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

The path of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art becomes increasingly perilous as one progresses. With all sources devouring the heart and demonic nature invading the spirit, the true self is like a lone boat on the edge of an abyss—how can one maintain self-control?

Li Chenzhou sat in meditation for another six months until one day a flash of inspiration struck him. He drew upon the concepts of the Demon Prison Mystic Embryo Scripture and suddenly understood everything.

Once the thought is clear, it is difficult to stop.

"All sources enter the body, and all paths clash; so what?"

His eyes seemed to hold the rotation of the starry sky as they opened and closed.

"My body is the furnace; why should I choose?"

"Physical constitution, cultivation techniques, divine ingredients... all methods and substances can be integrated into my body."

"One day, I will use this body to evolve the three thousand Great Daos."

His path was completely turned around at this point.

It does not focus on devouring, but rather on integration.

Not bound by form or appearance, but with the intention of exploring the Way.

Unlike the Ruthless Great Emperor who severed all selves, leaving only the true self, he sought to absorb all origins, integrate thousands of scrolls of heavenly techniques, refine immortal divine materials, and forge himself into a source of the Great Dao.

Once he had made up his mind, he immediately sat down in the void, determined to create a new method.

His mind raced as he examined his various techniques.

Tiger Form Divine Communication Technique, numerous Dragon and Snake fist techniques, mental power, secret realm techniques, source techniques, Demon Prison Mystic Embryo Scripture...

He also possessed two complete sets of imperial scriptures.

Such accumulation is beyond the imagination of ordinary people and is extremely rare even in the myriad realms.

However, more cultivation techniques are not necessarily better. Different cultivation systems from different worlds clashed within his body, maintaining a balance temporarily, but ultimately this did not last.

From the day he received the Samsara Watch, he understood that he would not follow any ready-made path of spiritual practice.

He wants to absorb the essence of Taoism from various worlds and eventually forge his own path.

At the beginning, it may not be as easy as those readily available martial arts manuals, and the road ahead will be very difficult.

But only by creating your own path can you truly surpass your predecessors.

His own creation of techniques may not be perfect at first, but based on the Dao of the myriad realms, it will eventually bear unique fruit.

"Today, we will take this first step."

With a single thought, countless scriptures emerged from the sea of ​​consciousness, transforming into an ocean of words.

All sorts of secret manuals, Taoist scriptures, Buddhist texts, and miscellaneous knowledge collected from the two worlds are now revealed, intertwining into a chaotic mess.

A roar erupted from his mind as he plunged into this ocean of scriptures.

Li Chenzhou's consciousness was completely immersed in it, forgetting time and space, with only countless Dao techniques intertwining and colliding.

In a daze, he found himself in a wondrous place.

There is no concept of time or space here; heaven and earth were not yet separated, and purity and impurity were not yet distinguished. It is as if we have returned to the beginning of all things.

After an unknown amount of time, the chaos trembled, and a colossal Dao diagram rose from the void.

Yin and Yang differentiate, black and white alternate, from nothing to something, evolving into the law of birth and death of all things.

"Where is this place?" Li Chenzhou suddenly realized, "To push all laws to their extreme, such a scene would actually appear?"

As his consciousness ascended, he saw a majestic figure appear in the chaotic sea, towering and immeasurable, with the world around him constantly changing, containing the mysteries of the beginning of heaven and earth.

This is the origin, the foundation of the Great Dao.

It is both one and ten thousand, both the beginning and the end, containing all the truths of the world.

Upon seeing this scene, Li Chenzhou suddenly understood.

Thousands of scriptures flowed like rivers, eventually transforming into a Primordial Jade Book, upon which flowed Daoist runes, carrying all his cultivation insights.

boom!

Divine light burst forth, and chaos parted. Li Chenzhou's consciousness returned to his body, and he softly said, "The Primordial Jade Scroll is complete!"

His consciousness then subsided, and he fell into a deep sleep, but the Daoist aura around him became even more dazzling.

The Primordial Jade Book!

Although this method is still in its infancy, it already has an astonishing scope.

This is an alternative method of secret realm cultivation, which transcends the secret realm system, but its realm level is connected to the secret realm system.

