Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 336 The Changes of the Celestial Venerable of Immortality

As the Celestial Venerable of Longevity looked at the peaceful beings cultivating in the Immortal Tomb, a look of compassion appeared on his face. Although he appeared to be a middle-aged man, he inexplicably exuded a special temperament that was a mixture of vicissitudes and kindness.

Looking at his kind and benevolent appearance now, Liang Yu couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Was this still the same Eternal Celestial Venerable from the original timeline who frequently instigated dark upheavals and committed boundless slaughter? It seems that even the same person can undergo tremendous changes after experiencing different things.

After all, this Celestial Venerable of Immortality had neither experienced the betrayal of the Emperor who wanted to sacrifice him with his blood, nor had he developed a deep faith in the Immortal Realm because the Emperor had conquered another world, nor had he crossed the line and launched a dark turmoil when his lifespan was about to end.

Furthermore, he first learned that the Immortal Realm was accessible and that strange worlds existed. Later, through his collaboration with Liang Yu, he embarked on the path to becoming an Earth Immortal, achieving an alternative form of immortality and ascension to godhood.

Therefore, this Celestial Venerable of Immortality was filled with hope and light. It was just that because he had been in seclusion for too long, he could not immediately regain many things he had lost. The only thing he could hold onto was his unwavering obsession with immortality and becoming a celestial being, which had made him like a walking corpse all along.

Now that he has fulfilled his long-cherished wish of immortality, his humanity, which had been dormant for countless years, has been revived, and the Celestial Venerable of Immortality has returned. Moreover, this Celestial Venerable of Immortality, who has survived countless tribulations and washed away all worldly impurities, is even more peaceful than before he committed suicide.

Liang Yu smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Changsheng, I still prefer you the way you are now."

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity also laughed and said, "Perhaps Fellow Daoist Xiaoyao is right. I have been dead since the day I cut myself, but I have not yet been buried."

“Fellow Daoist Wuji, it was you who saved me, gave me hope, and allowed me to realize my long-cherished wish of immortality and becoming an immortal. That is why I was able to be resurrected and find my past self again.”

Although the previous Celestial Venerable of Immortality had also been partially revived, he only had the desire to seek the Dao and become an immortal; the humanity he had abandoned countless years ago had not been fully revived.

But now Liang Yu is absolutely certain that the Celestial Venerable of Immortality, who had gradually become numb over the long years, has been completely resurrected.

So Liang Yu said, "Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Changsheng on your further advancement in the Earth Immortal Technique, and congratulations on your return, Fellow Daoist Changsheng."

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity said, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, I also congratulate you on living your sixth life. The Origin Technique still has such great potential. I wonder if this method can lead to immortality?"

Liang Yu said, "I'm afraid it's difficult. Although the secret technique created by Fellow Daoist Mingzun is indeed unique and ingenious, it is still just a special secret technique. It is similar to array patterns and cannot form a system."

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity said, "I think Fellow Daoist Wuji might be able to do that."

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Changsheng has far too much confidence in me. I myself have no clue what to do."

"However, I originally only wanted to visit you, Fellow Daoist Changsheng, but now it seems I also need to discuss the evolution of this wondrous place with you."

As he spoke, he manipulated the power of the Immortal Mausoleum to demonstrate to the Eternal Celestial Venerable that the Boundless Immortal Mountain had a very different development direction from the Immortal Mausoleum and the Underworld.

Liang Yu's reluctance to communicate with the Underworld Emperor wasn't due to disdain or rejection, but simply because the Underworld Emperor was still in a slow evolutionary phase, striving to fully develop the unique spiritual energy exclusive to the Underworld. In other words, the Underworld Emperor wasn't yet at a point where he could afford to be distracted by researching the Boundless Immortal Mountain; it was best to let him complete this crucial step first. Of course, Liang Yu left a divine thought within the Underworld, which would communicate with the Underworld Emperor about the evolution of this wondrous realm once he completed this step.

Compared to the Underworld Emperor, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity has clearly progressed further in the methods of Earthly Immortals. He has basically completed the step of forming special spiritual energy, so he can naturally apply this knowledge to other situations.

Furthermore, the Celestial Venerable of Immortality and the Underworld Emperor have maintained close communication. Currently, they are the only two Earth Immortals, and both have achieved a unique form of immortality, making them perhaps the most frequently communicating beings in the universe. Therefore, whatever achievements the Celestial Venerable of Immortality makes, he will always discuss them with the Underworld Emperor.

Then, the two of them began a brief discussion. After all, Wuji Immortal Mountain had now embarked on a completely different path from Immortal Mausoleum. Although they could refer to each other and learn from each other's experiences, they still found it difficult to reach a common understanding.

However, Liang Yu also mastered a method to generate unique spiritual energy specific to the wondrous land. The Eternal Celestial Venerable also mastered a method to make the Immortal Mausoleum more robust and prevent its destruction. For him, this method was extremely useful, whether for external invasion or preventing internal sabotage by cultivators.

After the exchange was completed, Liang Yu's avatar dissipated once more. Then, Liang Yu turned his gaze towards Jade Flower Divine Island.

Not long after Liang Yu and others joined forces to eradicate the existing forbidden zones of life at the end of the mythological era, Lingbao Tianzun began his transformation and disappeared with Yuhua Divine Island for more than 100,000 years.

This transformation has taken far too long, so much so that Yuanshi Tianzun, who was only in his second life at the time, is now in his fifth life, and even Liang Yu has lived from his fourth life to his sixth life, while Lingbao Tianzun has not yet been born.

If Liang Yu hadn't been able to sense the faint life force within Jade Flower Divine Island, he would have doubted whether the Celestial Venerable Lingbao had failed in his transformation.

However, it is normal that Lingbao Tianzun's transformation took a long time this time. After all, he not only combined internal and external array patterns, but also deliberately slowed down the transformation process to carefully comprehend it and pursue a higher level of array pattern mastery.

Given the complexity of this transformation process, Lingbao Tianzun should indeed bear the high risks and long duration. This is precisely why Liang Yu checks on Lingbao Tianzun's condition periodically.

Originally, Liang Yu could only vaguely sense the presence of Jade Flower Divine Island and the aura of Lingbao Heavenly Venerable; but now, with his source techniques having improved again, Liang Yu can not only sense Jade Flower Divine Island, but can even directly enter it using the same method.

However, Liang Yu did not enter Jade Flower Divine Island. After all, Lingbao Heavenly Venerable was still in an unconscious state. If he had entered, he would have inevitably been attacked by the array patterns.

For Liang Yu's methods, Lingbao Tianzun was truly the one most capable of countering them. After all, he was not only proficient in array patterns, but he had also filled every inch of this Jade Flower Divine Island, even its very essence, with array patterns.

After his battle with the Underworld Lord, his array patterns advanced further, even reaching a point where they could simulate some of the effects of source techniques. Therefore, Liang Yu could deceive others, but he could not deceive the Celestial Venerable Lingbao.

However, after sensing the aura within Jade Flower Divine Island, Liang Yu felt relieved. The aura of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao had begun to slowly rise, and his vitality was growing stronger; it wouldn't take much longer to accumulate.

(End of this chapter)