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

Chapter 146 A Chase Across Thousands of Miles
The Crow Daoist on the eighth level of the Fire Domain is terrifying. He has lived for three thousand years and is definitely a living fossil. He is even stronger than the Supreme Saint Lord.

Although he was still in the realm of the second level of Sendai, his strength had already accumulated to a terrifying level.

After all, even a pig that lives for three thousand years can become a demon king.

If it weren't for the suppression of heaven and earth, old monsters like Crow Daoist and Crimson Dragon Daoist might have already become Dao-Slaying Kings.

Such a living fossil, if judged solely by its own strength, would make Li Yao retreat and dare not provoke it.

But in this world, besides your own abilities, you also need connections and powerful backing.

Holding powerful trump cards, Li Yao was not afraid of Crow Daoist at all. Even though the opponent's strength was that of an old monster who surpassed the Holy Lord, if a battle were to break out, he could make Crow Daoist instantly realize his mistakes.

Over the next few days, the cawing of crows could be heard from the eighth layer of the fire domain, growing increasingly agitated.

Five days later, the seventh layer of the fire domain emitted a deafening roar, which reverberated through the sky like thunder and could be clearly heard throughout the entire fire domain.

Amidst the colorful clouds and flames, a divine furnace radiating four-colored divine light floated in the air, exuding a dazzling four-colored brilliance.

A divine furnace, no bigger than a human head, intertwined with the laws of heaven and earth, seemed poised to crush this world.

The Divine Furnace was forged from four sacred artifacts exclusive to the Great Emperors: Divine Mark Purple Gold, Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, the Source of All Things Mother Qi, and Dragon Pattern Black Gold.

Four kinds of supreme divine materials were used to forge a four-colored immortal furnace, which possesses unfathomable power.

Today, this furnace has finally acquired the grandeur of a great artifact, and no longer feels flimsy.

The immense divine power surged, and the four-colored immortal furnace began to grow larger, eventually transforming into a ten-foot-tall divine furnace that radiated brilliant four-colored light.

The five-colored clouds and flames trembled, forced back by the power emanating from the divine furnace, like a boulder crashing into a lake.

At the same time, from the Flame Cave at the foot of the eighth level of the Fire Domain, a furious shout came out, followed by several pieces of snow-white divine iron being thrown out and placed at the cave entrance.

"I'm so angry!"

A surge of colorful mist erupted from the stone cave, followed by a burst of dazzling light and endless flames. Then, an old Taoist priest rushed out in anger.

He was dressed in a feathered robe, shimmering with black light, woven from black bird feathers. He looked to be no more than fifty or sixty years old, much like an old crow.

"Who is forging weapons so recklessly, shaking the Fire Domain?!" The old Taoist's voice echoed clearly.

His anger surged, and he soared into the sky, flying towards the seventh layer of the fire domain.

The Crow Daoist transformed into a streak of black light, tearing through the sky and landing in the seventh layer of the fire domain. Then, he saw the four-colored immortal furnace radiating magnificent light.

"A rough draft of an ultimate imperial weapon!" he exclaimed in surprise, like a crow cawing unpleasantly.

The multicolored clouds and flames boiled and surged, sweeping up into the sky and unleashing a terrifying energy fluctuation, as if they had been boiled by someone.

This is a terrifying old monster who has lived for three thousand years. His strength is truly unmatched in the world. Even the most powerful saints would feel their scalps tingle if they encountered him.

At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, and he could see nothing but the four-colored immortal furnace floating in the multicolored clouds and flames.

"Stop looking. No matter how you look at it, this doesn't belong to you." A clear voice rang out on the seventh level of the Fire Domain. Then, the four-colored immortal furnace shrank to the size of a finger joint and flew back to the young man's altar.

At this moment, Daoist Crow noticed the people in the seventh layer of the fire domain. His first impression was that they were young, not only in appearance but also in the vibrant life force that came from the very source of life.

This is not an old monster with the art of preserving youth, but a real young man, no more than fifty years old, but what is inconsistent with his age is his astonishing cultivation!

"Who are you?!" The Crow Daoist was somewhat surprised. He had been in seclusion for a long time, not having walked the world for over a hundred years. As soon as he came out of seclusion, he went straight to the Fire Domain to refine weapons, without paying attention to news from the outside world.

“I don’t think I have an obligation to tell you these things,” Li Yao said calmly.

