quickly moved chairs next to Pang Bo to listen to the gossip.

While listening to Pang Bo recount the gossip of the earth, I enjoyed a glass of fine wine.

Only when the moon was high in the sky did Pang Bo, overjoyed, finally fall asleep, unable to hold his liquor.

After arranging for the monkey to escort Pang Bo back to his room, Ye Fan sat down and asked Sha Xiao:

"Old Sha, who exactly in Lingxu Cave Heaven is plotting against me? Why are you being so careful?"

Sha Xiao pursed her lips and asked:

"I've told you, what are you going to do now?"

Without striking a single enemy, Ye Fan simply swung his right hand downwards and said viciously:

"Of course we should lure him out and kill him quickly. You can't guard against a thief forever."

Sha Xiao clapped her hands lightly, a look on her face saying, "I knew you were worthy of me."

"Very well, at your rate, we'll soon be wandering the world. If we're unlucky, we'll just die."

Before Ye Fan could react, Sha Xiao began to scold him on her fingers:

"Killing people is easy, of course, but you have to think about it, these cultivators all have very long lifespans."

"Many people may not be anything special themselves, but who knows who might be behind them?"

"Take Vivi for example. Once she goes to the Holy Land, she'll basically be a guaranteed Sendai powerhouse."

"If someone foolishly provokes Lingxu Cave Heaven, do you think they might attack the elders and then the younger ones? I won't feel at ease until I find out the truth."

"We're new here, and if we really cause a big problem, we won't even know which way to run."

Upon hearing Sha Xiao's words, Ye Fan could only silently raise his cup to cover his face.

If it were him, he wouldn't think so much.

His style since childhood has been to ignore everything else, forge ahead regardless of the obstacles, and crush the people in front of him first.

Sha Xiao glanced at the guilty-looking Ye Fan and chuckled inwardly; he was already used to Ye Fan's way of doing things.

Most of the time, Ye Fan's physical critique is the most direct solution.

But now that we've arrived on an alien planet and he's in charge, we can't just let Ye Fan rush in headfirst.

Sha Xiao knew all too well that the world described in the original work was just the tip of the iceberg of this universe.

Although in the original work, Elder Han was just a lowly cultivator from the Bitter Sea with no background.

But what if?

What if Elder Han really has powerful backers? Wouldn't they die before they even get started?

He wouldn't fully believe the fragmented information in his memory.

While Ye Fan and the others were working hard to open up the sea of ​​suffering, explore their acupoints, and learn to use Gu worms in battle, he was not idle either.

Besides focusing on guiding Ye Fan and Pang Bo, he spent his days drinking tea and chatting with the old men opposite him, secretly planting countless secret techniques to gather information, and gradually figuring out the background of the Yan Kingdom's cultivation world and Elder Han.

"Humans are the spirits of all things, and Gu (a type of poisonous insect) is the true essence of heaven and earth. Do you remember that saying?"

After putting a tighter rein on Ye Fan, who had relaxed, Sha Xiao took a sip of tea and asked.

"Of course, this is the general outline of Gu Dao, I naturally remember it. But what does this have to do with our question just now?"

Ye Fan put down his cup, puzzled.

Sha Xiao rolled her eyes at Ye Fan:

"Idiot, you've seen me refine Gu poison before, so why wouldn't it work the other way around?"

A sudden thought flashed through Ye Fan's mind, and he trembled, looking at Sha Xiao in disbelief:

"Yes, yes, Old Sha, you already showed us..."

He was an exceptionally intelligent person, but because of Sha Xiao's protection, what he saw was not as direct as in the original work, so he still retained most of his Earthly habitual thinking.

But as soon as he put it into words, he immediately understood.

"Do they eat people...?"

Ye Fan looked at the mountaintop opposite him, somewhat unwilling to believe it.

Some time ago, when Sha Xiao met with those elders, he also came into contact with those people on the other side.

At the time, he thought those old men all looked like wise and venerable beings, and appeared very kind.

Moreover, he is basically able to answer any question about knowledge, just like a university professor on Earth.

Now, upon closer reflection, it's clear that some people were subtly trying to extract knowledge about the art of Gu poison.

This is indeed a world where the strong prey on the weak.

"Who is it? Can we handle it?"

Ye Fan quickly gathered his thoughts and asked.

He's always been like that; he's incredibly adaptable.

