Covering the Heavens: Its fortune endures forever, sweeping across all heavens.

Qin Tian said in a deep voice, "If it succeeds, that would be good!"

"But what if...we fail!"

Gai Jiuyou continued, "That might give rise to the most terrible dark upheaval in the world!"

"Although my combat power has reached the level of an alternative path to enlightenment, I am still just one person. Faced with the most terrifying dark turmoil in history, it is inevitable that I will not be able to continue," Qin Tian said solemnly.

"I hope that Gai Jiuyou from nine thousand years ago will return, fight alongside me, protect me for a lifetime, and quell the chaos of darkness!" Qin Tian said resolutely.

“It is my duty to do this!” Gai Jiuyou replied firmly.

After receiving the True Dragon Elixir of Immortality, Gai Jiuyou suddenly asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll attain enlightenment before you?!"

He suffered injuries from the Great Dao, and cracks appeared in his very essence, yet he was still able to live for nine thousand years, almost on par with the ancient emperors.

Once Gai Jiuyou is reborn, proving the Dao will be just a matter of a thought.

Qin Tian exuded confidence: "Even if predecessors have proven their Dao, I can still become an emperor by treading upon all paths!"

Gai Jiuyou smiled, a fighting spirit rising in his heart: "That's perfect, I also want to experience the power of the first forbidden being in all of eternity!"

Gai Jiuyou said, "By the way, you have reserved a place for me in your Heavenly Court."

"To make up the number, the deities of the ancient Heavenly Court are all ranked together, but we, the Heavenly Court of the post-earthly era, can't have anyone placed solely in front!"

Qin Tian cupped his hands and said, "Then we'll be waiting for you, Senior!"

"By the way, when you live your second life, please conceal your aura so that you can give the Dark Sovereigns a surprise in the future!" Qin Tian said with a bright smile.

He eagerly anticipated the appearance of a group of supreme beings, no less powerful than themselves, before the Supreme Beings when they launched the Dark Turmoil.

What were their expressions like?!

Upon hearing this, Gai Jiuyou instantly understood Qin Tian's meaning, pointed at Qin Tian with his hand, and laughed, "You brat!"

An emperor hiding in the shadows poses an immeasurable danger; just look at the Immortal Emperor.

With a single move, he claimed the life of an ancient emperor, partly due to the immense power of the Undying Emperor.

But it also gives us a glimpse into just how terrifying an emperor, especially one skilled in assassination and sneak attacks, truly is.

"It seems I need to learn the ways of assassination in the mortal world!" Gai Jiuyou said casually.

Forget about chivalry with the Dark Lord, just fight!

Of course, if there is only one Dark Sovereign, he will not choose to ambush, but will fight the Sovereign one-on-one.

This was his lifelong wish: to prove that he, Gai Jiuyou, was no less than any great emperor.

However, if there are too many Dark Sovereigns, he wouldn't mind launching a sneak attack to create a glimmer of hope for the overall situation.

The True Dragon Immortality Elixir floated in Gai Jiuyou's hands.

Gai Jiuyou looked at the fruit with a complicated expression: "The hope for a second life!"

"This is an unprecedented golden age!" Gai Jiuyou tightly gripped the fruit of the True Dragon Immortal Elixir. He looked up at the universe, his imperial eyes piercing through the void, and saw the ancient star road.

There are too many young supreme beings in this world who are no less than him, and even two supreme forbidden beings who are far above him.

A hint of youthful vigor and fighting spirit emerged from Gai Jiuyou: "How could such a splendid era be without the name of Gai Jiuyou!"

After saying that, Gai Jiuyou swallowed the True Dragon Immortal Elixir Fruit. A vast amount of longevity substance surged and flowed through his entire body at that moment, cleansing his origin and everything about him!

The Dao injuries caused by the Azure Emperor's Great Dao in the past were dissolved at this moment. His Dao Fruit shook the heavens and the earth, and the Nine Netherworld Immortal Melody resounded throughout the universe. The sound of the blood flowing in his body could be clearly heard, like a rolling river surging, like a raging sea splitting the sky!

"Boom!"

Surrounded by boundless vital energy, Gai Jiuyou slowly rose to his feet. He was a young man of imposing stature, his eyes filled with astonishing brilliance, transcending the mortal world.

He possessed an unparalleled heroic bearing, with bright eyes, thick black hair that cascaded over his shoulders and back, like a celestial king reincarnated. He was so transcendent and powerful!

He is Gai Jiuyou, who has lived a second life. He is extremely powerful, with a brilliant and flawless primordial spirit. The five great secret realms are integrated into one, making him comparable to a true emperor.

This is a man of exceptional appearance and refined elegance, a remarkable man whose abilities defy description. He possesses unparalleled power; standing there, his unique aura is overwhelming, capable of suppressing the entire universe and surpassing even the gods.

His eyes were clear and bright, brimming with youthful vigor, as he declared to the heavens and earth: "I, Gai Jiuyou, have returned!"

