Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 660 Discussion
Four hundred thousand years—the time it took for the eighth incarnation of the Celestial Venerable of Morality to experience the Great Dream of Eternity was indeed far too long.

Since the Celestial Venerable of Morality was reborn after escaping his doomed fate with the help of the Celestial Venerable of Limitless Limits, and embarked on the path of immortality in the mortal world again, it has only been seven or eight hundred thousand years. However, the Great Dream of Eternity alone in this eighth life has taken four hundred thousand years, which is almost half of the time.

When he first fell into slumber, Wuji Tianzun was still in his seventh incarnation and had a long way to go before becoming a Red Dust Immortal. But now that he has been resurrected, Wuji Tianzun has been a Red Dust Immortal for over 300,000 years and has launched an attack on a higher realm.

Even this junior, Yuanshi Tianzun, who is countless years younger than him, has already taken the lead.

It can be said that this period of time was indeed one of great change and transformation.

The reason why the Celestial Venerable of Morality was able to live for so long in this life without reaching the state of being immune to the ravages of time is mainly because his true body is in a state of slumber, while his essence has been transformed into eighty-one incarnations that travel outside.

In this state, his vital functions were reduced to a near-death level, so he consumed very little energy, which is why he was able to live for such a long time.

Of course, even so, this state has its limits. In the Dharma-ending Age of the human universe, unless one becomes a mortal immortal, these methods of prolonging life will eventually become ineffective.

One of the reasons why the Celestial Venerable Morality chose to awaken at this time was that he could no longer maintain this state of life indefinitely. The fluctuations in the human universe caused by the Celestial Venerable Morality reaching a state of immortality were merely a means for him to decide to awaken several thousand years earlier.

According to the original plan of the Celestial Venerable of Morality, he was supposed to only unify all his incarnations when his lifespan was truly nearing its end and no means could prolong it any longer. He would then use this to transform all his past achievements and attempt to ascend to his ninth incarnation. However, he did not yet have absolute confidence in this, and there was still considerable risk involved.

Another reason he woke up early was that the Celestial Venerable of Morality sensed that the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning, who had gone before him, might be able to help him go further and increase his chances of success.

As he reassembled himself and returned to his complete self as the Moral Celestial, he rapidly aged, his vital energy withered, and his body lost its radiance. Clearly, the lifespan he had consumed in the past was now manifesting itself.

Even though his avatars spent a considerable portion of those four hundred thousand years in a state of low-energy slumber, this period still exhausted most of his lifespan, bringing him to the brink of death.

In order to continue living and strive for the final transformation, the Celestial Venerable of Morality had no choice but to consume a portion of the results of his eternal dream after awakening, and only after recovering some of his condition was he able to continue his exploration.

The Supreme Lord of Morality was very certain that he could recover these losses from the current Supreme Lord of Primordial Beginning.

Both Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun had experienced Wuji Tianzun's state after he became a mortal immortal up close, and discussed the mysteries of it with him. As for Daode Tianzun, he had long been in a deep slumber, so he had to figure out the mystery of this state entirely on his own.

In this situation, having a ready-made case as a reference and learning object can naturally save the morally superior, who has accumulated a wealth of knowledge, a lot of time and energy, so as to take the final step better and faster.

From the moment he met Yuanshi Tianzun, Daode Tianzun was even more certain that his intuition was indeed correct. The opportunity for him to take the final step might lie in this discussion of the Dao.

The Supreme Lord of Morality said, "It seems I have missed a lot in these four hundred thousand years. Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Yuanshi for crossing the gap between immortals and mortals and becoming another immortal in the mortal world."

After the Celestial Venerable of Morality revived, he immediately focused on the existence of the Celestial Venerable of Limitless Limit. Upon detecting his aura, he knew that the Celestial Venerable of Limitless Limit had definitely succeeded in becoming a mortal and was perhaps already exploring a more future direction.
Therefore, Yuanshi Tianzun was naturally the second among them to succeed.

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Judging from Fellow Daoist Morality's current state, you should be very close to this step. Perhaps it won't be long before I congratulate you." Daoist Morality said, "I hope so. Fellow Daoist Lingbao has already cultivated dual Dao Fruits from two major systems, but has not tried to fuse them. It seems you have grand ambitions."

Lingbao Tianzun said, "My domain technique is still not completely perfect. Perhaps I still need Fellow Daoist Wuji's help to complete it. Even if we merge it now, we may not be able to take the final step. Let's wait a while."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality said, "Fellow Daoist Wuji has probably already launched an attack on the pinnacle of the Mortal Immortal realm, hasn't he? It seems that it will be very difficult for him to catch up with us now that he is ahead of us."

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Do you two intend to talk here? Why don't you come inside and have a chat?"

The three exchanged a smile and entered the Kunlun Sacred Realm one after another, arriving at the Dao Platform atop the mountain and sitting opposite each other.

Yuanshi Tianzun lowered his guard, allowing Daode Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun to explore his body and comprehend the innate and immortal essence.

Now that Yuanshi Tianzun has taken the lead, his realm is naturally higher. If he hides himself, Lingbao Tianzun and Daode Tianzun will find it difficult to detect his changes.

Lingbao Tianzun already knew about the state that Wuji Tianzun had reached, so although he was not entirely unfamiliar with it, he was not completely clueless either.

By comparing the two, he gained a deeper understanding of this immortal truth.

As for the Celestial Venerable of Morality, after perceiving the details of this state, he experienced a sudden enlightenment, becoming completely absorbed in it and unable to extricate himself. It was quite some time before he awoke from this state.

Clearly, the Moral Celestial, having truly experienced this state for the first time, gained profound insights and a clearer understanding of the path ahead.

Over the past four hundred thousand years, he has already accumulated an unimaginably profound foundation, but he still lacks a miracle, an inspiration to fully integrate it and elevate himself.

The immortal state of Yuanshi Tianzun is the opportunity that Daode Tianzun seeks.

At this point, the Celestial Venerable of Morality and the Celestial Venerable of Spiritual Treasure had even greater confidence in taking this step.

They then continued their discussion, primarily exchanging their understanding of the attainment of the Immortal Realm. While these theoretical insights were not as helpful as actually witnessing the state of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, they could still assist the Celestial Venerable Lingbao and the Celestial Venerable Daode in gaining deeper understanding.

Afterwards, they also exchanged their research and exploration of Taoist practices.

After their discussion, the Celestial Venerable of Morality and the Celestial Venerable of Spiritual Treasure, with their ever-accumulating new insights, began a period of seclusion to make final preparations for taking the last step.

(End of this chapter)