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

"Even if your ancestor were to come in person, could you say you could definitely kill me?"

If we divide the realm of Immortal Emperors, most of those who have reached the end of the path in all worlds have only just begun to understand it. Shi Hao's talent is unparalleled, placing him in the middle tier, or even touching the threshold of the upper tier.

These four strange Immortal Emperors before us are all beings who have cultivated in this realm for countless years and truly stand at the top. One of them has an incomparably terrifying aura and stands at the pinnacle of this realm.

This made Shi Hao's heart sink slightly.

Among those who came to intercept him were strange immortal emperors at the peak level.

How terrifying will that eerie progenitor, hidden deep at the edge of the land of misfortune and regarded as the source of all evil, be?

However, despite the prophecy coming true, he remained unyielding in his words.

The bones of an emperor may be shattered, and the blood of battle may be spilled, but the arrogance of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor must never be succumbed to.

Sword light and black blood intertwined once more, and he laughed loudly amidst the encirclement, his voice shaking the land.

"Arrogant!"

"How dare this mere later emperor presume to speak ill of the ancestral majesty? He shall be executed!"

The four eerie immortal emperors were filled with rage, black blood swirled wildly, and countless terrifying beings echoed their roars from the depths of the Calamity Land.

The progenitor is the unspeakable supreme taboo of this race, overlooking the eternal cycle of reincarnation, and the source of darkness for this race.

"Our ancestors transcended the mortal realm, looking down upon the rise and fall of eras; how could they possibly deign to look upon such a mere variable as you?"

The voice of that peak Immortal Emperor was cold and indifferent, "Huang, you should kneel and thank the Ancestor for ignoring you. Otherwise, your blood and bones would have been made into cursed artifacts and scattered throughout the heavens, and even resurrection would have been a luxury."

"Oh."

A smile tugged at Shi Hao's blood-stained face as he slashed his immortal sword horizontally, cleaving through the surging, eerie tide. His laughter was filled with arrogance.

Anyone can talk big.

His eyes burned fiercely, like a world-destroying fire, and his voice shook the very earth.

"If you're so capable—"

"Tell them to get out here!"

"Watch me pluck their heads off and use them as wine jugs, then scatter their ashes into the sea."

"How dare you!"

"Ignorant and arrogant!"

For the strange races, the name of the progenitor is the highest belief, and even the Celestial Emperor must kneel and kowtow.

At this moment, being so contemptuously insulted by Shi Hao, the four strange Immortal Emperors' eyes surged with black blood, and their killing intent solidified, pressing down overwhelmingly.

The imperial laws intertwined, and each collision caused the illusory images of the heavens to tremble violently, with countless illusions of great realms arising and disappearing in the aftershocks.

Shi Hao remained unfazed, weaving through the barrage of killing techniques to counterattack. Each sword strike precisely severed a node in the strange laws, while he laughed heartily.

"All talk and no action! You've got the skills, but no backing!"

"Just call them out!"

"Two? Three? Or... you can't even hire one?"

The eerie Immortal Emperor, seemingly standing at the pinnacle, fixed his icy gaze on Shi Hao, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger:

"Are you testing the limits of the progenitor?"

Another eerie Immortal Emperor sneered, his body churning with black mist: "If you can attract the attention of the Ancestor, then you'll have something to show for it. At that time, we might really have to call you an eternal madman."

The last person to speak suddenly adopted an unusually deep and mocking tone:

He paused, and a resonant whisper echoed from the depths of the Evil Land, as if some ultimate terror had been briefly touched.

The might of our race overwhelms all worlds; what need is there for further words?

Not to mention those ancestors who transcended everything and looked down upon reincarnation, even the beings at the end of the road who walk in the world on the surface have long since conquered all civilizations throughout history, causing countless eras to wither in darkness.

Darkness prevails, none can resist it, all realms bow down.

The eerie Immortal Emperor's eyes were deep and unfathomable, discerning Shi Hao's scheme. The other party merely wanted to use this battle to extract information about the Ancestor from them.

But what harm is there in telling him?

"Even if you know there are five progenitors, so what?"

His voice lowered, as if carrying the weight of the entire land of Eden:

"From this moment on, the shadow of the five progenitors will be like an indelible curse, imprinted on your Dao Fruit and entangled in your true spirit."

"They will hang over your head and weigh on your heart."

"Until you—"

"The Emperor's bones turned to ashes, his true spirit forever silenced."

"The heavens will be as thin as paper, all worlds will turn to ashes, and you, along with everything you cherish, will be utterly destroyed."

Huang wanted to uncover the secrets of the progenitor?

Unfortunately, he ultimately misjudged the situation.

Even these mysterious beings, including the Celestial Emperors, have no way of knowing the deeper secrets.

The very existence of those five progenitors was already the limit they could reach.

"Five... progenitors?"

