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

Chapter 121 The Method of Tempering a Great Dragon
The unparalleled power of the sacred weapon left everyone wide-eyed, hardly able to believe what they were seeing.

"This is... an unparalleled holy weapon!"

Many people cried out and trembled under this overwhelming aura that seemed to permeate the heavens. Anyone who stood close to it fell, and many more worshipped it uncontrollably.

Even the distant sky was affected; many people swayed precariously, their faces pale as they gazed at the figure standing tall in the heavens.
At this moment, Li Yao was practically transformed into the great sun in the sky, possessing the power to destroy everything in the world.

You'll never know how terrifying a sacred weapon is until you truly master it; it's simply beyond human power to contend with.

At the very least, even a top-tier player would be reduced to ashes if hit head-on, with absolutely no hope of survival.

However, the consumption of supreme holy weapons is also extremely high. Even someone as powerful as him, with the addition of the "Weapon" secret technique, can only unleash a portion of its power now, and cannot fully exert it.

"No wonder every holy weapon is a treasure of the sect, not only because of its irresistible power, but also because it requires the power of the entire sect to activate it!"

It was only thanks to the blessing of the "Soldier" secret technique that Li Yao felt he could only unleash a wisp of holy power from the sacred weapon to kill the enemy, instead of truly activating it as he is now.

The power of the Great Sun Golden Wheel grew stronger and stronger, and its dazzling golden light converged, about to unleash thousands of beams of light.

Everyone's expression changed; they were really about to unleash a holy attack!
After this attack, the area around the Holy City will probably be deserted. The ancient holy weapon has been unleashed, and its offensive has landed on the earth, which will probably affect an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles and turn it into a wasteland.

Some wanted to stop it, not wanting the attack to land, but at this moment they dared not step forward, not even the Holy Lords.

They naturally possess legendary sacred weapons, but who would wander around with them? Even a Holy Lord wouldn't do that. If something unexpected happened and the sacred weapon fell into someone else's hands, the blow would be too great. Unlike imperial weapons, which can return home on their own.

However, imperial weapons are usually used to suppress one's inner strength, and no one carries an imperial weapon with them. Therefore, at this moment, no one in the arena could stop the Great Sun Golden Wheel.

Li Yao formed hand seals, and with a tremor of the Great Sun Golden Wheel, he was about to unleash a world-shaking attack on the direction of the Demon King of the Demon Clan.

"Please stop!" Just then, a voice as beautiful as heavenly music rang out.

In the distance, a beautiful figure flew swiftly, appearing briefly. She looked to be no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, her white dress fluttering, her black hair dancing lightly, her long eyelashes trembling, and her eyes seemingly misty with water, like a divine lotus in bloom, her whole demeanor ethereal.

She represents perfection; every gesture she makes is unparalleled in her elegance, eclipsing the beauty of all flowers and dimming the brilliance of pearls, making all beautiful scenery seem as if covered in dust.

Yan Ruyu moved swiftly, emanating a faint glow that allowed her to barely walk under the holy might. Upon approaching, she parted her red lips and said, "Dong Yaoguang, please show mercy. Peng Wang's actions this time have broken the established rules. We will hand over the holy technique, but please do not spread it."

"Princess Yan, why bother asking him?" The Golden-Winged Roc King transmitted his thoughts, unwilling to let the sacred techniques of his clan be passed on to outsiders.

"Sigh, let's listen to the princess. It's one thing for my Tianpeng lineage to suffer a calamity, but there's no need to implicate so many of our people," the old Peng King said, his voice tinged with sadness.

Once the sacred weapon appeared, Old Peng King knew there was no hope. No one in the demon race could withstand it. If a real battle broke out, any demon king who stood up to help him today would probably suffer a calamity.

The Tianpeng lineage must not forget kindness and loyalty; even if it means handing over sacred techniques, they must not implicate other demon kings.

"Grandfather!" The Golden-Winged Roc King was unwilling and deeply hurt. He would rather die than accept this outcome.

"It's just a sacred technique. There's no need to risk your life. When your cultivation reaches the level of your ancestors, you can create another sacred technique that's no weaker than the Heavenly Roc Dragon-Slaying Technique." The old Roc King comforted his grandson, giving him some motivation.

The old Peng King knew his grandson all too well. He was incredibly arrogant, and if he didn't give him some motivation, the humiliation of passively handing over the sacred technique today would drive him mad.

