Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 396 The Transformation of the Power Emperor
Since Liang Yu had recently discussed the Dao with Daode Tianzun and Yuanshi Tianzun, exchanging and exploring their respective insights in a comprehensive manner, they didn't actually have much new to talk about this time.

However, Liang Yu's vision for the future still invigorated them. Liang Yu always planned carefully before acting, and most of his previous achievements were paving the way for his future transformation. The path to immortality in the mortal world was also the first path he decided on.

Moreover, judging from the strangeness, the immortal realm, and his understanding of the Desolate Emperor, Liang Yu clearly knows more about things beyond the human universe.

Therefore, they couldn't help but be curious about the level that Liang Yu wanted to achieve.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality said, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, you are willing to add another layer of shackles to yourself in order to pursue a greater transformation. Could it be that you have already discovered the path beyond the Immortal Realm?"

Liang Yu said, "This is just an experiment. Although the Immortal of the Mortal World is special, it is still a realm. Since it is a realm, it should naturally have an extreme. I will name this tentative hypothetical state the Pinnacle of Immortality."

"Although it may not be possible, or this state may not even exist, a mortal immortal is a mortal immortal, but it's never a bad thing to give it a try."

"Of course, this hypothesis of mine did not come out of thin air. Now I am in my seventh life, not far from becoming a mortal immortal, but I still feel that the Desolate Emperor of the past was unimaginably powerful."

"In the future, we will face a great upheaval that will shatter the Immortal Realm and bury an era in the human world. We must strive for perfection to have any hope."

Liang Yu decisively brought up the Desolate Heavenly Emperor again. Although the Desolate Heavenly Emperor he saw was already above the level of a Mortal Immortal, it didn't stop him from using him as a figurehead. After all, he was currently the only known immortal in the human universe.

Although the Celestial Venerable of Morality and the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning did not know much about the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, they were aware of his mystery and power. Therefore, after hearing Liang Yu's words, the two of them couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality was alright; he could still maintain a tranquil and inactive state of mind, though he vaguely harbored a higher expectation. However, since he hadn't even achieved the status of a Mortal Immortal with complete certainty, these more distant things only gave him a greater goal, dispelling his confusion.

But Yuanshi Tianzun was different; his ambition was further ignited. After all, although he hadn't accumulated as much as Liang Yu, he was already quite confident of becoming a mortal immortal.

If there might still be a path forward, then he naturally set his sights even further ahead. As for how to achieve this, Yuanshi Tianzun had no idea for the time being; he simply had one more goal in mind.

After that, the three of them discussed their own hypotheses about immortality in the mortal world and the path ahead, and then went their separate ways to continue their struggle in the mortal world.

Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, another ten thousand years have passed.

It has been 20,000 years since the Power Emperor attained enlightenment. After several enlightened beings, such as the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation, who only lived for 10,000 years, the Power Emperor, who succeeded him, lived for 20,000 years, which is truly extraordinary.

Originally, the Power Emperor was not supposed to live to be 20,000 years old. He would have died around 18,000 years old, marking the end of his life. This was similar to the lifespan of his opponent, the Primordial Celestial Venerable, in his first incarnation.

But at this point, his Jade Flower Immortal Scripture was still one step short of completion and could not be fully transformed.

However, there is always a way out. Thanks to the special connection between the Jade Flower Immortal Scripture and the Jade Flower Divine Island, the Power Emperor relied on the power of the Jade Flower Divine Island to prolong his life. He managed to endure for another two thousand years, and finally completed the Jade Flower Immortal Scripture, thus creating an opportunity for his own transformation.

Feeling his once abundant and powerful energy becoming depleted and withered, Li Huang knew that he had indeed reached a point where he could no longer continue.

Meanwhile, in the outer universe, countless cultivators sensed the tremors of the Heavenly Heart Mark and the instability of the Power Emperor's Great Dao Mark. They eagerly awaited to see whether this Power Emperor, who rarely appeared in the mortal world, would successfully reverse his fate, ascend to immortality, or simply die. They were also very curious.

After sensing his own condition, Li Huang no longer hesitated and directly began to use the Jade Flower Immortal Scripture to change his physique, thus initiating the Reverse Life.

This method is essentially a form of constitution evolution, but because it uses special laws from a strange land, the transformation is relatively easier than developing one's own constitution.

Sensing the change in the Power Emperor's aura, the Heavenly Evolution Array left behind by the Celestial Venerable Lingbao also began to fluctuate. The entire Jade Flower Divine Island began to tremble slightly, gathering countless essences of heaven and earth and law runes, which were poured into the Power Emperor's body.

This was naturally the work of Lingbao Tianzun. After the Power Emperor met the conditions, the power of the original laws of Yuhua Divine Island would be automatically mobilized to help the Power Emperor transform.

These external forces continuously transformed the Power Emperor's body, working together with the law runes he had condensed within his own body to reshape it. This evolution penetrated deep into the Power Emperor's very essence, causing him to evolve fundamentally, further condensing into Jade Flower Divine Blood, and ultimately transforming into the Jade Flower Divine Body.

Soon, the decaying and withered body of the Power Emperor began to regain its vitality. A vast amount of blood and energy, enough to engulf the endless starry sky, gathered into a boundless ocean, but it remained contained and did not emanate outwards.

But this terrifying aura, though not angry, still made all the creatures on Jade Flower Island tremble, as if they were submitting to the most ferocious and evil primordial beast.

Thanks to the grand array left by Lingbao Tianzun on Yuhua Divine Island, the aura of Lihuang's successful resurrection did not cause any major disturbance in the universe.

However, from the restored tranquility of the Heavenly Heart Mark and the even larger and more vast Great Dao Mark, the cultivators of the human universe still learned that the Power Emperor had lived a new life.

For the Power Emperor, reversing life once was already his limit. After all, even with the transformation he had previously cultivated using the Jade Flower Immortal Scripture, he almost failed this time, let alone starting from scratch to research a new method of reversing life.

Therefore, the Emperor of Power decided not to stay in the human world any longer. He wanted to leave the human universe directly, ascend to a strange world, and pursue a broader future.

With that thought in mind, Emperor Li got up and prepared to leave Jade Flower Divine Island.

At this point, his master, Lingbao Tianzun, and his weapon, the Zhuxian Sword, were no longer on Yuhua Divine Island, so there was really no need for him to stay any longer.

However, after some thought, the Power Emperor still left his legacy and insights into the Jade Flower Immortal Scripture on Jade Flower Divine Island.

Although the strange beings on the island were simply his master, Lingbao Tianzun, who accidentally gained consciousness during his enlightenment and embarked on the path of cultivation, they were not Lingbao Tianzun's disciples, nor were they his fellow disciples.

However, due to their possession of the Jade Flower Divine Blood, their vital energy is immense, and their physical bodies are incredibly strong, making them truly the most suitable people in this universe to inherit his legacy. With this in mind, the Power Emperor left behind a portion of his legacy. Perhaps in the future, some beings from this place will benefit from his inheritance.

Afterwards, Emperor Li left Jade Flower Divine Island and headed into the depths of the universe.

(End of this chapter)