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

Chapter 241 The Green Ghost Clan

As far as the eye could see, there was no sign of life; the city had been abandoned and had become a ghost town!
The powerful figures of Yao Guang looked at each other in bewilderment and began to investigate the surrounding cities, but the result was the same for all of them—empty cities!
Centered on Blood Moon Ridge, there are no living beings left within a radius of at least tens of thousands of miles.

Such a scene would shock even a cultivator.

Although they don't care much about the lives and deaths of ordinary people, it's only a small number—hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands—that wouldn't cause much of a stir in their hearts.

However, this area spans hundreds of thousands of miles, an enormous number that is truly astonishing and unsettling.

They couldn't even imagine how many living beings existed over the tens of thousands of miles before Blood Moon Ridge came into being!

"This is the Ferocious Clan; they are indeed incredibly ferocious!"

"Send this message back to the Holy Lord."

After saying this, they left the place and settled down in a place where living beings existed.

A day later, Li Yao received the news that not only Blood Moon Ridge, but other places were not much better.

"These damned ferocious tribes." Li Yao was somewhat annoyed. It was only because he lacked the strength that he was able to wipe out these ferocious tribes.

“If we were to exterminate the clan now, the royal family would certainly suffer the consequences. One small skirmish is enough. If we were to do it again, it would only appear as a show of bravado without substance.”

Ultimately, this is a world where great power resides within oneself, and it is a fact that Yao Guang cannot compare to the royal family.

In the original novel, when Gai Jiuyou attacked the Fierce Clan, even members of the royal family dared to intervene, showing no weakness whatsoever, which speaks volumes.

That was a supreme being. Even though his blood and energy were weakened and he was no longer at his peak, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Even so, those royal family members still dared to make a move!
Such actions reveal the audacity of the royal family. Even though Gai Jiuyou is in charge and wields the Hengyu Furnace of the Jiang family, he still dares to fight with royal weapons in Wanlong Nest and Golden Cave.

That was bad enough, but after the fight, even though Gai Jiuyou had won, the Great Saints of the Golden Cave and the Myriad Dragon Nest were still not convinced. It wasn't until the Great Saint of the Golden Clan perished that the Great Saint of the Myriad Dragon Nest realized he was afraid.

This shows the arrogance of these royals; they don't take anyone seriously unless they can be beaten into submission.

The problem is that Li Yao doesn't have the strength to subdue them right now, and if a full-scale war breaks out, Yao Guang's chances of winning are less than 30%!
As the Holy Lord, although he did not know the full extent of Yao Guang's resources, he was certain that Yao Guang's resources did not include any Great Saints at the peak level.

Even the existence of the Great Sage is unknown, and even the Holy Lord is ambiguous and too ancient.

Such a sacred land as Yao Guang is definitely no match for the royal family. After all, each of the major royal families has a peak Great Saint, who is only half a step away from becoming a Quasi-Emperor.

"No need for the Great Sage's foundation. After a few decades, I will be able to suppress all enemies in the world on my own!"

Li Yao firmly believed this, and within a few decades, he might be able to become the supreme ruler, reigning over heaven and earth.

"A major war should be avoided. Just keep them occupied and make these ferocious races wary."

Ultimately, Li Yao issued his orders and informed all parties.

This information relieved many powerful figures in the Yao Guang Holy Land. They would not disobey the Holy Lord's orders, but they were still uneasy.

The Holy Land of Yaoguang has stood in the Eastern Wilderness for hundreds of thousands of years, reigning supreme over the world. However, it cannot provoke all the ancient races at the same time. If it truly goes its own way, Yaoguang may face the danger of destruction.

Unless the entire human race unites as one, gathering the four supreme powers of the Eastern Wilderness, numerous holy lands and great religions, the four immortal dynasties of the Central Plains, and the various schools of thought, etc.

Only in this way can we wage war against the ancient races; otherwise, as a single family, it will be difficult to match them!

But this is obviously impossible. It is impossible for the various holy lands, aristocratic families, and dynasties to reach a consensus to fight to the death with the ancient races, as this is not in their interest.

