Covering the Heavens: Starting from the First Great Emperor

Chapter 111 Revisiting the Ruins
As dawn broke, the first rays of sunlight shone on the faces of those praying for rain.

She knelt at her grandfather's grave, unable to stand up for a long time.

Qi Yu wiped away the blood and tears from the corners of her eyes, her voice trembling as she looked at Xu Yuanming's cenotaph beside her.

"It's a pity you didn't even leave behind your corpse."

After she finished speaking, her head suddenly went black and she collapsed on the spot.

Strands of starlight formed an incredibly long river, stretching from this fairly decent little town on the edge of the world to the edge of the universe. After soaring into the clouds, countless tiny orbs of light converged together, connecting ten different beings.

Kunpeng, True Dragon, True Phoenix, Thunder Emperor, Heavenly Horned Ant, Qilin, Gu, Nine Nether Hound, Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, God-Slaying Stone.

The names of these deities involuntarily popped into Qi Yu's mind. Immediately afterward, she felt her body glowing, and the door to the cultivation system of this world suddenly opened.

Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Dao Integration, Breaking Through the Barrier, Asking the Dao, Tribulation Crossing, Mahayana.

Each of the ten beings corresponds to a previous realm, and each realm unlocks a supreme 'Dharma'.

Qi Yu opened her mouth, and the next moment all the starlight merged and entered her body. All the past events and countless memories had never become so clear.

A knife, accompanied by the infinite Dao, appeared and seemed to pierce through the Heavenly Dao of this world amidst the intertwining of the river of fate, breaking the shackles of this world. The original "prayer for rain" became a fleeting dream, and the fate of the person vanished completely.

The original history has all been scattered, and the life that should have belonged to the rain-seeker has been completely changed. Based on this point in time, it has begun to spread continuously, changing all time and space from this dimension.

Gradually, everything in this world, starting from this point, changed course.

The last glimmer of light manifested as a scroll that appeared before Qi Yu.

The Book of Destiny

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Having recovered some of his strength through ten years of recuperation, Xu Yuanming used the time-related secrets of the Boundless Heaven Technique along the way to continuously jump through the time of the Eternal Flower, accelerating the passage of his own lifespan.
A thousand years have passed since this journey began, but for Xu Yuanming it was actually a hundred thousand years.

The battle with the Immortal King, which lasted a full eight thousand years, consumed a full five hundred thousand years of Xu Yuanming's lifespan!

This was an absolutely long period of time; even a true immortal would feel that this time was relatively long, let alone Xu Yuanming, who came from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

If it weren't for consuming a divine elixir during that time, and the resulting rebirth of his body and spirit, even Xu Yuanming would have turned into a pile of bones and fallen to the feet of time.

Over the course of 500,000 years, Shi Hao and Ye Fan have both nearly reached the realm of True Immortals.

Similarly, Xu Yuanming is no exception. He can now completely ascend to immortality and become a mortal immortal. However, he has already seen the path, and the pinnacle of immortality is not far away. Give him some more time and he can step into it.

If one were to cultivate diligently for an extended period, the time would be immeasurable. There is no definitive record of the realm of the pinnacle of immortality; even in the original work, it is only mentioned briefly without explaining how Chu Feng reached this point.

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Where are the people from the realm of Yin and Yang?

Xu Yuanming re-entered the ruins of the giant and immediately asked a passerby after seeing him.

This was a being at the pinnacle of the Dao, one of those who once besieged Xu Yuanming, but his strength was too weak, and he never had a chance to directly confront him.

"In a city north of the Land of Creation, since the Yin-Yang Realm was left with only one supreme True Immortal ten thousand years ago, many young geniuses have come to this realm. However, they have not made any moves during this period and are no longer as arrogant as before."

The man opened his mouth, his voice trembling, wanting to get Xu Yuanming away as quickly as possible.

After he finished speaking, he instantly turned into a bloody mist.

Wow…

The sound of waves came, and a river formed by accumulation burst forth under the giant's rules.

Golden light waves spread across the heavens and earth. Xu Yuanming made no attempt to conceal his arrival, announcing it in an extremely high-profile manner.

"I'm here to kill you."

He whispered softly.

In a city far away near the Land of Creation, a young man dressed in a simple black and white robe slowly opened his eyes. He felt a bad premonition, and then he heard Xu Yuanming's whispers.

Instantly, the Yin-Yang True Immortal shivered.

"who is it?"

