Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 675: Transformation of Spiritual Treasure
Although the aura of the Moral Celestial Venerable was concealed, it was still as conspicuous as a candlelight in the darkness to the Primordial Celestial Venerable and the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable. After all, they were now too powerful, and there was almost no way in the human universe to completely conceal their aura.

Both Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun were pleased with this outcome. They had cultivated diligently for many years, their ultimate goal being to become immortals in the mortal world and attain true immortality.

Even though they already knew that there was an infinitely vast world beyond the Immortal Realm, and that the Mortal Immortal Realm was far from the end of the path of cultivation, this step was still the most important step in their cultivation journey.

After all, that vast future can only be truly unlocked by becoming a mortal immortal.

After his initial excitement subsided, Yuanshi Tianzun stopped paying attention to the changes in Daode Tianzun. Although Daode Tianzun himself wasn't entirely sure he would succeed, Yuanshi Tianzun had great faith in him.

He was very certain that he and the Daoist friends recognized by the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji would definitely forge their own paths and become immortals in the mortal world.

Of course, the fact that the Celestial Venerable of Morality was about to take this step also made the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning feel a little urgency. Although he had taken the lead and reached the realm of a mortal immortal in his later years, he was still in the late stage of his eighth incarnation, while the Celestial Venerable of Morality was directly in the peak of his rebirth after becoming a mortal immortal.

Therefore, he needs to undergo another transformation, like the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, to try to reach the limit of the Mortal Immortal, in order to completely perfect his current stage of cultivation.

If he can achieve something and undergo another transformation, he can directly experience a qualitative change and make rapid progress on the path to immortality in the mortal world, saving a lot of hard work; but if he cannot do so, he may find it difficult to compare with the newly born Moral Celestial Venerable in terms of cultivation efficiency because of his current poor condition, and will eventually be overtaken by the Moral Celestial Venerable.

Of course, during this time, Yuanshi Tianzun was also pondering the sixth secret realm that Wuji Tianzun had mentioned. Although this was a matter for the next step, rehearsing it in advance could reduce the trial-and-error costs of actually taking this step in the future.

Therefore, Yuanshi Tianzun soon resumed his cultivation and explored further methods.

As for Lingbao Tianzun, he also admired the achievements of Daode Tianzun, so he did not think that Daode Tianzun would fail.

However, now that the Celestial Venerable Morality has begun to take the final step, he is the most backward of the four who have been learning from and encouraging each other since the end of the mythological era.

Lingbao Tianzun's decline was largely due to the large amount of time and effort he spent on the field method, but the fact that he was able to cultivate the dual Dao fruit of another cultivation system made these setbacks entirely worthwhile.

Nevertheless, Lingbao Tianzun still felt an urgent need for rebirth. Therefore, after only a slight thought, he resumed his cultivation, taking the final step towards his goal.

After all, he had already lived to be 150,000 years old in his eighth incarnation, and this lifespan was actually the theoretical lifespan of his eighth incarnation.

If it weren't for Lingbao Tianzun using the resonance between the dual Dao Fruits of the Field Technique and the Secret Realm Technique to cling to his last chance of survival, he would have had to begin his transformation prematurely, before his preparations were complete. In that case, his chances of success would have been significantly lower.

In fact, if Lingbao Tianzun were to fully fuse the two Great Dao Fruits now and thus live out his ninth incarnation, taking this step wouldn't be difficult. If he didn't know what the future held, Lingbao Tianzun might very well have done just that.

But now that he knows the crisis he will face in the future, he should save this trump card for later as much as possible.

And so, time flew by, and another ten thousand years passed. As the Blood Phoenix Emperor's aura of the Great Dao completely dissipated, the Spirit Treasure Celestial Venerable also reached the limit of his eighth incarnation. Reaching the age of 160,000, the Spirit Treasure Celestial Venerable ended his seclusion and ceased cultivation.

This age represents the limit he could achieve without depleting his inner strength. Like the Supreme Lord of Morality, even in his eighth incarnation, he failed to remain untouched by the passage of time, unlike the Supreme Lord of Limitless Power and the Primordial Lord of Heaven.

Therefore, although Lingbao Tianzun still wasn't entirely confident he could successfully become a mortal immortal, he decided to begin his transformation at this moment. He had to attempt to live his ninth life, breaking through this final barrier between immortals and mortals in the process, to truly become a mortal immortal. Lingbao Tianzun wasn't as nostalgic as Daode Tianzun, but he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion, recalling his cultivation journey. After all, this was the goal he had pursued for hundreds of thousands, even millions of years.

Compared to the Celestial Venerable of Morality, the Celestial Venerable of Spiritual Treasure, though also a mortal, was in no way inferior to most special physiques. Therefore, he always displayed his brilliance and made great strides, quickly becoming the most dazzling new star of that generation.

However, at that time, the Underworld faction was at its most rampant. When the Underworld Lord fell into a deep sleep and could not be revived, the Underworld forces stirred up the human universe in order to replicate his method of immortality, causing a terrible corpse disaster.

Lingbao Tianzun naturally took on the task without hesitation, dedicating himself to eradicating the scourge of corpses during his cultivation. However, he soon discovered that while his sword could kill demons, it could not protect all living beings. Therefore, he had no choice but to seek another path, devoting himself entirely to the art of array patterns.

This not only makes up for the disadvantage of being outnumbered and isolated, but also makes it easier to protect those beings who have no ability to protect themselves.

Ultimately, he successfully attained enlightenment at the age of 1,500, becoming one of the fastest enlightened beings in the mythical era.

After that, Lingbao Tianzun's life was an endless battle. He spent more than one lifetime fighting, and finally made the Underworld tremble with fear, eradicated the Corpse Calamity, and left behind the Scripture of Salvation, a supreme scripture that completely restrained the Underworld lineage.

However, in the end, he was almost completely corrupted by the dark power and transformed into another person because of the immortal corpse released by the Supreme Being of the Underworld at any cost.

Although he only managed to live out his fifth incarnation with the help of the Supreme Celestial Venerable, he had actually defeated that dark primordial spirit on his own. After all, the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique he created was indeed powerful enough to kill that dark primordial spirit; it just couldn't allow him to continue his transformation after the victory.

Looking back, Lingbao Tianzun realized that his memories were filled with killing and war. Only after the mythological era completely cleared the forbidden zones did he gain the hundreds of thousands of years to cultivate in peace.

Looking to the future, it seems he will have to continue facing such endless wars.

Realizing this, Lingbao Tianzun's previously calm aura sharpened once more. After all, becoming a mortal immortal might signify the beginning of a new journey.

To become a mortal immortal, he needs to rediscover his former brilliance and overcome this insurmountable barrier with courage and diligence.

Lingbao Tianzun looked at his disciple Xuanwu Huang and pointed at him from a distance, making the field diagram that Xuanwu Huang had been constantly comprehending even more complex and complete.

Subsequently, Lingbao Tianzun's aura weakened, and he began to grasp the true meaning of the Mortal Immortal by relying on the generation and changes of the immortal energy that had been nurtured within his body.

Of course, just like the Heavenly Venerable of Morality, Lingbao Tianzun also needs to condense his own supreme immortal body during this transformation in order to achieve a state of perfection.

Then, he too fell into a deep sleep. Like the Celestial Venerable of Morality, when he awoke, another immortal of the mortal world was born.

Looking at the Dao diagram of the field that was generating countless new mysteries before him, Emperor Xuanwu knew that Lingbao Tianzun had begun the next stage of his cultivation. So he couldn't help but pray for his master, wishing him true success.

(End of this chapter)