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

Suddenly, Han Li was shocked to discover that although his divine power was functioning normally, his palm could not advance any further.

"What's going on? When did I get trapped under this restriction?"

Han Li's eyes were bloodshot as he desperately mobilized his divine power to find and break the restriction.

But no matter how loudly he cried out in his sea of ​​suffering, or how turbulent the waves were, he found that he couldn't even find the restrictions.

"Cough cough cough, no need to look anymore, why look for something that's not there?"

Sha Xiao coughed, but seemed to read Han Li's mind as she answered.

"It's you?! When? How is this possible! How could you possibly have escaped my senses? You're just an ordinary mortal!"

Han Li's eyes suddenly rolled upwards, revealing his bloodshot lower sclera.

The old, shrill voice sounded like the howling of a vengeful ghost.

"Hehehe, just as you thought, I haven't lied to you. I really am just a mortal..."

Sha Xiao stopped coughing and straightened her hunched back with a series of cracking sounds.

Although his face remained unchanged, it was still covered with wrinkles and his skin was still loose.

His pale, long hair and wide Taoist robe were still being blown about by the wind.

However, his entire demeanor has transformed from the hunched old man in One Piece to the stylish and handsome old man in Bleach.

Standing at 1.9 meters tall, Sha Xiao glanced at Elder Han and said calmly, "But when did you ever have the illusion that I trusted you?"

He reached out and touched his eyes, removing a pair of contact lens-like Gu worms, and introduced them with a smile:

"This is a fourth-stage Mirror Flower Gu, and the Water Moon Gu was planted while we were drinking. The fourth-stage Moon Dao killing move—Mirror Flower Water Moon—is available for your enjoyment."

"Hehehe—, you won. You won."

Han Li immediately realized that Sha Xiao was definitely not the kind of person who would hand him over to Dongtian for disposal.

He grinned sinisterly, and with a thought, he was about to shatter his own sea of ​​suffering and divine will:

"I won't survive, and you won't get anything out of it! Killing a fellow elder? Go explain that to the grotto-heaven!"

With a deafening roar, accompanied by excruciating pain akin to being slowly sliced ​​to death, Han Li stared at his sea of ​​suffering, his divine sense completely destroyed.

He laughed triumphantly, laughing at himself for not leaving his opponent any advantage, but instead causing them a little trouble through his death.

As Han Li laughed, her smile froze on her face.

What happened?

Didn't he already expose himself?

The excruciating pain, like being slowly tortured by divine sense, was real and undeniable. So why was I still able to think?

Han Li looked up in despair, while Sha Xiao looked at him kindly, as if he were a grandson.

"You like to laugh? You like to self-destruct? Go ahead, I'll let you self-destruct as many times as you want."

In the next instant, Han Li was trapped in an endless cycle of self-destruction.

Sha Xiao withdrew his thoughts and manipulated Elder Han, who was like a wooden puppet beside him, to walk towards the direction of the beast tide.

He then began to explore Elder Han's collection of treasures with great interest.

"Wow, the old man has quite a lot of good stuff. Two hundred-year-old magnolia, one hundred-year-old seven-leaf rejuvenating fungus, six hundred-year-old ginseng, tsk tsk, all of them are good treasures for prolonging life, my longevity gu is promising."

"Wow, they actually have a two-thousand-year-old phoenix tree heart?! And they just used it to make a ruler? What a waste!"

Just looking at the herbs Elder Han carried with him, Sha Xiao began to marvel.

All I can say is that the characters in the original work all have a bit of luck.

As expected of the legendary Elder Han, the treasure-giving boy who traveled all over the Eastern Wilderness from the mere Divine Bridge in the original work, and the biggest benefactor of Ye Fan's early cultivation resources.

Soon, Sha Xiao guided Elder Han to the center where the beast tide was gathering.

Looking at the divine rainbow in the sky, Pang Bo asked in a low voice with some worry:

"Ye Zi, Old Deng is an elder after all. Will Old Sha be in trouble?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "It shouldn't be that bad. Old Sha is the most timid. He would never have proposed this plan if there were any risks involved."

"Then who do you think came from up there?" Pang Bo glanced curiously at Shen Hong again.

In the blink of an eye, the divine rainbow disappeared from the sky.

Instantly, every hair on Pang Bo's body stood on end!

"It's your Grandpa Sha!"

Sha Xiao appeared behind the two monkeys in the trees at some point and grabbed one of them by the neck with each hand.

"I'll sue!"

A monkey yelled and suddenly broke free from Sha Xiao's grasp, leaping away.

Its arms grew rapidly in the wind, and its fur turned into feathers in the blink of an eye. In just three seconds, it transformed into a crane with a wingspan of three meters.

When Dahe saw the helpless monkey in Sha Xiao's hand, he realized that he had been tricked.

He landed on a branch, wings on his hips, and spoke in a booming voice: "Sha Xiao! People can scare each other to death!"

Sha Xiao, however, turned around and criticized Pang Bo instead:

"You have the nerve to say that? Look at how you changed your appearance; I tricked you so easily!"

