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

Chapter 181 The Five Absolute Heavens of Thunder Path (Bonus Chapter for 3000 Monthly Tickets in April)

After the release ceremony, Li Yao took Li Rui back to Yaoguangfang and gave him a punishment that was neither too severe nor too mild.

He should spend a year reflecting on his mistakes and change his impulsive ways.

After that, Li Yao went into seclusion.

Within the realm of creation, vast lightning surged, and endless profound mysteries of thunder appeared in his mind.

Li Yao is currently in a higher dimension of perspective. With each thought, he comprehends many profound mysteries of the Dao of Thunder, which is an unimaginable gain.

Thunder is the most extreme killing power in the world. It is majestic and righteous, and it is the power that best represents the great power of heaven and earth.

It is also the source of destruction; every time it appears, it fills people with unease and is filled with endless destructive power.

Li Yao was already familiar with lightning; in fact, he was quite familiar with it.

Since the beginning of his cultivation in the Four Extremes Secret Realm, his training has been accompanied by tribulations of lightning, and he has a thorough understanding of the power of destruction.

Therefore, his comprehension of the Dao of Thunder was extremely fast, at least in the early stages.

The destructive power of the thunderbolt quickly reached its critical point, and at that moment, he gained a new insight.

Amidst the overwhelming destruction, he sensed a glimmer of life, tiny yet incredibly pure.

When spring thunder roars, all things revive. Thunder is never just about destruction, but rather a force of both destruction and life.

When cultivators undergo tribulation, they often narrowly escape death, but after passing the lightning tribulation, they also experience a surge of vitality that helps them repair themselves.

That power was the life force within the thunder.

During the chaotic ancient era, there was a peculiar liquid in the lightning tribulations of that time, called Lightning Tribulation Liquid. It was the essence of lightning, a manifestation of life, capable of bringing the dead back to life and healing flesh and bones.

Some powerful lightning tribulations contain lightning tribulation liquids whose effects are even comparable to divine medicines, which is incredibly exaggerated.

"Destruction and life coexist, just like the division of Yin and Yang. The interplay of Yin and Yang is the Tao. This is indeed the ultimate truth of cultivation. No matter what exists, it contains the ultimate truth of Yin and Yang."

Li Yao, drawing parallels between the destruction and life force of lightning, conceived of the division between Yin and Yang.

However, his focus at this moment was still on comprehending the laws of thunder, and this thought only passed by in an instant.

But he also gained a new understanding from this: Yin and Yang transform into the Five Elements, and destruction and life belong to Yin and Yang.

Naturally, the Thunder Path should also have five elements, divided into five Thunders, which belong to the five elements.

In the realm of creation, a towering tree stands amidst the sea of ​​lightning, lush and verdant. Despite being the most destructive force of lightning, it now exudes vibrant life.

This is the thunder of life, and also the divine thunder of wood. It does not contain the power of destruction, but only the boundless vitality within divine thunder.

Only when one comprehends this level can one be considered to have truly entered the path of thunder, understood the true essence of divine thunder, and embarked on the path of thunder.

The thunder trees swayed, growing even greener and more vibrant with life.

This is because Li Yao's understanding of the divine thunder of wood is becoming deeper and deeper, and that thunder tree is the manifestation of his understanding of the divine thunder of wood.

The Thunder Tree is not static; flower buds are rapidly appearing on its branches, making its vitality even stronger.

Before long, the flower buds bloomed, lush and green, each petal a sip of life.

Li Yao's thoughts were lofty, as if they did not belong to this dimension. He had easily embarked on the path of thunder, which ordinary people might not be able to even touch the threshold for thousands of years.

He quickly grasped the profound essence of the Wood Divine Lightning, reaching a level of mastery that can be described as transcendent.

Through this analogy, the insights gained from the Wood God Thunder also deepened his understanding of life.

