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

Chapter 415 Heavenly Emperor's Weapon

Those who carry firewood for the masses should not be left to freeze to death in the wind and snow!
Li Yao plans to travel to the Ziwei Star Region to select a scenic spot to bury the ashes of the Taiyin Emperor.

Alternatively, Yu Yuan would be a good choice, as the Yin Holy Power there is abundant, making it one of the best places to bury the Human Emperor.

Thinking of this, Li Yao suddenly paused.

The Taiyin Emperor knew about the situation under the Yu Yuan, which could also lead to the heavens. So why did he give up on it and choose to attempt the Beidou Immortal Path instead?
"Could something else have happened?"

Li Yao did not reach the end of the passage beneath Yu Yuan. At that time, his combat strength was only comparable to that of an ordinary flawless emperor. The Taiyin Emperor must have gone much further than him on that path.

Perhaps there is some barrier behind it that even a quasi-Heavenly Emperor level combat power cannot overcome, which is why the Taiyin Human Emperor gave up there and chose the Beidou Immortal Ascension Path.

And it might not even be just a little bit short.

The Taiyin Emperor must have changed his target because he couldn't see any hope on a certain path; only this explanation makes sense.

Li Yao made his own guesses, but he wasn't discouraged. As long as the passage was fine, he would leave the rest to Dali and Miracle.

If the power of a quasi-Heavenly Emperor isn't enough, then try the power of a Heavenly Emperor; if three generations aren't enough, try four, five, or six...

As long as you have enough strength, nothing is a problem.

Before becoming a Celestial King, Emperor Huangtian had to painstakingly clear a path to the Celestial Realm. After breaking through to the Celestial King realm, he directly rode a golden-haired beast and soared through the Great Dao of Time and Space, arriving in an instant!
And then there was himself. Two hundred years ago, his worries were all about how to deal with the darkness and turmoil, and how to avoid becoming nourishment in this catastrophe.

However, nowadays, the forbidden zone of life may be tricky for him, but it is by no means a cause for concern, and all of this is due to his strength.

"Boom!"

With a loud jolt, Li Yao snapped out of his reverie, ceasing his thoughts on the Yu Yuan matter—those were distant past events, or perhaps future ones. What he needed to focus on now was the path to immortality.

Within the black hole, thunder roared, chaos surged, and dazzling immortal light and matter flew out from it. Li Yao absorbed everything without hesitation, refining it into chaotic immortal power.

Now, his cultivation and primordial spirit have long met the requirements for breakthrough. Only his physical body and magical power are still holding him back. These all need time to settle and a massive amount of pure divine energy.

With Li Yao's current level of cultivation, even a slight increase in magical power would require draining an entire galaxy, and then he would need to refine it himself to convert the divine energy into pure chaotic immortal power.

Alternatively, one can absorb divine energy, which contains abundant and pure essence, requiring little further refinement.

However, divine resources are precious. Although Li Yao is not lacking, he is not extravagant enough to consume tens of millions of units of divine resources in a single cultivation session.

The environment of heaven and earth is not as good as before. In ancient times, heaven and earth would produce divine source liquid, so there was no shortage of divine source. Now, every piece used is one piece less.

Although Li Yao could also extract the power of the origin of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and condense the Divine Source Liquid, it would still take time.

Moreover, to condense it yourself and then absorb and transform it into chaotic immortal power? What's the difference between that and taking off your pants to fart? It's completely unnecessary.

Therefore, limited by the environment, Li Yao's magical power did not grow quickly, at least compared to the speed of his cultivation, it was like a tortoise crawling.

If he were not in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, but in one of the myriad heavens, where divine power is pure and limitless, he might have already broken into the realm of the Great Emperor fifty years ago!

For example, the immortal light that bursts forth on the path to immortality is pure and clean. After Li Yao absorbs it, he can transform it into chaotic immortal power with almost no refining required, thereby enhancing his Dao power.

