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

Chapter 23 Getting separated
In this battle, Jiang Yi displayed extraordinary power, defeating three Supreme Elders of the Yao Guang Holy Land and plundering all the source materials in the source area, including some precious source stones.

When the news spread, the entire Northern Region was shaken, and the reputation of the Thirteen Great Bandits rose to new heights.

However, this enraged the Holy Land of Yaoguang. As the most prestigious holy land in the Eastern Wilderness, they could not tolerate this insult.

Some people witnessed a super strong person from a thousand years ago walking out of the Yao Guang Holy Land and heading towards the Northern Region. It was obvious that his purpose was to settle scores with Jiang Yi.

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Several days later, in a small oasis in the Northern Region, Li Yao overheard people talking in a restaurant and finally learned the general outline of what had happened in the Source Region after he left that day.

Li Yao felt a surge of relief; unknowingly, he had almost faced death.

"Fortunately, Zhang Chong sent me away from there. In a battle of that level, even just the aftermath might have killed me. Even if I wasn't affected by the aftermath, any one of the eighty-odd riders led by Jiang Yi would have been enough to take my life."

In this battle, apart from the three Supreme Elders, more than 70% of the others in the Yaoyuan Light Zone perished. The casualties were extremely heavy. If he hadn't been able to leave that place, who could say for sure if he would have perished there?

"The reason why the two Supreme Elders and Zhang Chong who were stationed there were only seriously injured instead of dying is probably not because Jiang Yi couldn't do it, but because he didn't want to completely break ties with the Yao Guang Holy Land."

Despite the fierce trouble Jiang Yi caused in the Origin District this time, he did not cross the bottom line of the Yao Guang Holy Land, as can be seen from the fact that the Yao Guang Holy Land only dispatched one powerful figure.

If he really killed those three Supreme Elders, the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron of the Yao Guang Holy Land would probably have to be moved.

"Jiang Yi must know this too, otherwise, with his great strength, killing three Supreme Elders would be no problem at all," Li Yao guessed to himself.

Although the Yao Guang Holy Land has several source areas around the Primordial Ancient Mine, each with its own experts stationed there, these experts are all stationed in their respective source areas. Even when they provide support, they will not mobilize all their forces. Furthermore, the source areas are not connected, and it takes a certain amount of time to cross them.

If Jiang Yi wanted to, he could have killed the three before reinforcements arrived, but he didn't.

"Phew, that's the good thing about having a powerful backer. At least before someone makes a move, they'll consider whether the power behind you will pursue the matter to the end if you're killed."

Li Yao got up and left the restaurant. He was dressed in a simple gray robe and looked travel-worn, like a wandering cultivator, so he didn't attract anyone's attention.

He had obtained the information he wanted, and there was no point in staying here any longer. His destination was the most central place in the Northern Region and even the Eastern Wilderness, the divine city at the center of the world.

When Zhang Chong sent him thousands of miles away with a single palm strike, he saw the battle in the Source District from afar and immediately chose a direction to speed away.

Two days later, he arrived at the oasis, inquired around, and learned about the place.

This place is called Yuantian City, a small oasis, which is 70,000 to 80,000 miles away from the Holy City.

Although this time an unpredictable change occurred, it unexpectedly suited Li Yao's wishes.

On the surface, this time he and Zhang Chong were separated, and without the protection of a half-step great power, the danger was much greater. But "misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise." Although he no longer had the protection of a strong person, he now had a free sky.

What he did must not be known to anyone. Even if we were to reason with him, Zhang Chong would never do anything to harm him, because he is the pillar of the Rising Sun Island for the next thousand years.

But Li Yao dared not gamble, because there were too many things about this that were difficult to explain. He was a genius, and in the eyes of Elder Xun and Zhang Chong, he was probably already comparable to the Holy Son of Yao Guang, but that still couldn't explain why he could do all this.

To fully comprehend a scripture simply by reading it, and then to innovate upon it and even elevate it to a new level—this is something a cultivator of the Life Spring could not possibly do; it is truly inconceivable.

Heaven knows if these people might suddenly have a brain fart and think he has some incredible opportunity, and then try to capture him and search his soul.

Even if the probability is very small, Li Yao cannot gamble with his life. Before he has the power to control his own destiny, he does not want to rely on luck for life and death.

After walking out of the city gate along the bustling street, a blazing divine rainbow burst forth from his body, enveloping Li Yao and then carrying him into the air to a height of three zhang above the ground.

This is the Northern Region, teeming with bandits, some of whom are quite ruthless. If he dares to ride the divine rainbow high above, he will definitely be targeted.

The earth is desolate, with red soil, reddish-brown rocks, desolation and silence.

This was all that Li Yao could see. He was flying at top speed, but all he could see was this scene.

With the Heavenly Book absorbing external energy as a source of power, even though Li Yao was constantly riding the Divine Rainbow, his divine power remained abundant, showing no signs of drying up.

However, Li Yao did not travel continuously. Although he was full of divine power, his body would also feel tired, so he basically traveled during the day and rested at night.

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were few.

Inside a makeshift cave, Li Yao was meditating cross-legged. In front of him floated a fist-sized piece of pure energy.

As the Yao Guang Emperor Scripture circulated, the abundant essence was guided out and entered the body through the pores of the entire body.

After being nourished by the essence, the Bitter Sea was slowly expanding. In the center of the Bitter Sea, the life spring gushed forth, the divine power source boiled, and the springs at the bottom of the sea widened many times over, gushing out incessantly, and occasionally bursting out rays of light.

His cultivation level was improving rapidly, all thanks to his understanding of the Yao Guang Emperor Scripture, which had reached the point of turning the rotten into the miraculous.

When the Heavenly Book deduced the Yao Guang Jing, it was no less than a new creation of a method. Since Li Yao and the Heavenly Book were one, he naturally gained the insight into that creation.

It could even be said that the Yao Guang Emperor Scripture was created by Li Yao, and the creator's cultivation of the scripture he created was a perfect match, as if it were his own arm.

This is a state of spiritual practice that others can only dream of; those who merely study the scriptures of others will never be able to reach this level.

It is estimated that only when the emperor's son is practicing his father's scriptures can he understand Li Yao's current feelings. Even the emperor's son cannot fully empathize with him; at most, he can only understand about 70% or 80% of it.

Under these circumstances, coupled with the immense essence of the Pure Source, the cultivation speed is naturally incredibly fast.

The next day, as the sun appeared in the sky, Li Yao ended his cultivation and continued his journey.

(End of this chapter)