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

Chapter 134 Astonishing Cultivation

The earth-shattering news spread rapidly, reaching various places through the domain gates in an instant, causing great chaos and leaving many major sects stunned.

This catastrophic disaster was a world-shaking bloodbath, resulting in the deaths of many important figures and causing a major earthquake in the Eastern Wilderness.

"Do you know that the Primordial King is about to be born? Soon the world will change, and the Holy Land will no longer be the most powerful place in this world."

"They can even kill the most powerful saints. Those ancient beings are terrifying. In the distant past, they were the masters of this land."

The rumor that ancient creatures were about to be born spread like wildfire across the vast land, causing unease among many.

Even though countless years have passed, the human race still has some records of those ancient beings, who were simply beyond the capabilities of ordinary strongmen.

The people are filled with anxiety, which is a true reflection of the current state of the Eastern Wilderness. No one is not worried about the existence of ancient creatures.

……

In a grand hall made of divine gold in the Yao Guang Holy Land, Li Yao and Li Daoqing stood side by side, looking at the divine source block standing in the center of the hall.

The three divine source blocks on the left and right sides emitted golden divine light like burning flames, illuminating the entire hall and causing the essence to surge like the tide.

"He is indeed a human, no doubt. I never expected there to be such an ancient sage in the Myriad Dragon Nest," Li Daoqing said in shock.

“When I was searching for celestial treasures in the Myriad Dragon Nest, I stumbled upon this sage,” Li Yao explained. “Coincidentally, during my travels, I learned of a secret from the ancient times that happened to be related to this sage. So, after much consideration, I brought him out.”

Li Daoqing asked curiously, "Was this ancient sage famous in the Primordial Era?"

He didn't find his holy son strange. Such accidental insights into ancient secrets were not uncommon. Not to mention the ancient times, even in the mythical era further back in time, some people had accidentally learned about its secrets. Otherwise, why would any special event or object appear in the world and quickly spread throughout the world?

“In the ancient times, the human race was weak and became food for all the ancient races. However, there was one exception: he fed on all the ancient races,” Li Yao said.

"To feed on the myriad races of antiquity is truly cruel. But in the ancient times, the human race's heritage was not prominent. What supernatural powers does this old man possess that allow him to feed on the myriad races of antiquity?" Li Daoqing exclaimed in astonishment.

In the ancient times, it was definitely the weakest period for the human race. Because of their large numbers and the scarcity of experts, they were regarded as prey by other races, which was extremely humiliating.

And this old man actually possesses such supernatural power that he can feed on all the ancient races. I wonder how terrifying his strength is.
Seeing his Holy Lord's curiosity, Li Yao explained, "This old man practices the ancient scriptures, which are the two great mother scriptures of the human race."

"What!" Li Daoqing exclaimed in shock.

The two mother scriptures of the human race are world-renowned immortal classics, which have shaken the ages. Later emperors almost always consulted these two mother scriptures when creating laws. Their status in the human race is subtly superior to other ancient scriptures.

Although these two ancient scriptures have not appeared in the world for a long time, their prestige has not faded. On the contrary, it has remained high. Whether it is humans or other races, no one does not want to see these two ancient scriptures.

No wonder those ancient creatures didn't kill the old man when he was trapped in the Dragon Nest; they also wanted to obtain the two Mother Scriptures.

Hmph, a bunch of alien races, daring to try and spy on the Mother Scripture of my human race, what wishful thinking!

Li Daoqing spread his sleeves and said righteously, "This senior is a sage of our human race. He should not be trapped by alien races. Open the seal and release the senior."

At this moment, he transformed into a loyal and righteous man, unable to bear the sight of the human sages being trapped by the alien race.

Li Yao's lips curled up, somewhat admiring. He finally understood why the other party was the Holy Lord. If he hadn't witnessed the entire process of Li Daoqing's change of expression, he might have really thought that his own Holy Lord was like this.

"Is there a problem?" Seeing that his holy son was silent, Li Daoqing knew that there must be something he didn't know, so he asked.

“The two great mother scriptures belong to Yin and Yang respectively. Cultivating them together will inevitably cause their Yin and Yang to clash. Therefore, this senior is a god during the day and a demon at night,” Li Yao said.

Li Daoqing glanced at the moonlight outside and said, "It seems that I will have to trouble you for a while, senior."

