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

The imperial weapon's imposing power descended from the heavens, threatening to crush all things on earth into dust.

The demigod in the shadows shouted sharply, "Fellow Daoists of the Great Evolution Holy Land, what are you waiting for?!"

The Canglan Saint King's eyes narrowed, and the holy sword in his hand rang out, transforming into a white rainbow that tore through the sky and soared into the heavens. He used an ancient holy technique, causing thirty-three layers of the sky to press down, each layer as if a great world was collapsing, trying to completely suppress Li Chenzhou to the mortal world.

"well……"

Li Chenzhou let out a soft sigh, which sounded like a mixture of regret and mockery.

He gazed at the approaching Saint King, shook his head, and whispered:

"I had intended to keep you as a whetstone to aid my cultivation... but alas, you chose the wrong path."

Before he finished speaking, a tremendous burst of flames erupted from his body, as if a slumbering ancient deity had awakened.

boom--

An overwhelming pressure erupted from his body, and a beam of fire shot into the sky, piercing through heaven and earth, causing all things to wail. That was the true aura of the ultimate path, the supreme power that only ancient emperors could possess!

The pupils of the Canglan Saint King suddenly contracted, and the look of terror froze on his face.

Before he could even scream, the flames swept over him like a torrent of history, burning him to nothingness without leaving a trace.

"What?"

A demigod's roar echoed from the shadows.

Li Chenzhou's black hair danced wildly, making him appear both godlike and demonic. He raised his hand and gestured, causing the flame to transform into an eternal and singular force, soaring straight into the sky and colliding fiercely with the hidden imperial weapon.

"clang--!!!"

It sounded like the resounding of celestial bells, or the beating of divine drums!

The sacred weapons of the ancient emperors are fully restored, and the supreme divine power is surging, like billions of stars burning at the same time, with thousands of silver rivers rushing and roaring. That is the manifestation of the Dao, and the collapse of order.

Before the two imperial weapons had even unleashed their destructive power, the mere clash of their energies had already caused the heavens and earth to lose their color and the sun and moon to lose their light.

The entire world seemed to be on fire, with flames and divine light intertwining to create a picture of destruction, and the Milky Way in the heavens seemed to be drawn down to earth.

"Thump—"

In the distance, all the spectators were already on the ground, trembling with fear. Even the ancient relics who were like living fossils were trembling with fear and their faces were ashen.

"A clash of ultimate techniques... This is a collision between imperial weapons!" someone shouted hoarsely, their voice filled with despair.

They understood that this was just the beginning.

If the two imperial weapons were to unleash their ultimate divine power, not only would the area within a radius of several thousand miles be shattered, but the entire Central Continent would be sunk.

Above the sky, Li Chenzhou's gaze, sharp as lightning, locked onto a certain spot in the void:

"Since you're here, why hide?"

"My God! It's an extreme imperial weapon clashing!" A living fossil-level figure exclaimed in shock, his whole body trembling.

"That young man actually possesses a flawless imperial weapon. What is his background? Could he be a hidden imperial prince from some supreme holy land?"

"Such a young age, such combat power... could it truly be the resurrection of the bloodline of an ancient emperor?"

"What is that flame? Among the known fire-based imperial weapons, it seems there's only... the Jiang family's Hengyu Furnace?"

"Years ago, this young man used the Hengyu Furnace to suppress and kill the Supreme Elder of the Yaoguang and Yin-Yang Sects. Could he really be the imperial son of the Jiang family?"

Many more people were pale and terrified.

If the two imperial weapons were to truly collide, the aftershocks alone would be enough to turn thousands of miles of mountains and rivers into scorched earth, leaving not even a spectacle of these spectators.

"Please don't let him unleash his ultimate divine power!" countless people prayed in their hearts.

Once the imperial weapons truly clash, the heavens and earth will tremble, a thousand times more terrifying than the battle between the saints just now; it will be a true catastrophe of world destruction.

At this moment, the void was in chaos, with two imperial mights intertwining and surging, and the Great Dao runes churning like a sea. Outsiders could not see through the truth, let alone know which two ancient emperors' weapons were confronting each other.

