Covering the Heavens: Fishing for the Heavens Starting from the Great Accomplished Holy Body

Chapter 87 I get 70% and you get 30%, the cunning Ye Fan!

One hour later.

In a secluded valley.

Ye Fan and Duan De sat on a large rock, with piles of things they had looted from Ji Hui in front of them.

Duan De's eyes widened, and he quickly rummaged through the storage bags while muttering to himself.

"Originium: thirty high-grade Originium stones, one hundred and twenty mid-grade Originium stones, and countless low-grade Originium stones. Very well, it's not unreasonable for me to take two-thirds of these, is it?"

Ye Fan glanced at him sideways: "No, you can only take one-third."

Duan De's fat face twitched: "Kid, you're too ruthless! I, Dao Ye, just put in a lot of effort. A 40/60 split, Dao Ye getting 60 and you getting 40 is more like it."

Ye Fan pointed to the spoils on the ground: "You're a newcomer, so by seniority I should take the lion's share. Uncle Li taught me the rules of fishing from a young age, I understand that!"

Duan De was stunned: "What? The Fishing Sect has such rules? How come I didn't know?"

Ye Fan shrugged: "Of course you wouldn't know since you're a beginner. You can ask Uncle Li yourself when you have the chance."

Duan De opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but couldn't utter a word.

This kid brought up that Fishing Emperor, and he really couldn't respond.

"Well—how about a 50/50 split?"

Duan De started bargaining, "Let's split it 50/50, that's fair and reasonable."

Without a second thought, Ye Fan replied, "Three-seven, I get seven and you get three."

Duan De gritted his teeth and said, "What? It's this dark? I'm not doing this anymore!!"

Ye Fan looked at him, a slight smile playing on his lips, and slowly uttered a few words: "I get six, you get four!"

Duan De's face fell completely.

This kid is so young, how can he be so ruthless?

"Alright, alright, four-six it is."

Duan De gritted his teeth and agreed, thinking to himself that it was at least better than a third.

Ye Fan nodded and began to scoop out his share in a good mood.

Duan De continued flipping through the items: "Magic artifacts, a flying sword used in the Four Extremes Secret Realm, three protective jade pendants used in the Dao Palace Secret Realm, and wait, there's also a storage ring. What's inside?"

He opened the storage ring and immediately gasped.

Wow, this old woman is really wealthy!

The ring contained hundreds of source stones, a dozen bottles of pills, several jade slips containing cultivation techniques, and a palm-sized fragment of bronze with ancient Dao patterns faintly engraved on it.

Ye Fan's gaze fell on the bronze fragment, and his heart stirred slightly.

The material of that fragment seemed somewhat unusual.

"What is this?"

He picked up the fragment and examined it closely.

Duan De leaned closer to take a look, then shook his head and said, "I can't recognize it. It looks quite old; it might be a fragment of some ancient artifact. Since it's placed with these other things, it must have some value."

Ye Fan nodded and put the fragment away.

The two continued to divide the spoils.

Ye Fan gave away a portion of the magical artifacts and a portion of the pills, and then tossed the jade slips containing cultivation techniques to Duan De after only glancing at them.

He had the scriptures that Uncle Li had made him memorize since he was a child, and he looked down on these things.

After the final inventory was completed, Ye Fan obtained roughly half of the source stones, several decent magical artifacts, and the bronze fragment.

Duan Dezhe was overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling.

He was about to say something when he suddenly remembered the three disciples who had escaped earlier, and his expression turned somewhat strange.

"Kid, do you think those three will tell everyone about what happened after they run back?"

Ye Fan glanced at him: "He'll probably say it!"

"Aren't you afraid?"

"What am I afraid of?"

Ye Fan said calmly, "At most, they'll say I have a fat guy with a fishing rod by my side, but they won't know who we are. This Eastern Wilderness is so vast, where are they going to look for us?"

Duan De thought about it and felt it made sense, so his expression softened slightly.

But Ye Fan's next words made his expression change again.

"However, they will definitely mention that fishing rod."

Ye Fan looked at him. "How do you think they'll describe you when they get back?"

Duan De was taken aback.

"A fat Taoist priest with a fishing rod can use that rod to fish away other people's treasures and supernatural powers—"

Ye Fan said slowly, "Isn't this feature quite recognizable?"

Duan De's face fell completely.

If it weren't for the fact that this fishing rod can't be retracted into my body, who would want to go out carrying such a strange fishing rod!

He looked down at the fishing rod in his hand, then at Ye Fan, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

A moment later, he suddenly slapped his thigh: "By the way, kid, did you notice something when we were working together just now?"

Ye Fan looked at him.

"Your cauldron of the Primordial Qi of All Things, and my fishing rod—"

Duan De lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Don't our weapons match quite well?"

Ye Fan remained silent.

Duan De continued, "Look, your cauldron can suppress and kill all things, while my fishing rod can fish out supernatural powers. One fishes, the other kills—it's a match made in heaven. Don't you think this is a destiny?"

Ye Fan frowned slightly.

"Maybe our lineage was meant to cooperate like this from the start."

Duan De got more and more excited as he spoke, "Think about it, your elder likes fishing, and my fishing rod is related to fishing, can this be a coincidence? Definitely not! What does this mean? It means that your elder personally recognized that we were born to be descendants of the same lineage!"

Ye Fan glanced at him sideways but didn't reply.

