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

Chapter 230 Juntian Sect

On Minglan Star, there are at least three confirmed saints, and the number of those based on mere rumors is too many to count on one hand.

Li Yao was somewhat surprised, not expecting that such a small planet as Minglan would have so many Saint Realm experts.

It should be noted that, even if we exclude those ancient stars of the Big Dipper that are sealed away, the number of contemporary sages is only a handful.

Of course, he was only surprised for a moment. The universe was vast, and as the suppression of the Azure Emperor gradually dissipated, the number of powerful people would gradually increase in the years to come.

For example, the Golden Crow King went from being close to becoming a Great Perfection King to reaching the Saint King realm in just two hundred years, a speed that was immeasurably faster.

Li Yao could sense that the world was gradually recovering, and the barrier above the cultivators was gradually disappearing.

Those cultivators who have been suppressed and blocked by heaven and earth will experience explosive breakthroughs in the near future, entering a new realm.

Those supreme saints in the Big Dipper Star Region will likely achieve the Dao Severance and enter the third realm of immortals in a short period of time.

No, it should be the same for the entire universe; all cultivators who are stuck at a bottleneck will break through.

The golden age has arrived!
Li Yao withdrew his thoughts and stopped thinking about it. He continued to cultivate and comprehend the Dao. As for the five-colored altar, he left it to Zi Yao and the others to find.

As a technologically advanced cultivation practice, the Eternal Starfield has a much greater capacity for discovery than ordinary cultivators.

Just like the materials used to refine the strongest evolution fluid, they have to search the entire universe. On a small planet like Minglan, they can dig three feet into the ground.

Therefore, Li Yao doesn't need to worry about these things. He only needs to focus on cultivation and strive to break through to the Saint realm as soon as possible.

After several major battles, although he was able to defeat even saints, his weaknesses were simply too much of a constraint on him.

The laws of the Holy Path are astonishing, completely beyond what a Dao-Slaying Realm cultivator can withstand. It was only through sheer force that he was able to overcome all obstacles.

However, this is only out of necessity. Without the laws of the Holy Path, twelve parts of strength are used as one part. But if one possesses the laws of the Holy Path, then one part of strength is one part of strength.

Therefore, facing a sage-level expert would be a completely different matter.

Even without becoming a saint, just breaking through to the half-saint level and making initial contact with the laws of sainthood creates a completely different scenario.

At least, twelve parts of his power can be reduced to six parts, greatly enhancing his combat strength against enemy saints.

The Hengyu Emperor Array is incredibly profound. In more than three months, he entered the Creation Realm three times to comprehend it, but his understanding of the Hengyu Emperor Array has only reached one-tenth. He is still far from fully mastering the Emperor Array.

Even with only one-tenth of the array patterns, it was already incredibly terrifying. This corner of the Emperor Array was enough for him to sweep away Saint Kings and make Great Saints wary.

As things stand, at this level, self-preservation should be assured, since the current starry sky is not yet at the stage where Great Sages roam everywhere.

"Put aside the study of the Imperial Formation for now; the most urgent task is to improve my cultivation," Li Yao thought to himself.

The Great Emperor's array pattern has reached a bottleneck. To make a breakthrough, it will require a long period of comprehension, possibly at least a year, to break through one-tenth of the barrier.

Although the power of the Emperor Formation will be even greater at that time, if one spends a whole year comprehending the Emperor Formation, the speed of cultivation will inevitably be affected.

Of course, this doesn't mean he stopped trying to comprehend it. After all, with a powerful weapon like the Emperor Array that isn't limited by combat strength, he certainly wouldn't give it up.

However, his focus going forward will be on improving his cultivation level, with comprehending the Emperor Formation as a secondary objective.

Li Yao entered the realm of creation and began to comprehend a new scripture—the Tao Te Ching!

This was created by a powerful quasi-emperor at the peak, and it contains his understanding of the Dao.

In an instant, he seemed to enter the realm of Tao, his cultivation began to soar, and his understanding of the laws of heaven and earth became increasingly profound.

Strictly speaking, the Tao Te Ching is not considered an imperial classic, but its brilliance is actually no less than that of imperial classics.

Lao Tzu was a spirit who communicated with the Dao De Tian Zun after his death. He possessed the spiritual foundation of a Tian Zun, and he was no less than some supreme beings.

"Although the Tao Te Ching and the Tao Sutra do not follow the same path, they can mutually verify each other."

Li Yao had studied the Daoist scriptures and had a deep understanding of them. Now, when he studied the Tao Te Ching again, he suddenly had a realization and saw that the two immortal scriptures actually led to the same goal.

If Lao Tzu can succeed in this endeavor, he can perfectly integrate everything about the Moral Celestial Venerable and may become a Heavenly Emperor-level powerhouse.

