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

Chapter 16: The Fountain of Life

Li Yao was enveloped in intense divine light, his black hair danced wildly, his clothes fluttered and rustled, exuding an indescribable aura, like a demon god descending to earth.

Without a doubt, everything on the mountaintop was done by Li Yao. For the past two months, he has been practicing the Divine Radiance of the Sun and the Sun Guardian.

Without the aid of any divine book, he relied entirely on his own comprehension and learning.

"Phew, I've finally made some progress. Compared to the speed at which I comprehend the Heavenly Book, it's really far behind," Li Yao thought to himself.

The difficulty of the divine arts Hao Ri Shen Hui and Hao Ri Shen Dun is certainly incomparable to that of the Yao Guang Jing, but the latter can be fully learned in an instant with the help of the Heavenly Book, and the difference between them is not small.

However, Li Yao still felt fulfilled learning on his own.

The Heavenly Book was his cheat code, but Li Yao felt that he couldn't rely on it completely. He still had to do things himself.

"Now that I have divine magic, one for offense and one for defense, my strength has increased by more than a little bit. If I were to fight my former self now, the outcome would be a foregone conclusion."

Cultivation is the foundation of the Great Dao and is what a cultivator should focus on most. However, at the same time, combat strength cannot be ignored. Without strong combat strength, one cannot go far even with high cultivation.

Li Yao didn't want to become a negative example of someone being defeated by someone of a higher level in the future. Moreover, in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, a strong will and mentality are extremely important for cultivation.

However, willpower and temperament are often built upon a foundation of strong combat power.

After descending the mountain, Li Yao returned to the courtyard. He habitually sat cross-legged on the futon, his mind entering a sea of ​​suffering, and began to forge his own weapon.

After two months, he had refined the forty-nine divine runes into a shape roughly like a furnace, but its appearance was still very abstract, like a crop that a child had casually sculpted from clay.

The stove has three legs, a round body, two handles on either side of the body, and a round lid on top.

The furnace at this moment is incredibly simple, without any patterns or even Dao patterns imprinted on it. It is still a long way from being truly cast.

However, Li Yao was not in a hurry. Forging weapons would undoubtedly take a long time, and as his cultivation level improved, divine runes would be born in the future.

Compared to forging artifacts, what Li Yao is most eager to do now is to recharge the Heavenly Book. Two months have passed, and he has obtained 1,400 jin of pure source. Adding to the previous 1,200 jin of pure source, he now has nearly 2,800 jin of pure source.

"Over the past three months, the Heavenly Book has been absorbing essence on its own. If converted into source, it is estimated to contain at least 300 catties of pure source. Combined with what I have now, it is enough to light up the second page of the Heavenly Book."

Li Yao had been waiting for this moment for far too long. For two whole months, he had not practiced the scriptures to improve his cultivation.

The Yao Guang Jing, which has not been deduced, is actually very powerful. It is the most powerful scripture among the Great Sages. After learning it, it would be no problem to roam the Eastern Wilderness.

But Li Yao wanted more. He didn't want to lose sight of the bigger picture. The Great Scripture was very strong, but compared to the Imperial Scripture, the gap was still quite obvious.

However, knowing this was one thing, but Li Yao had endured a lot of hardship for it, sometimes even counting down the days. Now that he could finally deduce the Life Spring chapter, he didn't want to waste any more time.

With a gentle wave of his hand, Li Yao instantly filled the room with pure energy, and a dazzling light appeared, radiant and brilliant, like a sun. At the same time, the vital energy in the entire room increased many times over.

Even though the vital energy was firmly locked up, with only wisps escaping, there were nearly three thousand catties of source energy piled up in the room. Even if only a wisp of vital energy escaped from each piece, the combined effect would still be quite exaggerated.

boom!
As soon as Li Yao had a thought, the Heavenly Book trembled violently. Instantly, the essence, like a vast ocean, poured into Li Yao's body, circulated within him, and then returned to the Heavenly Book.

Wow!
The Heavenly Book turned to the second page. As vital energy flowed in, the Heavenly Book emitted a blazing light, and the more areas were illuminated, the more dazzling the Heavenly Book became.

Finally, as the pure source in the room exploded piece by piece, leaving only about a hundred pounds, the second page of the Heavenly Book was filled.

A divine light flashed in Li Yao's eyes. He used his divine sense as a pen, and with a rustling sound, the Yao Guang Jing Ming Quan Chapter was inscribed on the heavenly book.

As the light of enlightenment suddenly appeared, Li Yao felt a moment of clarity in his mind, and a brand new Yao Guang Sutra appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

As if enlightened, even though it was just a newly deduced scripture, he felt as if he had comprehended it a thousand times, and it started working subconsciously.

As the Yao Guang Jing circulated, rich essence began to converge towards Li Yao. All the pores on his body opened up, absorbing the essence into his body. His flesh and blood, along with his internal organs, were nourished by the essence, and his divine power surged.

It has been two months since he broke through to the Life Spring. During this time, he has not cultivated at all. It is like a raging river blocked by a dam. Now that the cultivation scripture is circulating, the dam collapses instantly, and the river surges and rushes on.

He felt a powerful divine force, his life essence boiling and surging like waves. His internal organs shone with divine brilliance, flawless and immaculate. His bones shone brightly, condensing divine radiance, while his skin was radiant and dazzling. He did not seem like a body of flesh and blood at all, but rather like a god worshipped by the world.

The black, bitter sea surged toward the sky, its edges gradually expanding. Originally only about the size of a fist, it was now larger than a fist.

Furthermore, the gushing divine spring in the center of the Sea of ​​Bitterness, connected to the Wheel of Life, is also expanding. From the bottom of the divine spring, auspicious colors occasionally gush out, incomparably splendid, containing a powerful life force.

Peng!
A fist-sized pure source exploded, its essence completely consumed and absorbed.

After breaking through to the Life Spring, the speed at which one absorbs essence is far beyond what was possible during the Bitter Sea Realm; it is many times faster.

In the past, it would have taken him at least several hours to absorb the essence from such a pure source, but now, the fist-sized pure source was completely absorbed in less than half an hour.

Li Yao opened his eyes, and a three-foot-long divine light shot out from them, illuminating the entire room. His aura had become even stronger, which was clearly a change brought about by cultivating the Life Spring Chapter of the Yao Guang Scripture.

"The life spring has expanded by at least 20%, it seems it has been somewhat stifled for the past two months."

For the past two months, although Li Yao has not been cultivating, the Heavenly Book circulates through his body every time it absorbs essence, which results in his flesh and blood containing a large amount of essence.

With the start of his cultivation, the massive torrent of essence was instantly refined, directly boosting his cultivation level.

(End of this chapter)