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

Chapter 217 A great harvest
This shows how big the gap is between the Immortal Three's Dao-Slaying and the Immortal Four's Saint.

Sacred weapons are magical artifacts forged by sages, imprinted with the laws of the sacred way. Once activated, they can unleash a sacred strike.

This attack would be devastating to anyone below the level of a saint.

However, Li Yao was only at the fifth level of the Dao Cultivation Realm, yet he managed to withstand the attack of the sacred weapon with his own strength.

"How could this be!" At this moment, the Golden Crow Clan expert completely doubted Bird Life. His understanding of the past three thousand years was shattered.

Li Tian and Yan Yixi were equally shocked, even though they had known for some time that Li Yao was incredibly powerful.

But the scene before them completely shattered their expectations.

Bare-handedly confronting a sacred weapon!

"I don't believe there is such a person, die!" the Golden Crow Clan expert roared, once again urging his sacred weapon to attack.

"boom!"

A terrifying holy aura permeated the air, its energy surging upwards, stabilizing the world and scattering the clouds in the sky.

The pagoda rotated, grew larger in the wind, and surged with chaotic energy, evolving into a sacred technique for attack and destruction.

"call out!"

Countless chaotic sword energies surged forth, carrying overwhelming holy might, and engulfed Li Yao.

Such an offensive would make even a semi-saint shudder, and even those who possess some holy laws would not dare to confront it head-on.

But Li Yao was not afraid at all and raised his hand to strike again.

This time, he frantically increased his combat power, and a terrifying aura surged forth. With a single palm strike, he sent the pagoda flying.

With a "poof," the Golden Crow Clan expert was torn to pieces, his primordial spirit killed by the shock.

The Golden Crow Clan members, witnessing this scene from afar, were deeply shocked and filled with terror.

A powerful Dao-slaying expert wielding a sacred weapon was actually killed!
Next, blood energy surged into the sky from the Crimson Essence Mine, the golden crows' blood stained the heavens red, and countless golden crows lay dead.

There are more than 700 Golden Crow Clan experts stationed here. Apart from the one who is at the seventh level of the Dao Severing Realm, there is also another one at the third level of the Dao Severing Realm.

Naturally, that Golden Crow expert was no match for Li Yao; he couldn't even withstand a single move before being killed.

The three arrived at the lowest point of the Red Essence Mountains.

This place is entirely red, resembling a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides, with many towering ancient trees planted within, and palaces built on the treetops.

"This should be the starting point for the mining of red minerals," Yan Yixi said, gazing at the mine shaft deep in the valley.

“Red essence ore is a rare and valuable item, but unfortunately it is difficult to mine and takes a long time to mine even one piece.” Li Tian also expressed his regret.

Red essence ore is comparable in value to divine source. It is not only an essential material in many ancient elixirs, but also can be used to extract red essence copper for casting artifacts and forging sacred weapons.

Li Yao remained silent. He stood on a flat surface that resembled a plaza, opened his Heavenly Eye, and began to observe the mountain.

Red Essence Ore can absorb and store the essence of the Great Sun. It contains a rich essence of solar fire, which is of great help in cultivating the True Scripture of the Sun.

Even just standing in the valley can accelerate the circulation of the Sun Sutra.

Suddenly, Li Yao let out a soft exclamation and strode towards the palace atop an ancient tree that seemed to reach the heavens.

The ancient tree was very tall, over five thousand feet, with some of its extended trunks reaching several hundred feet in length. It was more than enough to build small palaces on it.

Li Yao landed in front of a palace, ignored the array patterns, and walked straight inside.

The palace was entirely golden, and under the sunlight, it shone brilliantly everywhere.

Although this palace is not particularly grand or vast, it contains a surging sea of ​​solar fire essence.

"This formation is extraordinary, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, especially the essence of solar fire," Li Yao said softly.

This is a grand array that gathers vital energy, but unlike ordinary array patterns, its main purpose is to absorb the essence of solar fire.

"The Golden Crow Clan has existed for tens of thousands of years. For them, the essence of the sun's fire is the best elixir. Therefore, few people can compare to them in this respect." Yan Yixi was also somewhat amazed.

This formation was clearly perfected by dozens of generations of Golden Crow Sages, with every detail exquisite and containing infinite profound principles of cultivation.

