Chapter 628: Truly Entering the Immortal Dao Realm! The First to Shake the Northern Dipper

Leave the hiding place.

After putting distance between themselves and the hiding spot, Ye Hei and Pang Bo and the others simultaneously turned to look in the direction they had just left.

Across the sky, colorful auroras with shimmering light frequently streaked across the heavens.

Clearly, Luo Fu’s creation of the Luo Tian Fa had caused such a profound disturbance to the world’s Dao that it could not be easily concealed.

No.

More accurately, it was utterly impossible to hide.

This wasn’t just a husky mixing in with a pack of wolves—it was like a silverback gorilla suddenly appearing among a group of frogs; the species were utterly different. How could it possibly be hidden?

After leaving the hiding place, Ye Hei and Pang Bo both realized: Luo Fu, who had embarked upon his own path, was now diverging completely from cultivators of the Cover Heaven Method, as if evolving into two entirely different species.

Different cultivation paths do not necessarily lead to different endpoints.

On the contrary, the Great Dao leads to the same destination, regardless of the path taken.

To some extent, Luo Fu’s Luo Tian Fa and the Cover Heaven Method were like two travelers starting from the same point, heading toward the same destination, yet choosing entirely different routes.

But before reaching the true endpoint, the distance between them would only grow ever wider.

And this growing distance would make mainstream Cover Heaven Method cultivators view Luo Fu as a monstrous aberration wearing human skin.

Having understood this, Ye Hei, Pang Bo, and the others knew that continuing to associate with Luo Fu would only become a mutual burden.

Taking one last long look in Luo Fu’s direction, Ye Hei said: “Pang Bo, although Old Luo has forged his own path, if he ever runs into trouble in the future, we absolutely cannot stand idly by.”

Pang Bo nodded vigorously and said: “Of course—but… do Itachi really think Old Luo can survive this crisis?” His face betrayed growing concern.

Simply by distancing himself from their former hiding spot, Pang Bo had felt acutely just how immense the trouble Luo Fu was about to face.

To say the whole world had become his enemy was no exaggeration.

The dazzling auroras streaking across the sky were like fireworks in the night.

One could imagine how many cultivators had gathered here now.

Not all these cultivators necessarily held ill will toward Luo Fu, but the moment he appeared, he would likely be plunged into utter isolation with no allies.

Under these circumstances, could Luo Fu truly escape unscathed?

Pang Bo’s anxiety stemmed from the fact that he had learned too many ancient secrets from Luo Fu, which had distorted his perception of reality.

In the ancient secrets Luo Fu had revealed, every mention involved powerful figures who had achieved Dao Ascension as Emperors.

But now?

Don’t forget: although this is the height of the Golden Age, precisely because of that, the only prominent experts at this time—aside from ancient monsters sealed within divine sources—are extremely limited in power.

Not to mention others: a cultivator at the second level of the Immortal Platform realm is already considered a Great Expert.

Luo Fu, though he has not yet completed the localization of his shared power after the recent transmission, and has irrevocably embarked on his own path within the Cover Heaven Method system, is currently in a low point of strength.

Even so, Luo Fu, whose strength rivals that of a Cover Heaven Method Immortal Platform cultivator, need only avoid direct confrontation with the strongest elders of the major holy sects or aristocratic clans.

Otherwise, even at the Immortal Platform level alone, he could now roam freely across this era.

Ye Hei frowned, his gaze still fixed on Luo Fu’s direction, and said to Pang Bo: “We must trust Old Luo. With our current cultivation, even if he truly faces trouble, we can’t help him.”

After a brief pause, Ye Hei turned away and said: “Let’s go. Staying here longer will only become a burden to Old Luo. Don’t forget: although Old Luo has forged his own path, he was seen alongside Itachi and me when the Heaven-Spin Holy Sect was reopened. If we remain now, someone might link us to him—and then we’ll become his burden instead.”

As Ye Hei was about to leave, Pang Bo did not follow. Instead, after a moment of hesitation, he said: “Ye Fan, Old Luo has already found his own path.”

Ye Hei’s steps halted abruptly; he instantly understood Pang Bo’s meaning.

With a quiet sigh, Ye Hei turned back and said: “So Itachi, too, plan to forge your own path?”