Li Chenzhou aspires to the vastness of the universe, desiring to use this method to integrate all things and all laws, and one day evolve into the Three Thousand Great Daos, becoming the ancestor of all Daos.

"Buzz—"

Heaven and earth trembled slightly, and all paths resonated in harmony.

Ancient scriptures are turned, the source flows, divine medicines and immortal gold are surrounded by light... It seems that all the laws of the heavens want to flow into one person.

The myriad transformations are not merely changes in form, but rather the source of the Dao, encompassing all laws, refining all substances, and evolving all paths. This body itself is the source of all laws.

Li Chenzhou slowly opened his eyes, his body surrounded by a faint, shimmering mist.

"Has so much time passed?"

He stretched his body, his bones making a series of crisp sounds, sweeping away the sluggishness of sitting still.

The time spent deducing the cultivation technique far exceeded expectations, taking a whole year. There was also a message from Ye Fan and Pang Bo about their departure.

He was on the eighth level of the Fire Domain, surrounded by seven-colored flames that burned silently, yet none of them could get within three feet of him.

The temperature here is high enough to melt divine iron, but for Li Chenzhou now, it feels like a gentle spring breeze.

"It's time to rebuild the foundation of my spiritual practice."

With a slight thought, the seven-colored mist swirling around him suddenly converged into a vortex, swallowing up all the accumulated fire domain dust over the years, and turning into a stream of light that disappeared into the ground.

Deducing the Hunyuan Jade Book took a huge toll on his mental energy, but Li Chenzhou was filled with joy.

This technique was far more significant to him than any divine skill manual.

He broke free from the shackles of the Demonic Prison Mystic Embryo Scripture and forged his own unique path.

With a flick of his sleeve, hundreds of millions of pure sources transformed into incredibly rich essence.

Cultivating in the Fire Domain allows one to accelerate the refining of these resources by leveraging the abundant fire essence of this place.

He sat cross-legged, and the scriptures of the Hunyuan Jade Book flowed slowly through his sea of ​​consciousness.

The seven-colored flames around him seemed to be drawn in, turning into thin streams that flowed into his body.

Buzz!

A faint rumbling sound emanated from his body.

Splash!

Like flowing magma, his body trembled slightly as divine power circulated.

The surrounding seven-colored flames seemed to be attracted, converging into lines of fire that flowed into his meridians.

In the beginning was the Word, and his name was the Beginning.

From countless Taoist scriptures, Buddhist texts, and even various secret manuals of martial arts, Li Chenzhou finally realized:

Those born after birth who wish to attain the primordial state must unite the path of the soul with the path of the body.

This is the relationship between "sex" and "fate".

What is sex?

The primordial truth is clear and bright, never obscured.

What is fate?

The innate essence is pure and concentrated.

Cultivating only one's nature without cultivating one's destiny is the first ailment in spiritual practice; cultivating only one's ancestral nature without cultivating the elixir will make it difficult for one's spirit to attain sainthood even after countless eons.

However, Li Chenzhou had a new insight while deducing the Hunyuan Jade Book:

The physical body and the soul are essentially manifestations of "one".

In the beginning of chaos, all things were one, so how could there be a distinction between the physical body and the soul?

Therefore, he intentionally integrated all the paths of cultivation into one, transforming it into this Hunyuan Jade Book. What he cultivated was this "one," allowing his soul and body to merge, and embarking on the path of seeking "one."

Splash!

As the seed of divine power completely disintegrated, divine power erupted like a volcano, flowing into every corner of the body. The surrounding seven-colored flames surged in wildly, transforming into pure energy that merged with the divine power.

boom!

The next moment, Li Chenzhou made a surprising move:

His sea of ​​consciousness surged forth, his spiritual power merging with the surging divine power, and under the operation of the Primordial Jade Scroll, it permeated every minute part of his body.

Click click click!

This method of spiritual practice is extremely dangerous.

As divine power merged with his mind, cracks appeared all over Li Chenzhou's body, as if he were about to collapse at any moment.

The surrounding seven-colored flames fluctuated violently, seemingly trembling at this astonishing scene.