"It's also my fault. When I was training him, I compared him to myself. If it were just an ordinary era, he would definitely be able to stand out from the crowd. But there are too many geniuses in this era, and he has such a personality..." Old Peng King felt somewhat helpless.

The golden age is unpredictable; only when it arrives will we know. In ordinary times, the Golden-Winged Roc King's personality would not be a problem, for he is destined to be able to look down upon the world.

But in a golden age, such a personality is prone to trouble and is destined to encounter hardship.

As the sun set and the golden wheel vanished, the terrifying holy might also disappeared without a trace. In the end, the old Peng King admitted defeat and handed over the Heavenly Peng Dragon-Slaying Technique.

This is a sacred technique, but in terms of its current power, it's nothing special. It's far inferior to the Holy Light Technique and the Fighting Word Secret Technique.

What Li Yao valued was not the secret technique itself, but the almost non-existent true dragon essence contained within it. For others, it was utterly useless, but only Li Yao could enter the Creation Realm to comprehend the true dragon essence and thus cultivate his own dragon transformation secret realm.

"Our grudges are settled. At least in my eyes, your two interferences with the younger generation are over. If you can't get over it, you can come to me for a reckoning anytime. I'll be waiting for you." Li Yao left these words behind and his figure vanished from the spot. His ghostly speed made all the Holy Lords present shudder slightly.

It was so fast that they couldn't react in time, and it felt like a blur before their eyes.

"Truly, the younger generation is formidable. With such speed and a sacred weapon, it's no wonder they dare to claim they can keep me here," the old Peng King remarked with some admiration.

Having roamed the Eastern Wilderness for two thousand years, he relied on his racial talent to be the fastest among the Holy Lords. But now, he felt pressure from a young man whose extreme speed surpassed his own Heavenly Roc Extreme Speed.

"What kind of sacred technique is this? It doesn't seem to be the Yao Guang Fu Yao Technique." All the Holy Lords were somewhat puzzled. Such speed must be extraordinary.

"This is one of the legendary Nine Secrets, the Xingzi Secret. It was once the supreme killing technique of the ancient Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court used this holy technique to assassinate countless ancient saints!" An old antique recognized the Xingzi Secret and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

These words immediately shocked everyone present.

The Secret of Speed: The pinnacle of speed. Legend has it that by mastering this secret technique, one can glimpse the mysteries of time and become a ghost within it.

The Nine Secrets, any one of which is the pinnacle of a field. Mastering just one of them allows one to roam the world and be invincible!
"Brother Li, I wonder when the Yao Guang Holy Land discovered the Xingzi Secret? Such a joyous event, yet the outside world is completely unaware?" the Holy Master of the Jiang family asked curiously.

The others were the same. Hearing this, they looked at Li Daoqing with curiosity. The Nine Secrets were widely known, but they were all ancient legends. In this world, no one had ever been heard of mastering the Nine Secrets.

Now that Li Yao's cultivation level is astonishing, he no longer needs to hide the fact that he possesses the Nine Secrets. Even if he uses them in public, he is not worried that anyone will dare to covet them.

After Ye Fan stepped into the Sendai realm, everyone knew that he possessed the Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron and the Nine Secrets, but who dared to covet him?

“The Yao Guang Holy Land has never mastered the Xing Zi Secret. After the Holy Son achieved his cultivation, he went out to train for a long time, but this was unknown to outsiders. Perhaps it was a fortuitous encounter during that time.” Li Daoqing shook his head and told everyone the truth.

Which of the great emperors of ancient times did not have extraordinary luck, encountering many fortuitous events in their youth? Take the Northern Emperor Teng, for example; his deeds and luck were also incredibly terrifying. Therefore, no one doubted Li Daoqing's words.

The younger generation of prodigies, however, felt incredibly heavy-hearted. They had only just emerged from seclusion, yet it already felt like the great era was about to end.

Now, we can only hope that Dong Yaoguang will be a pioneer for the king.

This is not impossible. Ancient books record that there was once a prodigy who was invincible in his time when he was over a hundred years old. Everyone believed that he could definitely attain enlightenment, but his realm stagnated and he stopped at that level.

Now, they can only hope that Dong Yaoguang, like that person, will progress rapidly in the early stages, but stagnate after reaching a certain level.

