True and False Wanted Criminal

Ye Jinglan looked at Ye Chen as if he were a fool and said, "This fool... brother, I know a doctor who specializes in brain diseases. He's very skilled and lives in Kite Alley in South City. I suggest you go see him!"

Ye Chen said, "There's nothing wrong with my brain..."

"Is that so?" Ye Jinglan asked with a look of surprise. "Brother, you're really good at hiding!"

Ye Chen: "..."

Gu Mo strongly agreed with Ye Jinglan's opinion. He also felt that Ye Chen had some issues with his brain. As someone who had awakened past life memories and possessed a super cheat, he had never thought of himself as the protagonist in those storybooks, the kind who would exude an aura of dominance just by shaking his body, causing everyone to bow down. However, he also never imagined that he would one day meet someone with such a perception.

Seeing the concerned expressions of Ye Jinglan and Gu Mo, Ye Chen waved his hand and said, "Great Hero Gu, Lord Ye, please don't misunderstand. I mean no harm. It's just that I don't have many merits, but I have incredible luck. To put it simply, even the protagonists in those storytellers' tales don't have as much luck as I do!"

Ye Jinglan said, "So what?"

Ye Chen continued, "My luck is so abundant that it overflows and radiates onto those around me." As he spoke, he pointed to the brothers Chang Qi and Chang Liu. "Take these two, for example. They were just ordinary Jianghu People in our Chu Kingdom before. But since they started following me, they've had countless opportunities and became Jianghu Grandmasters in just two or three years.

There are many such examples. I have friends everywhere in Chu Kingdom, and countless people are eager to be my friend. Anyone who becomes my friend will have their luck improve. Those who follow me can easily stumble upon opportunities, their cultivation will skyrocket, and if they want to make money, it's like having a litter of puppies, a whole bunch of it..."

Ye Jinglan interrupted Ye Chen, "I know the rumors about the Chosen One, Ye Chen. You don't need to emphasize it. Brother Gu is already Number One Under Heaven. He lacks nothing – no money, no martial arts, no opportunities. He himself is the greatest opportunity. Why would he need to follow you?"

Ye Chen hurriedly said, "Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand. I'm not forcing anything. It's just that I don't know why, but the moment I saw Great Hero Gu, I felt deeply moved. I inexplicably felt my luck had become substantial, as if it were moving. Isn't that strange?

So, I feel that Great Hero Gu and I definitely have Fate. Of course, it's normal if Great Hero Gu doesn't want to follow me. I'm just asking. However, with your talent and potential, combined with my luck, it would be absolutely extraordinary. Number One Under Heaven still needs to improve, doesn't he?"

Gu Mo smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it."

Ye Chen sighed, a look of sorrow on his face, and said, "That's truly a pity, such a shame. Then I'll be going!"

Immediately, Ye Chen left with Chang Qi and Chang Liu.

However, as he reached the entrance of the karst cave, he suddenly turned back, full of anticipation, and said, "Great Hero Gu, are you really not going to consider it? I'm not joking. I really feel my luck is gushing out like water right now, overflowing. Do you really not want any?"

Gu Mo chuckled and said, "Then you have to be careful. Don't let it all run out, or you'll become unlucky!"

Ye Chen said, "My luck is just overflowing; it won't run dry."

"Then take care!"

"Farewell!"

Ye Chen left with great regret. He reached the cave entrance and climbed up using the rope.

Watching Ye Chen leave, Ye Jinglan said, "Brother Gu, although this Ye Chen is a bit abnormal, I have to say, this person is truly quite strange. His luck is indeed defying heaven.

I heard about it from the Crown Prince before. When the Crown Prince was held hostage in Chu Kingdom, he heard many rumors about Ye Chen. After returning, he mentioned multiple times that this person might become a great threat to our Gan Country."

I also investigated this person, and the result was astonishing. He falls off a cliff and gets a great opportunity, casually gives alms to an old beggar who turns out to be a Martial World Expert who insists on teaching him all his lifelong skills, and goes out for a stroll only to return with a pile of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures...

It's utterly preposterous. And he wasn't lying; anyone who associated with him genuinely had their luck improve. Just being his friend brought great rewards, while those who offended him didn't need his revenge; they naturally fell into the worst luck. Thus, the martial world called him the Chosen One, spreading rumors that he was an Innate Sage carrying the Mandate of Heaven!"

Gu Mo nodded slightly and said, "It is indeed quite preposterous."