Chapter 438 The Underworld Emperor's Plans, the Heavenly Court's Military Training, and the Intent to Conquer the Forbidden Zone

…On the other side, Qin Tian walked on the earth. His cultivation level was now almost heaven-reaching. If he wanted to advance further, he would have to go into seclusion for a hundred or two hundred years.

However, Qin Tian did not want to go into seclusion so early. He cherished every second before the path to immortality opened. Instead of seclusion and arduous cultivation, he thought of another way to make rapid progress.

His pupils reflected the brilliance of time, stirring up the space and time, like a misty, dreamlike cloud, where crystalline fragments of time danced in the endlessly variable future.

Qin Tian grasps the present, drives the development of the times, and thus indirectly controls all the variables of the future, determining the future.

Having reached this point, his power is unparalleled in the era, and his influence dominates the world. Now, he can be said to be the embodiment of the will of Heaven.

His will can influence the will of all living beings; his existence can determine the future.

As Qin Tian's thoughts change, so too will the years pass. If he wants to conquer the Underworld, the future will be filled with the flames of war. If Qin Tian wants peace, then the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths will continue to prosper until a hundred years later, when the Immortal Path will be opened!

At this moment, he was almost equivalent to an emperor; with a single thought, the fate of heaven and earth would follow his will.

"Dark turmoil is imminent!"

"It's time to train our troops!" Qin Tian said quietly.

Although their unconventional Dao-attainment level combat power is strong, they are still powerless to quell the dark turmoil.

He needs to advance another level within the next century, at least to possess the combat power of a truly flawless emperor.

This way, the damage to the myriad worlds will not be too severe. The Supreme Being can take a star and billions of living beings with a single breath. These are all his treasures!

Qin Tian sat cross-legged in the void, his eyes flashing with astonishing light: "If you want to improve, the fastest and most convenient way is simply typing!"

In the original novel, Ye Fan ascended to the position of Heavenly Emperor by virtue of his invincibility in a hundred battles. Starting from the barely passable Great Perfection Holy Body, he fought his way through the world, first defeating the Carefree Heavenly Venerable, destroying the Reincarnation Sea, and then leveling the Undying Mountain.

Step by step, they reached the pinnacle, making great progress after each battle, which perfectly suited the world of Shrouding the Heavens.

"So I also need an opponent, a powerful enough opponent, to defeat them and surpass myself!" Qin Tian's eyes were sharp, and his chest was filled with fighting spirit.

"The path to immortality has not yet been opened. There are at least three Dark Sovereigns in the Undying Mountain, and only one in the Reincarnation Sea." Qin Tian pondered seriously. Among the seven forbidden zones of the Big Dipper, the Ancient Forbidden Zone is the strongest, while the Undying Mountain and the Reincarnation Sea are tied for last place.

As for the Primordial Ancient Mine, there are multiple Supreme Beings guarding the Immortal Mausoleum, so it's not something he can provoke now.

Qin Tian pondered carefully and chose an opponent for himself.

"I think the underworld is pretty good!"

Aside from the seven forbidden zones of life in the Big Dipper constellation, the underworld can also be considered a forbidden zone of life.

Most importantly, the Underworld currently only has one Prison Suppressor Emperor, which best meets Qin Tian's needs and is also the easiest force to bully.

Moreover, there are quite a few outsiders from the Underworld residing in Chaos. They can either advance to kill the Prison King and increase their combat power, or retreat to fish and lure back the Underworld's special envoy stationed in Chaos, thus further elevating themselves in battle.

It's just amazing.

Qin Tian believed that a physique identical to that of the Great Emperor Wushi would be enough to draw out the Heavenly Nether Treasure.

Moreover, it would be better for Qin Tian to establish reincarnation and rule the Underworld sooner, returning it to its original state (the legitimate lineage of the Underworld Emperor), than for the Underworld to remain in the hands of evil people and continue to be infamous.

Of course, when attacking a forbidden zone, one cannot focus on just one aspect. In a sense, the forbidden zones are a unified whole. Especially after the continuous education by many human emperors during the ancient era, this concept of the unity of the forbidden zones has become even more deeply ingrained in people's minds.

In ancient times, let alone the concept of a single restricted area.

Those self-important supreme beings had no concept of a forbidden zone. The supreme beings who lived in the same forbidden zone made no response whatsoever when the Great Emperor came to kill another supreme being.

But as time went on, similar things happened too often, and one ancient emperor after another fell, making them wary.

The human emperor taught them a lesson with his supreme blood.

That means they had already severed themselves and were no longer the invincible supreme beings who were once the most powerful beings in the world.

Especially after the Ruthless Emperor wiped out a restricted area with a single sword strike, this vigilance reached its peak.

Therefore, in the original work, the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone repeatedly tested the Ruthless Great Emperor to see how he was doing.

The fact that a single sword strike could subdue a restricted area truly astonished all the restricted areas of the Beidou system.

Therefore, when Qin Tian attacked the Underworld, he also had to consider whether the other Supreme Beings, seeing the Underworld destroyed, would feel a sense of shared fate and join in the attack.