Shi Hao's expression darkened. He had thought that there were at most three such strange sources, but he never expected to uncover such a shocking secret that overturned his understanding from the other party.

What made his Dao heart tremble even more was that the strange being before him, who had already reached the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, spoke of the Ancestor with a reverence that was by no means feigned.

That was absolute submission.

"Could it be that... there truly is a realm in this world that surpasses even the Immortal Emperor?"

"And there are... five such beings?"

Shi Hao's mind raced, but he only felt a chill creeping over him.

This completely contradicted his understanding of the Great Dao of the Heavens. It was as if someone had altered the rules of eternity, creating an impenetrable peak at the end of the road, which was suffocating.

Darkness boiled, and ominous substances surged.

"Are you afraid, Ara?"

The attacks did not cease; each strike tore through the river of time, reversing the cycle of cause and effect.

"You are indeed an anomaly."

Another cold, indifferent voice cut in, with scrutiny and amusement, "Rising from humble beginnings in the mortal world, traversing the gravel path before our eyes, you have actually reached the end of the road and stood alongside us, a rare feat throughout history."

The offensive slowed down, but this was not out of mercy, but rather a deeper calculation.

In the depths of darkness, several gazes seemed to traverse endless time and space, firmly locking onto the desolate wasteland.

"To fall or to transcend, the moment is your destiny."

The voice was persuasive yet indifferent: "By joining our race, you can attain true immortality. What you cherish, what you protect, and what you seek will all endure under the glory of our race."

They are both making overtures and exerting pressure.

"That corpse came from the same realm as you. It was once arrogant, but you know its fate. Wilderness, you have shed enough blood and seen enough of the path ahead. Why not join us?"

The whispers of temptation, like the flicking tongue of a serpent, coiled around me.

They were not speaking empty words. If this variable named "Wilderness" were willing to bow down and allow itself to be tainted with misfortune, it would be far more valuable to them than to completely annihilate it.

Shi Hao stood beneath the shattered starry sky, his imperial radiance flickering, stained with the blood of his own and his enemies.

He slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing through the black mist, as if he could see those few pairs of eyes that had been silent for eternity.

"Companions?"

His voice was not loud, yet it was like a thunderclap, carrying a resolute determination to sever all ties in the eternal silence.

"I will tread the heavens, and crush the filthy path of you."

"You want me to conform? That would mean all ages would be reduced to ruins, and eras would be destroyed."

Before he finished speaking, countless strange phenomena suddenly rose up behind him, reflecting the trajectory of his life's battles. There were images of the eight realms below, the nine heavens and ten earths, the shadows of relatives and friends, and the roar of the supreme Dharma intent of "Transformation at Will".

"I will only be wasteland."

Every word was spoken with absolute certainty.

From the depths of darkness came a faint sigh.

"What a pity."

The next moment, an attack ten times more ferocious and violent than before, carrying an malice that would annihilate everything, crashed down.

Beside Shi Hao, the fighting spirit burned like a raging inferno, growing ever more intense.

"A bunch of inhuman, filthy creatures, do they even deserve to be listed alongside me?"

The sword light burst forth, like the first ray of light at the beginning of time, tearing through eternal darkness.

Where the sword's edge passed, the phantoms of chaotic gods and demons wailed and collapsed, and all paths were cleaved into a brief void.

A strange immortal emperor was unable to dodge in time, his head was severed from his body, and black blood gushed out.

"Stubborn to the end!"

Shi Hao stared at the enemy who had turned his head back in an instant, his aura only slightly weaker, his eyes gleaming with a deep, unfathomable light.

Five progenitors!

A near-unsolvable rapid resurrection!

The pressure is unprecedented.

He didn't know how long it would take him to reach the level of the progenitor; nor did he know if the dark side would give him that time.

however--

Under immense pressure, his potential bursts forth with even more dazzling sparks.

"Something's wrong! He's... a little stronger than before!"

The expression on that peak, enigmatic Immortal Emperor's face changed drastically.

At this level, every bit of progress should be accumulated in units of epochs, but this "desolate" place is actually rising against the odds in the life-and-death struggle!

Even though it was only a single line, it was enough to make their hearts pound.

"But it's not... entirely hopeless."

Shi Hao stood with his sword held horizontally, and the imperial flames around him burned even more fiercely under the immense pressure.

As he watched the dark tide surge in once again, the flame of hope in his heart not only did not go out, but shone even brighter.

"The future Heavenly Emperor awaits your arrival..."

The greater the pressure, the stronger my resolve becomes.

He was not fighting alone, nor was he blind to the path ahead; it was just that the path needed to be paved step by step with blood and fire, with the corpses of both friend and foe.

The will to fight rose once more.

……

The sea is boundless.

The sea surrounding Li Chenzhou and the four others was calm and tranquil, devoid of any mystical signs, resembling an ordinary, mundane sea.

At least that's how he sees it, this mortal immortal.

