Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 394 Seven Lifetimes to Achieve Immortality

Although Liang Yu did not go to see Lingbao Tianzun's method of reversing life, he sensed the aura through the source technique and thus roughly guessed Lingbao Tianzun's plan.

Lingbao Tianzun's ingenious idea shocked Liang Yu. After all, the risk he was taking was too great; one wrong move and he could die completely or be transformed into someone else.

Although the trace of true spirit left behind by Lingbao Tianzun could slowly revive him, such as by sealing it into an elixir of immortality to grow together, like the clone of Daode Tianzun, he would lose all his cultivation and have to start all over again.

Although rebuilding one's cultivation wouldn't be too difficult for Lingbao Tianzun, it would mean that his path to immortality in the mortal world had failed, and he would have to turn to the strange world to become an immortal.

Although the laws in the strange world are incomplete and one cannot become a true immortal, the immortals who cultivate in the mortal world are still somewhat different from those who undergo transformations in the mortal world, since there are substances that promote longevity in that world.

With a long lifespan, there is no threat of death, and there is no need to undergo repeated transformations and rebirths. Immortals who achieve this in the mortal world experience less hardship, which inevitably lowers their standards.

Based on Liang Yu's understanding of Lingbao Tianzun, he believed that even if Lingbao Tianzun went to the strange world, he could achieve results no less than those of the few who had undergone transformations in the mortal world, just like the Great Emperor Wushi. However, he might have to spend even more effort to achieve perfection.

However, Liang Yu quickly cleared these distracting thoughts away. Although Lingbao Tianzun's transformation this time was very risky, after careful consideration, Liang Yu still had full confidence in him.

So he stopped paying attention to the underworld and instead focused his attention on his own rebirth.

His mind had completely sunk into the depths of the universe, becoming one with the origin of the human universe and the laws of the Great Dao. He was almost merging with them, about to transform into the Dao and become a part of the universe.

Time passed slowly, and another thousand years went by. Liang Yu's life came to an end.

Although both are in their sixth incarnation, Liang Yu's lifespan is clearly longer than that of Lingbao Tianzun and Daode Tianzun, and is even more likely to be longer than that of Yuanshi Tianzun.

The sixth incarnation of the Moral Celestial Venerable lived for a total of about 90,000 years, while the Celestial Venerable of the Spiritual Treasure lived for about 89,000 years. The difference between the two is less than a thousand years, and they are roughly equal.

However, Liang Yu's sixth incarnation has already lived to be 100,000 years old. Liang Yu's previous three incarnations combined only amounted to 100,000 years, while this sixth incarnation alone lasted 100,000 years, which is indeed an extremely terrifying lifespan.

Looking at his disheveled white hair and feeling his body gradually decaying, Liang Yu once again felt the threat of death as his lifespan drew to a close.

But his mind remained calm. For him, there was more than one way to reverse life; what he needed to do was choose the one that would be most beneficial for his future.

He can either reverse his life by severing or evolving a new physique, or he can reverse his life by using source techniques and array patterns; he is confident in both methods.

However, considering that his next goal was to research a new method combining source techniques and array patterns, he naturally chose this path. This was the direction he had decided on long ago.

Liang Yu stood up, and no Origin God Patterns or Array Patterns appeared, but he still directly mobilized the Origin of the Great Universe and the Laws of Heaven and Earth, as if he had truly become the Lord of the Universe.

Under the influence of this force, Liang Yu's body continuously collapsed and disintegrated, dissipating into the world as if he were transforming into the Dao.

Soon, he completely disappeared; his flesh and blood, his Dao fruit, and his primordial spirit all vanished without a trace.

However, Liang Yu's aura of the Great Dao did not disappear; instead, it began to spread continuously, directly permeating the entire human universe. At the summit of Wuji Immortal Mountain, a trace of life force emerged, and the origin of the Great Universe and the laws of heaven and earth converged together, reuniting with Liang Yu's dissipated existence, and once again forming a human form.

Liang Yu stepped out of it, achieving a natural and unrestrained rebirth. His vitality was incredibly vigorous, his blood and energy overwhelming the heavens, and he even faintly possessed a vast, mysterious, and profound aura, as if he were an immortal or a god, but not a human.

The core of Liang Yu's seventh incarnation's transformation method is naturally his universe-level source technique, followed by the array patterns that are perfectly integrated with it.

With these two methods, Liang Yu successfully mobilized the origin of the human universe and the laws of heaven and earth to help him achieve rebirth.

In fact, that alone would be enough to complete the transformation and live out his seventh life. Adding to that the life of physical evolution, Liang Yu's path to becoming a mortal immortal is indeed secure.

But Liang Yu was not satisfied; he also incorporated the methods of the Earth Immortal during his transformation.

Both the Chaos Body and the Holy Spirit are children of the universe favored by the universe. Liang Yu possesses both of these constitutions and has also used source techniques and array patterns to successfully transform the entire human universe into his own blessed land, thus allowing the entire universe to nurture his new life and enabling him to achieve unprecedented results.

Of course, due to Liang Yu's in-depth research into the methods of becoming an Earth Immortal and his mastery of the origin and laws of the universe, he quickly skipped the early stages and directly became an Earth Immortal whose blessed land was the human universe.

Now, Liang Yucai can be considered the true master of the universe. Because the human universe has become a part of him. The origin of the great universe and the laws of heaven and earth are both under his control.

Wherever he desires prosperity, that star region will become the most advanced cultivation holy land in the human universe; wherever he desires decline, that star region will be completely transformed into a mortal place where cultivation is impossible.

Liang Yu even felt that he could directly activate the Heavenly Heart Mark, knocking the World Emperor off his throne and causing him to fall to an alternative state of enlightenment.

In other words, while he cannot make anyone attain enlightenment at will, he can prevent anyone from attaining enlightenment if he wants to, since even if someone succeeds in attaining enlightenment, Liang Yu can directly knock them down.

Furthermore, since Liang Yu has become an unconventional earth immortal, his seventh incarnation has no lifespan to speak of. As long as the universe is not destroyed, he can live forever.

Thanks to Liang Yu's in-depth research on the methods of Earth Immortals and the universe, he became an Earth Immortal but maintained considerable independence.

In other words, his growth can be tied to the human universe, growing together; or it can be separated, allowing one side to grow and then give back to the other.

Even if the human universe is destroyed, he will only lose the longevity he gained from coexisting with the human universe, and will not perish with it.

This achievement is truly astonishing. Although he did not become a mortal immortal, he has essentially achieved immortality within the mortal world.

Of course, everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

Liang Yu's current state has trapped him firmly within the human universe, making it impossible for him to leave. To forcibly leave would likely require him to completely destroy the human universe, something Liang Yu clearly cannot do.

Therefore, he added a layer of restriction to his own path to immortality in the mortal world. Only by breaking free from this state could he truly become an immortal in the mortal world and go to other worlds, heading towards a more distant future.

(End of this chapter)