Covering the Heavens: Its fortune endures forever, sweeping across all heavens.

After all... that's a celestial artifact!

As long as Qin Tian hasn't retrieved the Immortal Tower, they will continue.

This is a gamble, and their lives are the chips, while the stakes are the immortal artifacts. At the card table opposite them, Qin Tian is both a player and a referee, and can directly determine the winner.

The only way for them to win is to kill Qin Tian, ​​who is both their opponent and the referee, before the referee ends the game and declares them the winner.

"So, human greed is truly a terrifying thing," Qin Tian exclaimed in amazement.

However, Qin Tian was not surprised.

Gamblers, aren't they all like that?

Knowing full well that the venue is run by someone else, they still go and play with the host.

He thinks he's the God of Gamblers, Ah Fa!

Himeko said wearily, "Stop! This battle is pointless!"

"Your Highness, step aside." The Great Xia Emperor gritted his teeth and said, "We must slay this demon and reclaim the immortal artifact in this battle."

Qin Tian was not surprised. The reason he spared these people's lives was because he knew they wouldn't leave.

Human desires are deeper than the roots of Zephyr.

In their eyes, as long as Qin Tian doesn't recall the immortal artifact, they can remain arrogant and complacent.

The sage will surely be able to kill Qin Tian, ​​seize control of the immortal artifact, and lay the foundation for the path to immortality.

With such a promising future, how could they possibly give it up?

Qin Tian said jokingly, "Good advice is hard to persuade a damned ghost. Ji Zi, it seems you've wasted your time."

"No, we understand the Emperor's good intentions."

"But as long as I kill you before things get irreversible, everything will be fine."

At this moment, a voice rang out, and three sages appeared. Two of them were dressed in imperial robes and exuded an ancient aura, clearly not people of this era.

The last one was full of vital energy and wore a wide black robe. Even with the Heavenly Eye, one could not see through it, and it was impossible to tell whether it was male or female.

"I'll go stop the Jiang family sage and that demon jar." The Jiuli sage, holding the Jiuli Diagram, landed in front of the God King.

The Void Mirror departed with Himeko, but fortunately they signed an alliance, agreeing in the name of the Great Emperor that they would not be allowed to attack each other unless absolutely necessary.

Otherwise, if Himeko turns around and attacks them, it will really break the balance.

The old man said in a deep, muffled voice, "I will kill the Little Celestial Venerable. It just so happens that I have some karmic connection with him."

“Very well, a sage who has risen in this difficult era is stronger than us in battle. It is most appropriate for you to end this battle.” The Great Xia Sage glanced at the old immortal and then nodded, “Then I will suppress the Dragon Pattern Cauldron and, incidentally, block the Immortal Tower at a crucial moment.”

Qin Tian looked at the black-robed man who had suddenly appeared in front of him and chuckled, "Oh, you must be the old codger who is the leader of the Thirteen Great Bandits, right?!"

"The death of the third brother should come to an end today," the old man said. "The thirteen bandits are all of the same ilk, and this is not just empty talk."

Qin Tian tilted his head and said, "I also want to finish you off, but my cultivation level isn't high enough!"

"Killing you would be somewhat difficult," Qin Tian said, spreading his small hands.

The old man, his voice hoarse, traversed a hundred miles in an instant to arrive before Qin Tian: "You are too arrogant."

"You should have summoned the immortal artifact immediately." The old immortal kept his eyes on the desolate tower, and if the tower showed any unusual activity, he would immediately flee.

Having reached the level of sages, they are no longer afraid of ultimate imperial weapons.

To be precise, it is not the imperial weapons that are not afraid of being manipulated by powerful beings. Their speed far exceeds the thoughts of powerful beings. Just as the powerful beings were about to use the imperial weapons to attack the saints.

The sage vanished in the blink of an eye.

Just as the old man was about to strike, he suddenly felt a chill and sensed the shadow of death.

They immediately retreated a hundred miles.

"Your intuition is quite sharp!" Qin Tian clapped his hands, praising the old man's decisive actions.

"What a pity... I was planning to take you with me to ascend to immortality!" Qin Tian said regretfully, "Now that you've gotten away, it's not so good."

The old immortal looked up at the sky: "Is it not the power of the Immortal Tower, but a heavenly tribulation?"

"You're about to sever your path!" the old man said hoarsely.

"Yes!"

"Didn't you want a resolution? When I return after severing my ties to the Dao, I will naturally give you an explanation and settle this matter!" Qin Tian smiled confidently.

