Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 452 The Third Stage of Earth Immortal

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword, which presides over the entire divine island's array, naturally allowed this genuine successor of the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable to enter without any hindrance.

After sensing his presence, the Xuanwu Immortal Elixir also flew over to show its affection.

Upon returning to Jade Flower Divine Island, Emperor Xuanwu unconsciously began to compare this divine island with the Underworld and the Immortal Mausoleum, discovering that, overall, each had its own merits.

The only difference is that a world with Earth Immortals is obviously more active, while a world without Earth Immortals is relatively more rigid, and neither the evolution of laws nor the fluctuations of origin are as flexible.

Of course, Wuji Immortal Mountain is an exception. Even though no Earth Immortals are born there, it is highly compatible with the aura of Wuji Heavenly Venerable himself, producing an effect similar to that of Earth Immortals, thus maintaining characteristics similar to Immortal Tombs and the Underworld.

After comparing various options, Emperor Xuanwu discovered that Wuji Immortal Mountain was indeed the most wondrous place in the world.

However, Jade Flower Divine Island was, after all, his hometown, and therefore, in Emperor Xuanwu's heart, this place was the best.

After returning to Jade Flower Divine Island, Emperor Xuanwu intended to rest and recuperate before practicing the Earth Immortal method, but unexpectedly, he was summoned directly to Biyou Palace by Lingbao Heavenly Venerable.

Emperor Xuanwu cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Master."

Lingbao Tianzun looked at Xuanwu Huang, who had gained a deeper understanding of the Earth Immortal Method, and said, "You should have already understood the advantages and disadvantages of the Earth Immortal Method on this trip. After my transformation over countless millennia, this Jade Flower Divine Island is far superior to what it used to be. If you want to use this place as a blessed land to become an Earth Immortal, I'm afraid it won't be so easy."

After hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation by the Underworld Emperor and the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, the Underworld and the Immortal Mausoleum have undergone earth-shattering changes. However, compared to Jade Flower Divine Island, their only advantage is the development of their internal cultivation civilization.

After all, at this time, most of the native life forms on Yuhua Divine Island had not yet developed intelligence, let alone formed a cultivation civilization.

As for other aspects, whether it is laws, origins, Dao traces, or the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Jade Flower Divine Island is no weaker than these two extraordinary places.

Of course, the route to Yuhua Divine Island is actually different from that of the Immortal Mausoleum and the Underworld, and it is also different from Liang Yu's Wuji Immortal Mountain.

Jade Flower Divine Island is actually somewhere between a complete world and an independent dojo.

However, this extraordinary place is far too powerful, and the difficulty of completely integrating and transforming it is truly considerable.

Fortunately, Emperor Xuanwu had already greatly improved his cultivation and strength by reversing his previous life.

Although the Jade Flower Divine Island is now many times stronger than the Underworld of yesteryear, the current Xuanwu Emperor is also far stronger than the Prison Suppressor Emperor who had severed his own supreme power back then, so there is still hope.

At least in Emperor Xuanwu's own calculations, the probability of success was not low.

Therefore, Emperor Xuanwu said, "Master, your mind is made up."

Lingbao Tianzun said, "Very well, since you have made your decision, I will not try to persuade you any further. The place where Biyou Palace is located is the core treasure land of Yuhua Divine Island. You should go into seclusion again and prepare to become an Earth Immortal."

Seeing that Xuanwu Emperor's will was firm and unwavering, Lingbao Tianzun naturally said nothing more, letting him explore the Earth Immortal realm on his own.

Xuanwu Emperor did not immediately begin to transform himself into a stone figure, merge with Yuhua Divine Island, and completely integrate into one. Instead, he first began to use his innate divine power to continuously deduce the methods of the Earth Immortal, so that he could find a more suitable way to move faster and more steadily.

Emperor Xuanwu's seclusion lasted for a full thousand years. During this thousand years, Emperor Xuanwu made no move whatsoever; his tortoise shell merely flickered with various divine lights, and the Dao diagrams on it evolved at a rapid pace. Even an ordinary Daoist would likely be overwhelmed by such intense deductions and find it difficult to clear their mind in a short time.

Finally, he opened his eyes, his breath shifted, and he gradually began to connect with Jade Flower Divine Island.

With the help of his transformed Jade Flower Divine Body and his cultivation over the past two to three thousand years, Emperor Xuanwu finally grasped the pulse of Jade Flower Divine Island and successfully synchronized with it.

After this step, Emperor Xuanwu could then fully utilize the Earth Immortal Techniques he had deduced.

Then, the Xuanwu Emperor's body began to slowly lose its vitality, but unlike the Eternal Heavenly Venerable and the Underworld Emperor, he did not turn into a stone statue. Instead, his entire body began to turn into jade.

The name Yuhua Divine Island comes from the fact that it produces the most exquisite divine jade in the universe. Therefore, after grasping the pulse of Yuhua Divine Island and comprehending its core essence, Emperor Xuanwu chose to deduce a method to assimilate himself into jade rather than becoming a conventional stone figure.

Soon, Emperor Xuanwu was completely transformed into jade, becoming a jade statue, sitting cross-legged in Biyou Palace, becoming one with Yuhua Divine Island, inseparable.

His Dao Fruit and Undying True Spirit dispersed into Jade Flower Divine Island, gradually merging with every inch of the island's land.

This marks the official commencement of the third stage of the Earth Immortal Technique.

Seeing the changes in the Xuanwu Emperor, Lingbao Tianzun was naturally very pleased.

Instead of following the lead of others, Emperor Xuanwu chose to learn from their experiences and deduce the most suitable method of Earth Immortal cultivation for himself and for Jade Flower Divine Island, thus beginning the third stage of Earth Immortal cultivation.

This method is undoubtedly the right way. Although the Xuanwu Emperor could also enter this state by directly using the method used by the Underworld Emperor and the Eternal Heavenly Venerable to turn into a stone statue, its efficiency would be significantly reduced.

Only by adapting to local conditions and using the most suitable methods can one become an immortal in the shortest amount of time.

In order not to interfere with Emperor Xuanwu, Lingbao Tianzun even moved all the field techniques he had set up to outside the world barrier, and even shielded the Great Dao imprints that he and Emperor Li had left behind, leaving only a pure Jade Flower Divine Island to maintain contact with Emperor Xuanwu.

Lingbao Tianzun then continued his cultivation, exploring the perfection of the Dao of the Field.

Of course, although Lingbao Tianzun was very happy that Xuanwu Emperor could explore a completely new path on his own, if anything went wrong, Lingbao Tianzun would naturally intervene to protect him.

However, for the sake of Xuanwu Emperor's future cultivation, Lingbao Tianzun will not easily intervene. He will only bail him out when he makes a mistake that endangers his life, but will not interfere with his entire transformation process.

The Hades Emperor of the past actually progressed through this stage very quickly, but that was because he had already made a failed attempt, which pushed the Earth Immortal method forward for a while.

Moreover, the entire process of the Underworld Emperor transforming into an Earth Immortal was personally overseen by the Underworld Lord in order to complete it in the most perfect and rapid manner.

Xuanwu Emperor had neither such a foundation nor the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable to oversee the entire process. Moreover, he was still merging with Yuhua Divine Island. Therefore, even if Xuanwu Emperor was on the right path, his process of becoming an Earth Immortal was still very slow.

Soon, Emperor Xuanwu fell into complete silence, and there was no sound.

(End of this chapter)