In the world of "Covering the Sky": An Analysis of the Ancient Sacred Body at the Start

Longhu Mountain, shaped like a dragon coiled and a tiger crouching, is majestic and precipitous, with overlapping peaks. It appears as if a dragon is leaping and a tiger is pouncing, shaking off the dust and sending up purple clouds.

Over thousands of years, through periods of rise and fall, Longhu Mountain has been recognized as the foremost Taoist mountain, its birthplace, and a prominent ancestral temple.

When talking about the Taoist lineage, one must mention Laozi and Zhuangzi from the pre-Qin period, but its origins are even more ancient, dating back to the ancient times.

The Dao has existed since ancient times, and the Huang-Lao school of thought expounded on it, with numerous and profound classic texts. Later generations revered the Yellow Emperor and Lao Tzu as the founders of Daoism.

Taoism existed long ago, but it emerged relatively late as a true organization. The rise of the Celestial Masters sect and the establishment of Longhu Mountain as its ancestral temple were landmark events.

Over the thousands of years of rise and fall, Taoism gave rise to hundreds of sects, which were interdependent, symbiotic, and even opposed to each other, and there was never a time of unity.

Throughout history, Taoism has experienced many ups and downs, but it can be broadly divided into two major schools: one is the Quanzhen School, which focuses on internal alchemy and rose to prominence in the north.

Secondly, there is the Zhengyi sect, which focuses on talismans and seals. Its ancestral home is Longhu Mountain, and it occupies half of the Taoist world. At the same time, its origin is also the beginning of the organized Taoism.

"The last time I came to Longhu Mountain was several years ago. I wanted to become a disciple of Longhu Mountain, but no one paid any attention to me. Now that I'm back, I'm already a cultivator at the Divine Bridge Realm..."

Yu Yi did not come to Longhu Mountain to become a disciple, but to seek an opportunity. His target was the cliff tombs of Longhu Mountain.

Those who have read the novel "Covering the Sky" know that beneath the cliff tomb on Longhu Mountain, there are branches of the immortal divine tree and ginseng fruit tree left by the quasi-emperor Rong Chengzi.

Although the branches of the ginseng fruit tree have been contaminated by death energy and can no longer be used as medicine, they can still be used for other purposes, after all, they are branches of an immortal tree.

Most importantly, the cultivator in charge of guarding this place, a Dao-Slaying King, had already passed away.

Moreover, there was no killing formation under the cliff tomb, which meant there was no danger to life. That was why Yu Yi chose to try his luck here.

"Finally found it..."

Based on the description in the novel, Yu Yi quickly found a large crack under the cliff tomb, which was the entrance to the real tomb.

Yu Yi was extremely cautious on his journey, after all, there were still cultivators in Longhu Mountain, but they lived in seclusion in the ancient inner mountain, detached from worldly affairs.

Fortunately, the journey was uneventful, and they did not encounter any cultivators from Longhu Mountain. They successfully found the entrance to the cemetery.

As for the so-called ancient inner mountain, it is a secluded place like the Kunlun Mountain, a place where immortals were made, almost like a secret realm, and almost completely isolated from the secular world.

After passing through the great crevice, it felt like entering another world, with vast, verdant mountains and numerous dragon-shaped peaks, exuding an aura of grandeur and desolation.

"This must be the Dao-Slaying King mentioned in the novel, the one who guards the cemetery..."

At the entrance, Yu Yi saw a corpse dressed in a Taoist robe. It had been dead for hundreds of years, and its body was still intact. It was sitting cross-legged on a rock.

Below the rock, there were several lines of characters in the bird-script script of the pre-Qin period. Although Yu Yi did not recognize them, he had read novels and naturally knew what they meant.

The gist is that this person guarded the forbidden area for two thousand years, but due to a great change in the world, the primordial essence of heaven and earth dried up, and no successor has been found for a long time...

Yu Yi stepped over the corpses and continued to venture deeper. Soon he saw thousands of hanging coffins, densely packed together. At the deepest part was a jade coffin, emitting a faint light.

Above the jade coffin floated a branch, shimmering with green light, fresh and tender, with a fragrant aroma. It was the branch of the Immortal Divine Tree, the Ginseng Fruit Tree.

The branches are as thick as a child's arm and over a meter long, carved like green agate, translucent and radiant, and also emit a faint fragrance.

However, taking the branch is not so easy. Although there is no killing formation set up here, the terrain is cleverly used to create a situation that makes it impossible for people to get close.

"The Yin-Yang Mirror, it's up to you!"

Although Yu Yi was only at the Divine Bridge Realm, and the power of the Yin-Yang Mirror was limited, its status was extremely high because it had incorporated the remnants of the system.

Even a supreme-level curse can be resisted by the Yin-Yang Mirror, so it should be fine to block the pressure of the terrain and let him get closer to the branches.

Just as Yu Yi had guessed, under the protection of the Yin-Yang Mirror, he easily approached the jade coffin and reached out to grab the branches of the ginseng fruit tree.

However, just as Yu Yi grasped the branch and held it in his hand, in that instant, he felt a chill run through his body, almost freezing him solid; it was too cold and icy.

The ginseng fruit tree branches, which appear lush and verdant like jade hearts, exude a chilling cold that most people cannot bear.

Fortunately, Yu Yi now possesses the Ancient Sacred Body, with blood and qi as vast as the sea, extremely strong and yang; otherwise, he would have been frozen solid in that instant.

That chilling aura didn't originate from the branches of the ginseng fruit tree itself, but rather from the absorption of too much death energy.

It is precisely because of that terrifying death aura that the branches cannot be used in medicine. Although the branches still have longevity benefits, ordinary people are simply not fortunate enough to enjoy them.

"receive!"

With a thought, Yu Yi put the branch into the Yin-Yang Mirror, and only then did he breathe a long sigh of relief.

Yu Yi continued deeper into the second winding and intertwined mountain range, where he saw a large fissure containing numerous ancient hanging coffins.

Although it is far less than the first place, it is still amazing enough, and most importantly, it has one thing in common: there is also a jade coffin at the deepest part.

On that jade coffin, there was also a glistening ginseng fruit branch, floating on the coffin lid, emitting a fragrance that could be smelled from a distance.

Following the same method, Yu Yi successfully removed the branches from the jade coffin, and then continued deeper into the third large crevice, entering the third Dragon Mountain.

As expected, the third Dragon Mountain also contained many ancient hanging coffins, with a jade coffin and a branch of a ginseng fruit tree at the deepest part.

Yu Yi crossed eight mountains in this way, collecting eight branches of ginseng fruit trees. At the eighth mountain, Dragon Mountain, he saw a pure white jade tablet.

There are some characters inscribed on the stele, but they are in oracle bone script. The gist of the inscription is that the disciple was buried here to accompany him.

"We won't go to the ninth Dragon Mountain. We've already made the trip worthwhile by getting eight ginseng fruit tree branches. The most important thing in life is to know how to be content."

The main problem was that the Ninth Dragon Mountain was dangerous. In the novel, Ye Fan and his companions were attacked as soon as they entered the Ninth Dragon Mountain, so Yu Yi dared not risk his life.

Gods have been born on the ninth Dragon Mountain, and dragon scales have even grown on its body. In the future, it may even transform into a real dragon, and those who approach it will be attacked by the Dragon Mountain.

In addition, deep within the ninth Dragon Mountain, there is a group of flying yakshas. The corpses in those hanging coffins have all turned into zombies, and Yu Yi can't withstand them now.

So, it's best to know when to stop! One shouldn't be too greedy, or one will surely end up in a miserable state.