Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 59 Slaying All the Kings
In the dilapidated Taoist temple, Qi Zhe sat alone under the moon, collecting the relics left behind by the old cultivator, preparing to see if there was anything he could still use.

"About a hundred catties of Origin, a few pieces of Divine Iron, a dozen or so pills, and a bunch of other odds and ends," Qi Zhe muttered to himself under the moonlight, his expression somewhat strange.

He discovered that the old cultivator's collection was not extensive. If he hadn't previously plundered Han Jing's corpse, there wouldn't have been much left. He guessed that any treasures he had possessed would have been squandered long ago.

"Hmm? There are a few ancient books as well."

In addition, Qi Zhe also discovered several ancient books that the old cultivator had previously refused to show to others. Even he had never read them before, and he guessed they were the old cultivator's personal treasures.

"Let's see what it is." Qi Zhe muttered as he opened one of the books. What came into view was a large number of strange characters, as well as some strange lines written in the book.

Qi Zhe was overjoyed upon seeing this, recognizing that the ancient book recorded the application of Dao patterns, and that it was extremely profound, far surpassing anything he had encountered before.

Qi Zhe then began to peruse other ancient books, feeling that there must be some surprises waiting for him, perhaps even more amazing than the Dao pattern ancient book in front of him.

"This is... the method of controlling the cauldron that the ancient sage Yao Guang explored?!"

When Qi Zhe opened the two ancient books, he found a picture of a cauldron in one of the thin books, with a secret method written next to it. He was extremely shocked.

The Yao Guang Holy Land has a very long history, existing for over 100,000 years. It once had a period of great prosperity, during which sages emerged continuously for 50,000 years, and even many great sages were born.

That period was the time when the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron was born. In its early years, the Yao Guang Holy Land found a whole piece of Dragon Pattern Black Gold, which was personally refined into a cauldron by a Great Sage and received the worship of the entire Yao Guang Holy Land day and night for 50,000 years.

At least twenty sages poured their life's cultivation into the cauldron before their passing. Some say that the Yao Guang Cauldron was forged in this way, but those who know a little about it know that this is not the case.

The truth is that on a stormy night, the Ruthless Great Emperor transformed the cauldron, which was originally a Great Saint Weapon, into an Emperor Weapon, thus benefiting the Yao Guang Holy Land.

Although Yao Guang obtained the imperial weapon at that time, they were still unable to fully control the cauldron. So for many years afterward, they explored ways to control the cauldron and actually made some progress.

The ancient book before Qi Zhe contained the method of controlling the cauldron that the ancient sage Yao Guang had explored over many years, which was quite different from the method used by the Ruthless Man's lineage to control the Imperial Cauldron.

"Those people used the Undying Heavenly Power to control the cauldron and took it away," Qi Zhe said, looking at the annotations in the ancient book with a strange expression.

The secret method before them involved controlling the Emperor Cauldron by using the sage's mark within it, while those people directly sacrificed themselves to the cauldron using the ruthless man's legacy, seizing control of the Emperor Cauldron with the ruthless man's mark.

It must be said that these two methods are fundamentally different. Otherwise, outsiders would never be able to take control of the Emperor Cauldron. No wonder the old cultivator could only protect himself under the cauldron a thousand years ago.

However, the ancient book contains a note from an old cultivator who said that this cauldron had been worshipped by the Yao Guang Holy Land for 50,000 years, and that as long as this secret technique is activated, the deity inside the cauldron will not actually make a move.

"Good, good, the biggest threat to the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron is gone!" Qi Zhe looked at the secret technique and even more eager to steal the Emperor Cauldron.

However, he knew that even with this secret technique, it wouldn't be much easier to snatch the Emperor's Cauldron from the other party. He would be content if he could protect himself under the cauldron.

Late at night, Qi Zhe began to study these ancient books, and he wanted to cultivate the Daoist inscriptions and secret techniques thoroughly.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Qi Zhe has stayed in this Taoist temple for another month. Counting the days, a year has passed since he first came down the mountain, and now he feels a breakthrough once again.

