Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 255 A Prelude to an End
The city of Yaoguang has existed for over ten thousand years, and even during the chaotic ancient times, it was never attacked. Who would have thought that one day it would be trampled underfoot?

Qi Zhe was incredibly violent, boasting that he would conquer this place single-handedly and rebuild Yao Guang Divine City one day, which made many cultivators feel like their lungs had been kicked in the lungs.

But they were now unable to refute it. Qi Zhe had one foot on the divine city, and he was about to suppress the place almost instantly. All the cultivators in the city were kneeling down.

"Waaah... Is the eternal foundation of Yao Guang going to be destroyed in an instant?" In the divine city, a cultivator lay on the ground, his face filled with grief and indignation as he coughed up blood and howled.

They were filled with grief and indignation. A traitor who had been hunted down in the past had attacked the Yao Guang Holy Land, shaking a great lineage and shattering its eternal reputation.

"How pathetic!" Qi Zhe remained indifferent to this. These people still did not know that Yao Guang had changed hands, nor did they know the true secrets of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

It's pitiful, laughable, and lamentable. Perhaps many of them have become spare ingredients for the ruthless lineage, just waiting for the right moment to be slaughtered.

Meanwhile, the elders of the Yao Guang Sect cried out in despair, "Where are our Imperial Weapons now? Where is our foundation now? Where is our Holy Lord now?!"

"Hurry and save Yao Guang!"

The war has been going on for only a short time, but the legendary dragon-patterned black gold cauldron has not yet appeared, the ancient sage has not emerged, and Yao Guang's whereabouts are unknown.

Not only were the Yao Guang cultivators furious, but even Qi Zhe couldn't help but have doubts. But after a moment, Qi Zhe suddenly sneered, "The Yao Guang Holy Land is really finished."

"Years ago, you secretly purged your forces, but today, with a formidable enemy at hand, the Holy Lord has fled with the Imperial Weapon. What a magnificent legacy of eternity!"

Qi Zhe's words were cold, his contempt practically overflowing. Then, his eyes flashed with murderous intent as he said, "I don't have much time left. Today, I'll wipe you all out!"

"I will wipe out the ruthless lineage in my hands!"

Qi Zhe's words were filled with murderous intent, tearing away the veil of Yao Guang's corruption in front of many cultivators. With just one sentence, he drove the Yao Guang Holy Lord to madness.

"You little beast! How dare you be so arrogant!!!"

The old Holy Lord of Yaoguang had long felt that he had misjudged Qi Zhe and was filled with regret for letting him go. He wished he could turn back time twelve years and strangle him.

At this moment, he had no choice but to take action. Even if he had to become a moth drawn to a flame, he had to rush in. If Qi Zhe continued to speak, the Yao Guang Holy Land would crumble.

"boom!!!"

One hundred and eight divine rings shone around the Holy Lord Yaoguang, making him appear like a god, and the light he emitted was comparable to a great sun.

He rushed toward Qi Zhe at lightning speed, raising his fist to the sky as if he had the power to pierce through the heavens, but facing Qi Zhe's towering Dharma body, he was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

"Unbelievable!"

Qi Zhe merely murmured in response, and he also unleashed the Primordial Holy Light Technique, with 108 divine rings resembling a great sun wheel tearing through the sky.

"laugh!"

At this moment, the Holy Lord Yaoguang was like a firefly compared to the bright moon. With just one forward charge, he instantly bled, and his body was broken into more than a dozen pieces in mid-air.

Meanwhile, many sects in the Southern Region had already noticed the changes at the Yao Guang Holy Land, and the leaders of the major sects rushed to the place, only to be shocked at first glance.

They recognized Qi Zhe, and seeing him suppress the Yao Guang Holy Land with one foot, they were speechless. After a moment, someone said, "Is Yao Guang about to fall?"

They watched as the old Holy Lord of Yaoguang turned to ashes at Qi Zhe's feet, unable to even leave a scar on Qi Zhe; the difference was like heaven and earth.

"Is this what it means to be a Dao-Slaying cultivator? He's comparable to a Great Perfection Eastern Wilderness God King!" Some people were secretly shocked when they saw Qi Zhe, and were somewhat surprised by the power of a Dao-Slaying cultivator.

Qi Zhe has touched the Eight Forbidden Zones, and his normal combat strength is comparable to that of an old king. However, the Dao-Severing Gate is like an insurmountable chasm, and even a great power of the Ninth Heaven is not enough for him to crush with a single finger.

