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

Chapter 87 Scammer

After breaking through the four extremes, Li Yao's left arm disappeared into the heavens and earth, surrounded by Dao diagrams, becoming eternal and a manifestation of the Dao.

The Four Extremes Secret Realm allows for a deeper connection with heaven and earth with each breakthrough of a new extreme.

At this stage, everything depends on enlightenment, not on external things like sources. If your understanding of the Tao hasn't reached that level, then using more resources won't be of much use.

"My physical strength has greatly increased. I have completely completed the first level of the Starry Battle Body by borrowing the power of the lightning tribulation. Now I have entered the second level. My physique is comparable to that of a dragon. If an elder does not use his overwhelming magic power and only fights with his physical body, I am enough to suppress him!" Li Yao clenched his fist and felt for a moment.

With such a physique, he is probably already capable of contending with ordinary holy bodies.

Of course, this refers to a regular holy body, not Ye Fan's holy body. His current physique is still far inferior to that of Ye Fan when he was in the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

There's nothing we can do about it; Ye Fan has used far too many good things.

The Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm tempers the body with the Holy Blood of the Demon Emperor, which is the essence of the Demon Emperor's Holy Heart. Especially since it is the Azure Emperor, a Great Emperor whose true form is an immortal medicine, the essence contained within is unimaginable.

The azure lotus phenomenon that appeared later in Ye Fan's life was mostly caused by this phenomenon, which played a significant role in Ye Fan's path to great success.

Upon arriving at the Four Extremes Secret Realm, in order to heal his Dao injury, Ye Fan consumed the fruits of all branches of the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine. This was equivalent to undergoing a transformation with a complete Immortal Medicine fruit, making his physique directly comparable to that of a Saint Lord.

These wonderful things, let alone when used on a holy body, are enough to defy fate and turn a useless body into an unparalleled genius.

"I wish I could freely enter any forbidden area," Li Yao thought with burning desire.

Look at the benefits Ye Fan gained in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land. He consumed the Sacred Fruit three times. The first time he consumed the Sacred Fruit, he underwent a complete transformation and his sea of ​​suffering was dispelled, allowing his Sacred Body to cultivate.

When he consumed the sacred fruit for the second time, both his physical body and his consciousness underwent a transformation. In particular, his consciousness was able to change the appearance of beings in the Four Extremes Secret Realm while he was in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm.

The third time was even more outrageous. In order to heal the wound to his Great Dao, he climbed nine sacred mountains in succession, picked all the fruits of the divine tree, and even cut off a small section of its lateral roots and some branches and leaves. Not only did he heal the wound to his Great Dao, but he also underwent a complete transformation of his physique and divine consciousness.

There's also the divine spring, something others can't buy even with a fortune, which Ye Fan drinks directly like water.

It could be said that the desolate forbidden land was a dead end for others, but for Ye Fan, it was not much different from his backyard.

Every time he encountered a predicament, he went to the desolate forbidden land and found a solution. Anyone can take that three-life bronze coffin. You can let the Stone Emperor try and see if he dares to say that he will send a ruthless person.

"The difference between people is really too great. When Ye Fan entered the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, those Desolate Slaves ignored him and at most scared him. But if I dared to go in, I'm afraid I would be scared out of my wits." Li Yao was very self-aware.

"But it doesn't matter. So what if I don't have an invincible younger sister? If my physique isn't strong enough, I can just collect body-refining techniques and keep practicing them."

Li Yao stood up, pressed down in the void, and the space collapsed instantly. His physical body was clear and flawless, flowing with precious light, like an immortal god on an altar.

He has only cultivated the Starry Battle Body to the second level, yet he already possesses such power. If he continues to cultivate, his physique will definitely undergo a qualitative change, until he is completely no weaker than Ye Hei at the same level, and may even surpass him.

If the Great Emperor's Method doesn't work, then try the True Immortal Method; if that still doesn't work, then try the Immortal King Method...

With this in mind, Li Yao finally stopped envying Ye Fan so much.

You have a good physique, I have good comprehension; you have a younger sister, and I... still have good comprehension.

"Right, Heavenly Book? Help me deduce the Four Extremes Scroll of the Yao Guang Jing. Thank you."

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The Four Extremes Scroll of the Yao Guang Scripture is only a scripture at the Great Sage level. Li Yao would not compromise on the ancient scripture he mainly cultivates. He waved his hand and took out 120,000 catties of source, deducing the Four Extremes Scroll of the Yao Guang Scripture to the Great Emperor level.

