Covering the Heavens: Starting from the First Great Emperor

Chapter 135 The Era of Emperor Bone
As the youth emerged from the phantom, the light reversed after he took his first step, revealing the phantom images of three living beings.

The first person's figure was very similar to Xu Yuanming's, and behind him also appeared three flying swords symbolizing the true meaning of destiny, with the whole person standing in the long river of destiny.

The second person stood on the cauldron, and the moment he appeared, boundless blood energy permeated the entire universe, making the surrounding heavens seem like they could collapse at any moment.

The third person, with a celestial bell atop his head, exuded an aura of sharpness, seemingly having forcibly broken free from the pressures of time.

Four supreme Dao Ancestors!

The surrounding Dao Ancestors were all shocked. The person whose destiny had manifested before Xu Yuanming was extremely powerful. Although he was only at the initial stage of Dao Ancestor, his terrifying aura was enough to make him a top-tier Dao Ancestor.

In an instant, the phantom stepped out of fate. They couldn't see its face, and before they could attack, three more phantoms, no weaker than it, appeared.

Most importantly, the first phantom was similar to Xu Yuanming. At first, they just thought it looked like him, but a year later they quickly shook their heads.

Having attained the Dao Ancestor, unique in all ages, as the progenitor of an evolutionary system, how could anyone be so similar? This will come after those three familiar flying swords and the River of Destiny.

They were certain that this person was Xu Yuanming.

but!

This is not the Xu Yuanming before us, but Xu Yuanming at the Dao Ancestor realm!

What does this mean? A one-on-one duel?

How did it become 5v1?
The Daoist patriarch chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoist, harmony is the most important thing in all things. Why don't we sit down and discuss the Dao?"

……

……

This is a legendary era. A prodigy defeated all his rivals and became the Dao Ancestor. Now he has reached the pinnacle and is only one step away from breaking through to the next level.

"Fellow Daoist, have you come into this world solely to seek perfection?"

Emperor Bone sat high above the Thirty-Three Heavens in the center of the main hall, with the same immortal sword that Shi Hao had held on his lap. He sensed Xu Yuanming's arrival in this time and space the moment he did.

In fact, Xu Yuanming knew about this as soon as he arrived in this era.

Xu Yuanming looked at Emperor Bone, who had a playful expression on his face, and said softly, "You are not 'him'."

Emperor Bone Brother laughed and said, "Are you only allowed to travel through different times and spaces to seek the path of the Dao Ancestor, but I'm not allowed to come and see?"

That's right, this is not Emperor Bone Bro who is at the Dao Ancestor level, but Lu Jin Immortal Emperor who is already the supreme being of all heavens!

The Immortal Emperor's methods are unpredictable, and Xu Yuanming had long anticipated that his arrival in this life would be discovered.

The same thing happened in the Pollen Era before. Although the Pollen Dao Ancestor did not care about his own body, he tacitly accepted the flow of the supreme laws.

Xu Yuanming felt a chill run down his spine upon closer examination. The Immortal Emperor was truly omnipotent, able to sense any disturbance or disturbance that might occur, and he would be aware of any previous events.

However, Emperor Bone had no ill intentions; otherwise, he would have fallen silent the moment Xu Yuanming had this thought and would never have revived.

Emperor Bone Brother stroked the Great Luo Immortal Sword. "Perfect, you do me a favor, and I'll give you what you want. That's fair."

Xu Yuanming raised an eyebrow.

"You want me to do it? You are a Celestial Emperor, and you have gone extremely far in this field. Even the gods of the past, and those above the gods, have few who can suppress you. What could possibly require your help?"

Emperor Bone clicked his tongue, looking displeased: "Then I was still corrupted by the strange thing, and I was still... 'that one' was eternally silent once? My situation is not good now. I just ambushed an Immortal Emperor. I have to slip away quickly. If the 'Great Tyrannosaurus' finds out, I'll be in big trouble."

"In the current situation, I have a banquet, and you will play the role of me. As an Immortal Emperor, I must stabilize the current situation. If I am not careful and a flaw is found, it will be very troublesome. I will risk eternal oblivion, and what you seek will be gone."

Xu Yuanming asked, "What kind of banquet are you referring to?"

"That's what Emperor Bone said."

"As you probably already know, the Heavens and those above the Heavens are far stronger than the myriad realms. Under the Heavens' rule, there are countless myriad realms like ours. But that's not necessarily true. After all, first there was my corpse, and then 'that person' suppressed and killed me. Apart from a few people from that Heavenly Court, you haven't had any contact with them, so you probably don't know anything about them."

Xu Yuanming's lips twitched.

"You've explored my past and present?"

Emperor Bone shrugged and tossed the Great Luo Immortal Sword over.

"As an Immortal Emperor, why would I need to investigate?"

