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

On the shores of the East China Sea, the night tide surges.

Li Chenzhou sat cross-legged on the reef, the sea breeze howling, and the corpses of two great white sharks behind him were being swept away by the waves.

The bloodstains stained the beach, but were quickly washed away by the tide, as if they had never happened.

He had just climbed up from the seabed, and even though his body was as strong as iron, he was still somewhat numb from the cold.

Li Chenzhou's fingers slid, and the sharkskin was peeled off and wrapped around his body. The fishy smell was overwhelming, but he did not shy away from it, letting the cold, fishy smell seep into his lungs.

The sea breeze was like a knife, making it impossible for him to open his eyes; the sound of the waves was like thunder, shaking his internal organs; the cold air was like needles, piercing his meridians and making them stiff.

He neither hid nor avoided, neither moved nor spoke.

He felt the sea's fury, and amidst the towering waves, he heard the voice of his own heart.

"How big is the sea?" he asked himself.

"Bigger than the sky."

"But this sea cannot swallow me."

He stood up, facing the boundless night sea, with a bottomless abyss-like trench beneath his feet.

He exhaled a breath of white air, mixed with blood foam.

"When a person dies, it's as if a lamp has gone out, but I'll ignite this sea and burn a path through it!"

He threw a punch, the air exploded, and the waves were split open, as if the sea god was retreating.

His punches flowed continuously, his feet treading on the rocks, his figure like a ghost, leaping and darting on the crests of the waves.

One punch shatters the waves, another punch pierces the wind and thunder.

The sea seemed to be torn apart by him; he fought faster and harder.

The force of his punch tore through the air, and the entire sea seemed to tremble because of him.

"This punch I threw wasn't to kill, it was to examine my own conscience!"

"I do not seek to dominate the world, nor do I seek to shatter mountains and rivers; I only seek to establish my own integrity and spirit in this vast world!"

Even if the world collapses, I will stand tall!

He suddenly stopped and stood on the tip of the reef, his robes fluttering in the wind.

He gazed at the endless night sea, his eyes reflecting an endless deep blue.

"I am not here to conquer the world."

"I want to coexist with this heaven and earth."

The sound of the tide remains, and the waves continue.

In his heart, there is already an ocean that will never dry up.

Has the hidden strength been formed?

not enough!

An explosive, exhilarating sensation surged through my bones!

A complete madman!

Great liberation!

"This is how my life should be!!"

Li Chenzhou pushed off with his feet and shot into the towering waves.

His punches were like meteors falling into the sea, his waist and hips were like a bowstring snapping, his muscles were throbbing wildly, and his hair stood on end like steel needles!

All his energy rushed to his fist—his pores closed! His blood boiled! The instant his fist pressed against the reef, his five fingers suddenly loosened!

Like a flash flood that destroys a dam!

"boom--!!!"

A reef that would take ten people to encircle was blasted into dust! The wave was cleaved by the force of the punch, creating a three-zhang (approximately 10 meters) vacuum!

These black reefs in the East China Sea are so tough that even shelling them won't leave a mark! Yesterday, at most he could have made a dent!

Li Chenzhou smiled.

Stepping on the crest of the wave, every step leaves a mark!

The heart fire draws in the qi and blood, which in turn propel the bones like thunder! Subtle force transforms into a needle, penetrating three inches into the body!

But this is only the beginning.

He suddenly slowed down.

It was neither a proper punch nor a proper palm strike; it was weak and limp, like a drunkard shivering.

Take a closer look—

His muscles were as red as branding irons, and beneath his skin it seemed as if ten thousand horses were galloping. With each tremor, the water on the reef evaporated into white smoke, hissing loudly.

"hiss--!"

"ha--!"

Exhale like a dragon, inhale like the sea!

As Li Chenzhou's pores opened and closed, white mist shot into the sky. The icy sea breeze crashed into this human-shaped furnace, tearing out dozens of meters of cloud mist with a "sizzle".

A martial arts manual from Tianjin a century ago states: "Eighty-four thousand pores exhale and inhale, forming clouds; this is true breathing, which cannot be seen by anyone but a great madman."