When designing the allocation of combat power, a certain amount of surplus is required.

Qin Tianyi issued a decree, mustered his troops, and began a large-scale military training exercise to wipe out the remnants of the Divine Court in the shortest possible time.

Chuanying and Gai Jiuyou were subsequently notified.

In response, Chuan Ying stated that no matter who attacks the underworld, he, Chuan Ying, must lend a hand.

Gai Jiuyou then responded that he had received the message and was ready to enter at any time.

There's a guarantee that Gai Jiuyou will live a second life.

Even if a supreme being emerges from the forbidden zone, or the Heavenly Emperor of the Underworld returns from beyond the chaos, Qin Tian is confident of victory.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Tian personally went to the Astrology Department of the Heavenly Court. Thousands of array masters lived there, all of whom were beings at the Saintly Path level. In other stars, these would be the founders of a sect.

But these people can only work as assistants here, sorting out the basic data of a star field.

A fat Taoist priest was busy here, using his wisdom from his previous life to unify the array diagrams of various star regions. Based on Qin Tian's Star Array, he evolved the Zhou Tian and ruled over the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

"Master, you're busy!" Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Hmph!" Duan De snorted coldly, turned his head away, and ignored Qin Tian.

In the past few days, he has come to his senses. Qin Tian's excuse to let him go back and rest was just a bluff.

As a quasi-emperor, he had long been aware of Chuan Ying's arrival, which is why he pretended to be generous and let Duan De go, allowing him to meet Chuan Ying directly when he left.

The purpose was to get him to obediently design the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array.

Seeing Duan De throwing a tantrum, Qin Tian sighed dramatically, "Oh dear, it's a pity that I'll have to dig up the Underworld Emperor's Tomb by myself."

"What a pity, what a shame!"

"Such an important moment, and not a single archaeologist of sufficient standing witnessed it!" Qin Tian repeated this sentence to Duan De on repeat.

"What a great regret in the history of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!" Qin Tian slowly walked out of the astrology department, his crisp footsteps ringing out loudly in Duan De's ears.

"The Tomb of the Underworld Emperor!" Upon hearing this, Duan De's eyes lit up, and he wanted to find Qin Tian to ask him about it.

But thinking about how Qin Tian had tricked him, he still used great willpower to control his head and not turn it.

Seeing that Duan De did not move, Qin Tian chuckled to himself and continued, "But it's strange that the tomb of the Tribulation Transcending Celestial Venerable is buried in the same place as the tomb of the Underworld Emperor."

"Could it be that the Heavenly Venerable Who Transcends Tribulation has some connection with the Underworld Emperor?"

"I wonder if the Tribulation-Crossing Celestial Venerable and the Underworld Emperor will do what the Demon Emperor did and put their ultimate imperial weapons in their tombs!" Qin Tian deliberately shouted loudly.

"A Celestial Venerable who has transcended tribulation!" Duan De's eyes lit up again and again: "And a Celestial Venerable who has transcended tribulation's imperial weapon!"

If the Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation leaves behind an ultimate imperial weapon, and it needs someone to control it once it is revived, then who else but Duan De would be the best candidate?

Duan De lost his composure for a moment and hurriedly said, "Ahem, disciple!"

"The archaeologists aren't here!"

Duan De grinned, revealing his bright white teeth, and his cold demeanor vanished as he said affectionately, "Throughout history, who can compare to your master's expertise in grave robbing and archaeology!"

"indeed!"

"However, the great tombs are all in the underworld. To excavate them, we must first deal with the underworld." Qin Tian said with a worried expression, "Although I am prepared to attack the underworld, the strength of the Heavenly Court is still somewhat inferior to that of the underworld, which has been passed down for thousands of years."

Qin Tian shouted loudly, "If only someone could deal with the Yin Gods and Yin Soldiers of the Underworld!"

Duan De's face darkened, and he instantly understood Qin Tian's purpose: he wanted him to work overtime!

But thinking of the supreme imperial weapon left behind by the Tribulation Transcending Celestial Venerable, he gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and said, "Leave it to me!"

"I will research a method specifically for the underworld."

The battle plan for conquering the underworld was personally designed by the Underworld Emperor, which can be considered a perfect match for his expertise.

After all, even though the Underworld has undergone a transformation and the Tongtian Mingbao has become the ruler of the Underworld, in essence, it still uses the ultimate rules of the Underworld Emperor.

"Then I'll trouble you, teacher, to help me think of a way to deal with the Underworld." Qin Tian asked kindly.

After Qin Tian left, Duan De was overjoyed. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Let me see what good things I buried in my past life."

"The Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation Transcending left behind an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon," Duan De thought excitedly, completely forgetting that the idea that the Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation Transcending left behind an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon was Qin Tian's speculation.

Moreover, even if the tomb of the Tribulation-Transcending Celestial Venerable truly contained his supreme imperial weapon, it wouldn't matter.

The tombs of the Tribulation-Transcending Celestial Venerable and the Underworld Emperor were all fabricated by Qin Tian; he was destined not to find them.