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

Chapter 51 Flesh
His life essence was boiling, surging like waves, and his internal organs were shining brightly, without any flaws or impurities.

It had only been a quarter of an hour, but Li Yao's body had become at least ten percent stronger than before.

The effects of the Vajra Bodhi liquid are so obvious that this strengthening continues over time, showing no signs of stopping.

After a long time, the furnace vibrated, and the lid opened automatically. Inside the furnace, Li Yao seemed to be cast from metal, or a humanoid weapon, completely unlike a mortal body.

The Vajra Bodhi liquid was completely absorbed, leaving the body flawless and spotless, like a crystal-clear divine artifact. With every gesture, divine power surged, and the body became at least two or three times stronger.

At this moment, Li Yao felt that he could easily defeat Li Tianqi with just his physical strength.

"At most, one punch would be enough to turn him into mincemeat, and those weapons could be pulverized with a flick of the finger," Li Yao estimated.

It may not be comparable to a Saintly Body of the same level, but it is more than enough to rival a Divine Body or a Kingly Body.

This is incredible. The effects of the Vajra Bodhi Liquid were beyond his expectations, allowing his mortal body to physically rival those of people with special constitutions.

Of course, this is also because Li Yao has an incredibly strong foundation and powerful physical potential.

It's impossible for everyone to have the same effect as Li Yao. If it were really that exaggerated, then the effect of Vajra Bodhi Liquid would be too miraculous.

However, Li Yao felt it wasn't enough. He needed even stronger physical strength. Even though his physique had been enhanced to the point where it could rival that of a divine body or a king's body, it was still weaker than his divine power.

"My goal has never been to reach the level of a divine body. If I want to embark on the path to Godhood, then I cannot have any weaknesses in any field. Let me set a small goal first: at least my physical body can be comparable to that of a holy body of the same level."

This might be difficult or even impossible for others, but it is entirely achievable for Li Yao. As long as he finds a body-refining scripture and deduces it to the level of an Emperor Scripture, the idea of ​​achieving a physical body comparable to a Saint Body is not just wishful thinking.

"I may not have the best innate advantages, but I can make up for it later in life." This is what Li Yao feels is the luckiest thing about him.

At that time, with unparalleled divine power, crushing everything, and an invincible physical body, achieving eternity, even on the Emperor's Road, no one could rival him.

To realize his ideas, Li Yao needed a lot of resources, so he prepared to leave seclusion.

Now that he has broken through to the Other Shore Realm and his physical body has been tempered, it will be difficult for him to make any further significant progress in the short term.

Instead of continuing his arduous cultivation, he might as well gamble on stones to get some resources. After all, the Holy Lord's lineage has already given him his reward, and he can't keep them waiting any longer.

"In that case, I'm coming to the Jiang family's gambling stone workshop."

This time, he was gambling on stones by imperial decree, with the entire Yao Guang Holy Land backing him up. He wasn't afraid of being targeted, and if he found something good, he didn't need to worry about anyone snatching it away.

There might still be those who are unwilling to give up and want to take it from the alliance between Sunrise Island and Sunset Mountain, but this time it is the Holy Lord's lineage that has spoken, and all the good things that are cut off belong to him.

If there are still any fools at this point, they won't just be getting a beating on their backside, but on the face of the Holy Lord's entire lineage.

……

After clearing customs, Li Yao went to find Yao Xi immediately.

“In the past, it was always my senior sister who came to see you. This time, it’s my junior brother who came to see me, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable.”

Yao Xi possesses a jade-like complexion and a celestial body with graceful lines, outlining a breathtaking figure. Flawless and radiant, she is captivating enough to bewitch all beings.

Long eyelashes, eyes like black gemstones, jade-like cheeks, a slender neck, full breasts, a slender waist that could be encircled with one hand, round and plump buttocks, and long and straight jade legs—any man who saw her would have his blood boil.

Especially now that she's putting on a wronged expression, any man would feel pity for her.

"This is the union of a fairy and a demon." Even though the two had met many times in the past month, and even when the conversation occasionally went astray and there was a sense of ambiguity, Li Yao felt that he was not resisting Yao Xi's beauty. On the contrary, he felt that he was falling deeper and deeper into her beauty.

