Covering the Sky: I am the King of Men, and I rule over the rise and fall of all heavens.

Chapter 144 Advancement
Black King's antics made all living beings in the universe feel like they were out of their minds, that they actually missed this damned big black dog.

However, some people are curious whether this big black dog knew in advance that everyone would miss him, so it specially left behind a video and buried it in various places in the primitive ancient world.
Could it be that it has achieved some extraordinary feat?

With doubts in their hearts, the crowd began to search and investigate.

Then... everyone met the Black Emperor Cult members, who were causing trouble everywhere.

"We will ensure that the glory of the Black Emperor Cult Leader fills the entire Ancient Realm and is passed down through the ages," said the members of the Black Emperor Cult.

Faced with those who came seeking them out, the Black Emperor's cult even began to preach and spread the greatness of the Black Emperor.

For a time, some people in the Primordial Ancient Realm even began to criticize the Black Emperor Cult as an evil cult.

Otherwise, why would these people idolize a dog so much?

However, the Black Emperor Cult members didn't care and simply continued their preaching.

This change even caught the attention of Wushi, who had only unified the Black Emperor Cult and hadn't paid much attention to it.

It was this attention that led to the discovery of the problem: most of the Black Emperor's pets were originally independent cultivators with poor cultivation techniques and resources.

It's good to become a human pet for the Black Emperor. Before, when the Black Emperor was alive, he would recruit human pets to expand his power. Now that the Black Emperor is gone, they have started to recruit disciples themselves, and subconsciously they have chosen those rogue cultivators in the Primordial Ancient Realm who are not doing well.

The original intention was to fleece the innocent together.

These newly joined rogue cultivators, whenever they practiced, would think about how they only obtained their resources because of the Black Emperor, and they would subconsciously feel a sense of longing.

Especially when someone suggested that it didn't matter who the leader was or what his personality was, what mattered was whether he could bring us benefits and help us succeed, everyone instantly felt that Black Emperor was a good person.

That's why the previous incident happened.

"It's quite interesting, but unfortunately, I need to focus my main efforts on getting promoted," Jiang Bai said softly.

"Otherwise, I really would like to take a look more."

On this day, news of Jiang Bai's seclusion spread throughout the Primordial Ancient Realm, and Shen Bai began to take charge of the Heavenly Court.

Unbeknownst to many, Shen Bai has come to regard Jiang Bai as his son.

In the palace of the King of Men on Mount Kunlun, Jiang Bai sat cross-legged under the Bodhi tree.

Over the years, the Bodhi tree has also undergone an evolution, and its effects are even better than before.

Jiang Bai once considered using him as a foundation to create a sacred place for enlightenment, but Shen Bai stopped him.

"As long as your cultivation progresses quickly enough, and you survive, everyone else can have a future."

Therefore, some resources are only available to you.

This is the reason for Shinpaku's actions, and it's very simple.

Although Jiang Bai has lived a very lazy life these past few years, spending his time watching plays everywhere, his cultivation has been steadily increasing due to his relationship with the Primordial Ancient Realm.

Especially as one great realm after another from the myriad heavens merged into the primordial ancient realm, Void, Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor, Myriad Dragon Emperor, Western Emperor, Yu Feng and others also advanced to Immortal King, allowing Jiang Bai to control a portion of their Great Dao.

Jiang Bai finally realized that his cultivation had reached a bottleneck and he could break through.

Regarding the method of breakthrough, Jiang Bai felt that since they couldn't find one, they should use the simplest method.

Since the nascent soul has entered the realm of divine transformation, the nascent soul will inevitably disappear. So let's ignite the immortal nascent soul.

As his thoughts took hold, Jiang Bai's immortal nascent soul began to spontaneously combust. The terrifying power instantly swept over Jiang Bai's primordial spirit and physical body, causing them to burn as well.

Jiang Bai used his willpower to fight against it, frantically circulating his Dao to recover, preventing it from burning him to ashes.

Gradually, Jiang Bai felt the flames of his Immortal Nascent Soul sweeping towards the Immortal King Dao powers he was controlling, scorching them.

