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

Chapter 10 Opening the Sea of ​​Bitterness, with additional notes
The first step in cultivation is to sense one's own life wheel and guide the absorbed essence into the sea of ​​suffering to strengthen it. For ordinary people, sensing the sea of ​​suffering is a very difficult thing, but Li Yao is different.

He was born with a sea of ​​suffering within him, and with just a slight sense, he found its location.

He activated the profound method of the Yao Guang Jing, and the surging essence flowed into the sea of ​​suffering. A point of light exploded in Li Yao's abdomen, as if the heavens and earth were being created.

"Crash!"

There was no dazzling golden light, no flashing thunder, only the soft sound of waves.

Although Li Yao was very talented, he was only a mortal, so he naturally wouldn't experience those unusual phenomena during cultivation.

But Zhang Chong was shocked at this moment, his eyes widened. Although he had passed on the Yao Guang Jing to Li Yao, he did not want to stop there. In his mind, he wanted to explain the meaning of the sutra to Li Yao and only begin to cultivate it after Li Yao understood it.

But who would have thought that Li Yao would obtain the scriptures one moment and open up the Sea of ​​Bitterness the next? Is he eating and drinking at such a speed?

brush!
A figure appeared; it was Elder Xun. He was very close to the bamboo house, and with his cultivation level of a great being, he naturally sensed the cultivation fluctuations in an instant.

"What's going on?" he asked Zhang Chong in surprise.

Zhang Chong was also confused at the moment, but he still told Xun Lao about what had happened.

"You mean, Li Yao started cultivating as soon as he obtained the scriptures, and instantly opened up the Sea of ​​Bitterness?" Elder Xun looked at Zhang Chong with suspicion in his eyes. Although he didn't say it aloud, the meaning he expressed was very clear.

Do I look like an idiot?

Zhang Chong smiled wryly. He also felt that this was a bit too outrageous, but it was the truth.

Looking at Zhang Chong's serious expression, Xun Lao realized that what the other party said was true.

"hiss!"

Even though Master Xun had lived for two thousand years, he still felt it was somewhat like a dream when he heard about this. He had just obtained the scriptures and the next moment he opened up the sea of ​​suffering. He had never seen such a person in the past years.

Even though he is the current Holy Son, a man of extraordinary talent, it still took him three days to open up the Sea of ​​Bitterness. This is the fastest person to open up the Sea of ​​Bitterness in the history of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

Elder Xun's feelings were extremely complicated at this moment. He felt that he might really be getting old and his eyesight was failing. When he observed Li Yao's aptitude just now, although he was amazed, he was still some distance away from the Holy Son of Yao Guang.

That talent of being able to control the flow of vital energy has narrowed the gap somewhat. Even so, Master Xun did not believe that Li Yao's future achievements could surpass those of the Holy Son. However, the current results are far from what he predicted.

……

"Boom!"

At this moment, Li Yao was completely immersed in the process of opening up the sea of ​​suffering, and was completely unaware of the self-doubt that Xun Lao was having outside.

A continuous stream of vital energy flowed into the Bitter Sea from above, causing the black seawater to surge and crash, seemingly connecting with the sky.

As the vital energy entering the body is absorbed into the Sea of ​​Bitterness, the Sea of ​​Bitterness is slowly opened up, and divine power surges, overwhelming all obstacles.

Several hours passed, and the sound of the waves gradually grew from faint to raging. Another half hour passed before the tsunami gradually subsided, and Li Yao's sea of ​​suffering returned to calm.

Before long, Li Yao awoke, his eyes shining brightly. The moment he stood up, he became much more agile, exuding an aura of immortality. Surging divine power swept through his body, and as he stepped into the Sea of ​​Bitterness, his physique grew even stronger. Although he had only opened up the Sea of ​​Bitterness, it was a qualitative change, and from then on, he had truly embarked on the path of cultivation.

Soon, Li Yao noticed another difference in his body. As his physique became stronger, the Heavenly Book absorbed essence at an even faster rate, already reaching the realm of the Life Spring.

His guess was correct. The speed at which the Heavenly Book absorbed essence depended on him. With his previous physique, if essence were to violently enter his body, there would only be one outcome: his body would explode. He simply couldn't withstand the violent surge of essence within his body.

Moreover, Li Yao discovered that after obtaining the scriptures, he could control the destination of his vital energy.

For example, when essence entered the body in the past, only a small amount of essence improved his physique, while most of the essence was absorbed by the Heavenly Book.

Because he didn't have any scriptures to restrain that essence back then, the Heavenly Book absorbed it. Now, unless he actively directs the essence to the Heavenly Book, it won't absorb it.

The Heavenly Book is the foundation of Li Yao's life, and its importance to him is self-evident. However, Li Yao must now make a choice. He cannot blindly pursue the future while ignoring the present.

The future is a blueprint, something to dream about, but the most important thing is the present. He must make himself grow rapidly in the present to ensure that he does not perish prematurely. The more extraordinary he is now, the more Rising Sun Island will continue to invest in him.

With the source, he could also accumulate energy in the Heavenly Book more quickly.

"I've disturbed Elder Xun and Elder Zhang," Li Yao said hastily after standing up and seeing Elder Xun beside him.

"Don't disturb, don't disturb at all." Old Xun waved his hand, his gaze fixed on Li Yao, full of anticipation.

If it was Li Yao not long ago, who was seen by Elder Xun as a prodigy capable of supporting Rising Sun Island, then the current Li Yao is even further ahead. This generation's Holy Lord might very well fall into the trap of Rising Sun Island's ambitions.

As someone who once vied with Li Daoqing for the position of Holy Lord, Old Xun has never been a person who would settle for mediocrity. It's just that he's old now, and seeing no hope, his heart has grown old as well.

But in essence, he has never changed. Li Yao's appearance gave him hope, so Elder Xun would not be content with just maintaining the status of Rising Sun Island. Who wouldn't want to go further?

"From now on, Li Yao's resources will be allocated according to the proportion of the Holy Son, and any excess will be made up by Rising Sun Island itself." Old Xun's tone was firm and resolute, and at this moment, the temper of a young man reappeared in this frail old man.

Zhang Chong was shocked. He looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar old man. The old Xun was arrogant and conceited, and he didn't even respect the Holy Lord. At that time, the Rising Sun Divine Island was second only to the Holy Lord lineage and the Supreme Saint lineage among the twelve factions, and was more powerful than the other nine lineages.

However, as Elder Xun grew older, the Rising Sun lineage began to decline. Although it did not fall to the ground, the Rising Sun Divine Island could not claim to be stronger than the other nine lineages.

Zhang Chong looked at Li Yao with some surprise. Did the appearance of this young man make Elder Xun decide to give it another shot?

"Don't worry, Elder Xun, I will personally take care of Li Yao."

Li Yao was also overjoyed. His resources were comparable to those of the Holy Son, the most powerful force in the Eastern Wilderness. The Holy Son's status was extraordinary, and his cultivation resources were abundant. Now that his cultivation resources were comparable to those of the Holy Son, it meant that he would not lack resources in the early stages.

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder Xun and Elder Zhang. I promise once again that I will work hard in my cultivation and live up to your expectations."

In the early stages, the most important things for Li Yao were cultivation scriptures and resources. He originally thought that after arriving at the Yao Guang Holy Land, he would have to scheme and struggle for resources, but unexpectedly, all of these problems were solved at once.

We made the right choice coming to the Holy Land of Yao Guang.

(End of this chapter)