It is precisely because they know it is impossible that the many powerful figures of Yao Guang are nervous, and it is only because of Li Yao that they have such prestige.

If Li Daoqing had issued such an order, there would probably have been a huge uproar by now, and there would have been no way to restrain him; there would still be risks involved.

Li Yao's existence subdued everyone in Yao Guang, and with the reformist faction of Zhi Sheng Mountain taking the lead, even the last voices of opposition disappeared.

Wherever the sword pointed, everyone in Yaoguang followed closely.

Yao Guang's actions shocked many people, who thought he was incredibly bold—was he declaring war on the ancient tribes?!

However, in the following days, no major battle occurred. The fierce tribes seemed to understand Yao Guang's intentions, and their actions suddenly became much smaller.

Clearly, neither the Blood Moon Clan, the Blue Demon Clan, nor the Green Ghost Clan want to fight a war with Yao Guang, at least not now.

They have been sleeping since the ancient times until now, a period of millions of years, which is far too long, and even the world has changed drastically.

Ancient tribes also need time to adapt to these changes.

Therefore, they certainly do not want a major war to break out in the short term, as it would be too hasty.

This was exactly what Li Yao had in mind. After stabilizing the fierce clan and preventing them from launching a major attack in the short term, he went into seclusion again.

Now, his cultivation has reached the half-saint realm, only one step away from becoming a saint. He wants to rush over and truly step into the realm of the fourth-level immortal saint.

Although there is only a half-step difference between a semi-saint and a saint, the gap between them is so great that it cannot be measured by reason.

After breaking through to the Saint level, his combat power will definitely reach a new level.

Moreover, upon reaching the realm of a sage, he can roam more freely in the starry sky, traveling to different star regions without needing to spend months or years.

He definitely had to go to Earth, a planet with a vast history and immense opportunities. He couldn't possibly miss the White Tiger Treasure Technique alone.

The White Tiger Divine Medicine is mostly the transformation of the White Tiger Immortal King. Its White Tiger Treasure Technique is ranked among the Immortal King Techniques and can evolve the Heavenly Book.

This is the most important thing. Li Yao has a premonition that the evolution of the Heavenly Book is coming soon, perhaps only one or two Immortal King Techniques are missing.

Once it evolves, the limits of the Heavenly Book's deductions will reach an even higher level.

The current Heavenly Book cannot extend the laws of the human realm to the realm of immortals; laws that are originally from the realm of immortals can only be supplemented up to the level of true immortals.

The evolved Heavenly Book may be able to extend the laws of the human realm to the level of the immortal realm. Laws that were originally in the realm of the immortal realm may have more complete content added.

If techniques such as the True Dragon Treasure Technique and the True Phoenix Treasure Technique were to evolve from the Heavenly Book, even if they could not be fully completed, at least one or two additional techniques could be gained, greatly increasing their power.

There is also the realm of creation; once the Heavenly Book advances, its effects will undoubtedly be earth-shattering.

"The White Tiger Divine Medicine is absolutely not to be missed; it concerns the Great Dao." Li Yao felt a surge of excitement.

The evolution of the Heavenly Book was far too important for Li Yao to ignore, so even with his Dao Heart, he couldn't help but feel a little restless.

The faster one step is taken, the faster one will progress. The sooner the Heavenly Book advances, the smoother his path to the Great Dao will be.

Before and after evolution, his cultivation speed will be on two different levels.

Although his current cultivation speed is already terrifying, he would naturally be delighted if he could go even faster.

Inside the main hall, Li Yao's emotions were turbulent for a long time before he gradually calmed down and prepared to cultivate.

"Shh!"

With a wave of his hand, a surge of powerful energy exploded, and a blinding light suddenly appeared. A mountain-like mound of source energy appeared in the main hall, weighing approximately 40,000 jin.

As his cultivation level improved, the Heavenly Book's speed of absorbing essence also increased. Now, it can absorb approximately 60,000 catties of essence per month.

He himself only needs to use another 40,000 jin of source to enter the realm of creation.

