Covering the sky: Starting from the Golden Crow of the Holy Cliff

Chapter 196 Ye Fan's Departure
"boom!"

On this day, more than 10,000 beings inside the Immortal Ruins sensed something and looked up at the towering Ancestral Temple of Origin. On the altar, a dark Kunpeng moved and soared into the sky, carrying towering immortal traces of the Great Dao, as if it wanted to overturn the entire world!
The chains of order clanged loudly as the woman stood amidst the light and mist, like an ancient demon looking down, drawing upon the essence of heaven and earth and the primordial energy of the world, coexisting and pulsating with heaven and earth.

It was only a fleeting glimpse, yet it was filled with an oppressive aura. Even the ancient saints could not withstand this aura and almost knelt down!
"A quasi-supreme being with the blood of the Kunpeng..." The little girl by the Immortal Pool let out a soft breath. This was the strongest being she had seen since her birth.

Surpassing all saints, even more powerful and terrifying than blood relatives, at this moment, as the mist dissipated, the woman's long hair was as white as snow, her diamond-shaped face had a sharp and indifferent jawline, and her body shone with a glazed luster under the dark gold clothing. Her whole body was flowing with rosy light, and the yin and yang of the hexagrams spread out. The moment she reached out her hand, the space collapsed directly.

"boom!"

She stepped inside in one step, using a technique beyond imagination—a burst of rules, a manifestation of the Great Dao!

A quasi-emperor is unimaginable!

In one corner of the divine continent, a young man suddenly looked up at the sky, a sense of impending death welling up in his heart, and his body tensed up involuntarily.

"So powerful..." he said absentmindedly, barely managing to calm himself down and quickly trying to guess what kind of creature it was.

Even the Great Sage doesn't possess such an aura!

"He is a quasi-emperor from the Immortal Ruins." Suddenly, a voice came, and Jiang Yifei appeared. His eyes were black, and his whole body was as clear as divine glass. He was like a god descending to earth. The fluctuation of his blood aura alone was enough to subdue all the powerful people and step into a peak of life.

My old friend has become a saint.

Ye Fan knew perfectly well what was going on. He took a deep look at the white-robed clan leader, trying to see into his heart through his eyes, to see if that heart had changed, or if it had been corrupted by darkness.

He had many questions to ask, such as the secrets hidden deep within the Heavenly Court and the supreme beings deep within the forbidden zones of the Immortal Ruins.

And... that eternal catastrophe!

If it's Jiang Yifei who comes, everything will be very simple!
But this time, it was a Saint from the forbidden zone, the Vice-Lord of the Heavenly Court, the Sun Envoy from the depths of the starry sky, and the Heng King who rose rapidly through the ranks after breaking through to the next realm and was granted the title of King in one fell swoop.

The people and events of the past can never be returned to!
"Greetings... Prince Heng!"

Ye Fan's lips moved, and after hesitating for a moment, he still chose to bow. There was a thick barrier between them that they could not cross at some point, and when they met again, they were on two different paths.

Jiang Yifei remained silent, wisps of Southern Fire swirling around him, possessing an indescribable divine charm that could surpass even the Saint Realm.

Once the barrier of sainthood is broken, the terror of the Emperor's blood will be revealed. Coupled with the supreme Saint King Armor from the Eternal Civilization, he will be granted the title of Eternal King and join the ranks of the Heavenly Court's top powerhouses.

Ye Fan's body also radiated golden blood energy, stabilizing the field and preventing himself from becoming too passive.

Even after he fell into exile, he had the opportunity to refine an Emperor-level divine source. Now he is a Dao Slayer of the Eighth Heaven, capable of glimpsing the Saint Realm. He even has a certain confidence to face an Ancient King directly.

"Don't you want to say anything?" Jiang Yifei's voice rang out, like a demonic whisper from the depths of hell, sending chills down one's spine. He was staring at Ye Fan, recounting some of the latter's recent actions.

