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

Chapter 88 The Deceptive Void

Before leaving the ancient star Gouchen, Jiang Bai passed on the new source technique he had been researching, which he didn't know if it was a field technique.

And it was given a very good name, Lianshan Guicang.

The former observes the changes in mountains, rivers, and all things, while the latter can perceive mountains, rivers, and all things, adapt to them, and hone oneself.

If one can master them, one can not only use formations to imitate treasure lands and deadly places.

But that depends on individual talent.

The reason Jiang Bai passed it down was more to make it easier for all beings in the universe to comprehend the Daoist essence of this precious land.

Five thousand years have passed, and thirty-six more sacred sites imbued with Taoist charm have appeared in the universe.

Jiang Bai originally only had a dozen or so stone carvings of Daoist principles; the rest were collected and given to him by various powerful clans and lineages throughout the universe.

From the perspective of all beings in the universe, the Human King is giving them benefits, so they must behave accordingly.

Jiang Bai also entrusted the task of protecting the Daoist treasure land to the races and lineages that contributed the stone carvings, with the only requirement being that it be open, open, open.

As for Jiang Bai's own Daoist stone carvings, the guardians were all personally selected by him, and most of them belonged to the Daoist lineage of the human race.

This can be considered a benefit for the human race.

Standing in the starry sky, looking at the thirty-six Daoist treasure lands scattered across the land, Jiang Bai felt a strong urge to connect them with an array.

Without hesitation, Jiang Bai set up arrays in the starry sky, using the Milky Way as a conduit to connect them. He then infused them with boundless power of faith, so that even if the galaxy shattered and the great stars collapsed, a river of faith would still flow.

After the thirty-six Daoist treasure lands, each representing a different attribute and a different Dao, were connected and began to operate, those who guarded and comprehended these treasure lands heard sounds such as the roar of dragons, the cry of phoenixes, the howl of white tigers, the low growl of black tortoises, and the low chanting of immortals.

The confusion I had been experiencing during my contemplation vanished instantly, and the path ahead became crystal clear.

People speculated that Jiang Bai had done something again, and they all cast their grateful faith in Jiang Bai.

Since the appearance of the Human King, life in the universe has gotten better day by day.

Jiang Bai sat cross-legged in the starry sky, gazing at the thirty-six Great Daos being nurtured within the earth-shattering array based on the thirty-six Daoist treasure lands, his expression momentarily dazed.

Upon regaining consciousness, Jiang Bai immediately returned to the Divine Land World, entered the Human King's Palace, and sat cross-legged under the Bodhi tree.

The completion of the grand formation allowed Jiang Bai to discover two new cultivation paths: the Secret Realm Technique and the Elixir Technique.

His rebirth allowed him to replenish the foundation of the Immortal Golden Core. He also wanted to push the two new Dao Fruits he had cultivated, the Secret Realm Method and the Pill Method, to the level of the Immortal Golden Core, and then combine them to break through.

But how do we push this forward?
With the immortal golden elixir in hand, Jiang Bai's lifespan and physical body have already been refined to their limits, so he doesn't need to walk the path of immortality in the mortal world.

Are we just going to let time wear us down? That's what Jiang Bai doesn't want to do.

He wanted to quickly become a Celestial King, enter the Celestial Realm, and see the splendor of the heavens.

This is also an important reason why Jiangbai comprehends the Taoist spirit in the stone carvings and creates a Taoist treasure land.

At the very moment the Daoist Rhyme Array was completed, Jiang Bai witnessed the array connecting and mutually reinforcing each other, and the Dao flourishing in the Daoist Rhyme Treasure Land.

At that moment, Jiang Bai found a way to make the two new Dao Fruits, Secret Realm Method and Pill Method, grow.

Imitating the Daoist Grand Array, Jiang Bai began to inscribe the grand array within his body, using his own blood as rivers, his bones as mountains and rivers, his flesh and blood as the foundation, and his life essence as the nourishment of the Great Dao.