Ye Jinglan said gravely, "To be honest, I never believed in destiny or luck. But this person's experiences are truly inexplicable. However, he's quite a braggart, claiming he can feel luck materializing and even moving! How can something that isn't tangible be felt!"

Gu Mo, however, shook his head slightly and said, "No, he's not bragging!"

"Huh?" Ye Jinglan asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"

Gu Mo said solemnly, "I just saw a special kind of Qi on him that is indeed materializing, but it's a Qi on the same level as Nascent Soul power, so you can't see it. But this thing shouldn't be luck."

Gu Mo wasn't joking; he had indeed seen something on Ye Chen.

Ever since his God of War Catalog reached great perfection, his Life Level had risen beyond the Ascension Realm, allowing him to see the workings of the world's patterns and many things that don't exist in the normal world, including luck.

Luck is an extremely profound thing. Even Diviners with profound Cultivation can only use specific methods to glimpse others' fortunes and infer whether the current luck is good, average, or bad.

However, Gu Mo's current Life Level surpasses that of the Ascension Realm, allowing him to see the workings of the world's patterns, and naturally, he can also see luck. But in his eyes, luck is like fireflies in the sky, their birth and death, their rise and fall, completely unpredictable. It cannot be accumulated through Cultivation, nor can it be maintained for long with techniques.

Fundamentally, luck is not a tangible form of energy but an abstract concept. It is different from perceivable "Qi"; it has no quantifiable standard, nor does it follow the patterns of energy aggregation and dispersion. It only acts upon people and events at specific moments in unpredictable ways.

This is an elusive, untouchable existence. And although there are differences in the quality of luck between people, luck itself does not have quantitative differences, because different people react differently to the same luck.

For example, if someone is experiencing great fortune, an Ordinary Person might just earn some money and remain free from illness or disaster. A merchant might make a fortune daily and enjoy booming business thereafter. An Official might rise rapidly through the ranks, eventually reaching the Highest Official Position.

Therefore, luck, while it exists, is not Qi, but Destiny!

But, Gu Mo just saw a very peculiar scene on Ye Chen.

That is, Ye Chen's luck is different from others.

Others' luck is a patterned line without a concept of quantitative size; it is Destiny. But Ye Chen's is a mass of Qi, true Qi, and it is constantly growing.

Thus, Gu Mo became curious and mobilized the "Origin Qi" born from the workings of the world's patterns to try and manipulate Ye Chen's mass of special "luck." As a result, the luck actually materialized and flowed out as Gu Mo pulled it.

So, Ye Chen wasn't lying at all; his luck truly materialized and flowed out like water.

However, the only thing he got wrong was not that his fortune flowed out upon seeing Gu Mo, but that it was pulled out by Gu Mo.

"You can capture luck?"

After hearing Gu Mo's words, Ye Jinglan was shocked, even terrified.

Gu Mo waved his hand and said, "No, I can't capture luck. This thing isn't Qi, but a concept, it's fortune. I can only capture Ye Chen's luck. His luck is different from others. Others' luck is unpredictable, but his is truly a ball of Qi, very weird!"

Ye Jinglan asked curiously, "Then, can I take a look?"

Gu Mo slightly raised his hand, looking at the ball he had compressed to the size of an egg in his hand, and shook his head slightly, "You can't see it because your Realm isn't high enough!"

Ye Jinglan rolled his eyes and said, "You only need to say the first half. You don't need to emphasize the second half."

Gu Mo chuckled, "I'm not afraid that you'll swell up again after refining the Kirin Bone later and come looking for me to fight, so I'm appropriately reminding you that there's still a big gap between us."

Ye Jinglan: "Thank you, you don't need to say more."

"You're welcome, it's my duty."

Ye Jinglan pouted and returned to the main topic, asking, "Then if you stripped Ye Chen's luck away, what will happen to him?"

"I don't know," Gu Mo said, "I haven't seen this kind of luck before. It's the first time I've seen it. However, according to conventional theory, he should become very unlucky, right?"

Ye Jinglan raised an eyebrow, a wicked smile appearing on his face, "Let that guy be smug, he deserves to have terrible luck!"

Gu Mo shook his head, "I'm not sure yet. This is the first time I've encountered this. I'm also not sure if this ball of Qi is really luck. I'll take it back to study it slowly!"

Ye Jinglan chuckled, "Okay, let's move the stuff first. I'll send someone to follow Ye Chen and see if he really becomes very unlucky!"