"Fine, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's talk about something else. You were forging weapons here, shaking the Fire Domain and ruining my divine weapon. Give me an explanation!" The Crow Daoist was furious. Thinking of the unpleasant noise when he was forging weapons, he said, "This Daoist never causes trouble, but today I have no choice but to be angry!"

"What does it matter to me if your divine weapon is ruined?" Li Yao looked at the Crow Taoist with amusement.

"If it weren't for you, making such deafening noise and disturbing my mind, how could I have failed in my cultivation? If I hadn't been unable to leave seclusion earlier, I would have come to cause you trouble long ago!"

"The Fire Domain is a no-man's land. What right do you have to blame me? This is not your personal domain."

"Hmph, enough nonsense. You won't get away with this until you give this old Taoist an explanation."

"In the Fire Domain, weapon forging depends on individual skill. You made a mistake, yet you're shifting the blame onto me and coming to me for an explanation. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

"I don't care about any of that. Who told you to interfere with me? Today you must give me an explanation, or give me that immortal furnace, and we'll call it even."

Li Yao's face suddenly darkened, and he said in an icy tone, "Old Crow, don't try to act tough with me. Others may be wary of you, but if you keep making trouble like this, I won't hesitate to send you to reincarnation."

He has such confidence because, with his current strength and trump cards, he is not afraid at all even when facing a living fossil-level figure, and he would not be threatened by the other party.

The Crow Taoist's face also darkened, and he said in an icy tone, "I've seen many impetuous old Taoists, but I've never seen anyone as arrogant and unable to see the bigger picture as you."

"If you're not ambitious when you're young, what's the point of being young?"

Li Yao rose up, and a blazing holy light rose up, his body shone, sparkling and dazzling, and multicolored clouds and flames overflowed, rushing in all directions, the flames raging and burning fiercely.

“The Primordial Holy Light Technique, you are a disciple of the Yao Guang Holy Land.” The Crow Daoist recognized the divine technique used by Li Yao. An ordinary person might be wary, but he sneered: “What, are you revealing your identity? If it were someone else, they might really be wary of your identity, but this old Daoist is not afraid of the Yao Guang Holy Land.”

He has roamed the world for three thousand years, killing countless powerful figures from holy lands and aristocratic families, and he is not afraid of these holy lands and aristocratic families at all.

Li Yao ignored the Crow Taoist and waved his hand, and a jade bottle flew out from Ye Fan's body and landed in his hand.

Now that the Crow Taoist has come to cause trouble, a battle is inevitable. At that time, he certainly won't be able to care about Ye Fan.

With a sweep of his divine sense, Li Yao took out a seed the size of a longan from the jade bottle and tossed it to Ye Fan.

"This item can protect you from the pain of being burned by flames."

Ye Fan quickly reached out and took it. When he saw what it was, he was taken aback, but soon his expression changed slightly. The flames that had been blocked by the divine light had rushed in.

He had experienced the terror of the Five-Colored Cloud Flame firsthand. It could even burn and soften the source of all things. If such a flame were to fall on his body, even if he had a holy body and an unparalleled physique, he would be burned to charcoal in an instant.

However, as the multicolored flames approached, just before they were about to touch him, they quickly swirled to the sides, clearing a space of pure, clear air for him.

"I see……"

Ye Fan suddenly thought of many things. In Buddhist legends, what is the most powerful fire? Naturally, it is karmic fire!
The flames of karma accumulated by all beings can burn a Buddha to ashes and destroy all the gods in the world; nothing can stop them.

When all the sins of the world accumulate, they become the fire of karma. When the Buddha attained enlightenment, he emphasized great compassion and endured the burning of karma before finally achieving the fruit of enlightenment.

When he attained enlightenment, he relied most heavily on a Bodhi tree, which enabled him to achieve profound understanding, resist all kinds of karmic forces, and reach perfection.

Without a doubt, that sacred Bodhi tree, fearless of karmic fire and awakening its divinity, is the most extraordinary.

Of course, true eternity is hard to find in this world. Perhaps the Buddha's enlightenment only represents a state of being, not so-called immortality.

Whether the Buddha was an immortal is unknown to the world, after all, the Great Thunder Temple was destroyed, and even the legendary Bodhi Tree was reduced to just one seed.

