Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 299 Revisiting the Big Dipper
During his battles with the nine supreme beings, the Undying Emperor had come to realize that the human universe was indeed full of hidden talents and should not be underestimated.

After achieving enlightenment, he was even more astonished by the unfathomable strength of his master. Even now, with his path to Nirvana and immortality largely confirmed, he lacked the confidence to catch up with his master, the Limitless Heavenly Venerable. Under this series of shocks, much of the pride he held in his heart as a celestial being from the upper realm dissipated.

After all, the Immortal Emperor's talent was among the best in the Immortal Realm. If he hadn't fallen to the mortal world, he would probably be undefeated in that fragment of the Immortal Realm by now.

However, after arriving in the human universe, a world with conditions far worse than the shattered immortal realm, he encountered a series of formidable enemies. Even if the Undying Emperor was biased towards his homeland, he had to admit that the nine people he had defeated would have been top geniuses even in the immortal realm.

These events made the Immortal Emperor fully understand the principle that there are always people more capable than oneself, and therefore he completely abandoned all pride and complacency, striving for perfection and reaching the ultimate.

Although he had never met the three ancient mythical celestial beings—Yuanshi Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun—the fact that they could associate with his master, Wuji Tianzun, meant they were definitely not inferior. Even with the advantage of his Phoenix lineage bloodline, he probably wouldn't be able to surpass these pioneers.

Therefore, he naturally couldn't choose only the safest method, but rather the one with the greatest potential benefit. So, although it was theoretically possible to repeat Nirvana using the same method, the Immortal Emperor decided to abandon this shortcut.

This was also for the sake of the future. After learning the method to return to the Immortal Realm from Liang Yu, the Undying Emperor immediately thought of the other Celestial Venerables who had embarked on the path of Immortals in the Mortal World. There was a high probability that they would become Mortal Immortals before him and enter the Immortal Realm.

In order to gain sufficient weight in the future plan to restore the Immortal Realm and revitalize his own race, the Undying Emperor also needs to strive for greater achievements, thereby gaining greater influence in the future.

The reason why the Undying Emperor so desperately wanted to return to the Immortal Realm was actually for the sake of his clan. The Phoenix Clan had high hopes for him, not only using the clan's best resources to help him build his foundation, but also formulating the highest-level training plan.

It could be said that the Immortal Emperor was the greatest hope for this already declining race. Now that he has fallen to the mortal realm, it is foreseeable that the hope for the resurgence of his race has been extinguished once again. This is undoubtedly adding insult to injury for this ancient and declining race.

Although the Immortal Emperor wasn't a particularly sentimental person, he had a strong sense of belonging to the Phoenix Clan from which he originated. Therefore, for their sake, and for his own future, the Immortal Emperor strived for perfection.

After gathering his thoughts, the Immortal Emperor humbly sought guidance from Liang Yu, discussing the Dao and expounding the Dao. Liang Yu, now at the pinnacle of the Chaos Law, could answer all of the Immortal Emperor's questions with ease.

Even the Phoenix Treasure Technique was perfected by Liang Yu. When Liang Yu was refining the Phoenix Treasure Technique, he could hardly distinguish which one was the phoenix.

This debate lasted for hundreds of years. The Immortal Emperor consulted Liang Yu on various aspects, including Nirvana Transformation, Bloodline Constitution, Phoenix Treasure Technique, Nine Secrets, Primordial Spirit, Array Patterns, Elixir of Immortality, and so on. He benefited greatly from every field.

In this debate, although the Immortal Emperor's strength did not show significant improvement, his cultivation had increased immeasurably. It was during this debate that the Immortal Emperor truly came to accept his master's authority. This Great Celestial Venerable, symbolizing the foremost figure of the mythological era, was indeed a well-deserved title.

After the Immortal Emperor had exhausted all possible questions, he felt completely drained, his mind utterly blank. At this stage, his cultivation had indeed reached a point where further progress was virtually impossible.

Liang Yu naturally noticed his state, so he said, "It seems I have nothing more to teach you for the time being." The Immortal Emperor bowed respectfully and said goodbye, "Then I will take my leave. Master, I will come to ask you for guidance again in the future."

The moment the Undying Emperor stepped out of the Boundless Immortal Mountain, he sensed something amiss. He turned around and discovered that the aura of the Boundless Immortal Mountain had completely vanished. Although the immortal mountain was right in front of him, visible to the naked eye, he could not sense even the slightest trace of its presence.

In other words, if his master wanted to hide, even he, in his current state, couldn't find him. This once again made the Undying Emperor realize the gap in power. If he reached his fifth incarnation, would he possess such strength?
The Immortal Emperor shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and then took a step back into the universe.

Over these centuries, although the Immortal Emperor himself did not appear in the universe, his aura continued to merge more closely with the Heavenly Heart Mark, causing every corner of the universe to be shrouded in this Great Dao Mark that overwhelms all heavens.

Therefore, the universe remained in a period of calm for hundreds of years. After all, none of them dared to gamble on what the Emperor's thoughts were regarding the current situation. Now that the Immortal Emperor has reappeared, they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, this feeling of unease and uncertainty about the future is truly unbearable.

The Immortal Emperor had long harbored ideas about the future of the new era. His first stop was the North Star.

The general structure of the universe has now been largely determined. The Immortal Emperor's clan is far away in the Immortal Realm, so he doesn't need to occupy much territory. He only needs an ancient star as his base and to establish a Daoist temple.

The Big Dipper, which is still under development and has not been occupied by any race or force, is naturally an excellent choice.

After all, although this ancient star was born relatively late, it can definitely be considered one of the top ancient stars in the universe, with limitless potential. After all, the main continent of this ancient star was refined from the body of a Chaos Body, and the value of the Chaos Body goes without saying.

Long ago, when the Immortal Emperor was cultivating here, he had already decided to establish a supreme divine dynasty here in the future. Now that he has become the Emperor, it is naturally time to realize this goal.

Amidst the five-colored divine light illuminating all directions, the Undying Emperor arrived at the ancient star of the Big Dipper. He made no attempt to conceal his aura, nor did he deliberately create a stir. Before establishing his divine dynasty, he still needed to do some preparatory work.

Those races that had already established themselves and explored the Big Dipper, and even clashed with the Immortal Emperor in his youth, were all terrified upon sensing the Immortal Emperor's aura, fearing that he would seek revenge later.

However, the gap between the Immortal Emperor and them was already too great. Not to mention paying attention to them, the Immortal Emperor had almost forgotten that he had been hunted down by them.

(End of this chapter)