Shrouding the Heavens: Starting by joining the Holy Land of Yao Guang

Chapter 132 True Dragon Treasure Technique
Li Yao was driven to despair, trying almost every method, but he could not get close to the vermilion ancient coffin. The overwhelming killing intent made his body crack if he took another step forward.

However, he was really unwilling to give up. This opportunity was rare. All the peerless masters in the Dragon Nest were asleep. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If he couldn't get it this time, who knew when the next one would be?

He tried to take a step forward, and unsurprisingly, his body cracked, blood gushing out, and he almost exploded.

However, he did not want to give up. He was enveloped by the True Phoenix Divine Fire and activated the True Phoenix Treasure Technique. His injuries were instantly healed and he returned to his peak condition. But the next moment, the wounds cracked again.

"No, the killing intent is too strong. If I go any further, even the True Phoenix Treasure Technique won't be able to save my life. I will be directly annihilated."

A divine light rose from between Li Yao's brows, and through the secret of the previous character, he saw a scene of taking another step forward. Even the True Phoenix Treasure Technique was insufficient to help him.

"What's going on!" He looked at the True Dragon Divine Medicine next to the ancient coffin with some surprise.

In the corner that Qian Zimi saw, the True Dragon Divine Medicine moved, raised its little head, and looked at him with a bewildered expression, seemingly curious.

"The True Dragon Divine Medicine is making a move, just because I took another step forward and attracted its attention?"

The divine medicine possesses a spirit, knowing how to avoid misfortune and attract good fortune. Could it be that it is uneasy because the medicine can still move forward even in the face of danger?
"No, the divine medicine knows very well how powerful the killing intent emanating from the ancient coffin is, so there's no reason for it to be worried."

Rather than worrying, Li Yao was more inclined to think about what had caught its attention.

"Is it because of the True Phoenix Divine Fire?" He looked at the flames swirling around his body. In the corner of the front secret, in order to resist the killing intent, he pushed the True Phoenix Treasure Technique to its limit.

Ancient divine medicines may have been transformed from powerful beings in their previous lives. For example, Pan Wang was saved by the Desolate Emperor and his life was not meant to end. After his death, he transformed into the Immortal Peach Medicine. The True Dragon Divine Medicine may have been transformed into a divine medicine by chance when a powerful being of the True Dragon Clan died.

"The divine medicine has no memories of its past life, but some things can never be erased."

The True Dragon Clan is naturally in harmony with the True Phoenix Clan; their paths complement each other.

The legend of "Covering the Sky" tells of the Yin and Yang, and the balance of Yin and Yang, which determines the emperor's power. Similarly, in the chaotic ancient era, there was a legend of the auspicious combination of the dragon and the phoenix. If someone could combine the True Dragon Technique and the True Phoenix Technique, they would be invincible.

For example, the Desolate Emperor once simultaneously mastered the True Dragon and True Phoenix Treasure Techniques, proving the legend of the auspicious combination of dragon and phoenix. When these two treasure techniques were used together, their power was enough to destroy all the heavens and myriad realms.

The fact that Ge Gu, the disciple of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, was able to become a Celestial King in such a short time must have been largely due to the auspicious combination of dragon and phoenix.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the True Phoenix Treasure Technique could attract the attention of the True Dragon Divine Medicine. Even though it had no memories of its previous life, the True Phoenix Treasure Technique still had a stimulating effect on it.

It's just that Li Yao didn't master the True Dragon Treasure Technique. Otherwise, if he had used the True Dragon Treasure Technique, the moment the fluctuations spread, the True Dragon Divine Medicine would have come to him on its own.

"There's hope." Li Yao's heart stirred, and he quickly activated the True Phoenix Treasure Technique to its limit. The True Phoenix Divine Fire flowing through his body became even more intense, and his body was constantly changing between cracking and repair.

"Chirp!"

The little dragon rooted beside the vermilion coffin stirred, raising its bewildered little head and looking at Li Yao.

Surrounded by the aura of countless dragons, a small dragon, its body gleaming like gold, took flight, shaking its head and wagging its tail, looking exactly like a legendary immortal spirit.

Little Dragon shook its head, very alert, and slowly flew over. But after flying only a mile, it stopped and stopped, no longer going forward. It just stood there watching Li Yao, its innocent little eyes showing curiosity.

"No, it's still a little short." Li Yao was anxious. As the True Dragon Divine Medicine drew closer, he could see some blurry innate divine patterns, but they were not clear and the distance was still too far.

The palm-sized golden dragon was crystal clear and lifelike, as if it had life and consciousness. It gave people a sense of hesitation, as if it was considering whether to continue moving forward a little further.

Seeing this, Li Yao knew that he was still lacking in skill, so he slowly traced the path of his breakthrough with both hands. Between his palms and fingers, blazing true fire flowed, and phoenix patterns resembling soaring phoenixes emerged.

He was demonstrating the True Phoenix Treasure Technique. Unlike its actual use, this method made the aura of the True Phoenix even more intense. Around Li Yao, a lifelike True Phoenix even appeared, flying around him.

