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

Still shaken, the Black Emperor didn't even dare to take out the bell. Instead, he tilted his head back and swallowed it whole with a "gulp." Only then did he look at Luo Heng, still in shock.

But in just a moment, the surprise and doubt on the black dog's face turned into deep greed:

"Woof! It really is the 'Military Secret'! Fine, I agree to this deal!"

It flicked its tail and added confidently:

"However... you must return the divine source you stole from me before!"

Luo Heng had just smiled at the first half of the sentence when he was choked by the second half and felt a tightness in his chest.

He silently took out the Devouring Demon Jar and weighed it in his hand for a moment.

Seeing this, Black King tucked its tail between its legs with a "whoosh," took several steps back, and stared at the black magic jar with a look of fear.

"Alright, alright! For the sake of the Boundless Bell, I'll give you that divine source! When shall we set off?"

Seeing that the black dog had finally given in, Luo Heng breathed a long sigh of relief.

He felt that communicating with the Black Emperor for just a short while was more mentally exhausting than spending an entire day in seclusion.

Gai Jiuyou, who was watching from the sidelines, didn't seem to mind, but Xia Jiuyou and Xiao Nannan were already thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Luo Heng didn't dare to blame the little girl, but glared at Xia Jiuyou and then sneered, "Senior Gai Jiuyou, this trip to the old Yaochi site is quite dangerous, so you shouldn't bring Miss Xia Jiuyou with you."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jiuyou, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, instantly lost her smile and stood up on the spot.

"Luo Heng, you bastard! How dare you leave me behind? And you even said it was dangerous. If it were really dangerous, I don't believe you would dare to go. With your cowardly nature, there's no danger anywhere you dare to go."

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng felt as if he had been struck in the knee. Because lies don't hurt, but the truth is often the sharpest knife.

"Really? I dare to go into the men's restroom, do you dare to go in?" Luo Heng couldn't help but sneer, somewhat embarrassed and angry.

Upon hearing this, Xia Jiuyou looked puzzled and asked, "What kind of place is a toilet?"

Now it was Luo Heng's turn to be silent. He had forgotten that he was now in the Beidou cultivation world. After cultivators opened up the sea of ​​suffering, they basically no longer needed to use the toilet. It could be said that the "little fairy does not need to go to the toilet" had been truly realized.

Luo Heng had no more interest in arguing with Xia Jiuyou, so he turned to Gai Jiuyou and said, "Senior, let's set off after Senior Wei Yi returns."

Gai Jiuyou smiled throughout, watching the two younger men joking and playing around in front of him. Only when Luo Heng looked at him did he smile and nod.

Luo Heng was just about to set off to make some preparations when he turned his gaze and found that Black King was staring intently at Little Nannan, a thoughtful look on his dog face.

It was clear that it had only just noticed the little guy.

Seeing this, Luo Heng's heart stirred, and he deliberately asked with a smile, "You damn dog, what are you staring at my sister for?"

"Pah! You don't even deserve a sister like that!" Although Black Emperor shouted that he didn't believe it, his expression clearly showed confusion.

Then, it actually trotted over to Nannan, put on a kind and gentle expression, and coaxed, "Little darling, do you want to become her apprentice?"

"Why would I want to become an apprentice?" the little girl asked innocently, blinking her eyes.

"If you become my disciple, I'll feed you delicious food every day and teach you the supreme skills of the ancient emperors! In the future, you will surely be invincible and become an emperor!" The Black Emperor wagged his tail, just like a big bad wolf coaxing Little Red Riding Hood.

Before Nannan could even respond, Luo Heng, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and kicked Hei Huang's leg: "Get out of here! I know Nannan's situation better than you. Stop trying to fool me. You want her to be your master? Even Wu Shi wouldn't be qualified!"

Upon hearing this, the Black Emperor flew into a rage and turned to bite Luo Heng. Luo Heng, of course, was not going to tolerate it and immediately unleashed a "Holy Light World Technique" using the secret version of the "Desolate" character.

As expected, the Black Emperor was once again completely subdued.

It rolled over and scrambled to its feet, keeping a safe distance, baring its teeth and growling at Luo Heng: "Woof! You brat, what secret technique did you use? It hurt me so much!"

Luo Heng chuckled upon hearing this: "You stupid dog, you're just making a fuss over nothing. What I, the Holy Son, use is the tenth secret among the nine secrets, the 'Desolation' secret."

Black Emperor was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage: "Woof! You brat, how dare you play tricks on me? You already said there are nine secrets, where did this tenth secret come from!"

"Hehe, you wouldn't believe it," Luo Heng said, crossing his arms and speaking with an air of seriousness, "In my hometown, there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings, four of the Three Illusionary Gods, and ten of the Nine Secrets. What's so strange about that?"

Black Emperor paused for a moment, still unable to figure it out, and decided to stop worrying about it.

Its eyes darted around, and it put on a disdainful look: "Hmph, you're just a poor, backwater country bumpkin! You dare to call any secret technique one of the Nine Secrets? Show it to me, I want to see what kind of nonsense dares to call itself the Tenth Secret!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng rolled his eyes, turned around and left, too lazy to bother with this damn dog anymore.

Black Emperor, however, wouldn't have it. He jogged after him, pestering him incessantly to see the "Tenth Secret."

The others looked at each other helplessly as the man and the dog started making a scene again.

Fortunately, Wei Yi returned shortly afterward.

Without further delay, the group made some preparations and set off for the northern region of the Eastern Wilderness.

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After several teleportations through the domain gates of the Yao Guang Holy Land, the group found themselves in an ancient city called "Changfeng".

"Black Emperor, it's up to you now," Luo Heng said.

The Black Emperor didn't answer immediately. Instead, he looked around in surprise, then sized Luo Heng up before asking, "You actually searched for the old site of Yaochi before? You actually found this place..."

Luo Heng rolled his eyes upon hearing this: "Don't pry into my business."

Black Emperor bared his teeth, but remembering the difference in their strength, he decided to put the score aside for now and then carefully observed his surroundings.

Before long, the Black Emperor suddenly spoke up: "I remember now, we can set off." After saying that, he led everyone towards a certain direction outside the city.

After traveling for several days, Xia Jiuyou suddenly felt something was amiss and asked:

"Black Dog, are you sure you haven't gotten the way wrong? This direction... seems to lead to the Primordial Ancient Mine?"

Upon hearing this, Hei Huang first instinctively bared his teeth, but upon glancing at Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi smiling beside him, he immediately concealed his fierce expression and replied with a beaming smile, "That's right, that's right, the ancient site of Yaochi is in this direction."

Xia Jiuyou was taken aback at first, then seemed to understand something: "That's right, I once heard that the original site of Yaochi was only about 10,000 miles away from the Taichu Ancient Mine, and it was only later that the entire sect was relocated."

However, its exact location is now unknown; it is said to have been completely sealed off during the evacuation.

The area surrounding the Primordial Ancient Mine is a vast mining region, but the big black dog is like an old horse that knows the way well. With its familiarity with the mountains and terrain, even when passing through the Holy Land mining area, Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi lead the group across in one step, so the journey is extremely fast.

In just one day, they were led deep into the reddish-brown earth.

As they walked, Gai Jiuyou, one of the group, suddenly stopped. He glanced into the distance for a moment, then turned to Luo Heng and said:

"A large group of bandits is besieging the Luoxia mining area."