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

Chapter 286 Road to Heaven

The autumn wind is bleak, and the world is desolate. In the blink of an eye, it is already late autumn, and more than a month has passed since the grand gathering of all races.

The grand event concluded successfully, and thanks to Li Yao, the myriad races readily agreed to the condition that there be no saints in the world.

What remains is the handover of resources.

First, there is the area outside the Primordial Ancient Mine, where countless powerful sects were originally stationed, but now they are all going to withdraw.

This includes the Yao Guang Holy Land, centered on the Primordial Ancient Mine, within a radius of 100,000 li, all of which belong to the myriad races.

Then, other resource areas were also divided up.

The situation in the world has changed drastically, with ancient clans emerging in full force, and the northern region being the hardest hit area.

Although not all of the myriad races reside in the Northern Region, the majority live on this land. Now that they have emerged, all the other forces in the Northern Region, except for the Jiang family and Yaochi, have been affected.

Some forces even abandoned countless empires and migrated south with their entire religions, heading towards the southern regions.

This period was far from peaceful; the real excitement was only beginning after the end of the grand gathering of all races.

However, none of this concerns Yao Guang. Although the myriad races are arrogant, they dare not offend the Yao Guang Holy Land.

After the battle at Yaochi, Li Yao truly earned his reputation, and many beings of all races would tremble with fear at the mere sight of him.

Of course, there were also some ancient beings who, relying on the fact that there were no saints in the world, went on to make a big show of things and were not afraid of Li Yao taking action.

But in the end, that ancient creature still died, killed by Xia Mingxiao.

Since letting go of the shackles in his heart, Xia Mingxiao seems to have become a completely different person. His former peace and forbearance are gone, and he has begun to show his sharpness.

The world is devoid of saints, making this the most suitable environment for his development. Although he has only recently achieved the Dao Severance Realm, his strength is already among the best in the Dao Severance Realm.

After the Dao-Slaying in the Legend of Sword and Fairy 3, Xia Mingxiao officially debuted, began to challenge the heroes, no longer holding back, but regaining his youthful vigor.

The entire Yao Guang Holy Land was delighted with Xia Mingxiao's change and welcomed it.

With Xia Mingxiao's strength, he is rarely matched unless a sage appears. He can both bring fame to the Yao Guang Holy Land and hone his own skills.

The Yao Guang Holy Land has been bustling with activity for the past month, with thunder rumbling, ever-changing weather, and the air filled with the fragrance of medicine.

Li Yao will not be back for a while after leaving Beidou. Qin Jue and Yang Lan are quite capable, but it is still a bit risky to rely on just the two of them.

Therefore, after the grand gathering of all races ended, the Yao Guang Holy Land awakened three more powerful figures: a Saint King and two Saints.

Li Yao suffered a major loss, losing three 90,000-year-old medicinal kings from his collection, while the key figures of the Yao Guang Holy Land gained several hundred years more in lifespan.

Of course, this blood loss was necessary. If he could, he would even like to lose more blood, but reality did not allow it.

The ingredients for the Longevity Elixir are extremely rare, and even the auxiliary ingredients are rare treasures, only slightly inferior to the main ingredient.

The current situation is that the main ingredient is present, but one or two auxiliary ingredients are missing to make a complete longevity elixir.

However, the Yao Guang Holy Land now possesses two Saint Kings and three Saints, which is barely enough.

With this lineup, plus the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, even royalty wouldn't dare to attack easily.

With such strength, Li Yao doesn't need to worry about the Holy Land encountering any crisis after he leaves.

On this day, Ye Fan paid a visit and was led to the Holy Lord's Hall by the disciples of Yao Guang.

During the grand gathering of all races, Li Yao once said that if he wanted to return to Earth, he should come find him after the gathering ended.

During this time, Ye Fan was also dealing with some matters after leaving Beidou, and only came to visit today.

"Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist." In the Holy Lord's Hall, Ye Fan gratefully clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"It's alright, let's go together." Li Yao waved his hand, and the dome opened wide, revealing an altar.

