Moreover, he felt the true essence within his body flowing slowly, spreading throughout his meridians, and finally converging into his sea of consciousness to nourish his primordial spirit.
He didn't know how much time had passed when suddenly a notification sounded in his mind.
"Ding! Congratulations, host! Your spiritual energy has exceeded 1500 points, and your realm has been upgraded to: Seventh Level of the Refining Spirit Realm!"
I didn't expect my cultivation level to have increased again!
At the same time, Li Yao had a sudden thought, and his primordial spirit actually left his body.
"I never imagined that my soul could actually manifest!"
Li Yao was both surprised and delighted.
Immediately after his primordial spirit left his body, he felt an unprecedented sense of solidity filling his soul.
Moreover, he felt that his primordial spirit was as if it had merged with heaven and earth, and that he could draw upon the power of the surrounding world with every move he made.
In the days that followed, Li Yao remained in the stone chamber, using the Wuqiu Yijue (a martial arts technique) to conduct a comprehensive deduction and integration of the martial arts he had learned, creating a completely new set of martial arts that suited him.
It is unknown how much time passed before Li Yao emerged from the stone chamber and left the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan.
Standing outside the ruins, Li Yao once again used his powerful suction to bury the ancient city of Loulan, which had just seen the light of day, under the rolling yellow sand.
He then summoned the Fire Qilin from his spatial storage, and rode it towards the Divine Continent, disappearing into the distance.
Chapter 277 Heavenly Tribulation Armor, Iron Mad Slaughter
On the vast East China Sea, a small boat bobs up and down in the waves, as if it might be swallowed up by a giant wave at any moment.
On the small boat stood a man dressed in white, like a mountain, unmoved in the face of the huge waves.
This person was Li Yao.
Li Yao stood with his hands behind his back on the small boat, gazing into the distance.
In the distance, an island could be seen, appearing and disappearing in the distance.
This island is called Iron Heart Island.
After returning to the Central Plains from the Western Desert, Li Yao did not rush to Baijian Villa, but instead went to Tiexin Island.
In the world of Fengyun, there are two holy places for forging weapons: Baijian Manor and Tiexin Island.
Baijian Manor primarily forges swords, but occasionally also forges knives.
The weapons forged on Ironheart Island are not limited to swords and knives; they also forge all kinds of weapons and armor, in a wide variety of styles. Whether it is knives, spears, clubs, or various armors, they can all be made into excellent quality.
Moreover, the blacksmiths on Ironheart Island are skilled at customizing weapons.
As long as you demonstrate your martial arts skills in front of the blacksmith, the blacksmith can forge a set of weapons and armor suitable for your martial arts style.
All martial artists in the world take pride in possessing a complete set of iron gate weapons.
Therefore, Ironheart Island's hidden strength surpasses that of Sword Worship Manor.
Although Tiexin Island belongs to the forces of the Central Plains, it is isolated overseas and very mysterious, with very few people knowing its exact location.
However, for Li Yao, who possessed the "Heavenly Cry Scripture," Iron Heart Island held no mystery whatsoever.
Standing on the small boat, Li Yao circulated his internal energy, and a tremendous internal force flowed into his feet.
whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The small boat sped off towards the island ahead, as if it had been put into a motor.
In a short while, the small boat traversed hundreds of feet of sea and arrived at a beach.
This beach, situated at the foot of cliffs between two large mountains, is quite desolate.
Suddenly, from the top of a cliff came a series of mournful roars from beasts.
Li Yao lightly touched the ground with his feet, leaped into the air, and arrived at the top of the cliff in an instant.
A gigantic, blood-red beast lay on the ground, its blood staining the earth crimson.
A teenager squatted to the side, head bowed, grabbing the beast's claws and scratching himself, leaving countless bloody marks.
Embrace the sky!
Li Yao immediately guessed the boy's identity.
Tie Dao, the master of the Iron Gate, had three disciples: Tie Shen, Tie Kuangtu, and Tie Zhi, who were known as the "Three Heroes of the Iron Gate".
