Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 650 Ascension
After spending two thousand years developing the cultivation civilization of the underworld to a more prosperous state, the Corpse Emperor finally left the underworld after a long absence and came to travel in the human universe.

Although he succeeded in dismantling the Reincarnation Seal without sufficient research by copying Lingbao Tianzun's homework in his third incarnation, and also relied on the power of Yuanshi Tianzun to avoid losing himself and ultimately succeed, it was still a rebirth in reverse that allowed him to gain a great boost.

Therefore, the lifespan of the Corpse Emperor is obviously much longer than the previous 19,000 years.

The Corpse King himself could no longer find any direction to continue his research in order to find a way to transform himself. That is why he left the Underworld and wanted to find a new direction for himself in the human universe.

Although the incomplete system of the chaotic ancient era allowed him to make some progress in his cultivation through analogy, it was a pipe dream to expect him to transform himself in this way.

The same applies to the laws within the Ancient Tree of Life; they can allow the Corpse Emperor to progress, but not enough for him to achieve reversal of life. After all, the life laws within it only partially overlap with his Dao.

Moreover, it is not easy to fully understand its mysteries. Even if the Corpse King's lifespan is longer than before, it may not be enough to support him to achieve sufficient results.

Of course, the Corpse Emperor was already at a very high level at this point, and he knew that he was unlikely to be able to reverse his life again, so he could accept ascending directly now.

Therefore, he set himself a time limit of ten thousand years. If he still hasn't obtained a method to support his transformation after ten thousand years, he will ascend directly through the Immortal Gate and leave the mortal universe.

The Corpse Emperor wandered throughout the universe. Having learned much from the vast torrent of consciousness, he now possessed a deeper understanding of the human condition and was no longer as naturally detached as before. Therefore, the Corpse Emperor felt much closer to all life in the human universe this time.

While traveling through the universe, he also began to guide the cultivation of monks in various places, preaching in many locations to promote their progress. He even left behind a portion of his own legacy among the human race.

Before surviving this life, the Corpse Emperor's legacy is impossible for ordinary people to cultivate; only ancient corpses with spiritual powers like him, or other races and life forms that are close to the underworld, are suitable for it.

However, after completely dismantling the Reincarnation Seal, although the Corpse Emperor was still very different from normal life, his new and improved inheritance finally allowed other life forms to cultivate normally.

Even so, cultivating oneself is still not easy; certain special conditions or physical constitutions are required for success.

Clearly, its predecessor was the legacy perfected by the Corpse Emperor of the human race, and its users were naturally the most numerous among the human race. That's why he left part of his legacy among the human race.

For this reason, even though the Corpse King lacked the consciousness of a human due to his unique nature, he still subconsciously leaned more towards humans.

Of course, there was another reason why he did this: the Taiyin Emperor had left him a Yin-Yang Dao Diagram, which greatly inspired his method of absorbing the corpse energy of the Undying Emperor.

Given the favor shown by this guidance, the Corpse Emperor will naturally look after the human race on his behalf.

Moreover, although Yuanshi Tianzun came from the late mythological era when racial consciousness was not so obvious, he still unconsciously showed some favoritism towards the human race.

The Corpse Emperor was able to survive this life largely due to the Daoist shout from the Primordial Heavenly Venerable. Therefore, even for this reason, he would unconsciously feel closer to the human race.

Although this tendency was not so obvious, it still alerted other races, causing them to quietly abandon their attempts to challenge the human race's position.

The Corpse Emperor's journey took a full thousand years, and his final stop was the ancient primordial star.

As before, the Corpse Emperor tried his best to avoid paying attention to the methods left behind by other Heavenly Venerables, and instead focused his attention on Mount Tai.

At this moment, the Taiyin Human Emperor was undergoing a transformation, and the Human Emperor Seal and the Yin-Yang Divine Seal served as the core of the great formation. Therefore, the Corpse Emperor understood that he would not be able to see this Human Emperor again. In fact, it was highly likely that he would not be able to see him before his ascension.

The Corpse Emperor felt a little regretful, but he had consciously helped the human race develop better and left behind a part of his legacy, which could be considered a response to this favor. So he quickly put the matter out of his mind.

Unable to see the Human Emperor, the last person he wished to see was the Primordial Celestial Venerable. Of course, he wasn't there to ask for help, but to express his gratitude. This time, the Corpse Emperor once again encountered the Kunlun Sacred Realm without sensing any presence, entered it, and met the Primordial Celestial Venerable again.

The Corpse Emperor bowed to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable who was sitting cross-legged on the altar and said, "Thank you for your help, Heavenly Venerable."

The Primordial Celestial said, "No need for formalities. I think you've already decided to leave the human universe, haven't you?"

The Corpse Emperor said, "What the Heavenly Venerable said is true. Now my accumulation has been exhausted, and it is difficult to explore a new path. I can only place my hopes in another world."

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "You are the successor of my master, but you have broken out of his framework and walked your own path, becoming the special person you are now. I also want to see how far you can go in the future."

“You obtained the system of the Chaotic Ancient Era from those fragments of memory, and the predecessor of your body also cultivated this system. So if you study this system in depth, you may be able to go even further.”

The Corpse King said, "But I have only obtained a part of this method, it is not complete, and it is difficult to verify with the current secret realm method. How can I make progress?"

Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Fellow Daoist Daoist Morality and Fellow Daoist Wuji once obtained this cultivation method, and I also learned the complete method from them. I will pass it on to you, hoping that you will gain something from it in the future."

As he spoke, the Primordial Celestial Venerable passed on this long-lost system to the Corpse Emperor, which included some of the results he had obtained during his research.

The Corpse Emperor immediately bowed deeply to express his gratitude, and then left the Kunlun Sacred Realm.

Before returning to the underworld to cultivate, he provided even greater support to the human race, helping them to further consolidate their position.

After returning to the Underworld, the Corpse Emperor devoted himself to the study of the Chaotic Ancient Laws and the comprehension of the laws within the Ancient Tree of Life.

And so time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another nine thousand years had passed.

The Corpse Emperor has made progress in both the study of the Ancient Tree of Life and the Chaotic Ancient Laws, but he is still far from achieving a complete transformation through them. It is foreseeable that even if another ten thousand years pass, he may not succeed.

After all, both paths are extremely difficult. One involves an entirely new system, and the other involves high-level, incomplete immortal laws; neither can be achieved overnight. No wonder the Primordial Celestial Venerable expressed his hope that he would achieve something in the future.

Therefore, the Corpse King made a decision to ascend and leave the human universe.

He used his own life essence to restore his vitality and obtained the life tree after it had grown further. He then added a layer of his own divine power to protect it and released it back into the starry sky.

The Underworld Emperor appeared beside him and said, "You're leaving, aren't you?"

The Corpse King said, "Senior Brother, I'm going to venture into a larger world. On this journey, I will make the reputation of the Underworld lineage resound throughout the heavens."

The Underworld Emperor said, "Go in peace. I hope we can meet again in the future."

The Corpse King said, "It will definitely happen."

The Corpse Emperor, who had existed for 50,000 years, left the human universe through the Immortal Gate, marking the end of an era.

(End of this chapter)