Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 92 The Beginning
As Liang Yu stroked his chin, the Source Heaven Divine Eye flashed, and the stone embryo seemed to become transparent, directly revealing its internal structure.

This is a celestial embryo woven from countless laws and Dao traces, with boundless vitality hidden within. A vast aura, as immense as that of a true dragon or divine elephant, has already begun to form. Though not yet born, it already possesses an astonishing aura.

The countless Dao traces of laws within his body share the same origin as the core treasure cave of the Primordial Ancient Mine, as if they were one. Every breath of the Primordial Ancient Mine is perfectly in sync with the life force fluctuations of this holy spirit, with countless essences of heaven and earth flowing into it, making its origin even stronger.

If we consider the Primordial Ancient Mine and Kunlun Immortal Mountain as the mother, then the core Primordial Treasure Cave and Kunlun Immortal Pool are the places where the fetus was conceived.

From this perspective, the Immortal Bell is the son of Kunlun Immortal Mountain, and the Primordial Holy Spirit is the son of the Primordial Ancient Mine. They fully inherited the wonders of their mother, but also developed entirely new mysteries.

It can be said that this primordial celestial embryo has far more potential than any of the holy spirits he has seen before; it is not even in the same league in terms of innate conditions.

Even Liang Yu's planned Immortal Fire Spirit Connection is probably not as good as his.

If this celestial embryo is not interrupted in its growth and is born normally, then it has a chance to compete for the title of the strongest holy spirit in the world of Shrouding the Heavens.

In the original timeline, the strongest Holy Spirit was undoubtedly the Immortal Tear Green Gold Emperor of later generations. He not only attained enlightenment through the Immortal Gold Spirit, but also lived a second life through arduous cultivation, making him a true Heavenly Emperor.

Tai Chu was more unlucky. Before he could achieve perfection in the Primordial Era, the precious land was seized by the Primordial Emperors who came to the Primordial Mine and proclaimed themselves emperors in later generations. He had no choice but to leave the world prematurely. This resulted in his congenital deficiencies.

Even so, Tai Chu still ranks among the top tier of geniuses from various eras who proclaimed themselves as future generations, alongside Zhang Bairen and the Emperor.

Perhaps because his obsession had not yet dissipated, he did not continue to seal himself off. Instead, he attained the Dao and became an emperor during the hundreds of thousands of years that Ye Fan spent walking the path of immortality in the mortal world, and finally passed away peacefully, without taking a ride with Ye Fan to the Immortal Realm.

But now, all of that has changed. Because Liang Yu has his eye on him.

Tai Chu curled up into a ball, feeling as if he had no secrets and had been completely seen through. The other supreme beings only regarded him as a special holy spirit, so they did not pay special attention to him. Although the carefree heavenly being was very curious about him, he did not investigate too deeply.

This Great Celestial Venerable immediately saw through all his disguises with this peculiar divine eye, and even revealed many laws that he himself could not fully grasp. Isn't that a bit too terrifying?

He cautiously sent out a divine thought: "Great Heavenly Venerable, I am willing to follow you and fight on the path to immortality."

Liang Yu laughed and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm just using you to study the Primordial Ancient Mine. I won't do anything to you. It would be such a pity if a celestial being like you couldn't be born normally."

Tai Chu breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that this Great Celestial Venerable didn't intend to harm him. On the contrary, with his protection, his growth was virtually unassailable.

The true form of the Supreme Being of Xuanhuang walked slowly. He was a middle-aged man with a square and handsome appearance. Although his aura was completely restrained, there was still the flow of Xuanhuang Qi in his eyes, revealing the scene before the separation of heaven and earth.

Seeing Liang Yu conversing with Tai Chu, he couldn't help but ask, "Although I know this immortal embryo is extraordinary, I haven't investigated it too deeply. Judging from the Great Celestial Venerable's attitude, perhaps we underestimated him?"

Liang Yu said, "This is a true immortal embryo, far surpassing all the holy spirits I have encountered before, and can be called the strongest holy spirit in millions of years. I am really curious about what it will be like after it reaches perfection."

