Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 722 Suppressing the Holy Spirit
As Emperor Yuan unleashed the great calamity, Liang Yu, who was cultivating, suddenly had a sudden inspiration; an anomaly occurred within his Qiankun Creation Tower. The source of this anomaly was a murderous intent that he had once sealed within the tower.

This murderous intent was a contingency plan he left behind when he annihilated the ancestral land of the Holy Spirits, Xuanqiong Divine Mountain, to prevent those unborn Holy Spirits from causing trouble in the future.

This sudden surge of murderous intent indicates that one of the Holy Spirits of the past is about to be born.

For Liang Yu at this point, there were no more secrets in the human universe, so he could easily see the whole picture of this event.

It turns out that a Great Perfection Holy Spirit was born at this time, wanting to kill this generation's Dao Prover and use his flesh and blood and Dao Fruit as nourishment so that he could reach a higher level after Great Perfection, and thus make the ultimate leap to become a Holy Spirit Emperor.

The emperor currently undergoing tribulation is none other than Emperor Yuan.

Liang Yu muttered to himself, "Is this a kind of convergence of world lines? Under these circumstances, the Yuan Emperor still managed to incur the wrath of the Holy Spirit lineage."

He shook his head and stopped paying attention to the matter.

After he and Yuanshi Tianzun and others wiped out all the forbidden zones of life, none of the Daoists of this era experienced being killed by the supreme beings of the forbidden zones at the end of their road, or being used as a great medicine for the human body. In terms of experience, these emperors of later generations were still missing one human tribulation.

Now, the Emperor Yuan has just stumbled upon this situation, which is also a kind of test for him, allowing him to experience firsthand the crises that should exist in the original timeline.

Anyway, Liang Yu's killing intent has already been released. If the situation really turns bad, that killing intent will naturally step in to cover the fallout.

In the original timeline, a considerable number of the Primordial Emperors severed their own lives and entered the forbidden zone of life. Among these self-severed supreme beings, only a very few could maintain their bottom line like the Qilin Ancient Emperor, single-mindedly pursuing immortality without causing chaos.

Only a handful of ancient emperors chose to accept their lives and fates, passing away peacefully, and Emperor Yuan was one of them. Even considering that a holy spirit came to seize his supreme imperial weapon after his death, it's possible that he had suppressed and killed rebellious holy spirits during his lifetime, thus seeking revenge after his death.

Of course, it's also possible that most of the ancient emperors weren't quite dead yet, while only the Yuan Emperor, an honest man, had truly passed away, so these two holy spirits were simply there to bully the weak.

However, regardless of anything else, Emperor Yuan was definitely considered to have high moral standards and good character among the ancient emperors. Liang Yu was quite willing to lend a helping hand to such an emperor.

As the Yuan Emperor began his tribulation, he was concentrating on continuously improving his own Dao and merging with the Heavenly Heart, completing this leap in the sea of ​​thunder, when suddenly a divine light pierced through his chest.

Caught off guard, he was torn to pieces, his energy instantly waning.

A stone-man-like holy spirit stood amidst a sea of ​​thunder, beginning its own tribulation. This holy spirit could have been born long ago, but lacked confidence in surviving the great tribulation of enlightenment. Therefore, it deliberately delayed its birth, accumulating strength to a point comparable to an alternative path to enlightenment. Even so, it still lacked absolute certainty.

Even for a Holy Spirit, reaching the point where one can attain enlightenment is still very difficult. The vast majority of Great Perfection Holy Spirits remain at this stage throughout their lives, unable to successfully attain enlightenment. This Holy Spirit is no exception; he can already foresee the end of his life where he will be unable to progress any further.

However, now that the Yuan Emperor has triggered a great tribulation for attaining the Dao, if he can obtain the origin and Dao fruit of this Yuan Emperor who is about to become an emperor, then he may be able to advance further and greatly increase the probability of successfully transcending the tribulation.

Since none of the previous emperors had ever experienced this, Yuan Huang was caught off guard and suffered a severe blow from the Holy Spirit.

The Stone Saint Spirit swiftly began to absorb the life essence and Dao laws within the Yuan Emperor's body, making itself even more perfect. In this critical moment of life and death, the Yuan Emperor remained remarkably calm. He said in a deep voice, "What grudge do we have that you would dare to obstruct my path to enlightenment?"

The Stone Saint said, "I have no enmity or grudge against you, but I would like to ask you for a favor."

The Emperor Yuan sneered, "What kind of help?"

The stone saint said, "Fellow Daoist, please lend me your Dao fruit and flesh to help me attain the Dao."

Having said that, he stood up and stepped forward, his boundless divine light flashing. With every move he made, the laws of heaven and earth moved accordingly, as if the son of heaven had been born and could control all the laws of heaven and earth.

The Emperor said, "So that's how it is. You wanted to use my Dao Fruit to supplement your own Dao in order to try and succeed in proving the Dao. The fact that you would do such a thing shows that you are indeed a great threat. Today, you will stay here forever."

Immediately, a crystal-clear, spotless treasure wheel flew out from within the Emperor's body, radiating dazzling divine light. Under the light of the treasure wheel, his body, which had been shattered by the sneak attack, was instantly restored to its original state.

This is a secret technique he created, the Yuan Guang Reincarnation Wheel, which can not only reshape oneself and make one immortal, but also cause the enemy's primordial spirit and physical body to decay.

Amidst a sea of ​​lightning, the Yuan Emperor engaged in a fierce battle with the stone saint. Although the Yuan Emperor had triggered the Great Tribulation of Enlightenment, his cultivation level before transcending the tribulation and merging with the Heavenly Heart was still equivalent to the initial stage of alternative enlightenment. In contrast, the stone saint had already reached a profound level of alternative enlightenment. Furthermore, the Yuan Emperor was caught off guard by a calculated attack, and he was immediately at a disadvantage.

However, under the protection of the Yuan Guang Reincarnation Wheel, the Yuan Emperor managed to stabilize the situation and began to launch a continuous counterattack.

As time went on, the Emperor Yuan's progress accelerated, and he gradually surpassed the stone saint, gaining the upper hand.

Finally, a divine sword appeared between the Emperor's eyebrows, and with a single strike, it struck the sacred platform of the stone saint.

This is another forbidden secret technique of the Yuan Emperor, called the Yuan Emperor Dao Sword. This divine sword contains not only indestructible divine power that can cut through everything, but also, at its core, terrifying power to transform into the Dao.

Under this blow, the stone saint was immediately split open, and the power of transformation surged forth, turning his primordial spirit into nothingness.

Emperor Yuan summoned his gourd, absorbed the stone saint into it and completely refined it, then consumed its blood essence to replenish his strength. Afterward, he began to struggle through the second half of his tribulation of enlightenment.

Although the battle with this Holy Spirit severely injured Yuan Huang, in later battles with the Holy Spirit, Yuan Huang somewhat made up for his regret of not having a truly worthy opponent on the Ultimate Ancient Road and beyond, allowing him to accumulate even more strength.

The essence of the Holy Spirit is incredibly abundant, comparable to a divine medicine. It can not only fully heal the Yuan Emperor's injuries but also further enhance his essence.

Within the sea of ​​thunder, the aura of the Yuan Emperor grew increasingly terrifying, continuously merging with the Heavenly Heart Mark until it finally became completely integrated, making his aura seem as if it were one with the universe.

At this point, Emperor Yuan truly became the emperor of his time.

(End of this chapter)