The hidden half-saint was deeply shaken.

Although he had suspected it beforehand, witnessing Li Chenzhou unleash the power of the ultimate path still left him unsettled.

"You actually possess an Emperor-level weapon!" His voice deepened. "From which supreme lineage do you originate? The ancient Jiang family? Destroying two great holy lands—are you trying to make an enemy of the entire Eastern Wilderness?"

"Blinded by greed, since you've made a move against me, then let's forge a bond," Li Chenzhou chuckled, his tone calm yet intimidating. "You think... my temper isn't good enough?"

As he spoke, he slowly raised his hand and took the Great Evolution Holy Sword into his palm.

When he killed the Canglan Saint King, he deliberately preserved this holy weapon that had been forged from the life's Dao fruit of a Great Saint. If this sword is properly nurtured, it may well transform into a quasi-Emperor weapon in the future.

The ultimate energy flowed, and the deity within the holy sword trembled.

With submission, all traces of the Great Yan Holy Land were completely erased. Simultaneously, the accumulated resources of this holy land over hundreds of thousands of years—divine essence, ancient scriptures, and immortal materials—all fell into his hands. Even Li Chenzhou couldn't help but marvel at the profound foundation of an immortal holy land as his divine sense swept over it.

"But that's no excuse for your arrogance!" the demigod rebuked sharply, his voice shaking the heavens.

"You think I don't know who you are? Don't know what you're plotting?" Li Chenzhou's expression suddenly turned cold, his gaze as sharp as a heavenly blade. "If you truly wanted answers, why did you only send a half-saint like yourself?"

His voice, tinged with disdain, carried far and wide:

"If it weren't for the Imperial Weapon, I could kill you with just one hand!"

"Arrogant brat!"

The half-saint was furious. He held a revered position in the Yao Guang Holy Land and had never been so disrespected. Vast divine power surged into the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron, and a dark light tore through the void, like an ancient black dragon descending to earth. Everything in its path was annihilated, and the land for thousands of miles collapsed with a roar. The entire world seemed to be returning to chaos!

Li Chenzhou's eyes flashed like lightning. Facing the overwhelming black and gold cauldron with dragon patterns, he not only did not retreat, but instead took a step forward. The Primordial Jade Scroll within his body was operating at its peak, and his control over that wisp of immortal fire had reached a state of perfection.

He once ventured deep into the Fire Domain to collect that cluster of immortal fire, and now, he has finally refined it into the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire, giving it power surpassing that of a quasi-Emperor artifact.

A terrifying aura, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, converged entirely at his fingertips.

"break!"

With a soft shout, he pointed a finger. A divine light burst forth from his fingertip, initially as thin as a hair, but instantly transforming into a celestial rainbow that tore through the galaxy! This strike seemed to cleave eternity, shattering everything in its path, leaving behind a trail of wailing cries, as if it were about to destroy the old universe, establish a new order, and recreate the mysteries of heaven and earth!

"boom--!!"

Two supreme powers clashed violently, and a vast ocean of imperial power engulfed this star field. The void shattered like glass, and fire, wind, and water raged. Chaotic energy permeated the air, turning the battlefield into a purgatory that incinerated all things.

Li Chenzhou's figure soared upwards, one foot stepping into the outer starry sky. He intentionally led the battlefield towards the heavens to avoid affecting the Eastern Wilderness—if the imperial weapons were to fully revive in the mortal realm, the entire Eastern Wilderness could be sunk, and billions of lives would be reduced to ashes.

Although neither side's imperial weapons revealed their true forms, this duel was enough to shake the ages. Firelight and dark light clashed fiercely in the starry space, each collision like an ancient star exploding, cleaving open countless void abysses stretching for hundreds of miles.

"You can't do it!"

Li Chenzhou's voice echoed through the starry space, carrying absolute confidence. He was in superb condition at the moment, almost standing in the true realm of a saint, and had an overwhelming advantage over a half-saint.

"Emperor weapons are powerful, but without the wielding of a Great Emperor, they can never be fully restored. The power of an Emperor weapon is determined by the strength of its wielder—you are no match for me!"

