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

Chapter 83 The Prototype of the Heavenly Emperor's Furnace (7K views, please vote)
He has not been cultivating for a year and a half, but his current cultivation level has already opened up three divine treasures. Moreover, the potential gate of the third divine treasure has been opened up in many places, and it will be perfected in the next few days.

If he hadn't worked so hard, even with his exceptional talent and the aid of the Heavenly Book, his cultivation wouldn't have progressed so quickly.

Under the same conditions, you will only reap rewards if you put in the effort. The Heavenly Book is indeed a major reason why he has achieved such cultivation. But if he hadn't worked so hard, his cultivation would probably still be stuck at the other shore.

Li Yao is very self-aware, but he is not lacking in confidence.

The next day, at dawn, Li Yao left his cave and continued his journey towards the Fire Domain.

The Southern Region is very different from the Northern Region. In the Northern Region, many places are uninhabited areas with no human presence. Only in the oases can one see signs of life.

In the Southern Region, there are numerous villages and towns, as well as many ancient kingdoms, each ruling over a territory spanning thousands of miles.

The ancient kingdom where Li Yao is currently located is an ancient kingdom called Yue.

This ancient kingdom was extremely prosperous. Its ruler was a wise and virtuous monarch, and the country was very powerful. This was reflected in the fact that the people lived in peace and contentment. Even if things weren't exceptionally good, at least they had no worries about food and shelter.

When Li Yao passed through this ancient country, he even transformed into a mortal, concealing his otherworldly aura, and entered the country to experience the atmosphere of the mortal world.

Once a cultivator embarks on their cultivation journey, they are considered to have distanced themselves from the mortal world. What they see and hear every day is too ethereal. Occasionally experiencing the mortal world brings Li Yao immense peace of mind, as if his soul has been cleansed by the warmth and vitality of human life.

However, Li Yao did not linger there. He did not have the strength to stop at the moment, and time was extremely tight for him. He only stayed there for one day before continuing his journey.

Five days later, Li Yao traversed many ancient kingdoms and stopped when he arrived at an ancient kingdom called Zheng.

After this period of cultivation, the potential gates of the third divine treasure have all opened, and the Wood God has been successfully born.

With the third divine treasure complete, we can begin to develop the fourth.

He has no shortage of resources, so he doesn't need to wait. When his cultivation level is high enough, he can break through immediately.

Li Yao found a mountain range, at least two hundred miles from the town. The mountains were high and the forests were dense, with no human habitation, making it suitable for a breakthrough.

However, he still needed to make some preparations. This was the Southern Region, unlike the uninhabited area of ​​the Northern Region. His breakthrough would cause quite a stir, and simply carving Dao patterns in the cave would definitely not be enough to stop the fluctuations.

When a cultivator is breaking through, they are extremely vulnerable. Although they may not die immediately if interrupted, the breakthrough will at least fail, and all the cultivation done during that time will be wasted.

Li Yao took out twelve large flags and used the Six Seals of the Immortal Suppression Technique to carve the Origin Heaven Patterns on them. After the carving was completed, he inserted them into the twelve positions of the cave. On the bottom of each flag, he also inlaid dozens of kilograms of Origin to provide divine power to the flag.

After making all the preparations, he went into seclusion to adjust his condition and keep it at its best before attempting to conquer the fourth divine treasure.

Three days later, the breakthrough began. Li Yao took out a piece of condensed soil the size of a washbasin. The soil essence was extremely rich. As soon as it appeared, the surrounding soil changed and became more fertile.

Such a large piece of heterologous source, even if it's not a rare species, is still quite valuable. If it were pure source, it would be worth at least 10,000 catties of pure source.

Each level of the Dao Palace Secret Realm consumes more resources than the last, which is only because Li Yao is wealthy and has no shortage of resources.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, stuck at the breakthrough stage, without enough resources, they could only slowly grind it down over time.

Furthermore, in order to maximize the potential of the divine treasure, the alien sources he used all had attributes that were most compatible with the divine treasure.

