Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 634 The Revival of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao
And so, another two thousand years passed.

While wandering through the mortal universe, the Primordial Celestial Venerable suddenly had a peculiar feeling. He looked into the distance, his divine eye piercing through the endless starry sky, tracing the source of this strange aura.

What came into the view of the Primordial Celestial Venerable was a massive meteorite deep within the universe, seemingly containing something sealed within it, drifting endlessly through space. Its aura had previously been completely sealed, making it difficult to detect, but now that seal was no longer secure, and wisps of energy were escaping from it.

Others might find it hard to detect, but Yuanshi Tianzun, who was already extremely close to the Immortal of the Mortal World, could naturally sense this powerful aura.

As the aura that began to stir from within the meteorite grew stronger, Yuanshi Tianzun felt a strong sense of familiarity. He immediately recognized it as an old acquaintance he hadn't seen for many years: Lingbao Tianzun.

So Yuanshi Tianzun took a step forward, instantly traversing the endless starry sky, and headed towards the place where Lingbao Tianzun underwent transformation.

The time when Lingbao Tianzun began his transformation was actually quite similar to that of Yuanshi Tianzun. It's just that Yuanshi Tianzun awakened tens of thousands of years earlier and lived out his eighth incarnation first.

The transformation of Lingbao Tianzun lasted for 240,000 years, a period of unimaginable length.

However, this is the final step towards becoming a mortal immortal, so taking a long time is not a problem, as long as there is a breakthrough.

Lingbao Tianzun's transformation this time was centered on the Law of Domains, completely reconstructing his own body and forming the Dao Fruit of the Law of Domains to complete this rebirth. It was actually quite remarkable that he was able to complete this step in 240,000 years.

After all, this time he had elevated the field technique to a level comparable to his own secret realm technique Dao fruit, allowing the Dao fruits obtained from the two systems to be on par.

If it were just a transformation, Lingbao Tianzun wouldn't actually need 240,000 years.

Lingbao Tianzun gradually awoke from his slumber, and his aura grew stronger and stronger. The great array he had set up around the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Array was also damaged by the unintentional leakage of his aura, which was why Yuanshi Tianzun sensed something was wrong.

The revived Lingbao Tianzun dispersed the Zhuxian Sword Formation and all the field formations that sealed him, and absorbed the Zhuxian Sword into his body.

The current Lingbao Celestial Venerable has not only been reborn and lived his eighth life, but every inch of his body is also interwoven with the primordial patterns condensed by this domain law.

After Lingbao Tianzun transformed himself by utilizing the human body's energy field, his physique was able to fully integrate all the energy field techniques he had comprehended, thereby achieving greater success in these techniques. This process also allowed his energy field techniques to advance further.

He stretched his body, feeling the two Dao Fruits he had condensed, and gained a deeper understanding of the future.

Although Lingbao Tianzun was not yet certain about how to become an immortal in the mortal world, he now had a last resort: to merge the Dao Fruits of the Secret Realm system with those of the Field system.

While doing this doesn't guarantee becoming a mortal immortal, it can certainly allow him to advance further. However, fusing two different systems of Dao fruit is incredibly dangerous; one wrong move and he could be killed.

Moreover, even if it were successful, Lingbao Tianzun did not want to use this trick so easily.

After all, he now knew that becoming a mortal immortal was not the end goal; there were higher realms and more terrifying enemies to come. Therefore, he had to save this foundation for later.

After all, he hasn't reached the point where he's at his wit's end and can no longer make progress.

After stabilizing his aura, Lingbao Tianzun said, "Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, you have already begun to move towards becoming a mortal immortal, while I have not yet grasped the true meaning of immortality. It seems that you will take the lead this time."

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Fellow Daoist Lingbao has achieved dual Dao Fruits from different systems, laying a solid foundation for the future. Congratulations! Moreover, this final hurdle is absolutely no obstacle for you, Fellow Daoist Lingbao."

Speaking of which, although the three—the Celestial Venerable of Morality, the Celestial Venerable of Spiritual Treasure, and the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning—are of different ages, their progress in becoming Immortals in the Mortal World is roughly the same. The Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning is the fastest; he is only a hair's breadth away from ultimate success and has already grasped the true meaning of immortality for Immortals in the Mortal World.

Although Lingbao Tianzun is slower, he has mastered two Great Dao Fruits and will surely unleash greater potential in the future.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality was the first among them to live out his eighth incarnation. Although it has been more than 300,000 years and he has not yet achieved perfection, he is already very close to success.

If things continue like this, the three of them will probably reach the mortal realm at roughly the same time.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable and the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable then engaged in a discussion, but it ended quickly. After all, for these two Celestial Venerables who were not far from becoming Immortals in the Mortal World, they no longer had much experience to exchange and learn from each other.

After finishing, Lingbao Tianzun checked on Liang Yu and Daode Tianzun as usual. Daode Tianzun was still asleep, while Liang Yu was still asleep and had not made any effort to conceal his aura, so Lingbao Tianzun could still sense his current state.

Lingbao Tianzun said, "Hasn't Fellow Daoist Wuji already become an immortal in the mortal world? Why is he still undergoing transformation? Could it be that he is about to begin his ascent to the so-called pinnacle of mortal immortality, the ultimate peak of immortality?"

The Primordial Celestial said, "Perhaps. He has been a mortal immortal for over two hundred thousand years. Even if he hasn't reached the peak, he won't be far off. It is indeed time for him to advance to a higher level. I wonder how long he will need to sleep this time, and whether he will succeed."

Lingbao Tianzun said, "It's truly terrifying that Wuji can always stay one step ahead of us."

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Therefore we should continue to work hard."

Then, Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun separated again to cultivate on their own.

Lingbao Tianzun rose and strolled through the starry sky, heading towards Yuhua Divine Island.

So many years have passed, and he hasn't seen his disciple Xuanwu Huang for a long time. It's time for him to go and see him.

Moreover, he needs to continue his cultivation in order to comprehend the method to take the final step and become a mortal immortal. Naturally, he also needs a suitable place to go into seclusion, and Jade Flower Divine Island is the most suitable place.

Upon arriving outside Yuhua Divine Island, Lingbao Tianzun looked around and discovered that the already enormous Yuhua Divine Island had become even more vast. The various races possessing Yuhua Divine Blood were no longer as ignorant and primitive as before, but had formed a loose yet harmonious order.

Clearly, this was all done by Xuanwu Emperor, who had become an Earth Immortal.

At this time, Emperor Xuanwu had completed the fifth stage of cultivation as an Earth Immortal. He not only cultivated the true body of an Earth Immortal with the help of Jade Flower Divine Island, but also integrated the mysteries contained in the Xuanwu Immortal Elixir into it, forming a body that was almost like an immortal spirit, much stronger than before.

Seeing this, Lingbao Tianzun nodded slightly and then entered Yuhua Divine Island.

While resting and sensing the pulse of Jade Flower Divine Island, Emperor Xuanwu suddenly felt a peculiar aura. He looked closely and saw a familiar figure suddenly appear before him. He couldn't help but widen his eyes, wondering if he was dreaming.

Lingbao Tianzun said, "What, you don't even recognize your own master?"

Emperor Xuanwu then realized what was happening and exclaimed with delight, "Master, you're back!"

(End of this chapter)