This greatly reduced Li Yao's burden. 60,000 catties a month would amount to 700,000 catties a year, roughly equivalent to the annual income of some powerful forces.

"Once he breaks through to the Saint realm, this number will decrease further; it's estimated that he won't even need 30,000 jin of source energy," Li Yao predicted.

The Heavenly Book consumes resources at an alarming rate. It's only because he can make money faster than he consumes it that he really can't afford to maintain it.

"Crash!"

In the blink of an eye, all the source energy in the hall exploded, the essence vanished completely, and debris flew everywhere, like burning diamonds, quickly turning into dust.

Li Yao closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and entered the realm of creation, beginning to contemplate the profound mysteries of the Dao.

Beside him, two divine herbs, rooted in the chaotic soil, were also striving to absorb the life force of the divine thunder of wood to restore themselves, hoping to achieve Nirvana as soon as possible.

The Yin and Yang sacred power surged within the main hall, constantly merging to create chaotic energy, which then flowed into Li Yao's body and converged towards the location of his Sea of ​​Wheels.

After a Chaos Dao Fruit was born, the transformation process of the Chaos Body accelerated dramatically, becoming several times faster than before.

The Sea of ​​Wheels is the location of the Chaos Dao Fruit, the origin, and therefore the changes here are the greatest.

The sea of ​​suffering is boundless; the already black waters have become even deeper, turning into chaos, where all paths are disordered and all laws exist.

Beneath the sea, the once-brilliant Wheel of Destiny had also changed drastically, transforming from pure white into chaos, and the markings on the Wheel of Destiny had become extremely blurred.

It has only been a few years since the Chaos Dao Fruit was created, yet it has already achieved such great results, which is quite astonishing.

Although it has not yet fully transformed into a chaotic entity, the benefits are already gradually becoming apparent.

Li Yao's exaggerated combat power and profound foundation are actually partly due to the incomplete Chaos Body.

As the Chaos Body gradually becomes flawless in the future, his combat power will also increase in the process.

Just like in the future, Xia Mingxiao's incomplete chaotic body, which was not yet flawless, almost perished together with Ye Fan, which shows how exaggerated it was.

It should be noted that Ye Fan at that time possessed the Great Perfection Holy Body, had already killed a Supreme Being who had reached the pinnacle of enlightenment, and was a genuine Emperor-level combatant.

This shows how great the bonus of the Chaos Body is. And this is still incomplete. If it were a flawless Chaos Body, a Quasi-Emperor at the Ninth Heaven level could kill a Great Emperor.

Li Yao eagerly awaited this day, so he studied the Taiyin Taiyang True Scripture more frequently.

His current order of comprehension is: Taiyin Taiyang True Scripture... True Dragon Fist... Taiyin Taiyang True Scripture... True Phoenix Nirvana... Taiyin Taiyang True Scripture... All Word Secrets...

At this stage, the Taiyin and Taiyang True Scriptures are clearly his primary cultivation method, irreplaceable even by immortal techniques. These two scriptures form his foundation and cannot be ignored.

Sunrise and sunset, winter goes and spring comes.

The Holy Lord's Temple was utterly peaceful, as if it were oblivious to the passage of time.

This seclusion is clearly going to be long; Li Yao has no intention of emerging until he breaks through to the Saint realm.

At this time, no one bothered Li Yao, as his cultivation was the priority. The daily operation of the Holy Land was managed by the Four Holy Lords.

Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Yunfang City.

Fang Xiu stared at the town ahead with a grim expression, his face so dark it seemed to drip water.

Ahead, the air was thick with the stench of blood. The once bustling town was now deathly silent, and all the people living there had met with misfortune.

"How well is the town defended?" After taking a deep breath, Fang Xiu suppressed the killing intent in his heart and asked the person next to him.

“Yunfang City is guarded by three Supreme Elders, and in addition, there are five Dragon Transformation Elders,” a powerful cultivator of the second level replied.

Three Supreme Elders and five Dragon Transformation Elders were stationed there, but they perished before they could even send out a call for help!
"Besides us, are there any other forces stationed in this city?" Fang Xiu asked again.

