In the world of "Covering the Sky," my cultivation technique is not right.

Surely it's not like this ruthless woman doesn't need to kill anyone? Whoever tries to kill her, she'll kill them all? I won't allow anyone to slander her! How could she be so bloodthirsty!

Lu Yao was so angry at having this thought that his chest heaved. He was angry at himself.

Because the Great Emperor Wushi was frequently struck by lightning, the Wushi Array Patterns he created were absolutely the most advanced in the universe, and he knew exactly where to obtain them, so it was necessary for him to make a trip to Purple Mountain.

Lu Yao made up his mind and changed his plan to return to Yao Guang to obtain cultivation resources.

It's not just realm advancement that requires resources; specializing in the two great secret realms of the Sea of ​​Wheels and the Dao Palace also consumes a massive amount of resources every day.

When he focused solely on cultivating the Sea of ​​Wheels, his source energy was enough to reach the peak of the Dao Palace. Now, with the addition of dedicated cultivation of the Dao Palace, he will probably exhaust it at most the fourth level.

But the gains are also terrifying; he is now absolutely capable of fighting against the four most outstanding talents.

He even doubted that he possessed the combat power and resources to suppress most of the dragons in the Four Extremes, something that even the Holy Body could never do.

The dragon transformation here includes exceptional talents who possess forbidden abilities.

When Ye Fan was at the fourth level, he was chased and fled in a sorry state by more than ten ordinary dragon-transformation cultivators, and he had to rely on formations and source techniques to hold them off.

I don't need that kind of thing; I could easily kill a baby with one punch.

Lu Yao made up his mind not to return to Yao Guang in the short term. He wanted to learn the Boundless Array Pattern from the Black Emperor and also learn the Origin Heaven Technique. In this way, he would not be too restricted by the Ruthless Lineage in terms of resources and cultivation speed.

What if they take sides and insist on letting the Holy Son of Yaoguang devour me?

Once he arrived at the Sendai Secret Realm, with the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron, he had no fear even if the Ruthless Man's lineage possessed the foundation of a half-saint.

Lu Yao immediately got up and headed to the town to see if Ye Fan had left.

If he left, he would need to wait outside Purple Mountain in advance. Only by following Ye Fan, whose luck had deepened, would he dare to venture into the Ancient Emperor Mountain within the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

As soon as we arrived at the entrance of the town, we saw Jiang Tingting sitting on a rock, resting her chin on her hand and watching the crowds coming and going.

Upon seeing Lü Yao, he stood up anxiously.

"What? Ye Zi is being hunted down by the Jiang family knights?"

Lu Yao was stunned when he heard this news from Jiang Tingting. He didn't expect the plot to be different. Ye Fan was still being chased by the Emperor of the Dung Pit.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Ye Fan, You've Changed

Qingfeng Town is surrounded by mountains, with lush trees and many strange beasts inhabiting the forests. It is one of the remnants of the Endless Ancient Forbidden Land.

He was peacefully cultivating at the inn when he suddenly sensed a strong killing intent in the middle of the night. Without hesitation, he broke through the window and ran away.

He leaped dozens of meters in one stride and plunged headlong into the western mountains.

Lu Yao was heading in that direction; if he was lucky, he should be able to bump into it.

But after running all night, five knights riding strange beasts were getting closer and closer in the sky behind him, and he was even attacked several times.

If it weren't for the protective power of the gold belt around his waist, he would probably have been seriously injured immediately.

After all, the cultivators who came after him were all from the Divine Bridge and the Other Shore realms, and they were all stronger than him.

Nevertheless, Ye Fan was in a sorry state.

"Kid, stop running. Hand over all the treasures you have, and I'll let you die a quicker death."

A knight clad in crimson armor and with an iron mask on his face spoke in a cold tone.

"I have no grudge against you, and I even took care of the Jiang family members who were stranded abroad. Is this how you treat me?"

Ye Fan was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder. The Jiang family was really going too far. That young man named Jiang Yichen looked very young, but he was so ruthless. He just wanted to get his hands on a Four Extremes Treasure.

"Hey kid, let me tell you, you definitely have more than just that golden belt. The five-colored beasts can sense that you have quite a few Origin Sources." The knight's tone was icy, and the powerful pressure made Ye Fan feel the aura of death.

So that's how it is. The five-colored beast could sense the source within me.

Lu Yao gave Ye Fan some source energy, which was all stored in a small cauldron. Because it would be convenient to use during his cultivation these past two days, he kept it in his arms.

Ye Fan squeezed out as much divine power as possible from his body, leaping and running through the mountains and forests, occasionally using the ancient, sturdy trees that were tens of feet tall to dodge the divine light shooting down from the sky.

"Hahaha, this game is interesting. It's been a long time since I've played a hunting game like this. Let him run around a bit longer, until his divine power is exhausted, until he kneels down and begs us to let him go." Another black-armored knight laughed cruelly.

"Young Master Yichen wants us to bring back the treasures he possesses as soon as possible..."

The black-armored knight said indifferently, "It's alright. A cultivator from the Bitter Sea can't escape. Let's play a little longer."

As he spoke, he pulled on the reins, and the beast beneath him slowed down by a third.

Ye Fan could sense the Jiang family knights' cat-and-mouse attitude, and the veins on his forehead bulged, but apart from impotent rage, he had no other choice but to run faster and faster.