This is even more difficult for others. Even in the Yao Guang Holy Land, no more than twenty people can enjoy this kind of treatment, and the number is fixed, not unlimited.

If the Yao Guang Holy Land is treated this way, then those lower-level holy lands would probably only have those at the level of candidate holy sons who can enjoy such treatment.

The enormous resources expended naturally yielded enormous rewards. Li Yao's ability to easily kill someone at the fifth level of the Dao Palace when he was at the third level was precisely due to his solid foundation.

In terms of his current cultivation, Li Yao has truly reached perfection in every realm, and the rewards he has received so far are already substantial. However, he believes that this solid foundation will play an even greater role in the future.

Deep in the mountains, withered leaves are everywhere. The autumn wind is like a knife, breaking all kinds of grass, cutting off the lushness, and withering away the vitality.

For a full half month, mysterious Taoist sounds echoed around the cave, as if someone was chanting the Great Tao scriptures.

The vital energy from all directions converged like water, making the area around the cave exceptionally special. Many withered flowers and plants sprouted anew, and endless vitality reappeared.

This is a wondrous sight, so full of spiritual energy that it brings spring back to the plants, causing them to sprout new branches and buds.

This was only because Li Yao had set up a restriction; otherwise, the strange phenomenon would have been even more astonishing, and the entire mountain range might have resembled the scene around the cave.

Inside the cave, a hazy mist hung in the air, and endless streams of vital energy circulated. The surrounding soil had undergone a dramatic change, reaching a level where spiritual herbs could be planted.

A piece of solidified soil the size of a washbasin has been refined. To put that into perspective, it's clear that the earth essence in the cave is so rich that the land itself is growing. The once extremely spacious cave has now shrunk by half.

The importance of the Yao Guang Emperor Scripture became apparent at this moment, effectively guiding the rich essence, like a rainbow and a tide, into his body.

Inside the Taoist palace, the sound of the Great Dao resounded, as if the departed self and the Dao were reciting scriptures for the present self, expounding the profound principles of the Great Dao.

On the twenty-first day, Li Yao finally finished transforming the basin-sized amount of condensed earth into source material and absorbed it all into his body. His entire body suddenly became crystal clear and radiant, like an ancient and eternal god.

In the hazy world, the fog dissipated, and a divine treasure appeared. He opened up the fourth Dao Palace and stepped into the fourth level of the Dao Palace realm.

This time, he opened up the spleen's spiritual treasure, which belongs to the earth element in the Five Elements theory. Following the initial sequence of fire, metal, wood, and then earth, he was surprisingly cultivating the Dao Palace in reverse order of the Five Elements.

The spleen is the storehouse of spirit, governing transformation and transportation, controlling essence and blood, distributing the essence of water and grain, serving as the source of qi and blood in the body, nourishing the internal organs and the entire body, and being the foundation of postnatal health.

This divine treasure is extremely important. Many things needed after birth are transformed from it. Li Yao felt that his blood and qi were more vigorous, and the strength of his physical body had reached a new level.

He is now fearless of weapons; he can withstand any magical artifacts or weapons with his bare body and shatter them with a single punch. Unless the weapon has a powerful origin, it is completely useless against him.

Moreover, after the opening of the spleen's divine treasure, the cultivation of the Starry Battle Body took a big step forward, and the body became incredibly tough.

Now, even cultivators from the highest level of the Four Extremes would likely suffer a terrible fate if they dared to engage him in a physical fight.

"After so much body training, I'm finally seeing results." Li Yao was somewhat pleased. As his physical body became stronger, his combat power would also increase significantly.

Now that he has broken through to the fourth level of the Dao Palace, his divine power is as vast as the sea, and his combat strength is unparalleled. In the Dao Palace Secret Realm, no one can be his opponent. He can even defeat the cultivators of the first level of the Four Extremes.

And that's just a conservative estimate.

"Next, only the Divine Treasury of the Kidneys remains, which will bring me to the Great Perfection of the Dao Palace." Li Yao raised his fist, sensing his own powerful combat strength.

