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

Chapter 17 A sudden turn of events
Li Yao stood up, and a powerful aura instantly swept through the entire room. After cultivating the Life Spring Chapter, his strength increased significantly, his body underwent another transformation, his flesh and bones evolved again, and his divine power became more refined.

“Upon reaching the Life Spring Realm, life undergoes a transformation, and lifespan increases dramatically,” Li Yao estimated after sensing his body’s condition.

If his lifespan was over two hundred years in the Bitter Sea Realm, then now his lifespan has exceeded three hundred years.

Three hundred years is enough time on Earth to witness a dynasty rise and fall. The Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties also only lasted about three hundred years from their founding to their demise. From a mortal's perspective, he is now considered an immortal being.

This is only a short time since he began cultivating. He hasn't even mastered the first of the five great secret realms of the human body yet, but he already possesses such extraordinary abilities. No wonder cultivation is against the will of heaven and earth and is intolerable to the world.

"I have the Divine Art of Attack and Conquest, and I also have the scriptures of the Life Spring Chapter. Forging a weapon is not something that can be completed in a short time; it's a long and arduous process. What I need to do next is to cultivate the Life Spring to perfection and gather the pure source needed for the deduction of the Divine Bridge Chapter scriptures." Li Yao began to plan what he would do next.

"Whether it's cultivation or deducing the scriptures of the Divine Bridge Chapter, resources are needed. I still have over a hundred catties of Pure Source, which is enough for cultivation, but I'm far from enough to deduce the scriptures of the Divine Bridge Chapter."

The calculation of the three thousand pure sources in the Life Spring chapter took him a full three months, while the calculation in the Divine Bridge chapter was even more exaggerated, requiring five thousand catties of pure sources.

He currently has 700 catties of pure source per month. It would take him seven months to raise 5,000 catties. Even if he breaks through to the Divine Bridge Realm, it would still take him five months.

“We’re lacking resources,” Li Yao sighed softly.

In fact, the cultivation that Sunrise Island has given him has been quite extravagant. With the resources he receives every month, it would be enough for Ye Fan in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm. The reason for his current predicament is that the Heavenly Book's scripture deduction consumes too much source energy.

If it were just Li Yao cultivating, he wouldn't even need a thousand catties of pure source to reach the Other Shore Realm.

But Li Yao considered all of this worthwhile; a mere few thousand catties of pure source was enough to elevate a Great Sage-level scripture to the Emperor-level.

This is equivalent to spending only a few thousand kilograms of pure source to invite a great emperor to deduce the scriptures. Anyone would be willing to do it, even if it meant selling their pots and pans.

Li Yao was naturally very willing, but in his opinion, this time was too long. Half a year was far too long for Li Yao, who was racing against time.

"Sigh, if only I could learn the Origin Heaven Book," Li Yao thought to himself.

The resources provided by Rising Sun Island alone are definitely not enough, and the further we go, the more we will be stretched thin. Judging from the terrifying extent of the Heavenly Book's source absorption, the source required in the future will only increase.

However, finding a source is not so easy, and no matter how hard Li Yao racked his brains, he couldn't come up with a good solution.

He did know where the Source Book was, but the risks there were far too high. With his current cultivation level at the Life Spring Realm, without the protagonist's halo, if he dared to go to Purple Mountain, his mortality rate would be close to 99%.

Moreover, given the importance that Rising Sun Island places on him, they certainly wouldn't allow a genius like him, who is at the Life Spring Realm, to run around aimlessly.

If Li Yao enjoyed the benefits of joining a powerful force earlier, now the downsides have arrived: a lack of freedom. The more talented a person is, the less free they are in the early stages.

This might not matter to others, since they have cultivation scriptures and resources, and when their strength is insufficient, they can simply focus on cultivation. But for Li Yao, this is entirely a disadvantage.

Just as Li Yao was feeling somewhat discouraged, he suddenly froze, a powerful aura appearing outside the courtyard. He pushed open the door and hurriedly walked towards the outside.

Li Yao was very familiar with this aura. He had been a disciple of the Yao Guang Holy Land for four months, and the only people he had come into contact with were Zhang Chong and Elder Xun. And this aura was none other than that of Zhang Chong.

Li Yao had some doubts, though. Usually, when Zhang Chong came to him, he would only bring some resources, and Zhang Chong had already delivered the resources for this month.

He was puzzled, wondering what Zhang Chong wanted to see him about.

Squeak!

With a soft sound, the courtyard gate opened, and three steps away, Zhang Chong, clad in armor and with a burly physique, stood there. His aura was powerful and vigorous, like a humanoid dragon, and just looking at him gave people a strong sense of oppression.

"Grand Master Zhang," Li Yao said, clasping his hands in greeting.

Although he and Zhang Chong are no longer strangers, Li Yao always behaves very properly whenever they meet.

“No need for such formalities.” Zhang Chong reached out to help Li Yao up before saying, “I came here to ask you if you would like to visit the Holy City.”

Without a doubt, he greatly admired Li Yao. If he initially thought highly of Li Yao only because of his talent, as they got to know each other, Li Yao's humility and caution despite knowing his own great talent made him think highly of him as well. So when he had business to attend to in the Holy City, he thought of Li Yao.

A young man who has just embarked on the path of cultivation must have longing and curiosity for the most prosperous holy city in the entire Eastern Wilderness.

He was excited for a long time when he first went to the Holy City, so he assumed Li Yao would be the same.

And just as Zhang Chong had thought, Li Yao's eyes lit up when he heard about the opportunity to go to the Holy City.

He had just been thinking that he wouldn't have a chance to go out and see the world, but in the blink of an eye, he was able to go out, which was definitely a pleasant surprise.

"Thank you very much, Master Zhang." He expressed his gratitude with utmost sincerity.

This is a real lifesaver! As long as he has the opportunity to go out, he has a chance to get resources, which is extremely important to him.

"Okay, I'll come find you first thing tomorrow morning."

After leaving a message, Zhang Chong left the courtyard. Li Yao watched him leave before returning to the courtyard.

"The Holy City is a big city with many opportunities. I also need to think about what quick ways there are to obtain them."

He is currently in a very good position. With sufficient resources, he can cultivate to perfection in the Life Spring Realm in no time. After breaking through to the Divine Bridge Realm, he will need the scriptures of the Divine Bridge Chapter.

He waited three months for the Life Spring chapter of the scripture. If he didn't make any changes, he would have to wait at least five months for the Divine Bridge chapter. He didn't know how much Pure Source the Other Shore chapter would require, but it would definitely be far more than the Divine Bridge chapter. And then there were the Dao Palace Secret Realm, the Four Extremes Secret Realm, and so on...

"I have to think of a way to get the source. It's a pity that the Source Book isn't in such a dangerous place as Purple Mountain." Li Yao racked his brains.

(End of this chapter)