An ancient saint who feeds on all the ancient races, if he is a god, that would be fine; but if he were a demon, it would be a great calamity for the Yao Guang.

"Since you know this, you still dare to release him. He may be a god in broad daylight, but darkness will eventually fall. What do you plan to do then?" Li Daoqing pondered for a moment before realizing what was happening.

"I have already thought of a solution to the problem of conflicting cultivation techniques, which will allow you to regain your senses and no longer become a demon, even at night," Li Yao said calmly.

Li Daoqing was startled and pressed for an answer: "What method?"

Li Yao did not answer, but his hands began to move, evolving the trajectory of the Dao. Soon, a Dao diagram of Yin and Yang, which were opposites yet interdependent, appeared in the hall, containing the ultimate principles of cultivation and serving as the carrier of the Great Dao.

“This…” Li Daoqing stared in shock at his holy son.

This Tai Chi diagram contains profound principles of cultivation and is imbued with the essence of Taoism. Its creator's understanding of the Great Tao reached an unparalleled level of sophistication. It is not simply an imprint, but rather contains the creator's own interpretation.

Li Daoqing looked at the Taiji Dao Diagram, then at his own Holy Son, and was somewhat astonished. After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Indeed, he has the potential to become a Great Emperor!"

He was not amazed by the cultivation philosophy of the Taiji Dao Diagram, but rather shocked by the astonishing Daoist charm of the diagram that Li Yao had evolved, which contained endless laws of the Great Dao.

From the Dao diagram, one can get a glimpse of the whole picture and realize just how profound Li Yao's understanding of the Great Dao has become, surpassing even that of the Holy Lord of Yao Guang!
Although he never doubted his own son's talent, Li Daoqing was still shocked by what he saw firsthand.

With such comprehension, it's no wonder that his cultivation path is smooth, without any bottlenecks, and his progress is rapid.

"The Holy Lord is relieved now. The Tai Chi cultivation philosophy may allow the senior to resolve the issue of conflicting cultivation methods." Li Yao spread out the Tai Chi diagram.

Li Daoqing suppressed his shock and nodded, saying, "There might be hope, though it's not absolute, but that's enough. We can give it a try."

The cultivators of the Heavenly Shroud would never refrain from doing something out of fear. Purple Mountain was dangerous, but they would still attack it, not just once, but twice or three times.

Even knowing that the Primordial King was among them, they still ignored him and dispatched imperial weapons to attack, becoming incredibly fierce.

The two remained silent, waiting for the dawn to break.

Soon, the bright moon set and the sun rose, casting down countless golden rays that illuminated the earth in a golden glow.

To be on the safe side, they did not act immediately after dawn, but waited until noon.

"That's enough." Li Yao glanced at the blazing sun outside the temple and said solemnly.

It was already noon, and Dongfang Taiyi was unlikely to be at risk of becoming possessed by a demon. Releasing the seal at this time would be perfectly fine.

Li Daoqing stood up, looked at the Divine Source Block in the temple, and also showed a solemn expression.

"boom!"

To be on the safe side, Li Daoqing activated the array patterns in the temple, and dense Dao patterns covered the temple. At the same time, a large cauldron made of black gold with dragon patterns floated on the dome of the temple.

The great cauldron stood amidst a array of patterns, and around it, countless divine source blocks spewed forth their essence, pouring into the cauldron.

Within the sacred land, activating imperial weapons is far less difficult, as everything has already been arranged, and imperial weapons can be activated for attack at any time.

This is also the source of the Holy Land's confidence; as long as the Imperial Weapon is there, there is no need to worry about any powerful figures daring to invade.

After making all the preparations, the two began to act, separating the divine source and revealing its form.

The old man was emaciated, sitting cross-legged, devoid of any sign of life, yet his presence was extremely unsettling. He was naked from the waist up, his body bony, and his lower body was wrapped in an animal skin. In his hand, he held a large, gleaming white bone club, a primal sight that sent chills down one's spine.

A crimson iron chain, dazzlingly bright, bound him, almost digging into his flesh. It was engraved with many intricate and profound Dao patterns; it was a crimson divine chain.

"boom"

The heavens and earth roared, like a dam bursting, causing the entire sky to collapse. Dongfang Taiyi suddenly opened his eyes.

It was incredibly dazzling, even more intense than the light emanating from the divine source, practically indistinguishable from a blazing sun.