As the light of enlightenment shone brightly, Li Yao descended into the Creation Domain. After breaking through the fourth level of cultivation, the time he could stay in the Creation Domain greatly increased, from two breaths to sixty breaths.

Why didn't Li Yao make predictions earlier, but waited until after breaking through the Four Extremes Secret Realm? Because he anticipated that after breaking through the Four Extremes Secret Realm, the time he could stay in the Creation Realm would greatly increase.

This is much more cost-effective than performing calculations in the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

In the Dao Palace Secret Realm, he could only stay in the Creation Domain for one or two breaths, but after breaking through to the Four Extremes Realm, he reached an astonishing sixty breaths.

The difference between two breaths and sixty breaths is like heaven and earth. It's equivalent to entering the Creation Domain thirty times in the Dao Palace Secret Realm to equal one entry into the Four Extremes Secret Realm!
Li Yao was deep in thought, comprehending and deducing within the realm of creation. The endless mysteries of the Great Dao flowed through his heart, and his understanding of the Yao Guang Emperor Scripture was rapidly increasing.

With each passing breath, his understanding deepened. By the time the sixty breaths were over, Li Yao felt that his comprehension of the Yao Guang Emperor Scripture had reached a state of perfection, as if he had been practicing this scripture for over a hundred years.

The Four Extremes Scroll of Light Emperor Scripture began to operate autonomously, and his right arm appeared and disappeared, with intricate Dao patterns being imprinted on it, a sign that he was about to break through.

It's completely illogical that there are signs of another breakthrough right after the breakthrough.

The Four Extremes Secret Realm requires one to reside in the void, imprint the ruthless Great Dao, and comprehend the rules of heaven and earth in order to advance. It is not only about cultivating the physical body, but also about cultivating the true 'Dao'!
This step relies on the cultivator's comprehension of the Great Dao. The Yao Guang Emperor Scripture is extremely profound, with every word a gem, containing infinite principles of the Great Dao. By thoroughly understanding the scripture, one can, to a certain extent, comprehend the Great Dao.

For many, the Four Extremes Secret Realm requires slow and gradual comprehension, but for Li Yao, as long as he has the source, he can even quickly pass through this secret realm.

After all, what he has in abundance is comprehension!
"I estimate that I can break through to the second realm of the Four Extremes in one or two months at most." Li Yao was somewhat shocked.

The Four Extremes Secret Realm is a very clear boundary for cultivators, because at this stage, the ratio of resources to comprehension of the Great Dao will gradually shift, with comprehension of the Great Dao becoming more important than resources.

Even for a genius at the level of a holy son, it would take two or three years to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth before they could reach the threshold of a breakthrough.

As for Li Yao, he had just broken through, yet he already showed signs of breaking through again, which was quite an exaggeration.

In fact, the reason he hasn't been able to break through yet is because his foundation is insufficient. Next, as long as he improves his foundation, he will be able to break through naturally.

When others go to the Four Extremes Secret Realm, they focus on enlightenment, but when it comes to Li Yao, he focuses on resources and needs to replenish his original foundation.

This is a happy problem!
Pulling his thoughts back, Li Yao looked towards the Northern Region and muttered to himself, "After being away for so long, it's time to go back to the Northern Region."

His travels this time yielded remarkable results: Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, the Nine Secrets of Fighting, Traveling, and All, fragments of the Eternal Universe Scripture and the Western Emperor Scripture, which perfected the Origin Scripture and allowed him to break through to the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

These are the very things that even the holy lands envy, and they would stop at nothing to seize them.

However, Li Yao's consumption was also incredibly high. Of the three million jin of source energy, he had already used up most of it, and now he only had one million jin of source energy left.

Such wealth would be incredibly extravagant for anyone else, but unfortunately, Li Yao has a powerful resource-devouring entity on him that he simply cannot afford to exhaust.

Moreover, among the million catties of source, there is also a piece of divine source, which he certainly will not let the Heavenly Book absorb, because it would be too wasteful.

But if we disregard that divine source, he only has 400,000 jin of source energy left.

This amount of source energy is far too little for Li Yao. To fully realize the value of the Heavenly Book, a massive amount of source energy is needed.

The Creation Realm has been incredibly helpful to him; he cannot become stronger quickly without it.

He had only entered the Xingzi Secret twice, staying there for four breaths each time, yet his understanding of it had reached a completely different level. In the Dao Palace Secret Realm, when he fully activated the Xingzi Secret, his speed was not much inferior to that of a great power.

