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

Chapter 185 Confrontation
The eastern wilderness was shaken.

Such a large-scale operation by the Yao Guang Holy Land could not be kept secret from the world; they were like a violent machine in operation.

Not only was the Yao Guang Holy Land affected, but the blessed lands below it were also mobilized, searching every corner of the Eastern Wilderness inch by inch.

This force completely permeated the entire Eastern Wilderness, reaching from the heavens to the earth, leaving no corner untouched by darkness.

Three days later, shocking news spread: a settlement in the human world had been leveled.

It was a valley, very remote and ordinary. If it weren't for the outbreak of a great battle, probably no one would have noticed the commotion there.

Afterwards, someone went to see it and found 137 assassins nailed to the mountain wall, with a blood-stained sword piercing their foreheads.

This method of death is the same as that of the Supreme Elder of the Yao Guang Holy Land. The blood sword that pierced the assassin came from the mortal world. However, in the former case, they killed the assassins, while in the latter case, they were killed.

This news caused a sensation. Everyone knew that the Yao Guang Holy Land had gone mad; they were openly telling the world that we were the ones who killed them.

This is undoubtedly a declaration of war—one of the most powerful holy lands in the Eastern Wilderness is declaring war on one of the oldest killer dynasties in the world!

Everyone turned to look, knowing that this was far from over and that an even more astonishing clash was bound to follow.

Will the Holy Land of Yao Guang press its advantage, or will the mortal world launch a desperate counterattack?
People were very curious, and even the holy lords of the various holy lands and families were paying close attention to this matter and closely monitoring its development.

As expected, on the seventh day after the operation, news came again that three more human settlements had been uprooted, and all the assassins in those settlements had been killed in the same way as the assassins in the first human settlement.

In just a few days, several outposts were destroyed one after another. Apart from the time when all the holy lands besieged the human world together, they had never been in such a sorry state.

This is a provocation, and the world will naturally not let it go so easily. Instead, it will retaliate and make people fear the world.

Soon, it was revealed that the conditions for assassinating disciples of the Yao Guang Holy Land had been lowered in the human world.

The incident began when a cultivator asked the mortal world for help, but considering the recent entanglement between the Yao Guang Holy Land and the mortal world, he wondered how much source energy would be needed to assassinate someone from the Yao Guang Holy Land at this time.

He randomly selected a disciple of the Yao Guang Holy Land and had his name engraved on the stone wall. Several days later, he received an astonishing price.

A blood-stained sword hangs on the stone wall, with the words "one thousand" and "one hundred" written beside it!
It's not ten million and one million, but one thousand jin and one hundred jin of source!
All that is required is a deposit of 100 jin of Yuan, and the mortal world will take action to assassinate that Yao Guang disciple.

This news immediately attracted widespread attention in the Eastern Wilderness.

A thousand catties of raw material? This is definitely not a normal price; it's ridiculously low.

That disciple's cultivation level was at the fourth level of the Dao Palace. If he were in other holy lands or aristocratic families, they would have to offer at least 50,000 jin of Origin before the mortal world would even make a move.

Because the fourth level of the Dao Palace may not be much, but the identity behind them is worth the price.

Now, the disciples of the Yao Guang Holy Land only need to provide a thousand catties of source, and the mortal world will take action.

Everyone knows that humanity has launched a counterattack.

As the most prestigious holy land in the Eastern Wilderness, the disciples of Yaoguang are naturally not low-key when they go out, nor are they afraid of offending anyone.

Normally, this wouldn't matter; no one would dare to lay a hand on a disciple of the Yao Guang Holy Land, because even if they succeeded, the Yao Guang Holy Land would be the one to retaliate.

But things are different now. We can hire assassins from the Divine Dynasty to carry out the assassination. If they succeed, we can vent our anger; if they fail, it doesn't matter, and we don't have to worry about retaliation.

A thousand catties of source energy is something many cultivators can afford.

Just one day later, on the eighth day of the standoff, the disciple at the fourth level of the Dao Palace died.

Someone made a bid? Humanity has stepped in!
He died in a branch of the Yao Guang Holy Land, his forehead pierced by a blood-stained sword, and he was pinned to the wall.

The branch had a Supreme Elder overseeing things, but the disciple was assassinated right under his nose.

When the news spread, everyone was aware of it and anticipated that the Yao Guang Holy Land would be struggling to cope.

