Humans cover the sky, fishing for all the heavens.

The old man knelt down, and the people around him followed suit. Ye Fan quickly helped the old man up.

"Old man, please get up quickly. Where are the people you mentioned, this Chen the Bearded Man? I'll go and clean them up for you."

The others urged him, "Uncle Zhang, get up quickly! We've met a just and upright official."

Master Zhang looked worried: "Many of these bandits who are ravaging the northern region come from major sects and have powerful backgrounds."

Shi Feng said, "Old man, don't worry, there are no major sects in front of us."

The largest power is only an extreme force. Shi Feng is not only one himself, but he also has enemies with two extreme forces, so he is not afraid at all.

Ye Fan wasn't afraid; his passion hadn't cooled, and he couldn't stand such things.

Shi Feng said, "Ye Zi, go and sweep away the bandits in the vicinity, ransack their homes, and bring back all the good stuff."

Ye Fan rubbed his hands together, ready to strike immediately. The Holy Body was practically a bottomless pit; encountering these bandits allowed him to uphold justice and gain resources at the same time—a win-win situation.

He transformed into a rainbow and departed, while Shi Feng gazed at the distant Purple Mountain and asked Master Zhang:

"Old man, I've heard that Purple Mountain is related to Master Yuan. Could you tell me about it?"

"Young man, have you come here for that demonic mountain?"

Master Zhang looked terrified. "Take my advice. That demonic mountain is too dangerous. You can't handle it."

Shi Feng smiled slightly: "Fifth Master Zhang, you underestimate my background."

Master Zhang said, "That demonic mountain is said to be related to an ancient emperor. It is ominous to even approach it, let alone enter it. The lineage of Master Yuan has an ancestral rule that no one is allowed to enter Zishan."

Unfortunately, the last generation of Yuan Tian Master disobeyed the ancestral teachings. Not only did he enter the realm, but he also brought the Yuan Tian Master's legacy, the Yuan Tian Book, with him, which was lost there. From then on, the lineage of Yuan Tian Master was severed.

Shi Feng nodded: "I know you are a descendant of Master Yuan, don't you want to reclaim your inheritance?"

"I dare not think about it."

Master Zhang's smile was bitter. "How could an old man like me dare to hope for such a thing? Even if I were to be blessed by heaven and regain the inheritance of the Source Celestial Master, I still wouldn't be able to keep it."

The lineage of Yuan Tianshi was once extremely prestigious, and was a guest of honor in various holy lands. Unfortunately, it has now fallen to such a state that even mere bandits can bully it at will, and it was even nearly wiped out.

Shi Feng insisted on exploring Zishan, and Zhang Wuye, having no other choice, took out a whole set of stone skins:

"The Purple Mountain is an omen of misfortune. This set of stone skin can provide protection, but I only have one set."

"No problem, this mere misfortune will naturally be resolved with my imperial power!"

With the protection of an imperial weapon, Shi Feng was not afraid at all.

When Ye Fan returned, dusty and weary from annihilating the bandits, he and Shi Feng listened to Master Zhang Wu recount the terrain of Zishan and the route that Master Yuan had taken to enter Zishan.

Master Zhang warned, "You two little immortals, I know you have a great background, but you must be very careful. That place is not only related to the ancient emperors, but also to the ancient gods."

"Most importantly, the source of your Celestial Master is seriously problematic."

He earnestly warned: "In his later years, Master Yuan will experience something terrible: red hair will grow on his body, and he will become a monster."

It was nighttime, and a fierce wind was howling outside, which made Ye Fan shiver.

Shi Feng comforted Ye Zi, "Ye Zi, you have the Ancient Sacred Body, so you don't need to worry about anything unfortunate in your later years."

Ye Fan was overjoyed: "Could it be that the Ancient Sacred Body possesses unparalleled blood and energy, granting immunity to misfortune in old age?"