Five-colored light shone brightly, and the altar was cast from five-colored divine jade, with intricate and profound patterns on it.

This teleportation array was created by a divine array master.

After returning to Beidou, the divine array gave Li Yao a diagram, which could be used as long as it was imprinted on the divine material.

The two ascended the altar, its patterns glowing, various runes intertwining, and a dark passage emerged.

The passageway is sparkling with starlight, clearly leading to the depths of the universe, where an ancient road under the starry sky can be seen.

A blinding light flashed, and the two disappeared from the altar.

The cold universe is silent and dark, and the desolate starry sky is occasionally illuminated by starlight, which is fleeting.

The teleportation array carved by the divine array is very powerful and fast, no less powerful than the large five-colored altar.

Even Li Yao felt a sense of temporal and spatial dislocation while in this passage.

The appearance of this feeling indicates that the speed of this channel must far exceed one's own speed for this feeling to occur.

To reach the speed of a teleportation array on one's own, one would need to be at least at the Quasi-Emperor level!
Only by reaching this level can one truly rely on oneself to quickly traverse the universe.

Otherwise, even at the peak of the Great Sage realm, although one can traverse the universe, it inevitably takes a very long time.

Li Yao is an exception, but if he wants to rely on himself to rival the teleportation array, he would conservatively need to reach the Great Sage level.

Soon, a white light flashed before their eyes, and the two rushed out of the passage and into the outside world.

The destination was not Kunlun Mountain, but a blue planet in space that could be seen at a glance.

"Earth..." Ye Fan's eyes were glazed over as he looked at Earth with excitement.

After decades, he finally returned here, where his parents were waiting for him on Earth.

"Do you want to wander around outside and enter Earth on your own, or come with me?" Li Yao asked.

"Let's go together, I can't wait." Ye Fan couldn't contain himself.

This kind of emotion rarely appeared in him, but this time, he was really getting impatient.

"Let's go then."

A beam of light enveloped the two of them, and then in the blink of an eye, they vanished from their spot with incredible speed.

Although they were outside the region, they were not far from Earth. With Li Yao's speed, he rushed into the atmosphere in an instant.

Once on the ground, skyscrapers came into view, and cars drove orderly along the main road.

Ye Fan's eyes moistened slightly. After decades of separation, everything before his eyes had changed drastically and was no longer what it used to be.

But the feeling of a wanderer returning home has not diminished much as a result.

“Your parents are in Xishan, City B. Go and see them,” Li Yao said calmly.

He didn't feel much of a sense of belonging here; the numerous arrays everywhere reminded him that this wasn't the Earth he knew.

"Then I shall take my leave. I will remember your great kindness, Brother Dao."

Li Yao waved his hand and disappeared in a beam of divine light.

After telling Ye Fan the location of Ye's parents, the two parted ways. Ye Fan went home to find his mother, while Li Yao went to Kunlun Mountain to find the divine array.

The majestic Kunlun Mountains, vast and expansive, stretch across the six directions and command the eight wastelands, boundless and limitless.

Li Yao, with practiced ease, charged directly into the ancient formation and arrived at the real Kunlun Mountain.

He stepped on the secret of the "行" character, charging straight ahead as if walking on flat ground, crossing those killing formations.

It's no exaggeration to say that with his current mastery of the Word Formation, these killing formations are nothing to him. Moreover, his mastery of formations is unparalleled; he can spot the flaws in these grand formations at a glance.

The golden lightning bolt sped forward, eventually reaching the Immortal Realm, arriving at the Valley of Immortals where ten thousand dragons leaped.

The moment he entered the Immortal Ascension Land, a vast amount of vital energy surged forth, engulfing Li Yao, and then was absorbed into the Heavenly Book Space for storage.

"boom!"

The earth trembled as the immortal ascended, and countless patterns emerged, transforming into a blurry human figure, incomparably majestic, as if the very heavens and earth were beneath His feet.

"Why did you return so quickly?" the deity asked, somewhat surprised.

Less than a year had passed since Li Yao left, and before He could even take a nap, the other party returned.

