Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 16 Plotting against Kunlun Immortal Mountain
After the other three Heavenly Venerables left, Liang Yu also got up to say goodbye, but the Underworld Venerable quietly approached him.

His previously dignified and upright demeanor vanished instantly: "Fellow Daoist Wuji, are you going to Kunlun to settle scores with those old geezers?"

"Yes, what brings you here, Fellow Daoist Netherworld Lord?" Liang Yu suddenly felt a sense of familiarity with the fat man in front of him. But how dare you, the first deity of mythology born in the Chaotic Ancient Times, call someone else an old man? Of course, if we're calculating based on the time of spiritual communication, then it's certainly acceptable.

The Underworld Lord sighed and said, "To be honest, I've wanted to go and see Kunlun Immortal Mountain for a long time, but those old geezers not only have the Immortal Bell, but they can also mobilize the power of Kunlun Immortal Mountain. They're too difficult to deal with."

Liang Yu nodded in agreement: "The Kunlun clan indeed has a profound heritage."

The Underworld Lord suddenly said with some seriousness, "To be honest, I have long suspected that there is a great tomb in Kunlun Immortal Mountain, and that the immortal bell is a burial object. If I could go in and explore, I might be able to dig up immortal scriptures and immortal corpses."

Looking at the Underworld Lord, Liang Yu suddenly felt it made sense. His previous demeanor had made Liang Yu think the Underworld Lord was a completely different person, but this new look seemed perfectly normal.

He casually patted the Underworld Lord on the shoulder: "Even with the Desolate Tower, I'm afraid I still won't be able to break into Kunlun Immortal Mountain. At most, I can only probe its strength. Why don't we join forces and do something big, like opening this immortal treasure?"

The Underworld Lord was clearly tempted, but he still shook his head: "No, I need tens of thousands of years to reach perfection, I can't do it now."

Liang Yu said, "Then we'll go after you've achieved your goal. Don't worry, as long as you don't sleep for hundreds of thousands of years, I can wait."

The Underworld Lord thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I will teach you the Origin Scripture?"

When the Celestial Venerables were exchanging secret techniques, the Underworld Venerable took out the "Lin" Secret Technique and the Tribulation Crossing Heavenly Technique, and even shared the Underworld Emperor Scripture of this life, but he kept one Origin Technique to himself.

Liang Yu watched as the Underworld Lord's eyes darted around, guessing that he had something on his mind. However, he did want the Source Technique, so he went along with it and said, "Well, it's not right to accept something for nothing..."

The Underworld Lord immediately patted his chest and said, "What kind of relationship do we have? This is nothing. I just do have some difficulties and need your help, fellow Daoist."

Liang Yu said, "If it's within my power, I will definitely help."

"I asked you to lend me the Desolate Tower for thousands of years..." The Underworld Lord rubbed his hands, but seeing Liang Yu's expression change, he immediately changed his mind: "That's impossible. Give me a law imprint of the Desolate Tower so I can reforge the Heaven-Reaching Underworld Treasure, how about that?"

“Okay, it’s a deal.” Liang Yu agreed.

The Underworld Lord's idea was simple: he definitely needed to go to Kunlun Immortal Mountain, but he couldn't go now. So, if Liang Yu learned the Origin Technique, he didn't need to be highly skilled; he just needed to understand about 70-80% of the secrets of Kunlun Immortal Mountain.

Then, he can use this information to conduct in-depth research. Once he reaches complete perfection, won't he be able to easily break through the small Kunlun Immortal Mountain?

Not to mention, the Law Imprint of the Desolate Tower can not only further strengthen the Heavenly Nether Treasure, but also contains Immortal Laws, from which he himself will benefit greatly. In any case, this is almost a risk-free deal, so why not do it?

Thinking of this, the Underworld Lord seemed to see all sorts of celestial treasures beckoning to him, and couldn't help but chuckle.

Liang Yu knew what the Underworld Lord was thinking, but he didn't care. Because it was impossible for him to conquer Kunlun Mountain alone. He couldn't possibly live four or five more lifetimes before going to Kunlun, could he?

