Covering the Sky: A Guide to Proving the Dao Without Cheats

Chapter 116 Ye Fan Breaks the Four Extremes and the Innate Dao Diagram

Ye Fan remained completely calm, even summoning his Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron to undergo the tribulation of lightning.

Luo Heng watched from afar, his eyes filled with envy.

He also wanted to take out his weapon and let the lightning tribulation cleanse it, but he didn't dare to use the "Great Luo Heaven" weapon, which was of such a large size. If he really dared to take it out, the entire Eastern Wilderness would probably have to undergo tribulation along with it.

Meanwhile, some Yao Guang disciples, who were just watching the spectacle, observed the scene from afar, their expressions somewhat numb.

Not again? Another Four Extremes Thunder Tribulation?

This time, Ye Fan was struck by lightning five times, one more time than in the original story. This was because his current accumulation and foundation were more than twice as thick as in the original story.

By the time the last bolt of lightning struck, Ye Fan was charred black and covered in terrible wounds.

But before he could even catch his breath—

"Buzz!"

The void trembled, and the sky seemed about to collapse, sending chills down the spines of many cultivators and filling them with fear!

Ye Fan felt a sense of foreboding. Looking up at the night sky, he sensed boundless danger, as if the end of the world was coming. He even felt a sense of utter despair—this was definitely aimed at him.

Under the moonlit night, innate patterns emerged, intertwining in the high heavens to form a Dao diagram that slowly pressed down.

The void trembled, almost collapsing. This image was profound and unfathomable, resembling the form of the Great Dao, suffocating and making it hard to breathe; even the soul trembled.

"What is this?" The disciples and elders of the Yao Guang Holy Land were all shocked and puzzled.

"Is this also a heavenly tribulation? Why is there no lightning or thunder, only the innate Dao diagram patterns appearing?" an elder couldn't help but whisper.

Many people are puzzled and don't understand why this is the case.

"boom!"

The innate patterns enveloped Ye Fan below.

"No wonder—the Holy Body is indeed cursed in ways that are hard to break!" said a Supreme Elder of the Yao Guang Holy Land who was watching from a distance.

"The ancient sages speculated that the path to the Holy Body was cut off, and all of this is true. No wonder no Holy Body has been fully developed in the past tens of thousands of years—Heaven and Earth cannot accept it!" said another Supreme Elder.

The magnificent Dao diagram remained unaffected, descending steadily and slowly, causing the void to collapse and the land around Ye Fan to crack.

This is an invisible, immense force, like a galaxy falling from the sky, penetrating everywhere and destroying everything in its path, crushing all obstacles and obliterating any tangible substance.

Despite Ye Fan's best efforts to resist, it was all in vain.

Even Ye Fan's powerful body was cracking and sputtering, with strands of pale golden blood seeping from his pores, eventually staining half of his body red.

"when!"

The cauldron, forged from the primordial energy of all things, is ancient and majestic. It grows to a height of tens of feet, like a mountain that awes people, striking the heavens and leaving its mark on the void.

The Dao diagram woven from heaven and earth slowly rotated, as if it were pressing down with the entire sky. It collided with the cauldron but was not damaged in the slightest. It was irresistible!

"Thump!"

The Cauldron of Primordial Qi of All Things fell; had it not been a sacred object of heaven and earth, it would have long since turned to dust. Only it can coexist with the world and remain undestroyed.

Seeing the scene before him, Luo Heng felt it was about time. Without further hesitation, he took a step forward and instantly appeared on the diagram!

Before anyone could react, he unleashed the Great Luo Heaven, instantly swallowing the terrifying Dao diagram whole—ignoring the stunned Ye Fan below, and the Yao Guang disciples and elders watching from afar—

Luo Heng simply said, "I have something to take care of," and then vanished instantly, returning to the Holy Son's Palace.

Upon entering the secluded meditation chamber, he immediately entered the Great Luo Heaven.

As soon as they stepped inside, they saw Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi activating the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron and the Devouring Demon Jar respectively, suppressing the diagram firmly in the void, making it unable to move at all.

Seeing this, Luo Heng breathed a sigh of relief and didn't say anything more.

In an instant, he mobilized the power of the Great Luo Heaven, and countless chains of divine order intertwined to form a giant net, covering the diagram from head to toe, and began to decompose and devour it inch by inch.

Within the Dao diagram, each innate pattern was disassembled and then gradually digested and absorbed by the Great Luo Heaven.

The process of devouring took three days in total. However, Luo Heng remained in seclusion for a full five days before leaving Da Luo Pass.

The first thing he did after he got out was to find Ye Fan and ask him to spar.

Ye Fan was initially reluctant.

Luo Heng is a bit of a cheat when it comes to fighting—in a normal fight, he is indeed a little bit stronger than Ye Fan; but once he turns on his "cheat code," he becomes much stronger, basically one-sidedly being completely crushed by Luo Heng.

For Ye Fan, there was absolutely no fun in fighting.

But this time is different.

He had just broken through to the Fourth Extreme Realm and was itching to fight, plus Luo Heng, for some reason, agreed to fight him without using any "cheat codes".

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan immediately became interested—it would be a perfect opportunity to "teach this guy a lesson."

The two found a spacious canyon, faced each other from a distance, and wore meaningful smiles on their faces.

The next moment, Luo Heng raised his right hand and gently clenched his fist.

In an instant, countless innate Dao patterns intertwined and condensed into an innate Dao diagram on his fist!

