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

Chapter 267 Heavenly Book Advancement
Without a large force of pure and divine sources, the essence of the outer world alone is clearly insufficient to meet the needs of the Heavenly Book.

After all, his opening was too small. The essence of the immortal realm was as vast as the sea, and the Heavenly Book also needed to absorb the essence of the outer world through him.

At the current rate, it's unclear how long it will take to meet the needs of the Heavenly Book.

Li Yao stopped and said, "This junior needs to go to the outer realms to undergo a heavenly tribulation, so I will leave for a while."

The deity nodded: "Go. From this day forward, you may freely enter and leave Kunlun Mountain."

Although the deity did not know what had just happened, He did not inquire. For Him, transcendence was the only thing that mattered.

This has become an obsession for the gods. Just like the Ascension Cauldron, which clearly possesses unparalleled power, the gods would simply slip away whenever they had the chance.

Ok……

For some reason, it seems that all the gods created by the Emperor yearn for freedom. The Immortal Ascension Cauldron is like this, as are the gods in the formation.

……

Li Yao ascended to the heavens and arrived in a realm beyond Earth.

He was well aware of the power of his tribulation, and worried that if it were too close to Earth, it might affect other areas.

In the cold and dark universe, a vast sea of ​​lightning descended, carrying with it the power to destroy the world.

Although it was only a minor tribulation, its terrifying power still sent chills down people's spines.

The Five Elements Divine Thunder, Yin-Yang Thunder Tribulation, Chaos Tribulation... all the heavenly tribulations struck down, each burst of lightning enough to shatter countless stars.

But Li Yao completely disregarded it. He sat cross-legged in the center of the sea of ​​lightning, absorbing the lightning tribulation, refining its essence, and pouring it into the Heavenly Book.

The destructive power of the heavenly tribulation was terrifying, but the essence it contained was also incredibly rich, with each strand comparable to hundreds of pounds of pure source.

A complete bolt of lightning is as thick as a mountain, and contains more essence than hundreds of thousands of kilograms of pure source.

This is not an exaggeration. After all, this is a tribulation of a Saint at the Ninth Heaven, containing enormous energy.

The Heavenly Book's advancement is a bottomless pit, but now that there's a Heavenly Tribulation to fill the gap, Li Yao naturally won't miss it.

Such opportunities to take advantage of nature are rare.

However, the lightning tribulation was not inexhaustible. Even though Li Yao had extended it as much as possible, the lightning tribulation eventually dissipated after seven days.

The Heavenly Book... still hasn't completed its upgrade!
Li Yao was truly astonished. All in all, the essence absorbed by the Heavenly Book, if converted into pure sources, would amount to more than twenty Saint Sources.

"More than 300 million catties of pure source, the appetite of the Heavenly Book is perhaps even more exaggerated than I thought!" Li Yao was slightly shocked. This was an astronomical figure.

However, upon closer reflection, it makes sense. After the Heavenly Book's advancement, it can now deduce scriptures in the realm of immortality. Compared to that, hundreds of millions of catties of pure source are indeed nothing.

This is a qualitative leap. The realm of immortality and the realm of humanity are completely different levels of existence. No amount of energy is too much to bear.

After calming himself down, Li Yao returned to Kunlun Mountain.

This time, without any killing formations to block his way, he made his way unimpeded to the depths of the Immortal Ascension Land.

The deity remained, not vanished, and the White Tiger Divine Medicine circled around Him without leaving.

The rich fragrance wafted out, and Longma kept swallowing, inhaling the medicinal aroma emanating from the divine medicine in large gulps.

Upon seeing Li Yao return, the White Tiger Divine Medicine stopped what it was doing, tilted its little head, and looked at him curiously, seemingly puzzled.

The White Tiger Divine Medicine possesses sentience, and from the attitude of the array spirit, it vaguely sensed that the person before it was no ordinary individual.

However, no matter how it looks at it, it is just a saint and doesn't understand why the other party was chosen by the gods.

Clearly, while the divine medicine possesses a spirit, it is shallow and incapable of contemplating profound questions or comprehending Li Yao's extraordinary abilities; it can only judge him by his sheer strength.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you to wait, senior," Li Yao said, bowing.

The figure of the deity was blurry, and his face was indistinct, but he was incomparably majestic, like a celestial emperor surveying the world.

He casually waved his hand, helped Li Yao up, and said, "Waiting for you here is because the good fortune I promised you has not yet been given to you."

Li Yao asked in confusion, "Didn't you say that the ancient herbs in the herb field are free for me to take as I please?"

For him, this was a great stroke of luck. Even if he couldn't obtain all the ancient medicines, just 30% of them would be an incredible fortune.

But at this moment, the deity said that he would grant him a great fortune. Does that mean the matter of the medicinal field is no longer valid?

Just as a slight disappointment rose in Li Yao's heart, the deity spoke: "Those ancient medicines are yours to dispose of as you see fit, just leave the seeds and young herbs. The fortune I speak of is this Emperor Array."