The heavens and earth seemed unable to contain his power. Dongfang Taiyi had just been revived, and the natural outward fluctuations were as if they were about to destroy the world. Fortunately, the main hall was protected by array patterns, which barely blocked these fluctuations!

The beams of light shooting from his eyes burned fiercely, stretching for an unknown distance, their divine flames leaping and pulsating, utterly terrifying, and no one could look directly at him.

Li Yao and Li Daoqing were shocked. At this moment, they felt like two ants looking up at a god, feeling incredibly insignificant.

Dongfang Taiyi had just woken up, and his mind was obviously a little confused. Although he didn't make any extra movements, his natural outward aura made Li Yao and Li Daoqing breathless through the great formation.

After a moment, that aura subsided, and the ferocity that had just been revived finally calmed down. The beam of light in its eyes shortened to three zhang in length, but it became even more dazzling, burning fiercely like a real divine flame.

He exuded an aura that could swallow mountains and rivers, like an ancient god. Although he didn't utter a single word, he could subdue the heavens and the earth!
"boom"

The moment Dongfang Taiyi moved his body slightly, the heavens and earth trembled. The world seemed unable to contain his body, and the great formation could not withstand his power. Countless array patterns collapsed and disappeared into the world.

"The moon and the sun, which is weak and which is strong, when yin and yang work together, the world will be ruled by the emperor!" Li Yao recalled this ancient saying, which seemed like a curse.

This is no ordinary saint; he is incredibly terrifying and powerful. In the ancient times when powerful figures were as numerous as clouds and ancestral kings stood in great numbers, he could roam the world freely and had killed many ancestral kings, including even a Great Saint.

Back then, when all the tribes joined forces to suppress him and besieged him, he was out of his mind when the two peerless father and son from Wanlong Nest took advantage of the situation and sealed him away.

Dongfang Taiyi's achievements were extremely terrifying. He simultaneously practiced the Taiyin and Taiyang scriptures, hoping to use them to embark on the path of enlightenment. Although he eventually went mad, becoming a god by day and a demon by night, his presence brought bloodshed and carnage to all who passed through, shaking the ancient world.

However, throughout history, almost all those who practiced both the Yin and Yang ancient scriptures have failed; none have succeeded. Yet this ancient sage, who practiced both scriptures simultaneously, survived—a true miracle.

This alone makes it terrifying.

At this moment, the sun rose high in the sky outside. Dongfang Taiyi had not fallen into demonic possession, but his expression was slightly confused. He looked at the main hall and the two people with a puzzled look, as if he had not quite figured out what was going on.

Li Yaoming knew that the other party was in a demonic state when he was sealed, and probably couldn't remember much of what he had personally experienced.

At this moment, since he has not fallen into demonic possession, it is very easy for him to develop a kind of error, that is, he does not have much of a sense of the passage of time.

"boom!"

Another loud bang rang out, and Dongfang Taiyi's body trembled. Terrifying power was released involuntarily, and the array patterns of the entire temple completely collapsed. This great array, which was personally inscribed by the ancient sages, was broken!

Dongfang Taiyi stared intently at the large cauldron in the dome, his expression somewhat wary. If he hadn't been certain that Li Yao and Li Daoqing were human and thus hadn't refrained from attacking, he probably would have already unleashed his divine power and stormed out of the hall.

“Jiku Mia…” the old man murmured, looking at the Dragon Pattern Cauldron with a puzzled expression. In his memory, there was no such imperial weapon in the universe.

However, Dongfang Taiyi was quite certain that the Great Dao Law he was referring to was that this was an imperial weapon with boundless power.

“Senior, millions of years have passed since your time. This contains information about that period of time; you can take a look.” Li Yao conveyed the information with his divine sense. In his hand was a stream of light, a memory that could be quickly browsed.

Dongfang Taiyi scratched his head, appearing incredibly honest and simple. He reached out and summoned a stream of light, which flew into his palm and then imprinted itself on his brow. He was greatly shocked, because he knew how many years had passed!

The world has changed dramatically over the past millions of years. It is no longer the ancient times, and the whole world has changed.

"Humanity has risen." After a long while, Dongfang Taiyi murmured softly, his eyes filled with barely suppressed joy.

In his memory, he saw many things: the ancient times had passed, and the human race had stepped onto the stage of history, standing firmly among the most powerful races in the universe.

