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

Li Chenzhou sighed softly, his gaze falling on the middle-aged man who strode towards the little one.

He only glanced at it.

Just one glance.

The middle-aged man's steps came to an abrupt halt, his figure frozen in place. Then, his entire body crumbled silently like weathered sand and gravel, turning into a shower of light that vanished into the world.

There was no blood, no screams.

It was as if this person had never existed.

"What?!"

The group of outsiders' pupils constricted sharply, their faces turning pale with horror.

However, it was too late.

Li Chenzhou's gaze swept calmly across the crowd.

Wherever he looked, the outsiders froze in place, their expressions frozen, before their figures gradually faded and finally turned into specks of light, drifting away in the wind.

Someone roared, exerting all their strength to activate the precious technique. Divine light soared into the sky, and the pressure of the technique shook heaven and earth!

Some people turned and fled, transforming into streaks of light that shot towards the horizon!

However, under that calm gaze, all efforts were in vain.

The soaring divine light dimmed instantly, and the fleeing figure had not even flown a hundred feet before it vanished into the void.

One after another.

One group after another.

In the end, all outsiders except those from Yuntian Palace vanished into nothingness.

That area remained as quiet as ever.

A gentle breeze blows, and sunlight falls, leaving not a speck of dust.

It was as if no one had ever stood there.

Li Chenzhou watched all this quietly, then withdrew his gaze, his expression indifferent.

He is indeed someone who dislikes bloodshed and hopes for a peaceful resolution, after all, he is past the age of fighting and killing.

But being unwilling to kill does not mean that one will not kill.

"Since you want to go to Stone Village..."

He murmured to himself, his tone as calm as if he were saying that the weather was nice today.

"Then let's stay here forever."

The old man from Yuntian Palace felt a chill run down his spine, a cold sensation shooting from his tailbone straight to the top of his head.

How many years had he lived? How many storms had he weathered? He considered himself a man of considerable experience and worldly wisdom. Yet, what he had just witnessed made him feel, for the first time in his life, what true fear was.

What kind of method was that?

He couldn't see clearly, couldn't understand, and couldn't even sense any fluctuations of spiritual energy! He only glanced at them, and those people... just vanished like that? As if they had never existed?

Those are major powers that control hundreds of thousands of miles of land! Those are renowned experts in their respective regions! Some of them possess cultivation levels that even he has to take seriously!

But under that gaze, they didn't even have the right to resist.

The old man subconsciously swallowed, his throat slightly dry. He secretly activated a secret technique, trying to gauge Li Chenzhou's abilities, but then immediately stopped this foolish act.

Because that gaze had just swept over him.

A light glance is like looking at a blade of grass or a stone by the roadside.

But that one glance sent chills down the old man's spine! He felt as if he were being stared at by a sleeping, ancient beast. The beast merely opened its eyes for a moment before lazily closing them again, not out of compassion, but because of... disdain.

They disdained to lay a hand on him.

"Little one seemed to be having a great time chatting with you two, and I was happy to see that too," Li Chenzhou's voice rang out, gentle and as usual, as if nothing had just happened.

But the old man felt that the sound was like thunder, which made his mind tremble violently.

He instinctively shielded his two granddaughters behind him. The two little girls sensed something and shrank behind him, only peeking out their little heads to look at Li Chenzhou timidly.

Their eyes held curiosity, but also a bewildered fear. They didn't understand what was happening, but their instincts told them that the man sitting on the snow feathers was dangerous.

very dangerous.

"Would you like to come in and have a seat?" Li Chenzhou asked, his tone as if he were inviting a neighbor for tea.

The old man shook his head almost instinctively.

He dared not go in.

That village… that seemingly dilapidated, desolate little village, now appeared to him as a den of dragons and tigers. What could be hidden inside a village that could be guarded by such a powerful entity? He dared not think about it, nor did he want to know.

"Thank you... thank you for your kindness. We... will take our leave now."

The old man's voice was somewhat hoarse, and he even used the respectful term "Your Excellency." After speaking, he bowed slightly, a gesture that someone of his status had not performed in many years.

But he did it willingly, and even felt it was his due.

Li Chenzhou readily nodded in agreement, seemingly quite pleased with his sensible nature.

The old man breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

"Hey ladies, come visit me sometime!"

Behind them came the little one's sweet, childish voice calling out. The child was still waving frantically, his little face full of reluctance.

The old man paused.

He looked down at his two granddaughters, who were also looking back at the little child. Their little faces showed reluctance, hesitation, and a touch of innocent joy.

A complex mix of emotions welled up in the old man's heart.

This child… how could that being be raising such an innocent child? Could it be that that being is really just here… taking care of the child?

"Welcome to visit often, miss!"

The little one was still calling out, his voice filled with longing.

The two little girls finally couldn't resist and leaned out to wave to the little guy: "Goodbye, little brother! We'll discuss animal milk together again another time!"