This is due to the difference in the world environment; cultivators in the two places have vastly different experiences of cultivation.

If cultivators from the Immortal Realm came to the world of Shrouding the Heavens, their first impression would be that it was a godforsaken place, and even staying there for a short while would make them feel extremely uncomfortable.

If cultivators from the world of Shrouding the Heavens were to go to the Immortal Realm, they would be overjoyed and lament that they had lived worse than pigs and dogs in the Immortal Realm before.

"The energy that has accumulated over the years from the Immortal Realm can accelerate my cultivation."

After absorbing the energy for a moment in front of the great rift, Li Yao was not satisfied. With a swift movement, he rushed into the Immortal Path amidst the horrified gazes of the people.

He was worried about his slow progress in cultivation, and now that he had encountered the energy overflowing from the Immortal Realm, he naturally wouldn't miss such a perfect opportunity.

"They've broken in! The Heavenly Emperor is about to attack the Immortal Realm!"

"Could it be that this life is the right one? Even the Heavenly Emperor has made his choice?"

"It's hard to imagine that with the two realms connected, the gate to the Immortal Realm will open?"

No one was unsurprised. Every move the Heavenly Emperor made made people speculate about its underlying meaning. Did he really have a chance to become an immortal by entering the Immortal Path?

The two quasi-emperors' eyes flickered, both somewhat eager to enter the Immortal Realm and see that world for themselves.

Suddenly, a terrifying roar resounded, and the imperial might swept across the sky, surging within the great rift, instantly bringing them to their senses.

If they were affected by that kind of fluctuation, even if they were quasi-emperors, they would not be able to withstand it and would be torn apart directly.

"Crack!"

As the violent fluctuations emanated, the crack suddenly expanded considerably, growing larger and larger, as if it were about to tear the sky in two.

Not only that, the crack tore through the void, causing terrifying ripples, countless mountains collapsed, rocks flew through the clouds, and the ground shook incessantly, as if it were about to explode.

……

The world was shaken. The news that the Heavenly Emperor had stormed the Immortal Path swept across the universe like a hurricane, even spreading into the starry sky.

In the Western Desert, all the temples trembled at that moment, rising from the ground and soaring into the sky before finally landing on Mount Sumeru.

This mountain is extremely majestic and magnificent. If we exclude the forbidden zone for life, it should be the number one sacred mountain in the Big Dipper. It towers into the starry sky and is surrounded by many stars. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can almost overlook the entire vast territory of the Western Desert!
As a lineage that aspired to ascend to immortality, upon hearing that the Heavenly Emperor had entered the path of immortality, they could no longer contain themselves. Hundreds of millions of Buddhist followers seemed to be summoned and rushed to Mount Sumeru!
Beyond the realm, on stars near the Big Dipper constellation, reside many powerful beings. They were all drawn here by the path to immortality, but out of fear of the forbidden zones of life, they chose to remain outside the realm and did not enter the Big Dipper.

At this moment, they also moved, flying towards the Big Dipper. The Heavenly Emperor's actions represented too many signals.

All intelligent beings have a tendency to blindly follow trends, commonly known as bandwagoning.

In their eyes, Li Yao's actions meant he was going to storm into the Immortal Realm, so they couldn't sit still and didn't want to miss such a grand occasion.

Deep in the universe, on the planet Huosang, the Golden Crow Emperor's eyes shone with divine light, with scenes of the universe's creation flowing through them, piercing through layers of void, and finally landing on the great rift.

"Could it really be this time?" Even the Golden Crow Emperor was somewhat uncertain.

Originally, in his calculations, the correct time and place for the path to immortality on the Flying Immortal Star was hundreds of years later.

But that's the Heavenly Emperor!
It's like checking the answers after an exam. You were full of confidence, thinking you got the multiple-choice question right, but then the perfect student gave you a different answer.

At this point, one can't help but doubt oneself: did I really choose the right answer?