However, at this critical moment, the profound mystery of the Primordial Jade Scroll began to manifest. Chaotic light emanated from the cracks around it, slowly harmonizing the rampant divine power and mind, ultimately bringing them into unity.

Li Chenzhou's body gradually returned to calm, but his aura became increasingly profound.

He broke free from the shackles of the Demon Prison Mystic Embryo Scripture and embarked on his own path.

"It's time."

With a thought, Li Chenzhou activated the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire, and blazing flames burst forth from its opening.

Without hesitation, he threw all the accumulated Originium into the furnace.

Millions of pounds of pure source energy rapidly melted in the Divine Furnace of the Departing Fire, transforming into long rivers of source energy, the surging essence almost bursting through this world.

"The Four Extremes Secret Realm, open!"

Li Chenzhou let out a low shout, and a massive amount of Origin Qi surged and circulated within his body, washing over every inch of flesh and every bone.

The Great Perfection of the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

But this is not enough.

"Dragon Transformation Realm, broken!"

Li Chenzhou roared again, and the great dragon of his spine emitted a deafening dragon roar.

A golden dragon burst forth from his spine, soaring into the sky and roaring and circling within the fiery domain.

The primal energy from the Divine Furnace of Fire surged even more wildly into his body, nourishing the great dragon of his spine.

Dragon Transformation: First Transformation, Second Transformation, Third Transformation...

Li Chenzhou's cultivation was improving at a visible speed, and the great dragon on his spine was becoming more and more divine, as if it was really about to transform into a real dragon.

Nine Transformations of the Dragon, Great Perfection!

At this moment, Li Chenzhou's aura had become so powerful that it was suffocating, but he did not stop, because the most important breakthrough was yet to come.

Sendai secret land!

Li Chenzhou looked up at the sky and let out a long roar, his voice shaking the heavens.

The Sendai Secret Realm cultivates divine sense and the Great Dao. He has cultivated spiritual power and has long reached this level.

In Li Chenzhou's sea of ​​consciousness, a celestial platform slowly condensed.

Sendai is divided into nine heavens, and each time one ascends to a higher heaven, one's strength will experience a qualitative leap.

Sendai, the highest level of heaven!

Sendai's second heaven!

From the perfect attainment of the Four Great Powers to the second level of Sendai Heaven, all of this happened in just a quarter of an hour.

The oppressive atmosphere of the world made it hard to breathe.

Li Chenzhou's cultivation level continued to increase, eventually reaching the third level of the Sendai realm...

"Has it finally arrived?"

The world suddenly fell into a deathly silence, and a suffocating aura swept across the land.

Li Chenzhou took a step forward, ascending into the sky, soaring into the heavens, far away from the mountains and earth.

This calamity is no small matter; once it erupts, it could destroy thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and shatter an entire continent.

Standing alone high in the sky, he felt a deathly silence.

The calamity is imminent, as if a Heavenly Emperor, dormant for millennia, is awakening.

"It's time," Li Chenzhou whispered, his eyes flashing like lightning.

He no longer suppressed his cultivation, completely opened his mind and body, connected with the universe, and released a will that transcended all paths.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a vast ocean appeared in the previously empty void; it was a divine sea formed from lightning.

In just a moment, Li Chenzhou was submerged.

He accepted the interrogation and punishment of the Great Dao of the Heavens.

A series of lightning bolts struck down, as thick as rivers, completely engulfing him.

This is a scene that has shocked the ages.

This is a scene that has shocked the ages.

Each of these tribulation beams far surpassed the entire tribulation of an ordinary cultivator, and it was only when these thousands upon thousands of tribulation beams converged together that they formed the first wave of lightning that struck Li Chenzhou.

This is an apocalyptic punishment, a great destruction.

In the vast and boundless sea of ​​lightning, a single wisp of lightning is enough to destroy a genius of unparalleled talent.

Li Chenzhou, however, was bathed in it, his loose black hair dancing wildly in the lightning, using the lightning as water to wash his physical body and primordial spirit.

The void of the universe was cleaved open, revealing terrifying black abysses.

Only the light source at the very center of the sea of ​​lightning remained unchanged, and Li Chenzhou's body shimmered with immortal light as he received the lightning strikes and baptism.