After speaking, a stream of light flew from the god's fingertip and entered Li Yao's sea of ​​consciousness. An extremely complex array began to evolve in his mind.

Li Yao was already familiar with the mysteries of the Imperial Array. He had mastered more than 50% of the Hengyu Imperial Array, and now he could be considered a Grandmaster of Array Dao.

But the imperial formation that the gods were creating for him at this moment was far more exquisite than the Hengyu Imperial Formation.

Both are Imperial Formations, but the former is only of average level, while the latter is the best among Imperial Formations.

Even Li Yao could clearly see the difference in strength between the two imperial formations.

Several days later, the evolution ended, and the flawless imperial formation was thus obtained by Li Yao.

The deity withdrew his divine sense and said, "Your talent in array formations is exceptional; the Emperor's Killing Array should not be difficult for you."

In order to help Li Yao grow up quickly, the gods went to great lengths, even passing down the Emperor's Killing Formation.

As one of the most powerful imperial figures in ancient history, the Emperor is an all-rounder, as can be seen from the fact that the "All" secret technique multiplies his own combat power tenfold.

Along with formations, although the Emperor has never fought against the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao, he is probably no less skilled. His killing formation is definitely one of the strongest imperial formations in history.

With Li Yao's current mastery of array formations, even without the aid of the Heavenly Book, he could grasp the basics of the Emperor's Killing Array and feel its power.

Perhaps this is somewhat belittling of the Hengyu Emperor Formation, but Li Yao felt that a 30% Emperor Venerable Killing Formation could rival a 50% Hengyu Emperor Formation, and the difference was obvious.

This is not surprising. Although Emperor Hengyu was powerful, his opponent was one of the most powerful emperors in ancient history, so it was normal that he could not compare.

"Thank you for imparting the secrets, senior!" Li Yao said gratefully as he awoke from the mystery of the killing formation.

"Strive to comprehend it. I also hope that your mastery of array formations can reach the level of Lingbao Tianzun and Dizun, so that you can help me transcend in the future."

The deity thought for a moment and then said, "I see that you have a great need for spiritual energy. Why don't you go to the edge of the Immortal Pool? That is the place where the spiritual energy of Kunlun is most abundant. Perhaps it will be helpful to you."

Li Yao was stunned, staring in disbelief at the celestial pool in the center of the valley. The gods actually allowed him to enter it for cultivation?!

"However, once you go inside, remember not to touch anything. Only the one holding the token can take that broken cauldron." Just as Li Yao was in shock, the divine voice rang out again, this time as a warning. Although it was not explicitly stated, the divine voice was very heavy.

If Li Yao didn't know the cause and effect, he might not understand, but knowing the whole story, he could roughly understand why the gods said that.

The ruthless woman shattered the Immortal Ascension Cauldron with a single palm strike, but she didn't completely destroy it. Given her strength, it's not that she couldn't do it; more likely, she deliberately left it there. Perhaps she had some arrangement on the Immortal Ascension Cauldron. Ye Fan could take it, but anyone else who touched it would likely suffer a calamity.

"Alright, I'm going to sleep now. Do as you please." The deity left behind these last words, transforming into countless Dao traces and divine laws before disappearing from the spot.

"call out!"

The moment the deity vanished, the White Tiger Divine Medicine also transformed into a stream of light and disappeared without a trace.

Longma swallowed hard, looking at the spot where the divine medicine had disappeared, his eyes filled with reluctance.

"The Immortal Pool truly is a masterpiece of creation." Li Yao arrived at the center of the Immortal Ancient City and gazed at the Immortal Pool before him, lost in thought.

The Immortal Pool was about ten feet long and half a foot wide. It was made of some unknown material. Inside, it was filled with brilliant light, and the essence of heaven and earth was so concentrated that it had become liquid and gathered in the pool.

The immortal mist flowing outside the Immortal Realm also originates from this immortal pool.

Li Yao opened his Heavenly Eye and looked into the pool. He immediately saw an artifact, which was the 'Immortal' nurtured by the Immortal Pool.

The object at the bottom of the Immortal Pool was a bronze cauldron, dull and lifeless, showing no sign of any divine power, and simply sank quietly to the bottom of the pool.

The bronze tripod is engraved with various patterns, including birds, beasts, fish, insects, the sun, moon, and stars, but they are all blurry and indistinct.

It is not complete; many parts are missing, less than a third of its original appearance. The three tripod legs are still there, but the circular walls of the tripod are almost gone, and there is a large hole at the bottom.

This is one of the immortal artifacts in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, a divine artifact created by the Emperor by gathering the power of the Heavenly Court—the Cauldron of All Things!
"Buzz!"

Just then, the green bronze in the Sea of ​​Wheels trembled slightly, echoing the cauldron in the Immortal Pool.

But it vanished in an instant; the two did not forcefully merge.

