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

In the primordial chaos of creation, the voice of the Dao had not yet faded.

Xiao Xuan gazed at that newly born world, then suddenly spoke in a low voice, his tone tinged with melancholy:

"If back then, the three of us hadn't stepped out of the forbidden zone, hadn't used our crippled bodies to show our resolve, hadn't sworn an oath to protect humanity and all living beings..."

He paused, his gaze flickering uncertainly: "Today, will I still be able to stand here and witness this momentous occasion of creation?"

Beside him, the other two ancient human emperors remained silent.

They all once reigned supreme in an era, looking down upon the world, but in the end they chose to cut their own throats, falling into a deep slumber, no longer caring about anything in the world, and even tacitly condoning the darkness and turmoil.

Only when the Four Immortals descended and Li Chenzhou shone like the sun in the sky did they struggle to break free at the pass, burning their imperial destiny to make a choice for humanity, for all living beings, and for their own imperial heart that had not been completely extinguished.

At this moment, feeling the Daoist essence of the new world, the vast and boundless energy contained within it made even their imperial bodies seem to undergo a transformation.

The thought that if they continued to isolate themselves, they might be purged in the future and completely miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was too much to bear.

They knew that even if the three of them had ultimately chosen to remain silent and continue to cower, the Heavenly Emperor would not have done anything to them.

The Heavenly Emperor has his own destiny. Those who are willing to shed their last drop of blood for the common people will naturally have their place, while those who are willing to decay in silence, as long as they do not go against the general trend, may also be able to obtain a final dignity.

What he saw was a higher and more distant path, the vitality of all living beings. He was not in a hurry to settle some old scores unless absolutely necessary.

But how could that kind of "decency" compare to this moment?

Standing at the origin of creation, personally participating in the forging of a spiritual world, integrating the Emperor's Way into the laws of new life, and winning the opportunity to become an immortal—this is worlds apart from silently withering away.

They were grateful that, at the last moment, they had heeded the echo of the "Human Emperor" deep within their hearts.

At this moment, the world that absorbed the laws of immortality, the faith of all living beings, and the Daoist essence of the emperors was humming, with clear light rising, turbid air settling, and the phantoms of the sun, moon, and stars becoming increasingly solid. A vast and compassionate will was spreading to every corner of the universe.

The three ancient emperors remained silent, pouring their imperial power into the newly born world without reservation, and at the same time, they felt a wisp of "new life" returning to them.

The trillions of Li Chenzhou's figures faded away, coalescing into a single true form. The countless illusory gates of immortality also withdrew their brilliance, returning to one, suspended in the endless heights, covering all realms.

Looking up at this moment, it seems as if an extra layer of "heaven beyond heaven" has appeared above the dome of the real universe, hazy and magnificent.

Throughout the universe, the nodes previously established by the emperors are resonating with the high-hanging Gate of Immortality.

These nodes flicker and change, guiding the gate to immortality to make adjustments.

At a deeper level, the Daoist principles of the Gate of Immortality are slowly merging with the myriad principles of the real universe, attempting to achieve a state of resonance where "the void covers the real, and the Dao reflects all the heavens."

"Click!"

A strange, soft sound, like the click of a lock fitting together, echoed throughout the universe.

The Gate of Immortality trembled and froze completely.

It forms a wondrous duality with the real universe below.

The real universe serves as the foundation and the physical entity, bearing all spirits. The door and the spiritual world within it are like a veil of Daoist charm covering it, illusory yet higher and more profound. The two are connected by their energy and complement each other in their Dao principles.

"Huh? I think... I sense a door?"

"The Gate of Immortality... this gate resembles the artifact of the Heavenly Emperor, the Gate of Immortality!"

In the universe, a cultivator suddenly sensed something and looked up at the vast, empty sky. However, in their spiritual perception, they seemed to see the faint shadow of an ancient door.

"I feel the same way! It's as if I could touch this portal with just a thought!" On another ancient planet inhabited by life, an elderly powerful being exclaimed excitedly.

A young monk, his face beaming with excitement and unable to contain his curiosity, immediately followed the sensation and tried to "push open" the door.

"Thump!"

The result was like hitting a wall; his divine sense rebounded, and he felt dizzy, which made his companions around him laugh.

"Ha! The spiritual world opened up by the Heavenly Emperor cannot be entered and exited at will now. It must be that the Heavenly Emperor is still adjusting and perfecting it, and the gate has not yet been opened."

An old cultivator stroked his beard and smiled, his eyes also filled with anticipation, "We will simply await the Heavenly Emperor's decree."

Just as all living beings in the universe were trying, Li Chenzhou's figure appeared.

Immediately afterwards, the figures of the Empress, Wushi, Ye Fan, and other emperors also solidified here one after another.

They stood at the center of this world, surrounded by flowing primordial laws, with the newly born starry sky above them.

Only the main road flows here.

"boom!"

Not far away, a green peak exploded, sending rocks flying through the air and fragments of Dao principles scattering everywhere. Several illusory cranes, conjured by spiritual energy, cried out in alarm and scattered.

