Covering the sky: Starting from the Golden Crow of the Holy Cliff

Chapter 283 Huo Lin'er: I'm Not an Incompetent Brother

"Be careful... I'm about to lose control of the laws. This blood might hurt you." The Qilin Ancient Emperor's voice was hoarse. Blood flowed from his body, and he swayed unsteadily, having suffered unimaginable injuries and nearing the end of his life.

This man's figure was once so majestic, unapproachable, unparalleled in the world, sweeping away an entire generation of living beings; he was a legendary, taboo figure.

But now he was somewhat hunched over, his hands were trembling, he couldn't support his body, and he swayed, as if he might fall at any moment.

"No!"

Fire Kirin cried out, tears streaming down his face, blurring his vision. He knew his father's life was about to end; this was the final ripple. He had rushed here to see him one last time.

This was an ending he couldn't accept!

In ancient times, there was a separation of life and death, and now we have encountered it again, and it really is a final farewell. How can anyone accept this?

"Don't blame yourself too much. You've done very well in this life..." the Qilin Emperor whispered. He had been dignified in front of his son his whole life, but in the end, his mind was clear and his eyes showed love. He knew that this child had suffered a lot.

However, he was coughing up blood from time to time, the bright red blood droplets were shocking. He was trying his best to control himself and not let his royal body harm the child. Although he was decaying, even this blood, which was entwined with death energy, could shatter everything.

"There is definitely still a way, Father..." Huo Qizi's hair was disheveled and his eyes were bloodshot. Since the great defeat on the ancestral star, he had never been so terrified as he was today. The royal blood in his body was boiling and surging through the heavens.

At this moment, he was filled with remorse. Over the years, he had accomplished nothing and had only reached the fifth level of the Great Sage realm in two hundred years.

There is nothing he can do!
If I hadn't protected my sister, I wouldn't have been able to save my father today either!

"Humans will eventually reach their limit. Even if one has attained enlightenment, one will eventually die. Immortality... is difficult!" The Ancient Emperor of Qilin sighed and coughed up a mouthful of scarlet blood.

The Fire Kirin was overcome with grief. Suddenly, he remembered something and lunged at the Dark Heavenly Court like a madman, wanting to make a final effort.

The wives and concubines on the side were much stronger, and they led their children and descendants forward to pay their respects.

"Greetings, Father Emperor,"

"Greetings, Ancestor Emperor!"

There were more than a dozen people there, all very young. Some were promising, with faint traces of quasi-emperor runes, while others were still infants, staring at their grandfather and great-grandfather, experiencing the concept of life and death for the first time.

"Perhaps the path to immortality is just a hope. What could be more hopeful than seeing blood flowing in the bodies of future generations, full of vitality? Perhaps I have already seen the path to immortality, which is contained within hope." The blue-haired man was revered throughout history. Even in his twilight years, he still possessed a terrifying aura. At this moment, he forcibly concentrated his essence, fearing that the imperial runes would harm future generations.

In the final moments of his life, the ancient emperor, with a gentle expression, tremblingly took out the accumulated wealth of countless ages, surrounded by his descendants.

At the moment he rushed out of the path to immortality and fell into defeat, a divine light flew out from the Primordial Ancient Mine, containing immortal materials, branches of the elixir of immortality, and ancient steles from prehistoric times... which were then distributed to future generations.

The Fire Kirin Cave experienced dramatic rises and falls, and its eventual revival and reconstruction of the ancient royal family were almost entirely due to the Fire Kirin.

"Ancestor... Will this battle be an encounter with an immortal? The ancient pass is inscribed with the eight characters 'Dust and Toil Locked, Enlightenment Leads to Immortality,' could it be left by an immortal?" A very young man walked over, wearing azure armor. He was tall and upright, looking very heroic, with a sharp and imposing aura. In particular, his handsome face had a black unicorn pattern covering his left cheek, which had an astonishing color.

Previously, he had kept his aura restrained, but the moment he opened his mouth, the surrounding chains of laws became crystal clear, and one after another, Qilin shadows surrounded his body, magnificent and dazzling. Compared to him, the ancient prince was truly inferior.