Shi Feng said with a smile, "Because the Ancient Sacred Body is inherently unlucky in its later years. When it gets old, it will either grow golden hair or green hair. Even if you don't practice the Source Master, you still can't escape it."

Ye Fan's expression was as if he had eaten shit: "Damn it, why is the Ancient Sacred Body so difficult? It's hard to cultivate from the very beginning, the resource consumption is terrifying, and it even grows hair in old age. It feels like the heavens are targeting me."

Shi Feng kindly reminded him: "Actually, the Four Extremes of the Ancient Sacred Body is also a hurdle, a life-or-death tribulation. Only after overcoming it can one cultivate normally."

Even Master Zhang Wu looked at Ye Fan with sympathy.

Ye Fan sighed, "Does the heavens really hate the Holy Body that much?"

"I think there are others who actually hate the Eucharist."

Shi Feng said, "The Ancient Sacred Body has made great contributions to all the spirits in the universe, so it is impossible for it to be rejected by heaven and earth. Perhaps it is the work of villains. It is easy to dodge open attacks but hard to guard against hidden arrows."

Ye Fan clenched his fist: "I am not yet strong enough; when I am strong enough, things will change. Once I reach my full potential, I will settle accounts with everything!"

"Very good, very energetic!"

Shi Feng encouraged him, "You are the Heavenly Emperor; you should suppress all enemies in the world!"

Ye Fan was a little embarrassed: "It's not that amazing."

After Zhang Wuye left, he took out a piece of broken jade: "Brother Feng, look what this is? I got it from the bandit's den, and it feels quite extraordinary."

Shi Feng caressed the broken jade; this was the token of the Great Emperor Wushi, one-ninth of the imperial jade, but it was of little use.

Even if you collect all the Emperor Jade, you can't open the Wushi Emperor Scripture if you don't have an innate holy body and Dao embryo. If you have an innate holy body and Dao embryo, you can open it without the Emperor Jade.

"The materials are good; you can take them with you."

The next day, amid Zhang Wuye's worries, he and Ye Fan followed the route of the last Yuan Tian Master and sneaked into Zishan.

Along the way, Ye Fan saw ancient murals, which Shi Feng explained to him:

"In the ancient times, the land was ruled by myriad ancient races. At that time, humans were weak, and many ancient races ate humans."

"Although they are currently sealed off in various forbidden areas, they will soon awaken, and war will break out on the land again. So Yezi, you must cultivate diligently. Beidou is already very unsafe, but it will become even more unsafe in the future."

Ye Fan felt a heavy weight in his heart, sensing that a storm was brewing.

Arriving at Purple Mountain and seeing it sealed off, Ye Fan asked, "Brother Feng, what should we do now?"

"Dig it directly."

Shi Feng said, "The material of Zishan is special. You need to use the golden book in the Bitter Sea to excavate it."

Ye Fan followed instructions and took out the golden book to dig into Purple Mountain. After the two entered, Purple Mountain miraculously healed itself. He was startled, but Shi Feng didn't say anything, so he continued digging forward.

"How long will this digging take? Brother Feng, why don't you use the Imperial Weapon?"

"The Imperial Weapon is our trump card; we can't use it. You'll have to keep digging for it. I'll protect you."

Shi Feng said, "You're so young, you need to do more work, otherwise how will you improve?"

Ye Fan retorted, "Do you think I don't know? As long as you can work, there will always be work to do."

Shi Feng said earnestly, "How can you be so young and have no awareness at all? The more you compare yourself to others in terms of treatment, the narrower your mind becomes; the more you talk about dedication, the higher your moral character becomes!"

"You know I'm young, huh?"

Ye Fan retorted, "I'm only eleven years old now, you're exploiting child labor!"

That is incorrect.

Shi Feng smiled and said, "In the Victorian era, nine-year-old children had to clean chimneys. You're eleven, which is considered quite late. You should know that the customs in Beidou were even more ruthless than in Victoria; they really did eat people."

Ye Fan reminded her, "Victoria eats too."