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

Chapter 76 An unexpected surprise
“From simple to complex, this is the deduction of the offensive holy method among the Nine Secrets!” Li Yao was increasingly shocked as he read on.

There are five giant rocks here, and each rock has more than a hundred Taoist illustrations. In total, there are more than five hundred stone carvings on the five rocks.

From its initial simplicity to its later profundity, starting from the ordinary, it gradually evolved into the Holy Art of Battle, aiming to reproduce the Nine Secret Arts.

Li Yao was amazed. That person was truly a genius. She deduced from the scattered martial arts techniques that had been passed down in the world, and by connecting the bits and pieces, she had actually deduced more than 500 diagrams.

Unfortunately, she ultimately failed and was unable to deduce the Holy Law of Battle.

This person progresses from simple to complex, but the Holy Art of Battle has countless variations, and it is impossible to reach the ultimate level, making it difficult to reach the end of "complexity".

The true Nine Secrets of Sacred Attack Techniques is to first attain one, then transform it into myriad forms, and finally return to one at the end of complexity. No one else could possibly derive it.

This technique ultimately leads to simplicity, which means moving from complexity to simplicity, rather than from simplicity to complexity. She went astray from the very beginning.

“If you’ve taken the wrong path, no matter how amazing it is, it’s useless… except for me.” Li Yao stared intently at the more than five hundred paintings.

He never expected that his trip to Yaochi, originally intended only for the Western Emperor Scripture, would lead him to discover the scattered techniques of the Battle Saint Method.

Of course, it is impossible for outsiders to deduce the complete secret of the fighting technique from the freehand fighting, but the Heavenly Book can. As long as there is a freehand fighting technique, the Heavenly Book can trace back to its origin and obtain the original one.

Li Yao recorded these five hundred or so engraved images into the Heavenly Book, then with a wave of his hand, he took out a large amount of source material, piled it up into a mountain, and let the Heavenly Book absorb it.

Soon, the Heavenly Book absorbed 300,000 jin of source, and half of the source on the ground was consumed.

"Hmm?" Li Yao looked at the Heavenly Book with some confusion and found that the energy was fully charged.

"What's going on? Only 300,000 jin of source?!" He was puzzled because, according to the pattern he had derived, when it came to the deductions involving the Great Emperor level, it would usually be 500,000 to 600,000 jin of source or more.

It took him over 100,000 jin of source energy to deduce the three-fold scripture of the Starry Battle Body to the Emperor level. If it were the complete Starry Battle Body, it would probably have taken close to a million jin.

However, the Douzi Secret only absorbed 300,000 jin of source energy!

This is the Dou Zi Secret, an unparalleled fighting technique since ancient times, and it only requires 300,000 catties of source.

Li Yao was puzzled, so he began to focus on meditation.

This is also a method he figured out: as long as you focus on meditation, you can get the answer.

Just like why the True Phoenix Treasure Technique wasn't fully deduced back then, only a single move was deduced, he unintentionally focused on it and realized it was because the Heavenly Book wasn't high enough.

The same method was used to learn how to upgrade the Heavenly Book.

Now that he's encountered a new problem, he's no longer confused; he can find the answer directly.

As Li Yao focused, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and he instantly understood why.

"I see. The Starry Battle Body and the Yao Guang Scripture elevate lower-level scriptures to higher levels, so they consume more resources. The Dou Zi Secret, on the other hand, simply restores complete scriptures. Its own level is that of a Heavenly Venerable, so it consumes much less resources."

Neither the Starry Battle Body nor the Yao Guang Scripture are Emperor-level in themselves. The Heavenly Book's deduction elevates their level, which is equivalent to creating something from nothing. The Nine Secrets are already Heavenly Venerable-level, and the Heavenly Book's deduction merely completes them.

These are completely different concepts, and therefore require different sources. Creation is definitely superior to completion.

Li Yao retrieved the accumulated source energy on the ground, feeling somewhat pleased. Although the replenishment still consumed a great deal of energy, it at least relieved a lot of pressure for him.

After calming his mind, Li Yao had a sudden thought, and the light of enlightenment shone brightly as he entered the realm of creating laws.

One moment... two moments... three moments... seventeen moments.

Li Yao's thoughts returned, along with the Battle Saint Technique!

In his mind, there was a scripture and countless strange and wonderful postures.

Li Yao's body swayed unconsciously, striking various poses as he silently circulated the scriptures.

His speed started slowly, but it increased rapidly, becoming so fast it was dazzling.

Although there was no divine power fluctuation, as Li Yao struck those poses, he exuded an aura of self-importance and dominance, like a god, causing the heavens and earth to tremble.

That fighting spirit was terrifying; he was practically the embodiment of a fighting saint.

The more Li Yao pondered, the more astonished he became. Because of the Heavenly Book, he had a deep grasp of the Dou Zi Secret in the initial stage. However, as he evolved the Dou Zi Secret, all sorts of insights continued to flood his mind, as if there was no end in sight.

