Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 181 The Great Good Man

The night around the Immortal Tomb was filled with an eerie atmosphere. The desolate wilderness, overgrown with weeds, was devoid of any living creatures, not even snakes, insects, or rodents.

This is a death trap; any life that dares to set foot here will encounter calamity, and almost no one can escape.

Upon hearing that Qi Zhe intended to travel to the Immortal Mausoleum under cover of night, the cultivators from the holy lands were all greatly alarmed. Some of them exclaimed in fear:
"Senior, why do you insist on this? Tonight's Immortal Tomb is different from usual; it is truly not advisable to go there!"

These holy land cultivators knew that what had happened in the liquid was unprecedented. They were not only worried that Qi Zhe would not return, but also that the creature would return after Qi Zhe left.

"My mind is made up, you need not stop me." Qi Zhe's expression remained unchanged. After speaking, he took Shou Xin and soared into the sky, heading west.

Although Qi Zhe saved them, staying here was not his intention, and he estimated that once this matter was over, the experts from those major sects would also come here to investigate.

If he stays, who knows what might happen, which is exactly what Qi Zhe doesn't want to see, and he also doesn't want to reveal his identity.

As Qi Zhe left, the many cultivators remaining outside the Immortal Tomb looked at each other in bewilderment. Then, one of them said, forcing a smile, "We'd better leave quickly!"

"We must report what happened tonight, so that we can prepare in case there are any further disturbances at the Immortal Tomb."

Upon hearing this, someone nodded in agreement, and then said, "That's right, I think the matter of the Immortal Tomb is no longer something we can get involved in. We must make preparations as soon as possible!"

"Yes, let's leave quickly!"

As they talked, the group of cultivators flew off into the distance, streaks of rainbow light disappearing rapidly into the horizon, leaving Qi Zhe, who was secretly watching, somewhat stunned.

"Heh," Qi Zhe stepped out of the void, watching the many cultivators gradually disappear into the night, and couldn't help but reveal a strange smile.

"It's good that you left, so you won't get in my way."

After arriving in this area, Qi Zhe felt that something was wrong, and tonight's events were exactly what he wanted.

Many cultivators from holy lands were lingering near the Immortal Tomb. If he found the Longevity Cave and made a huge commotion, he would inevitably attract attention.

This situation is a good thing for him now.

However, Qi Zhe was also puzzled as to why red-haired creatures would appear here. Theoretically, such beings related to the underworld would not easily appear in the world.

Once they appear, something must have happened. Qi Zhe could only speculate that the Eternal Heavenly Venerable had made contact with the Underworld again.

"Eternal Heavenly Venerable," Qi Zhe murmured, then descended towards the small town that had been shattered earlier, finding the location where the red-haired creature had escaped.

This red-haired monster carried an extremely heavy yin energy, which stained the land within a radius of dozens of feet red. The red hair it left behind after it left was also extremely eerie.

It escaped into a huge crater, like a giant meteorite crater, filled with fallen red hair.

At this moment, Qi Zhe squatted in the pit, gently picking up a tuft of red hair to observe how it differed from the strange hair that had grown on his body.

"It is indeed somewhat different."

Upon closer inspection, Qi Zhe discovered that these hairs carried an astonishing malevolent aura, as if they had been forcibly created by some means.

The only certainty is that the Source Master's curse is related to an aura, possibly the malevolent energy beneath the earth's veins, and using Source Techniques will allow it to enter the body.

Over the years, this accumulation allows the Source Curse to slip through the cracks, completely changing a person from the inside out, and even enabling their body to live forever.

"Is this considered a method of achieving immortality through corpse liberation?" Qi Zhe seemed to have a sudden realization.

In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, becoming an immortal has long been a legend. Since ancient times, countless powerful individuals have made various attempts to achieve immortality.

Some ancient sages buried themselves in the earth, hoping their bodies would remain incorruptible for hundreds of thousands of years, continuing to metamorphose underground, thus achieving immortality through the dissolution of their corpses.
Although Yuan Tianshi was cursed, his body could remain immortal simply by staying underground, and he could even create great things by finding the most suitable terrain. If this process could be controlled, it would definitely be considered a method of immortality. Qi Zhe even thought that Yuan Tianshi might be an attempt by the supreme being of the underworld.

"Roar! Awoo!"

Just as Qi Zhe was pondering, a large cloud of blood mist drifted out from the distant Immortal Tomb, accompanied by a roar that echoed throughout the night sky.

Hearing the sound coming from afar, Qi Zhe suddenly stood up, his body hovering in the air as he looked towards the Immortal Tomb thousands of miles away.

"Boss!" Shouxin, who had been unconscious for a long time, was awakened at this moment. He was held in Qi Zhe's hand, and his body trembled violently as soon as he woke up.

A blood mist, like a tidal wave, filled the sky and earth, accompanied by eerie shadows and howls that echoed through the mist, spreading towards the wilderness.

"It looks like we can't go!" Qi Zhe's expression was extremely solemn. He knew he had chosen the wrong time and now he had no choice but to leave.

As the blood mist spread, the fog, resembling ocean waves, rapidly engulfed the six thousand miles of wilderness, and then spread towards Qi Zhe's location.

"Whoosh!"

Seeing this, Qi Zhe no longer hesitated and flew away with Shou Xin in his arms, ready to make a run for it at any time.

Just as Qi Zhe flew a thousand miles away, he turned around and found that the blood-red mist had already engulfed Xianqiu City, and its momentum showed no signs of abating.

"It's over! The blood mist has spread to its limit of seven thousand miles. Ancient records only mention a scene like this at the very beginning of the Dark Turmoil!"

Just as the blood mist surged, Qi Zhe suddenly heard someone shouting in the distant wilderness. He turned his head and saw a group of people several miles in front of him.

Qi Zhe could hear their voices even though they were miles apart; at this moment, he could even hear their rapid breathing and heartbeats.

"This is terrible! We have to get out of here right now, or we'll surely die if we get trapped in the blood mist!"

With a shout, the group immediately turned around and ran for their lives across the wilderness, unaware of Qi Zhe's presence.

"Source gatherers?" Qi Zhe noticed that the group had just crawled out of the ground and were all dressed in stone armor, making them look like a group of source gatherers.

The tunnel they dug was exposed in the wilderness; if the commotion from the earlier battle hadn't alerted them, it would probably still be underground.

"How strange, are there source mines around the Immortal Tomb?" Qi Zhe muttered to himself, then quietly followed the other party.

The group ran incredibly fast, each person displaying exceptional agility, and some were using Origin Techniques to clear a path ahead.

Unfortunately, these people were not cultivators. Although they were agile, their speed was not impressive and could not keep up with the speed of the blood mist.

"It's over! There's no escaping it now!"

A blood mist, stretching for seven thousand miles, surged toward this place, like a vast ocean crashing down upon it, obscuring even the sky.

The group of resource gatherers all looked terrified. One of them suddenly convulsed while running and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Brother Nangong!" With a loud shout, someone turned around and called out to the person who had fallen to the ground, making Qi Zhe suddenly realize what was happening.

"So they're from a family of Origin Arts masters. They're probably trying to dig up treasure," Qi Zhe muttered, then suddenly reached out and grabbed the group of people.

"Amitabha Buddha, well said, well said." Qi Zhe said calmly, and with a wave of his sleeve, he swept everyone away and flew towards the horizon. In the blink of an eye, he had traveled thousands of miles away.

(End of this chapter)