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

Chapter 426 Reflecting Eternity
In the unknowable realm of the universe, Li Yao intercepted the desolate tower. The ancient tower trembled, and strands of immortal laws burst forth, shaking the ages.

This feeling was very familiar to him. He had been in close contact with it before, in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, watching the Ruthless Great Emperor evolve the Immortal Realm, which benefited him greatly at the time.

Coincidentally, within the desolate tower, there was also a demon emperor evolving the immortal realm, and he had traveled a long way down this path.

Li Yao did not intend to meet with the Azure Emperor on this trip. He needed to oversee the Beidou region. He came only to observe the desolate tower, to copy the patterns on it, and to see if he could gain anything.

The Desolate Tower is one of the great immortal artifacts in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, and it is also the oldest. It has a great connection with the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.

Weapons of this caliber have patterns engraved on their towers that represent the highest Dao, and some even contain Dao principles left by their creators, which can be upgraded to Heavenly Books.

"Buzz!"

Li Yao spread out the Great Dao of Chaos, suppressing the desolate tower there.

With his current unparalleled power, even a celestial artifact cannot contend with him unless someone wields it.

At first, the Desolate Tower was still attacking, with countless immortal laws and overwhelming divine power. However, after sensing that Li Yao was not trying to suppress it but only to comprehend it, the Desolate Tower stopped attacking and instead began to accumulate power.

Li Yao did not interfere; he simply opened the Heavenly Book and imprinted the patterns on the desolate tower.

In the mysterious space, ancient books radiated divine light. After new immortal scriptures were inscribed on them, the long-standing bottleneck was finally broken.

The Heavenly Book has been upgraded!

At the same time, a grand scripture appeared on the ancient pages; it was a celestial skill that traced back to its origins and was almost stolen.

Everything happened at just the right time. If the Heavenly Book hadn't been upgraded, it would have been impossible to reflect that wisp of divine essence simply by passing through the Desolate Tower.

Yes, this time the Heavenly Book has been upgraded, and it has gained a new ability - Illuminating Eternity!
As a result, Li Yao obtained a peerless martial art.

"Six Paths...Reincarnation...Heavenly Skill!"

Li Yao stared at the six large characters and couldn't help but feel a jolt in his heart. It was actually this great technique that had shaken the ancient immortal era.

In the Immortal Ancient Era, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths of the Primordial Ancient Realm were also very powerful, with numerous Immortal Kings.

Such as Immortal Golden Daoist, Second in the World, Immortal Monk King, Founder of the Pacifying Chaos Technique, Seven Kings of the Borderlands, Ancestral Sacrifice Spirit, Lord of the Forbidden Zone, and the Ten Fierce Races comparable to Immortal Kings.

With such a lineup, boasting the power of twenty or thirty Immortal Kings, few realms throughout the myriad worlds can rival it.

The Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King, along with the Endless Immortal King, is considered one of the leaders of the Primordial Ancient Realm. His combat strength is among the best of the giants.

The Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Technique—just hearing the name, one immediately senses its connection to that powerful figure. It was a great technique he created and used to suppress and kill countless enemies.

In the final battle of the Immortal Ancient Era, the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King unleashed his Heavenly Power, simultaneously wielding six supreme treasure techniques, striking fear into the hearts of those in other realms.

In a one-on-one fight, no one dared to say they could easily defeat this Immortal King. He died because he was besieged by an Immortal King from another realm and dragged down by a relentless war of attrition.

Li Yao was overjoyed. He hadn't expected that his original intention of simply upgrading the Heavenly Book would yield such an unexpected gain.

A scripture written by a Celestial King, even in the ancient Celestial era, would be an unparalleled and supreme inheritance.

Although he now possesses many Immortal King techniques, he still couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised when he saw the Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Technique.

"The Myriad Dao Furnace is somewhat similar to the Reincarnation Heavenly Art, both of which simultaneously control other great techniques." The difference is that the Myriad Dao Furnace can only control, and cannot, like the Reincarnation Heavenly Art, perfectly fuse the power of several precious techniques and unleash their extraordinary potential.

This was also what Li Yao was planning to comprehend next, and he was just wondering where to start when the Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art was delivered to his doorstep.

How could Li Yao not be overjoyed in this situation? If he could thoroughly understand the Reincarnation Heavenly Art, learn from its essence, and integrate it into the Myriad Dao Furnace, it would surely enable him to achieve a leap forward.

Having gotten what he wanted, Li Yao released his grip and let the desolate tower go.

