Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 921 Discussion
After the two finished discussing this matter, Zhang Bairen couldn't help but ask, "When exactly will Master emerge from seclusion? Compared to the other seniors, he seems to be progressing much slower. Will there be any problems?"

Dao Huang fell silent upon hearing this, but then said, "There's no need to worry. Although I no longer have a deep connection with Senior Brother Daode, the Vajra Bracelet and the Eight Trigrams Furnace are still closely linked to him. If he really has some problems with his cultivation, then these two immortal artifacts will definitely show some unusual activity."

"Furthermore, if there is a real problem, then this Great Luo Immortal Mountain will probably undergo changes, and we will all be caught in the crossfire, and it is unlikely that we will be completely unaware."

"And don't forget, Wuji Tianzun, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun are all Immortal Kings. They have a very close relationship with Senior Brother Daode. If Senior Brother really has a problem, they will naturally come to check on him and save him."

"Since there have been no unusual occurrences over the years, it seems that Senior Brother Daode's cultivation has been progressing smoothly without any problems."

Zhang Bairen couldn't help but say, "But, it's been over ten thousand years since the Great Celestial Venerable became a Celestial King, such a long time..."

Dao Huang shook his head and laughed, "What's a few hundred thousand years? Even for a mortal immortal, that's insignificant, let alone Senior Brother Dao De who's about to become an Immortal King!"

"For a Celestial King who can autonomously evolve a complete world, tens of thousands of years is but a blink of an eye. However, given your current level, it is indeed difficult for you to imagine what a Celestial King's world is like, and so am I."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bairen recalled the astonishing powers of the Immortal King. As a Daoist who was still limited by his environment and unable to achieve immortality or become an immortal, he naturally found it difficult to see things from the Immortal King's perspective, which is why he felt uneasy. This is a case of being too concerned to think clearly.

Under the Emperor's persuasion, Zhang Bairen naturally felt relieved.

Although Dao Huang wasn't entirely confident, he had met the Celestial Venerable of Morality before his seclusion and had a general sense of his power. Therefore, even without any news, Dao Huang remained extremely calm and had full confidence in the Celestial Venerable of Morality.

Therefore, he only hesitated slightly before putting aside all his worries about the Moral Celestial.

Zhang Bairen said, "The gap between me and the Celestial King is still too great. I can hardly imagine things at this level. The Celestial King, what a powerful being that is."

Dao Huang said, "According to the information left by Senior Brother Dao De, the most crucial thing to becoming a Celestial King or even a higher level of existence is to create the cultivation system that best suits oneself, or to cultivate a certain system to its extreme."

"The Chaotic Ancient Technique you cultivate is an incomplete system. If you can perfect it completely, becoming a Celestial King is not impossible. So, don't slack off."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bairen couldn't help but feel a surge of ambition, which he quickly suppressed, erasing all the fleeting thoughts that had arisen within him.

Despite the existence of more complete secret realm techniques and systems from those immortal kings, Zhang Bairen still chose the Chaotic Ancient Technique, firstly because this system suited him, and secondly because he cultivated it with the ambition of perfecting this system.

After stabilizing his Dao heart, Zhang Bairen immediately said, "Indeed, the road ahead is long and arduous, and we dare not slacken our efforts for even a moment."

Then, with a hint of curiosity, he asked, "Uncle Daohuang, what path do you intend to take in the future?"

The Dao Emperor said, "We don't know yet. It depends on the results of my next transformation."

"If I have a chance to become a Mortal Immortal, then the road ahead will naturally be smooth. If not, then I might do something else. Or perhaps..." Although there was no definitive answer, the Dao Emperor wasn't very confident about becoming a Mortal Immortal. Let alone just continuing to transform life after life, even with the availability of life-giving materials, most Dao-proving individuals only have a few hundred thousand years of effective cultivation time. After that, they reach their limit, and any longer would just be a waste of time; it would be virtually impossible to continue growing.

After all, becoming a mortal immortal isn't something that can be achieved simply by spending time.

However, when he thought about the path he would have to choose after failing to become a mortal immortal, Dao Huang couldn't help but think of one person: the Sun Saint Emperor.

In fact, the Sun Saint Emperor is quite representative. He is the kind of Daoist who has the ability to live several times in reverse and whose overall performance far surpasses that of ordinary Daoists, but he does not have the potential to become a Mortal Immortal. Under normal circumstances, he would not be able to break through this chasm even if he cultivated for another million years.

However, the Sun Emperor was clearly not resigned to his fate. After realizing that he could not become a mortal immortal in either the mortal world or the strange world, he chose to become an earth immortal, hoping to draw inspiration from this special state and ultimately achieve an ultimate transformation so that even if he could not become a mortal immortal, he would become an existence comparable to a mortal immortal.

Now that we have reached this point in time, the Sun Emperor has already achieved some results, and his deeds are obviously of great inspiration to the Dao Emperor.

After all, if he cannot become a mortal immortal, then the path of the Sun Saint Emperor is also suitable for the Dao Emperor. He can use the Great Luo Immortal Mountain to cultivate into an Earth Immortal and try to achieve the most powerful results in the human realm and the realm that rivals the True Immortal.

In particular, the Dao Emperor had previously considered whether Zhang Bairen would also follow this path, so he could not regard the Great Luo Immortal Mountain as his own and turn it into his own Earthly Immortal Realm.

But now that Zhang Bairen has made it clear that he cannot embark on the path of becoming an Earth Immortal, it means that he has withdrawn from the matter of inheriting this wondrous land.

Although the master of Mount Daluo is the Celestial Venerable of Morality, he has not only become a mortal immortal but will soon become a Celestial King, so this wondrous place is of no use to him.

Under these circumstances, it is virtually impossible to find another Daoist with a high degree of compatibility with the Great Luo Immortal Mountain to walk the path of Earth Immortal.

Therefore, Dao Huang is indeed ready to embark on the path of Earth Immortal at any time, and no one should be able to stop him in the future.

Of course, this is something that can only be determined after the Dao Emperor has lived through his seventh incarnation.

Zhang Bairen naturally guessed what Dao Huang meant by what he hadn't finished saying, so he said, "Since Uncle-Master is so insightful, then we don't need to say anything more."

Then, Dao Huang and Zhang Bairen said their goodbyes and continued their own cultivation.

Dao Huang remained focused on himself, seeking a method to unify all his achievements with this Reincarnation Seal as the core, and ultimately sublimate them into one. Zhang Bairen, on the other hand, continued to research the method of immortal transformation.

Of course, he also took the time to use his close connection with the Great Luo Immortal Mountain to comprehend the laws within the Bodhi Ancient Tree. This was one of the possible methods for his transformation, and trying it out in advance would help him in his later cultivation.

(End of this chapter)