Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 193 The Great Universe Repair Project

It can be said that Liang Yu and his group have almost completed the basic framework of the Earth Immortal Path system. Future Daoists who wish to follow this path only need to continuously refine and improve the details. Of course, this refers to the first five stages.

The sixth stage currently only has the ancient scripture within the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin, which details the evolution and repair of the Immortal Realm, as its foundation. There are still many areas to explore and improve. Liang Yu and his group of four don't have any specific ideas yet, and for now, they can only follow the method of evolution step by step according to this ancient scripture. How to improve efficiency and how to adapt it to the characteristics of different wondrous places are not their concerns.

However, since the fifth stage can completely transform a wondrous land into a blessed land for immortals, the sixth stage might begin by further transforming it into a celestial cave, forming a realm within a realm. Of course, its close connection to the greater universe will remain unchanged. This connection will likely be difficult to sever even if they evolve the blessed land into a true great world.

After all, the universe is constantly upgrading during this process.

Among the various stages of the Path to Earthly Immortality, in terms of combat power, the real qualitative leap occurs in the fifth stage when one truly becomes an Earthly Immortal and transforms a wondrous land into a blessed land for Earthly Immortals. Reaching this stage generally grants combat power no less than that of a Heavenly Emperor.

Judging from the Azure Emperor's actions after his failed attempt to ascend to the Immortal Realm, his combat strength was almost on par with Ye Fan's fourth incarnation. This demonstrates that ascending to the Immortal Realm does indeed increase combat power. Therefore, the early stages of becoming an Earth Immortal naturally lead to an accumulation and enhancement of combat power.

However, although the fifth stage is equivalent to the Heavenly Emperor level, they would still be at a disadvantage in a real fight. After all, the true form of an Earth Immortal, namely their Earth Immortal Blessed Land, is too large a target and lacks the flexibility to move freely. Furthermore, their true form, condensed in the fifth stage, cannot stray too far from their Earth Immortal Blessed Land. Once an opponent targets their blessed land, they will be forced to hesitate, unable to defend both sides. In this situation, even if their strength is equal, they are destined to lose.

However, upon reflection, Liang Yu could foresee that cultivators pursuing the path of Earth Immortals would undoubtedly focus on refining weapons and array patterns to protect their physical bodies and enhance their defensive and counter-attacking capabilities. After all, if an opponent targeted their blessed land, a sufficiently powerful array pattern and several powerful weapons could greatly aid in self-preservation.

Perhaps professions like array pattern making and weapon crafting, which are merely sideline occupations for the vast majority of cultivators in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, will be further developed and promoted by future Earth Immortals.

In fact, the reason why Liang Yu and others were so concerned about the method of becoming an Earth Immortal and were willing to spend hundreds of years perfecting it was because this method was indeed of great research value to them, and it was of great benefit to increasing their cultivation. They might even be able to draw inferences from it and generate other ideas that would be useful for their own transformation.

Secondly, this method is very useful for repairing the universe. The growth of each Earth Immortal will inevitably accelerate the repair process of the universe, which means that cultivating Earth Immortals is repairing the universe.

So, while they ostensibly were researching the methods of Earthly Immortals, they were actually also researching a grand cosmic restoration plan. After all, they still had feelings for the world they came from, and if it could make the world better, they were very willing to put in the effort. It wasn't like they were being asked to abandon their path to immortality in the mortal world.

In fact, these people, and even many Dao-proving individuals in later generations, would leave the mortal universe through various methods and head to the Immortal Realm. And it is foreseeable that they probably wouldn't be able to return for a very long time.

What will happen to the human world and the universe after they leave? Should they simply abandon everything and choose to trust the wisdom of future generations?

The Underworld Lord wasn't too bothered, but the Primordial Celestial Lord wouldn't let things develop freely. He couldn't possibly ignore a plan that could directly alter the future of the universe. As for Liang Yu, he inherently wanted to change the universe's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing overall structure, overall structure, and overall structure) according to his own will; the Earth Immortal Technique could even be considered one of his achievements. Therefore, he naturally wanted to cultivate more immortals to guide future generations towards the future he desired.

Therefore, the Earth Immortals, who cannot leave this universe and whose path of cultivation is completely bound to the greater universe, are the best guardians and guides they can remain in.

These earth immortals not only protect the human world but also contribute to its development, making the universe better and better. After all, their prosperity and decline are intertwined with the universe; this complete fusion of personal and collective interests naturally maximizes their enthusiasm.

After Liang Yu and the others had roughly deduced the methods for cultivating Earth Immortals, they took their leave and dispersed to various parts of the universe. Of course, they had all begun to plan their own methods for cultivating Earth Immortals.

Although there are not many extraordinary places that have been created in the human world, so there won't be many Earth Immortals who can be born, some of them still have some in reserve.

Of course, this group refers to Liang Yu and the Underworld Lord.

After all, Yuanshi Tianzun has yet to acquire a truly wondrous place as his Daoist temple, nor have Daode Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun. Of course, they didn't originally need such a thing. The only wondrous place that Changsheng Tianzun possessed was his Immortal Mausoleum, which now served as his blessed land as an Earth Immortal, and this was only thanks to Liang Yu's friendly donation; otherwise, he wouldn't have had one.

Liang Yu possesses the Wuji Immortal Mountain, and even the Primordial Ancient Mine is under his control. Cultivating Earth Immortals in the former will likely be difficult, as the Wuji Immortal Mountain, while increasingly wondrous, is still not fully stable and remains in its growth stage. It will probably take hundreds of thousands of years before it can serve as a blessed land for Earth Immortals.

Moreover, with Liang Yu's involvement, the laws within this immortal mountain have become increasingly complex and wondrous, likely posing a real challenge to others. Once it has fully evolved and truly transformed into a complete and wondrous place, it's likely that the vast majority of those who have attained enlightenment will find it difficult to decipher the Limitless Immortal Scripture, provided, of course, that Liang Yu doesn't reveal the answer.

However, this place is, after all, his Daoist temple, and it's somewhat inconvenient to use it as someone else's blessed land for immortals. We'll just have to wait until he's about to leave the mortal realm to decide. Perhaps in the future he'll meet a suitable disciple who can inherit this immortal mountain after he leaves the mortal world.

As for the Primordial Ancient Mine, it can only wait for future generations. Originally, his disciple Taichu would certainly have been the most suitable candidate, but as a Holy Spirit who had been nurtured for countless years, Taichu would never choose such a self-preserving method. Therefore, after Taichu's birth, the Primordial Ancient Mine can be used to cultivate new Earth Immortals. But that will be hundreds of thousands of years from now.

Liang Yu originally possessed the Kunlun Immortal Mountain, but he returned it to Ying Shenxiao of the Kunlun clan. Now that he knows the Earth Immortal Technique, what will Ying Shenxiao choose? Liang Yu still holds the Kunlun clan in high regard, after all, Ye Fan's disciple, Xiao Song, is suspected to have Kunlun Immortal blood.

If Ying Shenxiao doesn't follow the path of the Earth Immortal, then the Kunlun clan might produce some geniuses to take his place.

(End of this chapter)