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

Chapter 145 Reforging the Dao Soldier
Li Yao did not try to persuade him further. He passed on the Western Emperor Scripture Palace Scroll, the Eternal Universe Scripture Four Extremes Scroll, the Chaotic Ancient Scripture Dragon Transformation Scroll, and the Cross Star Domain to Ye Fan. This path was difficult, but everyone had their own choice, and he would not interfere.

Just like in the original novel, how could Jiang Taixu, with his saintly cultivation level, not see that Ye Fan was cultivating different scriptures in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm and the Dao Palace Secret Realm?

He knew that with Jiang Taixu's wisdom, he must have already guessed that the ancient scriptures Ye Fan cultivated in the previous two secret realms were the Dao Scripture and the Western Emperor Scripture.

But he didn't try to stop him; instead, he let Ye Fan go his own way. Clearly, he probably also felt that although this path was difficult, it was a road to heaven.

Otherwise, given the relationship between Jiang Taixu and Ye Fan at that time, if he felt that this path was not feasible, he would definitely have made Ye Fan switch to the Hengyu Scripture.

At that time, Ye Fan's cultivation level was only at the Dao Palace Secret Realm. Switching to cultivating scriptures was incredibly easy and effortless.

If the Ji family would hunt down Ye Fan if Ji Ziyue passed on the Void Scripture, then given Jiang Taixu's status, no one in the Jiang family would dare to say anything if he taught Ye Fan the complete Eternal Universe Scripture.

Judging from the fact that Jiang Taixu risked his life to help Ye Fan continue the broken path, passing on the scriptures was not a big deal at all.

In other words, when Ye Fan was in the Dao Palace Secret Realm, he actually had a choice: to abandon the most powerful ancient scripture he cultivated in each secret realm and instead cultivate the Hengyu Scripture.

Judging from the outcome, Ye Fan still followed the original path. As a sage, Jiang Taixu may have explained the advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately respected Ye Fan's decision.

The perspective of a sage from the post-primordial era, to a certain extent, represents authority.

Ye Fan closed his eyes and carefully comprehended the two scriptures and the holy technique of attack in his mind. They were all profound and insightful, with every word a gem.

After a long while, he opened his eyes and a smile appeared on his face.

With the issue of cultivation scriptures resolved, he will no longer face the predicament of missing scriptures before reaching the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm. Furthermore, with the intersection of the Cross Star Domain, he will also have offensive methods.

"Alright, I've given you the scriptures, now it's time for me to collect my reward," Li Yao chuckled.

"Brother Dao, come on." Ye Fan took a deep breath and got ready.

Li Yao reached out his palm and placed it close to Ye Fan's sea of ​​suffering. Then, Dao patterns appeared in his hand, weaving together chains of divine Dao, which probed into Ye Fan's sea of ​​suffering.

The golden sea stretched to the sky, intertwined with lightning, as if the world were at its beginning, gestating with vibrant life.

The scene of the Holy Body's Sea of ​​Bitterness is truly astonishing. The ancient great beings' Sea of ​​Wheels possessed various mysterious and unpredictable phenomena, such as: the bright moon rising from the sea, stars shining in the blue sky, and golden lotuses growing in the Sea of ​​Bitterness. Each of these phenomena brought unparalleled power. The Holy Body's golden Sea of ​​Bitterness, however, was itself the most powerful wonder.

This was also the first time Li Yao had ever witnessed the origin of the Sacred Body. It was incredibly powerful, beyond common sense, and so powerful that it slightly surprised Li Yao.

He observed it carefully for a while before continuing to delve deeper, and finally saw a large area of ​​Xuanhuang essence in the center of Ye Fan's sea of ​​suffering.

The vast shadows, heavy as mountains and thick as clouds, were dark yellow and hazy, as if a wisp of mist could crush a mountain ridge, so heavy that it made one feel suffocated.

The stars are in disarray, Yin and Yang are in conflict, and the primordial chaos erupts. Ordinary people believe that the primordial chaos is the primordial energy. But true cultivators would not think this way. They believe that the primordial chaos is the essence of heaven, and the primordial chaos is the marrow of earth. Therefore, the primordial chaos represents heaven and earth.