Li Chenzhou's face darkened as he looked at the culprit.

Pang Bo scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly, "It was an accident, purely accidental! I just wanted to test how sturdy this mountain was... I'll be more careful next time, I definitely will!"

Everyone was speechless.

Ye Fan, however, seemed lost in thought. He unleashed a sword aura, its sharpness almost identical to that outside, and asked, "Can this place only be entered using spiritual will?"

"Of course not," Li Chenzhou said, standing with his hands behind his back. He took a step forward, and the entire world resonated with him.

The mountains trembled slightly, the clouds swirled, and even the wind bowed to him.

"If I do this, my true form can descend." Li Chenzhou spread his arms, his robes fluttering in the wind.

"Simply because of this world."

"It was already in my grasp!"

This is ultimately a world born from the gates of immortality.

Even if a spiritual world evolves, it is still one's own world.

"Does this world have a name?" the ruthless man suddenly asked.

She used her divine sense to explore this illusory realm. The deeper she went, the more profound and mysterious the Daoist principles within it became, and there were even some laws that she could not see through.

"The Realm of Immortality." Li Chenzhou gazed into the depths of the sky, a look of anticipation in his eyes. "I call it the Realm of Immortality."

"I once discussed the Dao with my fellow Daoist Qingdi, and we wished to create a new world. This is the first step."

"I desire eternal life. Though heaven and earth perish, I will not perish; though the sun and moon decay, I will not decay. The realm of eternal life is the vessel through which I carry my Dao."

"In the future, all races, countless beings, and vast civilizations of the universe will collide and clash here, igniting the flames of wisdom. Although this world is illusory, it can reflect reality; although this realm is illusory, it is also another mortal world."

"Everyone can absorb the myriad spiritual lights nurtured by this world, temper their Dao hearts, accumulate their foundations, gain endless insights, and witness countless Dao traces flowing within this realm." Li Chenzhou flicked his sleeve, and the mountains echoed in response. "Here, you can see the true face of the Great Dao."

As for what he himself could gain from it, Li Chenzhou did not say, and no one asked him.

Why should the methods of the Lord of the World need to be explained to others?

"The Realm of Immortality..." the ruthless man murmured the name.

His gaze seemed to hold the ebb and flow of a galaxy, yet he said no more.

"Then why not bring in all the true forms of all living beings?" Pang Bo couldn't help but shout.

His understanding of the world is still shallow, making it difficult for him to see the full picture of this world.

"How difficult it is to create a world! This is just an illusory world," Li Chenzhou said. "Moreover, even if all the true forms of the myriad spirits of the heavens were to descend, neither immortals nor immortal kings could do it."

Guiding a wisp of divine thought into the gate of eternal life is easy, but all living beings must be guided here in their true forms?

That's impossible.

"When the divine thoughts of all living beings enter the gate of eternal life, shouldn't a portion of them be intercepted?" The ruthless man suddenly raised his eyes and saw part of the truth.

"Haha, of course." Li Chenzhou laughed heartily. "The Gate to Immortality is not a perpetual motion immortal artifact. Its operation and maintenance naturally require corresponding energy."

The intercepted spiritual power was used partly for the operation of the illusory world, and partly settled deep within the Gate of Immortality.

Everyone present was exceptional; they instantly grasped the key, yet no one revealed it to them.

Taking what is created in this world and using a little divine thought as a guide is a fair thing; in fact, all living beings have gained a great deal.

"Swallowed every last drop." The ruthless woman looked at Li Chenzhou. What she saw was far more than that. The wisdom of all living beings collided in the realm of immortality, and even their spirits were partially absorbed.

"Heavenly Emperor, what level of power can this place bear?" Wu Shi sensed the energy around him and felt as if his cultivation was completely unrestrained.

"The laws of immortality can also manifest here."

Li Chenzhou said calmly, "In the future, I will designate an area and reinforce it with laws. Those above the Extreme Dao level who wish to discuss the Dao can move to that battlefield."

Upon hearing this, all the emperors were startled.

That means that, apart from Li Chenzhou, all the powerful figures can exert their full strength in the secret realm.

The realm of immortality is so stable.

That Gate to Immortality is probably among the best of all immortal artifacts.

"This place is a place for discussing the Dao, for vying for supremacy, for exchanging treasures, and for comprehending the Dharma. It is a place of creation that I have created for all living beings in this world, and for myself."

He began to adjust the rules. In the vast universe, countless beings were waiting, waiting for the Heavenly Emperor to open the gate and allow them to enter.

No one questioned it, no one speculated about it.

It is not that they trust the realm of immortality, but that they deeply believe in the Heavenly Emperor.

Through countless battles and bloody campaigns, suppressing supreme beings and slaughtering true immortals, Li Chenzhou has swept away the chaos with his invincible prowess, establishing his reputation in the Dao world.

If he says it is beneficial to the universe, then it must be beneficial. He is not wrong, and he would not deceive the masses.

"With the emergence of the Immortal Realm, the order of the universe is about to be shaken." Wu Shi gazed at Yaochi and sighed softly. "Those who will bear the brunt will be some holy lands and noble families."

