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

Chapter 148 Mastering the Method to Enter the Divine Forbidden Zone

After awakening their profound meaning, immortal gold often gains various incredible divine powers. For example, Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold represents Nirvana. Weapons forged with it can repair themselves after being damaged. This process does not require the master's intervention because the profound meaning of Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold endows the weapon with this ability.

Moreover, after the Immortal Gold awakens, the weapon becomes incredibly active and can unleash its power autonomously, just as it, like a cultivator, embarks on the path of cultivation.

The Four-Colored Immortal Furnace now possesses this power, but unfortunately, the proportion of Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold is too small, so this power is not very strong.

Because the Four-Colored Immortal Furnace doesn't mean that one piece is Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold and another is Divine Mark Purple Gold. The four types of immortal gold have long since merged together, becoming a new whole possessing all the characteristics of immortal gold.

Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold is dispersed throughout the furnace, merging with Divine Mark Purple Gold, Dragon Pattern Black Gold, and the Source of All Things Mother Qi, becoming inseparable. Therefore, its profound meaning is also dispersed, acting on the other types of immortal gold.

If the entire divine furnace were forged from Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold and awakened the profound mysteries of Immortal Gold, its power would be stronger than that of a divine furnace forged from four kinds of Immortal Gold, because it would fully possess Nirvana and vitality, instead of weakening the power of its profound mysteries due to the dispersion of its power as it is now.

But there's no way around it. If you want to forge a weapon entirely from a single type of immortal metal and make it truly remarkable, it would need to be at least the size of a human head, and that's just the bare minimum.

Li Yao couldn't find enough Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, so he had to add other immortal golds, which inevitably slowed down the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold.

Fortunately, if the speculation is true, then the next step is to awaken the Immortal Gold Mystery for the Dragon Pattern Black Gold.

At that time, the profound meanings of the two immortal metals will be awakened, and the combined proportion of the two immortal metals will be significant, thus greatly enhancing the immortal furnace.

A day later, the black gold with dragon patterns in the five-colored cloud flames had completely softened, and the four-colored immortal furnace had reached a point where it could be reforged.

Li Yao clasped his hands together, and the dragon-patterned black gold flew over, merging with the four-colored immortal furnace. Then, the loud clanging of iron resounded once again throughout the fire domain.

During the process of reforging the Immortal Furnace, Li Yao continuously imprinted the True Phoenix Divine Pattern and the True Dragon Divine Pattern onto it. In an instant, the fire domain trembled, and the roars of dragons and the cries of phoenixes resounded continuously, creating a feeling of auspiciousness between dragons and phoenixes.

This forging took longer because the newly added dragon-patterned black gold was quite substantial, almost the size of a fist.

The clanging sounds continued for seven days before finally stopping.

At this moment, amidst the multicolored clouds and flames, a divine furnace materialized, its four kinds of celestial light intertwining, dazzling to the extreme, radiating boundless light.

The divine furnace has two ears that give rise to yin and yang, three legs that stabilize heaven and earth, and a round shape that contains chaos. On the furnace body, a black dragon coils, baring its fangs and claws, possessing unparalleled killing power.

Beside the black dragon, a fire phoenix spreads its wings, seemingly about to soar through the heavens and earth. It is lifelike, carrying terrifying true fire, yet containing the true meaning of nirvana, like a celestial being reborn from the fire.

The Four-Colored Immortal Furnace was incredibly active. Despite lacking divine power, it autonomously absorbed the essence of the Fire Domain, unleashing boundless power. Once unleashed, it could cause mountains to collapse and oceans to dry up!
The essence of Dragon Pattern Black Gold represents terrifying aggression; its unparalleled destructive power is simply the greatest of the nine immortal golds.

Because true dragons are the most perfect race in the world, and any part of their bodies can be used for killing.

The True Dragon Clan may not be the strongest in terms of physical strength, but they are definitely among the strongest. No one dares to say they can easily suppress this clan. In terms of divine power, they are also among the strongest, and no one dares to say they can easily suppress them. The same goes for their primordial spirit, and their understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth is also unparalleled...

This race is too balanced, with no weaknesses. If any one aspect is taken out, it can stand at the top of the Great Thousand Worlds. They are like this in every aspect, which has created the terrifying combat power of the True Dragon Clan.

The profound meaning of the Dragon Pattern Black Gold is not comprehensive, but like a real dragon, it possesses unparalleled offensive power.

Li Yao reached out and summoned back the Four-Colored Immortal Furnace, carefully sensing its power.

