Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 643 Practice
There are too many secrets on the ancient star, and even the Corpse Emperor dared not investigate them in detail. When facing the Primordial Celestial Venerable, he felt a terrifying sense of oppression that was on a completely different level.

Therefore, after leaving the ancient star, the Corpse Emperor felt a great sense of relief and relaxed considerably.

The Corpse Emperor began to examine himself, trying to find the celestial light emitted by the Primordial Celestial Venerable, but no matter how hard he searched, he could not reach it. Since he was already there, he decided to make the best of it and put the matter aside after his fruitless search.

He looked at the ancient tree of life, sensing the faint divine power emanating from the Underworld Lord within it, and his feelings were extremely complicated.

Previously, he only thought that the Underworld Lord was his role model and reference, and he did not have enough understanding of his power and mystery. But judging from his performance just now, the Underworld Lord did not even need to take action to deal with him. He could turn him into a helpless puppet by controlling the Samsara Seal in his body.

This Reincarnation Seal is a foundation for others, a gateway to immortality, but for the Corpse Emperor at this moment, it is his greatest hidden danger.

After all, this Reincarnation Seal might contain memories of his past life that he doesn't want to have, and it might also leave him powerless to resist the Underworld Lord.

The Corpse Emperor has not yet fully enjoyed the benefits brought by this Reincarnation Seal, but its drawbacks have already been fully exposed.

Therefore, the Corpse Emperor even considered finding a way to cut himself off completely and abandon this extraordinary Reincarnation Seal.

Of course, he was just thinking about it. At least for now, he still needed the Samsara Seal to stabilize his condition. Abandoning the Samsara Seal could cause problems with his condition, not to mention that his future cultivation would rely even more on the Samsara Seal.

Moreover, it would be too much of a loss to simply discard something as precious as the Reincarnation Seal. We should at least exchange it for something in return before we can give it up with a clear conscience.

The Corpse Emperor shook his head, erasing all his complex thoughts, and returned to the Underworld Emperor's Palace. After all, these were matters for the future; right now, he only needed to find a way to complete the next stage of his cultivation and improve himself.

The Underworld Emperor, seeing the Ancient Tree of Life held in the palm of the Corpse Emperor, asked, "You've met the Primordial Celestial Venerable?"

The Corpse Emperor said, "Yes, I have seen the Primordial Celestial Venerable. He has become unimaginably powerful. Even if he has not become a Mortal Immortal, he is probably not much different from him."

The Underworld Emperor nodded and said, "The Primordial Heavenly Venerable is exceptionally talented and his achievements are astounding. He is a supreme figure comparable to the Limitless Heavenly Venerable. It is not surprising that he has reached such a level. I wonder how you have gained from your trip?"

The Corpse Emperor said, "Yuanshi Tianzun helped me find the Ancient Tree of Life and left a divine power in my body, saying it could help me overcome the final difficulty."

The Underworld Emperor said, "Isn't this a good thing? With the help of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, your future cultivation will definitely be fine. You should be happy. You seem to be preoccupied since you came back. I wonder what happened?"

The Corpse Emperor pointed to the Ancient Tree of Life and said, "This Ancient Tree of Life contains a divine power of the Underworld Lord, which was naturally triggered when it sensed the Samsara Seal within my body. Senior Brother, do you know that under that divine power, the Samsara Seal within my body was directly controlled, leaving me completely powerless and turning me into a puppet on strings."

"This sense of powerlessness made me feel fear for the first time, a fear that went deep into my bones."

Upon hearing this, the Underworld Emperor was slightly taken aback. Seeing the fear revealed by the Corpse Emperor who had been invincible all the way and had dominated his era of enlightenment, the image of the seemingly kind and approachable fat Taoist priest, who did not have much of the demeanor of a master, flashed before his eyes once again.

So many years have passed, yet the Underworld Lord still possesses such residual power, which surprised even the Underworld Emperor. However, given the Underworld Lord's research on the Reincarnation Seal, and the fact that the Corpse Emperor was a source he personally discovered and nurtured, his ability to achieve this was not unexpected by the Underworld Emperor. However, the Corpse Emperor has clearly developed a mental affliction because of this, and if left unchecked, it might grow into a demonic possession, affecting his future cultivation.

Therefore, the Underworld Emperor said, "You are afraid of him, are you?"

"Yes."

The Corpse Emperor's expression was complex. For a ruler of his time to admit to genuinely fearing another person was undoubtedly a pipe dream. But facing the Underworld Emperor, he did not hide his true feelings and frankly expressed his fear.

The Underworld Emperor said, "This matter has become a thorn in your side. If it is not resolved, it may have a great impact on you in the future. It must be resolved as soon as possible."

The Corpse King said, "Please, Senior Brother, show me the way."

The Underworld Emperor said, "There are only two ways to handle this matter. Either you continue to cultivate the Underworld Lord's methods and constantly study the secrets of the Reincarnation Seal until you reach a level where you can protect yourself in front of the Underworld Lord or someone with similar achievements; or you find a way to remove this Reincarnation Seal. Without this medium, the Underworld Lord or other people with similar Dao achievements will naturally be unable to influence you anymore. I have corresponding methods for both of these paths that I can offer for your reference."

The Corpse Emperor pondered for a moment. Although he preferred the latter, the allure of the former was undeniable. The Reincarnation Seal held many mysteries; if he could master it, it would be a path with immense potential.

The Underworld Emperor said, "I know you can't make a decision right now. Don't rush. Complete this round of cultivation first, and then consider this matter."

The Corpse King said, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

After temporarily setting aside this crucial issue, the Corpse Emperor began to study how to combine the corpse energy of the Ancient Tree of Life and the Undying Emperor to maximize benefits.

Although the Underworld Emperor could have helped him in this process, he chose to stand aside. After all, the Corpse Emperor was a ruler, and the path he needed to take was naturally his own to research. The Underworld Emperor could only offer suggestions and corrections during the process.

More than four thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye. The Corpse Emperor, who is already six thousand years old, has finally reached the peak of this life, but he still has not yet begun to incorporate this corpse energy and the ancient tree of life into his cultivation.

During this period, the Corpse Emperor was constantly comprehending the myriad paths through the Heavenly Heart Mark, striving to achieve the most perfect state of his Dao Fruit. At the same time, he was also constantly devising a perfect method to achieve maximum growth.

In addition, he spent a great deal of time studying and practicing the Netherworld Scripture.

Although the laws of the Netherworld inevitably carried a large amount of the Netherworld Emperor's personal Dao at this time, which he could no longer accept entirely, the Corpse Emperor still took it very seriously as a reference and an important means to help him stabilize and absorb that corpse energy.

During this period, the Corpse Emperor also participated in the construction of the Underworld, preaching the Dao and teaching the Dharma to a large number of cultivators in the Underworld, enabling them to grow better.

Although the Corpse Emperor has done many complicated things over the years, he has still managed to deduce a suitable cultivation method to absorb this corpse energy.

(End of this chapter)