Seeing this, Xiaolong couldn't contain himself and flew forward a distance further, clearly very curious about the True Phoenix Treasure Technique and somewhat moved by it.

"It's done." Li Yao's eyes blazed with divine light, and he quickly began to capture the divine runes on the True Dragon Divine Medicine.

These divine runes are extremely profound. With Li Yao's current mastery of the Great Dao, he simply cannot understand or remember them.

But it was alright. The Heavenly Book opened, and everything Li Yao saw was engraved.

The True Dragon Treasure Technique, obtained!
Li Yao was incredibly excited. He could already sense that after the Heavenly Book inscribed the True Dragon Divine Pattern, it seemed to have consumed some powerful tonic, and was undergoing sublimation and evolution.

"Chirp!"

The True Dragon Divine Medicine, which was originally approaching Li Yao, suddenly stopped and then immediately fled back to the side of the vermilion ancient coffin, where it took root again in the divine source.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Li Yao was a little surprised, but he quickly found out the reason.

At the entrance to the Dragon Nest, an incomparably majestic man vanished with each step, traversing the void and appearing in the ancient cave. He was none other than the Holy Lord of the Ji Family.

The two exchanged a glance from a distance, both with surprise in their eyes. The Holy Lord of the Ji family even tightened his expression, somewhat not expecting that someone would be one step ahead of him.

Li Yao withdrew his gaze and glanced at the True Dragon Divine Medicine again. Although he wanted to obtain this divine medicine, he knew it was impossible.

The divine medicine possesses a spirit and will choose those who can protect it. With Li Yao's current cultivation level, he is not even within the scope of the True Dragon Divine Medicine's consideration.

Fortunately, he had already accomplished his first decision on this trip. Although it was a pity that he could not obtain the divine medicine, one should not be greedy. Being able to evolve the Heavenly Book and obtain a True Dragon Treasure Technique made the trip worthwhile.

Behind them, the Holy Lord of the Ji family also rushed towards the vermilion ancient coffin. His purpose was obvious, but he could not get close. He took one step at a time, and even though he was powerful, bloodstains appeared on his body.

However, he did not give up. He remained steadfast and stepped toward the ancient coffin, wanting to get closer.

Li Yao ignored it, left the area of ​​danger, bypassed the vermilion coffin, and continued deeper into the area.

Having obtained the True Dragon Treasure Technique, his next step is to seek out the ancient demon, Dongfang Taiyi.

The Holy Lord of the Ji family glanced at Li Yao, but didn't care. He was only focused on obtaining the divine medicine, and his heart was as firm as iron.

Both of them had very clear goals and did not interfere with each other.

Soon, Li Yao traveled several miles, passing numerous ancient caves and an immense dragon's nest. During this journey, he encountered a large divine source block, inside which was sealed an old man with white hair.

Although it appears peaceful, it is terrifying. The old man in the divine source is like a vast galaxy, capable of destroying this world!

At this moment, he was hidden in the void, moving with the secret technique of the character "行" (xing), and his speed was very fast. Unless there was a supreme being, no one could sense the fluctuations of the void ripples.

As Li Yao passed by a dragon-shaped ancient cave, he tensed up. He saw a boy, about eleven or twelve years old, who, although humanoid, was covered in purple scales and had bright, innocent eyes.

A purple vertical eye shone between his brows, radiating a clear light that could see through illusions. Fortunately, his cultivation level was too low to see Li Yao using the "Travel" technique; otherwise, he might have met his end today. After traveling several more miles, a terrifying killing intent emanated from an ancient cave, causing Li Yao's bones to creak and crack.

Inside the ancient cave, numerous shattered divine source fragments submerged a massive coffin, lying across the void, emanating an unparalleled terrifying killing intent.

This is the coffin of a ruthless person in their second life.

Li Yao glanced at it, but did not stop, and continued forward.

Soon, after walking several more miles, he saw another large piece of divine source, inside which was sealed a middle-aged man, with a majestic and upright figure and a head of purple hair, like an ancient emperor sleeping peacefully.

In a daze, I saw him standing tall and proud, letting out a great roar, causing the ancient earth to collapse, the sky to fall, and all races to submit.

This is an ancient king with astonishing cultivation, even more powerful than the creatures sealed within the divine source outside.

The deeper you go, the more powerful the ancient creatures become!
Along this journey, Li Yao has encountered no fewer than ten Primordial Kings, each capable of destroying sacred lands like Wan Chu and Dayan.

After all, these creatures are at the peak of their life force, and they could exhaust the Holy Land's resources to death.

Li Yao avoided it at all costs, and soon after, he saw the third ancient coffin. Then, he traveled several miles further and arrived at the deepest part of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.

The terrain here is so magnificent that it is no exaggeration to say that it is a masterpiece of nature. Within the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest are nine ancient caves shaped like true dragons, stretching for an unknown distance.

Their tails point outwards, and their nine dragon heads point towards the central area, where the vast dragon energy gathers together.

Moreover, the underground terrain is densely covered with nine majestic dragons, and there are ancient caves everywhere, all shaped like dragons, making it a place where ten thousand dragons lurk.

"The Chaos Dragon's Nest!" Li Yao's eyes blazed.

