Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 361 Evolution of Jade Flower Divine Island
The Zhuxian Sword Formation has been combined with the countless array patterns left by Lingbao Tianzun on Yuhua Divine Island, thus it can always be in a state of full recovery, and therefore it is always under the complete control of the gods.

But at this moment, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation began to tremble uncontrollably. This core change even triggered all the array patterns within Jade Flower Divine Island, causing boundless divine light to converge and making the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation even more terrifying.

Under these circumstances, countless dark red killing swords emerged from above Jade Flower Divine Island, their sword lights flickering and slicing through the void, leaving fine wounds. An aura that seemed capable of causing the world to collapse and the universe to be destroyed began to emanate from the sky with barely concealed power.

Fortunately, the Celestial Venerable Lingbao had set up an array to hide this place and conceal all auras beforehand; otherwise, this incident would have shaken the starry sky and terrified countless living beings.

This unexpected situation was something neither Liang Yu nor the Zhuxian Sword Formation had anticipated.

Therefore, even the deity of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was taken aback. His action was entirely instinctive; he himself had not expected it to happen.

So the deity immediately suppressed the urge to strike Liang Yu with his sword, activated the array patterns to suppress all killing intent, and said: "Great Heavenly Venerable, please don't be angry. I have no ill intentions. It was just an instinctive reaction. I don't know why I did it."

The deity of the Zhuxian Sword Formation was indeed very uneasy. When its master, Lingbao Tianzun, was nearly killed by the power of darkness, it was this Wuji Tianzun who saved him. Later, they even became fellow Daoists and worked together to plan for the future of the universe.

If his Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation were to disrupt the relationship between these two, he would be doomed to die a thousand deaths.

Although Liang Yu was also taken aback, he quickly realized the reason. This was certainly not because the deity of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was targeting or warning him, but because he had cultivated the Chaotic Ancient Method, the divine sense within this avatar carried that aura, thus triggering the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

In the original timeline, when Ye Fan first met Zhang Bairen, the killing sword automatically unsheathed itself upon sensing Zhang Bairen's aura, radiating an astonishing power.

Zhang Bairen and Lingbao Tianzun obviously had no connection, so the most likely reason for the activation of the killing sword was his cultivation of the present-day Dharma.

There are rumors that Lingbao Tianzun's Zhuxian Sword Formation once slew immortals, but Liang Yu already knows that what he killed was actually an immortal corpse from an unknown era.

This immortal corpse likely cultivated the Chaotic Ancient Technique, thus possessing a unique aura. This aura was imprinted deep within its consciousness by the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, which was stained with immortal blood. Therefore, the moment it sensed this aura on Liang Yu, the sword formation was immediately activated.

After all, this was the most dangerous battle Lingbao Tianzun had fought since he attained enlightenment, and it almost led to his death midway through his cultivation. Therefore, the Zhuxian Sword Formation was also deeply impressed by it.

While this is likely true, it still needs to be confirmed. So Liang Yu proactively released the aura of the Chaotic Ancient Law, and sure enough, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation once again uncontrollably shone with immortal light.

Upon seeing this, Liang Yu knew he had guessed correctly.

The deity of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation suddenly realized: "So that's it! That immortal corpse also has a similar aura, which is why it's like this. Great Heavenly Venerable, what kind of aura is this? I originally thought it was unique to that immortal corpse, but now it seems that's not the case?"

Liang Yu said, "This aura is not unique to any individual, but comes from the cultivation system before the mythological era. Its origin may even be traced back to before the Desolate Emperor."

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was also taken aback upon hearing this. This was actually the aura of an ancient cultivation system from before the mythical era! No wonder it was so unique; nothing similar could be found throughout the entire mortal universe. But didn't Liang Yu's possession of this aura mean that this cultivation system had resurfaced?
Having completely regained control of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, he opened the formation again and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Great Celestial Venerable, please. My master will wake up soon, and perhaps he will be interested in this system."

Liang Yu didn't take it seriously and went straight in.

Even before the transformation began, Lingbao Tianzun was already able to spread array patterns throughout every corner of Yuhua Divine Island, thereby completely controlling this wondrous place and achieving an effect comparable to Origin Technique.

Now, under the constant changes and influences of Lingbao Tianzun over the years, Yuhua Divine Island has officially completed its evolution and formed an independent world.

Although Jade Flower Divine Island is called an island, it is actually more like a suspended continent. Its internal space is already larger than most strange lands. Although the Celestial Venerable Lingbao has not allowed it to develop into a world, the island has become even more vast as a result.

Unlike the extraordinary spiritual energy and ethereal beauty of Mount Daluo, Jade Flower Island appears quite ordinary. Its mountains, rivers, flowers, trees, animals, and birds are largely indistinguishable from the outside world.

Apart from the Xuanwu Immortality Elixir, there is actually nothing special about Yuhua Divine Island.

But this is only the surface. Under the special laws of Yuhua Divine Island, everything that seems no different from the outside world contains a vast amount of life essence that far exceeds its appearance.

Let alone any ferocious beasts, even the most ordinary rabbit among them possesses a life essence comparable to those of the mythical beasts and exotic species in the outside world.

The same is true of those plants; although they have no medicinal properties, they contain more life essence than ordinary elixirs.

The only problem is that these creatures possess an extremely abundant life force, but lacking spirituality, they are no different from wild beasts. This is also due to the special laws of Jade Flower Divine Island.

The island of Yuhua was both their strength and their weakness. Its unique laws granted them immense vitality and potential, but also limited their intellectual development, preventing them from embarking on the path of cultivation. Unless someone specifically guides them, they remain untouched. This is why no great demons have ever been born here.

But now, that situation has changed. Under the influence of Lingbao Tianzun, the laws of this place have undergone some subtle changes, and a gap has been opened in the restrictions on its intelligence.

During a critical moment in his battle against the Dark Primordial Spirit, Lingbao Tianzun created the Intercepting Heaven Sword Technique, securing a glimmer of hope for himself.

Now, in his cultivation, he has also secured a glimmer of hope for the native life forms of Jade Flower Divine Island. Any one of them could seize this opportunity to awaken their spiritual intelligence and embark on the path of cultivation.

It is precisely because of this that a mysterious Daoist charm began to slowly emerge on Jade Flower Divine Island, and some demons, after gaining sentience, began to independently explore the path of cultivation.

Liang Yu walked slowly through it, not rushing to Lingbao Tianzun's side, but first beginning to study the changes on Yuhua Divine Island. Of course, given his current level of cultivation, this process wouldn't take much time.

(End of this chapter)