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

Chapter 73 Human Immortal Body

Under the cover of night, the leader's face was ashen. She hadn't expected that her simple plan to rob a bunch of fat sheep would lead her to run into the people of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

"Big sister, we can't let this man go. He won't let us off the hook. If he brings in the renowned figures from the Yao Guang Holy Land, then it's our death day," the second leader anxiously transmitted.

When they discovered that Li Yao came from the Yao Guang Holy Land, they had no choice. They were already enemies. They could let go of the enmity, but could Li Yao?
They dared not gamble; who would be willing to entrust their life to someone else's decision?

"Young man, if I let you go, would you be willing to forgive us for our offense?" the leader asked.

Although she knew that even if the other party agreed, they most likely wouldn't do it, she still couldn't help but ask the question.

Killing a disciple of the Yao Guang Holy Land is far too risky.

"Why do you think that you're letting me go today?" Li Yao sneered.

"You are indeed very strong, but you are only at the first level of the Dao Palace. You were able to kill the third brother because you caught us off guard. If it really came down to a fight, you would be no match for him," the leader said confidently.

"Is that so? Then I'd like to try and see if I can burn you to ashes." Li Yao said coldly, and then a thick beam of divine light flew out from between his fingers and shot forward.

The area within several miles was instantly illuminated as if it were daytime. The immense divine power was devastating, and the scorching heat caused the red earth to crack, with stone chips flying everywhere.

This is the purest and most pristine divine radiance, possessing the power to purify everything.

The chieftain's expression turned solemn as he unleashed the Great Luo Silver Essence Sword, transforming it into a bolt of silver lightning that seemed capable of shattering heaven and earth.

The silver light shone brightly and rumbled loudly, causing the black sky to tremble violently, as if it were about to shake all the stars off the sky.

The crimson earth was completely shattered, and the cracks and fissures continued to spread, with rocks flying through the air.

The small silver sword grew larger in the wind, quickly transforming into a giant sword that met the divine radiance of the sun.

"boom!"

The silver light was as white as snow, dazzling and even the divine radiance of the sun could not defeat the Great Luo Silver Essence.

However, the immense power contained within the divine force still penetrated through it, causing the leader's face to turn pale instantly.

"Hey!"

Just then, the second leader charged over, wielding a long sword, and slashed at Li Yao's neck, intending to behead him.

The long sword moved like lightning, arriving in an instant and striking Li Yao's neck directly.

"We succeeded!" The second leader was overjoyed.

Just then, a loud "clang" rang out, the long sword flew backward, and a blazing holy light rose from Li Yao's body.

That's the Primordial Holy Light Technique!
"Even the Great Luo Silver Essence Sword can't break through the Holy Radiance. You think you can? I'll stand here and let you hit me, and you still can't break through it," Li Yao mocked.

He had noticed the second leader's actions long ago, but he didn't take them to heart at all. He had the Primordial Holy Light Technique protecting his body, making him unparalleled in defense. He didn't need to pay any attention to the opponent's attacks.

At this moment, the one who posed a slight threat to him was the leader who possessed the Great Luo Silver Sword.

"Hey!"

A sharp whooshing sound rang out as the Great Luo Silver Essence Sword flew in once more, its blade gleaming and its Dao patterns natural, as if imbued with the might of the heavens and the earth itself.

Suddenly, the longsword trembled violently, unleashing countless sword beams, each as thick as a water bucket, blazing with silver light, aimed at Li Yao.

"Chi", "Chi", "Chi"...

It was a truly terrifying scene; sword beams as thick as buckets rained down from the sky, like a silver river cascading down.

Some of the sword beams fell to the ground, piercing through an area of ​​hundreds of feet in radius.

You can clearly see terrifying holes appearing on the ground, reaching deep into the earth, sending chills down your spine.

Li Yao activated the Primordial Holy Light Technique, and holy light flowed, making his body glow.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang..."

Thick sword energies shot towards the open holy radiance. Although they couldn't penetrate it, they had great penetrating power, causing him to shake.

Li Yao stood still, but he also launched a counterattack, using the divine radiance of the sun to condense a giant hand that obliterated many of the sword beams.

Wherever it passed, even the sea of ​​sword light was annihilated, unable to stop the blazing giant handprint.