Now that he has broken through to the fourth level of the secret realm, his cultivation is higher and his divine power is more vast. He can draw on the power of heaven and earth. When he operates the Xingzi Secret Technique, he estimates that he can rival the level of the Holy Lord.

There's also the Yao Guang Emperor Scripture. The reason he was able to reach the breakthrough threshold again immediately after his initial breakthrough was because he had reached that level of understanding of the Yao Guang Emperor Scripture. If it weren't for his insufficient foundation, he could have broken through directly.

This demonstrates just how much the creation of the Dharma realm enhanced his abilities.

If he had enough Source, Li Yao really wanted to continuously enter the Creation Law Domain to comprehend it, rapidly improve his cultivation, bring a shock to the people of this universe, and perform the myth of attaining enlightenment at the age of two hundred.

"Northern Region, how can I become stronger without you?"

That desolate land was unfriendly to ordinary cultivators, but for Li Yao, it was nothing short of paradise.

If this true dragon wants to take flight, it must first roam the four seas; the Northern Region is its ocean.

"Hey!"

A golden lightning bolt streaked across the sky, and Li Yao transformed into a streak of light, heading towards the direction of the Free and Unfettered Sect, intending to pass through the domain gate and return to the Northern Region.

After breaking through the Four Extremes Secret Realm, Li Yao's speed became unbelievable. In the blink of an eye, he traversed a hundred miles, leaving the endless mountains and rivers behind.

The golden light that leaps across the earth in mythology can only travel a few thousand miles a day, but Li Yao was already thousands of miles away in less than a quarter of an hour.

As the sun set and night fell, Li Yao stopped and set out to cultivate in a cave, a daily ritual he never missed.

This time, however, he simply absorbed essence and energy frantically to enhance his origin, transforming into a mindless source-refining machine. He didn't need to comprehend the Great Dao at all; as long as his origin kept up, his cultivation level would rise steadily.

One night of cultivation can improve one's cultivation level to the same extent as a Saint-level prodigy cultivating for a month.

After traveling all day, Li Yao is now 140,000 miles away. In half a day, he has circled the earth nearly twice.

During his journey, he continued in the same way, stopping at night to frantically refine alien sources to replenish his own essence.

Four days later, Li Yao arrived at Xiaoyao Gate. Legend has it that this place was formed by the convergence of two dragon veins. The mountains stand tall, like the bones of a dragon, undulating and full of strange trees and exotic plants, majestic yet beautiful.

In this region, it is a super power second only to the Holy Land, on par with the Tai Xuan Sect. It is currently entering its heyday, with countless experts within its ranks.

Outside the mountain gate, there were hundreds of people waiting.

"Brother, you're so young, and you want to try your luck in the Northern Region?" a burly man with a full beard asked.

This was a very outgoing cultivator. Seeing that Li Yao looked to be around twenty years old, he couldn't help but go up and start a conversation.

"Yes, I want to give it a shot," Li Yao replied casually.

"Haha, me too. Legend has it that the Northern Region is full of Origin Sources and mountains of jewels. My family has been saving up Origin Sources for a long time to afford the gate fee to the Northern Region, so I'm going to go there and try my luck." The burly man with the thick beard laughed, and he even had a kind of simple and honest feeling. "The journey is long and the Northern Region is dangerous. It's best not to take the risk. Besides, if it were really that good, it wouldn't be available to ordinary people." At this moment, a withered old man spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Li Yao looked over curiously. The old man was clearly knowledgeable to say such a thing.

"Boss Bao said there's plenty of minerals in the Northern Region. After I go there, I'll mine for him and he'll pay me a pound of minerals every month as wages." The burly man with the thick beard was hoping for the best.

The old man shook his head and didn't say much. He had only advised the bearded man because he knew that the man's cultivation was low and that he would likely be captured by various forces to become a mining slave in the Northern Region.

But in this world, it's hard to persuade a damned person with kind words; no matter how good your intentions are, they won't appreciate them at all.

“Brother, the elder’s words make sense. The Northern Region is not necessarily a good place for ordinary people,” Li Yao said.

The burly man with the thick beard hesitated upon hearing this. In fact, he was somewhat hesitant, as the Northern Region and the Southern Region were far apart, and an ordinary cultivator might only have one chance to travel between them in their lifetime.

If he really fails to earn enough resources in the Northern Region, then he might never have the chance to return to the Southern Region in this lifetime.

Li Yao also noticed this, because when the big man spoke, his face was flushed, but there was a hint of unease in his eyes, so he spoke up to offer some advice.

