Humans are shrouded in mist, projecting their image across countless worlds.

Chapter 37 discusses the past, including the sale of fake skill manuals.
The Holy Maiden of Yaochi, her face veiled by a light gauze, possessed a slender figure, skin as white as snow, and an alluring physique that captivated all who beheld her, exuding an ethereal and otherworldly aura.

“Brother Heavenly Emperor, your battle was earth-shattering. If you don’t go, how can this Gathering of Prodigies be called a grand event?”

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi had a voice as beautiful as heavenly music, her beautiful eyes fixed on He Lang beside her.

"I don't think it's that simple. What does the Jade Pool Holy Land want that you have to come and invite me personally?"

He Lang paid no attention to this fairy-like woman and asked directly. He and the Holy Maiden of Yaochi were good friends, so if she had come to invite him, there must be something else going on.

"As expected, nothing can be hidden from you. The sages of my Yaochi Holy Land wish to obtain some of your essence blood to nourish the divine embryo in Yaochi, hoping to bring it into the world as soon as possible."

When the Holy Maiden of Yaochi heard He Lang's question, she did not hide anything and directly revealed her other purpose.

"That won't do. It's just a Holy Spirit Stone Embryo. I'd rather it fulfill my wish than fulfill mine."

"Furthermore, the Holy Spirit essence I obtained back then has been exhausted. You in Yaochi came too late. If you had sought me out back at the Immortal Transformation Pool, I could have given you some."

He Lang refused Yaochi Saintess's request without hesitation. As for why he brought up the Holy Spirit Origin, there's no need to elaborate. It involves the Holy Spirit Stone Embryo, and these are the only two things he possesses that would be useful to Yaochi.

"Besides, your Yaochi Holy Land is too hasty. I have excavated so many unborn Holy Spirit Stone Embryos, and I even personally killed a King Holy Spirit. My blood flows with the curse of the Holy Spirit. Aren't you afraid of damaging the destiny of the Yaochi Holy Spirit Stone Embryos?"

"This……"

When the Holy Maiden of Yaochi heard He Lang say this, she shook her head and chuckled.

"The previous Queen Mother of the West had a premonition during her cultivation, sensing that a terrible upheaval was about to come, which is why she came up with this idea. I will explain it to her when I return."

"So, are you going to this grand event? After it's over, some people will be setting off on the ancient starry road. They only stayed because they were worried about you, this variable, but now they have no choice but to prepare to go."

He Lang's performance was simply too extraordinary. He killed the Ancestral King, who was at the seventh or eighth level of the Saint Realm, without hesitation, which made these geniuses feel as if a divine mountain was pressing down on their hearts.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi mentioned that Yao Guang of the Yao Guang Holy Land had contacted her in the past and secretly sought out others, proposing to take He Lang with them onto the Ancient Star Road. Unfortunately, when trying to deduce his location, she was always blocked by a sea of ​​laws and could not see his exact location.

That guy, Hagiwara!

"This guy has ruined my reputation, I definitely have to go see how he explains himself."

"Yes, I'll be waiting for your arrival at Yaochi."

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi drifted away, as if she were a celestial being.

He Lang turned around, and Ji Ziyue, Ji Haoyue, Ji Zi, Pang Bo and the others were already standing not far away, looking at him curiously.

"Brother Lang, what are you and the Holy Maiden of Yaochi whispering about behind everyone's back?" Pang Bo's eyes gleamed with gossip.

One is a highly accomplished Celestial Master, and the other is a Holy Maiden of Yaochi. According to tradition, there must be a story between them!
"It's an invitation to attend the upcoming Heavenly Pride Gathering at Yaochi Holy Land. Didn't you all receive invitations as well?"

"The Holy Maiden of Yaochi said that Yaoguang had secretly contacted her, trying to force me to walk with her on the ancient starry road. Did she contact you?"

He Lang gave a casual explanation, then suddenly asked a question, staring at Ji Ziyue and Ji Haoyue, observing the expressions of the two siblings.

"We looked for you! We all feel more at ease knowing you're not in Beidou," Ji Ziyue said innocently.

“I haven’t done anything wrong. Look at Black Emperor, he’s always collecting pets, and Taoist Priest is always doing archaeology. Isn’t that even more worrying in Beidou?”

