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

With the help of the four immortals, Li Chenzhou comprehended the divine immortal technique, obliterating the four immortals. Their immortal bodies and parts of their primordial spirits were treasures, which Li Chenzhou stored in the Gate of Immortality.

He just didn't expect that after completely killing the four immortals, he would actually refine four drops of black blood.

Li Chenzhou took out the immortal corpse, looked at the ten emperors, and smiled:

"Fighting against immortals alone is not enough; with the assistance of immortal corpses, it will be even better."

Wu Shi looked at the four immortal corpses, then glanced at Li Chenzhou, and after a long while spoke:

"Heavenly Emperor, have you discovered something?"

The Azure Emperor, Ye Fan, the Great Accomplished Holy Body, the Ruthless Man, and others were also puzzled. Now that the hidden dangers in the entire universe have been eliminated, although everyone is focused on the Great Dao, to be honest, they are not in such a hurry to improve their strength.

Having obtained the immortal corpse, shouldn't the Heavenly Emperor be the one who most wants to comprehend the mysteries of immortality?

"Gentlemen, I meant no harm."

The Great Accomplished Holy Body and the others nodded in agreement. This was only natural. The Heavenly Emperor was loved and respected by all beings. He had pacified the forbidden zone and destroyed the Four Immortals. Every achievement he had made shocked the entire ancient history. Naturally, the Heavenly Emperor could not possibly have any ill intentions towards them.

Ye Fan seemed to be deep in thought; he knew his close friend best.

"I have cultivated for ten thousand years, rising from humble beginnings. I was born with a mortal body. Among you all, Ye Fan and I are the ones who started cultivating the latest. Among my generation, I caught up with and even surpassed him in the shortest time."

"I severed the Dao, and my contemporaries were only at the Four Extremes level. I am a Great Sage, and they are still at the Four Extremes level. I have survived several tribulations to become a Great Emperor, and I am invincible among Great Emperors. They are only Great Sages."

After saying that, Li Chenzhou glanced at Ye Fan.

"As my cultivation level increases, my cultivation speed increases, and this speed of cultivation makes me feel somewhat fearful."

"This is the result of deliberately slowing down," Li Chenzhou said softly. "Otherwise, I might have become an emperor before I turned one hundred."

Under the starry sky, the emperors remained silent.

They are all legends that have been passed down through generations. We have seen geniuses who amazed an era, but we have never heard of anyone who would worry about being too talented, or even need to actively suppress their progress.

Ye Fan looked at the sunken boat for a long time before finally speaking:

"The sunken ship..."

"The kind of...torture you're talking about because of being too talented."

He paused, a complex expression crossing his face, a mixture of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion) and 无奈 (wúnài, a feeling of helplessness):

"I haven't experienced it."

"After attaining enlightenment, my strength did not stagnate, but instead increased at an even more astonishing rate. In fact, I was able to blur the boundaries of immortality."

"Becoming an immortal... such an ancient and illusory goal. It was then that I noticed your presence." He turned his gaze to the group.

"At that moment," Li Chenzhou said earnestly, "you are all outstanding individuals, one in a million. I suddenly felt that this seemingly isolated path... is not lonely."

His words were sincere, and he seemed to be expressing some emotion.

"Time... is running out."

Li Chenzhou suddenly spoke, breaking the silence of the Dao Realm.

This seemingly random sentence sent a chill down Ye Fan's spine, reminding him of Chen Zhou's solemn expression after the Four Immortals' fall.

"What have you glimpsed?" The Azure Emperor's eyes shone brightly, as if a chaotic blue lotus phantom floated within them.

"A kind of... substance."

Li Chenzhou's expression was solemn. "From an ancient era that is difficult to trace back, it began to pollute all the heavens and myriad worlds. Later, it was cut off from its source by an unparalleled being, the Desolate Heaven Emperor, and isolated from the universe."

"But just now, I sensed this aura in the origin of the four immortals after their demise. Perhaps they were never truly gone, or perhaps they found a new gap and re-entered this world."

"The Desolate Emperor..." The ruthless man repeated the title softly, a slight ripple appearing in his eyes.

"The Desolate Heavenly Emperor is not comparable to the likes of an Emperor Venerable."

His words astonished everyone present.

Li Chenzhou's voice boomed, resonating in the hearts of several of the strongest figures of the era:

"At the end of the Chaotic Ancient Era, he had already ascended to the position of Emperor among Immortals!"

Immortal Emperor!

Her ruthless eyes suddenly flashed with intense divine light; even her resolute Dao heart was not immune to fluctuations at this moment.

The path to immortality is already a legend, and the Immortal Emperor is an even greater myth.

She never imagined that there was such a realm in ancient history, and that the Desolate Emperor was in this realm.

However, Li Chenzhou's next words were even more earth-shattering:

"Furthermore, having just become an Immortal Emperor, he rose up with his sword and, amidst blood and fire, reversed the fate of another Dark Immortal Emperor who had looked down upon countless ages!"