He traversed the starry sky, countless streaks of fire falling like a god surveying the heavens. A stray meteor was struck by the aftershocks of the battle, frozen in place before exploding into cosmic dust.

"Cough..." The hidden demigod coughed, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and flew backward. It wasn't that the Dragon Pattern Cauldron was inferior to his opponent, but rather that the gap between him, the wielder of the cauldron, and Li Chenzhou was far too great!

Driven to the brink, he finally stopped hiding his true intentions. Boundless divine power surged into the cauldron, causing a burst of dark light and a dragon's roar that shattered the stars!

"BOOM!!"

A massive black cauldron appeared out of nowhere, its body engraved with flowers, birds, fish, insects, the sun, moon, and stars. Its entire body shimmered with dark gold light, and was adorned with countless dragon patterns—it was the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron, the supreme imperial weapon of the Yao Guang Holy Land!

"It really is the Yao Guang Dragon Pattern Cauldron!" Despite having guessed it beforehand, all the spectators were still shaken when this legendary imperial weapon truly manifested.

The Yao Guang Sect had no emperor, yet it forged an ultimate imperial weapon—a miracle unprecedented in history. After fifty thousand years of prayer and fifty thousand years of refining, with the combined strength of the entire sect, it finally merged with the Dao and became an emperor on a stormy night.

There are even rumors that a supreme being descended that night... This ancient mystery remains unsolved to this day.

The Dragon Pattern Cauldron was fully restored, and its oppressive power surged once again, forcing even Li Chenzhou to take it seriously. With a flick of his finger, he unleashed billions of sparks, like a reversed galaxy, dissolving the terrifying fluctuations of the Dragon Pattern Cauldron.

However, Yao Guang, the half-saint, turned cold and chose the most shameless yet most effective tactic—he used his overwhelming divine power to activate the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, transforming it into a giant mountain thousands of feet tall, which, with the force to crush all heavens, crashed straight down on Li Chenzhou.

To clash head-on with the true form of an imperial weapon, rather than to compete in the power of ultimate energy! This is clearly a table-flipping tactic—the true form of the imperial weapon presses down, and who among those who have not attained the Dao would dare to take it head-on? Even a quasi-emperor would be annihilated, body and soul, if hit by it.

"It's inevitable that we'll come to this..." Li Chenzhou sighed softly, but his gaze suddenly sharpened like a celestial blade. "Then let's go all out."

"Buzz—!!"

A shocking change occurred!

A furnace burst forth from his body, swallowing the sun, moon, and stars, with streaks of fire falling down, burning down the eternal blue sky.

The furnace body is simple and ancient, with a reddish color, as if it were carved from divine jade. The furnace body is imprinted with patterns of the sun, moon, stars, flowers, birds, fish and insects. Those engravings meander and flow, as if recording a myth sealed by the years, and exuding a scorching wave that makes all the stars in the sky sway.

The Divine Furnace of Departure!

This powerful artifact, which Emperor Hengyu wielded before attaining enlightenment and traversed all directions, has now appeared in the world. It faces the dragon-patterned black and gold cauldron, and the cauldron and furnace collide, unleashing a thunderous roar that shatters the Milky Way.

Although the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire is not an ultimate imperial weapon and the deity within it has been stripped away by Emperor Hengyu, its essence is extremely high, making it a flawed quasi-imperial artifact. At this moment, the wisp of immortal fire that Li Chenzhou collected from the tenth layer of the Fire Domain is burning fiercely inside the furnace, giving it the unparalleled power to briefly contend with an ultimate imperial weapon.

Looking at it, one can almost see the ancient Emperor Hengyu, who had not yet attained enlightenment, holding this furnace to forge all things and writing an invincible legend under the starry sky.

Above the furnace lid, a blurry innate Dao diagram appeared. Now, under the infusion of immortal fire, the Dao diagram flowed, and a strange phenomenon seemed to emerge that nothing was beyond the power to burn. The scorching energy caused the entire void to distort.

A domineering aura, though incomplete, was incomparably sharp and faintly touched upon the realm of the ultimate, sweeping out and causing all things to tremble and all living beings to fear.

"Boom—!"