Ahead, there were endless ancient trees, long since dead for countless millennia, each branch so thick that dozens of people could not encircle it.

This is dragonwood, which is said to be a divine object used by real dragons to build their nests, similar to how phoenixes perch on parasol trees.

Many ancient trees were piled together to form a huge nest, which looked very simple, but was extremely mysterious.

It is incredibly majestic, formed from endless ancient trees, as tall as a mountain, and is haunted by tens of thousands of dragons, all of which are manifestations of dragon energy.

Li Yao was somewhat astonished by the scene before him. This was an ancient nest, which had existed for countless millennia and was entirely constructed of dragon wood, yet it had not decayed to this day.

Tens of thousands of dragon bodies, like a great river, constantly appear and disappear, swirling around the dragon's nest, creating an atmosphere of unparalleled mystery and grandeur.

The dragonwood was jet black, as was the entire nest, ancient and worn, exuding an aura that inspired fear.

This is a rare and priceless celestial treasure. If it can be refined, its power will be boundless, and it will be able to withstand even the most powerful imperial weapons.

Unfortunately, Li Yao knew that it was impossible for him to refine it; it was even more unrealistic than an ant swallowing an elephant.

His target was not the Chaos Dragon's Nest, so he did not covet it.

Li Yao circled the ancient nest and discovered a terrifying fact: as long as one got within three miles, all of one's divine power would be completely drained, and one could only recover it after leaving.

Although the area is vast, it is also blocked by numerous ancient caves and rock walls, making it difficult to get a suitable distance to view the scenery.

Finally, he climbed to the top of a cliff and looked out over the interior of the dragon's nest, but what he saw shocked him once again.

"Dragon scale!" Li Yao was somewhat surprised. In the ancient nest built of dragon wood, he found a shimmering scale with a trace of the pressure of an ancient emperor.

“These are definitely scales from the Dragon King.”

The purple scales exuded a powerful dragon aura, and a royal aura flowed around them.

Li Yao used the "Soldier's Secret Technique" to try and retrieve objects from a distance, but he found that his divine power was like a clay ox sinking into the sea, completely ineffective.

"Phew, it really was wishful thinking." Li Yao was somewhat disappointed. The value of an ancient emperor's scale was unimaginable; even if he didn't use it, he could trade it with others.

The dragonwood was all jet black, and thousands upon thousands of them were piled together to form such a giant nest. Endless dragon energy surged, and when a gust of wind blew by, the interior was revealed.

"The fourth ancient coffin!"

In the instant that the dragon's aura revealed a crack, the interior of the True Dragon's Old Nest was vaguely visible, with a huge coffin floating and endless chaos surging.

Li Yao knew that this was the ancient coffin containing the remains of the fourth incarnation of a ruthless person, and that it contained a supreme treasure, the Immortal Treasure Map. Unfortunately, he was not Ye Fan and could not make the Immortal Treasure Map come to him willingly.

Ye Fan, you should be starting your cultivation soon. Do you know how many good things are waiting for you?

The source of all things' primordial energy, the Nine Mysterious Elixir of Immortality, the True Dragon Elixir of Immortality, the Immortal Treasure Diagram, the Dao-Merging Flower, Little Nannan...

For an ordinary person, obtaining even one of these things would be an incredible stroke of luck, but Ye Fan wanted them all.

Li Yao had to admit that he was somewhat envious. Although he also had his own advantages, he still needed a powerful figure like him to see through his feigned strength and tell him that if he didn't work hard, he could only become an ordinary emperor through the Dao-Merging Flower.

Putting aside his distracting thoughts, Li Yao descended the cliff and began to use the Origin Scripture to observe.

He walked a long way and stopped in an ancient cave, because he saw a dazzling light, everywhere was filled with divine light.

This place is a land that has seized the creation of heaven and earth, and there are more good things than one can imagine. For example, at this moment, Li Yao gently pointed his finger and broke a huge rock. The rock surface cracked, and the light was dazzling. The whole cave was filled with light, and there was a sacred and peaceful atmosphere. A divine source block the size of a human head rolled out.

He strolled leisurely and obtained a divine source worth more than 600,000 catties. But that wasn't all. Soon, he dug out another piece of divine source the size of a human head.

What surprised him even more was the huge divine source underneath, which was about two or three times the size of the great divine source block that sealed the Primordial King!

Li Yao activated his divine eye and saw a person through the stone wall. It was an old man who was as thin as a rake. He sat cross-legged, without any signs of life, yet he was extremely unsettling.

He was shirtless and emaciated, with only an animal skin wrapped around his lower body. He looked very primitive, but it gave people a creepy feeling.

This old man, who looked like a primitive man, had his eyes closed, his eye sockets sunken, and his gray hair was messy, like weeds. He held a bone club in his hand.

What's most astonishing is that he was bound by iron chains that were almost digging into his flesh. The crimson chains gleamed, clearly not ordinary items, and were engraved with many patterns.

Those were definitely powerful runes, which sealed him away, preventing him from breaking through and rendering him completely immobile.

Thank you, Fallen Leaf, for the 100 coins!
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