"It can even withstand the strongest karmic fire in the world, so naturally it is not afraid of these five-colored cloud flames." That's enough. Ye Fan was very excited. The Bodhi seed in his hand made him feel more and more mysterious and extraordinary.

"There are quite a few good things here." The Crow Taoist looked at the Bodhi Seed. Even though he didn't recognize the Daoist aura it possessed, he still knew it was extraordinary and a rare treasure.

“Stop looking, this isn’t yours either,” Li Yao said. “Kill you all, and it will all be mine,” the Crow Taoist said coldly.

"boom!"

The seventh layer of the fire domain erupted, and the Crow Daoist moved. He struck out with one palm, various laws intertwined, and immortal light burst forth, condensing into a giant palm that seemed to encompass all laws, and struck towards Li Yao.

This was a blow from a living fossil. Even though it wasn't delivered with full force, but just a casual strike, it was still incredibly terrifying.

The colorful flames of the seventh layer of the fire domain, which were enough to burn even the Supreme Elder, were swept away by this palm strike like weeds in a whirlwind, instantly clearing out a large area around it.

The five-colored flames could burn away divine power, but they could not touch the palm of the Crow Taoist.

Faced with this attack, even Li Yao dared not be careless. A great sun rose instantly from behind him, with billions of beams of light illuminating the ten directions of the sky.

"boom!"

A terrifying holy might swept across the area; it was an unparalleled power that froze the surrounding multicolored clouds and flames, causing them to lose their terrifying heat.

Heaven and earth were silent, all things were still, except for this great sun, which carried a terrifying power.

With overwhelming divine might, the sun shot out ten thousand golden rays, instantly shattering the enormous palm, and then continued to spread towards the Crow Taoist.

The golden wheel, about the size of a washbasin, was quite small, but at this moment it resembled a real sun, radiating divine rays.

With just a casual urging, the crow Taoist in front couldn't withstand it, letting out a shrill cry as spiderweb-like cracks appeared all over his body.

"what……"

The Crow Taoist screamed in agony as blood gushed from the cracks, dazzling like streaks of aurora. His bones were shattering, and his body was collapsing.

"What kind of weapon is that?" Ye Fan was shocked. He felt that the power of this weapon was simply too terrifying. Just feeling the power emanating from it made him breathless. Could it be the legendary ultimate imperial weapon!
"Ah..." the Crow Taoist cried out as his limbs began to disintegrate, first his arms broke off, and then his torso split open.

Even someone as powerful as him could not resist; his cultivation, which was almost at the half-step Dao-Slaying King level, appeared so fragile at this moment.

The Crow Taoist screamed incessantly before finally exploding, sending blood and bones flying everywhere.

"Buzz!"

Inside his altar, an ancient bell shone brightly, carrying his head as it vanished into the void and escaped.

The Crow Taoist has roamed the world for three thousand years and is one of the longest-living living fossils. Naturally, he has his own trump cards.

The bell was extremely small, only the size of a walnut, and had several cracks on it, yet it exuded a faint holy aura.

Clearly, it was also a sacred weapon, but it was damaged and its power was less than one or two tenths of its peak. However, it was still enough to withstand the terrifying sacred power and protect the head of the Raven Taoist as he fled.

"As expected of an old monster who has lived for nearly three thousand years, he really has some good stuff on him." Li Yao reacted quickly, tearing through the void with the Great Sun Golden Wheel, and then flashing into it, chasing after the void fluctuations left by the Crow Daoist.

This old monster, relying on his powerful cultivation, actually dared to covet the Four-Colored Immortal Furnace, which undoubtedly touched Li Yao's sore spot.

Tens of thousands of miles away in the Fire Domain, the Crow Daoist regained his form, but he dared not linger for a moment. His powerful cultivation, combined with the flying talent of the bird race, made his speed incredibly astonishing. In the blink of an eye, he traversed countless rivers and mountains.

Behind him, a golden divine light moved at an equally fast speed, relentlessly pursuing him, and its speed was even faster than that of the Crow Taoist.

This is somewhat exaggerated. It should be noted that the two are separated by a major realm, or even almost two major realms. Under such circumstances, the person with the lower realm will actually be faster.

"Damn it, this kid actually possesses the secret of the Word 'Travel' and has cultivated it to an extremely profound level!" Crow Daoist wanted to curse, feeling that this kid was somewhat demonic.

The Secret of the Word "Xing" is unparalleled in the world, but in the end, it is just a secret technique. Its power varies depending on the person holding it.