Jinwu was in a similar situation. He still felt that the path to immortality on Feixian Star was the right one, but he was no longer so certain. This was because Li Yao's strength was undeniable. Although Li Yao had not yet attained the Dao, his understanding of the Great Dao was perhaps slightly better than his own.

In the end, the Golden Crow couldn't resist and tore through the void to check on the Big Dipper.

……

On the path to immortality, the laws of immortality are astonishing and dazzling, with a gust of wind occasionally blowing from the depths, accompanied by immortal light and matter.

This is a celestial path, not a smooth one. It is fraught with danger, with chaotic storms constantly erupting and world-destroying thunderbolts sweeping through from time to time, as if there was no order before the creation of the world.

There is a road ahead, but it is impassable, like a long-abandoned road overgrown with thorns. To move forward, you can only clear away the thorns!

Li Yao stood on the path to immortality, his fists pounding out relentlessly, the light of his fists overwhelming everything in his path, shattering all the laws in front of him as he pushed forward.

The Immortal Path exploded, a blinding light burst forth, and a path appeared where Li Yao passed, though it was unstable and showed a tendency to gradually converge.

"boom!"

The chaotic immortal power surged, emitting a violent roar. Li Yao was like a god, exuding a terrifying aura that grew stronger and stronger!
This path to immortality has not been opened for millions of years, and the accumulated immortal light and matter is astonishing. It gathers on the path to immortality, with only a few scattered particles dissipating, and most of it is blocked on the path.

Li Yao cleared a path forward, and wherever he went, there were naturally many celestial lights and substances swirling around him, all of which he swallowed into his body to enhance his cultivation.

"boom!"

A dazzling celestial radiance suddenly appeared, and the area ahead erupted in a frenzy. A vast expanse of celestial laws intertwined, radiating an unparalleled killing intent, blocking the path to immortality like a roadblock.

Moreover, the intertwining and collision of laws will also unleash towering chaotic sword energy, as thick as stars, which is extremely awe-inspiring!
Li Yao threw a punch, unleashing the laws of the Emperor's Way and pouring out his boundless magical power. The fist light pressed forward, colliding fiercely with the chaotic sword energy.

"Bang!" An unimaginable force struck, causing Li Yao's body to tremble and almost stagger backward. Fortunately, he managed to steady himself and was not actually sent flying.

"Comparable to a peak second-generation emperor!" Li Yao's eyes narrowed, and he took it seriously.

Admittedly, he did not go all out just now, and only used less than 50% of his combat power. But even so, he was still at the level of a quasi-Heavenly Emperor. He was almost overturned by a moment of carelessness!
The difficulty of the path to immortality is evident! Ordinary Great Emperors have no hope of reaching the end.

"This life is the right time, the right path to immortality, but there are no right people."

Although Jinwu is the current emperor, his combat strength is at most at the level of an ordinary emperor. Although he obtained the incomplete inheritance of a quasi-king, the time was too short and he did not fully convert it into strength!
Over the course of several decades, the Golden Crow Emperor has grown at a remarkable pace, as evidenced by the changes in the world. He has almost completely integrated with the Heavenly Heart Mark, and the entire universe is filled with his aura.

But that's not enough. Li Yao has deduced that the current Golden Crow is still at the level of an ordinary Great Emperor, and hasn't even reached the level of a Quasi-Heavenly Emperor. It's really too early for it to want to break into the Immortal Realm on the Path to Immortality in the Big Dipper.

"If the Azure Emperor hadn't created his own Immortal Realm, he might already be able to enter the true Immortal Realm by now."

Li Yao charged forward, feeling a pang of regret for the Green Emperor.

Sometimes life is like this; a single choice can lead to drastically different outcomes.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Yao looked back and saw that the immortal laws that had been broken through had converged and blocked the way ahead.

The Immortal Path is not truly open yet; it has only just begun to crack open. Li Yao forced his way in by relying on his strength.