If the price of a disciple is so low, how high can the prices of elders and grand elders be?
Would the holy lands let such an opportunity pass by? Providing a little source to allow the mortal world to weaken the power of the Yao Guang Holy Land would definitely be a win-win situation.

On the ninth day, a Supreme Elder of the Yao Guang Holy Land was indeed assassinated. Several assassins from the first level of the Sendai realm launched a fatal attack.

"boom!"

A sudden clap of thunder on a clear day left everyone in shock and confusion.

Did someone truly hire mortals to intervene, or did mortals carry out the assassination themselves to sow doubt in the Holy Land of Yao Guang?
Both are possible, but whichever it is, it means that the struggle between the Holy Land of Yao Guang and the human world has reached a point of extreme tension.

Moreover, people noticed something: after the Yao Guang Holy Land eliminated four outposts in the human world, there had been no new battle reports for several days.

Does this mean that the Yao Guang Holy Land is at a disadvantage in this contest?
In terms of raw power, everyone knows that the mortal world is definitely no match for the Yao Guang Holy Land. The difference in the Dragon Pattern Cauldron alone is insurmountable.

However, as a divine dynasty of assassins, secrecy and assassination are their advantages. These people never confront others head-on, but hide in the shadows like a venomous snake, waiting for their chance to strike.

The lion king conquers the jungle, but a small venomous snake, if caught off guard, can also poison the king of the jungle.

The Dragon-Patterned Cauldron can suppress everything, but it cannot find the important places in the human world, so it can only play a game of hide-and-seek with the human world.

……

“My Lord, the mortal world is too cautious. They’ve only managed to find seventeen outposts, which isn’t very important.” Weiwei said with a serious expression.

In the past few days, the mortal world has made several moves, causing the Yao Guang Holy Land to lose face, with many disciples dying and more than twenty elders perishing.

"This is the human world, how easy is it to find their stronghold?" Li Yao tapped his thigh lightly with his finger and looked at Weiwei, saying, "Continue to observe closely, and while you're at it, let us know a little bit to see if they panic and lead the way for us."

"Also, go to the Holy Mountain and have Fang Xiu monitor the situation in the mortal world. If things really don't go well, then strike swiftly and capture the mortal assassin alive."

Weiwei was puzzled: "Capture alive? But assassins in the human world have restrictions in their sea of ​​consciousness. Once they are probed, they will kill their master."

The idea of ​​capturing powerful figures in the mortal world to explore its important locations has been used by various holy lands, but they all failed in the end because the restrictions on the mortal world are too strong and not so easy to break.

"Go ahead and do it. I have my own plans," Li Yao ordered directly.

The holy lands may be unable to overcome that restriction, but that doesn't mean Li Yao is incapable.

With the Heavenly Book at his disposal, there's nothing he can't learn if he wants to.

The restrictions in the mind of a human assassin are very strong, but if my mastery of the restrictions surpasses that of the caster, how will you deal with it?

However, doing so would inevitably affect his cultivation time. If he could access all the important places in the mortal world through normal means, that would be ideal. If not, he could use the Heavenly Book to deduce the restrictions later. "Yes." Weiwei clasped her hands and left the hall. Before leaving, she looked at the chaotic soil in the hall with some shock.

Two of these rare and precious medicinal herbs are found in this hall, and both are now thriving and gradually regaining their vitality.

And the emerald green divine lightning covering the chaotic earth is full of vitality; if you get close, you can even feel a sense of comfort throughout your body.

"I wonder where the Holy Lord found this wondrous object that can restore the life force of the divine medicine." Weiwei was somewhat surprised.

In her view, this emerald lightning must be an extraordinary treasure...

The divine medicine had clearly changed compared to ten days ago, which must be thanks to the emerald green divine lightning.

……

A small purple Qilin and a pair of human-like feet took root in the chaotic soil, while green lightning surged and boundless life force emanated from it. Both divine herbs were devouring this life force to strengthen themselves.

Although only half a month has passed, both the Qilin Divine Medicine and the Humanoid Divine Medicine have undergone some changes, becoming visibly extraordinary.

The divine medicine radiated a divine light, its rich fragrance resonating throughout the hall. Just smelling it brought peace to the mind and swept away all physical fatigue.

For the past two weeks, Li Yao has been using the Wood Divine Thunder every so often to continuously replenish the life force of the two divine herbs.

As the divine medicine restored them, their appetites grew larger and larger. At first, it took them four or five days to absorb all the life force of the divine thunder, but now, they can absorb it completely in less than three days.