He didn't test his combat abilities because he already knew them all and there was no need to do so.

“A month has passed, it’s time to move on,” Li Yao said softly.

His cultivation has now broken through to the fourth level of the Dao Palace, and he is not far from the fifth level. Next, when he breaks through to the Four Extremes Secret Realm, there will be the Four Extremes Heavenly Tribulation.

The Four Extremes Heavenly Tribulation is not only important for cultivators, but also for weapons. When a cultivator undergoes the tribulation, the weapon can also undergo the tribulation, imprinting the Dao principles within the tribulation and enhancing the weapon's foundation.

Therefore, before breaking through the four extremes, Li Yao must put the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold into the Divine Furnace and let the Divine Furnace undergo tribulation with him. This will greatly temper the Divine Furnace.

……

The State of Jin is quite famous in the southern region because there is a fire domain within its territory.

People don't know why the Fire Domain never goes out. From ancient times to the present, it has burned for countless ages, and its existence is hard to say.

Li Yao gazed at this eternal flame. Even standing on the outer edge, he could feel its scorching heat. With his current cultivation level, he probably couldn't go very far in the fire domain, let alone refine any artifacts.

The reason he was so confident in coming here to forge weapons was because of the Divine Furnace of Li Huo. This furnace was extraordinary. Although he couldn't unleash much of its power, it was perfectly capable of allowing him to stay in the fire domain for an extended period of time.

"Forging artifacts with the Fire Domain will surely make the Divine Furnace even more perfect, laying an immortal foundation, and in the future, it will definitely benefit greatly from it."

Li Yao strode towards the Fire Domain, filled with anticipation for refining weapons within it.

The Fire Domain is a place where there is no vegetation on the ground, no magma underground, and no substance to support combustion; there is only flame.

"Is this the celestial fire? For hundreds of millions of years, through seas drying up and rocks crumbling, through the changing times, this flame has endured and remained unextinguished."

Even though he knew of the existence of the Fire Domain, Li Yao was still shocked when he actually saw it.

What he had previously learned was ultimately just cold words, but seeing it with his own eyes now, the shock still rose from the bottom of his heart.

The Fire Domain is a place that ordinary cultivators dare not approach, but top-tier cultivators will definitely choose it as their first choice when refining weapons.

Because the flames here possess magical power, they can help objects take shape and imprint them with principles and truths.

Of course, the Fire Domain is not a peaceful place. It is fine when it is quiet, but when the flames are raging and sweeping across the sky, it will be extremely dangerous, and even powerful beings will have to retreat.

This place is mentioned in many ancient books. The oldest legend even connects it to the legendary Desolate Tower. However, it is only mentioned briefly, or even just speculation. No one can verify the accuracy of this claim.

Holy light rose from Li Yao's body as he walked through the fire domain. At first, the flames were crimson, but after walking seven or eight miles, the color of the flames changed from crimson to light blue. Along with this change, the temperature of the flames also changed.

This is the second level of the Fire Domain, but the temperature of the flames is already extraordinary. Even Li Yao can feel the scorching heat.

After walking several more miles, the color of the flames changed again, from pale blue to milky white, like flowing emulsion, hazy and indistinct.

Upon arriving here, the terrain is no longer flat, and many huge rocks appear, with large areas of stone forests scattered throughout.

Seeing such a strange landscape, Li Yao couldn't help but feel curious. Under such high temperatures, the stone forest hadn't melted but had instead been preserved.

He walked over with some curiosity, reached out and touched it, and was immediately even more surprised.

"The stone forest here is even harder than deep-sea black iron!"

Moreover, because the mountains and rocks here have been in a fiery environment for many years, they have developed strong fire resistance and have not been melted.

After satisfying his curiosity, Li Yao continued for several miles and arrived at the fourth level, where the flames had turned pure black.

The flames here were even hotter, and even he felt a dryness in his mouth.