It is white when it encounters white, and black when it encounters black.

This is why he was the one who got along best with the Beidou people in the original work.

Sha Xiao smiled slightly and gently drew a Bagua flag on the table with her hand.

Ye Fan instantly understood: "It was him?! No wonder he was so eager to check my Bitter Sea cultivation level."

"That's why I refused for you, isn't it?" Sha Xiaowei smiled slightly. "That person doesn't have much life left, so he was thinking of extracting the divine medicine from your body to prolong his life."

"A miracle drug? How did he know about it? Could it be that something happened to Yiyi and Ziling?"

Ye Fan frowned and asked with some worry, afraid that he had caused his classmate's misfortune.

"No, don't worry, I've already found out." Sha Xiao shook her head and sighed. "When you and Pang Bo first arrived, didn't you complain about the difference in taste between the food and the divine medicine in Lingxu Cave Heaven?"

Ye Fan exclaimed in surprise:

"That is true, but I'm pretty sure there was no one around at the time. The young Taoist priest who delivered the food was almost down the mountain when we were chatting."

Looking at Sha Xiao's confident expression, Ye Fan said incredulously:

"It really is him? A child who hasn't cultivated any skills?"

Sha Xiao nodded seriously and said:

"Have you read Gu Long's works? These are the most dangerous people."

"Beidou has extensive knowledge of cultivation and countless talented people. It is not difficult to find a child with extraordinary hearing."

"He was able to get in because he was used by certain people to gather information."

"However, I don't blame you. At that time, you hadn't embarked on the path of cultivation yet, so it's normal that you didn't realize it."

"We weren't careful enough."

Looking at Sha Xiao's aged face, Ye Fan felt somewhat apologetic.

"It's all a small matter; learn from your mistakes. Let's not talk about it anymore."

Sha Xiao waved his hand dismissively and got back to business:

"I have investigated Elder Han's background thoroughly."

"How so?"

Ye Fan sat up straight.

Sha Xiao relaxed as she sipped her tea.

"He is indeed a recluse with no background. Apart from having private dealings with the people of Ziyang Cave, he probably has no powerful backers."

Ye Fan seemed to be deep in thought. He glanced at Sha Xiao twice, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Old Sha, you said he wants to use me to refine a longevity pill, so he can't do it without preparing the necessary ingredients, right?"

With a feint of a chop with their right hands, Ye Fan and Sha Xiao chuckled and said in unison, "Nai Yi Zu Te!"

"Hahaha--!"

The two who had successfully coordinated burst into laughter like kindergarten children.

After laughing, Ye Fan asked:

"Old Sha, what are your plans?"

Sha Xiao sneered:

"First of all, we must nip this in the bud. He only has one grandson in his lineage who is about the same age as you."

"As far as I know, he has already believed the information we released and concluded that you can only use Strike Freedom in Qingmao Mountain, and that you are just a lucky piece of trash otherwise."

"Tomorrow, I will ask the elders to suggest that we gather the disciples to train in the Spirit Ruins."

Ye Fan replied knowingly:

"His grandson will surely catch up."

"We'll make our move first, and then have Pang Bo incite the beast tide again, so we can easily create the illusion that he's been devoured by the beasts."

As he spoke, Ye Fan stroked his chin, looked at Sha Xiao, and smiled:

"Didn't you say there was a kind of human gu that could slow down the damage to your orifices? I promise to bring it back; it'll be a good use of this trash."

"Tsk tsk, Old Ye, you've really turned your heart black quickly."

Sha Xiao grinned as she listened.

Ye Fan rolled his eyes helplessly:

"The guy who dragged me, a decent woman, into this mess, shut up."

Sha Xiao chuckled:

"Once you launch the beast tide, I'll come find you. He'll definitely offer to come with me."

Now it was Ye Fan's turn to shake his head and click his tongue.

"Tsk tsk tsk, and you call me heartless. Ever since you arrived at Beidou, you've claimed you don't have much life left, and that you're practically useless outside of Qingmao Mountain..."

Sha Xiao chuckled, his face crinkling with laughter, looking kind and gentle.

"Who goes fishing without a helmet? I was just holding back a little."

Ye Fan and Sha Xiao exchanged a glance, clinked their glasses happily, and chuckled softly.

"Straight hook, salty bait, and they still fall for it? Hehehe..."