Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 641 The Fifth Emperor
As early as when Shengxuan Tianzun had just ascended to heaven, the fourth generation of Taiyin Renhuang had already come to an end.

Although he successfully reversed his life in this life by evolving his Yin body through the Dao Fruit of Yin-Yang Harmony, which can definitely be called a remarkable achievement, his lifespan in his previous life was only 23,000 years. Therefore, although the increase in this fourth life was significant, it only reached 40,000 years.

A lifespan of 40,000 years is already terrifying for an emperor, but it is far from enough for the next stage goal of the Taiyin Emperor.

After all, he wanted to take the Dao Fruit of Yin and Yang Harmony to the next level, thereby giving rise to the Chaos Law and transforming himself into a Chaos Body.

The Chaotic Body is the undisputed number one physique in the human universe. Even the children of immortals, the incarnations of immortal artifacts, and the transformations of elixirs of immortality can only be compared to the Chaotic Body, but cannot surpass it.

Although Wuji Tianzun and Yuanshi Tianzun have successively evolved into Chaos Bodies, this has little impact on their prestige. After all, there are no special qualities or bloodlines in this human universe that they cannot decipher.

Although the Taiyin Emperor was always confident, he held these two Celestial Venerables in high esteem. This respect deepened after he thoroughly studied the two Chaos Immortal Scriptures created by the Wuji Celestial Venerable and the Yuanshi Celestial Venerable.

He used this to comprehend the laws of chaos, and at the same time, he pursued two parallel paths, using the unity of yin and yang after the mutual assistance of yin and yang to derive the laws of chaos. With the mutual verification of the two, he greatly improved his progress.

Not to mention, he had consulted Yuanshi Tianzun several times, which saved him a lot of time and helped him avoid many wrong paths.

Even so, in these forty thousand years, he still did not reach the point where he could successfully reverse life and transform into a chaotic body.

Of course, a considerable degree of chaotic laws had still been conceived within him, but it was incomplete. This was also because his Yin and Yang principles had not been perfectly integrated, failing to truly transcend from mutual support to unity.

Although the aging Taiyin Emperor could risk a gamble and attempt a transformation with his incomplete Dao Fruit, the risk was far too great, and the success rate was low. Moreover, even if he succeeded, he would most likely be in an extremely poor state, unable to maintain his peak condition in this lifetime.

Moreover, if he is too eager for quick success and causes flaws in his own cultivation, he could ruin his future as well.

Therefore, after much deliberation, the Taiyin Emperor abandoned this idea and instead chose a more reliable method, namely the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill.

The Taiyin Emperor has already used the elixir of immortality, so he can only rely on the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill to prolong his life in this lifetime.

However, just to be on the safe side, this time the Taiyin Emperor refined the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill not only using one type of immortality elixir as the main ingredient, but also using the fruits of the Moon Laurel Divine Tree and the Fusang Divine Tree as the main ingredients. Furthermore, during the pill refining process, he even drew upon the primordial power of Mount Tai to make the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill more perfect and possess even greater efficacy.

This is of course because the Taiyin Emperor has a superb grasp of his own Yin-Yang Harmony Dao Fruit and a deep understanding of the laws within the two immortal herbs, so he was able to combine the medicinal power of their fruits, thereby greatly enhancing their efficacy.

The use of the Taihuang Sutra to activate the source of Mount Tai is more of a precaution, serving to harmonize the various medicinal properties within it.

The reason why the Taiyin Human Emperor specially improved the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill was mainly because he had already reversed his life twice, making him more than one level stronger than ordinary Dao Prodigies.

Therefore, he wasn't entirely sure if the effects of an ordinary Nine-Turn Immortal Pill would allow him to live another life. That's why he deliberately refined such an extraordinary Nine-Turn Immortal Pill to mitigate any potential risks he might encounter.

Thus, the Taiyin Emperor, having reached his limit in his later years, consumed this extraordinary Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, thereby beginning his fifth incarnation.