If there were no imperial era, those who controlled the resources of creation would be the very lineages that produced great emperors.

The Realm of Immortality is capable of overturning the entire order. If it were not opened up by the Heavenly Emperor, it would likely encounter many dark forces once it appears in the world.

However, this was a stroke of luck bestowed upon him by Li Chenzhou.

The four immortals were killed and the supreme being lay dead. The murderous aura in the borderlands had not yet dissipated. Who would dare to stop them?

Who dares to speak out?

The words of the Heavenly Emperor are the law of Heaven.

This is the great virtue of Li Chenzhou, who, with his supreme power, opened up a new world for all living beings, giving them opportunities and the universe a new look.

This also demonstrates Li Chenzhou's strength; in the past, he swept away all enemies, and today he establishes a boundary to suppress all heavens.

He commands respect without speaking, and commands respect without anger; within and beyond the universe, none dare disobey him.

Upon hearing this, the Azure Emperor burst into laughter: "Fellow Daoist Wushi, why worry so much?"

His gaze swept across the land, as if he had seen through the rise and fall of countless ages. "The holy land families already possess stronger lineages. As long as they do not defy the Heavenly Emperor or go against the general trend of the Eternal Realm, are they really inferior to rogue cultivators?"

"The challenges lie ahead, but so do the opportunities," the Azure Emperor continued. "If they can adapt to the changing circumstances, these holy lands and aristocratic families will only grow stronger."

"The challenges lie ahead, but so do the opportunities," the Azure Emperor continued. "If they can adapt to the changing circumstances, these holy lands and aristocratic families will only grow stronger."

He recently found Yan Ruyu, a descendant who had been separated from his family and had been personally guiding and teaching her. He has gained a deep understanding of this.

Silence without beginning.

In that brief moment, what came to mind was Yaochi.

The celestial pool shrouded in mist and clouds, the whispered laughter beneath the ancient trees—that was ultimately where he came from.

The Azure Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, gazing towards the Realm of Eternal Life, and sighed softly, "What a pity, even though there is a place for emperors to fight, there is no one to fight."

All the emperors of the universe gathered here, but the dazzling competition of the past was gone.

"Who said that?" Li Chenzhou suddenly asked, looking at the Azure Emperor.

"What if I could bring back all the great emperors of the past and present to this place?"

"Resurrect the Great Emperor?" Wu Shi's gaze sharpened, a hint of unease in his voice. "You can... bring the dead back to life?"

A tremendous storm surged within him; his obsession was to resurrect his parents.

Even knowing that even a true immortal cannot defy life and death, how many common sense rules have this Heavenly Emperor broken and how many impossibilities have he created along the way?

"It is not a resurrection," Li Chenzhou shook his head, raised his hand and pointed to the sky, "but rather, it is the imprinting of the Dao principles left by the Great Emperor of the past from this world, and its manifestation once again."

He said calmly, "The most direct example is the imperial figures that appeared during the Heavenly Tribulation. All I did was to completely reproduce their Dao principles in this world."

"As for its power," Li Chenzhou's eyes flickered, "it is comparable to the Emperor's Shadow that truly emerged from the Heavenly Tribulation."

Wu Shi's eyes dimmed slightly, then returned to calm.

He sighed softly, "Indeed, the reversal of life and death is ultimately a realm that even the immortal path can hardly reach."

He regained his composure, saying, "It is already quite an achievement to see the traces of the Dao reappear."

Gai Jiuyou stroked his long beard, his eyes gleaming: "What a grand gesture."

Having reached their level of understanding, they naturally grasped the meaning behind Li Chenzhou's words.

Jiang Taixu stood with his hands behind his back as if he could already see the distant future: "From now on, all the geniuses of the universe can be unrestrained and compete with the emperors of the past, honing their skills through battle." His voice was deep and resonant, with a touch of emotion, "To fight on equal footing with the great emperors of the past, such tempering would make it difficult not to transform."

Upon hearing this, Li Chenzhou's lips curled slightly, and he raised his hand and made a gesture.

Silently, the void around them rippled, isolating them in a separate universe. Within it, light and shadow intertwined, and a vision of the future began to unfold:

Countless geniuses and heroes stood in the starry sky, confronting the figures of emperors. The ultimate laws surged, shaking the galaxy, and each collision emitted a light that illuminated the edge of the universe.

Some cultivators sat cross-legged beneath the green lotus, observing the imperial mark; some youths swung their fists in the Immortal Tribulation Waterfall, fighting and comprehending the Dao against the young emperor manifested in the sea of ​​thunder; some female cultivators chanted to the moon, dueling with a ghost-faced masked empress phantom.

The emperors gazed at the evolving scene, remaining silent for a long time.

He finally let out a slow breath: "From this moment on, the struggle for the Great Dao will truly usher in an unprecedented grand occasion."

Gai Jiuyou sighed deeply, his voice resounding with both awe and anticipation: "The Eternal Realm is truly destined to become the greatest land of creation in all of history."