"It's a promise!"

"It's a promise!"

The old man dared not linger, and with his two granddaughters, he soared into the air and vanished in a streak of light.

He didn't dare to look back until he had flown very, very far away.

The village had become a tiny black dot, hidden in the vast mountains.

The old man breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that his back was soaked with cold sweat.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?" the little granddaughter asked, looking up at him.

"It's nothing." The old man shook his head, looking at his two innocent granddaughters, and suddenly felt incredibly fortunate.

Fortunately, they had a pleasant chat with the little one.

Fortunately, they did not offend the child.

I'm so glad... I didn't join those people in forcing my way into Stone Village.

Otherwise, wouldn't they have vanished into nothingness by now, just like those people?

The old man gazed into the distance, a feeling of boundless awe welling up within him.

This vast wilderness is indeed unfathomable.

"Liu Shen, get ready, we're moving."

Li Chenzhou's voice echoed over Shicun Village, startling several birds that were perched in the woods.

The little one tilted his head back, his big, dark eyes full of doubt: "Uncle Li, will those bad guys come back?"

"They're not coming back." Li Chenzhou rubbed his little head. "They're all stuck here. No news can get out, and they won't have a chance to cause trouble."

He gazed at the distant, vast mountains and forests, paused, and then said, "It's because those few small beasts fighting over the mountain treasure caused such a commotion that they attracted too much attention. If we stay any longer, trouble will only follow."

It is foreseeable that this group will not be the last to venture deep into the wilderness.

Li Chenzhou was not afraid of powerful enemies. In the eight regions of the lower realm, with his cultivation of inscription arrays, he really couldn't find many beings that he could take seriously.

What annoyed him was that every now and then a few "minor characters" at the Spirit Transformation Realm or Inscription Realm would come and try to take advantage of Liu Shen, insisting that he and Liu Shen deal with them personally.

Once or twice is fine, but what about ten or eight times?

The little one's time in Stone Village was too short, so short that Li Chenzhou only wanted to quietly nurse the baby and didn't want to care about anything else.

After all, delving deep into the infinite treasures of the heavens...

If he can't afford to offend him, can't he at least avoid him?

This shows that the Great Wilderness is truly terrifying to the extreme, causing an Emperor Light Immortal King, a giant, and a young Immortal Emperor destined to sweep across the heavens to simultaneously choose to give way.

The waters of this vast wilderness are so deep they have no end.

The willow branches swayed gently, scattering specks of divine light in response.

She agreed with the decision.

She was also fed up with those trivial troubles.

"Where are we moving to?" Shi Yunfeng asked as he stepped forward.

He wasn't opposed to moving. With the Great Wilderness on the verge of chaos, Stone Village wasn't exactly hidden; in fact, it was rather conspicuous. If Liu Shen and Mr. Li could find a better place, it would be a tremendous blessing for the entire village.

"Deep in the Great Wilderness, there are many unclaimed treasure lands, blessed by the creation of heaven and earth, blessed with natural beauty and spiritual energy, making them excellent places for cultivation," Li Chenzhou decided decisively. "We'll go to such places."

After hearing just one sentence, Shi Yunfeng made up his mind to move!

Li Chenzhou added that he and Liu Shenhui had joined forces to conceal this place within another dimension, making it undetectable to anyone in the lower realm. If the villagers wished to return in the future, they could find it at any time.

As for why they didn't just cover up the original site instead of going through the trouble of moving it?

Wouldn't it be better for Stone Village to move to a more suitable environment for cultivation? After all, the original site won't be destroyed.

From a cultivation perspective, the environment near Stone Village is indeed too barren.

Shi Yunfeng was about to go and tell the villagers to pack their things, but Li Chenzhou stopped him.

"No need to trouble yourself." Li Chenzhou waved his hand, smiling nonchalantly. "Our whole village will move together."

After saying that, he shouted to the Willow Goddess again, "Willow Goddess, you've moved!"

The willow tree's branches paused slightly.

A moment later, a wisp of divine thought arrived, carrying a hint of helplessness and speechlessness.

You just talked so much and painted such a big picture for Shi Yunfeng, but now that it's time to put in the effort, you're ordering me around?

I am indeed a willow tree spirit, but you are not human either.

Why don't you do it yourself!

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Li Chenzhou urged, showing no intention of personally intervening. "A new place, a new mood, and this little guy is about to become a true disciple of my Eternal Life Sect!"

Liu Shen remained silent.

In this world, probably only Li Chenzhou would dare to order her around like this.

But in the end, she did move.

In an instant, the entire charred and enormous willow tree burst forth with dazzling divine light, and endless willow branches spread out like a divine chain of order, enveloping the entire Stone Village.

Li Chenzhou also made a move, joining forces with Liu Shen to set up layers of restrictions, completely concealing the original site of Shicun in the void.

From then on, no one in the eight regions of the lower realm could detect it.

