Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 98 Seizing the Immortal Tomb

The future master of the Immortal Tomb is the Eternal Celestial Venerable, but the current master of the Immortal Tomb is an ancient venerable from before the mythological era, the Azure Nether Supreme Venerable.

The story of how the Immortal Tomb changed hands begins with the Emperor.

In the original timeline, the Emperor's attacks on the Supreme Beings in the various forbidden zones were very powerful.

For the original Emperor, the goal was to pacify these forbidden zones, ensuring that all land under heaven belonged to the Emperor and that every inch of the universe came under the control of the Heavenly Court. Eliminating these forbidden zones would not only strengthen his rule but also establish an immortal legacy for him. Whether for personal gain or posthumous fame, this was something he had to do.

For the Dark Emperor, born from the corruption of dark power, these supreme beings of forbidden zones possess unparalleled Dao fruits of the ultimate realm, making them the finest materials for blood sacrifice. Therefore, he is determined to deal with these supreme beings.

Thus, the two emperors reached a consensus on this matter.

But there were too many top players in the restricted area at the time, so how should they be dealt with? The answer was the classic approach of taking some out and then taking them out on others.

To win over those supreme beings to assist him, he must offer them a condition they cannot refuse. Therefore, the Emperor must have bait that can tempt these supreme beings.

Therefore, he improved the formula of the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, so that all the supreme beings, whether they had taken the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill or not, could obtain a peak lifespan of more than 1,500 years.

These supreme beings he selected were chosen after careful consideration. The original Emperor believed that these people were powerful, possessed extraordinary Dao fruits, and had not yet launched a dark upheaval, making them suitable as helpers; the Dark Emperor also agreed with this, so they were the best materials for blood sacrifice.

Therefore, they recruited some Supreme Beings as allies to target other Supreme Beings in the forbidden zones.

Among them, the Celestial Venerable of Immortality was naturally the one most valued by the Emperor. The Emperor gave him the most effective Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, thus granting him a lifespan of two thousand years, allowing him to return to his peak.

Furthermore, the Emperor even invited him to succeed the vanished Lord of the Underworld as the ruler of the Netherworld, which can be said to be the highest level of treatment he could receive.

It was during this period that the Emperor, leading many Supreme Beings restored to their peak, attacked the Forbidden Zones, resulting in fierce clashes and the complete destruction of more than one ancient Forbidden Zone. The current Lord of the Immortal Tomb, the Azure Nether Supreme Being, was also killed in this process.

At that time, the Heavenly Court was like a divine kingdom on earth, reaching its zenith. The Emperor and the supreme beings he had won over were as close as brothers. They worked together to create this unparalleled achievement.

But the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. The Emperor was ultimately unable to escape the influence of the Dark Primordial Spirit and wanted to use the process of ascending to immortality as a means to sacrifice these Supreme Beings who had rendered him service to him to elevate himself.

However, the original Emperor still had some feelings for the Dark Emperor. He did not want the Dark Emperor to succeed, so he deliberately revealed a flaw to mislead others and ultimately caused the blood sacrifice to fail.

Of course, the similar flowers were a design that neither of the two emperors had anticipated.

The Celestial Venerable of Immortality was naturally shocked, angry, and saddened by the betrayal. Perhaps it was from this moment that the Celestial Venerable of Immortality completely abandoned his bottom line and began to transform into a true supreme being of the forbidden zone.

After all, he not only experienced emotional betrayal, as the emperor who once shared his ideals and created miracles with him turned out to be someone whose face he knew but whose heart he did not; but he also suffered the shattering of hope, since they had indeed touched another world, but had to stop.

Although he didn't know that it was actually a strange world rather than a celestial realm, the disappointment of not being able to enter it was still deep in his bones.

However, it was also because of the Emperor's experience of leading them to another world that the Eternal Heavenly Venerable became very convinced of the path to immortality.

So he came to the Immortal Tomb where he had once fought, entered it, broke with his past self, and never returned to the Underworld.