Li Yao was shocked. A large amount of Xuanhuang essence was the best material for forging ultimate weapons. Even supreme figures would be tempted by it.

Throughout his cultivation, he had acquired some immortal gold, but it was never enough to forge a powerful weapon. In contrast, Ye Fan's Sea of ​​Bitterness contained so much Xuanhuang essence that there was still enough left over to forge a powerful weapon.

Of course, this refers to standard heavy-duty artifacts. In fact, there is no upper limit to the amount of artifacts that can be cast.

The chains of order weaved through the sea of ​​bitterness, enveloping a large portion of the Xuanhuang essence, and then pulled it out of Ye Fan's sea of ​​bitterness.

It was incredibly heavy. It was only a small piece, yet it was heavier than a massive mountain range. If it were an ordinary cultivator, they wouldn't be able to move this Xuanhuang Essence at all. If they poured their divine power into it, they would feel as if they had thrown mud into the sea.

However, with Li Yao's current cultivation level, he only felt it was heavy, but it was far from being uncontrollable.

"Rumble..."

A dazzling array of primordial essence appeared, and the heavy primordial energy pressed down on the void, causing it to rumble and tremble, as if it could not bear the weight.

According to legend, a single wisp of Xuanhuang Qi is enough to crush a mountain range, but at this moment, there are countless strands. It is unimaginable how heavy these Xuanhuang essences must be.

Xuan represents the essence of heaven, and Huang represents the marrow of earth. When they are mixed together, they do not radiate light. However, the essence of Xuanhuang is an exception. It is several times heavier than ordinary Xuanhuang Qi and emits a dazzling light.

Within the essence of Xuanhuang, there was a palm-sized fragment of green copper, which tightly adhered to a large amount of Xuanhuang essence.

"This piece of green copper?!" Li Yao was shocked.

This piece of green copper was plain and unadorned, like an ordinary object, but he would not mistake it for the green copper on his body, as they were both fragments of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron.

The only difference is that the two pieces of broken copper are in different locations and have slightly different patterns. Moreover, Ye Fan's piece is much larger than the one on Li Yao's body.

"Brother Dao, do you recognize this piece of green copper?" Ye Fan asked curiously.

After obtaining this piece of green copper, he felt it was extraordinary. Subsequent events proved that this piece of green copper indeed contained unfathomable power, but he could not activate it; each time, the green copper would spontaneously unleash its power.

"Where did you get this piece of green bronze?" Li Yao asked curiously. He had already obtained the green bronze from the Qingdi Tomb, so where did Ye Fan find this piece?

"After Pang Bo transformed into a demon, I was worried that we would be hunted down by powerful human beings, so I took Pang Bo to the edge of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land. This piece of green copper was obtained there," Ye Fan said.

Li Yao remained silent, knowing that the piece of green copper had been obtained on the edge of the desolate ancient forbidden land, so nothing was surprising.

"This piece of green bronze is a treasure of Zhongzhou. Do not let others know that you possess such a treasure. If word gets out, the dynasties in Zhongzhou will be tempted to seize it," Li Yao warned.

Ye Fan paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you for informing me, Brother. I understand."

Putting his thoughts aside, Li Yao stopped paying attention to the green copper and focused on the Xuanhuang Essence.

The essence of Xuanhuang was not abundant, only a small piece about the size of a human head, as thick and heavy as a wisp of mist, yet radiating a dazzling brilliance.

Such a large expanse of Xuanhuang essence is theoretically enough to refine one and a half heavy artifacts.

This is a true, unparalleled treasure. In the entire universe, only ancient scriptures created by the Great Emperor and divine medicines can compare to its value.

At this moment, even Li Yao could hardly contain his excitement. He activated the Great Saint Weapon within his body, drawing upon a wisp of Saint Power and cutting off one-third of its essence. With this Xuanhuang Essence, the problem of insufficient foundation in his Immortal Furnace could be solved.

boom!
Divine power surged, probing into the Xuanhuang essence and extracting fragments of divine runes within.