"Old Lü, where exactly are you?" Ye Fan couldn't help but recall what Lü Yao had said a few days ago about suppressing more than a hundred Jiang family members to interrogate Hengyu Jing. Considering the current situation, he actually felt that it wasn't something he couldn't do.

These scions of ancient aristocratic families are extremely skilled at killing and robbing; the number of mortals and cultivators who have died at their hands is probably countless.

Ye Fan's divine power surged continuously, and with his strong body, he moved through the primeval forest like an ape.

If anyone were to discover that he was unknowingly heading towards the nine sacred mountains of the desolate ancient forbidden land, he would realize that he was actually heading towards them.

The old man was right; when people suffer outside, they naturally want to go home.

The sound of the waterfall...

Ye Fan was taken aback, thinking he was just too tired and was hallucinating from running.

But upon closer listening, one could hear muffled thunderclaps coming from not far ahead, like the roar of ten thousand horses trampling the sky, heavy, domineering, and carrying the momentum to shatter everything.

The air is moist, and tiny, crystal-clear water droplets form a thin mist.

Ye Fan was overjoyed. It wasn't a hallucination; there really was the sound of a waterfall ahead. As long as he jumped into the waterfall, he could hide underwater and escape with the river.

So his foot speed increased by three points.

"No, there seems to be a river ahead." Finally, a knight spotted a glittering jade ribbon in the sky ahead, though it didn't appear very large due to the distance.

After some quick calculations, one of the knights lifted his bronze mask and shouted, "That river ahead is probably dozens of miles wide. If that kid jumps into it, we'll never find him again."

"Chase him at full speed, don't let him get away." The black-armored knight, seemingly the core of the group, ordered a full-speed pursuit.

The five strange beasts rapidly increased their speed, getting closer and closer to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan turned his head and saw that the people behind him had sped up. He then swung his arms and ran with his head down.

Soon after, Ye Fan finally saw the river and soon stood on the bank above the waterfall.

The river is dozens of miles wide and stretches as far as the eye can see. When the water crashes against the boulders, it turns into tiny, splashing droplets that shimmer with iridescent colors in the sunlight.

What's even more breathtaking is that the river plunges down from the sky like a reversed Milky Way, forming a magnificent and awe-inspiring waterfall. Upon landing, it bursts into a vast and surging wave that flows further and further away.

The earth was shaking, and the air was buzzing.

It's too big! Won't I die if I jump in? Are there any ferocious beasts living in the water?

Ye Fan hesitated for a moment and took a step back.

"Boy, obediently prepare to die!" A strange and wicked roar came from behind, along with a crimson divine light that transformed into a red spear in mid-air.

It was imprinted with mysterious Dao patterns, its temperature was extremely high, its speed was extremely fast, and it seemed as if the air was about to be pierced, emitting a buzzing sound.

Ye Fan gritted his teeth and then cursed, "You bastards of the Jiang family, if I don't die, I will wipe out the Jiang family line!"

Then he suddenly jumped, closed his eyes tightly, and fell down the waterfall.

But then, Ye Fan sensed something was wrong, because he was suddenly suspended in the air, supported by a vast divine power.

"You look so disheveled after just a few days."

A mocking voice came from not far away.

The voice was so familiar that Ye Fan was overjoyed: "Old Lü!"

Sure enough, Lü Yao's figure slowly emerged from the void: "Let's go, let's go up."

In an instant, that divine force pulled him up sharply, and in the blink of an eye, he was back at the spot where he had just jumped off the waterfall.

The crimson spear that had been chasing after him was easily wiped away by Lü Yao with a flick of his sleeve, as if writing had been erased by an eraser.

"Are you the disciple of Yao Guang?" Five knights flew over from a distance. The knight in black armor lost his killing intent when he saw that it was Lü Yao, but his tone was still not very friendly.

But Lü Yao didn't even want to say anything more. He stretched out his palm, and the intense, dazzling holy light made the world lose its color, covering an area of ​​several feet, and pressing down on the five knights.

Upon seeing this palm strike, the five knights' expressions changed drastically. They all channeled their divine power, and multicolored divine light shot into the sky in an attempt to block the strike.

Unfortunately, in an instant, these divine lights shattered like broken glass, turning into countless points of light.

Five knights—no, four knights—were burned to dust by the holy light spell, while the black-armored knight survived.

Although he was seriously injured.

"Oh!"

The black-armored knight was thrown in front of Ye Fan.

"This person is the leader. Judging from his divine power, he should be practicing the Hengyu Scripture and is a collateral bloodline of the Jiang family."

Ye Fan looked at Lü Yao, whose face held a half-smile.

Ye Fan hesitated for a moment, then dragged him aside.

Lu Yao could only sigh, "As expected of the protagonist who is decisive and ruthless. He was unwilling just a few days ago, but after being chased and almost killed once, he immediately got the hang of it."

Chapter Twenty-Six: Refined Gold

"Four hundred words." Ye Fan walked closer to the riverbank and saw Lü Yao admiring the scenery.

"?" Lu Yao asked in confusion, a large white question mark appearing in the air beside him.

Ye Fan was stunned; this person actually used Holy Light to do such a thing.

"The Jiang family knight just now repeated four hundred words of the Hengyu Scripture. When he spoke the three hundredth word, his soul began to slowly disintegrate. When he spoke the four hundredth word, he was gone."

"How many characters are there in the Hengyu Sutra?" Lü Yao asked curiously.

"I don't know. He was only granted the Wheel Sea Scroll by the Jiang family. The Wheel Sea Scroll has 10,008 words."