Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 291 The Method of Transformation
Before even entering the Netherworld, Liang Yu sensed the overwhelming aura of decay emanating from the Primordial Celestial Venerable. The Primordial Celestial Venerable had truly reached his twilight years. Conversely, the Netherworld, which should have been shrouded in deathly energy, yin energy, and corpse energy, was instead teeming with unique vitality.

After truly entering the Netherworld, Liang Yu even sensed the presence of many cultivators from the outside world.

After entering the Underworld, the Supreme Being of Three Lives not only successfully joined the Underworld by relying on the inheritance he obtained from the ancient venerables of the Underworld and the Lord of Reincarnation, but was also valued by the Underworld Emperor, who specially built a Three Lives Palace for him, and he truly became a high-ranking official in the Underworld.

These cultivators from the outside world, like the Three Lives Supreme, had received the inheritances of those supreme beings related to the Underworld. They found it difficult to find suitable cultivation locations and necessary materials in the mortal universe, but these things were abundant in the Underworld. Therefore, for them, the Underworld was the best sacred place for cultivation.

Even in the mythical era, the underworld was a notorious forbidden zone for life, since even the scourge of corpses originated from it. Even though the underworld has now been thoroughly cleansed and its leadership has changed, these cultivators still dare not make contact with the beings in the netherworld.

It wasn't until the Three Lives Supreme visited the Underworld and came to acknowledge his ancestors that the Underworld Emperor became aware of the existence of these cultivators. Therefore, he immediately ordered the Three Lives Supreme to establish his own palace, using him as a benchmark to attract many cultivators from outside the realm.

After all, with the extraordinary and unconventional Supreme Being of Three Lives by their side, they would have a powerful backer even if they entered the Underworld, enough to help them gain a foothold. Under the intentional guidance of the Underworld Emperor, these cultivators successfully achieved harmonious coexistence with many of the races that already existed in the Underworld.

However, at this time, the Underworld still tended to be conservative, rarely contacting the outside world. After all, many creatures native to the Underworld were indeed dangerous and unstable.

Until recently, under the influence of this era's transition, even these previously troublesome monsters have become increasingly intelligent, and the chaotic factors have finally been gradually resolved. Therefore, the Underworld can now begin to truly communicate with the outside world.

Of course, the Underworld Emperor himself lived in seclusion behind the scenes, and even many of the higher-ups in the Underworld were unaware of his existence.

Upon seeing the orderly scene, Liang Yu was truly impressed by the Underworld Emperor. He hadn't expected him to be so capable, actually managing to establish order and develop power in a place like the Underworld.

This is understandable, given that in the original timeline, the Underworld suffered a severe blow after the fall of the Heavenly Court. After all, the founder and first ruler of the Underworld, the Underworld Lord Mingzun, disappeared, the second ruler of the Underworld, the Longevity Heavenly Lord, fled into the Immortal Tomb, and some other supreme beings in the Underworld also met untimely deaths.

At this juncture, the Prison Suppressor Emperor, who impersonated the Underworld Lord and possessed the Heavenly Underworld Treasure for a time, could be considered the ruler of the Underworld for three generations. Although the Underworld ultimately perished at his hands, he had indeed managed its power remarkably well. Therefore, he certainly possessed a certain ability to develop his influence. Now, as an Earth Immortal, he could fully control the Underworld, naturally enabling him to accomplish these tasks. The Underworld Lord chose him as the Underworld Emperor partly because of this.

In fact, if it weren't for Liang Yu and others, this current Underworld Emperor could probably have developed the Underworld into an even larger and more powerful place.

Even before Liang Yu and Yuanshi Fan entered the underworld, Yuanshi Tianzun and the Underworld Emperor had already come to greet them.

At this point, he was already at the sixth stage of Earth Immortal. He began to use the scriptures of the Immortal Realm as a foundation to evolve the Underworld. The Underworld Emperor said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, how have you been?"

Liang Yu laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Underworld Emperor, it seems that Fellow Daoist Underworld Venerable indeed made the right choice. The Underworld and the Netherworld Land are truly a perfect match in your hands. Given time, this place will probably become a sacred place for cultivation that everyone in the human universe yearns for."

