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

Chapter 295 Breaking the Extreme
Li Yao, inside the Dragon Cave, was unaware that he had already caught the attention of the behemoth, the Divine Organization, because of the Emperor's Killing Array.

He simply cultivated quietly, sitting cross-legged in the Dragon Cave, comprehending the Great Dao and perfecting his own Dharma as time passed.

The Myriad Paths Furnace was created during the battle with the Ancestral King Teng Qing. It melts down all the laws and creates the strongest divine technique!
Over the years, he has been quietly perfecting it, and the Myriad Dao Furnace has become increasingly wondrous and solid, just like a real Chaos Furnace.

This method integrates all paths, and the strength of these paths depends on the individual.

In short, it is essentially the forger condensing the Dao techniques he has mastered into Dao fruits and integrating them into the furnace.

However, there is a prerequisite: the forger must have a profound understanding of the Dao. Otherwise, the furnace will be nothing more than a garbage dump, not a furnace for refining all methods.

To date, the Myriad Paths Furnace has forged several secret techniques, including the Path Secret, Holy Light Domain, Battle Secret, and Soldier Secret, and is beginning to take shape.

To put it simply, the Myriad Dao Furnace already possesses the supernatural powers of these secret techniques. Once unleashed, it has the extreme speed of the "Travel" secret technique; the offensive and defensive capabilities of the Holy Light Domain; the unparalleled combat prowess of the "Fight" secret technique; and the unmatched troop control of the "Soldier" secret technique.

Although it is not yet perfect, this secret technique has already achieved remarkable offensive capabilities, and this is only the beginning.

As the Myriad Dao Furnace refines more Dao techniques in the future, its power will naturally continue to increase, with no upper limit.

Moreover, Li Yao can continue to refine them, making the supernatural powers that have already been fused into them even stronger.

Looking to the future, the furnace flowing with chaotic energy forges all kinds of supernatural powers. Once unleashed, heaven and earth are destroyed, and all kinds of supernatural powers shatter the heavens, penetrate the netherworld, and break the cycle of reincarnation.

For Li Yao, who possessed the Heavenly Book, this secret technique was simply invincible. He had no shortage of powerful Daoist methods and could continue to refine it.

This is the most suitable method for him; this world, apart from him, is just a useless thing for others.

The prerequisite for mastering all techniques is first and foremost a profound understanding of them, but human energy is finite. Who can master all techniques? And who can truly cultivate all supernatural abilities to an extremely profound level?

Even a genius like Ye Fan possessed a variety of imperial techniques in the original work, but in terms of mastering them to the highest level, there were only a few secret techniques, such as the Dou Zi Secret, Jie Zi Secret, Xing Zi Secret, Zhe Zi Secret, and Yi Qi Hua San Qing.

The most powerful technique, capable of turning the rotten into the miraculous, is none other than the Heavenly Emperor Fist!
Besides these, although he has dabbled in other methods, he cannot be considered to have reached the pinnacle. He can only be said to have surpassed most practitioners, but he is far from being a creator of a method.

Of course, the Heavenly Emperor Fist is enough; one punch can break all laws. However, with all the myriad paths combined, one can also suppress everything.

Everyone has their own path. Li Yao, possessing the Heavenly Book, has mastered all methods, which is the best way to maximize the use of the Heavenly Book.

A blinding divine light exploded, and Li Yao clasped his hands together, revealing a dazzling character at the center.

It was an ancient divine rune. When it first appeared, the heavens and earth trembled, and all paths submitted. Only this divine rune was supreme.

"Buzz!"

The moment the divine runes appeared, Li Yaotian's spiritual crown surged with myriad divine laws, condensing into a chaotic furnace, with myriad flames surging forth.

The ancient divine characters emitted a divine light that crushed the eternal blue sky, then transformed into a stream of light, which also resembled a Dao fruit, and flew into the furnace.

The Myriad Dao Furnace trembled, and the chaotic divine fire within surged, making the furnace body more realistic, its Daoist charm more profound, and its aura also increased.

"all!"

On the furnace body, a divine script appeared, deeply imprinted on the furnace. Beside it, there were ancient characters such as Xing, Bing, Sheng, and Dou.

The ancient characters flow with Taoist charm, incredibly powerful, each possessing incredible strength and radiating an unimaginable aura.

