Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 260 The Later Years of the Moral Celestial Venerable
Time flew by, and nearly three thousand years passed. During these years, the universe returned to peace. Of course, the immortal sects never reappeared, but the legend had taken deep root in people's hearts. All cultivators awaited the verification of this legend by the Primordial Celestial Venerable and those who came after him.

Even if they themselves cannot see it, their descendants and successors can, generation after generation, endlessly. After all, becoming an immortal has been the pursuit of countless cultivators throughout the universe for millions of years. Even if they cannot achieve it, having the thought is still good.

However, as time goes by, Liang Yu, the Moral Celestial Venerable, and the Primordial Celestial Venerable, who are still striving on the path to immortality in the mortal world, have all reached the end of their lives.

The first among them to end this life was the Moral Celestial Venerable.

After all, although the Celestial Venerable of Morality was born a little later, his lifespan is now nearly fifty thousand years. Although continuing to endure might allow him to live for a longer period, the Celestial Venerable of Morality has already foreseen his future path, and therefore naturally has no intention of stopping.

This time, naturally, it was Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun who went to see them off. Of course, they were also there to learn from each other's advanced experiences, to accumulate knowledge for their own transformation. This was naturally due to their confidence in starting their next life, which allowed them to travel around freely in their later years instead of going into seclusion to prepare for their transformation.

At this moment, the Great Luo Immortal Mountain was naturally covered with various array patterns, both to protect itself and to seal its aura, preventing external disturbances. After all, the transformation method was extremely dangerous; sometimes even a small fluctuation could cause them to fail. As the saying goes, a thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole.

The last time the Celestial Venerable of Morality underwent a transformation, he nearly perished because he accidentally triggered an ancient formation remaining in Mount Tai, and because he failed to fully grasp the pulse of the universe's changes. This time, the Celestial Venerable of Morality is naturally even more cautious and careful.

The grand formation within the Great Luo Immortal Mountain is now naturally guarded by four powerful artifacts: the Taiji Diagram, the Eight Trigrams Furnace, the Vajra Bracelet, and the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. Countless array patterns layer upon layer, evolving into immeasurable space and time, unlike the seamlessly integrated formation of the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable's Jade Flower Divine Island.

Of these four powerful artifacts, only the Taiji Diagram has become a Celestial Artifact, while the other three are only Semi-Celestial Artifacts. Perhaps only after the Celestial Venerable of Morality has successfully undergone this transformation and has been carefully refined once again will they be able to take this final step.

However, wouldn't this mean the sixth incarnation of the Celestial Venerable of Morality might be able to forge four celestial artifacts? Of course, their quality would be significantly lower than the Celestial Bell, the Desolate Tower, and the Bronze Celestial Palace. But even so, they are still celestial artifacts. As their path to immortality in the mortal world continues to advance, these celestial artifacts are becoming increasingly numerous.

While there are no explicit ranks among immortal artifacts, the Immortal Bell and the Desolate Tower are undoubtedly in the highest tier. Perhaps only an Immortal King could forge an immortal artifact of a higher level than them. Even if Liang Yu and the others become Mortal Immortals, they might only be able to grow their immortal artifacts to the same level as these two.

The Bronze Immortal Palace is a tier below, but it's still an old-established immortal artifact with a profound foundation, and it won't be surpassed by their immortal artifacts for the time being. Of course, the gap isn't that large. Finally, there are the immortal artifacts currently being refined by Liang Yu, Lingbao Tianzun, and Daode Tianzun, including the Boundless Dao Stele.

After all, they have only just forged their immortal artifacts. As long as they continue to improve over the years, their immortal artifacts will become stronger and stronger, and it is not impossible that they might even surpass the Desolate Tower and the Immortal Bell in the future. After all, although the Desolate Tower and the Immortal Bell are powerful, it is difficult for them to make any further significant progress.

This is precisely why Liang Yu considered transforming the Immortal Bell and the Desolate Tower into humans, since they didn't lack two mortal artifacts. Considering Yu Feng's existence, if these two artifacts could be transformed into humans, their future achievements would be far greater than those of these two artifacts, which were almost impossible to improve further.

Thanks to the prior arrangements of the Celestial Venerable of Morality, the four weapons and the grand formation naturally did not hinder Liang Yu and the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning. They crossed the Great Luo Immortal Mountain directly and arrived at the Xuandu Cave at its summit, which was also the place where the core laws of this mountain converged. Now, a magnificent celestial palace has been erected in the Xuandu Cave, with a plaque inscribed with the name of the Eight Scenery Palace. The Celestial Venerable of Morality is sitting upright in this palace.

Upon seeing Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun arrive, he said, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, it seems I cannot outlast the two of you."

Although in Liang Yu's memory, the Celestial Venerable of Morality seemed to have never been young, always appearing with an otherworldly air and a youthful appearance despite his white hair, his abundant blood and energy still indicated his youthful vitality.

However, although the appearance of the Celestial Venerable Morality has not changed much, his vital energy is almost depleted. A strong sense of twilight and death emanates from him, making Liang Yu and the Celestial Venerable Primordial Beginning, who are already in the twilight of this life, feel uncomfortable.

Liang Yu laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Morality has taken the lead in transformation, making further progress on the path to immortality in the mortal world. This is a good thing."

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded in agreement.

The method of transformation of the Celestial Venerable of Morality actually comes from the Bodhi Ancient Tree and the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree. These two immortal herbs possess a characteristic that seems to be one with the Great Dao, able to connect with the Great Dao and understand the origin. Furthermore, this characteristic can even allow other life forms that come near them to understand this point, which is truly miraculous.

The elixir of immortality contains various mysteries. If one can decipher its immortal properties, one can also undergo a transformation. It may even contain the Great Dao Laws that can greatly enhance one's cultivation.

However, not every immortal herb has such miraculous effects, or rather, not every immortal herb is compatible enough with the seeker.

Just like Ye Fan in later generations, who, after studying more than one immortal elixir without success in achieving transformation, succeeded in reviving the humanoid divine elixir. This was naturally because the mysteries contained within the humanoid divine elixir were most compatible with Ye Fan himself, and therefore only this one could enable him to transform.

Liang Yu's three, four, and even his upcoming fifth incarnations are all based on the humanoid elixir of immortality. This is because this divine herb not only contains the properties of longevity but also perfectly reveals the essence of humanity and the mortal body. Understanding this makes the development of a special physique naturally smoother. Moreover, when he developed the Yin-Yang Dao Body, he also relied on the mysteries of the Fusang and Yuegui elixirs of immortality.

Therefore, the key to obtaining the secret to transformation from the elixir of immortality is to find the elixir of immortality that is truly most suitable for oneself.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality pursues the endless Great Dao, and becoming an immortal is merely a higher stage on the path of seeking the Dao. Therefore, his path is no longer related to his physique, bloodline, etc., and thus the Bodhi Ancient Tree and the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree perfectly align with his path. He thus begins his cultivation and prepares for the beginning of his sixth incarnation.

(End of this chapter)