Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 764 The Birth of the Source God
Ten thousand years after the God Emperor's passing, the Heavenly Heart Mark that he had stripped away was finally fully restored with the passage of time, and a new era began.

However, in this post-God Emperor era, whether it was because the generation of the God Emperor was too amazing and exhausted the fortune of the human universe, or simply a coincidence, in any case, after the aura of the God Emperor's Great Dao dissipated, there were almost no outstanding figures in this generation. Even the geniuses who had sealed themselves away in the previous 100,000 years have not emerged.

The previous Dao Prodigies were always in close contact. Prodigies from different eras emerged in different eras for various reasons, so that except for the ten thousand years when the marks of the Emperor's Great Dao disappeared, Dao Prodigies have been appearing almost continuously in this era.

In the mythological era, it was quite normal for there to be periods of tens of thousands of years or even longer without any enlightened beings due to various reasons.

However, in this era, after Liang Yu and other immortals of the mortal world, as well as Changsheng Tianzun and other earth immortals, repaired the human universe, such a vacuum period indeed did not have the opportunity to occur again. At least, even if it did occur, it would not be as long as it used to be, often lasting tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.

Therefore, it is quite rare for the era after the God Emperor to be so bleak.

Of course, the fact that there are fewer geniuses in this generation is indeed related to the fact that the human universe has consumed a lot of resources in the past, while those self-proclaimed geniuses have not emerged, mainly because they do not want to get too close to the God Emperor.

If someone were to attain enlightenment immediately after a God-Emperor who is among the most powerful in this era, their achievements would be completely overshadowed. Even if they did attain enlightenment, they would become just another face in the crowd and would hardly be remembered in history.

After all, no one wants to go through all the hardships to achieve enlightenment, only to remain unknown because someone else is too strong.

Under these circumstances, the Underworld Emperor summoned the three divine embryos sealed deep within the Underworld. These three divine embryos were special life forms born from the Source, similar to Holy Spirits, and were enlightened by the Underworld Lord when he explored the realm of Source Arts.

After so many years of nurturing, they have long since reached the point of perfection and are ready to be born.

Of course, they are no longer like holy spirits who are born as supreme beings who have attained enlightenment in a different way; they only have the cultivation of saints.

Although they no longer possess the inherent strength, the advantage of doing so is that it greatly enhances their foundation.

Of course, the Underworld Emperor also did this because he hoped to use this process to properly educate the three divine embryos and prevent them from causing any harm.

Now that the Underworld Emperor was completely at ease about the three divine embryos, he asked, "Of the three of you, which one will be born first?"

These three divine fetuses were already fully conscious during their gestation, so they called each other brothers, almost like triplets.

Since they were all divine embryos born from the source and enlightened by the Underworld Lord, the three of them called themselves the Source God, the Source Demon, and the Source Demon, respectively.

When faced with the question posed by the Underworld Emperor, the three divine embryos exchanged only a few words before the Source God spoke with divine thought: "Underworld Emperor, I am willing to be the first to go to the mortal realm."

Among these three divine embryos, the Source God was the first to develop self-awareness, making him the eldest among them. Naturally, he was the first to appear in this situation.

Firstly, he had slept long enough and wanted to get out into the world and truly begin his life. Secondly, his two younger brothers would eventually follow the same path, and he was essentially paving the way for them and accumulating experience.

After hearing the source god's reply, the Underworld Emperor said, "In that case, the others may return to their slumber for now."

The Source God broke free of the stone skin and immortal source that sealed him, and instantly, brilliant divine light radiated outwards. A refreshing stream of source energy circulated, and countless essences were about to disperse into the world. The Source God landed against the wind, transformed into human form, and with a single breath, swallowed the endless source energy into his belly, turning it into his own nourishment.

The three Source God brothers are essentially special holy spirits generated from the Source. Although they have undergone several transformations and are quite different from their original forms, they still retain absolute control over all Sources.

The Source God said to the Source Demon and Source Ghost, who were still sealed, "You two go and rest first, and I will scout the way for you."

After the Source Demon and Source Ghost bid farewell to the Source God with their divine thoughts, they once again vanished into the depths of the Netherworld.

The Underworld Emperor said to the Source God, "In the current human universe, the God Emperor has lost the Heavenly Heart Mark, and his Great Dao aura has dissipated. Moreover, there are no outstanding geniuses in this era, which is why I let you be born."

Yuan Shen couldn't help but say, "Does the Underworld Emperor look down on my two brothers?"

The Underworld Emperor said, "No, you are special holy spirits transformed from the divine embryos of the Source, so your talents are definitely not lacking. But you are very different from ordinary holy spirits, and no one knows what problems you will encounter in your cultivation and enlightenment. If these problems are not thoroughly investigated, your brothers may very well go astray."

"The reason I brought you into this world is that I hope you can set an example and pave the way for your two younger brothers, reducing their room for error. This requires you to cultivate steadily, even slowly, and explore the paths for yourself and the other two."

"And if you want to have enough time to accomplish all this, you can't have too powerful an opponent."

"Therefore, among you three brothers, you are destined to be the most unassuming, but also the most important. Only if you make enough explorations can your younger brother make a smoother journey."

“If you don’t want to be this cornerstone figure, then I can replace you with someone else.”

Upon hearing this, the Source God fell silent for a moment. He said, "Is that so? The Underworld Emperor is very thoughtful. During these years buried in the Underworld, I did hope that I could become the most dazzling star after my rebirth and achieve great things, but more importantly, it is for the two of them."

"This is something I, as the eldest brother, should naturally handle. Don't worry, I will definitely find a suitable path for them."

The Underworld Emperor was quite pleased to see the Source God's performance, clearly indicating that his prenatal education had been very effective.

Then he continued, "Although you are now a saint, you are still born with that cultivation level and need further refinement. I will personally teach you how to cultivate."

"Furthermore, since you are all transformed from the divine embryos of the source, perhaps in addition to normal cultivation, you can also try to learn the supreme secret technique from the Netherworld Lord, the Source Technique."

The Source God immediately bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Underworld Emperor."

The Underworld Emperor said, "No need for formalities. We are all successors of the Underworld Lord, and in a sense, we are fellow disciples. From now on, you can all call me Senior Brother."

Yuan Shen said, "Senior brother, I will do my best."

(End of this chapter)