This furnace is the vessel of his Great Dao, the continuation of his life. The connection between them is unfathomable. In just a moment, Li Yao sensed just how powerful the immortal furnace was.

Now, the Four-Colored Immortal Furnace has awakened two of the profound mysteries of immortal metal, which gives it unfathomable power. Even without Li Yao's control, it can suppress powerful beings on its own!
"If autonomy has such power, what if I were to take control personally?" Li Yao wondered to himself.

The immortal furnace, having awakened two profound mysteries of immortal metal, is incredibly active and can attack autonomously. However, if it were to truly unleash its full potential, it would definitely require his personal control.

Li Yao transformed into a golden ray of light, bursting out of the fire domain and heading towards the uninhabited area tens of thousands of miles away.

This place, with its towering mountains and deep valleys, is utterly deserted, allowing him to conduct his experiments with impunity.

"boom!"

The four-colored immortal furnace stood above Li Yao's head, their energies connected. The furnace vibrated and began to autonomously absorb the essence of the ten directions, then bestowed it upon Li Yao, bringing him boundless divine power.

Li Yao's body became radiant, every strand of hair became crystal clear, flowing with terrifying divine power.

"Without any activation, just the blessing of the Immortal Furnace, I reached the pinnacle of the Eight Forbidden Domains!"

Li Yao was filled with excitement. Although he had been stationed in the Eight Forbidden Zones for a long time and had gone far in the Eight Forbidden Zones, if he wanted to reach the pinnacle of the Eight Forbidden Zones, he would have to use offensive divine techniques, such as the Fighting Word Secret and the Holy Light Technique.

But now, without using anything, just with the blessing of the Immortal Furnace, he stands at the pinnacle of the Eight Forbidden Realms.

"boom!"

A terrifying battle intent swept across the eight wastelands. Li Yao adopted the starting stance of the Fighting Word Secret, transforming into a Fighting Saint. Instantly, a bottleneck was broken, and he stepped into the realm of gods. All the restrictions on his body disappeared. At the same time, he frantically activated the All Word Secret, triggering it dozens of times in an instant, and then his battle power was multiplied tenfold.

This was an unparalleled feeling; his combat power was beyond imagination, unpredictable, and incredibly strong. Even Li Yao himself didn't know just how strong he was now.

Moreover, countless profound mysteries of the Great Dao flowed through his heart, which was somewhat similar to entering the Creation Realm, except for the Creation Realm before the upgrade.

"Wow!"

But in just a moment, he fell out of the domain, his combat power returned to normal, and his mind seemed to go numb all of a sudden.

The Eternal Divine Forbidden Zone is a place where only Great Emperors can reside permanently. Anyone below the Great Emperor level who enters this realm will quickly fall from grace.

"Phew!" Li Yao let out a long breath. He was not disappointed, but rather delighted. The blessing of the Immortal Furnace allowed him to enter the Divine Forbidden Realm without using the True Dragon Fist.

He didn't stop there, but continued his experiments.

The triggering of the Divine Forbidden Domain is somewhat similar to that of the All-Encompassing Secret; both are unpredictable. Sometimes, even the person in question doesn't know how they entered it.

Li Yao wanted to see if he could steadily enter the realm of divine prohibition.

This time, he used Holy Light, which boosted his combat power, but unfortunately, he failed to trigger the Divine Forbidden Domain!
"Failed!" Li Yao was somewhat surprised, but also somewhat expected. He tried to unleash the Dou Zi Secret Technique again, but failed again, unable to enter the Divine Forbidden Domain, as if the Divine Forbidden Domain was cooling down.

Undeterred, he continued his experiments, trying out other offensive holy techniques, but all failed.

Li Yao did not stop, determined to step into the forbidden realm of gods again. Finally, after dozens of attempts, he unleashed the Holy Light Technique. That familiar feeling returned, his combat power increased without limit, his mind became clear in an instant, and endless profound mysteries of the Great Dao exploded in his mind.

He has once again stepped into the forbidden realm of the gods!
Although each instance lasted only a moment, entering the Divine Forbidden Domain twice in a single day is undoubtedly very frequent. Some imperial prodigies, after being fortunate enough to enter the Divine Forbidden Domain once, may have to wait ten or even several decades to enter again, or they may never be able to step into it again!
"It's not enough. Although it allows one to enter the forbidden realm of gods, there are no rules, which makes it very unpredictable on the battlefield." Although he knew that this was already quite exaggerated, Li Yao was not satisfied. He was preparing to use his strongest killing move.

A terrifying dragon's might swept across the heavens and the earth, the human dragon roared, and all the potential gates of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm were released, unleashing a terrifying power.