Reverse the Immortal Emperor's Slaying!

These few words are enough to overturn the entire understanding of ancient history; this is an eternal secret.

The crowd remained silent, quickly processing this shocking information.

They didn't press Li Chenzhou about how he knew these buried secrets; since the Heavenly Emperor said so, then it must be true.

"Now, the darkness seems to be making a comeback... another great calamity is probably brewing."

Li Chenzhou's voice was laced with a chilling intensity.

"Has the situation... deteriorated to this point?"

The ruthless man asked, his voice still cold and calm, without any ripples, yet it went straight to the heart of the matter.

"Judging from the residual aura within the four immortals, it hasn't reached the terrifying scale of the chaos at the end of the ancient era, which engulfed countless worlds," Li Chenzhou answered truthfully, without exaggeration.

Everyone fell silent.

Although the exact nature of that darkness is unknown, the fact that it requires a Celestial Emperor-level being to fight a bloody battle to temporarily sever the calamity speaks volumes about its terror.

That would likely be the ultimate upheaval capable of annihilating all eras.

"How much time is left?" she asked, her words concise.

"It's not out of reach," Li Chenzhou replied.

Silently calculating in their minds, for beings like them, millions or even tens of millions of years might not seem so far away?

Silence fell upon everyone again.

A sense of urgency, long forgotten, pervaded the air. If the great calamity truly erupted within the timeframe prophesied by the Heavenly Emperor, if heaven and earth were to collapse, and the era were to end…

Wushi has not yet resurrected his parents, Qingdi has not yet become an immortal, will the Ruthless One still be able to wait for that "similar flower"?

"I'll accept it."

With the remains of a perfect immortal as a reference, and supplemented by the insights gained from today's death battle with an immortal, her path will be much clearer, and her pace will be faster.

She looked at Li Chenzhou and uttered two clear words:

Thank you.

The others also studied the remaining three immortal corpses in small groups.

……

Deep within the Dao Realm, Li Chenzhou sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, sorting through the memories of the four True Immortals.

"Everything... is so normal."

The great world where Mu Gu and the other immortals reside may seem ordinary, but Mu Gu is one of the oldest beings in that ancient world, almost as old as heaven and earth.

From the day he became an immortal, the Boundary Sea became a place where true immortals could cross, and no one found it inappropriate.

In the minds of all living beings in that realm, the Boundary Sea has always been like this. As for the years before the "Chaotic Ancient Era," they are already legends, with no specific deeds or names passed down, as if that ancient history has been forgotten.

In that realm, Mu Gu was a true immortal at the pinnacle, standing at the top of the pyramid, representing the ultimate power of that realm.

However, "Covering the Sky: I Prove the Great Dao Through the Gate of Eternal Life" is currently being serialized and is not to be missed! No information about "dark pollution" can be found in the memories of the Four Immortals; the concept itself has never appeared.

There was no invasion by foreign enemies, no darkness descended, and not even any trace of what appeared to be an "ominous" event.

Throughout their long careers, Mu Gu and others have naturally experienced life-and-death battles and slain powerful enemies.

But when an enemy falls, both body and soul are destroyed, or only the essence of the law remains; there has never been a flow of "black blood".

Given Mu Gu's status in that world, if there were any relevant records or hidden inheritances, it's impossible that he would be completely unaware of them.

"Since there are no external traces, then this black blood... originates from within themselves?" Li Chenzhou's eyes were deep, filled with speculation.

"Although Mugu has no memory of Black Blood, I can say with certainty that the creatures of their world have probably already silently 'fallen' into some state."

"But they seemed to be thinking, behaving, and the world was functioning as usual."

This was precisely what sent a chill down Li Chenzhou's spine.

In the original timeline, during the chaotic ancient era, what did those corrupted by darkness look like?

How does it differ from later figures like Mugu?

"The power of darkness... has evolved, or rather, it has become more deeply disguised."

Countless deductions collided in Li Chenzhou's mind, ultimately converging into one conclusion:

"It's not the outward appearance, but..."

"It's a system!"

"The cultivation system of the Mugu Na realm... from its very foundation, has been tainted by darkness, and they... are completely unaware of it."

"Truly... bizarre and terrifying."

"This darkness doesn't invade from the outside; it directly erodes the cultivation system of a world, and can even condense black blood within the bodies of those who are killed. What does this mean?"

His mind raced, comparing it with known ancient history.

"The Desolate Emperor severed the ages with a single sword, annihilating the source of darkness of this great world, the Corpse Immortal Emperor. But now it seems that the Lord of Black Blood, who corrupted the Corpse Immortal Emperor, has not been dormant. He has a new method, more secretive and more terrifying."

"Are Mugu and the others pawns of darkness?"

He immediately dismissed the guess, "It doesn't seem likely. If they were truly direct subordinates of the Dark Faction, would someone as ruthless and decisive as Shi Hao tolerate them? He would probably have wiped them out long ago from the heavens."