Once he finishes his comprehension, he might be able to rebuild the Liver Divine Treasury within the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

No, it should be to rebuild the Dao Palace Secret Realm and cultivate it to its ultimate level.

Soon, the thunder tree disappeared, replaced by towering flames, intensely hot, violent and domineering, unrestrained, spreading everywhere.

If the divine thunder of wood represents the vitality within thunder, then the divine thunder of fire embodies the domineering and violent nature of thunder.

The flames surged, seemingly about to burn through the sky, and rumbled within them like thunder.

The thunder and fire were vast and boundless, constantly expanding until the ends of the earth and the corners of the sky.

After an unknown amount of time, the flames dissipated, and a majestic divine mountain appeared in the sea of ​​thunder.

The sacred mountain is vast, like a pillar supporting the sky, indestructible, symbolizing the weight and majesty of thunder.

"boom!"

Thunder roared, the sacred mountain exploded, and a dazzling golden light shone forth. Golden lightning pierced the heavens and earth like a long spear, its sharpness astonishing and invincible.

The golden spear is incredibly powerful, capable of utterly destroying any obstacle.

"Crash..."

The sound of flowing water arose, and azure liquid appeared in the sea of ​​thunder, like a stream flowing across the sky, without a fixed shape.

This is not a river, but a manifestation of lightning, the last of the Five Elements Divine Lightning, the Water Divine Lightning.

This divine thunder is the most difficult to comprehend among the five elemental divine thunders. The previous four types of divine thunder, to varying degrees, all contain the true meaning of the profound mysteries of thunder.

Aside from its vastness, the Water Divine Thunder has almost nothing to do with divine thunder.

To comprehend the divine thunder of water and transform lightning into liquid is extremely difficult. Only those who have entered the realm of thunder can achieve this, requiring a thorough understanding of thunder and the comprehension of its most profound laws.

Inside the main hall, Li Yao opened his eyes, and in an instant, endless lightning flashed in his pupils, not limited to a single divine lightning, but including all kinds of lightning.

Yin and Yang give rise to the Five Elements, and the Five Elements give rise to all things...

Having comprehended the Five Elements Divine Thunder, one could almost say that they had a grasp of all forms of lightning. They had reached an extremely profound level in the realm of thunder, a level many people could never reach in their entire lives. Li Yao rose to his feet and traversed the void to depart.

……

Ten thousand miles outside the holy city lies a desolate wasteland, a landscape of red earth and mountains, devoid of any vegetation or greenery.

But suddenly, amidst the reddish-brown rocks, a small, emerald-green grass pushed aside the stones and sprouted a pointed, tender shoot.

The once desolate land seemed to suddenly have gained a bit of life.

A single green sprout, unremarkable, stands out strikingly against a predominantly red landscape.

This is not the end, but the beginning.

One, two, three...

Soon, the area within a radius of several miles was covered in green, with plants sprouting from the soil. The fresh air spread far and wide with the breeze, and the miracle of life re-emerged on this once lifeless land.

Within a radius of thousands of miles, this small patch of vibrant land has emerged.

This is certainly not a miracle, but a human creation. A life force has been injected into this land, which is why such a spectacular sight was born.

Li Yao withdrew his hand from the ground and looked at all that he had caused, feeling a slight sense of joy and surprise.

Given that his emotions were suppressed, the fact that such feelings could arise suggests how happy Li Yao must have been at that moment.

Because all of this is so unusual. If the vitality of the Northern Region could be restored so easily, then it would not be possible for the land to be barren and devoid of any life now.

This land was ravaged by the terrifying myriad laws of the universe after the Battle Saint Emperor failed to transform into a Battle Immortal, wiping out all life.

But the divine thunder of wood can revitalize this land, which is truly astonishing and awe-inspiring.

The vitality contained within the divine thunder exceeded Li Yao's expectations. He didn't even have to exert his full strength to awaken the hidden vitality beneath the earth, allowing the land to revive.