"buzz"

The void trembled, and the light of the Great Luo Silver Essence Sword shone even brighter, its power awe-inspiring, as if silver flames were burning, making the sky dazzling and magnificent.

Thousands of sword beams shot out, even more dense and fierce than before, surging out like a tidal wave and pressing down on the dazzling hand.

The silver sword beam, as thick as a bucket, shattered the earth, leaving no intact land within a thousand feet, even the ground beneath Li Yao's feet was broken.

This area was scorched earth, with countless bottomless sword holes, like a giant sieve, leaving a scene of utter devastation as far as the eye could see.

Li Yao used the Primordial Holy Light Technique to protect his body, and his hands clapping continuously, palm prints flying out from between his fingers, attacking indiscriminately against thousands of sword beams.

Some of the bandits who were watching cried out in alarm as they were struck by the giant handprint and their bodies were never found. Those who were still alive scattered like birds and beasts, leaving the battlefield far behind.

A palm print also struck the second leader. He tried his best to defend, and his long sword and warhammer flew out from the sea of ​​bitterness, but they were all shattered into pieces by the palm print and could not be blocked at all.

"Big sister, save me!" The second leader cried out in horror, trying to beg for help.

But now the leader doesn't care about him anymore. Compared to the others, she has the most palm prints, a total of seven or eight.

She was only safe because she was protected by the Great Luo Silver Essence Sword, and was completely powerless to rescue the second leader.

In the end, the two leaders were smashed to pieces, their lives and deaths extinguished.

"It seems you can't do anything to me today," Li Yao said with a faint smile.

The only weapon the leader wielded that posed a threat to him was the Great Luo Silver Essence Sword. Although she was of a higher cultivation level, her combat strength was inferior to Li Yao's.

"boom!"

The dark sky was instantly illuminated as if it were daytime, golden light shining in all directions. A sun rose slowly, and the Great Sun appeared behind Li Yao, its golden holy radiance flowing towards the leader. After breaking through to the Dao Palace, the extraordinary phenomenon had reached a minor stage of completion; it was no longer in its rudimentary form but possessed supreme offensive divine power.

The golden holy light possessed boundless power, crushing the sword light emitted by the Great Luo Silver Essence Sword.

At the same time, Li Yao crossed his hands, forming a cross, and two divine rays flew out, striking the Great Luo Silver Essence Sword. Although they could not damage the sword, the powerful force still knocked it away, freeing it from the control of the chief.

As the golden sun spun, a vast and mighty golden holy power surged forth, engulfing the leader.

Li Yao kept his word and burned the chieftain to ashes, leaving no body behind.

Seeing this, the remaining bandits quickly rode away on their divine rainbow.

"Run! Where can you run to?" Li Yao said, and the great sun behind him trembled and slowly rotated. Golden holy power surged out, and all the bandits were affected and burned up, turning to ashes in an instant.

Finally, everything calmed down, dawn passed, and on the horizon, the real sun slowly rose.

The land was ravaged, devastated by the great war.

Li Yao landed on the ground and let out a long breath. The intensity of the battle exceeded his expectations. He had thought that his opponent would be easy to defeat, but he had fought fiercely with him for a long time.

"I can't underestimate anyone anymore."

The fact that a mere bandit possessed the Great Luo Silver Essence was beyond his expectations and brought him some trouble.

Of course, it wasn't that troublesome. He didn't even use Holy Light or the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace, so it wasn't exactly a case of going all out.

Li Yao walked over and picked up the Great Luo Silver Essence Sword that had fallen to the ground. It was a treasure, unparalleled in its offensive and defensive capabilities. With it, even without using the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace, he would not be without a weapon.

This weapon belonged to the chieftain. When he fell, the divine imprint left in the Great Luo Silver Essence Sword had already dissipated.

After roughly imprinting a mark inside, Li Yao put it away.

“Next, it’s time to loot the corpses…” Li Yao fell silent as he looked at the bandits who had been burned to ashes.

The power of the Great Sun's Sky-Piercing Roar was so overwhelming that all the bandits were reduced to ashes.

"Never mind, what good stuff could a bunch of bandits possibly have?" Li Yao shook his head and continued his travels.

Before that, however, he followed the direction the bandits came from and wiped out Qingfeng Village, eliminating evil completely.

As a bandit group that dominated the surrounding area, Qingfeng Village had a decent amount of resources, and Li Yao found more than 400 jin of elixir there.

