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

As Ye Fan and the others stepped into the range of the killing technique, Li Chenzhou pressed down with his five fingers, separating Mu Gu from the other four immortals.

Even though that person stood at the pinnacle of true immortality and his immortal body was damaged and his origin was compromised, he was still terrifyingly powerful.

Even with Ye Fan and his companions joining forces and unleashing all their forbidden techniques, they were still forced to retreat step by step by the force of the attack.

The group immediately engaged other True Immortals.

In the void, one after another, the immortal flowers of the Great Dao bloomed, each petal carrying the true meaning of killing. The Empress descended to the mortal world and reigned supreme over the nine heavens.

The bell of beginningless time resounded, Ye Fan's fist imprint shook the laws of immortality, the Azure Emperor's eternal blue sky and lotus plant opened up the cycle of life and death, and the Great Accomplished Holy Body roared and tore through the barrier of immortal light.

The four figures joined the battle almost simultaneously, and within the killing techniques, the battlefield was instantly transformed.

Would Li Chenzhou really send those people to their deaths?

The four immortals were first wounded in a bloody battle with him, and then their life force was mostly destroyed by the killing technique, so they were no longer at their peak.

At this moment, he divided the battlefield, so that even if the few of them fought against the True Immortal using the Human Realm, it was not a certain death situation.

If it really comes down to a life-or-death struggle, it's not impossible to kill one or two crippled immortals.

But more important than suppression is fate.

For these beings who stand at the pinnacle of humanity, battling immortals and experiencing the laws of immortality is far more valuable than slaying an immortal themselves.

True truth is found amidst blood and fire; the gate to immortality is glimpsed between life and death.

Such an opportunity is extremely rare, perhaps only once in a lifetime.

Li Chenzhou glanced at the two boys, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"So you're just going to stand here and watch?"

Xuanwu and Qilin's expressions tightened, and they hurriedly bowed: "My lord, please understand, our cultivation is shallow, and we are afraid that we will be killed in a single move."

Before the two could say anything, Li Chenzhou flicked his sleeve and rolled them up.

Before the words were even finished, the two were sent into the formation, landing right next to the Great Accomplished Holy Body.

As the divine power surged forth, the two children had no choice but to grit their teeth and circulate their profound inner energy to resist it with all their might.

"Being idle all day can easily lead to laziness."

Li Chenzhou stopped looking at them and turned to the three ancient emperors, "Fellow Daoists, aren't you going in to hone your Dao?"

The three looked at each other, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

They naturally realized that this Heavenly Emperor was using immortals to temper those around him, but they had no connection with him, so this opportunity...

"Now that we have severed ties with the past, why not start a new journey?"

Li Chenzhou's voice was calm, "The path to becoming an emperor has always been lonely. It is fate that we can fight side by side in this world."

An ancient emperor sighed softly: "We are aware of the Heavenly Emperor's good intentions, but... our origins are dwindling and our lifespans are running out. I'm afraid we will exhaust our life force before we have even had a chance to hone anything."

"Then let us fight one last battle, burning away the Emperor's blood."

Li Chenzhou's eyes lit up. "Could it be that the eternal silence has caused you all to lose your desire for the Dao?"

After a moment of silence, the three ancient emperors suddenly burst into laughter at the same time.

"Excellent! What a brilliant display of burning away the Emperor's blood!"

"Having survived until now, to be able to conclude this battle—this is the only way I can have lived a life dedicated to proving my path!"

"With immortal blood as the catalyst and imperial bones as the fuel, this battle shall be the flame that bids us farewell!"

Li Chenzhou said no more, and with his fingers forming a sword, he drew three trajectories. At the end of each trajectory, a point of chaotic light entered the brows of the three ancient emperors.

The next moment, three figures stepped into the area covered by the immortal technique, and the imperial might collided with the immortal energy.

As the celestial figures shifted, four remnant immortals faced off against the ten emperors.

The blood of the true immortals splattered, and their immortal bodies cracked, but the four immortals still held on.