However, the opening of the Immortal Path did not speed up the process. After he entered, the door closed again, becoming a crack that would slowly open over time.

This is also why Li Yao's journey has been somewhat difficult. If the path to immortality were fully opened, he might have already gone very far in the same amount of time.

"No, this is almost my limit. Is the Immortal Path rejecting me because the time hasn't come yet?"

After opening up another ten thousand miles, Li Yao frowned, sensing a powerful resistance.

The immortal laws here are many times stronger than when he first entered, making it difficult for him to even unleash the power of a Heavenly Emperor.

Because now is not the right time. Even if it's only ten days or half a month off, as long as the Immortal Path has not been truly opened, the difficulty is to break into the Immortal Path at the wrong time.

Ahead, the laws of immortality intertwined, converging together to unleash an overwhelming killing intent, terrifying beyond compare!
"Buzz!"

Li Yao's brow shone brightly, and the Immortal Golden Furnace flew out, flowing with dazzling and colorful immortal light.

After the Supreme God War ended, he gained a great deal, acquiring five ancient imperial weapons, including the Stone Emperor's dragon-patterned black gold halberd, the Vermilion Bird Ancient Emperor's phoenix blood crimson gold battle blade, the Ancient Mine Supreme's Chaos Emperor Tower, the Longevity Sword forged by the Longevity Heavenly Venerable with luminous white gold, and the Eternal Blue Gold Whip forged by the Divine Underworld Emperor with eternal blue gold.

Li Yao kept the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold Battle Blade and the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Halberd, while he suppressed the other three ancient imperial weapons and integrated them into the Immortal Gold Furnace.

The addition of three supreme divine materials made the Immortal Gold Furnace even more powerful, and the furnace deity also absorbed the deities of three weapons, causing its power to increase almost exponentially.

This also means that although the Immortal Gold Furnace has not yet undergone the Tribulation of Enlightenment, it has already transformed into a Heavenly Emperor's Weapon!

Throughout history, no other example of a celestial gold furnace can be found.

Li Yao was not surprised by this change. It was only natural that the fusion of three ancient imperial weapons and the bathing in the blood essence of five ancient emperors would evolve it into a Heavenly Emperor Weapon.

Like the Void Mirror, its master was not among the strongest of the Great Emperors, yet it was precisely this one that evolved into a semi-immortal artifact, which is now the level of the Immortal Gold Furnace. The reason is that it was bathed in the blood of too many ancient emperors and imprinted with many great Daos, thus completing its sublimation.

"Qiang!"

On the path to immortality, Li Yao, with the dazzling Immortal Golden Furnace above his head and the Heavenly Desolate Halberd in his hand, continued to forge ahead.

In less than half a day, his cultivation level had increased significantly due to absorbing immortal light and matter, bringing him closer and closer to the peak of the ninth heaven, comparable to his previous decades of painstaking cultivation.

Ahead, where countless celestial lights were now gathering, right before his eyes, how could Li Yao be willing to give up?

The Heavenly Emperor possessed immense power, and the Immortal Golden Furnace unleashed its power on its own, unleashing vast arrays of Dao principles that pressed forward.

Chaos surged and rolled, as if it were about to split the heavens and the earth, breaking through the vast array of immortal laws and penetrating deep into the depths.

With the addition of weapons, Li Yao's pace of expansion accelerated, and before he knew it, he had traveled another ten thousand miles.

In particular, the Immortal Gold Furnace has now greatly increased in divine power and its effects are beginning to appear, giving Li Yao unparalleled combat strength!
"Roar!"

Suddenly, a tremendous roar resounded, shaking the heavens and myriad realms, causing the Immortal Path to tremble and the laws of the Immortal Dao to continuously crumble.

Li Yao's eyes narrowed, his chaotic immortal power surged, and he stared intently at the creature in front of him.

