Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 441 Half-Step Immortal

After stabilizing his own state, Liang Yu formed the Limitless Dao Seal, which was derived from the Unity of All Laws and further strengthened by the Integration of the Nine Secrets. Instantly, a surge of immortal power was contained but not yet released. If it were unleashed, it could cause irreparable damage to the human universe, making it unable to bear such terrifying power.

This Limitless Dao Seal is the supreme method he condensed on his path to immortality in the mortal world, and the supreme power derived from it is also the power contained in his current Limitless Dao Body.

This power seems to originate from before the creation of heaven and earth, and is the Great Dao itself contained within the most primordial and original nothingness, existing in a form completely different from any law, energy, or matter.

But at the same time, this power can encompass and evolve all known laws and supernatural abilities.

The saying "The Tao has no name, but we forcibly name it the Tao" is perhaps the best explanation for this situation.

Liang Yu's return to the One of All Laws has finally completed its mission, evolved to its final state, and given birth to the supreme Dao fruit that transcends the realm of humanity.

After examining his own Dao attainment, Liang Yu withdrew his power and began to assess his own condition. He then realized that his previous estimate that he could become a Mortal Immortal in his later years in this life was somewhat too conservative.

After Liang Yu completed the ultimate stage of physique evolution, he discovered that the Limitless Dao Body he had derived had truly become an immortal body. This is not a figurative expression, but a genuine immortal body.

In other words, he was already considered a half-step immortal in the mortal world.

In the past, there was a special state known as the Ten Fierce Level. This state was where the physical body had reached the realm of Immortal King, while the primordial spirit was still between True Immortal and Immortal King, not yet perfected.

There were once powerful individuals born from special races who, when establishing themselves in this field, could unleash combat power comparable to that of an Immortal King by relying on their bloodline and inherited secret techniques, such as one of the ancestors of the Undying Emperor.

Even the Desolate Emperor once reached this level.

Liang Yu's current state is similar to this situation. His physical body has entered the realm of immortals in the mortal world ahead of time because it has transformed into the Wuji Dao Body. However, his primordial spirit, supernatural powers, and laws are still a step behind, and he has not been able to fully enter that realm.

However, the barrier to becoming a Mortal Immortal is not as difficult as that of an Immortal King. Therefore, as long as Liang Yu, whose physical body is immortal, continues to cultivate, he will be able to elevate his primordial spirit and laws to this level and become a complete Mortal Immortal.

This process could even happen naturally. Even if Liang Yu stops cultivating, he will gradually reach this level.

The essence of a mortal immortal is the ability to generate immortal substances within themselves, thus achieving immortality regardless of external circumstances.

Liang Yu's immortal physical body meant that he had basically broken through this barrier, so becoming a complete immortal in the mortal world was almost a natural thing.

Although it is unknown at what specific time in this lifetime I will be able to completely defy the effects of aging, this outcome is inevitable.

This process was obviously faster than Liang Yu had originally estimated.

Although Liang Yu had only just lived through his eighth incarnation, if we include the 30,000 years he spent transforming into a Holy Spirit, then he has spent approximately 490,000 years cultivating to this day.

This period of nearly 500,000 years is almost equivalent to half of the ancient era in later times, which is indeed an incredibly long period of time.

In his later life, Ye Fan discovered that he was immune to the ravages of time around the age of 550,000, having already reached the realm of a Mortal Immortal. However, that was at the end of his eighth incarnation, not when he truly became a Mortal Immortal. Ye Fan was maintaining a state of old age at that time, no longer changing with time, so he must have reached this stage in his later years. His death merely confirmed that he had indeed reached this realm.

In other words, Ye Fan may have actually become a Mortal Immortal a little earlier than 550,000 years old. After all, he couldn't have reached this stage exactly at the end of his lifespan.

Although Liang Yu did not reach the later years of his eighth incarnation, the time he had spent cultivating was already close to that of Ye Fan at that time. Therefore, perhaps he too would truly become an immortal in the mortal world around the same time, untouched by the passage of time.

Although Liang Yu's first life was not at the Heavenly Emperor level, and his starting point was lower than Ye Fan's, he lived in reverse every life since his second life, and never used the elixir of immortality or the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill.

Moreover, Liang Yu has made great progress in his eight lifetimes of cultivation, accumulating a great deal of knowledge beyond the transformation itself. Therefore, it is not unusual for him to achieve this step at this time.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Liang Yu and Ye Fan became immortals around the same time.

Therefore, perhaps within tens of thousands of years, he will be able to truly establish himself in the realm of the Mortal Immortal.

After truly confirming that he could definitely become a Mortal Immortal, Liang Yu felt somewhat unreal. After all, becoming a Mortal Immortal meant that he had laid the most solid foundation. Even if he couldn't reach the pinnacle of immortality, or even if he didn't continue to progress in the realm of Mortal Immortals, he still had the potential to become a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

Of course, although Liang Yu was very excited, he also knew that this was not the end. Next, he would continue his reverse life and strive for the pinnacle of immortality.

After Liang Yu calmed down, Yuanshi Tianzun asked through the Chaos Cave, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, you seem to have already possessed the aura of immortality. Could it be that you have become a mortal immortal?"

Yuanshi Tianzun was not far from the immortals of the mortal world, so he sensed Liang Yu's extraordinary state first.

Lingbao Tianzun also noticed this upon careful perception, and his heart stirred. Only ten thousand years had passed, yet the Wuji Tianzun had undergone such a tremendous change, which truly made him sigh with admiration.

Liang Yu said, "I'm not a true immortal yet, only half. But in this lifetime, perhaps in just tens of thousands of years, I can truly reach a state where time doesn't affect me."

After Liang Yu confirmed it in person, Lingbao Tianzun and Yuanshi Tianzun said in unison, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Wuji."

Although they felt some frustration due to their backwardness, they also felt immensely encouraged. After all, countless ages had passed since a true immortal had been born in the human universe.

Even though they were all absolutely certain of the path of the Immortal of the Mortal World, it ultimately remained only in theory.

Now that Liang Yu is about to completely complete the Path to Immortality in the Mortal World, he naturally gave them boundless confidence, allowing them to truly witness the birth of an Immortal in the Mortal World, thus making them completely convinced that this realm truly exists.

Therefore, even Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Then, Liang Yu showed them the special state he was in and the realm of generating longevity matter through his own efforts.

Although they followed Liang Yu's transformation closely, they could no longer see through him after he grew stronger and stronger until he completely completed his transformation. Therefore, they didn't actually know what state Liang Yu ultimately achieved.

(End of this chapter)