Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 7 Immortal Weapon
During the battle, Liang Yu bled several times, but also left numerous wounds on the four supreme beings. In terms of offense, Liang Yu was not at a disadvantage, but even with the protection of the Qiankun Creation Tower, he could still be injured in defense. Liang Yu used the Zhe-character secret technique combined with the Divine Resurrection Technique to heal his wounds several times, but this still consumed a lot of his vital energy, and the injuries he had sustained during his tribulation began to worsen as a result.

Thus, Liang Yu remained calm in the face of danger, shrinking and inwardly containing the Eternal Divine Kingdom surrounding him, merging the phantom of the Divine Emperor with his true body, and combining this with the "Lin" secret technique to construct an indestructible protective divine light that was impervious to all laws. Within his body, the five great secret realms glowed, countless gods and Daoists chanted scriptures, and a terrifying aura gradually emerged, as if he were about to ascend to immortality.

With the blessing of this protective divine light, Liang Yu fought with increasing ferocity, and the eight divine seals continued to evolve, gradually gaining the upper hand.

After the attacks of the four supreme beings touched this divine light, the damage they caused decreased, and eventually they even melted and were swallowed up.

The chanting within Liang Yu's body grew louder and louder, and his attacks became more and more fierce. Even the eight divine seals derived from the Douzi Secret grew stronger and stronger, and the four supreme beings gradually began to retreat.

"You actually used us to cultivate!" Supreme Yuan Chen was the first to discover this phenomenon. He was furious but also felt a pang of sorrow. The strength of this opponent had indeed exceeded his expectations. Even at his peak, he was no match for Liang Yu.

The other three supreme beings were initially startled, but then they realized the truth as well. Tragically, they were helpless. As time went on, they would only grow weaker; if they couldn't break through now, they would be even more helpless once their strength declined.

Most importantly, it's no use for them to run away; they're almost certain to die after their ascension, and even launching a dark upheaval won't save them.

When Liang Yu was cultivating, he integrated all sorts of miscellaneous scriptures and secret methods, and from this he gave birth to the Dou character secret that could evolve into everything. This process was somewhat similar to Ye Fan's furnace-nurtured hundred scriptures.

However, Ye Fan nurtured the Hundred Scriptures in order to cultivate his own invincible technique and invincible body, while Liang Yurong gathered all the laws in order to comprehend a supreme law that could contain all laws and be infinitely changeable.

Liang Yu named this path "Tongtian Wanfa" (All Laws Connect to Heaven). The attacks of the Four Supreme Beings, once they entered his body, would be continuously dismantled and analyzed, their mysteries integrated into the variations of the "Dou" (Fighting) Secret.

Under this trend of ebb and flow, the four supreme beings found it increasingly difficult to shake Liang Yu's body, while Liang Yu's offensive techniques became even more ferocious because he absorbed the magic of the four of them.

The ending was already predetermined; the four supreme beings met their inevitable demise.

Ultimately, the Supreme Cangming's vital energy waned, his condition deteriorated, and he was burned to ashes by Liang Yu using the Sun God Seal.

The remaining three were under immense pressure, and soon they were no match for eight opponents. As soon as Yuan Chen Supreme's blood and qi began to decline, Liang Yu seized the opportunity to lock his body with the Heaven-Sealing Divine Seal and smashed him into pieces with the Heaven-Turning Seal, causing him to explode into a cloud of blood mist.

The remaining two were no match for him. Soon, Yama was trapped by the three worlds of past, present, and future created by Liang Yu's Reincarnation Seal, and was annihilated into dust.

The Purple Extreme Saint sighed, no longer putting up a stubborn resistance, and chose to depart, leaving behind only a broken Purple Extreme Divine Lamp.

The pagoda above Liang Yu's head trembled, absorbing the Book of Life and Death, the Purple Extreme Divine Lamp, the Endless Sea Eye, the Starry Sky Divine Sand, and the remaining corpses of the four supreme beings into it.

