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

Chapter 224 The Strongest Evolution Fluid
However, before leaving, he needed to obtain the "Zhe" secret from the Nine Secrets, as well as the "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones" technique.

Both of these divine arts are Emperor-level divine arts, and now that we are on the Ziwei Ancient Star, we should naturally obtain them.

With his current strength, obtaining it wouldn't be difficult; it would be an understatement to say it was a piece of cake.

Mingling.

This place is very famous on the ancient star Ziwei, a place where life has been extinguished.

It's strange here. The entire mountain range is lifeless, with no ancient trees, no vegetation, and not even a stream of water.

This is the scene that has been recorded in ancient books.

Long ago, a powerful being attempted to plant various spiritual creatures on the Netherworld Ridge, but as expected, they all withered and died, not a single one surviving.

Some people moved thousands of acres of river water to the mountains, but the river dried up in no time, as if it had never existed.

This mountain seems to be an inhospitable place, a true land of extinction.

But in this very place, there is a force known for its longevity, which gives people an extremely strange feeling.

Deep in the Mingling Mountains, an ancient Taoist temple sits on the land, blending perfectly with the surrounding scenery. As time passes, the temple remains unaffected, seemingly enduring through the ages.

As soon as Li Yao arrived, a Taoist priest came out of the temple. He was wearing a Taoist robe, with white hair and a youthful face. His skin was radiant and energetic. Judging from his appearance alone, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was in his early twenties.

However, this Taoist was incredibly old, living in the same era as the Golden Crow King, and was over 3,700 years old.

"This old Taoist greets fellow Daoist." The abbot of Changsheng Temple bowed, his attitude extremely polite.

This is a true old monster, with unparalleled cultivation, possessing the strength of a Great Completion King, only a thin veil away from becoming a Half-Saint, and even more powerful than the Golden Crow King.

However, this is quite reasonable, as the Golden Crow King suffered severe injuries and wasted a lot of time trying to forcibly seize the goddess of the Human King's Palace.

However, the abbot of Changsheng Temple did not have these things, so it is not surprising that his cultivation surpassed that of the Golden Crow King.

Li Yao wasted no time and stated his purpose directly without any concealment.

"This..." The abbot of Changsheng Temple pondered for a moment before reaching out and beckoning a golden piece of paper that flew out from the temple behind him.

"This is the ancient scripture of the gods, but it is only half. The other half is in the Hall of the Human King."

The abbot of Changsheng Temple eventually wisely handed over the secret of the character "者" (Zhe), not wanting to test Li Yao's patience.

After all, this person in front of him had destroyed the Golden Crow Clan and the Taiyin Divine Sect, so his strength was too terrifying. Destroying the Changsheng Temple should not be a difficult task for him.

Li Yao obtained the secret of the character "者" as he wished, turned around and left, heading towards the Eight Views Palace of the Taiqing Sacred Realm.

However, the Eight Views Palace of Taiqing Sacred Realm is not in the mortal world, but in a small world. If you don't know its location, it is difficult to find.

Li Yao made some friendly inquiries to several powerful forces, and finally, he vaguely learned the approximate location.

……

"This is it."

Li Yao opened his Heavenly Eye and gazed through the void ahead, where there was a small world, incredibly powerful, created by an existence above the Saint level.

"boom!"

With surging divine power, he forcefully shattered that small world, tearing open a crack and flashing into it.

"Hachigami Palace!"

Li Yao was overjoyed. Looking at the ancient palace in front of him, which was filled with purple mist, it was not very grand, but it was incredibly powerful. Just standing there, it seemed to suppress the heavens and the earth.

A misty haze drifted in the air, swaying with the wind. The Eight Views Palace appeared and disappeared, with an aura of the Great Dao flowing around it, just like the Dao itself.

"The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. Nameless, it is the origin of Heaven and Earth. Named, it is the mother of all things..."

As one approaches the Eight Views Palace, a celestial voice resonates in one's heart, guiding one to enlightenment.

Li Yao tried to enter the Eight Views Palace, but it didn't work; there was no corresponding method, and he couldn't force his way in.

After all, this is the Eight Views Palace, Lao Tzu's Daoist temple, which contains a quasi-emperor peak formation.

Li Yao considered himself to be powerful, but at present, he was definitely no match for Laozi; he was far inferior.

Even with the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire, it wouldn't work. We're all on the same level; it's impossible for us to break through the great formation.

Moreover, when he parted ways with his two fellow disciples, Yan Yixi and Yan Yixi, he returned the Goddess Furnace to them, and the Divine Fire Furnace no longer possessed the power of an imperial weapon.

Fortunately, Li Yao could get what he wanted without entering the Eight Views Palace.

The scriptures carved outside the Eight Views Palace are actually the Tao Te Ching, but they do not contain methods of cultivation; they are merely an introduction.

To others, this is just a scripture explaining the philosophy of spiritual practice, but Li Yao can use this celestial book to deduce the complete Tao Te Ching.

"Unfortunately, the Eight Views Palace itself is also extraordinary, but it has already chosen a successor." Li Yao said with some regret.

He turned and left without lingering. He had already obtained the Tao Te Ching, and as for the Eight Views Palace, there was no point in staying any longer.

