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

Chapter 430 Inviting the Supreme Being to the Undying Mountain
This is an unimaginable power, a blood sacrifice to a supreme being, carrying the might to destroy all heavens, and striking into the Immortal Ascension Cave.

The Investiture of the Gods was burning, with billions of runes flying and intertwining into a terrifying killing intent. Wherever it went, the laws crumbled inch by inch, and the Chaos Cave continuously overflowed with terrifying energy.

The Boundless Bell followed closely behind, the Great Dao of Time and Space unfolded, the divine bell resonated, its sound waves continuous, advancing forward.

Li Yao saw the scene inside the Chaos Cave. Because of the Investiture of the Gods and the Beginningless Bell, the laws that were enough to conceal everything inside were shattered, and could no longer block his view.

That place is far more dangerous than the ancient road. Every step is fraught with danger, and the heavens are filled with immortal laws, each one enough to kill a quasi-emperor.

No wonder, even for the supreme being, a trip inside is not easy.

"It was a difficult journey. With each step forward, the laws of immortality grew stronger until it became impossible to move forward at all." Xu Guang said with some bitterness.

"How far did you walk inside?" Li Yao asked curiously.

Although he didn't want to enter the Immortal Realm at this time, he was still very curious about that world.

Xu Guang seemed to know Li Yao's thoughts and said, "We haven't gone very far. We've only just seen a vast world. The current emperor has gone the farthest, but he's still a long way from the Immortal Realm."

"Really?" Li Yao became somewhat interested.

Just at this time,

"boom!"

In the western desert, the Buddha's light shines everywhere, and hundreds of millions of Buddhists chant scriptures and call upon the name of Amitabha Buddha. This power is not limited to the Big Dipper; it extends throughout the entire universe. Wherever there are ancient places with Amitabha Buddha believers, a vast power of faith gathers here.

In the boundless Buddha land, golden light blazed brightly, and a colossal Buddha rose from the ground, towering over hundreds of millions of feet high, solidifying from the void, as if Amitabha Buddha had returned to the world.

On Mount Sumeru, the chanting of sutras was vast and continuous, shaking the sky for hundreds of millions of miles until it was cloudless. The Great Thunder Temple also erupted with unparalleled and immense power, and the Buddha statue was surrounded by endless golden light as if it had created the world.

"boom!"

He stood up, and a dazzling halo appeared behind his head, illuminating the entire world. All living beings touched by the Buddha's light felt their troubles vanish instantly.

Endless Buddhist power spread, and the Chaos Cave boiled over. The giant stood with his hands in front of his chest, forming a Buddhist mudra. The supreme imperial might surged and struck the Chaos Cave.

"What... what's going on? Is this the Dharma body of Amitabha Buddha?"

"The Great Emperor Amitabha Buddha has been dead for hundreds of thousands of years, how could he still have a Dharma body left behind? Could he still be alive?"

"It's not surprising. The Amitabha Buddha Emperor is too mysterious. It is said that he has traveled a long way on the path to immortality, and has developed countless methods. He left behind an unparalleled Dharma body, which is not surprising to use as a path to immortality."

People were amazed and found it incredible, but upon reflection and recalling the life of Amitabha Buddha, it seemed quite natural, which was very contradictory.

Behind the giant, Mount Sumeru was also present; he wanted to lead his followers and the entire religion to ascend to heaven.

It must be said that this is an enormous ambition.

“This is…” Xu Guang’s eyes twitched, and he looked at Amitabha Buddha with some shock.

That was not a pure Dharma body; it possessed the combat power of the flawless Great Emperor. However, upon closer inspection, it was not Amitabha Buddha himself.

“It is the power of faith. Amitabha Buddha was worshipped by all beings in the past, which gave rise to a divine self, which is also his faith body,” Li Yao said.

It wasn't that he was familiar with the plot. At his level of cultivation, he could discern Amitabha's condition at a glance.

It's amazing how it's not the person in question, yet they are intimately connected. They share a common origin, but the physical body represents the boundless power of faith for all living beings.

“Even so, he has no chance of success. Those millions of believers will surely perish on the way.” Xu Guang felt a pang of pity. He knew that Amitabha Buddha was not enlightened in this world, nor was he the right person.