The grand formation connects the secret realm's Dao Fruits, the Pill Dao Fruits, and the Immortal Golden Core, allowing them to communicate with each other and grow together.

“But something’s not right.” Jiang Bai frowned slightly as he looked at the two Dao Fruits that were flourishing under the control of the Immortal Golden Core.

Jiang Bai found the new Dao Fruit of the Pill Technique particularly displeasing, especially after seeing it frantically absorb the power of the Immortal Golden Core. After a moment's thought, Jiang Bai decisively ground it up and integrated it into the Immortal Golden Core, thus allowing the Pill Technique cultivation within his body to be governed by the Immortal Golden Core.

Jiang Bai's aura weakened for a moment, but he felt a sense of relief. Looking into his body again, he saw that the Secret Realm Dao Fruit was growing even faster.

Jiang Bai then inscribed another great array to sever the connection between the Secret Realm Dao Fruit and the Immortal Golden Core, ensuring that the array inscribed within his body only nourished the Secret Realm Dao Fruit.

As a result, the growth of the Secret Realm Dao Fruit was slower, but more stable.

With a thud, the Immortal Golden Core began to pulsate. Jiang Bai focused his attention and observed, only to see a figure emerge from within the Immortal Golden Core.

That figure absorbed the power of the Immortal Golden Core—no, it was through the Immortal Golden Core that everything within Jiang Bai's body was being condensed.

Jiang Bai smiled. He had found the path to a higher realm and the method for the next stage of alchemy cultivation.

"It's all so effortless." Jiang Bai was in a good mood, feeling that his luck had improved a lot recently.

"This junior, Void, requests an audience with the Human King." A calm voice, carrying the power of faith, passed through the statue of the Human King and reached Jiang Bai.

A look of surprise flashed in Jiang Bai's eyes. The void, so soon it's his era?
After a quick calculation, Jiang Bai suddenly realized that several thousand years had passed. The suppression of the Great Dao had ended, and a new battle for the imperial throne had begun and had already passed for some time.

…………

On a nameless planet, in the middle of a desert, before a somewhat dilapidated statue of a human king, an ordinary-looking Void stood respectfully.

Jiang Bai stepped out of the statue of the Human King, looking around in confusion. He never expected that such a desolate place would contain a statue of the Human King that would be fought over by people outside.

Putting aside his doubts, Jiang Bai looked into the void.

He was of average height and had an ordinary face. He lacked any sharp or imposing presence and looked just like any other passerby.

Upon seeing Jiang Bai's figure, Xu Kong was greatly shocked. He never expected that he could actually get Jiang Bai to personally descend.

"What is it?" Jiang Bai asked.

"This junior wishes to ask the King of Men to create a sacred land imbued with Daoist charm." Xu Kong produced a stone carving.

Upon seeing the stone carving, Jiang Bai's pupils constricted sharply. It exuded the Daoist charm of space and time, and a peculiar creature was carved on it.

"Could this be a cricket?" Jiang Bai murmured to himself, mainly because he didn't recognize it.

Jiang Bai glanced at the void again, nodded, and agreed.

Void breathed a sigh of relief and said that the treasure land was also located in this desert.

"You must have a family, why not place this treasure land within your family?" Jiang Bai asked, somewhat puzzled.

Void remained expressionless and said softly, "I want to govern this desert."

Jiang Bai chuckled and couldn't help but tease, "Looks like you're in for a beating."

Instead of choosing a good place for cultivation, they picked a desert for their family. This is definitely a disaster for the family.

On one hand, there's a sacred place for cultivation; on the other, a treasure land imbued with Taoist charm. It's truly a dilemma.

“It’s alright. In a few years, they won’t be able to defeat me. I can take the lead in governing this place and then relocate them,” Void said calmly.

But it aligns perfectly with the rules of cultivation: the strong become kings, the weak are reduced to dust.

(End of this chapter)