Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 183 Apprenticeship
The Undying Emperor tentatively asked, "Is this world very far from the Immortal Realm?"

Liang Yu said, "It's not far, but it's also far."

Upon hearing this, the Undying Emperor couldn't help but think of those immortal cultivators in the Immortal Realm, whose common trait was that they didn't speak human language. Recalling the agonizing experience of accompanying his elders to visit them, his handsome face began to contort slightly. He said, "What do you mean by that, Senior Wuji?"

Liang Yu said, "You should know about the damage to the Immortal Realm, right?"

The Emperor's ominous premonition grew stronger, and he even began to feel suffocated. He said, "This junior understands."

Liang Yu said, “Our world can be called the human universe. Its predecessor was the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. It is close to the Immortal Realm because it is not too far away. It is far because the path to immortality to the Immortal Realm only opens once every hundreds of thousands of years. Moreover, you have to open the last section of the path to immortality yourself. And to open the path to immortality, you must be a Daoist in this era.”

As he spoke, Liang Yu also transmitted most of the basic information about the human universe to him through divine thought.

The Immortal Emperor's previously composed expression crumbled. Only one person can attain immortality in a single lifetime, and the average lifespan of that lifetime is only a little over ten thousand years. To attack the Path to Immortality, one needs the right time, the right place, and the right person. Moreover, someone has already attained immortality, so he has no hope for the Path to Immortality a thousand years from now.

What kind of hellish difficulty dungeon is this?
Of course, if he knew that even a Heavenly Emperor-level Emperor Venerable wielding a celestial artifact and combining the power of several Supreme Beings would find it difficult to traverse this path to immortality, he would probably be even more desperate.

But the Immortal Emperor, true to his reputation, quickly regained his composure. After all, his opponent wasn't a current Dao Proverb, yet still possessed such heaven-defying cultivation. Judging from his confident demeanor, he must have long had plans for immortality and ascension to godhood.

If I can join his plan, then he still has hope.

Therefore, the Immortal Emperor immediately said, "Please, Senior Wuji, instruct me on how to return to the Immortal Realm."

Liang Yu said, "If you want to return to the Immortal Realm, there is no hope for at least hundreds of thousands of years. But if you want to become an immortal, I have a few methods."

Whether it's sending him to fight the path to immortality that the Taiyin Human Emperor encountered, or sending him to a strange world to wait for three mortal immortals to help him ascend, it would take at least hundreds of thousands of years. Therefore, what Liang Yu said was indeed the truth.

The Undying Emperor gritted his teeth and immediately knelt down to perform a grand salute: "Please enlighten me, Senior Wuji. I am willing to serve you with the respect due to a master. At that time, I will offer you the supreme treasure of the Phoenix Clan as a token of my respect."

Although the decision was abrupt, he had indeed given it serious thought. The cultivator before him, titled the Limitless Heavenly Venerable, while not yet an immortal, was indeed the strongest cultivator in the human realm he had ever encountered. He had no psychological barriers to becoming his disciple.

Moreover, the Undying Emperor was unfamiliar with the place and its inhabitants. If he could have the care of this Boundless Heavenly Venerable, his path to immortality would certainly be much smoother. He believed himself to be extremely talented and even offered the Phoenix Clan's inherited secret techniques as a bribe. There was no reason for this Boundless Heavenly Venerable not to agree.

Although the Immortal Emperor was only a boy at this time, he had already begun to unconsciously calculate gains and losses and plan his moves carefully.

Liang Yu lifted him up with an invisible force. He was indeed tempted; after all, the conditions offered by the Undying Emperor were truly too good. A disciple with the potential to become a Mortal Immortal and the true Immortal Phoenix Technique were indeed too alluring.

The former goes without saying, but the latter is indeed of great use to him. The core of the Path to Immortality in the Mortal World lies in transformation, and the Nirvana Method contained in the Immortal Phoenix Treasure Technique is naturally a perfect match for the Path to Immortality in the Mortal World. This can be seen from the fact that the Undying Emperor can reduce the difficulty of the Path to Immortality in the Mortal World by relying on his racial talent.