He was the Great Emperor of the Human Race, who once protected the entire universe. He possessed great compassion and could not bear to see billions of lives shed on the path to immortality.

However, upon hearing this, the believers on Mount Sumeru changed their expressions drastically, and they all knelt down and prayed to Emperor Xuguang and the Heavenly Emperor to grant their wish.

The Immortal Realm is filled with endless legends. If given the choice, everyone would want to try it, even if the price might be their life.

"Forget it, let go of the urge to help others and respect their choices," Li Yao said calmly.

He knew that these Buddhists would all eventually die, but that was their choice.

If Li Yao were to forcefully intervene and stop them, the Buddhist followers would not be grateful; they might even resent him for meddling. Even if they dared not say it to his face, they would think the same thing in their hearts.

If that's the case, then we should respect their choice.

Xu Guang was helpless, but he understood the reason behind it. He lowered his raised hand and watched helplessly as Mount Sumeru entered the Chaos Cave.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Heavenly Emperor, for your help!"

Finally, the sounds of thanks from millions of Buddhist followers echoed from the Chaos Cave.

Gathering the faith of billions of beings to storm the Immortal Realm is undoubtedly a heaven-defying method, and no one has ever tried it before. It must be said that the Amitabha Buddha Emperor has some ideas, and with the addition of a faith body, it may really succeed.

This is what all living beings think.

But as it turned out, they were overthinking it. Not long after, the Chaos Cave exploded, and terrible changes occurred within it. A violent explosion spread, and it could even be felt outside.

"Amitabha!"

Hundreds of millions of Buddhist followers chanted the title of the Supreme Buddhist Emperor, the sound resounding throughout heaven and earth. Emerging from the Chaos Cave, endless Buddhist light converged and transformed into a sky full of pure white light rain, dazzling and beautiful beyond compare, filled with boundless peace and harmony.

"Is this... ascension to immortality? Could it be that the Amitabha Buddha Emperor has truly succeeded and is about to complete an eternal miracle, with his entire religion ascending to heaven?!" The heavens and myriad realms trembled, and no one could remain calm. They gazed at the magnificent phenomenon, believing it to be a sign of success.

Many people were envious and jealous. If they had known, they should have gone to the Western Desert and hitched a ride on this trip to enter the Immortal Realm together.

On the path to immortality, even the ancient supreme beings found it hard to believe, revealing incredulous looks. Such a scene was completely unfamiliar to them, something they had never witnessed before.

Did they really succeed?!

It must be said that this scene is very deceptive. Ascension to immortality, with light rain filling the sky and auspicious light shining in all directions, is undoubtedly the opportunity to become an immortal, a sign that success is imminent.

Throughout history, every celestial being, ancient emperor, and great emperor has dreamed of becoming an immortal, but all have ultimately failed. Even the supreme emperor failed. Could it be that today, the Amitabha Buddha Emperor will break this myth and usher in a new era?

It is no exaggeration to say that if it succeeds, Amitabha Buddha Emperor's status will immediately become the number one emperor in all ages, even surpassing the Emperor Venerable.

Not in terms of combat strength, but in terms of contribution.

"That shouldn't be the case. Could my guess be wrong?" Xu Guang was losing confidence.

“No, you are right, your speculation is correct,” Li Yao said, confirming Xu Guang’s speculation.

As if to verify the credibility of his words, but no sooner had he finished speaking than a strange change occurred in the Chaos Cave.

"Boom!"

Inside the ancient cave, a violent explosion resounded, deafeningly loud. The celestial light intensified, bursting forth in dazzling rays, as if from another world, having traversed countless ages, rapidly shooting towards this place.

"Something's wrong, the situation has changed!" An ancient supreme being sensed something was amiss and stepped aside.

At the same time, in the chaotic cave where the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, Mount Sumeru flew out. The once majestic and magnificent mountain, which could be called the first mountain of the Big Dipper, was now in pieces.

Something terrible happened inside. All living beings were wailing, endless wronged souls were crying, and bright red blood was flowing—it was the blood of countless lives.

The once solemn Great Thunder Temple is now reduced to ruins, with large sections collapsed.

"when!"