The ultimate state of internal energy transformation!

The difference between strength and gentleness lies in a single thought! Even a pore can be the eye of a fist!

Li Chenzhou is still suffering from malaria.

He steamed up a three-zhang-high wall of mist on the entire sea surface, and the moonlight shone down, illuminating his body covered in white dragon-like vapor.

The waves are getting fiercer.

He abruptly pulled back his fist, and the fog wall collapsed into water droplets that crashed back into the sea.

"turn out to be……"

He licked the salty, metallic taste from his lips and regained his composure.

"The kind of exhilarating feeling I've always wanted is—to smash through this sea!"

"Not a single feather can be added, not a single fly can land..."

Li Chenzhou stood atop a solitary reef in the East China Sea, with raging, inky waves beneath his feet and an ancient, cold starry sky above. Ba Liming's words from years ago now seemed like a sudden awakening!

That's it!

His body had long been sculpted to the point where his bones and muscles resonated together and his internal energy was generated spontaneously. He had absolute control over all the muscles, skin, and even the smallest fascia!

His internal energy, like a hidden dragon in the earth, has already permeated all the major meridians of his body!

The so-called threshold for mastering internal energy simply does not exist!

When the hidden strength is unleashed, it is the time for the transformation of strength to be completed naturally. Everything has already been laid out, and only the last spark of inspiration is needed!

Last night, right above this raging sea, the starry sky overhead was like a canopy.

The biting sea wind felt like a steel knife scraping his bones, the abyss roared beneath his feet, and under the extreme isolation and oppression, as he looked up, the cold and vast starry river collided into his eyes...

All distracting thoughts in my mind receded like the tide.

There was no ecstasy, no ease, only a kind of "enlightenment" occupying the mind!

It was as if I had touched some kind of profound and serene rhythm in the universe.

Transformation of internal force, accomplished!

All the power within his body instantly condensed, transforming into a unified and unhindered force.

The true essence of all the martial arts techniques that I had painstakingly cultivated in the past—the fierce and violent nature of Bajiquan, the soaring and transformative nature of Bagua, the yin-yang and silk-reeling nature of Taiji, and the twelve true forms of Xingyi—is now collapsing, melting, and recombining under the control of this power!

Ultimately, all rivers flow into the sea, transforming into a pure and ultimate instinct.

Every gesture and movement embodies the principles of boxing!

"open!"

Li Chenzhou did not roar. He let out a deep, resonant breath. His voice was not loud, but it was as sharp as a steel cone, and the sound waves spread across the sea surface.

He didn't care which sea area this was.

Where the Way leads, the heart finds peace.

As dawn broke, a thick, impenetrable sea fog enveloped all directions. Li Chenzhou's figure flickered and disappeared from the top of the isolated reef.

After a few rises and falls, looking back, the treacherous deep sea behind me was only a hideous outline, its true form unclear.

"laugh--!"

At the horizon where the sky meets the sea, a giant sun leaps out of the horizon, the sea fog instantly evaporates and dissipates, and the world is bathed in bright sunshine!

Li Chenzhou stepped barefoot onto the reef and took a step forward.

The rocks beneath his feet collapsed and instantly turned into fine dust. He was like a crossbow bolt released from a bow, soaring more than twenty feet away without making a sound.

To become a Grandmaster of Transformation Force, one must possess extraordinary control over the physical body.

Amidst the rugged, slippery sea-eroded cliffs, Li Chenzhou moved like a wisp of smoke, each touch as light as a feather, leaving only a faint footprint at the point of contact. His speed was so fast that he left afterimages as he traversed through the sea breeze and spray.

The sun was high in the sky, and the air was thick with the scent of human habitation.

A bustling fishing town came into view, its clamor and vibrant energy creating a murky atmosphere of life that starkly contrasted with the desolate sea behind it.

Li Chenzhou stopped in his tracks.

He stood on the edge of the town, like an ancient sword, its sharpness concealed yet exuding boundless malevolence.

Take a deep breath and take a step forward.

It is not about monks entering the world.

It is like a tiger returning to the forest, or a dragon entering the abyss.