The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 216 The Immortal Golden Body Proves the Dao
Mingxuan regulated his breathing for a while until his injuries were almost fully recovered.

"Now that I have achieved the Golden Body, I should go to the ancestral star to see if there is an opportunity to attain enlightenment."

Having achieved the Great Perfection of the Indestructible Golden Body, Mingxuan naturally wanted to go further and attain the Supreme Emperor position. However, since ancient times, no one has ever been able to attain the Indestructible Golden Body, and Mingxuan had no confidence in his ability to achieve this.

However, compared to himself, the Golden Body Ancestral Star has produced many Great Completion Golden Bodies, so there might be some clues.

With this in mind, Mingxuan no longer hesitated and immediately headed towards the ancestral star of the indestructible golden body.

Several days later, Mingxuan's figure appeared near the Golden Body Ancestral Star.

"Is this the ancestral star of the indestructible golden body?" Mingxuan looked at the golden star before him and could sense a familiar aura, as if he had returned to his hometown. He had only experienced this feeling on the ancient primordial star.

Just as Mingxuan was feeling sentimental, a gentle voice came to his ear.

“Child, you have finally arrived. We have been waiting for you for a long time.”

Inside a golden temple somewhere.

Mingxuan sat cross-legged in the main hall. Before them were three imposing figures, their golden light intertwined, exuding a sacred aura.

"Young friend, we have been watching you ever since you first showed your talent in the starry sky. Congratulations on achieving the Golden Body."

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man on the left, with a dignified face and an aura similar to Mingxuan's; he was also a fully-fledged golden body.

"I must thank all the seniors for their help, otherwise it would have taken me a long time to achieve great success." Mingxuan said modestly.

When he was just beginning to show his talent, the Undying Golden Body lineage contacted him and gave him a lot of help, including the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, which was also a gift from the Golden Body lineage.

“We are both of the same lineage of golden bodies, so thanking you would be too formal.” The Great Completion Golden Body on the right spoke, its voice gentle, revealing it to be a rare female golden body.

For the Undying Golden Body lineage, although Mingxuan did not come from the Golden Body Ancestral Star, he was still trustworthy. Apart from that technique, he held almost no secrets.

Mingxuan was naturally aware of these things, which is why he felt a good impression of the Golden Body lineage and treated them with the respect due to a junior.

For a time, the entire Golden Hall was filled with laughter and joy, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

"Seniors, I have a question I would like to ask you." Mingxuan cupped his hands in greeting.

"You want to ask how to attain enlightenment, right?" the old man in the middle spoke up, seemingly having seen through Mingxuan's thoughts.

“Indeed, I would like to ask how we, with our indestructible golden bodies, can attain enlightenment.” Ming Xuan nodded slightly.

For a cultivator, immortality is too ethereal and elusive; throughout countless ancient histories, only a handful of people have attained it. But the supreme path is different; almost every tens of thousands of years, someone successfully attains it.

As a cultivator, Mingxuan naturally also wanted to attain enlightenment.

However, since he achieved the perfection of his golden body, he could sense that the barrier in front of him was even more indestructible than immortal gold. Even if he used all his means, he felt that he could not break through that barrier.

"Alas, let alone you, even the Undying Golden Body doesn't want to attain enlightenment. But as you know, our physiques are special, and the shackles of the Imperial Path are too heavy. Historically, no Undying Golden Body has ever attained enlightenment." The old man sighed.

Let alone Mingxuan, a cultivator who has just achieved the Golden Body, even he, a being with flawless crimson blood and a perfect Golden Body, could not shake that shackle.

Even he once doubted that the indestructible golden body might not be able to attain enlightenment.

“The Golden Body is on par with the Overlord Body, and the Overlord Body can prove the Dao, proving that this shackle is not insurmountable. I do not believe that the Golden Body cannot prove the Dao.” Mingxuan’s eyes were firm.

Apart from the Chu family's lineage of Overlord Body, the lineage of Overlord Body Ancestral Star has performed poorly, and it has almost always been at the bottom in the battles against the Golden Body lineage.

Including this generation, another prodigy from the lineage of the Overlord Ancestral Star has emerged, but he is no match for Mingxuan.

For a moment, no one spoke in the Golden Hall. Whether it was the Golden Body Ancestral Star lineage or Mingxuan, they all naturally longed to attain enlightenment. Unfortunately, most of the former had their edges smoothed out in reality and no longer aspired to attain enlightenment.

After a long silence, the old man in the middle spoke again, “In our Golden Body lineage, there is a special technique called ‘Nine Revolutions Golden Body’. There has always been a rumor in the clan that if one can cultivate the Golden Body to the ninth revolution, one will have the possibility of attaining enlightenment. However, since ancient times, no one has ever completed the Nine Revolutions Golden Body.”

Upon hearing this, Mingxuan's expression brightened, and he became excited. He had thought his trip would be fruitless, but he hadn't expected to hear such news.

"Senior, I wonder if you could teach me the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique? I'd like to try it out." Mingxuan spoke frankly, without hiding his thoughts.

"This technique is very dangerous. Each stage of cultivation is akin to a life-or-death rebirth. Since obtaining this technique, only Ancestor Yuming has ever cultivated it to the eighth stage."