Meanwhile, Ye Chen, who had already returned to Corpse Cocoon Cave Market Town, suddenly felt a chill all over his body, and then sneezed several times.

Chang Qi hurriedly asked, "Young Master, aren't you catching a cold?"

Ye Chen shook his head slightly and said, "No, I just suddenly felt like my clothes were being stripped off!"

Brothers Chang Qi and Chang Liu looked bewildered.

"It's nothing," Ye Chen waved his hand, "It's just that today is a bit strange. According to the usual practice, that karst cave should be a place of opportunity for me. Why did I get nothing?"

Chang Qi asked, "Young Master, could it be that it was originally your place of opportunity, and Gu Mo and Ye Jinglan came to take advantage? Did you trigger it originally?"

Ye Chen waved his hand and said, "We were trapped by a Ghost Wall before. It was only after Gu Mo and Ye Jinglan arrived that it was lifted. It should have been their backup plan left in advance."

Chang Liu also said, "They didn't come by coincidence. I saw it clearly from outside. Gu Mo and his group brought many tools and rushed over. They clearly had a purpose."

"This is truly strange," Ye Chen said. "I didn't get anything at all. Where did things go wrong..."

"Young Master, be careful, this bridge isn't stable!"

As Ye Chen was lost in thought, he heard Chang Qi's reminder and suddenly realized he had been walking absentmindedly onto an old wooden bridge.

However, he didn't take it seriously, saying with a light laugh, "Don't worry, it'll be fine. Nothing unexpected ever happens to me!"

Chang Qi and Chang Liu thought about it and agreed.

In the years they had followed Ye Chen, they had seen many strange things happen to him. Let alone this bridge that was still in use, they had also witnessed many times bridges that were already on the verge of collapse that happened to fall apart just as Ye Chen passed by.

One had to admit Ye Chen's Fortune.

The two said nothing more and followed Ye Chen forward.

Just then, With a "crack," a wooden plank suddenly broke.

Fortunately, all three were skilled martial artists and immediately used their Movement Techniques to jump to a plank ahead. However, as soon as they landed, that one also broke. All three frantically grabbed the bridge railing, preparing to use it for leverage.

But in that instant, The railing also broke. Before the three could find leverage elsewhere, the entire bridge collapsed.

With a "rumble," the three fell directly into the turbulent river.

"Don't panic," Ye Chen said, still calm and composed. "It seems my opportunity lies in this river..."

Before Ye Chen could finish speaking, a crocodile suddenly lunged.

Chang Qi hurriedly drew his sword and began chopping.

But in the next moment, dense crocodiles suddenly emerged from the river's surface, at least two hundred of them, all madly surrounding them.

"Go!"

Ye Chen, Chang Qi, and Chang Liu simultaneously slapped the water, circulating their internal energy to leap out of the water, narrowly avoiding the crocodile swarm's attack.

Even now, Ye Chen remained calm, saying with a light laugh, "It seems this opportunity is not small. I'm going to..."

"Rumble" "Rumble"

Just then, the mountain stones above the river suddenly collapsed. Huge stones rained down like hail, smashing the three into the water. The immense force kept accumulating, pressing the three down to the riverbed.

Fortunately, the river was deep. The three were pressed by the giant stones but not directly crushed to the riverbed. During the descent, they found an opportunity to escape, swimming rapidly while constantly dodging the falling mountain stones.

After a long struggle, Ye Chen finally surfaced from the riverbed. However, before he could even catch his breath, his legs were suddenly entangled by an iron chain rushing from the river. His heart immediately rejoiced, and he said, "As expected, a great opportunity. I..."

He immediately reached out to grab the iron chain.

Just that instant, another boulder fell from the sky, smashing right onto his head.

With a "clang,"

Ye Chen's head instantly burst with blood. His mind became chaotic, and he muttered, "This is definitely a heaven-sent opportunity..."

Then, he directly fainted.

"Young Master..."

Chang Qi and Chang Liu hurried over. However, just as they were about to grab Ye Chen, the iron chain wrapped around his feet was suddenly pulled by the swift river current, and he instantly sank.

"Young..."

Then he floated up again.

"...Master..."

Then he sank again.

"Young Master..."

He floated up again.

"Sir..."

He sank again.

"Young..."

Float.

"Sir..."

Sink.

"..."

He continuously floated and sank, drifting into the distant darkness. Chang Qi and Chang Liu chased frantically behind him.

The Plague God left behind many good things: various Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures, pills, poisons, etc. Many of these items only existed in legends.

