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

Chapter 13 The Lineage of the Sage

The Ruthless Clan has a notorious reputation on the ancient star Beidou. When a member of the Ruthless Clan was born, it caused great turmoil.

Unlike other scriptures, the Devouring Heaven Demon Art is extremely evil. As long as one keeps devouring, one's cultivation level can rise rapidly.

If your cultivation level is insufficient, then devour it. Cultivation is never as fast as directly seizing it. If your aptitude is not good enough, then devour special physiques to strengthen your own deficiencies.

In the early stages, this technique doesn't require any mental discipline; you can become stronger simply by absorbing energy. However, once you become addicted to the feeling of becoming stronger through direct absorption, it will lead to one consequence: madness.

In the past, this caused great turmoil, and the people of Beidou Ancient Star were filled with fear, as anyone could become a target of the ruthless faction.

Later, the various holy lands and ancient families couldn't stand it anymore and joined forces to suppress it, which dealt a heavy blow to the Ruthless lineage.

From then on, the Ruthless Clan moved from the open to the shadows. This development did not cause them to fade into obscurity; instead, they found a new path.

Hiding in the shadows means no one will fear them, which is great news for them.

The Supreme Saint lineage of the Yao Guang Holy Land has existed for an unknown period of time, perhaps even they themselves are unaware of it. In any case, they have existed since the founding of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

Over the years, they have been searching for various powerful physiques, and now there is a suspected special physique in the Yao Guang Holy Land, so they naturally do not want to let it go.

"The information gathered from Sunrise Island and Dragon Head Peak all say that Li Yao, who recently joined the Holy Land, is just a mortal."

"Could it be a smokescreen? Both factions want to vie for Li Yao's allegiance, so naturally they don't want to attract too much attention?"

"There's no need for that. Everyone in the Twelve Families knows about Li Yao's situation now."

"If someone doesn't have a special physique, yet they're sought after by both Dragon Head Peak and Rising Sun Island, then just how exceptional must their talent be?"

Voices rose and fell in the hall, each expressing their own opinion.

Ultimately, they still couldn't reach any conclusion. It would be best to see Li Yao in person; then, everything would be revealed.

……

On Rising Sun Island, Li Yao, who was cultivating in a small courtyard, was unaware that the group of people he feared most in the Yao Guang Holy Land were currently eyeing him.

Now all his energy is focused on cultivation. After a month, with ample resources and the assistance of the Heavenly Book's ability to absorb essence, his speed in opening up the Sea of ​​Bitterness is astonishing.

In just one month, his sea of ​​suffering has changed dramatically. What was once the size of a grain of rice has now grown to almost the size of a fist.

The black seawater churned, the raging waves surged to the sky, the endless ocean, vast and undulating, swept up to the heavens, and blazing divine light rained down from the sky.

Compared to when he first opened up the Bitter Sea, Li Yao's Bitter Sea now shows some extraordinary signs. Lightning streaks across the sky, exuding vitality, and the sound of tsunamis is deafening.

This is the change brought about by Li Yao opening up the sea of ​​suffering to its extreme. When all the doors of potential are opened one by one, there will indeed be similar changes.

Above the Sea of ​​Bitterness, there are some iron chains with a metallic texture. These are divine runes, which are formed from the condensation of life essence and can be released outwards to fight enemies.

Of course, this is only the most rudimentary way of using it. The real method is to forge it into a weapon, thereby gaining the ability to control objects. In each realm of the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm, divine runes will be born within the cultivator's body. The more profound a person's foundation, the more divine runes will be born, and vice versa.

Ordinary cultivators at the Bitter Sea Realm probably only have a few divine runes in their bodies. Even disciples from major holy lands and aristocratic families usually only have a dozen or so.

The number of divine runes in Li Yao's body was astonishing. The scriptures he cultivated were powerful, no less than those of the Emperor Scripture. In addition, he was willing to spend resources to solidify his foundation. In just one month, he consumed a full 130 catties of pure source. Adding the essence absorbed by the Heavenly Book, the two together were conservatively estimated to be 150 catties of pure source.

Therefore, his foundation is incredibly strong, which is reflected in the number of divine runes.

At this moment, above his sea of ​​suffering, there were thirty-six divine runes running horizontally, like divine chains formed by the Great Dao.

Most disciples, after having opened up their Bitter Sea to a near-complete extent, would probably have already broken through to the Life Spring Realm long ago. Who would be willing to expend so much pure source to open up their Bitter Sea?

Cultivation is never something that can be done according to one's own will. The reason why Li Yao is so extravagant is because it is based on the support of the Rising Sun Divine Island.

Without the Rising Sun Divine Island, it would have taken Li Yao at least half a year to expand the Bitter Sea to this scale, and that was with the help of the Heavenly Book absorbing a large amount of essence.

Those who have neither a source nor the assistance of a heavenly book like Li Yao face even greater difficulties in opening up the sea of ​​suffering, with many spending their entire lives in this endeavor.

"Now the Sea of ​​Bitterness has been opened up to its limit, and it is possible to break through to the Life Spring Realm. Once the breakthrough is achieved, the monthly resources will immediately increase from 500 catties of pure source to 700 catties."

The extra 200 jin of pure source per month is extremely important to Li Yao right now.

The Heavenly Book is a major absorber of source energy. If it wants to advance the Yao Guang Jing Ming Quan Chapter to the level of an Emperor Scripture, it will need at least two thousand catties of pure source energy.

The scriptures he cultivated were related to his great path, and he could not be careless. The original Yao Guang Scripture was also very strong, but there was a big gap between it and the Emperor Scripture.

After breaking through to the Life Spring Realm, he will receive an extra 200 jin of resources each month. Combined with the Pure Source within him, he can fully charge the Heavenly Book in just three months, at which point he will be able to deduce the Life Spring Chapter of the Yao Guang Scripture.

However, if he were still in the Bitter Sea Realm, it would take him more than four months, and the difference between them was obvious.

Having experienced the abundance of cultivation resources, Li Yao no longer wanted to live a miserable life. He absolutely refused to let the fall of a genius happen to him. His only goal was to continuously improve and shock the higher-ups of Rising Sun Island, so that they would keep investing in him.

"call!"

Li Yao let out a soft breath, took out a fist-sized piece of pure source, and began to absorb it by circulating the Yao Guang Sutra.

boom!
The sea of ​​bitterness suddenly surged with waves, its vital energy flowing endlessly and dazzlingly. At the very center of the sea of ​​bitterness, clouds rolled up like smoke, shooting straight upwards, just like an active volcano erupting.

Like the sun's rays bursting forth from his body, Li Yao was enveloped in a dazzling, divine light, as if he were wearing a suit of armor.

Strange phenomena arose in the Sea of ​​Bitterness, with the very center constantly erupting like an underwater volcano, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and towering waves, where violent changes were taking place.

Li Yao's life force was growing stronger and stronger, with his vital energy flowing endlessly. His limbs and bones were nourished as a result, and his physical body became exceptionally strong, much more powerful than before.

(End of this chapter)