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

Thus, the group temporarily parted ways with Gai Jiuyou, and Luo Heng, Wei Yi, and the others returned to the Yao Guang Holy Land first.

As a result, they only waited half a day longer at the Yao Guang Holy Land before Gai Jiuyou returned with the Chaos Stone.

The group stood in the main hall of the Yao Guang Holy Land, marveling at the Chaos Stone, which was about three meters long and wide and floating in mid-air.

At this moment, Xia Jiuyou couldn't help but ask, "Coward, what do you need this Chaos Stone for?"

Luo Heng didn't mind Xia Jiuyou's title and looked at the Chaos Stone with some excitement, saying, "Naturally, it's to refine my Dao-proving artifact."

Everyone was surprised by Luo Heng's words. Although Chaos Stones were precious, they were only materials for Quasi-Emperor level beings.

In their view, given Luo Heng's abilities, he should be able to use at least a combination of multiple immortal metals, if not the Xuanhuang Mother Qi and the Nine Great Immortal Metals.

Using Chaos Stones is really a bit low-class.

Ignoring the surprised looks from the crowd, Luo Heng directly explained his request to Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi, hoping that the two of them could help refine the Chaos Stone into the artifact embryo he needed.

Now, everyone was even more astonished. Xia Jiuyou spoke up directly, "Hey! Coward, do you even understand anything?"

The instrument for proving one's Dao must be forged from the raw materials, and one's own Dao and principles must be inscribed upon it, so that it may be in harmony with one's own Great Dao.

"If you ask someone else to refine it, although it will be very powerful at the beginning, it will be more harmful than helpful for your future enlightenment."

Although Xia Jiuyou kept calling him a "coward," which annoyed Luo Heng, her reminder was well-intentioned, so Luo Heng didn't hold it against her and just acted as if he was confident.

Seeing his expression, the others stopped trying to persuade him. Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi began to discuss how to refine the Chaos Stone.

Seeing that the two of them had begun to discuss serious matters, Luo Heng decided not to disturb them any longer. After saying goodbye, he leisurely walked out of the hall, intending to return to his residence to rest.

Xia Jiuyou, the little girl, followed him out like a little tail, her big eyes darting around.

As soon as Xia Jiuyou stepped out of the hall, she began to relentlessly press him for details about his plans.

Annoyed by her questions, Luo Heng turned and whispered in her ear, "I have my reasons for doing this; it involves a big secret of mine. If I tell you, can you keep it from everyone else?"

"Yes! Yes! I can!" Xia Jiuyou nodded excitedly upon hearing this.

Luo Heng smiled slightly, leaned close to Xia Jiuyou's ear, and whispered, "I can do that too."

After saying that, Luo Heng smiled and left.

Xia Jiuyou, standing behind him, was stunned for a moment before realizing what was happening. She stomped her feet in anger, shouting things like "liar" and "coward."

Ignoring Xia Jiuyou behind him, Luo Heng strolled leisurely among the pavilions and towers of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

As he walked, he suddenly took out a semi-transparent gray crystal tower and casually played with it in his hand.

This small tower has seven levels, and its body emits pure Yin-attribute energy fluctuations, clearly indicating that it is a divine weapon of kings.

This tower was also obtained by Gai Jiuyou from that underground palace, but it was not of much use to Gai Jiuyou, so he gave it to Luo Heng on his way back.

Luo Heng examined the divine weapon, now stripped of its original owner's mark, and thought it wouldn't be bad to keep it as a reward for his subordinates later. So he casually put it back into his storage artifact.

As he was pondering this, he suddenly stopped and looked up—he saw Yao Xi walking slowly towards him from a distance.

Today, she wore a moon-white palace dress, her figure slender and graceful, her long, ink-black hair cascading over her shoulders. Unlike usual, her aura of unapproachability seemed to have faded considerably, replaced by a gentler demeanor.

Upon seeing this, Luo Heng's faint smile deepened.

"Holy Son Luo Heng." Yao Xi stopped in front of him and bowed.

"I wonder what business Saintess Yao Xi has with me?" Luo Heng asked, looking at Yao Xi with amusement.

"Holy Son Luo Heng, I heard that you recently bestowed a great deal of Xuanhuang Qi upon Weiwei. Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng's face showed some displeasure, and he said indifferently, "It's true. I wonder what advice Saintess Yao Xi has for me?"

Upon seeing Luo Heng's expression, Yao Xi quickly explained, "Holy Son, I have no objection to this matter. I simply wish to request a few strands of Xuanhuang Qi from you to refine my weapon."

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng's face regained its mocking expression, and he said, "As the saying goes, one should not accept a reward without merit. I bestowed the Xuanhuang Qi upon Weiwei because she had done a good job for me."

"Then, Saintess Yao Xi, you begged me to bestow upon you the Primordial Chaos Qi, you must have an explanation."

Upon hearing this, Yao Xi hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "I can use the source to purchase it."

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng immediately burst out laughing.

Seeing Luo Heng's reaction, Yao Xi fell silent. Then she turned around, seemingly intending to leave.

At this moment, Luo Heng called out to Yao Xi, "Wait! Since you want the Xuanhuang Qi, it's not impossible. But the conditions..."

At this point, Luo Heng stepped forward and whispered a few words in Yao Xi's ear.

Upon hearing Luo Heng's words, Yao Xi's face instantly flushed crimson, and her expression became extremely awkward. Finally, after hesitating for a long while, she gently parted her pink lips.

"Giggle giggle!"

Upon seeing this, Luo Heng finally burst out laughing. Then, he waved his hand, releasing three streams of primordial yellow energy, turned around, and left with a smile, leaving behind only one sentence.

"A wisp of primordial energy, Saintess Yaoji, you should keep it safe."

Only Yao Xi, her face flushed and her body trembling slightly, remained behind.

Once Luo Heng's figure disappeared into the distance, Yao Xi couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "Pervert."

……

Three days later, in the Yao Guang Refining Hall, Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi sat cross-legged in front of a purple bronze furnace that was over fifty meters tall.

The bronze furnace is covered with densely packed, mysterious Daoist patterns, the lines intertwining and flowing, with a hidden radiance.

The walls inside the hall are covered with pure white Arctic jade, which is used to temper the high temperature emitted by the furnace fire during the forging process, so that the entire space can always maintain a suitable temperature.

"Let's begin." As Gai Jiuyou finished speaking, he and Wei Yi simultaneously unleashed their divine power, transforming it into two divine rainbows that landed on the purple bronze furnace.

At the same time, they also activated the Great Sun Heavenly Fire Array in the Weapon Refining Hall.

In an instant, thirty-six enormous array diagrams slowly emerged in the void above the Yao Guang Holy Land, each spanning hundreds of miles and possessing a magnificent aura.

As the grand formation gradually appeared, the sky above the entire southern region of the Eastern Wilderness seemed to brighten up a bit.

Immediately afterwards, thirty-six beams of light, reaching to the heavens and the earth, shot straight toward the sun above the Big Dipper, like sharp blades cleaving the sky.

In the blink of an eye, as the array diagram was extracted, the endless power of the true solar fire, like thirty-six magnificent waterfalls, crashed down from the sun star, flowing into the array diagram with overwhelming force along the pillars of light, creating an extremely shocking scene.

In an ancient city not far from the Yao Guang Holy Land, a young cultivator looked up in surprise and, witnessing this spectacular scene, gaped in astonishment.