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

"Are we about to land?"

"Which planet is it? Have we arrived yet?"

"Stop talking, everyone lie down!"

The inside of the bronze coffin shook violently once again, and everyone felt dizzy.

Having experienced the previous incident involving Yinghuo, everyone immediately realized what had happened and lay down on the ground, behaving much better than before.

Despite the spinning around him, Sha Xiao's feet remained firmly rooted to the spot as if glued on.

He gazed at the ancient starry path on the bronze wall, its image gradually fading, and murmured excitedly:

"Is it finally here? The main stage of the Golden Age, Beidou!"

Just like last time, as the coffin was about to land, the ancient bronze carvings on the coffin walls emitted a divine glow.

A hazy light curtain opened up, offsetting an unimaginable impact, and the giant coffin finally stabilized.

With a final, deafening roar, the lid of the bronze coffin shifted off course and slid heavily to the side, causing the coffin to overturn onto the ground.

When everyone opened their eyes, they saw Sha Xiao walking down the vertical wall at a leisurely pace, just like Spider-Man.

Seeing the most obvious manifestation of extraordinary power, everyone's heart skipped a beat, and they suddenly came to their senses.

What were they just doing?

They've really gone too far, daring to surround Sha Xiao.

"Sha Xiao, we were out of our minds just now." A classmate, still kneeling, looked up at him.

"Yes, yes, we didn't mean to force you. It's just that after seeing Liu Yunzhi kick Liu Qing like that, I'm really scared!" a classmate cried, covering his face.

Despite the students' apologies and cries, Sha Xiao remained completely unmoved.

His eyes peered through the open coffin lid at the lush grass and bright sunlight of the desolate, forbidden land:

"None of that matters. Aren't you going out and see the new world?"

Everyone wiped away their tears in astonishment and followed Sha Xiao's gaze.

The blazing sun shines down, and the fresh air blows in, carrying the scent of earth and the fragrance of flowers and grass, a natural atmosphere is abundant.

Sha Xiao led the way and strode outside. In an instant, everyone stood up and quickly followed him out.

After the blinding sunlight subsided, a magnificent world opened its arms to them.

At this moment, they are standing on the top of a mountain that is neither too high nor too low, where they can look out at the scenery ahead.

In the distance are rolling, beautiful mountain peaks, covered with lush trees.

Near the mountaintop are strangely shaped rocks and ancient, vigorous trees, with old vines as thick as buckets coiling around like dragons, as well as lush green grass and fragrant wildflowers.

Compared to the darkness and desolation of Mars, this place is undoubtedly a peaceful and serene paradise.

Suddenly, the giant bronze coffin behind them emitted a metallic tremor, instantly tugging at everyone's nerves, causing them all to turn around and look.

Most of the nine enormous dragon corpses were hanging from the cliff, and the bronze coffins were not far from the precipice.

At this moment, the nine dragon corpses, as solid as the Great Wall of Steel, are slowly sliding down the cliff, and the bronze coffin is also being pulled forward.

"Rumble rumble rumble"

The nine enormous dragon corpses and the ancient bronze coffin slid down the mountain peak with a rumbling sound, eventually accelerating as they plummeted down the sheer cliff!

Everyone broke out in a cold sweat; one side of the mountaintop was a sheer cliff.

If Sha Xiao hadn't been the first to emerge when the coffin lid was opened, and if they had rushed out quickly after her, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

After the nine enormous dragon corpses and the bronze coffin fell off the cliff, there was no sound of them hitting the ground for a long time.

"My God, are we in the crater of a volcano?" Someone boldly stepped forward to explore.

"It's not a volcano crater; there couldn't be a volcano this thick," Ye Fan said, pointing around.

A closer look at the surroundings reveals that this is a vast, deep valley surrounded by nine large mountains.

Logically speaking, this should be an open valley where you can see right to the bottom.

However, when everyone looked down at the cliff, all they saw was a pitch-black abyss, as if it had pierced straight through the road to hell, unfathomably deep and without end.

"It's unimaginable just how deep it is!"

"What kind of place is this? How can there be such a huge abyss..."

Everyone vaguely felt that the world was not as peaceful and tranquil as it appeared on the surface.

Amidst their surprise and uncertainty, everyone turned to look at Sha Xiao, who was standing beside the cliff.

As the only cultivator, everyone can only rely on him.

However, the fear that had just dissipated in their hearts resurfaced when they thought about how everyone had urged him to reveal the method of cultivation, taking advantage of their relationship with him.

"pity......"

Sha Xiao sighed, and a chill ran from everyone's tailbone to their fingertips.