Under Gu Mo's arrangements, the items were successfully brought out of the ghost city.

Gu Mo selected some pills and Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures that would help Ye Jinglan's cultivation and gave them to him. He kept the other useful items and asked Ye Jinglan to help sell the useless ones for money.

However, for Gu Mo, the greatest value still lay in the collection of books left by the Plague God. Although he had already taken the Heavenly Will Poison Scripture, created by the Plague God, the other medical books collected by him were also extraordinary, given his medical attainments.

Gu Mo already possessed almost Grandmaster-level medical and poisonous arts, with a very solid foundation. With his current cultivation realm, learning the Plague God's medical and poisonous arts was very simple.

However, for the time being, what attracted Gu Mo more was the ball of "luck" he had taken from Ye Chen.

After returning to Ye Jinglan's mansion, Gu Mo began to study that ball of energy. He even tried to sever and merge the ball of energy into others, but found that it simply wouldn't integrate.

This tinkering continued until evening. The reason for stopping wasn't the arrival of night, but because Su Ziyou had arrived.

As soon as Su Ziyou entered the room, he put on a wronged expression, grabbing Gu Mo and pouring out his woes tearfully.

But Gu Mo wasn't having it. He directly pushed Su Ziyou away and said, "Brother Su, if you have something to say, just say it. Don't pull this with me. You're feeling wronged? You're the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and everyone in the Imperial Court knows you and Ye Jinglan are the Emperor's Heng Ha Er Jiang, constantly favored. You're nominally the Vice Minister, but in reality, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review barely handles any affairs. You crying to me about how difficult things are is just fake!"

Su Ziyou chuckled, "Isn't this just setting the stage by pretending to be pitiful first? Then I can ask for your help next!"

"What about the Flesh-Eating Ghost Case?" Gu Mo asked.

Su Ziyou nodded and said gravely, "Originally, although this case is severe, it's not an immediate crisis. After all, the urgent priority right now is to ensure the smooth progress of the Succession Ceremony and to find the Cold Mountain Treasury. Everything else can be put aside. Brother Ye is mainly responsible for inspecting safety and ensuring the smooth progress of the Succession Ceremony, while I'm responsible for finding the Cold Mountain Treasury. But, this noon, you had Brother Ye send someone to remind me that you had a premonition the ghost's identity might be more than just the Flesh-Eating Ghost Case, which made me worried. You're comparing the ghost to the level of wanted criminals like the Grand Manager and Human-Faced Demon Beasts. Then this matter is definitely not just about some dead commoners. I have reason to suspect it's aimed at the Succession Ceremony. Otherwise, why would it be such a coincidence? If anyone else said the ghost's importance should be compared to the Grand Manager and Human-Faced Demon Beasts, I would definitely scoff. But when these words come from your mouth, Gu Mo, they carry authority. I suppose there might be people in this world who would question Number One Under Heaven's judgment on wanted criminals, but no one would question the assessment of Wanted Criminal Bane, Great Heroes of Gan Country, Gu Mo, on wanted criminals!"

Gu Mo pouted, "Stop with the flattery, it has no technical skill."

Su Ziyou grinned.

Gu Mo then said, "Since you're only coming to me now, you must have done some screening during the day, right?"

Su Ziyou nodded, "Based on the signs of the Flesh-Eating Ghost Case, it can be confirmed that this ghost is a master of disguise, capable of reaching a level where the fake is indistinguishable from the real. Starting from this aspect, and comparing it to the influence of the Grand Manager and Human-Faced Demon Beasts, none match. If we only consider influence, there are currently five within Gan Country, but either they don't meet the conditions, or it can be confirmed they are definitely not in the Capital City."

Gu Mo asked doubtfully, "Then you're asking for my help? For what? If you can't find them, can I find them?"

Su Ziyou chuckled, "You are the Wanted Criminal Bane. As long as a wanted criminal is targeted by you, they definitely can't escape."

"That's just a joke among fellow martial artists," Gu Mo said. "Besides, even if no wanted criminal can truly escape from my hands, it doesn't say how long it would take, right? There are only half a month left until the Succession Ceremony!"

"I know," Su Ziyou nodded and said, "I came to you for help mainly for two reasons. First, I'm just trying my luck. After all, you're really uncanny when it comes to wanted criminals.

Second, among the wanted criminals I've screened, there are indeed some who meet the criteria. However, I can't confirm their authenticity. This person is in the Capital City, their influence can be compared to the Grand Manager, and they are a Human-Faced Demon Beast. At the same time, they are indeed a master of disguise."