If given the full strength, reviving a hundred miles of land in one go is not a fantasy. If given a few days, he can create an oasis suitable for survival.

Of course, he didn't have that time now, so he left the place to test the power of the other divine thunders.

The rage and domineering nature of the Fire God Thunder, the weight and solidity of the Earth God Thunder, the sharpness and killing power of the Metal God Thunder, and the vastness and unpredictability of the Water God Thunder.

The results of the experiment surprised Li Yao; each type of divine thunder possessed unparalleled power.

Among the Five Elements Divine Thunder, the Metal Divine Thunder, which is the most destructive, can even rival the Battle Saint Technique in terms of destructive power.

The remaining divine thunder of fire, earth, and water also have their own wonders, and each is a sacred art of killing.

But what Li Yao valued most was the vitality of the Wood God Thunder.

"We've had the Qilin Immortality Elixir Seed for so long, it's finally time to revive it."

The appearance of the Wood God Thunder gave Li Yao hope of reviving the Qilin Divine Medicine.

This divine thunder, brimming with boundless vitality, is precisely the best power to nurture all kinds of spiritual and divine medicines.

The vitality contained within divine thunder can allow spiritual and divine medicines to grow rapidly, accelerating the development of their medicinal properties.

"First, we will cultivate the Dao Palace again, and then we will begin to revive the Qilin Divine Medicine."

Li Yao took out a piece of Xuanyu Platform, traversed the void, and returned to the Holy City.

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The Dao Palace, the second great secret realm of the human body, develops the potential of the five internal organs, constructs five Dao Palaces, and gives birth to the five elemental deities.

When this secret realm is developed to its fullest potential, it can allow the past self and the former self to reappear, chanting scriptures for the present self, thus making it eternal.

Li Yao's Dao Palace was not particularly perfect; it could not compare to the Western Emperor's, let alone his own Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.

Now that I have comprehended the Five Elements Divine Thunder and achieved the Five Absolute Heavens of Thunder Dao, which also belongs to the Five Elements, I may be able to benefit the Dao Palace Secret Realm by drawing inferences from similar things.

Li Yao sat cross-legged in the main hall, digesting his insights while simultaneously beginning to rebuild the Dao Palace Secret Realm using the profound mysteries of the Five Elements Divine Thunder.

The liver corresponds to the wood element (thunder), the heart to the fire element (thunder), the spleen to the earth element (thunder), the lungs to the metal element (thunder), and the kidneys to the water element (thunder).

Inside the Dao Palace, the five great deities formed hand seals, each activating their respective divine thunder mysteries.

"Boom!"

Thunderous roars echoed in the hall, as if a vast sea of ​​thunder appeared in the sky and crashed down to the earth like a boundless ocean.

Five dazzling lights suddenly appeared on Li Yao's chest and abdomen, and green trees, flames, a divine mountain, a golden spear, and a great river emerged in the Taoist palace, accompanied by terrifying thunder.

The potential gate of the Dao Palace, which had been opened to its limit, was released once again with a continuous stream of potential due to the addition of the Five Thunders.

It grew larger and more vast, and the Dao power within its body surged wildly, making the five Dao Palaces increasingly wondrous.

Suddenly, the sound of chanting sutras rang out in the Taoist temple, coming from an unknown source, as if it had traveled through the long years and came from the past.

There had been chanting sounds before, but they were nowhere near as clear as they are now. Li Yao could even hear the Taoist chanting clearly.

At that moment, he suddenly had a feeling that he had become smarter. The most direct experience was that he could process and understand things several times faster.

"The sound of chanting can actually help me to better understand the Tao?" A slight ripple stirred in Li Yao's heart. If his emotions were not suppressed, they would probably be like a raging storm.

This is because it is extremely important to him. The key factor that is currently hindering his growth is the speed at which he can digest and comprehend these insights.

P.S.: Still four chapters short, the godfathers are too awesome.

(End of this chapter)