The surging immortal laws had nearly caused them to perish, yet they were now locked in a fierce battle with the light of human slaughter, tearing apart fragments of star debris in the desolate wilderness.

Of course, if Li Chenzhou hadn't diverted half of the killing intent of the Divine Craftsmanship Immortal Technique, the battle wouldn't have turned out this way.

The dramatic changes in the borderlands shocked all the living beings watching the battle.

No one could have imagined that the Heavenly Emperor would use a true immortal as a whetstone to hone his friend.

What a magnificent spirit!

What confidence!

"Li Chenzhou! How dare you insult an immortal like this!"

Jun Duo roared, causing the star fragments to collapse. He, a dignified True Immortal with an indestructible body, was reduced to a sparring partner for cultivators in the lower realm.

To be defeated by the Heavenly Emperor was already a lifelong disgrace, but to suffer this humiliation now was worse than death.

The light of the flying immortals rose and fell in an instant.

Jun Duo's immortal arm exploded, splattering immortal blood, but it was then painstakingly reformed in the next moment.

His face paled for a moment as he stared at the woman in white, a storm raging in his heart:

"Another... human supreme being capable of slaying immortals?"

"How can this lawless prison continuously give birth to such monsters!"

"Li Chenzhou!"

On the other side, Langtian's long hair danced wildly, his immortal talismans flickering unpredictably as he uttered a curse: "You have insulted a true immortal, and you will surely suffer great calamity! The cause you have sown today will surely be repaid in the future."

Faced with this curse, Li Chenzhou merely raised his eyes indifferently.

If verbal curses could kill, he would have died countless times along the way.

"Li Chenzhou!"

Mugu's voice suddenly pierced through the layers of axe light, carrying an unusual calmness.

Li Chenzhou's gaze shifted slightly, landing on this True Immortal.

"Today, we have no way to survive."

Mugu spoke, his voice not loud, "I am destined to be buried in this foreign land."

He raised his head, his face showing neither madness nor resentment, only an indifference that seemed to have seen through the inevitable end.

The light of the divine craftsmanship of the immortal was flickering, and he was almost cleaved in two by a beam of axe light.

"but!"

His voice rose, and a surge of arrogance suddenly erupted from his immortal body:

"We are true immortals! Even in death, we shall die in the manner of true immortals! To perish at the hands of you, Li Chenzhou, even as an enemy, I, Mu Gu, will still respect your extraordinary talent and unparalleled brilliance throughout the ages!"

Upon hearing this, the starry sky fell silent for a moment.

That was recognition from an adversary, from a true immortal at the pinnacle of power.

"However!" His gaze swept over the Great Accomplished Holy Body and the others, finally lingering for a moment on the Ruthless Man and the Beginningless One. "We should never have died at their hands!"

"For an immortal to perish among ants in the mortal realm is an insult to my immortal status."

"Li Chenzhou!"

He let out a long, hoarse cry.

"Fight me!"

Li Chenzhou fell silent.

In just a moment.

He raised his hand, and a wave of energy rippled outwards. The killing intent around the ruthless man, the Great Perfection Saint Body, and others diminished sharply, as they were gently sent out of the core of the immortal technique by a soft force.

In this battle, they used a true immortal as a sparring partner, a feat far surpassing any of their previous encounters.

"Sinking Boat." Ye Fan looked at the center of the immortal technique, and Li Chenzhou simply waved his hand.

He looked at the four figures, his voice calm and collected: "Still insist on fighting?"

"war!"

The four immortal afterimages converged. Rather than die a humiliating death like trapped beasts in this immortal technique, they would rather use their last brilliance to crash into this invincible being.

He died at the hands of the Heavenly Emperor, preserving the dignity of a true immortal in his final moments.

"To fight me is to die," Li Chenzhou said calmly.

"I couldn't ask for more!" Mu Gu's eyes were bloodshot. It was too late to say anything now, it was all history.

"it is good."

Li Chenzhou nodded, and the next moment...