This is the grandson of the Fire Kirin. His mother was of lowly birth, a courtesan of the Sendai realm, born from a drunken night with the prince.

No one expected that this baby would be born with a Qilin pattern, causing the Qilin statue in the temple to revive and rise to prominence in the shortest possible time.

"You wish to seek a destiny with immortality..."

Light spots began to appear on the body of the Qilin Ancient Emperor, a sign that he was about to transform into the Dao and could no longer hold on. This sign had already been very obvious on the path to immortality, but he had forcibly suppressed it. Now, he had finally reached the end.

Like the last burst of light after a candle has been extinguished, his eyes suddenly shone brightly as he looked at the descendant who resembled him in his youth, and said, "What I have seen and heard on my path to immortality is astonishing, more precious than the bronze you obtained, but... I cannot leave it to you. Doing so would only harm you."

He left this thing for his descendants because he feared it would harm them, and that there were still supreme beings in this world who could reach this place.

Although the Dark Heavenly Court was extremely powerful for a time, dominating the world and fearless of forbidden zones, this was only temporary. Even the ancient Heavenly Court of the Mythical Era could collapse in a single day; who could predict the future?

The young prodigy, with his keen mind, grasped the ancient emperor's thoughts, sighed softly, and said nothing more.

He was three generations removed from the founding emperor, so even if he wanted to, he didn't have the right.

With one last look, the Qilin Emperor let out a long roar that shook the heavens, unleashing a beam of light that teleported his descendants to distant lands. He himself then journeyed far into the starry sky, nearing the Dao Transformation stage. Even a shower of light fell upon him, but he controlled it all, sending everything rushing out into the outer realms without disturbing this place in the slightest.

Deep within the universe, in a crucial area of ​​the Underworld's Yama Palace, a woman clad in black and gold armor sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, contemplating her own path.

At that moment, she suddenly opened her eyes, shooting out two terrifying beams of light, her aura as a quasi-emperor overflowing.

"This aura..." Huo Lin'er's body was slender and exquisitely beautiful. She disappeared after her brief appearance at the Heavenly Marriage and had been sitting in the Underworld ever since, fighting against ancient corpses from various eras and engaging in arduous cultivation.

She took a step forward, and a dazzling, dreamlike blue light burst forth, blooming across the sea of ​​matter. The dark staff became the fulcrum, leveraging the laws of time.

This ancient princess met the Qilin Emperor on the eve of her transformation.

"Father...you have indeed failed." Her tone was complicated. Even though it wasn't the same person from the past, seeing the fallen ancient emperor still brought her sadness. This reaction stemmed from her bloodline and was difficult to suppress.

"You are the child of the Primordial Emperor, you shouldn't be like this. You must have an invincible belief and be convinced that you are stronger than me!"

The Qilin Emperor treated his children in completely different ways. His son, who had suffered repeated defeats, needed comfort, while his daughter, who had transformed into a demonic fetus and whose temperament had changed drastically, was a continuation of his will and a vessel for his hopes, used to fulfill the dreams he had never realized.

"You must firmly believe that you are the strongest, simply because you are the daughter of the Qilin Emperor, his hope, and you must surpass him!" the Qilin Ancient Emperor shouted.

“Father, you don’t need to state such established facts. I am not an incompetent elder brother. I have seen through the great secrets of the past and present, and I will naturally be stronger than you in the future.”

Huo Lin'er approached, her words impolite, displaying an innate aloofness, yet her movements were gentle. She took out a treasured item from her collection over the years, a precious pill made from leaves of the Qilin Immortal Medicine and other rare materials.

The Qilin Ancient Emperor remained silent, but upon seeing the pill wreathed in purple flames, a gentle light appeared in his eyes. No matter how his daughter changed, she would always be his last concern.

"My injuries are beyond repair, even the Elixir of Immortality is useless... I am already satisfied to see you one last time." He stroked his daughter's hair, preparing to shatter his Imperial Laws to sever the blood ties between father and daughter.

This was the last thing the old emperor could do!

However, Huo Lin'er was even faster. Her forehead bone was translucent, and she summoned a dark peach coffin. Its aura was astonishing, and it had the Heaven-Locking Mark personally carved by a royal figure.