The plaque of the Great Thunderclap Temple shattered, and one of the pieces shot out and crashed into the path to immortality, where it remained, covered in blood—a horrifying sight.

It failed. The Buddhist sect's age-old plan also shattered and could not be implemented. The divine self forged from mental power, although possessing the combat strength of a peak emperor, was ultimately not Amitabha Buddha.

As Xu Guang said, this path to immortality can only be taken by the Great Emperors who have attained enlightenment in this era, or perhaps it can also be taken if one has not severed their own limbs.

"What a catastrophe! An unimaginable tragedy!" "The entire Western Desert, hundreds of millions of Buddhist followers, have all perished!"

"Not only that, but the spiritual power of all living beings in the universe was also destroyed, and the losses were considerable."

The heavens and myriad realms fell silent. Who could remain unmoved by such casualties? It wasn't just tens of millions or hundreds of millions, but countless billions of lives lost.

"Amitabha!"

In the shattered Mount Sumeru, the voices of wronged souls echoed. They were still chanting scriptures, praising their supreme faith, which transformed into a vast amount of obsession, from which they could not escape.

Seeing this, Li Yao waved his hand, gathering the massive number of wronged souls and imprinting their obsessions into the Chaos Cave, making them part of the ancient cave.

If such obsession is not eradicated and continues to linger in the universe, it will undoubtedly become a demonic land, a forbidden zone for all living beings, where anyone who goes there will die.

If he hadn't seen it, so be it; but now that he had, he naturally couldn't stand idly by.

"We've lost. Even the combined power of Amitabha Buddha and all living beings couldn't make it. Who else can break through?"

"Only the Heavenly Emperor could do it, but he hasn't made a move. Does he not want to enter the Immortal Realm?"

All living beings lamented, feeling that the future was bleak. They hoped that the Heavenly Emperor would take action, break into the Chaos Cave, and verify whether the Immortal Realm truly existed.

Do immortals exist?

Is the legend of the Immortal Realm true?
Can they live forever?
How can one achieve immortality?
This is the curiosity of all living beings. They cannot do it themselves, but they hope that someone can tell them and give them an answer that will last for eternity.

In the desolate Western Desert, atop a sheer cliff thousands of feet high, Ye Fan loosened his grip on An Miaoyi, releasing her from her restraints.

“I don’t want to interfere with your choice, but Brother Li said that in this life, only he can fight his way into the path to immortality; for everyone else, it will almost certainly end in bloodshed.”

This was the answer he received when he visited the pilgrimage site on the eve of his ascension to immortality. Therefore, after vaguely guessing the choice of Mount Sumeru, he came to the Western Desert.

Because of these words, Ye Fan made a choice completely different from the original story, taking a strong stance and making a choice for An Miaoyi, because he did not want her to die young.

An Miaoyi stared blankly at the Immortal Path, where blood had pooled into a boundless sea, composed entirely of the blood of Buddhist disciples.

The crimson sea of ​​blood reflected a crimson hue across the sky and earth, so dazzlingly bright.

On Mount Sumeru, the boundless spiritual power had dried up, and the entire sacred mountain was dim and lifeless. The shattered sacred mountain, carrying the dilapidated temples, fell from the sky and returned to the Western Desert.

But the glory of the past is gone. In just one night, the top power in the universe yesterday has become scorched earth. There is no more light, and no more Buddhists chanting scriptures.

The Western Desert also became a dead land.

Not long after, the Boundless Bell also rushed out. It went deep inside for a long time, but in the end, it couldn't go any further and had to exit.

Along with them, two supreme beings also perished, one dead and the other wounded, suffering heavy losses.

This outcome was both unexpected and reasonable. With one setback after another, everyone knew that entering the Immortal Realm was not an easy task.

"I'll go take a look too." Li Yao's heart stirred, and he wanted to go into the Chaos Cave to see that vast world from afar.

However, before leaving, he had to deal with some troubles outside.

"What are you trying to do?" Two of the three surviving Supreme beings shouted.

They had been watching Li Yao's expression closely, and when they saw him looking at them with cold glint in his eyes, they immediately realized something was wrong.

