Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 3 After the disaster
Liang Yudou activated his secret technique, which generated countless secret methods. In an instant, the Milky Way was reversed, the four spirits danced, heaven and earth were overturned, and immortals and gods descended to earth.

However, the Celestial Venerable of Tribulation remained steadfast in the face of all changes. The impenetrable defense of the "Approaching" Secret Technique kept all supernatural powers at bay, preventing them from truly reaching him. This tiny figure stood firm like a pillar in the midst of a torrent of supernatural powers.

Liang Yu felt a pang of regret. After all, it was just a mark. While the operation of the "Lin" Secret Technique was wondrous, it was ultimately somewhat rigid. If he wished, he could exploit this weakness with endless variations. In that case, the mark of the Tribulation-Crossing Celestial Venerable would inevitably be unable to cope with the various changes in time, and its impenetrable defense would have a weakness. Liang Yu could then easily break through it.

But Liang Yu didn't want to do that. Because the "Lin" secret was the most opposed to his "Dou" secret. Other secrets would be fine, but this was the one Liang Yu wanted to break through head-on; he wanted to try to break through this invincible defense from the front.

Liang Yu no longer relied on sheer numbers to win, but instead focused on consolidating his supernatural powers, employing the Sky-Piercing Finger Technique and the Great Annihilation Finger Technique to attempt targeted attacks. Simultaneously, he also attempted to use spacetime-based supernatural powers to penetrate the defensive defenses of the "Lin" character secret technique and attack his physical body.

In the end, he successfully broke through the Lin character's defense, shattering the figure, but he felt no joy. After all, this wasn't just the person himself; he was already so troublesome. If it were truly a Transcending Tribulation Celestial Venerable, he wouldn't be so foolish as to wait for Liang Yu to break through his defense. Instead, he would constantly change and adjust, causing Liang Yu's attacks to miss.

There was no regret for the disappearance of the mark of the Tribulation-Crossing Celestial Venerable; the next to join the battle was the Boundless Celestial Venerable.

As the previous enlightened one, and also the Celestial Venerable who clearly passed away, he once killed the Chaos Body King Bo and refined his body into the giant five-colored altar continent of the Big Dipper, but he himself also passed away due to injury.

Seeing the ancient stele with dragon head and snake pattern above his head, Liang Yu couldn't help but think of Ye Fan's previous guess that Emperor Fuxi was also a resurrected ancient deity. Now it seems that he might be the spirit of the corpse of Emperor Wuliang Tianzun.

Under the influence of the "Soldier's Secret" technique, Liang Yu's Qiankun Creation Tower would occasionally deviate from its trajectory and attack its master. He needed 200% of his energy to control his Dao-proving treasure. The stone tablet, on the other hand, was incredibly agile, elusive, and even terrifyingly powerful.

The "Soldier's Secret" technique, which includes weapon crafting and troop control, is indeed a supreme method. Although it's somewhat unconventional in a world where everyone relies on brute force in "Covering the Sky," it's still quite formidable.

Since he couldn't win with weapons, Liang Yu had no choice but to target his main body, attempting to separate it from his weapons so he could defeat them one by one.

After a difficult defeat of the opponent, the next Celestial Venerable appears.

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity who created the Secret Character, the Celestial Venerable of Freedom who created the Secret Character, and the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation who created the Secret Character, have not died yet, but have instead severed themselves and entered the forbidden zone.

After failing to ascend to immortality, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity perished together with the Great Perfection Holy Body in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land; the Celestial Venerable of Carefree Life failed to seize Ye Fan, who had achieved the Great Perfection of the Holy Body, and died; the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation was sealed by the Emperor Venerable on the path to immortality as a sacrifice.

But they are still alive and well today.

However, their marks were nothing special. Facing the three Celestial Venerables who took over, Liang Yu used the Lifeless Seal and the Killing Seal to counter the extraordinary vitality of the Word of the Master, the Eternal Immovable King Seal and the Heaven-Sealing God Seal to counter the speed of the Carefree Celestial Venerable, and the Three Reincarnations Seal and the Heaven-Covering God Seal to counter the powerful primordial spirit and precognitive abilities of the Annihilation Celestial Venerable, ultimately achieving victory.

