In the world of "Covering the Sky," my cultivation technique is not right.

He borrowed the insight from "Tai Chi Chuan" and instantly felt his mind become clear.

The patterns resembled phoenixes, unicorns, and rocs... constantly rotating and transforming, eventually turning into a scripture, profound and mysterious, with divine voices resounding from it.

In a daze, a small figure appeared between his eyebrows, its whole body purple, surrounded by imperial dragon energy, but also faintly flowing with wisps of chaotic energy.

These words flowed continuously through Lü Yao's mind. He unconsciously activated this secret technique, and a series of magnificent heavenly sounds descended from beyond the realm, deafening and resounding. Every word was like a knife, and every sentence was like a sword, constantly slashing at his soul.

Fortunately, the incomplete array that the "Taoist Scripture" had casually set up in his soul blocked the impact, preventing his sea of ​​consciousness from being shattered by swords and allowing him to calmly comprehend the secrets of the character "兵" (soldier) once again.

After an unknown amount of time, all the scriptures flew up and transformed into the character "兵" (soldier) in the air, which then rushed into his sea of ​​consciousness with a loud bang.

[Your "Soldier's Secret" awakens, its eyes glazed over, but gradually, an ancient aura belonging to the mythical era rises, and countless phantom images of "artifacts" appear all around, each leaving an indelible mark on ancient history.]

[Your "Devouring Heaven Immortal Technique" noticed your "Soldier's Secret Technique," and, seeing its prey, sought to devour it. A fierce battle ensued.]

You no longer delve into the various secret techniques of your "Tai Chi Chuan". Standing atop the sacred mountain, with your hands behind your back, your eyes are calm and your temperament is lofty, watching the two masters fight.

But the fervor deep in his eyes revealed his desire to quickly evolve it into a peerless secret technique within the Emperor's Path realm.

The "Devouring Heaven Immortal Technique" continuously employs forbidden secret techniques such as the Flying Immortal Technique, the Myriad Transformations Saint Technique, and the Heavenly Severing Technique, and even attempts to convert the "Soldier Character Secret" with the Divine Transcending Technique.

But the "Soldier's Secret" regarded itself as an unparalleled divine weapon, fighting a hundred battles without retreating, even obliterating the Great Dao.

It blocked the "Heaven-Devouring Immortal Technique," but judging from the battle, defeat was only a matter of time.

Information kept flooding Lu Yao's mind, and he felt anxious. He had extremely high expectations for the "Soldier's Secret," hoping that it could evolve and deduce, rather than being devoured by the Devouring Heaven Immortal Art and becoming one of the secret techniques of the Immortal Art, to be cultivated by the Immortal Art.

Admittedly, the Devouring Heaven Immortal Art will continue to evolve, but it will inevitably bear the marks of an immortal art.

Lu Yao wanted the "Nine Secrets" to each display the demeanor of the Ancient Celestial Venerable, to see how the Nine Celestial Venerables transformed into immortals after learning about the Immortal Realm, and what paths they would each take.

Could the "Secret of the Soldier" be used to forge immortal artifacts in the realm of humanity? Could it even be used to forge Lü Yao's physical body and primordial spirit into weapons, eventually transforming them into humanoid immortal artifacts or even immortal king artifacts?

Can the "Dou Zi Secret" transform one into a Battle Immortal? Does this world allow it? If the Dou Zi Secret can lead to becoming a Battle Immortal, then Lü Yao can try to transform into one using his Chaos Body.

Can the "All Character Secret" overcome its own flaws and still be used in the Eight Forbidden Zones, even triggering 10x combat power? If deduced to its extreme, it can trigger 100x or 1000x combat power, allowing an emperor to possess the combat power of a true immortal and enter the Immortal Realm.

......

Just as Lü Yao had this thought, another message appeared:

[Your "Devouring Heaven Immortal Technique," mindful of your mediation, has temporarily refrained from devouring the "Soldier's Secret Technique." However, if the "Soldier's Secret Technique" fails to improve and evolves to a level that satisfies you, it will still devour it.]

Seeing that the immortal technique had stopped, Lü Yao seemed to be deep in thought.

