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

As chaotic energy continued to pour in, the small world grew ever larger.

Suddenly, as if he had hit a bottleneck, Luo Heng felt his consciousness being violently pulled by a powerful force.

When he came to his senses, he was surprised to find himself in a strange state.

This feeling was quite similar to when I first attained enlightenment while holding a Bodhi seed, but it was several times stronger.

"This is... the Heavenly Heart Mark." Luo Heng was puzzled at first, then his face suddenly showed surprise.

In this wondrous state of communion between consciousness and the will of Heaven, Luo Heng began to ponder rapidly.

He suddenly remembered that in the original story, after Ye Fan entered that strange little world, he merged with the Heavenly Heart Mark within it, using it to explore many hidden information.

This means that the small world created by the Desolate Emperor also contains the Heavenly Heart Imprint.

"By the way, that small world must have the Heavenly Heart Mark, otherwise how did those Emperor-level powerhouses and that soy sauce-dreg Mortal Immortal attain enlightenment? They couldn't all be Saint Bodies, could they?"

Thinking this, Luo Heng calmed his mind and silently sensed the situation within the Great Luo Heaven, discovering that its size had just broken through to the Saint level.

In other words, only when a small world reaches the level of a saint will a Heavenly Heart Mark be born, and this newly born Heavenly Heart Mark was directly obtained by Luo Heng.

At this moment, Luo Heng really wanted to look up to the sky and roar, "I've succeeded!"

It should be noted that Luo Heng today possesses top-tier resources in "Covering the Sky," including cultivation techniques, resources, protectors, background power, and even teachers.

On his path of cultivation, numerous external conditions had already paved a broad road for him.

However, compared to the top geniuses in "Covering the Sky", he still has a certain gap.

The difference lies mainly in comprehension, and most importantly, in mindset.

Now, Luo Heng has achieved a state of harmony with the heavens, and his comprehension is almost at its maximum, making him comparable to a pre-natal Dao embryo.

It can be said that this has made up for another weakness of his.

Faced with such a sudden and immense blessing, how could he not be extremely excited?

Luo Heng was immersed in a state of enlightenment where his body and mind were one with the heavens. While circulating the "Undying Heavenly Art", he continuously poured massive amounts of chaotic energy into the Great Luo Heaven, helping it to grow and strengthen.

However, as time went on, Luo Heng couldn't help but frown slightly.

He realized that as the small world of Da Luo Tian continued to expand, the enlightenment he gained in this state of enlightenment also increased.

After a moment's thought, he understood the key point. Although both were Heavenly Heart Imprints, the size and energy level of the worlds were different, so the Daoist blessings bestowed upon cultivators were naturally incomparable.

In other words, his Heavenly Heart Mark is a mini version.

Despite feeling slightly disappointed, Luo Heng quickly adjusted his mindset and continued to devote himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

After the chaotic energy was mostly absorbed by the Great Luo Heaven, Luo Heng stopped. He closed his eyes, concentrated, and carefully sensed it.

He was pleasantly surprised to find that the energy level of the Great Luo Heaven should have reached the level of the second or third level of the Saint Realm.

Luo Heng himself was surprised, but he quickly came to terms with it.

After all, the initial embryo of the Great Luo Heaven was crafted by Gai Jiuyou, a quasi-emperor at the ninth level, and the crafting method originated from the Azure Emperor. The scriptures inscribed on it were left by the Immortal Emperor Shi Hao.

In the world of "Covering the Sky", if we were to discuss what kind of weapon can become an ultimate imperial weapon without the help of a great emperor, it would undoubtedly be the Great Luo Heaven.

However, at this point, the limitations of such auxiliary magical artifacts were also fully exposed.

Although the divine power contained within the Great Luo Heaven is at the level of the second or third level of a saint, when it is actually used in battle, the power that can be unleashed can only reach the level of the first level of a saint at most.

This is the drawback of non-offensive magical artifacts.

Of course, if the enemy could be directly suppressed within the Great Luo Heaven, Luo Heng estimated that even ordinary saints at the fifth or sixth level of the Heavenly Realm would have a hard time escaping.

However, Luo Heng has no such plans at present.

