Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 229 Aftermath
Liang Yu's all-out attack caused the entire universe to tremble, and the grand formation he had set up shattered. The Qiankun Creation Tower was connected to Liang Yu's mind, so it naturally knew how terrifying this attack was. Therefore, when Liang Yu made his move, the ten towers withdrew in time to avoid being damaged by the aftershocks.

Even though Liang Yu had tried his best to control it, this Chaos Seal still left a huge chaotic hole in the void, as if it were about to enter another world.

Liang Yu retrieved the ten pagodas and used the chaotic energy emanating from the shattered void and the chaotic cavern to repair the void damaged by the great battle. Although he did not cause permanent damage to the universe itself, the universe's self-repair would still take considerable time.

The matter of the Carefree Celestial Venerable was indeed somewhat unexpected for Liang Yu. He could arrange for others to embark on the path to immortality through the ascension plan, but he couldn't fathom the human heart. People are just that complex; even knowing the optimal solution, they will choose a worse path for various reasons.

Those who can attain enlightenment are more resilient, or rather, more stubborn. Therefore, they tend to have more faith in themselves and are likely to stick to a path even if they are wrong. As a result, their choices are more difficult to guide or manipulate.

Liang Yu had previously encountered mostly those who had severed their own paths to immortality; they had lost their perfect state of mind the moment they cut themselves. Therefore, over the long years, their edges would be smoothed out, leaving only the obsession with becoming an immortal to sustain them. Thus, upon learning of Liang Yu's ascension plan, they were easily won over, like a drowning person grasping at a straw.

However, judging from the actions of the Carefree Celestial Venerable, it's unlikely that he could expect future Dao-proving individuals to follow his plan. Perhaps he needed to adjust his plan and not strive for perfection.

Liang Yu shook his head, deciding to stop thinking about these things.

However, although he had personally killed the Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao, he still wanted to leave Xiaoyao's legacy in the mortal world. After all, apart from a few cultivators who had learned the Xingzi Secret, Xiaoyao had very few legacies left in the world. Especially the new scriptures he created after his great advancement in cultivation, which were only mastered by Liang Yu.

Furthermore, originally, after his transformation, the Carefree Celestial Venerable would have developed a physique based on the laws of time, imprinted by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, becoming a special physique born innately. However, because he used dark power during his transformation, his physical form was naturally rejected by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and therefore was not collected into the database.

In other words, the physique that the Carefree Celestial Venerable acquired through the transformation of the Time Law was ultimately just a fleeting phenomenon, and it will never appear in the mortal realm again. This is indeed a regrettable matter, since Liang Yu himself can't recall any physique directly related to the Time Law. Originally, this special physique that he was born with could be considered his inheritance, but now it's gone too.

Of course, if future generations can cultivate the legacy of the Carefree Celestial Venerable to its fullest extent and forge their own path, that would also be a unique form of continuation. Moreover, the Blade of Time used by the Carefree Celestial Venerable this time was indeed a supreme divine power, and Liang Yu did not want it to be lost.

Furthermore, this advanced version of the "Xingzi Secret" is quite ingenious and may inspire future generations to attain the supreme Dao fruit by relying solely on pure speed, rather than following the laws of time.

As one of the Nine Great Celestial Venerables, Liang Yu naturally did not want the lineage of the Carefree Celestial Venerable to be severed. Therefore, he was responsible for arranging the transmission of the Carefree Celestial Venerable's ancient scriptures and supernatural powers. After all, most of the Nine Great Celestial Venerables were still alive, so Liang Yu did not need to worry about them; the deceased Boundless Celestial Venerable also had the Boundless Dao Stele as his successor and the Thunder Swamp Dao Embryo as his spiritual anchor.

However, the spatial laws within those immortal treasure bottles might also be passed down. After all, although the prototypes of these spatial laws originated from the Desolate Tower, under the fusion of the Great Dao imprints of the Carefree Celestial Venerable and dozens of other supreme beings, they still gave rise to entirely different mysteries. If a descendant who cultivates the spatial laws were to obtain these mysteries, he might be able to advance even further. Chaotic energy emanated from Liang Yu's hands, then transformed into spatial laws, condensing into several treasure bottle imprints, which were then dispersed into the void. In this way, if someone in later generations were to attain enlightenment through the spatial laws, he could sense these imprints from the void and gain inspiration.

As for the study of sacrificial rituals and dark power, this is of paramount importance. Although it may not be useful in the short term, it may prove very useful in the years to come.

Next, Liang Yu turned his gaze to the dilapidated and weakened Heaven, or rather, Burial Island. This divine island, shaped like nine dragons pulling a coffin, had suffered a severe blow. However, fortunately, its core laws remained intact, allowing it to fully recover thanks to the unique characteristics of this extraordinary place.

The original Kunlun Immortal Mountain was difficult to repair because its core Immortal Pool had cracked, requiring the Netherworld Lord and Liang Yu to work together for a long time to restore it. However, Burial Sky Island has not yet reached that point. Even without Liang Yu's intervention, it will be fully restored in hundreds of thousands of years.

However, this weakened state can reduce rejection reactions and make it easier to combine with the equally weakened Mount Tai, thus recreating the magnificent and immortal sacred mountain of the past.

Countless Origin Heaven Divine Runes spread out beneath Liang Yu's feet, covering Burial Sky Island, and then he moved it aside, revealing a fine crack in the world. This crack was actually not large, only about the thickness of a finger, but even with Liang Yu's current strength, it was difficult to close.

Although no dark power can be sensed from that side, this place is indeed a potential hazard. Therefore, it's necessary to have someone keep an eye on it, or simply find a way to repair it directly.

Guarding it is alright, since as long as he, Lingbao Tianzun, and Daode Tianzun are alive, no one can approach this place. Even if they leave, they can leave behind a great formation and entrust it to a trustworthy descendant.

Repairing it would be incredibly difficult, as this rift extends deep into the very origin of the universe. Even the main body of the universe is already severely damaged and difficult to repair, let alone such a small place. It's unknown how many tens of thousands of years it would take for this rift to reach us. If this is indeed the rift that the God-Emperor fell into, then it means this world rift will still exist millions of years later, even after Ye Fan has been born.

Although nothing happened during this long period in the original timeline, it's always better to be safe than sorry.

The two Earth Immortals, Changsheng Tianzun and Zhenyu Huang, who have embarked on special paths, could theoretically participate in and accelerate the process of repairing the Great Universe, but they are ultimately too weak. The foundation of the Human Universe is too solid; to repair it, at least with the current strength of these two Earth Immortals, their role is negligible.

Therefore, Liang Yu was indeed unable to completely solve the problem here for the time being. So, he began to capture the world power of this place according to the imprint of the human universe and set up an array.

(End of this chapter)