Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 57 Infinite Heavenly Lord
Now? What now?
Liang Yu had just begun to have a question, but he immediately figured out the reason.

The figure he traced back to was the Desolate Emperor, who founded the Heavenly Court and forged the Desolate Tower before the myths even existed. In the remnants of the past, the Desolate Tower hung above his head.

And now, he also hangs the desolate tower above his head, suppressing the void of this place.

Therefore, the Desolate Tower saw a glimpse of its own future through the perspective of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, knowing that it would come to Mount Tai with Liang Yu. That's why it followed Liang Yu until Liang Yu attained enlightenment.

Looking back now, it's likely that his encounter with the Desolate Tower at that time was intentional. After all, immortal artifacts aren't easy to find if they want to hide them.

At this moment, the desolate tower finally saw the future it had seen in the past, and was therefore somewhat excited.

Liang Yu asked, "Did you show yourself to me because of this scene?"

The desolate tower swayed its body triumphantly and said, "Otherwise, why do you think you were able to find me so easily? But I really didn't expect this day to come so quickly. After all, for me, these past 20,000 years are just a moment. You've gone from that weak cultivator to the Celestial Venerable I saw in the past."

Liang Yu asked, "Did the person who refined you leave any information?"

After pondering for a while, Huangta said, "I had only been refined not long ago, so to be honest, I have no impression of that era, or even of the Heavenly Emperor himself. However, if he really wanted to leave something behind, it might be related to the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin and the Path to Immortality."

Liang Yu shook his head; it seemed there was indeed no useful information left. He had previously searched for the Nine Dragons Coffin, but always missed it due to various unforeseen circumstances.

Upon further reflection, it was probably because he was destined to be separated from the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin. Therefore, whatever the Desolate Heavenly Emperor left behind was irrelevant to him. As for the things left behind on the path to immortality, everyone can obtain them; he could try to obtain them when he had the chance.

Liang Yu concealed his aura and activated the "Zhe" secret technique to repair his injuries. He took a step and headed towards the location of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

As he approached, a rumbling thunderclap echoed. Liang Yu looked closely and saw a vast lake ahead, with streaks of lightning constantly striking the water's surface, stirring up waves. This place was clearly a place of great danger.

Above, countless bolts of lightning intertwined, forming thick thunderclouds that covered the sky.

As soon as Liang Yu arrived at the lakeside, lightning struck.

But clearly, even the tribulation of attaining enlightenment couldn't harm Liang Yu at this moment, let alone this naturally occurring heavenly lightning.

However, this heavenly lightning was indeed extraordinary; Liang Yu sensed an extraordinary aura emanating from it. While it possessed the terrifying might of heaven capable of destroying everything, it also contained the laws of new life.

Liang Yu opened his Dharma Eyes and looked into the depths of the sky. He saw a natural thunder pool locked by a large array, only able to float in the sea of ​​clouds, occasionally unleashing astonishing power. These thunderclouds and lightning were actually just wisps of energy dissipating from the thunder pool.

This Thunder Pool is naturally formed, making it an excellent material for refining magical treasures and secret artifacts. If one had to compare it, it might be comparable to the Purple Extreme Divine Fire. This Thunder Pool has already been briefly refined by the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, becoming a secret artifact combined with array patterns.

Seeing that Liang Yu was still going to enter this area, the power of thunder in the sky intensified, transforming into a sea of ​​lightning that fell down.

Liang Yu opened his mouth and blew, and a divine wind blew out, causing the sea of ​​thunder in the sky to vanish without a trace.

At this moment, an ancient stele with a dragon's head and snake patterns silently attacked from behind, causing the void to distort wherever it went.

A faint divine light emanated from Liang Yu's body, and the ancient stele realized that the original sneak attack from behind had suddenly turned into a frontal assault, but the opponent did not make any move to turn around.

Although Liang Yu had already refined the divine blood essence to help the immortal essence live a second life, he could still use the power of the divine emperor phenomenon, thus still being able to make every aspect of himself positive.