The sixth figure, the Moral Celestial Venerable, has few deeds to his name. The Daoist scripture he created is the strongest scripture in the Sea of ​​Wheels, and he once brewed wine with holy spirits in the starry sky. Besides this, his imperial corpse became a spirit and transformed into Laozi. However, it's worth mentioning that he himself did not become an immortal; instead, his imperial corpse became a spirit and entered the Immortal Realm. Whether this is considered lucky or unlucky is debatable.

The digital secret he created is the strongest method of incarnation and dharma body. Right from the start, three dharma bodies rushed out from behind him, each almost identical to his original body, and immediately launched a group attack.

This was merely an avatar used while maintaining combat power; if combat power wasn't required, trillions upon trillions of different avatars could be unleashed. Liang Yu's figure blurred, transforming into a three-headed, six-armed avatar, simultaneously unleashing the Sun God Seal, the Moon God Seal, the Heaven-Opening Seal, the Heaven-Sealing Seal, the Void Seal, and the Star River Seal, along with the Qiankun Creation Tower, successfully blocking the attack. Ultimately, Liang Yu used the Void Seal to separate the opponent's four bodies and the Heaven-Sealing Seal to suppress them, buying time to defeat them one by one, thus achieving victory.

The seventh figure was Lingbao Tianzun. The killing intent of the Four Swords of Zhuxian was overwhelming, and Liang Yu was instantly trapped in the formation.

Sword lights fell, and boundless killing intent swept in, seemingly intent on annihilating everything.

The Secret of Character Formation is the highest achievement in the art of formations. Its core formation diagram, combined with four killing swords, forms this legendary weapon, said to be stained with immortal blood and capable of slaying cultivators of the same level.

Liang Yu fought back with great difficulty, deducing the changes in the formation, and finally broke through the weak point to win the victory.

If a single mark can be so infinitely changeable, then the true form would likely be even more flawless, requiring even greater power to break through.

After exchanging blows with these Celestial Venerable Marks, Liang Yu began to understand why the Emperor's "All" Secret Technique was ten times more powerful. These Celestial Venerables had all reached the pinnacle in their respective fields and were extremely difficult to counter.

The Emperor's solution was simply to mindlessly stack stats. As long as my combat power was strong enough, I could easily break through any defenses, including the "Lin" secret technique; control my troops with the "Bing" secret technique, they wouldn't be able to hold onto my magic weapons, and even if they did, I could kill them with one punch; the "Dou" secret technique, with its fancy variations, I could break through with brute force; the "Zhe" secret technique, no matter how much health you have or how fast you recover, how many hits can you withstand; the "Shu Zi" secret technique, I could kill them all with one punch; the "Zu" secret technique, I could break through the formation with brute force; the "Qian" secret technique, even if you anticipated my moves, you couldn't withstand them; and the "Xing" secret technique, if you dared to attack me, I could kill you with a single touch.

This is indeed the simplest, most direct, and most effective solution. After a moment's thought, Liang Yu realized that the evolution of magic has its limits, and so does human nature. You can't master all magic, much less practice every technique to its fullest potential. Numerical values, on the other hand, are different. Although simple and brutal, as long as the numerical value is high enough, it can indeed overcome all fancy tricks.

Liang Yu looked at the last figure, the Underworld Lord. But the Underworld Lord did not make a move; instead, he simply vanished.

Is it because he is still alive? But those supreme beings who committed suicide are still alive, and their marks have also been used.
After much thought, Liang Yu concluded that it was probably due to the unique nature of the Underworld Lord. After all, he was one of the few people in this world to become a mortal immortal. Moreover, the fact that he hadn't buried himself yet suggested that he might have done something.

The sea of ​​lightning slowly faded away, and just when Liang Yu thought the great calamity was over, a blade of light flew out and struck Liang Yu's immortal platform. The lightning tribulation was about to dissipate, yet it still managed to unleash this final attack, which was beyond Liang Yu's expectations.

This attack was so swift that it was even more difficult to withstand than the "Xing" secret technique of the Celestial Venerable of Freedom.

Although Liang Yu instinctively defended himself, the blade light still penetrated his sacral platform and severed his primordial spirit. The dissipated blade energy traveled down his sacral platform, passing through the Dragon Transformation Realm and spreading throughout his entire body.

Liang Yu's five secret realms and his body were cut open by the sword energy, and his Daoist essence and life force began to dissipate wildly.

The great calamity has finally ended, but Liang Yu is now in danger. Because a supreme being is about to intervene.

(End of this chapter)