Once you arrive here, even cultivators from the Four Extremes Secret Realm cannot stay long, because their bodies cannot withstand it, unless they have a special physique like a divine body, which allows them to roam freely in this place.

The flames here still cannot meet the requirements for forging artifacts; they cannot even melt the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold.

Li Yao continued forward, and soon he arrived at the fifth level, golden flames.

Even cultivators at the peak of the Four Extremes Secret Realm dare not touch this place, for a single careless act could result in them being burned to a crisp.

But Li Yao continued forward, unleashing the Primordial Holy Light Technique, his body shimmering with holy light, keeping the flames at bay.

The sixth fire domain is called Purple Qi Coming from the East. The flames here are not like raging fire, but rather like flowing purple mist, creating a hazy atmosphere.

Standing in the fifth layer of fire domain, Li Yao dared not go any further, even after activating the Primordial Holy Light Technique. The sixth layer of fire domain could only withstand the Primordial Holy Light Technique for a moment before collapsing.

Fortunately, he possessed the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire, which protected him, allowing him to enter the sixth level of the Fire Domain.

Li Yao took out the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire and hung it above his head. The furnace enlarged to half a person's height, and strands of divine light fell down to protect his body.

Instantly, the high temperature of the fifth layer of the fire domain was completely isolated, and the feeling of slight pain in his body even when he used the Primordial Holy Light Technique disappeared. With the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire, Li Yao stepped into the sixth layer of the fire domain with peace of mind. Purple mist swirled and spread over, but was blocked by the light and flames emitted by the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire.

The purple mist surged, and if it weren't for the protection of the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire, he would probably have been burned to ashes very soon. You should know that even a dragon-transformation level figure would be burned to ashes in the sixth layer of the fire domain.

Li Yao took out a long sword, the weapon of the Seven Star Pavilion's leader. When he punched it that day, the weapon only showed a slight crack and did not break, which shows how hard it was.

"Hey!"

The longsword was thrown out and left the protective range of the Fire God Furnace. Instantly, upon contact with the purple mist, it melted.

Seeing this, Li Yao felt no pity whatsoever; instead, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Let's do it here. The flames here are enough to melt the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold."

Fire is extremely important for weapon forging. Back then, in the weapon forging room of Yaoguang Workshop, the divine furnace was forged by using the fire energy underground.

Nowadays, the purple fire here is many times stronger than the fire evil, and it must have even more extraordinary effects.

After wandering around the area for half an hour, Li Yao had a general look around but didn't see anything special.

Aside from the ashes of some humanoid figures, he discovered some discarded materials from the weapon-forging process. Those who left traces here were undoubtedly important figures, at least having completed the third stage of the Dragon Transformation.

"The higher the quality of the fire source, the more powerful the weapon will be. Refine the weapon on the sixth level and wait for it to take shape before refining it on the seventh level."

Li Yao finally stopped at a stone forest, where the purple mist was the most turbulent on the sixth level.

All around, rocks lay scattered about, some resembling reclining oxen, others bamboo shoots, all strangely shaped.

Li Yao sat down on a stone platform, activated the divine furnace, and opened the furnace lid.

"boom!"

Instantly, the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire seemed to devour everything, drawing in the surrounding purple mist.

This time, the weapon forging didn't need to be done inside his body, because the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace had already been completely imprinted with his mark, so there was no need to worry about the weapon's compatibility with him.

The Divine Furnace of Departing Fire was Emperor Hengyu's weapon before he became an emperor, and it even accompanied him through the tribulation of becoming an emperor. However, due to the problem of materials, it failed to be transformed into an ultimate imperial weapon.

Therefore, the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire contains the Emperor Dao Laws of the Eternal Universe, which is why the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire and the Eternal Universe Furnace can unleash the power of an ultimate imperial weapon when they work together.

It contains the laws of imperial rule, but its materials are a drawback.

Forging the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace in this furnace is expected to imprint the Emperor's Laws of the Eternal Universe. If it is successfully completed, then the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace will have achieved a minor success on the path of breaking through all laws with a single weapon.