A divine rainbow streaked across the sky, and Li Yao soared into the heavens. Before long, he left the Ziwei Ancient Star and arrived in the outer realm.

Looking back, what comes into view is a large purple star, filled with imperial might, with three supreme laws stretching across the heavens and earth.

Withdrawing his gaze, Li Yao looked up at the starry sky, and with a swift movement, rushed forward. This wasn't his first time traversing the starry sky, but upon arriving in the outer realms again, he couldn't help but marvel at the vastness of the universe and his own insignificance.

Living beings are merely dust existing on the stars, and the stars are dust in the universe.

Yet this very speck of dust, through cultivation, can traverse from one star field to another, demonstrating its extraordinary nature.

The starry sky is vast and boundless, an endless expanse of black, yet within this black curtain, countless stars adorn the sky, radiating brilliant light.

In this very scene, a streak of light raced across the starry sky at an incredible speed.

Unlike last time, when he was able to cross the river thanks to Dongfang Taiyi, this time he relied entirely on himself.

It has to be said that this was a novel experience. Li Yao felt as if he had lost all constraints, and the oppressive atmosphere of this world was much less than that of the stars.

Li Yao recalled the coordinates of the ancient stars that Dongfang Taiyi had told him, one of which was a life-bearing ancient star that was very close to Ziwei.

Perfect timing, since we're heading back towards the Big Dipper Starfield, let's go check it out.

After making up his mind, Li Yao increased his speed again, becoming much faster than ordinary saints.

In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.

In the vast and boundless starry sky, Li Yao was surrounded by golden immortal light, like a shooting star, straddling among many stars.

At this moment, he was already very far away from the ancient star of Ziwei. Looking back, he could only see a wisp of purple light.

At his current speed, if he flies like this for several days without sleep, who knows how far he has already left the ancient star of Ziwei, it would be in the hundreds of millions of miles.

"Huh!" Suddenly, Li Yao, who was flying at high speed, stopped and looked at a star in the distance with some suspicion.

It was a dead star, unsuitable for life, but Li Yao saw something on that star.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Yao decided to go and take a look.

He traveled through the starry sky because he wanted to explore. He couldn't possibly avoid the unknown things he saw; otherwise, what would be the point of traveling?

Soon, Li Yao arrived at this desolate ancient star, and his arrival broke the deathly silence.

The land here is covered in yellow sand. When the wind blows, the sand rises into the sky, filling the heavens and the earth.

Li Yao strolled through the yellow sand, walking steadily forward.

He was very careful and did not land directly on that strange place, but kept a distance from it before slowly approaching it.

He would stop immediately if anything seemed amiss.

Soon, he arrived at the strange place and saw an incredibly bizarre scene that didn't fit into this world.

Whether it's the Ziwei Ancient Star or the Beidou Starfield, they are all in the style of Xianxia (fantasy martial arts), and even the warships are full of ancient charm.

But at this moment, what appeared before Li Yao suddenly turned into a science fiction style, creating a great sense of dissonance.

Ahead, there was a huge platform, cast entirely in metal, with many shimmering light paths on it, which were extremely intricate.

On the high platform, a spaceship was parked!
Unlike the warships of Beidou and Ziwei, this spaceship looks like a spaceship straight out of science fiction.

"Eternal Kingdom!"

With just one glance, Li Yao was certain that this was something from that ancient star.

This ancient star is out of place in this world; their cultivation methods are very unique, primarily based on a powerful technological civilization.

Laser cannons, spaceships, mechs, and other things found in science fiction—Eternal Ancient Star has it all.

They do not pursue the Dao heart and arduous cultivation, but rather improve their cultivation through evolution fluid. In fact, for them, cultivation is all about better controlling technological creations.

For this reason, the Eternal Ancient Star regarded the cultivators of other ancient stars as natives and wantonly plundered cosmic resources, making it a bandit planet.

Of course, this is just a human perspective. From the perspective of survival in the universe, the actions of the Eternal Ancient Star are actually not wrong.

After observing for a moment, Li Yao discovered that this place had once been an abandoned base, but recently, someone had started using it.

That spaceship would be a precious resource even on an ancient planet, and it's impossible for it to be abandoned here.

Li Yao concealed his aura with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and then slowly approached.

"Well, have you found anything?"

"Yes, the team that came to inspect seven thousand years ago was right. There is a Celestial Star Grass here, which has matured after seven thousand years."

"Haha, good, this is one of the precious auxiliary materials for refining fourth-order evolution fluid. This trip wasn't a waste."

Li Yao used his divine sense to understand the group's conversation and knew that their purpose in coming here was for the precious material, Heavenly Star Grass.

"Fourth-tier evolution fluid, this is the strongest evolution fluid that even saints can use. We've really made a fortune this time."

"I only need one more piece of Ziyang ore before I can start refining fourth-order evolution fluid to improve my cultivation and pilot the clan's Saint Mech."

Congratulations, young master!

The fourth-tier evolution fluid is effective even against saints!
Li Yao's heart stirred slightly. This was also something he needed. If he could obtain this fourth-order evolution fluid, he might be able to break through to the Great Completion King level.

(End of this chapter)