Li Yao withdrew his gaze, no longer paying attention to the Immortal Ascension Cauldron. The cauldron was destined to be useless to him, and looking at it more would only cause him more trouble.

Rather than yearning for the Immortal Cauldron, the most urgent task is to advance the Heavenly Book as soon as possible. At that time, he can deduce an immortal scripture, which will be of the greatest help to him.

A celestial scripture that touches upon the realm of immortality demonstrates its extraordinary nature; in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, it is a truly supreme treasure.

He sat cross-legged beside the celestial pool and began frantically absorbing the essence. Instantly, celestial mist surged, completely enveloping him.

In an instant, a vast sea of ​​vital energy began to surge into his body, and the Heavenly Book, like a bottomless pit, began to frantically absorb it.

The Immortal Pool gathers the essence of the entire ancient star, and at its peak, it even gave birth to an immortal artifact.

Even though it is not what it used to be, the essence contained in the Immortal Pool is still extraordinary, and the immortal mist that dissipates is no less than the divine source energy.

The immortal mist was endless and could not be absorbed at all. The immortal pool water continuously generated immortal mist, but before it could dissipate, it was snatched away by Li Yao who was standing to the side.

Li Yao had a feeling that if he continued to absorb the energy like this, it wouldn't be long before he could accumulate enough energy to advance the Heavenly Book to the next level.

"This Immortal Pool is indeed extraordinary. The immortal mist it generates is already so powerful. What kind of heaven-defying substance is the divine liquid within the Immortal Pool?"

Looking at the cauldron at the bottom of the Immortal Pool, he suddenly had an idea: if he put the Immortal Gold Furnace into the Immortal Pool, would it undergo a transformation?

Without hesitation, Li Yao summoned the Immortal Golden Furnace and sank it into the Immortal Pool.

"Buzz!"

As the Immortal Gold Furnace was placed into the pool of water, it seemed to have received a great tonic, constantly humming and emitting great joy.

Seeing this, Li Yao also continued to absorb the immortal mist, while leaving the immortal gold furnace at the bottom of the pool to be nourished by the immortal pool.

Time flies like water, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The creatures of Kunlun Mountain have been puzzled lately. For some reason, the celestial mist in the mountains has thinned considerably, and the spiritual energy is not as strong as before.

However, the celestial mist emanated from the depths, and no beast dared to investigate, so they could only suppress their doubts.

Immortal Valley, beside the Immortal Pond.

A mystical aura rises, colorful mists swirl, and this place is radiant, with all sorts of light flowing and engulfing the area.

Li Yao sat cross-legged in the celestial mist, endless essence seeping into his body through his pores, making him appear as if he were about to ascend to immortality, incomparably sacred.

Beside him, the dragon horse, which was also cultivating in the immortal mist, stared wide-eyed at Li Yao's body as if it were some kind of monster.

For over a month, Li Yao hadn't stopped for a moment. The endless essence that entered his body seemed to disappear, making him like an unfillable sinkhole.

"What a monster!" Longma could only exclaim. Then it began to refine the essence in its body and transform it into magic power. Once it had digested it, it could absorb the immortal mist again.

Suddenly, Li Yao opened his eyes. Longma was startled and quickly asked, "What's wrong? You broke through again?!"

If Li Yao were to frantically absorb vital energy like that, even if he were to break through, Longma wouldn't be surprised at all.

That vast amount of essence could be piled up to build up one's cultivation level.

"No, I'm just tired and want to rest for a bit. Don't bother me." Li Yao's lips curled up, and he actually stretched, lay down on the ground, and fell fast asleep.

In a mysterious space unexplored by anyone, an ancient celestial book emitted a faint glow, its rich Daoist aura fluctuating like breathing, truly wondrous.

Li Yao, his mind at peace, also appeared in the mysterious space, nervously watching the changes in the Heavenly Book.

Just now, the Heavenly Book finally completed its energy accumulation and began its formal advancement.

This process could take an unknown amount of time, and Li Yao could do nothing but wait quietly.

"Buzz!"

The Heavenly Book trembled violently, and the light flowing on it became even more active. The already ancient Heavenly Book became even more ancient, and the yellow pages also changed, turning a faint silver-gray.

Then, everything returned to calm. There were no grand phenomena or soaring celestial lights; everything was incredibly simple.

Li Yao was somewhat surprised. He originally thought that the Heavenly Book's advancement would take a long time, and that the transformed Heavenly Book would undergo a great change, becoming extraordinary at first glance.

But in reality, the upgrade was completed in just a few breaths. The Heavenly Book didn't change much, except that the texture was more realistic. Other than that, there was nothing else!
Although it's not what I imagined, as long as I've leveled up, that's fine.

Li Yao didn't care much about these external things; he was more concerned about the changes in the Heavenly Book.

With a thought, the changes in the Heavenly Book immediately appeared in my mind.

(End of this chapter)