Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 163 Re-entering the Boundless Immortal Mountain
It was a pity for Wuji, no, for Yuanshi Tianzun, because he had made some preparations to prevent the legendary forbidden zone supreme beings from interfering with him, but in the end, they were completely useless.

Although these forbidden zones had disappeared tens of thousands of years ago, caution was never a bad thing. After all, Liang Yu's scare had indeed cast a shadow over his mind. And the ancient secrets about the dark turmoil he later learned of had greatly deepened his anxieties.

Therefore, he still went to great lengths and prepared many methods before he truly attained enlightenment.

That's why, even though the calamity unleashed such immense power at the last moment for some unknown reason, it didn't completely incapacitate him. During his month-long recovery, he deliberately disguised his condition, intending to counterattack if attacked.

But judging from the results, it seems he was outsmarting thin air.

However, now that he has attained enlightenment, it is time to return to the ancient primordial star. As the saying goes, "Wealth and honor without returning home is like wearing embroidered robes at night; who will know of it?" Now that he has become the Primordial Celestial Venerable, he should naturally return to his homeland to protect future generations.

Moral Celestial Venerable and Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable are from other star regions. As the first native Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Ancient Star, he naturally has to become the third, or even the most important, ancestor of the Primordial Ancient Star.

Of course, besides that, if the mysterious person who had given him guidance twice was truly the supreme being of the forbidden zone, then he could be a major threat. He felt a constant unease about this matter.

For him now, the jade pendant held no secrets. It was simply a mark left by the mysterious person within the pendant to sense his location, and then to teleport him using supreme divine power—something he could now do as well.

However, the mark on the jade pendant actually revealed the laws of chaos, which shocked Yuanshi Tianzun.

Could it be a Chaos Body? A Chaos Body appeared in the mythological era. Although it did not achieve enlightenment, it showed amazing potential. Even after hundreds of thousands of years, rumors about it are still widely circulated.

However, it is precisely for this reason that the Chaos Body has attracted much attention. No Chaos Body attained enlightenment in the mythological era, and not even a second Chaos Body ever appeared.

If that mysterious person is a chaotic entity from before this era, then they would indeed be unimaginably powerful.

In fact, after embarking on the ancient starry road, Yuanshi Tianzun obtained a lot of information about the elixir of immortality. He inevitably thought that the tea tree was very similar to the legendary Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree.

The worst-case scenario is that the mysterious figure is none other than the self-severing Wuji Tianzun. After all, his Dao imprint has dissipated; if he were still alive in the mortal realm, he would most likely have committed suicide. But why would the Wuji Tianzun, who pacified several forbidden zones throughout his life, do such a thing?
At this moment, Yuanshi Tianzun was naturally unaware that he had suppressed his own Great Dao.

Fortunately, the chaotic imprint within the jade pendant ruled out this possibility. After all, the Limitless Celestial Venerable was not a chaotic being, and his aura should not be like this.

Moreover, the Great Celestial Venerable Wuji has already ascended to immortality in legends, and the Primordial Celestial Venerable deep down doesn't want this to be false. After all, it concerns his future and his own path to immortality.

Therefore, Yuanshi Tianzun preferred to believe that after Wuji Tianzun ascended to heaven, the ancient tea tree had followed a new master rather than believe that Wuji Tianzun would have severed himself.

Of course, these problems were actually due to Liang Yu's use of the supernatural power of "meeting without recognizing," preventing Yuanshi Tianzun from seeing his true appearance. Therefore, even though Wuji Tianzun had a portrait left in the world, Yuanshi Tianzun could not connect it to his image.

However, that mysterious person was only one of Yuanshi Tianzun's goals; he also wanted to explore the origins of his mysterious and unpredictable master, the Great Virtue True Man Duan De.

After fully recovering, Yuanshi Tianzun headed towards the ancient primordial star.

This time, he successfully sensed the uniqueness of the ancient primordial star. Within this star lay array patterns left by four Dao-proving beings: the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, the Moral Heavenly Venerable, the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable, and the Limitless Great Heavenly Venerable. Among them, the array patterns of the Limitless Great Heavenly Venerable were the most complete and precise.

He had anticipated the presence of the Moral Celestial Venerable and the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable, but the presence of the Boundless Celestial Venerable and the Limitless Celestial Venerable was somewhat unexpected. After all, he had hardly heard of their deeds or lineage. However, all these reasons seemed to suggest a close relationship between the Limitless Celestial Venerable and this ancient star. The Primordial Celestial Venerable entered the ancient primordial star. The mysterious figure did not try to hide at all, openly allowing him to sense the location of the immortal mountain.

Before arriving at the immortal mountain, Yuanshi Tianzun frowned. Liang Yu hadn't concealed his aura, so Yuanshi Tianzun, who already sensed him, now recognized him even more clearly.

This aura... it seems somewhat familiar, somewhat similar to the Yin-Yang Dao Scripture he once cultivated. However, with the combination of Yin and Yang, it seems to be evolving further into chaos.

Could it really be the Supreme Celestial Venerable Wuji? After all, judging from the current situation, that chaotic mark might indeed have been left by the Supreme Celestial Venerable Wuji. But why would he sever himself? If he didn't sever himself, how could he still exist?

All his previous thoughts were shattered by this aura, leaving him in a state of utter confusion. After all, this was the peak he most wanted to conquer. But if this peak collapsed on its own, how could he possibly climb it, how could he prove himself?

However, before he could enter the immortal mountain to inquire in detail, the humanoid divine tree appeared at the foot of the mountain.

Upon seeing Yuanshi Tianzun, he was slightly taken aback; the expression on his wooden face was surprisingly lively, almost human-like. Sensing Yuanshi Tianzun's invincible aura of supreme power, the humanoid divine tree's face displayed a mixture of joy and sorrow.

The humanoid divine tree moved its lips, but hesitated for a long time without making a sound. Finally, its attitude became respectful, and it immediately said, "The visit of the Primordial Celestial Venerable is naturally a distinguished guest. This humble tree greets you. Please, my master has already prepared tea."

Upon regaining his senses, Yuanshi Tianzun seemed to shudder, sensing a pitiful, thick barrier separating them.

The humanoid divine tree was naturally shocked, after all, in less than a thousand years, this ordinary little cultivator had actually transformed into a contemporary celestial being.

A thousand years—for the elixir of immortality, that's just a blink of an eye, gone in the blink of an eye. But for these real lives, it's enough time for earth-shattering changes to occur.

Faced with such a stark contrast, the desire of the humanoid divine tree to transform into human form became even more urgent.

Yuanshi Tianzun laughed and said, "Brother Tree, back in the day we were brothers, isn't this a bit too distant now?"

As he spoke, he took out another ball of divine spring water, which even contained the liquid of a true elixir of immortality.

The humanoid divine tree, its mouth watering, still feigned melancholy and said, "We are worlds apart now; I'm afraid we can't be brothers."

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Brother Tree, you have taken such good care of me, how could I forget such kindness?"

The humanoid divine tree accepted the divine spring and said, "Then I'll gladly accept it."

Seeing the hesitant look on Yuanshi Tianzun's face, he said, "You should have guessed who my master is by now, so I won't hide it. He is Wuji Tianzun."

Even though Yuanshi Tianzun was somewhat prepared, he couldn't help but feel uneasy after confirming it. The legendary Great Celestial Venerable who ascended to immortality was still on Earth; was there truly no hope of becoming an immortal?

(End of this chapter)