Covering the sky: Traveling through the holy body, suppressing the dark turmoil

Chapter 88: To Fight the Heavenly Emperor
After seeing off the Qilin Ancient Empress, Li Xuan felt a pang of sadness.

Even though he already knew the outcome, he still held a sliver of hope that the other party would take that step.

The path to immortality is too lonely; the further he goes, the fewer people will be able to accompany him on his journey.

In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years have passed since the fall of the Qilin Ancient Emperor.

The entire universe fell into a long period of desolation, beginning a new cycle.

In the Heavenly Court, time seems to leave no trace, and everything remains unchanged for tens of thousands of years.

Li Xuan formed hand seals, runes flying around him as he deduced the secrets of heaven.

He attempted to deduce the location of the Immortal Emperor, intending to completely annihilate this emperor of all races within the annals of time.

In later generations, during the ancient era, the Undying Emperor was still active, indicating that he was still undergoing transformation and had not yet reached that realm.

After a long while, Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

"Not within this realm."

He was somewhat surprised that the other party had actually left the world of "Covering the Sky" and gone to a strange world.

However, upon further reflection, he understood the reason: there were several beings in this realm who could threaten him, and continuing to stay in this realm to bathe in royal blood and complete his transformation would present many problems.

In this wondrous world, it is not impossible for those who attain enlightenment to be born there, and for them to undergo a transformation by bathing in royal blood.

"Immortal Emperor, when I conquer the Immortal Path one day, I will surely slay you!"

He then deduced the Emperor's trajectory and discovered that, like the Undying Emperor, the other party had already left this world.

Now, the only remaining Emperor's plan in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is to completely refine this realm into a World Cauldron.

Over these hundreds of thousands of years, the Myriad Spirits Banner absorbed the continuous power of faith from the universe, erasing some of the runes left behind by the Emperor.

Before long, the mark left by the Emperor on refining the World Cauldron will be completely erased.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, 20,000 years have passed, but there is still no sign that the spiritual energy in the world is recovering.

Another ten thousand years have passed. The spiritual energy in the world has partially recovered, but it has still not reached the point where a Daoist can be born.

"A great change is about to occur in the world!"

After some deduction, Li Xuan understood the reason.

The world is now gathering its strength, preparing to reopen the path to immortality soon.

"At most two hundred thousand years, the path to immortality will reopen," Li Xuan said after his deduction.

When he told the Taiyin Emperor and others about this news, they did not react much.

"The path to immortality should perhaps be called the path to eternal life," Lingbao Tianzun pointed out the essence incisively.

“Immortality doesn’t necessarily require going to that realm; transcending the mortal world is also possible,” Wang Bo said calmly.

The two emperors, Taiyin and Taiyang, also had little desire for that path; they wanted to transcend the mortal world and achieve immortality.

For the next tens of thousands of years, his predictions were almost identical.

The strongest beings born in this world are only at the Quasi-Emperor level, which is far inferior to those of the past.

The absence of other enlightened beings, the brilliant reign of the Human Emperor, and the bleak years of all living beings—these contrasts create a contradiction.

"The Immortal Pool has evolved again!" Li Xuan exclaimed in surprise.

In less than tens of thousands of years, the Immortal Pool has changed again, and the quality of the immortal liquid flowing out is now a level higher than before.

The quality of the immortal liquid that flowed out this time was several times higher, and the amount of immortal substances it contained was several times greater than before.

The most obvious change is that his lifespan has increased by 100,000 years!

"Terrifying indeed," Li Xuan exclaimed.

He is currently still in the realm of humanity. Once he enters the realm of immortality, there will definitely be earth-shattering changes in the Immortal Pool.

With ample lifespan, his transformation in the next life will be more certain, and the chances of success will be higher.

Fifty thousand years have passed, and the lifespan of the Taiyin Human Emperor in this lifetime has come to an end.

The Yin Emperor, emulating the Sun Emperor, severed the source of chaos, forged all laws in one lifetime, and began his next life with unparalleled power.

The overwhelming imperial might swept across the nine heavens and ten earths from the Purple Star, causing countless wails and endless life essence to surge towards the Taiyin Human Emperor, accumulating boundless power for his transformation in this life.

"Reverse life and death!"

A life force flowed from the Taiyin Emperor's Wheel Sea Secret Realm, and under his guidance, the decaying altar was revitalized, completely transformed from death to life.

"This transformation was far too perilous," said the Yin Emperor, who had survived the ordeal.

The Taiyin Emperor's transformation this time was not as smooth as in the previous incarnations. The decaying power on the Immortal Platform once overwhelmed the power of life. Fortunately, at the last moment, the Immortal Pool imprint on his body erupted with power that overwhelmed everything, allowing him to successfully begin this incarnation.