"But even an amazing ancestor like Yuming encountered problems while attempting to break through to the ninth level and died on the spot. Since then, the Golden Body lineage has only been able to cultivate this technique up to the seventh level at most, and no one has ever reached the eighth level, let alone the ninth." The old man's tone became increasingly heavy.

Since obtaining the "Nine Revolutions Golden Body" technique, countless members of the Golden Body lineage have attempted to cultivate it, but very few have achieved any success. Moreover, each attempt to advance through a revolution carries a high probability of death, making the risk too high. This is why the Undying Golden Body lineage did not pass on this technique to Mingxuan.

"Senior, I want to give it a try. Perhaps I can cultivate this technique to the ninth level." Mingxuan persisted, refusing to back down.

For him, this might be the most important opportunity he could ever have, and he wouldn't give up any chance he might have. After all, there was an ancient celestial being watching him from the shadows.

Mingxuan didn't know if this Eternal Celestial Venerable would still target him, or even his family. He didn't want to gamble; he wanted to become as powerful as possible, ideally achieving the Dao and becoming an emperor.

Only in this way can he deal with the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, or even turn the tables and take control.

"Alright, alright! Since you insist on this, it would seem a bit heartless of us. However, you must be careful when you reach the seventh stage of cultivation. Do not rush blindly, lest you fail at the last hurdle."

The old man sighed, waved his hand, and hundreds of golden divine characters of the Great Dao floated in the void, revealing endless mysteries.

With Mingxuan's current cultivation level of the Great Perfection Golden Body, the first six stages should not pose too much of a threat to him.

However, the last three transformations are the most crucial. Each transformation is equivalent to a small evolution of the physique, and the strength will increase accordingly.

……

Centuries later, the suppression of the Great Dao by the Sun Saint Emperor completely dissipated, and the opportunity to attain the Dao reappeared.

This is a brand new era, and the human realm has fallen into an unprecedented period of turmoil. Countless geniuses have emerged, some of whom have been self-proclaimed since the time of the Immortal Phoenix Emperor, some since the time of the two Holy Emperors Taiyin and Taiyang, and some are geniuses born in this era.

The accumulated power of hundreds of thousands of years bursts forth in this era, a constellation of stars vying for the throne.

In an instant, the entire human realm was filled with the smoke of battle, and every now and then one could see those who were about to attain enlightenment fighting each other, their blood illuminating the universe.

This is a battle for the Dao, and no one is willing to give up. Especially since this era is different from the past, there are no old things returning against the heavens, nor are there any superhuman beings like immortal spirits. Whether they are the pride of the old era or the talents of the new era, everyone has the possibility of successfully proving the Dao.

In their quest for the ultimate imperial throne, these prodigies disregarded personal gain and loss, fighting fiercely until the heavens and earth seemed to darken and the sun and moon lost their light.

Fortunately, most of their battles take place on the ancient star road, rarely affecting the major star regions.

As the fighting intensified, some prodigies, in their quest for victory, resorted to any means necessary, even attacking the blood relatives of their rivals.

This situation was naturally not permitted by the world, so the major powers joined forces to destroy that prodigy and the forces behind him, which gradually calmed things down.

Having learned from past mistakes, those prodigies dared not harbor any more crooked thoughts and honestly competed in the starry sky.

For three thousand years, the battles at the Ultimate Imperial Pass never ceased, and no one ever came to a conclusion.

During this period, some people naturally tried to trigger the tribulation of enlightenment. At first, those geniuses didn't care much, but gradually they seemed to realize that something was wrong.

The tribulation mark of the Sun Saint Emperor doesn't seem to be as strong as the previous two. If we continue to let that prodigy undergo the tribulation, there might actually be a chance for him to attain enlightenment.

Upon discovering this, the prodigies could no longer sit still and took action to interrupt that prodigy's tribulation.

From that moment on, the entire Ultimate Imperial Pass descended into complete chaos. The prodigies went mad; this was the closest they had ever come to achieving enlightenment. Anyone who dared to attempt to trigger the tribulation of enlightenment would inevitably be attacked by the masses.

Just when the world thought this situation would continue, Mingxuan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly rushed into the battlefield, facing off against the geniuses of the eight wastelands with an invincible attitude, defeating all his competitors and fighting until no one dared to stand in the sky anymore.

After the bloody battle across the eight wastelands, Mingxuan finally accumulated enough foundation and cultivated the Nine Revolutions Golden Body to the legendary ninth revolution in one go.

"I should now be ready to attain enlightenment."

Mingxuan sensed the powerful energy within his body. This energy did not originate from him, but from his bloodline, and its source was an incredible being.

With each revolution of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body cultivation, this bloodline would also revitalize to a certain extent. Until the Golden Body underwent nine revolutions, the bloodline within him finally reached a certain level of strength.

With the blessing of his bloodline, Mingxuan felt that he was now terrifyingly strong, and believed that his combat power was no less than that of a perfect Daoist.

Without the slightest hesitation, Mingxuan decisively began to break through the shackles within his body. His five secret realms glowed, and their energy shook the heavens.

The seemingly indestructible shackles that he once faced shattered in an instant, and the next moment, his energy was resonated with by the heavens and earth.

Rumble!
Boundless tribulation light converged, and the great tribulation of attaining enlightenment hung in the heavens and earth. Endless laws surged in the tribulation clouds, tearing the universe apart.

The indestructible golden body is about to attain enlightenment!

(End of this chapter)