Besides, they couldn't imagine how they could catch up. While they were getting stronger, Dong Yaoguang was also getting stronger. The young prodigies didn't want to deceive themselves. Perhaps Dong Yaoguang was getting stronger even faster than them.

This is heartbreaking. Now, the only ones who still believe they can catch up with Dong Yaoguang are Xia Mingxiao and Jiang Yifei.

These two are hiding their true strength very well. What they are showing now is definitely not their true strength. If they were to unleash their full power, they might still be some distance from Dong Yaoguang, but they would definitely not be as great as the other geniuses.

Yaoguangfang.

Li Yao was unaware of the blow he had dealt to the group of young prodigies, nor did he care about it. Ever since he stepped into the Seven Forbidden Domain from the Four Extremes Secret Realm, he knew that no one among the younger generation of the Big Dipper would be his match.

The Northern Emperor, the Southern Demon, the Western Bodhisattva, and the Central Emperor were all worthy of his attention, but Li Yao remained confident that none of them could defeat him in a battle at the same level. He wasn't afraid of even the human emperor's son or the ancient prince's son; this wasn't arrogance, but rather absolute confidence in his own strength.

He is now in the Dragon Transformation Realm, but in the Eight Forbidden Domains, he has already come a long way, and he will soon be able to go even further.

The Heavenly Roc Dragon-Slaying Technique is a secret art that was definitely passed down from the Chaotic Ancient Era, or even further back in time. The Heavenly Roc of the Shrouding the Sky Universe, after reaching the Saint Realm in cultivation, witnessed the scene of his ancestors fighting against a true dragon through bloodline inheritance.

Although at that time, the dragon was not yet a true dragon and was not given the name of a true dragon, its divine aura was truly powerful.

As long as he enters the realm of creation and personally experiences the divine essence of the true dragon, and cultivates the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm in this way, Li Yao believes that he can reach the pinnacle in this realm and attain an incredible level.

Li Yao took out the dragon marrow and held it in his mouth before beginning his cultivation. He had not yet digested the insights brought by the "Soldier's Secret" and did not intend to comprehend the true dragon's divine essence at this moment. Instead, he would first digest the insights into the Great Dao brought by the "Soldier's Secret".

Dragon marrow is a rare treasure in this world, containing fragments of the Great Dao Laws, which can help people cultivate. However, in reality, very few people use dragon marrow for cultivation; most use it to prolong their lives.

In other words, Li Yao had no shortage of dragon marrow in his body, so he did not conserve it at all and continued to cultivate with dragon marrow.

It was also because of this item that his cultivation speed in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm was not only fast, but also incredibly solid, and his potential was almost completely unleashed.

If you look closely, Li Yao has only been cultivating in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm for about a year, but he has already reached the eighth transformation of the Dragon Transformation Realm, and is only one step away from the ninth transformation.

Soon, just over twenty days later, having fully digested the profound insights into the Great Dao brought by the "Soldier's Secret," Li Yao entered the realm of creating laws.

"boom!"

Li Yao's mind was suddenly jolted. Before him appeared a vast scene: a battlefield in the boundless void.

Two enormous creatures, vast and boundless, spanning millions of miles, caused the void to collapse with each movement of their bodies, and ancient life-bearing stars exploded around them, turning into the finest dust.

Boom boom boom!
The battle between the two beings was terrifying; the laws of heaven and earth were in chaos, and beams of light shot out, piercing through endless star fields.

This was not a real battlefield, but a scene that occurred thousands of years ago. Even so, just watching it was enough to overwhelm Li Yao, and his divine sense felt as if it were about to explode.

Neither of those beings existed in the human realm; they were true immortals. One was a golden roc, its body covered in runes, its golden feathers standing upright like imperial immortal gold. Its terrifying claws, with just the radiance of their emanations, shattered countless stars and pierced through the laws and order.

The other creature, on the other hand, is the epitome of perfection. Its sharp, menacing horns, gleaming scales, indestructible claws, and powerful tail—its perfect form speaks volumes about its strength.

The immortal laws were abundant. The two giant beasts fought each other with nothing fancy or magical, just bare-knuckle punches and blows, simple yet awe-inspiring.

This is a great battle in the realm of immortals, with both sides being extremely terrifying. A single, casual strike could destroy countless ancient life-bearing stars like the Big Dipper Starfield.

Li Yao endured the excruciating pain from his divine sense, unwilling to miss a single detail. His gaze was mainly focused on the black dragon, constantly sensing its vast dragon might.