The first Great Emperor of the Ancient Era was a human, and the last Great Emperor was also a human. During this period, the human race produced at least twenty Great Emperors, who left behind an invincible lineage, allowing the human race to stand firmly at the pinnacle of the universe.

Only the human race living in the ancient times knew how difficult their situation was back then. After the fall of the Human Emperor and the Holy Emperor, the only place where the human race could make its own decisions was probably the Ziwei Ancient Star.

On other ancient life-bearing planets, the human race held a very low status. Due to their rapid reproduction rate and innate intelligence, they were suppressed by all races and reduced to food, making their growth extremely difficult.

The old man reminisced about the hardships of the human race in the ancient times, and marveled at the strength of the human race in the primitive era.

"Senior, the human race today is no longer what it was in the ancient times. One great emperor after another has risen from the stars, making the human race stand at the pinnacle of the universe," Li Yao affirmed.

At this moment, Dongfang Taiyi had completely calmed down, and his god-like and demonic aura had completely subsided. He looked at the dragon-patterned cauldron on the dome with surprise and delight, just like a simple old man.

It was these kinds of artifacts that allowed the human race to completely break free from the status of being subservient to blood-soaked animals.

The ancient emperors, who were proud and superior to the past and present, used imperial weapons as a continuation of their lives. Even though they had fallen, the imperial weapons they left behind still ensured that the status of the human race would not decline.

"It's made of the same immortal metal as the Human Emperor's seal. Which human emperor forged this imperial weapon?" Dongfang Taiyi asked curiously, his expression filled with reverence.

Li Daoqing was stunned. What he disliked most was people asking about the origin of the Dragon Pattern Cauldron. For knowledgeable people, the news they spread was a joke, but it was already a good excuse. Apart from that, there was no other way to explain the origin of the Dragon Pattern Cauldron.

But those words definitely couldn't be said to the old man, because it would be blatantly telling him that I was trying to fool him. Didn't the old man know whether sages could forge imperial weapons?

He looked at the young man beside him, his plea for help quite clear.

"Senior, this Dragon Pattern Cauldron was forged by the Ruthless Great Emperor. Because this Great Emperor is too special, we tell the outside world that this Dragon Pattern Cauldron was forged by dozens of generations of sages of the Yao Guang sect." In the end, Li Yao stepped forward and truthfully told them about the Dragon Pattern Cauldron.

He believed that the old man in front of him would not have a bad opinion of him because of this. Having cultivated to the level of a Great Sage, his state of mind had already transcended the mundane. Even towards the Ruthless Great Emperor, he would only feel admiration, not think that the other party had committed murder.

Dongfang Taiyi has taken many lives. He is known as the Human Demon, and his hands are stained with countless blood. When he is possessed by a demon, he doesn't care about anything. The number of his own kind who have fallen at his hands is countless.

This is actually the norm for cultivators in the world of "Covering the Sky." There is no conflict between good and evil here; they fight each other to practice their own Great Dao. The only conflict is between the Great Dao itself.

"Is this the Great Emperor?" As expected, Dongfang Taiyi did not show any disgust, but nodded calmly.

In his memory, he also saw the description of this great emperor, and from it, he only saw one word: domineering.

In particular, the ruthless emperor's act of destroying the Holy Spirit Ancestral Land with a single sword strike made Dongfang Taiyi clap his hands in admiration.

In the ancient times, the Holy Spirit lineage was one of the groups that targeted the human race the most, and its methods were even more bloody than those of the myriad races of the ancient times.

The destruction of such a person's ancestral land, preventing the Holy Spirit lineage from ever reaching its peak again, is enough to make the Ruthless Emperor's achievements stand out throughout history.

Li Daoqing carefully observed the old man's expression and, finding nothing amiss, breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he couldn't help but praise his own holy son.

This young man is really outspoken. He just blurted out what Yao Guang had been desperately trying to hide without any pressure. This is something he could never do.

Although the old man was simple and honest, his eyes had already seen through Li Daoqing's inner thoughts. He couldn't help but find it a little funny, but it wasn't surprising. The cultivation path of that great emperor was indeed unsettling, but this was a struggle for the Dao. From the fact that after that great emperor attained enlightenment, he had also protected all living beings and had not killed indiscriminately, it could be seen that he was not a person who killed without cause.

(End of this chapter)