"Both of you once stood tall in the heavens, protecting all living beings and receiving their worship, but later, you became their greatest calamity. You deserve to die!" Li Yao coldly shouted, extending a palm with a burst of light between his fingers, revealing countless Dao traces.

This was an unparalleled strike, imbued with the might of the Heavenly Emperor, surging with celestial light, radiating auspicious rays, and interwoven with endless laws.

In that short time, Li Yao had already discerned the divine platforms of the two supreme beings and discovered that countless souls, young and old, were wailing within them.

Clearly, both of them had instigated unrest, one of them more than once.

Li Yao's attitude towards this kind of person is completely different from his attitude towards Xu Guang.

"boom!"

A blinding divine light burst forth, and Li Yao, with unparalleled power, attacked both supreme beings simultaneously, shaking them with his bare hands.

"when!"

The two supreme beings would not sit idly by and wait for their doom; they rode their imperial weapons and went to meet them.

But at this time, Li Yao was already at the level of a four-time Heavenly Emperor. His combat power was so strong that ordinary Supreme beings were like the difference between a Supreme being and a Quasi-Emperor in front of him. The two were not even on the same level.

"boom!"

With just one strike, the two imperial artifacts exploded, shattering into pieces, their light bursting forth. The giant hand continued forward, still possessing the power to overturn the heavens.

"what……"

The two supreme beings roared, burning their very essence to frantically boost their combat power. Their heaven-reaching magical power nearly boiled over, and their entire bodies seemed to be ablaze, their brilliant flames illuminating the past and present.

But it was all in vain; the gap was still a gap, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't bridge the vast distance between them.

"puff!"

Blood splattered, and the two supreme beings were torn to pieces. The Heavenly Emperor's laws suppressed them, and they could not even reassemble. In just a moment, they were completely dead and their souls vanished.

One palm!
This scene stunned everyone, and then swept through the world like a hurricane, the news spreading far and wide, causing countless exclamations.

After many days, the Heavenly Emperor made his move again, displaying his invincible power. There were no fancy tricks, just a simple palm strike that killed two supreme beings.

This is astonishing; there has never been such a violent scene in history.

People knew that, although they were in the same realm, the Heavenly Emperor was far stronger than the ancient emperors, but they did not expect him to be so much stronger.

The battle between the Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor some time ago was not clearly perceived by people because this level was far beyond their comprehension.

They knew that the two warriors were very strong, stronger than ordinary emperors, but just how strong they were was not clear to them.

Therefore, the impact of the Heavenly Emperor's palm strike that killed two supreme beings was, in some ways, even more exaggerated than the killing of the Heavenly Emperor.

Even if they exchanged a few blows before the Supreme Being was killed, the impact wouldn't be this great.

The Supreme Being who was the last to emerge from the Chaos Cave had a slightly changed expression and became silently on guard, fearing that Li Yao might attack him.

But unexpectedly, that didn't happen, because Sendai remained peaceful and undisturbed.

Li Yao did not kill such a supreme being, but instead gave him two kinds of divine blood to stabilize his injuries.

Pull one group out, then crack down on the next! Everyone understood his approach. The Heavenly Emperor wasn't just indiscriminately killing ancient supreme beings; he would spare those who hadn't caused trouble and even generously assist them.

"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Heavenly Emperor!" Emperor Qianyang said gratefully.

He did not expect that the Heavenly Emperor would not only not kill him, but also help him recover from his injuries. Although his lifespan was already in danger, he could continue to seal himself away at this level.

"You two go to the Yao Guang Continent and seal yourselves in the Undying Mountain. When I return, I will begin to refine a batch of Nine-Turn Immortal Pills to prolong your lives, at which time the situation of the coexistence of the emperors will be restored," Li Yao instructed.

"Thank you, Heavenly Emperor." Xu Guang and Qian Yang were overjoyed.

Having arranged everything, Li Yao strode into the Chaos Cave and disappeared from sight.

In the moments before he disappeared, Li Yao heard phrases like "The Heavenly Emperor is invincible!" and "The Heavenly Emperor is supreme!"

But once inside the Chaos Cave, all the praise disappeared. It seemed that the outside world was separated from the outside world by only a cave entrance, but in reality, it was as if they were separated by multiple universes, as if they were not even in the same world.

(End of this chapter)