The second-level Immortal shook his head: "After awakening in Blood Moon Ridge, the other forces withdrew and abandoned the city. The cultivators inside also left one after another. Now there are only some mortals in this city."

When Blood Moon Ridge awakened, all the major powers and cultivators knew it was about to become a dead zone, so they evacuated. Only mortals could passively accept their fate.

Fang Xiu walked heavily into the city, and what came into view were countless corpses that had lost their life force.

He didn't even need to travel the entire city; with a sweep of his powerful divine sense, he saw the devastation of the entire Yunfang City.

Corpses were everywhere—in the streets and alleys, in houses, in restaurants—some lying on tables, some on the ground, but rarely on beds.

Clearly, they died in broad daylight, long before going to bed.

These people suffered terribly before they died, with all their blood being drained from their bodies, and each of them had an extremely ferocious expression.

This included infants only a few months old, who opened their mouths wide and cried, their eyes tightly closed.

This place has become a living hell. Some timid people, just by looking at it, will probably feel uneasy and have nightmares haunting their minds.

Fang Xiu took a deep breath; such a tragic scene was extremely rare in his thousands of years of life.

In the past, when cultivators fought, they would subconsciously avoid crowded places. Although it was inevitable that they would be affected, it was impossible for it to be this exaggerated.

Yunfang City is not small; the number of ordinary people living in its town and surrounding areas is well over a million. With such a scale, no one can remain calm.

An ancient city that has existed for tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years, has become a dead city today. If no one moves there in the future, the city will gradually become desolate and eventually disappear into the past.

"It's been a year, and I finally couldn't resist taking action."

Fang Xiu looked at the eight dead Yao Guang experts. Their deaths were all the same: their life force had been drained.

Before their deaths, they must have fought each other, but the difference in skill was too great, and they were all suppressed in a single move.

"Blood Moon Ridge, what audacity! They even dare to mess with the people of Yao Guang!" the second-level Immortal said angrily.

Yao Guang is one of the dominant holy lands in the Eastern Wilderness. Even in the entire Big Dipper, there are very few that can rival it. When has it ever suffered such a loss?

"Report to the Holy Lord and let him unleash the Dragon Pattern Cauldron to teach Blood Moon Ridge a lesson," a radical elder of the Yao Guang Sect shouted.

“Yaoguang is not afraid of Blood Moon Ridge alone, but once we make a move, Yaoguang will not only have to face Blood Moon Ridge.” Fang Xiu was very clear that once they made a move, this would be inevitable.

"Sigh, but this kind of forbearance isn't a solution either," the other Yao Guang experts sighed.

“I never said we should tolerate it. We will repay them in kind.” Fang Xiu said coldly.

He had requested to carry a sacred weapon with him on this mission, so that if he encountered anyone from Blood Moon Ridge, he could simply use the sacred weapon to kill them.

If you kill my men, then don't blame me for being uncivilized.

A Dao-Slaying King wielding a sacred weapon can fully unleash the power of the sacred artifact. Under the laws of the sacred path, only a half-saint can barely withstand it, and only an ancestral king can be completely fearless.

Besides, anyone who encounters it will pay the price with their life if they are not careful.

"Have someone keep a close watch on Blood Moon Ridge from a distance. Remember, they must not get close," Fang Xiu instructed.

"Yes." A powerful immortal of the second rank clasped his hands in a salute and personally accepted the task.

A few days later, a great battle broke out. Fang Xiu kept his word, wielding a sacred weapon, and killed a Blood Moon Ridge clansman who was at the seventh level of the Dao Severing Realm.

The opponent's cultivation was stronger than Fang Xiu's, but unfortunately, he did not have a sacred weapon. Therefore, the battle lasted only a short while before he was swiftly and decisively killed.

This news shocked the Eastern Wilderness.

Everyone thought that a great battle was about to begin, but in fact, Blood Moon Ridge remained completely silent.

In this matter, they were nothing like the Fierce Clan; they were extremely calm and incredibly strange.

