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

Chapter 206 The Great Tribulation of Severing the Dao
The world was in constant turmoil, but Li Yao was unaware that he had begun his seclusion after returning to the Yao Guang Holy Land.

He didn't know that, in order to prevent him from being disturbed in his cultivation, the old man, the Demon King, alone with his staff, blocked the trouble that might come.

After all, if the Ancestral King were to arrive, he would certainly have to come out of seclusion to deal with him, and his cultivation would inevitably be disturbed.

The appearance of the old man, the demon, attracted the attention of countless people. No one was a fool, and it was easy to guess that this sage was related to the Yao Guang Holy Land.

How powerful must a being be to be feared even by the Primordial Ancestor King?

All the holy lands were shocked, feeling that the Yao Guang Holy Land was really too tough, actually mobilizing its resources. Was it going to fight the ancient races to the death?

"This move is unwise. Their foundation will be destroyed if exposed to the light of day. Every one they use is one less available. This is shaking the very foundation of the Holy Lands." This was the opinion of the various Holy Lands. If they were in this situation, they would never do such a thing.

Those unaware of the details of its backstory believed that the Yao Guang Holy Land truly lived up to its reputation as one of the overlords of the Eastern Wilderness, for even without deploying the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, it still managed to force the Ancestral King to retreat.

Amidst all the commotion, even the news that the younger generation of experts were about to head to Zhongzhou was suppressed, and everyone's attention was focused on the Yao Guang Holy Land.

Li Yao paid no attention to anything outside the world. He only came out of seclusion for half a day when Yao Xi and Weiwei set off for Zhongzhou.

But it only lasted half a day, and then he immediately went into seclusion again to comprehend the Dao and improve his cultivation.

When he triggered the All-Encompassing Secret in the Divine Forbidden Domain, he clearly sensed the bottleneck. As long as his cultivation level kept up, he could forcefully sever the Dao and enter the Dao-Severing Realm.

Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The Eastern Wilderness fell into tranquility. After the younger generation left the Eastern Wilderness for the Central State's Qishi Mansion, this land suddenly became less lively.

In the years to come, the center will be in Zhongzhou, where geniuses from the five regions have gathered, and amazing sparks will surely fly.

Inside the Holy Lord's Hall, Li Yao sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his mind wandering in the vast ocean of the Dao Realm. He constantly comprehended the laws of heaven and earth, verifying what he had learned.

The path to enlightenment is endless. Under these circumstances, his cultivation progressed rapidly, with earth-shattering changes every day.

Three months, six enlightenments, now rapidly transforming into strength.

Compared to three months ago, Li Yao is undoubtedly much stronger now.

During the battle at Tongyou River, he witnessed the power of the Divine Forbidden Domain combined with the All-Character Secret, but because it was difficult to trigger, his combat strength was very unstable.

Therefore, during his six enlightenments, he comprehended the secret of the character "皆" twice, gaining much insight and mastering it more profoundly.

Now, if he were to trigger the All-Encompassing Secret under the Divine Forbidden State, it would not be that difficult. It would only take less than sixty attempts, let alone a hundred.

This is not speculation; Li Yao has actually tried it, and in several experiments, he successfully triggered it within sixty attempts each time.

But this secret is peculiar; it doesn't mean that sixty times now will be the same in the future.

For example, he is currently cultivating the All-Character Secret, which can be triggered within sixty times at his current level. However, if he cultivates to the level of a Saint and does not comprehend the All-Character Secret during this period, and does not gain more insights, the number of times it can be triggered may return to more than a hundred or even several hundred times.

However, if he continues to study the secret of the character "皆" and his mastery of it becomes more profound, the number of times it will be triggered will continue to decrease.

In the past few years, because the All-Encompassing Secret Technique could not be used in the Eight Forbidden Domains, he had almost completely shelved this secret technique.

He had studied the Secret of the Word "Xing", the Secret of the Word "Dou", and the Holy Light Technique, but he had never studied the Secret of the Word "Jie".

Therefore, in the battle of Tongyou River, the probability of him triggering the All-Encompassing Secret was not high. It was enough compared to normal cultivators, but far from satisfying Li Yao.

In his view, the "All Secrets" is undoubtedly the top of the Nine Secrets. The stronger he is, the more exaggerated his tenfold combat power becomes.

Ye Fan, at the sixth level of Quasi-Emperor, triggered the All-Encompassing Secret under the Divine Forbidden Domain, boosting his combat power tenfold and even emanating a wisp of imperial might, directly reversing the fate of a Dao-achieving individual, a feat that shook the ages.

In the battle against the Carefree Celestial Venerable, when the "All" secret was triggered, he could hold his own against him; when it wasn't triggered, he was just a punching bag and was repeatedly killed and blown apart.

This demonstrates the power of the "All" secret technique; the higher one's own strength, the more extraordinary the boost this technique brings.

This is also one of the fundamental reasons for the Emperor's strength. The Secret of All Words is his imperial law. Others may have a probability of triggering it, but the Emperor is definitely not like that. If he wants to, he can simply think of it and have his combat power increased tenfold.

The Celestial Venerable of Freedom deduced the Secret of the Character "行" to the realm of time, and the Emperor Venerable must be no less capable, undoubtedly constantly refining the Secret of the Character "皆" to an astonishing degree.

"The nine secrets that are passed down in the world today may all be blank slates. Their respective creators must have explored them to a much deeper level."

"It seems we'll have to work hard on the secrets of the character '皆' next."

Li Yao knew that the All-Encompassing Secret Technique was now greatly helping to improve his strength and could increase his potential.

If he could be like the Emperor, gaining ten times the battle power with a single thought, then his battle power would definitely be able to sweep away everything.