It was a real dragon, with a strong and agile body, two horns pointing to the sky, and whiskers fluttering under its chin, each one crystal clear. Black scales, as if cast from molten iron, covered its majestic body. Only its head was visible, not its tail, and the latter half of its body was hidden in the celestial mist.

A vast and powerful pressure permeated the Immortal Path. This was a creature evolved from the laws of the Immortal Path, so lifelike that it was impossible to see any flaws, as if it were a real being in the world.

Honestly, if Li Yao hadn't known that there were no more true dragons in the world, he would have been really fooled.

"Roar!"

With another earth-shattering roar, the true dragon charged forward, its massive claws like stars, blotting out the sky.

"You mere inanimate object, how dare you block my way!" Li Yao's eyes flashed like cold lightning, and the Immortal Golden Furnace above his head trembled, unleashing a vast array of laws that hurtled forward.

At the same time, Li Yao wielded his halberd and cleaved it with all his might. The snow-white halberd blade tore through the void, striking the black dragon scales with a clang.

"boom!"

The collision was so powerful that it was fortunate this place was a celestial path. If it were outside, this single strike would have shattered the ancient star of the Big Dipper, causing it to disappear into the vast universe.

In the Eastern Wilderness, a deafening roar, as if the world were ending, exploded. All living beings stiffened, and many even seemed to have all their strength drained away, collapsing to the ground, their hearts and minds shattered.

Heaven and earth resonated, and all sorts of terrifying phenomena appeared: gods and demons fell from the sky, their blood splattering across the heavens; the gates connecting to hell opened wide, unleashing a tragic aura; and countless lives lay dead in pools of blood.

This is a scene of world destruction, as if heaven and earth sensed that a great calamity was about to befall them, warning all living beings in the world.

As the current emperor, the Golden Crow Emperor, having merged with the Heavenly Heart Mark, felt this sensation even more acutely.

His gaze was sharp as he looked at the massive crack that had expanded to three thousand feet, his expression shifting between light and dark.

The terrifying noises were coming from inside; a great battle had broken out there.

Not only that, but the roar of a true dragon also spread throughout the world.

The dragon's might was so real that it made people feel as if a real dragon was roaring across the heavens and earth, charging towards the highest heavens.

In the forbidden zone of life, the Supreme Being, who had been silent, once again unleashed divine power. A beam of light that reached the heavens and the earth rose up, and the laws of the Imperial Dao surged, making the place far from calm.

"What's going on? Is there a real dragon on the path to immortality?"

"It's too realistic. It doesn't seem to be formed from the laws of nature. Only true immortals possess this kind of power!"

"Could it be that I waited in the wrong time, and this life is the right time, the right path to immortality?"

Countless divine thoughts permeated the air, and almost all the supreme beings awoke, engaging in intense communication.

Jinwu's expression changed slightly as he scanned the five forbidden zones, a heavy pressure rising in his heart.

Although he knew there were many Supreme Beings before, he had never faced so many at once. Now, sensing the divine thoughts of the Supreme Beings, his mind became serious.

In that instant, at least twenty Supreme Beings emitted divine thought fluctuations.

In other words, at least twenty supreme beings were attracted and their gazes were turned toward the path to immortality, and they might be born at any moment.

How could Jinwu not panic at the thought of such a scene?

He now sincerely admires the Heavenly Emperor; he is truly audacious, having repeatedly provoked the Supreme Being. Just recently, the two sides almost engaged in a major battle.

"Hey!"

A celestial avenue stretched out from the Western Desert. Gai Jiuyou, with his middle-aged appearance, stood tall and straight, his former elegance still faintly visible. His handsome face carried a sense of vicissitude, as if it had been weathered by countless years.

After the Supreme God War, he collected a lot of ancient emperor divine essence. He left a portion for his disciple Xia Jiuyou and absorbed the rest himself. His life essence, which had been consumed in the past, was replenished, and naturally he shed his old and decrepit appearance.

(End of this chapter)