Covering the Sky: I Prove the Great Dao Through the Gate of Immortality

Countless people looked up.

A beam of eternal sword light shot straight up into the sky, piercing the earth and plunging the entire land into deathly silence.

The moment this blade of light appeared in the world, it caused all the heavens and earth to wail in despair.

An ancient guillotine appeared from within the blade's aura, traversing time and space. The guillotine was imprinted with countless scenes of immortals and gods falling, radiating a chilling killing intent.

"The Execution Platform!"

A booming sound echoed, and the entire world seemed to transform into an execution ground.

No one has ever seen a real immortal, but the power and majesty of immortals are passed down by word of mouth; they are truly beings that transcend all others.

Looking at that blade of light that seemed to have slain countless immortals and gods, everyone felt their hearts and minds shattered.

Wherever the blade passed, all laws vanished, and even the river of time seemed to stop flowing. The opening and closing of the guillotine reflected the terrifying phenomenon of all the gods and immortals being subdued, as if this guillotine had once beheaded countless giants of the immortal path.

boom!

The blade's edge and the holy sword collided with a deafening roar.

In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth caved in, the entire world reenacting the scene of creation, countless Dao runes shattering and reforming in the collision. The chilling killing intent bursting from the blade's light froze the void for thousands of miles.

The saintly king felt as if his altar was about to shatter, as if he could already see his head falling under the guillotine.

This is a tremor originating from the very source of the soul, the most primal fear of facing the instruments of torture of heaven and earth.

The light from the Execution Platform transformed into countless divine chains of order, binding the holy sword like shackles of the heavens. Each chain flowed with the Daoist essence of slaying immortals and gods; even if a Saint King burned his life essence and activated the ultimate resurrection of his holy weapon, he still could not break through this mighty power of slaying immortals!

This strike transcends the realm of weapons; it is the manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth, the power to decide life and death. The opening and closing of the guillotine seems to be judging the end of an era.

Even though this light that slays immortals is only its initial form, it is already capable of withstanding the might of a sacred weapon, and the Daoist aura it contains is astonishing. At the same time, Li Chenzhou withdrew the large hand that had been extended earlier, and now it is pressing down on the Great Evolution Sacred Sword with the force of supporting the heavens, and thousands of stars are flowing in his palm.

Boom!

A deafening roar erupted, and the Saint King within the Holy Sword let out a muffled groan of pain. Under Li Chenzhou's strike, the entire Holy Sword was blasted into a void rift, and it seemed about to be banished to the endless void.

"roar!"

The Saint King roared, shaking the heavens. The Great Evolution Holy Sword shone with divine light, forcefully halting the trend of being banished. The sword tore through the spatial turbulence and reappeared in the void several miles away.

The sneak attack failed and the attacker was severely injured. The being within the Holy Sword finally realized the unfathomable depth of its opponent.

Li Chenzhou stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.

He intended to use the saints as a stepping stone to hone himself, but unexpectedly, he attracted a saint king instead. However, it didn't matter, as the saint king couldn't do anything to him.

"This is Saint Canglan, young man, show mercy when you can..."

The decaying old saint spoke, his holy might overwhelming, but seeing the situation was not good, he wanted to resolve the conflict with words.

"Now that we have come, we are here to settle this matter once and for all."

Li Chenzhou's words were like a heavenly blade slashing down, "Moreover, when you launched your sneak attack, it was already destined that only one of us could leave alive."

He stood tall in the sky, every strand of his hair glowing, flowing with brilliant Daoist charm, and he directly addressed a Saint King with a call to arms.

"Arrogant! How dare you blaspheme against sacred authority?"

The only surviving of the Three Saints of Dayan roared out in anger, while the other saint had already been annihilated in the aftershocks of Li Chenzhou's counterattack with the holy sword.

"Oh!"

Li Chenzhou's eyes flashed like lightning, and his countless pores on his body simultaneously spewed forth battle intent, like a primordial god or demon awakened. His vast aura was as deep as the ocean, directly causing the already heavily injured saint to have his joints crack and cough up blood as he flew backward.