"Hey, you two, what are you doing? Everyone knows the Northern Region is full of resources. Are you blocking other people's path to wealth?" At this moment, a middle-aged man with a scar on his face walked over, glaring angrily at Li Yao and the old man.

"Boss Bao." The burly man with the thick beard called out to the scarred man as soon as he saw him.

“Brother Zhang Cai, don’t listen to their nonsense. Think about your talented son. If you don’t go and earn Origin Stones, who will support his cultivation? He’s seven years old now and will be starting his cultivation soon. Don’t worry, after we go to the Northern Region, you can mine for me, and I’ll pay you one pound of Origin Stones a month. I definitely won’t treat you unfairly,” Boss Bao reassured the big man.

"Boss? You own a source mine?" Li Yao's gaze was cold, sweeping over the scarred man like lightning.

He roughly understood what was going on. The big man in front of him had obviously been scammed. This so-called Boss Bao was probably just abducting people to the Northern Region and then reselling them to others.

“That’s right, I have a source mine in the Northern Region. You’d better not talk too much. My influence in the Northern Region is beyond your imagination. Don’t bring trouble upon yourself.” Boss Bao stared fiercely at Li Yao and warned him.

"Boss Bao, please don't mind him. This young man was just joking." Zhang Cai quickly stepped forward to say something nice. He wasn't particularly clever, but he could tell that Li Yao's advice was sincere, and he didn't want the other person to suffer any misfortune.

"Hmph, for the sake of my brother Zhang, I won't hold it against you," Boss Bao said, seemingly giving Zhang Cai a lot of face.

"To bother with me, a mere cultivator from the Other Shore, how dare you be so arrogant and ignorant." Li Yao's expression turned cold, and a terrifying aura emanated from his body.

An ant dared to hop around in front of him. Li Yao was too lazy to say a word to it. If this place wasn't within the territory of the Xiaoyao Sect, he would have slapped it to death.

The withered old man's pupils suddenly contracted as he stared at Li Yao in shock. As a Dao Palace cultivator, when Li Yao revealed a wisp of his aura, he felt as if he were facing a true dragon from the heavens, fierce and inviolable.

The scarred man was even worse off; he immediately knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with terror. He knew he had kicked a hornet's nest.

Who would have thought that a young man around twenty years old would possess such terrifying cultivation?

Zhang Cai looked at Li Yao in shock, then at Boss Bao kneeling on the ground, his heart filled with turmoil.

In his eyes, Boss Bao, who was highly skilled and had extensive connections, was actually intimidated by a young man and knelt down on the ground.

The commotion attracted a lot of people, including some who had also been abducted by Boss Bao, who all gathered around.

"What are you doing? This is the territory of the Xiaoyao Sect. Conflicts are prohibited."

At this moment, the mountain gate opened wide, and several cultivators walked out. The leader, a middle-aged man, shouted and strode over.

"Senior Zhao, save me, save me!" Boss Bao shouted as if he had seen a savior.

He often brought people to the Xiaoyao Sect, so he naturally knew the disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect. In order to maintain good relations, he would often show them respect.

"Bao Tianxing, what's going on?" The middle-aged man looked at Li Yao and Bao Tianxing with curiosity.

"This person attacked me for no reason, completely disregarding that this is the territory of the Xiaoyao Sect," Bao Tianxing said, twisting the facts and speaking first.

"Boss Bao, it was clearly you..."

"Shut up, you idiot! Think about your family!" Bao Tianxing interrupted Zhang Cai angrily, the creaking scar making him look even more ferocious.

"Fellow Daoist, this is the territory of the Free and Unfettered Sect. I don't care what grudges you have, but don't cause trouble here." The middle-aged man looked at Li Yao calmly.

“Alright, I won’t cause trouble. After all, this is the territory of the Xiaoyao Sect. But once I’m outside the Xiaoyao Sect, I can do whatever I want.” Li Yao’s gaze sharpened as he looked at Bao Tianxing.

Bao Tianxing's face changed color, sometimes green and sometimes white, like a juggler in a circus.

Seeing this, the middle-aged cultivator didn't say much. Although Bao Tianxing often showed him respect, the benefits were not worth him standing up for Bao Tianxing.

“Alright, those who wish to traverse the void, present your source or treasures.” At this moment, a yellow-faced cultivator who was traveling with them spoke up.

One by one, the crowd stepped forward, and without saying much, they presented their treasures. It was impossible to traverse the void without paying a huge price.

"A Life Spring cultivator's weapon? You dare to show it off?" The sallow-faced middle-aged man glanced at the first cultivator with disdain and rejected him outright.

