Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 49 Mystic Arts
Xin Hao sighed, "The words of the Heavenly Venerable have indeed come true. The God Race is finished. Now that I am in my twilight years, please, Heavenly Venerable, enlighten me, for the sake of my race and my impending extinction."

Liang Yu said calmly, "You're only coming to see me now, which makes me quite impressed. In that case, let me start from the beginning. You should know why divine blood can form a race, while it's difficult for other physiques, right?"

Xin Hao sat up straight and said, "Because divine blood is easier to pass down through bloodlines and the weakening is minimal. If it combines with other divine blood or special true blood during this process, it can maintain the divine blood flowing within a very stable range. This is also the reason for the birth of my divine race."

Liang Yu nodded and said, "That's right. Other physiques will basically lose their divinity and return to ordinariness after a few generations. Very few people can awaken the dormant true blood in their bodies through ancestral reversion. This is similar to the bloodline of those who have attained the Dao."

“But divine blood is different. It is more stable than other constitutions, so it decays very slowly with each offspring, and other means can be used to maintain it during this process.”

Liang Yu took a sip of the immortal tea and continued, "Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. The stability of divine blood means that its upper limit is not very high. Even a true God-King Body or a supreme being of the God Race can only appear once every few dozen generations. Moreover, the offspring born from such divine blood cannot continue to retain such powerful divine blood and will still return to the category of ordinary divine blood."

"My transformation technique originated from an accidental contact with the origin of divine blood during my early training, which caused my divine blood to continuously evolve. However, in this process, my origin is also constantly depleted, which is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst."

“Originally, this process would have burned away my own essence, ultimately leading to self-destruction. But in the process of saving myself, I discovered that the divine power nurtured by nature can be transformed into the divinity contained within divine blood under special circumstances.”

"Therefore, as long as divine power is replenished from the outside, the divine blood can be continuously strengthened without being drained of its origin."

"This is the original source of the Mystic Transformation Technique."

Xin Hao suddenly realized: "So the essence of cultivating the Transformation Mystic Technique is to deplete one's own source while replenishing it with external things, ultimately maintaining a state that allows divine blood to grow without any negative effects."

Liang Yu sighed, "Yes, the Mystic Transformation Technique is useful, but it's not that profound. However, nothing in this world is perfect; there are always trade-offs. The Mystic Transformation Technique still has a side effect."

"It will disrupt the stability of the divine power contained in the divine blood. Therefore, under the influence of this secret technique, the divine blood in your body will become stronger and stronger, but it will also cause your own divinity to become unstable. In other words, the more you practice the secret technique, the more difficult it will be for your descendants to inherit the divine blood from you."

"Even if you can attain enlightenment, it will only be that you have broken through this limitation. If your descendants practice this technique, they will still encounter the same situation."

"Therefore, the more your divine race promotes this secret technique, the more likely you are to perish. Unless, someone can transcend the scope of the Mystic Art and create a new Mystic Art with fewer side effects."

Xin Hao felt somewhat powerless, but a trace of curiosity still arose in him: "Heavenly Venerable, are you capable of doing this?"

Liang Yu smiled slightly and said, "Of course I can do it, but this difficult problem is left to you and future generations."

Xin Hao remained silent for a long time. After his curiosity was satisfied, the resentment he had been suppressing burst forth once more.

He said with a sorrowful tone, "Now, I am older than my great-grandfather was back then. But the difference is that he was full of hope and believed that the gods would surely prosper; while I can only watch the gods disappear little by little, filled with sorrow."

Liang Yu shook his head and said, "My suggestion that you transform into a divine holy land or a human race divine bloodline family that day was truly sincere." "Everything I said before was in the hope that you would honestly listen to my advice. But I also know that you definitely won't. So I passed on the Mystic Transformation Technique to you. As long as you promote this secret technique, then the divine race will be destined to move towards the ending I hope for."

Xin Hao said, "Was the Ancient Scripture of Transformation that the Celestial Venerable spoke of just to break down our psychological defenses and force us to accept your advice?"

Liang Yu shook his head and said, "No, the Ancient Scripture of Transformation does exist, and I have already completed most of it. At most, I will be able to complete it in my later years in this life. But as I have said, only a very few people can ultimately master this scripture. Therefore, the Ancient Scripture of Transformation will only make it difficult for the gods to be independent, but the Mystic Art of Transformation will cause the gods to be completely wiped out."

Xin Hao said, "The Celestial Venerable uses such methods to extinguish the hope of my divine race. Do you really favor the human race so much?"

Liang Yu sighed deeply, "No, my main purpose in doing this is for my own cultivation. Only with enough divine cultivation techniques can I better understand the mysteries of divine blood."

"As for the extinction of the gods, although I did intend to punish you for separating from the human race, I still gave your gods a glimmer of hope."

Xin Hao smiled bitterly, "Does the Celestial Venerable mean that we should give up the Transformation Mystic Art after realizing this side effect? ​​Human desires are like rolling stones on a high mountain; once they start, they can never be stopped. They are unlikely to give up the enormous benefits of the Transformation Mystic Art."

Under the influence of the Mystic Transformation Technique, the divine race has gradually fallen apart. This is because those who practice the Mystic Transformation Technique will not give up the immediate benefits, and as most of their descendants are born with mortal bodies, they will gradually abandon the old principle of the supremacy of divine blood.

Over the years, although Xin Hao has achieved enlightenment in an unorthodox way and holds immense power within the divine race, he has not chosen to forcibly prohibit the use of mystical arts.

Because in the years before he gained absolute power, the mindset of most of the gods had changed. Even if he could force his people to obey, he could not ultimately change their will. Once he died, this situation would continue.

Liang Yu said, "No, the hope I left behind lies in solving the problem. If one day your divine race can produce a divinely gifted individual, he/she might be able to create a new secret technique using the Transformation Mystic Art, which can enhance the divine bloodline without the side effect. At that time, your divine race will still have hope of making a comeback."

"Perhaps, such a person will be born among the descendants of your son."

Xin Hao's heart skipped a beat. Wuji Tianzun was indeed the supreme being of this era; he even knew about his son's affairs.

However, expecting future generations to create new mystical arts? That seems a bit too difficult, doesn't it?
Although this secret technique was created by Liang Yu before he attained enlightenment, it would probably require at least an enlightened being to fully comprehend it.

This is not only because Liang Yu himself is extremely talented, but also because the Mystic Arts involve questions about the origin of one's physical constitution. This is a field that only those who have attained enlightenment can thoroughly study.

Liang Yu sighed softly, "You say I favor the human race? Perhaps I do, but not much. To protect the human race, my best approach is to completely seal away the Mystic Transformation Technique and never pass it down to the world, rather than letting it spread and cause all sorts of chaos."

(End of this chapter)