Covering the Sky: A Guide to Proving the Dao Without Cheats

"In the ancient times, many outstanding talents emerged from the human race, and many emperors attained enlightenment in the world."

Among them were the Great Emperor Fuxi, the Great Emperor Nuwa, the Great Emperor Daoyan, the Great Emperor Amitabha, the Great Emperor Yuhua, the Great Emperor Ruthless, the Western Emperor, the Great Emperor Jiuli, the Great Emperor Hengyu, the Great Emperor Guhua, the Great Emperor Shenzhou, the Great Emperor Xukong, the Great Emperor Taihuang, the Great Emperor Luangu, and finally, the Great Emperor Wushi. During this period, they each displayed their prowess and wrote a glorious chapter in the history of humankind.

There's also Xue Yueqing, who defied the heavens to attain enlightenment as a snow rabbit and eventually became the Demon Emperor.

During this period, nine Great Accomplished Saint Bodies emerged, all of whom, though not yet enlightened, were capable of challenging the Great Emperor.

However, the human emperors of the ancient era also faced the most difficult challenge since the age of mythology. That was the dark turmoil launched by those who severed their own supreme beings in the previous two eras to prolong their lives.

Those supreme beings in the forbidden zones were ruthless and cold-blooded, slaughtering the entire universe and devouring hundreds of millions of lives.

In mythology and the ancient times, the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zones were less active. Firstly, they believed their methods were superior and they were safe for a short time, but problems inevitably arose over time, forcing them to emerge into the world.

Secondly, time is like an invisible filter; it takes away those supreme beings who are unwilling to devour living beings, leaving behind only those cold-blooded supreme beings who regard all living beings in the universe as sustenance.

Therefore, the ancient period was also the time when those forbidden zones were most active.

The era of the Void Emperor was the most tragic, so although the Void Emperor possessed the elixir of immortality, he only lived one lifetime. He killed numerous self-severing Supreme Beings, and before his death, he even set a trap to take two Supreme Beings with him.

And then there were the nine Great Accomplished Saintly Bodies, each of whom stepped forward in the era without an emperor, resolutely fighting against the dark turmoil and protecting the safety of humanity. One fell, and another rose up, one after another.

All nine of them made extraordinary contributions to the human race, and for this reason, the Ancient Sacred Body was later revered as the Sacred Body of the Human Race.

This situation continued until the end of the ancient era, when that man appeared.

Emperor Wushi, one of the most powerful emperors in human history.

At the end of the immortal path, who stands at the peak? A single glance at the beginningless Dao reveals emptiness.

This wasn't just something he said casually; it was because he truly swept away everything. No matter the darkness or turmoil, no matter the supreme being, anyone who dared to emerge was annihilated.

He was invincible, with no doubt about his victory, causing all the heavens to tremble. All sources of chaos lay dormant, and no great calamity arose in his era.

Emperor Wushi attained enlightenment at the end of the ancient era, which was also the most glorious and prosperous era for the human race. All the self-produced supreme beings went into seclusion and dared not utter a word.

Moreover, the Great Emperor Wushi is one of our most important allies. He realized that the Undying Emperor was still alive in the world, so he forcefully took over the Ancient Emperor Mountain, made it his own Daoist temple, and renamed it Purple Mountain.

He forcefully suppressed the Immortal Emperor's wife, the Immortal Empress, with the intention of drawing out the Immortal Emperor.

However, the Immortal Emperor did not appear in person, but instead forced out his faith incarnation—the Immortal Daoist. As a result, the Great Emperor Wushi easily suppressed the Immortal Daoist, imprisoning him at the Sacred Cliff.

Finally, in his later years, Emperor Wushi met Emperor Budi. The two sat facing each other for 2000 years at the point of the path to immortality on Mars. In the end, Emperor Wushi was reborn as a ball of flesh and entered a strange world with longevity substances due to insufficient lifespan.

Fortunately, the Great Emperor Wushi appeared out of nowhere and suppressed almost all the contingency plans set up by the Immortal Emperor.

Otherwise, given the current situation, we might be in a much worse predicament.

Therefore, as things stand, we don't need to worry too much about the Immortal Emperor for now, since the Great Emperor Wushi has always been a check on him. Unless something unexpected happens, the Immortal Emperor will have little chance to make a move.