"It was my fault, so I came to find you as soon as I came out of seclusion, hoping to make amends." Li Yao also put on a guilty expression, as if he was really captivated by Yao Xi's beauty.

But in fact, he was very clear-headed. His infatuation with Yao Xi remained only with her stunning beauty, and he never felt any affection for her.

Love is such a dangerous thing; in the history he knew, countless people had fallen victim to it.

Therefore, before he had complete self-defense capabilities, Li Yao restrained himself from developing feelings for anyone. "You... broke through?" Yao Xi, who was pretending to be pitiful, suddenly became serious. At this moment, her temperament underwent a complete transformation, and she became a holy fairy.

Of course, we should ignore the slight shock in those bright eyes.

"Just lucky, just lucky." Li Yao waved his hand, looking completely unconcerned.

Yao Xi's bright red lips twitched slightly. She rarely felt anxious about her talent, even Yao Guang was only on par with her.

But Li Yao now really surprised Yao Xi. How long did it take her to cultivate to the Other Shore Realm?

Yao Xi thought about it carefully and realized it was about one year and eight months. In other words, Li Yao only used a fraction of that time to catch up with her cultivation progress in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm.

"It seems that the Holy Lord's plan might actually succeed," she thought to herself.

"Junior brother is truly exceptionally talented. It seems it won't be long before he catches up with senior sister." Yao Xi smiled brightly, but this time, the allure of her stunning beauty was gone, replaced by a touch of sincerity.

If Yao Xi initially befriended Li Yao at the Holy Lord's request, now she herself feels that Li Yao is well worth befriending.

"Thank you for the compliment, senior sister. I will continue to work hard," Li Yao replied.

He naturally noticed Yao Xi's changes and knew why, but Li Yao did not think that Yao Xi's purpose in approaching him was not pure.

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

Most beginnings in this world are driven by the pursuit of profit, only the things being pursued may differ.

If Li Yao were just an ordinary cultivator, why would a proud woman like Yao Xi lower herself to approach you?

Therefore, in Li Yao's mind, it's perfectly normal for others to approach him for their own benefit. He doesn't feel uncomfortable or have any psychological fastidiousness about it; on the contrary, he feels relieved.

If someone were to treat him kindly for no reason, Li Yao would not only not appreciate it, but would also feel apprehensive.

"Now that Junior Brother has broken through, shouldn't we hurry up and proceed with the matter of going to the Jiang family's gambling stone market?" Yao Xi suddenly brought up this topic.

Li Yao nodded and said, "This time I'm leaving seclusion to gamble on stones. I wonder if Senior Sister would like to come along?"

Yao Xi's eyes sparkled, and upon hearing that they were going to gamble on stones, her beautiful face instantly became eager: "I want to go, I want to go, good junior brother, senior sister wants to go and broaden her horizons."

Li Yao was not surprised. Although Yao Xi was the Holy Maiden of Yao Guang Holy Land, she was high and mighty and had outstanding talent in cultivation. However, because of this, she was almost restricted from traveling and could only stay in the Holy Land.

This is not only the case in the Yao Guang Holy Land, but also in all the major holy lands for their successors.

Ji Haoyue of the Ji family was kept hidden away for nearly twenty years before being allowed to go out.

Li Yao has been in this world for almost a year now. He usually tries to find out some information, but regarding the Ji family and the Jiang family, he has only heard that there are rumors of divine bodies appearing, but there is no concrete information.

Come to think of it, this might be the first time Yao Xi has left the Southern Region and come to such a distant place as the Northern Region.

Although Yao Xi had definitely visited the jade gambling market during the past month, she had only been casually playing around. She certainly had never witnessed a master of source arts gambling on jade.

Li Yao has now become famous overnight. In the entire Holy City, everyone knows that the Yao Guang Holy Land has produced a master of Origin Arts.

It can be said that if Li Yao were to spread the word that he was going to the Jiang family's stone gambling workshop, it would definitely attract a lot of people, and many half-step great powerhouses would go to watch.

Yao Xi is currently just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, and she is full of curiosity about such things.

In particular, this is someone who has cut out the Divine Mark Purple Gold.

PS: This is the first update today. I forgot to schedule yesterday's chapter to be released, but I made up for it later, so it won't count as today's chapter.

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