Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 436 Nirvana
Just as Liang Yu was about to begin his seclusion to make final preparations for his eighth incarnation, an unusual aura caught his attention.

It turned out that his good disciple, the Immortal Emperor, had reached the end of his lifespan in this life and was about to begin his next Nirvana.

The fifth incarnation of the Immortal Emperor had lived for 70,000 years and had now reached the end of his life. In fact, if he hadn't consumed a large amount of his essence to allow the Fire Emperor to be reborn as a true phoenix, he could have lived for about 75,000 years in this lifetime.

Compared to his previous life of 50,000 years, the span of his growth in this life is also quite exaggerated.

As a celestial phoenix, his life essence is indeed incredibly powerful. However, every advantage has its disadvantages. Although his achievement is great and the difficulty is slightly lower than that of others' direct rebirth, he will experience a long period of weakness during the rebirth process, which is more time-consuming.

Perhaps this time, his nirvana will last longer than his lifespan in this life.

Although the Immortal Emperor's rebirth this time was relatively less dangerous, Liang Yu still planned to go and see him. Of course, this was also because Tai Chu had awakened again.

So Liang Yu ended his seclusion and headed towards the Primordial Ancient Mine.

For him now, entering the Primordial Ancient Mine was naturally a piece of cake. With just a thought, the origin of the universe naturally gathered, forming a chaotic cave that directly connected the Boundless Immortal Mountain and the Primordial Ancient Mine.

The Undying Emperor wasn't surprised; he was already used to his master's power and elusive nature. It was Tai Chu, who had been asleep for many years, who was deeply shocked.

During the years of my gestation, my master, the Limitless Heavenly Venerable, has become increasingly formidable, almost reaching the level of a mortal immortal. Meanwhile, my senior brother has been tirelessly exploring the path to becoming a mortal immortal, achieving remarkable results. I seem to have fallen far behind.

However, Tai Chu was still very happy to see Liang Yu again, and he immediately said, "Disciple greets Master."

Liang Yu smiled slightly and said, "Are you anxious because your pregnancy is progressing slowly?"

Tai Chu sighed, "I am still far from perfection, and I am afraid it will take hundreds of thousands of years before I can be born again. Perhaps by then, Master, you will have already become an immortal and entered the Immortal Realm."

Liang Yu said, "Haste makes waste. In order to nurture the most perfect Dao body, this time is also essential. Although I can make it be born earlier, it will inevitably lose some of its divine charm."

Tai Chu said, "Master is right."

Liang Yu continued, "I've come here to make some changes to the terrain. To help you settle down, I'll leave you something to ponder carefully."

As he spoke, Liang Yu used the field technique to further modify the Primordial Ancient Mine, especially the core mine shaft, giving Primordial a more perfect nurturing environment and making it even more complete than before.

Next, Liang Yu also inscribed the ancient scripture he had specially created based on the characteristics of the Holy Spirit lineage into this formation, allowing Taichu to comprehend it during the process.

In addition, Liang Yu also guided the laws of heaven and earth in this place, making them easier to sense, so that Tai Chu could increase his foundation through enlightenment.

Then, Liang Yu said, "You should take good care of yourself. In the future, I will send you to Wuji Immortal Mountain to study for a while longer. At that time, your foundation will be no weaker than anyone in the human universe."

Tai Chu said, "Thank you, Master."

He then fell into a deep sleep again due to the change in terrain.

Only then did Liang Yu turn his gaze to the Immortal Emperor. He was now completely white-haired and withered, his body dry and brittle, devoid of any immortal aura, only showing signs of old age.

Seeing that Liang Yu had completed the transformation of Tai Chu, the Undying Emperor cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Master." Liang Yu scanned his body and discovered that a tiny immortal embryo was faintly gestating within his origin, thus knowing that his Nirvana method was basically complete.

Not long after the Immortal Emperor had lived this life, he had already taken the secrets of the Divine Phoenix Elixir of Immortality as his path to living another life in reverse.

Now, he has finally obtained the method from the Divine Phoenix Elixir of Immortality to evolve his own bloodline, which has reached its peak.

Just as humans can study the essence of humanity from the elixir of immortality in human form, thereby transforming their own physique, the Immortal Emperor, this Celestial Phoenix, can naturally also study the method of evolving herself from the elixir of immortality in divine phoenix form.

After possessing this elixir of immortality for many years, the Immortal Emperor finally deciphered its most profound secrets and is about to undergo Nirvana through it.

Liang Yu said, "It seems that this time you are fully capable of achieving rebirth."

The Undying Emperor said, "The path to immortality in the mortal world is indeed endless. I wonder how many more times I will have to undergo Nirvana. Master, you once said that you were just one crucial step away from becoming an immortal in the mortal world. I wonder if you have succeeded now?"

Liang Yu said, "After this Nirvana, you can live to the sixth time, and you should have already completed more than half of the Path to Immortality in the Mortal World. This world is vast, and even the Immortal Realm is but a drop in the ocean. If you want to become an Immortal King or even higher, you must continue to persevere and complete this Path to Immortality in the Mortal World."

"As for me, at most I only need one transformation, plus a few hundred thousand years or less of accumulation, to truly become an immortal in the mortal world."

The Immortal Emperor merely sighed; he had no intention of giving up. However, Liang Yu's words still touched him deeply.

Immortal Kings were beings that had vanished from even the fragments of his own immortal realm for countless years. Judging from Liang Yu's words, becoming a Mortal Immortal seemed to offer more than just the path to Immortal King; it also aided in reaching even higher levels.

This temptation was enough to make the Immortal Emperor even more wholeheartedly embark on this path of immortality in the mortal world.

Moreover, his master actually revealed that he was about to become an immortal in the mortal world, which made the Undying Emperor feel even more awe.

Based on the Immortal Emperor's understanding of his master, he wouldn't say something he wasn't confident he could do. In other words, it was practically a certainty that this Limitless Celestial Venerable would become a Mortal Immortal.

He relied on the Nirvana power in his bloodline to reduce the difficulty slightly, but he still found it hard to continue. Yet his master had successfully become an immortal in the mortal world without even taking the elixir of immortality.

This made the ever-proud Immortal Emperor feel a sense of awe and reverence once again.

If Master succeeds, even if he enters that fragment of the immortal realm, he will still be the absolute number one expert.

Although the Undying Emperor did not know whether any new powerful figures had emerged in the Immortal Realm during the years he was gone, at least before he left, there were no experts of the Red Dust Immortal level in that realm.

With the certainty that someone was about to successfully become a mortal immortal, the Undying Emperor's worries vanished. Having witnessed a successful example, he was no longer confused, but filled with confidence.

He said, "Master, what you said has put my mind at ease. I don't know how many tens of thousands of years it will take for me to awaken from this Nirvana. So I congratulate you in advance on your transformation into an immortal in the mortal world and your eternal immortality."

Having said that, the Undying Emperor fell into oblivion, even the light of his primordial spirit extinguished. His physical body continued to collapse and melt, gradually forming a ball of flesh, with only the immortal embryo born from his origin shining brightly, slowly drawing nourishment from the ball of flesh to grow.

Liang Yu casually set up a protective field within the fleshy ball, slowly supplying it with the essence of heaven and earth to shorten the Nirvana time of the Undying Emperor as much as possible. Afterwards, he left again, returning to Wuji Immortal Mountain for seclusion.

(End of this chapter)