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

Chapter 313 Road to Heaven

The boundless sea of ​​lightning emitted deafening roars, and the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation, Yin-Yang Thunder Tribulation, Chaos Thunder Tribulation, and other forms appeared one after another, engulfing this starry sea.

Li Yao sat cross-legged in the sea of ​​thunder, unmoving. The Immortal Gold Furnace floated beside him, using the power of thunder to generate divine flames and refine the head-sized piece of immortal gold.

Since obtaining this piece of Dao Tribulation Gold, he has not melted it into the Immortal Gold Furnace. He was waiting for this tribulation to borrow the power of Heaven to reforge the furnace body and achieve a perfect weapon-refining effect.

Thunder roared for days, and human-shaped lightning appeared. Calamities such as the ancient Heavenly Court also occurred, but Li Yao dealt with them without much effort.

Finally, the starry sky returned to silence, empty and desolate, with Li Yao standing alone in this sea of ​​stars that had been almost completely destroyed.

"I've reached the peak of the Saint King realm." Li Yao clenched his fist and immediately felt the terrifying power within his body.

Having reached this point, he was no longer human. Although his physical form had not changed, his level of life had already undergone a major transformation. Every drop of his blood was of a quality far exceeding that of a planet, containing terrifying power.

Countless divine treasures within his body were unlocked, releasing a massive amount of potential. With every gesture, he could shake the starry sky.

Over the course of ten years, from his initial entry into the Saint King realm to his current peak as Saint King, the speed of his rise has been beyond imagination.

With his current strength, even if he encounters those unsavory things on the ancient road, he can wipe them all out without weighing the pros and cons. As long as someone offends him, he can simply crush them.

However, it seems unlikely that anyone would be foolish enough to provoke a prodigy at the peak of the Saint King realm.
Li Yao thought back to those short-sighted people on the ancient road and realized that it might not be so. Their thought processes were different from normal people, and he couldn't expect them to think the same way he did.

"I just want to peacefully comprehend the teachings left by the sages of the past, so it's best not to provoke me," he thought to himself.

A quarter of the time has passed, and there are only a little over a hundred years left before the Dark Turmoil. He must have enough strength before the catastrophe.

At the very least, one must be able to rival a supreme being; that's the bare minimum. Then comes the strength of a flawless Great Emperor, and if one can reach the strength of a Heavenly Emperor, that would be even better.

To achieve this goal, the speed of his cultivation cannot be stopped, which is one of the important reasons why he went to the ancient road. The ancient wisdom of the sages there allows him to learn from the strengths of many schools and quickly comprehend the Dao.

Of course, he wouldn't let any of the good things along the ancient road go to waste.

After adapting to his own power, Li Yao beckoned and summoned the Immortal Gold Furnace. After examining it carefully, he nodded in satisfaction.

During this great calamity, the Immortal Gold Furnace voluntarily shattered and reformed, melting in the Dao Tribulation Gold the size of a human head, which greatly increased the furnace's potential and elevated its power to a new level.

Indeed, the heavens are the best weapon-makers; any weapon forged by lightning has no quality issues.

Li Yao put away the Immortal Gold Furnace, and with a flash, disappeared from the spot, heading to another star field.

Although there were some twists and turns this time, fortunately the final result was as expected, and everything I wanted to do was accomplished.

Originally, he thought that using the seventh-order evolution liquid to temper his body would definitely help him break through the tribulation, so he chose to refine the seventh-order evolution liquid in the starry sky.

Moreover, the Beidou region was too chaotic. Kun Zhou was suppressed and killed by him and the Fighting Saint King, the Golden Clan was robbed, and the Golden King was severely injured, resulting in heavy losses. This caused the ancient clans to be on high alert.

The scale of refining the seventh-order evolution fluid was too grand to conceal, and Li Yao was worried that it might provoke the ancient clans and cause them to join forces against him.

This is not impossible. Over the years, Li Yao has been suppressing all races, and he will not let go of any opportunity he finds.

In this situation, would the myriad races allow Li Yao to become even stronger? Before his breakthrough, he was already suppressed in such a way; if he continues to break through, will the suppression become even more intense?
Therefore, given the opportunity, the ancient races would most likely not let go of the chance to retaliate against him.

It was for this reason that Li Yao did not refine the seventh-order evolution fluid in Beidou.

Because he didn't know if the ancient clans would take the opportunity to attack. If they deployed two imperial weapons, Li Yao wouldn't be able to withstand it without external assistance.

On the other hand, leaving Beidou and refining the evolution fluid can ensure that such a thing will not happen.

However, the arrival of the ancient god was indeed beyond his expectations.

This was something he hadn't considered carefully; he was too careless. However, compared to the potential danger of facing the ancient races, he would rather face the ancient gods.

"This time we were too careless. We should learn from this experience," Li Yao said earnestly, patting the dragon horse on the shoulder.