The vast and boundless sea of ​​lightning seemed to gather all the heavenly tribulations of the past and present.

Every inch of his skin was glowing, and every pore was emitting electric sparks.

The power of the mind transformed into a tiny figure, stepped out, and with a single breath, swallowed the entire sea of ​​thunder, a terrifying sight.

On this day, no one knew that Li Chenzhou was slaying the Dao.

However, all cultivators could sense the strange changes in the heavens. They felt a deep sense of dread, as if impending doom and the end of the world were upon them.

A sharp sword hangs overhead, a towering mountain presses down on the heart—this is an aura of world destruction that makes all cultivators tremble.

"boom!"

The sea of ​​thunder churned, and countless bolts roared.

Li Chenzhou was reborn amidst destruction and transformed during the tribulation of lightning.

The first layer of lightning receded, and strange, inexplicable lightning appeared in the void.

The heavens trembled, countless cries of agony echoed, and the entire star field trembled under the might of the heavens.

As soon as the first layer of lightning receded, an even more terrifying scene appeared in the void.

A giant, heaven-devouring jar suddenly appeared, its mouth spewing out dark light as if it were about to devour the entire starry sky.

A sun god furnace suppresses all ages, its flames burning fiercely, scorching and distorting even the void.

These imperial artifacts, formed from lightning, each possess the terrifying power to destroy stars.

Li Chenzhou stood alone in the center of the sea of ​​thunder, his black hair dancing wildly, his eyes flashing like lightning.

To integrate all paths and transcend them, he must engage with the paths he has learned in the past.

"boom--"

Blazing lightning tore through the sky, and for a fleeting moment, the scene of ancient stars being destroyed could be seen reappearing.

Endless lightning struck him, and Li Chenzhou's body shimmered with a precious glow. Even if he was struck and left bloodied and mangled, he could recover instantly.

Every inch of his skin was radiating lightning, and every drop of his blood was burning with Daoist fire.

The Gate of Immortality floats above his head, forged from the primordial energy of all things, and undergoes countless tempering processes within a sea of ​​lightning.

The demonic jar spewed out dark light, and the divine furnace poured out raging flames, yet they could not shake the gate to enlightenment in the slightest.

Just then, countless points of light suddenly appeared in the distant sky.

Ancient stars burst forth from the sky, the smallest being the size of a mountain and the largest comparable to an entire continent, trailing their dazzling starlight as they crashed into us.

Li Chenzhou let out a long roar and threw a punch to meet the attack.

The light from the fist illuminated the starry sky, colliding violently with the countless stars.

A myriad of rays of light and thunderous force pierced the air, turning countless stars to dust in the flash of the fist.

Even the slightest calamity light is comparable to a major heavenly tribulation for others, enough to sink thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.

Every pore on his body was breathing in and out a sea of ​​thunder, his flesh and organs resonating with the lightning.

During this tribulation, his aura grew even more powerful, as if he wanted to absorb the entire sea of ​​lightning into himself.

Just like in the world of dragons and snakes, he devoured the sea of ​​thunder that covered several provinces. It was just two heavenly tribulations, the difference being whether or not there was any "Dao" intent.

"Buzz—"

The void trembled once more as the Devouring Demon Jar and the Sun God Furnace pressed down simultaneously.

The dark light spewing from the jar annihilated everything, while the divine fire pouring from the furnace burned away the eight directions. Li Chenzhou was caught in the crossfire of these two forces, his body almost shattering, but it was instantly reformed.

He realized that these celestial phenomena were not simply energy shocks, but manifestations of the traces of the Great Dao.

Each strike contained the will of the Emperor, aiming to completely obliterate him.

However, Li Chenzhou's Daoist heart was unbreakable.

His will transcends all paths, and his physical body has undergone countless trials and tribulations. In this devastating calamity, he has become even stronger, transforming every moment and sublimating every instant.

"These are traces of the path left by those who have attained enlightenment in the past."

Li Chenzhou thought of many things. The Sun God Furnace and the Demon Jar were both manifestations of the Dao of the two great emperors of the past.