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

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng sighed inwardly. A good person? How could he be a good person?

He had already planned it all out.

If it really comes to that, he will frankly explain the pros and cons to Jiang Taixu and advise him to take the initiative to sever the origin of the God King, and then take advantage of the weakness to try to be reborn.

According to clues in the original text, Nirvana can only occur in a state of extreme weakness and near depletion of one's essence.

Doing so might actually give him a glimmer of hope.

As for the portion of the God-King's essence that he severed, Luo Heng naturally wouldn't waste it. It would be perfect for nurturing his Chaos Body.

Yes, Luo Heng never intended to make a losing deal. In his eyes, there were only two possible outcomes: a "small win" or a "big win."

To be honest, if Jiang Taixu hadn't undergone a rebirth in the original story, given his character and actions, Luo Heng really wouldn't have minded saving him.

But there are no "what ifs" in life.

Jiang Taixu did indeed undergo a rebirth in the original novel. And throughout the entire novel *Covering the Sky*, besides Ye Fan, there are only three and a half other characters with similar experiences.

The first is the peerless god-man Emperor Que, the second is Guan Cheng, the ancient city manager of the human race, and the third is the god-king Jiang Taixu.

As for the remaining half, it is the Golden Crow Emperor who is undergoing Nirvana in the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable's Immortal Platform.

The reason he is considered half a Nirvana is because he swallowed the remaining fortune in the Lingbao Tianzun Immortal Platform before his Nirvana. Luo Heng is not sure if that counts as a Nirvana purely based on his own efforts.

Throughout the entire novel "Covering the Sky," spanning countless millennia from the mythological era to the post-primordial era, only a handful of individuals are clearly documented as having achieved rebirth through their own rebirth.

This shows how precious this opportunity is; for the Great Emperor and Ancient Sovereign, it may even be more valuable than an ordinary elixir of immortality.

This is also why Luo Heng schemed against Jiang Taixu. If Jiang Taixu didn't involve his core interests, Luo Heng wouldn't mind showing some mercy and goodwill;

But since he happened to be involved, it's no wonder Luo Heng had designs on him.

Of course, Luo Heng also felt that he wasn't ruthless enough. Otherwise, he should have made Jiang Taixu follow the original story and let Fairy Caiyun die in his arms.

In that case, the probability of Jiang Taixu achieving Nirvana might be higher.

But he didn't grow up in the dog-eat-dog world of cultivation.

His education and life experiences over the past few decades led him to choose a different path.

A path with a lower success rate, but... one that will make your conscience feel better.

Sometimes even he hates his own personality; he doesn't want to be a good person, but he can't be a bad person thoroughly.

……

Seeing the somewhat silent atmosphere, Gai Jiuyou spoke up: "Young friend Luo Heng, didn't you say you were going to retrieve something?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng smiled again and said, "Yes, I plan to go to the old site of Yaochi. There is a divine spring left behind by the former Yaochi Holy Land there. I want to bring the spring water into the Great Luo Heaven so that I can plant the elixir of immortality there in the future."

Furthermore, the Great Emperor Wushi left some contingency plans there long ago, and I wish to utilize some of them.

……

At this point, Luo Heng seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but grin.

He first gestured for the little girl to move aside, then focused his mind and prepared to strike.

He then suddenly raised his hand, and a dark light flashed, and the Devouring Demon Jar appeared in front of him.

He then activated his divine power, and a dark, murky object was flung out of the jar and rolled onto the ground.

It was none other than the Black Emperor, who had been imprisoned for quite some time.

As expected, as soon as he was released, the Black Emperor transformed into a black lightning bolt and rushed straight towards Luo Heng with a "whoosh".

Immediately afterwards, it revealed its ferocious nature, opening its huge, blood-red maw and viciously biting at Luo Heng.

Luo Heng, who had been preparing for this moment, had been waiting for it.

In an instant, divine light erupted from his body, even his flowing hair was dyed a brilliant gold, as if it were cast from gold. He was like the son of the sun god descending to earth, dazzling in his radiance.

His right hand, hanging by his side, suddenly clenched into a fist, and a massive amount of holy light collapsed into his palm, instantly creating a small, illusory world of holy light around his fist.

Immediately afterward, he activated the power of the Great Luo Heaven within the Sea of ​​Bitterness, and instantly six ancient characters lit up one after another like stars, rotating around that illusory little world before being imprinted on it.

The aura of the small world suddenly solidified, as if it had transformed from the ethereal into the real.

Just as Black King was about to dodge, he realized that the space around him suddenly froze, and a terrifying force was pulling his body forward!

It looked up at Luo Heng and was horrified to find that as Luo Heng swung his fist backward to gather strength, the void where his fist passed was twisted and dented, as if the entire space was being dragged and compressed backward by this punch!

It was this abnormal collapse of space that forcibly pulled it forward.

Once Luo Heng had gathered his strength, he unleashed a powerful punch.

The small world on the fist ripped through the void, unleashing a thunderous roar. Wherever it passed, space twisted and collapsed, as if the entire world was being dragged forward and slammed by this punch!

In a split second, Black King could only desperately turn his head to avoid the most vulnerable tip of his nose.

But the heavy punch that carried the power of the small world still landed squarely on its forehead.

"boom--!!"

The loud noise was like a thunderclap from a clear sky.

The ground first cracked open in countless spiderweb-like patterns, then the entire area collapsed with a deafening roar. Black King was slammed several feet into the ground.

You should know that this is inside the Yao Guang Holy Land, and the ground is engraved with terrifying Dao patterns that have been reinforced over the centuries.

Even so, the Black Emperor was still smashed so deep; the power contained in that punch was simply terrifying.

After taking that heavy punch, Black King immediately fell silent, clearly knocked unconscious.

Looking at the effect of his attack, Luo Heng's lips curled up slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

"Is this the Holy Light World Technique of Yao Guang? It doesn't look like it, and how can its power be so terrifying? Judging from its performance, it is in no way inferior to the secret techniques of the ancient emperors."

"Isn't the 'Hun Yuan Holy Light Technique' of the Yao Guang Holy Land a legacy of the Great Sage?" Xia Jiuyou, who was watching the show from the side, couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"This is indeed the 'Primordial Holy Light Technique' of the Yao Guang Holy Land, but it incorporates some unknown secret techniques, which is why it possesses such terrifying and unparalleled power," Gai Jiuyou explained upon hearing this.

"Moreover, this kind of secret technique is somewhat similar to the secret technique this kid used to cultivate the Great Luo Heaven into a real small world."

"I never imagined there could be such an ingenious use. Perhaps in the future he could create a real, vast world with a single strike," Gai Jiuyou continued to comment.

Luo Heng was speechless after hearing this.

Unexpectedly, even though I didn't say anything, and only used it once, this big shot saw through part of my secrets.

At that moment, all he could do was give an awkward laugh. Then he leaped into the pit, grabbed the Black Emperor's bald tail, and pulled it up.