Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 729 Transformation
Previously, the two bodies of the Sun Emperor had shared his life essence, which resulted in his lifespan not being as long as expected. The advantage was that it was as if two selves were comprehending the same law from different perspectives, which could promote each other and greatly save the time for comprehension.

At this moment, after he successfully comprehended the principle of Yin and Yang in harmony, his two bodies began to unleash even greater power.

As he began his transformation, both of his bodies began to evolve the power of Yin and Yang in harmony. In other words, at this time, the Sun Emperor possessed two forces of Yin and Yang in harmony.

These two forces of Yin and Yang began to interact and complement each other, promoting and confirming one another, so as to make the Sun Emperor transform faster and even make his foundation more profound.

Although the two forces of Yin and Yang nearly went out of control several times, the Sun Emperor eventually managed to control them and began to continuously improve the origins of his two bodies to generate new life power.

In the end, the Sun Emperor survived this ordeal without serious injury, successfully transforming both his bodies through the power of Yin and Yang, and living out his fifth incarnation.

Looking at his two bodies, each possessing the power of yin and yang in harmony, the Sun Emperor knew that his efforts were finally beginning to yield ever greater rewards.

When the two bodies merge into one, even the Sun Emperor himself could hardly imagine how much he would improve.

However, this is something that needs to be treated with caution. This transformation, where each of his two bodies separately developed the power of yin and yang in harmony, had already brought him to the brink of exploding and dying. The risk of transforming himself by merging his two bodies would only be more terrifying.

Not to mention, he also needs to use the process of merging two bodies to achieve the Dao fruit of Yin and Yang unity.

The Sun Emperor was taken aback by the immense risks involved. But he had already come this far, and no matter how great the risks, he had no choice but to continue.

After all, if he succeeds, the benefits he will receive will be enormous.

After stabilizing his condition, the Sun Emperor immediately began the next stage of his cultivation.

According to the experience of the Taiyin Emperor, merely reaching the state of Yin-Yang harmony is not enough to achieve perfection. To achieve the unity of Yin and Yang, he needs to further comprehend the changes in the power of Yin and Yang, and obtain the changes of Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang from the Yin-Yang duality of the Wuji Heavenly Venerable, so that the harmony of Yin and Yang can be completely perfected, thereby giving rise to the possibility of the creation of chaos.

The Yin Emperor could simultaneously cultivate the Chaos Immortal Scripture to condense the Chaos Laws during this stage, but the Sun Emperor did not have that confidence.

He has already used the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, so he only has this one lifetime left. If he succeeds, he can continue his path to immortality in the mortal world. But if he fails, not only will his path to immortality in the mortal world be completely severed, but even his survival will be in question.

Therefore, he must first comprehend the changes of Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang in his cultivation in this lifetime, so as to achieve the great perfection of Yin and Yang in harmony, in order to succeed in the process of the union of the two bodies.

And so, the human world and the universe fell into a state of tranquility once again, without any further disturbances.

As time passed little by little, another ten thousand years quietly went by.

For the mortal universe, ten thousand years is enough to bring about enormous changes, almost like the transformation of oceans into mulberry fields. Even for the emperors of this era, ten thousand years is enough to turn their long hair white and etch the marks of time onto their once-smooth bodies. Only by becoming a true immortal can one remain untouched by the ravages of time. The Yuan Emperor was clearly still a long way from becoming a mortal immortal, a distance he himself could hardly imagine having even the slightest chance of success. Therefore, the erosion of these ten thousand years was enough to cause his life to decline once more, reaching its lowest point.

Throughout his two lifetimes of cultivation, although Yuanhuang's cultivation had progressed, his core focus remained on the practice of the Primordial Immortal Scripture and the research on the Gourd Immortal Vine. Even the God-Slaying Gourd was merely an unexpected bonus, part of his research on the Gourd Immortal Vine.

Therefore, the lifespan of the second life that the Yuan Emperor lived through with the elixir of immortality did not increase, and it still ended at 15,000 years.

Of course, at this time, Emperor Yuan possessed two powerful weapons, the Immortal-Slaying Gourd and the God-Slaying Gourd, which were significantly stronger than ordinary supreme imperial weapons. Therefore, his actual combat strength was still much stronger than that of an ordinary emperor.

However, as can be seen from the experience of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, cultivation ultimately depends on oneself, and no matter how powerful a weapon is, it is ultimately an external thing.

Unless Liang Yu's current research on the sixth secret realm method, which uses his own supreme imperial weapon as a catalyst, is successful and passed down, those who are Dao provers like Yuan Huang and Wuliang Tianzun, whose own strength is average but whose weapons are exceptionally powerful, will always remain unorthodox practitioners.

However, the fact that Yuanhuang was able to refine this gourd was largely due to unforeseen circumstances. He succeeded because of the legacy of that ancient celestial venerable and the help of the immortal emperor, rather than because his own Dao and Dharma were biased towards that side. Therefore, his situation is somewhat different.

During his two lifetimes of cultivation, Yuanhuang continuously comprehended the profound mysteries of the Primordial Immortal Scripture, eventually cultivating it to an extremely profound level. At this point, Yuanhuang was actually able to extend his lifespan by several thousand years by using the primordial power of the Primordial Ancient Mine.

Of course, the reason why his cultivation was so fast was also largely due to the fact that the Undying Emperor activated the Great Dao imprint that Liang Yu had once studied and compiled the Primordial Immortal Scripture here, and modified the Primordial Scripture to make it more perfect, thus giving the Emperor a "master" to guide him.

Moreover, the Undying Emperor himself had undergone a long period of transformation in the Primordial Ancient Mine. When he was in a weakened state of Nirvana, he needed the primordial power of the Primordial Ancient Mine to nourish him. Therefore, even though the Undying Emperor did not have a good understanding of this immortal scripture, he still had a very deep understanding of the Primordial Immortal Scripture, which was enough to help the Yuan Emperor fill in the gaps and promote his comprehension and progress.

In fact, the Immortal Emperor could have taught the Yuan Emperor to cultivate this scripture himself, but after he transformed into a physical body, he could not remain conscious, so he reproduced the aura of the Great Dao left by his master.

With the combination of these two factors, and the fact that the Emperor himself possessed extraordinary comprehension and a high degree of compatibility with this place, he was able to reach a point where he could undergo a transformation within these two lifetimes.

In order to maximize the effects of his transformation using the Primordial Ancient Mine's essence and laws, the Primordial Emperor did not rely on the Primordial Ancient Mine to prolong his lifespan. Instead, he aged naturally, passing away at the age of 15,000. And now, naturally, is the time for his transformation.

The only thing that Yuanhuang regretted was that the Immortal Emperor had fallen into a deep sleep, and he could only rely on himself.

Emperor Yuan took a deep breath, without much hesitation, and simply placed the two gourds on opposite sides to suppress himself, and then began his transformation.

Under the influence of the Primordial Immortal Scripture, the laws of the Primordial Ancient Mine began to change the Yuan Emperor's origin, gradually giving him another extraordinary physique. The primal power of the Primordial Ancient Mine also surged in, constantly replenishing his origin and vitality, allowing him to be reborn.

Ultimately, the Yuan Emperor successfully transformed and lived out his third life.

(End of this chapter)