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

In the original story, no matter which emperor's corpse becomes sentient, it will inherit the emperor's body and possess a physical body comparable to that of the ancient emperors.

But Duan De was different; in every life he lived, he was just like an ordinary person.

This is very strange.

The only explanation is that Duan De used some method to actively seal his physical constitution, which allowed him to cultivate again in the form of a mortal in every lifetime until he attained enlightenment.

What is this method?

Luo Heng has now figured it out—it is the celestial artifact, the Heavenly Nether Treasure.

This is a sacred artifact left behind by the Underworld Lord, a true celestial artifact. Only something like this could seal Duan De's own corpse.

However, this seal takes the form of a curse.

Duan De left himself a curse specifically targeting his physical body within the celestial artifact, the Tongtian Mingbao.

However, this celestial artifact later fell into the hands of other supreme beings in the underworld. During their research on it, they discovered this ability and further developed and applied it, which led to the later curses against the Great Accomplished Holy Body and the Source Celestial Master.

If the curses were truly invented by the underworld itself, why didn't they target the soul, but instead targeted the physical body?

They target the soul directly; destroying it means total death, and you can still get a complete physical body for free. But they deliberately choose to attack the physical body.

As a result, whether it was the Great Accomplished Holy Body in his later years or the Yuan Tian Master who was exhausted, he could still rely on his willpower to persevere.

That doesn't make sense.

It's important to understand that the curse's strength is ridiculously high; even the Ruthless Great Emperor, who has lived four or five lifetimes, couldn't completely remove it. Yet, its actual destructive power is disproportionately low.

It can withstand even the Great Accomplished Holy Body and the Source Celestial Master.

The only explanation is that this ability is not an original ability of the Underworld; its source lies with Duan De.

After obtaining the Heavenly Treasure, the Underworld made some modifications to the original curse, resulting in a monstrosity with extremely high authority but limited damage.

The part of this curse that was actually used to harm people was added later by the group of self-severing supreme beings in the underworld.

After listening to Luo Heng's analysis, Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi exchanged a glance and slowly nodded.

Everyone thought Luo Heng's speculation was reasonable.

……

Luo Heng looked at the blood in the cauldron with a face full of joy. However, after sensing the state of Da Luo Tian, ​​he felt a pang of heartache.

His attack just now directly utilized the very essence of the Great Luo Heaven—the genuine power of the world, a power that can be described as omnipotent.

In just one move, Da Luo Tian plummeted from the sixth level of the Saint Realm to the fifth level.

But looking at the blood in the cauldron, he smiled again. If he could refine a drop of Duan De's imperial blood for the Great Luo Heaven, it should be able to make up for most of the losses.

Luo Heng wasn't stingy this time either, dividing the nine drops of imperial blood into three portions: five drops for himself, and two drops each for Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi.

The two old men initially declined, saying that the blood was provided by him, the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron was his creation, and the Great Luo Heaven that isolated the immortal artifact was also his. He had contributed the most, and they only needed to take a drop.

After much persuasion, Luo Heng finally managed to get each of them to accept two drops.

Watching the two figures leave Da Luo Tian, ​​Luo Heng's face was full of joy.

Why was he so generous this time? Firstly, he might have to bleed these two elders dry in the future, so giving them some now is like letting them replenish themselves.

Secondly, the blood of the Heavenly Venerable who transcends tribulation can be mass-produced.

"Duan De, oh Duan De, where are you?"

Luo Heng stared at the five drops of blood remaining in the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron, muttering to himself with deep affection, as if he were reminiscing about a long-lost lover.

— Duan De, who was digging a pit somewhere unknown underground, sneezed again.

Luo Heng stared at the five drops of imperial blood in the cauldron and began to ponder: If I use the blood of four great emperors and five saints to perform the Other Shore Transformation... hehe, then who would dare to compete with me in terms of abundant origin or physical strength?

Thinking of this, his expression suddenly changed, and he raised his hand to slap himself: "Are you an idiot! How could you forget that Easter egg?!"

After berating himself, Luo Heng immediately left the Great Luo Heaven and hurried out. He hadn't gone far from the Refining Hall when he spotted Weiwei.

He called Weiwei over: "Weiwei, I need your help with something important. You're the only one in the entire Yaoguang who can handle this."

Upon hearing this, Weiwei straightened her expression and waited quietly.

"Spread the word for me—say that beneath our Yao Guang Holy Land lies the great tomb of a Celestial Venerable who transcended tribulation in the mythological era, and that Yao Guang was able to rise because of this. Hmm, try to make it sound true, so that no one can tell it's fake at a glance."

Weiwei looked bewildered after hearing this, and hesitated for a moment: "Holy Son, I can handle this matter, but it may take a lot of time."

Luo Heng was taken aback: "What? It's just sending a message, and it takes so long?"

Weiwei couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "Holy Son, I only entered Yao Guang a year or two earlier than you, and I don't have many connections here. If it's just about spreading news casually, it's not difficult. But to make the news sound true, it requires professionals and a lot of manpower, so I naturally can't do it quickly."

Luo Heng frowned.

Seeing this, Weiwei tentatively suggested, "Why don't you... go find the Holy Lord? He should be able to arrange this."

"Holy Lord..." Luo Heng murmured repeatedly, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

He had caught a glimpse of a white-clad figure passing by in the distance out of the corner of his eye. He quickly ran over and stopped the person.

"Yao Xi! I need your help with something important. You're the only one in the entire Yao Guang who can handle this."

Hearing this, Weiwei, who was still standing not far away, couldn't help but roll her eyes, glared at Luo Heng's back, and stormed off.

Luo Heng ignored what was behind him and looked at Yao Xi with anticipation.

For some reason, he subconsciously felt that Yao Xi was the right person to use for this kind of scheme. Just look at her face and her charm, she was sure she could get it done.

Yao Xi felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, took a step back, and then, as if remembering something, a smile appeared on her lips:

"Holy Son Luo Heng, it's not impossible for me to help you. But you have to destroy that video recording first."

Luo Heng hesitated for a second, then nodded.

"Then I'll trouble you, Holy Son, to destroy it first," Yao Xi said unhurriedly. "Otherwise, what if I've finished my business and then go back on my word?"

Luo Heng immediately exploded: "Am I the kind of person who goes back on their word?"

Yao Xi didn't speak, but smiled at him.

Luo Heng had no choice but to take out his phone, find the video, and delete it in front of Yao Xi.

Yao Xi looked at it, still dissatisfied: "Holy Son, I don't know much about this stuff from your hometown. How about... we just smash it?"

Luo Heng's face twitched with pain as he glared at Yao Xi with hatred. Finally, he gritted his teeth and squeezed the phone so hard that it crumbled into a pile of scrap metal, shattering glass shards all over the floor.

Yao Xi nodded in satisfaction and asked him what he needed to do.

Luo Heng repeated his request. Although Yao Xi's expression was strange, she still nodded in agreement.

As soon as everyone left, Luo Heng immediately squatted down, picked up all the broken pieces of the phone, put them away, and then dashed off to Wei Yi's courtyard, muttering to himself:

"Pah! You little hen, you think you can fight me?"