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

If you still find it hard to understand, you might as well imagine it this way: Luo Heng first obtained a kind of refining material, which he used to forge his own weapon for proving his Dao. Then he found the Immortal Emperor Shi Hao and asked him for help.

So, the Immortal Emperor Shi Hao casually enlightened it, elevating the artifact to the level of a saint.

Then, with such a saint-level weapon that originated from and coexisted with him, it wouldn't seem so strange that Luo Heng could defeat a powerful enemy who had passed the Ten Forbidden Slashes.

As for this situation, why has it almost never occurred in the entire world of the novel "Covering the Sky"?

This is because in the world of "Covering the Sky", the vast majority of artifacts can only be called weapons, and cannot be considered magic treasures in the traditional Xianxia world.

Most of them have relatively simple functions, focusing only on offensive power.

Even if a weakling were to manage to wield a saint's weapon, it would be difficult for them to truly rely on it to accomplish the act of killing a saint beyond their level.

Even if your attack power barely reaches a higher level, what about other aspects?

Can the defense keep up?

Is its speed comparable?

Is the strength of one's soul sufficient to withstand the backlash?

There will always be weaknesses that your weapons cannot overcome. In this situation, forcibly fighting against a higher level is tantamount to trapping yourself in a deadly predicament.

Even if one possesses an ultimate imperial weapon, the situation will be the same if it is not fully restored.

A powerful being whose realm far surpasses yours will have their own means to bypass the ultimate imperial weapon and directly take the life of the weapon's wielder.

Of course, if the Imperial Weapon were to be fully awakened, it would be a completely different story: it would be equivalent to the current emperor personally protecting it.

……

In fact, there is a similar situation to Luo Heng in the original work, which is Ye Fan controlling the Great Perfection Holy Body Gundam in battle.

Because the remains of the Great Accomplished Holy Body could enhance Ye Fan in many aspects such as attack, defense, and speed, he was able to use this to contend with the self-severed Supreme Being.

Luo Heng's "Great Luo Heaven" enhanced him more comprehensively and thoroughly than the Great Accomplished Holy Body.

If a sage were to enter the Great Luo Heaven and fight Luo Heng, then Luo Heng would be a true sage.

Of course, at present, Luo Heng is only projecting and superimposing a corner of the Great Luo Heaven onto the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, without revealing its true power. Therefore, the current increase in combat power of Emperor Huang Zengtian is roughly limited to the Dragon Transformation Realm.

Moreover, this "Great Luo Heaven" can truly be considered part of Luo Heng's own strength, because it is a power that grows along with Luo Heng's strength.

In contrast, the Great Perfection Holy Body Gundam that Ye Fan controlled was ultimately an external object, which is another difference between the two.

This is why Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi remained calm and composed throughout. With their level of understanding, they had already seen through the true nature of this battle beneath its surface.

……

A day later, in the same late night, Luo Heng and his group quietly left the Chixia mining area and set off again to search for the old site of Yaochi.

On a desolate wasteland, Xia Jiuyou finally couldn't help but ask:

"I can understand the holy light that filled the sky just now, but what about that music?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng's face lit up with pride. He casually pulled out the Immortal Exquisite Coin and explained:

"You wouldn't believe it, would you? The music that this fairy spirit emits isn't fixed—it will emit music of a certain style depending on the type of elemental energy you inject into it."

"If you infuse it with fire elemental energy, it becomes passionate and exuberant; if you infuse it with ice elemental energy, it becomes cold and deadly; if you infuse it with light elemental energy—"

As he spoke, Luo Heng infused a wisp of light-attribute primordial energy into Xian Linglong. The sacred, ethereal, and majestic music once again resounded.

Xia Jiuyou rolled her eyes after reading this: "So... you were secretly playing music for yourself while you were fighting just now?"

Luo Heng nodded smugly: "That's right. What expert doesn't have their own background music when they make their entrance?"

Xia Jiuyou was utterly speechless, and couldn't help but roll her eyes again, too lazy to pay any more attention to him.

Meanwhile, the Black Emperor beside him looked up at the moon, then surveyed the blood-red wasteland, and couldn't help but murmur:

"Something's not right... The former site of Yaochi should have been a beautiful, lush, and verdant place, right here in this area. Where did it go?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than several white figures suddenly appeared on the distant horizon and soared into the sky.

"Flying Immortals from Yaochi!" Two divine lights shot out from the big black dog's eyes. "It seems we've come to the right place. We must find the sealed Yaochi site. I want to see why they left back then."

The night in the northern region was bitterly cold, and the moonlight was pale and clear. On the horizon, a few white figures floated ethereally, like immortals riding the wind, their light flickering uncertainly.

"What is that?" Xia Jiuyou asked curiously.

"Flying immortals from Yaochi," the Black Emperor replied, and seeing that the other party was still puzzled, he added, "It's hard to explain. Legend has it that Yaochi is an ancient site where flying immortals occasionally appear on moonlit nights. Some say it's an ancient remnant, a replay of old scenes from the past."

Having said that, it said no more and began searching around. However, there was nothing but sand and stones on the empty ground, and it found nothing until late into the night.

Luo Heng looked at the Black Emperor ransacking the place, sighed helplessly, and turned to Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi, saying:

"Seniors, we should be close to here. Could you two please help us find an ancient well nearby?"

Upon hearing this, Black Emperor, who was digging a pit in the distance, immediately ran back, staring at Luo Heng in astonishment:

"Woof! You actually know where the entrance is, huh?"

Luo Heng ignored it and looked at Gai Jiuyou and Wei Yi.

The two closed their eyes slightly and then looked in a certain direction at the same time.

The next moment, everyone felt a fluctuation in the space around them, and when they regained their senses, they found themselves in a field of red sand. The clear moonlight shone down, gilding the red sand with a magnificent glow.

Upon arriving here, even Luo Heng's spiritual senses detected something amiss.

He waved his hand, and a beam of holy light swept across the area. The red sand swirled up, revealing a large pit in the ground. In the center was a well made of ancient jade, its opening sealed by a large stone.

"This is it! Time is merciless; even this well has been buried by sandstorms." Black Emperor excitedly rushed forward to take a closer look.

The wellhead was constantly absorbing moonlight, and the whole thing was radiating a cold aura like ice.

"The ancient land of Yaochi is truly extraordinary. Even though it is sealed, it can still absorb and release the essence of the sun and moon on its own." Wei Yi couldn't help but admire it upon seeing this.

Black Emperor lifted the sealing stone, revealing the bottomless well opening.

"Are you sure... this well really leads to Yaochi?" Xia Jiuyou looked at the Black Emperor with suspicion.

"It should be... about right." Black Emperor's tone was somewhat hesitant.

"What do you mean by 'almost'? Did you even go in there? This well is so deep, who knows where it leads!" Xia Jiuyou pressed on, dissatisfied.

Seeing that the man and the dog were about to start arguing again, Luo Heng rolled his eyes, took out a thumb-sized piece of divine source from his storage bracelet, and casually tossed it into the well.

A dark shadow flashed—the large black dog had already leaped into the air and snatched the divine source. Before the dog's face could even show any joy, it suddenly froze, turning into terror.

"Waaaaah—!!"

With a short, startled howl, Black King flailed its four claws in the air a few times before finally plunging straight into the bottomless ancient well with a "whoosh."