Qin Tian added, "After I sever my Dao, it will be a fair fight!"

The old immortal retorted sharply to Qin Tian, ​​"A fair fight? There's a whole realm difference between a king and a saint, so it can't be considered fair."

"But there is a gap between us. I am invincible within my own realm, and it is common for me to fight against those below me and those across realms," Qin Tian replied with utmost confidence.

"You're really confident!" the old man sighed.

"Thanks for the compliment."

"I don't have an invincible will, but I do have some self-confidence," Qin Tian nodded, then looked around and grinned, "When I return after severing my path, you will all die here!"

This time he doesn't intend to hold back; everyone present will have the opportunity to enjoy a day trip with the Emperor's Banner.

After all... they've all come to kill him, so Qin Tian doesn't need to spare their lives.

After this battle, Qin Tian first entered the Divine Forbidden Zone, then slaughtered all the kings, broke out of the formation, and after fighting Ji Zi, his spirit and energy reached their peak.

Unstoppable, unstoppable!

Qin Tian soared straight into the azure sky, and no one dared to stop him.

The feeling of being struck by heavenly tribulation and having no control over one's own life and death is something even sages and saints would be extremely wary of.

It was as if the will of Heaven could strike at any moment, and no one dared to defy it or touch it.

"This calamity is terrifying..." the Great Xia Sage said solemnly.

He had just tried to intercept Qin Tian with his aura, but he immediately broke off the connection as soon as they made contact, fearing that the lightning tribulation would strike him along with his aura.

"Even before it has truly fallen, it can make us sages feel a death-like threat."

"He's dead!" The Great Xia Sage breathed a sigh of relief.

Sages and saints, standing shoulder to shoulder with those in the small world, have an unparalleled clarity regarding changes in the rules of Heaven.

In that instant, the entire world changed, evolving from a ruthless Heavenly Dao into a Heavenly Dao filled with murderous intent, ready to punish those who defied the Heavenly Dao.

That was absolutely the winning move!

"Don't use our existing experience to predict the future of a supreme genius. He is destined to shatter our understanding," the old immortal said, his voice neither male nor female, and hoarse.

“That makes sense. Since ancient times, severing the Dao has been an abyss.” The Nine Li Saint also agreed: “The more heaven-defying the character, the more terrifying the tribulation.”

"Too many brilliant and determined people have fallen at this stage, including many geniuses with the potential to become emperors."

"Perhaps we can glean some truth from the lightning tribulation..."

"Thus, we can glimpse the stature of this greatest genius of our time."

……

Meanwhile, Qin Tian had already arrived outside of Beidou.

This is Qin Tian's first time in the vacuum of space.

Looking around, all he saw was darkness and emptiness. Standing alone in the starry sky, a sense of loneliness welled up in his heart, as if he were the only person in the vast universe.

Qin Tian shook his head and muttered, "Why am I being so poetic about everything?!"

The human body's microcosm autonomously switched to internal circulation, while simultaneously absorbing the radiance emitted by the great sun. Divine radiance transformed into energy, and strand after strand of dazzling divine energy was absorbed into Qin Tian's body, transforming him into a golden cocoon of Dao.

Qin Tian was recklessly absorbing and exhaling vital energy, creating an exceptionally terrifying scene. The entire world was rumbling and trembling, a sight that shocked the heart. One after another, the power of the sun gathered into a waterfall, which he then swallowed into his body.

Like a pair of magnificent wings, the torrent of energy clearly visible on the earth eventually transformed into a corner of the vast divine power within Qin Tian's body.

Qin Tian was adjusting his state, preparing to face the upcoming tribulation of severing the Dao in perfect condition.

He had a premonition that the upcoming tribulation of severing his path would be the most terrifying lightning tribulation he had ever encountered since his debut.

Qin Tian's breathing was like wind and thunder, like mountains roaring and seas surging. His eyes occasionally flashed with a dazzling immortal light. His aura was incredibly strong, almost like an immortal king descending to the mortal realm. An extremely powerful aura surged out, spreading throughout the heavens and encompassing everything.

Whether mortal or cultivator, no matter where in the Eastern Wilderness, one can feel that extremely strong presence.

For a moment, Qin Tian seemed to transform into a second source of light, visible from any corner of the Beidou Continent.

The vast torrent of vital energy replenished Qin Tian's depletion and strengthened his spirit and vitality.

The blazing power of the sun god was repairing Qin Tian's Dao body. His shattered bones were being mended inch by inch amidst the phoenix's cry, as if time were flowing backward. Qin Tian's aura was rising, finally reaching its peak. The next moment, the immortal cocoon shattered, unleashing an immortal radiance.

