Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 240 Meeting at the Grave
The second divine thought of the Underworld Lord naturally found his other disciple, the Primordial Heavenly Lord, who was not entirely his disciple.

At this moment, Yuanshi Tianzun had just dealt with the seven supreme beings of the Dark Ice Plains and was about to reunite with the others when he sensed the dissipation of the Netherworld Lord's aura. Although he had long known that the Netherworld Lord was about to disappear and prepare for the next life, he still couldn't help but feel some sorrow at the thought of parting.

After all, it would likely take the Underworld Lord hundreds of thousands, even millions of years, to begin his next life. In the original timeline, the Underworld Lord began his next life over a million years before Ye Fan, at the end of the Primordial Era, and was witnessed by the Human Demon Dongfang Taiyi. It was at that time that the Underworld trembled, and the Corpse Emperor was so frightened that he fled to the Primordial Ancient Mine. Although the speed of his transformation would increase in subsequent lives, it was still incredibly time-consuming.

However, the current Underworld Lord is much stronger than in the original timeline, and has also achieved some new results. Perhaps he can succeed without such a long interval. But in any case, it is indeed a long time since the Primordial Celestial Lord has seen him.

The Netherworld Lord's divine sense transformed into human form and said, "My good disciple, don't think too much of your master. I know that you have become highly skilled at digging graves under my tutelage, but don't even think about finding me and digging up my grave."

Yuanshi Tianzun couldn't help but chuckle, suddenly recalling his youth when he and the avatar of Mingzun wandered the land, digging up graves. He shook his head and said, "That depends on how well you hide, Master. If I find you, I'll invite you out to visit you whenever I have the chance, to catch up and avoid any awkwardness. Of course, in the end, I'll definitely let you go back."

The Underworld Lord said, "You'd better hide your grave first. I don't want to wake up and find that you've been buried for hundreds of thousands of years. That would be like a white-haired man burying a black-haired man. But I'm a man of principle. Sad as I am, I'm still going to dig up your Heavenly Venerable Tomb."

Yuanshi Tianzun laughed and said, "We'll find out who dug whom up in the future."

The Lord of the Underworld waved his hand and said, "Then goodbye. I hope we will meet again on the path to immortality, not at a grave."

As he spoke, the divine thought dissipated. However, he used special methods to completely annihilate it, making it impossible for Yuanshi Tianzun to track it based on its aura.

Yuanshi Tianzun muttered to himself, "Master, are you afraid that I will die on the path of transformation? Although your path to immortality is more stable than mine, I will become an immortal faster than you."

The final divine thought of the Underworld Lord was naturally directed towards Liang Yu. He wasn't that familiar with the Moral Heavenly Lord, so there was no need for a special farewell. But facing the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Lord, he still felt somewhat guilty, so he simply let it go. After all, if it weren't for the series of events he unintentionally caused, the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Lord might have gone even further.

Although the Celestial Venerable of Longevity and the Celestial Venerable of Nirvana had a good relationship with him, it was a gentlemanly friendship without much personal involvement. There was even less need for the other Supreme Beings to specifically bid him farewell. After all, for the sake of a more stable and safer transformation, it was better for fewer people to know about this matter.

However, Liang Yu was, after all, an important ally in this life. Together they had unraveled the mysteries of several extraordinary places, deduced the subsequent stages of Origin Arts, and even jointly completed the general framework for the destruction of forbidden zones, as well as the reincarnation and ascension plans. It can be said that a considerable portion of the Underworld Lord's accumulation in this life was obtained through research conducted with Liang Yu.

Moreover, in his eyes, this Wuji Heavenly Venerable was indeed a true fellow traveler of the Immortals of the Mortal World, so it was only right and proper for him to say goodbye.

At this moment, Liang Yu was completely concealing the rift in the world. This rift, which seemed to lead to a strange and otherworldly realm, was only known to a select few, such as Lingbao Tianzun and Daode Tianzun. He needed a more precise seal to ensure this place wouldn't be detected by others. Liang Yu had also sensed the disappearance of the Underworld Lord's aura. Although he could capture and track the aura, it was unnecessary. After all, he couldn't possibly follow the Underworld Lord's path.

The divine thought manifested a human form before Liang Yu and said, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, I have already buried myself. It seems we can only meet again in the future. However, your Origin Technique is already so profound, almost on par with mine. You won't come to dig up my grave, will you? Let me tell you, there's nothing to dig up in my grave. I left all those worldly possessions in the Netherworld."

Clearly, the Underworld Lord also knew that with Liang Yu's Origin Techniques and cultivation level, if someone really wanted to find him, he wouldn't be able to hide for long. If he were indeed found, the methods he left behind would probably be insufficient to defend against the opponent.

Liang Yu laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Mingzun, don't worry, I won't bother you. But if you're thinking of digging up my grave after you wake up, you'd better be careful. You might just dig up a living one."

The Underworld Lord said, "Since you have confidence, I won't say any more. In short, I still don't want to only meet you at your graves."

The Netherworld Lord's divine sense vanished completely with a wave of his hand.

Liang Yu shook his head. The Underworld Lord was actually using this playful attitude to dispel his complex emotions. After all, every time he awoke, all his past acquaintances would disappear into the river of time, never to be seen again, leaving only himself eternal. This feeling was not pleasant.

Seeing that the Underworld Lord had completely disappeared, Liang Yu collected his thoughts and began to prepare for the next steps.

The universe is now exceptionally lively. Through the perception and dissemination of various powerful figures and mysterious old cultivators, this great battle has finally begun to spread throughout the universe.

However, it makes sense. The path to immortality has been opened, but it seems no one cares. The right time is about to end, and no one has gone to fight it yet, which is quite strange.

But there's nothing we can do about it. The path to immortality is elusive and uncertain. Most people, even if they stumble upon it, have no chance to participate. How can it compare to the reappearance of the Supreme Heavenly Venerable, the Moral Heavenly Venerable, and the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable, who join forces with the Underworld Venerable and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable to annihilate the forbidden zones? After all, this is closely related to them.

However, the cultivators in the universe were indeed stunned, unable to comprehend the current situation. Wasn't this mortal universe supposed to only have one Dao Prover? When did it become possible for multiple Supreme Beings to coexist?

After all, in this process, Yuanshi Tianzun was the supreme being of this era, but the others were not. Their simultaneous existence raises the question: has the law of the universe changed? However, some who achieved enlightenment through unconventional means discovered that the universe remained unchanged after attempting to trigger their own tribulations; one person still reigned supreme, suppressing all other paths. So what about these individuals? How can they coexist?
This mythical spectacle caused the entire universe to boil with excitement.

(End of this chapter)