Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 673 The Road to Evolution
After the Blood Phoenix Emperor's primordial spirit merged with the Dao weapon, his already precarious aura began to dissipate even further, and the Heavenly Heart Mark was completely released.

This commotion surprised all cultivators in the human universe, including the Blood Phoenix Clan. The Blood Phoenix Emperor's ability to live for 20,000 years in his second life was already considered an outstanding achievement among all emperors throughout history.

For those who have attained enlightenment, lifespan is influenced by many factors and cannot completely correspond to the strength of their power, but a lifespan of 20,000 years is certainly stronger than that of an ordinary emperor.

Given Blood Phoenix Emperor's performance, theoretically he shouldn't lack the ability to enter the Immortal Sect. Even though he's in his twilight years, he should still possess sufficient power.

Now that his aura has suddenly begun to dissipate, it may mean that he has already left the mortal universe through the immortal gate.

And so, the human world and the universe quickly returned to calm. But this time, undercurrents surged once more, subtly forming a force that could sweep across the world.

Within the Primordial Ancient Mine, the Blood Phoenix Emperor awoke from his transformation in a short time. Now a special Dao Weapon, he had proven that the Undying Emperor's magic was indeed achievable.

Although he had to devote some energy to maintaining the operation of the Nirvana Power at all times in order to prevent the loss of the small portion of life force preserved in his Dao Weapon, which would cause his primordial spirit to gradually sink, the burden was not too great overall.

The Immortal Emperor said, "It seems my method should work."

The Blood Phoenix Emperor said with divine thought: "The Emperor's method is indeed feasible. In this state, although I need to maintain my state with the power of Nirvana at all times and cannot keep my primordial spirit in a too active state, I can still devote most of my energy to arduous cultivation, so as to continue to improve myself."

The Undying Emperor said, "It's not enough to just cultivate yourself. Blood Phoenix, you also need to work hard in the other two directions to accelerate your own evolution."

The Blood Phoenix Emperor said, "I would like to hear the details."

The Immortal Emperor said, "In your current state, you will soon fall into a deep sleep, only able to maintain your cultivation and exist in a half-life, half-death state, rather than being as active as a true life."

"To continue to improve, your personal strength and cultivation are the core, but only one aspect. In addition, you also need to make this Dao weapon continue to evolve and become more and more powerful."

"But if the Dao soldier becomes too strong, it will put more pressure on your primordial spirit, making it increasingly difficult to maintain your self. Therefore, I also have the method of evolving a small immortal realm obtained from my master, the Boundless Great Heavenly Venerable."

"In your spare time from cultivation, you can also use this to continuously expand the internal space of the Dao soldier, thereby generating some longevity substances to relieve the pressure on the primordial spirit."

"With these three paths running in parallel, you will surely be able to make continuous progress while keeping your true spirit intact."

The Blood Phoenix Emperor said, "What the Emperor says is quite right. This is just the beginning, and there is still a long way to go. However, the Emperor just overlooked something, which is the Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd that carries my Dao Fruit. In my cultivation, I should continue to make it evolve, so that my Dao Fruit can become stronger and unleash greater divine power when it merges with my Dao Fruit in the future, successfully shattering the weapon and achieving sublimation."

The Undying Emperor said, "Yes, this point is also crucial and cannot be ignored. I wonder, Blood Phoenix, how far do you intend to go?"

"Ideally, if one could evolve their Dao weapon into a Celestial Artifact, it could generate powerful Celestial Laws. In this way, even if one couldn't directly become an immortal, one could still glimpse the mysteries of the Celestial Realm." "But how difficult it is to reach this point! Not to mention, if it truly becomes a Celestial Artifact, its body would be unimaginably sturdy. What methods would be used to shatter the body and return it to its true form?"

"Unless the supreme imperial weapon used to nurture the Dao Fruit is also evolved into a celestial artifact, the Dao Fruit can only evolve to this stage."

"Therefore, the key point may not be how far the Dao weapon you combine needs to evolve, but rather how well your Dao fruit can be nurtured."

Upon hearing this, the Blood Phoenix Emperor was immediately startled and filled with lingering fear. He had never considered this angle before. After all, if he could evolve into a Celestial Artifact, even if he fused with his past Dao Fruits, he probably wouldn't be able to unleash enough power. In that case, he would be even more trapped within the Celestial Artifact.

However, if a Corpse-Dissolving Immortal cannot even produce a Celestial Artifact, can he still be considered a Corpse-Dissolving Immortal? Could it be that he could only become a half-baked Corpse-Dissolving Immortal in order to protect himself, and in the end, he was just essentially achieving a reversal of life?
The Blood Phoenix Emperor was immediately caught in a dilemma, unable to make a decision.

Seeing that the Blood Phoenix Emperor was hesitant to make a decision, the Undying Emperor laughed and said, "I'm just reminding you not to forget this point, so as not to leave any hidden dangers for the future. Since you're here, make the best of it. Isn't it a bit too early to think about things that far ahead?"

"Moreover, perhaps in the future we can research other methods to shatter the artifact without the previous Dao Fruit? Even if we really reach that point and are trapped inside the immortal artifact, we can still rely on external forces. Don't forget who my master is. He is the Wuji Heavenly Venerable who broke the bronze immortal palace with his bare hands in his third life."

Upon hearing this, the Blood Phoenix Emperor couldn't help but laugh and said, "What the Emperor says is true. I was just momentarily unsettled and too anxious."

After separating his Dao Fruit, the Dao Weapon he forged was an extraordinary Supreme Dao Imperial Weapon, but to be equal to the Dao Fruit he had accumulated in his past two lives, it would probably require countless years of arduous effort.

Moreover, the Supreme Imperial Weapon containing this Dao Fruit can continue to evolve slowly to make the Dao Fruit stronger, so there is naturally no need to rush now.

With the Immortal Emperor around, even if he can't come up with a solution, the Immortal Emperor certainly can.

Subsequently, the Undying Emperor passed on to the Blood Phoenix Emperor the methods for refining artifacts, the methods for creating small immortal realms, and some immortal laws from other immortal artifacts that the Blood Phoenix Emperor needed.

Furthermore, the Undying Emperor compared his own Dao and Dharma with those of the Blood Phoenix Emperor, thus summarizing the overlapping Dao and Dharma between them. These aspects naturally also contributed to the Blood Phoenix Emperor's cultivation progress.

To forge weapons, it is naturally necessary to combine internal and external methods for faster results. Therefore, the Undying Emperor also set up various grand formations to continuously nurture and temper the Blood Phoenix Emperor's Dao Weapon and its Phoenix Winged Gilded Halberd.

These grand formations combine the primordial power of the Primordial Ancient Mine, the primordial Dao Fire of the Undying Emperor, and his various methods. Some array patterns left here by the Limitless Great Heavenly Venerable were also activated by the Undying Emperor to help the Blood Phoenix Emperor cultivate.

Throughout this process, the Immortal Emperor observed and controlled the entire event.

The physical form that the Immortal Emperor will eventually become will only be more complex and powerful, so he must accumulate enough experience to avoid problems in the future.

(End of this chapter)