However, this experience also taught him a lot, and the transformation in his next life will definitely not have the same problems as this one.

Another 50,000 years passed, and the Sun Emperor's life came to an end.

For tens of thousands of years, the Sun Emperor observed the Fusang Elixir of Immortality, analyzed its principles and theories, and extracted a chance for life from it, thus beginning his next life.

"Reverse Yin and Yang, open it for me!"

A loud shout resounded throughout Ziwei Star, and then, boundless vitality surged from the aged body of the Sun Emperor, allowing him to live this life anew.

His black hair was loose, his skin was translucent, and a powerful force flowed through his body, making him even stronger.

Time flies, and eighty thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Li Xuan emerged from seclusion, his body radiating Daoist energy, and his every move contained terrifying power.

"A magnificent era is about to begin!" Li Xuan said slowly.

Sure enough, only a thousand years later, the spiritual energy in the world began to recover.

This is a breathtaking era, a time of shining stars, where legendary bloodlines emerge and seeds of enlightenment appear one after another, their brilliance intertwined.

This era is like a geyser, with one generation of geniuses rising up one after another, illuminating the world.

"A Golden Age!"

These are the only words that truly deserve this lifetime.

On the ancient demon star, a snow rabbit was born. It had no bloodline and seemed so ordinary compared to the ancient race that possessed royal blood.

By chance, Snow Rabbit came into contact with the methods of cultivation. His aptitude was very ordinary, and it took him several years to finally break through to the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm.

His peers, who were cultivators of the same age, had already reached the Dao Palace Secret Realm, making him seem quite ordinary among the group of cultivators.

As time passed, several years went by. The former snow rabbit met a girl whose talent was slightly stronger than his.

And so, the two of them continued their cultivation and trials, and through life-and-death struggles, they developed a deep bond that could easily be described as that of lovers.

The boy's strength improved rapidly, and he soon surpassed the girl.

On this day, a young boy and girl stood by the small lake, but the atmosphere at that moment was somewhat melancholic.

"Are you really leaving?" the delicate girl whispered, her face filled with reluctance, gazing hopefully at a man dressed in white.

"I want to become stronger, I want to be invincible!" The young man in white exuded confidence and brilliance, his eyes shining brightly. Hearing this, the girl chuckled softly, "Invincible? Can I be stronger than that Human Emperor of the Heavenly Court?"

Upon hearing this, the boy immediately deflated.

"Maybe I really might be able to!"

The girl's words did not stop the boy. He strode confidently onto the ancient road to the stars, embarking on an invincible journey.

"Will you... come back? Will you... come to see me again?" the girl called out from behind, her eyes filled with tears.

The man in white turned around in the sky and laughed, exuding confidence, saying, "Of course, when I attain enlightenment, I will let all the glory of the world shine upon you."

Then, he rushed back to the earth, picked a bunch of wildflowers from the cliff and gave them to the girl, and then rushed out of the realm without looking back.

The snow rabbit left the ancient demon star and entered the ancient star road. As a demon, it did not take the demon race's star road, but instead came to the human race's star road.

The result was that they were besieged by the entire ancient road, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were enemies of the whole world.

Every day, countless powerful enemies search for his whereabouts, hoping to kill him.

His actions were tantamount to telling the world that none of the geniuses of the human race in this era were as good as him. This was no longer a provocation, but a complete and utter insult.

Xue Yueqing was covered in blood; his wounds had never healed, and he was constantly on the verge of death. Although the journey was dangerous, the benefits it brought were equally immense.

Xue Yueqing's strength increased rapidly in the face of life and death. He fought all over the ancient road and was hard to find a worthy opponent, defeating all his enemies.

Like Xue Yueqing, the Azure Emperor of later generations embarked on the ancient path of the human race as a demon, ultimately achieving the supreme imperial throne.

The girl was completely unaware of her childhood experiences. Since Xueyue Qing left, she looked up at the starry sky every day, fantasizing about the boy's reappearance.

The girl had considered following in the boy's footsteps, but since entering the Sendai Secret Realm, it had taken her decades to finally reach the first level of Sendai.

Several decades passed before the girl finally reached the second level of the Sendai Heaven through her cultivation.

In this era of countless geniuses and brilliant talents, this girl's cultivation speed is inferior to even a speck of dust among them.

She was unwilling to accept this; she wanted to catch up with the boy. The girl was impatient and reckless, wanting to forcefully break through the Immortal Three Paths.

"You have already gone astray; one more step forward means death."

