Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 318 Apprenticeship
Wang Bo was taken aback. Revenge? What revenge? Wuliang Tianzun has been dead for hundreds of thousands of years. Did he want to whip his corpse? Although he deeply hated Wuliang Tianzun, he wasn't so low as to do that.

Wang Bo then asked in bewilderment, “The Boundless Heavenly Venerable has been in meditation for many years. It is often said that when a person dies, their debts are settled. I have no more enemies to avenge. I wonder what the Heavenly Venerable means by this?”

Yuanshi Banner said, "The Boundless Heavenly Venerable is indeed dead, but he has two successors, each carrying different expectations of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable. Don't you want to defeat them, thwart the Boundless Heavenly Venerable's last wishes, and vent your anger?"

One of the two successors of Wuliang Tianzun was Lei Ze Dao Tai, who later became Emperor Fuxi. Of course, although he was born from Wuliang Tianzun, aside from appearance, Emperor Fuxi and Wuliang Tianzun were essentially unrelated. Whether in scriptures, Taoist practices, or personality, Emperor Fuxi was completely different from Wuliang Tianzun.

However, Emperor Fuxi was indeed the final creation of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, who entrusted him with the great wish of becoming an immortal. This cause and effect is not so easily escaped.

The other one is naturally the Boundless Dao Stele. Boundless Heavenly Venerable himself rejected his own Dao and placed his hopes on the Thunder Swamp Dao Embryo. Therefore, the Boundless Dao Stele is not recognized by Boundless Heavenly Venerable himself.

However, the Boundless Dao Stele, which was created with a certain element of accident, is indeed the supreme manifestation of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable's Dao Fruit. The Boundless Dao Stele is completely familiar with both the Boundless Heavenly Skill and the Secret of the Soldier.

In the future, when the Boundless Dao Stele grows powerful enough that it can no longer evolve as a celestial artifact, it will be reborn as a human with the help of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, thus continuing the path of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

Therefore, one of these two successors is the spiritual anchor of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, and the other is his de facto heir. If Wang Bo can defeat them, it would indeed be considered an indirect revenge against the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, allowing him to vent his anger.

Wang Bo felt a surge of excitement. After the death of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, the resentment in his heart had indeed had nowhere to go and could only be suppressed. If he could defeat these two in a direct confrontation, he would most likely find peace of mind and rid himself of this thorn in his side.

But would the Primordial Celestial Venerable be so kind? Wang Bo, well aware of the dangers of the martial world, dared not believe it. Therefore, he fell silent and did not respond immediately.

Seeing that Wang Bo was somewhat tempted, Yuanshi Banner continued, "Given your current state, it might take millions of years before you can be reborn. Even if you are reborn, it will likely take a long time to heal your Dao injuries. The longer the time, the more unpredictable things may be. Who knows what unexpected events might occur over such a long period?"

"I can help you get through this period safely and help you recover faster and better, how about that?"

Wang Bo said, "What does that Heavenly Venerable want? It's not just to possess me after I recover, is it? Is this Immortal Artifact Body really better than the Chaos Body?"

Although Wang Bo had regained his composure, he was still shaken and couldn't help but think the worst.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable and the Primordial Banner before us are perfectly integrated; perhaps this is the legendary Primordial Spirit Merged with the Dao. And with the Undying Emperor still alive, the Primordial Celestial Venerable might have committed suicide. There's no way to trust such supreme beings.

Although Wang Bo knew about the three Dao-proving beings after Wuliang Tianzun, he only knew their auras and used this to avoid them. Therefore, he knew nothing about things like annihilating forbidden zones or opening immortal gates.

Yuanshi Fan laughed and said, "Did you think I severed my primordial spirit and merged with the Dao? No, no, no, this is just my clone. My original body is still alive and has not severed itself."

Wang Bo was shocked upon hearing this. He said, "But this Undying Emperor, the Heavenly Heart Mark..."

The Primordial Banner said, "Generally, for a Dao-proving cultivator to escape the Heavenly Heart Mark, they either die or commit suicide. But my true form has already lived four lifetimes, and its strength far surpasses that of ordinary Dao-proving cultivators. Abandoning the Heavenly Heart Mark is nothing to me." With that, the Primordial Banner subtly revealed its aura, causing Wang Bo to tremble greatly. He had fought a great battle with the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, so he was familiar with the aura of Dao-proving cultivators. But if even this avatar of the Primordial Banner possessed an aura far exceeding that of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, how powerful must the Primordial Heavenly Venerable's true form be?

Of course, such a powerful aura could not possibly be possessed by a self-severing Supreme Being. Therefore, Wang Bo confirmed that what the Primordial Celestial Venerable said was indeed true.

Yuanshi Banner continued, "With my current strength, do you think my Chaos Body needs me to expend so much effort to scheme against you? If I really wanted to deal with you, you would already be completely under my control, unable to live or die."

Wang Bo felt relieved; the Primordial Celestial Venerable truly had no reason to lie to him. The difference in their abilities was too great; if the other party wanted to control him, they wouldn't need to waste so much breath. Therefore, he couldn't help but ask, "Celestial Venerable, why are you helping me?"

Yuanshi Fan laughed and said, "Because I also want to develop a chaotic body after birth, which is related to my future path to immortality. Moreover, I want to do what Wuji Tianzun can do."

Wang Bo said, "So your purpose is to study the mysteries of the Chaos through me?"

Yuanshi Banner said, "That's right. I've made my conditions very clear. Think about it carefully."

Wang Bo asked, "Where are the two successors of the Amitabha Buddha now?"

Yuanshi Banner said, "Even with the help of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, it would take them countless years to reach perfection. If you agree to my conditions, I can help you recover sooner and be reborn with them."

Wang Bo said, "So that means they are currently under the protection of that Wuji Heavenly Venerable? Is this Wuji Heavenly Venerable very strong?"

Yuan Shi Fan sighed, "Although I hate to admit it, he is indeed the number one person since the Desolate Emperor. Even I can only keep up with him, and it is very difficult to catch up with him."

Wang Bo pondered for a moment and asked, "Would he help the two disciples of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable?"

Yuanshi Fan said, "You don't need to worry. Wuji Tianzun will not take sides. He will only do his best to lay the most solid foundation for these two Wuji Tianzun successors and help them obtain the richest resources. He will not interfere after they are born."

Upon hearing this news, Wang Bo was far from happy. If they had an existence like the Limitless Celestial Venerable to build their foundations, could his own Chaos Body still be relied upon?

The others were alright, but the foundation laid by this Great Celestial Venerable who could evolve into a Chaos Body through acquired means still made Wang Bo somewhat unsure of himself. Of course, this was also related to the fact that even though the Primordial Celestial Venerable was already so powerful, he still admitted his inferiority.

Wang Bo immediately said, "I have wandered for half my life, and I only regret that I have never met a master like you, Heavenly Venerable. If you do not mind, Heavenly Venerable, I am willing to become your disciple!"

(End of this chapter)