Upon returning, he did not immediately pay a visit to the higher-ups.

First, it stayed in Beidou, then secretly infiltrated into Eternity, and later moved its family members.

"Let's leave those aside. Your biggest mistake was hiding your identity in the outer realms and fighting against the prodigies of that clan." Jiang Yifei sighed. The purpose of the collision between the other party and the Dark Golden Crow was too obvious. He had already formed a preconceived notion that the Immortal Ruins lineage was a source of disaster and equated it with forbidden zones such as the Undying Mountain and the Reincarnation Sea.

Did he think he could erase his traces with Source Technique and Supreme Artifact?
Little did they know that the owner of that supreme artifact was in the Immortal Ruins, a powerful figure among the top!

That one personally deduced and calculated everything; how could a Dao-slaying cultivator possibly escape?
"You're here to take mine?" Ye Fan said, no longer hiding his intentions at this point.

From the internal divisions within the Heavenly Court to the marginalization of the Taixu God-King, everything has a traceable origin.

Jiang Yifei shook his head and gazed at the Kunlun Mountains to the west. Here, the mountains were as pure as snow, and various magnificent buildings disappeared into the clouds, ethereal and dreamlike.

His hair was disheveled as he muttered to himself, "What's wrong with everything now? Why go down that path?"

Instead of pursuing a promising future, they chose to confront the dark golden crow of the Sacred Cliff.

To be an enemy of the Heavenly Court!
Fight against the penalty area!
"I saw that eternal battle."

A shadow fell over Ye Fan's face as he recalled the scene in his mind: the fall of billions of lives, the endless blood energy turning into a waterfall of stars that swept across the battlefield, and the dark turmoil of the ancient era being repeated.

The history of that ancient star field was full of twists and turns, like a play that first rises and then falls.

The story is divided into two parts after Duan De's visit, in which he expressed his intention to explore the great tomb deep in the starry sky and took away Xiang Yu's body.

Otherwise, with that supremely powerful body present, the Eternal Kingdom cannot change the course of the war unless a Great Sage emerges.

It was because of the information about the Demon Emperor's Tomb that Duan Deyuan traveled to the starry sky and took Xiang Yu's body with him.

Faced with the eternal attack, he was no match for the ancient saints of Xianyu. At the critical moment of life and death, he exiled himself. When he awoke, he heard countless cries and wails and saw a terrible disaster happening in a distant star field...

"You only see the blood of eternity, but what about the blood of your Fire Raven Army?" Jiang Yifei closed his eyes and said expressionlessly, "Have you fallen into a state of fanaticism because you obtained the inheritance of the Great Accomplishment Holy Body? Or is it the ancestral mindset of the Holy Body lineage that gave you the belief of being a guardian of humanity? You see us as darkness and are fundamentally opposed to us?"

Ye Fan's expression changed; he felt very uncomfortable having his secret exposed.

"You've mastered mind control?" He seemed to be meeting Jiang Yifei for the first time, completely unexpected that his old friend would use such a technique on him.

In the past, the other party would not have acted this way.

"Who would learn such a boring technique? Your knowledge is too shallow, which makes you unable to see the development of things, hence your doubts."

Jiang Yifei's palm glowed, and a Vermilion Bird stretched across the past and present, its feathers as red as blood, its divine power surging like a vast ocean.

He was disappointed from the very first meeting, and now he is even more disappointed!
Because of a grand sacrifice, a star field that was their enemy was destroyed, and they were about to go down opposite paths.

"You're going to attack me."

Ye Fan retreated rapidly, his body displaying various strange phenomena. Strands of chaotic energy fell down, melting into a golden Tai Chi circle. Even if he was no match, he would fight.

"Buzz!"

Jiang Yifei's expression turned cold, and he said nothing more. A huge hand descended from the sky, accompanied by the roar of the Vermilion Bird, instantly breaking the strange phenomenon. Then, the celestial bird flapped its wings, and the laws shook the world, as if it had crossed time and space from ancient times.

