Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 4 Supreme Ruler of the Forbidden Zone
What's going on? Has my status as a reincarnated person been exposed? Is the Great Dao of Heaven targeting me, an outsider?
Liang Yu immediately stood still, and chains of divine laws appeared, locking him in place. At the same time, the Qiankun Creation Tower pressed down, preventing his life and the laws from dissipating.

At that moment, a giant hand slammed down, its surface shimmering with starlight, the sun and moon revolving, and countless stars were drawn into it, instantly compressed into tiny points of light, which were then pressed down along with the palm.

With a swift movement of his feet, Liang Yu unleashed the Xingzi Secret Technique, instantly appearing at the other end of the desolate starry sky, narrowly escaping the attack at the last possible moment of crisis.

Then, another colossal hand, capable of blotting out the sky, slammed down on his head. Wherever the palm passed, countless stars turned to ashes, and the void trembled as if unable to withstand this terrifying power.

Where his palm landed, the void shattered, and even wisps of chaotic energy emerged.

Liang Yu dared not linger, and once again formed the Void Seal, traversing several times to avoid this attack.

But just as he emerged from the void, a palm struck him silently from behind. Although it was not very powerful, it distorted and deformed the space itself.

Left with no other choice, Liang Yu turned and unleashed a Divine Emperor Seal attack, repelling his opponent and scattering silver blood across the starry sky. But in that very moment, the sword light within Liang Yu's body surged once more.

At Liang Yu's weakest moment, a streak of dark light struck his immortal platform. The previously suppressed Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Blade also surged forth once more, shattering Liang Yu's body into pieces.

Four large hands then attacked, and Liang Yu was about to perish before he could even begin to attain enlightenment, but a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Four of them came at once, that's really giving me face. It's worth all the time I've saved up."

Liang Yu suddenly recovered from his injuries, the sword light within his body was instantly obliterated, and the aura of the Great Dao surged forth, perfectly merging with the Heavenly Heart Mark. In an instant, the entire universe was suppressed by this supreme Dao power, as if an unparalleled god had appeared above. The four giant hands were also shattered by Liang Yu's flick of his sleeve.

"Young man, impressive skill! You've managed to deceive us all. But in the end, you've only just attained enlightenment and haven't yet achieved complete perfection. The four of us are unwilling to engage in a major conflict. How about you offer up your primordial divine blood, and we'll retreat?" A figure shrouded in demonic energy appeared, holding an ancient book with black leather and blood-written characters on its cover: Book of Life and Death.

A second figure appeared, with countless suns, moons, and stars moving in his wake. His body seemed to be composed of countless stars, each with a star lord residing within it. He coldly snorted, "Fellow Daoist Yama, you merely wish to collect the blood of all under heaven for experiments, but Fellow Daoist Cangming and I are different. We sealed ourselves away long before this era, and now our lifespans are truly nearing their end. A little divine blood is not enough to prolong our lives."

The third figure appeared silently, his presence extremely faint, seemingly one with the heavens and earth, elusive and intangible. Looking at the specks of silver blood spilled from his hand, he exclaimed, "Truly worthy of divine blood proving the Dao, truly extraordinary. Fellow Daoist Yuan Chen is right, the path to immortality is only a hundred thousand years away; we cannot wait any longer. This time, we must devour him."

A fourth figure approached, his body ablaze with an inextinguishable purple flame that distorted the very void. This was a Holy Spirit born from an unknown divine fire, a Holy Spirit who had attained enlightenment and then severed his own ties. He said, "In that case, his pagoda and his Dao bones shall belong to me, his divine blood to Fellow Daoist Yama, and the rest of his flesh and marks to Fellow Daoists Cangming and Yuanchen. What do you say?"

“Fellow Daoist Ziji is right. We can’t wait any longer. If Fellow Daoist Yanluo doesn’t want to take action, then please do so,” Cangming and Yuanchen said.

"Since that's the case, then I'm sorry, junior. You'd better obediently accept your death." Yama King and the other three reached a consensus.