"I also think we should have activated the Imperial Array for defense in advance." Longma was also a little scared.

“Who could have predicted this? The divine materials used to refine the Emperor Array are precious, and each use results in a huge loss,” Li Yao said.

Longma fell silent, thinking about the divine materials needed to inscribe the Emperor Array. The consumption was indeed huge, mainly because the divine materials were hard to find.

"By the way, have those ancient saint corpses been properly collected?" Li Yao suddenly asked.

During their previous tribulation, the lightning struck and killed eight ancient saints, including six saints, one saint king, and one great saint!
He exercised great restraint, preventing those sacred bodies from turning to ashes. Afterwards, he even sent them out of the tribulation range for the dragon horse to collect.

During the battle with Kun Zhou, Li Yao felt that the Fighting Saint King was a huge waste. A Great Saint at the peak of his power was directly reduced to ashes. If it were him, he would definitely not have done that.

What does it mean to keep one's word? This time, he only shattered the altars of those ancient saints, preserving their sacred bodies.

"You've collected them all." Longma handed over a gourd, which was a legendary sacred weapon specifically used to collect corpses.

Otherwise, while the other ancient saints were manageable, the lingering killing intent on the body of that great saint after his death was devastating to the dragon horse.

"What do you plan to do with these sacred bodies?" Longma asked, his eyes filled with envy.

The bodies of the strong after death are all treasures that can be forged into weapons. Some extremists even extract divine substances from the corpses to make elixirs.

Here, the Eternal Starfield also has a role to play; extracting divine substances from the bodies of powerful beings after death is their specialty.

Longma wasn't that extreme; all it wanted was to use these sacred bodies to forge weapons.

Li Yao offered no explanation, but instead took out an ancient saint's body and then offered up a treasure chest made of five-colored iron.

This was a box about a foot square. Li Yao reached out and tapped it lightly, and the Dao patterns engraved on it flickered, as if the mechanism of a machine box had been activated.

"Crack!"

With a soft sound, the top lid of the box opened, and a chilling aura wafted out, as if a demon had crawled out of purgatory.

Longma froze, feeling his flesh throbbing wildly, as if a vengeful ghost was gnawing at his body. When he saw what flew out of the box, he couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"God-killing insect!"

These are worms that resemble small dragons. Even when their bodies extend, they are only a foot and a half long, but they exude an extremely terrifying aura.

There weren't many God-Slaying Insects, only ten, all of them at the Half-Saint level, which he had cultivated over the years.

Four of them, unlike the others, possess a much stronger and more ferocious aura, and are only one step away from the Saint Realm.

These God-Slaying Insects were already at the semi-saint level when they were obtained in the Feathered Ancestral Temple. After years of nurturing, they are much stronger than when they first broke through to the source.

"Go." With a thought, Li Yao unleashed the God-Slaying Insects, which had been frantically raging but had been suppressed, transforming them into golden light and pouncing onto the ancient saint's body. "Crack!"

The eerie gnawing sounds filled the air, making Longma's flesh ache all over, as if he were being devoured himself.

This is an instinct; the God-Slaying Worm is such a creature, always causing primal discomfort in living beings.

In just a short while, the sacred body was completely devoured, at an unimaginable speed.

"A half-saint level God-Slaying Insect can devour an ancient saint with ease; its teeth are truly astonishing." Looking at the God-Slaying Insect before him, Li Yao sighed and casually tossed out a saintly body.

"Go and eat."

Cultivating God-Slaying Insects is not troublesome. This race can grow simply by consuming the flesh and blood of powerful beings. They do not need to comprehend the Dao or understand the laws of heaven and earth; they only need to cultivate their physical body and talents.

However, this has its limits. God-Slaying Insects are not perfect creatures. They have low intelligence. If they cannot develop sentience and comprehend the Dao, it will be very difficult for them to become stronger by relying solely on the essence of their flesh and blood.

Later on, the God-Slaying Insects will also transform into human form and develop intelligence, allowing them to continue their cultivation.

But this step is very difficult. Over millions of years, only the God-Slaying Emperor of later generations was able to break free of the insect body and overcome this limitation.

But things are different now.

Over the years, Li Yao has comprehended the Spirit Control Technique and used the Heavenly Book to elevate it to the Emperor level. With this, he can control the God-Slaying Insects and devour powerful divine flesh and blood, which gradually strengthens their bloodline power and increases the probability of them breaking through their limitations by at least 50%.

Even if it were placed on a god-slaying insect, the probability would still be low.

However, there are still many God-Slaying Insects in the box. With sufficient blood and food over the years, their reproduction rate has increased, and they can be considered a race.

By using quantity to win, the probability of success is greatly increased.

This is still a sustainable development, not a fixed number. In the future, there is hope that a continuous stream of God-Slaying Insects will break through the limitations. At that time, it may be possible to build a massive army of God-Slaying Insects.

