Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 823 Transformation
Although Source Gods, Source Demons, and Source Ghosts have slight differences, they are extremely similar. Therefore, many of their techniques are very similar, and they can almost be considered to be from the same lineage. This is largely due to their similar physiques and lineages.

Therefore, the methods of transformation are almost universal among the three of them, requiring only minor modifications. Thus, the explorations of the Source God and Source Demon can essentially be inherited by the Source Ghost, greatly increasing the probability of success. Furthermore, he has a powerful figure like the Underworld Emperor providing full support.

Without a doubt, Genki is luckier than the vast majority of those who attain enlightenment.

Having determined his path forward, Yuan Gui did not hesitate any longer and immediately began to continue exploring his path of transformation.

Time began to flow again, ceaselessly, and in the blink of an eye, another 16,000 years had passed.

For all cultivators in the human universe, time is a terrifying force, each stroke aging them. Sixteen thousand years can bring countless changes, rises and falls, and the transformation of the world.

For the Source Demon, who was focused on cultivation, the passage of 16,000 years was more of a driving force urging him to keep moving forward.

As the emperor of this era, he could clearly sense the endless years leaving their marks on his body, feel his life slipping away little by little, and gradually grow old.

In the past, before the existence of immortal sects, this feeling was enough to terrify countless aspiring cultivators, ultimately leading them down a path of self-mutilation and a life of mere survival. But now that a way out has emerged, this feeling is more like a hint; at least, Yuan Gui uses it to judge whether his transformation method will succeed on time.

If he anticipates that he won't have enough time to complete the transformation, he will have to interrupt it and continue after entering the strange world.

In truth, as his peak in this life passed, Yuan Gui began to hesitate about whether to give up. After all, he was still unsure whether he could complete this method, but it wasn't without hope of success.

However, after much deliberation, Yuan Gui still chose to continue. He didn't want the efforts of Yuan Shen, Yuan Mo, and himself, who kept taking turns, to only produce a half-finished product. He wanted to take his newly transformed body to that world.

So, Genki continued his cultivation and did not go to the strange world. Until now, his second incarnation has reached old age.

After years of cultivation, Yuan Gui realized that the transformation method he had been paved with by Yuan Shen and Yuan Mo was still not completely perfect and had considerable problems. He could not guarantee that he would succeed.

So, Yuan Gui got up and left the Netherworld. He began to use his innate supernatural powers to absorb the source energy from all over the universe to prolong his life and buy time to continue perfecting his transformation method.

However, since the Source Demon's strength was greater than that of the Source God and Source Demon when they attained enlightenment, the effectiveness of this method in prolonging his life was greatly reduced. After only a thousand years, this method could no longer extend his lifespan.

So, the Source Demon returned to the Underworld and began to use the Underworld Scripture to draw upon the primordial power of the Underworld to prolong its life.

Thanks to the Netherworld Nerve he cultivated due to his superior compatibility with this place, and with the help of the Underworld Emperor, Yuan Gui managed to extend his life by another two thousand years.

Even so, Genki was still not entirely confident that his transformation method would be successful.

Now, Yuan Gui faces two choices: one is to go to a strange world and continue his cultivation to successfully achieve this transformation; perhaps with the holy spirits and various special sources of that world, he may have a chance to achieve even greater success.

Secondly, it's about taking a risk and trying it out, using this method whose basic framework is already complete. The Underworld Emperor already knew the Source Ghost's current state when he used the Underworld to prolong his life, so he said, "Junior Brother, what will you choose?"

Yuan Gui said, "Senior brother, what do you think I should choose?"

The Underworld Emperor said, "With the Immortal Sect here, you could have entered the strange world and continued to improve before undergoing your transformation. But I don't think you would do that."

Yuan Gui said, "Senior brother, you understand me best. This time, I'm afraid I'll need your help to succeed."

Once the Underworld Emperor understood the Source Ghost's meaning, he immediately said, "I will take good care of it. You can try it with confidence."

Without further hesitation, Yuan Gui began to use source techniques, fields, and the Netherworld Scripture to construct a special terrain suitable for the growth of himself and other holy spirits. He then shrank it, transforming it into a stone embryo composed of various source stones, within which he began his metamorphosis.

The transformation method of the Source Demon is an evolution on its own holy spirit body, which combines the laws of other holy spirits and the Netherworld Scripture.

With the Underworld Emperor present, he could temporarily focus all his energy on himself and leave the external terrain support entirely to the Underworld Emperor, which reduced the difficulty considerably, but the risks in the process were still considerable.

In this situation, the Source Demon fell into silence, with only a sliver of undying spiritual light beginning to grow and strengthen.

Through the Netherworld Nerve and the Source Ghost's Source Techniques, the Underworld Emperor could clearly perceive all the changes in the Source Ghost. The Source Ghost's transformation method was not incomprehensible to the Underworld Emperor at this time. Therefore, he could help the Source Ghost sort out its origin and promote its transformation, which greatly increased the success rate of the Source Ghost.

After Yuan Gui overcame the most difficult period and gradually stabilized, the Underworld Emperor could no longer help him. Therefore, he ended the use of the Underworld's origin and left it entirely up to Yuan Gui to continue to perform.

And so, time passed little by little, and the aura of the Source Demon fluctuated constantly, hovering between life and death several times, until it finally stabilized completely after a thousand and five hundred years and began to rise rapidly.

The Underworld Emperor, who had been focusing intently on the Source Demon, was finally relieved, knowing that the Source Demon had gotten on the right track and would soon achieve success.

Outside, although the aura of the Source Ghost was turbulent, it remained in harmony with the Heavenly Heart Seal. This made countless cultivators understand that he was in a critical period of transformation, and they eagerly awaited the outcome.

This state of the Source Demon lasted for another five hundred years before it ended.

Within the Netherworld, the stone embryo condensed by the Source Demon began to crack continuously. The Source Demon, having successfully lived out its third life, broke through the stone embryo and achieved this transformation.

Despite the extremely difficult and tortuous process, Genki finally succeeded in completing this transformation, thus achieving even greater results.

After succeeding, Yuan Gui examined his own physique and became absolutely certain that his attempt at this transformation in the human universe was indeed of great significance. He felt the tremendous improvement brought about by this more perfect physique, and it seemed that his future had infinite possibilities.

(End of this chapter)