Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 885 Freshmen
After expressing his feelings, the fat Taoist priest adjusted his mood and stopped dwelling on the past. After all, he would experience similar things more than once in the future, and if he couldn't let go of past feelings every time, he would never be able to achieve immortality.

So the fat Taoist immediately got up, preparing to break through the soil to come to the outside world, and then make some arrangements for his future based on the current state of the human universe and the ancient star, so that his cultivation in the new life would be smoother.

After all, after activating the rebirth, he must sever everything within an hour, leaving only a profound skill to protect his body, so that he can start a complete rebirth.

But the moment he emerged, he was so startled that he stumbled and fell to the ground. There, in front of him, were two familiar faces staring at him without moving.

"Ghost! Wuji, I haven't even had a chance to dig up your grave or open your tomb yet, why are you coming to find me first?"

"Good disciple, even if you miss me, you can't turn into a ghost and come to block my way, can you? Why don't you go back first, and I'll come to see you again when I'm ready!"

The fat Taoist priest couldn't help but let out a bloodcurdling scream, and for a moment he was somewhat incoherent.

Liang Yu flashed a bright smile, revealing his gleaming white teeth, and said, "Don't worry, I'm not dead yet."

Upon emerging from seclusion at this moment, Yuanshi Tianzun, who had just begun his rebirth, laughed and said, "Master, is this the first thing you said to me? It really hurts me."

The fat Taoist swallowed hard and said, "It's been almost two million years, and you're still alive? Have you already become immortals?"

After calming down, he naturally relied on his amazing intuition to perceive that the person in front of him did not seem to be dead.

The fat Taoist priest who crawled out of the ground was naturally Duan De, or rather, the Lord of the Underworld. From the end of the mythological era to the present, after nearly two million years of nurturing and transformation, he finally began a new life.

Compared to others, this time span is indeed too outrageous. After all, during this period, Liang Yu had already become a Mortal Immortal, even reaching the pinnacle of immortality, and finally breaking through to the Immortal King level, and becoming an unparalleled giant among Immortal Kings.

Meanwhile, the other three, such as Yuanshi Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun, are already infinitely close to becoming Immortal Kings and will soon succeed.

The Underworld Lord, who was once considered on par with them, has now only begun a new life, and his path to immortality is still far off. But this is his method of becoming an immortal in the mortal world.

Although it takes a long time, it is extremely stable. Not only can it ensure steady progress, but no matter what bottlenecks you encounter, you can continue to break through as long as you sleep for a while. At least that was the case before becoming a Red Dust Immortal.

If he hadn't been so close to Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun in this timeline, as well as Ye Fan, Ruthless Emperor, and Wushi Emperor in the original timeline, his Red Dust Immortal Technique would actually have been quite unique, and he wouldn't have had that terrible feeling of being far behind others in every aspect.

If it were any cultivator from the myriad realms, they would certainly be willing to spend millions of years to attain a Mortal Immortal Dao Fruit. After all, compared to such an achievement, spending a little more time is nothing.

Clearly, after experiencing the Netherworld Lord's life, his transformation method has finally become perfect. The memory crystal and the protective profound technique are all ready. His transformation should become faster and faster in the future, which is naturally closely related to the various changes brought about by Liang Yu.

However, no matter how much his speed increases, he has already fallen far behind Liang Yu, Yuanshi Tianzun, and others.

As early as when Duan De had just begun this life, Liang Yu had specially ended his seclusion to come and see him. After all, this was likely the last time he would see Duan De for a very long time to come.

Although Duan De was now on the right track and his transformation would only accelerate in the future, with each interval unlikely to be as long as the nearly two million years that had passed, it would still take him over a million years to become a Mortal Immortal. By then, Liang Yu might have already broken through to the King level and become an Emperor. Therefore, this farewell to his Daoist friend, with whom he had recently become an ally, was still quite significant for Liang Yu.

As for Yuanshi Tianzun, he is actually on the verge of becoming a Celestial King, and his Celestial King Tribulation has already begun to gestate in the void beyond the realm.

He also considered that he and this cheap master would probably not have the chance to meet again for a long time after this meeting, so he tried his best to suppress his Immortal King Tribulation and came to meet him.

After hearing Duan De's words, Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun exchanged a smile, and then Liang Yu said, "You could say that you've become an immortal, but only an immortal king."

The Primordial Celestial Venerable also said, "My great tribulation as an Immortal King has not yet begun, so I am indeed still a mortal immortal."

Upon hearing this, Duan De was stunned.

What the heck? Celestial Kings? Are they even human? How come they've become Celestial Kings in less than two million years?

Thinking about his seemingly endless path to immortality in the mortal world, Duan De's mentality began to crumble, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

After a long pause, he finally managed to utter, "Congratulations."

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist, if you become rich and powerful, don't forget me. I will wait for the day when you fight alongside me."

Yuanshi Tianzun patted him on the shoulder and said, "Disciple need not be inferior to master, and master need not be superior to disciple. Master, you should be proud of me."

Duan De was filled with mixed feelings, but since he had a one-hour time limit, he immediately put aside these complicated thoughts, rolled his eyes and said, "Did you come here just to tell me this? I have to kill everything within an hour and leave only one profound skill to protect my body. I don't have time to listen to you showing off."

"Sigh, it seems I won't have the chance to dig up your graves."

Although somewhat frustrated, he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy after clearing his mind of distractions. This time, his fellow Daoists had not only survived the passage of time, but had also reached a point where they were no longer troubled by birth, aging, sickness, and death. This was naturally a good thing for him, who had experienced more than one separation from loved ones.

Liang Yu, who had already become a Celestial King, and Yuanshi Tianzun, who was only one step away from becoming a Celestial King, could easily see through Duan De's magic. Therefore, they didn't say anything more and directly began to say goodbye.

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist, please go now. If there is an opportunity, I will come to see you off again."

Yuanshi Tianzun also said, "Master, take care. We will meet again in the future."

Duan De didn't say much, but simply cupped his hands and disappeared into the mortal world. Soon, all his cultivation, memories, origin, and physique were completely severed and scattered into the Samsara Seal.

Subsequently, under the protection of a portion of the power released from the celestial artifact, the Heavenly Nether Treasure, he began a completely new life.

(End of this chapter)