Li Yao opened his eyes, looked at the Myriad Dao Furnace, nodded in satisfaction, then put away the furnace and began to cultivate with his eyes closed, while not forgetting to absorb the energy of heaven and earth to replenish the Heavenly Book space.

Perfecting the Myriad Dao Furnace is a long and arduous task that cannot be completed in a short time. It requires a planned approach to smelting and refining Dao techniques, and cannot be rushed.

The most urgent task, compared to perfecting the Fa, is that cultivation should not be neglected.

He cultivates and comprehends the Dao using the domain of creation, a practice he has never abandoned. This is the fundamental reason for his rapid cultivation and powerful combat strength.

During this time, he has been studying the secret of the word "行" (xing), and his mastery of this secret technique has reached its peak. Once he unleashes it, even ghosts and gods will be astonished!
But it's not enough; it's far from a qualitative change and hasn't met Li Yao's expectations.

However, as they continued forward, it seemed as if there was an insurmountable barrier ahead, which even the Creation Realm could not cross in a short time.

But Li Yao was not discouraged. He believed that there was no bottleneck in the world that could stop him; it was just a matter of how many times he had to comprehend it.

Finally, after another three months, the obstacle in his path was broken down, and his mastery of the Word Secret entered a new realm.

This is a qualitative change; the body moves with the mind, unrestrained and without any constraints, roaming freely in the world, and even if there are many powerful formations ahead, one can walk on flat ground.

This feeling was something I had never experienced before. Even though I had a certain degree of freedom on the path of spiritual practice, it was only within a certain range.

But this moment was different. Li Yao truly felt that in this vast world, he could go anywhere he wanted.

In an instant, all the chains on my mind broke, the dust was cleared away and the light shone forth, a bright pearl illuminating the world!

This is the feeling brought about by the Xingzi Secret, just like a beginner who feels like they can destroy a mountain.

The two are the same; their essence is that they lack understanding of their current strength.

This feeling would be perfectly normal for someone who has just started cultivating, but Li Yao is a Saint King, in harmony with heaven and man, so it's impossible for him to experience this, unless it's a truly enormous change that exceeds the scope of this realm.

Li Yao got up, left the Dragon Cave, and then took a light step, his figure disappearing from the spot.

"Shh!"

The world changed in the blink of an eye, and he appeared in the sea of ​​stars, arriving at a speed that even he couldn't react to.

Staring straight ahead at the starry sky, as desolate, dark, and cold as ever, Li Yao was somewhat lost in thought, deeply shocked and incredulous.

What an astonishing speed! He truly felt as if it were just a blink of an eye before he plunged into the sea of ​​stars.

If he were in Beidou right now, he could have achieved the status of Emperor Hengyu with just that one move and traveled to Zhongzhou!

"This is outrageous. This is not the speed that a Saint Realm expert should have. I'm afraid it has reached the Emperor Realm." Li Yao was not sure and used a question.

Even if there is a "quasi" before the Emperor, he still surpasses all living beings, his life level is completely transformed, and he reaches another realm.

Even just touching it, rather than crossing over, is still unimaginable, leaving Li Yao uncertain.

But after several comparisons, a startling fact told him that it might be true.

From the Eastern Wilderness to the Central Continent, a Great Sage could easily traverse the distance in less than half a day. If he were to exert his full strength, it would probably only take half an hour.

This is just an ordinary Great Sage. If it were someone at the level of Dongfang Taiyi, he would probably only be able to carve a few minutes' worth of time.

But Li Yao's speed just now was at most ten breaths. Because it was too fast, it interfered with space and time, causing some confusion, but the difference wouldn't be too great.

Dongfang Taiyi, this being who has already forged his own path, although he has not yet become an emperor, is already on the path to becoming a quasi-emperor, and is no ordinary Great Sage.

Li Yao was even faster than him; to say that his speed touched the level of a quasi-emperor wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Of course, this speed is taken from the speed at which Dongfang Taiyi took him to travel through the starry sky when the two of them went to Ziwei together.

As for how powerful that old man has become now, he doesn't know, but he's certain that he's even stronger than before.

"It's come to this?" Li Yao was incredulous, feeling somewhat dazed.

Although his speed only reached the quasi-emperor level and his actual combat strength was still far from it, he had at least reached it.

