Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 204 Division of Labor
After clearing their minds of distractions and deciding to go all in, the supreme beings of the forbidden zones quickly regained their composure. After all, they were once invincible supreme beings of an era. Although their mentality had become somewhat unstable due to the influence of the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji over the years, they could still eliminate all distractions and deal with the situation in the most calm state at this critical moment of life and death.

Moreover, now that they have been discovered, there is no need to continue hiding it.

Soon, one, two, three... several extreme auras were revealed in each of the remaining ten forbidden zones, and in an instant, the entire universe began to tremble.

On the path to immortality, the auras emanating from the Supreme Being of the Limitless Heaven, the Primordial Heaven, the Moral Heaven, the Spiritual Treasure Heaven, the Underworld Lord, and dozens of other supreme beings from various forbidden zones swept across the heavens and earth. At this moment, all life in the universe felt this terrifying aura as if the end of the world was approaching.

It has been an unknown period of time since such a scene has been witnessed in the human universe. Not only are all living beings in the universe gripped by panic, but even the Great Dao imprint of the universe itself has begun to become extremely unstable.

Upon sensing this aura, countless cultivators experienced complex emotions, a mixture of fear and excitement.

What's terrifying is whether they can survive under such pressure? Will they be wiped out by the aftermath of the great war? Or even, can the universe withstand such a true mythological war? If the universe is destroyed, then all is lost.

What's exciting is that it's the opening of the path to immortality, another great battle involving dozens of supreme beings, and the chance to see those legendary celestial beings who have either died or ascended to heaven, far surpassing ordinary Dao-proving practitioners. To witness such a grand spectacle would be worth dying for.

Of course, it's understandable that they have such concerns, but they did indeed misjudge the difference in strength between the two sides. After all, most cultivators could never have imagined that someone in this universe could kill a Supreme Being as easily as killing a chicken.

In their understanding, even though the five Supreme Celestial Venerables, including the Boundless Great Celestial Venerable, were superior to those who had severed their own ties with the Supreme Venerables, they would still face a difficult battle against multiple opponents.

The story of Wuji Tianzun killing fifteen Supreme Beings in the past has been distorted. Most cultivators dare not believe that the victory was overwhelming. Therefore, the version circulating in the universe now is that Wuji Tianzun fought a hard battle and won with difficulty, and even suffered considerable injuries himself.

After all, those were fifteen supreme beings who had attained enlightenment, peaks that were difficult for them to surpass on their path of cultivation. Even if they knew that the Wuji Heavenly Venerable was an even higher peak, they would not be willing to believe that the goal they pursued on their path of cultivation was so easily defeated.

Of course, this kind of grand occasion was something Liang Yu had anticipated, so he was basically confident of success.

The ten forbidden zones currently existing in the universe are: the Heavenly Realm, the Abyss of Heaven, the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, Mount Sumeru, Jade Flower Divine Island, Great Luo Immortal Mountain, Purple Crystal Palace, Heavenly Illusion Mirage, Dark Ice Plain, and Cloud Soaring Divine Realm. Each forbidden zone contains anywhere from three or four to five or six Supreme Beings.

In fact, these names reveal that in the original timeline, these ancient forbidden zones from the mythological era were basically destroyed in the late mythological era and early primordial era, so many of these forbidden zones did not exist in later generations.

Of course, the fact that Mount Sumeru, a divine mountain of the universe's origin comparable to Kunlun Mountain and the later Immortal Mountain, was now occupied by a self-severed supreme being was quite unexpected for Liang Yu. However, upon reflection, it made sense, since the Amitabha Buddha Emperor attained enlightenment in the ancient era, and Mount Sumeru was naturally unrelated to him at this time. However, most of the self-severed supreme beings within these forbidden zones didn't actually live to see the future, so most of the supreme beings in the forbidden zones of Ye Fan's era came from the Primordial Era.

This is quite normal, given that the mythological era is far removed from later generations. The situations of the Stone Emperor and the Undying Mountain demonstrate that even some Dao-proving beings from the ancient era couldn't survive until Ye Fan's time, thus initiating the Dark Turmoil. This is even more true for the supreme beings from the mythological era, or even those from before the mythological era.

Therefore, these self-severing supreme beings naturally couldn't last that long, so their active period was actually only in the late mythological era and the early primordial era. After that, they either had to frequently launch dark upheavals to prolong their lives, or they would simply die of old age.

In their original timeline, they would encounter a series of major events, such as the Emperor's sweep of the forbidden zones, the Undying Emperor's sweep of the forbidden zones, the two paths to immortality in the Primordial Era, and the Primordial God War triggered by the Undying Emperor. As a result, almost all the supreme beings of the mythological era died, with only a handful surviving.

In order to completely eradicate the forbidden zone, Liang Yu naturally made arrangements over the past few years.

First, there are the four: Yuanshi Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, and Mingzun. Each of them could easily wipe out a forbidden zone on their own.

Secondly, Liang Yu also awakened Ying Shenxiao, Sansheng Zhizun, and Yuanxiang Wang, three people who had self-proclaimed themselves as Daoists under his arrangement. Of course, Yuanshi Tianzun's eldest disciple, Chuanying, would also be responsible for pacifying a forbidden area together with the three of them.

However, although they are powerful and destined to achieve enlightenment in a different era, they have only achieved enlightenment in a completely different way. If they do not reach the ultimate level of sublimation after severing their own supreme status, it will be fine. But if the other party reaches the ultimate level of sublimation, there is a considerable probability that they will perish together with the other party.

Even Ying Shenxiao, who has lived three lifetimes and can even extend his life by using the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, and whose strength is no weaker than that of ordinary Daoists, may still fail in this process, let alone the other three young juniors.

Therefore, Liang Yu naturally prepared a backup plan: the Immortal Bell. After all, Ying Shenxiao also possessed the bloodline of the Kunlun Immortals, and the Immortal Bell had a high affinity for him, thus allowing it to exert its power. With the addition of the other three, even if the situation couldn't be quickly quelled, at least nothing bad would happen.

Then there are those supreme beings in the Primordial Ancient Mine. With the Carefree Celestial Venerable there, Liang Yu wasn't too worried about them. But just in case, he still sent the Desolate Tower to the Primordial Ancient Mine to be in charge of suppressing a certain forbidden zone.

Then, among the supreme beings in the Heavenly Illusion Realm and the Cloud Soaring Divine Realm, only a few have launched dark turmoil. Perhaps they can be lured to their side with incentives to participate in the reincarnation and ascension plans. Therefore, Liang Yu asked the Eternal Life Celestial Venerable and the Prison Suppressor Emperor to take action, each wielding one of the two immortal artifacts, the Bronze Immortal Palace and the Boundless Dao Stele, to go and persuade them.

Finally, there were two remaining forbidden zones, which were naturally entrusted to Liang Yu himself. This arrangement was undoubtedly foolproof; if any unexpected events occurred, there was the Lingbao Tianzun's Word Formation Secret Array to delay them, and the Daode Tianzun and Liang Yu's clone technique to come to the rescue.

(End of this chapter)