Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 505 Agreement
The choice of the Emperor of Light was not unexpected by the cultivators of all races in the human universe.

The mythical era has passed. Although the Nine-Turn Immortal Elixir has not been completely eradicated, very few people possess the formula, and even the elixir of immortality is now extremely difficult to find. To achieve a transformation and reverse one's fate is even more challenging.

Aside from figures like the Supreme Celestial Venerable of the previous era, the Primordial Celestial Venerable, the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable, the Moral Celestial Venerable, and the Immortal Emperor of this era, it is extremely rare for other Daoists to achieve a single instance of reversal of life.

Therefore, it's perfectly normal that the Emperor of Light cannot reverse his life. It's already quite remarkable that he was able to live a second life thanks to the elixir of immortality.

Ascension is clearly the goal pursued by every cultivator. After all, it means becoming an immortal and achieving eternal life.

Therefore, the departure of the Emperor of Light did not surprise the cultivators of the human universe, nor did it cause much turmoil.

After all, the Alliance of All Races has been a very stable organization over the years.

Even after the departure of the Emperor of Light, with no one to lead the law enforcers and no one to make the final decision at the gathering of all races, these races will eventually begin to disintegrate due to conflicts of interest. But at least for now, this organization can still function healthily.

However, under the instructions of the Light Emperor, the Light God Clan began to gradually withdraw from the core of the Alliance of All Races and the Enforcers ahead of schedule. With the Light Emperor's various contingency plans in place, they could protect their people and continue to grow stronger without participating in the power struggles.

As for the races of those who had once strongly supported the Emperor of Light, the Emperor of Light rewarded them handsomely after he attained enlightenment.

Before leaving, the Bright Emperor not only helped them arrange many backup plans such as Imperial Path Array Patterns and Quasi-Imperial Weapons to ensure their safety, but also hinted that they should not covet the core power in the Alliance of Ten Thousand Races, so as not to be affected and harmed by the possible storms.

However, not all races are willing to give up the enormous profits at hand. With the foundation left by the Light Emperor, they are even bolder and more eager to seize power and profit.

Although the Emperor of Light had anticipated this, he could not change the minds of others. Therefore, he could only ensure that he did his utmost to benevolent and righteous, but he could not prevent them from bringing about their own destruction.

From then on, the human universe began to slowly become restless, and the Alliance of All Races began to brew various conflicts, which were about to set off another great chaos.

Time flies, and ten thousand years have passed in a flash. The Great Dao Imprint of the Bright Emperor has completely disappeared.

Even after the era of the Emperor of Light, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth in this human universe remained inactive, and there were even signs of further deterioration.

Clearly, this low point in the human universe will not be so easy to overcome.

Fortunately, the human universe has not been continuously damaged over the years, but has begun to slowly repair itself at an imperceptible rate. Therefore, this period of decline is not so severe that even mid-level cultivators are restricted, and the human universe has not been too desolate.

After experiencing the arduous journey of the Bright Emperor's ascension to the Dao, those arrogant geniuses who wanted to challenge high-difficulty dungeons also witnessed its difficulty. Therefore, they honestly chose to avoid this life.

Therefore, although the Great Dao Imprint of the Bright Emperor has dissipated, there are still not many highly talented cultivators in the universe.

However, this was also a kind of luck, after all, someone had been waiting for this opportunity for many years. After the Great Dao Imprint of the Bright Emperor dissipated, he was born directly, triggering the Great Tribulation of Proving the Dao.

This person was none other than Qitian, who had once clashed with the Emperor of Light, but ultimately fell behind him when he attempted to leap to the final level of the Quasi-Emperor realm, and thus failed to attain enlightenment.

After the Emperor of Light triggered the Great Tribulation of Enlightenment, Qitian had no hope of attaining enlightenment and should have sealed himself away to await the next life.

However, Qitian was at a crucial stage in his cultivation at that time, so even after the Bright Emperor attained enlightenment, Qitian did not stop his cultivation but continued to accumulate knowledge.

Ultimately, Qitian completed his final leap two hundred years later than the Emperor of Light. By then, the Emperor of Light had already attained enlightenment and begun to build the Alliance of Myriad Races.

However, Qitian did not end his cultivation. Instead, he continued his cultivation despite the dual restrictions of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth not being visible and the suppression of the myriad paths dominated by the Emperor of Light.

Clearly, under these circumstances, it would be extremely difficult for Qitian to make any progress.

Therefore, even after Qitian had accumulated sufficient resources, he spent another three hundred years consolidating them before finally achieving a preliminary state of alternative enlightenment during his tribulation. However, Qitian did not stop there; instead, he continued his cultivation. Through these years of cultivation and travel, Qitian became aware of the existence of a completely alternative state of enlightenment.

So he set his sights on this step.

For the next two thousand years, he continued to explore the realm of alternative paths to enlightenment. No matter how the outside world changed, he focused solely on his own spiritual practice.

Finally, the seven-thousand-year-old Qitian reached a state of completely unconventional enlightenment. He chose to seal himself away and emerge to prove his Dao when the aura of the Bright Emperor's Great Dao dissipated.

But just then, the Emperor of Light arrived. The two, who were both enemies and friends, had one last conversation.

Upon seeing the now-ruling Emperor of Light, Qi Tian was filled with fighting spirit. He said, "Emperor of Light, although you are the one who attained enlightenment, while I can only achieve it in a different way, I have not yet lost. I want to challenge you and see if you can truly be invincible after attaining enlightenment."

In their three encounters, they had one win, one loss, and one draw, with the final result determined by the fact that the Bright Emperor's cultivation speed was faster. Therefore, Qi Tian naturally did not concede defeat.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Light laughed and said, "Brother Qitian, you are still so pure and devoted to the Dao. However, I do not intend to fight you, at least not now."

Qi Tian asked, "Why?"

The Emperor of Light said, "Because my realm is higher than yours, this is an unfair victory."

Qi Tian couldn't help but say, "Do you intend to postpone our battle until after ascension?"

The Emperor of Light said, "No, before I ascend, I will leave behind a dharma body, which I will nurture with the power of faith. When you attain enlightenment, this divine thought will come and fight you at the same level."

Qitian knew that the Bright Emperor was actually helping him to attain enlightenment.

Because cultivators who achieve enlightenment in a completely unconventional way do so in an era where there are already those who have attained enlightenment, they will inevitably be suppressed by the myriad paths, thus creating some constraints.

Although this constraint is not very strong, it can still prevent them from achieving perfection and directly attaining enlightenment.

Therefore, the best way for such people to directly attain enlightenment is to break through these limitations through a fierce and bloody battle.

At that time, there was probably no opponent in the human universe who could rival Qitian, which is why the Emperor of Light deliberately left behind a Dharma body.

This would both fulfill their regret of not being able to fight each other to determine a winner and help Qitian break through his shackles and succeed in one fell swoop.

Qi Tian said, "Thank you, Brother Guangming."

The Emperor of Light said, "If it weren't for you enlightening me back then, I don't know how many more detours I would have taken. Moreover, this should be our last battle in the human universe. Although I cannot sense it, you can use this opportunity to achieve perfection."

"In this way, I have no regrets."

Qi Tian said, "Since that's the case, then Brother Guangming, I will accept this final challenge and break through my shackles to successfully attain enlightenment in our battle."

"We'll meet again after we ascend to heaven."

The Emperor of Light waved goodbye, saying, "See you after you ascend."

Qi Tian withdrew his thoughts, looked at the sea of ​​lightning, and quietly waited for the appearance of the Radiant Emperor's Dharma Body.

(End of this chapter)