This instinctive fear made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Over the course of ten thousand years, the Yin-Yang True Immortal's cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching the realm of Quasi-Immortal King and possessing a portion of the Immortal King's aura.

Theoretically speaking, only a Celestial King could inflict such terrifying physical damage on him, but that shouldn't be the case. Here, the Celestial King is under the greatest suppression, so how could he dare to act like this?
Xu Yuanming's actions spread throughout the entire Giant Ruins. Runes of fate flowed everywhere, and the Giant Rules of this place were constantly being diluted, slowly merging with Xu Yuanming's power.

It gradually neutralized the various laws within these ruins, and those who had besieged Xu Yuanming were terrified when they sensed this familiar power.

"He...he's not dead!" Kai Zhen murmured to himself, "He's back...then we'll be the ones who die!"

Yin Zhen raised her lips with difficulty.

"Ten thousand years ago, our encirclement and suppression became a laughing stock for all time, but not long after, this fake 'Fu Ling' died, becoming the last fig leaf among us."

"If this matter gets out, it won't just be us, but all our lineages will suffer the same fate. Our reputations will plummet, and we'll become an unavoidable topic of discussion among the strange race."

Kai Zhen slowly stood up. She was now only one step away from becoming an immortal, but this step had blocked her for thousands of years, during which time she made no progress.

At that time, only Kai Zhen was at the forefront, and she suffered the most severe beating. No one expected that even a powerful Immortal King who had returned to the Supreme Realm would not dare to say that he could definitely defeat Kai Zhen, but in Xu Yuanming's hands, he was just like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, with no possibility of resistance.

"He's become even stronger. Back then, he could defeat a True Immortal in the Supreme Realm. Now? Even a Supreme True Immortal wouldn't be his match, and perhaps even a Quasi-Immortal King..."

Yin Zhen speculated.

"Should...shouldn't be true?" Kai Zhen's life has come to a standstill. If she cannot defeat Xu Yuanming at the same level, or if she cannot figure it out, then this is all she can do in her life. She may not even be able to break through the Human Realm.

The so-called potential to become a Celestial King now seemed like a joke to him, and was extremely jarring.

In the past, Kaizhen would have ridiculed it because he couldn't believe it. But after fighting Xu Yuanming, he realized that anything could happen to Xu Yuanming.

Not only them, but also the beings of other realms were trembling. Xu Yuanming had become their inner demon, and even the summoning of a Celestial King was of no use.

It could be said that they had become half-crippled cultivation geniuses, destined to remain so for the rest of their lives; those people had given up hope. "Do you think... this person might be the one from the myriad realms?"

Finally, someone remembered a mythical event from ten thousand years ago.

A being from the realm of humanity was actually able to kill a supreme immortal!

Even the founder of the Heavenly Court, the one who could single-handedly cut down all ages with his sword, couldn't have done that before he became an immortal, right?

But the other party actually succeeded, and even attracted the attention of a king in the immortal realm.

Throughout history, although Celestial Kings have rarely made a move, they have not never done so, but without exception, they have almost all died.

But Xu Yuanming was different; he escaped and survived!

An eight-thousand-year-long escape ended in defeat for the Celestial King of the Mysterious Clan.

It is said that afterwards, the Immortal King was consumed by rage, and his Dao Heart nearly collapsed, despite having only recently attained the Immortal King realm in less than 100,000 years.

This matter became known to most beings in the myriad realms.

He will know once the name of the Celestial King is uttered.

Ordinary creatures would be cautious, but the Heavenly Court is different. They constantly use this incident to humiliate him, and even many members of the strange race look down on him.

Even the eerie Immortal King himself slapped himself in the face afterward, wondering why he didn't take action from the beginning.

If he had used all his strength in his first attack, Xu Yuanming might have died long ago. How could he have let him escape?

Regret is the most useless thing, but he could no longer pinpoint Xu Yuanming's location and did not know where the other party had gone, so he had no choice but to return home.

"It must be him, right? Ten thousand years ago, this person did indeed have the record of defeating a True Immortal in the realm of humanity. During this time, he may have made another breakthrough. Perhaps... he is about to transform into a Battle Immortal! Otherwise, how could he have such enhanced combat power?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, then that's really the case? But he definitely died ten thousand years ago, there's no faking it. Why did he reappear in a world so far away from here?"

"It might be a supreme, almost unsolvable technique similar to the 'Great Transformation of Others'! This person manifested an extremely powerful being from an ancient era, or perhaps he manifested another version of himself. Otherwise, how could they be separated by billions of universes in just a few years?"