Xu Yuanming asked, "Is there anything I can do at the banquet?"

Emperor Bone Bro bluntly stated: "Do whatever you want, it doesn't matter what."

Xu Yuanming hesitated: "If we ruin the cause and effect, wouldn't that be...?"

Emperor Bone Brother laughed heartily, as if it were the biggest joke in the world.

"Do you think that an Immortal Emperor and a Quasi-Immortal Emperor are the same? Wrong! Utterly wrong. The difference between a newborn baby and someone who can break through to the Immortal Emperor realm at any time is far more than just the difference between an Immortal Emperor and an Immortal Emperor. The difference between the two is unimaginable until you reach that level."

"For example, you can use fate to connect all dimensions, stop time and space, and fight your way from the past and future to the present. But so what? In front of the Immortal Emperor, these are all like toys. Fate is indeed very strong, so strong that even if I, as an Immortal Emperor, control a body at the level of a Dao Ancestor, I might still lose even if I fight with all my might. But in the eyes of the Immortal Emperor, fate seems pale and powerless."

Xu Yuanming smiled but said nothing.

In the past, he might have felt different emotions, but Xu Yuanming thought of this when he was in the sixth secret realm.

Is it really fate that made me who I am?
Do not!
He didn't think so; he believed that destiny was something he cultivated and that he controlled.

Therefore, Xu Yuanming transformed fate into his 'true self'.

Emperor Bone continued, "You haven't escaped the realm of fate yet."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuanming was startled, but he had no doubt that the other party could be mistaken.

"Why?"

Emperor Bone said so.

"Just as your arrival is suspicious, as if you are not a being of this world, it is very unreasonable. There are countless worlds in the heavens, but no matter which one it is, it is a matter of destroying it with a single palm in front of the Immortal Emperor. Above all that, there is only the heavens and above the heavens. You still have the karmic connection from the past on your body."

"Even I, as an Immortal Emperor, do not know why this is. It brings you tremendous advantages, but it also brings you unprecedented constraints. If you cannot break this fate, you will be stuck in the Dao Ancestor realm and unable to become an Immortal Emperor."

Xu Yuanming nodded. He had known from the beginning that he had been exposed as a transmigrator, and now that it had finally been revealed, he felt a sense of relief.

The shackles that bound my heart have been broken once again.

……

……

"So, in the end, you still have to go."

Xu Yuanming looked at the little figure standing on his shoulder, his mouth twitching. Emperor Bone's expression turned serious.

"You have no idea how fierce the battles between Immortal Emperors are. My body in this life is very likely to be disturbed. At that time, anyone can kill me. I will need you to protect me!"

The two traveled through this world beyond all the heavens and myriad realms, encountering various heavens and myriad realms, countless sparks of civilization burning, and countless powerful beings.

"What is this? A bird?" Xu Yuanming exclaimed in surprise. He had seen a creature that resembled a phoenix on his journey, but the radiance it emitted was terrifying, and each of its feathers was larger than the entire universe.

"Just a little bird at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level," Emperor Bone said casually.

Xu Yuanming chuckled. He wouldn't have taken it to heart if someone else had said such a thing, but since Emperor Bone said it was nothing, he thought it was alright.

Emperor Bone then sighed, "Even a bird has become a Dao Ancestor, so why can't any young person in our myriad realms enter?"

“If we get held a grudge, we’ll be in a lot more trouble,” Xu Yuanming said.

Before coming here, Emperor Bone repeatedly warned him not to make enemies. How come he saw such ill intentions from a being at the Dao Ancestor level as soon as he came out?

This bird possessed an extremely strong spiritual energy, and it raised an eyebrow when it saw two creatures approaching from afar.

It's a bit odd, and it always feels like it's talking about itself.

In particular, three flying swords of destiny appeared behind Xu Yuanming. Each of them contained extremely terrifying power, and even the laws of the Dao Ancestor flowed within them. It was obvious that a Dao Ancestor being had been seriously injured by them!
However, this person's aura is strange; he is not the Dao Ancestor!
"This little bird's eyes are weird, let's take it down!" Emperor Bone Bro said.

"Anyone who sees a being without a Dao Ancestor walking in the mortal world would react the same way, wouldn't they?" Xu Yuanming said.

“How could that be? If I saw it, I wouldn’t think that way. Besides, you said it yourself, how can a being that isn’t a Dao Ancestor travel through the heavens? It’s obvious it wants to investigate you. Let’s take it down!” Emperor Bone Bro said.

Xu Yuanming smiled unconsciously. He had a feeling that Emperor Bone was...

Well, he really is a goofball. Judging from what he did after appearing in the Sacred Ruins, he is definitely a black-hearted person.

The Dao Ancestor True Bird tensed up, and its feathers immediately bristled.

