Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 87 Forever
Liang Yu nodded slightly and said, "No need for formalities. I am here at the invitation of an old friend to preach for a month. I hope you will all listen attentively."

Upon hearing this, these dragon-men of various shapes and sizes immediately sat cross-legged, calmed their minds, and eagerly awaited their arrival.

After all, this is the Supreme Celestial Venerable Wuji, the first person since the Tribulation-Crossing Celestial Venerable ushered in this era.

Although they did not know the specific achievements of the Moral Celestial Venerable and the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable, this idea was not wrong.

If the Celestial Venerable of Morality and the Celestial Venerable of Spiritual Treasure complete their transformation and are reborn in their fifth incarnation, they will indeed have a chance to compete with Liang Yu for the title of the first person, but they have not succeeded yet.

Moreover, their continued transformation was all thanks to Liang Yu's help, which effectively ended the competition. Even disregarding all that, by the time they complete this transformation that will take tens of thousands of years, Liang Yu will likely have already lived out his fourth life.

So although luck played a part, Liang Yu truly deserved the title of Great Celestial Venerable, the first person to symbolize the mythological era.

The people of Wanlong Ancient Star, who were born with special bloodlines, originally looked down on the human race, a race with extremely low average and lower limits. However, Liang Yu's appearance changed their views.

After all, Liang Yu's achievements are something that even a true dragon descending to earth might not be able to accomplish, and a true dragon is a supreme immortal spirit that can only be born in the immortal realm in legends.

This demonstrates that humanity truly possesses limitless potential. Perhaps most of them are insignificant, but the exceptional individuals among them are absolutely extraordinary.

The universe we live in is still essentially a winner-takes-all world. The strongest in one universe far surpasses hundreds of first-rate universes, and the value of Liang Yu is higher than that of several Dao Proving Beings, not to mention that they haven't even produced a Dao Proving Being yet.

Liang Yu sat high in the void, opening his mouth to utter a Daoist sound. This was not any language, but a manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth.

As the Daoist chants resounded, the laws of heaven and earth on the Ancient Star of Ten Thousand Dragons vibrated continuously, becoming more outwardly apparent and easier to comprehend. Illusory divine flowers condensed from the laws bloomed in the void, and celestial spirits and mythical beasts formed from the earth's dragon veins continuously appeared on the ground.

The former makes it easier for them to attain enlightenment, while the latter sustains the energy expenditure required for their enlightenment.

Under Liang Yu's Daoist teachings, these dragon people seemed to be enlightened, easily grasping countless Daoist laws, and each of them fell into a state of blissful enlightenment.

Half a month passed quickly, and Liang Yu stopped preaching and began to perform the Dharma.

This time, he no longer needed to multitask as he had in the past on Ziwei Star. He only needed to act naturally and effortlessly to deduce all the Daoist techniques of these dragon people.

In the eyes of these dragon people, each of them sees a similar yet different image, and each image reveals the highest Tao they pursue.

The myriad phenomena and forms—this is the highest achievement of the Myriad Mysteries.

Finally, the sermon ended. The ethereal divine flowers and the spirit of the earth's dragon veins that had appeared on the ancient star returned to their original places. Although the dragon people were reluctant to leave, they dared not force them to stay and dispersed.

Long Xiaotian stood up and stepped forward, saying, "Great Celestial Venerable, how are my clansmen?"

Liang Yu smiled and said, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Long Xiaotian said, "The truth."

Liang Yu said, "These people are just so-so now. They can become famous in the universe and be the most powerful in their region, but it's wishful thinking for them to attain enlightenment. I don't think any of them can compare to you back then."

Long Xiaotian laughed and said, "I knew these kids weren't good enough. But that makes sense, how could a genius as amazing as me appear so easily? If it weren't for you and Ying Shenxiao, those two freaks, in this life, I would have had a chance to prove myself."

Seeing his smug expression, Liang Yu couldn't help but tease him, "In my opinion, your clansmen will eventually produce descendants stronger than you. When that happens, you, the true ancestor, will probably be relegated to the sidelines." Long Xiaotian laughed heartily, "That's truly auspicious from the Great Heavenly Venerable. I really hope that some descendant will surpass me. If there really is such a genius who surpasses his ancestor, I'd even be willing to be his sacrificial offering."

