Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 913: Later Years
A massive surge of energy erupted from Mount Daluo, causing the entire mountain to tremble. It swept away its decline and once again became shrouded in immortal energy, resembling a fairyland on earth.

Dao Huang concealed his aura and began to observe himself, discovering that he had now reached a more perfect state.

After using the Chaotic Ancient Dao Fruit as nourishment to strengthen his own main Dao Fruit, the Dao Emperor finally gained complete control over this body.

Now, within his body, apart from the incompletely formed Reincarnation Seal, the Dao Emperor has completely erased the traces of the Moral Celestial Venerable and the past.

However, because his transformations in his previous lives were relatively scattered, his power and fundamental laws have not yet evolved into a more perfect state that is more suitable for him.

At this point, the Dao Emperor was freed from the constraints imposed by the Moral Celestial Venerable, but he also lost his reference point. From now on, it would depend on how he developed on his own.

However, the path ahead is clear for him. As long as he fully integrates the laws he is involved in, he can create a purer and more powerful new Dao body and reach a higher level.

It's not surprising that the Dao Emperor has reached this level, after all, the predecessor of his body was roughly equivalent to the sixth incarnation of the Moral Celestial Venerable. Although he went through a series of methods used by the Moral Celestial Venerable afterward, it was still the result of his sixth incarnation, not to mention that this was still an empty shell without a primordial spirit or laws.

Now that the Dao Emperor has successfully lived out his sixth incarnation, he is no less powerful than the Dao De Tian Zun, who was also the sixth incarnation back then.

Although the Dao Emperor received a great deal of blessings from the Moral Celestial Venerable, he had actually undergone four transformations. The sixth Moral Celestial Venerable had used the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, so his number of rebirths was actually less than that of the Dao Emperor.

However, due to the remarkable achievements of the several transformations of the Moral Celestial Venerable, the two could be considered evenly matched in their sixth incarnation.

Of course, this is in terms of strength. If we talk about potential, then the Moral Celestial Venerable is naturally superior.

After all, the Celestial Venerable of Mortals has reached the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm and has begun to explore the path of the Immortal King, while the Dao Emperor, although his path ahead is clear, still has a relatively low probability of becoming an Immortal Realm.

However, in this era, it is difficult to predict the future. Even if one cannot achieve immortality in the mortal world by repeatedly defying death like the Celestial Venerable of Morality, it is not impossible to achieve immortality in the mortal world by relying on longevity substances like the Emperor Sui.

If that still doesn't work, he could even follow the example of the Sun Emperor and use the methods of Earth Immortals to break through his limitations and attempt to become a Mortal Immortal. After all, the wondrous Great Luo Immortal Mountain is now practically one with him, sharing the same breath and essence; becoming an Earth Immortal through this would be a piece of cake.

Alternatively, the Dao Emperor could enter the Immortal Realm like other Dao Prodigies, attempting to reach the pinnacle of the True Immortal realm and become the strongest True Immortal, still obtaining the highest starting point and the most perfect Dao foundation in the Immortal Dao realm.

With so many options available, the Dao Emperor was not discouraged and immediately threw himself into the next stage of cultivation.

This time, the Dao Emperor focused all his energy on himself, hoping to build his own perfect Dao body within this lifetime and attempt to challenge the Immortal of the Mortal World.

For him in his sixth incarnation, the path to immortality in the mortal world had reached its most difficult second half, requiring him to exert all his strength.

But just as the Dao Emperor was about to continue his seclusion and cultivation, he sensed an unusual aura. He frowned slightly and realized that it was the Heavenly Heart Imprint of the human universe trembling, clearly the aura of the current emperor approaching old age and about to pass away.

This mysterious Calamity Emperor could make the Dao Emperor subconsciously feel that Zhang Bairen was no match for him, demonstrating his immense strength. Furthermore, after attaining Dao, his lifespan reached the highest level for a first-generation Dao attainer, which is astonishing. And now, he's about to dissolve into nothingness?

Dao Huang keenly sensed that this fluctuation of aura did not belong to someone about to undergo a transformation, but rather seemed to indicate someone truly about to face death.

After all, those who have the ability to continue to transform, no matter how weak their aura is, will still have a faint trace of vitality rising up, but basically no one can sense it.

From Dao Huang's perspective, there was absolutely no such feeling in Jie Huang's aura, which made Dao Huang find it hard to believe for a moment.

Few people knew Duan De's true identity. Even the Dao Emperor, who was born and attained enlightenment in the later part of this era, did not know his origins, which is why he was surprised.

Regardless of the outcome, this Emperor of Calamity should separate from the Heavenly Heart Mark, allowing the human universe to usher in a new beginning. This is the perfect opportunity for Zhang Bairen to be born.

Therefore, although the Dao Emperor immediately began his cultivation, he also kept an eye on the dissipation of the Dao aura emanating from the Calamity Emperor in the human universe. This time, he wanted to get Zhang Bairen out of the world and attain enlightenment before the Moral Celestial Venerable emerged from seclusion, so that he could embark on his own path.

As the Dao Emperor resumed his cultivation, the aura of the Great Luo Immortal Mountain subsided, seemingly sinking into the Dao along with him, becoming one with heaven and earth, and one with all things, disappearing into the void.

In the depths of the human universe, Duan De indeed reached the end of this life and entered his later years, just as Dao Huang had sensed.

Moreover, Duan De had indeed not explored the method of transformation and was preparing to face his death in this life.

After completing a transformation, the curse power within Duan De finally subsided completely and he fell into a deep slumber. This allowed Duan De to experience unprecedented ease and joy in his 35,000-year life after the transformation.

However, even without the pressure, Duan De maintained a high degree of self-discipline in his cultivation. Although he no longer continued to cultivate his own Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique, he devoted a great deal of energy to studying Source Techniques.

When Lingbao Tianzun gave back to the human universe, Duan De even made great progress in his source techniques, not only reaching the point where he could prove the Dao with source techniques, but also having the possibility of going even further.

Therefore, in the following two or three thousand years, Duan De's source techniques even evolved to the level of a Heaven and Earth Lord, just like his previous life's Netherworld Lord, which was quite unexpected.

Although his rapid progress in Source Techniques was due to the influence of his past life, it was enough to show that his talent in this field was truly extraordinary. Both Liang Yu and Lingbao Tianzun believed that Duan De could find a new path in the field of domain techniques and reach an extremely high level. To gain their double recognition was naturally of great significance.

During this period, in addition to his rapid advancement in Source Arts, Duan De also spent a great deal of time traveling throughout the human universe to find a suitable burial site for his current life and to nurture an excellent location for his next life.

Due to the changes in the human universe, Duan De was always able to discover better terrain. There was more than one terrain that met his requirements, so for a while he found it difficult to make a decision.

Ultimately, he chose his burial site on the Purple Star.

(End of this chapter)