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

Chapter 2 The Arrival of the Holy Land of Yao Guang
He reached out and supported Li Yao's disciple, who was about twenty years old, dressed in white, with a tall and straight posture, exuding a Daoist aura, and seemingly blending into the surrounding environment.

Such a person, if he were to go to the mortal world, would probably be regarded as an immortal, but at this moment, he spoke very gently.

"As fellow disciples of Hengyang Cave Heaven, Junior Brother, there's no need for such formalities."

Li Yao was somewhat surprised. He was just a disciple who had not yet embarked on cultivation, and he did not understand why the other party was being so friendly to him.

The disciple released his grip and continued, "Junior brother, my surname is Chen, you can call me Senior Brother Chen. I've come to find you on the orders of the sect leader to take you to Hengyang Hall, where an important figure wants to see you."

This is why he, a cultivator at the Life Spring Realm, was so polite to Li Yao, a disciple who had not yet embarked on the path of cultivation.

The so-called important figures were naturally from the Yao Guang Holy Land. They wanted to see Li Yao. Senior Brother Chen had already guessed the reason. Having cultivated in Hengyang Cave for several years, he had actually seen such scenes before.

Among his disciples was a person of unparalleled talent. A powerful figure from the Yao Guang Holy Land descended upon Hengyang Cave Heaven and took that genius away.

At that time, Senior Brother Chen was very envious and even secretly vowed to enter the Yao Guang Holy Land for cultivation in the future.

But as he grew older, Senior Brother Chen also came to his senses; the Holy Land of Yao Guang was simply too far away for him.

For forces like Hengyang Cave Heaven, which are under the jurisdiction of Yaoguang Holy Land, there are ways to join Yaoguang Holy Land.

Aside from those disciples with exceptional talent who are personally accepted by the powerful figures of the Yao Guang Holy Land, there is another type: those whose cultivation progresses rapidly and who reach the Other Shore Realm before the age of twenty can also join the Holy Land.

Senior Brother Chen is exactly twenty years old this year, but his cultivation level is only at the Life Spring Realm. In his entire life, he will never have the opportunity to join the Yao Guang Holy Land again.

At this moment, Li Yao has not yet been confirmed to be able to join the Yao Guang Holy Land. However, since the sect leader has recommended him, it proves that Li Yao's talent is definitely strong. Even if he cannot join the Yao Guang Holy Land in the end, he is only ten years old now and has ten years to cultivate. He still has a chance to join the Yao Guang Holy Land.

After hearing what Senior Brother Chen said, Li Yao was stunned for a moment. Thinking of the Yao Guang Holy Land team he had seen not long ago, he couldn't help but ask a question.

"Is this an important figure from the Yao Guang Holy Land?"

He was puzzled at first, but then he understood.

He had only been a disciple of Hengyang Cave Heaven for a month, and had spent most of his time learning the basics of cultivation, so he naturally didn't know about the senior brother who had entered Yaoguang Holy Land from Hengyang Cave Heaven.

However, as a time traveler, he naturally had his own channels to know these things. In the original work, Weiwei from Lingxu Cave Heaven entered Yaoguang Holy Land and later became the Holy Lord of Yaoguang Holy Land.

"Junior brother is truly intelligent. It is indeed a great figure from the Yao Guang Holy Land who wants to see you."

Li Yao's thoughts were incomprehensible at the moment. To outsiders, being able to join the Yao Guang Holy Land must be an event that would make them so happy that they would forget everything else and would not even think about anything else, but would be blinded by excitement.

But Li Yao wouldn't do that. He had already planned his cultivation path. With the Heavenly Book, he wouldn't lack cultivation scriptures. As long as the Heavenly Book had enough energy, he could even deduce immortal scriptures.

For him, joining a powerful force would at most give him some background in the early stages, making it much easier to cultivate scriptures, but in return, it would also bring more constraints.

Especially the Yao Guang Holy Land. If Li Yao joins it, would he still dare to recklessly use the Heavenly Book to quickly become stronger? If your cultivation and combat power are stronger than ordinary disciples, you can say that you have good talent. But if you surpass the Yao Guang Holy Son, wouldn't others think that you have something fishy going on?

Especially against a ruthless force like the Yao Guang Holy Land, you have great talent, right? We'll just take you down and let your successor devour you, thus benefiting ourselves.

Li Yao's mind was in turmoil as he followed Senior Brother Chen toward Hengyang Palace, his thoughts unsettled.

Senior Brother Chen naturally noticed Li Yao's unsettled state of mind at this moment. He wasn't surprised, after all, who wouldn't be excited when they learned that they were going to join the Yao Guang Holy Land for cultivation?

