Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 246 Cooperation
This operation was perfect, and there was basically no need to improve Liang Yu and the others' ascension plan.

Of course, the power of this great formation will also be adjusted under the control of the Immortal Bell. Powerful Dao Provers will use less of the formation's power, while ordinary Dao Provers will use more. In short, it will ensure that they can only open a passage for one person to pass through.

Even supreme beings like Chuan Ying and Yuan Xiang Wang, who achieved enlightenment through unconventional means, could potentially open the world's barrier with a desperate attack, though the passage would be considerably smaller. However, if they were to sacrifice a portion of their bodies or use special methods to shrink their size, they could still enter.

Furthermore, to prevent future Dao-proving individuals from carrying rare mortal treasures like elixirs of immortality, or even bringing others along, Liang Yu specifically left warnings within the immortal sect. If these warnings were ignored, the grand formation would cease operation under the control of the immortal bell to restrict them.

Of course, this only applies to those who have attained enlightenment through the Ascension Array. If it were an enlightened being with Heavenly Emperor-level combat power, they would only need to glance at this place to know of the existence of the Strange World, and they wouldn't need to take this path to enter the Strange World on their own. However, such a person would inevitably have direct contact with Liang Yu and the others, and after learning of their plan, they would most likely cooperate with them.

After all, there were very few Dao Provers who could reach the Heavenly Emperor level in the Primordial Era. Among the few who had a chance, apart from the Undying Emperor, the others were generally of sound character. And the Undying Emperor is now Liang Yu's disciple. If he wants to cause trouble, he will naturally have his master's guidance.

Seeing the passage open, Liang Yu and the other three worked together to temporarily prop open the entrance. This strange world was indeed a vast realm, and it was quite strenuous for them. While opening a passage to enter wasn't difficult for them, propping open a passage was a completely different story. After all, the former was merely a surprise attack with little impact on the strange world. But the latter was equivalent to completely opening a gap, preventing the strange world from remaining intact. That would require them to constantly fight against the world's primordial power.

After all, this strange world is a vast world with complete laws, so it's still difficult for them to maintain a single passage for a long time. Even Ye Fan in later generations, who had become a mortal immortal, still needed to use his own body to open a passage so that others could enter and complete the ascension of the entire sect.

However, Liang Yu and his group only wanted to communicate with the Primal Supreme in the Strange World and establish a cooperative relationship as much as possible, so they only needed to hold out for a short period of time.

Although this commotion was not as great as the one when Liang Yu opened the world barrier last time, these four astonishing auras still made all the supreme beings in the strange world feel fear.

When they last met Liang Yu, they had already sensed the barrenness of the human universe through the world portal. Therefore, they were extremely shocked by Liang Yu, who was far stronger than them. After all, in that environment, many of them probably wouldn't have even reached their current Supreme Realm before dying of old age. Yet Liang Yu had attained a realm far surpassing theirs, which truly filled them with awe.

Now, four such auras have suddenly appeared—this is terrifying! Could it be that that barren world isn't an ordinary world after all? After all, it's an accident that a powerful figure like Liang Yu could appear, but for several to emerge can only mean that that universe is truly extraordinary.

Upon sensing the aura, these supreme beings swiftly arrived before the world passage. Seeing Liang Yu and the other three, they couldn't help but feel a chill, for even the weakest among them was slightly stronger than their strongest. Fifty thousand years ago, spurred on by Liang Yu, the supreme beings of this strange world began to abandon their previous peaceful and fragmented state, seeking unity. Every ten thousand years, they would wage a great war, with the strongest becoming the leader. Under these circumstances, their average strength had actually increased. After all, if Liang Yu were to enter this world, they would lose their dominant position. Therefore, they were all working far harder than before.

The minor immortal who would have become a mortal immortal in the original timeline has naturally maintained his title as leader for 50,000 years, his position unshakeable. After all, he is among the top seven in both the strange world and the human universe. The average level of the supreme beings in these strange worlds is lower than that of the Dao-proving beings in the human universe, so they are naturally incomparable to him.

In the original timeline, when the Emperor attacked the Immortal Realm, he accidentally stumbled upon the Strange World. It was likely that he was stopped from entering the Strange World, leaving the Emperor in a dilemma. After witnessing the Emperor's power at the Heavenly Emperor level, he also strived towards that goal, eventually becoming a Heavenly Emperor himself at some unknown time.

Later, when the Great Emperor Wushi entered the strange world, the gap between the two should not have been very large; at least, he alone could not defeat the Great Emperor Wushi. However, due to the pressure from the Great Emperor Wushi, he began to accumulate strength and make continuous progress over the next seven or eight hundred thousand years, eventually becoming a mortal immortal.

Therefore, his talent was actually very high, but in the strange world, he reached his ceiling too easily. Without pressure, there was naturally no motivation, so even after cultivating for millions of years, his progress was still less than the seven or eight hundred thousand years he spent constantly fighting the Great Emperor Wushi after entering the strange world. After all, although he was slightly ahead then, the Great Emperor Wushi's progress was much faster than he had imagined. If the Empress of Immortality hadn't also entered this world, he probably would have been surpassed or even killed by the Great Emperor Wushi in just a few hundred thousand years. But even so, this unprecedented pressure made him progress rapidly, and he became a Mortal Immortal.

But now, Liang Yu had demonstrated extraordinary strength to him 50,000 years ago. Therefore, this soy sauce immortal, or rather, the strange lord, has made continuous progress over these 50,000 years and has reached the threshold of the Heavenly Emperor level.

Liang Yu opened the interdimensional passage once again, bringing three companions with him, presumably because he had something to say. Therefore, as the current leader of this world, the Lord of Strange Things naturally stepped forward to communicate with Liang Yu and the others, despite their pressure.

The Lord of Strange Things said, "Fifty thousand years have passed, and you, fellow Daoist, have actually made further progress. You truly inspire awe in us all. These three fellow Daoists are also exceptionally strong, which I greatly admire. May I ask if you are here today to discuss the cooperation regarding the grand plan for achieving immortality that we discussed last time?"

Liang Yu smiled and said, "I see that you have made great progress over the years, fellow Daoist. Yes, we have come here this time to cooperate with you and formulate a plan for ascending to the Immortal Realm."

(End of this chapter)