Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 248 The land is good, but the people are weak.
The Lord of the Strange World was also quite afraid that the other party might propose some conditions that he couldn't accept. After all, with his overwhelming strength over the years, the other Supreme Beings had begun to subtly align themselves with him, and a relatively stable alliance was about to be born. The fact that he could bring others into the Immortal Realm after becoming an immortal had just made most of the Supreme Beings in the Strange World dependent on him.

Therefore, he was now close to becoming the true ruler of this strange world. If things continued this way, they could unite as one and gain greater influence. Entering the Immortal Realm would potentially allow them to develop even greater power. At this point, the Lord of the Strange World was already beginning to envision a bright future where he would dominate the Immortal Realm.

But precisely because of this, he now represents the strange world. If the other party makes any unreasonable demands, it will put him in a dilemma.

After all, if he agrees to some very harsh conditions, causing damage to the interests of their strange world, he will inevitably be suspected of betraying his country and losing its sovereignty. A considerable number of supreme beings will likely be dissatisfied with him, making it difficult to fully integrate them.

But if he refused, he would be ruining his own and everyone else's path to immortality, and it could even bring about annihilation. After all, they couldn't stop just one of the opponents. If that happened, his path to immortality would be ruined, and the strange world would be in danger. He would be caught in a terrible situation, caught between a rock and a hard place.

Therefore, even the Lord of Strange Things was somewhat nervous at this moment.

Liang Yu said, "As you all probably know, there is no substance for immortality in our world. Even those who have attained enlightenment cannot live for tens of thousands of years. Therefore, it is inevitable that some of our relatives, friends, disciples and students will have little time left to live in our world."

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Strange Things felt a slight sense of relief. He said, "Fellow Daoists, do you wish to send some people to our side? Such a trivial matter is of no concern to us. We will certainly treat them as friends and honored guests."

Although the Lord of Strange Things suspected that those who came were no ordinary people, he was absolutely confident. As long as the other party was not someone of the level of Liang Yu, the Celestial Venerable of Morality, the Celestial Venerable of Spiritual Treasure, or the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning, he would not worry about losing his power to these outsiders.

However, this might lead to a situation in the strange world where two factions form their own groups, and there might even be conflicts of interest, requiring him, the nominal Lord of the Strange, to mediate.

With these outsiders present, these local supreme rulers will be forced to unite more closely under pressure. Perhaps this is also an opportunity, a chance to completely win over these local supreme rulers. But if the other side sends too few or too many people, making it impossible to form a counterforce, then things will be difficult.

Thinking of this, the Lord of Strange Things asked, "How many people do you fellow Daoists wish to send over?"

Liang Yu said, "We might only send one over every tens of thousands of years."

The Lord of the Strange breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. This time interval would be long in the human universe, but it was only average in the strange world. Even so, it was enough for him to manipulate the situation and control it. Moreover, the other party clearly possessed the strength to simply send people away; they couldn't stop them and didn't dare to do anything to them, yet the other party still chose to communicate, which was indeed an attitude of cooperation. However, this made him slightly uneasy, since they clearly benefited more.

So he said, "Then it's settled. However, fellow Daoists have helped us determine the path to immortality; if we only repay you for this, I'm afraid it's not enough."

Upon hearing this, Liang Yu changed the subject and said, "Since you put it that way, we have another small matter to discuss. As you can see, our world is small and our businesses are limited, so we inevitably have to be careful with our money to prevent the environment from getting worse."

"Therefore, when sending people away, I would like to draw some world power from your world as a supplement, is that alright? After all, the people we send away have also gathered a lot of the essence of heaven and earth from our world. If we only give out and do not receive in, I'm afraid our descendants will suffer more and more."

"Of course, this energy is similar to the energy we just used to open the world barrier. What do you think, my friend?"

The Lord of Strange Things naturally sensed the loss of vital energy in their world, but compared to their world, it was a drop in the ocean. Therefore, he readily waved his hand: "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to be so polite. Such a small matter is of no concern to me."

Seeing that the plan was finalized and the other party had no additional conditions, both sides smiled at each other. Liang Yu cupped his hands and said, "Then, fellow Daoists, we'll meet again when we become immortals."

The Lord of Strangeness returned the greeting, saying, "We all eagerly await the arrival of you fellow Daoists, so that you may ascend the path to immortality with us."

As Liang Yu and the others ceased supporting the passage to the strange world, the power of the world's origin swiftly retaliated, rapidly closing the passage at a speed visible to the naked eye.

On the other side of the Strange World, the Lord of the Strange World's power was even greater, and the other Supreme Beings were already showing signs of submission, though it was not yet obvious.

The Lord of the Strange was filled with excitement. If he could achieve immortality faster than those others, would he have a chance to turn the tables and become the master of the plan? However, thinking of their power, he couldn't help but suppress his ambition and lower his goal to catch up with them, achieve immortality together, and seek an equal status.

Filled with fervor, the supreme beings of this strange world began their arduous cultivation. After all, although the hope was slim, the method to become an immortal was indeed clear: simply cultivate until you can't progress any further, then break through the limit, and repeat the cycle.

Seeing the world barriers merge, Liang Yu smiled and asked, "What do you all think of this strange world?"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable said, "This place is rich in natural resources and abundant in wealth. It also contains certain substances that can prolong life, making it a truly treasure land. Its environment is indeed much better than that of our mortal realm. However..."

Liang Yu asked, "But what?"

Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head and said, "Too weak. Most of the dozens of supreme beings here are only similar to the Dao Provers in my human universe, but they have already cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years. If the Dao Provers in my human universe could enter this world and cultivate for hundreds of thousands of years, I'm afraid most of them would be insignificant. This makes me sigh."

Lingbao Tianzun continued, "Fellow Daoist Yuanshi is right; the cultivators in this world are indeed mediocre. In my opinion, there are perhaps only two people in this world who deserve our attention."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality also said, "Indeed, among the supreme beings of this world, perhaps only these two have the hope of becoming immortals."

Liang Yu naturally knew who they were talking about. One of them was none other than the current Master of the Strange, the future Soy Sauce Immortal. The other, while not quite as powerful as the Soy Sauce Immortal, had also shown some extraordinary qualities; he was almost at the level of a quasi-Heavenly Emperor. Although it was only a fleeting glimpse, Liang Yu and the others could still tell that he might achieve even greater things.

Perhaps this person is the same extraordinary emperor who fought alongside the Great Emperor Wushi in later generations against the Undying Emperor and the Soy Sauce Immortal. After all, at that time, he was only a step away from becoming a Mortal Immortal, similar to Ye Yishui and the Little Immortal Phoenix. However, there's no need to dwell on these things now.

Liang Yu continued, "Perhaps they've become too complacent. But don't worry, they'll start to change after a few of our world's Dao Proverbs have passed through."

After all, each of the soon-to-ascend Dao Prover is an Ultimate Scroll King, enough to give them a small shock to the vast universe.

(End of this chapter)