Li Yao opened the Heavenly Book and imprinted these array patterns on it.

This grand formation is beneficial for cultivating the Sun True Scripture. When I go into seclusion later, setting up this formation will greatly accelerate the cultivation speed of the Sun True Scripture. "That's... Crimson Essence Ore!"

Suddenly, Li Tian saw something: at the center of the great formation, there was a piece of flowing golden ore.

The ore flowed with divine light, and a strange fluctuation spread across it, rippling out circles of radiant light.

"This is Crimson Spirit Ore!" Yan Yixi exclaimed in shock.

"A divine ore born from the red essence ore!" Li Tian exclaimed in shock.

"What are the effects of this?" Li Yao couldn't help but ask curiously.

Red minerals do not appear in the Big Dipper; they are only occasionally mentioned in ancient books.

Li Yao was well-read, but his knowledge of red mineral ore was not extensive.

"Red spirit ore is the essence of red spirit ore. Its effects are similar to those of red spirit ore, but their efficacy is vastly different," Yan Yixi explained.

Ordinary red essence ore can be used in elixirs and also for forging sacred weapons.

The same applies to Red Spirit Ore, but the effect is a radical transformation.

Divine ore can be used to make medicine, and can also be used to forge legendary holy weapons or even quasi-emperor weapons!

It can be said that this is an absolute rare treasure, and if it were released to the outside world, people would fight tooth and nail for it.

"It's a pity, there's too little. If we refine the red spirit copper, it won't be enough to forge a single weapon," Yan Yixi sighed.

In this world, not everyone has the ability to forge weapons with immortal gold. Ordinary people, even those who are peerless geniuses, are already satisfied if they can obtain materials such as the Nine Heavens Divine Jade King or the Great Luo Silver Essence to forge weapons.

The Crimson Spirit Copper is even better than the Nine Heavens Divine Jade King and the Great Luo Silver Essence.

“What’s the harm? I just took a look, and there are several different pieces of ore in this Red Essence Mine. I think they should be Red Essence Copper. Let’s mine them out,” Li Yao said.

Having cultivated for so long, his Origin Techniques have almost reached the level of an Origin Master. In a terrain like the Northern Region, he could unleash combat power comparable to a Saint by relying on his Origin Techniques.

While such methods may not be available elsewhere, his mastery of Origin Techniques was genuine, and he could see through the entire mine with just a glance.

For the next three days, Li Yao and his two companions stayed put and began working as quarry workers.

With Li Yao's source techniques enhancing the vast red essence vein, the mining speed was incredibly astonishing.

The four pieces of red spirit ore were also mined, which was a great harvest.

"This time we've really struck it rich! Five pieces of Crimson Spirit Ore, and the Crimson Spirit Copper extracted from them is enough to forge two weapons." Li Tian was extremely excited.

Li Yao clearly didn't need the Crimson Spirit Copper, so all five pieces of Crimson Spirit Ore went to Yan Yixi and Li Tian.

Apart from that, the sacred tower and many red minerals all belonged to Li Yao.

Even so, it was still a huge gain for Yan Yixi and Li Tian.

The gains in just one month were more than what they had accumulated over the previous thirty years.

The crimson spirit copper that can be used to refine quasi-emperor artifacts is a divine object of immeasurable value.

"Next, we'll wipe out the Golden Crow Clan and stop them from doing whatever they want and bullying the weak," Li Tian said righteously. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a chivalrous and righteous person.

Yan Yixi chuckled and shook his head; he knew his junior brother was addicted.

The Golden Crow Clan has a strong foundation and plenty of good things. It's no exaggeration to say that even a piece of their flesh could feed them to their heart's content.

The three set off again, this time even more aggressively, no longer confined to important areas, and destroying any branch of the Golden Crow Clan they saw.

Such actions and such commotion naturally spread throughout the world very quickly.

Even the battle at the Red Essence Mine was only learned of afterward.

"This person is truly defying the heavens!"

"They have killed several Dao-Slaying experts of the Golden Crow Clan and then destroyed the Crimson Essence Mine, the foundation of the Golden Crow Clan. This is truly the start of a full-scale war!"

"The Golden Crow Clan can no longer sit still. They might reveal their hidden strength and do everything in their power to suppress and kill that person!"

(End of this chapter)