A holy aura swept over and protected him. The Canglan Saint King said in a deep voice, "Young man, it is true that your combat power is unparalleled and you have the appearance of an emperor, but your cultivation is still shallow. Why sacrifice your bright future for a moment of pleasure? If I want to take your life, I have plenty of ways to do so."

Li Chenzhou glared at the holy sword, "Kill me? With a coward like you hiding your face?"

With one step he took, the world changed color.

The countless ancient stars shining simultaneously in his acupoints all over his body evolved into a complete star field, with the sun and moon revolving around him and the Milky Way rushing around, making him appear like a celestial king who ruled the universe.

"Today I will show you what true holy might is!"

Countless acupoints resonated, drawing down the radiance of the stars from the heavens.

The starlight condensed into a divine blade in his palm, its blade wreathed in light capable of slaying immortals. With a single slash, it seemed as if the entire star field was crashing down.

"boom!"

A piece of crystalline divine source flew out from the Great Evolution Holy Sword, within which the Canglan Saint King was sealed. He opened his eyes and rode the holy sword to meet the attack that pierced through the starry sky.

Swords clashed!

The entire world was submerged in blazing divine light. The ancient Dao patterns spreading from the holy sword and the immortal-slaying light flowing from the divine blade collided violently, unleashing terrifying fluctuations as if the world had been created.

The two sides reached a stalemate in the boundless star field. The light of the Immortal Slayer flowed endlessly, contending with the ancient holy sword. It was difficult to determine the winner, and the entire void trembled under the collision of the two great forces, as if it would collapse at any moment.

"Clinging to a broken body, losing the will to strive and advance," Li Chenzhou's voice resounded like an ancient divine bell, "hiding in the divine source, barely clinging to life, do you even deserve to call yourself a Saint King?"

He took a step forward, and the entire star field erupted in excitement.

Countless stars simultaneously emitted starlight, merging with the sword light to evolve into Dao patterns. These Dao patterns seemed to contain the ancient emperors' and sovereigns' great Dao, appearing and disappearing in the starlight.

Havoc in Heaven!

Eight Trigrams Furnace!

Nantianmen!

The three great supernatural powers manifested simultaneously, cutting a segment of the laws of heaven and earth from the river of time and space, and completely transforming this star field into an independent minor world.

As the starlight swirled, the Great Evolution Holy Sword was completely swallowed up.

What appears to be a tiny space to the outside has evolved into a boundless universe within, where the sun and moon shine together and the Milky Way hangs upside down.

Li Chenzhou stood in the center of the starry river, his 480 million acupoints simultaneously absorbing and releasing the essence of the stars. Each acupoint corresponded to an ancient star, exuding a timeless and profound Daoist charm that transcended eras.

He seemed to have become the sole ruler of this universe, able to reverse the galaxy and reduce all things to nothingness with a mere gesture.

Endless starlight, like the Milky Way descending from the heavens, formed a dazzling cocoon of light around him, with every pore breathing in and out the most primal power of the stars.

In this small world completely under his control, his combat power has risen to an unbelievable level.

Each strike resonated with countless forces, his body radiating divine light. He had long since transcended the forbidden realm of this world. With every move he made, the Great Dao resounded in response, allowing him to unleash his full power, as if a true immortal king had descended to the mortal realm.

"Young man!"

The Sage King of Canglan could no longer maintain his composure.

The divine source exploded with a deafening roar, revealing a withered body, as dry as an ancient tree. The body was etched with the marks of time, and eerie green soul fire flickered in its eye sockets as it roared:

"Today I will annihilate your soul and spirit, condemning you to eternal damnation. I, the Holy One, will burn your true spirit with the flames of the Nine Netherworlds, forcing you to repent for your actions today in endless agony!"

Li Chenzhou laughed loudly, his voice shaking the heavens, and stars around him simultaneously shone brightly: "Wait until you break my divine power before you bark and howl."

With a wave of his hand, he summoned the power of the entire star field, transforming countless stars into a divine star-shine blade. The blade was wrapped in the power of laws that severed reincarnation, and spacetime shattered wherever it passed. The power of this strike had already transcended the realm of ordinary saints, as if it would return the entire world to chaos once more.