Unfortunately, the more this is the case, the more difficult it becomes, and the greater the constraints become, making it almost impossible to transcend them.

Soon, three hours passed, and Li Yao woke up.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, three streams of pure energy flew out from above his head, landed beside him, and transformed into three Li Yaos, each with an incomparably powerful aura, exactly the same as his original body.

This is an unparalleled avatar technique, where the manifested body possesses the same strength as the original body.

If four Li Yaos were to attack simultaneously, it would be an unprecedented and awe-inspiring feat, striking fear into the hearts of all enemies.

"With this divine technique, one's combat power can be greatly increased." Li Yao looked at the Daoist body beside him with some joy.

With his unique Dao body, even if there is a time limit and his existence is not long, it is still enough to defy the heavens.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed, and Zi Yao and the others returned, having found a place where the Five-Colored Altar might exist.

Li Yao left the pass and headed to the place that Zi Yao and the others had found.

This is a devastated land, with huge craters everywhere, even in the distant mountains, which are riddled with holes and pits.

This place seems to have witnessed an earth-shattering battle, where the heavens and earth shattered, causing underground magma to surge up, covering the land and extinguishing all life.

"After much investigation and consulting all the ancient books on Minglan Star, we finally discovered this place," Zi Yao said.

Li Yao soared into the sky, flying high above, wanting to look down and find the five-colored altar.

As the line of sight rose, everything below came into view.

This place wasn't always like this. The devastated area was only a few thousand miles away; beyond that, it was lush and vibrant with life.

"There is a dragon vein here!" Suddenly, Li Yao saw the clues of this place and saw a huge dragon vein that stretched for more than 100,000 miles.

The Land of Destruction is located at the head of the dragon's head.

Such a massive dragon vein is extremely rare. If it hadn't been destroyed, this place would definitely be a place that would have seized the wonders of heaven and earth.

Li Yao flew down from the sky and said to Zi Yao and the others, "Go and investigate the past of this place, and what happened here."

"Yes!"

Zi Yao and the others accepted the order and withdrew.

Li Yao wandered through the devastated land, hoping to find some clues, but too much time had passed, and the power of time had erased everything.

Several days later, Zi Yao came to report again.

“Master, this place was once the ancestral home of the Tianyuan Sect. Two thousand years ago, a great war took place here, which is why it has become the scene it is today.”

"What is the current situation of the Tianyuan Sect? Who is the other side, and is it still alive?" Li Yao asked.

"The Tianyuan Sect has been destroyed, and the person who made the move is now at the height of his power on Minglan Star. He is one of the three saints, named Saint Juntian." Zi Yao recounted the information she had gathered.

"Sage!" Li Yao stood with his hands behind his back, his long black hair flowing freely, and his eyes gleaming with divine light.

"Let's go and meet them. Hopefully, we can get what we want and that they'll let us borrow the Five-Colored Altar."

"Jun Tian Saint is in the Eastern Region of Minglan Star. He achieved the Saint Realm five years ago." Zi Yao hurriedly reported the news of Jun Tian Saint.

It has to be said that it's good to have someone to do things for you; at least you don't have to do things like gathering information yourself.

In the eastern region of Minglan Star, the Juntian Sect, where the Juntian Saint resides...

After learning this information, Li Yao led his group towards the Eastern Region. He did not intend to take it slow, but rather planned to finish the battle quickly.

When you're weak, you're hesitant and timid. Now that you're strong enough, it's naturally better to crush everything in your path.

Ultimately, in this world, power resides within oneself; the underlying logic is that whoever has the biggest fist and whose words carry the most weight.

However, there is one thorny issue: although the Juntian Sect is a major sect, it is reclusive, and the world knows nothing of their location. All that is known is that they reside in an endless ocean, on a mythical mountain in the sea.

The vast blue sea stretches to the horizon, and occasionally a strong wind will sweep across it, causing the waves to surge and the spray to rise into the sky.

"boom!"

Suddenly, waves surged hundreds of feet high in the distance, and then a whirlpool appeared, trying to suck Li Yao in.

"You're courting death!" Zi Yao's face was icy cold. She struck out with a palm, and the terrifying divine power split the ocean, killing a squid the size of a mountain.

“A thousand-year-old demon!” Zi Mo, one of the three Dao-Slaying Realm experts in the group, spoke up.

“It seems there are quite a few monsters in this seabed. Any one of them is over a thousand years old and has the cultivation level of the Sendai Secret Realm!” said another cultivator at the Dao Slaying Realm, Zi Tiandao.

"boom!"

The waves surged wildly, and a demonic aura soared to the sky. Another colossal sea monster emerged, its ferocious pincers incredibly sharp, and its hard carapace as solid as divine metal, indestructible.