"Look at Ye Fan, even without cultivating the Dao of Transformation, he's more like a monkey than you."

"Uh..." Pang Bo awkwardly scratched his head and explained sheepishly, "Didn't you already point that out?"

Ye Fan looked at himself, spread his hands, and said, "Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak."

Ga-ga-ga-ga-

A bright red crow landed on the heads of the group, watching the two people, the bird, and the monkey with great interest.

Pang Bo hurriedly and awkwardly canceled the transformation of Ye Fan's killing move.

"Uh, Ye Zi, what were you going to say just now? Say it again?" Pang Bo said with an awkward laugh.

Ye Fan rolled his eyes at Sha Xiao and Pang Bo respectively:

"I'm saying! First of all, I don't look like a monkey!"

"Secondly, Pang Bo, it's certain you've been exposed. We've transformed into the unique monkeys of Qingmao Mountain. It would be a problem if Lao Sha didn't recognize us."

"It seems...that's how it is, huh?"

Pang Bo suddenly slapped his forehead and laughed "Hahaha".

"Why......"

Ye Fan and Sha Xiao sighed together.

Pang Bo's eyes darted around and landed on Elder Han, who stood motionless beside him like an elderly psychopath from a horror movie. He changed the subject, saying:

"Old Sha, you're amazing! You actually captured the elder alive! A mortal capturing a divine bridge? Who would believe it? What did you do? Why isn't he moving at all?"

Sha Xiao and Ye Fan smiled, not pointing it out, and went along with the explanation:

"If I, a dignified third-stage Grandmaster, can't even handle an old man who's spent his entire life at the Divine Bridge stage and is already prepared to treat the dead with utmost respect, how am I supposed to bring you all home?"

"Actually, it's very simple. The vast majority of cultivators and races do not have a method to temper their divine sense until they reach the Immortal Platform. In my opinion, they are no different from ordinary people."

Pang Bo and Ye Fan suddenly realized something, feeling as if they had discovered a new world.

Ye Fan rested his chin on his hand, countless thoughts flashing through his mind, and whispered:

"I see, there's another trick like that? Then we need to be on guard."

Pang Bo asked excitedly, "What's it called? What's it called? Can we learn it?"

Seeing their expressions, Sha Xiao smiled proudly, swept her bangs back with her right hand, and combed them into a slicked-back hairstyle:

"You know about the Shinigami's Mirror Image, right? I used a Mirror Image, Water Moon technique to control his five senses, and he's enjoying Infinite Tsukuyomi right now."

"With the fourth-level Mirror Flower Gu, the third-level Water Moon Gu, and my cultivation levels as a Grandmaster of the Theft Path, a Grandmaster of the Illusion Path, and a Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster of the Dream Path, I've got it all sorted out."

"Isn't it relaxing?"

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!" Pang Bo yelled, covering his face. "That bastard sneaked out? He didn't even tell us about such a cool move?"

"Wait, how come I didn't think of so many ways to show off? Mythology, comics, anime, games—I get it!"

Ye Fan was surprised for a moment before he came to his senses.

He patted Pang Bo on the shoulder: "Don't think about it, Old Sha is kidding me. The move isn't the point, the point is his level of understanding, that's what makes the move effective."

"You yourself are now a Grandmaster of the Food Dao, haven't you ever felt how difficult it is to reach the Grandmaster level in other Daos?"

Pang Bo was taken aback at first, then slowly said, "It seems that's how it is?"

But then, he grabbed Ye Fan's shoulders and shook him violently:

"Ye Fan, are you awake?"

"Is this a question of how the move works? It's a question of how cool it is!"

"Strength is temporary, but being handsome is forever!"

As he spoke, Pang Bo rolled up his sleeves, patted his arms, and said:

"I guarantee that even if I were some kind of great emperor, not many people would remember me."

"But if I trained myself to be the strongest in the world, and then said something like, 'The purity is too low,' then I'd definitely be remembered!"

Feeling dizzy from the swaying, Ye Fan thought about the most enduring legacy of Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Taizu of Song, and had to nod in agreement: "That's really true!"

Sha Xiao watched the two joking around with her arms behind her back, and felt genuinely happy.

Isn't this feeling what he's been desperately trying to protect?

The path of cultivation is long and arduous, but he is confident that he can survive and even become an emperor or an immortal.

But if you don't have brothers to joke around with and brag to, what's the point of being an immortal?

Suddenly, a faint rumbling sound came from deep within the ruins.

In the blink of an eye, the wild beasts that were still searching below scattered like birds and ran towards the outer edge of the ruins.

"Ye Zi, Lao Sha? Can you feel it? Heartbeat? My heartbeat was irregular just now."

Pang Bo touched his heart and became wary.

Ye Fan touched his heart and looked at Sha Xiao in confusion, "No. Was it that fluctuation just now? It sounded like a heartbeat to me?"

Sha Xiao nodded: "You heard right, it was a heartbeat."