At the same time, the four-colored immortal furnace vibrated, its activity level rising to a new level. This was because the dragon-patterned black gold resonated with the True Dragon Fist, stimulating the power of the immortal furnace and making its power even stronger.

Unsurprisingly, without any constraints, the Eight Forbidden Domains were instantly broken, and he once again stood within the Divine Forbidden Domains.

The True Dragon Fist could indeed increase his chances of entering the Forbidden Realm of Gods far beyond other offensive divine arts, but it only happened once, and the sample size was small. After falling out of the Forbidden Realm of Gods, he unleashed the True Dragon Fist again, breaking through the shackles of the Eight Forbidden Realms once more and establishing himself in the Forbidden Realm of Gods.

The next two times, nothing unexpected happened; as long as he unleashed the True Dragon Fist, he could step into the Divine Forbidden Realm. After falling from the Divine Forbidden Realm once again, Li Yao felt exhausted, but the smile on his face was incredibly radiant.

Finally, he mastered this trump card. With the Four-Colored Immortal Furnace empowering him and his own condition at its peak, he could then unleash the True Dragon Fist, allowing him to enter the Divine Forbidden Domain more stably, even if it was only for a moment each time. This was still incredibly terrifying and could greatly increase his potential.

"In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, weapons are intertwined with their masters' lives. A good weapon can be incredibly helpful," Li Yao thought with some emotion.

He was able to master the Divine Forbidden Technique, and every link in the chain was indispensable. Without the support of the Four-Colored Immortal Furnace, even the True Dragon Fist would only give him a chance to enter the Divine Forbidden Technique, but it would not be as stable.

Of course, ordinary people's immortal metal weapons are definitely not this exaggerated. The reason why the Four-Colored Immortal Furnace is so powerful is because it has awakened two immortal metal mysteries.

Li Yao's path to divine restriction is undoubtedly special. If others want to replicate his experience, they must first awaken the profound meaning of immortal metal and put their weapons in an extremely active state.

Or, like the Azure Emperor, one could directly use the elixir of immortality itself as a weapon, relying on the power of the elixir to keep the weapon constantly active.

There is no other way, which means that almost no one can replicate this forbidden path.

Awakening the profound meaning of Immortal Gold is extremely difficult. Apart from Xiao Song and those with special abilities from the Undying Emperor lineage, almost everyone else finds it very difficult to awaken the profound meaning of Immortal Gold.

Even Xiaosong, the Undying Emperor lineage, and the Azure Emperor could not achieve what Li Yao did, mastering a stable method to enter the Divine Forbidden Domain at the first level of the Sendai realm, because they only met one of the requirements.

After the Azure Emperor Weapon and the Immortal Gold Weapon awaken their profound meanings, they can indeed bring powerful enhancements. However, this only meets the first requirement. After all, if the gap between oneself and others is too large, such a chasm cannot be bridged by weapons.

The Azure Emperor and the Undying Emperor may have both stepped into the Divine Forbidden Realm at the first level of the Sendai Heaven, and they had their own requirements and the support of their weapons, but they still could not stably step into the Divine Forbidden Realm because they did not possess immortal arts.

Even if they possessed immortal techniques, they wouldn't be able to cultivate them to Li Yao's level while only having a cultivation level of the first level of the Sendai realm.

After all, the power of immortal techniques is not something that cultivators at the first level of the Immortal Platform can easily master. At most, they can only learn some superficial aspects. Li Yao is able to comprehend immortal techniques to a very deep level at this realm because of the Heavenly Book. Others do not have this condition.

In conclusion, throughout history, there has been no one who has mastered a stable method to enter the Divine Forbidden Realm from the first level of the Sendai Heaven, not even Wushi or Qingdi; only he alone has reached the summit.

Well... not counting the Emperor's max-level character who leveled up again, they shouldn't be included in their first incarnation.

"He can be considered the greatest person in history," Li Yao thought to himself.

Of course, this is just a thought in his mind. He won't go around saying that he is the greatest of all time, because that would really seem very low-class. If you go around saying it yourself, no one will pay attention to you. The true greatest of all time has to make people believe that you are from the bottom of their hearts.

After a moment of elation, Li Yao calmed his mind. While mastering a stable method to enter the Divine Forbidden Zone was certainly gratifying, the Divine Forbidden Zone also had its limits. Even if he mastered the Divine Forbidden Zone now, he could not possibly defeat a Dao-Slaying King. Ultimately, he still needed to improve his cultivation level.

