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

Chapter 4 Departure
Having consumed the spirit beast's meat and spirit wine, Li Yao now possesses abundant vital energy within his body. This vital energy circulates throughout his body, strengthening his physique before being slowly absorbed by the Heavenly Book.

The Heavenly Book, having received the replenishment of vital energy, underwent some changes. Its absorption rate of vital energy nearly doubled, and the second page now emitted a faint glow.

Although it's still a long way from the first page shining brightly, it's undoubtedly much faster than the Heavenly Book naturally absorbing the essence of heaven and earth.

The Heavenly Book possesses immense power, but because it is bound to Li Yao, its strength inevitably varies depending on the strength of its master.

Li Yao has not yet truly begun cultivation, and the amount of essence his body can hold is extremely limited. He himself is like a valve, and the amount of essence the Heavenly Book can absorb depends entirely on how big that valve is.

If its own absorption rate of vital energy is one, with Li Yao's help, the rate becomes two.

Li Yao was somewhat delighted. The Heavenly Book was the key to his rise in this world. He was about to join the Yao Guang Holy Land and would definitely cultivate the scriptures of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

The more energy the Heavenly Book has, the more scriptures can be inscribed in the future, which is very important.

Li Yao opened his eyes, reached out and grabbed the spirit beast meat and spirit wine on the table, and started showing off again. He was very fast and didn't care at all about damaging his body with the energy.

When Deacon Yang, who was at the head of the table, saw this scene, he was slightly surprised. As a powerful figure in the Four Extremes Secret Realm, the effects of these spirit beast meats and spirit wines on him were not significant, and it didn't matter how much he ate.

However, Li Yao was just a mortal at this moment. Although he was born with a sea of ​​suffering, he had never cultivated and was unable to control his vast energy to open up the sea of ​​suffering. Logically speaking, he would soon be overwhelmed.

But upon closer inspection, he saw no sign that Li Yao had eaten too much, which was somewhat unbelievable. The other disciples, on the other hand, had already reached their limit as their vital energy was dissipating from their pores and they could no longer eat.

Li Yao, on the other hand, was completely unharmed. His body was like a bottomless pit, locking his vital energy firmly inside, like a mythical creature that only takes in but never lets out.

Deacon Yang looked at Li Yao and pondered. He had tested Li Yao's physique. Although he was very talented, he did not have a special physique. How could his body withstand so much essence?

The stronger a person's physique, the more vital energy their body can hold. This is because such people need to unlock more potential than ordinary people, and unlocking each potential requires a large amount of vital energy.

Opening a gate to potential enhances the body in every way, which is the fundamental reason why those divine bodies and royal bodies are so powerful.

Therefore, sometimes, the more resources a person consumes in cultivation, the better. It means that the person has great potential. The Yao Guang Holy Land is not short of resources, and it will put a lot of effort into cultivating such people.

Even the Sacred Body, initially, some forces spent millions of catties of source energy to cultivate it without feeling any pain. Those forces later abandoned the Sacred Body, not because they were worried about the resources, but because the Sacred Body was cursed by the heavens and could not cross the Four Extremes Heavenly Barrier.

Seeing Li Yao's body seemingly containing a bottomless pit of vital energy, Deacon Yang's first reaction was not worry, but surprise. He suddenly realized that he might have underestimated Li Yao's talent.

At first, he thought that the other party was at most comparable to the worst of the pre-selected candidates for holy son, but now it seems that he may be able to compete with the top three.

Li Yao was unaware that his desire to recharge the Heavenly Book had inadvertently led Deacon Yang to believe that his talent was exceptionally strong, thus increasing Deacon Yang's regard for him.

The truth is that when Li Yao first stopped, he already felt at least 80% full. If the Heavenly Book hadn't been absorbing his essence, Li Yao would have been unable to eat any more.

After another quarter of an hour, Li Yao finally stopped eating all the spirit beast meat and spirit wine in front of him.

Since he had already been accepted into the Yao Guang Holy Land, the food and spirit wine on the table were prepared according to the standards of the Yao Guang Holy Land, and their abundance was even more extravagant than that of the elders of Heng Yang Cave Heaven.

The disciples of Hengyang Cave Heaven watched this scene with envy, while the elders with a little knowledge could see that Li Yao's future was limitless, and even if he went to Yaoguang Holy Land, he should not become just another ordinary person.