Even when he was comprehending the Dharma and wanted to use the True Dragon and the Heavenly Roc to observe the True Dragon Treasure Technique, he only saw a few scales and claws.

Unfortunately, without the original Dao patterns as a guide, he simply couldn't comprehend the True Dragon Treasure Technique through mere observation.

As a technique of the Immortal King, the True Dragon Treasure Technique is not so easy to comprehend. To learn it, one must possess primordial Dao patterns.

Li Yao felt a little regretful, but not particularly disappointed, because he had expected it all along; now it was just a case of his fantasy being shattered.

Without much disappointment, he immediately focused his mind back on the black dragon, trying to comprehend the Daoist principles emanating from it. At the same time, he imagined the human dragon as that black dragon and continued to deduce its essence.

In the realm of Dharma creation, his mind is clear; with a mere thought, he understands instantly, and once he understands, he is clear about everything…

After an unknown amount of time, Li Yao opened his eyes in his cultivation cave.

boom!
The entire cave trembled, and a terrifying dragon's might erupted within it, as if a true dragon had been born and descended upon the mortal world.

Li Yao sat cross-legged quietly, at this moment he seemed like a humanoid dragon, his body wrapped in a terrifying dragon's might.

Especially those eyes, they were practically transformed into dragon eyes, almost identical to those of the black dragon.

Li Yao closed his eyes wearily. Observing the great battle in the realm of immortals, even if it was just a scene, still made his consciousness sting and left him extremely tired.

Fortunately, the gains this time were also enormous.

A mantra was flowing through his mind at that moment.

This is not a cultivation scripture, but a tempering technique, somewhat similar to the method of purifying bloodlines and generating dragon blood created by the Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing.

Although it is not an ancient scripture, it has endless uses. Xue Yueqing created the method of refining dragon blood to transform into a dragon, while Li Yao observed the technique created by the black dragon in the field of creation, which was for refining the human body into a great dragon.

This is a priceless and wondrous method, unique in the entire world of Shrouding the Heavens, because only he could use the power of the Heavenly Book to personally observe a dragon in the realm of immortals, and with the help of the Heavenly Book, he created an unparalleled tempering method.

Using this method to temper the human dragon, an invincible dragon can be forged, unlocking all the potential of this secret realm and even sublimating it!
In this secret realm, Li Yao was confident that he could go further than anyone else. Even the Supreme Emperor, at the same level, could not match him in his cultivation in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.

This is true invincibility, the first step on his path to invincibility!
Although he had become powerful in his previous cultivation, he had never truly distanced himself from the other geniuses; at most, he was only slightly stronger.

Of course, these other prodigies refer to figures like Nan Yao and Zhong Huang; not just anyone can be associated with them.

However, after tempering the dragon using the tempering method, he will become far superior to these people, dominating the scene and widening the gap between them.

This era is a golden age rarely seen throughout history, with the sons and daughters of ancient emperors, as well as geniuses with the potential to become great emperors, such as Nan Yao, Zhong Huang, Yin Tiande, and Yao Guang.

If he wants to prove his faith, he must suppress these people.

However, these people were not ordinary individuals. Theoretically speaking, if placed in an era without an emperor, they would all be beings with the potential to attain enlightenment, if not absolutely.

To overpower this group of people, he must be strong enough to defy common sense.

Ye Fan was able to reach the top because he exceeded the norm. Otherwise, even if he had mastered the Holy Body, he wouldn't be so powerful and able to overpower all others.

Now, if he can refine the dragon to its ultimate potential, he will have taken a step beyond the norm.

Li Yao took out a drop of dragon marrow and swallowed it. He then began to circulate the method of tempering the great dragon and began to temper the great dragon of his spine.

"Roar!"

A golden dragon flew out, roaring and baring its fangs. Fragments of laws within the dragon's marrow began to transform into a gentle force, refining the great dragon.

Li Yao's back was glowing with light from his nine vertebrae. Eight of them were shining brightly, while only one was slightly dim. That was the ninth vertebra, which had not yet begun its cultivation.

Within his body, potential gates opened one after another, releasing boundless potential. Those potential gates that were already open were now releasing even more potential.

The nine vertebrae became increasingly dazzling, even the ninth vertebra. The golden dragon became more and more radiant and lifelike, truly appearing as if it had transformed into a real dragon.

(End of this chapter)