"This is……"

The Qilin Emperor's pupils contracted as he sensed a similar ripple, originating from the same source as the two Great Accomplished Saint Bodies.

"The Heavenly Coffin can extend one's life by one lifetime, but the primordial spirit will undergo changes."

"Like you?" asked the Ancient Emperor Qilin.

In the underworld, Huo Lin'er smiled faintly, stepping on the endless corpses, and said softly, "She's too weak. If she were here, what could she do besides cry and whine?"

The old father sighed deeply, then looked at his daughter with a somewhat imposing air, as if he had become a different person, and said, "It was that golden crow that sent you to ferry me across. I do not wish to live on like this forever. After seeing you, I have no more regrets. It is time for me to come to an end."

Huo Lin'er was stunned. Was this his choice? Why?
I'd rather die than live another life!
The ancient princess was somewhat annoyed and couldn't help but say, "Old man, you'll regret this!"

"I am... the Primordial Emperor, undefeated in life, invincible throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!"

The blue-haired man spoke with a resounding voice, possessing an unparalleled aura that could suppress three thousand realms and sever eternity. Enveloped in a rain of light, he willingly walked towards death.

"Keng!"

At the last moment, he severed a certain Dao principle that was suppressing his daughter, causing the immortal chains to shatter and cease to be a shackle.

Then, this ancient emperor buried himself in the boundless universe, and quickly faded into obscurity.

"Die so easily? Dream on." Huo Lin'er's hair was disheveled as she gritted her teeth. How could she not know what the Qilin Emperor was thinking? She charged forward with the Dark Peach Coffin.

Upon seeing the Burial Emperor Star, Yan Ming, sensing something amiss, looked over and began chanting an ancient incantation.

"Buzz!"

As he chanted the incantation, a mysterious aura spread out and flew into the depths of the universe. At the same time, the pitch-black coffin that sheltered from the heavens also released a large number of chains of order, enveloping the ten directions of the heavens.

The light rain of the Qilin Ancient Emperor's transformation was extinguished before it had burned out, and the mutilated corpse was taken away in the peach coffin.

During this process, several more supreme beings emerged from the Immortal Ascension Cave, leaving only the master of the Immortal Tomb absent.

"boom!"

Beyond the realm, an ancient cauldron approaches, having flown from the distant depths of the universe. It is covered in rust and verdigris. In fact, it has almost lost its original shape, being pieced together from fragments, missing most of its parts and riddled with holes.

"Lord of the Immortal Tomb, Celestial Venerable of Longevity, your end has come. You are an unforgivable sinner in the eyes of the Heavenly Court!" A roar resounded, shaking heaven and earth. The white-haired quasi-emperor of the Divine Organization condensed his essence, energy, and spirit, and threw out one-third of the Ascension Cauldron while under divine restriction.

The green bronze cauldron emitted a dazzling light, shimmering with brilliant radiance. It tore through the void, fully resurrected, crashed into the path to immortality, and plunged into the Chaos Cave. It did not come for immortality, but to sever the path to immortality and annihilate the Ancient Celestial Venerable.

"Buzz!"

But another wave was faster and more terrifying. Yan Ming made his move, isolating the infinite star field and striking out with a palm to destroy the little insect.

This group of vengeful successors of the Emperor plotted to kill him several times.

For centuries, the Heavenly Court has searched extensively but failed to find their lair; now, however, they have come out on their own initiative.

"Without you, how could the Heavenly Court have collapsed? The Emperor would most likely have succeeded. You sinner of all ages, stop lingering on and die!" The white-haired sword god roared, shattering the starry sea. One can imagine how many tens of thousands of years they had been waiting for this opportunity.

But then, his soul trembled, and he couldn't help but want to escape, quickly tearing through the void to flee to another realm.

But it's already too slow.

"boom!"

A giant hand obscured the stars in the sky; wherever it passed, everything became blurred and collapsed, and the entire world trembled!

"puff!"

With a single palm strike from the Imperial Fire Spirit, this top expert, who had advanced to the sixth level of Quasi-Emperor, possessed unparalleled imperial potential, and was destined for a unique path to enlightenment, had no chance to dodge. His sword box and all that remained inside were shattered into a bloody mist.

