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

Chapter 3 Change of Attitude

The voice of the Hengyang Cave Heaven Sect Master echoed in the main hall. Like Li Yao, he bowed respectfully. Even as the sect master of a powerful force, he still appeared humble before the strongman of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

None of the powerful figures from the Yao Guang Holy Land responded, but the middle-aged man in the very center made a move. Dao patterns appeared in his eyes, and his originally black eyes suddenly shone with silver light. Wherever his gaze fell, everything was clearly visible.

This is the Holy Light Eye Technique of the Yao Guang Holy Land. It can see the heavens above and explore the netherworld below, possessing an unpredictable reputation. This divine technique has a great reputation even throughout the entire Eastern Wilderness.

Li Yao felt it very clearly. Under those incredibly perceptive eyes, without any attempt to hide it, he felt as if he had no privacy at all, as if he had been stripped naked.

Although he understood this, Li Yao was still frustrated at the moment. However, he also knew very well that the reason for this was that the two sides were not equal in status.

They didn't care about his feelings at all; in the eyes of the powerful figures of the Yao Guang Holy Land, they didn't even take him seriously.

So even if he was unhappy, he had better endure it. This was the tragedy of being weak. Li Yao's desire to become stronger reached its peak at this moment. Only by becoming stronger could he truly control his own destiny.

"Indeed, the Daoist aura is powerful, and the sea of ​​suffering opens itself. Although it is a mortal body, it is no less powerful than a divine body or a royal body." The middle-aged man's eyes dimmed, but the corners of his mouth turned up.

He stood up, took a single step, and instantly arrived in front of Li Yao. He personally helped Li Yao, who was still bent over, up and said with a gentle smile, "Truly a genius, you have the potential to stand at the pinnacle of the endless territory of the Eastern Wilderness in the future."

His attitude underwent a complete transformation, as if he were a completely different person, and all of this change was due to Li Yao's talent.

In fact, Li Yao's guess was not wrong at all. Before they knew about Li Yao's talent, the experts of Yao Guang Holy Land did not take him seriously.

Cultivation is incredibly difficult. Those who follow the natural order become human, while those who defy it become immortals. The difficulty of climbing step by step is no less than fighting against the heavens.

The quality of one's natural talent determines the height one can climb. If Li Yao is not talented, he might never even appear before him in his lifetime. In that case, why should he bother to befriend him?

However, Li Yao's talent was exceptionally good. Although it wasn't some kind of unparalleled genius, he had absorbed the essence of the Heavenly Book for ten years, and as its master, he had also been nourished by the essence. He was born with a naturally open sea of ​​suffering, and his muscles and bones were comparable to those of a tiger or leopard.

It's completely unrealistic to compare it with powerful physiques like the innate Dao embryo, the solar body, or the lunar body; the gap is huge. However, it surpasses even ordinary geniuses.

Even among the middle-aged people, some of the pre-selected candidates for holy sons in the holy land were not as talented as Li Yao.

Don't think this is nothing. These people might only be considered mediocre in front of true geniuses who have the potential to become emperors.

However, in the eyes of ordinary people, these people are truly peerless geniuses, powerful beings who can smoothly grow to the Sendai realm in the future.

In the original work, the Other Shore Realm is considered a minor cultivation level, and the Dao Palace is considered a nobody. However, in reality, being able to cultivate to the Other Shore Realm is already considered a strong person.

Look at the sect leader of Hengyang Cave Heaven. He is only at the first or second level of the Dao Palace Secret Realm, yet he can dominate a region of thousands of miles and affect the lives and deaths of tens of millions of people.

Even if the Sendai Secret Realm is only one level, it already stands at the pinnacle of cultivation in the Eastern Wilderness during this Dharma-ending Age.

The middle-aged man, a powerful figure from the Yao Guang Holy Land and a renowned elder in his field, as well as a strongman from the Four Extremes Secret Realm, had already decided to befriend Li Yao, because Li Yao was now qualified.

The middle-aged man's change in attitude surprised Li Yao, but he did not become complacent because of it. Instead, he bowed respectfully again and said, "Thank you for your praise, sir."

As you can see, even the sect leader of Hengyang Cave Heaven is still bowing his head, and without anyone helping him, he doesn't dare to get up. His talent may be quite good, but that's for the future, not for now.

