Calamity of Tomorrow

"I, Gu Tianle, have suffered through twenty years of Body Refinement."

"I have pierced my muscles with knives and swords, chopped off my own bones, and became stronger through repeated recoveries."

"I leapt into volcanoes to temper my body with the earth's fire."

"I went to the icy oceans of the far north, to ravage my body in the extreme cold."

"I delved into the deep sea, tens of thousands of meters down, using the high pressure of the seabed to destroy my own flesh."

"To train my poison resistance, I collected over a thousand types of poison, surviving near death experiences hundreds of times."

"I do not sleep every day, do not rest, like walking on thin ice, not daring to relax the slightest bit of my flesh, beating my body to its limits every day, training my physical strength, squeezing out every bit of potential."

"How could your little tricks possibly harm me?"

Zhou Bai walked towards Yao Ying with large strides, casually brushing aside the oncoming poison barriers, the poisonous barriers chasing after him, constantly sweeping over his face, body, and legs but not harming even an inch of Zhou Bai's skin.

The Five Poison Divine Sand swept back and forth across Zhou Bai's body surface, clashing and producing a series of metallic clashing sounds, sparking a multitude of sparks.

Yet this force, powerful enough to grind an entire building to dust, could not harm Zhou Bai at all. Even Yao Ying could see streaks of divine sand hitting Zhou Bai's eyeballs, drilling relentlessly into Zhou Bai's eyes, nose, and mouth, still unable to harm him.

Instead, a large amount of the Five Poison Divine Sand was rebounded, worn down, losing its magic, blown into the air by Zhou Bai's cold snort.

With a casual slap of his thick right hand, it was like a mountain collapsing, a howling force directly dispersed the poison barrier in front of him.

Seeing this shocking scene and combining with what Gu Tianle had just described about his Body Refinement experience, Yao Ying... her intelligence directly dropped 30 points.

Of course, Yan Shan and the others weren't doing much better either, their intelligence each dropping by varying degrees from a dozen to several dozen, all of them gawking at Zhou Bai with mouths agape, stunned as if they were simpletons.

Yao Ying watched Zhou Bai approach, feeling as though an ancient fierce beast had arrived in front of her, fright making her retreat continuously, "You... you... you!"

"Don't be too shocked, although I enjoy Body Refinement, it's just a personal hobby of mine. My real work is to collect, study, and reproduce ancient lost artifacts and techniques."

Everyone's intelligence -10

Zhou Bai frowned slightly, thinking to himself, 'I can't brag anymore. If I keep this up, these people will all become idiots, then who can I sell the Guihai Black Demise to? I must control the pace appropriately.'

With this in mind, Zhou Bai said, "Little girl, lend me your hand to hold."

Yao Ying was about to refuse, but her body seemed to have another consciousness of its own, as if compelled by some mysterious force, she involuntarily extended her hand.

Zhou Bai revealed a slight smile, "You see, this is the Guihai Black Demise."

Then Zhou Bai poured a bottle of the Guihai Black Demise onto Yao Ying's hand. Yao Ying tried to shake off the black muck with the power of her Primordial Spirit, but as she trembled, she found that her Primordial Spirit power was being continuously eroded by the muck.

At the same time, with her seventh-realm sensitivity, she seemed to feel that her body had undergone some inexplicable changes, a sense of emptiness, as if she had lost something.

Yao Ying exclaimed, "What... what have you done to me?"

Zhou Bai watched as the white aura of fortune was harvested wave by wave, eventually all settling within his own sea of consciousness. With a slight smile, he said, "I cleaned the hidden toxins in your body with the Guihai Black Evil, so that's why you feel so much lighter. How is it? Do you feel much lighter? Do you feel like you've lost something?"

Yao Ying did not speak, pondering in her heart, 'It does seem a little lighter. It feels like something is missing.'

Zhou Bai, "That feeling on your body is the effect of the Guihai Black Evil, which can be used to cleanse the body. Just use a little to wipe over your body each day, and it can purify the flesh and change the constitution."

"Not to mention it can also be used in combat, to erode the power of the Primordial Spirit, and to sever the connection with magical treasures. With such a treasure selling for a thousand points a bottle, is it expensive?"

Yao Ying, "No... Not expensive."

Yao Ying thought about the wonders of the Guihai Black Evil and felt it seemed quite valuable commercially.

She then thought about Zhou Bai's cultivation level, 'To disregard even my Five Poison Divine Sand, he must be at least a master of the 8th Realm. With such a powerhouse anchoring this business, unless the immortal gods intervene, it is as sure as a sure thing can be.'

Remembering Gu Tianle's frightening cultivation level, Yao Ying now found it somewhat terrifying.

'And as for suppression by immortal gods...'

She turned her head to look at Yan Shan beside her, 'If Yan Shan and his backers support us, it seems we don't have to worry about Heaven's court either.'

'This business really has potential.'

Zhou Bai patted Yao Ying on the shoulder and said, "What do you think? This business has potential, right? Then why not buy a few bottles of Guihai Black Evil? Let me tell you, we have a customer level system..."

Mid-sentence, Zhou Bai glanced at a few other newly arrived immortals, all invited over by Yan Shan.

Although they came at Yan Shan's invitation, they originally did not believe what Yan Shan said and came partly to give face to Yan Shan, and partly to watch Yao Ying and laugh at her folly.

But at this moment, where was Gu Tianle a laughingstock in their eyes? His cultivation shook heaven and earth, his philosophy a beacon guiding the way.

Seeing Gu Tianle look towards them, the few immortals immediately tensed up, feeling like they were being stared at by a great dragon, considering the terrifying power contained within his body.

Zhou Bai simply smiled and said, "Why standing there in a daze? Come and join the lesson."

He then turned his gaze towards Yan Shan and his group, "You too, come over for the lesson."

An hour later, Yan Shan clapped Yao Ying on the shoulder and said, "Sister Yao, wasn't I right? Master Gu is a true sage. Doing business with him, you're sure to make a fortune."

Yao Ying nodded eagerly, saying, "We must strive together, have the courage to fight, and struggle for a bright future."

Yan Shan's brother Yan Hai said, "Brother! We've finally found a path to realize the value of life, move towards financial freedom, and even release the power of goodness for our world."

Yan Shan, "Brother, let's face challenges together. We should not be eager to defeat others but to first overcome ourselves. What Master Gu said makes so much sense. No emotion, no backlash; success will surely be ours!"

Zhou Bai watched the group of immortals, becoming excited as if injected with adrenaline, and thought to himself, "Did I oversell it... too eye-catching? These folks, after having their intelligence reduced, really have no resistance to motivational stories."

However, Zhou Bai understood that since Lord Yan Zhen was already paying attention to this place, simply brainwashing Yan Shan and Yao Ying was useless.

Therefore, to deceive Lord Yan Zhen, Zhou Bai had specially instructed Yao Ying to deceive those above and below, helping to cover up the true struggle of Yan Shan's efforts.

Laziness Value: 1.8 million