The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

As soon as Lu Yao entered the Golden Light Temple, he saw several burly barbarian men practicing martial arts in a courtyard.

With just one glance, Lu Yao knew that these barbarians practiced a powerful, physical martial art.

These people must be the barbarian servants taken in by the Golden Light Master.

"Esteemed benefactor, this is the guest room. Please stay for a couple of days. Servants will bring you meals every day."

The young Taoist priest led Lu Yao to a small courtyard with an obedient expression.

After the young Taoist left, Lu Yao smiled slightly and went straight into the room.

Outside the courtyard, the young Taoist boy beckoned two barbarian maids over.

"You two wait here carefully, and do not neglect this fat... this distinguished guest."

After giving his instructions, the young Taoist priest left with a smile.

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As night fell, the entire Jinguang Temple fell into silence.

Lu Yao leaped into the air from the courtyard, bypassing all the barbarian guards, and arrived at the Golden Light Master's bedroom.

Golden Light Hall.

The pavilion was built in a magnificent and opulent style, and even at night, its luxurious decorations were evident, clearly indicating the use of many rare materials.

Just as Lu Yao was about to sneak in, he was suddenly blocked by an inexplicable force.

"Array?"

Lu Yao paused slightly, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

"Haotian Pearl! Appraisal!"

Item: Three Elements Formation

Rank: First-grade low-level formation (Qi Refining level)

Function: Based on three spirit stones and supplemented by array flags, it condenses an energy shield that can protect the cave, with no countermeasure power.

Sensing the information transmitted by the Haotian Pearl, Lu Yao no longer hesitated and directly unleashed his true power, pressing down on the formation.

The most basic protective formation was simply no match for Lu Yao, a Saint-level martial artist.

The array that Master Jin Guang set up was already extremely extraordinary in the mortal world.

Even a master martial artist who doesn't understand the principles of formations can only watch helplessly. Forcibly breaking through them would only cause a great commotion and be discovered by the people of Jin Guang Temple.

"All ten directions will be annihilated!"

Lu Yao suppressed his true energy fluctuations to the minimum to avoid alerting the people at Jin Guang Temple.

"Buzz!"

Just as the Three Elements Formation's protective shield was about to light up, it was shattered by Lu Yao's powerful energy, causing the formation to immediately fail to function and fall silent.

After sensing the surroundings and confirming that he had not alerted anyone at the Golden Light Temple, Lu Yao entered the Golden Light Hall.

Upon entering the Golden Light Hall, Lu Yao was stunned for a moment.

The hall was filled with gold and scattered with countless precious gems. The pillars of the hall were carved with dragons and phoenixes and were also cast from gold, making it extremely luxurious.

"Is this Venerable Jin Guang also greedy for money?"

Lu Yao was speechless. He was a cultivator, after all. How could he be so greedy for worldly gold and silver treasures?

Ignoring the gold and silver treasures scattered on the ground, Lu Yao immediately released his senses and searched the entire hall.

"found it!"

Lu Yao quickly sensed the abnormality.

Arriving at the bed crafted from warm jade by Venerable Jin Guang, Lu Yao squatted down and gently patted the smooth jade wall with his true energy.

A rectangular black line immediately appeared on the perfectly sealed jade disc, and Lu Yao used his true strength to lift the half-meter-long jade disc and place it on the ground.

The entire warm jade bed was actually hollow, and Lu Yao found a small box inside.

Lu Yao put the small box directly into his Origin Space, and his figure instantly disappeared from the Golden Light Palace.

In the original world, Lu Yao sat cross-legged in a secret room, looking at the small box in front of him with great interest.

At this moment, Lu Yao actually felt like he was opening a blind box.

There were no restrictions on the small box, and Lu Yao opened it easily.

There weren't many items in the box, and Lu Yao could see them all at a glance.

Three books, two talismans, a token, a bottle of pills, and a bag of spirit stones.

There were only four items in total, nothing else.

Lu Yao picked up a book and began to read it carefully.

"The Qin Family Genealogy".

Lu Yao looked at the four large characters on the cover and his heart stirred.

The original text provides a brief explanation of the origins of Master Jin Guang.

Master Jin Guang actually came from a family of cultivators, and there were many cultivators in the family.

However, this was already several hundred years ago. By the time of Master Jinguang, the Qin family had already fallen into decline.

The entire Qin family only has one cultivator left, the Golden Light Immortal, who is merely a minor cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining.

After briefly glancing through the Qin family genealogy, Lu Yao set it aside.

Picking up two more books immediately caught Lu Yao's eye.

"Golden Spirit Technique" and "Water Control Technique"

Just from the titles of the two books, one can tell that these are cultivation techniques collected by the Venerable Jin Guang.

"Haotian Pearl! Appraisal!"

Lu Yao was worried that Jin Guang Shangren had left some hidden tricks in the two cultivation manuals, so he decided to appraise them first.

Item: Golden Spirit Technique

Grade: Medium Yellow

Cultivable Realm: Qi Refining Level 13

Additional spell: Golden Light

Technique Characteristics: Cultivating this technique requires a metal spiritual root, and spiritual power can amplify metal-attribute spells.

Item: Water Control Technique

Grade: Medium Yellow

Cultivable Realm: Qi Refining Level 13

Additional spell: Water Mirror

Technique Characteristics: Cultivating this technique requires a water-elemental root, and spiritual power can amplify water-attribute spells.

Both cultivation techniques are of the middle grade of the Yellow level, which is rare even among ordinary independent cultivators.

Lu Yao suppressed the urge to start cultivating immediately and picked up the token again.

The token has the character "Qin" on it, so it is clearly not an Ascension Token.

Lu Yao guessed that it was most likely the Qin family's identity token.

As for the last bag of spirit stones, Lu Yao glanced at it and saw that there were sixteen spirit stones inside.

This is no small sum for a rogue cultivator.

Lu Yao then examined the elixir and the talisman.

Item: Golden Marrow Pill x6

Grade: Low-grade Yellow

Effect: Increases the spiritual power of cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, thus promoting their cultivation level.

Lu Yao knew this pill; it was the lowest-grade pill in the mortal world, and also a cultivation pill commonly used by rogue cultivators.

Item: Golden Bell Shield Talisman x2

Grade: Medium Yellow

Effect: Condenses a golden bell that can withstand a full-force attack from a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

"As expected of the Venerable Master who bestows treasures, the items are quite good."

A smile appeared on Lu Yao's face. He estimated that these things represented all of Jin Guang Shangren's wealth.

The most precious flying sword talisman and ascension token must have been carried by the Golden Light Master.

Lu Yao naturally wouldn't give up these treasures, and besides, he also wanted to know if he, a martial artist who had entered the Saint Realm, could defeat Jin Guangshangren, a Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator.

Picking up the Golden Spirit Technique and the Water Control Technique, Lu Yao began to cultivate, which would be a good opportunity to see if he possessed spiritual roots.

Lu Yao possessed the ability to remember everything he saw, and within a quarter of an hour, he had memorized both martial arts manuals.

Taking out a spirit stone and holding it in his hand, Lu Yao began to circulate the Golden Spirit Technique.

Lu Yao has an advantage over other cultivators: he can sense the spiritual energy in the air, which is due to his extremely powerful soul.

With the added blessing of the Soul-Nourishing Jade, Lu Yao's perception of the spiritual energy in the air became even clearer.

As he began to circulate his cultivation technique, Lu Yao immediately sensed that the spiritual energy in the air was becoming more active.