Having ascended to the third level of the Dao Palace for only a month, the flower bud within his Lung Divine Treasury is about to bloom and is eagerly absorbing vital energy.

Even if Qi Zhe refined all of the hundreds of kilograms of source energy, it wouldn't be enough. Even after pouring all the spiritual energy from his internal spiritual energy pool into it, it still wasn't quite enough. He might need some more time before he could officially break through. Another morning arrived, and Qi Zhe opened his eyes while sitting cross-legged, quietly sensing the state of the fourth level of divine treasure within his Dao Palace. A sense of joy welled up in his heart.

"It's a complete transformation; the resources I need are gradually increasing!" Qi Zhexin's state is related to his second metamorphosis.

His physique and physical constitution have improved significantly compared to before, thus creating a greater demand for resources in the cultivation palace's secret realm, indicating that he has greater potential.

"As long as I continue to transform like this, I will eventually forge an invincible body!" Qi Zhe was already thinking about how to begin the next transformation.

Just then, Qi Zhe suddenly felt a tremor in his spiritual sense, as if he were being watched, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"It seems they couldn't hold back any longer!" Qi Zhe's expression was solemn. He guessed that someone from the Yao Guang Holy Land must have found this place.

Not far away on the horizon, three figures dressed in strange robes hid in the void, silently watching Qi Zhe in the Taoist temple, their expressions carrying a hint of oddity.

"So this so-called Yao Guang rebel is nothing more than a mortal cultivator. The Yao Guang Holy Land has truly declined. We still need to take action for this." A voice rang out from the void. The hoarse voice was indistinguishable between male and female. An astonishing killing intent stirred the void, and the voice was so cold that it was almost inhuman.

"We are about to be reborn, and our first battle will be to slay all the kings. I think that Eastern Wilderness Divine Body is quite good!" Someone in the void seemed dissatisfied with the prey in front of him and actually set his sights on Ji Haoyue.

"Enough, we shouldn't have killed an unknown nobody in the first battle."

With a final whisper, the three abruptly vanished into the void, as if they had never been there at all, allowing Qi Zhe, who had sensed the spying disappear, to breathe a sigh of relief.

Qi Zhe held a fist-sized piece of white jade in his hand and rushed straight out of the Taoist temple. Looking at the ripples still spreading in the void not far away, he said solemnly, "Why did you leave?"

Qi Zhe was just about to use the Dao patterns to escape, but to his surprise, the other party didn't make a move, leaving him puzzled.

But this also made Qi Zhe wary. He turned to look at the old cultivator's grave, shook his head and sighed, "I can't leave you here any longer. I'll come back to pay my respects to you in the future."

Qi Zhe then walked into the distance. This time, he planned to find a place with many people to lie low, preferably near a powerful force. This way, even if the Yao Guang Holy Land was powerful, it wouldn't be able to act too recklessly on someone else's territory.

"Last time, Tiandu City was jointly controlled by various forces, otherwise Yaoguang would definitely have sealed off the city. This time, I'm hiding near the Ji family, so I guess it will be difficult for them to even find me!" Qi Zhe muttered to himself, preparing to hide at the Ji family's place.

The Ji family of the Ancient Wilderness has existed on the banks of the Ji River for hundreds of thousands of years. Countless creatures live nearby. It is only a few hundred thousand miles away from the Ancient Wilderness Holy Land and even closer to the Yao Guang Holy Land. The two major powers are only seventy thousand miles apart.

Near the Ji family, there are dozens of large cities, each a remnant of the ancient era. They once withstood the supreme minions that emerged from the Undying Mountain during the dark ages, and have endured the baptism of time and war.

Qi Zhe traveled day and night, relying on his newly acquired Daoist skills to traverse the void. In just six days and nights, he arrived at the banks of the Ji River and once again saw the many immortal islands and palaces of the Ji family suspended in the sky.

"boom!!!"

But just as Qi Zhe was watching, a loud bang came from inside the Ji family, and he clearly saw a fairy island being swept away in mid-air.

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