The path of one weapon breaking all laws, once mastered to a small extent, will truly imbue that weapon with a certain power, which can greatly help him in future battles.

The Divine Furnace of Li Huo continued to absorb the surrounding purple energy, and the unchanging purple mist that had remained unchanged for ten thousand years suddenly became thinner.

Finally, when the surrounding purple light was almost too faint to be seen, Li Yao stopped, preventing the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire from absorbing any more.

"That's about enough, let's start refining the weapon."

Li Yao took out a fist-sized stone, and with a sudden burst of force, a cracking sound rang out, and a magnificent red light shot into the sky, dyeing the purple mist crimson.

Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, the Emperor's exclusive sacred artifact, is one of the most precious treasures in the universe.

The piece that Li Yao is holding now, although only the size of a fist, is still priceless. Unless it is a divine object of the same level, nothing can compare to it.

"Bang!" "Bang!"...

Li Yao's heart pounded. Although he had obtained the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold a long time ago, he had always wrapped it in stone to prevent the essence of the divine object from being lost.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a comprehensive view. Such a large piece of Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold was simply mesmerizing.

After a moment, Li Yao finally calmed down and threw the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold in his hand into the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire.

"boom!"

The crimson Phoenix Blood Gold was immediately enveloped in purple mist after being thrown into the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire.

The flames of the sixth level of the Fire Domain can frighten even elders at the Dragon Transformation level. However, after the purple flames entered the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire, they were empowered by the furnace, doubling their power. Even the Supreme Elders could not ignore them.

Such terrifying flames, after enveloping the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, were unable to melt it for a time.

Even in their initial stages, the Nine Immortal Golds have already demonstrated extraordinary qualities.

The endless purple mist continued to scorch the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold. Li Yao didn't need to intervene at this stage, so he only focused a portion of his attention on observing the changes in the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold before beginning his cultivation.

Yes, even in an environment like the Fire Domain, he did not intend to slack off, but instead prepared to cultivate, unwilling to waste a single moment.

Now, he has opened up four divine treasures, and only the kidney divine treasure remains. Once he reaches the Great Perfection of the Dao Palace, he will then attempt to break through to the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

For cultivators, the Four Extremes Secret Realm is truly a hurdle. Crossing the Four Extremes signifies a minor achievement in cultivation.

Each family's holy sons only venture out to travel and battle heroes from all over the world after breaking through the Four Extremes Secret Realm, in order to hone themselves.

The Fire Domain was calm. The sixth level of the Fire Domain was considered a dead end for many cultivators, and few people would set foot there.

Time passed quickly, and seven days later, the purple mist that had been absorbed by the Divine Furnace of Li Huo had become dense again.

The flames of the Fire Domain are inexhaustible.

"Shh!"

Li Yao, who was cultivating, opened his eyes. Although he had been cultivating, a part of his mind was always focused on the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold in the Divine Furnace of the Departing Fire.

For seven days, the purple mist continuously burned the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold. Even though it was one of the nine great immortal golds, it was only in its initial stage and did not contain any Dao laws left by any powerful beings. Naturally, it could not withstand the burning of the purple flames.

The crimson liquid floated in the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire. Without any hesitation, Li Yao directly summoned the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace and threw it into the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire.

The crimson liquid flowed and covered the small purple furnace, where it began to burn together with the purple flames.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"...

On the sixth level of the Fire Domain, the sound of hammers striking each other began to echo, carrying far and wide.

"Ah...where did that noise come from? Damn it, can't you be a little quieter?"

In the fourth layer of the fire domain, a cultivator was forging a weapon, but the loud noise caused him to fail.

However, after shouting, the cultivator carefully examined the source and discovered that the sound came from deep within. He immediately fell silent and, not daring to linger, left the fire domain.

The sound came from a very distant place, at least a dozen miles away, meaning that a great figure was forging a weapon in the sixth level of the Fire Domain.

This cultivator was too powerful to offend, so he didn't even dare to complain, fearing he would be punished later.

