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

Xia Jiuyou is just a bit arrogant, but she's not a bad person at heart.

If the person on the other end was a brat, Luo Heng wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson, but he wouldn't let Xia Jiuyou off the hook; he wasn't that petty.

At Xia Jiuyou's current age, she can't even be considered a little girl; she's just a toddler.

I always sit at the same table as my little girl when we eat.

Luo Heng said seriously, "It's alright, I wouldn't stoop to the level of a little girl like her."

"As for what I'm talking about... I was originally just an ordinary person, but by chance, I was fortunate enough to learn about many things. Some of them are history, and some are... the future."

Upon hearing Luo Heng's words, Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi exchanged a glance, already believing him to be about 70-80%.

This is not because they easily trust people.

With their level of cultivation, they were already able to discern the subtle truths and falsehoods in each other's words;

Moreover, both of them are beings who have lived for thousands of years, with experiences far exceeding those of mortal dynasties. Over these long years, all their observations, knowledge, and insights have been deeply ingrained in their divine being, making ordinary lies utterly impossible to conceal.

To fabricate a story that can fool them, one must either peer into their memories without their knowledge and then address the root cause, or simply tell the truth.

This is like lying to a child by saying that he was "found" and that's it.

But if you want to deceive a sane old man who has lived through a century of life's vicissitudes, ordinary words are almost useless, unless you can come up with something "new" that is beyond his understanding—such as high technology.

Therefore, if Luo Heng were to use completely unfamiliar concepts such as "parallel universes" or "multiverse" to defend himself, the two might find it difficult to determine the truth, but they would certainly not believe him easily.

Ironically, what Luo Heng was describing was precisely the area they were most familiar with and most difficult to fake: the path of cultivation, the method of becoming an immortal, ancient emperors, forbidden zones of life, dark turmoil, and so on.

That is why they had to treat it with utmost care, and in the short span of time, they had already verified Luo Heng's account against their own knowledge—it matched perfectly, without any flaws.

Moreover, there are also secret techniques in the world of Shrouding the Heavens that can deduce heavenly secrets and predict the future. Although they are not common, these two people, with their cultivation levels, naturally have some knowledge of them.

The more one knows about such methods of divination, the more accurate the predictions become. Using Luo Heng's words as a guide, they employed secret techniques to peer into the secrets of heaven and actually managed to vaguely glimpse a few future trajectories that matched his description.

That's why the two of them had no choice but to believe it to some extent.

As for why I didn't believe it completely—

This is because they are all powerful individuals who have lived for thousands of years and experienced countless vicissitudes. Even with the evidence laid bare before them, they still harbored a final sliver of doubt.

This is not stubbornness, but rather the caution that comes with the passage of time, and the wisdom that allows those who reach the summit to survive.

Even so, Luo Heng's words deeply shocked the two of them. Silence fell once more as they pondered and deduced the situation.

After a while, seeing that their emotions were gradually calming down, Luo Heng finally broke the silence:

"Senior, I don't expect you to believe me immediately. Suppressing the chaos in the dark is a matter for the future. For now, we can start with simple cooperation and proceed step by step."

Upon hearing this, Gai Jiuyou's gaze remained calm and still as it fell upon Luo Heng's face. He slowly asked, "Why did you choose to cooperate with me?"

Luo Heng smiled and replied, "Firstly, I believe in the 'future' I see, and I also believe in your character, senior. Secondly, as far as I know, the only one most likely to attain the Dao and become an Emperor within the next two hundred years is... you, senior."

"And I am confident that I will have Emperor-level combat power within two hundred years. That is why I want to cooperate with you, senior."

He paused slightly, then frankly said, "In addition, what I cultivate is the Undying Heavenly Art of the Ruthless Great Emperor lineage."

This method requires the fusion of the essence of ten thousand different constitutions, ultimately transforming into a Chaotic Body. Even if an emperor exists in the world, a Chaotic Body can still attain enlightenment alongside them; therefore, there is no obstacle of competition for the path between juniors and seniors.

Gai Jiuyou listened quietly, then pressed, "You said we'd take it step by step... How do you plan to cooperate for this first step?"

Luo Heng suppressed his smile, his expression calm yet solemn:

"The first step is simple. While I am still weak, I need your protection. In return, you will receive a complete elixir of immortality."

"In addition, the two imperial scriptures, the Devouring Heaven Demon Art and the Undying Heaven Art, as well as several kinds of Nine Secrets, can all be shared. If necessary, the ultimate imperial weapon can also be lent out."

He looked up at Gai Jiuyou and said, word by word:

"Finally—this junior can also offer a method for...becoming an immortal."

If Gai Jiuyou was only shocked by Luo Heng's generosity when he heard the previous conditions, then when he heard the last one, he suddenly stood up, stared intently at Luo Heng, and his body trembled with excitement.

Not only Gai Jiuyou, but even Wei Yi, who was sitting on the side "watching the show," suddenly stood up and stared intently at Luo Heng.

As for Xia Jiuyou, she had been frantically trying to signal her master to agree with her eyes as soon as Luo Heng mentioned the elixir of immortality, but now that her mouth was sealed, she could only watch anxiously.

As for the final method to achieve immortality, she, being still young, didn't have a deep understanding of it.

Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi, one a quasi-emperor at the peak and the other a saint, are both close to the pinnacle of humanity.

But if you ask them whether there are immortals in the world, their answer might simply be that they don't know.

What a despairing thing it is! A person spends their whole life searching for something, only to grow old and still not be sure if that thing even exists.

This is such a sad thing.

"May I ask if there are immortals in Heaven?"

This seems to be a curse, trapping almost all cultivators in the world of Shrouding the Heavens from ancient times to the present, including even the Celestial Venerables of the mythological era, the Emperors of the Primordial Era, and the Emperors of the Desolate Era.

Almost everyone was troubled by this question; they were confused and didn't know if immortals really existed.

But today, Luo Heng firmly told them that there are immortals in the world, and that some people have already become immortals.

For the two of them, this single sentence was no less valuable than any magical elixir or divine medicine.

Gai Jiuyou stared at Luo Heng for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What if I don't agree?"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere seemed to become more serious. Wei Yi and Xia Jiuyou both turned their gazes to Luo Heng.

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng remained unfazed. He replied calmly, "If Senior Gai Jiuyou doesn't agree, then I'll be at a huge loss."

Even if you, senior, do not agree, I will still give you the method to become an immortal, the two imperial scriptures, and the nine secrets that I know.

As I said before, all I have done is to get through the darkness and turmoil two hundred years from now and to save as many people as possible.

Therefore, I will do anything that can strengthen the power to protect the common people. Of course, the premise is that it cannot affect my plans.

However, this means that the elixir of immortality cannot be given to Senior Gai.

Because on Mount Sumeru, there is a Great Saint Realm Fighting Saint Ape, who is the younger brother of the former Fighting Saint Emperor and has survived to this world through the divine source sealing method.

His lover was pierced through the body by the enemy with a divine spear and is now on the verge of death.

If Senior Gai Jiuyou refuses, then I can only use the elixir of immortality to save his lover and thus begin our cooperation. However, his cultivation level is ultimately inferior to Senior Gai Jiuyou's, which will inevitably have some impact on my plans.

Furthermore, those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts.

Although I greatly admire the Fighting Saint Ape lineage, I ultimately do not wish to entrust such an important matter to them. Therefore, I sincerely hope that Senior Gai Jiuyou will agree.

After listening to Luo Heng's words, Gai Jiuyou said expressionlessly, "Fine, then I refuse."