Staring at the four drops of black blood, Li Chenzhou made a decision:

"Erosion from the very root of the system is a method that is impossible to guard against. The cultivation methods of that realm cannot be touched for the time being."

"If I fight my way through the passage, there may be no one in that realm who poses a threat to me on the surface, but what if it's already a fishpond that the Dark Ones are watching? If I just barge in, wouldn't I be walking into a trap?"

As for whether anyone will follow the trail?

The passage didn't last long; it closed quickly after he killed the four immortals.

"The passage has been destroyed. Shi Hao severed the ages with a single sword, severing cause and effect. Unless a true Dark Immortal Emperor comes, no one can trace back to this place."

He had faith in the contingency plan left behind by the legendary Desolate Emperor.

But new questions arise:

"Shi Hao, what exactly did you do above the heavens?"

Li Chenzhou's expression was somewhat subtle. "Even people like Mu Gu, who had no connection with you in their memories and had never even heard of your name, harbor an almost instinctive hatred for the word 'Heavenly Emperor' deep in their souls?"

In the memories of the Four Immortals, they had no enmity with any "Heavenly Emperor".

This hatred can only stem from the black blood within them.

"This hatred, able to travel from the heavens through the black blood to reach here, Shi Hao, you wouldn't have desecrated the ancestral graves of the Black Blood Lord's family, would you?"

He couldn't help but have some absurd associations.

He clearly defined his position.

"What level of cultivation do what level of cultivation? Right now, even if the sky is falling, there are still tall people at the front holding it up."

"I still have time, though not much."

"Millions of years, even tens of millions of years... never mind, that's enough time to do a lot of things."

"Darkness is evolving, and I must evolve faster than it."

Next, Li Chenzhou took out four more spoils of war.

Four terrifying auras permeated the air, making even the void unbearable. Immortal light flowed, and laws manifested autonomously. These were four true immortal artifacts.

Li Chenzhou's gaze first fell on the most dazzling halo.

It is forged from five different colors of immortal gold that are perfectly integrated, with the five elements flowing around it, mutually generating and complementing each other, circulating endlessly, vaguely forming a phantom of a five-element world.

The Five Elements Immortal Ring is forged from the Five Elements Immortal Metal.

Li Chenzhou stared at Yan Jin's natal immortal artifact; everything was predetermined.

The concept of cause and effect transcends time and spans countless ages, encompassing cause and effect; its mystery is beyond words.

"Slay the immortal, obtain the corpse, retrieve the weapon..."

Li Chenzhou murmured to himself, brushing over the other three immortal weapons, "This calamity is a disaster for the Four Immortals, but for me it is a great opportunity."

Good fortune and misfortune are intertwined, and cause and effect are intertwined.

This seemingly perilous interdimensional tribulation, in the end, appeared to be a great gift prepared for him, the current Heavenly Emperor.

The laws of immortality can serve as a guide to glimpse higher paths.

Immortal artifacts can serve as a means to enhance supreme power.

"That's...not bad."

The four celestial artifacts floated in the air, their celestial light dimmed. The artifact spirits and the imprints of their former masters had been completely shattered, like lambs to the slaughter.

Li Chenzhou glanced indifferently at these treasures. For him, a Gate of Immortality was enough for his battles, serving both offensively and defensively, and was also a manifestation of his Great Dao foundation.

Today, the Gate to Immortality has long surpassed the scope of ordinary immortal artifacts.

It devours all paths and forges all laws, making it not only unparalleled in attack but also an accelerator for his cultivation. The more and stronger the Great Dao contained within the Gate of Immortality, the faster the feedback to Li Chenzhou's cultivation will be.

These four immortal artifacts—the Five Elements Immortal Ring, the Ancient Immortal Cauldron, the Grim Heavenly Blade, and the Immortal Armor—were all devoured by the Gate of Eternal Life.

"The spirit nurtured by the already corrupted system of Muguna's realm may be a hidden danger."

Li Chenzhou spoke indifferently, "Since it is a hidden danger, it should be eliminated."

These artifact spirits had been putting up a desperate counterattack, but they were instantly annihilated under the suppression of the Gate of Immortality.

Both the spirit of the artifact and the traces of the Dao collapsed completely, transforming into the purest primordial light, which was then merged with the Gate of Immortality.

The portal seemed to grow even heavier, its chaotic energy flowing through it, making it even more profound and unfathomable.

"External influences have been eliminated, and the foundation has been solidified."

As Li Chenzhou sensed the feedback from the Gate of Immortality, his eyes shone brightly. "The next step is to truly integrate the concept of the Void God Realm with the Gate of Immortality."

If successful, the Gate of Immortality will no longer be merely his natal immortal artifact, but will be elevated into a realm of the Great Dao that encompasses boundless spirit.

At that time, the spiritual sparks of countless living beings will collide within it, and all of them will become his resources.

All paths lead to one gate, and all thoughts nourish my one spirit.

"Find the Void God Realm from the era of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor; the Great Dao is within reach."

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