The Quasi-Emperor realm was no longer out of reach for him.

After a long period of excitement, Li Yao gradually calmed down and began to think about the changes brought about by this qualitative change in the word "Xing".

He possessed numerous imperial techniques and even immortal arts, but the secret of the "Speed" technique was the one he understood most deeply. This was because speed significantly and directly boosted combat power.

There's a famous saying from a past life: Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light...?

Speed ​​is not equal to absolute power, but the kinetic energy brought by supersonic speed greatly enhances power.

At extreme speed, even a light tap carries power no less than a full-force attack from a stationary position. If one attacks with full force while at extreme speed, the effect is nothing short of an explosive art.

In fact, strength is just a bonus; what's truly powerful is speed itself.

Once a speedster gets moving, it's difficult for others to even touch them, let alone retaliate. This can be seen from the example of how Ye, the Great Accomplished Holy Body, was used as a punching bag by Yun, the Supreme Being of the Reincarnation Sea.

And then there's himself. In previous battles, he often relied on lightning speed to kill his enemies. He even managed to defeat the Ancestral King Teng Qing across an entire realm, relying precisely on the pull of speed.

This demonstrates the power of speed itself!
Now that the Word "Xing" has undergone a qualitative change, it's obvious that his combat power has increased several times over.

Before his breakthrough, when facing a low-level Great Sage, he only dared to say that he could fight against him. As for whether he could kill him, he was uncertain, because Great Sages are evolved in all aspects. Just in terms of their toughness, they far surpass Saint Kings by many times.

The same injury would have been fatal to the Saint King, but for the Great Saint, it was nothing more than a bit of hardship.

But now, even without having fought, Li Yao is confident that he can win, and even kill them, which is not difficult; it just takes a little more time.

This is the terrifying boost that comes when a Dao technique completely transcends its current realm and undergoes a qualitative change, elevating its combat power to another level.

This is a state of breaking through the extreme!
"Buzz!"

With a thought, the Myriad Furnaces appeared, the starry sky was overturned, chaos was boundless, and countless stars shattered, turning into tiny stones that rushed wildly into the distance.

Golden light blazed brightly, and the ancient script character "行" (Xing) engraved on the furnace body shone with divine brilliance, its Daoist charm becoming even more profound, its aura even more terrifying, and even the power of the Myriad Dao Furnace was elevated to a higher level. "It's gotten stronger again, what a great harvest!" Li Yao exclaimed as he opened the Myriad Dao Furnace, a smile unconsciously spreading across his lips.

With his current strength, the so-called strongest trial path can no longer serve as a training ground for him.

Other prodigies need to adapt to the strength of the ancient road, but for him, it is the ancient road that needs to adapt to his strength.

Of course, Li Yao's purpose in going to the ancient road was not to compete with other geniuses on the imperial road, that would be bullying. What attracted him to the starry sky ancient road was the great insights left by the sages of the past, as well as the insights left by the ancient emperors of all dynasties.

These insights into the Great Dao allow him to grow rapidly. Without them, Li Yao would have no interest in the so-called Emperor's Path.

"Are you the one behind the Brahma Clan?"

Suddenly, a wave of divine sense emanated from the distant sky, and several figures rushed towards this direction. They were all ancient saint-level experts with formidable strength.

Li Yao was taken aback. He turned around and saw several people flying from the sea of ​​stars. His sword-like eyebrows furrowed and his eyes became incredibly deep.

There were four people in total, all of whom were powerful figures in their respective regions. Three of them were at the Saint Realm, and the most powerful one was a Saint King.

The leader appeared to be around forty years old, with a tall and slender figure, flowing black hair, and an incomparably majestic appearance. He wore a simple and ancient suit of armor, clearly from the distant past, unlike anything in the present era.

In an instant, the four arrived at the star sea where Li Yao was. Their dragon-like blood energy surged out, and the starry sky seemed to freeze, turning into a still, crimson river of stars.

"So you really aren't from the Eternal Star Region, but from an outer realm. Are you heading to the ancient road of humanity?" The middle-aged man in ancient armor spoke, immediately discerning Li Yao's origins and confirming that he didn't belong to the Eternal Star Region.

"Who are you?" Li Yao didn't answer the other party's question, but asked in return.

"We come from the same organization—God!" The middle-aged man made no attempt to hide anything, revealing the faction he belonged to.

really!