After the Ancient Era ended, the Post-Ancient Era began. The world underwent great changes, making cultivation increasingly difficult, and no one could become an Emperor. Until Wan Qing was born and attained the Dao, becoming the Azure Emperor.

At this point, Luo Heng paused again. He hesitated for a moment with a strange expression, but still spoke up: "By the way, Senior Gai Jiuyou, the Azure Emperor did not actually die."

Back then, the Azure Emperor wanted to create his own immortal realm and lead all beings to immortality. So he separated his primordial spirit from his physical body, and his primordial spirit entered the Desolate Tower forged by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, attempting to open up an immortal realm within it. However, it seems that something went wrong, and he trapped himself inside.

If there is an opportunity in the future to rescue them, that would be a great help.

Gai Jiuyou, whose expression had been solemn, suddenly became somewhat strange upon hearing Luo Heng's last words.

"Is the Azure Emperor still alive?"

"Did he try to create a celestial realm and trap himself in it?"

Gai Jiuyou, who was originally depressed because of the heavy historical truth, suddenly felt better for some reason.

Looking at Gai Jiuyou's slightly strange expression, Luo Heng couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.

Old Gai and Lao Qing, these two are truly locked in a love-hate relationship. If there's ever a chance in the future, why not let them have a fight? Although Old Gai would most likely be no match, it would definitely be a spectacle worth watching.

Immediately afterward, Luo Heng fell into deep thought again.

He recalled reading in other novels that the first and last to attain enlightenment in each era were blessed with special fortune, enabling them to achieve extraordinary feats. It seemed a similar situation existed in the world of *Covering the Sky*.

Among them, the last one to attain enlightenment in the Chaotic Ancient Era was the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.

In the mythological era, the first person to attain enlightenment was Cao Yusheng, the Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation Crossing, and the last person to attain enlightenment was the Emperor Venerable.

In the ancient times, the first person to attain enlightenment was the Undying Emperor, and the last person to attain enlightenment was the Fighting Saint Emperor.

In the ancient era, the identity of the first person to attain enlightenment is unknown. The last person to attain enlightenment was the Great Emperor Wushi.

After the ancient times, the first person to prove the Dao was the Azure Emperor.

Aside from the first Dao Prover of the Ancient Era, whose identity remains unknown, the weakest among the others are the Fighting Saint Emperor and the Azure Emperor, both of whom are close to the Heavenly Emperor level. The rest have all at least become Mortal Immortals.

In Luo Heng's view, the true form of the Undying Emperor was a divine phoenix from the Immortal Realm. With its talent and physique, it was already ninety percent close to the Heavenly Emperor level after attaining enlightenment.

Moreover, he cultivated from the beginning of the Primordial Era to the end of the Primordial Era. Despite such a long period of cultivation, he still failed to ambush the Fighting Saint Emperor.

Therefore, it can be inferred that the Fighting Saint Emperor possesses at least the combat power of a Heavenly Emperor.

Needless to say, the Azure Emperor is a giant immortal king whose corpse is imbued with spirit. How could a Dao-proving emperor not have the combat power of a Heavenly Emperor?

This demonstrates the significance of this list.

Luo Heng pondered that he might as well inquire in the future about who the first person to attain enlightenment in this ancient era was.

This person must be a big shot.

Next, Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi asked Luo Heng some specific questions. Luo Heng answered everything he knew and could answer. When he encountered something he didn't know or couldn't answer, he frankly admitted that he didn't know or couldn't answer.

Seeing this, Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi felt even more admiration for Luo Heng.

Feeling that the time was almost up, Luo Heng turned his gaze to Gai Jiuyou, a smile appearing on his face, and said, "By the way, Senior Gai Jiuyou, I have something else I'd like to ask for your help with."

With that, he waved his hand, and a flash of silver light appeared, and the little girl appeared in the hall.

When Wei Yi and Gai Jiuyou saw the little girl, their pupils shrank dramatically. They stood up abruptly, their eyes fixed on the little girl, filled with shock.

Xia Jiuyou looked at the little girl with a puzzled expression, seemingly unable to understand why her master had such a strong reaction.