"Ding!"

A soft sound came, and Li Yao looked over and found a three-inch piece of iron on the holy body. The mouthparts of the God-Slaying Insect bit into it, but it didn't leave a single mark.

"Huh!" Li Yao exclaimed in surprise, raising his hand and sending a piece of iron flying over.

Even divine metal would be unable to withstand the mouthparts of the God-Slaying Insects, so this piece of iron was completely intact.

He took it in his hand and examined it. The iron piece looked unremarkable, just like a piece of ordinary iron, nothing special.

But there was a picture on the iron plate depicting a vast plain with a bright moon hanging above it. There was nothing else, and no specific location.

This is baffling. It's supposed to be a map of ruins, but all it shows is a large plain and a bright moon. How are people supposed to find it?
"The ways in which these predecessors left behind their legacy are truly bizarre, just like the Azure Emperor..."

Li Yao was taken aback and looked at the piece of iron in his hand again.

"No, this art style feels a bit familiar." Li Yao thought of the ancient scroll in the Azure Emperor's Small World that depicted strange mountains and landforms but had no clear location.

"It looks like it was made by the same person."

Li Yao took out the ancient scroll, compared it carefully, and used his supernatural powers to transform it. He actually found a connection, and when the two maps were combined, they changed significantly.

The unique mountain and landforms resemble a ring, with a bright moon hanging above the ring-shaped peaks, its clear light illuminating the landscape.

Among the thousands of mountains and valleys, there are nine enormous dragon-shaped mountains, lifelike and naturally formed, not artificially created.

From the mouth of the dragon-shaped mountain, endless divine light spewed forth, like a silver river descending from the heavens.

Nine divine rays of light were scattered across different nodes, but their ultimate destination was the same: the center of that peculiar plain beneath the ring-shaped mountain.

"Dragon Head Mountain, what a grand gesture!" Li Yao's eyes burned as he stared intently at the nine unique dragon-shaped mountains, or more precisely, the dazzling cluster of light between the dragon's brows.

Longma also saw it and exclaimed, "It's very similar to the layout of Wanlong Mountain in Kunlun Divine Mountain, except that there are far fewer Dragon Head Mountains."

"Unfortunately, we still don't know the exact location," Li Yao said regretfully.

The Dragon Treasure between the eyebrows of Dragon Head Mountain is a rare object that could only be born when an ancient star of life reaches its destruction. Each one is extraordinary and contains an unknown amount of vital energy.

Although this picture only shows nine dragon-head mountains, which is incomparable to the layout of Kunlun, the location in this picture must be one of the most sacred and pure lands in the universe, given that it involves such a divine object.

Putting everything else aside, those nine dragon treasures alone are unique and heaven-defying treasures.

If he can obtain one, his cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds, and his realm may catch up with the Daoist cultivation for the first time.

Unfortunately, he doesn't even know which ancient life-bearing planet that place is on, so how can he search for it?

In the vast universe, let alone a place, even an ancient star is actually just a larger speck of dust.

Without clear coordinates, finding that place is harder than finding a needle in a haystack.

"Let's go." Li Yao suppressed his longing, mounted his dragon horse, and embarked on his journey once again.

When he returned from Eternity to the Big Dipper, he crossed it dozens of times. Now, after only a dozen or so times, he has returned to the Eternity Starfield once again.

In less than two years, he has become completely different from before.

Li Yao and Long Ma spent some time in the Eternal Starfield. After all, having come to Eternal Starfield, they definitely had to visit the Brahma Clan.

After all, the clan had served him before, so there was still some affection between them. However, after learning about them and that the Brahma clan was using the divine array to their advantage and was doing very well, Li Yao rode his dragon horse on the road again.

This time, we have crossed eternity and embarked on the celestial path. We will follow this path to its end, to the ancient road that gathers the most outstanding talents of the entire universe.

The final qualifying battle for the Cosmic Genius Emperor's Road will take place there.

The dark universe is dotted with stars, like diamonds inlaid on black cloth, drawing out bits of brilliance in the coldness.

Li Yao no longer needed to cross the chasm by himself. After crossing eternity, he began to search for the Heavenly Road, a star road that had been traversed countless times by predecessors. On that road, there was a five-colored altar. Following it, one would reach the first trial of the human race!
That road is the Heavenly Road, the strongest trial road before the ancient road of humanity. Only by fighting your way through it and reaching the end can you be qualified to enter the first level.

Ninety-nine percent of the world's geniuses did not actually fall on the ancient path of humanity, but rather they did not even enter the ancient path, but fell on the path of trials.

Riding on his dragon horse, Li Yao used the "Travel" technique to transform into a golden lightning bolt, traversing endless star fields and crossing numerous unfamiliar ancient lands.

Finally, on an asteroid showing signs of life, they found the five-colored altar and began their journey across it.

(End of this chapter)