These four supreme divine weapons have been largely shattered, but their divine essence can still allow the Qiankun Creation Tower to advance further. As for the flesh and blood of the four supreme beings, their uses are extraordinary. After absorbing all of this, the Qiankun Creation Tower displays an extraordinary, near-immortal aura.

Liang Yu did not retract his four-faced, eight-armed Dharma body, but continued to stand in the starry sky, coldly looking at those Supreme Beings who were eager to make a move.

Three days passed, and all the supreme auras disappeared.

Liang Yu then withdrew his Dharma body, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He tore through the void and sat down cross-legged on the other side of the universe. His blood energy surged within him, and the five great secret realms glowed, reflecting countless tiny, almost invisible wounds. In this state, he was on the verge of disintegration, like a shattered piece of porcelain.

Just as Liang Yu began to use the "Zhe" secret technique to heal his injuries, a bell rang out. Liang Yu immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, and his once lustrous black hair instantly turned white.

This is the power of the Celestial Bell!
The Immortal Bell is one of the three great immortal artifacts in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, the other two being the Desolate Tower and the Green Cauldron. The Desolate Tower was forged by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, while the Green Cauldron was jointly crafted by the Emperor and the Underworld Lord using the Kunlun Immortal Mountain, even causing the fall of countless ancient life-bearing planets. The Immortal Bell, however, has a mysterious origin; it may have been naturally formed on the Kunlun Immortal Mountain, or it may have had a predecessor that was simply discovered within the mountain.

Legend has it that the sound of the celestial bell can make people young again, and when it stops ringing, it can turn their hair white in an instant. Clearly, the celestial bell contains the laws of time.

In the mythological era, the Immortal Bell was in the hands of the Kunlun clan. Later, the Emperor attacked Kunlun Immortal Mountain in an attempt to seize the Immortal Bell, but the bell escaped.

Therefore, he had no choice but to settle for second best and together with the Underworld Lord, he refined the Origin Cauldron of All Things, also known as the Cauldron of Immortality.

Later, the Undying Emperor comprehended the secrets of the Immortal Bell and seemingly used it as bait to trigger the Primordial God War. The Human Emperor's Seal was damaged in this battle, and the gourd Ye Fan had used to kill Wang Teng was also severely damaged at this time.

After this battle, the Immortal Emperor gathered all the flesh and blood of the Imperial Path and underwent a new round of rebirth.

But at this point in time, the Emperor has not yet been born, and the Immortal Bell is still in the hands of the Kunlun clan. Liang Yu focused his divine light and looked into the distance, where he saw a serpentine figure with the Immortal Bell atop its head. This supreme being had a human face and a jackal's body, with wings on its back, and its serpentine tail radiated immortal light as it swept.

Liang Yu said, "So you are a fellow Daoist from the Kunlun clan, the Serpent Supreme. I wonder how Brother Shenxiao is doing now?"

Ying Shenxiao was the Kunlun Immortal Blood who Liang Yu ultimately defeated, and he came from the Yingzhao tribe of the Kunlun clan.

The Serpent Supreme sneered, "Thanks to you, the supreme immortal blood that Kunlun painstakingly cultivated has no choice but to seal itself."

Liang Yu continued, "There's nothing we can do about it. He just happened to run into me. If he had run into someone else, like someone like you, then Brother Shenxiao would definitely have won the championship and attained enlightenment."

The Serpent Supreme sneered, "You can only rely on your words. Trying to buy time to heal? Too bad I won't give you that chance. You'd better just accept your death. Your divine blood is actually no weaker than Kunlun Immortal Blood. I'll enjoy it."

Liang Yu said calmly, "Are you so confident that you can win me over?"

The Serpent said, "You just went through your tribulation and then fought a great battle with four Ascended Supremes. You must have been seriously injured, right? Do you think you can hide it by pretending to be strong? Besides, I have the Immortal Bell protecting me. Even if you weren't that badly injured, how could you possibly withstand the Immortal Bell?"

Liang Yu looked into the distance, let out a long sigh, his injuries subsided, and his white hair turned black again. He gritted his teeth and said, "You bastard, you ruined my plans!"

