Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 263 Kunlun Immortal Body
Looking at Ying Shenxiao now, Liang Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Ying Shenxiao has now fully mastered the Kunlun Immortal Scripture, bringing his Kunlun Immortal Blood to its true peak, and even beginning to subtly evolve into another physique. Liang Yu knows that this is the Kunlun Immortal Body, derived from the core laws of Kunlun Immortal Mountain, similar to the Primordial Sacred Body that he once deduced.

It can be said that Ying Shenxiao is now on the verge of transforming into a new physique, and is almost able to live another life. However, Liang Yu also noticed that there was something wrong with Ying Shenxiao's condition. He had not reached the perfect state. Although he was only a tiny bit away from it, it seemed that he was stuck.

This is because the Kunlun Immortal Blood within Ying Shenxiao originated from the old Kunlun Immortal Mountain, and therefore is not entirely compatible with the present Kunlun Immortal Mountain. If his Kunlun Immortal Blood were weaker, it wouldn't be so bad, but he happens to possess the highest-grade Kunlun Immortal Blood recorded by the old Kunlun clan, even slightly superior to Zhulong's. Therefore, changing his own Kunlun Immortal Blood naturally becomes much more difficult.

This is precisely why Ying Shenxiao was unable to cultivate the Kunlun Immortal Scripture to perfection, and therefore could not undergo his fifth incarnation to become a true Kunlun Immortal Body. He was both made and broken by the Kunlun Immortal Blood. His rapid cultivation of the Kunlun Immortal Scripture was due to his own Kunlun Immortal Blood, but now, because of the slight difference between his Kunlun Immortal Blood and the current Kunlun Immortal Mountain, he could not achieve perfection.

Of course, this isn't insurmountable. If Ying Shenxiao can attain enlightenment, altering his bloodline is still possible. Even without attaining enlightenment, giving him a few thousand more years to research and adjust could overcome this problem. After all, this issue is insignificant compared to the physical limitations of the Undying Golden Body and the Heavenly Overlord Body.

The problem is that Ying Shenxiao is now out of time. After all, he has not only used the Elixir of Immortality and the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, developing resistance to them and rendering them ineffective, but he has also used Kunlun Immortal Elixir to prolong his life, thus developing resistance to such divine treasures as well.

In other words, Ying Shenxiao is currently unable to buy himself this much time through conventional methods of prolonging life. This means that Ying Shenxiao ultimately fell short, failing to live out his fifth life and achieve the feat of surpassing even the most powerful Dao Prover through an unconventional path to enlightenment, reaching the level of a truly formidable Dao Prover.

Of course, although Ying Shenxiao is still a bit short of being able to take another step forward, he still has a path to take at this point.

Ying Shenxiao laughed and said, "Although it was very ceremonial and prestigious for the Great Celestial Venerable to personally collect my body and arrange my funeral, enough to make me die in peace, I think I haven't lived enough yet. I'll have to wait until later to see if there's another opportunity."

Liang Yu said, "You're already on the verge of death, yet you're still so calm. What, have you already figured out a way to survive this ordeal?"

Ying Shenxiao said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, your cultivation is so profound, what in this universe can be hidden from you? Great Heavenly Venerable, why don't you try to guess?"

Liang Yu walked to the White Tiger Divine Medicine and slowly extended his hand. The White Tiger Immortal Medicine naturally dared not resist, after all, it was terrifyingly strong, and it, a mere immortal medicine, could only submit to its will. Fortunately, it could also sense that Liang Yu had no ill intentions.

Liang Yu reached out and stroked the little white tiger a couple of times, just like he'd seen a kitten, making it purr. This improved Liang Yu's mood considerably.

He said, "You have fully mastered the Kunlun Immortal Scripture, but because your original Kunlun Immortal Blood is not completely compatible with the current Kunlun Immortal Scripture, you cannot achieve perfection."

"This problem shouldn't have been difficult for you, but you no longer have time to solve it. If you want to prolong your life, the first way is to use the mysteries of the Earth Immortal Method to gradually connect yourself with the Kunlun Immortal Mountain, in order to buy time for your transformation. However, if you do this, you will be too deeply bound to the Kunlun Immortal Mountain, and it may be difficult to break free. You might just be stuck on this path to the end."

"The second method, naturally, is to go to another world and prolong your life with longevity substances, thus giving yourself enough time to complete this step. But in that case, you will be unable to attain enlightenment in the mortal realm." "As for the third method, which is the one you want to use, it's a replica of the reincarnation method, right?"

Indeed, the solution that Ying Shenxiao came up with was to directly use the reincarnation method that the self-severing supreme beings such as the Annihilation Heavenly Venerable had used before, abandoning the cultivation achievements of his four lifetimes, thereby transforming himself into a true Kunlun Immortal Body, and starting a new life to embark on the path to supreme power.

Ying Shenxiao had never intended to hide it from Liang Yu, so he wasn't surprised that Liang Yu had guessed it. Upon hearing this, he said, "What the Great Celestial Venerable says is absolutely right; that is indeed what I think."

Liang Yu couldn't help but sigh, "To live four lifetimes with an unconventional path to enlightenment and gain strength equivalent to an ordinary Daoist is an extraordinary achievement. Are you really going to give it up?"

Ying Shenxiao said, "Great Celestial Venerable, there's no need to test me. You've known me for many years; shouldn't you already know what I will choose?"

Liang Yu said, "Since your resolve is firm and your mind is made up, then we will follow your lead."

Ying Shenxiao said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, I hope that you will still be in the mortal world after I complete my reincarnation."

Liang Yu smiled and said, "When you die in your next life or ascend to immortality, I will come to see you off again."

Ying Shenxiao smiled slightly, then walked out of the ancient cave and stepped into the Kunlun Immortal Pool. This Kunlun Immortal Pool in the Kunlun Immortal Mountain was also derived from half of the immortal pool in the old Kunlun Immortal Mountain. Therefore, the immortal pool in the Kunlun Divine Realm can serve as a reincarnation pool, and this immortal pool in the Kunlun Immortal Mountain, which shares the same origin, can naturally play the same role.

However, Ying Shenxiao's reincarnation is different from that of the self-severed supreme beings such as the Heavenly Venerable of Annihilation. Because of the Kunlun Immortal Blood, which is not completely compatible but has a very high degree of compatibility, and the Kunlun Immortal Scripture, which has been fully cultivated, the entire Kunlun Immortal Mountain will help him transform.

It can be said that Kunlun Immortal Mountain is now constantly consuming its own essence to nurture Ying Shenxiao, an immortal embryo formed through the method of reincarnation, almost in the same way as nurturing an immortal bell.

However, because Ying Shenxiao wanted to take this opportunity to refine the Kunlun Immortal Scripture and perfect his own laws, the reincarnation process was slowed down. Of course, even at its slowest, it would only take a few thousand years.

When he is reborn, Ying Shenxiao's accumulation over these four lifetimes will transform into the complete Kunlun Immortal Body. At that time, this Kunlun Immortal Body will likely be a step above his current physique. Therefore, his rebirth may not necessarily be worse than this one.

Of course, Liang Yu had already quietly departed. Liang Yu did not interfere with Ying Shenxiao's birth, but allowed him to freely choose when to be born. Whether he was to be born immediately to continue his cultivation and attempt to break through his limits, or to leave it for future generations, it was up to him.

(End of this chapter)