The power of those Immortal King Paths was like dry tinder, making the flames burn even more fiercely against Jiang Bai's primordial spirit and physical body.

At the same time, a faint phantom appeared within the flames, radiating terrifying power. Even after Jiang Bai's Immortal King Dao was completely burned away, he still hadn't completed his advancement.

"So close, so close, why was it still so close?" Jiang Bai opened his eyes, which were filled with rage.

"Then let's keep adding fuel to the fire."

Through his connection with the Primordial Ancient Realm, Jiang Bai directly used the Human King's Way to forcibly "control" the Great Dao of all cultivators in the Primordial Ancient Realm, creating Great Dao projections, transforming them into Great Dao seeds, and then turning them into firewood to merge into the flames.

The beings who had a portion of their Great Dao power suddenly drained away were utterly shocked, followed by endless panic.

Fortunately, Shen Bai comforted him in time, saying that Jiang Bai had made a breakthrough with the help of everyone.

Although the quality was poor, the sheer quantity of Jiangbai's goods made its momentum even stronger.

But it was still not enough. The phantom image still hadn't taken shape, and Jiang Bai didn't feel any qualitative leap in the power within his body.

"Then let's go to the Boundary Sea," Jiang Bai decided.

Soon after, Jiang Bai's figure appeared in the surging sea.

Jiang Bai, engulfed in flames, quickly attracted the attention of the ancient mortal immortals cultivating on nearby islands.

Because Jiang Bai controlled the intensity of the war with the alien realm so well, the immortals of the Primordial Ancient Realm took the initiative to come to the Boundary Sea to hone their skills, leaving the battlefield to the True Immortals who were born later.

Among the immortals in the mortal world here are the Ancient Emperor Qilin, the Ancient Emperor Golden, Emperor Tianxuan, Hengyu, Lin Feng, Qi Sheng, and so on.

There are also a number of second-generation figures, such as Huo Qizi, Huo Lin'er, the Holy Prince, and Shencan Daoren.

Upon seeing Jiang Bai's figure engulfed in flames, everyone looked surprised. What was going on?

Jiang Bai ignored them and rushed straight into the depths of the Boundary Sea, where an earth-shattering battle was taking place.

The participants were Shenzhou, Void, and Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor.

The three faced six kings of a strange race.

"Float and sink." Jiang Bai gave the order, and the six strange kings were instantly frozen in place.

This scene shocked the three from Shenzhou; the Human King was so strong.

Jiang Bai used the Great Dao of the Human King to attack the Great Dao of the six strange kings, forcibly controlling them and merging them into the flames that burned him, making them even more prosperous.

But that wasn't enough. Jiang Bai felt it wasn't vigorous enough, so he charged towards the deepest part of the Boundary Sea.

The three from Shenzhou exchanged a glance and followed together; they wouldn't allow Jiang Bai to take the risk alone.

In the Boundary Sea, Jiang Bai transformed into a fiery demon, attacking one eerie king after another who crossed the sea, defeating and controlling them, turning them into kindling and merging them into the flames.

At the same time, Jiang Bai also poured his flesh and blood and primordial spirit into it.

As the flames grew stronger and burned longer, Jiang Bai's heart sank deeper and deeper; it still wasn't enough.

At this moment, Jiang Bai recalled the time he tried to make a single cut, but he was always just 0.1 points short, and he could never gather enough people to help him make that cut.

"Then let's continue." Jiang Bai went completely mad.

"Human King, the True Phoenix was reborn from the ashes, and what was ultimately integrated into it was his own essence, energy, and spirit."

Following that, upon seeing Jiang Bai slay more than twenty strange kings in succession, the Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor suddenly roared, feeling that Jiang Bai had gone down the wrong path.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai turned to look at the Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor, wondering what he meant.

"After being reborn from the ashes comes new life, advancement, becoming a human king, but it requires completely abandoning everything from the past... Think about what you have been enduring?"

What are you enduring?
(End of this chapter)