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

"Using a door as a tool is indeed ingenious." Another elder stroked his beard and nodded. "A door is a tool that connects heaven and earth, containing the profound principles of space."

"There are double doors, symbolizing the cycle of life and death, and a single door leading to heaven, signifying ascending to heaven in one step, encompassing heaven and earth, swallowing stars, and evolving the vast world."

When Li Chenzhou said that the artifact he wanted to refine was a door, the elders expressed their understanding of furnaces and hoped to give Li Chenzhou some reference.

"Very well, since you have chosen the portal, I will grant you a portal for protection."

Sect Leader Li and the elders exchanged glances and nodded. With a wave of his sleeve, an ancient gate, about three feet tall and shimmering with starlight, slowly appeared.

"Li Chenzhou, this sect is called the 'Myriad Manifestations Sect,' and it is a spiritual treasure. Today, the elders and I have decided to bestow it upon you. We hope that you will carefully refine it with divine runes and comprehend the profound mysteries within the sect, which will greatly benefit your cultivation."

Li Chenzhou accepted it. He had not expected that Lingxu Cave Heaven would give him a spiritual artifact. Although he did not care, he had only come here to find a quiet place to cultivate.

In Ye Fan's original destiny, there was not much focus on Lingxu Cave Heaven. Now, having experienced it firsthand, he realizes how sincere people are here.

"Li Chenzhou," the sect leader continued, seeing that he had already taken the Myriad Manifestations Sect into the Sea of ​​Bitterness, "I have discussed with the elders and we intend for you to temporarily replace Elder Wu in lecturing and answering questions for the new disciples. What do you think?"

"Of course," Li Chenzhou immediately agreed.

The Taoist scriptures are profound and extensive, and preaching the Tao itself is the best way to organize what one has learned, so he would naturally not refuse.

"Haha, there will be corresponding rewards for preaching the Dao," Elder Wu laughed from the side. "Preaching to new disciples is related to the future succession of the Daoist lineage in Lingxu, and only those with a profound understanding of the Daoist scriptures can be competent for this task."

The fact that the sect leader and the elders entrusted him with this task clearly shows that they highly regard him.

Li Chenzhou has already returned to his residence on his divine rainbow. What he needs to do next is to transform all the accumulations he made in the Dragon and Snake World into true cultivation.

The next day, as the sun rose, Li Chenzhou finished his night of cultivation and appeared on Lingxu Cliff in a flash.

This place is specifically for explaining Taoist scriptures to newly recruited disciples. The cliff is not high, only a hundred feet high, so as to prevent disciples from having difficulty climbing it.

The spiritual energy is at its purest in the early morning, making it the best time to preach.

Many disciples who have not yet opened the sea of ​​suffering, or who have not made much progress in the realm of suffering, are already waiting here.

Several disciples who had already cultivated several divine runes and enjoyed high prestige among the disciples sat at the front, hoping to hear more profound and mysterious teachings.

Upon seeing a divine rainbow streak through the sky, the disciples immediately composed themselves, sat upright, and held their breath in concentration.

But then the divine light dissipated, and a young figure gracefully landed on the spot at the top of the cliff to preach, and sat down cross-legged.

"Who is this?"

"It's not Elder Wu!"

"So young... Could he be at the Life Spring Realm, or even stronger?"

"He will preach to us?"

A murmur arose from the audience below, and all the disciples looked surprised and doubtful.

However, they also knew the sect's rules: only those approved by the elders were allowed to ascend this cliff to preach.

"Silence." Li Chenzhou spoke, his voice like a clear spring, yet clearly reaching everyone's ears. "Elder Wu has other important matters to attend to, so from now on I will preach on his behalf. My name is Li Chenzhou."

Among the disciples below, Li Xiaoman, Wang Ziwen, Lin Jia, Zhou Yi, and other students from Earth stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"It's actually Li Chenzhou?"

"This...is unbelievable!"