"Then... let us all return to dust."

Before he finished speaking, he pointed his fingers like a sword and pointed it in mid-air.

"Clang!"

The divine craftsmanship unleashed the most dazzling killing light since the beginning of time!

The entire starry sky is collapsing.

"Ugh!"

The four immortals screamed in agony, their bodies crumbling amidst the killing axe's gleam.

Even a true immortal is as fragile as paper at this moment.

"Li Chenzhou!"

Mu Gu roared. He had not expected that even with the dignity of an immortal provoking him, the other party would remain unmoved and even disdain to personally intervene.

The Milky Way was deathly silent.

Countless spectators, friend or foe, fell silent at this moment.

The ruthless woman stood silently in the distance, dressed in white, spotless and immaculate. Her gaze occasionally swept over Li Chenzhou's back, as if she were deep in thought.

In the end, the celestial radiance dimmed, becoming as faint as a firefly, before being swallowed up by the overwhelming axe light.

All the spirits held their breath, overwhelmed with excitement.

A mythical moment destined to be etched in ancient history is about to arrive!

Slay the immortals!

No surprises, no miracles.

Four terrifying axe beams, like death knells, tolled the final melody for the four immortals, utterly extinguishing all life.

From the very beginning, this was not a contest, but a crushing defeat.

"Heavenly Emperor! Heavenly Emperor! Heavenly Emperor!"

After a brief period of deathly silence, the universe erupted into chaos.

Countless star systems, billions of races, and all living beings are shouting, their voices converging into a torrent that surges across all realms.

That was the ecstatic joy of surviving a catastrophe.

It is a pilgrimage to the invincible!

Smiles appeared on the faces of those around Li Chenzhou; the gloom dissipated, and light returned to the road ahead.

There was only one exception.

As the last glint of the axe light faded, Li Chenzhou's expression became more solemn than ever before.

At the center of the battlefield, there were no more remains of immortal bodies, nor any fragments of the origin.

Only!

Four drops of black blood.

"Um?"

Ye Fan was the first to notice something was wrong.

He was not immersed in the shock of the four immortals' defeat, but was still savoring the spiritual light of the Great Dao he had experienced in the battle. This battle had been of great help to him, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it had saved him ten thousand years of arduous cultivation.

However, he noticed that Li Chenzhou's expression was strange.

He looked over and saw that Li Chenzhou's brows were slightly furrowed, an expression he had never seen on his close friend's face before.

Somber, even carrying a hint of... wariness?

This is very unusual.

Even when surrounded and attacked by the four immortals, Li Chenzhou always maintained a calm and composed demeanor.

Now that the formidable enemy has been defeated and the universe is jubilant, he instead revealed a look of apprehension as if facing a formidable foe.

"A sunken ship?" Ye Fan asked, his voice low.

The others also noticed and turned their gazes to Li Chenzhou.

The Great Accomplished Holy Body asked, "Heavenly Emperor, has something changed? Could it be that those four immortals... still have a backup plan and are not dead?"

They knew Li Chenzhou; anything that could elicit such an expression from him was no small matter.

Li Chenzhou did not answer immediately.

The initial joy was replaced by a somber atmosphere.

"We'll talk about it when we get back."

Li Chenzhou said no more, and the golden road beneath his feet unfolded, returning him to the Dao Realm.

His gaze finally settled on the three ancient human emperors.

They are now completely different from when they first stepped into the frontier.

No longer listless, but full of vigor, his eyes held the sun, moon and stars, and the imperial laws around him were complete and dazzling.

In the battle just now, they reached the pinnacle of their power, returning to the pinnacle of imperial power. They used their lives as fuel to illuminate their final journey.

Li Chenzhou gazed at them, his tone calm:

"The three of you are nearing your end."

"We understand." One of the emperors nodded, his face calm and expressionless. "From the moment we stepped out of the forbidden zone, this was our destined fate. To be able to use the last embers of this body to fight a true immortal is enough."