The eldest disciple, Tie Shen, founded Tie Xin Island and carried forward the forging technology of the Iron Gate.
Huai Kong was the most talented of Tie Shen's three disciples.
"who?"
With his quick reflexes, Huai Kong immediately sensed someone's presence.
He looked up and saw a white figure standing not far away.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just passing by."
Li Yao smiled slightly.
Then, he walked a short distance away, squatted down, and reached out to grab the wrist of a girl lying on the ground.
It turns out that besides Huai Kong, there was another young girl here.
This girl must be Bai Ling.
"What...what do you want to do?"
Huai Kong immediately became alert and quickly pounced on Li Yao.
"Well……"
Bai Ling, who was unconscious, let out a soft groan and slowly opened her eyes.
Huai Kong then realized that the other party was healing Bai Ling's injuries.
"I'm sorry, I thought you were going to hurt her!"
Huai Kong immediately stopped in his tracks, a look of apology appearing on his face.
"Who...who are you?"
Bai Ling opened her eyes and saw a stranger, asking in surprise.
"Bai Ling, he just saved you!"
Huai Kong quickly explained.
Li Yao stood up and said to Huai Kong, "Take me to your master."
At this moment, Bai Ling also got up from the ground; her injuries had almost healed.
She was very surprised; her injury was quite serious, yet this stranger had healed her so quickly.
"What business do you have with my master?"
Although Li Yao cured Bai Ling, Huai Kong remained quite wary of him.
"Don't worry, I mean no harm!"
Li Yao smiled broadly, his smile warm and gentle, like that of a bodhisattva, full of kindness.
Huai Kong and Bai Ling were still young and were quickly deceived by Li Yao's kind smile.
Moreover, Li Yao had just saved Bai Ling.
After a moment's hesitation, Huai Kong led Li Yao toward the heart of the island.
Before long, the three of them arrived at the center of Ironheart Island.
In the center of Ironheart Island stands a palace, a place for forging and practicing martial arts, used by the disciples of Ironheart Island for their cultivation.
Huai Kong led Li Yao to a huge stone chamber, which was cast in fine iron and half-buried in the soil.
"Master, someone wants to see you."
Huai Kong walked into the stone chamber and spoke to the person inside.
"Don't you know I don't see outsiders?" the person inside shouted sternly. "Tell him to leave!"
"Are you so afraid of meeting strangers? Are you hiding something?"
Li Yao smiled slightly and walked straight into the stone chamber.
Inside the stone chamber, besides Huai Kong, there was a middle-aged man with a slightly square face and a short beard, dressed in a gray robe.
This person had a cold expression and exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay.
However, Li Yao's gaze was drawn to a jet-black iron suit hanging in the stone chamber.
The iron armor was chillingly cold, with hidden dangers lurking everywhere, and the blades were faintly visible.
Noticing that Li Yao was staring at Tie Yi, the middle-aged man's face darkened with anger, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Outsiders are not welcome here, get out!"
"You can go out now!"
Li Yao said something to Huai Kong.
Huai Kong hesitated for a moment, then turned and left the stone chamber.
Then, Li Yao stared at the middle-aged man with a strange smile on his face and said, "What are you afraid of?"
The middle-aged man's heart sank, his expression changed drastically, and he secretly gathered his strength, shouting sharply, "Who are you?"
Li Yao maintained his smile and said, "Who I am is not important. What's important is, who are you?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man felt a pang of anxiety.
However, he said calmly, "What do you mean by that?"
As he spoke, he stealthily moved toward the black-clad figure.
Li Yao took in the middle-aged man's subtle movements and chuckled softly, "You don't need to be nervous, Tie Kuangtu."
It turned out that the person in front of him was not Huai Kong's master, Tie Shen, but Tie Shen's younger brother, Tie Kuang Tu.
Iron Madman imprisoned his elder brother through the despicable means of poisoning, then disguised himself as Iron God and ascended to the throne of the island's ruler.