Having only been in school for a month, they were still struggling to comprehend the Taoist scriptures and had not even opened the sea of ​​suffering, while this old classmate had already taken a seat in the Taoist sermon.

Although this old classmate may have been involved in cultivation for a long time, it is truly astonishing that he has become an elder of the immortal sect in such a short time.

Lin Jia and Li Xiaoman, former top students, were particularly shocked. Their understanding of the Taoist scriptures was less than 11%, while Li Chenzhou was already qualified to be a teacher.

Li Chenzhou didn't say much and went straight to recounting the beginning of the Daoist scriptures.

"The Way is like a still hole, yet its use may never be exhausted..."

"The abyss, like the origin of all things..."

Preaching to others is also a way for Li Chenzhou to examine and fill his own gaps in knowledge. In the process of expounding the meaning of the scriptures, Li Chenzhou's understanding of the Taoist scriptures became more profound and comprehensive.

"There is something undifferentiated and complete, which existed before heaven and earth. Silent and still, it stands alone and unchanging, ever-present and inexhaustible. It can be regarded as the mother of all things..."

His words caused the surrounding space to ripple slightly, and illusory portal images appeared and disappeared behind him.

Many disciples listened with rapt attention, and some even had divine runes spontaneously appearing around their bodies, resonating with the music.

The sermon lasted for an hour before it ended. After Li Chenzhou transformed into a divine rainbow and departed, the cliff erupted in excitement.

"Wonderful! Elder Li explained it so clearly and simply. I'm sure I'll be able to escape this sea of ​​suffering when I get back!"

One disciple was overjoyed, exclaiming, "So this is how Dao patterns can be used! I was too rigid in my understanding before!"

One of the disciples, who had cultivated several divine runes, mused, "I truly wish I could listen to Elder Li preach every day..."

In the back row, the twenty-six students from Earth were still immersed in the shock. This hour of sermon was more effective than a month of hard study for them, and even more thorough and clear than Elder Wu's explanation.

"I knew Li Chenzhou was extraordinary, but I never imagined he was this extraordinary."

"I'm waiting for this old classmate of mine; he's probably a reincarnation of a true immortal."

"I only regret that I wasn't closer to him when we were classmates..." a classmate murmured, his face full of regret.

As the crowd gradually dispersed, those who knew Li Chenzhou truly understood the difference between immortals and mortals.

The rise of an acquaintance is far more awe-inspiring than the success of a stranger.

On this day, Li Chenzhou awoke from his meditation. The void around him rippled slightly, as if an invisible portal was appearing and disappearing around him.

He transformed into a streak of light and headed straight for Ye Fan and Pang Bo's residence.

Inside the thatched hut, the two were diligently practicing their cultivation.

Pang Bo's body was already radiant with light, his sea of ​​suffering had been opened, and he had officially embarked on the path of cultivation, becoming the first cultivator among this group of disciples to open his sea of ​​suffering.

To achieve this in just two months is a speed second only to the Immortal Eye Weiwei in the Spirit Ruins Cave Heaven. Therefore, the Cave Heaven has listed him as a potential immortal and is investing more resources in his cultivation.

Meanwhile, most of the other disciples who entered the sect at the same time were still struggling to comprehend the introductory chapters of the Taoist scriptures.

Pang Bo's rapid breakthrough was due not only to his own talent, but also to his frequent exchanges and discussions with Ye Fan.

In contrast, Ye Fan's sea of ​​suffering, though no longer as impenetrable and desolate as it once was, is still progressing at a despairingly slow pace.

Pang Bo even shared some of his resources with Ye Fan, but the Wheel of Life remained blurry and difficult to perceive, like a mirage.

Ye Fan was usually calm and composed, but seeing that his close friend Pang Bo had successfully opened up the sea of ​​suffering, and that another friend, Li Chenzhou, was even more unfathomable and had even become an elder of the cave, even with his composure, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.