But for Luo Heng, having Saint-level combat power was already enough. He didn't lack offensive means; what he truly needed was something that could assist his cultivation.

Of course, auxiliary magical artifacts are not entirely without merit.

Take the Great Luo Heaven as an example. When Luo Heng uses it in battle, he not only doesn't need to expend too much of his own divine power, but he can also draw a massive amount of divine power from the Great Luo Heaven to replenish his own consumption.

Because the Great Luo Heaven inherently contains a vast amount of primordial energy of heaven and earth.

Luo Heng gazed at the Great Luo Heaven, which was floating in the Sea of ​​Bitterness, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

With a slight thought, the Great Luo Heaven slowly descended, eventually settling steadily into the Spring of Life, where it constantly received nourishment from his life essence.

He then focused his mind on the sky above the Sea of ​​Bitterness, where he saw a divine bridge spanning the void, hanging above the inky sea of ​​bitterness like a rainbow piercing the sun, surrounded by Taoist charm and misty vapor.

At first glance, the divine bridge seems to have connected the sea of ​​suffering, but upon closer inspection, it can be seen that there is still a thin line between the end of the bridge and the edge of the sea of ​​suffering.

This was naturally something Luo Heng did intentionally.

He knew that if he took another step forward, he would have to face the first major obstacle on the path of spiritual practice: the danger of getting lost.

In his view, this calamity of being lost was nothing more than a tribulation of inner demons or an illusion, but that was precisely what he feared most.

Having lived two lives, he was just an ordinary mortal. He believed that if someone pointed a gun at him, he would definitely surrender. Surrounded by ten or eight big-breasted beauties, he probably wouldn't be able to resist either.

Therefore, he felt that forcing his way into the danger of getting lost with such a mindset was tantamount to courting death.

Therefore, he had been suppressing his cultivation level until today when he finally felt the time was right.

Luo Heng's mind raced, directly activating the Heavenly Heart Imprint in the Great Luo Heaven, and simultaneously beginning to absorb the massive amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy from the small world.

He saw the divine bridge above the Sea of ​​Bitterness slowly extending. The next moment, he felt a daze, but he quickly regained his clarity—the danger of being lost had been seen through.

However, instead of being pleased, he frowned slightly.

Although his senses were several times sharper than before and he was enveloped in a baptismal divine radiance, he knew he had ultimately missed an important opportunity to temper his character.

But we can't worry about that right now.

Luo Heng focused his mind into the sea of ​​consciousness, and saw that the celestial vein became increasingly crystalline and dazzling, like a divine pillar reaching to the heavens and leading to an unknown other shore.

He stepped onto the bridge of the gods, crossed the sea of ​​suffering, and finally reached the end.

As the clouds and mist dispersed, a majestic Taoist palace appeared and disappeared. It corresponded to the Five Gods of the Chest, contained the root of heaven and earth, and contained the Qi of the Five Elements. It was the location of the Taoist palace of the next secret realm.

After reaching the other shore, he clearly sensed his own transformation: his spirit and energy were renewed, his sea of ​​suffering expanded, and even the vortex of the Undying Heavenly Art he had cultivated grew stronger.

Looking at the ever-changing scenery on the Sea of ​​Bitterness, Luo Heng's face showed a hint of helplessness.

The Other Shore Realm, which is just a minor hurdle for ordinary cultivators, has trapped him for so long that he finally had to rely on the opportunity of the Heavenly Heart Mark to break through.

"My experience is practically a beggar's version of the creation of the world, and I've even merged with the Dao. It took so much effort to break through to the other shore; the value of this other shore is comparable to the 'subtraction to emptiness' technique next door."

Luo Heng couldn't help but make a self-deprecating remark.

"Next comes the nine transformations." He secretly calculated, "In the original story, Ye Fan directly used the Source to transform, which was too hasty."

Thinking of this, Luo Heng couldn't help but purse his lips.

Now that he is the Holy Son of Yao Guang, he should at least be worthy of this status.

Ordinary source stones are hardly worth a glance. At the very least, we need to prepare some rare and precious materials like divine source stones and medicinal king stones to be worthy of this transformation.