Ye Fan stepped forward and watched with Sha Xiao, asking, "What's wrong? Are you regretting the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin?"

Sha Xiao smiled and said, "No, that's not it. You wouldn't understand even if I told you. You'll find out later."

Turning around and looking at her trembling classmates, Sha Xiao said:

"As I said, I've considered guiding you in your cultivation. But before we begin, I must ask you: do you remember the realms I told you about?"

"Of course, one begins cultivation in the Sea of ​​Bitterness, comprehends one's true nature in the Dao Palace, connects with heaven and earth at the Four Extremes, accumulates strength by transforming into a dragon, and finally leaps onto the Immortal Platform to become a sage."

Zhou Yi spoke quickly and without a single mistake.

"The problem is that I don't have the path of spiritual practice. If this is the orthodox way of spiritual practice, then mine is a new path that I figured out myself."

"What level one can reach in cultivation, and how one can continue cultivating, all require one to create one's own methods."

Upon hearing Sha Xiao's words, many people began to have second thoughts.

According to Sha Xiao, they have arrived in a world where cultivation is prevalent. Facing a group of ancient people, it shouldn't be difficult for them to embark on the path of cultivation, right?

Sha Xiao understood immediately and continued, "My path is not like the common cultivation methods in this world, where one can simply lift a hand to split mountains and shatter rocks, saving both life and death."

"Unorthodox methods are riddled with flaws, and one's cultivation level almost entirely depends on those fragile insects."

Lin Jia and many other female classmates started to back down after hearing this.

"The materials needed to refine the insect are also very rare, and the Buddhist treasures you have are one of them."

The vast majority of male students shook their heads. How could they possibly give up their current Buddhist treasures and gamble on their future?

"After it is refined, it will also require a lot of rare and precious resources to feed it."

Zhang Ziling and Wang Ziwen both looked troubled upon hearing this, as it reminded them of the lives of corporate slaves on Earth.

Moreover, they had read myths like Investiture of the Gods and knew very well how unreliable a cultivation system that relied on magical treasures was.

"So it's not that I don't want to teach you cultivation. It's just that my own path is uncertain, and as your classmates, I can't lie to you and pave the way for me, can I?"

Sha Xiao spread his hands and said very sincerely.

No one suspected that Sha Xiao was lying to them.

Because that's exactly how he was on Earth, spending his days revolving around insects, even abandoning his studies to venture into the mountains for them.

"Old Sha is just bluffing again," Pang Bo whispered to Ye Fan.

"Keep your voice down." Ye Fan's lips curled up slightly as he shook his head, feigning disappointment.

Seeing this, Pang Bo also lowered his head and sighed with regret.

Zhou Yi glanced at Ye Fan, his mind made up, and he said quickly and decisively, "I've thought it over, and I'm willing to build this road for you."

Most people were still disappointed and hadn't heard what Zhou Yi had said.

"Oh?" Sha Xiao looked at Zhou Yi in surprise. He didn't expect that after comparing the two sides, the other party would still be so determined.

No wonder that in the original story, everyone else returned to Earth one after another after achieving their cultivation levels, while only Zhou Yi broke through to the Emperor Realm and embarked on the boundless path of cultivation.

Now it seems that he was indeed obsessed with cultivation and understood the principle that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

"Okay, I'll teach you later," Sha Xiao promised.

He was not afraid that others would learn the art of Gu poison.

On the contrary, he welcomes capable people to learn the art of Gu.

The stronger the practitioner of Gu Dao, the stronger Gu Dao becomes.

As the founder of the Gu Dao in this world, the power of Gu Dao will ultimately be used by him.

The reason I haven't taught it to my two good brothers, Ye Fan and Pang Bo, is simply because I'm worried that the two realms' methods won't be able to be practiced together. I'm making thorough preparations before teaching it to them.

As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its cubs.

Sha Xiao chuckled inwardly, but with a stern face, she pointed to the stone tablet not far from the mountaintop and reminded everyone:

"Gentlemen, our leisure time is over. My Gu worms tell me that there is great danger here. We'd better find some water and leave as soon as possible."

The atmosphere, which had just eased, tensed up again in an instant because of a single sentence from Sha Xiao.

Some students complained inwardly, "Why can't Sha Xiao let them rest a little longer?"

Despite their displeasure, their bodies still moved closer to Sha Xiao.

Ha ha.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo exchanged a smile.

That's just how people are; only a few can learn from their mistakes in a short time.

While under intense pressure, the genes of the terrifying apes, honed through repeated training sessions in a short period, quickly took effect.