He did not leave, but instead began to observe the changes in the celestial book.

After this upgrade, the Heavenly Book's status has become even stronger. Originally, it could only deduce about 80% of the Immortal King's Laws, but now it can deduce them completely.

"In other words, from now on, I, a cultivator in the human realm, will possess the complete True Dragon Treasure Technique, True Phoenix Treasure Technique, Qilin Treasure Technique, Thunder Emperor Treasure Technique, White Tiger Treasure Technique, Black Tortoise Treasure Technique, Golden Crow Treasure Technique, Profound Origin Method, Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Technique, and other peerless Immortal King techniques!"

Li Yao was somewhat stunned. He had always known that he was cheating, and that his abilities were definitely more extraordinary than those of others.

But now that I think about it carefully, it seems like this cheat was a bit too much.

Even compared to ordinary people, even when the Desolate Heaven Emperor was at the Supreme Dao, he didn't necessarily possess so many Immortal King Treasures.

Although the Desolate Emperor may seem to have no cheat codes, Li Yao has always felt that he is also a big cheat code.

Born to follow the Dao, descended to earth to face calamities, blessed with great fortune, though their journey is fraught with hardship, they have been resurrected multiple times—how can this not be considered death?

Li Yao couldn't even guarantee that if he died one day, he would be able to come back to life.

The most valuable quality in a person is self-awareness. He always knew that, in terms of raw talent alone, the gap between him and Huang Ye was immeasurable, spanning countless epochs.

Without the Heavenly Book, the Sage would probably be his peak, even inferior to Yao Xi.

……

Beidou Star Territory.

In that short time, several supreme beings have been fully born, their divine might vast and boundless, gazing upon the Immortal Realm.

"I have no regrets. With my blood and bones, I will fight my way through heaven and earth, carving out a path to immortality!" The ancient supreme beings roared in unison, their beliefs aligned at this moment.

Everyone knew that what awaited them was a road with no turning back.

"boom!"

The supreme ancient emperor's might spread out, with countless Dao traces and interwoven laws. Each strand could shatter the starry sea and stir up the past, present, and future.

Although it stood in the Big Dipper Star Region, its divine might shook all the heavens and myriad realms, causing souls and bodies to tremble.

The most dazzling light suddenly appeared, filling the sky and the earth. Countless rays of light contained terrifying killing intent. This was the ancient emperor unleashing his power, delivering his unparalleled blow, and recreating the glory of his heyday.

However, they were not destroying the world. Although their power was vast, it was well contained and did not dissipate to the detriment of the universe. Instead, it was concentrated to the extreme and directed entirely towards the Immortal Realm passage.

The five supreme beings joined forces and attacked together. The imperial artifacts rippled with energy, like a surging divine sea, sweeping across the nine heavens and ten earths, radiating brilliant immortal light, and fully reviving, ready to bloom together with their masters.

Five figures, like immortal monuments, stood before the path to immortality, risking their lives to verify whether the Immortal Realm truly existed.
It was a tragic scene that left everyone stunned. This was not only the imagination of the supreme beings, but also something that all cultivators wanted to know.

With a deafening roar, the sky seemed to collapse and the earth to split open as five figures charged in. In the eyes of all living beings, they charged in without hesitation.

The Immortal Path trembled violently, with various laws intertwining and surging. Every slight collision could shatter a Quasi-Emperor and cause a Great Emperor to halt in his tracks.

This is only because the Immortal Path has been fully opened. If it were like Li Yao's case, the difficulty would increase countless times.

The path to immortality is never smooth; every step is fraught with danger!
To get in, you need to prove yourself.

"The eternal stars have fallen to the west!"

An ancient supreme being unleashed his power first, causing the Great Dao to roar, severing the Immortal Path, and piercing forward towards the majestic pass at its end.

The other supreme beings were not to be outdone and also made their moves.

"Wow!"

The laws of immortality were astonishing. The Vermilion Bird spread its wings, and divine flames raged across the sky, as if to burn down the heavens. The terrifying flames spread, and even the laws seemed to boil.

It was not a true living being, but its combat power was unparalleled, and it possessed the aura of an ancient emperor. Several attacks crashed down as the supreme beings tried to concentrate their efforts to kill a celestial spirit law.

However, the White Tiger and Black Tortoise did not stand idly by and joined the fray to contend with the ancient supreme beings.

P.S.: The following text is free. It was my friend's birthday, and the chapter didn't end until after 10 PM, so it's a bit short.

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