The serpent was somewhat shocked: "How could you still suppress your injuries? How could there be such a powerful Dao-proving being in this world?"

Fortunately, the celestial bell above his head gave him confidence. He composed himself and said, "There are no eternal enemies in the world. I attacked you in a fit of anger because you defeated Shenxiao and ruined my Kunlun clan's plans. Now that I can't defeat you and you can't break through the celestial bell, let's retreat."

Liang Yu silently put away the Qiankun Creation Tower and suspended another tower above his head.

The serpent felt a chill run down its spine: "The Desolate Tower! You actually found the Desolate Tower!"

Liang Yu's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "Hua She, if you hadn't brought the Immortal Bell, I would definitely have been able to lure out more than one Supreme. I hid this desolate tower for three hundred years, and didn't even use it when facing four Ascended Supremes, but today you, a fool, used the Immortal Bell to find it out. If you don't die, my hatred will never be satisfied."

Liang Yu was indeed quite furious. He had hidden in the Desolate Tower for many years, and had inexplicably increased the difficulty for himself, all in order to pull off a big heist and lure out several Supreme Beings to be suppressed and killed by the Desolate Tower. As a result, he did suffer considerable injuries, but his core essence was not damaged, and his combat power would not be affected in the short term.

Although his previous performance was powerful, most Supreme Beings would not believe that he was not injured. He deliberately maintained his Dharma form for three days to give them the illusion that he might be bluffing and could only barely hold on. This way, when his injuries surfaced and his aura weakened, it might provoke some Supreme Beings who did not have much time left to risk a gamble.

As a result, the Serpent arrived directly with the Immortal Bell, and its attack caused a tiny wisp of the Desolate Tower's aura to be revealed. The Serpent, being directly involved, failed to sense the Immortal Bell's powerful aura in time, but the Supreme Being observing from the sidelines felt this completely different immortal energy.

Liang Yu had just spoken with them to stall for time and see if any of the Supreme Beings would lose their composure, but the other Supreme Beings were all frightened away by the aura leaking from the Desolate Tower.

In the original timeline, the Serpent was captured alive when the Emperor attacked the Kunlun Clan and sealed on the path to immortality as a sacrifice. Now that it's fallen into his hands, why be a sacrifice anymore? It might as well just die.

The Serpent Supreme quietly channeled his immortal light and flew backward: "The path to immortality is not far, why should we fight so fiercely? Fellow Daoist is indeed blessed with great fortune. Our Kunlun clan is willing to form an eternal alliance with you. If you attack me, the other five fellow Daoists of my Kunlun clan will not stand idly by."

Faced with Liang Yu, who possessed the Desolate Tower, Hua She immediately lost all confidence. Unless he returned to Kunlun Immortal Mountain and relied on the natural advantage of the other Supreme Beings and Kunlun Immortal Mountain, he was no match for him. Therefore, he could only hope that Liang Yu would not break off relations with him out of consideration for the Kunlun clan's heritage.

Liang Yu said viciously, "I don't need such a weak ally as you. You should just die. And this Immortal Bell, you should leave it with me too."

The Serpent Supreme activated the Immortal Bell to escape at full speed. Seriously? The Immortal Bell isn't afraid of the Desolate Tower, but he's significantly weaker than Liang Yu, and even after his ascension, he's still no match for Liang Yu. Under these circumstances, even the Immortal Bell can't protect him.

But at that moment, he was also cursing inwardly: "Who the hell taught you to do this? This is too insidious! You're going to corrupt the simple and honest folk customs of our generation!"

Liang Yu was furious and showed no mercy in his attack. He quickly caught up, and the nine-tiered Desolate Tower emitted beams of immortal light, smashing the Immortal Bell directly off the top of the serpent's head.

The serpent instantly ascended, but it was still no match for him. Liang Yu unleashed his full power, causing the serpent's blood to splatter across the starry sky before killing it and granting it the treatment of an emperor.

(End of this chapter)