As expected, a hint of satisfaction flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes after seeing Li Yao's attitude. He did have high hopes for Li Yao, but if Li Yao was complacent, he probably wouldn't achieve much in the future. As one of the most powerful overlords in the Eastern Wilderness and even the Big Dipper Star Region, the Yao Guang Holy Land had produced countless geniuses over the years. Unless one had the talent of the Yao Guang Holy Son and could break the rules, everyone had to abide by the rules of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

The middle-aged man wanted to befriend Li Yao, but as a shrewd person who had lived for nearly a hundred years, he knew that in social interactions, blindly flattering someone was just being a dog. He would be willing to befriend the Holy Son of Yaoguang, but Li Yao was not qualified at the moment.

"From now on, you will also be a disciple of the Yao Guang Holy Land. You don't need to call me 'Sir.' My surname is Yang; just call me Deacon Yang."

"Greetings, Deacon Yang." Seeing that the middle-aged man was genuinely showing goodwill this time, Li Yao seized the opportunity to climb up the ladder.

Now that joining the Yao Guang Holy Land is a done deal, he needs to make some careful plans. Before he has enough strength, he needs to build good relationships with others.

For example, the Deacon Yang in front of us may not have a very high status in the Yao Guang Holy Land, but he is certainly not comparable to an ordinary disciple. After entering the Yao Guang Holy Land, with Deacon Yang around, even if he can't help with big things, there will be someone to ask for help with small things.

Li Yao could tell that Deacon Yang wanted to befriend him and that the other party valued his future. In that case, the other party would certainly not mind helping him with some small favors in return.

Once he gets through the most awkward early period, Li Yao is confident that, with the slight assistance of the Heavenly Book, his future will be absolutely bright.

"Sect Leader Hengyang has made a meritorious discovery of a genius, and is hereby bestowed with a thousand catties of Origin, a magic artifact from the Four Extremes Secret Realm, and a spot in the Yao Guang Grand Gathering. We hope that you will continue your efforts and not slack off. As long as you serve the Yao Guang Holy Land wholeheartedly, the rewards will not be lacking." Deacon Yang looked at Hengyang Cave Heaven and calmly announced the Holy Land's rewards to Hengyang Cave Heaven.

"Thank you for the Holy Lord's reward, thank you for your high regard." The sect leader of Hengyang Cave Heaven was overjoyed, never expecting to receive such a generous reward.

Although Hengyang Cave Heaven dominates the surrounding area, its resources are not particularly abundant. All the assets of Hengyang Cave Heaven combined do not even amount to a thousand catties of source.

Not to mention, the rewards this time were just a drop in the ocean. The real highlight was the magical artifact from the Four Extremes Secret Realm and the spot in the Yao Guang Grand Gathering.

The former is a protective artifact, a magical artifact from the Four Extremes Secret Realm that can greatly enhance the strength of Hengyang Cave Heaven, while the latter, the Yao Guang Grand Gathering, is even more extraordinary.

Although the Yao Guang Gathering is not as well-known or accomplished as the Yao Chi Gathering, and the gap is quite large, it is for those who stand at the top of the Eastern Wilderness.

For a power like Hengyang Cave Heaven, being able to participate in the Yao Guang Gathering would greatly enhance its reputation.

That night, a banquet was held in Hengyang Cave Heaven. To make it seem solemn, the Hengyang Sect Leader went to great lengths to arrange it. The spirit beasts that had been raised in the mountains for a long time were slaughtered, and the treasured wines were all brought out, just to entertain the powerful figures from Yaoguang Holy Land.

This was Li Yao's first time experiencing a gathering among cultivators, and he had to admit it was quite novel. The food, drinks, and entertainment were in no way inferior to, and in fact far surpassed, those of his previous life's technological world.

Putting everything else aside, the meat of these spirit beasts alone is incomparable to the ingredients of my previous life. Nourished by vital energy, these spirit beasts, after being slaughtered, do not even need any seasoning to possess the most exquisite taste in the world.

Li Yao had only been cultivating for a month. Because he had been studying the basics of cultivation, apart from the environment that allowed him to experience the extraordinary nature of immortal cultivation, he lived no differently from an ordinary person.

Now, eating spirit beast meat and drinking immortal wine, he truly feels the beauty of cultivating immortality.

It's fortunate that his body has undergone ten years of tempering with essence and energy, making it no worse than the bodies of some cultivators who have already opened up the sea of ​​suffering. Otherwise, if there were spirit beast meat in front of him, he would probably feel full after eating just one piece.

While eating spirit beast meat and drinking spirit wine, Li Yao felt that this kind of life was incredibly wonderful, when suddenly his expression changed slightly.

He calmly put down the spirit wine, put one hand on his forehead, and pretended to be unable to hold his liquor. In reality, his mind was calm and he began to observe the sudden changes in the Heavenly Book.

(End of this chapter)