Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 302 Respected by All Races
Within the Big Dipper, the Seven Divine Generals, Ning Fei, Phoenix Maiden, Immortal Fire Saint Spirit, and their respective tribes were all settled around Purple Mountain. Under the Undying Emperor's great divine power to transform the world, countless earth veins changed, forming treasure lands. Although he didn't know Origin Techniques, with his cultivation level, these things were all done with ease.

He even set up countless grand formations to protect the Big Dipper, and ensured that each tribe's territory had its own array patterns, subtly connected to his core grand formation.

Under the transformation of the Immortal Emperor, a divine dynasty was born.

Then, the Immortal Emperor sent out invitations to the world, announcing that he would be holding a conference of all races on the Big Dipper, inviting all races of the universe to attend.

Under the Immortal Emperor's meticulous observation, every race in the universe, regardless of size, received an invitation. He used the invitation as a trigger to open a dimensional gate, allowing representatives of all races to gather on the North Star in an instant.

During this grand event, the Immortal Emperor formally established his own divine dynasty and began to formulate the future structure and rules of the universe. Of course, the Immortal Emperor did not directly rule over all races; his plan was more similar to the feudal system in the human world.

The Immortal Emperor himself is the supreme emperor, the master of the divine dynasty, revered by all races, and can command all races under heaven; the Immortal Fire Holy Spirit had an ambiguous relationship with the Immortal Emperor as early as the ultimate ancient road. Previously, the Immortal Emperor had even personally built a Phoenix Nest to show his goodwill, thus successfully inviting her to become the Immortal Empress, the second person in the divine dynasty.

The ten tribes he won over were the direct subordinates of the Divine Dynasty, holding central positions and serving as its backbone, responsible for suppressing rebellions and quelling disturbances. Of course, the Blood Phoenix lineage, due to the presence of the Immortal Fire Holy Spirit, could be considered a semi-in-law, subtly different from the other nine tribes.

Under the supervision of the Immortal Emperor, the myriad races of the universe established their own territories, dividing and ruling the vast universe. The lords of the myriad races would visit the Divine Dynasty to pay homage to the Immortal Emperor every so often, and they would also send their elite members to fill various important positions in the Divine Dynasty.

Although the Immortal Emperor did not directly control them, they had to obey whenever he issued a summons.

For the next several thousand years, the Immortal Emperor's fame resounded throughout the universe. The ten great tribes were invincible under his command, suppressing countless troublemakers who were dissatisfied with the Immortal Emperor's rule. The war that had lasted for ten thousand years was finally completely quelled under the Immortal Emperor's leadership, and the universe once again ushered in a period of stable peace.

Thus, all races in the universe were incorporated into this divine dynasty system, making it the true dominant force in the universe. The Undying Emperor also truly became the supreme deity revered by all races.

Over the years, the Seven Gods were sealed within the Divine Source by the Immortal Emperor in their later years, awaiting the future.

Of course, through years of arduous training and tempering, these seven divine generals have reached a level of enlightenment in a different way, though their realm is not profound. Even without the suppression of the Undying Emperor, their hope of attaining enlightenment is extremely slim. This is only the result of the Undying Emperor's great effort in nurturing them.

The Undying Emperor spared them for three reasons: first, out of old friendship; second, because although their talents were not as great as those of a prodigy like Ning Fei, they still possessed considerable potential in the superior environment of the Immortal Realm; and third, because they revered him as a god and had absolute loyalty.

Such a subordinate, possessing considerable potential and unwavering loyalty, is indeed hard to find. After all, the more talented a person is, the more individualistic and self-centered they are, and the harder it is to subdue them. Just like Ning Fei, the Undying Emperor expended so much effort but could only gain his friendship, not his loyalty.

Over these millennia, the Immortal Emperor even arranged a grand wedding for Ning Fei and the Phoenix Maiden, allowing them to finally be together, and personally presided over the ceremony. By this time, he had given up on trying to win over Ning Fei, treating the matter purely as that of an old friend. However, after the Divine Dynasty had essentially established its cosmic order, Ning Fei and the Phoenix Maiden retired as they had agreed with the Immortal Emperor, living in seclusion on that remote ancient star. Naturally, their race was entrusted to the Immortal Emperor's care.

Eight thousand five hundred years after the Immortal Emperor attained enlightenment, when he turned ten thousand years old, Ning Fei reached the end of this life. Although the Phoenix Maiden also reached the stage of alternative enlightenment, she was still quite far from achieving complete alternative enlightenment. Therefore, she reached old age first and was sealed in the Divine Source.

The Immortal Fire Saint Spirit, or rather, the first incarnation of the Undying Empress, also reached her end. After all, like Ning Fei, she achieved enlightenment through a completely unconventional method, with the potential to advance even further. Therefore, their lifespans were both approximately ten thousand years. After all, for those who achieve enlightenment through unconventional methods, a lifespan of ten thousand years is basically the limit.

Although the recipe for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill is little known in this era, the Undying Emperor, as a disciple of the Supreme Celestial Venerable, naturally knows the recipe.

Therefore, he ordered his subordinates to search all over the universe, gather the materials, and refine a batch of Nine-Turn Immortal Pills, so that Ning Fei and the Undying Empress could return to their peak and live another life.

After a moment's hesitation, the Undying Emperor also awakened the Seven Divine Generals, allowing them to be reborn through the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill and return to their peak. The Phoenix Maiden was also awakened by Ning Fei and consumed the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill.

The Immortal Emperor originally thought that the materials in the universe might be limited, and that not many Nine-Turn Immortal Pills could be made, which is why he put them all into a deep sleep.

But to his surprise, this search revealed that there were still quite a few alchemy materials. This was undoubtedly the result of the two Earth Immortals, the Celestial Venerable of Immortality and the Underworld Emperor, continuously repairing the Great Universe over the years. Although the Great Universe seemed unchanged, the variety of divine materials had indeed increased.

Therefore, the Undying Emperor no longer hesitated and collected almost all the relevant divine materials in the universe. With the help of the divine dynasty that ruled over all races in the universe, he didn't even need to personally search for these materials. As a result, the Seven Divine Generals and the Phoenix Maiden were also able to consume the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill.

These people's second life naturally ushered in another golden age for the Immortal Emperor Dynasty.

During these ten thousand years, the Immortal Emperor's prestige reached its peak, making him another supreme deity in the universe. In fact, due to the divine order he established, his rule was probably greater than that of any other celestial being from the mythological era.

Of course, this is because Liang Yu and Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, and Daode Tianzun did not establish similar forces. For one thing, the Heavenly Court in the original timeline was far more glorious and had greater power than this divine dynasty.

Even so, the Immortal Emperor still managed to amass a vast amount of faith power over these years. None of the Celestial Venerables of the Mythical Era, including Liang Yu, had conducted in-depth research into faith power. Therefore, the Immortal Emperor had to explore it himself.

He gathered these powers of faith and condensed them into a divine embryo.

(End of this chapter)