"This can be considered a successful conclusion. Not only have I achieved my goal, but I've also received an unexpected surprise. Next, I'll raise my cultivation to the half-step Great Power level." Li Yao set his goal.

The weapon had been forged and there was no point in staying in the Fire Domain any longer. He returned to the seventh level of the Fire Domain, bid farewell to Ye Fan, and then crossed the void to leave.

Upon returning to the Yao Guang Holy Land, Li Yao found that his prestige had reached new heights. Countless elders and disciples looked at him with reverence, as if they were gazing upon a myth.

Clearly, with the power of the Yao Guang Holy Land, they already knew about his pursuit of the Crow Daoist.

This incident caused quite a stir. With his cultivation at the first level of the Sendai realm, he chased down a living fossil to the point that he offered up immortal gold to save his life, which was simply beyond the realm of common sense.

Although he accomplished this while wielding a legendary sacred weapon, it is still quite extraordinary.

Because even legendary sacred weapons are not so easy to control. Ordinary cultivators at the first level of the Immortal Platform, even if they possess a legendary sacred weapon, cannot do what he did.

After all, no matter how powerful a sacred weapon is, you first need to be able to unleash that power, and then you also need to be able to hit someone.

Logically speaking, even if a cultivator at the first level of the Sendai realm wields a sacred weapon, they wouldn't pose a significant threat to a living fossil, because their speed is too fast, exceeding the reaction time of a cultivator at the first level of the Sendai realm.

Therefore, even though Li Yao wields a sacred weapon, the fact that he could do all this is still awe-inspiring. This means that the sacred weapon can play a significant role in his hands, be used for his own purposes, and even make a living fossil bow down.

Li Yao had become immune to the reverent gazes of these people; since his rise to power, the people of Yao Guang Holy Land had all looked at him with the same eyes.

The only change was that the further along they went, the more respectful their gazes became.

It can be said that Li Yao's current prestige in the Yao Guang Holy Land is no less than that of Li Daoqing, the Holy Lord.

Li Yao knew that this was not the limit. As his cultivation grew stronger, these people would become his loyal followers, just like the ancient races did for the Undying Emperor. They would give up their lives for him without hesitation.

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Deep within the bamboo forest of Xuri Shen Island, Master Xun leisurely sipped tea and admired the scenery, appearing utterly relaxed.

After Li Yao rose to power, the old man put aside his worries about Rising Sun Island and lived a very leisurely life, completely retiring behind the scenes and no longer concerning himself with any affairs.

Now he can rest assured that even if Rising Sun Island does nothing, its status will only rise higher and higher in the future.

Xun Zhan had originally planned to retire peacefully and live out the rest of his life in peace.

But unexpectedly, in this state of mind, his cultivation actually improved. With no worries in his mind, his cultivation became twice as effective with half the effort.

However, he didn't care much about it and just let things develop as they were, which was somewhat of a laissez-faire attitude.

Every now and then, Li Yao would come to see Xun Zhan. They wouldn't discuss anything important; they would just sit together and chat casually.

The old man and the young boy got along very well, showing a strong sense of friendship despite their age difference.

After returning to the Yao Guang Holy Land, Li Yao naturally visited him. He sat in the bamboo forest and chatted with him for half a day before getting up and leaving.

The afternoon sun was intense, shining on the young man, making him radiant, like a banished immortal from the mortal world.

"We're getting old, we're getting old. Our era is completely over. Now, it's the young people's turn."

Deep in the bamboo forest, an aged voice rang out, carrying a hint of nostalgia, as if recalling the spirited days of youth.

Xun Zhan considered himself lucky. Although he had never achieved his goals in his life and had been suppressed by Li Daoqing his whole life, at least the thing that worried him the most was completely resolved after Li Yao appeared.

At first, he just thought that with Li Yao, the future of Rising Sun Island would be guaranteed for the next two thousand years. But now, he feels that Rising Sun Island will become the most dazzling branch of the Yao Guang Holy Land in the future.

Based on this alone, Xun Zhan felt that the past two thousand years of suppression were nothing.

After leaving the bamboo forest, Li Yao returned to the Holy Son Palace. Yao Xi was also in the main hall. During the time he was traveling, she had not left, but had been in seclusion in the main hall.

The Taiyin True Scripture and Yao Xi were well-matched. After revising the scripture, her cultivation level also improved rapidly, and her progress was very fast.

The previous transaction has been modified; the Western Emperor's Scripture Palace Scroll and the Eternal Universe Scripture Four Extremes Scroll have been combined with an ancient chaotic holy technique—the Cross Star Domain Crossing.

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