Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 253 Who was that Celestial Venerable again?

After the remaining traces of the Great Dao disappeared, the Undying Golden Body Ancestor and the Overlord Body Ancestor quickly began to recover. They sized up Liang Yu and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable opposite them, but felt no surprise whatsoever. After all, the commotion the two of them had caused was indeed quite significant.

The Primordial Ancestor of the Overlord Body frowned slightly, and cupped his hands, saying, "I wonder if the two Heavenly Venerables have any guidance for us?"

Liang Yu said, "In these attempts, you must have realized that you are unable to break through the limitations to prove your Dao."

The Immortal Golden Body Ancestor said, "What the Heavenly Venerable says is very true. We are indeed powerless to do so. But things can be accomplished by human effort. Just because we can't do it now doesn't mean we can't do it in the future."

Yuanshi Tianzun laughed and said, "Good, very spirited! But enthusiasm alone is not enough to accomplish anything; you also need the right methods."

Upon hearing this, the Primordial Ancestor of the Overlord Body's heart stirred. He vaguely guessed that these two seemed to have come to win them over. Although their strength was far inferior to their opponents', the fact that they were needed meant that they still had value. In that case, perhaps they could profit from it.

So he said, "If the two Heavenly Venerables can truly point out a clear path, then we will certainly follow their lead without question!"

Unlike him, the Immortal Golden Body Ancestor did not have so many thoughts. He simply asked, "May I ask the Heavenly Venerable, what lies ahead for us?"

Liang Yu continued, “It depends on your choice. First, you already know that proving the Dao is difficult. Even without Fellow Daoist Yuanshi's Dao Imprint, you would probably still find it difficult to break through the limitations of your physique. So, do you want to break through on your own or with the help of external objects?”

The Primordial of the Overlord Body pressed down the Primordial of the Undying Golden Body, who was about to speak and choose to break through on his own, and said, "What is this external force? And how does one break through on one's own?"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable said, "I have a Flower of Harmony with the Dao. If you cannot break through on your own, I can divide this flower in two to greatly reduce the difficulty of your path to enlightenment."

Liang Yu continued, “If you choose to break through on your own, I will give you two paths. One is to continue breaking through in the mortal realm, seeking a way to overcome the limitations of your physique. However, this process is too difficult, and you may not have enough lifespan. In that case, you will need the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill and the Elixir of Immortality to help you extend your lifespan and buy time. The second is that we will send you to ascend to another world to continue your cultivation and break through the limitations.”

The Immortal Golden Body Ancestor suddenly thought of that immortal gate and said, "Ascension? Could it be that immortal gate from two thousand years ago?"

Liang Yu said, "Yes, it is that immortal gate."

The Primordial Ancestor of the Overlord Body said, "Then may I ask the Heavenly Venerable, can we choose both? Since the Immortal Gate will stabilize in tens of thousands of years, can we first try to break through in the mortal realm, and then enter the Immortal Gate if we have not succeeded by the time it opens?"

Yuanshi Tianzun laughed and said, "You have a good idea. But I can grant your request."

After all, they never intended to send them in immediately. Although the limitations of these two physiques were so great that even tens of thousands of years wouldn't be enough to shake them in the slightest, Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun still planned to let them try for tens of thousands of years. Even if they failed, it would still be a form of accumulation.

Suddenly, the Primordial Ancestor of the Overlord Body rolled his eyes and shamelessly continued, "The secret technique for perfecting our physique was inspired by your secret technique, Primordial Heavenly Venerable. So, rounding up, we can be considered your successors, Primordial Heavenly Venerable. We should treat you with the respect due to a master."

Yuanshi Tianzun chuckled and pointed at Liang Yu, saying, "I obtained my secret techniques for reaching the pinnacle of cultivation from him, and I dare not accept the title of his master."

Although the Undying Golden Body Ancestor did not have the same scheming mentality as the Overlord Body Ancestor, who wanted to curry favor with powerful figures, he still said upon hearing this, "In that case, we should all serve the two Heavenly Venerables with the respect due to our teachers." Liang Yu laughed and said, "You have already forged your own paths. We have never taught you. This respect due to our teachers is still too much."

The Primordial Ancestor of the Overlord Body said, "It's not heavy, it's not heavy. Without the two Heavenly Venerables, we wouldn't have our Great Perfection Physique, and we wouldn't be able to reach this point today."

Seeing the somewhat hesitant posture of the Primordial Overlord, Liang Yu immediately understood his thoughts. He said, "Since the two of them show us so much respect, shouldn't we reciprocate?"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable, naturally seeing through everything, said, "Very well, then I will impart to you a scroll of scripture so that you can further develop your physical constitution, how about it?"

The two progenitors were overjoyed. After all, during their years of cultivation, they had vaguely sensed that even without the Great Dao imprint of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, they had no hope of breaking through the limitations of their physical constitution.

Although they appeared confident, they were actually quite uncertain. Their path had been broken, and to reconnect with it on their own would be virtually impossible. With the guidance of these two Celestial Venerables, they might be able to advance further, or at least gain insights into other areas.

Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun exchanged a glance and shared their insights on physique and origin with these two progenitors, hoping that they could use this to understand the essence of these two physiques and become stronger.

Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun departed gracefully. Before leaving, they also entrusted the formula for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill to these two progenitors. As for the elixir of immortality, if they cultivated in the mortal realm, they would "accidentally" obtain it when their lifespan ended.

Seeing them leave, the Primordial Overlord shook his head and said, "What a pity. If they could have used the Dao-Merging Flower to guarantee our safety, that would have given us a way out."

The Immortal Golden Body Ancestor couldn't take it anymore: "Have you no shame? The two Heavenly Venerables kindly guided us, which is a great favor to us. How can you still have the nerve to think like this?"

The Primordial Ancestor of the Overlord Body said, "What does face matter? My greatest wish in this life is to attain enlightenment. As long as you can help me attain enlightenment, my life belongs to the two Heavenly Venerables."

In the eyes of the progenitor of the Overlord Body, he was now risking his life, so naturally he had to fetch a good price. To realize his long-cherished wish, he was willing to do anything.

The Undying Golden Body Ancestor also fell silent for a moment. Although the help from the two Heavenly Venerables was enough for him to repay their kindness with all his might, attaining enlightenment was also his long-cherished wish.

However, just as they were speaking, the Primordial Ancestor of the Overlord Body suddenly paused. He swallowed hard and said in a deep voice, "Besides the Primordial Celestial Venerable, there was another Celestial Venerable just now. Who was that Celestial Venerable again?"

The Undying Golden Body Ancestor rolled his eyes and said, "Are you senile or just forgetful? You can forget people you just met? Aren't those two the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and, and, and who was it again?"

He immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

They had just thought they recognized this celestial being, but now they couldn't recall his face or any other information about him. Had they seen a ghost?

(End of this chapter)