Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 698 Guidance
Of course, although the Sun Emperor sighed like this, he knew very well that the source of all this was actually the Limitless Heavenly Venerable.

If he hadn't foreseen his own arrival and arranged for the Taiyin Human Emperor to assist him in establishing his foundation, none of this would have happened. After all, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable is hard to say, but the Undying Heavenly Emperor genuinely used his own essence and blood to help him establish his foundation because of the Great Heavenly Venerable.

The Taiyin Human Emperor said, "Fellow Daoist, there is no need to belittle yourself. Many cultivators in our mortal universe are hindered by the environment of this Dharma-ending Age and find it difficult to continue their progress. As long as you can achieve transformation in the mortal universe, you can accumulate strength and make rapid progress after entering the Immortal Realm."

Upon hearing this, the Sun Emperor felt a sense of relief and said, "In that case, I must work hard in my cultivation so that you won't misjudge me."

The two exchanged a smile and didn't discuss the matter further.

The Taiyin Emperor said, "I never expected that you would have such a connection with Mount Tai. I was already at my limit to extend my lifespan by a thousand years with the help of Mount Tai, but you can probably gain even more."

The Sun Emperor said, "This is indeed my good fortune, at least it has given me a method of transformation with a clear direction."

The Taiyin Emperor said, "This is indeed a fortunate thing, as it can further increase the margin for error. Your physique corresponds to mine, and I suppose you already know that the path you will take in the future will be very similar to mine, right?"

Facing the senior Taiyin Emperor who had followed a similar path, the Taiyang Emperor naturally had no airs and spoke directly: "Fellow Daoist Taiyin is quite right. As a being of the sun body, I cultivate the laws of the sun, and in the future I will inevitably walk the path of yin arising from yang and yin and yang coexisting. I wonder if you could enlighten me?"

The Taiyin Emperor said, "I wouldn't call it imparting knowledge, but I do have some insights."

Then, the Moon Emperor showed the Sun Emperor the complete path he had walked in his previous lives.

In his first and second lives, he cultivated the Taiyin Law to the point of perfection, reaching the pinnacle. After living out his third life by relying on the Longevity Immortal Essence, he achieved the transformation from Yin to Yang and gradually comprehended the Fusang Divine Tree to continuously strengthen his own Taiyang Law. Ultimately, he evolved from Yin and Yang coexisting to Yin and Yang complementing each other, thus living out his fourth life and allowing his body to possess both Yin and Yang powers, resulting in further evolution.

In his fourth life and his fifth life, which relied on a specially made Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, he continuously pushed the balance of Yin and Yang to its extreme, comprehended the Yin and Yang principles in the Two Elements Dao Scripture, derived the changes of Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang to perfect his own Daoist methods, and comprehended the two Chaos Immortal Scriptures obtained from Wuji Tianzun and Yuanshi Tianzun to reverse the deciphering.

Then came the union of Yin and Yang, which gave birth to chaos. During a hundred thousand years of slumber, he transformed himself into a chaotic being and finally lived out his sixth life.

Throughout this entire process, the Taiyin Emperor imparted all his teachings and insights without reservation, and even the formula for the Nine-Turn Immortal Elixir was given to the Taiyang Emperor.

As for the two Chaos Immortal Scriptures from Wuji Tianzun and Yuanshi Tianzun, Taiyin Renhuang naturally handed them over to Taiyang Renhuang. After all, both of them had paid special attention to Taiyang Renhuang, and their scriptures had naturally been permitted to be passed on to him.

As a being of the sun, theoretically, the next step for the Sun Emperor is to comprehend the solar laws within the Fusang Divine Tree, thereby achieving the balance of yin and yang, the coexistence of yin and yang, the mutual assistance of yin and yang, and finally the unity of yin and yang.

However, in this process, only the mutual support and unity of Yin and Yang can generate the new life force for transformation.