Li Yao was not surprised at all. The other party's style was very different from that of the Eternal Starfield. He could not think of any other force in the Eternal Starfield that could mobilize so many powerful people, except for the God Organization.

"I have come with sincerity, hoping to learn some things from you. I hope you will not hesitate to enlighten me," the middle-aged man said calmly.

"What is it?" Li Yao did not answer immediately, but instead asked what it was about.

"Did you pass down the divine array in the hands of the Brahma Clan?" The middle-aged man asked directly without wasting any words.

Li Yao did not deny it, but nodded in acknowledgment. There was no point in denying it; it was all obvious.

The middle-aged man took a deep breath, his expression becoming somewhat solemn, and asked, "May I ask where your imperial formation came from?"

The Divine Organization originates from the remnants of the ancient Heavenly Court, and outsiders cannot understand the significance of the Emperor to them.

Their lives consist of eating, sleeping, searching for fragments of the Ascension Cauldron, occasionally fighting with the Underworld, then sealing themselves off and waiting for an opportunity to take away one or two of the Underworld's greatest enemies.

This is the Divine Organization. Now that they know the Emperor still possesses a killing array, how can they resist the urge to collect it all?

On the other hand, Li Yao also figured out why the God Organization was looking for him.

Even the most meticulous plans can have oversights! He sighed inwardly, realizing he hadn't considered this when he gave out the array plates.

"Your Excellency, the Emperor's Killing Formation is of extraordinary significance to us. Please tell me about it," the middle-aged man said sincerely.

"On what grounds?" This was Li Yao's answer to the middle-aged man's two questions.

Why should I tell you just because you expect me to answer?
The middle-aged man was shrewd. Upon hearing this, he neither threatened Li Yao nor took him down for interrogation. Instead, he offered a reward.

Three portions of the finished product, Tier 5 Evolution Fluid!

Li Yao was shocked. To be honest, this was beyond his expectations. As expected of a divine organization, they were indeed rich and powerful.

With just a slight movement, he reached the current limit of the Eternal Star.

Having experienced it firsthand, he was well aware of the value of the fifth-order evolution fluid. It could help a Saint King cultivate, and the fragments of the Great Dao, the methods of enhancing physical constitution, and the massive amount of energy contained within it were all unimaginable.

The further one progresses in cultivation, the more difficult it becomes to break through the current realm; each level is an insurmountable barrier.

Li Yao's cultivation speed is fast, but it is still not comparable to before. The energy required for each breakthrough is exaggerated and requires time to accumulate.

At this point, if you still want to make a breakthrough quickly, the only option is to rapidly accumulate the energy needed for that breakthrough.

The fifth-order evolution fluid is such a divine item that it allows him to quickly accumulate the energy needed for a breakthrough, and then complete the breakthrough and enter a new realm.

Li Yao was deeply tempted, but thinking of the Kunlun Divine Array, he suppressed the temptation and said with difficulty:

“I cannot make the decision myself. I need the consent of the person who passed on my divine array before I can tell others about His message.”

The middle-aged man was also startled, finding it hard to believe that there was someone else behind him.
The young man before them possessed a powerful aura and a youthful life essence, making him a rare genius, a leader among the strongest on the trial path.

It is foreseeable that such a person will most likely not stop at the Saint Realm in the future, but will reach the supreme Emperor level!

It was only after analyzing these issues that the middle-aged man decided to negotiate amicably rather than resort to violence. Otherwise, would they really think that the organization was some kind of benevolent believer?
And so, upon hearing that the Emperor's Killing Formation involved someone, the first person the middle-aged man thought of was an invincible figure.

"The Great Sage... or Emperor!"

He dared not be careless or act rashly. After bowing respectfully, he turned and left.

This matter is clearly beyond his control, so he decided not to worry and just tell the truth when he got back, letting someone more capable handle it.

On the other side, Li Yao was also heartbroken, feeling like he couldn't breathe properly. Three portions of the strongest fifth-tier evolution fluid! If he obtained it and absorbed it, his cultivation level would definitely break through again, achieving the feat of breaking through multiple realms in a single year.

This is simply unbelievable in the cultivation of a Saint King. You must know that at this level, every breakthrough is the culmination of decades or even centuries of accumulation. It is almost impossible to break through quickly.

