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

Luo Heng was fine, but Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi were startled by the sudden sound and their expressions turned serious.

However, recalling what Luo Heng had said earlier, the two guessed the origin of the voice. Their expressions immediately became serious as they listened intently.

The man's voice possessed a strange charm that inspired awe and compelled one to listen intently, seeking to uncover everything about him.

"Since they've found this place, it must be a great calamity..."

Gai Jiuyou and the other looked puzzled as they listened to the fragmented words, and simultaneously turned to look at Luo Heng.

Luo Heng understood and explained, "These are the words left by the Great Emperor Wushi. The path to immortality is a break in the heavens and earth, where time and space are in chaos, and it is isolated from all ages. Even the Great Emperor cannot foresee the future."

He could only foresee a terrifying and dark upheaval in the future, but he knew little of the details. Therefore, he left these contingency plans, hoping to contribute to posterity.

Upon hearing this, both Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi showed expressions of admiration.

Then Luo Heng asked Xiao Nannan for help to use the Devouring Demon Jar to collect all the divine spring water from the square-shaped celestial pool inside the light barrier.

It should be noted that the divine spring on the tenth level of the Jade Pool is of even higher quality than the nine springs in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.

After all, the divine spring in the desolate forbidden land was divided into nine parts, so its divine power was inevitably dispersed and diluted. But even so, its divine efficacy was still comparable to the spring water on the ninth level of the Jade Pool.

Of course, Luo Heng did not overlook the divine spring on the ninth floor either.

He activated the Great Luo Heaven, incorporating all the lake water from the ninth level, comparable to the sacred spring of the ancient forbidden land, into it, transforming it into a vast lake within the Great Luo Heaven.

Once everything was settled, the three of them returned along the way they had come.

During the journey, Luo Heng remained silent, the scene of the Western Emperor's attack repeatedly flashing through his mind. His thoughts surged, and all sorts of ideas came to mind.

He felt that he might have underestimated the Western Emperor, or rather, he underestimated the so-called "Innate Dao Embryo".

Upon closer reflection, isn't his current state a kind of enhanced version of the innate Dao embryo?

With the blessing of the Heavenly Heart Mark in the Great Luo Heaven, the "Supreme Emperor Huang Zeng Heaven" can be activated during battle to connect with the laws of heaven and earth, causing the power of supernatural powers and secret techniques to surge—isn't this the core ability of the innate Dao embryo?

If one were to think about it carefully, a fully grown innate Dao embryo should be able to suppress an ancient holy body of the same level.

Because the upper limit of the Ancient Sacred Body is ultimately limited by the potential of its physical origin;

The upper limit of the innate Dao embryo is determined by the secret techniques and supernatural powers it has mastered and comprehended.

For example, the "Xing" secret of the Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable, when cultivated to its peak, can allow one to delve into the realm of time; the "Qian" secret, which focuses on cultivating divine thoughts, when perfected, can even allow one to glimpse a glimpse of the future.

These secret techniques created by ancient emperors, once mastered to their true pinnacle, all possess unimaginable and immense power.

To reach this state, one needs an affinity with the myriad principles of heaven and earth, and unparalleled comprehension. These two qualities are precisely the strengths of the innate Dao embryo.

In the original story, even though Ye Fan had achieved great success in cultivating the Holy Body, he still failed to truly perfect the "Xing" secret technique, and was almost killed by the "Xing" secret technique of the Carefree Celestial Venerable.

This demonstrates just how terrifying the power of these Emperor-level secret techniques, when cultivated to their ultimate level.

Imagine if a person with a primordial Dao embryo were to receive the secret of the word "Xing" (行), they might be able to touch upon the secrets of time at the Quasi-Emperor realm. At that time, what would the Ancient Sacred Body do?

Simply put, the growth of the Ancient Sacred Body depends more on the physique's inherent talent and potential;

The growth of the innate Dao embryo requires a massive amount of resources.

Some might ask: Isn't the Ancient Sacred Body a major consumer of resources? The Innate Dao Embryo, on the other hand, doesn't require them!

But Luo Heng felt that this idea was actually wrong.

What resources does the Ancient Sacred Body require? Only "Source".

It's just that Ye Fan was born in a bad era, and he was a rogue cultivator. Otherwise, in the Desolate Ancient Era or even earlier in the Primordial Era, what would the resources he needed be worth?

It's like someone cultivating a spiritual state, which requires eating a lot. This is practically the kind of physique that poor people dream of.

As for the innate Dao embryo, it simply doesn't need ordinary resources like "source".

What he needed were various ancient imperial scriptures, the Nine Secrets and other emperor-level secret techniques, as well as a profound understanding of the laws of the heavens.

This is the truly expensive and scarce "Great Dao resource".

The Innate Dao Embryo and the Ancient Sacred Body are actually the mage and warrior in the world of Shrouding the Heavens.

If it weren't for the favoritism of the world's will, how could a footman like the Ancient Sacred Body dare to mess with a noble mage like the Innate Dao Embryo?

These two constitutions clearly show that the Ancient Sacred Body has a high lower limit and a low upper limit, while the Innate Dao Embryo has a low lower limit and a high upper limit.

Because once you reach a certain level of cultivation, the differences in physical constitution no longer play a decisive role.

What truly mattered then was the understanding of the laws of heaven and earth, and the perception and harmony with the "Tao" itself.

Thinking about it this way, it's not hard to understand why the Great Emperor Wushi was able to sweep across the nine heavens and ten earths, and even stand against the Immortal Emperor who had been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years without being defeated.

Furthermore, judging from the various actions of the Great Emperor Wushi in the original work, all of them leaned towards "magical" methods. From this, we can infer which of the two constitutions is stronger.

……

In the blink of an eye, the group had quietly returned to the shore of the great lake in the ancient land of Yaochi.

Luo Heng then gathered his thoughts and released the Black Emperor and Xia Jiuyou, which had been stored in the magic artifact.

As soon as Black Emperor emerged, he rushed up to Luo Heng, barking, "Woof! How did it go? What did you find down there? Any news of the Emperor?"

Luo Heng thought for a moment, then took out a jade talisman and recorded the scene he saw on the ninth level of the Immortal Pool and Wu Shi's message into it. He casually tossed it to the Black Emperor: "The remains of the Western Queen Mother and the Great Accomplished Holy Body are down there, along with some arrangements and messages left by Emperor Wu Shi. They're all here. Take a look for yourself."

"Awoo! Great Emperor..." Black Emperor howled excitedly, carefully took the jade talisman in his mouth, and closed his eyes to sense it.

When it opened its eyes again, its emotions had changed from excitement to desolation, and finally it fell completely silent.

The contents of the jade talisman could only prove that the Great Emperor Wushi had been here, but could not confirm whether he was still alive. This was clearly not the information that the Black Emperor wanted most.

However, it quickly perked up, its dog eyes fixed on Luo Heng, baring its teeth and baring, "Woof! You brat, you didn't take anything left behind by the Great Emperor Wushi, did you?"

After saying that, he suddenly changed his expression and put on a kind and amiable look: "Even if you take it, it's fine. Just hand it over to me for safekeeping."

That's something you can't control.

Luo Heng's eyes flashed: "No. There's a restriction set up by the Great Emperor Wushi over there, which only the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo can break. I can only take a look from afar." He shook his head regretfully as he spoke.

He knew this black dog too well. If it found out that he had taken the essence of the Primordial Beginning, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause? It was better to just let it get away with it for now.