Liang Yu struck out with his palm, sending the ancient stele flying and embedding it deeply into the void. A clear handprint was even carved into the stele, three-tenths of an inch deep. Seeing that Liang Yu was about to attack again, the stele's deity quickly manifested as a dignified middle-aged Taoist priest, saying, "Heavenly Venerable, please spare my life!"

Liang Yu stopped and said, "Are you the Boundless Dao Stele?"

The Boundless Dao Stele chuckled and said, "Heavenly Venerable, it is indeed me. I have just awakened from my slumber and my mind is not yet clear. I actually attacked the Heavenly Venerable, which is a crime deserving of death."

Liang Yu was somewhat surprised. This Boundless Dao Stele was completely different from other Dao-proving weapons, far surpassing others of its class in both strength and flexibility. It even seemed to possess the intelligence of a real life.

He had already seen the Desolate Tower and the Immortal Bell. In terms of power and the laws they contained, these two immortal artifacts were far more profound; however, the spirituality of these two immortal artifacts might not surpass that of the Boundless Dao Stele.

Furthermore, this stele already shows signs of evolving into a celestial artifact. Liang Yu's Qiankun Creation Tower possesses this aura because he himself is already a true Heavenly Emperor, and the Wushi Great Emperor's Wushi Bell is also due to the Wushi Great Emperor's immense power.

The Void Mirror, which is relatively unusual, is because it has consumed the essence and blood of many supreme beings, which is why it has reached the state of a semi-divine artifact.

This Boundless Dao Stele has only drunk the blood of a supreme being, and its owner, Boundless Heavenly Venerable, does not possess such great strength. Yet, this stele still possesses an extraordinary Daoist charm that is close to that of an immortal.

It can only be said that he truly deserves to be the founder of the "Secret of the Soldier" technique; his treasure for proving the Dao is indeed extraordinary.

Liang Yu said, "The Boundless Heavenly Venerable has already passed away. I thought he simply buried himself here, but now it seems that it's not that simple."

Seeing Liang Yu cast his gaze into the lake, Wuliang Daobei knew that the other party had discovered him. So he could only say, "The Heavenly Venerable's eyes are like torches. Master has indeed passed away completely. This place was just an experiment he conducted before his death."

Liang Yu's Origin Heaven Divine Eyes saw the secret hidden beneath this lake: it was an extremely Yin place.

The place where the vital energy and yang energy of the ancient star are most abundant is actually Mount Tai, where the Celestial Venerable of Morality is now located. The place where the yin energy and death energy are most abundant is a cave beneath this lake.

The body of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable is hidden in this underground cave.

Liang Yu asked with great interest, "Is the Boundless Heavenly Venerable trying to prove the Dao through a corpse? But given the terrain here, I'm afraid in the end, it will only nurture a Yin spirit or a corpse demon, right?"

Amidst the calamity of corpses sweeping across the universe, the Supreme Beings already knew that pure Yin energy and death energy would only breed monsters, and there was no reason why the Boundless Heavenly Venerable was unaware of this.

The Boundless Dao Stele said, "The Heavenly Venerable is joking. How could Master do something so harmful and pointless?"

Liang Yu looked up at the sky and said, "This Thunder Pool is a naturally formed essence of thunder. It not only contains the might of heaven that can destroy everything, but also the creative power to give birth to life. Does the Boundless Heavenly Venerable intend to use array patterns to bind this Thunder Pool and make it constantly bombard the lake below, hoping to turn death into life and bring yang back to life in an extremely yin place?"

The Boundless Dao Stele said, "The Heavenly Venerable is profound and insightful; this was precisely the test the Master conducted before his death."

Liang Yu shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, this is a dead end. The primordial spirit of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable has been completely annihilated, and even his true spirit has returned to the world. At most, this method can only create a new life, which is no different from the ancient corpse communicating with spirits."

The Boundless Dao Stele sighed, "What the Heavenly Venerable said is quite true. The Master's initial goal was not to achieve immortality or resurrection. His plan was to try to create a new life using his own body. This is the artifact he ultimately wanted to forge."

"Life is the most exquisite and wondrous instrument, and the universe is naturally the most profound and skilled weapon refiner. As the founder of the 'Soldier's Secret, what Master ultimately wanted to try was to create life."

(End of this chapter)