Since entering Kunlun Immortal Mountain would require help, the Underworld Lord, skilled in Origin Arts, was clearly the best candidate. In fact, the later Emperor Lord also relied on the Underworld Lord's Origin Arts. However, the current Underworld Lord doesn't seem to be as outrageous as Duan De of later generations; he still retains some semblance of dignity.

Liang Yu thought to himself, "It's not enough. Once the Underworld Lord's current life is complete, the Emperor Lord's previous incarnation should also be born. At that time, the three of us will go together. Let's see how many days your Kunlun Immortal Mountain can hold out."

At this point, Liang Yu was still somewhat confident that he could live to be alive four times. He already possessed one of the immortal elixirs, and the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill was not as difficult to refine in this era as it would be in later generations. In addition, with the immortal essence he had accumulated over three lifetimes, the fourth life should not be too difficult.

In other words, theoretically, he could live until the previous incarnation of the Emperor was born. Moreover, with the Desolate Tower in existence, the fourth incarnation of Liang Yu should be able to seal his own Dao so as not to affect the Emperor.

He condensed his insights from the Desolate Tower over hundreds of years into a nine-story pagoda-shaped imprint of laws and handed it over to the Underworld Lord. This imprint of laws was actually similar to the Immortal Bell imprint condensed by the Undying Emperor that Ye Fan later obtained, except that it was not offensive.

The Underworld Lord also transmitted an ancient scripture through divine thought. Liang Yu was quite amazed upon first comprehending it. In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, cultivation ultimately relies on one's own strength as the absolute mainstream; those who, like the Boundless Heavenly Lord, devote a great deal of energy to magical treasures are already a minority.

Origin Techniques, however, are centered on drawing upon the power of heaven and earth. The vast universe contains various wondrous terrains and Dao traces, and Origin Techniques achieve a wide range of effects by drawing upon these natural forces. At a certain level, Origin Techniques can even alter the world, creating wondrous realms akin to forbidden zones of life.

In other words, the cultivation of source techniques is very different from conventional cultivation.

Of course, all paths lead to the same goal; once the Source Technique reaches its peak, one can still manipulate the power of creation to strengthen oneself.

After all, the most powerful weapon refiner in the universe is the universe itself, and life itself can be regarded as an exquisite weapon.

One of the ultimate techniques of Origin is to use the power of creation of heaven and earth to forge one's own body into a perfect "weapon".

Seeing Liang Yu enter into enlightenment so quickly, the Underworld Lord was somewhat surprised. It seemed this newcomer truly possessed extraordinary talent; no wonder he was so remarkable after only one lifetime of enlightenment. Perhaps, he could truly touch upon the path to immortality.

But none of that matters anymore. He looked at the desolate tower brand in his hand, and a tear fell from his eye without him noticing.

"It seems this desolate tower is indeed related to me." The Underworld Lord wiped away his tears. He knew nothing about it; it was a purely instinctive reaction that had already occurred before he realized it.

Upon seeing the desolate tower, his body seemed to stir, but his primordial spirit remained completely still. This shocked him, but also excited him. It might mean that fragments of his primordial spirit from his past life lay hidden within his body.

At the time, he controlled himself and did not show any abnormality. Now that no one was paying attention, he released his control to observe his body's reaction, and the result confirmed that there were indeed fragments of his primordial spirit from his previous life in his body. Although these fragments were invisible, they still affected him.

At this moment, his confidence in his path to immortality grew even stronger.

The method of the Transcending Tribulation Celestial Venerable is to undergo numerous tribulations, even crossing the tribulation of death, in order to forge an indestructible body. The Secret of the Word "Lin" originated from this. This extraordinary body, through his prior planning, successfully became spiritually connected and once again attained enlightenment.

It now seems that the previous Heavenly Venerable who transcended tribulation was already paving the way for future generations. Perhaps he had already grasped some of the mysteries of the Reincarnation Seal, but was unable to pass them on to his descendants.

The Lord of the Underworld gathered his thoughts and fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)