Although no one realized it, their five senses were indeed operating at several times the speed and sensitivity of before.

"Have you noticed? There don't seem to be any birds or animals around here; it's so quiet!"

Wang Ziwen is quite observant and sensed something was wrong immediately.

"That's right!" Everyone nodded in agreement.

There are flowers, grass, vines, and trees here, and it looks vibrant on the surface.

But upon closer inspection, something unusual was discovered: there were no cicadas chirping in the ancient trees, no grasshoppers on the grass, and no birds flying in the sky; there was only silence.

"No, there are birds over there!" Liu Yiyi held the relic in her hand and pointed to the distant horizon.

Following her finger, everyone looked and saw a small black dot in the distance. Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be an eagle circling overhead.

One glance is enough to tell that the eagle is extraordinary.

Because its entire body is golden, as if it were cast from gold, and it shines with golden light, making it exceptionally beautiful in the sunlight.

Suddenly, the eagle swooped down into a mountainous area, then soared into the sky, a giant elephant now in its talons, and flew towards a distant cliff.

"I...I'm not seeing things, am I?!" Upon seeing this, the usually carefree Pang Bo stammered on the spot.

The others were also nearly petrified, staring blankly like clay or wooden sculptures, hardly believing their eyes.

"Why do I feel like that eagle's talons are holding a giant elephant?" Li Changqing stammered, feeling his mouth dry.

"It's not just 'seems,' it's absolutely true! To be able to lift a giant elephant is incredible! You can only imagine how enormous that eagle must have been..."

Wang Ziwen picked up on his words and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"Don't worry about those beasts. With the Buddhist artifacts here, they can't hurt us."

"Our most important task now is to find a water source, recharge our energy, and set off as soon as possible."

Sha Xiao sat down cross-legged and said jokingly.

"Gurgle."

Suddenly, someone's stomach rumbled, and everyone looked at each other, feeling quite embarrassed.

People need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, so everyone dispersed, each holding their Buddhist implements, to find a secluded place to relieve themselves.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo, led by Sha Xiao, had already gotten into the swing of things and started wandering around, looking for any divine fruits or anything like that.

A short while later, they made their discovery in the middle of a vine a few dozen meters away.

"Sha Xiao, Sha Xiao!" Ye Fan called out softly, wanting his good brother to come and see.

With a "whoosh," Sha Xiao vanished from everyone's sight.

Pang Bo's mouth dropped open, and he grabbed Ye Fan's arm, asking, "Where's Lao Sha?"

"Here it is." Sha Xiao picked a leaf and patted Pang Bo on the back.

"Ghost!" Before Pang Bo could even cry out, Ye Fan grabbed him by the neck.

Still shaken, Pang Bo coughed, staring in shock at the leaf in Sha Xiao's hand, and suddenly understood:

"What the hell? This is what you meant by relying solely on insects, being fragile and full of weaknesses?"

Sha Xiao waved the leaf and laughed, "I only said that insects are not easy to raise and are easily damaged, but I never said that they are not powerful."

"Stop talking nonsense, take a look, isn't this a treasure!"

Ye Fan swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the dozen or so small trees, each about half a meter tall, behind the vines.

These small trees are adorned with mysterious patterns, resembling dragons, phoenixes, qilin, and serpents, appearing and disappearing in an instant, their forms incredibly wondrous.

The leaves are broad, emerald green, and shaped like human hands, as if several multi-armed little people are standing there.

At the top of each sapling hangs a bright red fruit, shaped like a cherry, but as big as a chicken egg.

The aroma is not strong, but it is extremely rich. Once you enter, even the aged aroma of a thousand-year-old wine cellar will be overwhelmed here.

"call--"

Sha Xiao took a deep breath, her burning gaze fixed on the leaves of the divine tree.

"These fruits are treasures. You two should each eat five, I'll keep one for myself, and give one to Liu Yiyi and one to Lao Zhang."

As Sha Xiao spoke, he ruthlessly stripped the thirteen sacred trees bare.

He knew very well that in the years to come, he would have to rely on his only immortal Gu—the Blinding Gu.

I only got the chance to obtain the Divine Leaf so easily because of Ye Fan. If I don't seize this opportunity, I'll only be able to blame myself for being stupid.

Seeing Sha Xiao's condition, Ye Fan and the other person immediately picked the divine fruit and consumed it.

After finishing the fruit, Pang Bo's eyes darted around, fixing on the soil and the sacred spring:

"These things must be extraordinary to be able to nurture a divine tree, right?"

As he spoke, he lay down at the spring and began to drink deeply.