Like that Hengyang disciple who joined the Yaoguang Holy Land four years ago, he is still only a disciple at the lowest level, but his future potential is already obvious.

Unlike Li Yao, even they, with their mortal eyes, could see that this young man had the potential to stand at the top of the Eastern Wilderness in the future.

Today's protagonist is Li Yao. He'd been eating the whole time without being disturbed, but now that he'd finished, the Hengyang Sect Leader quickly came over to talk to him. Their conversation revolved around his diligent cultivation after arriving at the Yao Guang Holy Land, his desire to return to Hengyang Cave Heaven whenever he had time, and how it would always be his home.

In short, this is about cultivating relationships and maintaining goodwill, hoping that when Li Yao achieves great success in his cultivation, he might occasionally think of Hengyang Grotto-heaven and let a bit of good fortune slip through his fingers to benefit it.

In the end, the Hengyang Sect Leader didn't treat Li Yao like a fool. He gave Li Yao two hundred catties of source energy. For a power like Hengyang Cave Heaven, two hundred catties of source energy was definitely a huge sum of money.

"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub," and the Hengyang sect leader also became someone who bet on Li Yao's future growth, and was the first to invest, betting two hundred jin of resources on it.

The following day, amidst the golden rays of dawn, the knights of the Yao Guang Holy Land marched majestically into the sky, and Li Yao was among them.

To be honest, Li Yao found everything incredibly novel, as it was his first time experiencing cultivator flight.

Throughout history, flight has been the freedom that humankind yearns for most. Humans have always shared a common dream: to fly among the clouds and experience that feeling of freedom.

"With soaring spirits and boundless thoughts, we yearn to ascend to the heavens and grasp the bright moon," and "Riding the wind, we soar across ten thousand miles of sky, looking down upon the mountains and rivers."

……

Countless predecessors wrote articles imagining themselves sailing on the vast ocean, accompanied by the gentle breeze, and embracing the bright moon.

Li Yao stood on the chariot, the clouds passing by him. He could reach out and touch the clouds that were once out of reach.

He was filled with boundless ambition; he was determined to embark on the path of cultivation and gradually ascend to the pinnacle of the world.

"With your talent, once you begin cultivating, I believe it won't be long before you reach the Life Spring Realm. At that time, the divine rainbow will burst forth from your body, allowing you to roam freely between heaven and earth," Deacon Yang said softly.

When he first soared between heaven and earth, he was equally excited, riding the divine rainbow and continuously traversing the air until he was almost exhausted of his divine power before returning to the ground.

Conquering the sky is a human instinct, and no one is an exception. This is true for the people of Beidou Ancient Star, and even more so for Li Yao.

"Thank you for your consideration, Deacon Yang. I have just entered the Holy Land and do not know how long it will take before I can receive the supreme cultivation method. It is too early for me to enjoy roaming freely between heaven and earth now," Li Yao said softly.

The chariot was covered by divine power, so there was no obstacle to communication. Even the endless gales in the air turned into a gentle breeze when they approached the chariot.

"Heh, no need to worry. You are a disciple of Hengyang Cave Heaven. After entering the Holy Land, as long as you use your magic artifact to check again and confirm that you are not a spy from another family who has infiltrated the Holy Land, you can obtain the cultivation scriptures," Deacon Yang explained to Li Yao.

Li Yao was eager to understand everything. He had only just become familiar with Hengyang Cave Heaven, and now he was about to enter one of the most powerful forces in the Eastern Wilderness. He was completely clueless about the place.

"I have been studying the basics of cultivation for over a month, and I am eager to embark on the path of cultivation at all times. I hope that Deacon Yang can enlighten me."

The novel from his previous life didn't describe the interior of the Yao Guang Holy Land in detail at all; it was completely unfamiliar to Li Yao.

Most importantly, he didn't know when he would be able to receive the scriptures for cultivation. He could use the first page of the Heavenly Book long ago; all he lacked was one scripture to embark on the path of cultivation.

This is the most crucial thing right now.

"Hehe." Deacon Yang chuckled, then said, "The journey is long. This place is 300,000 miles away from the Yao Guang Holy Land. Instead of wasting time, let's have a chat and I'll clear up your doubts."

He was currently trying to befriend Li Yao, and after yesterday's performance, he was even more optimistic about Li Yao's future, so he naturally wouldn't refuse such a small favor.

(End of this chapter)