Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 262 Goodbye Heroes

The greatest inspiration that the Celestial Venerable of Morality gave to Liang Yu was the special fragments of the Great Dao that he condensed from his own immortal true spirit and the Great Dao of Laws, and the method of integrating these fragments of the Great Dao into the elixir of immortality to continuously grow.

Although Liang Yu himself no longer needs this method to transform and reverse his life, it will still be very useful in the future. After all, if he wants to enlighten all the other immortality elixirs and transform them into human form, he does need to further comprehend the core of the immortality elixirs. This method is exactly what he can do to achieve that.

Moreover, there is a high probability that the remaining eighteen immortal herbs are all incarnations of immortal kings. One can glimpse a trace of immortal laws within them, even if they are incomplete or downgraded, which will greatly enhance one's cultivation.

Of course, the insights gained by the Celestial Venerable of Morality in grasping the essence of the Great Dao of the Universe and thus merging the fragments of the Great Dao he himself had into the Dao were also very useful to Liang Yu, but not for his cultivation, but for the source techniques.

After all, the next step in Source Technique is to become a Universe Master, which requires a sufficient understanding and research of the greater universe. The cosmic imprint on the human world is only a part of it. Perhaps, further comprehension and understanding of the Great Dao Laws of the greater universe is needed in this way.

However, becoming a Cosmic Lord is essentially a unique path to immortality through Source Techniques, making it extremely difficult for Liang Yu to achieve on his own. After all, Liang Yu relies solely on his astonishing comprehension to advance in this path, and his compatibility with this route isn't actually very high, at least not as high as that of the Underworld Lord.

Unfortunately, the Underworld Lord did not follow the mortal immortal path of living in reverse life after life like them, but rather a special mortal immortal path that relied on accumulating reincarnation marks through the cycle of life and death.

Now that the Underworld Lord has begun his transformation, each of his incarnations requires tens or even hundreds of thousands of years of preparation. Even though the Underworld Lord's cultivation and accumulated experience are far greater than in previous timelines, this pace probably won't be too fast. Therefore, the Underworld Lord can no longer continue to deduce the next realm of Origin Technique with him, which is why Liang Yu's progress is even slower.

Moreover, the Underworld Lord has already abandoned the Source Technique path, so even if he sees his next incarnation, he probably won't be able to help Liang Yu. If things continue like this, it will probably take Liang Yu even longer to become the Lord of this Universe than for him to become a Mortal Immortal.

While personal cultivation is absolutely the core, having fellow practitioners who complement you can indeed be very helpful.

Therefore, as he watched the Celestial Venerable of Morality and the Great Luo Immortal Mountain gradually disappear into the void, Liang Yu couldn't help but sigh softly.

Yuanshi Tianzun laughed and said, "Why is Fellow Daoist Wuji sighing? Fellow Daoist Daode has embarked on a new path of transformation, and we should be happy for him."

Liang Yu said, "Yes, we should be happy. It's just that two fellow Daoists have gone into seclusion one after another, which makes me sigh at how quickly time flies. After all, I don't know many people anymore, and I'm afraid there will be even fewer in the future."

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "This is only a temporary parting. However, Fellow Daoist Wuji, if you were to ask me to see you off like these two fellow Daoists, then perhaps I would understand how you feel right now."

Liang Yu laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Yuanshi is joking. It's not certain who will give the gift to whom this time."

Looking at Yuanshi Tianzun's withered and decaying body, and comparing it to his own current state, which was not much better, he couldn't help but laugh, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, even if you were the one to see me off in the end, I wouldn't have remained in slumber for so long." The two smiled at each other, then departed to prepare for their own transformations. After all, their current state was not much better than that of Daode Tianzun before he began his transformation; they were already in the very twilight of their lives.

Liang Yu wandered through the universe, unknowingly arriving near Kunlun Star. He was slightly taken aback, but after sensing the aura emanating from it, he smiled faintly. It seemed he had arrived at the perfect time. His unintentional arrival here wasn't a random wandering, but rather a premonition by his extremely powerful primordial spirit. Although he didn't possess the supernatural power of foresight, his primordial spirit had still guided him to this place.

Although the present-day Kunlun Immortal Mountain is only a new place derived from one-third of the original Kunlun Immortal Mountain, it still contains extraordinary immortal charm. In the tens of thousands of years of growth, this place is at least eight or nine tenths the size of the original Kunlun Immortal Mountain.

On this ancient star, the new Kunlun clan no longer displays the rigid hierarchy of the past. Instead, they have begun to blur the boundaries between the various tribes, centering solely on Kunlun. In other words, there are no longer nine royal families or any other tribes; only the Kunlun clan remains.

This was, of course, achieved under the supervision of Ying Shenxiao, and was one of his long-held wishes. Now, as the supreme ancestor of the Kunlun clan, an unparalleled sovereign who has existed for over 40,000 years, naturally no one can stop him from transforming the Kunlun clan into the form he desires.

Of course, Liang Yu's primordial spirit guided him here because he vaguely missed his deceased friends, and Ying Shenxiao had just entered the later years of this life. Therefore, Liang Yu could also be considered to have come to see him off. Moreover, he vaguely sensed that Ying Shenxiao's condition was actually problematic.

Liang Yu revealed no trace of his presence, silently entering the Kunlun Immortal Mountain. The array patterns set up by Ying Shenxiao were naturally unable to hinder him, and were not even touched. Upon entering the mountain, Liang Yu saw an ancient cave beside the Kunlun Immortal Pool. This was Ying Shenxiao's secluded cultivation place, and the White Tiger Immortal Elixir also grew there.

Liang Yu entered the ancient cave and, looking at the various secret techniques derived from Ying Shenxiao, couldn't help but sigh. His former greatest rival had indeed been working tirelessly all these years, preparing to reach an even higher level. Now, perhaps all he needed to do was prove himself and soar to new heights.

He walked slowly to the depths of the ancient cave and said, "Ying Shenxiao, it seems you have grown old in this life. I have come to see you off."

Ying Shenxiao was slightly startled. This was his stronghold; how could someone have infiltrated it silently? He immediately became vigilant. However, the moment he heard the voice, he relaxed, realizing the identity of the uninvited guest.

Ying Shenxiao is now an old man. Although he still looks like an immortal, unlike ordinary people, the incongruous death aura emanating from him fully proves his current state. Moreover, although there is a faint immortal light flowing within him, it is still insufficient and cannot be fully organized to form new life force.

Ying Shenxiao stood up and said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, I am already in my twilight years. Are you afraid that you might accidentally send me to my death?"

Liang Yu said, "Then I will have no choice but to collect your body and give you a proper burial, and at your grave I will lament how time flies and how unpredictable life is."

(End of this chapter)