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

Chapter 69 Forbidden Secret Techniques
"Haha, I understand. Humility and composure." The elder of Sunrise Island laughed heartily, feeling extremely pleased. Their lineage had actually produced a peerless genius who could defy the Dao Palace in the Sea of ​​Wheels!
Such a prodigy was unprecedented in the entire history of Yao Guang. Elder Nangong Fu of Xuri Island had a premonition that Xuri Island would not be absent from this great struggle of the ages and would shine with its own brilliance.

While one side was filled with joy and celebration, the other side was shrouded in gloom and despair.

The elders of the Holy Lord's lineage, seeing Li Rui's spirit and energy plummeting, advised him, "This is just a temporary setback, not a permanent one. You can win it back once you become stronger."

Li Rui was stunned, then grabbed at it like a lifeline and said, "Can I still win? We were defeated even though we were separated by a whole secret realm. If we're in the same secret realm again, will I still have a chance to win?"

The elder was stumped, but in order to restore Li Rui's confidence, he went against his conscience and said, "The further you go, the greater the gap between the secret realms will be. When you reach the Four Extremes, he will be in the Dao Palace, and he will be no match for you no matter what."

As the elder spoke, he became more and more confident, because he realized that it was really true. When Li Rui broke through to the Four Extremes Secret Realm, Li Yao would at most be at the third or fourth level of the Dao Palace.

The leap between the Dao Palace Secret Realm and the Four Extremes Secret Realm is much greater than that between the Sea of ​​Wheels and the Dao Palace.

Reaching the Four Extremes in cultivation is considered a minor achievement, and one begins to harmonize with heaven and earth, enabling one to exert immense power in every action.

At that time, what will Li Yao in the Dao Palace Secret Realm have to fight against Li Rui with!
Li Rui's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he looked with reverence at the future the elder spoke of.

"Yes, I must cultivate diligently. After achieving the Four Extremes, my cultivation will be at a minor level, and my extraordinary phenomena will be at a minor level. At that time, my combat power will surely increase dramatically."

Hmm... this might be a chance to pull off, it might be the only one in my life.

In an instant, Li Rui regained his spirited demeanor. He had a new goal for his cultivation: to take down Li Yao.

Seeing Li Rui regain his confidence, the elder smiled with satisfaction, but he had a question in his mind, so he asked it.

"Hey, by the way, why did you suddenly challenge Li Yao?"

……

As the sun sets in the west, the bright moon rises.

Late at night, Li Yao sat alone on the mountaintop. The cold moonlight shone down, making the earth look as if it were covered with a layer of silver frost. Coupled with the brightly lit holy city, it was a beautiful and magnificent place, like a fairyland.

Despite the fierce battle today, Li Yao felt not the slightest bit tired, but rather incredibly relaxed—a sense of ease that emanated from within.

"What's wrong? Are you too excited to sleep?" Yun Shang suddenly appeared on the mountaintop and teased.

"It's a trivial matter, not something that's keeping me up at night," Li Yao replied.

"It seems the outside world's assessment of you is absolutely correct: you appear humble, but are arrogant at heart."

"Slander! I have always been incredibly humble."

Yun Shang shook his head, clearly disagreeing, and said, "If you were truly humble, you wouldn't have fought against a Dao Palace Realm cultivator while only being at the Wheel Sea Realm."

He had naturally watched the battle during the day, and he was so excited after Li Yao defeated Li Rui that he didn't know how long it took him to calm down.

“That’s not arrogance, but rather my confidence in defeating him,” Li Yao replied firmly.

Yun Shang was speechless. In his view, this was arrogance. But he didn't say anything. Instead, he took out a scroll and threw it over.

"Here, take this. I searched for a long time before I found it."

The scroll was delivered by divine power, and Li Yao reached out and took it, examining it with some curiosity.

The scroll is made from the skin of some kind of creature; it feels warm to the touch, like holding a piece of warm jade.

"What is this?" Li Yao asked curiously.

"Body Refining Divine Skill, today you were outmatched by Li Rui in terms of physique. With your pride, you must strengthen your physique." Yun Shang looked at Li Yao and said confidently, clearly having already figured out Li Yao's personality.

Li Yao: ...

"Instead of you choosing some random ones yourself, I'll help you choose the most powerful one. This body-refining divine technique was created by a powerful figure from the Eastern Wilderness tens of thousands of years ago."