The Holy Spirit who attained enlightenment was named Purple Extreme Holy Venerable, originating from the Holy Spirit Ancestral Land before it was wiped out by the Ruthless One; the two Supreme Venerables, Yuan Chen and Cang Ming, were ancient Venerables from before the mythological era, originating from the Heavenly River Divine Realm. This secret realm no longer exists in later generations, perhaps because it was wiped out, or perhaps because all the Supreme Venerables within it reached the end of their lifespan and passed away; the remaining one was Yama, the King of Hell, who passed away in later generations due to the exhaustion of his lifespan.

The path to immortality that they spoke of, which would open hundreds of thousands of years later, was actually the same path that later emperors led their sects to ascend to immortality.

Looking at the four figures opposite him, Liang Yu laughed and said, "You four seem to think you can easily defeat me. Perhaps you're being a little too confident."

The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable sneered, "Junior, have you lost your mind? With four Supreme Beings joining forces, even a banished immortal would likely perish. Who do you think you are? A reincarnated Immortal King?" Liang Yu sighed, "Ignorance is bliss. Since you're so confident, then I'll have a go at you first."

As he spoke, the divine emperor's phenomenon appeared behind him, and he strode out, his divine light shining, rushing towards the Yama King; the Eternal Divine Kingdom opened up in an instant, enveloping the Yuan Chen Supreme within it; the Qiankun Creation Tower released bursts of Dao sounds, crashing into the Cangming Supreme.

He himself took a step forward, leaving the starry universe behind him in an instant, and smashed the Heaven-Opening Seal towards the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable.

The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable laughed loudly: "I am a Holy Spirit Body born of Heaven and Earth, while you are merely a Divine Blood cultivated later in life. Do you dare to confront me head-on?"

As he spoke, the purple divine fire around him subsided, and he swung his fists, unleashing a devastating divine fist to meet him head-on.

A loud bang was heard. Liang Yu stood still, but the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable took several steps back, and purple blood seeped from his fists.

"How is that possible? Even the Celestial Venerable of Morality and the Celestial Venerable of Spiritual Treasure couldn't possibly suppress me in close combat!"

Liang Yu laughed and said, "You're making a fuss over nothing. Do you think the Holy Spirit's body is invincible? I've heard that the Holy Spirit is the son of heaven and earth, favored by the heavens. Today, I will bathe in the blood of the Holy Spirit and take the first step on the path to immortality."

The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable was enraged. His body blazed with towering divine flames, and he roared, "Heaven-Burning and God-Destroying Technique!"

The purple divine fire transformed into a raging sea of ​​fire, instantly vaporizing countless stars. Within the sea of ​​fire, fire spirits such as firebirds, fire dragons, fire snakes, and fire horses surged, while secret treasures such as rockets, fire knives, fire guns, and fire furnaces floated and sank, all attacking Liang Yu at once.

Liang Yu formed a hand seal and activated the Dou Zi Secret Technique, resulting in the creation of a silver-white Vajra Bracelet that continuously expanded. At the center of the bracelet, it seemed as if endless layers of spacetime were superimposed, drawing the sea of ​​fire into it.

This is the Vajra Bracelet, the second magical treasure of the Moral Celestial Venerable!
The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable sneered, "Even a real Vajra Bracelet would be burned to ashes by my divine fire, let alone a mere supernatural power?"

The sea of ​​fire was even more powerful, burning away countless layers of spacetime within the Vajra Bracelet, and it looked like it was about to spread out.

Liang Yu formed a hand seal again, manifesting the Eight Trigrams Furnace of the Moral Celestial Venerable, and took the Vajra Bracelet into it. The Six Ding Divine Fire blazed fiercely, and soon melted away the sea of ​​fire. Then, the furnace mouth turned and drew towards the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable.

The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable was furious: "You dare to use fire against me?"

The Eight Trigrams Furnace took in the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable, but the purple divine fire continued to expand, and the Eight Trigrams Furnace was burned, deformed and twisted, and directly exploded into pieces.

In that instant, Liang Yu made his move. The Taiyin Divine Seal descended, extinguishing the Purple Extreme Divine Fire. Immediately afterward, the Heaven-Opening Seal descended, cleaving the Purple Extreme Divine Venerable in two. Purple divine blood rained down on the starry sky, piercing through countless stars.

Liang Yu stood among them, his body covered in purple divine blood.

(End of this chapter)