These were fragments from Ye Fan's small cauldron after it shattered, mixed in with the Xuanhuang essence. He took out the divine pattern fragments from the small pieces of Xuanhuang essence and injected them into the large pieces of Xuanhuang essence. Then he sent the green copper and Xuanhuang essence into Ye Fan's sea of ​​suffering.

"This is enough. If you take half of it, you won't be able to forge a powerful artifact." Li Yao put away the small piece of Xuanhuang Essence.

One should be content with what one has. Even when making a transaction, there must be a bottom line, and that bottom line is that it cannot affect Ye Fan's forging of his own weapon.

"Where is Brother Dao headed next? I wonder if I might have the honor of accompanying you?" Ye Fan suddenly said at this moment.

Nowadays, various powerful figures from the Tai Xuan Sect are appearing in droves, and he possesses the Source Root of All Things Mother Qi, which is too conspicuous. If any powerful figure discovers this, it will be an unimaginable disaster.

If one were to be by Dong Yaoguang's side, safety would be absolutely guaranteed. The other party's terror was clearly no less than that of the older generation, and he could stand on equal footing with powerful figures.

"Now that we have the treasure, the next step is naturally to refine it. I'm going to the Fire Domain, and you happen to need to refine it too, so come with me." Li Yao didn't refuse. Ye Fan was a person worth befriending, and there was no need to worry about him being ungrateful.

"Then thank you very much, Brother Dao." Ye Fan said happily. "Little brat." Ji Ziyue said with some reluctance.

"Ziyue, you know that staying here now is the most dangerous thing for me," Ye Fan said in a deep voice, very seriously.

"Alright, it's just a short separation, it's not like we'll never see each other again." Li Yao interrupted the two, feeling a bit irritated, and then summoned a Xuan Jade Platform, lifting Ye Fan up to traverse the void.

The Fire Domain of Jin was not far from the capital of Wei. The two of them arrived at the outside of the Fire Domain using only a Xuanyu Platform.

Ahead lay a fiery expanse spanning hundreds of miles. There was no vegetation on the ground, no magma underground, and no material to support the fire, yet it burned on and on, never extinguished.

"Is this the Fire Domain?" Ye Fan murmured to himself, utterly shocked.

Even though he was only on the outskirts, he could feel an intense heat. It was only because his body was unparalleled that he didn't feel much of it.

If it were an ordinary cultivator at the Divine Bridge Realm, they would probably feel unbearably hot even standing in his current position.

"Come in with me. Don't worry about the flames," Li Yao said softly.

Ye Fan nodded, then followed closely behind Li Yao into the fire domain.

"boom!"

The intense holy light rose up, directly blocking the flames from entering and preventing them from posing any threat to those inside.

In fact, Ye Fan couldn't even feel the high temperature outside.

The Fire Domain is a place that ordinary cultivators dare not approach, but Li Yao walks on it as if it were flat ground, as if he doesn't care about these flames at all.

This scene captivated Ye Fan. In this world, great power resides within oneself. Those with powerful cultivation can easily lift mountains and fill seas, and chase stars and the moon.

If one day he cultivates to the point of understanding the heavens and the earth, will he also be able to find his way home?

In the blink of an eye, the two had ventured nearly a hundred miles into the fire domain, and the surrounding flames had turned into purple mist.

Li Yao did not stop, but continued to delve deeper, arriving at the seventh level of the Fire Domain.

With his current cultivation level, he doesn't need any external aids to roam freely within this fire domain.

"This place is perfect for casting artifacts; it is already sufficient to incinerate the source of all things' primordial energy."

Li Yao drew a wisp of five-colored cloud flame, wrapped it with divine power, and sent it into Ye Fan's Sea of ​​Bitterness, instructing Ye Fan on what to do.

"Let's see if green copper can suppress the flames without harming ourselves?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan guided the five-colored cloud flames to the green copper. The divine power slowly dissipated, and the five-colored cloud flames exploded, instantly making the surrounding primordial energy of all things much more active.

An inexplicable Daoist aura flowed across the green copper, suppressing the flames around the source of all things' primordial energy, preventing the multicolored flames from spreading unchecked and affecting other areas.

"There's definitely a chance!" Ye Fan exclaimed with delight.