Four more supernatural powers intertwined and collided in the sky: Havoc in Heaven overturned order, the Southern Heavenly Gate judged all things, the Eight Trigrams Furnace melted the universe, and the Execution Platform ended the cycle of reincarnation.

Li Chenzhou stood in the center of this martial arts realm, every inch of his body flowing with the true essence of the Dao, as if he had become the embodiment of the Dao on earth.

The Canglan Saint King's pupils shrank suddenly, and his withered hand gripped the Dayan Saint Sword tightly.

A dazzling sword light suddenly burst forth from the sword, faintly revealing a scene of creation and destruction, as if it were about to cleave this star field in two. The two supreme forces collided violently in the void, and the light they emitted illuminated the eternal night.

With a clench of his withered hand, the Great Evolution Holy Sword shone with divine brilliance. This great holy weapon, which had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, finally revealed its true power, with dense innate Dao patterns appearing on its blade.

"laugh!"

The Saint King spat out a mouthful of his life essence blood, and the blood droplet landed on the sword, instantly causing a tremendous change.

The holy sword hummed, tearing apart the small world that Li Chenzhou had set up, and with unparalleled power, it slashed down at Li Chenzhou.

"Boom!"

The Great Evolution Holy Sword trembled violently, its light illuminating the heavens and the earth, its vast holy might sweeping across the eight wastelands.

Furthermore, wisps of Great Sage-level aura emanated from the sword, as if this sacred weapon was awakening dormant ancient memories.

The powerful figures watching from afar trembled with fear. Under this oppressive aura, even breathing became difficult, as if they were being targeted by an unparalleled ferocious beast from the primordial era, their very souls shaking.

"Well done!"

Li Chenzhou let out a deafening roar, and the Gate of Immortality unleashed countless streams of chaotic energy. These chaotic energies intertwined around him, forming laws that completely dissolved the Great Sage's oppressive aura.

His blood and qi surged like the sea, and his black hair traced the path of the Great Dao in the void. A divine light rose from the top of his head and soared into the boundless starry sky, making him appear like an ancient god who ruled over heaven and earth.

With every gesture, mountains and rivers seem to turn upside down, and the sun and moon lose their light.

With a single punch, towering peaks turned to dust; with a single stomp, a thousand-mile-long river surged back against the sky, and the land nearly collapsed under his fist, as if it were about to return to chaos.

"clang!"

The two clashed fiercely once again, the aftershocks of their divine power sweeping across the six directions and eight wastelands. The entire world trembled, and the sun, moon, and stars seemed poised to fall at any moment. They fought their way from the heavens to the underworld, and wherever they passed, towering peaks collapsed like paper, and thousands of miles of land turned into scorched earth.

At the height of his frenzy, Li Chenzhou suddenly let out a long roar that reverberated through the ages. His immortal platform radiated eternal light, and his primordial spirit, embracing the Gate of Immortality, merged with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

At this moment, time and space stand still, and all things freeze.

Only his primordial spirit transcended the constraints of time and space, transforming hundreds of attacks into a single strike. The Gate of Immortality transformed into a celestial light that pierced through eras, carrying the supreme power to annihilate all laws, and crashed towards the Great Evolution Holy Sword.

"boom--!"

The light generated by the collision of the two supreme forces illuminated the eternal night. Chaos swept across the heavens and earth, the universe was reversed, and the starry river shattered. All the spectators were shocked and fled in a frenzy. Those with weaker cultivation were even burned in the eyes by the blinding light.

In the midst of this cataclysmic collision, an unexpected change occurred!

"Buzz!"

The void was torn apart by an even more terrifying pressure, and a killing intent that pierced through heaven and earth went straight for Li Chenzhou.

The pressure was so strong that it instantly turned the land within a radius of a thousand miles into dust.

Li Chenzhou's eyes flashed like lightning. "Finally couldn't hold back anymore?"

The emperor's might was like a reversed Milky Way, the heavens roared, and the entire sky trembled.