Now, although none of these things have happened yet, the Immortal Tomb is already facing its doom, and even sooner than expected. The Immortal Tomb's master, the Azure Nether Supreme, said coldly, "Nether Lord, although I don't know why you were able to seal yourself without severing your own life, I absolutely do not believe you can maintain your peak combat strength. You have sought your own death, so don't blame us for being impolite. I want to see if you, with your ancient corpse's spiritual power, can regain your spiritual power after death."

As he spoke, a terrifying aura surged around him, as if he were a supreme god of the heavens, in complete control of everything.

The other five supreme beings also joined the attack. After all, if the Underworld Lord continued like this, the Immortal Tomb would slip out of their control.

The Underworld Lord remained arrogant, not even summoning the Heavenly Underworld Treasure, and continued, "You six are nothing but withered bones in a tomb. Dealing with you is a piece of cake. But unfortunately, my mission is complete. The one who will play with you next is him."

After saying that, the Immortal Tomb suddenly trembled and sank into the ground to escape. In an instant, it left the ancient star and entered the universe, leaving the seven supreme beings who had already floated in the air looking at each other in bewilderment.

In such a short time, the Underworld Lord had already covered the Immortal Tomb with Origin Heaven Divine Patterns, stripping it from their hands. It was truly terrifying.

Of course, this effect was achieved for several reasons. First, the Netherworld Lord's source techniques and strength far exceeded their expectations. Second, he had laid traps beforehand, cutting off the lifeline of this place. Third, Liang Yu also made a move in secret this time, but his aura was completely concealed by the Netherworld Lord's source techniques.

Now that the Immortal Tomb is gone, these supreme beings have lost their place of residence. Because the array patterns they left in the Immortal Tomb have not been completely erased, they can still track the location of the Immortal Tomb.

If they pursue the Underworld Lord to reclaim the Immortal Tomb, Liang Yu will likely arrive very soon. At that point, their chances of survival will be slim. But if they abandon the Immortal Tomb, they will have nowhere to go and will be doomed sooner or later, since such wondrous places are not easy to find.

Just as they began to hesitate, Liang Yu slowly appeared.

The Azure Nether Supreme's expression changed drastically: "You clearly went to the depths of the universe, so why are you here?"

Liang Yu laughed and said, "It's very simple, that's just my Dharma body."

"Impossible! How could that aura be a Dharma Body?"

Liang Yu said, "I call this move 'Future Body'."

The principles of the future body are basically the same as those of the past body. Both are based on the primordial spirit created by Liang Yu's Divine Divide Technique, grounded in the materialized Dao Self, and maintained by the laws of time.

However, since I am in harmony with the laws of heaven and earth, I am closer to the Dao. Therefore, this time my journey will be even more magnificent, making it even more difficult for these supreme beings to distinguish me.

Liang Yu's true form was actually hidden within the Tongtian Mingbao, where he and the Mingzun used Origin Technique to invade the Immortal Tomb.

Although the Immortal Mausoleum is a rare and wondrous place, it is not entirely impregnable and can still be broken and damaged by a Supreme Being. Liang Yu is like someone who has been bitten by a snake once and is now overly cautious; he cannot allow the situation to repeat itself, where the Desolate Tower was manipulated by the other party, resulting in severe damage to Kunlun Immortal Mountain.

Therefore, even with overwhelming power, he did not hesitate to resort to tricks to move the Immortal Tomb first.

Liang Yu said slowly and deliberately, "If I were to act immediately, you wouldn't even have the chance to reach your ultimate level. Dying like that would be too frustrating. So, I'm giving you a chance. Use whatever methods you have now, or hurry up and reach your ultimate level. I hope you won't disappoint me too much."

The Azure Nether Supreme said coldly, "Wuji, you are too arrogant. Aren't you afraid that we will fight to the death and reduce this starry sky to nothing?"

Liang Yu chuckled, "Although you probably won't have that opportunity, just in case, I still asked Fellow Daoist Mingzun to take action. You don't think he's just here to seize the Immortal Tomb and that's it, do you?"

(End of this chapter)