“Gentlemen, I was just passing by and meant no harm,” Masato said.

"Look at the look in that little bird's eyes! Holy crap, it's probably cursing you in its heart! If it were me, I couldn't stand it. What's the point of keeping an enemy like that around? Go, kill him!" said Emperor Bone Brother.

"You're overthinking it, aren't you?" Xu Yuanming almost laughed.

"If it runs away and some people find out that someone who hasn't even reached the Dao Ancestor level has the combat power of a Dao Ancestor, they will definitely launch a frenzied attack on you. At that time, I will still be fighting a major battle and won't be able to protect you!"

Xu Yuanming waved his hand.

Upon seeing this, the real bird immediately launched an attack.

Xu Yuanming flicked his finger, and the impact of fate was neutralized.

"See, I told you so! It's hiding something!" Emperor Bone Brother shouted.

Xu Yuanming said no more and used three Flying Swords of Destiny to surround and annihilate them.

The true bird used the unparalleled movement technique of the Dao Ancestor's Domain to vanish into thin air, but it was no use. When the Flying Sword of Destiny came out, it was already aimed at it, and it couldn't escape no matter what it did.

"Well done... Hey, it's still cursing you in its mind, trying to gather its companions to gang up on you and kill it!"

The system within the Dao Ancestor True Bird manifested, and the Great Dao flowed rapidly.

Its eyes were practically popping out of their sockets; Xu Yuanming actually dared to attack it!

Throughout history, battles between Dao Ancestors have been extremely rare. It has been an unknown period of time since the last battle, but this is not a Dao Ancestor!
Emperor Bone looked at it and said to Xu Yuanming with a smile, "Now take a good look. Isn't this just hiding its true strength? After seeing you make your move, it finally stopped hiding. We should be careful of this kind of scheming Dao Ancestor."

Being very close, the Dao Ancestor True Bird finally heard the person standing on Xu Yuanming's shoulder speak. This person actually spoke to it?
Emperor Bone Brother continued, "A brilliant plan indeed. As expected of a Dao Ancestor, to achieve Dao Ancestor status from a mere bird is truly extraordinary. Although it is only at the most ordinary level, it is enough to prove the depth of his heart. Otherwise, how could he have reached this point?"

Xu Yuanming moved his hand, and flying swords flashed out from the light screen, forming a sword array.

Previously, they relied on three Flying Swords of Destiny, and then reflected one more.

Now, he has everything he needs.

When the Great Luo Immortal Sword was drawn, the heavens and earth were plunged into darkness.

Dao Zu Zhen Niao's heart skipped a beat. The anger and fighting spirit that had been building up were now starting to dissipate.

"Gentlemen, this is all a misunderstanding. I can swear an oath to the Great Dao and not reveal your whereabouts. I hope you will let me leave," said the Dao Ancestor True Bird.

It was terrified; this being that hadn't become a Dao Ancestor was far too powerful, exceeding all limits.

Xu Yuanming remained silent.

Dao Ancestor True Bird hurriedly said again, "Gentlemen, each Dao Ancestor takes countless years to be born. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we sat down and had a proper discussion?"

"Kill him, or what?" Xu Yuanming asked.

Emperor Bone chuckled and said, "If I don't kill him, why would I keep him alive overnight?"

The Dao Ancestor True Bird felt a chill run down its spine, as if it were in an ice cave, and was extremely frightened.

"Why have you come?" Emperor Bone asked, as he had a premonition that he had not found any concrete clues during the calculation process.

If he had figured it out, he wouldn't have acted this way; but since he hadn't figured it out, things would be different.

Even the Dao Ancestor True Bird was bewildered, completely unaware of what was happening, and it explained again.

"This has nothing to do with me; I was just doing someone else's job."

Emperor Bone raised an eyebrow and said, "Don't make a move yet."

The True Bird Dao Ancestor breathed a sigh of relief, even finding the little man quite amiable.

"Who sent you?" Xu Yuanming asked.

The Dao Ancestor True Bird hesitated slightly, but still nodded. The little man standing on Xu Yuanming's shoulder was quite extraordinary. He was very likely a Dao Ancestor who had already broken through to the Immortal Emperor level, otherwise he wouldn't be so powerful.

At this moment, Emperor Bone said in a low voice, "Its magic is not sophisticated. Although the system is complete, it is still relatively crude. Compared with some invincible systems, this level of evolution is really too poor."

Dao Ancestor True Bird: "?"

It was starting to lose its composure; neither of the two had said a single good thing about it from beginning to end.

"I have already sworn an oath to the cultivation system. As the ancestor of the Dao, can you let me go now?"

Before Xu Yuanming could speak, Emperor Bone's expression turned unfriendly. He had figured out whose actions it was; this was just a spy.

"Slay this dead bird!"

(End of this chapter)