When he reaches the Dao-Slaying Realm, it might not be difficult for him to defy even a Saint. The so-called Saint Domain barrier will be smashed to pieces by him.

After all, what barrier can withstand ten times the combat power under the divine forbidden domain?
Several days later, Li Yao walked out of the Holy Lord's Hall and ascended to the heavens. He had accumulated enough cultivation to attempt to enter the Dao-Slaying Realm.

However, due to the special path of the tribulation, he did not know what would happen next, so he dared not stay on the ground to undergo the tribulation, for fear of accidentally destroying a million miles of territory.

……

How vast is the starry sky?
This is a question that most people don't know the answer to, because apart from ancient sages, no one can traverse star systems and travel continuously through the universe.

The distances between star fields are extremely vast. Apart from ancient saints, even Dao-slaying kings would find it difficult to traverse from one star field to another. Unless one were incredibly lucky and happened to arrive on an ancient star with a five-colored altar and traverse it, they would likely spend their entire lives aging and dying in the starry sky.

Li Yao didn't intend to go to the outer realms; he simply wanted to get away from the earth and then enter the Dao-Slaying Realm.

As he ascended, he mastered the secrets of the "Xing" character to its fullest extent, demonstrating the remarkable ability to shrink distances to an inch.

Three days later, Li Yao had no idea how many tens of thousands of miles he had traversed; he had long since lost that concept.

All he knew was that after flying for an hour, he was already a million miles away from the ground.

This speed is far beyond even a Grandmaster, and it is estimated that only a Half-Saint could rival it.

Looking down, Li Yao saw only a vast expanse of land. The majestic sacred mountains and immortal palaces of the past had all vanished when one reached a high enough altitude.

Only the boundless land remained perfectly clear and visible.

"The crimson land, is that the Northern Region?!"

Suddenly, a familiar scene came into view, which was very recognizable.

Other places may be difficult to identify, but the unique landscape of the Northern Region can be identified with just one glance.

"Even after flying for so long, I still can't get a full view of the Eastern Wilderness!" Li Yao muttered to himself, somewhat shocked.

It should be noted that his speed was no less than that of using a small Xuanyu Platform to traverse the void.

For three consecutive days, he flew upwards continuously, having already traveled countless miles, but even so, he was still trapped in a corner of the Eastern Wilderness within the Big Dipper Star Region.

To fly beyond the domain, one must at least leave the Big Dipper constellation and look down to see not the earth, but seven ancient stars arranged in an orderly fashion.

"At my current speed, it would probably take me several months to fly to the outer reaches of the universe, and I might only be able to barely escape the ancient star of the Big Dipper?" Li Yao estimated for a moment and then decisively gave up the idea.

At this moment, he realized his own insignificance. What did it matter if he was invincible in the Eastern Wilderness? Compared to the entire starry sky, he was just a tiny speck of dust.

To the entire universe, Li Yao is insignificant; even if he radiates brilliance, the area of ​​his influence is extremely limited.

This was somewhat discouraging, but more importantly, it was a driving force, urging him to continuously become stronger.

After turning his gaze away, Li Yao continued flying upwards for two more days. When he looked down, the area of ​​the red land he could see had increased, but it still seemed endless.

"Let's stay here. We're so far from the ground, nothing should happen."

He activated his cultivation, and blazing flames erupted from his body, intertwining to form an eternal and immortal divine furnace.

"boom!"

Like a sudden gust of wind, a vast ocean sweeping across the sky, his terrifying cultivation began to surge wildly without reservation.

At this moment, unparalleled power surged within his body, his cultivation was boiling, and the Eight Forbidden Domains were directly shattered.

"boom!"

The sky, which was originally clear and empty, suddenly appeared as a vast ocean, which was the Thunder Marsh formed from lightning.

In an instant, Li Yao was engulfed by endless lightning.

The heavens seemed to be angry and dissatisfied with such an anomaly as him. Bolts of lightning, as large as mountains, struck him, engulfing him in the center of the lightning and subjecting him to constant strikes.

This is a shocking scene. If anyone were to see it, they would probably be so frightened that they would lose their composure and their Daoist heart would become unbalanced.

Li Yao remained calm, sitting cross-legged in the sea of ​​lightning, letting the endless tribulation light bombard his body.

His mastery of thunder magic was profound, but it seemed somewhat inadequate in the face of the immense power of heaven and earth. This was the best opportunity for him to delve into the laws of thunder magic.

Heaven was his teacher, wholeheartedly imparting to him the laws of thunder.

This is an unprecedented calamity that severs one's path to enlightenment. Any single beam of calamity light is enough to kill a genius of unparalleled talent, no less severe than their great calamity.

For Li Yao, the countless bolts of lightning combined to form a dazzling display was merely an appetizer; an even more astonishing tribulation was yet to come.

Li Yao sat cross-legged in the void, bathing in the sea of ​​lightning, using this vast lightning tribulation to cleanse his physical body and primordial spirit. At the same time, he was constantly comprehending and experiencing the laws contained within the lightning.

This is a crazy act. Without any defense, one is plunged into such a lightning tribulation alone. If one is not careful, one's life will be in danger.

Because the tribulation was so terrifying, and it was only the beginning, the world had already cracked open, with countless large rifts appearing in the void, all shattered by the lightning.

Such a cataclysmic scene could be deadly, even just standing on the edge could be life-threatening.

Li Yao, however, sat alone in the very center, making no defensive moves, and calming his mind to comprehend the laws of thunder!

This was absolutely insane, but Li Yao was unharmed; on the contrary, he was doing very well. His body was flashing with dazzling light, and every pore was emitting electric sparks, which he absorbed into his body to temper his internal organs and bones.

He was like a piece of iron, undergoing the tempering of heavenly tribulation, constantly expelling impurities from his body.

(End of this chapter)