Through this precious technique, Liang Yu has a great chance of discovering a completely new method of transformation. Even if the technique alone isn't enough, adding this real immortal phoenix as research material will certainly be sufficient to achieve the desired result.

Liang Yu said, "You don't need to do that. We can just go through a trade and an alliance. That way, I can still guarantee you the path to immortality." The Undying Emperor was very determined: "Senior Wuji, I sincerely want to become your disciple. If I had to figure things out on my own after coming to this world, I don't know how many losses I would have suffered. It was you who pointed out the way for me. Even if you don't accept me as your disciple, you are already the master I have recognized in my heart."

A trade? An alliance? Are you kidding? Nothing beats a master-disciple relationship. In this world, background matters. This Supreme Celestial Venerable is clearly a very important figure. If I could become his disciple, he could definitely help me walk the best and strongest path. This is the best way to ensure my return to the Immortal Realm.

Anyway, according to Liang Yu, there's no hope of returning to the Immortal Realm for at least hundreds of thousands of years, so why care about the Immortal Realm or any race? I'll just make sure I can become an immortal first.

Liang Yu said, "Why don't you listen to my methods for becoming an immortal? Maybe you'll change your mind?"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Immortal Emperor said, "Master, my mind is made up. Please grant my request."

Liang Yu glanced at him and suddenly laughed, "Alright, then I'll accept you as my disciple. But let me make this clear beforehand: my disciples must rely primarily on their own efforts. I won't offer you much guidance, much less any assistance."

Liang Yu hesitated because he was afraid he might accidentally destroy the Immortal Path of the Mortal World. But then he thought, rather than letting the Undying Emperor figure it out on his own and create a heretical method of transformation using the flesh and blood of others, which would cause turmoil and make countless enemies in later generations, it would be better for him to intervene directly, influence the Undying Emperor's cultivation path, and let him challenge the more difficult Immortal Path of the Mortal World without resorting to tricks.

Even if they can't leave, there's still the Strange World as a fallback. With the Undying Emperor's talent, achieving immortality in the Strange World isn't difficult. Others, even the vast majority of those who have attained enlightenment, aren't worthy of Liang Yu personally arranging their cultivation path, but the Undying Emperor is still worth his personal attention.

After all, the God Emperor was a potential Immortal Emperor, and even during the era of Shrouding the Heavens, he couldn't surpass the Undying Emperor. Therefore, if the Undying Emperor continued to grow normally, he had a good chance of becoming a truly valuable and crucial figure.

Liang Yu revealed a meaningful smile: "Since you have become my disciple, I will have the highest expectations for you, and you must also follow my arrangements."

The Immortal Emperor's heart tightened, and he said, "I will follow Master's arrangements."

Liang Yu said, "Then you should take a nap first. When you wake up, your path to immortality will begin."

As he spoke, a piece of immortal essence appeared in his hand.

The Immortal Emperor naturally knew that this meant his master wanted him to be born in the future to avoid the current Primordial Heavenly Venerable, so he gladly accepted.

Of course, before entering the Immortal Source, he still offered the Immortal Phoenix Treasure Technique to Liang Yu.

Liang Yu muttered to himself, "If you want to be my disciple, then I'll have to give you some intensive training. There are some self-severed supreme beings who are about to be reincarnated, so I'll have them train with you."

"It's a pity that the Boundless Dao Stele is not high enough level yet, and the Desolate Tower Immortal Bell Bronze Immortal Palace is not suitable for transformation and birth. Those immortal medicines also don't have time to take form, otherwise I would definitely arrange them all for you. That Chaos Body King Bo should still be far from recovering, there's no time."

"Sigh, the intensity isn't high enough. Oh well, we'll figure something out later."

(End of this chapter)