Covering the Sky: I am the King of Men, and I rule over the rise and fall of all heavens.

Chapter 26 Jiang Bai's Generosity

Even if one cannot attain enlightenment, living a few more years is still a good thing.

Especially for the old guys who have sealed themselves in the Divine Source, they want to regain their youth and improve their cultivation to a higher level.

Therefore, for an emperor like Jiang Bai who directly demonstrated his "second life" to the entire universe, the old guys chose to offer him their utmost respect and... a little bit of their essence.

"Great King, you must live longer and study more ways of living so that we may also benefit from it."

On Mount Sumeru, Jiang Bai heard the simple prayers of all living beings through the power of faith, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

Good news! All beings wish for my long life and continuously offer me pure faith and the source of life.

This behavior, which did not involve any "transactions," gave Jiang Bai the feeling that he was a streamer receiving tips.

The bad news is that the reason why all living beings want me to live longer is so that I can create more methods of immortality that they can also use.

After some thought, Jiang Bai decided to grant the requests of all beings.

After all, the universe is vast and boundless, with ancient planets teeming with life, countless beings, and geniuses emerging one after another like fish crossing a river.

When the wisdom of these people is accumulated, some novel ideas will always emerge.

Perhaps they too can discover some path to immortality, the method of Nirvana.

Just like that old god of the gods in the original work, who survived from the late years of the Azure Emperor until the era of Ye Fan, if his method were used on the Great Emperor, he might be able to complete a transformation in a life-or-death crisis.

There is also the Nirvana method of the Golden Crow Emperor, which is not essentially a direct transformation into a new life, but a Nirvana completed with the help of external forces.

On this day, the statues of the King of Men located throughout the universe radiated boundless light.

Jiang Bai's faith emerged in the starry sky, shining brightly.

The people were puzzled. What was going on? Was the King about to make a big move?
Some of the old monsters got excited, wondering if he was about to give a sermon.

"The power of faith is infinitely wondrous; even before the age of mythology, some people used it to achieve immortality."

"After tens of thousands of years of research, I also used it to transform into a chaotic body and live out my third life in one fell swoop."

"Today I will explain to all beings the results of my research on the power of faith, so that they may take another step on the path to longevity, even if it is only to extend their lives by a few hundred years, or to live a few more years."

Upon hearing Jiang Bai's voice, all living beings in the universe knelt down with a thud, kowtowing frantically, "Good man! Human King, you are such a good man!"

Countless streams of faith converged on Jiang Bai, causing his divine power to surge dramatically. His silver armor became even more terrifying, just one final leap away from becoming a celestial artifact.

Throughout the universe, Jiang Bai's voice continued to resound, and his understanding of the power of faith also reached the ears of all living beings.

"When practicing spirituality through the power of faith, one must be sincere, not just take, but also give back to all beings."

Jiang Bai also appropriately used the voice of the Great Dao to depict the scene of Bodhisattva Shijue giving back to the Western Desert with his own body.

"The power of faith has infinite uses. With it, one can evolve endless possibilities, create new physiques, live a new life, create a faith clone to walk in the outside world, and even create a supreme immortal land in the mortal world."

……….

The preaching lasted for a full year, during which Jiang Bai sincerely shared with all beings in the universe the wondrous applications of the power of faith.

Finally, I wish to explore the path to immortality with all living beings.

"You can trade your research and exploration of the path to immortality with me. Any method of immortality or life extension is acceptable."

"I will also guide you through your confusion."

"The forbidden secret techniques I developed with the power of faith, and my research on living out a 'second life' on my own, can also be traded to you."

"We can make progress together simply by exchanging equivalent values."

Jiang Bai's voice resounded throughout the universe. Shortly afterward, the power of faith in the galaxy dissipated, and the statue of the Human King lost its light once more.

On Mount Sumeru, Jiang Bai took out the divine metal he had collected, refined it, activated its properties, and fused it with the silver armor.

This will allow the silver armor to possess more divine metal attributes, accelerating its transformation.

On the desolate edge of the universe, beyond the pitch-black chaotic sea, a young man, after the statue of the Human King before him completely vanished without a sound, headed towards the chaotic sea behind him.

Use a special incantation to open a passage and step into the primordial mine hidden here.

Soon, the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zone learned of Jiang Bai's sermon. "The Human King has impressive cultivation," a sigh echoed from within the ancient mine.

A moment later, a rune flew out and went straight to the young man.

"Take this item and make a deal with the King of Men in exchange for the forbidden secret technique he developed based on the power of faith."

The young man was shocked. "Aren't you afraid he'll find his way here through the channel of faith?"

In the tech world, beating you up through the internet is just empty talk, but in the cultivation world, it's actually possible.

"Don't worry, his last words were not addressed to all living beings, but to us."

"Although a collision is inevitable in the future, it does not affect the current covert transactions."

The young man left respectfully.

Not long after, on Mount Sumeru, Jiang Bai obtained a copy of the longevity path experience for researching the "second life," and a smile appeared on his lips.

Very well, the Supreme Ruler of the Forbidden Zone isn't stupid.

Jiang Bai also handed over the Faith Power Health Preservation Method to the other party without hesitation.

"Sleep for a while longer, get your body back in better shape, boost your confidence, and hopefully make further progress in your cultivation."

"Only then can I reap better results."

The situation turned out even better than Jiang Bai had anticipated. Various races in the universe had previously researched methods for achieving immortality.

Examples include the famous practice of raising corpses in mythological times, imitating the phoenix to undergo nirvana, and reversing oneself into a holy spirit.

Furthermore, because the universe is so vast, there are so many powerful races and so many geniuses, many people in the past have lived a second life.

After all, even the lowest probability events will keep occurring when the base number is large enough.

Some people who live a second life are from powerful races in the universe. They have left behind their experiences, which are now being used by later generations to exchange with Jiang Bai.

Amidst the grand spectacle of this transaction, Jiang Bai quickly received a steady stream of experiences on how to live a second life.

This has also led to a number of real-life examples of people living out their second life.

Not many, only twenty or thirty people.

But Jiang Bai was also very satisfied. He observed "them" closely and preached to them, extended their lives, and cultivated their spiritual practice during the research.

Jiang Bai summarized the experience of these people who lived a second life, which was... no experience.

Some people are prodigies in their youth, but suffer setbacks in their young adulthood and live a muddled life. They should have died at the age of several thousand, but they live a second life on the verge of death.

Some people survive in battle, simply because they held firm to their beliefs and did not want to die.

Some people accidentally obtained a portion of the scriptures of the Celestial Venerable of Nirvana and discovered some clues about Nirvana and rebirth.

……….

The last one was the one that surprised Jiang Bai the most.

"Yes, how could I have forgotten the legacy of the Celestial Venerable of Nirvana?"

The Celestial Venerable of Annihilation, one of the Nine Celestial Venerables, does not display his strength in the original work, but his true strength is absolutely terrifying.

The most significant manifestation of this is that he obtained the Tu Fei he inherited.

Under the guidance of a great holy old woman, Tu Fei practiced the scriptures of the Heavenly Venerable of Nirvana, successfully achieved Nirvana, and was born into a new life.

Having been reborn, Tu Fei's cultivation level was reset. What was originally just a decent level of cultivation became unparalleled after his rebirth, allowing him to cultivate all the way to the Quasi-Emperor level without having to fight bloody battles.

Extremely outrageous.

Moreover, each time one is annihilated, one is truly reborn.

"In other words, the Celestial Venerable of Nirvana has summarized the method of 'living a second life'."

(End of this chapter)