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

Purple Mountain is entirely purplish-brown, as if it were forged and polished with dull purple gold through countless hammerings, exuding a sense of solemnity and weight. The mountain is steep, reaching a height of four thousand meters, making it impossible for ordinary people to climb.

The mountain is covered with knife marks and sword holes, most of which have been weathered away by the passage of time. Only by careful observation can one vaguely discern the traces of the fierce battles of yesteryear.

Centered on Zishan Mountain, a mountain range extends from each of the nine directions, presenting a majestic scene of nine dragons guarding the mountain.

Luo Heng and his group ultimately chose the entrance to the dragon vein in the due east direction—the same path Ye Fan took in the original novel.

In front of an ancient mine, as soon as Gai Jiuyou looked at Xia Jiuyou, the girl immediately put on a pitiful expression.

Gai Jiuyou shook his head helplessly and turned to Luo Heng: "Young friend Luo Heng, are you sure there won't be any problems with you taking my disciple with you?"

Before Luo Heng could reply, he felt a threatening gaze pierce him from the side.

He rolled his eyes, casually took out an ancient jade with the character "Emperor" engraved on it from his storage bracelet, and weighed it in his hand.

"Don't worry, senior," Luo Heng smiled, "Actually, with this Imperial Jade in hand, there's basically no danger in this place."

He paused, then added, "Even without the Imperial Jade, as long as a Sage carries an ultimate Imperial Weapon, safety can be guaranteed. We invited you here just in case; we only need your help if something really happens."

Gai Jiuyou nodded gently.

Xia Jiuyou muttered under his breath, "Clinging to life and afraid of death."

Gai Jiuyou glared at her, while Chong Luoheng smiled apologetically.

Luo Heng didn't care. Instead, he smiled and looked at Xia Jiuyou: "Yes, my greatest strength is that I know myself, and secondly, I'm afraid of death."

He spoke lightly, even with a hint of laughter, but his words revealed an unprecedented firmness and seriousness.

"So if anyone wants me dead, I'll definitely send them to their death first."

Xia Jiuyou turned her head away, muttering "coward" under her breath, but didn't look at him again.

Luo Heng withdrew his gaze, squatted down, and gently stroked the little girl's hair.

"My dear girl, this cave is dark and deep, it's no fun staying here. Go back to the silver bracelet and sleep for a while. I'll come pick you up to play after I've finished my business."

The little girl nodded obediently.

Luo Heng smiled slightly, and the silver bracelet in his hand flashed with light as he put the little guy inside.

He composed himself, put the silver bracelet back on, and looked up at the deep, unfathomable entrance to the mine.

He raised his hand, and the Devouring Demon Jar was summoned.

The dark jar slowly rotated above his head, casting a dim, water-like glow that completely protected him.

He strode toward the bottomless cave entrance.

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The group fell three thousand meters before reaching the bottom of the mine.

This ancient mine was carved out hundreds of thousands of years ago, and every inch of its stone walls bears the marks of time. All was silent, but fortunately, Wei Yi intentionally released his Saint-level aura, and the journey was relatively uneventful.

With nothing else to do, Luo Heng took out a few pieces of stone that he had previously cut from Shicun Village and examined them.

One humanoid fruit, one purple gentian, and two petrified plants. One looks like some kind of vine, and the other looks like a shrunken sapling.

Xia Jiuyou, standing to the side, still looked indignant and muttered, "I don't know what happened, such a precious divine medicine, and it's turned into this state..."

Luo Heng listened with some regret and offered a few words of explanation:

"The stone village next door was actually built by the descendants of the previous Yuan Tian Master, which is why it has such good materials."

He paused, then said, "Do you remember that tuft of red hair I cut out before?"

"That's a cursed artifact left behind by the powerful Source God and Source Ghost from the Underworld. They are born to feed on the rare treasures within Source Stones and are mortal enemies of the Source Celestial Master lineage."

