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

This organization has a presence all over the world.

It has an armed force of several thousand people in Southeast Asia and tens of thousands of people in places like China. Its assets include mineral and oil resources.

They even occupy about three percent of the arms trade market.

The Tang Clan earns nearly 100 billion euros annually through various channels, and its total assets are approaching one trillion euros. Tang Zichen even prepared to conduct nuclear weapons research in the later stages.

This organization's strength and influence are comparable to that of a medium-sized country.

Zhao Guangrong was one of the founding fathers of this empire.

His personal cultivation level was not that of an ordinary Core Formation cultivator, but rather that he had reached the peak of this realm.

In the original timeline, he fought against Ba Liming, who had not yet reached the god level, for more than ten minutes. Although he was ultimately defeated and killed, such a record was enough to prove the domineering and fierce nature of his fist intent.

Such a person personally came to the roadside and waited quietly.

Purpose of visit...

Li Chenzhou had a clear understanding of the situation.

Zhao Guangrong noticed the clarity in Li Chenzhou's eyes and smiled, "It seems that Brother Li already has a plan in mind."

"Not bad." The voice deepened. "I would like to invite Brother Li to join us."

What Li Chenzhou didn't know was that a year ago, when he killed Xu Zhen in Hong Kong and fled into the mountains, he had already been noticed by Zhao Guangrong. Unfortunately, Li Chenzhou was too fast and Zhao Guangrong didn't seize the opportunity.

Upon hearing the news that this genius boy had actually killed Liu Yuanfei with his bare hands, Zhao Guangrong was both surprised and delighted. With such a person under his command, his plans would be more secure, and the Tang Clan might become his personal fiefdom.

Although he believes that the so-called "bare-handed" feat is largely exaggerated and mostly a rumor, he cannot deny that the boy has amazing potential.

Now that we've met again, how can we let this opportunity slip by?

Li Chenzhou remained calm and composed. Was this person's recruitment on his own initiative, or was he acting on Tang Zichen's orders?

Whatever!

Zhao Guangrong assumed he was weighing the pros and cons and laughed, "Perhaps you're wondering, what makes the Nanyang Association president so qualified to let a young master like you join?"

"The title of president of the Nanyang Association carries insufficient weight."

"However—" Zhao Guangrong's tone suddenly changed, his aura rising, "The one I invited you to join wasn't the Nanyang Association, it was—the Tang Clan!"

Right now.

Li Chenzhou spoke, his voice still calm and composed: "I appreciate Chairman Zhao's kindness. Although the Tang Clan is powerful, it is not what I desire."

A cold glint flashed in Zhao Guangrong's eyes, and his tone was deep: "You haven't been in this world long enough to know how great the Tang Clan is!"

"It's alright." Zhao Guangrong, brimming with confidence and shrewdness, said, "Once you see the true face of this iceberg, you'll understand that joining the Tang Clan will be the best decision you've ever made!"

In just a few words, Zhao Guangrong revealed the Tang Clan, an organization comparable to a country, its massive armed forces, endless resources, terrifying wealth, far-reaching influence, and even its ultimate ambitions that touched upon taboos, as if struck by a heavy hammer.

Every word carried immense weight, far exceeding expectations. Li Chenzhou couldn't help but marvel at the Tang Clan's achievements, which were truly the greatest accomplishments an individual could achieve in the secular world.

"How is it?" Zhao Guangrong asked, hands behind his back, looking down with disdain, waiting for him to bow his head.

Li Chenzhou raised his gaze, still clear and calm, and gently shook his head: "Magnificent and unparalleled, the pinnacle of human achievement, but alas, our paths diverged."

Still a refusal!

"reject?!"

The smile that had been on Zhao Guangrong's face, which had been all-encompassing, instantly turned cold.

Confidence turned to astonishment, followed by raging anger. After revealing only the tip of the iceberg of the Tang Clan, he was still met with such a blunt rejection!

Shock and anger!

