Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 298 The Path to Nirvana and Immortality

Liang Yu took a sip of tea and said, "I have four paths to immortality. Although they are different, they all lead to eternal life. Which one do you wish to take?"

The Undying Emperor was startled upon hearing this. Four paths to immortality? In this degenerate age of the mortal realm, there are actually so many ways to become an immortal? If that's the case, then becoming an immortal is practically guaranteed, isn't it? After all, with his talent, it's impossible for him to fail at even one of them.

He said with great anticipation, "Please, Master, show me the way."

Liang Yu said, "I'm afraid neither the Earth Immortal method nor the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal method will suit your taste, so I won't say more. The remaining two methods of becoming an immortal that are suitable for you are the Celestial Immortal method and the Mortal Immortal method."

The Immortal Emperor had a vague idea, but he still asked, "May I ask, Master, what is a Celestial Immortal? What is a Mortal Immortal?"

Liang Yu said, "You come from the Immortal Realm, so you should know that to become a true immortal, you need to cultivate diligently in a great world with longevity substances. It is impossible to become a true immortal in the current human universe."

"Therefore, I and several fellow Daoists have opened up a celestial gate, which will allow you to ascend to another world and cultivate immortality in that world."

The Immortal Emperor said, "Another world?"

Although he knew the probability of this world being a celestial realm was very low, the Undying Emperor still couldn't help but ask Liang Yu a question.

Liang Yu said, "The other world is located between the human universe and the immortal realm. Although it cannot compare with the immortal realm, it contains a small amount of longevity substances, enough to support a Daoist to have a lifespan of millions of years. If you cultivate diligently during this time, you will have the hope of becoming an immortal. Moreover, if you want to return to the immortal realm in the future, you will need to come to this world first before you can enter the immortal realm."

"The only problem with this method is that once you enter that world, you can't return to the mortal realm and can only ascend to the Immortal Realm again. To enter the Immortal Realm, you need three immortal cultivators to attack the correct coordinates. If the conditions are not met, you can only stay in that world indefinitely."

Even the Undying Emperor was somewhat tempted upon hearing this. If there were no lifespan limitations, he was quite confident that he could cultivate to become an immortal. Moreover, this was actually the only way to enter the Immortal Realm, which was indeed perfect for him.

As for needing three immortals to enter, that's not a big problem. He himself is one, and his master naturally counts as one as well. Moreover, since his master, the Limitless Heavenly Venerable, is in the mortal realm, the Moral Heavenly Venerable, the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable, and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable probably haven't gone to another world either. So, it's easy to gather enough people.

However, even though his master clearly knew of the existence of such a world, and even knew the exact method to enter the Immortal Realm, he still didn't enter it. This suggests that his master was following the so-called Path of Immortals in the Mortal World.

Moreover, if those three celestial beings from the mythological era were also in the mortal realm, they would probably have followed this path as well. Their choice of the mortal immortal path must have been due to something extraordinary about it.

So the Undying Emperor did not rush to make a decision, but instead asked, "Master, the so-called Immortal of the Mortal World, as the name suggests, is to become an immortal in the mortal universe. I wonder how this method is achieved?"

Liang Yu said, "For us, to become a mortal immortal, we must live in reverse life after life, comprehending the true meaning of immortality through repeated death and rebirth, thereby reaching the realm of our own immortality. You may also know that a true immortal is not absolutely immortal, and is still affected by the external environment, but a mortal immortal is unrelated to the external environment and has achieved true immortality."

"This path to immortality is more difficult, but the rewards are also greater." Upon hearing this, the Undying Emperor frowned slightly. Metamorphosis and rebirth? He naturally knew that in the past mythological era, only a very few Daoists could rebirth without the elixir of immortality or the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, thus achieving a leap in advancement.

This Immortal Path in the Mortal World is actually a continuation of this reverse-life transformation. Moreover, because it requires so many transformations, the difficulty of the Immortal Path in the Mortal World is unimaginably high. Although the Undying Emperor is always arrogant, he dares not say that he can definitely do it.

Compared to the celestial path to ascension to the upper realms, the path to immortality in the mortal world is clearly riskier, but also more rewarding. Moreover, compared to achieving a qualitative leap through arduous cultivation, the constant transformation on the path to immortality in the mortal world might actually lead to faster ascension to immortality.

Having fallen from the Celestial Realm to the mortal world, the Undying Emperor understands better than anyone the impact of environmental differences on himself. Therefore, the Mortal Immortal, who can remain immortal regardless of external circumstances, is the kind of immortal he, the Undying Emperor, aspires to become.

Therefore, although ascending to the Heavenly Immortal realm was a relatively easy and safe path to immortality for him, the Undying Emperor secretly resolved to become an even stronger mortal immortal.

Of course, this was not a decision he made on a whim or out of sheer confidence. Rather, during his previous cultivation journey, the Undying Emperor discovered that the method of metamorphosis and rebirth was actually very similar to the Nirvana method of their Phoenix lineage.

In other words, if he relies on the power of his own bloodline to continuously undergo nirvana, he might have a good chance of developing a unique path to immortality in the mortal world.

To confirm his thoughts, the Immortal Emperor asked, "Does the transformation of a Mortal Immortal necessarily require a different method?"

Liang Yu smiled and said, "It seems you've already thought of that. For the vast majority of cultivators, the same transformation method can only be used once. But for a very small number of special races, they can rely on their bloodline power to reuse a method."

The Immortal Emperor asked, "Master, which path do you think I'm best suited to take?"

Liang Yu said, "Both are suitable for you. However, I think you will definitely choose the path of immortality in the mortal world, which brings greater achievements."

The Immortal Emperor said, "Master's insight is indeed profound."

Liang Yu said, "Although your bloodline power can make your path to immortality in the mortal world smoother, I still hope that you can try not to use the same method to achieve Nirvana."

In the original timeline, the Undying Emperor actually underwent several rebirths through the flesh and blood of the Imperial Path before entering a strange world to cultivate diligently, and only then did he become a Mortal Immortal. Perhaps this is why he is somewhat weaker than Ye Fan and the others.

Therefore, Liang Yu naturally hoped that he could use the Nirvana Method and the power of his bloodline as the core. The main framework could remain unchanged, but the specific details of each Nirvana should be continuously improved, using different methods to achieve Nirvana. In this way, perhaps the Nirvana Method of the Undying Emperor would create a stronger Mortal Immortal, preventing a direct gap from widening.

The Immortal Emperor was taken aback upon hearing this, but he quickly understood Liang Yu's meaning, which was exactly what the Immortal Emperor wanted. He had always wanted to use different methods to achieve different kinds of Nirvana.

(End of this chapter)