It took the Taiyin Emperor three generations to achieve the balance of Yin and Yang and transform through this. Considering that the Taiyang Emperor's progress was slower than that of the Taiyin Emperor at the same stage, even if he obtained the complete transformation process from the Taiyin Emperor as a reference, it would still be difficult for him to catch up with the Taiyin Emperor's progress.

In that case, he probably won't have enough time in his second life and will need to live in reverse again to possibly achieve harmony between Yin and Yang.

Fortunately, although the Sun Emperor did not have much research on the method of transformation, he now possessed the formula for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill and could also cultivate the Taihuang Scripture to transform himself with the help of Mount Tai, so his margin for error was not low.

After pondering for a moment, the Sun Emperor immediately determined his next direction and turned to the Moon Emperor, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, fellow Daoist." The Moon Emperor replied, "Among us cultivators, only by encouraging each other and being fellow Daoists can we explore higher realms. The path to immortality in the mortal world is so difficult; if I were to cherish my own knowledge, it would be even more difficult to achieve it."

"Moreover, although the paths we are about to take are similar, you will surely achieve your own success, and I will also gain something."

The Sun Emperor quickly realized that the Moon Emperor's words were true, but the timing was wrong. The Moon Emperor had already completed the entire process, and unless he too reached the stage of transforming into a chaotic body, his exploration would no longer be of much use to him.

But let alone the fact that his progress has already fallen behind that of the Taiyin Human Emperor of the same period, even if he hadn't fallen behind, it would have taken him countless tens of thousands of years to transform into a chaotic body. By then, the Taiyin Human Emperor's life would have long ended, and there would be nothing for him to refer to.

However, the Sun Emperor was not discouraged. Although he was far behind, he might catch up in the future. The path to immortality in the mortal world becomes more and more difficult. The Moon Emperor had been asleep for 100,000 years after transforming into a chaotic body. He would continue to transform in the future and might live even longer.

In this way, as their cultivation and transformation time is extended indefinitely in the future, the gap between them will naturally begin to gradually narrow.

At that time, he will naturally be able to help the Taiyin Emperor.

Therefore, the Sun Emperor said, "Since you say so, I will not be pretentious. I hope that I can truly help your cultivation in the future."

The Taiyin Emperor rose and said, "This day will come. Fellow Daoist, please continue your cultivation. I will leave this Moon Laurel Divine Tree here and trouble you to take good care of it. I will come back to retrieve it when I need it."

The Sun Emperor cupped his hands and said, "I will do my utmost."

After the Moon Emperor left, the Sun Emperor couldn't help but sigh, realizing that he was indeed much luckier than most Dao-proving beings.

However, even though the future direction has been basically determined, it is still very difficult to actually reach this point, so the Sun Emperor does not dare to take it lightly.

After receiving this guidance from the Moon Emperor, the Sun Emperor did not attempt to refine the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill as a backup plan, but instead began to cultivate the Taihuang Scripture as the next step in his transformation.

After all, judging from the experience of the Taiyin Human Emperor, his improved Nine-Turn Immortal Pill could still prolong life even after he had undergone two transformations and was far superior to ordinary Daoists. Therefore, the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill was indeed more effective the later it was used.

After he transforms with the help of the Taihuang Sutra and Mount Tai, his lifespan will naturally increase, and the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill will extend his increased lifespan, thus providing even greater benefits.

Moreover, judging from the past cultivation process of the Taiyin Emperor, the conflict between the Yin and Yang laws is extremely serious and dangerous. Even the Taiyin Emperor was almost blown to pieces several times due to the collision of these two powerful forces, and only stabilized after he successfully achieved the balance of Yin and Yang.

Moreover, this risk still exists during the 100,000 years that he has been in a state of chaos.

The Taishan Law is completely different from both of these laws. Therefore, this law can be used as a means to block the collision of Yin and Yang forces, separating the Yin and Yang forces to increase the margin of error.

(End of this chapter)