Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 129 The Return of the Moral Celestial Venerable
The Underworld Lord and the Heavenly Lord of Lingbao were well aware of the Heavenly Lord of Longevity's thoughts. Under these circumstances, they could only respect and offer their blessings, at most giving him some theoretical help under the guise of discussing the Dao.

However, the three of them were also very curious about this situation, so they came forward to examine it closely.

The life force of the Celestial Venerable of Immortality has now been largely transformed into the special primordial energy and Dao traces within the Immortal Tomb, and the laws within his body are primarily based on the laws of the Immortal Tomb. It can be said that he is practically a part of the Immortal Tomb.

But within this almost completely assimilated body, there is still an ever-flowing law of life that exists within the Sea of ​​Wheels; this is the Dao Fruit of the Eternal Celestial Venerable.

Within his Sendai, although his primordial spirit had transformed into an aggregate of the laws of the Immortal Mausoleum and Dao traces, an undying spiritual light was still gestating within it.

This is an extremely dangerous situation. After all, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity has voluntarily given up all resistance, allowing the Immortal Tomb to devour and assimilate him, leaving only a trace of Dao Fruit and spiritual light to fight against it in order to obtain the true meaning of longevity and immortality.

This is truly a display of skill and daring. No wonder he's the founder of the "Zhe" secret method! After all, if it were anyone else, daring to do this would likely have resulted in their complete loss of their physical body, leaving them with no choice but to go down a dead end. But the Eternal Life Celestial Venerable can still retain a glimmer of hope; even if he fails, there's still a chance for salvation.

But how to go further? Liang Yu, the Underworld Lord, and the Celestial Lord of Spiritual Treasure all frowned. It seemed that, apart from the Celestial Lord of Longevity comprehending the core of the Immortal Tomb in the process, mastering it, and thus mobilizing its immortal divinity to achieve immortality, there was no other way.

In other words, all they can do is use some auxiliary means to protect the immortality of the Celestial Venerable and prevent his indestructible spiritual light from dissipating.

There was still the matter of the Ascension Array to be dealt with, and there wouldn't be any results from the Eternal Life Celestial Venerable for the time being. Therefore, the three of them decided to go to the Immortal Path on the Ancient Star of Mars to finalize the Ascension Array before studying the Immortal Tomb.

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Changsheng, since you have such lofty ambitions, I naturally wish you success. We will take our leave now. After the ascension plan is completed, whether you succeed or not, I will reserve a place for you."

The Underworld Lord and the Heavenly Lord of Lingbao also offered their blessings.

The three left the Immortal Mausoleum and headed towards the ancient star Yinghuo.

Suddenly, Liang Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly, "Fellow Daoist Morality is about to be born, and our allies are almost all gathered."

Lingbao Tianzun said, "The name of Daode Tianzun is renowned far and wide, and I have always longed to be associated with him. However, last time I passed by the ancient star in the primordial wilderness in a hurry, I unexpectedly missed him. This is our reunion that is hundreds of thousands of years overdue."

In the era of Lingbao Tianzun, Daode Tianzun was still very famous. Later, Lingbao Tianzun even obtained some of Daode Tianzun's research results on the Holy Spirit, and continued to explore based on this, thus living out his fifth incarnation.

Most importantly, looking back, Lingbao Tianzun realized that only Daode Tianzun had followed the same path of continuous transformation as him. Therefore, he genuinely wanted to meet Daode Tianzun.

As for the Underworld Lord, although he had long admired his name, he wasn't particularly curious about him. However, since he was an ally, and a pioneer on the path of continuous transformation, it would be good to exchange ideas.

At this time, the universe had been revitalized after the disappearance of the Supreme Celestial Venerable for ten thousand years, and a golden age of cultivation had arrived once again.

As one of the most ancient life-bearing planets in the universe, the Primordial Ancient Star is naturally full of vitality and has produced many outstanding talents.

However, Liang Yu and the other two had no time to worry about such things. They headed straight for Mount Tai, secretly parting the earth's veins and entering without anyone noticing. The four magical treasures of the Celestial Venerable of Morality did not stop them; firstly, they couldn't, and secondly, they had already reached an agreement with Liang Yu, establishing a foundation of trust. It was they who had just informed Liang Yu that the Celestial Venerable of Morality was about to awaken.

Amidst countless array patterns and primordial divine runes, an ancient corpse gradually decayed and dissipated, returning to the world. However, atop the ancient corpse, a celestial embryo manifested, fully coalescing into human form, though its face was obscured by the dazzling celestial light. Clearly, the transformation of the Moral Celestial Venerable was nearing its complete success.

To prevent their aura from being leaked, the three of them used source techniques, array patterns, and immortal artifacts to seal off the aura of this place and prevent it from being detected by the outside world.

Within the layers of sealing, a vast expanse of vital energy, as boundless as a starry sea, surged forth, like a divine manifestation, radiating immeasurable immortal light. Under this light, the endless array patterns instantly collapsed, and the entire Mount Tai began to sway precariously. However, thanks to the power of the Origin Heaven Divine Patterns, this was only for a moment, and the situation was completely stabilized in the blink of an eye.

Soon, the countless beams of light subsided, and a Taoist priest emerged, dressed in a Taoist robe, with white hair and a youthful face, exuding an air of otherworldly grace. He appeared to be elderly, but apart from his white hair and beard, he was otherwise no different from a young man.

Although his aura had been completely concealed, as if he had returned to simplicity, one could still faintly sense the otherworldly, ethereal quality emanating from him.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoists, it is a pleasure to meet you."

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist, these two are the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable and the Underworld Venerable that I mentioned before."

Lingbao Tianzun said, "I have benefited greatly from your legacy. If it weren't for your creation of the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill formula and your research on the Holy Spirit, I'm afraid I wouldn't be where I am today. Please accept my bow."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality said, “Fellow Daoist Lingbao, you are too kind. These are merely some common methods I have explored in my quest for immortality. Even if it weren’t for me, someone else would have. So let’s leave it at that.”

Lingbao Tianzun said, "But these are indeed the results you have achieved, fellow Daoist."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality smiled and said, "As fellow Daoists, we should not get bogged down in these trivial matters. Let us simply treat each other as equals."

Lingbao Tianzun had no choice but to nod in agreement.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality turned his head and said, "Celestial Venerable of Tribulation Crossing, or rather, Fellow Daoist of the Underworld, I have long admired you. I am very pleased to see so many fellow Daoists here today."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality was indeed telling the truth. After all, he was born in the early era of mythology. Although the Celestial Venerable of Tribulation was extraordinary, he had already passed away. The other Dao-proving beings had either passed away peacefully or committed suicide to enter forbidden zones to eke out a living.

It can be said that, apart from the legendary Desolate Emperor who is impossible to confirm, the Moral Celestial Venerable has surpassed all the Dao-proving beings he knows.

At that time, he had no one to learn from, so he could only explore on his own and try to find prehistoric relics as references.

It can be said that he was blazing a trail all by himself on a path of transformation where he could not see the way forward or the end, without any companions or even anyone to refer to or learn from.

The Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, the postnatal metamorphosis, and the transformation into a Holy Spirit are all achievements he made during this stage.

Therefore, he was genuinely happy to see Liang Yu, Lingbao Tianzun, and Mingzun, three fellow practitioners who had the potential to become immortals.

(End of this chapter)