"That person's physique is incredibly strong, unparalleled throughout history. He briefly clashed with the Azure Emperor for a period of time, and although he was defeated in the end, this does not diminish his strength."

A glint flashed in Li Yao's eyes as he excitedly opened the scroll. He had briefly clashed with the Azure Emperor for a period of time, and these few words alone proved the formidable strength of that powerful figure.

The scroll is ancient and simple. Upon opening it, the first thing that catches the eye is four characters written in a vigorous and elegant style.

"The Starry Battle Body absorbs the power of the sun, moon, and stars to temper the body. Once mastered, the body is comparable to immortal gold, indestructible through countless tribulations. One can pluck stars and seize the moon with a single hand, and moving mountains and filling seas is also within reach," Yun Shang explained.

Li Yao was thrilled. He desperately wanted a protective divine skill, and this body-refining divine skill was exactly what he needed.

Suddenly, Li Yao's gaze sharpened, and he looked at Yun Shang with puzzlement: "Is this a fragment?"

“Yes, only three of them,” Yunshang responded.

Li Yao was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Then why don't you give it back to me?"

“I don’t recommend this to anyone else.” Yun Shang paused, looked at Li Yao, and said, “But you can. With your comprehension, you might be able to innovate in the future, just like you… cultivating the Divine Radiance of the Sun.”

"Heh, Yun Taishang really thinks highly of me." Li Yao was somewhat surprised. He had actually been very careful when he used Hao Ri Divine Radiance, but he didn't expect that Yun Shang would still see through it.

"Your comprehension is close to that of an immortal, and you can innovate upon the divine radiance of the sun. I suppose you could also try to complete this Starry Battle Body."

Li Yao shook his head. To avoid seeming abrupt, he pondered for a moment before denying it, saying, "It's different. Hao Ri Divine Radiance is complete. I merely stood on the shoulders of giants and modified it to suit myself. But this Starry Battle Body is far too incomplete." Nothing should be taken to extremes. Near-immortal comprehension is a good thing, but if comprehension is like that of an immortal, it might not be a good thing for Li Yao right now.

“That’s alright. At least for you right now, the Starry Battle Body is more than enough. Even if you only have the first three levels, it’s enough to cultivate to the Dragon Transformation Body,” Yun Shang said.

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency Yun," Li Yao replied.

Yun Shang waved his hand: "No need for formalities, just focus on your cultivation. After today, you will enter the eyes of all the important figures in the Holy Land, and even the Supreme Saint lineage may not be able to hold back."

No matter how amazing Li Yao was before, he could only ever stand before the Holy Son of Yao Guang. But from today onwards, the world will know that he will definitely stand before the Holy Son of Yao Guang.

The position of the Holy Son, which was already secure, is now in turmoil, and the Holy Lineage will definitely be restless.

"It's alright. If I can't face it now, I'll just avoid it. After I break through to the Dao Palace, I plan to secretly go out and train. The world is so vast, why be confined to this small space?" Li Yao frankly revealed his plans.

Upon hearing this, Yun Shang thought for a moment and agreed, "Indeed, leaving the Yao Guang Holy Land now might be the best choice for you."

With Li Yao's combat strength, breaking through the Dao Palace Secret Realm is more than enough to protect himself. The world is vast, and he can indeed go and gain some experience.

"Since you are going out to train, I will teach you the Holy Light Technique and the Primordial Holy Light Technique first. As a direct descendant of Yao Guang, it would be embarrassing if you didn't know the Holy Light Technique and the Primordial Holy Light Technique when you are out in the world."

Li Yao was pleasantly surprised. He hadn't expected to learn the Holy Light Technique and the Primordial Holy Light Technique so quickly.

Although these two secret arts cannot compare to the forbidden secret arts in the Emperor's Scripture, they are still the most powerful secret arts below the forbidden secret arts of the Emperor.

As Yun Shang pointed, a massive amount of text entered Li Yao's sea of ​​consciousness. This included not only the Holy Light Technique and the Primordial Holy Light Technique, but also the scriptures of the Four Extremes Scroll of the Yao Guang Scripture, the Dragon Transformation Scroll, and the Immortal Platform Scroll, as well as some secret techniques, such as the Great Handprint of Light.

