Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 870 One Against Three
Liang Yu originally had no expectations for the Immortal Realm Fragment; he simply regarded it as a tool to help cultivators in the mortal universe continue their path to immortality.

The fact that the future Immortal Emperor said there were no experts in the Immortal Realm comparable to the Mortal Immortals shows that there was indeed nothing noteworthy about the Immortal Realm at that time.

However, Liang Yu overlooked one point: the Immortal Emperor's arrival in the human universe was during the mythological era, and he had not returned to the Immortal Realm for millions of years afterward. Therefore, the Immortal Realm he knew was the Immortal Realm from millions of years ago. At that time, there were indeed no experts of the level of Red Dust Immortal in the fragments of the Immortal Realm, but that does not mean that no strong individuals were born in the fragments of the Immortal Realm in the years that followed. Gu Tuo was clearly a prodigy who emerged after the Immortal Emperor.

Although Gu Tuo became a True Immortal ahead of time in this timeline and did not go that far in the realm of humanity, his potential is still limitless, enough to make Liang Yu's eyes light up.

Even if he followed the traditional path of true immortality, given Gu Tuo's talent and strength, he was destined to achieve extraordinary success.

Liang Yu personally has a high opinion of him. Since he was able to keep up with the trio for quite some time in the original timeline without falling behind, his achievements in this timeline will certainly not be bad either.

In this way, he only needs to wait for Gu Tuo to become an immortal, and then bring him into his camp. As for the three true immortals, Liang Yu didn't take them seriously at all.

After all, between three veteran True Immortals who have been stuck in the True Immortal realm for millions of years without making a breakthrough, and a newly promoted True Immortal who is a quasi-Immortal Emperor, even a fool would know which to choose.

As Gu Tuo's ascension tribulation grew ever more immense, so too did his aura. Clearly, Gu Tuo was doing everything in his power to unleash his full potential. This was partly to achieve greater power, and partly to gain the approval of this mysterious Immortal King.

At this moment, the three True Immortals finally arrived before Liang Yu. Looking at this mysterious Immortal King, whose head was adorned with a pagoda and whose aura was powerful enough to overwhelm the entire Immortal Realm fragment, seemingly capable of destroying the heavens and earth and recreating the universe with a mere gesture, they immediately knelt down and said, "Greetings, Immortal King."

Liang Yu said calmly, "You are the leaders of this world?"

The three True Immortals immediately said, "No, how dare we talk about leadership in front of you? In our opinion, you are the leader that this Immortal Realm has been waiting for for countless years."

Liang Yu nodded slightly, seemingly quite satisfied, and said, "Originally, I planned to open up a new immortal realm to continue the path to immortality for other cultivators in my hometown. But seeing how good your attitude is, I will change my goal and restore the immortal realm as their continuation."

The three True Immortals were overjoyed upon hearing this. Although their status could no longer be maintained after the Immortal King repaired the Immortal Realm, being able to receive the care of an Immortal King meant they might have a chance to break through their stagnant cultivation levels.

So they immediately said, "We are willing to follow your lead."

Liang Yu nodded and asked, "Who is this person undergoing tribulation now?"

The three True Immortals immediately spoke up, saying, "This person is named Gu Tuo. He has always been unruly and disobedient. Now, he dares not kneel to welcome the Immortal King when he descends, but instead takes the opportunity to undergo tribulation. This is truly outrageous and immoral."

Liang Yu smiled slightly and said, "Do you have a grudge against this person who is undergoing tribulation?"

The three immortals immediately said, "Although we have some old grudges with him, we are acting entirely out of public interest and have no intention of showing favoritism."

"Yes, a king cannot be insulted. This person openly disregards the authority of the Immortal King and deserves to die."

Looking at the three True Immortals who were so eager to make him hostile towards Gu Tuo, Liang Yu couldn't help but smile: "Since you are so loyal, then I ask you to get rid of him, how about it?"

The three True Immortals exchanged glances, then immediately declared their stance clearly: "Since the Immortal King has given the order, how dare we disobey?"

In the distance, Gu Tuo's tribulation to become an immortal was nearing its end. His aura underwent a dramatic transformation, directly transforming him into an extraordinary and special True Immortal. Sensing the auras of these three True Immortals, Gu Tuo hurriedly moved towards them with the remaining traces of his tribulation, finally arriving before Liang Yu the very moment he achieved complete immortality.

He bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, senior."

The three immortals immediately said, "You are undergoing tribulation before the throne, yet you do not kneel before the king. Gu Tuo, what is your punishment?"

Before Gu Tuo could answer, Liang Yu raised his hand to signal the three True Immortals to shut up, and then said to Gu Tuo, "Judging from what just happened, you seem to lack any reverence for the Immortal King."

Gu Tuo said, "I'm just betting that someone who can become a Celestial King in the lower realm must be an unparalleled hero who won't bother with me over such trivial matters."

Liang Yu looked at him with interest: "What if I really wanted to kill you over such a trivial matter?"

Gu Tuo said, "Then the future of my Immortal Realm is destined to be bleak, and my life or death is no longer of any concern."

Liang Yu said, "Good, that's very ambitious. Here's what I'll do: I'll give you a chance."

"Gu Tuo, you will now fight those three. If you win, I will not only help you repair the Immortal Realm, but I will also support you in making various reforms to the Immortal Realm."

"But if you lose, then these three will be the masters of this Immortal Realm fragment from now on."

"This battle is crucial to the future development of the Immortal Realm Fragments, so you all need to work hard."

Upon hearing this, Gu Tuo immediately confronted the three True Immortals. Clearly, due to the interference of this mysterious Immortal King, their final battle had to be brought forward.

For Gu Tuo, this was undoubtedly a battle to verify his achievements and determine whether his ideal of transforming the Immortal Realm could be realized, so he had to do his best.

The same applies to these three True Immortals; their future rests entirely on the outcome of this battle.

With a flick of his finger, Liang Yu created a small world in the void. He then said, "This is a battle arena. Only one side can come out alive."

Seeing this, they no longer hesitated and immediately entered the battle platform. After all, things had come to this point, and they had no other choice but to do their best.

Seeing the four of them engage in a fierce battle, and Gu Tuo holding his own against three opponents, Liang Yu knew that his assessment was correct.

Thanks to Gu Tuo's extraordinary achievements in his previous cultivation, he directly skipped half a True Immortal realm as soon as he became a True Immortal, so the gap between him and these three was not that big.

Moreover, due to the difference in their talents, Gu Tuo can naturally unleash even stronger combat power when their cultivation levels are not too different.

Soon, the tide of battle turned, and Gu Tuo displayed his divine power, defeating all three True Immortals. For a newly ascended True Immortal to be able to defeat three veteran True Immortals single-handedly demonstrates his exceptional talent.

(End of this chapter)