Gu Mo asked doubtfully, "Then, isn't that obvious enough?"

Su Ziyou said solemnly, "But there's one point that doesn't fit the criteria: he is currently in prison, which doesn't fit the conditions for committing the crime."

"Then what do you mean?"

Su Ziyou said solemnly, "I want to ask you to verify the authenticity. I suspect that the one in prison might be fake, but the Six Doors, Ministry of Justice, Court of Judicial Review, and even the National Teacher Old Celestial Master Zhang have all gone to verify his identity."

"Who is it?" Gu Mo asked.

"The Demonic Monk Dabie, who caused a huge stir in Chang'an City twenty years ago!" Su Ziyou said, "This person was the previous Abbot of the Great Bright Light Temple in the Chu Kingdom. He came to our Da Gan's Chang'an City under the guise of exchanging Buddhist teachings.

At that time, the Demonic Monk Dabie's status in Buddhism was the same as Old Celestial Master Zhang's influence in Taoism today. Although our Gan Country has a prosperous Taoist sect, the influence of Buddhism is not weak either. When this Demonic Monk Dabie came to the Capital City, it was naturally a top event among Buddhist believers.

But who would have thought that this dignified Buddhist master, who came with such fanfare, was actually harboring evil intentions? He incited believers in Chang'an City, many of whom were court officials or their family members, and intended to shake the foundation of our Da Gan dynasty.

When he was finally exposed, he went insane and incited his followers to commit a massacre of thousands of people, claiming they would ascend with the Buddha. In the end, he was captured by the combined efforts of many masters from the court and has been imprisoned ever since!"

Gu Mo asked in confusion, "So cruel? Why didn't you kill him?"

Su Ziyou replied, "Two reasons. First, because he knows the truth about the Chu Kingdom's royal immortal descendants, and the court wants to find out from him. Second, for a person of Dabie's level, the value of being alive is always greater than being dead.

For example, now, we are fighting the Chu Kingdom on the front lines, and Buddhism is flourishing in the Chu Kingdom with great influence. We can use the Demonic Monk Dabie to stir up trouble, and the Chu court will have to pay a price to appease the public.

This time, for the Succession Ceremony, the Chu Kingdom sent Princess Xiao Ziyin herself to personally come and negotiate the matter of exchanging battlefield captives for the Demonic Monk Dabie. One Demonic Monk Dabie can be exchanged for hundreds or even thousands of our Da Gan soldiers!"

"So that's how it is." Gu Mo suddenly realized.

Su Ziyou said, "It's just that now, analyzing this Flesh-Eating Ghost Case, it's possible that it was the Demonic Monk Dabie. So, I'm a little panicked and want to ask you to verify it. You are the Number One Under Heaven today, and your methods are definitely not comparable to the court's!"

Gu Mo slowly said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

Although he said that, in reality, Gu Mo already knew clearly that the Demonic Monk Dabie in prison now was fake.

Because the system had already given a prompt:

[Detected new target]
[Wanted Target--Dabie? Flesh-Eating Ghost?]
[Mission Level--Six Stars]
[Mission Reward--Max Level One Sword Separates Worlds]

The wanted notices for the demon monk Dabie and the evil ghost overlapped.

However, Gu Mo didn't know how to directly explain to Su Ziyou that he already knew the demon monk in the prison was fake, so he agreed to go along.

Immediately, Su Ziyou led Gu Mo away.

But, to Gu Mo's surprise, Su Ziyou didn't take him to the Court of Judicial Review, the Ministry of Justice, or the Six Doors, places that housed prisons. Instead, he led him into the Imperial City and straight to the Directorate of Astronomy.

Su Ziyou explained, "This demon monk Dabie's identity is extraordinary. Detaining him anywhere would be unsafe. It's not that we're worried the Chu Kingdom could arrange an ambush on the Heavenly Prison, but rather that they might use methods like poisoning to kill the demon monk. After all, a living demon monk is of the greatest value to our Gan Country, but that might not be the case for the Chu Kingdom.

Confining him in the Directorate of Astronomy is unlikely to be guessed by anyone. Even if they guessed, it would be useless. The Directorate of Astronomy has been suppressed by the Old Heavenly Master for many years. Even now, although the Old Heavenly Master has resigned from his position as Director, he still recommended another high-level Daoist expert to take charge."

"Who is it?"

"The number one expert in Cangzhou, fifth on the Gan Country's Heaven Ranking, Lingxu Zhenren of the Pure Yang Temple!" Su Ziyou replied.

