Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 360 The Strange Changes on Jade Flower Divine Island
After the main body of the Celestial Venerable of Morality completed its transformation, this avatar of the Celestial Venerable of Morality naturally no longer needed to preside over the affairs of the Great Luo Immortal Mountain, and could truly devote itself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

So he entered the Eight Views Palace of Xuandu Cave and once again went into seclusion to further study and break through the Chaotic Ancient Method.

Of course, he also brought Zhang Bairen into the process, drawing upon the ever-dissipating Dao energy of this precious land to subtly enhance his physical constitution and bring his primordial spirit closer to the Dao.

Although this disciple was taken in by an avatar of the Celestial Venerable of Morality, his original consciousness has always been basically synchronized with the avatar, so this disciple is naturally also the disciple of the original.

Therefore, the Celestial Venerable of Morality activated the great formation, further mobilizing the energy within the Xuandu Cave that was closely related to the Great Dao of the Universe to strengthen Zhang Bairen. He wanted to cultivate his disciple into a celestial embryo and Dao seed comparable to the Chaos Body.

Although the Celestial Venerable of Morality had never seen a true Chaos Body, and because his current slumber directly encompassed Liang Yu's fifth incarnation, he hadn't even seen this acquired Chaos Body, he still hoped his disciple could have a deeper foundation.

After all, he had met Liang Yu's disciples before. Whether it was the Phoenix Undying Emperor from the Immortal Realm or the Immortal Embryo Holy Spirit nurtured in the Primordial Ancient Mine, they were all peerless immortal seedlings comparable to the Chaos Body.

From some of Liang Yu's arrangements, he even learned about other immortal seedlings, such as the Thunder Swamp Dao Embryo and those few immortal herbs that were about to take human form. These beings were definitely no weaker than the Chaos Body.

Although Zhang Bairen was a prodigy who would be considered a top genius in any era, his physique was still difficult to compare with that of someone of this level.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality had finally found a disciple he was satisfied with, so naturally he didn't want him to fall behind others at the starting line.

Of course, if he knew that the fleeting Chaos Body was now a disciple of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, he would probably be even more concerned about it.

After making arrangements for his disciple Zhang Bairen, the Celestial Venerable of Morality began to focus on his own cultivation.

For the current Celestial Venerable of Morality, his personal Dao and Law have reached their pinnacle, and he has even thoroughly comprehended the Great Dao Laws of the universe. To make further progress would be extremely difficult. The Celestial Venerable of Morality vaguely sensed the existence of a bottleneck.

Fortunately, the path ahead for the seventh incarnation is basically set. As for the eighth incarnation, he still has two lifetimes to go, and he will eventually find his direction.

In his next life, he will rely on the fusion of his two bodies to integrate the different Dao fruits from the two systems, thus living out his next life. And since his clone is currently practicing the Chaotic Ancient Method without interruption, his main body should also do something.

Clearly, the first step for the Celestial Venerable of Morality was to study how to perfectly integrate the fruits of the Tao from different systems.

The answer given by Yuanshi Tianzun is to use the all-encompassing and all-inclusive nature of chaos as the foundation for fusing the Dao fruit and thereby sublimating. Daode Tianzun, however, also needs to provide his own answer.

This will be his main research focus in this lifetime.

Just as the Celestial Venerable of Morality was about to enter seclusion, Liang Yu appeared at the opportune moment. While sensing the changes in the Great Luo Immortal Mountain, he cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Morality on your successful transformation. You are one step closer to becoming an immortal."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality said, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, have you come here because of the changes in the Great Luo Immortal Mountain?"

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist is indeed discerning."

The two then had a brief discussion about the strange changes in the land. After all, they had already discussed the theory of existence quite thoroughly when the avatar of the Celestial Venerable of Morality appeared, and now this was indeed the only new thing they could talk about. Soon, they each entered seclusion with their own insights.

After incorporating the methods used by the Celestial Venerable of Morality to transform Mount Da Luo, Liang Yu's Wuji Immortal Mountain was truly about to become a fairyland that did not belong to the mortal world.

As time flew by, another three thousand years passed. Liang Yu sensed an unusual aura emanating from Jade Flower Divine Island.

Immediately afterwards, he used a divine thought as the core to condense an avatar from the origin of the universe in the void near Jade Flower Divine Island.

Lingbao Tianzun has been missing for over 100,000 years. He underwent his transformation even earlier than Daode Tianzun, and his transformation method was even a manifestation of his array pattern technique, so theoretically it should have been faster.

However, due to the restraint of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao, this process was prolonged many times over. Therefore, it was only at this moment that a different kind of life and Dao aura finally appeared within Jade Flower Divine Island. But this can be considered a result of accumulated strength finally being unleashed.

From the aura that, even with countless array patterns concealing it, could not be completely hidden, Liang Yu knew that his achievements might be no less than those of the Moral Celestial Venerable. Of course, this was assuming that the Moral Celestial Venerable's avatar was not included. After all, that avatar had even paved the way for the Moral Celestial Venerable's seventh incarnation.

Even so, Liang Yu still had a premonition that after Lingbao Tianzun's success this time, his array pattern would truly reach the pinnacle of the human universe.

After all, Lingbao Tianzun's transformation this time also combined two methods: he used array patterns to modify and strengthen himself from the inside out; and he also used array patterns to mobilize the origin of the universe and the laws of heaven and earth to nurture himself from the outside in.

The reason Liang Yu is so concerned about Lingbao Tianzun is because his Origin Technique is about to reach the level of a Universe Lord, but he has no direction for what comes next.

Although Origin Techniques and Array Patterns are different, they also have many similarities. Perhaps by working together, the two of them can open up a new direction for Origin Techniques.

Of course, this transformation of Lingbao Tianzun was one of the methods he had envisioned. He had already witnessed the beginning, and if he could witness the end as well, it would be of great benefit to his transformation.

However, due to Lingbao Tianzun's masterful mastery of array patterns, Liang Yu was unable to directly infiltrate the interior of Yuhua Divine Island with this clone. Therefore, he could only proactively reveal his aura, allowing the Zhuxian Sword Formation, which governs the entire divine island, to let him enter.

Without hesitation, the Zhuxian Sword Formation let Liang Yu in.

After all, Liang Yu was already an old acquaintance, and they had a strong foundation of trust between them. Not to mention, Liang Yu was also Lingbao Tianzun's savior.

Secondly, Liang Yu's current appearance is merely an avatar composed of some primordial cosmic energy, and his combat power is average. Even if he enters Jade Flower Divine Island, he will be suppressed by the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, which has long been a celestial artifact.

Moreover, under the influence of Lingbao Tianzun's array patterns, Liang Yu's avatar even had difficulty mobilizing the primordial power of Yuhua Divine Island.

Therefore, both morally and logically, Liang Yu poses no threat to Lingbao Tianzun. Thus, the Zhuxian Sword Formation would naturally not be so inhumane.

However, as Liang Yu approached, the Zhuxian Sword Formation involuntarily resonated, and the sword light condensed into strands of immortal light, as if it wanted to tear Liang Yu to pieces.

(End of this chapter)