Even without the eternal mech, his strength is enough to fight a weak Saint King, and he is not someone that a Dao Slayer can provoke!

"Boom!"

The entire mountain wilderness trembled, and the vast sky was filled with an unparalleled sacred pressure.

In the blink of an eye, the Saint Body, which had reached the eighth level of the Dao Severing Realm, bled profusely and was forcefully sealed. It was captured like a chick and had no power to resist.

"The Dao body comes, the true body goes far away... Ye Fan, this is your choice!" Jiang Yifei's brows furrowed, like an immortal king of light, his whole body shrouded in Dao traces, unfathomable, unseen and unfathomable.

He knew from the very beginning that this was a Dao body!

"Yifei, are you really going to become a member of the Dark Forbidden Zone... In the future, all the heavens and myriad realms will be stained with blood. The future that your master saw was not just the Big Dipper. Dark turmoil will erupt from the Immortal Ruins, spreading endless poison..." Ye Fan said quickly, still trying to cling to his last hope.

He obtained the secret of the former character from the inheritance of the Yinghuo Sacred Body, and also saw terrifying scenes in the lower reaches of the River of Time, which was an important reason that prompted him to leave for the Heavenly Court. "Are you finished?" Jiang Yifei's tone was very indifferent, cold and terrifying, and very ruthless.

Is there no other way?
Ye Fan sighed, then his gaze suddenly sharpened. He communicated with the divine restriction, and various chains appeared on the golden blood energy, as if they possessed real life force, wanting to break free from the Vermilion Bird's restraints and fight against the heavens.

The outcome was self-evident; how could he possibly be a match for a Saint-level Emperor's son? In a mere instant, all his laws were shattered.

"Yifei, you will regret this." This Dao body began to collapse, uttering its last words before disappearing. Like a mark from the unseen world, it truly resonated with the Great Dao.

"I am the one in control!"

As the words of farewell fell, the boundless void trembled, the giant hand closed, and everything was plunged into darkness; the power of the Holy Path shattered everything.

When everything disappeared, only the man dressed in pure white stood there, letting out a sigh.

Half an hour later, a dark golden crow crossed the border, leaving behind a blazing dark light.

"Where is the Holy Body?" Lin Dong asked.

"After the previous defeat, out of fear of taking responsibility and bringing disaster upon his family, he resigned and left." Jiang Yifei took out a bronze seal to show it off. This was an official seal of the saint level within the Heavenly Court, cast entirely from five-colored bronze, and looked dazzlingly golden.

He wore a silver seal made of Thousand Illusion Star River Divine Sand hanging from his waist, along with a blue seal. The silver and blue seals were symbols of the Heavenly King!

Hearing these utterly false statements, the man in black narrowed his eyes, looked at Jiang Yifei, but ultimately said nothing and turned to leave.

He had a decree in his hand, which ordered Ye Fan and all his relatives and friends to be relocated to the Gouchen Star Region.

He was forbidden from returning to the capital without an imperial edict...

"In this lifetime, another human saint will emerge." Deep within the Immortal Ruins, someone murmured to himself with a complex expression, as auspicious clouds swirled before him, condensing into a divine mirror.

In the mirror, a young saint settled his parents and wife somewhere in the Big Dipper, and then, through the passage of the Qishi Mansion, embarked alone on the ancient road of the stars, never to return.

"The Assassin's Court and the Village of Heaven have finally appeared." Yan Ming remained calm, seemingly unconcerned about everything.

“He inherited my memories and also possessed the Dao weapon from my past life. Aren’t you worried that he will become your formidable enemy in the future?” the man in the golden robe said.

Yan Ming glanced at the other party and gained a completely new understanding of this Holy Body.

Is this the kind of person who says one thing but means another?
Mingming was very satisfied with the heir and even took the initiative to plead for leniency.

But are they still testing the waters?
That makes sense. With so many wives and concubines during his lifetime, what kind of respectable person could he be?