In the millions of years that gods live, a year is really not much longer than a day for mortals.

"I have something to ask of you. Please forgive my unannounced visit." Li Yao clasped his hands in a respectful bow.

"What is it?" The god's voice was extremely majestic.

"I plan to travel to the starry sky to cultivate next. I came here hoping to learn about teleportation arrays," Li Yao said.

The starry sky is vast and boundless. Although the Five-Colored Altar can be used, it is too limiting. The Five-Colored Altar is only found on specific routes, and such star routes are very rare.

Others had no choice but to travel through the starry sky via the Five-Colored Altar, but Li Yao had the means, so learning the teleportation array himself was definitely the most convenient option.

As for the coordinates of the ancient star, that's not difficult either. Li Yao has cultivators from the Eternal Star Domain under his command, the same few Eternal Star cultivators he encountered not long after leaving the Ziwei Ancient Star.

The exploration of this star system throughout the universe has revealed the coordinates of many ancient planets inhabited by life. Furthermore, the coordinates of many of these ancient planets are not kept secret on the Eternal Planet; they are shared to some extent.

Over the years, Li Yao had already memorized the coordinates of those ancient stars.

Therefore, as long as one learns the powerful teleportation array, and with the coordinates that Li Yao knows, it is entirely possible to traverse the universe in a short period of time.

This would save him a lot of travel time, allowing him to focus more on his spiritual practice.

"Learning it on the spot?!" The deity's tone was somewhat strange.

Although He was not human, He had come into contact with quite a few cultivators, including those from the ancient Heavenly Court, the Feathered Dynasty, and countless other cultivators who had come here over the millennia.

Therefore, the gods understand very well that even for those with extraordinary talent, large-scale teleportation arrays that can traverse the universe require hundreds or even thousands of years to complete.

Is it too late for Li Yao to start preparing for space travel at the last minute?
However, after considering Li Yao's talent for formations, the deity said nothing and immediately began the instruction...

Then, several hours later, the deity became uneasy. Looking at the array patterns imprinted in the void, He asked doubtfully, "Have you studied this before?"

Although it was known that with Li Yao's talent in array formations, mastering this teleportation array was a certainty, even a god would not have imagined that it would only take a few hours!

That's a bit of an exaggeration. To say that his comprehension is like that of an immortal would not be an exaggeration at all!

“Uh…” Li Yao looked at the array patterns carved in front of him and nodded affirmatively, “I have been studying it, but it is not systematic, so I came to ask for your guidance, senior.”

"I see." The god suddenly understood. Although this explanation was still shocking, it was now somewhat acceptable.

The teleportation array He taught was the same one used by the ancient Heavenly Court to traverse the universe. It was incredibly sophisticated and was jointly deduced by a group of masters specializing in array techniques.

It should be noted that during the heyday of the ancient Heavenly Court, even saints could only serve as heavenly soldiers. The ingenuity of the teleportation array, which was deduced by such a behemoth in conjunction with countless array masters, can be imagined.

Theoretically speaking, with sufficient skill, this teleportation array could easily allow one to traverse to the edge of the universe in an instant.

But power often implies profundity, and beginners need a long time to even grasp the basics.

If Li Yaoruo could truly master it to this extent simply by taking the first step, then his talent in array formations would probably surpass even that of Lingbao Tianzun!
However, if one has studied it before, although it may be exaggerated, it is at least within an acceptable range. At least throughout history, there has been a Lingbao Tianzun (a deity associated with the celestial treasure) standing there.

"Alright, you've learned this formation. Where do you want to go? I'll give you a ride." The deity waved his hand, and a teleportation array appeared, far more sophisticated and powerful than the one Li Yao had drawn. It only needed one coordinate to traverse the starry sky.

"Senior, please send me to the Eternal Starfield!" Li Yao said without hesitation.

The deity remained silent and made no move, but a pattern suddenly appeared on the teleportation array, representing the coordinates of the Eternal Star in the universe.

Li Yao stood in the teleportation array, countless divine laws soared into the sky, the void began to distort, and time became chaotic. He set off again, heading towards the Eternal Star.