"Back then, the Source God and Source Ghost borrowed the Heavenly Treasure from the Underworld to curse the Source Celestial Master lineage, causing them to suffer misfortune in their later years and grow red hair. That is the origin of that red hair."

"As for these petrifying divine medicines... they are the shells left behind after the Source God and Source Ghost devoured the essence."

Xia Jiuyou still felt a pang of regret after hearing this and pressed on, "The elixir of immortality you mentioned, could it be these two plants?"

Luo Heng laughed as he put the things away: "How could that be? This is just extra money I made on the side."

It turns out that before he came to Zishan, he went to the nearby Stone Village of the Yuantian Master lineage and cut all of their stones.

Of course, nothing is free.

After cutting the materials, he instructed the people of Yaoguang to relocate the entire Stone Village to a place near Yaoguang with abundant spiritual energy. After all, staying near Zishan, who knew when they might die from some unknown area-of-effect attack?

There's a little anecdote here. He sent Weiwei to wipe out a few small sects and bandits in this area, and she unexpectedly saved Er Lengzi's sister.

That little tragedy, which he himself could hardly remember writing in the original work, was accidentally stumbled upon by Weiwei, who also happened to change it.

He was actually quite happy when he found out about it.

-

We walked for a while longer.

Feeling bored, Luo Heng decided to tell the others the story of the Great Emperor Wushi.

He is said to be the son of the Western Emperor and the Great Accomplished Holy Body, born with one of the strongest physiques in the universe—the Innate Holy Body Dao Embryo.

His timeless bell is said to be unparalleled throughout history.

Unlike most great emperors of the past who went through countless battles and traversed mountains of corpses and seas of blood to attain enlightenment, he swept away everything in his path.

One person and one bell, pressing down so heavily that the heavens and the earth could not lift their heads.

He emerged from darkness and turmoil, and with his invincible power, he proved himself to be emperor, ushering in the most glorious era for humanity.

He made a powerful move, killing the Supreme Being who triggered the Dark Turmoil, thus bringing that era of turmoil to a close.

Besides these well-known facts, Luo Heng also specifically mentioned a few little-known secrets.

For example, Emperor Wushi raised a stray dog ​​in his later years.

It doesn't have the bloodline of any mythical beast; it's just an ordinary little mongrel.

For example, because of his parents, he forcefully suppressed the underworld, which had been passed down for thousands of years, frightening the entire underworld into hiding in a secret realm, where they dared not show themselves for tens of thousands of years.

For example, he also returned to Yaochi. He inscribed divine marks on the sacred ground in an attempt to resurrect his parents. Unfortunately, even he could not ultimately reverse time.

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The group walked and listened as they went.

Luo Heng paused as he passed a stone wall.

Several stone carvings are engraved on the wall, depicting the scene of the Great Emperor Wushi suppressing the Undying Emperor.

He glanced at it twice and suddenly felt like laughing.

If I were to post this on Xiaohongshu, what title should I use?

—Shocking! A man's heinous acts exposed: He broke into the home of an orphan and widow, assaulted and imprisoned them, and brazenly seized their property. What's the real story behind this?

The people around him looked at him with puzzlement.

Luo Heng stopped laughing and continued walking forward as if nothing had happened.

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Afterwards, the path passed through dangerous places such as the Yin-Yang Eye, and finally the true mountain wall of Zishan was seen.

After the group passed through the mountain wall, a cave dwelling carved out of the Purple Mountain came into view.

The group stepped onto the jade steps and passed through the white jade moon gate. Inside, it was extremely quiet, as cold and serene as the Moon Palace.

This palace is deserted, entirely carved from ancient jade, yet not a single word has been left behind.

Finally, at the end of this building complex, they saw a dozen or so blood-jade steps leading to a deep, secluded cave.

Luo Heng and the others stepped forward, and before they had gone far, they suddenly saw a line of words on the purple stone wall.

"The God-King Jiang Taixu has mistakenly entered Demon Mountain and decides to investigate!"