……

Time flies, and a hundred years pass in the blink of an eye. Xue Yueqing, as a demon, has carved out a formidable reputation on the ancient path of the human race.

No one dared to target him anymore, and his fame resounded throughout the entire ancient road.

"You must live well. When I attain enlightenment, I will definitely come to find you!" Xue Yueqing said softly, gazing in the direction of the ancient demon star.

Another century has passed, and the first Great Sage Tribulation has fallen on the ancient starry road.

Amidst a sky full of lightning, Xue Yueqing broke through the lightning tribulation with invincible strength and successfully broke through to the Great Sage realm.

The name of the Demon Saint resounded throughout the universe, and he had become the number one among the younger generation.

Three hundred years have passed, and Xue Yueqing has completed the entire ancient starry road, and her strength has even broken through to the fifth level of Quasi-Emperor.

He now stands at the pinnacle of the entire universe, and unless an enlightened being intervenes, few can threaten him.

Fifty years later, a god-like figure appeared in the universe, his aura incredibly powerful.

Then, he stopped suppressing his cultivation and summoned the lightning tribulation in the void to complete that final leap.

The Great Dao roared, and all paths resonated in harmony, as a powerful force surged within the sea of ​​thunder.

Holding the Demon Emperor Ruler, Xue Yueqing's figure was supreme. He broke through the sea of ​​lightning and carved his own Dao mark among the myriad paths.

The world trembled, and countless lives cried out in alarm: a new emperor was about to appear.

"boom!"

Accompanied by a dazzling light that pierced the heavens, the sea of ​​lightning gradually dissipated, leaving behind only a supreme emperor.

Xue Yueqing did not immediately stabilize her own Great Dao, but instead embarked on her return journey along an ancient road towards the Ancient Demon Star.

Along the way, his mind was filled with memories of his time with the girl. Now he could finally fulfill the promise he made to her back then.

The golden road stretched out from beneath his feet, pointing towards the ancient demon star.

Countless powerful individuals followed Xue Yueqing to the Ancient Demon Star.

"Is this the Demon Emperor's ancestral star? There's nothing particularly remarkable about it."

"No matter how ordinary this place may have been before, now that an emperor has emerged from here, the universe will forever remember this ancient star."

The crowd discussed amongst themselves, but most of them stopped outside the domain and simply watched from afar as a sign of respect for the Demon Emperor.

"boom!"

Terrifying fluctuations swept across the heavens and the earth. Powerful figures outside were all curious about what was happening inside, but the celestial secrets there were in chaos and could not be observed.

"Where did she go?" Xue Yueqing asked, her voice choked with sobs.

"Why did you appear before her? It's because of you. She failed to break through to the Dao-Slaying Realm in her attempt to catch up with you and perished." A mocking voice echoed in Xue Yueqing's ears.

Upon seeing who it was, Xue Yueqing showed no anger whatsoever, and instead avoided the other person's gaze as much as possible.

The person who came was the girl's best friend. The two were very close. Ever since Xue Yueqing abandoned the girl and left her alone, she had blacklisted Xue Yueqing.

Even though the other party has now attained enlightenment, she still dares to mock this emperor for the sake of her best friend.

"Also, someone asked me to give this to you." After saying that, he left without looking back.

Xue Yueqing took the jade pendant and instantly understood who it was.

The ruler of Heaven, the Heavenly Emperor.

As time passed, people felt that the title of Human Emperor was not enough for the ruler of the Heavenly Court. Someone respectfully addressed him as Heavenly Emperor, and this title became Li Xuan's honorific title.

Xue Yueqing trembled as her aura of enlightenment swept across the universe.

Then, a golden road appeared, pointing straight to the Heavenly Court.

When the world saw the golden road leading to it, the universe was in an uproar.

"Has the Demon Emperor gone mad?"

"Could it be that he has not yet truly consolidated his Dao fruit and has already perished?"

Those powerful figures who observed all this discussed it extensively, but most of them held a pessimistic attitude, believing that a generation of demon emperors was about to perish.

The Heavenly Court is the supreme holy land in the universe. Countless forces have been born and destroyed, but it still endures.

That Heavenly Emperor has survived for hundreds of thousands of years without ever falling, and no one in the world knows how powerful he is.

But today, someone actually wants to challenge that Heavenly Emperor.

"Junior Xue Yueqing requests an audience with the Heavenly Emperor!" Xue Yueqing's resounding voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

Then, in the eyes of the world, the Demon Emperor entered the Heavenly Court.

Even though he has now attained enlightenment, he still concealed his aura after entering the Heavenly Court.

(End of this chapter)