The moment the immense pressure descended, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers crumbled inch by inch, towering ancient trees turned to dust, and continuous mountain ranges were leveled to the ground, as if an ancient god was destroying the world.

"Thump—"

The weaker cultivators were already on the ground, trembling uncontrollably. Even the Saint Lord level figures were pale-faced, their bones cracking and popping. Under this supreme pressure, even after thousands of years of arduous cultivation, they were nothing more than slightly larger ants.

"Extreme... ultimate divine power! This is the true revival of an imperial weapon!"

An old man with white hair and beard trembled in his voice, his cloudy eyes filled with fear. He had lived for three thousand years and witnessed the rise of countless geniuses, but he had never felt such a despairing pressure.

In the distance, the holy maiden of a certain holy land paled, no longer possessing her former nobility. The protective mirror in her hand, inherited from ancient times, cracked inch by inch. The elder beside her was even worse off, lying prostrate on the ground, unable to even lift his head.

"Which imperial weapon has appeared in the world?" someone asked hoarsely, their voice trembling with tears. "The Western Emperor Pagoda of Yaochi? The Dragon-Patterned Cauldron of Yaoguang? Or the Void Mirror of the Ji family, or the Hengyu Furnace of the Jiang family?"

"Is it the Great Xia's Supreme Emperor Sword? The Nine Li Diagram?"

The Big Dipper is vast and has been passed down through the ages, but there are only a few supreme imperial weapons that are completely intact. Each one carries the lineage of a great emperor and once suppressed an era. If any one of them were to fully recover now, it would be enough to eclipse the sun and moon and rewrite the entire ancient history.

The powerful beings who were once high and mighty are now no different from ordinary people. Some kowtow desperately, some weep bitterly, and some even have their hearts broken.

Under this earth-shattering pressure, every spectator realized that in the face of true ultimate power, so-called geniuses, elders, and successors of holy lands were nothing more than a speck of dust in the long river of history, insignificant.

"Am I really going to witness the fall of a young supreme being today?" An old sect leader sighed to the sky, his voice filled with desolation.

The emperor's might grew ever stronger, turning the entire world into a purgatory. In the distance, a blurry figure stood holding an imperial weapon, intent on crushing the most brilliant genius of this era.

The mere wisp of energy that descended caused the entire landscape to lose its color and all living beings to tremble. Under this earth-shattering pressure, the entire battlefield fell into a deathly silence, and even the wind stopped flowing.

At the critical moment, Li Chenzhou moved like lightning, leaving an afterimage in the void, and dodged the attack.

He stood beneath the shattered sky, his black hair wildly flowing, his gaze like cold lightning, shooting into the depths of the heavens:

"Who is it?"

After a long while, an aged voice came from the void, its true form unrecognizable:

"Young man, you have relied on your heaven-defying cultivation to commit acts of slaughter and extermination, your sins are heinous. Today I have come to punish you and to uphold the law of heaven and earth."

Li Chenzhou laughed heartily, his voice echoing across the land:

"A coward like you, hiding your true form, dares to talk about the true Dharma? Dare to reveal your true form and fight me?"

The hidden entity did not respond, but instead activated the Supreme Emperor Weapon. In an instant, the Emperor's might surged forth like a tide, as if the entire void was about to be crushed, and the Great Dao runes collapsed continuously amidst wailing cries.

That imperial weapon remained hidden, its form and essence concealed, even the aura of its lineage deliberately erased. Only its overwhelming, supreme pressure remained, relentlessly targeting Li Chenzhou, intent on utterly annihilating him.

Outsiders could hardly fathom its origins, but Li Chenzhou knew perfectly well that such concealment and domineering aura were only possible with the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron of the Yao Guang Holy Land. What other imperial weapon would need to hide its tracks in such a way?

The person who activated the imperial weapon had already reached the level of a half-saint.

Although he has not yet become a saint, his ability as a half-saint to wield an ultimate weapon is enough to threaten saints or even great saints, not to mention that he has not yet stepped into that realm.

The ultimate path is invincible; this has always been true.

Even a young supreme being, when faced with a fully revived imperial weapon, is like an ant facing the heavens, destined only to perish.