This is a large crab that has not yet transformed into human form. It follows the path of an ancient demon beast, preserving its original form while cultivating.

"Another ancient demon, its cultivation has reached the second level of the Immortal Platform!" Zi Tian was somewhat surprised. He stretched out a palm and used the laws of heaven and earth to imprison it.

Even ancient demons at the second level of immortality have begun to develop some intelligence.

The group has been at sea for several days now, but they have found nothing about the location of the Juntian Sect.

This great demon has lived in the sea for thousands of years; we can glean some information from it.

"Buzz!"

Zi Tian's divine sense surged into the crab's sea of ​​consciousness, recklessly rummaging through its pitifully few memories.

"Roar……"

A shrill cry echoed across the blue sea. The crab's eight legs flailed wildly as it tried to struggle, but it had no chance against a Dao-Slaying Realm expert.

After a moment, Zi Tian withdrew his divine sense, threw down the lifeless crab in his hand, and looked at Li Yao, saying:
“Master, we haven’t found the location of the Juntian Sect, but we have found a four-thousand-year-old demon at the Dao Slaying Realm. Perhaps we can get more clues from it.”

Li Yao became interested and tilted his head to ask, "Lead the way. A four-thousand-year-old demon at the Dao Severing Realm might actually know."

Finding such a reclusive sect is really troublesome.

Over the course of several days, they had traveled hundreds of thousands of miles at sea, carefully searching with their divine senses along the way. They did discover many immortal mountains, but none of them were their target.

Although there are still no clues, an old demon who has lived in the sea for more than four thousand years must know something. Even if he doesn't know the whole picture, he can at least roughly delineate a certain area, saving them from searching aimlessly.

Soon, led by Zi Tian, ​​they arrived at a cave on the seabed.

Beneath the deep sea, the deeper one goes, the darker it becomes, but within a submarine trench, a precious light emanates, illuminating the area.

Like the Dragon Palace in mythology, there is also a palace complex in the ravine, built with various crystal-clear corals, and engraved with many Taoist patterns, which are very mysterious.

The master of this water palace is that old demon who has lived for four thousand years. He is the overlord of this sea world, and all within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles must respect him.

The Lord of the Manor was originally a lobster a hundred feet long. When he sensed the arrival of the group, he transformed into a middle-aged man with blue hair to greet them.

His spiritual senses were sharp and powerful, and he perceived the group's strength, so he dared not underestimate them in the slightest.

Especially Li Yao, even he could feel a strong sense of oppression, which made him even more unwilling to offend the group.

Li Yao didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose, asking about the location of the Juntian Sect.

After meeting the old mansion master, he became even more certain that the other party must know clues about the Juntian Sect.

After all, a Great Completion King is definitely one of the top beings in this sea area, and having lived for more than four thousand years, he knows things that ordinary people do not know.

"This..." The old manor lord hesitated.

Since the Juntian Sect has gone into seclusion, it naturally does not want their location to be known to the outside world. Although he knows where the Juntian Sect is located, he has never told outsiders about it over the long years.

If this were to get out and be discovered by the Juntian Sect, his Water Palace would likely be completely destroyed.

"Don't worry, Elder Lord, the Juntian Sect won't know about this," Li Yao said.

His eyes shone brightly, and his powerful aura was unleashed without restraint. His martial will was as if the heavens themselves had descended, making people want to kneel down and worship.

Even though Li Yao wasn't targeting anyone, but was simply releasing his powerful aura, the old manor lord almost knelt down.

Fortunately, Li Yao restrained himself in time, thus preventing the old master from making a fool of himself.

His original intention was to reassure the old manor lord, but the reality was that the old manor lord became even more terrified.

"I say, I say, Your Excellency, please withdraw your supernatural powers."

The program had an error, but the result was correct.

"I do know the location of the Juntian Sect, but there is a terrifying ancient killing formation there. If outsiders try to force their way in, I'm afraid they will suffer a great disaster," the old mansion master warned, fearing that he would be held accountable for this matter later.

"It's alright, Elder, just tell me." Li Yao chuckled, his attitude quite agreeable.

In the end, the old lord personally led the way, taking them into a mysterious sea area, fearing that Li Yao might feel he had been slighted.

Ahead, where ordinary people cannot get close at all, there is an unparalleled killing formation that covers the area. If it is triggered, an endless river of swords will attack and kill.

"I can only take you this far; I dare not go any further," the old manor lord said.

"Thank you." Li Yao said his thanks and led Zi Yao and the others forward.

At the same time, he opened his Heavenly Eye and began to observe the killing formation.

During this time, he studied the Hengyu Emperor Formation and became a master of formations, able to see through ordinary formations at a glance.

(End of this chapter)