This supreme secret technique is extremely complex, with endless variations in offensive techniques; every inch of the body's flesh and blood is the most powerful weapon.

In the end, Li Yao's body slowed down more and more, and the complex changes suddenly became simple. All the changes returned to one, the great way is simple, and the art of attack and defense was concentrated in one technique!
He was forming hand seals with his body, not just hand seals. Every inch of his flesh and blood was part of the Dao seal. His whole person was like the void and resembled the Dao, trying to manifest the formless Dao in a tangible form.

Finally, a thunderous shock shook his heart, and an unchanging figure appeared in his mind, which, despite its myriad transformations, ultimately formed a unique posture!

One posture encapsulates the entirety of this secret technique; this is the Holy Fighting Technique!
By simplifying complexity, one's entire being becomes like the Great Dao giving birth to One, eternally unchanging, frozen in that place.

It was only after a long time that Li Yao returned to normal, and the fighting spirit that had shaken heaven and earth dissipated.

"The battle of the Nine Secrets was a great success. I obtained a sacred technique that countless people in the world could only dream of. If word gets out, I wonder how many people will be envious."

Obtaining one of the Nine Secrets from 300,000 catties of Source is an incredibly worthwhile deal. In fact, people would flock to even 300,000 cubic meters of Divine Source, let alone 300,000 catties of Source.

This is a secret technique of a Celestial Venerable who has mastered all techniques. It represents the pinnacle of a field. Throughout the ages, only the Imperial Dragon Qi has been able to surpass it in terms of offensive and defensive capabilities.

"Sure enough, after getting through the early development period, only the vast world is the most suitable for me."

He had only been out of the Holy City for less than a month, yet he had already gained the Nine Secrets Battle, and next, there was even an Imperial Scripture waiting for him.

Li Yao was in an extremely good mood. He continued walking down, and perhaps because he had obtained the Douzi Secret, he was in the mood to stop and comment on even the ordinary secret techniques carved on some boulders.

Soon, Li Yao had almost reached the end of the stone forest. There was a stone mountain there, majestic and imposing. On the cliff, there was a hazy sun and moon, no bigger than the palm of a hand. Even with careful observation, it was hard to imagine that it was carved by man; it looked more like it was formed naturally.

This was Li Yao's true purpose for this trip; as for the "Dou" character secret, it was a completely unexpected bonus.

"The Western Emperor's Scripture Palace Chapter!" Li Yao stared intently at the rising sun.

He stroked the sun and moon imprint with his hand, calmed his mind, and began to comprehend it. He wanted to try to comprehend this scripture without using the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace, relying on his unparalleled comprehension. Li Yao stood there for a long time, his mind empty and still, trying to savor it, but all was silent, and he could not discover anything.

"Yes, even Ye Fan needs to rely on Bodhi seeds and scriptures to comprehend it. Although my comprehension is unparalleled throughout history, it still has its limits."

He comforted himself in this way, and then, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the sea of ​​bitterness, a dazzling purple light burst forth, and a furnace the size of a finger flew out, floating beside Li Yao.

The divine mark, purple-gold, is as lustrous as a purple diamond. It is naturally capable of invoking the Great Dao, engraving countless traces, imitating the Great Dao between heaven and earth, and capturing the profound meaning of scriptures.

Although the profound meaning of the Divine Mark Purple Gold has not been awakened, it can still capture the Dao rhythm, but the effect is not as strong as the awakened Divine Mark Purple Gold.

"Ong!"

The Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace trembled, releasing a purple mist. The sun and sky on the cliff seemed to sense this, and were stimulated by the power of the Divine Mark Purple Gold, releasing a Daoist aura.

The sound of the Dao resounded, and a burst of light shot up from the sky, causing a blazing sun to rise from the stone cliff.

The entire stone mountain turned bright red, flames raged, and the fire burned half the sky red, with the sun hanging in the air, huge and vigorous.

Characters appeared on the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace, as if they were carved by a deity.

Li Yao stared intently at the furnace body, memorizing the Dao patterns, and then recording them into the Heavenly Book.

A moment later, the mountain returned to calm, and the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace dimmed its light, no longer capturing the profound meaning of the scriptures.

This piece of divine purple gold ultimately did not awaken its profound meaning. Being able to capture scriptures was already an extremely exaggerated thing, but there was a limit to it.

The Heart's Divine Treasury that Li Yao obtained was incomplete, but that didn't matter; it was more than enough for him.

"I've obtained the Heart's Treasury Chapter. Next, let's go find the other chapters."

In fact, the scriptures in the Guangxin Zhishen Cang Pian were sufficient for him, and he could use them to deduce the Xihuang Jing.

However, the more scriptures recorded in the Heavenly Book, the less resources are needed for deduction.