A hazy figure reappeared in the universe!

He was tall and slender, with thick black hair. His eyes seemed to have flowed through hundreds of millions of years. Every inch of his skin was like divine jade, crystal clear, exuding an aura like that of ancient gods and demons who created the world.

Qin Tian raised his arms high, his microcosm interacting with the universe, proving his Dao fruition to heaven and earth.

"boom!"

The next moment, an incomparably vast ocean appeared out of thin air in the boundless universe.

This is a divine sea formed from lightning!

In an instant, a continuous barrage of lightning appeared, and huge bolts of lightning as thick as rivers and seas struck Qin Tian one after another, as if he were being interrogated and punished by the Great Dao of Heaven.

Every inch of his skin was crystal clear, every potential gate and every pore was freely emitting lightning, and countless chains of the Great Dao danced with his body, clashing with the lightning.

This is a magnificent scene that will stay with you for a long time.

At this moment, everyone in Beidou used their abilities to observe the figure undergoing tribulation in the starry sky, because that kind of aura was really too terrifying.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was shocked by the terrifying nature of the lightning tribulation, and all cultivators were terrified.

This kind of calamity is unprecedented in its terror.

The tribulations Qin Tian underwent were all far more powerful than any other great heavenly tribulation. Any single bolt of lightning could shatter a king. Yet, at this moment, tens of thousands of bolts of lightning converged, far exceeding any lightning tribulation recorded by the world.

It was just a bolt of lightning, yet it shattered even the void of the universe, creating terrifying, boundless, and endless black abysses.

All the tribulations that have occurred throughout history seem to manifest at this moment, concentrating on him alone.

The combined light of thunder, both ancient and modern, is both punishing and shaping him.

It can be described as the most severe tribulation in the history of the Dao.

"Heaven" cuts off all living beings with a single stroke, severing their destiny and cutting off their path to immortality. Similarly, "humans" can naturally seize creation from "Heaven" and defy fate to reclaim the "destiny" that was cut off in the past.

The tribulation of lightning is a punishment from heaven and earth. It is born to communicate with all things and collect information and rules from the universe, thus manifesting the body of a young emperor.

In the original story, Ye Fan did not attain enlightenment, but his Dao body still existed during the tribulation of lightning, which is also due to this reason.

Heavenly tribulation is equivalent to a small processor that connects to all the rules of the universe, and it is the best channel to seize the creation of heaven and earth.

"Now that the Divine Mark Purple Gold is half-awakened, it can help me find the ancient chaotic path that is sleeping between heaven and earth more quickly," Qin Tian murmured to himself.

Only Qin Tian, ​​who holds the key to survival, could achieve this, seizing the part of his ancestors that had been severed from the vast天地 (heaven and earth).

Ye Fan defied the Great Dao to become a king.

Qin Tian did not intend to sever the Great Dao, but rather to "steal" it.

Stealing the hidden principles and laws of the universe.

The Great Dao rules sealed away since ancient times have been disrupted.

As long as the saint does not die, thieves will not stop.

Therefore, he named this calamity "The Sage's Thief".

Qin Tian's actions are essentially acts that harm the world for his own benefit, which perfectly aligns with the meaning of "the sage steals."

The calamity brought by this saintly thief is still on the path of reversing the Great Dao, to awaken the Great Dao rules that have long been sealed by heaven and earth, to revive them in this life, and to awaken them in Qin Tian's body.

Essentially, it is a kind of damage to heaven and earth, but Qin Tian doesn't care. Cultivation itself is going against the heavens, transcending the natural order of birth, aging, sickness and death, in order to pursue eternity and immortality.

The way of Heaven is to nourish what is in excess and supplement what is in deficiency; the way of man is to reduce what is in excess and supplement what is in deficiency. That is all.

"Come, let me experience a calamity that surpasses ancient history!" Qin Tian's eyes radiated an immortal halo, and the mysteries of time and space evolved between his eyes, forming supreme runes.

They exerted their full energy to testify against heaven and earth, while simultaneously perceiving the rules of heaven and earth.

Each bolt of lightning was extraordinary, like a blade of heaven, invincible. Even someone as strong as Qin Tian would bleed in this heavenly blade of lightning.

"Isn't this lightning tribulation a bit too intense?" Qin Tian gritted his teeth. Being struck by lightning was more than just a little painful; it was incredibly painful. It was completely different from when he used to treat lightning tribulations as a source of water.