It seems that although my techniques are not quite right, they are still influenced by me and are not completely out of control, only able to passively receive benefits.

However, he would only retain a few complete Great Emperor-level scriptures and secret techniques, while the rest would be devoured by the Devouring Heaven Immortal Art and transformed into nourishment for achieving the Chaos Body.

"But why wasn't Tai Chi Chuan devoured by the Heaven-Devouring Immortal Technique?"

Tai Chi Chuan has mastered almost half of the more than eight thousand secret techniques, reaching the level of a sage. There are probably only a handful of martial arts in the world that can surpass it.

Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, Overlord Fist, and Sun Emperor Fist, etc.

Next time he faces an enemy, he might try using Tai Chi. Ruthless secret techniques like the Flying Immortal Technique and the Myriad Transformations Saint Technique are not suitable for use in public. Therefore, among his secret techniques for fighting enemies, there are actually no forbidden divine techniques at the level of an emperor.

Even when he killed the four extreme knights of the Ji family, who were of a higher level, he used the Holy Light Technique to conceal the Great Dao Treasure Bottle, for fear that the cultivators watching the battle in the great city of Yan Kingdom would notice something.

The passersby in "Covering the Sky" are terrifying. They are all elders and grand elders from various sects, with little lifespan left and no chance to improve their cultivation. They may only have time to gossip everywhere.

People who know a lot must have a reason, unlike him, whose future is promising and who doesn't need to pass the time with gossip.

"Strive to push Tai Chi Chuan to the level of Quasi-Emperor or even Great Emperor as soon as possible. Tai Chi Chuan is extremely compatible with the Chaos Dao. As the saying goes, Chaos gives birth to Wuji, and Wuji gives birth to Tai Chi."

If the opportunity arises, I also want to obtain the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist and the Overlord Fist, as well as the Solar Scripture. I will have the scriptures absorbed by the Immortal Technique, and the Solar Fist will allow Tai Chi to merge into the Great Dao of Tai Chi.

Lu Yao stood before the stone wall, the moonlight shining down, making his face gleam. Dressed in white, he was peerless, like a divine being from the moon palace, about to ascend to heaven.

Half an hour later, Lü Yao finally awoke from his epiphany and left the cliff.

But after he had only walked for a few dozen breaths, a fat head appeared from beside a boulder.

He came to the stone wall and looked at the various weapon carvings on it.

"You damned Heavenly Venerable, your heart is truly black! Do you really think I, the Daoist, don't know the Divine Transcending Technique?"

Duan De chuckled and sat cross-legged on the ground: "When I was wandering the martial arts world, you weren't even born yet."

Strike me with lightning? Steal my Supreme Emperor Scripture? Steal my spiritual weapon? There's a ten-thousand-year-old corpse buried in the Divine Marrow; you're in luck.

Having said that, he prepared to study this forbidden divine art.

But suddenly a sound came from beside my ear--

"Fellow Daoist!"

A bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket suddenly struck down from the sky, scorching him to a crisp.

The gourd of Lü Yao contained a trace of thunder essence that Elder Zhou had extracted from the thunder, which was extremely powerful and had always been kept as his trump card.

However, the lightning derived from the essence does not hinder its use.

“Lu Yao…you…” The Taoist priest’s mouth was emitting black smoke.

"Who dares to invade?" Several vast and boundless auras suddenly rose from the main mountain not far away, each of them being a powerful being at the second level of the Immortal Platform Realm.

Streaks of light shot through the air, blocking Duan De's path.

"Who are you?!"

Arrest him!

Lu Yao had already quietly left the Qin Gate.

Chapter Forty-Four: The Saint's Skin

For Lü Yao, the Qinling Mountains were indeed a good place to live in seclusion and cultivate. The dragon energy and the essence of heaven and earth were extremely abundant. If he was lucky, he could also find some spiritual medicines and treasures from time to time.

Therefore, I plan to cultivate here until I reach the Four Extremes Secret Realm, then return to the Yao Guang Holy Land, defeat the Yao Guang Holy Son, and officially ascend to the throne.

Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Yao advanced two more minor secret realms, achieving the fourth level of the Dao Palace, and cultivated the Dao Treasures of Wood and Fire.

Metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire. With only the final Earth Dao Treasury remaining, the Dao Palace Secret Realm will be complete.

Han Li, who was standing guard beside him, looked at him with concern.

Lu Yao said, "This place is not far from Qin Gate, you should go back."

At the same time, a fire-repelling pearl appeared in his hand.

He kept the better ones from that batch of spirit weapons, which would be just right to reward ordinary disciples of the Yao Guang Sect in the future.

"Master, I am willing to leave with you." Han Li immediately knelt on one knee and said firmly.

This is the terrifying aspect of the Divine Transformation Technique: it changes a person's thoughts and beliefs silently and without warning.

"If you take this fire-repelling pearl to celebrate Elder Luo's birthday, it will be enough for him to take care of you."

This fire-repelling pearl is made of extraordinary material; if it is refined again, it will most likely become a powerful weapon.

"Stay in Qinmen and watch out for any changes in the Qinling Mountains. If any ancient relics or tombs are discovered, immediately go to the Yaoguang Holy Land to find me."

After saying that, he turned into a stream of light and disappeared from the spot, leaving Han Li behind.

He had been converted by him and was now one of his own. Lü Yao was no longer willing to kill him indiscriminately, so he left him here to scout out the situation in the Qinling Mountains for him.

In case he returns empty-handed this time, he can arrive in time when the Immortal Transformation Pool is born in the future.

If he can't find it now, he should start his journey home.

For another half month, Lü Yao traveled through the Qinling Mountains, constantly searching for unusual places.

Upon encountering the powerful Corpse King, they cautiously avoided it.

During this time, I unintentionally walked out of the Qinling Mountains and came to see Qincheng, so I went into the city to buy some supplies.

After visiting several stone workshops, relying on the rudimentary source techniques I learned in the Yao Guang Holy Land, I found a stone workshop and bought a few pieces of stone.

Most of them were empty, except for one piece which contained a human skin.

Someone wanted to buy the stone archway, and Lu Yao was surprised to see that it was an acquaintance. He wondered why she was here.

But his body betrayed him; he immediately turned around and left, heading back into the mountains.

He was sitting upright on a huge rock, examining the yellowed human skin in his hand.

The human skin that once caused a shower of blood during the stone cutting process is now completely still, utterly ordinary.

Lu Yao activated his divine eye and looked at the human skin.

Because of the passage of time, the once smooth and flawless human skin is now covered with spots of blood, bright red and glaring, as if it were brand new.

Suddenly, Lü Yao said, "No, this isn't a King's skin."

He was a cultivator who had killed people before, so he wasn't afraid of dead people. He picked up the human skin, rubbed it with his hands, and looked solemnly at the still warm bloodstains.

At that time, the ancient sect elders in the stone archway all said that this was a king's skin, extremely precious, and probably contained a secret technique of a master king.

But now it seems we underestimated this human skin.

A wisp of divine power seeped from between Lü Yao's fingers, constantly washing away the bloodstains.

"Tick-tock..."

Drops of blood flowed down the human skin, slowly turning into a radiant glow. The vast and unfathomable power of the human skin began to revive, mysterious energy rippled, the clattering sound of the divine chains of order echoed in the ears, and Dao patterns appeared in the void.

"This is the skin of a saint, with words manifested on it."

Under the divine power of Lü Yao's sacred light, the human skin regained its original appearance, and lines of tiny characters appeared on the yellow-black skin, numbering only a few hundred.

Lu Yao felt a strong smell of blood rush towards him, followed by a surge of sword intent that surged through his mind.

One hundred and eight holy rings rose from Lü Yao's body, turning his entire body into light, as he tried his best to withstand this astonishing sword intent.

But that wasn't enough, so a pair of yin-yang fish rose up, their tails swaying to block a lot of sword intent.

"Fortunately, this sword intent was only for spreading the Dao; the killing intent was completely refined, and no holy might was left behind." Lu Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

"A hundred or so words recorded a killing sword technique, left by a saint who proved his Dao with the killing sword."