Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 94 Past Incarnation

Upon hearing this, the Carefree Celestial Venerable was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized what he meant. He didn't speak, his eyes flashing with divine light, lost in thought.

But the Supreme Being of Xuanhuang trembled slightly as he asked, "Is what the Great Heavenly Venerable said true?"

Liang Yu nodded and said, "That's absolutely true. However, if any of you fail to attain enlightenment after reincarnation, don't blame me for kicking you out."

"You jest, Celestial Venerable. If we cannot surpass our past selves, wouldn't we have lived this life in vain? However, if the Great Celestial Venerable lives on forever, how can we attain enlightenment? Or, will the Great Celestial Venerable guide us in another world?"

The five supreme beings remained confident, after all, they had accumulated so much over the years, and being reborn would only make them stronger. However, they also harbored doubts about the matter of attaining enlightenment.

Liang Yu said, "You all don't need to worry about that, I have my own plans."

Although Liang Yu's ambiguous attitude was infuriating, the five supreme beings had no objections. After all, even their chance for reincarnation was given to them by him.

Moreover, if they could achieve their long-cherished wish of immortality and becoming immortals, what could Liang Yu do to them even if he bossed them around? Compared to millions of years of fruitless efforts, this trivial matter was nothing.

After the agreement was finalized, Liang Yu got up to take his leave.

Suddenly, he pointed to the Primordial Beginning and said, "I have another idea that requires research into the Primordial Beginning Ancient Mine and that Immortal Embryo to be realized. Therefore, could you, my esteemed hosts, allow me to leave an avatar here as a long-term guest?"

The Supreme Xuanhuang smiled and said, "It is an honor. It is a great honor for my Taichu Ancient Mine that the Great Heavenly Venerable is here as a guest."

The other supreme beings also expressed their approval.

After all, they had already planned to remain in slumber and await the moment when Liang Yu would begin his plan to repair Kunlun Immortal Mountain. Whether Liang Yu was genuinely researching the Primordial Ancient Mine or simply keeping watch because he didn't trust them, it made no difference to them.

They would even be willing to give up the Primordial Ancient Mine if it were to be taken over by the Liang family from now on. These material possessions are nothing compared to immortality and becoming a celestial being.

If they have only been in self-imposed seclusion for a short time, or if they still have hope for the path to immortality, they may be proud of their status and concerned about their own reputation.

But now, even the shortest of them have been sealed off for hundreds of thousands of years. Especially since they have just gone through the process of shattered hopes and rebuilding, all pretense and pride have long been thrown to the winds.

A flash of divine light appeared in Liang Yudao's palace, and a figure stepped out, identical to his true form, only more ethereal and illusory, exuding an aura of vicissitudes.

The Celestial Venerable of Freedom sensed a familiar aura from it and said, "Is this a secret technique obtained from the Secret of Numbers? The power of the departed self? It seems to also contain the law of time? Truly incredible."

"However, the numerical secrets circulating today do not involve the power of the deceased self and the Tao self. It seems that the Celestial Venerable of Morality made considerable progress and further improved the numerical secrets."

The numerical secrets circulating in the universe today are the results of the previous three incarnations of the Celestial Venerable Morality, the most powerful manifestation of which is the method of splitting into three incarnations in a short period of time using pure energy.

This method of using the power of the departed self and the Tao self to allow the clones to exist in the world is actually an achievement of the fourth incarnation of the Celestial Venerable of Morality. And the numerical secret that Liang Yu obtained is precisely an upgraded version of the numerical secret that the fourth incarnation of the Celestial Venerable of Morality improved in his later years.

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Xiaoyao has good eyesight. This is a clone technique I created based on the supreme mystery of numbers from the Celestial Venerable of Morality, combined with my self-created clone technique and the immortal time law in the Immortal Bell. It is called Past Body."

This past self is centered on a portion of Liang Yu's primordial spirit, based on Liang Yu's manifested deceased self, and sustained by the time laws contained within the Immortal Bell. Not only does it possess combat power almost equivalent to the original body, but it can also exist independently for a long time without the original body needing to manipulate it, which is truly terrifying.