After all, the soul light before them had possessed Lin Jia before awakening, and had a long-standing grudge against Ye Fan...

"It's a pity that this life lacks the brilliance of the Great Accomplishment Holy Body. However, I don't agree with what he said," Yan Ming said calmly. "He will be the one who regrets it in the end."

Leaving behind his parents and wife, Xueyue Qing's regret may be repeated in the not-too-distant future.

In the last scene of the movie, Lin Jia is clearly pregnant.

"Your previous cultivation of the Secret Word technique has reached the divine level. Did you see something?"

“You also possess the secret lineage of the previous character, so why do you need to ask me?”

"I am not a living person, and my Immortal Platform is empty. Even if I possess primordial mystic arts, they are useless, and I cannot unleash the supreme domain," the golden-robed man explained. His Dao Fruit was half real and half illusory, and in this state, he could not achieve the unity of essence, energy, and spirit. To attain the level of divine connection through the previous word was simply a pipe dream and extremely difficult to achieve.

Yan Ming has no comment.

He has already done a favor, and even without the intervention of the Holy Body of Mars, things would still be in this state.

It can only be said that the value of "two ways to eat a fish" is still increasing.

With the matter of the closed-door disciple from the next generation settled, the man in the golden robe began to mention the lingering image of the Daoist Master at Dayuepo.

The restrictions on the Burial Ground of Gods and Demons have been revived, and the illusory figure of the old Taoist priest has become the biggest obstacle for Yan Ming to open the Holy Spirit inheritance.

In the novel *Covering the Sky*, the group of Great Sages waited until the Daoist Venerable's illusory image was obliterated before they could break the seal together and open the Ancient Well of Gods and Demons.

The Heavenly Court has quasi-emperors and imperial artifacts, but it still has some reservations about the Heavenly Venerable's mark from the mythological era, wavering between a strong attack and waiting.

One wrong move could lead to bitter consequences!
"That mark isn't as terrifying as you imagine. It's just a wisp of the Dao Venerable's thought, used to seal demons and suppress evil. It doesn't have much self-awareness," the Yinghuo Sacred Body analyzed, looking at the blurry old Daoist in the mirror, and gave specific instructions.

First, we must wait for the lingering regrets to dissipate; this point needs no further explanation.

Secondly, he set up a corner of the Imperial Road Killing Formation.

"Using the three imperial weapons as the array's core, we should be able to quickly break through the restrictions," he said, preparing to truly unleash his full power and reveal a glimpse of his former brilliance.

Although his primordial spirit was incomplete and he lacked a physical body, his memories remained. In addition to burning his soul light to recreate his ultimate battle power, he also possessed a killing formation that was enough to contend with a quasi-emperor.

Unexpectedly, Yan Ming refused the request from the Yinghuo Sacred Body to emit light and heat.

He has already placed his piece.

The former remained silent, his first thought being to lure the snake out of its hole; don't ask why so quickly.

Because he would do the same.

After a long silence, the ancient man said that too much killing would be detrimental to the reputation of the Heavenly Lord.

"Do I still have a reputation? I'm already a taboo subject." Yan Ming retorted indifferently.

He respected the person before him and also revered his first incarnation, but there were disagreements about their beliefs and differing paths.

The Immortal Ruins are the end of darkness, while the Holy Body lineage has been known as the Holy Body of the human race since ancient times.

It's all about killing and fighting.

The Vermilion Bird deep in the starry sky, since its rise, has slaughtered cities and destroyed stars. The number of skeletons under its feet is more than 10 billion. In fact, the battles on planets often result in tens of millions of deaths and injuries, which is commonplace and nothing out of the ordinary.

The Holy Body was hunted down by the protectors of the ancient human path.

When the power he founded is slaughtered, he will realize that everything was an illusion.

There are only two kinds of people in the universe: enemies and people who are not enemies.

We will stop at nothing to defeat the enemy!

(End of this chapter)