“Even a Celestial King couldn’t possibly travel from such a place to here in a few years, let alone a human being.”

"..."

The holy spirits in the ruins of the giant were all talking about Xu Yuanming.

They thought of many things, including various events that had occurred in ancient history, and even boldly hypothesized how Xu Yuanming had managed to do it.

But without a doubt, everyone agrees.

This man is here; he's here for revenge!
The first one to be attacked was the strongest being stationed here from the Yin-Yang Realm!

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"You came."

A supreme being from the Yin-Yang realm looked at the approaching River of Destiny and spoke softly.

"I'm here to kill you."

Xu Yuanming said this.

After he finished speaking, all the beings in the Yin and Yang realms of this place exploded into a bloody mist.

He stepped forward, as if the rules of this place could not restrain him at all.

"The Yin-Yang Realm and the Heavenly Court are irreconcilable enemies, and you not only collude with the Heavenly Court, but have also almost slaughtered all the living beings in my realm! Today, you will surely die!"

Deep within this place, the Yin-Yang True Immortal stood atop the palace, his voice cold and arrogant, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Hahaha……"

Xu Yuanming laughed loudly, pointing his finger at the Yin-Yang True Immortal. He thought to himself, "I never expected that the fall of my avatar would cause so many changes."

However, now that his true form has arrived, the purpose is to take his head.

"Hmph! Tens of thousands of years ago, when the Heavenly Court sent people, that Immortal King reappeared, but it was still a bloodbath. Even if the real Immortal King were here, he wouldn't dare to fight. As long as I step into the Land of Creation, who would dare to kill me? Let alone a junior like you in the Supreme Realm! Today, I don't want to get entangled with you any longer. Ten moves is the limit. If I can't kill you, I'll take my own life!"

The Yin-Yang True Immortal said coldly.

"Arrogant! Even if you, a Celestial King of your realm, were here, you wouldn't dare treat me like this. You stray dog, how dare you be so arrogant?!" Xu Yuanming sneered. He knew very well that he was very strong; in all the heavens and myriad realms, a Quasi-Celestial King was already an invincible existence.

If he hadn't slaughtered so many living beings and destroyed countless arrangements back then, he wouldn't have provoked the Celestial King to descend to the mortal realm and engage in a fierce battle. Now, he has already reached even greater heights, attaining the pinnacle and becoming virtually invincible.

In the past, Xu Yuanming and Fu Ling could only proceed with extreme caution, never daring to be careless. But now, everything is different; he can now fight against such a powerful figure.

"Hahaha...Boy, I let you escape with your life back then, but today you've come back to die! To end your life once and for all!" The Yin-Yang True Immortal laughed arrogantly, his wild hair flying wildly, his eyes so cold they seemed to freeze the universe. He held a halberd and slashed forward, the dark light piercing eternity and illuminating the starry river.

Xu Yuanming soared into the air, his feet treading on the River of Destiny. The Yin-Yang True Immortal also ascended into the sky, his halberd unwavering in its direction, always aimed at Xu Yuanming.

"A battle between quasi-immortal kings!" The people around trembled. The lowest-ranking cultivators, unable to escape their homes, felt a chill run down their spines upon witnessing this scene.

"I believe that Fellow Daoist Destiny can defeat him!"

At this moment, a young man who was close to becoming a True Immortal spoke. This person was Fu Ling, and the people beside him were also friends from the Heavenly Court, each with extraordinary strength and at the Supreme Realm.

The major powers have long since withdrawn, leaving only sects without a foundation, who are unable to leave this place.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Yuanming and the Yin-Yang Immortal crossed countless cities, the universe turned, and the Milky Way shone brightly.

"Buzz!"

The halberd cleaved down, emitting a buzzing sound, and dragon patterns appeared, a black dragon rising up to attack Xu Yuanming. The halberd possessed a spirit, baring its fangs and claws; this was an extremely powerful strike.

"when!"

A small pool of lightning appeared above Xu Yuanming's head, crushing the ten directions of the universe and withstanding the halberd. He let out a long roar and charged forward, immediately unleashing a combination of the Ten Fierce Treasure Techniques to blast the Yin-Yang True Immortal's brow.

Ten moves determine victory or defeat, life or death; there are no empty techniques to speak of. It's a bloody, frenzied battle where every move must be a trump card.

"boom!"

(End of this chapter)