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

Chapter 71 Northern Specialties, Bandits

The divine city is a very special place; the surrounding area is vibrant with life all year round, with spring flowers in bloom.

After leaving the divine city, the true seasons began to appear, and before we knew it, summer had arrived.

After leaving the Holy City, Li Yao changed his appearance and physique. Now he looks about twenty years old, with delicate features and an innocent appearance.

He walked slowly across the northern lands, instead of riding the divine rainbow.

Li Yao had plenty of time for this trip, so he wasn't in a hurry to get going.

The oasis where the divine city is located is extremely vast, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, and contains many towns, but Li Yao did not settle in any of them.

After breaking into the Dao Palace, his cultivation activities have become quite significant. Even if he sets up Dao patterns in the town, he cannot completely conceal the activity.

Therefore, Li Yao usually traveled during the day and at night he would find a desolate place, dig a tunnel more than ten feet deep underground, bury himself, and then begin his cultivation.

Before he knew it, half a month had passed since he left the Holy City. When Li Yao looked back, he could no longer see the majestic divine city standing on the earth on the horizon.

He was now on the edge of the Holy State. If he walked a little further, he would leave the Holy State.

Now, the further you go, the less vegetation there is.

Ahead, one could already see an endless expanse of barren land, with nothing but brown boulders and Gobi desert.

"Holy City, my paradise, wait for me." He glanced one last time in the direction of the Holy City, and then resolutely stepped out of the Holy State and into the true Northern Lands.

Yes, what Li Yao sees now is the true appearance of the Northern Region. The Holy City is like a miracle, changing the landscape of hundreds of thousands of miles around as it fell to earth.

Such a miracle is extremely rare in the Northern Region. It is estimated that only the places where Yaochi and the Jiang family live have such a large oasis.

As the sun set and dusk fell, Li Yao stopped his journey, dug a tunnel in the ground, buried himself in it, and began his cultivation.

After breaking through the Dao Palace Secret Realm, he cultivated the Divine Treasury. Now the Divine Treasury of the Heart has been opened, but it still has great potential waiting for him to develop.

There should be five deities in the Dao Palace. The heart belongs to fire, and the one who is the fire deity is the Flame Emperor. Only when this deity appears does it mean that he has cultivated the Divine Treasury of the Heart to the Great Perfection.

Li Yao held a piece of fiery red energy the size of an egg in his hand. The Divine Treasury of the Heart belongs to fire, and the fiery essence contained in the fiery red energy is the most suitable for this Divine Treasury.

After half a month of cultivation, the appearance of the Mind's Treasury has undergone tremendous changes.

The shape, resembling an unopened flower bud, has now begun to open slightly, and within it, one can see a deity being conceived.

"Today, fully open the divine treasure of your heart, unleash all potential, and let the gods be born."

Li Yao had no shortage of resources, and cultivation in the Dao Palace Secret Realm was very simple for him, which is why his cultivation speed was so fast.

Like other people, even when they are cultivating in the Dao Palace, they probably use pure sources, and many, or even none of them, don't need to use pure sources at all.

For example, the leader of Hengyang Cave Heaven, despite being the leader of a powerful force, was reluctant to use the Pure Source during his daily cultivation. He would only use the essence of the Source to break through when he was breaking through.

Therefore, although the Hengyang Sect Leader has been in the Dao Palace realm for twenty years, he is still only at the second level of the Dao Palace realm.

Of course, the Hengyang Sect Leader is already considered to be doing well; some independent cultivators would be in even more dire straits.

Those who can use the Pure Source for daily cultivation are generally disciples of holy lands and aristocratic families.

Li Yao, on the other hand, was even more extravagant, directly cultivating with a different kind of source corresponding to the divine treasure.

Not only does he possess reserves of the fiery red source in the Heart Divine Treasury, the golden crystal source in the Lung Divine Treasury, the green leaf source in the Liver Divine Treasury, the solidified earth source in the Spleen Divine Treasury, and the icy snow source in the Kidney Divine Treasury, but he also has reserves of these resources, more than enough for him to open up five divine treasuries with some left over.

