Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 270 The Choice of Ginseng Fruit Tree
Of course, even if the universe itself remained undamaged, it would take countless years for these wondrous places to naturally evolve and become unique, independent worlds—perhaps hundreds of millions of years—before any significant progress could be made. However, with the presence of Earth Immortals, this process would be greatly accelerated. After all, even with the universe so severely damaged, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity could still allow the Immortal Mausoleum to begin evolving into a grotto-heaven world.

Liang Yu had anticipated the evolutionary nature of these extraordinary lands when he was comprehending their origins; he even guessed that the methods of Earth Immortals could allow them to exhibit this characteristic. However, it was indeed somewhat unexpected that his own series of modifications to Wuji Immortal Mountain could also achieve this effect.

This is normal, since the method of the Earth Immortal was originally Liang Yu's idea derived from the evolution of Wuji Immortal Mountain and the symbiosis between the ancient tea tree and the immortal mountain. In the process of transforming Wuji Immortal Mountain, he naturally used the secrets he obtained from the method of the Earth Immortal. However, because he did not perfectly combine it with these extraordinary places, the transformation efficiency was not that high.

But now, he has become a Chaotic Being. With the enhancement of the Chaos Laws, Liang Yu can even delve into the origin of the Great Universe, let alone the origin of these wondrous places. Therefore, in this transformation, Liang Yu's own changes have finally penetrated deep into the origin of Wuji Immortal Mountain, making him no longer just an influence, but a true and complete alteration of Wuji Immortal Mountain.

In other words, in this state, Liang Yu was not an Earth Immortal, but he played a role similar to that of an Earth Immortal, enabling Wuji Immortal Mountain to evolve.

Having figured this out, Liang Yu suddenly understood. Thinking about it this way, if these eleven wondrous lands continued to evolve, they could create eleven smaller immortal realms in the mortal world, allowing cultivators in the human universe to achieve immortality without ascending.

Of course, this process will be extremely long, and it may take millions of years to achieve much. Unless he becomes a Celestial King to nourish the universe, allowing it to be further repaired and its upper limit raised, by the time Ye Fan is born, these Earthly Immortals and wondrous lands will probably at most give rise to special realms with some longevity substances, just like the one that the Azure Emperor developed in the Desolate Tower, which at most allows those who have attained the Dao to live for another few hundred thousand years.

The Celestial Venerable of Immortality asked, "Fellow Daoist, have you gained anything?"

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Changsheng, this time I have gained a deeper understanding of the methods of Earth Immortals and the terrifying nature of this Chaos Body."

The Celestial Venerable of Immortality said, "Chaotic Body? Fellow Daoist, you actually evolved a Chaotic Body?"

A drop of Chaos True Blood seeped from Liang Yu's fingertip, revealing wisps of Chaos Qi and containing the laws of Chaos. It exuded a special aura as if it were the source of all things and the beginning of heaven and earth, which made even the Eternal Heavenly Venerable marvel.

He said, "The last time a Chaos Body was born was when the Boundless Heavenly Venerable was alive. At that time, I was still asleep and was unable to witness the mystery of the Chaos Body firsthand, so I always underestimated this supreme physique. Although I have only seen a part of it now, it is enough to see the wonder of this physique. Fellow Daoist, you are probably not far from becoming an immortal, are you?"

Liang Yu said, "Although I have already gone more than halfway, it will become more and more difficult as I go on, and the final result is still unknown."

At this point, Liang Yu had already reversed his life four times. If everything went smoothly, he would need three more transformations, meaning he wouldn't become a Mortal Immortal until his eighth incarnation. Therefore, he had indeed completed more than half of the path to becoming a Mortal Immortal. Of course, this was just a theoretical estimate.

But his transformation will become increasingly difficult, so Liang Yu dares not let his guard down.