When the stone village disappeared, only a huge crater remained in its place.

There's something in the pit.

That was the remains of a god.

This was also one of the reasons why Liu Shen chose to settle down here after suffering severe injuries.

Shi Village is the ancestral home of the Shi people, but over the long years, the Shi Kingdom has long since lost any trace of this ancestral home.

However, in history, the most powerful spirit in the Stone Kingdom once went through countless hardships to find this place.

Li Chenzhou guessed that the corpse of the god in the pit was the former strongest sacrificial spirit of the Stone Kingdom.

In the eight realms below, the gods can indeed be considered the strongest.

But at this moment, all of this will be sealed in the void, becoming a past unknown to anyone.

And Shicun, under his and Liushen's protection, will embark on a new journey into a new world.

A crack appeared in the void, then suddenly expanded, like a scroll slowly unfolding between heaven and earth.

The next instant, the entire stone village descended from the crack and landed steadily on land it had never set foot on before.

This is a place like a paradise.

A vast lake stretched out before the village, its expansive surface shimmering in the sunlight, reflecting the sky and clouds in its clear waters. Schools of spirit fish occasionally leaped from the water, their scales sparkling with iridescent colors in the sun, splashing water droplets like pearls. On the lakeshore, various spiritual creatures leisurely drank. Several jade-horned deer raised their heads, glancing curiously at the suddenly appearing village, before lowering their heads to continue drinking, showing no fear.

In the distance, rolling mountains rise and fall, ancient trees reach for the sky, and clouds and mist swirl among them. Clutching several giant trees entwined with old vines, clusters of crimson fruit hang, emitting a faint fragrance. Further still, a waterfall cascades down like a white ribbon, its sound echoing softly.

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth was abundant, several times more concentrated than in the original Stone Village. Taking a deep breath, one could feel wisps of spiritual energy flowing into every part of one's body.

"Is...is this real?"

Some villagers rubbed their eyes, unable to believe what they were seeing.

"What a wonderful place! What a wonderful place!" Shi Linhu strode to the lakeside, scooped up a handful of water, took a sip, and his eyes immediately lit up. "This water is sweet! It feels so refreshing!"

"Look at that fish!" someone exclaimed, pointing to the leaping fish in the lake, their voice trembling with excitement. "Its scales are so shiny! If children ate that every day, they would be so strong!"

"And the fruit on the mountain! So red and delicious, it looks incredibly tempting!"

The adults' faces beamed with uncontainable smiles, their eyes filled with surprise and satisfaction. They had originally thought Stone Village was already quite nice, but upon arriving here, they realized that such a treasure trove existed in the world.

Compared to that barren valley before, this place is simply a paradise!

The children had been itching to get started for a long time.

A group of teenagers rushed toward the lake, some trying to catch the spirit fish, some chasing the jade-horned deer all over the lake, and some even taking off their shoes and splashing around in the shallow water.

"Don't run away! Let me touch you!"

"Wow, this fish is so slippery!"

"Haha, look, I can catch that deer... Hey, it's so fast!"

Laughter echoed along the lakeside, startling a flock of waterbirds resting in the reeds, which fluttered away into the distance.

Li Chenzhou looked around and nodded slightly.

"It's alright. In the Great Wilderness, it can be considered a rare treasure."

He raised his hand and made a series of gestures, causing runes to disappear into the ground, preparing to set up an array to gather the essence of heaven and earth. At that time, the cultivation environment here would be elevated to a new level.

Although it cannot compare to those ancient sacred mountains or the capital of a nation, it is definitely no weaker than the lair of ordinary kings and nobles.

As for whether ferocious beasts will covet this place in the future...

Li Chenzhou smiled and said it was no big deal.

For Shicun, the harassment from ferocious beasts and the harassment from people are two completely different things.

The former represents food and cultivation resources; no matter how many come, they're just free food. The latter, on the other hand, represents slaughter and endless trouble.

Amidst the jubilation, a small figure stood out as out of place.

The little boy stood at the village entrance, not running around like the other children, but quietly gazing at the distant lake with a somewhat blank look in his eyes.

Those big, dark eyes reflected the shimmering lake water, but seemed to see something else entirely.

"I feel like I've seen this somewhere before..."

He murmured to himself, his voice so soft it was almost inaudible.

"Bigger than this...much bigger...someone is hunting..."

Her small brows furrowed slightly as she tried to grasp the blurry fragments in her mind. But those images were too distant, like something seen through a layer of fog, impossible to make out clearly.

For some reason, a strange feeling suddenly welled up inside him.

It wasn't sadness, nor happiness; it was like... like losing something but not being able to remember what it was.

Li Chenzhou squatted down and gently placed his large hand on the top of the little one's head.

Not far away, Shi Yunfeng and several older villagers also changed their expressions, their gazes falling on the small figure, their eyes flashing with complex emotions.

Did that child ultimately remember something?