Anyway, the remaining articles are all nearby, so spending a little time can save a lot of resources, why not?

Soon, Li Yao arrived at another stone mountain, which had a palm-sized golden mark carved on it.

This time, he was very skilled and didn't waste too much time before triggering the mark left by the Western Queen Mother.

In an instant, the energy soared into the sky, the golden essence rang out, and the Qi Sea surged forth like a tide.

The Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace began to capture the profound meaning of the scriptures. This time, it was only a fragment, but Li Yao was not disappointed and recorded it into the Heavenly Book.

Next, on a stone mountain carved with ancient trees, Li Yao found the Divine Treasury of the Liver, and then the Divine Treasury of the Spleen and the Divine Treasury of the Kidney were also obtained.

Li Yao was overjoyed to have obtained the complete scripture of the Dao Palace Secret Realm. Just as he was about to leave the Stone Forest, he suddenly stopped in front of a stone pillar.

"This is the first mark of the Four Extremes. How come there is also the mark of the Four Extremes Secret Realm of the Western Emperor Scripture here?" Li Yao was somewhat shocked. He originally thought that Yaochi Ancient Land only had the Dao Palace chapter, but he never expected to see the Four Extremes chapter here.

"Wait, I remember now, there's definitely more than just the Dao Palace chapter here!"

Li Yao tried hard to recall and finally confirmed that there were indeed other chapters of the scripture here. However, because Ye Fan only obtained the Dao Palace chapter, he subconsciously thought that there was only the Dao Palace chapter of the scripture here.

However, the original work clearly states that Ye Fan also found two of the four extremes in the Four Extremes Secret Realm here. However, because he only had the Dao Palace Chapter's scripture guide, he could not trigger the Four Extremes Chapter's imprint at all, so he did not learn it.

"Sure enough, foresight can be deadly." Li Yao shook his head helplessly. If he hadn't happened to see the Four Extremes Secret Realm Imprint, he probably would have missed it too.

He took out the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace again and began to capture this supreme scripture. Then, Li Yao began to search carefully.

Because of this reminder, he searched extremely carefully. After a long time, he found all the imprints of the Four Extremes Secret Realm, the Dao Palace Secret Realm, the Wheel Sea Secret Realm, the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, and even the Sendai Secret Realm, and imprinted them one by one through the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace.

This one action alone saved him at least 200,000 jin of raw materials, and possibly more.

"This trip has been very fruitful and worthwhile."

Li Yao was in a good mood, and then returned along the same route. When he passed the Immortal Pool, he hesitated. The abundant spiritual energy here made him want to cultivate here for a period of time.

Because of his search for the Yaochi Ancient Land, the Lung Divine Treasury had been delayed in its cultivation. Although it had been opened up for half a month, its cultivation progress was far behind that of the Heart Divine Treasury.

The Immortal Pool is rich in spiritual energy. If one cultivates here, he can transform into a golden deity in at most ten days and unleash the full potential of the second divine treasure.

"Forget it, this place is too eerie. The ominous Great Accomplishment Holy Body is still at the bottom of the Immortal Pool." Li Yao didn't intend to take the risk.

Of course, it's also because this matter isn't worth the risk for him. After all, even if he were outside, with sufficient resources, he could complete the cultivation of the Lung Divine Treasury in about twenty days at most.

There's no need to put yourself in unknown danger just to save a little time.

Li Yao left the Immortal Pool and continued to return along the same route. After walking a distance, he looked back and, for some reason, felt that the place was gloomy and gave him an indescribable feeling.

A strange chill ran through him. He didn't dare delay and quickly followed the river, successfully returning to the ancient well and back to the surface.

The bright moon hangs in the sky, its cool light shining down. The earth is vast and empty, and the scenery of the Jade Pool can no longer be seen. It is as if one has suddenly descended from the celestial realm to the mortal world.

Li Yao plugged the well again. After thinking for a moment, he also carved Dao patterns all over the well opening to hide its traces. In this way, when the well absorbs the essence of the sun and moon, the noise will not be so obvious.

After doing all this, he buried it and restored everything to its original state.

“This trip has been successfully completed, it’s time to leave.” Li Yao stood up, his figure flashing like lightning, disappearing with each step, heading into the distance.

"If only I had the Secret of Traveling, this speed is just average," Li Yao thought to himself as he activated the Yao Guang Fu Yao Technique.

This battle of the Nine Secrets opened his eyes; there was a reason why it could be passed down from the mythological era.

The "Fighting" secret technique represents unparalleled offense and is perfect, but Li Yao felt it would be best to pair it with the "Travel" secret technique, so that if you can win, you can fight, and if you can't win, you can run away, always leaving room for maneuver.

PS: 12,000 words finished. I'm so persistent. I wonder if your monthly votes and recommendation votes can last as long as I can?

(End of this chapter)