The faster absorption rate naturally led to a significant increase in recovery speed, which greatly pleased Li Yao.

The wood-elemental lightning absorbed by the divine medicine was an inexhaustible source of divine power for Li Yao. The faster the divine medicine absorbed it, the happier he became.

"boom!"

A thunderous roar of emerald green lightning filled the air as Li Yao unleashed another bolt of wood-based divine lightning into the chaotic earth, before beginning to comprehend the Great Dao.

As the chanting of scriptures resounded in the Taoist palace, he entered a state of Taoist enlightenment, and his speed of comprehension increased several times over. His understanding of the Taiyin Taiyang True Scripture was being rapidly digested.

In half a month, he had digested half of his insights, and his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, almost to the point of overflowing.

Once the insights are fully digested, the river will breach the dam and continue its downstream rush.

At this moment, the atmosphere outside was extremely tense. News of assassinations against disciples of the Yao Guang Holy Land kept coming out, including elite disciples, ordinary disciples, and even the most marginal disciples.

The world is like a swarm of bees released from their cage; every time they strike, they take one or even several lives.

On the other hand, the Yao Guang Holy Land seems to have remained silent, seemingly having no way to deal with the mortal world.

Countless cultivators in the Eastern Wilderness felt a sense of fear. This was the Killer Dynasty! It had actually forced a top-tier holy land into such a sorry state!
But on this day, a piece of news attracted the attention of countless people. Someone claimed that they saw a group of powerful people gathered by the Yao Guang Holy Land and heading towards the Windless Valley in the western part of the Northern Region. It seemed that they had found a place in the human world and were preparing to eliminate it.

Everyone was shocked, thinking that the Yao Guang Holy Land was finally going to fight back, so they all headed towards the western part of the Northern Region to witness this great battle.

……

In the western part of the Northern Region, there is the Valley of No Wind.

"Our location has been exposed; we must relocate immediately."

This is a person who has merged with the void, whose form cannot be seen, only his voice can be heard, and whose secret arts have been cultivated to the highest level.

"Where to move to?" a person dressed in a black robe asked.

“Go to Tianchuan Mountain; it hasn’t been exposed yet,” said the person who had merged into the void.

The man in black robes nodded and turned to prepare the Jade Platform.

The world is strictly hierarchical, and lower-ranking assassins must unconditionally obey higher-ranking assassins.

No one knows how they internally divide into ranks, but they do have a well-established system of ranking.

……

When the powerful figures from the Yao Guang Holy Land arrived at Wufeng Valley, it was already deserted.

"Did they receive advance warning and therefore evacuate?"

"Coming in such a blatant manner will attract attention from a great distance. The Yao Guang Holy Land miscalculated this time; they should have concealed their whereabouts better."

Those following behind whispered among themselves upon seeing this.

Some of the more intelligent people among them had strange looks in their eyes, sensing that something was amiss at the Yao Guang Holy Land.

But they are smart people; they understand this in their hearts but won't say it aloud, lest they bring trouble upon themselves.

The powerful Yao Guang roared, shaking the mountains, before angrily departing towards the northern part of the Northern Region.

……

"What's going on? Are you being followed?"

In the northern Tianchuan Mountains of the Northern Region, after receiving news that the Yao Guang Holy Land was rushing towards them, the person in charge of Tianchuan Mountains looked at the person in charge of Wufeng Valley with a puzzled expression.

"Impossible. We evacuated in advance and traversed the void several times via the Xuan Yu Platform. It's impossible for us to have been exposed," the person in charge of Wufeng Valley said decisively.

"Could it be that Tianchuan Mountain was exposed long ago?" he then said.

"Impossible. If it had been exposed long ago, the Yao Guang Holy Land would have split into two groups instead of going to Wufeng Valley first and then coming to Tianchuan Mountain," the person in charge of Tianchuan Mountain denied.

"Where should we go next? How about West Beach River?" suggested the person in charge of Windless Valley.

“No, the situation is unclear. We don’t know how the Yao Guang Holy Land locked onto us. Running around like this is tantamount to leading the enemy.” Tian Chuanshan shook his head.

"Let's break it down into smaller groups, hide in plain sight for now, and regroup once the storm has passed."

"Heh, not all of them are stupid." Suddenly, a voice echoed in their ears.

　Thank you A Alpha for the 700 coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)