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

Luo Heng looked slightly embarrassed: "That was the original Yao Guang Holy Land in history, it has nothing to do with me."

Xia Jiuyou glared at him fiercely.

Luo Heng continued sullenly:

"That was a dead end."

With the Jiang family held back, Hualongchi was left isolated and helpless.

At the critical moment of life and death, Fairy Caiyun dragged her wounded body and charged into the encirclement.

She transferred everything she had accumulated over four thousand years—her cultivation, life force, and essence—into Jiang Taixu's body without leaving a trace.

But she didn't live to see him open his eyes.

When Jiang Taixu awoke, the beautiful woman he hadn't seen in four thousand years was now a withered corpse in his arms.

That night, the God-King, his white robes stained with blood, stormed through the Divine City from the Dragon Transformation Pool. The Dark Night King, the Thirteen Great Powers, and the Three Living Dead were all annihilated.

Although he won the battle against his enemy, he also lost his beloved.

……

Later, to repay Ye Fan's kindness, Jiang Taixu agreed to help him break the curse on the Holy Body.

The result was that the curse was broken, but he himself was consumed by its effects until he was completely exhausted. It was a path of trading one's life for another; he burned himself into a candle.

For the last six months or so, Jiang Taixu led a member of the Jiang family with a Taiyin constitution to travel all over the Great Wilderness, step by step, retracing the steps he had taken with Caiyun years ago.

He also used his last remaining essence to prolong the life of the Taiyin body.

After he safely returned the child with the Yin constitution to the Jiang family, he severed his divine king origin and drifted away.

Everyone assumed he was dead.

Luo Heng paused:

"Until the Golden Age arrived, the ancient races oppressed the human race. At the Grand Assembly of the Myriad Races in Yaochi, dozens of Ancestral Kings clamored to slaughter the human race."

"The God King Jiang Taixu has appeared."

"He has been reborn from the ashes and entered the realm of the Saint King. He single-handedly defeated seven Ancestral Kings; "

"In the rematch against the twenty Ancestral Kings, the prelude to the gods resounded throughout the heavens, and twenty figures transformed into a rain of blood."

"In that battle, he sat cross-legged before his zither, his white robes soaked in blood. The entire audience was astonished, and all was silent."

"The name of the God King Jiang Taixu has resounded throughout the ancient times."

Luo Heng paused here, then continued:

"Then comes the dark turmoil two hundred years later, which I've already mentioned before, so I won't repeat it."

"In short, this is probably the original life of the God King Jiang Taixu."

After Luo Heng finished speaking, his gaze swept over the group of people.

Gai Jiuyou only looked somewhat wistful, but Xia Jiuyou's reaction was quite different.

The little girl's eyes reddened and misted with tears as she listened, clearly deeply immersed in the unforgettable love story between Fairy Caiyun and Jiang Taixu, and deeply moved by their unwavering devotion that transcended life and death.

Little Nannan, on the other hand, still looked completely bewildered, tilting her head back to look at this and then at that, clearly not understanding what all this "love and affection" was all about. She only noticed that the expressions of the others had suddenly changed.

After a moment, once she had calmed down, Xia Jiuyou still looked at Luo Heng with a puzzled expression.

"That's not right! What does this have to do with what you said in Purple Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng couldn't help but roll his eyes and asked, "How would you evaluate Jiang Taixu's life?"

"His cultivation is extraordinary, his combat power is outstanding, he is loyal and righteous, and he treats others with sincerity. He was trapped in Purple Mountain for a thousand years but his will remained unyielding. During the dark turmoil, he sacrificed himself to protect all living beings. He deserves the name of God-King."

Xia Jiuyou pondered for a moment before answering crisply. Although she was usually arrogant, her tone showed a rare respect for someone like Jiang Taixu.

After hearing this, Luo Heng sighed and said, "Have you ever thought about rescuing Jiang Taixu from Zishan and saving Fairy Caiyun?"

Without the shock of seeing Fairy Caiyun's tragic death before his eyes, can Jiang Taixu be reborn and reach a higher realm? Will there still be an unparalleled god-king like Jiang Taixu in this world?

Upon hearing this, Xia Jiuyou's expression froze, and he fell into deep thought.

Her expression shifted from anger to confusion as she looked at Luo Heng and asked, "Then why did you rescue Jiang Taixu in the end?"

Luo Heng slowly straightened up, the seriousness on his face fading, and a confident smile appeared on his lips.

"If I come here, and I have to sacrifice Fairy Caiyun to create a peerless god-king, wouldn't that make me, Luo Heng, seem too useless?"

In the future grand gathering of all races, I will be able to make all the ancient races bow down, even without the God King Jiang Taixu.

Even in the dark turmoil two hundred years later, I will not need Jiang Taixu to sacrifice himself; I can still suppress those supreme beings of the forbidden zones.

If I lack the confidence to achieve these things, I might as well find a mortal realm, marry a few beautiful wives and concubines, and live out my remaining years there. Why bother cultivating immortality or seeking enlightenment?

As he said this, Luo Heng's face radiated an unprecedented confidence.

Upon seeing this, Xia Jiuyou's expression was initially one of surprise and bewilderment, then, as if realizing what was happening, he spat lightly and cursed, "Arrogant and conceited!"

Luo Heng responded with a smile: "A person's confidence comes from strength and substance. If a person has confidence but no strength or substance, that is arrogance."

Conversely, if a person has sufficient strength or foundation, he should possess the confidence to match it.

Looking at Luo Heng in front of him, even Gai Jiuyou's eyes showed a hint of appreciation, leaving Xia Jiuyou speechless for a moment.

After a moment, Xia Jiuyou hesitated before speaking again: "Are you really planning to abandon Jiang Taixu and Fairy Caiyun?"

Luo Heng put away his smile and said calmly, "It's not that I'm completely ignoring it. I can provide Fairy Caiyun with treasures that can prolong her life, but only for Fairy Caiyun."

Furthermore, I will make a pact with Jiang Taixu: for as long as he lives, I will provide Fairy Caiyun with longevity-extending treasures.

Xia Jiuyou was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then quickly realized: "You want Jiang Taixu to undergo another rebirth and live a second life?"

Luo Heng nodded and said, "That's right. I've told you before that an emperor can become an immortal by living nine lifetimes in reverse in the mortal world. One way to do this is to develop one's own potential and rebirth into a second life."

Moreover, observing the rebirth of others can help one's own attainment of Nirvana.

I won't be a pushover and give Jiang Taixu the longevity treasure for free. If he wants it, he'll have to earn it through his own abilities.

In the original history, he witnessed the tragic death of Fairy Caiyun and, in despair, was able to be reborn and live a second life.

I'd like to see if, if Fairy Caiyun were still alive, he could live another life by relying on his reluctance to part with and his desire to protect his beloved. It would be a kind of control experiment.

Although Xia Jiuyou had never heard of the term "controlled experiment," she roughly understood its meaning, and her expression was conflicted for a moment.

"What if Jiang Taixu can't do it?"

Luo Heng's face showed a hint of indifference as he said calmly, "If Jiang Taixu cannot do it, then let him go to the Yellow Springs hand in hand with Fairy Caiyun! Let him spend the last moments of his life together with his beloved."

In this way, their relationship can be considered to have a reasonably good ending.

Upon hearing this, Xia Jiuyou's face was filled with anger, and her mouth was slightly open, as if she wanted to say something more.

Seeing this, Gai Jiuyou said, "Silly child, Luo Heng's actions have already shown Jiang Taixu immense kindness. In the cultivation world, he can be considered a good person."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jiuyou immediately deflated like a punctured balloon and fell silent.