Take Ye Hei as an example. It took him 120 to 130 years to break through from Saint King to Great Saint. He spent more than ten years on almost each minor realm.

Even so, he is still an unparalleled genius. If he were an ordinary person, he might get stuck at a certain level at any time and be unable to break through in his entire life.

Li Yao won't need as long a time as Ye Hei, after all, his cheat codes are even bigger than Ye Hei's.

He felt that he could break through to the Great Sage level in at most a quarter of Ye Hei's time, which would be about twenty or thirty years.

This is already quite extraordinary. By following the steps, he could break the records of cultivation throughout history and become the first Great Sage in history to live to be less than a hundred years old!

But when there's an opportunity to go fast, everyone wants to go even faster. Others can't because they're going too fast, fearing they'll force growth. But he's different; he's already a towering tree, just lacking nutrients, hence he's only a seedling.

"No, I must get my hands on these evolution fluids." With this thought, Li Yao's desire for the evolution fluids in the hands of the God Organization grew even stronger.

As for how to get his hands on it, he naturally had a way. Since the Divine Organization was so eager to learn about the Emperor's Killing Array, he could deliver the message on their behalf. He couldn't just give it away for nothing, could he?

"Hmm, we can do it." Having made up his mind, Li Yao waited quietly. He believed that it wouldn't be long before someone even more powerful from the Divine Organization came looking for him.

Time continued to flow normally, and Li Yao resumed his daily ascetic practice, digesting the insights gained from the "Xingzi Secret" and gradually becoming familiar with the speed at which his own abilities were rapidly increasing.

He hasn't fully digested what he's gained this time. Once he adapts to the current speed of the Xingzi Secret Technique, his combat power will reach its peak.

However, for the next period of time, I cannot continue to comprehend the secret of the word "行". The next time I comprehend it, I must at least break through to the Great Sage realm.

"Next, let's focus on comprehending the secrets of the character '皆'," Li Yao instructed.

This breakthrough in Daoist techniques gave him a taste of success; to put it bluntly, it was a completely man-made forbidden domain.

Is the "Xing" secret technique of the Carefree Celestial Venerable as powerful as his?

Such a comparison is excessive, even shameless, but that is the truth. Even though the Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable is the creator of the law, compared to other cultivators of the same realm, Li Yao's Xingzi Secret is stronger than the Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable's.

If the two were in the same era, the Carefree Celestial Venerable would have been brutally beaten by his own imperial law.

If that's the case, then calling his current state a forbidden zone wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Previously, Li Yao had always been impartial, applying his knowledge to all the Dao techniques he possessed through his own creation, albeit at different frequencies.

But from now on, he might be able to focus on a particular Dao technique and comprehend it to the point of breaking through its limits, which would clearly be the best choice for himself.

The breakthrough of the Xingzi Secret Technique allowed him to reach the Emperor level in speed. What about the Jiezi Secret Technique? Could it trigger ten times the combat power simply by activating the mental technique?
"Forbidden Domain, Taboo Domain, Tenfold Battle Power!"

Li Yao didn't dare to think any further, because this was truly a crazy fantasy. If it were to come true, would this world still be able to accommodate him?
Oh, no, Ye Hei did it before. He combined the three forbidden states and then... with the sixth level of Quasi-Emperor realm, he defeated the Sun and Moon God General, who was at the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor realm!
"As expected, true powerhouses all need to use cheat codes." Li Yao finished his summary and began his cheat code journey.

The "All-Word Secret" is the most peculiar of the Nine Secrets. It has no fancy abilities; once activated, it simply adds ten times the combat power.

However, this method depends on probability and one's own luck.

After reaching the Dao-Slaying Realm, he tried to stop comprehending the All-Encompassing Secret to see if the probability of triggering it would change.

Before the experiment, the probability of triggering the "All" secret was that it would succeed once every thirty or so attempts.

Then, even after reaching the Saint realm, he still couldn't comprehend the secret of the character "皆". As expected, the probability of it being more than thirty times dropped sharply, falling to less than one hundred times.

Therefore, it can be concluded that the probability of triggering the "All" secret depends on one's mastery of the technique, rather than solely on probability.

If one were to relentlessly pursue this method and break through its limits, then perhaps just by activating the mental technique, ten times the combat power would erupt.

(End of this chapter)