Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 277 The Celestial Phoenix Descends Upon the Big Dipper

Ten thousand years passed in a flash. The Great Dao imprint of the Primordial Celestial Venerable completely dissipated, and the laws of the universe stabilized once again. A new era truly arrived.

Although there was only a gap of ten thousand years, in the eyes of most cultivators, the Nine Heavenly Venerables and the Immortal Sects had become history and were gradually becoming blurred.

Over these ten thousand years, without the suppression of the Primordial Celestial Lord, the universe slowly entered a turbulent and chaotic era. Countless powerful clans that had developed sufficient strength in the mythological era began to expand rapidly, and for a time, countless wars were raging throughout the universe, sparked by numerous races and forces.

Initially, the human race was able to gain the upper hand, but as the laws of heaven and earth continuously enhanced the bloodline power of various races, the human race had no choice but to give up large swathes of starry sky and shrink its sphere of influence.

Of course, the human race is still the largest race, but the current situation has become one superpower and many strong ones. Under the joint suppression of countless races, whether intentional or unintentional, the human race has naturally begun to struggle and has no choice but to make continuous concessions.

It was under these circumstances that a glorious era began to dawn. Under the impetus of the laws of heaven and earth, all races in the universe began to experience a surge of growth, and countless prodigies with bloodline power far surpassing that of the past emerged. Among these people were many geniuses with the potential to attain enlightenment, who wanted to make their races great again.

For a moment, the stars in the universe shone brightly, reflecting each other and jointly proclaiming the vibrant energy of the new era.

Among the myriad races of the universe, regardless of strength, each has begun to wholeheartedly cultivate the prodigies emerging from their own race, hoping they can carve out a new future for their people. After all, although the current situation in the universe remains chaotic, it is actually unlikely to change much.

Although those powerful races are constantly at odds, they have begun to define their spheres of influence and are showing signs of moving towards stability.

The current situation is that whichever race produces a Dao Prover first will gain absolute dominance. For strong races, this means stabilizing and expanding their power; for weak races, it's their only hope for a comeback. As long as one Dao Prover emerges, even the weakest race will become a top-tier power in the universe.

And the main characters of this era began to descend into the universe one by one.

The Big Dipper is an ancient star formed by the Boundless Heavenly Venerable from the body of the Chaos King Bo, and it only took shape in the later period of the mythological era. For most of the years that followed, this ancient star was uninhabited.

It wasn't until the time of Yuanshi Tianzun that various races began migrating from the stars to this place. Of course, due to a series of combined influences, a large number of humans were among these immigrants, which was quite different from the original world.

In the original timeline, this ancient planet was virtually uninhabitable in its early stages when it began to become habitable. It wasn't until later in the Primordial Era that humans emerged from the Five-Colored Altar in the Forbidden Wasteland and arrived on this ancient planet.

This is why, even though the human race has produced two emperors, Taiyin and Taiyang, the human race on the Big Dipper is still shallow in foundation and unable to fight against other races. Therefore, they have always been in dire straits and are often used as food.

Perhaps it was under these circumstances that the demon-human Dongfang Taiyi placed his hopes on simultaneously cultivating the Sun Scripture and the Moon Scripture, aiming to achieve yin-yang harmony, defy fate, and become emperor, thereby changing the destiny of humanity. The result, of course, was not good; it directly led him to a mental breakdown.

However, Dongfang Taiyi, who later regained his senses and gradually followed this path, did indeed demonstrate the potential to attain enlightenment. Therefore, this path of cultivating both scriptures and harmonizing Yin and Yang truly was a path to enlightenment. Of course, Dongfang Taiyi's radicalism stemmed from the sheer number of ancient races in the Big Dipper at that time. Other races were manageable, as royal families were also concentrated there, along with countless ancient imperial soldiers. The only way to completely change this situation was to attain enlightenment and become an emperor.

The reason so many royal families migrated to the Big Dipper during the Primordial Era was twofold: firstly, because the Big Dipper was the place where the Immortal Emperor established his divine dynasty, revered by all races; and secondly, because most of the Primordial Emperors foresaw that the Path to Immortality would soon open on the Big Dipper. Later, during the Desolate Ancient Era, so many great emperors came here and left their legacy, also because they had foreseen this Path to Immortality.

Of course, although various races have gathered on the Big Dipper, none of them have developed into any particularly powerful forces; they are still in the accumulation phase. In other words, the various races that have come here are all busy with their own land reclamation, and there is no reason for conflict to arise. After all, this ancient star is quite large, with abundant unique terrain and resources, which are of no concern to them.

It was under these circumstances that the Immortal Emperor of later generations, or perhaps he should be called Huang Tian at this time, descended upon the Big Dipper. Of course, he was thrown here from the Wuji Immortal Mountain by Liang Yu.

Huang Tian opened his eyes and found that he had been unsealed from the divine source. Moreover, he was no longer in the Wuji Immortal Mountain filled with chaotic energy, but had come to an ancient star of life.

He was somewhat dazed, as if his previous encounter with the Supreme Celestial Venerable and becoming his disciple had all happened in a dream. He had no idea when he was unsealed, nor when he had been moved here.

If it weren't for the ancient scripture and secret technique that had appeared in his mind, he wouldn't have been able to be sure whether those things had actually happened.

This secret technique is naturally the Dou Zi Secret, the number one technique in combat. With this technique, Huang Tian can greatly facilitate learning and combining other techniques, and create his own secret techniques.

Although Huang Tian is from the Phoenix Clan of the Immortal Realm, she can perfectly master this technique. This is the biggest advantage of the Nine Secrets compared to all other secret techniques. Except for the Xingzi Secret, which requires two legs, the Nine Secrets are not picky about race or physique. They value comprehension more.

As for that ancient scripture, it was naturally a foundation-building scripture that Liang Yu tailored for Huang Tian based on the Phoenix Treasure Technique. This ancient scripture did not contain any forbidden secret techniques, but in addition to cultivation, it could also maximize the development of his Phoenix lineage's bloodline power.

The scriptures and secret techniques left behind by Liang Yu were intended to prevent hindering the growth of this future immortal emperor. He should create his own methods and forge his own path, so he will build the most solid foundation for Huang Tian.

Huang Tian stood up and looked around, finding the place still barren and devoid of any life-giving substances. However, his heart was still filled with lofty ambitions.

With his top-tier bloodline power in the Phoenix Clan for at least millions of years, proving the Dao in such a barren universe would be a piece of cake.

Since returning to the Immortal Realm is impossible in the short term, let's create miracles in this universe and usher in a new era. If we can defy the heavens and become immortals in this Dharma-ending Age, we can surpass everyone in the fragment of the Immortal Realm from which we originated.

(End of this chapter)