Such abundant sources of exotic species are something even the elite disciples of the Yao Guang Holy Land cannot enjoy. Only those at the level of the top ten elite disciples might have these resources prepared for them by various factions.

The bright moon rose, its silvery light spilling onto the crimson earth, creating a scene of utter tranquility and peace.

Suddenly, thunder rumbled from the ground, as if a thousand troops were galloping by.

Under the moonlight, suddenly seventy or eighty riders were seen galloping across the land. The tall, dragon-scaled horses trod on the ground, making the earth tremble slightly as if an earthquake were taking place.

This was a well-organized band of outlaws, a common sight in the northern regions, who made their living by robbing and pillaging.

The Northern Region has many mineral veins. You never know which mountain range might have a mineral vein underneath. Instead of exploring for themselves, they force ordinary people to collect them. In return, they require ordinary people to hand over the minerals to ensure their safety.

As a result, bandits gradually became rampant in the northern regions, to the point that it was no exaggeration to say that they were rampant and caused a disaster.

At this moment, the band of bandits' route was about to pass through the place where Li Yao was in seclusion.

Although the alien source was small, the essence it contained was extremely powerful. Even though Li Yao had arranged some Dao patterns, he still couldn't completely block it.

"Boss, look over there! Such rich spiritual energy! Is there a source vein there?" A young man in his twenties pointed southeast and shouted loudly among the bandits who were on the run.

The rapidly moving group stopped abruptly, drawn by the source vein the young man was talking about.

The bandit leader looked in the direction the young man was pointing and, sure enough, saw a red mist rising into the sky about a mile away, like smoke rising from a beacon.

"Such rich essence, probably no less than several hundred catties of source."

"What good luck! I even stumbled upon a mineral vein while traveling."

The bandits were overjoyed, their faces filled with barely suppressed greed. Hundreds of catties of ore were an absolute windfall for them.

Even some small sects in the Northern Region probably don't have this many resources.

"Boss, what are you hesitating for? Give the order!" one of the bandits said to his leader.

The sight of hundreds of kilograms of ore vein made his eyes bloodshot. He was certain he would be the first to rush out as soon as his leader gave the order. Under the moonlight, the rising red mist slowly dissipated, making the bandits extremely anxious, as if hundreds of kilograms of ore were slipping through their fingers.

"Boss!" The bandits were extremely anxious and all looked at their leader.

"What's the panic? This isn't a source mineral vein. There are cultivators using source minerals for cultivation here. We don't know their background yet. Are you going to rush in and die?" the leader angrily rebuked his bandits.

As a monk from another realm, he possessed far more knowledge than his henchmen.

“This is a huge fat sheep for cultivation!” the top henchman exclaimed excitedly.

As bandits who roamed the Northern Region, they not only exploited ordinary people but also robbed cultivators.

The other bandits were the same; upon hearing that he was a cultivator, they showed no fear whatsoever, but rather became quite excited.

In their eyes, cultivators who use source cultivation are absolute fat sheep; if this deal goes through, they'll definitely make a fortune.

"It's not as simple as you think. The cultivator used the Crimson Source from the alien source. Judging from the fluctuations of its essence, it's at least comparable to two or three hundred catties of pure source. To be able to be so extravagant, one must either be very powerful or have an extraordinary background." The leader was very clear-headed and not blinded by desire.

"What can we do then? Let's just leave it like this, boss. This is a fat sheep that can be used for cultivation with the Crimson Source." The number one bandit was unwilling.

The Crimson Source! He had only heard of this kind of alien source, but had never even seen it.

"We can't let this go. Li San, Zhang Si, hurry back and tell the chief what's going on here. Tell him to bring his men. This fat sheep is ours to have in Qingfeng Village." The chief's eyes were full of desire.

"The rest of you, take cover and keep a close eye on that person, and wait for the leader to arrive."

He was rational, so he wasn't blinded by desire, but that didn't mean he wasn't greedy. With such a fat sheep right in front of him, if he let it go because he was afraid of getting caught, he would probably regret it every time he thought about it later.