The Divine Furnace of Li Huo spewed forth endless immortal fire, its crimson glow filling the sky, and gently collided with the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron, which was dripping with countless rays of dark light.

This collision was like the collapse of an ancient divine mountain, with countless rays of divine light exploding, turning this sky into an ocean of flames and chaos.

"The two entered the starry sky and unleashed their most powerful attack."

At this moment, every cultivator in the Big Dipper felt this earth-shattering power and looked up at the sky.

The two combatants paled in shock. The clash of supreme imperial weapons was terrifying. At this moment, the space within a radius of ten thousand miles was completely shattered, and spatial turbulence raged. If they were to get lost in the spatial turbulence due to the clash of imperial weapons, it would be a great loss.

The half-saint Yao Guang's pupils constricted sharply, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "The Sun God Furnace? No! Emperor Hengyu's old artifact? No, that's not right either... It's already damaged. What did you use to activate it, allowing it to possess such supreme power?"

He was deeply shocked. A damaged quasi-emperor artifact could actually withstand the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron head-on. This was simply against common sense.

Li Chenzhou, his black hair dancing wildly, stood above the Divine Furnace of Li Huo, his body resonating with the immortal fire, drawing upon the power within the furnace that was enough to incinerate all the heavens.

As the disturbance subsided, the Half-Saint Yao Guang's eyes gleamed with a sharp light. "This artifact must have been stolen from the Jiang family. I must capture you and hand you over to the Jiang family for punishment."

"Surrender, and I, Yao Guang, will plead for you. I will only take the artifact that belongs to the holy land's aristocratic families and spare your life." The words of the Yao Guang Half-Saint became more and more outrageous, as if he were truly considering Li Chenzhou's well-being.

At this moment, the demigod seemed to transform into the embodiment of justice, his voice resounding through the starry sky as he righteously and sternly rebuked.

Before the words were finished, several black dragons formed from dark light burst forth from the Dragon Pattern Cauldron. Each one was entwined with supreme imperial might, shattering the void and annihilating everything in its path.

"Buzz—"

The Divine Furnace of Departure hummed softly on its own, hovering above Li Chenzhou's head, cascading down thousands of fiery red rays of light, like a phoenix spreading its wings, blocking all the black dragons.

At the point of collision, a black hole that devours light is formed in an instant.

"What a ridiculous argument!" Li Chenzhou sneered. "To possess a powerful weapon comparable to an imperial weapon is a crime? Your Yao Guang's greed for this divine furnace is truly appalling."

"roar--"

A dragon's roar resounded, and a large black dragon coiled out of the cauldron, each scale shimmering with a cold, dark light.

Immediately afterwards, thousands upon thousands of such black dragons appeared inside the cauldron, their tails connected to the inside of the cauldron, resembling a divine land that nurtured true dragons.

Ten thousand dragons roared in unison, their voices shaking the universe!

Deep within the cauldron, a hazy immortal embryo appeared and disappeared, radiating boundless light, as if it were about to ascend to heaven and rival the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire.

The Divine Furnace of Li Huo was not to be outdone; its body shimmered with dazzling celestial light, and its mouth spewed forth countless rays of rosy glow.

In a daze, it seemed as if immortals were enduring endless torment by fire within it; though the image was hazy and indistinct, it dimmed the entire starry sky.

"Furthermore," Li Chenzhou said with a playful tone, "if other forces said this, it would be one thing, but you, Yao Guang... do you even deserve to talk about justice? Am I right, successor of the Ruthless Great Emperor?"

The half-saint's expression changed drastically.

"Nonsense! You are defaming my supreme holy land! Who in the world would believe such absurd words?"

He continued to use words to persuade him, "Since you can break the Heaven-Deceiving Array, you are destined to be the enemy of the world from now on, and there will be no place for you in the Big Dipper."

"That's not true," Li Chenzhou shook his head. "In the past, it might have been troublesome, but now that the Azure Emperor's Great Dao suppresses heaven and earth, and Great Saints don't appear, why should I be afraid?"

This is indeed the reality of our time.