This scene was extremely impactful. All the beings in the myriad realms witnessed it and couldn't help but shudder, returning to the shadow shrouded by the Nine Heavens Asura.

There are no wrong nicknames, only wrong given names!
Fire Spirit that breaks down the door, Yama who annihilates the clan!
That person has never changed.

Yan Ming raised an eyebrow, sensing a unique rune.

"Hehe, a substitute death talisman of the imperial level. They are indeed remnants of the ancient Heavenly Court, they have quite a few good things." He smiled, not caring much, and admired the brilliant flames that exploded from the green bronze cauldron.

The Immortal Ascension Cave shattered into pieces, completely exploding. The broken immortal artifact disintegrated, and the Immortal Path could no longer withstand the force, turning into dust and ceasing to exist. Various immortal lights danced in the air, and the rain of light, like a vast expanse of stars, flew in all directions.

"Boom!"

A massive surge of energy erupted, terrifying beyond measure. The Celestial Venerable of Longevity was covered in blood, tattered and mangled, barely recognizable as human, and nearly perished.

His condition plummeted to rock bottom. He lived for countless ages. In this life, after leaving the Immortal Source, he twice ventured into the Path to Immortality, staying there the longest. He was also injured by the incomplete Immortal Cauldron and his position was reversed. Most Supreme Beings could not survive this.

Although the flame of his life was dimming, he persisted, his eyes cold and sweeping across the vast expanse of the world.

"Buzz!"

With a soft tremor, the void rippled with boundless wrinkles, countless stars in another vast domain went out, and streams of innate essence rushed in.

The secret of the character "者" is burning, repairing the body, and healing injuries to the Dao.

The last Great Accomplished Holy Body stepped forward. The two were entangled too deeply, with too much love, hate, and grudges, and now it was time to settle things thoroughly.

"boom!"

Yan Ming made a move, using the Immortal Bell to prop up the broken path to immortality, and then smashed the Immortal-Slaying Gourd into it.

A moment later, the Blood Gourd returned with the blood and bones it had captured. The Holy Cliff Body slapped down, completely burying the path to immortality. The three of them went up independently and arrived at the outer realm, causing the mist to drift, like walls of demons stretching across the land, so oppressive that the primordial universe was about to collapse, creating a terrifying sense of oppression.

"Aren't you leaving yet? Do you want to become someone else's food?!" The Great Accomplished Holy Body, who was confronting the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, shouted, shaking the outer void and causing it to shatter.

This was a warning that terrified those outside the heavens, sending chills down their spines. Looking at the four surviving ancient supreme beings, their souls trembled, and without uttering a word, they fled for their lives.

The array platform glowed, the domain gate opened, various magic arrays revived, and the saints traversed the star field, beginning their escape.

In just a short while, the outer region had become a desolate wasteland, with only the elderly, the weak, and those whose life force was about to be extinguished unwilling to leave, wishing to bury themselves there.

The Great Accomplished Holy Body and the Eternal Celestial Venerable are locked in a standoff, and an unprecedented supreme battle is about to erupt! In their eyes, there is a scene of the universe being destroyed and created again, terrifying and astonishing.

On the other side, the Holy Cliff Holy Body blocked the Stone Emperor, continuing the battle at the Undying Mountain. Even if it wasn't the same person from his previous life, the karmic connection still existed and needed to be severed.

The Stone Emperor, covered in blood and clad in black armor, stood tall and imposing, like a black mountain, his presence suffocating. Holding the Heavenly Desolation Halberd, he spoke coldly and ruthlessly: "You wish to settle your karmic debts from your previous life?! Then let us fight! All three of you, come at me together, what do I have to fear!"

"You're wrong, my prey is here."

Yan Ming moved aside, blocking the Light and Dark Supreme. This Dao involved two extremes, similar to Yin and Yang, and also like water and fire, which was his desired prey.

His decision not to interfere in the great battle of the Holy Cliff Holy Body can be considered a special consideration for the Stone Emperor.

On the other side, a third person blocked the way, staring at the staff of light and the shield of darkness, intending to imbue his dark body with the Emperor's blood...

(End of this chapter)