The bandits of the northern regions are all ruthless, inhuman, and audacious.

Ordinary people become outlaws because they can't survive, but for cultivators, becoming outlaws is purely their own choice; they don't face the possibility of not surviving.

Underground, Li Yao, who was cultivating, noticed what was happening on the surface. After breaking through the Dao Palace and opening the Divine Treasury of the Heart, his divine sense power greatly increased, and the divine sense between his eyebrows was already condensing into a human form.

He could hear conversations a mile away clearly, and he even knew the number of bandits and their level of expertise.

However, he is currently at a crucial juncture in his cultivation, and the God of Fire is about to be born. If he goes out to deal with them now, all his previous efforts will be in vain. If he wants to give birth to another god, he will have to wait until half a month later.

During this period, the wasted resources are insignificant; the main problem is the wasted time.

Just then, judging from the intentions of these bandits, they wouldn't bother him for a while, but instead would gather more manpower, which was exactly what Li Yao wanted.

Li Yao stopped paying attention to the bandits and instead focused on tapping into the potential of the Heart God's Treasury, nurturing the birth of the God of Fire.

The bright moon traveled from the edge of the sky to the very center, and it was already midnight.

Two divine rainbows descended directly upon Qingfeng Village, revealing the figures of Li San and Zhang Si. The bandits guarding Qingfeng Village, seeing it was two people, asked curiously:

"Why are there only you guys? Where are the five leaders?"

"Go quickly and report to the chief. On our way back, we encountered a huge fat sheep, a huge fat sheep that cultivates using the Fiery Source. The Fifth Chief is watching it and wants us to come back and report," Li San and Zhang Si said rapidly, afraid of wasting a single moment.

"What?! Cultivating with the Crimson Flame Source!" The guards were also shocked. They didn't dare to delay and let Li San and Zhang Si in before rushing to the house where the leader was.

Inside the most luxurious room in the center of Qingfeng Village, a middle-aged man with a full beard was holding a terrified young woman in his arms. His rough hands roamed over her graceful figure, and his eyes were filled with desire.

Just as he was about to undress and get down to business, an anxious voice suddenly sounded from outside the door.

"Chief, this is Hu Hansan, I have something urgent to report."

The erotic atmosphere in the room vanished instantly. The middle-aged man stopped what he was doing, and cautiously looked at the young woman in his arms, the desire in his eyes completely gone.

"You'd better have something really urgent to do, or I'll skin you alive."

The young woman's fear vanished. With a gentle push, she shoved the middle-aged man aside, then gracefully rose, her demeanor completely transformed.

Hu Hansan, standing outside the door, didn't dare delay and quickly said, "On his way back, the Fifth Leader encountered a cultivator who uses the Crimson Fire Source. The Fifth Leader thinks he's a big fat sheep and is keeping an eye on him now."

“Using alien sources for cultivation, what a fat sheep.” The anger in the young female leader’s eyes disappeared, replaced by intense greed.

"Go beat the drum and summon all cultivators above the Life Spring level to assemble," she commanded, her voice filled with absolute authority.

"Baby, I'll have to neglect you for a while. I'll pamper you when I get back." The leader stretched out her slender hand and lifted the middle-aged man's face.

The middle-aged man remained silent, his face utterly cold, as if he didn't take the leader seriously at all.

But in reality, it was all an act. The middle-aged man knew that the leader liked this, and judging from the dampness at his temples, he was actually very nervous.

"Peng, Peng, Peng..."

In the still of the night, the sound of war drums rang out from Qingfeng Village. Instantly, streams of energy rose up, and dozens of figures rode rainbows to the square outside.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, dozens of divine rainbows shot into the sky, streaking across the silent night like shooting stars, and sped off toward the southwest.

With dozens of cultivators at the Life Spring level or above, including even some at the Divine Bridge level, such a force was enough to roam freely within a radius of tens of thousands of miles.

Therefore, when they find a fat sheep, their first thought is not to avoid it, but to eat it, because they have the confidence to do so.

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