Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 337 The Avatar of the Moral Celestial Venerable
After exchanging greetings with everyone else, Liang Yu finally turned his attention to Mount Daluo.

Like Lingbao Tianzun, Daode Tianzun also disappeared for over 100,000 years shortly after they jointly eradicated the forbidden zones at the end of the mythological era. Even though he began his transformation later than Lingbao Tianzun, he still hadn't been born yet.

As the oldest of the few remaining enlightened beings, Daode Tianzun should have made the fastest progress, but because his state of neither life nor death lasted too long during his fifth incarnation and he almost failed in his transformation, he was overtaken by Liang Yu.

The transformation of the Celestial Venerable of Morality has been taking a very long time, but this time he has not encountered any accidents and is still proceeding in an orderly manner, only at a slower pace.

However, just like Lingbao Tianzun, his transformation was expected to be lengthy. After all, he chose the Dao Integration method, which Liang Yu had never considered before. He directly transformed into the Dao, leaving behind only fragments of the Great Dao containing undying true spirits, scattered throughout the Great Luo Immortal Mountain, where they intertwined with the laws of heaven and earth.

In this state, it is indeed extremely difficult to defy fate and return. This method is not only risky, but also requires constant exploration and reassembly. Precisely because of this, Liang Yu, just as he would with Lingbao Tianzun, periodically checks on the state of Daode Tianzun.

Previously, Liang Yu could only sense the aura of Mount Da Luo and perceive the current state of the Moral Celestial Venerable from it. But now, with his greatly improved Source Technique, he can directly infiltrate Mount Da Luo. Like the Primordial Celestial Venerable, the Moral Celestial Venerable has no way to directly prevent Liang Yu from entering Mount Da Luo.

However, Liang Yu generally communicated with everyone else simultaneously, except for the Moral Celestial Venerable, whom he deliberately left for last. This was because he sensed a different aura emanating from the Great Luo Immortal Mountain.

The original Great Luo Immortal Mountain was filled with countless Daoist charms and immortal energy, with countless spiritual plants and herbs, as well as a large number of celestial birds and auspicious beasts living there. There was not a trace of demonic energy or beastly nature, making it a veritable fairyland on earth.

Now, more than 100,000 years later, Mount Daluo has become even more vast, its Daoist aura even more profound, a sight to behold. Amidst the clouds and mist shrouding its summit, the Xuandu Cave appears and disappears, wisps of immortal light emanating from it, as if connecting to the Immortal Realm.

Liang Yu's avatar appeared silently in the immortal mountain. The Taiji Diagram, the Eight Trigrams Furnace, the Vajra Bracelet, and the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda appeared in the sky after sensing his aura, and said in unison, "Welcome to the Supreme Heavenly Venerable!"

Liang Yu said, "You're too kind. I came uninvited, which is impolite. I hope you won't take offense."

The Taiji Diagram, which had long since transformed into a celestial artifact, said, "Not at all, the Great Celestial Venerable is my master's savior. This is nothing to worry about. But may I ask what brings the Great Celestial Venerable here?"

Liang Yu said, "The avatar of Fellow Daoist Morality is about to be born. I've come to see."

The Taiji diagram was taken aback, then overjoyed and exclaimed, "Master, are you about to succeed?"

Liang Yu said, "No, only a part of it. In the past, your master once threw a fragment of the Great Dao into the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and decomposed the original body to merge with the Dao, coexisting with the laws of heaven and earth in the Great Luo Immortal Mountain."

"His physical body has not yet been successfully created, but the fragment of the Great Dao within the Bodhi Tree is about to be reborn."

As soon as Liang Yu finished speaking, the ancient Bodhi tree flew out of the Xuandu Cave and landed in the Daluo Immortal Mountain.

This ancient tree has become thicker than ever before, and within it, a human-shaped divine embryo is faintly conceived.

Before the transformation of the Celestial Venerable of Morality, Liang Yu witnessed the entire process. At that time, only a small humanoid imprint was integrated into it, a fragment of the Great Dao containing a portion of the Celestial Venerable of Morality's true spirit. Now, more than 100,000 years later, this fragment of the Great Dao has gradually grown along with the Bodhi Tree and eventually transformed into a divine embryo. It can be said that even if the Celestial Venerable of Morality's original body fails, this divine embryo can be born, reviving him.

The reason this ancient Bodhi tree has appeared in the Xuandu Cave is because the divine embryo within it is about to be born.

However, the progress of the Supreme Lord of Morality's physical body is not so fast; he will probably need tens of thousands of years. It's possible that the Supreme Lord of Spiritual Treasures will succeed before him.

Of course, Liang Yu could tell from the aura that the Celestial Venerable of Morality had begun a slow process of reassembly. As long as he could gather all these fragments of the Great Dao together, he would be able to come back to life and live his sixth incarnation. Therefore, his success was practically guaranteed.

That is why there was no need for him to continue nurturing this divine embryo, which was originally intended as a backup plan when his transformation failed. That is why this divine embryo was preparing to be born at this time and was emitting an aura that made Liang Yu feel something unusual.

Of course, this divine embryo was already incredibly mature, so Liang Yu didn't need to intervene.

Divine light flickered within the ancient Bodhi tree, and the divine embryo, accompanied by the light, flew out from the tree and landed on the ground. Immediately, it grew taller in the wind, transforming directly into the image of a Taoist with an ethereal and otherworldly appearance, white hair, and a youthful face.

With Liang Yu's keen eyesight, even though he is currently just an avatar formed by using Origin Technique across countless stars, he is still able to see through its essence.

Although the fragment of the Great Dao nurtured a new physical body with the help of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, it did not grant him any cultivation. The fragment of the Great Dao transformed into a primordial spirit, condensing all the laws and supernatural powers within it, while its physical body remained that of an uncultivated mortal.

In other words, although the physical body of this clone is an excellent immortal embryo, it has no cultivation; while its primordial spirit is the primordial spirit of a multi-life Heavenly Venerable.

The reason for this is that this is a truly new physical body. Once the true form of the Celestial Venerable of Morality is revived, the fragments of the Great Dao that have transformed into the primordial spirit will be retrieved, but this physical body will not disappear; rather, it will die. This is because it has already become a relatively independent entity.

Of course, the reason why the Celestial Venerable of Morality's clone had no cultivation was not only to make it easier for him to reclaim his primordial spirit. He also wanted to use this clone to cultivate something new and explore some new methods, so it was intentional.

After the avatar of the Celestial Venerable of Morality was fully revived, he cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, it has been many years since we last met. You have taken another big step towards becoming a Mortal Immortal. You are now the most advanced one among us."

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. Your achievements in this life are extraordinary. After this success, the next few lives will probably not be a big problem. The day of becoming an immortal is not far away."

The avatar of the Celestial Venerable of Morality said, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, is this a Source Technique? It can actually directly manipulate the power of the origin of the universe. I just wonder if this method can still be applied outside the human universe?"

Liang Yu said, "I am able to do this partly because of the cosmic imprint in the human realm. If I went to other worlds, such as the Immortal Realm, I would probably need to study the Immortal Realm imprint. This technique might not be able to reach the realm of immortals."

(End of this chapter)