Li Chenzhou walked with ease, leading the Ruthless Man, Wushi, Qingdi, and Ye Fan through one broken ancient realm after another.

Some of those worlds are now just remnants of stars, while others bear the marks of past great battles, telling tales of their fall from countless ages ago.

The light of his soul unfolded, spreading into the depths of the boundary sea:

"Before the chaotic era, only Immortal Kings could venture into the Boundary Sea, but in this era, True Immortals can also travel in the Boundary Sea."

"Those Dark Immortals are ordinary in nature."

"What we should really be wary of is the dark substance flowing within them."

Ruthless Man, Wushi, Qingdi, and Ye Fan all nodded.

They already knew that the source of that substance was a Dark Immortal Emperor, and even though the residual poison had been diluted over countless years, it was still not something they could underestimate.

"but--"

Li Chenzhou changed the subject and looked at the four people.

"If one is truly careless and one's Dao body is tainted by dark matter..."

"For me, it was just a small favor."

This journey involves facing the darkness head-on; all four are here for the experience.

For them, the most important thing at this moment is to hone their skills in the real blood and fire, and knock on the door of the immortal realm.

Li Chenzhou became an immortal in one lifetime. While they might not be that terrifying, it's not impossible for them to shorten the time it takes to become an immortal.

Only by achieving the status of an immortal can one truly stand on this battlefield of the boundary sea and become one of its... soldiers.

Quasi-Immortal Kings can serve as generals on the battlefields of the heavens.

A Celestial King is a commander who can govern a region's battlefield.

Only by reaching the level of giants or even higher can one truly possess the power to protect oneself on this battlefield.

"Hmm."

Li Chenzhou suddenly stopped, his mental net tightened, and his gaze turned to a certain direction deep within the Boundary Sea.

"Several were found."

The four of them brightened up and looked at him.

Without waiting for further words, Li Chenzhou rolled up his sleeves, and Primordial Immortal Light enveloped everyone. He took a step forward, and countless remnants of the world turned into streams of light and vanished.

When I looked again, I found myself in a vast world.

This is a vast world completely corrupted by darkness, and the highest level of cultivation in this world belongs to three Dark True Immortals.

There was no probing, no words.

Facing the three Dark Immortals, the killing light of immortals shone forth.

This great realm has long since died.

The sky was like congealed blood, the earth like rotting flesh, and the stars were all festering sores. Only endless dark matter writhed and flowed like a living organism.

The ruthless one strikes first.

She did not manifest any strange phenomena; she simply took a step, and the void collapsed on its own. A pure white hand seemed to reach out from eternity, aiming straight for the head of the nearest Dark Immortal.

Around Wushi, fragments of time fluttered like feathers.

He pointed his finger, and the space-time around the second Dark True Immortal instantly froze.

The Azure Emperor and Ye Fan were even more direct.

A lotus in the eternal blue sky opened up the decaying firmament, casting down divine light from the heavens. Ye Fan's fist intent was domineering, like a heavenly emperor on a tour. With one punch, all paths wailed. The two joined forces and enveloped the last dark true immortal along with the millions of miles of filthy mountains and rivers behind him.

Li Chenzhou stood with his hands behind his back at the back, his primordial immortal light flowing around him, providing cover for the group.

His gaze was calm. He had brought four people not to exorcise demons, but to test his swordsmanship.

At this moment, he had some vague suspicions in his mind. The Desolate Emperor severed the eternity, but the five of them were able to leave the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and come to the Boundary Sea. This was very strange.

unless?

Unless the Desolate Heavenly Emperor gives them a backdoor to the lessons...

That's the only reason.

"Fellow Daoist, we have no prior karmic connection, why do you attack us?"

A dark immortal roared, a hint of fear flashing across his face.

These five people descended into this realm and immediately attacked, clearly targeting them.

If it weren't for the white-clad man who stood quietly at the back, would they have taken these four ants in front of them seriously?

A hint of disdain and absurdity flashed in the eyes of the Dark Immortal.

Humanity's Path to Slay Immortals?

How is that possible?

He almost burst out laughing.

Although the four people in front of me have strong auras, their Daoist charm is still mortal, and they have clearly not yet broken through the chasm between immortals and mortals.

To defy a true immortal in one's imperial form?

Throughout history, it has been nothing more than a vain legend woven by the desperate.

In his eyes, this was nothing more than an ant charging at a mountain, pathetic and pitiful.

however--

He forcefully suppressed that hint of sarcasm.

Following the four, a white-clad figure appeared, whose aura seemed to merge into nothingness, yet also seemed to transcend all paths.

The existence of that being caused even his True Immortal-level spiritual senses to scream wildly, sending shivers down his spine.

It was as if they were facing not living beings, but an entire universe that could collapse at any moment.

Therefore, his sneer turned into a sharp shout, and his originally murderous attack became a seemingly tough interrogation.

Ask first to find out.

To survive, one must not shiver.