Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 322 Senior Brother
The Immortal Emperor emerged from the path to immortality, and his mission in this life was expanded to include collecting all the Flying Immortal Waterfalls in the mortal universe.

During the tour, the Immortal Emperor began to pay attention to the abandoned paths to immortality along the way, and continued to explore deeper into the area, eventually finding more than one section of the Flying Immortal Waterfall.

After the tour ended, the Immortal Emperor sensed a renewed surge in the power of faith. This was his original purpose; the Flying Immortal Waterfall was actually an unexpected bonus.

However, now that the main objective had been achieved, it was time to continue exploring the path to immortality. After rewarding his accompanying generals, the Immortal Emperor embarked alone on his journey to find the path to immortality.

Over the next few thousand years, the Immortal Emperor basically collected all the Flying Immortal Waterfalls in the human world. He fused them together and refined them with supreme divine power, turning them into a rare treasure.

Of course, the Flying Immortal Waterfall in this current timeline is most likely inferior to that in the original timeline. After all, in the original timeline, there were more than one attacks on immortals during the primordial era, and the Flying Immortal Waterfall would have become even more powerful in the process.

With the Ascension Plan now in place and the continuous improvement of various methods to become immortal, it's likely that no one will bother with the path to immortality that began in the ancient times.

After all, these two paths to immortality—one during the reign of the Taiyin Human Emperor and the other during the reign of the Demon Emperor—were both extraordinary cultivators. Knowing the details, they probably wouldn't choose that deadly path again.

Moreover, not to mention the future, even the ascension of emperors and their sects to immortality during the mythical era of the past has not occurred. With fewer such instances, the number of celestial waterfalls generated in the mortal universe will indeed decrease.

Even so, it is still a rare treasure.

After that, the Undying Emperor arrived at the Primordial Ancient Mine. The Qiankun Creation Tower had brought him here once before, so the Undying Emperor could naturally find this place.

The Xuanhuang Supreme and others who previously sealed themselves off this place have all completed their reincarnation and continue to seal themselves off within the Boundless Immortal Mountain, awaiting Liang Yu's arrangement for them to be born again and prove their Dao anew. Therefore, this wondrous place no longer has any Supreme beings remaining, only countless array patterns scattered throughout. The only living being in the entire ancient mine is the Holy Spirit Primordial.

The Immortal Emperor entered the core cavern of the Primordial Ancient Mine and sensed the faint aura of immortality that existed there. Staying here could even slow down aging to some extent.

Then, his eyes flashed with five-colored divine light as he looked directly at the stone embryo emerging from the core of the ancient mine, trying to uncover its secrets.

Just then, a voice rang out: "Who are you? How did you get into this place?"

The Undying Emperor looked up and saw that the one who spoke was none other than the yet-to-be-born Holy Spirit Taichu from the Primordial Ancient Mine. The last time he came to this place with the Qiankun Creation Tower, Taichu was still asleep. This time, he finally encountered the moment when Taichu was temporarily awakened.

Tai Chu was naturally somewhat fearful, stimulated by the gaze of the Undying Emperor. After all, there were more than five kinds of supreme array patterns here, as well as the protection left by his master, the Boundless Great Heavenly Venerable. Theoretically, even a Dao Proving Person could not discover this place. Even if he did discover this place, he would not have the ability to enter the ancient mine, especially the core mine.

But the one who had attained enlightenment before him had successfully entered the core area and had even come before him. At this moment, he had no power to resist.

Theoretically, the Undying Emperor before him should have been recognized by his master, the Boundless Great Heavenly Venerable, to be able to enter. However, his aura was so powerful that it far surpassed that of the Xuanhuang Supreme Venerable and the untransformed Xiaoyao Heavenly Venerable he had seen before. Therefore, it seemed that it was not impossible for the other party to force his way in.

However, thinking of his powerful master, Tai Chu managed to clear his mind of distractions.

The Undying Emperor said, "I am the Undying Emperor, the one who has attained enlightenment in this generation, and also a disciple of the Supreme Heavenly Venerable."

Tai Chu was somewhat delighted, but then asked, "You are also Master's disciple? Then aren't we fellow disciples? I wonder how Master has been lately?" Tai Chu felt a surge of warmth. Although he had not yet been born, he still had feelings. Whether it was the five supreme beings who had previously proclaimed themselves the rulers of this place or his master, the Boundless Great Heavenly Venerable, they were all his few remaining close friends and relatives.

With this fellow disciple status, the Immortal Emperor naturally became one of his closest people.

The Undying Emperor said, "My master is naturally well, but he is currently undergoing a transformation, and we won't be able to see him for a while. But do you really believe me so easily? What if I'm lying to you?"

The Immortal Emperor was somewhat displeased with Tai Chu's seemingly unsuspecting acceptance of his words. So naive, how would he possibly carve out a path for himself amidst blood and fire in the future?

With the eyesight of the Immortal Emperor, he could naturally see that the Primordial Era had changed.

The original Primordial One, like those stone saints, should have completed its cultivation and creation of laws during the gestation process, and directly achieved perfection upon birth.

Because of its profound foundation, Tai Chu might even directly leap to the ultimate goal, just like the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable and the Crimson Phoenix Supreme Venerable who died at Liang Yu's hands, and become an emperor. When the Undying Emperor last came to this place with the Qiankun Creation Tower, Tai Chu was still in this state.

But now, it seems that the methods used by the Qiankun Creation Tower have altered the characteristics of Taichu as a Holy Spirit. When he is born, he will not be directly perfect, but at most only have the cultivation of a Saint, and will need to continue to cultivate arduously.

This was the result of Liang Yu's research into the Holy Spirit. To allow Tai Chu to gain greater potential in the future, Liang Yu directly endowed him with the strengths of both Holy Spirits and used different special laws gleaned from various wondrous realms to further upgrade Tai Chu. As a result, Tai Chu's foundation was indeed much deeper than before.

Of course, this also means that Tai Chu also needs to participate in the struggle for the position of proving the Dao. That is why the Immortal Emperor was dissatisfied with Tai Chu's direct trust in him.

Tai Chu also sensed this and said, "My master once left me with a divine power that could help me break through the void and escape to Wuji Immortal Mountain in times of emergency. Just now, this divine power did not react at all. I can't think of any other possibility except that you are one of us."

The Undying Emperor was slightly startled. His eyes flashed again, and as he concentrated, he finally saw a divine power that was interwoven with source techniques and some special laws.

He sighed again, wondering why, even in his third life, he still couldn't see through the depths of his master, the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji. This supernatural power was left behind by his master countless millennia ago, yet he still didn't perceive it immediately.

The Undying Emperor said, "Although you entered the sect first, I attained enlightenment before you. I will help you achieve even greater perfection. In return, you can call me Senior Brother, how about that?"

Tai Chu was taken aback. Was this really that important? He was about to agree immediately, but then hesitated and asked, "How will you help me?"

The Undying Emperor drew his Undying Heavenly Blade, revealing the power of faith contained within it, and said, "I have established a supreme divine dynasty and collected countless powers of faith. As long as I designate this Primordial Ancient Mine as the supreme holy land of the divine dynasty, a large amount of power of faith will gather and merge into this place."

"Under the influence of this power, the Primordial Mine will evolve at an accelerated pace, and you will also gain many benefits from it, giving birth to a more perfect form."

Tai Chu said, "I can call you senior brother, but I have one condition. If I can defeat you in the future, then I will still be the senior brother."

The Immortal Emperor laughed and said, "Alright, I agree."

(End of this chapter)