Pang Bo nodded. “Ye Fan, while Old Luo was with us, we could cling together under the Heaven-Spin Holy Sect’s banner. But my body carries the blood of the demonic race…”

Ye Hei waved his hand to cut him off. “I understand. Be careful from now on—I don’t want to hear next time that Itachi’ve been slain as a demon.”

Pang Bo laughed heartily—he knew Ye Hei was joking, yet expressing his concern.

It wasn’t surprising: Pang Bo himself carried demonic blood, and once, at the Green Emperor’s tomb, he had nearly been possessed by a demonic remnant soul.

Moreover, after cultivating the Spirit Binding and General Summoning technique passed down by Luo Fu, the visual effects of his cultivation method had grown increasingly sinister.

Calling him a demonic heretic wasn’t an exaggeration.

But after spending so long in the Northern Dipper, how could they not know that in this world, the labels “demonic heretic” meant nothing to any holy sect or clan?

This is a world where myriad races rise together—and the demonic race itself is one of the most renowned powerful races in the universe.

The distinctions between orthodox and heretical are merely tools used to smear and crush rivals.

Unless one’s cultivation is as infamous as the Devouring Demon Art of the Ferocious Empress, hardly anyone will foolishly target a cultivator whose methods merely look sinister.

After the jest, Pang Bo said: “Ye Fan, all feasts eventually end. But be careful with the Six Storehouse Immortal Thieves technique Old Luo taught Itachi—don’t let anyone label Itachi as a disciple of the Ferocious One’s lineage. Otherwise, I fear Itachi’ll end up hunted by everyone.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Pang Bo waved his hand. “I’m leaving.”

A flash of light erupted; before Ye Hei could speak again, Pang Bo vanished from sight.

“Woof.” Hei Huang blinked, sidling up to Ye Hei. “Your friends are all gone now. Shouldn’t we hurry and capture the Purple Mansion Holy Maiden?”

Although Ye Hei had learned many ancient secrets from Luo Fu—even that the Wu Shi Emperor was not dead, but lingering in a strange realm between immortality and the mortal world—

Hei Huang remained unchanged in his obsession: he still wanted Ye Hei to father a Primordial Holy Body with the Primordial Dao Body, to inherit Wu Shi Emperor’s legacy.

While Hei Huang was scheming how to get Ye Hei to impregnate the Primordial Dao Body,

After stabilizing his Luo Tian Fa cultivation, Luo Fu finally took his first step toward fame across the Northern Dipper and the entire cosmic void.

Although Luo Fu’s cultivation level had dropped to roughly the first level of the Immortal Platform realm due to switching to the Luo Tian Fa,

In terms of combat ability, Luo Fu far surpassed ordinary Immortal Platform Level One cultivators of the Cover Heaven Method.

It was like a Cover Heaven Method cultivator who, after nine Dao Ascensions, became a Dust Immortal—though still an Immortal, they were vastly stronger than a True Immortal of the Perfect Method, nearly approaching the level of a Pretender Immortal King.

This was effectively a full realm’s gap above a normal True Immortal.

Remember, the Cover Heaven Method itself is merely the first five stages of the Heavenly Emperor’s “Body as Seed” system.

Within the “Body as Seed” system, beyond the Immortal Platform realm lies “Above the Head, Three Feet, a Divine Presence”—a level equivalent to a True Immortal. Only then is the “Body as Seed” system complete.

But the Heavenly Emperor, to avoid his Dao influencing the future, and because the Perfect Method had been corrupted by the power from Above Heaven,

Passed down only the first five stages of “Body as Seed,” which, in the Cover Heaven Era, evolved into the elaborate Cover Heaven Method system.

By analogy, Luo Fu’s current Immortal Platform-level cultivation is akin to a Cover Heaven Method cultivator who has surpassed the nine reincarnations to become a Dust Immortal.

Though not a true Immortal King, he far exceeds a True Immortal, standing like a Pretender Immortal King.

Luo Fu now stands beyond ordinary Immortal Platform levels.

Not just ordinary Immortal Platform Level One— even a Saint at Level Five might not be his match.

Yes!

Luo Fu’s cultivation, equivalent to the Immortal Platform, had leapt directly to Level Five.

Although the Cover Heaven Method divides the Immortal Platform realm into nine levels, only the first few have clear distinctions; the later levels become increasingly ambiguous.