How could he not know what the fat guy was thinking?

It's nothing more than wanting to curry favor with the powerful figure in the Immortal Ship.

However, to be fair, the fishing rod in this fat man's hand is indeed strange; even a veteran cultivator like Ji Hui from the Four Extremes Secret Realm was rendered helpless by his fishing.

If we could bring this fat guy along, the trouble of being chased would indeed be much less of a worry.

"What you said makes some sense!"

Ye Fan spoke slowly.

Duan De's eyes lit up, and he was about to continue his deception when Ye Fan said, "But as you just saw, the people chasing me weren't just from the Ji family. There were also people from the Yao Guang Holy Land and several other small sects; there were probably over a hundred of them scattered around."

"Are you sure you want to get involved?"

Duan De's fat face jiggled.

Hundreds of people?

This deal is a bit complicated.

But then he thought, he had already gotten quite a bit of benefits from Ji Hui. If he could get a few more, wouldn't he be rich?

Moreover, he just discovered a new way to use that fishing rod today and is looking for an opportunity to practice it more.

"What are you afraid of?"

Duan De patted his chest and said, "With me here, we can catch one after another, two after two. We'll catch all the good stuff they have, and split it 50/50. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Ye Fan looked at him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Split in half?"

"Uh, 40/60 is fine too, you get 60 and I get 40."

"Three times seven, I get seven, you get three!"

Duan De's face fell again: "Kid, you're really going to rip me off. I'm doing all the work, and you're just following behind, reaping the benefits, and taking the lion's share?"

Ye Fan shrugged: "You're the one who wanted to get involved; I didn't ask you to. Besides, think about it, those people are all after me; I'm the one in charge. You're just an accomplice, so shouldn't you get a small share?"

Duan De opened his mouth, but was speechless.

This kid is so young, how come he's so good at scheming?

"Alright, alright, three-seven it is!"

He gritted his teeth and agreed, thinking that since there were so many people, even taking 30% would be enough to make a profit.

A sly glint flashed in Ye Fan's eyes as he stood up and dusted himself off.

"It's settled then. From now on, we'll fish as we go, and catch whatever comes our way!"

Duan De also stood up, weighed the fishing rod in his hand, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

"Let's go!"

Eastern Wilderness, the ruins of the Demon Emperor's tomb.

On the edge of the land, a crack silently appeared in the void.

Li Qingshan stepped out, holding the boat on the other shore in his left hand and a green bamboo fishing rod in his right. His black clothes looked extremely ordinary in the miasma of the ruins.

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His gaze swept over the familiar ruins, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

"Old friend, I'm here~~"

He paused slightly as soon as he finished speaking.

The next instant, the person had vanished from the spot.

Deepest within the Demon Emperor's tomb lies the core of the Yin Tomb.

The desolate tower still floats silently in that absolute "nothingness," its body shimmering with a warm, chaotic light, the outline of the nine-story bone tower appearing and disappearing in the void.

Li Qingshan's figure appeared ten feet away from the desolate tower.

As soon as he stood firm, a blurry cyan light slowly flowed out from the bottom gate of the desolate tower and condensed into a human shape.

The Azure Emperor's avatar was still wearing that simple azure robe, his face blurred, only his eyes, like two ancient azure lamps, quietly gazed over through the chaotic energy.

"Fellow Daoist has arrived."

He spoke, his voice calm, yet carrying a subtle, almost imperceptible complexity.

Li Qingshan nodded and lifted the Other Shore Boat up for him to see: "Let's see how your preparations are going, fellow Daoist. I also brought a new gadget for you to inspect first!"

The Azure Emperor's avatar's gaze fell upon the tiny boat, no bigger than a palm.

The ship's hull is entirely dark gold, with eighty-one illusory stars flowing across its surface, and transparent flame patterns entwined within them. Each star is slowly rotating, and each flame pattern is constantly moving.

The interior of the small boat seemed to be evolving into a miniature starry universe.

"This ship is truly extraordinary; it even has the potential to become a genuine celestial artifact!"

The Azure Emperor's avatar observed for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "I sensed your movements over in the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, even though I am deep within this Yin Tomb."

He paused, his eyes fixed on Li Qingshan, his tone complex: "To single-handedly slay three Supreme Beings is extremely rare even in the entirety of ancient history. Judging from your current state, it seems that the one who returned earlier—must have been subdued by you!"

Li Qingshan waved his hand casually, "Just good luck. Aren't you also known as the first emperor of the post-Ancient Era?"

The Azure Emperor's avatar did not respond.

He could, of course, tell that it was a humble remark.

He also knew that even if his true self stood here unharmed, he probably wouldn't be a match for the person before him.

"What are your plans next, fellow Daoist?"

The Azure Emperor, in his avatar, asked the question, his tone still calm.

Li Qingshan looked at him and asked in return, "Fellow Daoist, are you ready? My preparations are complete, and we can depart at any time!"

The Azure Emperor's avatar remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

"My intentions are the same as yours. Although the future is uncertain, if we can find a glimmer of opportunity for the evolution of the Immortal Realm, it will be worth the risks."

Li Qingshan nodded, then coughed.

"Um—Fellow Daoist, there's something I need to make clear to you beforehand."

The Azure Emperor's avatar looked at him without saying a word.

Li Qingshan gave an awkward smile: "This method of smuggling might be a bit unconventional!"