“That seems to be fine. Next, slowly guide the five-colored cloud flames, wrap them with the primordial energy of all things, and then guide them to the Bitter Sea to forge the weapon.” Li Yao waved his hand, and a ball of blazing flame was enveloped by divine power and restrained in front of Ye Fan.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist." Ye Fan bowed gratefully. If Li Yao hadn't been there, he would have had no way to deal with the Five-Colored Cloud Flame.

Li Yao shook his head to indicate that it was alright, and then he began to forge his own weapon. He summoned the Two-Colored Immortal Furnace and the Source of All Things' Mother Qi, letting the two float and sink in the five-colored clouds and flames.

Forging a weapon requires the first time it must be done within the body. Only in this way can it be integrated with the body and unleash its full power. There is no other way.

However, recasting later is not as complicated; the casting can be done directly outside the body.

In the seventh level of the Fire Domain, multicolored flames surged, but in the deepest part, a blazing light shot into the sky, keeping the flames out.

Li Yao and Ye Fan sat cross-legged on the spot, both forging weapons. For a time, the sound of metal clashing was incessant.

Ye Fan's progress was slow. He could only guide the five-colored cloud flames into his body one strand at a time, and often half a day would pass before the Mother Qi of All Things became slightly more active.

On Li Yao's side, however, the speed was many times faster. He gathered a massive amount of multicolored cloud flames together, and the terrifying temperature burned the source of all things' primordial energy. In less than a day, he burned it to a level sufficient for forging artifacts.

The primordial energy of Xuanhuang began to merge with the two-colored immortal furnace. The originally thin immortal furnace was now rapidly becoming thicker and heavier, and had already acquired the appearance of a heavy weapon.

Li Yao continuously cast imperial inscriptions, imprinting them onto the immortal furnace. At the same time, he used divine power to control the flames, making them strike the furnace like a sledgehammer.

"Clang!" "Clang!"...

The enormous sound, centered on the seventh floor, continued to spread outwards, each sound causing the multicolored clouds and flames to ripple like waves on a lake.

The terrifying sounds grew louder day by day, especially as the immortal furnace neared completion; the noise was so loud it could be described as shaking the earth for miles around.

Even though this place is a fiery region, the message still spread.

"Croak," "Croak"...

At this moment, in a cave in the eighth level of the Fire Domain, an old Taoist priest with black feathers on his head looked extremely irritable and kept roaring. A terrifying killing intent gathered on his body.

The loud noise annoyed him immensely, but at that crucial moment in the forging process, he couldn't afford to be distracted or leave to deal with the noisy insect.

Inside the cave, a massive bronze furnace, thirty meters tall, was engulfed in flames, emitting a rumbling sound, and crimson light emanated from it.

An old man in gray sat cross-legged to one side, holding a jade fan and constantly fanning it. Seven-colored flames gathered from all directions and surged toward the bronze furnace.

The enormous bronze furnace emitted an increasingly intense red light, which manifested in the sky, forming a divine ship, crimson as blood, as if forged from blood jade.

"Clang Clang"

The sound from inside the bronze furnace grew even louder, carrying clearly for dozens of miles, echoing continuously throughout the world.

The sounds from both sides were incredibly loud. The old Taoist heard the sound coming from the seventh floor, while Li Yao heard the sound coming from the eighth floor.

Ye Fan was utterly shocked. He heard the cawing of crows and the sound of hammering iron, which came from the eighth level of the Fire Domain. He was dumbfounded.

The seventh level of the fire domain can burn away divine power and incinerate great figures. The eighth level is unimaginable. How could there be crows cawing?
“This…” He looked at Li Yao with some fear.

"Don't worry about it, it's just an old demon. Focus on refining your weapon and don't let it affect you," Li Yao transmitted telepathically.

When the cawing of the crows began, he had a rough idea of ​​who it was.

Whenever extraterrestrial demons come to this world, they will encounter this old monster when they are forging weapons in the Fire Domain. Li Yao did not encounter him the first time he came to forge weapons, and he thought he would avoid him.

Who would have thought that they would eventually collide?

(End of this chapter)