The Underworld Emperor said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, you flatter me. Fellow Daoist Yuanshi is about to begin his transformation. Let us go directly."

Yuanshi Banner said at the right moment, "Fellow Daoist Wuji, my true form is no longer able to move around freely, so I was unable to greet you from afar. My apologies."

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist, your clone and your original body are of one mind and are essentially the same person. How can you say it's impolite?" The two of them, along with the banner, chatted and laughed as they entered the depths of the Underworld. The Underworld Palace, which originally belonged to the Underworld Lord, had been sealed away by the Underworld Emperor and placed deep within the Underworld. Therefore, the three of them arrived at the Underworld Emperor's Palace, which the Underworld Emperor had built for himself.

During this process, Liang Yu also saw two Lakes of Reincarnation. One was left behind when the Underworld Lord underwent his transformation, and the other was formed by the Underworld Lord from the Sea of ​​Reincarnation. Clearly, these two lakes are also sacred sites in the Underworld, and only the true core members of the Underworld can come here to comprehend the Dao.

Guided by the Underworld Emperor, their host, they entered the core of the Underworld beneath the Underworld Emperor's Palace and met the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

Upon seeing Liang Yu, the Primordial Celestial Venerable, who appeared to be on his deathbed, said, "It has been tens of thousands of years since we last met. Fellow Daoist Wuji, you have become even more unfathomable."

At this moment, Liang Yu had mastered the complete Chaos Laws, and his Chaos Body had reached a state of perfection. This aura naturally could not be hidden from the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

Of course, Yuanshi Tianzun was observing Liang Yu, and Liang Yu was also observing Yuanshi Tianzun at close range.

Liang Yu discovered that Yuanshi Tianzun's aging was actually intentional. Instead of maintaining his current state, Yuanshi Tianzun allowed himself to age rapidly. Judging from the trace of life force within him, Yuanshi Tianzun must have squeezed out all his remaining life force, transforming it into a drop of true blood containing the essence of immortality.

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, you are both highly skilled and daring. I have only heard of people who are reluctant to die in order to prolong their lives. This is the first time I have seen someone deliberately exhaust their lifespan in advance."

The Primordial Celestial Venerable said, "Now that the method of transformation has been determined, there is no need to endure it any longer. If one cannot successfully transform, then living for another few thousand years is meaningless."

"Now that Fellow Daoist Wuji has arrived, I shall begin."

After saying that, he stopped paying attention to the outside world and focused on his own body.

The Phoenix Technique, after all, came from the Immortal Emperor, and Liang Yu couldn't just pass it on carelessly. He passed it on to the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit because she herself was a member of the Phoenix Clan, so it wasn't considered an outsider's transmission. But naturally, Liang Yu couldn't pass it all on to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the Moral Heavenly Venerable, and the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable.

Therefore, he only extracted the portion about Nirvana from the Phoenix Treasure Technique and shared it with these three fellow practitioners on the path to immortality in the mortal world. After all, for them, who had embarked on the path to immortality in the mortal world, the method of Nirvana transformation was the key; other content was not important.

At this time, Yuanshi Tianzun was comprehending this part of the Nirvana Technique, thereby condensing his life essence into a little bit of immortal true blood containing the essence of longevity, using this as the foundation for his transformation. It was for this reason that Yuanshi Tianzun's original lifespan of several thousand years was also exhausted.

In fact, at this stage, completing Nirvana and rebirth in reverse was no longer difficult. But Yuanshi Tianzun was not satisfied; he wanted to go further.

Therefore, Yuanshi Tianzun also studied his master Mingzun's methods and the Ming Shen Jing (a system of supernatural powers related to the underworld). He wanted to bury himself in the underworld, getting infinitely close to death, transforming himself into a corpse to simulate the reincarnation process of ancient corpses communicating with spirits, thereby further comprehending the true meaning of life and death. Only in this way could his transformation be more perfect.

(End of this chapter)