"At least they don't steal the cultivation resources of cultivators at the Life Spring Realm!"

"That was Ye Fan's doing." "What about blind box gambling, card drawing to obtain secret techniques, and honey traps... Of course, these are not the important ones. The main thing is that you like to spread all kinds of fabricated incomplete scriptures and secret techniques. How many promising young people were poisoned back then? If everyone hadn't reacted in time and prohibited the practice of scriptures and secret techniques found outside, who knows how many outstanding talents would have been lost."

Ji Ziyue chattered on and on, leaving He Lang speechless.

"What do you mean by fabricating nonsense? The cultivation principles in the manuals I distributed are feasible; they just omitted a few steps! Besides, I didn't distribute them any further."

He Lang defended himself, his words lacking in logic yet his tone was defiant.

This is the product of his exploration of reality, trying to replicate the imaginative operations he encountered when reading novels in his previous life, such as practicing half a skill book to directly achieve various heaven-defying effects.

The result was a huge disappointment. It was all fake and unrealistic. The resulting technique looked good, but all sorts of problems arose as you practiced it, making it like a castle in the air.

Later, He Lang sold them using methods similar to blind boxes and gacha games on Earth, exchanging them for other cultivation resources.

"That's the crux of the problem. Now that your cultivation level is getting higher and higher, they're afraid you'll do something even more dangerous. Don't underestimate me, even the Ji family is afraid!"

Ji Ziyue was telling the truth. At first glance, the manuals that He Lang produced did not seem fake. The cultivation concepts and techniques contained therein made some sense, which was why no one noticed them at first.

Only when one's cultivation reaches a certain level will the hidden dangers erupt. Although there is no danger of death, it consumes time and energy.

Don't think that because cultivators have lifespans of hundreds or thousands of years, time is worthless. In fact, every minute on the path of cultivation is extremely important.

Moreover, some stubborn and skeptical individuals persisted in pursuing those fake manuals until, in a dynasty in Zhongzhou, an old emperor nearing the end of his life went out to find a burial site and discovered a celestial scripture in an ancient tomb. Overjoyed, he returned to cultivate it and died suddenly, which finally drew attention to the matter.

"Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique, Demon Realm Mystic Embryo Scripture, Dragonless Heart Method, Nine Revolutions Intent Sword Body Technique, Tathagata Palm, Primordial Golden Chapter..."

Ji Ziyue counted on her fingers how many harmful scriptures He Lang had created, making He Lang look up at the sky.

The boomerang of the past has finally struck back at us!

"You, who sell fake secret manuals, are far more dangerous than Black Emperor and Duan De!"

Ultimately, Ji Ziyue sentenced He Lang, confirming that he was far more dangerous than the other two.

He Lang looked around, his bright eyes hoping someone would stand up for him, but no one spoke up for him, making him sigh at the coldness of the world and how everyone was just a fair-weather friend!

"Brother Lang, don't look at me like that. I almost fell for it too. It was that Tao Te Ching. You've forgotten?"

Pang Bo's lips twitched when he saw He Lang looking at him.

Upon hearing this, He Lang also remembered the matter.

Back then, when he and Duan De were working together on archaeological excavations, exploring the ancient history buried in the burial grounds, they casually placed some scriptures in those large tombs. Later, these were discovered by the demon race and eventually fell into the hands of Pang Bo, who then spent a long time cultivating in seclusion. It wasn't until Pang Bo came to him and Ye Fan to ponder the matter together that they learned the truth.

"See! You can't distinguish friend from foe! I, the future immortal, haven't wronged you, have I!"

Ji Ziyue said with a grin.

He Lang remained silent, simply turning and leaving. His departing figure was incredibly desolate, and the laughter and chatter behind him only amplified his sorrow.

After playing around for a while, everyone went off to cultivate. A few months later, Ji Zi, Ji Ziyue, and Ji Haoyue bid farewell and returned to the Ji family to make some preparations for their journey to Yaochi.

He Lang and his group didn't need to prepare anything. When the time was almost up, the Void Array Patterns, inscribed across the void, descended outside the Yaochi Holy Land.

(End of this chapter)