Gu Mo was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected it to be an acquaintance.

However, upon reflection, it made sense.

Currently, the Dragon Tiger Mountain Heavenly Master's Residence was sealed off, and the Old Heavenly Master had retired. The position of Director of the Directorate of Astronomy was indeed most suitable for Lingxu Zhenren, as the second leader of the Daoist sect.

Back then, when investigating the Green Leaf Hall Master in Cangzhou, it eventually led to Old Madam Lin of the Seven Great Families. Gu Mo had a tough fight at the Pure Yang Temple, and it was there he obtained the raw materials for the Grand Void Flying Sword. Gu Chundong, moreover, had treated the spiritual pills, which were hard to come by in the martial world, like candy at the Pure Yang Temple.

After that incident, the Pure Yang Temple had done a lot to promote Gu Mo's reputation in the martial world. If the number one faction for boasting about Gu Mo in Gan Country was the Azure Wave Sword Sect, then the Pure Yang Temple was second.

Unfortunately, upon inquiry, he learned that Lingxu Zhenren was not at the Directorate of Astronomy at the moment.

Soon, led by an official from the Directorate of Astronomy, they arrived at the underground palace prison on the fifth level beneath the Star Plucking Tower. Inside a water cage, built with exceptionally sturdy Bronze Wall and Iron Barrier defenses and various special magic formations, Gu Mo saw the fake demon monk Dabie.

The person was wearing a very tattered monk robe, sitting cross-legged in the iron cage, eyes closed, chanting scriptures. His white beard had grown so long it reached his belly.

What Gu Mo found somewhat admirable was that after being confined in this dark, soundless underground place for a full twenty years, the person's mental state seemed to be intact. It was simply unbelievable.

Although he knew it was a fake, Gu Mo was still curious about how this person managed to deceive all the masters of Gan Country, even fooling Zhang Daoyi.

Immediately, Gu Mo unleashed the Dao Heart Seed Demon Great Technique, using his Nascent Soul power to directly enter the fake Dabie's Sea of Consciousness and control his Divine Sense.

However, in that instant, Gu Mo was shocked to discover that this fake Dabie was an unparalleled master who was just one step away from condensing his Nascent Soul. His Spiritual True Intent was no weaker than the masters currently in the top ten of the Under Heaven Martial Ranking List.

"How is this possible?"

Gu Mo was greatly shocked. If a fake could possess such cultivation, did that mean the real Dabie was at Half-step Ascension or Ascension Realm? Gu Mo had only encountered four such masters up to now: the Previous Generation Number One Under Heaven Ling Xiao, and three others on Penglai Island, who had now changed their appearance to Red Clothes, the Great Island Master, the Second Island Master, and Yu Jinghong, who had left behind a memory.

Even Su Qianqiu, openly the Number Two Under Heaven, and Zhang Daoyi, the Number Three Under Heaven, had not reached the Half-step Ascension Realm.

In other words, the Demonic Monk Dabie back then was unlikely to have reached that realm. At most, he would have been on the same level as Zhang Daoyi, Su Qianqiu, and the others.

But, the problem now was, The guy in front of him actually possessed a realm on par with Su Qianqiu and Zhang Daoyi.

"This is not the cultivation realm a fake should have."

Gu Mo was filled with doubt. He then pointed a finger from afar, sending a stream of true qi into the "fake Dabie," which instantly permeated his limbs and bones and Extraordinary Meridians and Eight Vessels.

What surprised Gu Mo even more was, Although this person's internal energy was sealed and his Dantian blocked, preventing him from cultivating for a full twenty years, the true qi sealed within his Dantian was still the extremely pure internal energy of the Immeasurable Prajna Sutra, which only the Abbot of the Great Bright Light Temple could cultivate.

Gu Mo recognized it because he had discussed the Dao with Dharma Master Liansheng many times and was very familiar with this type of internal energy.

Moreover, Gu Mo himself had mastered several Buddhist martial arts and was very familiar with the aura of Buddhist internal energy.

Not only was this "fake Dabie's" internal energy that of the Immeasurable Prajna Sutra, but its majestic power, even after twenty years of lost cultivation, was still among the top tier in the world today. Even if he couldn't enter the Top Ten Under Heaven, he wasn't far off.

Just then, the "fake Dabie" slowly opened his eyes, a smile on his face, and said, "Benefactor, there's no need to test me. This humble monk is Dabie, and Dabie is this humble monk!"