Calling him a fully-fledged God-King wouldn't be far off, because regardless of whether he was a fully-fledged king or not, he could slay powerful beings with just a single palm strike. "Enough!"

At this moment, the people hiding inside Yao Guang Divine City could no longer sit still. With a roar, they smashed through rows of palaces and soared into the sky.

He was dressed in an old Taoist robe of gray and white, exuding an ancient aura from a bygone era. Although he was a Taoist, he resembled an angry Vajra.

"boom!!!"

The old Taoist priest exuded an astonishing aura as soon as he appeared, as if the heavens and the void were rippling with tides, and the great Dao of heaven and earth were manifesting wondrous sights.

Strange Dao diagrams appeared around him, resembling a painting of the primordial chaos of heaven and earth, before transforming into illusory battle armor that enveloped him.

"Is this the Primordial Chaos Battle Technique?" Qi Zhe looked somewhat surprised and doubtful. He had no choice but to avoid the old Taoist's awe-inspiring aura, knowing that the other party had finally decided to come out.

The old Taoist was clearly an ancient sage, whose aura was beyond Qi Zhe's comprehension, and whose ancient divine art made one doubt the length of his existence.

"The Primordial Chaos Technique was created by my master, who was once revered as the seventh generation of the Yao Guang Holy Lord. During his lifetime, he had paid homage to the Great Emperor Wu Shi!" The ancient sage's words were astonishing.

He claimed to be the last remaining treasure of the Yao Guang sect, and that his master was the first Great Sage to worship the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron, a figure even the Great Emperor Wushi had seen.

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhe could only grin, his head hovering above the Changsheng Taoist Temple, on high alert. His eyes scrutinized him, clearly suspecting that he might suddenly resort to underhanded tactics.

The ancient sage clearly didn't care about Qi Zhe's gaze. Although he resembled an angry Vajra, he suddenly became amiable when facing Qi Zhe.

He laughed and said, "Your lineage is a thing of the past. I have already resolved all the grudges from back then. As fellow disciples of Yao Guang, we should reconcile here."

His words were like a stormy sea, causing Qi Zhe's expression to change. His face immediately darkened, and he coldly snorted, "Easy for you to say!"

"My master was injured in the past, and I was hunted down with nowhere to escape. How can I let go of my grudges! If you betray me, then I will be the one to set things right!"

"You are truly stubborn and unrepentant! The Yao Guang Holy Land can only prosper in this world with the help of the Great Emperor. If you return, I guarantee that I will forgive and forget your past mistakes!"

The ancient sage had indeed betrayed his principles, and at this moment he looked quite angry, his face full of disappointment and frustration as he looked like an elder who wanted to uphold justice.

"Swoosh!" At this moment, a divine light also shot up from within the Yao Guang Divine City, and Yao Guang, dressed in white, finally appeared, directly beside the ancient sage.

He then looked at Qi Zhe with a warm expression and said, "Junior Brother Qi, why don't you put aside your grudges? If you are willing to return to Yao Guang, Yao Guang will return everything to you."

At this moment, Qi Zhe felt disgusted. He hadn't expected the other party to play this trick and actually pull this disgusting scheme of offering amnesty.

The Yao Guang cultivators who had been suppressed by Qi Zhe earlier were all dumbfounded. Although they did not know the details of the matter, they roughly guessed everything and their expressions changed.

Meanwhile, many powerful sects watching the spectacle from afar recalled the old rumors, and if they hadn't been unable to defeat the Yao Guang Holy Land, they would surely have been in an uproar by now.

Even so, someone whispered, "The legends are true. Yao Guang has indeed been corrupted by the ruthless lineage, and even its foundation has been betrayed!"

The Yao Guang Holy Land is an unfortunate sect. It has been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, but everything was stolen by outsiders. Now, perhaps only Qi Zhe is struggling to keep it going.

"Haha. Just wishful thinking!" Qi Zhe looked sad, a bitter smile on his face. Although he had already known about this scene, he still felt inexplicably cold at this moment.

This scene deeply moved him, and his thoughts soared to the heavens, recalling all that he had witnessed before.

"What difference is there between laying down arms and being a beast!" At this moment, Qi Zhe unleashed an astonishing aura, charging forward with his head hanging over the Taoist temple. How could he not repay such a great kindness!

(End of this chapter)