Neither the Limitless Heavenly Venerable nor the Primordial Heavenly Venerable had ever used the Elixir of Immortality or the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill to prolong their lives, yet the Taiyin Human Emperor, in only his fifth incarnation, had already had to use them all to buy time. This made the Taiyin Human Emperor even more amazed by their power and brilliance. However, the Moral Heavenly Venerable and the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable were also predecessors who, like him, had used both of these methods. Although these two started from a lower point, they were both steadily progressing on the path of immortality in the mortal world, and were not inferior to the Limitless Heavenly Venerable and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable. Therefore, the Taiyin Human Emperor's sense of defeat was not so deep and was quickly dispelled.

The key to becoming a mortal immortal lies in grasping the true meaning of immortality through repeated transformations and reversals of life, rather than focusing on the sheer number of transformations. Therefore, using methods like elixirs of immortality and nine-turn immortal pills does not guarantee a certain level of ultimate success.

Having lived for the fifth time, the Taiyin Human Emperor immediately began cultivating, constantly striving towards the goal of unifying Yin and Yang to generate chaos.

After all, he no longer has any backup plan. If he fails in this life, he will have no choice but to leave the human world and choose the more opportunistic path of immortality in the mortal realm, which means relying on the longevity substances in that world to simplify the latter half of his cultivation.

In this state, the Taiyin Emperor continued to cultivate until more than 10,000 years later, a new emperor was born.

Although the ancient corpse's identity after attaining enlightenment is unique, as long as this newly born emperor does not harm the human world or threaten the human race, the Taiyin Emperor will not pay special attention to him.

Therefore, the Taiyin Human Emperor quickly stopped paying attention and prepared to continue his cultivation. But unexpectedly, this Corpse Emperor arrived at the ancient primordial star not long after he attained enlightenment.

As early as when the Corpse Emperor arrived outside the Primordial Ancient Star, the Taiyin Human Emperor thought of the characteristics of this top-notch corpse-raising ground, especially since this Corpse Emperor came from the Underworld. So he immediately became alert and thought of some past history, namely the Corpse Calamity.

However, this ancient star is the homeland of Yuanshi Tianzun, and although he is not always on this ancient star, he is constantly keeping an eye on it. If the Corpse Emperor really wants to cause trouble, then Yuanshi Tianzun will teach this young man who dares to covet his homeland a lesson without Yuanshi Tianzun having to lift a finger.

Therefore, the Taiyin Emperor immediately dispelled his hostility and treated the situation with equanimity.

After arriving at the ancient star, the Corpse Emperor behaved very well, not even releasing his divine sense to explore the place. This reassured the Taiyin Emperor, who had even begun preparing for the next stage of his cultivation.

However, when the Corpse King looked at Mount Tai, the Yin Emperor had not yet resumed his cultivation. Therefore, he also opened his eyes and met the Corpse King's gaze.

Although this eye contact was silent, it was a collision between the Dao fruit and the Dao heart.

In the eyes of the Taiyin Human Emperor, he saw a miracle of life, a special existence that, under the influence of the Reincarnation Seal, possessed both immense vitality and vast corpse energy.

The Taiyin Human Emperor, who had been reborn twice, was far superior to the Corpse Emperor in terms of realm. Therefore, he directly discerned the Corpse Emperor's true nature through eye contact.

In the eyes of the Corpse King, who was significantly inferior to the Taiyin Human Emperor, he could not even see the Taiyin Human Emperor's appearance and form. In his eyes, there was only a primordial Dao diagram of Yin and Yang constantly flowing, and even generating wisps of chaotic energy, which almost completely immersed his mind and made him unable to extricate himself.

The Yin Emperor was curious about the Corpse Emperor's condition, so he used this eye contact to learn about the special features of the Reincarnation Seal. To prevent being accused of bullying a junior, the Yin Emperor also passed on a Yin-Yang diagram to the Corpse Emperor.

After all, the Corpse King's body contains both life force and corpse energy, and the mystery of Yin and Yang might be useful to him.

(End of this chapter)