Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 381 Improving the Ascension Array
In the Wuji Immortal Mountain, Liang Yu opened his eyes and sighed softly.

Liang Yu, whose Source Arts had reached the level of a Universe Lord, was actually capable of monitoring the entire universe, but he didn't have such a perverse interest. Therefore, he only occasionally used Source Arts to keep an eye on the situation in the universe, and most of the time he ignored it.

Of course, if something major happens in the universe, it will still alarm him and attract his attention, just like the divine thoughts of that ancient Buddha last time.

But even if Liang Yu didn't pay attention to someone like the avatar of the Celestial Venerable of Morality, who ranks among the highest in the human universe, he would still be as conspicuous as a campfire in the dark.

Therefore, just as this clone reached the end of its lifespan and turned into a corpse, Liang Yu immediately sensed the fall of this clone of the Moral Celestial Venerable.

For him, this was indeed a somewhat regrettable matter. After all, he had once uncovered a Buddhist secret treasure with this clone, obtaining countless Buddhist scriptures and supernatural powers, and also learning about the Chaotic Ancient Method system. Later, they even obtained the remnant method from the Desolate Heavenly Emperor from Zhang Bairen's memories.

To this day, Liang Yu still cannot decipher what is hidden in that image, but there is no doubt that it must be related to some important secrets, it's just that Liang Yu's current strength is insufficient to know the details.

After a moment of reflection, Liang Yu withdrew his attention. After all, it was just an avatar, its consciousness and primordial spirit originating from the original body, the Celestial Venerable of Morality. He hadn't died; he was simply about to return to his original body.

Fortunately, Liang Yu gained new insights during his seclusion and made great progress in source techniques and array patterns. It was time for this ascension array to be upgraded and replaced.

Thinking of this, Liang Yu raised his hand and gently tore open the void in front of him. Instantly, the sky before him was easily ripped open like paper, revealing another world. Countless streams of immortal energy surged from this crack in the world, as if Liang Yu had just opened the gate to the Immortal Realm.

Of course, although Liang Yu is powerful now, it is impossible for him to directly break through the Immortal Realm from the mortal world. This is just one path to immortality, the one from the ancient star Yinghuo.

This path to immortality is the very path behind the immortal gate set up by Liang Yu and Lingbao Tianzun. Under Liang Yu's modifications, this path no longer leads to the immortal realm, but only to a strange world.

At the end of this path to immortality lies a complex and intricate array, connected to the vast universe, constantly drawing upon the essence of heaven and earth to sustain its operation under the influence of source techniques.

At the center of the great formation, the immortal bell, serving as the formation's eye, was emitting immortal light, slowly tempering itself to continuously evolve.

Liang Yu's move tore through the endless void, but thanks to his exquisite control and immense power, not a single trace of his presence was revealed during the process. Even the nearby Immortal Bell did not notice this change.

As the celestial bell floated and sank in the celestial light, it murmured, "The Great Celestial Venerable promised me that I would only need to guard this place for two hundred thousand years. Now that the time limit is approaching, he won't forget me, will he?"

"If the Great Celestial Venerable doesn't send a weapon to relieve me, then am I supposed to stay here any longer?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Yu chuckled and said, "I will not send a weapon to take over your position. I will also change my promise to guard it for two hundred thousand years."

"However, I will not let you stay here any longer. You can go back to the human world now."

Xian Zhong was shocked upon hearing this, but then overjoyed.

What's astonishing is that Liang Yu's current strength is truly terrifying. He is, after all, a top-tier immortal artifact in the human universe and is still on the path to immortality. Yet, Liang Yu can silently break through the endless void, allowing his location to be directly connected to the Boundless Immortal Mountain.

This extraordinary power has exceeded the imagination of the immortal bell.

The good news is that his work is finally coming to an end.

Although this place is desolate, a grand formation is relentlessly tempering his form. Even if he were to simply slumber, he could slowly evolve under this effect, making the conditions actually quite favorable. However, he is the only one here, and only a handful of others have come here over the years, which makes him feel somewhat lonely. After all, he was once the supreme ancestral artifact of the Kunlun clan, worshipped as a living ancestor; later, although there were not many people left in the Wuji Immortal Mountain, he still had other immortal artifacts and fellow cultivators to accompany him.

Therefore, after nearly two hundred thousand years, the Immortal Bell preferred to stay in the Boundless Immortal Mountain and slowly absorb the essence of heaven and earth to temper itself rather than continue to guard this lifeless place.

Of course, this also means that the spirituality of the Immortal Bell is constantly increasing, and it is becoming more and more like a real life.

The immortal bell said excitedly, "Great Heavenly Venerable, does this mean my mission is complete?"

Liang Yu nodded and said, "Yes, you can come back now. Of course, if you want to go somewhere else, I can take you there. You are free now."

"So, do you want to go to Kunlun Immortal Mountain? After all, that's where you came from."

"Don't worry, even if you're not on Wuji Immortal Mountain, I can still help you take human form, as long as you're willing."

The immortal bell said repeatedly, "Although Kunlun Immortal Mountain is where I came from, Wuji Immortal Mountain is where I will return. Great Heavenly Venerable, I am willing to continue to follow you."

Liang Yu said, "In that case, you should leave this formation and come back."

Immortal Bell hesitated and asked, "But this great formation?"

Having lived in this place for many years, Xian Zhong naturally knew that this grand formation was a large-scale project completed jointly by Liang Yu, Lingbao Tianzun, and many others. Without him, the formation would not be able to function at its full potential.

Liang Yu said, "No need to worry, I have already made a plan."

Immortal Bell was relieved. He left the great formation and headed straight for the spatial rift that Liang Yu had torn open in front of him. In a flash, he found himself in the Wuji Immortal Mountain.

Looking at the Wuji Immortal Mountain, which had evolved several times since he left and become incredibly wondrous, he felt as if he had missed out on many things.

Just then, Liang Yu stretched out his palm and directly probed into the path to immortality that he had torn open and supported so that it wouldn't close. Countless Origin Heaven Divine Patterns and Array Patterns in his palm intertwined and combined, promoting each other, causing the great array to be completely transformed and overhauled.

This new ascension array no longer requires celestial artifacts to allow those who seek enlightenment to break through the barriers of the strange world and enter it.

Then, Liang Yu pointed at the Immortal Bell, and a ball of Dao Fire containing the Law of Time blazed up, completely covering the Immortal Bell and refining it from the inside out.

He said, "Originally, I wanted you to rotate your immortal artifacts, but now this ascension formation no longer needs immortal artifacts to guard it. Therefore, you are the only one among them who has been guarding the formation for two hundred thousand years."

"So, I should give you some reward."

Before the immortal bell could even express its gratitude, it was drawn to the laws of time within the Dao Fire and became immersed in the laws of time deduced by Liang Yu.

(End of this chapter)