Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 468 Preparation
The moment Yuanshi Tianzun saw Liang Yu, he was absolutely certain that this Wuji Tianzun had most likely already become an immortal.

As early as when Liang Yu had just lived his eighth life and transformed into the Limitless Dao Body, the Primordial Celestial Venerable had already sensed the immortal characteristics contained within that supreme immortal body.

The faint ethereal aura emanating from Liang Yu now appears unchanged, yet it is far more perfect than before, as if it has remained undisturbed and eternally unchanging.

Therefore, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately came to a conclusion.

Although he had expected it, Yuanshi Tianzun still couldn't help but sigh. After all, countless millennia had passed since the legendary Desolate Emperor, and finally, a mortal immortal had been born once again in the human universe.

Liang Yu's success means that the mortal path to immortality is a truly feasible road to heaven.

Although Yuanshi Tianzun himself was somewhat confident in becoming a mortal immortal, being absolutely certain was not 100% certain.

Now Liang Yu has truly proven this point, giving Yuanshi Tianzun even more confidence.

At the same time, Yuanshi Tianzun also developed respect for Liang Yu.

Yuanshi Tianzun continued, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, you have become an immortal in the mortal world, creating a history unprecedented in millions of years. You truly deserve to be called the Great Heavenly Venerable."

Liang Yu arrived at the Kunlun Sacred Realm from the void rift and said to Yuanshi Tianzun, "Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, you flatter me. If you were born before me, then you might be the first person to become a mortal immortal after millions of years."

Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head and said, "We only know our own situation. I have fellow Daoists Wuji, Daode, and Lingbao with me to exchange ideas, explore the direction of progress together, and promote each other to get to this point."

"If I were to be the pioneer in paving the way for immortality in the mortal world all by myself, the progress would probably not be this fast."

"Moreover, even disregarding these factors, I'm not very confident that I can become a Mortal Immortal in this eighth incarnation. Even if I could, my cultivation time would probably be longer than yours, Fellow Daoist Wuji."

"Therefore, Fellow Daoist Wuji, you absolutely deserve the title of Great Heavenly Venerable."

Although the exact time it would take for the Emperor to become a Mortal Immortal is unknown, it probably wouldn't be short. It's quite possible that his slow progress is due to the internal conflict between his left and right hemispheres and the Dark Primordial Spirit.

Therefore, if Liang Yu had not revived Daode Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun and guided them on their exploration of the path to immortality in the mortal world, Yuanshi Tianzun would indeed have taken longer to become an immortal in the mortal world than Liang Yu had.

This is something even the Primordial Celestial Venerable himself acknowledges. He has cultivated for over 400,000 years, but he is not confident that he can cross the gap between immortals and mortals and become a mortal immortal within 100,000 years.

Liang Yu's ability to remain untouched for 540,000 years is probably only comparable to that of Ye Fan in later generations.

Although the time it takes to achieve the status of a Mortal Immortal may not necessarily predict one's final achievement, those who achieve it quickly are certainly extraordinary.

Judging from the results, Ye Fan, Ruthless Emperor, and Wushi Emperor, who achieved the highest levels of success, were indeed the three fastest among the Red Dust Immortals in the Shrouding the Heavens Universe to become Red Dust Immortals.

Although the Great Emperor Wushi was theoretically faster than the Great Emperor Ruthless, he accomplished this in a strange world containing longevity substances, and therefore was not superior to the Great Emperor Ruthless.

Now that the Primordial Celestial Lord in the current timeline is free from the influence of dark forces and the loneliness of having little reference experience and having to explore on his own, his speed in becoming a Mortal Immortal will probably not be slower than that of the trio.

At least Liang Yu felt that the Primordial Celestial Venerable at this moment was not far from the Red Dust Immortal state he was in.

Even if the Celestial Venerable of Morality and the Celestial Venerable of Spiritual Treasure complete their eighth incarnation, the chances of them becoming immortals in the mortal world are probably not that great, and they will most likely need to live another lifetime.

However, Yuanshi Tianzun still has a chance to achieve a state of immortality in this lifetime. Liang Yu smiled and said, "I am truly flattered by what Fellow Daoist Yuanshi says. There is no high or low in the Dao, and temporary speed cannot determine the final achievement."

"Fellow Daoist Yuanshi's several Dao Fruits have all fully matured. Presumably, now is the time to completely integrate them, isn't it?"

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Fellow Daoist Wuji is indeed insightful. I intend to collect all those Great Dao Fruits back into my body so that I can live my eighth life."

"However, the path of merging Dao Fruits is extremely arduous. The more Dao Fruits one has, the more difficult it is to coordinate and perfectly merge them."

"Although I have already gained some understanding of this method, just in case, I still need Fellow Daoist Wuji to add an extra layer of insurance this time."

In the course of his years of cultivation, Yuanshi Tianzun had already achieved complete success in all his major Dao fruits, and was basically at a point where further progress was impossible.

Therefore, his eighth incarnation was the time when several great fruits of the Dao merged.

This process can be described as extremely dangerous. Even though Yuanshi Tianzun had gained a deeper understanding of this method through the transformation he underwent during his seventh incarnation as Daode Tianzun, he was not entirely confident.

If a problem occurs during the transformation process, then the Primordial Celestial Venerable will most likely be directly shattered by the colliding forces.

Not only will he suffer, but the Kunlun Sacred Realm and a vast expanse of the universe will also be annihilated by this force, and even the human universe may be severely damaged.

The consequences were too terrible, and even the Primordial Celestial Venerable was not entirely at ease. That's why he wanted Liang Yu to help him further seal off the area using the field technique, to prevent the damage caused by the accident from spreading to other places.

In this way, the array patterns he left behind and the field set up by Liang Yu could seal off the erupting power, thus buying time for Liang Yu to arrive at this place in time and quell the storm.

In today's human universe, apart from Liang Yu, who has become a mortal immortal, no one else has the ability to prevent such a disaster.

This was also the most crucial preparation that Yuanshi Tianzun made for his own transformation.

After learning of Yuanshi Tianzun's concerns, Liang Yu said, "There is nothing wrong with this."

Immediately afterwards, the two stepped into the Kunlun Sacred Realm.

Liang Yu had not been to Kunlun Sacred Realm for some time. Upon entering the place again, he discovered that Kunlun Sacred Realm had evolved considerably.

Among the Daoist temples of these Celestial Venerables who embarked on the path of immortality in the mortal world, Wuji Immortal Mountain was undoubtedly the best-developed, while Yuhua Divine Island, where Lingbao Celestial Venerable, who was proficient in the Dao of Domains, resided, was the second best.

Although Yuanshi Tianzun does not control the field, he has mastered the source techniques and array patterns, and with these he created the World Cauldron Method. Therefore, the evolution of Kunlun Sacred Realm is also extraordinary.

In particular, the Chaos Dao Fruit of the Primordial Celestial Venerable was combined with the Kunlun Sacred Realm and grew together, which made this extraordinary place even more remarkable.

Since the Celestial Venerable of Morality neither possesses the Origin Technique nor the Array Pattern, the Great Luo Immortal Mountain must be considered again.

Of course, these differences aren't actually that significant. To be precise, only Wuji Immortal Mountain is one level higher; the other three wondrous lands are still at the same level, with only slight differences.

(End of this chapter)