Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 458 The Resurrection of the Xuanwu Emperor

After learning this, the White Tiger Emperor remained silent for a long time.

After a long pause, he said, "Fellow Daoist Lihuang, has your master, Lingbao Tianzun, already become an immortal?"

The avatar of the Power Emperor said, "How easy is the path to immortality in the mortal world? Even someone as brilliant as my master is only approaching it, not yet touching it. He has simply reversed his lifespan more times and extended his lifespan a bit more."

Lingbao Tianzun lived nearly a million years ago, yet he didn't become an immortal? That makes becoming a mortal immortal truly as difficult as ascending to heaven, unimaginable.

However, if Lingbao Tianzun were still alive, constantly exploring the path of immortality in the mortal world, what about the other Tianzun who were on par with him?

So the White Tiger Emperor continued to ask, "Are there still any immortals on the path of mortal cultivation in this mortal universe today?"

The avatar of the Power Emperor sighed, "What do you think? Although I am my master's disciple, there are indeed more than one person in the mythical era who can be compared to him, not to mention the Great Heavenly Venerable Wuji."

Although the Power Emperor did not explicitly name any of them, the White Tiger Emperor guessed who they were. After all, in the mythological era, there were indeed only a handful of people who could compare to the Spirit Treasure Celestial Venerable.

After learning about this, the White Tiger Emperor became even more determined to undergo a transformation. Although he wasn't as good as those others, he couldn't be that far behind, could he? He would be content with just one transformation.

After that, the White Tiger King left the Ten Thousand Demon Cave and returned to Kunlun Immortal Mountain.

Although Emperor Xuanwu most likely knew the recipe for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, he had already embarked on the path of Earth Immortal, making it impossible for Emperor Baihu to find his whereabouts and obtain it.

Jade Flower Divine Island is, after all, the Daoist temple of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao, so it's quite normal that the White Tiger Emperor couldn't find it. But for now, he can only continue to explore and cultivate on his own.

Upon returning to Kunlun Immortal Mountain, the White Tiger Emperor first preached to the Kunlun clan, triggering a resonance among the Kunlun Immortal Blood, the Kunlun Immortal Scripture, and Kunlun Immortal Mountain.

This process was indeed very beneficial to the Kunlun clan, but it was no longer of much use to him.

He then continued his ascetic practices.

For him now, the vast amount of Kunlun Immortal Blood from the Kunlun Clan is no longer of much significance. From now on, he can only rely on his own exploration and reference to Ying Shenxiao's experience.

While the White Tiger King was cultivating in asceticism, the faintly shimmering immortal light of Kunlun Immortal Mountain became even more vast and profound. The auras of the tiger and the mountain gradually merged, faintly forming a majestic scene of a tiger roaring through the forest, jointly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and evolving endless laws.

The White Tiger King's cultivation has entered the right track, and it has begun to evolve towards that unattainable future.

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

Since lifespan does not increase significantly when using the elixir of immortality to live a second life, the White Tiger Emperor's second life would likely be around 15,000 years.

After ten thousand years, the lifespan of the White Tiger Emperor in this lifetime has already passed by about two-thirds.

His condition has reached the tail end of its peak, and it will begin to decline slowly afterward, growing older and older until death.

In these ten thousand years, the White Tiger Emperor still has not mastered the Kunlun Immortal Scripture, and his transformation remains a long way off.

Even so, his mastery of the Kunlun Immortal Scripture was considerable, and he could still extend his life by several thousand years by utilizing the power of the Kunlun Immortal Mountain's origin. His skill in refining artifacts using the Kunlun Immortal Mountain's origin was also unparalleled; his Dao-proving treasure, continuously refined and strengthened by the Kunlun Immortal Mountain, had already demonstrated a divine quality surpassing that of ordinary supreme imperial weapons.

But these things ultimately couldn't take him any further.

Is ascending to immortality through the Immortal Gate truly the only option for him now? The White Tiger Emperor was somewhat unwilling, but circumstances forced him to accept it, and it seemed that this was the only way.

The White Tiger Emperor sighed softly, then began to wander through the mortal universe, searching for a final chance. If nothing came, he would have no choice but to enter the Immortal Gate and leave the mortal universe.

After the White Tiger Emperor emerged from seclusion, the Jade Flower Divine Island, far in the depths of the universe, suddenly underwent a strange change, trembling slightly. An unusual aura slowly emerged from the depths of the Jade Flower Divine Island's origin, and then spread throughout the entire island.

Lingbao Tianzun, who was in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes and muttered to himself, "Did I succeed? It seems I don't need to worry about it anymore."

After more than 30,000 years, Emperor Xuanwu finally revived from his slumber, successfully transcending the third stage of the Earth Immortal Technique and entering the fourth stage.

Over the years, although Lingbao Tianzun did not pay special attention, he was prepared to help Xuanwu Emperor complete this stage of cultivation at any time through the Dao of the Field.

But now that his disciple has accomplished this step on his own, he no longer needs to worry about it.

In the next difficult period, and in the subsequent cultivation of Xuanwu Emperor, it would be difficult for him to provide any further guidance.

Of course, the Dao of Domains can still be passed on to Emperor Xuanwu after further refinement. After all, there are even fewer cultivators in this mortal realm with the talent for domains than those with the potential to attain the Dao.

During this process, Xuanwu Emperor's Dao Fruit and his own laws continuously merged with the primordial laws of Yuhua Divine Island. Under the influence of Yuhua Divine Body and Yuhua Immortal Scripture, Yuhua Divine Island did not fiercely resist, but slowly tried to assimilate everything about Xuanwu Emperor.

However, before the Xuanwu Emperor, who had already undergone a transformation and greatly increased his strength and cultivation, the Jade Flower Divine Island, lacking its own consciousness, was unable to resist and would only be gradually devoured.

Moreover, Emperor Xuanwu learned an incomplete field technique from Lingbao Tianzun, thus gaining a clear understanding of the essence of Yuhua Divine Island, which accelerated the process.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Yuhua Divine Island underwent a significant evolution due to the transformation by Lingbao Tianzun, resulting in its fundamental laws becoming terrifyingly vast, Xuanwu Emperor would have succeeded much faster.

If Jade Flower Divine Island were a strange land like Kunlun Immortal Mountain that hadn't evolved much, Emperor Xuanwu would probably have lived for 10,000 years, let alone 30,000.

After all, once the Jade Flower Immortal Scripture was mastered and the Jade Flower Divine Body was transformed, Jade Flower Divine Island held no secrets for Emperor Xuanwu.

After reaching the fourth stage of Earth Immortal, Emperor Xuanwu had merged with Jade Flower Divine Island, completely becoming Jade Flower Divine Island itself, and thus gained immortality.

But this is not the end. Xuanwu Emperor still needs to use Jade Flower Divine Island to nurture a completely new true self. Otherwise, as time goes by, he will sooner or later be affected by his own form of existence and eventually lose the feelings he once had as a living being.

In any case, reaching this point means that Emperor Xuanwu has completely embarked on the path of Earth Immortal and has overcome the most difficult hurdle.

When Xuanwu Emperor awoke from his slumber and regained his consciousness, he said to Lingbao Tianzun, "Thank you for taking care of me, Master."

(End of this chapter)