At that moment, a divine light flashed, rapidly moving through the Immortal Tomb. Although its speed was incredible, it was impossible for Liang Yu to miss. It was actually the Ginseng Fruit Tree!
Having coexisted with the Celestial Venerable of Immortality and the Immortal Tomb, its intelligence has greatly improved, and it has begun a slow evolution, showing a faint possibility of taking human form. However, this process will still be very long.

The ginseng fruit tree, its intelligence constantly improving, was actually taking a stroll within the Immortal Tomb, only to be discovered by Liang Yu and his companions. The feeling of being able to fly freely without fear of danger or capture was so wonderful that it took this walk every so often. Moreover, as the internal space of the Immortal Tomb expanded, the ginseng fruit tree naturally felt a sense of boundless freedom, like a bird soaring in the sky or a fish leaping in the sea. Thus, it enjoyed wandering around even more. Furthermore, since the Immortal Tomb itself was a wondrous place, the ginseng fruit tree could now absorb essence from wherever it went to nourish itself, so it hadn't actually returned to the vicinity of the Longevity Palace for a long time. The Celestial Venerable of Longevity allowed it to do as it pleased, without any interference.

Liang Yu turned his gaze to the ginseng fruit tree and discovered that this immortal herb still hadn't chosen to completely coexist with the Immortal Tomb. Or rather, its physical form had begun to continuously merge with the Immortal Tomb, making it difficult to separate from it anymore, but its immortal divinity and divine will within it remained independent, even attempting to condense into one.

Clearly, the ginseng fruit tree has chosen to take human form in the future, breaking free from the elixir of immortality. Of course, given the ginseng fruit tree's current state, it's very likely that its physical body will remain in the Immortal Tomb, while its consciousness will take human form and gain freedom.

This is, of course, to accelerate evolution. After all, without connecting with the origin of the Immortal Tomb, it cannot obtain enough immortal divinity and the immortal energy generated within the gradually evolving Immortal Tomb, so it must merge with the Immortal Tomb. However, it cannot completely integrate into it, thus preventing itself from escaping.

Therefore, the ginseng fruit tree chose to integrate its body, which served as an elixir of immortality, into the Immortal Mausoleum, while keeping its core independent, drawing nourishment from its trunk. The price for this was that even if it were to take human form and gain freedom, the ginseng fruit tree's physical form would still be unable to leave the Immortal Mausoleum.

In fact, it was clear from the Azure Emperor that after these immortal elixirs took human form, their original bodies could still exist, only becoming empty shells. Although these empty shells lacked the properties of the immortal elixirs, they were among the most superior materials for refining artifacts in the universe.

The Azure Emperor's imperial weapon was originally his own body, which served as the elixir of immortality. The Primordial Heavenly Venerable's current Primordial Banner is partly composed of branches from the Tongtian Jianmu tree. These elixir-of-immortality stems are arguably no less valuable than divine materials, comparable to celestial gold.

In other words, if these elixirs of immortality were to take human form, they would essentially come with a perfectly suited companion artifact. After all, what could be more suitable for them than their original form?

But now, in order to transform into human form, the ginseng fruit tree has essentially abandoned its physical form, and if it wants to forge its own weapon, it will need to find materials again. Moreover, it has even retained some of the divine essence of the ginseng fruit tree, ensuring that it will not become a completely inanimate object or an ordinary thing after transforming into human form.

This can actually be considered as repaying a debt of gratitude.

After all, if it were to completely integrate into the Immortal Tomb during the entire process, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity would reap immense benefits. And being within the Immortal Tomb, it clearly had no ability to resist. At the time, it had actually prepared for this, secretly comforting itself that the Immortal Tomb was already quite large, at least safer than before.

However, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity not only did not insist on this, but also increased his efforts to support its growth, allowing it to evolve faster. In fact, this level of support even somewhat affected the Celestial Venerable of Longevity's own cultivation.

Therefore, the ginseng fruit tree naturally felt grateful to the Celestial Venerable of Longevity. So, it wanted to repay him as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)