"Please be lenient, senior." The cultivator pleaded repeatedly, saying, "This is a weapon I have been refining for more than ten years, and it is the most precious item I possess."

"Even if you've refined it for a hundred years, it's useless. Don't even mention you; we wouldn't accept any weapon forged by a cultivator at the Other Shore Realm if it were just an ordinary item." The middle-aged man with the yellow face showed disdain.

The cultivator was extremely unwilling, but dared not say anything more and retreated dejectedly.

The second cultivator presented a bronze mirror, which was full of ancient charm, but it had some flaws, with three cracks on it.

"We won't accept this kind of inferior product!"

"This is a weapon forged by a peak cultivator of the Dao Palace; its power is immense," the cultivator explained cautiously.

"No matter how good a weapon is, if it has a fatal crack, it's already scrap. What use is it? Even if it's nurtured for a hundred years, it can't be restored." The middle-aged man with a sallow face showed an impatient expression and waved him away.

"One Crimson Moon Fruit!" The third cultivator stepped forward and presented a jade box. Upon opening it, a bright red fruit, shaped like a crescent moon, with a crystal-clear color and a fragrant aroma, was revealed.

The middle-aged man with a sallow face revealed a hint of greed in his eyes. He snapped the jade box shut and said, "A rare spiritual fruit. You can pass through."

"A piece of Ziyao Copper Essence!"

After several people failed to pass, the ninth person presented a piece of purple copper, a slightly shiny jar.

"It really is Purple Radiance Copper Essence. Reclusive cultivators who have reached the third secret realm need this kind of refining material the most. It can be passed." The middle-aged man with a yellow face had a burning desire in his eyes. Reluctantly, he handed the copper essence to the person next to him, allowing the cultivator to pass.

To pass through here, one must pay a heavy price; most of the treasures and elixirs offered by people are not accepted.

"Now you should know what kind of person this is. Go home, stay with your wife and kids, and stop thinking about making a fortune in the Northern Region," Li Yao said to Zhang Cai.

"Okay, thank you, senior. I understand. You really saved my family's life. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to come back from the Northern Region, and my wife and children would have had no one to take care of them," Zhang Cai said gratefully.

His life never represented just him or his family. If he were gone, his wife and children probably wouldn't survive either.

The cultivators that Boss Bao had lured away knew that they had probably been deceived, and that Boss Bao might not be as powerful as he boasted.

However, even so, many of them did not give up. Although Boss Bao was lying, the fact that there were many resources and opportunities in the Northern Region was definitely true.

In any case, they were determined to go to the Northern Region; their resolve was unwavering.

Li Yao didn't try to persuade these people. Even with Zhang Cai, he only offered a few words of advice because he thought the other person was a good person. If the other person insisted on going, he wouldn't say anything more.

Soon, all those who were going to cross the void stood on the Xuanyu Platform, leaving only Bao Tianxing and Li Yao in the original spot.

"What are you standing there for? Aren't you going to the Northern Region?" Li Yao asked.

Bao Tianxing's face was extremely ugly. He knew that this person was determined to go against him. Judging from this situation, even if he didn't go to the Northern Region, the other party would follow him and kill him as soon as they left this place.

"Senior, I was blind to your greatness. How about we turn hostility into friendship?" he asked hopefully.

"Hmph!" Li Yao snorted coldly and said, "If you were bitten by an ant, wouldn't you crush it?"

“I have people behind me, right here in the Northern Region. You are very powerful, but there’s no need for you to make enemies.”

"Oh, so you have accomplices too. In that case, you lead the way, and I'll send you all to the Yellow Springs together." Li Yao became interested.

Damn it, where did this lunatic come from! Bao Tianxing felt a tightness in his chest. If he could do it all over again, he would never have provoked this person, but now it was too late to regret it.

"Hey, you two, do you want to cross over? Don't waste time," the sallow-faced cultivator shouted in dissatisfaction.

In the end, Bao Tianxing, his face ashen, handed over the hundred jin of Yuan and went up to the Xuan Yu Platform. If he stayed, he would surely die, but if he went to the Northern Region, there would be people to meet him there. With their numbers, they might be able to stop this madman.

Li Yao followed closely behind and went up to the Xuan Yu Platform. He had no intention of letting the scarred man go. The other party dared to offend him and was already courting death.

"boom!"

The Dao patterns on the Xuan Yu Platform began to glow. The source buried underground was absorbed by the power of the formation, and a beam of light pierced through the void, tearing open a crack and drawing everyone inside.

Thank you A Alpha for the 100 book coins!

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