Besides Blood Moon Ridge, collisions also occurred in several other places, resulting in casualties.

However, no other place is as tolerant as Blood Moon Ridge.

The Blue Ghost Clan is an extremely ferocious clan, born with a murderous nature.

If Blood Moon Ridge and Blue Demon Abyss kill because it is necessary for cultivation, then the Green Ghost Clan simply enjoys killing.

Although this race also needs the blood of living beings for cultivation, they are not particularly eager for it; they are fine with having it, but don't care if they don't.

They are born killers, born specifically for slaughter, and they look just like evil spirits, with blue faces and fangs.

A large number of Yao Guang experts are stationed outside Qingfengchuan, but after a period of silence, the Qinggui Clan returned to normal and went its own way.

Therefore, they naturally clashed with the powerful Yao Guang warriors stationed there, making this place the most tragic site.

The battle between the two major powers, even without the deployment of Dao-Slaying Kings, is still extremely terrifying, with countless mountains and rivers destroyed.

Is a major war about to break out?

"How should the Holy Land of Yao Guang respond?"

In an instant, everyone's attention was drawn to the scene, and they put everything else aside.

For example, today was supposed to be a day when two prodigies were supposed to have a big battle, which originally attracted a lot of attention, but now nobody cares about it anymore.

After all, the clash between the Yao Guang Clan and the Qing Gui Clan was enough to change the landscape of the Big Dipper, far surpassing a battle between two prodigies.

Even though those two prodigies were both extraordinary, having defeated prodigies at the Saint Son level.

As time passed, friction between the Yao Guang and Qing Gui clans intensified, and the frequency of major battles gradually increased.

The two forces seem to be truly about to go to war!
Immediately, everyone's nerves were on high alert, and they paid close attention to the situation on both sides day and night.

Even Li Yao, who was in seclusion, was disturbed on this day, because the matter was too important for anyone else to make a decision.

Whether or not to fight is a decision only Li Yao can make.

Inside the main hall, after listening to all the accounts, Li Yao had a complete understanding of the events.

To fight or not to fight?

Li Yao did not hesitate much before deciding to fight, but the scale should be kept within an appropriate range, so as not to escalate into a war of annihilation.

His orders were strictly obeyed, and as he issued commands, the clash between the Yao Guang and Qing Gui clans intensified.

Li Daoqing, having now broken through the Heavenly Barrier of Dao, was in high spirits and naturally wouldn't miss such a great battle.

He was originally a supreme saint, standing in the seventh forbidden realm before breaking through. However, after breaking through to the Dao-Slaying Realm, his combat power dropped, and now he only has the combat power of the fourth forbidden realm.

This should actually be his normal combat strength. For example, the reason why the second immortal has the seventh forbidden realm is only because he was stuck at the bottleneck of his realm for too long. He could not improve his realm and could only improve his stats, which is how he managed to reach the seventh forbidden realm.

Examples like the Peacock King and the Holy Lord of the Ji Family are all such cases. After breaking through to the Dao-Slaying Realm, they, like Li Daoqing, would be unable to maintain their Seven Forbidden Battle Power.

Sending such combat power to the battlefield is a very dangerous undertaking, with the risk of death.

This is the Supreme Holy Master of the Yao Guang Holy Land. If he were to perish, it would be a great blow to Yao Guang.

Li Yao tried to stop him, but Li Daoqing insisted, wanting to go and fight.

Left with no other choice, he could only give Li Daoqing a set of sacred weapon armor and a sacred weapon spear.

With such a combination of offense and defense, unless the Ancestral King intervenes, even a half-saint would not be able to defeat him in a short time.

Given a little time, the mark he left on the sacred weapon will remind him that he can cross the void and provide timely rescue.

The Green Ghost Clan had not expected that Yao Guang would be so resolute, actually launching a major battle, with the feeling that it was a fight to the death.

However, this race is inherently ferocious and fearless. They have gathered powerful members to fight against Yao Guang.

The two sides finally clashed at Crimson Abyss, engaging in a life-or-death battle.

(End of this chapter)