Seeing this scene from afar, Ye Fan's smile instantly froze.

"Old Luo, what is this thing of yours? It looks kind of familiar to me." He asked with difficulty.

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng revealed a "benevolent" smile and said, "This is the second secret technique I created myself, which I call—the Killing Saint Fist."

Upon hearing this name, Ye Fan's face turned green.

The moment that Dao diagram appeared, he felt a terrifying threat, as if he had encountered a natural enemy.

Although it couldn't compare to the true innate Dao diagram he possessed the night he underwent his tribulation, the sense of restraint it created made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

He never expected that Luo Heng, that scoundrel, would say he would help him overcome his tribulation, but secretly he was actually researching heavenly tribulations and the innate Dao diagram that specifically countered him!

Ye Fan opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Luo Heng had already stepped in front of him, raised his hand and pressed down on the terrifying innate Dao diagram, which was like a mountain, and it fell down on his head!

"#!"

Ye Fan cursed and instantly unleashed a series of extraordinary phenomena: a Celestial King descending upon the Nine Heavens, a Chaos-sprouted Green Lotus, and a magnificent landscape painting. However, as soon as they touched the Innate Dao Diagram, they all collapsed and dissipated!

In desperation, Ye Fan had no choice but to throw a punch to meet the attack head-on.

With one punch, he felt as if he had hit a mountain. Not only did his arm bones ache terribly, but he was also sent flying backward!

Luo Heng showed no mercy, using his other hand to conjure another innate Dao diagram using the "Fighting" technique, and charged forward, attacking Ye Fan with both hands—

With a flurry of punches, Ora Ora unleashed a brutal beating!

Ye Fan, who could only barely defend himself at this moment, felt pain all over his body.

When the innate Dao diagram landed on him, it completely ignored the golden protective flames that naturally formed when his blood and qi were boiling.

Those wondrous and wondrous manifestations of the sacred body were now as fragile as paper, easily torn apart by the Dao diagram, each blow landing squarely on the flesh.

Even more terrifying is that the wounds inflicted by Dao Tu were beyond repair even by his proud Holy Body's self-healing ability.

Normally, injuries that would cripple an ordinary person would heal in a few breaths; but now, with each punch, a strange power remains where the flesh tears, as if the "Dao" is branded into the wound, forcibly blocking his instinct to recover.

Ye Fan gritted his teeth and endured it, but a chill ran through him.

This Dao diagram is practically a weapon tailor-made for him—it breaks through his protective holy light and severs his self-healing source.

Every punch he took felt like it hit his most painful spot.

The battle lasted only an hour.

Finally, looking at Ye Fan lying on the ground like a dead dog, Luo Heng's lips curled into a satisfied expression. He casually tossed down a bottle of Yaochi Divine Spring water before leisurely leaving the crime scene.

This beating of Ye Fan perfectly made up for the regret that Ye Fan wasn't crippled by the Innate Dao Diagram.

He walked back to the Holy Son's Hall in a cheerful mood, sat down, raised his right hand, and the Great Dao runes flowed in his palm, instantly condensing into the Innate Dao Diagram.

Looking at this Dao diagram, Luo Heng became more and more satisfied.

To be honest, he hadn't fully deciphered the secrets of the Innate Dao Diagram yet. Although he had the help of the Great Luo Heaven and had grasped some of the basics, it was still somewhat difficult for him to use it freely immediately.

However, he has a good thing—the One-Fight Secret, which can be called the version of the Lesser Formless Skill in the game "Covering the Sky".

Based on his understanding of the Innate Dao Diagram and the evolution of the Dou Zi Secret, the "Saint Killing Fist" he unleashed had at least 30-40% of the power of the original.

Luo Heng estimated that, based on the power of this Dao diagram, Ye Fan would be completely suppressed by his peers before he even entered the Sendai Realm.

For the next few days, Luo Heng lived a very comfortable life—he spent most of his time cultivating, sparring with Yao Xi when he was in a good mood, and sparring with Ye Fan when he was in a bad mood.

But then again, Ye Fan is really stubborn. Even though he gets beaten up badly every time, he'll always accept Luo Heng's invitation.

Luo Heng was deeply impressed by this, so he became even more ruthless.

After bickering and joking around for more than half a month, Luo Heng thought that this peaceful life would continue until the opening of the Yao Guang Grand Gathering.

Until one day, Yao Xi came to see him again.

Luo Heng frowned as he watched Yao Xi enter the main hall, and said with slight displeasure, "Why is it you? Shouldn't it be Hong Ling and Zi Yuan today? What a clingy little devil—come on, hurry up, don't let them find out, or they'll start nagging you endlessly again."

While saying this, he had already started undressing.

Yao Xi's face darkened, but then she thought about the "Nine Nether Immortal Scripture" she was currently cultivating, as well as the effects of cultivation under the Bodhi Tree of the Great Luo Heaven.

In the end, he swallowed his anger.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry."

"If you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog; if you marry a rogue—just consider it as being bitten by a dog."

After finally calming down, Yao Xi blushed and quickly interrupted Luo Heng's actions.

"That's not why I'm looking for you! There's a fat Taoist priest outside who wants to see you. He says he has some research on the 'Great Tomb of the Tribulation-Crossing Celestial Venerable' beneath the Yao Guang Sacred Ground and wants to discuss it with you in person."

Luo Heng paused in his action of taking off his pants.

"What did he say his name was?"

"Boundless!"

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