……

From that day on, the loud noises continued to echo throughout the fire zone until they gradually subsided more than twenty days later.

Li Yao looked at the divine furnace inside the Li Huo Divine Furnace, which was already the size of a human head, and was overjoyed.

At this moment, the Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace has changed dramatically. First of all, its color has changed from purple to purplish-red, with crimson as the main color and purple only faintly visible.

Because the two types of immortal gold are not on the same level when they are in equal quantities, the Divine Mark Purple Gold is only the size of a fingertip, while the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold is as big as a fist. The difference is very obvious, so the effect presented is dominated by the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold.

Of course, the presence of divine traces of purple gold can still be seen in the divine furnace.

Secondly, the divine furnace now looks like a powerful artifact, no longer so flimsy. At the size of a human head, the furnace body is now as thick as half a finger.

If you were to enlarge it to the height of a person, it would be about the thickness of two fingers.

Of course, this is certainly not a truly heavy-duty weapon, but at least for now, it doesn't look like it's made of paper.

It should be noted that the previous Divine Mark Purple Gold Furnace, when enlarged to the height of a person, was not even half a finger thick, but now it is two fingers thick, the difference is quite obvious.

"The weapon has been completed and is imprinted with the imperial laws of Emperor Hengyu. It already possesses initial power and has the ability to kill all other flowers after my flower blooms." Li Yao observed it for a while and couldn't help but say with joy.

Dao soldiers are an extension of the Dao of cultivation, a place that carries the Dao, and also a tool to protect the Dao.

Although cultivators can use other weapons, only their own weapon can unleash their full potential.

Now, a problem has been placed before Li Yao: the name of the divine furnace.

In the past, it could be named after the immortal gold, but now that the divine furnace has both divine purple gold and phoenix blood crimson gold, it certainly cannot be named after a single name anymore.

"It possesses the characteristics of two kinds of immortal metals, so how about giving it a name that combines the features of two kinds of immortal metals, Phoenix Blood Divine Mark Furnace..."

"What ultimate Frankenstein's monster? No way."

Li Yao rejected the name. It might not be a bad name, but he would definitely add more immortal gold in the future. It's called Phoenix Blood Divine Mark Furnace now, so wouldn't it be called Phoenix Blood Divine Mark Dao Tribulation Dragon Pattern Furnace in the future?

"How about we go all the way and call it the Heavenly Emperor's Furnace?"

Li Yao thought of another name, but after thinking about it, he rejected it. It wasn't that he was afraid others would think he was arrogant, but simply that he felt the title of Heavenly Emperor had too much karma, and he couldn't control it right now.

Look at Wang Teng. The name "Heavenly Emperor Holy Sword" sounds impressive, but in the end, he met a terrible end.

If anyone can call themselves the Heavenly Emperor, then isn't the Desolate Heavenly Emperor worthless?

It should be understood that the current world of Shrouding the Heavens was entirely created by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor; one could say that he is the Heavenly Father of this world.

If you become so powerful that no one in this world can do anything to you, then it doesn't matter if you call yourself the Heavenly Emperor, no one can control you.

But if you dare to call yourself the Heavenly Emperor too early, you will eventually suffer a backlash. Wang Teng had extraordinary luck in his childhood, but after naming the sword in his hand the Heavenly Emperor Holy Sword, he encountered Ye Hei.

In the end, Li Yao couldn't come up with a good name even after racking his brains, so he simply gave up on naming it and decided to name it the Two-Colored Immortal Furnace for the time being.

The three types of immortal gold will be called the Three-Colored Immortal Furnace, the four types will be called the Four-Colored Immortal Furnace, and so on.

However, he has already reserved the title of Heavenly Emperor's Furnace, but he will not use it for the time being. When he attains enlightenment in the future, that will be the day when the true name of this furnace appears.

The name of the furnace is also the title of Li Tiandi (Emperor Li). Li Yao's ambition is now clear: he not only wants to prove his Dao, but also wants to keep going and reach the highest point step by step.

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