Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 200 Natural Dao Fruit
Liang Yu couldn't help but ponder. This Dao-Harmony Flower required such demanding conditions to fully mature. Millions of years of accumulation were not enough; a major era change in the universe was also needed.

Perhaps that's why the Dao-Harmony Flower is so rare. But it makes sense, though. Such a heaven-defying treasure that can directly lead to Dao attainment should only appear once in an era; otherwise, it would be too cheap.

However, in this way, the Dao-Harmony Flower can almost be considered as the condensation of the essence of the universe in the mythological era, and as representatives of the mythological era, they are indeed destined to be associated with this thing.

It's just unknown when the flower that the Ruthless Great Emperor encountered in later generations began to grow.

After all, in theory, having accumulated through the mythological era and the changes from mythology to the ancient times, there should have been a mature Dao-harmonizing flower in the ancient times.

But Liang Yu is more inclined to believe that the one from the Primordial Era was unseen by anyone and simply returned to dust. The one from the Ruthless Man, on the other hand, was accumulated in the Primordial Era and matured in the Desolate Era.

After all, the Primordial Era ended prematurely under the influence of the Fighting Saint Emperor, so perhaps this Dao-Merging Flower didn't have enough time to accumulate, and thus didn't mature again until the mid-to-late Desolate Era, during the time of the Ruthless Great Emperor. And because it was placed in the small immortal realm within the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin by the Ruthless Great Emperor, it was able to remain intact.

After all, the human universe is so barren now, the fact that it could produce such a heaven-defying divine object already shows that it has a profound foundation. It simply doesn't have the spare power to support the continued existence of the Dao-Merging Flower, and can only let it bloom briefly.

But the small immortal realm within the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin is different. It's a world that can be used to repair immortal realms, a world similar to a strange world containing a small amount of longevity substances. And most importantly, there is no other life in this world. Once the Dao-Merging Flower enters it, it will be nourished by this environment and may indeed exist indefinitely, maintaining its efficacy.

Previously there was no demand or clues, but now both are available, and Liang Yu still has time, so he naturally intends to find this flower.

Since he had already made his decision, Liang Yu naturally wouldn't refuse. He said, "Since Fellow Daoist Yuanshi already has clues, I naturally want to study this long-awaited Dao-Merging Flower carefully."

Seeing that Liang Yu agreed, the two began to capture the remaining trace of Daoist charm from the soil and used the supreme secret technique of returning to the source to trace back to the aura of its original form.

However, just as they began, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth fluctuated, interfering with their calculations. This Dao-Harmony Flower was indeed uniquely endowed, able to make the Great Universe conceal its secrets.

But faced with Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun, the universe was naturally powerless to stop them.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable had already suppressed his Great Dao aura above all other Daos. With a thought, his immeasurable Dao power manifested, causing the heavens and earth to tremble and the Great Dao to become unstable. Even the Heavenly Heart Imprint began to tremble slightly.

Cultivators throughout the universe began to feel a strange panic, as if the Great Dao they had always comprehended was about to be erased and scattered.

Could it be that the Primordial Celestial Venerable is about to pass away?
However, upon careful observation, they naturally sensed the terrifying aura of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, which was at its zenith and dominated the world. This was definitely not his later years, and he was still far from passing away.

Of course, this situation did not last long before the power of the Primordial Celestial Venerable dissipated, and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth returned to calm.

Clearly, with two of the strongest beings in the universe joining forces, the vast universe was powerless to conceal the secrets of heaven or hinder their actions. After discovering their location, Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun quickly broke through the void and arrived at a newly born chaotic divine land, uninhabited by any life form, where the Hedao Flower was located.

However, at this point, the Dao-Harmony Flower had only sprouted a bud, far from blooming. Moreover, its growth rate had almost stopped. Perhaps it would only resume growth and truly blossom, becoming a rare treasure in the vast universe, after being stimulated by the transition between the mythical era and the primordial era.

Of course, the He Dao Flower had no ability to escape at this moment. This was partly because it was facing Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun, and partly because it was currently fixed in this place.

Unlike the elixir of immortality, which immobilizes the plant upon maturity and only regains its ability to escape after the fruit is harvested, the Dao-Merging Flower cannot move freely until it matures and can then break through the void to escape. However, mature Dao-Merging Flowers are difficult to preserve indefinitely; therefore, they must be placed in a suitable location as soon as they mature to facilitate their next growth.

Clearly, in the original timeline, this Dao-Merging Flower would have matured in the Primordial Era, then broken through the void and landed in the Kunlun Immortal Mountain, which was left behind by the Emperor on the ancient star of the Primordial World.

Even though the Dao-Harmony Flower is just a bud now, Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun still felt the supreme Dao charm from it.

Liang Yu said, "If this thing weren't right in front of me, I wouldn't believe that it's a naturally grown flower."

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded and said, "This thing is just like the Dao fruit of a Daoist, completely containing everything a Daoist needs, but it is not yet complete."

Under the watchful eyes of Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun, the secret of the Harmony Flower was naturally exposed. It can be said that the Harmony Flower is a natural Dao fruit produced by the universe itself. Even if a true Daoist were to separate their own Dao fruit and transform it into a flower, it would still be the same.

This means that it can be used in two ways.

One approach is like Xiaosong in later generations, or like the Ruthless Man's plan for Ye Fan who couldn't attain enlightenment, using this Dao-Merging Flower as nourishment and assistance to further enhance one's supernatural powers, physical body, realm, laws, and so on, truly perfecting oneself to the level of an enlightened being, and eliminating the suppression of other people's Dao imprints, thus becoming an enlightened being.

In other words, this usage allows someone who has walked their own path but is unable to go any further for various reasons to break through their constraints, achieve the ultimate leap, and become a true enlightened being.

Another option is to directly consume the Dao-Merging Flower, perfectly merging it with the natural Dao Fruit within, and then directly becoming a Dao-prover in one step. Moreover, a truly complete Dao-proverper.

You'll possess all sorts of ultimate laws, supreme bodies, and even ancient scriptures and supernatural powers. Whether you can actually master this power is another matter entirely.

This means that after you consume the Harmony Flower, it's equivalent to possessing a Holy Spirit who can attain enlightenment at birth and gaining everything from it.

(End of this chapter)