With Liang Yu personally overseeing the situation, there is virtually no chance of anything going wrong.

Liang Yu cupped his hands and said, "If any of you need anything, you can seek out my past self. This body is equivalent to me. Farewell." The Carefree Celestial Venerable stood up and said, "Great Celestial Venerable, as an old friend, let me see you off."

Seeing that the Carefree Celestial Venerable seemed to have something to say, the other five Supreme Beings bid farewell and then fell back into slumber.

Liang Yu nodded silently and walked out of the Primordial Ancient Mine with the Carefree Celestial Venerable.

The Celestial Venerable of Freedom said, "You once told me that continuous cultivation in a world with longevity substances could lead to immortality. It seems you know of such a world, and even have a way to enter it. The Ascension Plan? What a fine name."

Liang Yu laughed and said, "I wasn't entirely confident back then, so I didn't make any boastful claims. Now that I'm more confident, I naturally want to try and do something."

The Celestial Venerable of Freedom sighed, "It seems our universe still holds many secrets. Among so many enlightened beings throughout history, has no one discovered this secret?"

Liang Yu said, "To discover the world I'm talking about, both strength and luck are indispensable. Besides me, perhaps only the Moral Celestial Venerable, the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable, and the Underworld Venerable have the strength to discover this place. But none of them have found the right place."

The Carefree Celestial Venerable glanced at him sideways and said, "The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation of the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable suddenly appeared, but disappeared again after you arrived; the upgraded version of the numerical secret of the Moral Celestial Venerable, which has never been passed down to the mortal world, is also in your hands. Tell me, are they really dead?"

Liang Yu laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiaoyao is indeed perceptive."

Upon hearing this, the divine light in the eyes of the Carefree Celestial Venerable dimmed, but then it shone brightly again. He said, "They are still alive in this world. This is both disheartening and exciting. It seems that I have fallen far behind."

Liang Yu said, "With your current accumulation, you will surely reach a new level after reincarnation. Falling behind may only be temporary."

The carefree Celestial Venerable was lost in thought. He knew that Liang Yu's words were merely meant to comfort him. Even if they were all on equal footing now, let alone now that he was behind, he probably couldn't surpass any of Liang Yu, Lingbao, or Daode.

Then, regaining his senses, he asked, "Besides the Immortal Realm and the world you mentioned, are there any other worlds outside our universe?"

Liang Yu said, "This world is much bigger than we imagine, and the Immortal Realm is only a part of it. The reason I'm bringing so many people together is because I'm afraid that we won't be able to support each other once we enter the Immortal Realm."

The Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao said, "If we want to leave this world, is the only way to do so by entering the world you mentioned and entering the Immortal Realm through the Path to Immortality?"

Liang Yu shook his head: "Theoretically, that's true, but it's hard to say. Spacetime rifts leading to other worlds do occasionally appear."

For example, the later God Emperor was lying in his coffin when he accidentally fell into another world through a spacetime rift.

For example, the Immortal Emperor, who will come to the human world in less than 100,000 years, came from a spacetime rift in the Immortal Realm.

Therefore, Liang Yu cannot say whether such cracks still exist in this universe.

The Celestial Venerable of Leisure frowned slightly and said, "Seeing how wary you are of the outside world, is there some danger?"

Liang Yu sighed, “Fellow Daoist Xiaoyao, you have been to many forbidden zones over the years and have communicated with many supreme beings. Have you ever heard of a dark power? This dark power will continuously corrupt your primordial spirit as long as you touch it, thus giving birth to a more evil and darker version of yourself.”

The Carefree Celestial Venerable frowned and said, "Is this really true?"

Seeing that the Carefree Celestial Venerable was completely unaware, Liang Yu said, "I saw that Fellow Daoist Carefree was traveling around, so I specially reminded you. If you encounter this thing, you must not touch it. It is the most terrifying thing in all the heavens and myriad realms."

(End of this chapter)