“This…” Li Yao looked at Yun Shang with some surprise.

"Since the Holy Light Technique and the Primordial Holy Light Technique have been passed on, the remaining scriptures and secret techniques are irrelevant. After all, rules are a matter of..." Yun Shang paused, but the meaning he expressed was already quite clear.

"Alright, you can enjoy the scenery here. I'm leaving."

Yun Shang's figure suddenly disappeared, leaving only Li Yao on the mountaintop again.

Not long after, Li Yao also left, and the bright moonlight shone down, and everything returned to tranquility.

……

Upon returning to the cultivation chamber, the first thing Li Yao did was to deduce the Starry Battle Body, the Holy Light Technique, and the Primordial Holy Light Technique.

First, there's the Starry Battle Body. This body-refining divine skill is at the Quasi-Emperor level. It's a formidable opponent who once clashed with the Azure Emperor. Just thinking about it is incredible.

This body-refining divine skill currently only has three levels. Li Yao did not deduce the later levels, but only deduced these three levels to the level of the Great Emperor Scripture, which cost a full tens of thousands of catties of source.

The light of enlightenment shone brightly, lingered in the realm of creation for a moment, and when it returned, he had comprehended this divine skill to an extremely profound level.

Although he only has three levels, after completing all the training, his physique will be comparable to that of a cultivator at the Immortal Platform.

"The amount of source material consumed became increasingly outrageous as we progressed. Around 2.5 million catties of source material was used up in less than half a year, and over 1 million catties were consumed. It's simply outrageous," Li Yao thought to himself.

In other words, his mastery of source techniques is now so profound that if he lacks source energy, he can simply go to the stone workshop. Otherwise, at this rate of consumption, even a holy land couldn't withstand it.

Although the cost was enormous, it was all worth it. Otherwise, as a mere mortal, even with considerable talent, he wouldn't have been able to defeat Li Rui, who was at the third level of the Dao Palace, in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm, since Li Rui was also a genius.

"Continue!" Li Yao took out another 500,000 jin of source energy and upgraded the Holy Light Technique and the Primordial Holy Light Technique to the level of forbidden secret techniques of the Great Emperor.

After all the deductions and digestion of what he has gained, his combat power will rise several levels. Whether it is the Starry Battle Body, the Primordial Holy Light Technique, or the Holy Light Technique, they will all greatly enhance his combat power.

If Li Yao had fought Li Rui with this setup during the day, he wouldn't have needed a hard fight at all; he could have easily defeated him.

Next, Li Yao began his arduous cultivation. He now had a heavy task to complete. First was his cultivation level, which was the top priority and the foundation of everything. Second was the Starry Battle Body. Then came the True Phoenix Treasure Technique, Origin Technique, Holy Light Technique, Primordial Holy Light Technique, and Hao Ri Divine Radiance. He also began to inscribe imperial runes on his artifacts to increase their depth.

These things filled all his time to the brim, leaving him no spare moment at all.

Time stands still in the cave; those who cultivate themselves know not how many years have passed.

In this environment of cultivation, Li Yao seemed to be completely unaware of the passage of time.

Li Yao is getting stronger every day. His divine power is becoming more and more refined and powerful, and his physical body is also rapidly becoming stronger because of his cultivation of the Planetary Radiance Battle Body.

Besides these, his mastery of source techniques has also become increasingly profound. His comprehension of the Primordial Holy Light Technique, Holy Light Technique, and Radiant Sun Divine Radiance is also rapidly improving. In addition, he has also practiced some other secret techniques from the scriptures, such as the Great Handprint of Light and the Divine Finger of Holy Radiance.

It's wonderful to feel yourself getting stronger every day, unlike other cultivators who might only feel themselves getting stronger over the years.

For a whole month, Li Yao's secluded place was quiet and without a sound, until the thirty-first day, when suddenly thunder roared and the sky was filled with rosy clouds.

The place where he was in seclusion was very quiet. In order to prevent him from being disturbed, Yun Shang directly ordered that other disciples not to approach this area.

Normally, there isn't even the sound of insects chirping here; it's as silent as a stagnant pool. But on this day, the commotion was incredibly loud.

It was as if war drums were thundering, dragons were roaring, phoenixes were singing, and a great sun was rising high, shining down on the world.

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