Luo Fu’s Luo Tian Fa cannot be perfectly aligned with the Cover Heaven Method; the “Immortal Platform Level One” label was merely Luo Fu’s own estimation.

But his strength would rise astonishingly fast as his shared ability continued to localize.

Luo Fu dared to emerge so boldly now because he was confident he could handle any challenge from the Cover Heaven Method cultivators.

Worst case, he could emulate the Buddha Amitabha and establish a Pure Land of Buddhism in the Northern Dipper, like the Western Desert.

Of course, since Luo Fu possessed a vast space comparable to an independent world, he had no need to forcibly seize the Western Desert as Amitabha had.

Even so, he must now establish the renown of his Luo Tian Fa throughout the Northern Dipper.

The Cover Heaven Method is inherently a combat-oriented path; the Heavenly Emperor developed “Body as Seed” as a direct method to enhance combat power.

Only gradually did “Body as Seed,” by unlocking human potential, evolve into today’s Cover Heaven Method.

Although the Cover Heaven Method originated from the Heavenly Emperor’s “Body as Seed,” the two lineages can no longer be conflated.

“Body as Seed” is merely a technique to boost combat power; the Cover Heaven Method is a cultivator’s fundamental path.

Precisely because of this, Cover Heaven Method cultivators rarely have tranquil dispositions; outright brawling at the slightest provocation is the norm.

Due to the Cover Heaven universe’s flawed Dao, every Cover Heaven Method cultivator has been forged through countless battles, their Dao hearts shaped entirely through combat.

This combat isn’t merely cultivator vs. cultivator—it is truly fighting against Heaven, against Earth, against all beings.

Just consider the frequency with which Cover Heaven Method cultivators undergo Tribulation Crossing—it proves they are constantly engaged in battle.

This unique cultivation philosophy meant that when Luo Fu—a being who appeared human but was not—emerged, his presence would inevitably amplify the hostility already present in Cover Heaven Method cultivators.

Because of the Luo Tian Fa’s uniqueness, every Cover Heaven Method cultivator would sense a threat from Luo Fu.

Even Ye Hei and Pang Bo were no exception—how much more so the other cultivators?

The instant Luo Fu left his hiding place,

Brilliant auroras erupted from his body. Visible to the naked eye, a divine tree with twelve branches, shimmering with radiant light, illuminated half the sky, appearing out of nothingness from within him.

This commotion immediately drew the attention of every Cover Heaven Method cultivator nearby.

Seeing Luo Fu’s spectacle, Ye Hei sighed quietly, then, with Hei Huang, swiftly arranged a formation pattern and vanished in a ripple of spatial distortion.

As if sensing Ye Hei’s departure, Luo Fu glanced briefly in his direction, then quickly turned his gaze toward the Cover Heaven Method cultivators.

Among these cultivators, few stood out as exceptional.

But Luo Fu sensed a faint, pervasive sense of observation coming from all directions—clearly, the true masters were already watching him.

It was no wonder: when Luo Fu first stepped onto the Luo Tian Fa path, the disturbance had been immense.

Even the Ferocious Empress, hidden within the Ancient Forbidden Land and undergoing a critical transformation with no self-awareness, had briefly awakened. Even Emperor Zun, who had concealed himself for countless ten thousands of years, had momentarily lost composure upon the Luo Tian Fa’s emergence.

Although Luo Fu now openly revealed himself,

Neither the Ferocious Empress nor Emperor Zun showed any intention of appearing.

The observers watching Luo Fu now were none other than the Supreme Beings from the Life Forbidden Zones, who had been obsessed with Immortality and sparked countless Dark Calamities.

Normally, the Supreme Beings of the Life Forbidden Zones would have self-severed a portion of their Dao and entered a state of self-sealing.

Divine Source could seal Cover Heaven Method cultivators—even for spans of a million years.

But in a self-sealed state, these self-severed Supreme Beings were extremely dull in perceiving the outside world.

It could only be said that even Luo Fu himself had underestimated the impact of the Luo Tian Fa's emergence on the Covering Heaven Universe.

Currently, Luo Fu’s Luo Tian Fa is only at a level comparable to the Immortal Platform realm of the Covering Heaven Method.

If Luo Fu were to truly enter the Immortal Dao realm—whether as a True Immortal or at the level of a Pretender to an Immortal King—even the Wilderness Tian Emperor might cast a gaze of interest across the River of Time.

(End of Chapter)