Saints are extremely rare in this world. As long as he doesn't do anything that would anger both heaven and man, those reclusive powerhouses won't easily take action against a junior.

"As for the other holy lands?" Li Chenzhou chuckled. "I've already destroyed two major holy lands, and I don't find them anything to fear. How many lineages have been wiped out by the supreme holy lands with imperial weapons over the past ten thousand years? Now, who dares to openly oppose me?"

The semi-saint was momentarily speechless.

This is indeed true. With the combat power that Li Chenzhou has shown, although he has not become a saint, he can kill saints. He even killed a saint king from the Dayan Holy Land. He wields a heavy weapon comparable to an emperor's weapon and can truly dominate the world.

"You're right," the demigod suddenly calmed down, "but you've overlooked one thing."

Li Chenzhou's gaze sharpened slightly. "Which point?"

"The true essence of my Yao Guang Holy Land!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a small world opened up inside the dragon-patterned black and gold cauldron.

A divine source emerged, sealing within it an old man with white hair, sitting cross-legged. Despite being sealed within the divine source, the faint yet palpable pressure caused the entire starry sea to tremble.

Li Chenzhou's expression changed slightly.

This being sealed within the divine source is a true Great Sage.

He moved his hands, and the Divine Furnace of Departure roared. The engravings on the furnace wall seemed to come alive, drawing upon the Great Dao Rules of the Heavenly Fire, transforming into a Vermilion Bird of Immortal Fire, its long cry shaking the starry sea, as it once again pounced on the black Imperial Cauldron.

The ultimate energy and the divine power of immortal fire clashed violently, and this star field seemed to be heading towards its end in the collision between the two.

This is simply insane. With his cultivation level not yet reaching sainthood, he dared to let the two ultimate artifacts collide. This is a taboo that even a great saint would not dare to try lightly.

"He's courting death!"

A cold snort came from the divine source.

This was exactly the situation that the Great Sage Yao Guang sought. Without hesitation, he activated the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, which shone with a brilliant black light, and ten thousand dragons roared in unison, meeting the Divine Furnace of Li Fire head-on without any hesitation.

boom--

The two ultimate weapons collided violently.

An indescribable wave of destruction swept across the starry sky, turning some small stars into dust.

The collision center erupted with a light that seemed to create the world from nothing, and chaotic energy surged forth, as if to recreate the chaos of heaven and earth.

If such a collision were to occur on Earth, all living beings would likely perish, with no chance of survival.

"Too bad, this attack wasn't enough to pull you out of your divine source."

Li Chenzhou chuckled lightly, then retrieved the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire, completely unharmed.

Enraged, the Great Sage Yao Guang unleashed a violent aura that swept across the starry sky. The Divine Source Block began to crack, and he was truly about to be born.

But at this critical moment, a door opened above Li Chenzhou's head, and he stepped in, his figure disappearing instantly.

Then the passage collapsed with a roar, and all traces were wiped out by the extreme fluctuations, leaving no trace to be found.

Deep within the starry sky, the Great Sage Yao Guang roared in anger, while the Half-Saint with an ugly expression looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Where is he?" The Great Sage in the Divine Source's expression changed drastically.

Although the earth-shattering battle deep in the starry sky has come to an end, the five regions of the Big Dipper are in an uproar.

Each of the major holy lands possesses secret techniques for observing celestial phenomena. The Yao Guang Holy Land even mobilized its most profound resources, yet it still managed to allow the white-robed youth to retreat with ease. This served as a powerful deterrent to all immortal lineages.

"The tide has turned..." a living fossil remarked.

Saints wield imperial weapons, a power capable of overturning the balance of the world.

Ordinary holy sites are utterly vulnerable in the face of such an existence.

Of the four holy lands that offended Li Chenzhou, two have already been destroyed, leaving only two: Yao Guang Holy Land and Si Xiang Holy Land.

At this moment, the entire Four Symbols Holy Land is filled with unease and fear.

Soon, news spread from the Four Symbols Holy Land that they were willing to offer up their divine treasures accumulated over 100,000 years in order to appease the young emperor's anger.

Even the Ji family has sent word that they are willing to use all their resources to make peace with Li Chenzhou.