Even if an ordinary person learns the secret of the character "行" (xing), it would be impossible for them to reach this level of speed.

The Crow Daoist is no ordinary Perfected Great Power. He has remained at this realm for two thousand years, and his cultivation has long since reached its peak, even touching the threshold of the Dao-Severing Heavenly Barrier. Coupled with his racial talent, his speed is definitely no weaker than that of a newly broken Dao-Severing King.

In this situation, even a typical first-level Celestial Empress cultivator, even if they had mastered the Xingzi Secret Technique, would not be able to compete with the Crow Daoist in terms of speed.

Li Yao, on the other hand, not only rivals but even surpasses the speed of the Crow Taoist, and is gradually catching up.

"Is this generation's successor of the Yao Guang Holy Land really that terrifying?" Crow Daoist couldn't help but feel annoyed.

There was a time when he didn't even put the Holy Lord of Yao Guang, Li Daoqing, in his eyes. If he relied on his true strength, he could kill this supreme Holy Lord of the Eastern Wilderness in less than a hundred moves.

But now, he is being hunted down by the successors of that holy land, with nowhere to run or escape.

After several dozen breaths, feeling the holy power behind him growing stronger and stronger, the Crow Taoist felt as if all the feathers on his body were standing on end.

"Boy, stop chasing. This time, I admit defeat." Crow Taoist admitted defeat, because at this rate, he would be caught up in ten breaths at most.

The first time, he managed to escape by chance because of the surprise attack. If it happened again, and the opponent was prepared, even if he possessed a sacred weapon, he would still perish. After all, the sacred weapon he possessed was incomplete and could not contend with the Golden Wheel.

"Old man, you can decide to take action, but whether you stop or not is not up to you." Li Yao's cold voice came from behind, making Crow Daoist feel extremely troubled.

"So young, yet so murderous."

"If I didn't have some skills, I might be dead by now. Between the two of us, who has the stronger killing intent?"

The Crow Taoist remained silent, seemingly agreeing that if Li Yao did not possess a sacred weapon, he would most likely have already killed the other party.

In that short time, the distance between the two shortened again, and they were almost within attack range.

"I have roamed the world for three thousand years and have never been so disheveled." The Crow Daoist cursed angrily, and then began to burn his source energy.

"boom!"

The terrifying divine power surged like a boiling ocean, and the Crow Taoist's speed suddenly increased, transforming into an almost invisible streak of black light, instantly widening the distance between him and Li Yao.

He had no intention of retaliating. His opponent was wielding a sacred weapon, making this an unfair duel with no point in fighting.

Even if he had broken through to the Dao-Slaying King realm, let alone if he had, he would still be afraid of a Saint Weapon. Moreover, the Saint Weapon that kid was holding was clearly not an ordinary Saint Weapon, but a legendary one.

Li Yao stepped on the Xingzi Secret, his body transformed into golden light, like a golden lightning bolt, and swiftly chased after the Crow Taoist ahead.

At this moment, even though the Crow Taoist burned his source energy and his speed increased dramatically, he gradually widened the distance between them, but he could not completely shake him off.

Therefore, Li Yao was not in a hurry at all. Burning one's origin is a double-edged sword. Even a peak powerhouse cannot burn like this indefinitely, as their origin cannot withstand such consumption.

The two pursued and fled at an incredible speed, covering at least 300,000 miles in less than half an hour.

This kind of high-speed flight is different from ordinary flight. It consumes a lot of divine power. Moreover, the Crow Daoist was burning his own essence. Soon, his speed inevitably slowed down and returned to normal.

The Qin Kingdom, one of the most powerful kingdoms in the Southern Regions, has no major cultivation sects because the kingdom itself is a power similar to the Central Plains Dynasty.

This ancient kingdom is not much weaker than the Tai Xuan Sect, and is one of the strongest after the Yao Guang Holy Land and the Ji Family.

Qin Capital is a place teeming with experts. Almost all of Qin's top powerhouses have gathered here, and there are many great figures among them. Normally, no one dares to act recklessly here.

Even the most skilled experts from the sacred lands and aristocratic families would give Qin some face here, behave themselves, and not cause trouble.

However, on this day, an incomparably powerful aura brazenly stormed into the Qin capital, showing no restraint whatsoever, alarming the powerful figures within the capital.

(End of this chapter)