"The path to immortality is vast and boundless, a search that has lasted for eternity." Another emperor laughed, with a sense of relief, "Although I failed to see the immortal gate today, I have been able to hone my Dao with immortal blood. All the regrets of my life have now vanished."

"To have survived until now is to have stolen time from the past." The last ancient emperor laughed freely, "Looking back now, it seems laughable, yet I have no regrets."

"Now that this matter is settled," the ancient emperor who spoke first looked at Li Chenzhou, "we shall take our leave. If the Heavenly Emperor has a path, he should walk forward with his head held high and need not look back."

"In the last moments of my life," another emperor gazed beyond the Dao Realm, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes, as if piercing through the dust of time to see his long-blurred homeland and faces, "I just want to see this place again... the world we once swore to protect with our lives."

A silent sorrow spread with their words.

Three great emperors of the human race, who once suppressed an era and shone brightly in ancient history, are about to reach the end of their lives.

Like brilliant stars, after burning out, they will eventually fade into oblivion in the long night.

The ruthlessness and generosity of time seem so contradictory yet perfectly integrated at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Li Chenzhou smiled and said:

"If I hadn't used my great supernatural powers to temporarily suppress your imperial origins, with your extreme sublimation... did you really think you could have held on until now, and even have the strength to make your final arrangements?"

The three emperors were all taken aback upon hearing this.

He then recalled the three beams of spiritual light that Li Chenzhou had unleashed before the Great Battle of the Borderlands.

No wonder my blood and qi surged like the sea during the fierce battle just now, as if I had returned to my peak years. It turns out that there was an external force supporting this false "perfection".

"Of course, this method only delays things for a moment," Li Chenzhou said bluntly. "When the time comes, those who are meant to fall will still fall, and those who are meant to die... will still die."

His gaze swept over the three emperors, and he said quietly:

"Not only will you live, but in the future... it's not impossible for you to take another half step forward."

Take another half step!

The imperial path is blocked, and there is no trace ahead.

For the three ancient emperors, this "half-step" was even more significant than life and death.

The three ancient emperors exchanged a glance, their eyes burning with fervor.

"Heavenly Emperor, I do not know..."

An ancient emperor spoke, without elation or eagerness. They were not related to the Heavenly Emperor, yet this extraordinary opportunity to reverse life and death must have an equally weighty cause and effect.

"Enter my realm and become a guardian deity of this realm."

Li Chenzhou answered decisively, "My Great Dao has been perfected. Entering my Dao Realm will lock your Imperial Dao origins so that they will not dissipate. From then on, you will exist in the world with the complete status of a Great Emperor and live for another ten thousand years. This is not an exaggeration."

He once used the Gate of Immortality to collect fragments of the Immortal Realm, which contained longevity tissue, enough to consume many people.

The guardian spirit of a realm... merges with the origin of a realm, and one's soul is imprinted upon it.

The three emperors remained silent.

This means that from now on, he is bound to Li Chenzhou, their fates intertwined, sharing both glory and misfortune... In a sense, it can be said that he has branded himself with the mark of the Heavenly Emperor.

"No need to overthink it," Li Chenzhou saw through their inner struggles, waved his hand casually, and said with a carefree air, "I don't need to recruit a few Emperor Realm servants. Normally, with the vastness of the starry river, where can't you go? Only when you need me in this Dao Realm can you lend a hand. Otherwise, you can roam freely."

His main reason for saving the three emperors was his appreciation for talent and his unwillingness to see the glorious reign of human emperors come to an end.

Another reason is that the trajectory of this world has changed, and he is worried that if he were to travel through the heavens in the future and beings like the Four Immortals reappear, and geniuses like Ye Fan had not yet truly grown up, the consequences for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would be self-evident.

Enslaved, living to perish.

This was something he didn't want to see. Born and raised here, no matter how carefree he was, he didn't want to see this great world fall into ruin.

Therefore, he wants to enhance the power of the people of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

There's always a story waiting for you to uncover.