Instead of disturbing Li Yao at this moment, Senior Brother Chen silently led the way.

The two walked among the mountains, and everything they saw and heard was like a fairyland, completely separated from the mortal world. And this was only a power that dominated a radius of thousands of miles. After crossing a valley, a scene that could make one's heart and soul breathe a sigh of relief came into view.

Ahead, the mountains are beautiful and full of spiritual energy. In the distance, a waterfall thousands of meters long is cascading down from a high mountain. The white ribbon hangs like an inverted Milky Way, and the thunderous sound is like ten thousand horses galloping. It is magnificent and beautiful.

Li Yao, who was in a daze, quickly came back to his senses. Even though it wasn't the first time he had seen it, he still felt refreshed and happy every time he saw this thousand-meter-long waterfall.

Most of the distracting thoughts that had been lingering in my mind vanished instantly, and my head cleared up immediately.

"Forget it, I have no right to make my own decisions right now, why bother?" he thought to himself.

Just like this waterfall, if a strong person were here, they could stop it from falling, or even make it rise back into the sky.

But Li Yao at this moment is not qualified. Whether or not he can join the Yao Guang Holy Land is not up to him. He can only go with the flow. Thinking too much will only cause him internal strife.

Since that's the case, he decided to stop thinking about it and let things take their course. What he was thinking about were all things that would happen in the future. Who could say for sure? What seemed like a huge problem to him now might be something that could be solved with a few words at that time.

After his mood improved, Li Yao seemed to relax completely. Seeing this, Senior Brother Chen couldn't help but exclaim, "Junior Brother has such a kind heart!"

Such a great opportunity has come to him, yet he has calmed his mind in such a short time. With such composure, even if he does not enter the Yao Guang Holy Land, his future achievements will not be small.

Hearing Chen's praise, Li Yao chuckled and said, "It just looks like nothing's wrong on the surface."

"Even so, it's still remarkable!" Senior Brother Chen exclaimed, especially considering that Li Yao is only ten years old.

A winding path, paved with cobblestones, leads past a waterfall and into the depths of a beautiful, ethereal mountain. Along the way, ancient trees reach for the sky, their branches gnarled and twisted like dragons. Numerous palaces can be seen nestled among the vegetation, creating a harmonious and natural scene.

Along the ancient road, there are man-made medicinal fields where ginseng is as thick as a child's arm, and lingzhi mushrooms hang with nine leaves. There are also many unknown medicinal herbs that shimmer and sparkle, exuding a fragrant aroma that is refreshing and invigorating.

After passing the waterfall, the number of disciples gradually increased. Most of the people they met on the road greeted Senior Brother Chen with respect and were very friendly to him.

Senior Brother Chen was not arrogant; he smiled and nodded in response.

Soon, Senior Brother Chen led Li Yao to Hengyang Palace, a magnificent palace made entirely of bronze and iron, even more imposing than the imperial palaces of the mortal world.

Senior Brother Chen led Li Yao to stop outside the main hall and explained the situation to the disciples of the cave heaven stationed outside the hall. The disciple naturally knew why the important figures from the Yao Guang Holy Land had come, and dared not delay at all, so he quickly ran into the main hall to report.

Li Yao and his companion waited for a moment, and soon the disciple came running out again, looking at the two of them and saying, "Junior Brother, the sect leader wants you to go in, Senior Brother Chen, you don't need to go in."

"Junior brother, go ahead," Senior Brother Chen said with a smile, making way for him.

Li Yao nodded and walked into the main hall. Since he had already figured things out, he wasn't too nervous at the moment.

Upon entering the main hall, the first thing that catches the eye is twelve enormous dragon-carved pillars, each as thick as a person's embrace. The ceiling and surrounding walls of the hall are inlaid with luminous pearls for illumination.

Walking along the center of the main hall, there are 108 steps at the end. At the top, a row of people are sitting. As the leader of Hengyang Cave Heaven, he is seated in the very corner.

After Li Yao entered the main hall, everyone's eyes fell on him. The experts from Yao Guang Holy Land scrutinized him, while the sect leader of Heng Yang Cave Heaven was nervous.

"Disciple Li Yao greets the Sect Leader and all the esteemed elders." After arriving at a position about ten meters in front of the steps, Li Yao stopped, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said.

The headmaster of Hengyang Cave Heaven also stood up and respectfully addressed the person sitting in the center: "My lord, this disciple is the one I recommended. He entered the cave heaven a month ago. I saw that his Daoist aura was astonishing, and that he had naturally opened the Sea of ​​Bitterness, so I recommended him to the Holy Land."

(End of this chapter)