Long Xiaotian didn't take Liang Yu's words completely seriously. After all, Liang Yu had already achieved enlightenment through an unconventional method, and was even stronger than him, which meant he could only have truly attained enlightenment. While it wasn't entirely hopeless, the probability was indeed low. However, he still felt some anticipation because it was always better to believe the words of the Boundless Great Celestial Venerable.

He and Liang Yu were old acquaintances, and he knew very well that the other party would not usually say such things without reason.

He continued, "How would the Great Celestial Venerable evaluate my Myriad Dragon Nest?"

Liang Yu nodded and said, "This is indeed a wondrous place. If it were in the Immortal Realm, I would believe you if you said a true dragon could be born here. Moreover, it even contains the True Dragon Immortality Elixir. It seems that your decision to establish a clan this time is not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather the result of your solid accumulation of profound resources."

Long Xiaotian said, "I've heard that the Elixir of Immortality is a standard item for those who have attained the Dao. I happen to have some fruit that I just picked, so I'll offer it as a gift. What do you say?"

Liang Yu sighed softly and said, "You don't need to test me anymore. If I really want this divine herb, you can't keep it. But you really are doing your best for your clan. The once unruly and carefree young man has finally settled down and become the very thing he hated most."

Long Xiaotian chuckled awkwardly and said, "People have to grow up eventually. Let's not bring up those dark histories. If these clansmen find out, how can I be a respected ancestor?"

He quickly changed the subject: "Great Celestial Venerable, I have heard that the elixir of immortality contains a secret that only the Celestial Venerables of past generations can decipher. I wonder if the Great Celestial Venerable could enlighten me on this?"

Liang Yu laughed and said, "You really dare to think big. Let me put it this way, if you want to obtain a stronger bloodline and physique for yourself and your clan, then study the True Dragon Immortality Elixir more. This is the most convenient way for you to get closer to the True Dragon."

Long Xiaotian sighed, "So that's how it is? It seems I went astray by researching it as a divine medicine. However, since you, Great Celestial Venerable, said that there will be successors who surpass me, let's leave this question to him."

Looking at the expectant and loving face of Long Xiaotian as he gazed upon his people, Liang Yu knew that this once carefree and seemingly eternally young man had made up his mind that he would spend the rest of his life for his people.

Although Liang Yu knew that he had ulterior motives from the beginning when he came to see him, it was not a simple matter of reminiscing and saying goodbye, but rather he wanted to use the friendship of the old friends to invite him to give a speech, and indirectly get him to stand on the platform, so as to fight for more benefits for the clan.

The other party was even prepared for the possibility that Liang Yu might take the elixir of immortality. After all, if Liang Yu really took the True Dragon Elixir of Immortality, he would definitely leave behind a sufficiently generous reward.

But Liang Yu didn't dislike this behavior, because it didn't really harm him at all; it just made him sigh a little.

It's lamentable that old friends have become different people in lives he didn't know about, and it's lamentable that time and life will eventually mold people into the kind of people they never wanted to become.

Although Liang Yu could still vaguely see traces of the old Long Xiaotian, things were ultimately different.

Thinking of this, Liang Yu sighed, "Since you no longer intend to seal yourself off, then this is the last time we will meet. Before I leave, let me give you and your descendants a piece of advice. Even if your clan truly produces an invincible emperor, do not go and join the hustle and bustle of the Immortal Path."

He drifted away and disappeared into the infinite universe.

Long Xiaotian watched his retreating figure and murmured to himself, "Back in our youth, the three of us got along quite well, but we had very different personalities. You were as detached as I was, I was as carefree as I was, and I was as pure as Ying Shenxiao."

But later, I was no longer carefree, but took on the responsibility of paving the way for future generations; Ying Shenxiao was no longer pure, but yearned for reconciliation amidst endless internal strife.

Only you remain the same, as if you will never change, never stop, and always be able to forge ahead.

My journey has come to an end. I hope you can continue on yours. As someone who has passed away, this is my final blessing.

(End of this chapter)