Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 507 Flat Peach
Because of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and the Bright Emperor, the Emperor of Abandoned Heaven was already seven thousand years old when he attained enlightenment.

Of course, Emperor Kōen was probably five thousand years old when he reached the point where he could make the final leap. However, because Emperor Kōen had attained enlightenment first, he could only achieve enlightenment in a different way, so it cannot be considered as breaking the record for the latest enlightenment.

Unlike the Emperor of Light, the Emperor of Abandoned Heaven always aimed for immortality. Although an emperor may be invincible for a lifetime, there are still many things he cannot do.

If he wants to reverse time and space, to bring the dead back to life and reappear in the world, or to travel through time and space back to the past to see the people he wants to see, becoming an emperor is not enough. He must have a higher goal: to become an immortal, or more likely, a high-level immortal, to have any chance of doing these things.

Regarding the methods to become an immortal, the Bright Emperor's Dharma body had already told the Abandoned Emperor everything it knew before it dissipated. Therefore, the Abandoned Emperor at this time also knew about the four paths: Heavenly Immortal, Earthly Immortal, Mortal Immortal, and Corpse-Dissolving Immortal.

For Emperor Qitian, the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal Method and the Earth Immortal Method, which originated from the Yuan Shen Merging Dao Weapon, both prioritized longevity and prioritized the improvement of cultivation and realm, which were all shortcuts.

While these methods could lead to continuous improvement, they weren't the path the Abandoned Emperor sought to explore. Therefore, only the methods of becoming a Mortal Immortal or a Celestial Immortal were suitable for him. After all, what he sought was the power to change everything.

Of course, from the experience of the Bright Emperor, the Abandoned Emperor also knew that the probability of becoming a Mortal Immortal was not high. Although he was confident that he was no weaker than the Bright Emperor, he was not at the same time certain that he was stronger than him.

Since the Emperor of Light has failed to reverse his life even once in two lifetimes, it is probably wishful thinking for him to undergo multiple transformations and reverse his life.

Therefore, Emperor Qitian naturally chose the path of ascending to immortality through the Immortal Gate.

Of course, no matter which path you choose, a successful transformation and rebirth will bring immense benefits if you want to go faster and further.

Therefore, although Emperor Akihito had decided early on to ascend to another world to cultivate and become an immortal, he still regarded the study of the method of transformation as an important direction for his cultivation in the human universe, on par with perfecting his own Tao and Dharma.

Thanks to the information gathered by the Bright Emperor through the Alliance of Myriad Races and his experience communicating with the White Tiger Emperor and the Black Tortoise Emperor, he had a good understanding of the Reverse Life Technique.

Therefore, Emperor Abandoned also gained this series of methods and experience, saving a lot of time.

Because Emperor Qitian received such a great favor from Emperor Guangming, his first stop after attaining enlightenment was the Light God Clan. He preached to the Light God Clan and left behind his ancient scriptures, greatly enhancing their foundation.

After that, he returned to his hometown along the same road he had come from.

Now that he has become an emperor, he can naturally make this ancient star more complete and more powerful. He can even slowly restore that vast uninhabited area.

As the emperor of this era, he certainly possesses these methods.

Liang Yu naturally had no good feelings towards this Supreme Being of Abandoned Heaven, who in the original timeline would have fallen into depravity and become part of the dark chaos.

However, in the current timeline, Emperor Qitian had already experienced those unforgettable losses that led him to fall before he attained enlightenment. He realized his own powerlessness and internalized these experiences as motivation for his cultivation. In addition, now that the path to ascension is open, he can continue to progress without facing the threat of death. Therefore, although Emperor Qitian is now reclusive, he has not gone to extremes.

Therefore, after a moment's hesitation, Liang Yu decided to lend him the elixir of immortality for the time being, so that he could live a second life.

After all, even among the emperors who entered the strange world, the Abandoned Emperor was not particularly outstanding; he couldn't cause any trouble.

As for which one to choose, it's actually irrelevant. After all, the overall talent of the Abandoned Emperor is not stronger than that of the Bright Emperor, and the possibility of him reversing his fate is extremely low, let alone gaining any insight from the elixir of immortality.

Therefore, Liang Yu secretly placed the ancient peach tree he obtained after wiping out the forbidden zone of Zangtian Island on the path that the Abandoned Emperor was bound to take.

This ancient peach tree is a true incarnation of a celestial king, and one of Liang Yu's key objectives in transforming it into human form.

However, after Liang Yu obtained this divine tree, he never used it much and kept it on Burial Sky Island, allowing it to experience the entire process of Mount Tai's restoration, thus making it grow even stronger.

Now is the time for it to come into play.

Most of the elixirs of immortality were already in Liang Yu's possession. Therefore, he decided to temporarily consider the bloodline, constitution, and cultivation methods of each incarnation of the Daoist, and arrange suitable elixirs of immortality for them to study and live out their second incarnation.

As for those who have no special connection with any elixir of immortality, such as emperors like the Abandoned Emperor, then they will be randomly assigned one.

Of course, the Enlightened Ancient Tea Trees cannot leave Wuji Immortal Mountain, and the Chaos Green Lotus actively extended its Nirvana time, so they cannot be assigned to other emperors.

There's also the humanoid immortality elixir, and given its constantly evolving state, Liang Yu doesn't want it to fall into the hands of other emperors.

Those emperors were reckless when researching these elixirs of immortality. If they accidentally messed things up and interrupted the transformation process, they would suffer a huge loss.

As a humanoid immortal elixir that shows signs of being superior to others among immortal elixirs, its transformation into human form would be extraordinary. Even the Azure Emperor might not be able to suppress it, so such a seed should naturally be cherished.

Therefore, considering all these factors, Liang Yuyuan moved the ancient peach tree from the core of Mount Tai to another desolate, dead star across the endless starry sky.

Under Liang Yu's great supernatural powers, this dead star secretly emanated vitality and even left behind traces of the Dao that could inspire Emperor Qitian's cultivation.

Of course, just in case, Liang Yu left a wisp of divine thought in the ancient peach tree to ensure its safety.

As the Abandoned Emperor strolled through the desolate starry sky, a sudden thought struck him, and he sensed an unusual aura. To his astonishment, he discovered that among the countless dead stars centered around his homeland, one had been revitalized, and even faintly exuded an aura of immortality.

Upon arriving at that ancient star, the Abandoned Emperor was shocked. He was absolutely certain that when he was born this time, this ancient star was still a dead star.

But in the blink of an eye, everything here had been transformed. Not only had the entire star come to life, but a legendary immortal peach had also appeared.

Furthermore, the Dao traces that are faintly present within them are highly related to the Dao and Dharma of the Abandoned Emperor. As long as one can comprehend these Dao traces, one can continuously improve one's Dao and Dharma, surpassing the limits.

Emperor Qitian felt as if a supreme deity, equal to the heavens and in harmony with the Dao, had noticed him and orchestrated all of this.

Recalling that the Emperor of Light had once received guidance from a mysterious person, the Emperor of Abandoned Heaven understood that this might also be the mysterious person guiding him.

(End of this chapter)