He pointed at the fleeing beasts:

"These wild beasts are also trying to avoid that heartbeat. If the heartbeat gets too strong, they will die if they get too close and their cultivation level is not high enough."

Ye Fan and Pang Bo nodded, somewhat surprised but also understanding.

Under Sha Xiao's tutelage, they had already come into contact with Dao Palace-level power ahead of time.

In addition, having gained some common sense from the experiences along the way, I am no longer as surprised by such things as I was in the original story.

They had come to understand that with higher cultivation levels, one could truly extinguish a star with a breath, and that one's heart could pound so hard it would terrify someone.

"Then why are we fine, but Pang Bo feels something?" Ye Fan asked immediately.

Sha Xiao glanced at Pang Bo and whispered, "You know the difference between us and Pang Bo, right?"

Pang Bo glanced at Ye Fan, who seemed to have just realized something, and chuckled, "Demon blood, huh?"

"Hmm, I reckon that was the heartbeat of a peerless demon. And it was a secret treasure specifically left for the younger generation of the demon race."

Sha Xiao pointed to the interior of the ruins with his right hand and said.

Pang Bo swallowed hard.

"Old Sha, Ye Zi, do you think that might be what the ancestor of Lingxu Cave Heaven is looking for?"

"It's almost certainly true," Ye Fan said confidently.

The location and the legend both match, so the possibility that it's not true is extremely small.

"hiss--!"

Pang Bo glanced inside and felt a strange heat rising in his heart.

It was like a fire, burning his face, making his blood boil, and making his heart itch.

He glanced at Ye Fan and Sha Xiao again, suppressing his burning desire, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Then let's hurry up and leave. It would be bad if the people of Lingxu Cave Heaven found out that we attacked Elder Han."

As he spoke, he looked at Sha Xiao and asked urgently:

"The resources here, combined with Elder Han's resources, should be enough to support our cultivation up to the sixth level, right?"

Sha Xiao nodded:

"With the self-circulation of Qingmao Mountain, if the three of us cultivate slowly and quietly, we can reach the fifth level in about ten years."

"Thump!"

"Then let's go! We've finally settled down. Sha Xiao, didn't you say that the three of us, once we reach the fifth level of cultivation, would be comparable to a Dragon Transformation cultivator? We can't let a small gain lead to a greater loss!"

Pang Bo suppressed his racing heartbeat and gritted his teeth as he spoke.

Ye Fan raised his hand and patted Pang Bo's feverish shoulder, saying:

"What nonsense are you talking about! What cultivation journey is without risks?"

Sha Xiao snorted unhappily:

"Pang Bo, this shows you don't trust me."

"You think there's anyone in this mere Spirit Ruins Grotto-heaven who could possibly stand a chance against me?"

"Besides, haven't I already been a member of Lingxu Cave Heaven? I'm going there to help the cave heaven drive away the demonic beasts and collect the secret treasures of the cave heaven in advance."

Pang Bo looked at Ye Fan and Sha Xiao, feeling a pang of sadness. He rubbed his nose and muttered:

"Damn, you guys have already bluffed me, what can I say? Let's just leave!"

Ye Fan pulled Sha Xiao over, and despite being the shortest, he sandwiched Sha Xiao and Pang Bo between them, laughing loudly:

"That's it! Brothers united—!"

The three men smiled, and their six hands, ranging from boyhood to youth to old age, expertly joined together and pressed down sharply: "Its strength can break metal!"

With ambition burning in his heart, Sha Xiao urged Elder Han to ride the rainbow and wrap the three of them up, flying swiftly towards the source of the noise in the ruins.

Just before they arrived, he landed on the ground ahead of time with Ye Fan and Pang Bo.

After putting Elder Han away, Sha Xiao took out the Buddhist artifacts and two source materials preserved in the Great Thunderclap Temple and handed them to the two of them respectively:

"Strategically despise the opponent, tactically take them seriously. Let's go over and observe discreetly first, and keep these two Buddhist artifacts handy; we'll use them when necessary."

Pang Bo took the heavy plaque of the Great Thunder Temple and lowered his voice:

"Damn, Old Sha, you actually carry these around with you? Aren't these supposed to be divine weapons of kings and saints? Won't using them just cause us even more trouble?"

Sha Xiao rolled her eyes:

"You can't leave your fighting gear at home, can you?"

"Stop talking nonsense, use them if needed. At worst, I'll lead you on a runaway. Putting everything else aside, when it comes to escaping, I'm second to none!"

Subconsciously, Sha Xiao felt that something was missing.

He turned around abruptly and saw Ye Fan silently approaching the core edge by touching the grass.

Oh shit!

Sha Xiao slapped her forehead in exasperation; Ye Fan was still the same.

No wonder he's a man who's been hopping around in restricted areas every day since he started cultivating; he'll flaunt his talents if he has even a little bit of charisma.

Just as Sha Xiaogang led Pang Bo to Ye Fan's side, he saw Ye Fan point to the core and exclaim in surprise, "Do you see that? There's something inside the volcano!"