The Supreme Being of Xuanhuang shook his head and laughed, "This immortal embryo is so miraculous? But unfortunately, no matter how extraordinary it is, it will take at least several hundred thousand years to reach its full potential. Unless we become immortals, we will never see it born."

Liang Yu said, "Although I can use the Origin Technique to help him reach perfection ahead of time, it would inevitably damage his innate and natural charm, which would be a loss. However, this immortal embryo is closely connected to the Primordial Ancient Mine. If we want to see through the Primordial Ancient Mine, we have to start with him."

“But this matter is not urgent. The other fellow Daoists are still waiting for me, so let’s go to their side first.” He followed the Xuanhuang Supreme to the other side of the central mine, where five Supremes were already waiting for him.

Upon seeing Liang Yu arrive, they said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, it is a pleasure to meet you."

Xuanhuang Supreme continued, "Fellow Daoist Xiaoyao and the Great Heavenly Venerable are old acquaintances, so I won't introduce them. But the other four fellow Daoists are meeting for the first time, so let me introduce them to the Great Heavenly Venerable."

Following the introduction by the Supreme Xuanhuang, Liang Yu greeted each of the four Supremes.

The Supreme Being of the Primordial Purity was surrounded by pure and genuine energy. His eyes were clear and bright, like those of a perfectly healthy and energetic infant.

The body of the Illusionary Spirit Supreme constantly changes, blurring the lines between reality and illusion, making it difficult to grasp. Its eyes seem to be two bottomless pits; anyone who makes eye contact with it will lose their mind and fall into an endless illusion.

The Five Elements Supreme cultivates the Five Elements method, and the five deities in his Dao Palace Secret Realm evolve into the Five Emperors of the Five Directions, with the Five Elements Qi circulating endlessly.

The Supreme Brahma attained enlightenment through the Brahma Battle Body, his blood and energy flowing like a dragon, making him seem like a war god. However, the time of his enlightenment is too ancient, and almost no one knows about it now.

After Liang Yu took his seat, he looked at the Carefree Celestial Venerable. At this moment, the Carefree Celestial Venerable was completely devoid of his usual listlessness; instead, he was full of vitality and gave the impression of being in his prime.

Of course, this was just an illusion. Although the decaying energy deep within his primordial spirit and physical body was suppressed to a great extent, it was still quite obvious.

Liang Yu smiled and said, "It seems that Fellow Daoist Xiaoyao has achieved quite a bit over the years."

The Carefree Celestial Venerable said, "This matter is all thanks to the Great Celestial Venerable."

"Oh? What makes you say that?" Liang Yu raised an eyebrow; this was none of his business.

The Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao said, "Thirty thousand years ago, my condition began to deteriorate, and all kinds of methods to prolong life began to fail. But at that time, I obtained the Ancient Scripture of Divine Transformation created by you, the Great Celestial Venerable, and benefited from it."

"When I was reading this scripture, I thought that this ancient scripture could refine divinity with the origin of others, and it could also refine divinity with the divine treasures of heaven and earth, and finally transform it into one's own origin."

"Then, can the divine power in those special divine treasures that do not have the effect of prolonging life be transformed into our origin, or even our life force? In the end, I successfully researched a secret technique that can extract the divinity from all the divine treasures in the world and transform it into life force to delay aging. I even used this divinity to repair some of the cracks in the Sendai."

Liang Yu couldn't help but sigh, "Fellow Daoist Xiaoyao is indeed extraordinary, to have created such a secret technique. However, this method is probably too costly."

The carefree Celestial Venerable sighed, "Indeed, even consuming a large number of divine treasures can only generate a tiny bit of life force. Moreover, due to our own damage, some of this life force will dissipate outwards."

The Supreme Being of Xuanhuang said, "Even so, it is still of extraordinary use to us. After all, those external possessions are no longer of any use to us."

The Carefree Celestial said, "However, this is actually just a side result of my work during this period. I collaborated with the supreme beings of various forbidden zones to explore various methods, and ultimately, we found a way to regenerate ourselves."

Liang Yu was pleasantly surprised: "So Fellow Daoist Xiaoyao has also found a way to be reborn? I have also gained some insights into this over the years. Although the conditions are not yet sufficient, the method has been roughly determined."

(End of this chapter)