This was nothing to him, but even a mosquito's leg is meat, and he certainly wouldn't complain about having too little source.

However, he still remarked, "Gambling on stones is still the fastest way to make money."

……

Southern Region, Yao Guang Holy Land, Supreme Holy Mountain.

"It's confirmed, that kid has left the Holy City."

“A day after he left, a master of Origin Arts appeared in the Holy City. In two days, he visited dozens of gambling stone shops and won tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of catties of Origin at each shop.”

"As expected, that person was Li Yao, but his appearance and figure had changed. He must have mastered a great technique similar to the one that changes the world in the Book of Origin."

In the spacious hall, a man in black robes spoke to the old man at the head of the table about the information he had gathered.

"The Great Law of Changing Heaven and Earth, no wonder you dare to go out, it turns out you have the confidence." The old man at the head of the table said softly.

"Have you found out about that kid's physique?"

The man in black shook his head and said, "I have already mobilized our people from various factions, but all the people I've heard say that the kid is just a mortal."

"That's strange. A mere mortal with such powerful comprehension and heaven-defying talent, achieving the Dao Palace Secret Realm in just one year, and possessing equally astonishing combat power. Do you think this is something a mortal could do?" the elder at the head of the table asked.

The man in black robes remained silent for a long time before shaking his head again and saying, "I don't believe that a mortal body can possess such powerful talent... Perhaps it's a physique similar to that of a mortal body, but it has never appeared before."

The old man nodded in agreement, saying, "Recently, I searched through all the ancient books and actually found an ancient constitution that is similar to this one."

"It really exists. What kind of constitution is it?" the man in black robes asked curiously.

"A physique called the Immortal Body is incredibly ancient, only vaguely appearing in the mythological era. Initially, this physique is just like a mortal body, showing no obvious signs. However, as one's cultivation grows stronger, it will gradually reveal its differences, until it becomes almost like an immortal!"

"There are actually such a physiques in this world, where the front is human and the back is immortal!" The man in black robes was somewhat shocked.

"When I first saw it, I was also extremely shocked. According to the ancient book, this kind of physique becomes more and more monstrous as time goes on. The person who had this physique in the mythological era cultivated to the Great Sage realm in just over a hundred years." The old man said with some shock.

"What happened to that person's immortal body in the end? Did he attain enlightenment and become a supreme being?" The black-robed man's curiosity was piqued.

The old man shook his head and said, "That ancient book is incomplete and incomplete. It doesn't record what that person's immortal body was like at the end."

"Unfortunately, perhaps that's why no one knew that such a powerful physique once existed in the world," the man in black said regretfully.

“Now, I’m increasingly convinced that the kid might actually have this kind of physique. Look at all the things he’s accomplished: breaking through the Dao Palace in a year, defying the Dao Palace in the Sea of ​​Wheels, and innovating the Divine Radiance of the Sun in the Sea of ​​Wheels. All of this demonstrates that this kid has an unprecedented talent.” The old man speculated.

"It's quite possible. If that's the case, then no matter the cost, we must find this kid. It would be best if he had the Human Immortal Body, which would be perfect as nourishment for the Holy Son. If not, so be it. With such talent, allowing him to continue to grow would be of no benefit to my Supreme Saint lineage," the black-robed man said decisively.

The old man shook his head and said, "Luoxia Mountain and Xuri Island are keeping a close eye on us. Xun Zhan and Luo Qianqiu have extended their lifespans and are very energetic. They are keeping a close eye on the Holy Mountain... and the Holy Lord's lineage is also watching us closely. If we make any moves, they will definitely try to stop us."

"Then let the branch outside take action. Leave one person behind with the Demon Embryo, and the rest of you go find that kid," the man in black suggested.

"Hmm." The old man nodded and said, "Although it's somewhat risky, it's worth the risk. Let's send a message to the demon fetus."

The man in black nodded, turned, and left the main hall.

The empty hall fell silent once more. An ancient scroll appeared in the old man's hand. He turned to the last page, staring blankly at the incomplete section.

"Over a hundred years later, the Human Immortal Body achieved the Great Sage, shocking the world. Another hundred years passed..."

"And then, a hundred years later, what happened? Did he become a Great Sage at the peak, or... a Quasi-Venerable!" The old man's voice was barely audible.

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