Li Chenzhou remained calm. If Tang Zichen were to come in person, they might be able to discuss the Dao.

As for Zhao Guangrong... he is indeed a veteran, and his strength is real, but this person...

We simply have different paths.

The coldness in Zhao Guangrong's eyes completely turned into murderous intent!

"Refuse?" His voice suddenly rose, like shattering ice. "How dare you insult the Tang Clan? Now that you've seen your true form, you have no choice in the matter!"

"Agree, or..."

He took a sudden step forward.

"Crack—Boom!"

The bluestone slabs beneath his feet shattered, spiderweb-like cracks spread, and an extremely violent aura suddenly erupted, pressing down fiercely on Li Chenzhou!

"Then beat you until you comply!"

Before the words were even finished, the murderous intent had already exploded!

Zhao Guangrong gave Li Chenzhou no chance to react at all, and started attacking without warning.

One moment it seemed to be a deep pool and a towering mountain, the next it transformed into a man-eating beast.

boom!

As he raised his hand, the air was instantly ignited, bones and muscles resonated, and a terrifying sonic boom resembled the roar of a dragon and the howl of a tiger.

Those hands, which seemed well-maintained and belonged to successful people, were now bulging with muscles like the gnarled roots of an old tree, with dark blue veins surging and roaring beneath the skin like angry dragons.

Dan Jin! The Embracing Dan level!

This realm is completely different from the Transformation Realm. All the essence, qi, spirit, blood, marrow, and fluids of the whole body are compressed by will and condensed into a single point in the dantian.

Like the singularity before the universe was created, it contains infinite terror.

The tighter the accumulation, the more violent the eruption.

Wherever the will goes, the blood and qi surge, and power can be unleashed from any point in the body without any hindrance.

Every inch of flesh and blood is a deadly weapon.

Zhao Guangrong unleashed his full power, a power that had been compressed to its limit.

He spread his five fingers wide, his arm like a pillar supporting the sky, pressing down with an overbearing fist intent that seemed to say, "He donned the yellow robe and became emperor from humble beginnings."

Taizu Long Fist!

The unparalleled martial arts skills that Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin, used to conquer the country now truly possessed a regal air of suppressing all evil and wielding the power of life and death in his hands.

He knew that Li Chenzhou was capable of killing Liu Yuanfei, and no matter what methods he used, this young man was not to be underestimated.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, let alone Li Chenzhou, a ferocious beast who has fought and killed masters of the same realm.

His attack was thunderous and powerful, aiming to inflict a severe blow.

A master of Dan Jin (a martial arts technique) is extremely difficult to kill completely, and it's even easier to escape if you can't defeat them.

However, Zhao Guangrong was confident that with his cultivation level, he could easily shatter Li Chenzhou's bones and injure his internal organs in the blink of an eye.

Once he is severely injured, it will be like catching a turtle in a jar. With the Tang Clan's massive global net cast, capturing a severely injured Core Formation cultivator will be a piece of cake.

This was his plan.

He had absolute confidence in his fist; within his dantian, a single "golden core" acted like a furnace, continuously pumping out power.

With one's Qi and blood contained within and one's spirit in perfect harmony, such a state of being is extremely rare, even in the world.

Even when facing Tang Zichen, he was confident that he could remain undefeated.

As for this kid in front of me? A cultivator who can suppress even a Nascent Soul cultivator?

joke!

The way of Chinese martial arts requires painstaking effort, cultivating muscles, bones, and flesh; how can it be rushed into maturity in just a few years?

Killing Liu Yuanfei with bare hands? Bullshit! He must have used some shady methods! Poison? Explosives? There are no witnesses, so whatever he says is irrelevant.

Zhao Guangrong grinned maliciously, as if he could already see Li Chenzhou lying at his feet, his bones broken and tendons snapped.

Rumble!

A terrifying palm, like an emperor's seal, pressed down on Li Chenzhou's head.

The bluestone slab beneath their feet could not withstand the immense force and shattered instantly with a "crack".