Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 127 Perfecting the Grand Array
The severed hair on the ground flew up and rejoined on the head of the Underworld Lord; this was the secret technique of the character "者". Although the Underworld Lord was an ancient corpse with a spirit, he was indeed a living being, albeit in a special state, and therefore could naturally use the secret technique of the character "者".

The Underworld Lord said, "Fellow Daoist Lingbao, please join us in drinking this tea."

Lingbao Tianzun readily agreed, and the two of them came together to Liang Yu and Zhenyu Huang's side.

The Underworld Lord said to Liang Yu in a low voice, "Wuji! Did you come here to watch me make a fool of myself?"

He had just specifically suggested that Liang Yu should stop the dispute, citing the greater good as the reason, but Liang Yu ignored him and just wanted to watch the show, which made him secretly angry.

Liang Yu patted him on the shoulder and said, "I told you about Fellow Daoist Lingbao's predicament a long time ago. You should know that he has long held a grudge against you, and you can't escape it. In fact, the longer you hide, the more he will hold a grudge, and the problem will only get bigger and bigger."

"Therefore, rather than waiting for things to deteriorate and cause chaos, it's better to take advantage of the fact that he has just completed his transformation and is in a relatively good mood, and get things over with immediately. This is what is meant by a good doctor treating illness before it occurs."

"Think about it, if you leave him out for a while and let him go out and about, he might be reminded of the past and get even angrier. I'm doing this for your own good."

The Lord of the Underworld said with a forced smile, "So I should thank you?"

The Underworld Lord naturally knew that Liang Yu was right, but he absolutely did not believe that Liang Yu was entirely well-intentioned. He was quite certain that Liang Yu just wanted to watch the show. Otherwise, why wouldn't he have notified him in advance to prepare?

Liang Yu laughed and said, "I don't like to take advantage of others' kindness, so there's no need to thank me. However, Fellow Daoist Mingzun, you've been hiding your true abilities quite well. This time, I've truly broadened my horizons."

The Underworld Lord chuckled and said, "Not at all, how could my meager cultivation compare to that of the Great Heavenly Venerable?"

Liang Yu smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Mingzun, you flatter me. Have some tea."

After his friendly exchange with the Underworld Lord, Liang Yu couldn't help but think of the Emperor Lord.

In the original timeline, the Emperor was a true Heavenly Emperor, slightly surpassing the Underworld Lord. He established the Heavenly Court, aiming to usher in an unprecedented new era. To highlight his uniqueness, he deliberately combined the titles of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and the Mythical Heavenly Lord, using this as his name.

But now, in the universe there is Lingbao Tianzun who has lived out his fifth life, and Daode Tianzun who is about to live out his fifth life, as well as Wuji Tianzun who lived out his fourth life entirely by defying the odds, and Mingzun who has greatly improved his source techniques and cultivation.

Once he attains enlightenment, his feelings will likely be quite complex, since Liang Yu intends to bring him in as an ally. At that time, he will see these ancient predecessors from countless millennia ago still alive, and each one is terrifyingly powerful.

In that case, the title of Emperor will probably never appear again. It's even highly likely that the Heavenly Court will cease to exist.

After all, how could he possibly have the courage to take the title of Emperor and establish a Heavenly Court to rule the universe after meeting those senior figures?
However, it's probably for the best that it's gone. After all, while the Heavenly Court has a very auspicious meaning, there are also significant karmic consequences at play. It's hard to say whether the Emperor in the original timeline would have encountered the events that followed, or whether the establishment of the Heavenly Court had some unseen influence on him, making him more susceptible to various inexplicable forces.

Lingbao Tianzun felt much better after the sparring session. His attitude towards Mingzun had always been complicated.

On one hand, the Underworld Lord established the Netherworld and spread his method of proving the Dao through corpses, which led to the outbreak of the Corpse Calamity, causing Lingbao Tianzun to suffer greatly for several lifetimes. Whether for public or private reasons, Lingbao Tianzun should despise him.

On the other hand, the Underworld Lord himself began his transformation long ago and fell into a deep slumber, so he wasn't involved in the affairs of the Underworld at all. Moreover, those Supreme Beings were in good condition before the Underworld Lord transmitted his teachings, so they didn't launch any dark upheavals. It was only after the Underworld Lord fell into slumber that they began causing various troubles. Therefore, strictly speaking, the Underworld Lord doesn't bear direct responsibility for the Corpse Calamity.

This made Lingbao Tianzun very uncomfortable. He couldn't bring himself to pursue the matter with Mingzun, given his own moral standards and personal experiences; after all, Mingzun's actions were indeed somewhat irresponsible and disregarded the consequences.

But if he were to actually take action, he couldn't very well kill the Underworld Lord who hadn't actually committed any wrongdoing. After all, the Underworld Lord wasn't the only one whose transmitted magic had caused unrest; it was just that the unrest caused by his magic was particularly severe. And the Underworld Lord himself hadn't participated in it at all.

Even when Lingbao Tianzun made his second visit to the Underworld, Mingzun intentionally let him kill the Supreme Being who released the immortal corpse, without stopping him. This shows that Mingzun also knew right from wrong, but simply did not want to cause any more trouble, so he just played along.

Therefore, even Lingbao Tianzun didn't know how to properly deal with Mingzun.

But when he heard Liang Yu say that the Underworld Lord had completely sided with them and was going to contribute to the future of the universe, Lingbao Tianzun finally made up his mind.

Since we are like-minded fellow practitioners in terms of public affairs, we only need to consider our personal matters.

Therefore, Lingbao Tianzun chose to have a small spar with Mingzun to vent his anger.

However, he hadn't expected the Underworld Lord's strength to far exceed his expectations, making him a worthy opponent. Therefore, both sides became unusually excited and engaged in a serious magical duel.

However, this battle also fostered a sense of mutual respect among them, which somewhat alleviated his resentment.

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Mingzun, Fellow Daoist Lingbao has already designed the array diagram for the Ascension Array, but it needs to be supplemented with Source Technique. It seems that this time we will have to trouble you again."

The Underworld Lord said, "I knew you wouldn't come here for anything good."

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist, you're wrong about that. We've studied so much together, and it's obvious that you've improved more than me. I haven't even said that I've been working hard for nothing."

The Underworld Lord hesitated, unable to refute. After all, both the Source Technique and the Underworld Scripture were the result of his joint research with Liang Yu, but Liang Yu's personal transformation was indeed not closely related to them. Therefore, on the surface, it was he who benefited more.

So he could only grit his teeth and say, "I promised this a long time ago, and I will certainly not go back on my word now."

Upon hearing this, Lingbao Tianzun took out the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, and the runes within it changed, eventually evolving into the initial version of the Ascension Formation.

Seeing that the three were already engrossed in their activities, the Prison King shook his head, but he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he observed from the sidelines. This was certainly an eye-opening experience, a chance to witness history.

With the participation of the Underworld Lord and Liang Yu, the grand formation continued to be perfected. Moreover, since source techniques and formation patterns actually have some similarities, all three of them benefited greatly.

However, this is only a theory. Origin Technique is a secret technique that mobilizes the power of creation of heaven and earth. Therefore, they still need to conduct on-site investigations on the path to immortality in Yinghuo before they can finally confirm it.

However, instead of setting off immediately, they began to share the secrets of these extraordinary places, such as the Primordial Ancient Mine and the Immortal Tomb, with Lingbao Tianzun.

After all, his knowledge of array patterns might allow him to explore other mysteries and discover more.

(End of this chapter)