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Chapter 79 Really? I don't believe it! (2k)

"He's gone. It's a pity we didn't get to have a proper chat."

Sha Xiao shook her head and began clearing away the plates with a hint of regret.

"Hoo—, hiccup"

Ye Fan let out a huge sigh of relief and let out a long burp.

Sha Xiao glanced at Ye Fan and saw that the back of his clothes were wrinkled, clearly soaked with sweat and then dried by his restless body.

"Holy shit!"

Ye Fan released the Azure Lotus Imperial Weapon and, unusually, uttered a curse.

"Who is he? What just happened? What did he say?"

Once he came to his senses, Ye Fan couldn't wait to bombard everyone with a bunch of questions.

Sha Xiao pursed her lips and smiled, "I don't know either."

Ye Fan looked on in disbelief: "You didn't know? How could you not know?"

"I really don't know. He should have been there when we arrived. I only realized it later. We must have trespassed into someone's secluded retreat."

Sha Xiao pointed to the spot where the old madman had been standing.

Ye Fan turned his head and looked through the darkness, quickly finding the place Sha Xiao had mentioned.

That was a corner of the cave. If you looked closely, you could see a pair of footprints carved on the ground below the stalactites, which formed a human-shaped cavity around that spot.

"Holy crap? How many years has that been?"

Ye Fan blinked, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Sha Xiao helplessly shrugged.

To be honest, he didn't mean to, but he just randomly found a place to practice Gu and ended up at the place where the old madman was in seclusion.

Although 99% of the blunder was their fault, they could have easily discovered it if they had been more careful once they came in.

But doesn't the old madman himself bear even a fraction of the blame?

How could a sage be in seclusion with no restrictions at all? Was he deliberately trying to lure people in?

Ye Fan walked up and touched the stalactites, unable to resist asking, "These must be at least several thousand years old, right? Were there really people from several thousand years ago?"

He couldn't help but think of history. Thousands of years ago, when the earth was still in the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, people were still in the era of slavery.

Is it really possible for someone to have survived from that era to the present day?

Wouldn't that be a living dictionary that bears witness to history?

Sha Xiao laughed upon hearing this: "Old Ye, please show some respect to the Holy Lord of Yao Guang. Although they are still relatively young, they are people from one or two thousand years ago."

Ye Fan fell silent for a moment upon hearing this.

"And it's true, good people don't live long, while wicked people live for a thousand years."

Ye Fan said dismissively.

It's truly a miracle that someone like the Holy Lord of Yaoguang could live for over a thousand years; Heaven must be blind.

"Heh, that's cultivation. He doesn't care how you did it, he only cares about the results of your cultivation. If you're strong, you're more likely to live a long life."

Sha Xiao looked at the embarrassed Ye Fan and couldn't help but smile.

"Besides, since Heaven won't punish these scourges, it's the same if we do."

Sha Xiao said with a smile as she packed up the materials for refining Gu.

"Ha, that's true."

Ye Fan shook his head, exhaled, and stopped worrying about it.

"You still haven't answered me. What did you do to make that old madman both cry and laugh?"

Ye Fan helped Sha Xiao tidy up the materials scattered on the floor, and then continued the conversation.

"I didn't do anything."

Sha Xiao shrugged and said frankly, "I just realized that he should have discovered us a long time ago."

"He's much better than us. If he had any bad intentions, we would both be dead by now."

Ye Fan looked at Sha Xiao with suspicion: "Really?"

Sha Xiao pointed to her eyes and looked at Ye Fan: "Look into these sincere eyes of mine, when have I ever lied to you?"

Ye Fan rolled his eyes without any politeness and uttered three words decisively: "I don't believe it."

If others don't know, how could he not know?

Sha Xiao must possess many Gu worms and deadly techniques that can induce dreams.

Otherwise, why would that old madman keep staring in Sha Xiao's direction and suddenly lose control of his emotions?

You're telling Ye Fan that an old monster who's lived for thousands of years would lose control of his emotions? He just found it funny.

Whether it was something he had read in all the Taoist scriptures or something he had met with practitioners recently.

Which of them isn't mentally strong and resilient, having endured countless trials and tribulations? Why would they cry for no reason?

Sha Xiao shook his head helplessly; he really wasn't lying this time.

He discovered the old madman when Ye Fan returned to remove the Blinding Immortal Gu.

At that time, he discovered a Daoist aura that was extremely similar to that of the Blinding Immortal Gu when it was activated, rising and falling in the corner of the cave.

It was only then that he discovered the old madman hiding in the corner, silently analyzing the Blinding Immortal Gu.

Even after discovering the old madman, aside from secretly opening the treasure vault, mobilizing three Celestial Dao Immortal Gu to form a killing move, and awakening the old ghost and the Azure Emperor's heart, he really didn't do anything else.

Sha Xiao had never considered using methods of wisdom or illusion to influence the opponent, as Ye Fan had imagined.

Because he knew the other person was a madman.

Madmen act without logic!

The fact that this madman is also a saint makes it even more terrifying.

Since the other party did not make a move beforehand, and the Azure Lotus Imperial Weapon did not trigger the warning mechanism, it means that he and Ye Fan are currently safe.

What if I accidentally anger the old madman and make him even crazier?

Should I take up the Azure Lotus Imperial Weapon and fight him head-on?

Don't be ridiculous.

Unless he's willing to give up a quarter of the Little Qingzang Treasure Vault to activate the Emperor Weapon God, he has no chance of defeating this old monster who might be a half-step Great Sage.

The two bickered for a while, but quickly finished packing their things.

Ye Fan glanced at the cave, sighed, and asked, "So, where do we go next?"

Sha Xiao opened a map of Yan and gestured for a while, then pointed to the area next to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and said, "Let's go cause them trouble!"

Ye Fan was somewhat surprised: "Now? Wait a minute, we only have four Chaos Treasure King Lotuses, right?"

"Master Duan De is already helping us buy time, so why don't we accumulate some more time?"

"Besides, didn't you say that to safely enter and exit the Forbidden Zone again, we need to wait for the right time, about two years?"

"Is there any hope if we go now?"

Sha Xiao closed her eyes, recalling the information Ye Fan had gathered over the past few days.

Qingfeng Town, Xiao Yinyin, the old madman's prediction just now...

A series of clues flashed through his mind. Sha Xiao opened his eyes, slapped the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone hard, and laughed, "That's right, it's this time."

"I miscalculated before. We did too much, and the right time has changed. Now is the most right time."

"And it's even more accurate than I thought!"

"Before, I only dared to guarantee that I would save people, and whether I could teach them a lesson depended on luck."

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"This time, I'll make sure they don't have their teeth pulled out, or I'm not a Sha!"