Eternal Star was one of the blessed places in his plan for cultivation, and its strongest evolution fluid was of great help to him.

The strongest evolution fluid is a rare item, containing powerful energy and fragments of laws. Ordinary people cultivate by comprehending the fragments of laws within it, thereby improving their cultivation.

On the contrary, Li Yao paid little attention to the fragments of laws within them; what he wanted was the powerful energy within them.

Li Yao's current situation is that his cultivation level is extremely high, far ahead of other realms. What he lacks is magic power, primordial spirit, and physical body, and the strongest evolution fluid can make up for these deficiencies.

The further one progresses in cultivation, the more time is required to accumulate magical power for each realm, as well as for the transformation of the primordial spirit and the evolution of the physical body.

Of course, this is a long time for him, which is much faster than for a genius at the Emperor level, but given the choice, he still wants to be as fast as possible.

Therefore, Eternal Star is a place you shouldn't miss.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but the chaotic space and time returned to calm, and he entered a brilliant starry sky.

"Such a powerful aura!"

Li Yao's heart stirred as he sensed the powerful aura emanating from ahead. It was far away, but incredibly clear.

He transformed into a beam of divine light and rushed into this life-bearing star field. Ahead of him was a great star, no less powerful than the Big Dipper or the Purple Star, exuding an extremely majestic aura.

This is the aura of an emperor; traces of the emperor's Dao remain in the star field ahead.

Li Yao concealed the divine light emanating from his body, preparing to observe discreetly for a while.

Eternal Star is one of the most ancient stars in the universe, and due to its unique cultivation methods, it has never been without powerful individuals.

In the original story, the Great Sage Yanqi of Huolin Cave led many Ancestral Kings to attack, but in the end, he not only died and his Dao disappeared, but even the ancient imperial weapon, the Qilin Staff, was captured.

In that battle, a great many ancestral kings were dispatched, not only from Fire Scale Cave, but also from other royal and royal families, but in the end they still suffered a great defeat.

This demonstrates just how powerful this ancient star was.

Moreover, this ancient star had a penchant for studying powerful ascetics, and had once set its sights on Wushi, Qingdi, and Guxinao, but in the end, they were all killed.

Only these few people were truly magnanimous and did not hold a grudge against Eternal Star; otherwise, their eventual fate would have been absolutely tragic.

What's strange is that after learning their lesson once, the cultivators on that star showed no restraint whatsoever. Logically speaking, after what happened with Wushi, they should have remembered the lesson well next time.

However, the cultivators of Eternal Star did not stop there after being annihilated by Wushi. Later, cases like those of Qingdi and Guxin Ao appeared.

Even Ye Fan later on, the major clans of Eternal Star all wanted to capture Ye Fan and study the secrets of the Sacred Body, without considering whether they would be purged if they failed and one day the Sacred Body was perfected.

Arrogance can sometimes be ingrained in one's very bones. The Eternal Stars look down on ascetics, just like city lords always look down on country bumpkins.

With these cases in mind, Li Yao naturally wouldn't be careless. He came here to rob, and he didn't want to be robbed himself. If he were to be caught off guard and detained by Eternal Star, he would lose face big time.

Li Yao unleashed the Secret of Travel and the Great Void Technique, vanishing into the void to begin observing the Eternal Star.

Soon, he discovered that there were several other small life-bearing stars in this star field, all of which were subordinate stars of the Eternal Star and possessed life energy.

Without a doubt, this is the same civilization, only different powerful forces are stationed here; this is a dreamlike place.

Li Yao did not approach. He did not want to rush in and attract the attention of powerful races. He wanted to integrate in a very safe way.

Even if we want to attract attention, it should be during the action itself. Attracting attention beforehand is detrimental to the subsequent actions.

He traversed the void rapidly, rushing into the depths of the starry sea, temporarily distancing himself from this star field, and began to make arrangements.

First, a teleportation platform needs to be carved. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, the platform can be used to escape quickly, reducing the risk of being detained.

(End of this chapter)