Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 312 The Second Son of the Immortal Emperor

The Heavenly Emperor's son possesses bloodline comparable to a Chaos Body and comprehension worthy of attaining the Dao. Theoretically, if no one else has already attained the Dao, he has a very good chance of succeeding. Therefore, it would not be difficult for him to advance further.

On the surface, if he were to be born in a later era and there were no rivals vying for his position, he should be able to successfully attain the Dao. However, in reality, the Heavenly Emperor's Son still faces one final hurdle. Only by overcoming this hurdle can he hope to attain the Dao; otherwise, he can only stop at an alternative path to enlightenment. Unless he enters a strange world or a world with a higher limit, such as the Immortal Realm.

This final hurdle is his character.

In the original timeline, if only bloodline is considered, the other ancient princes and imperial princes are actually inferior to the Heavenly Emperor's son. However, his constant forming of cliques and his reluctance to engage in one-on-one battles with the Holy Prince and Ye Fan reveals that he lacks the invincible spirit of self-importance. In this respect, the Heavenly Emperor's son is even inferior to Yuan Gu, who is not considered an imperial prince.

But this isn't actually the most fatal flaw. After all, there were many people in later generations who achieved enlightenment by clinging to Ye Fan's coattails, and not all of them had an invincible heart.

The biggest problem with the Heavenly Prince was that his heart was not strong enough and his Dao heart was not resilient enough. When he was at a disadvantage in his battle with the Holy Prince, he began to doubt the path he had always followed and his initial choice. He then successfully shattered his Dao heart, leading to his complete defeat.

Mindset may seem difficult to quantify, but it does have a significant impact.

However, although the Immortal Emperor was very disappointed in him, he still prepared a plan to slowly temper the Emperor's son's character.

When the Heavenly Prince is reborn, both the Immortal Emperor and the Immortal Empress will disappear from the world, and the greatest external force the Heavenly Prince can rely on will leave him. Even the Immortal Emperor will not leave behind his Dharma body or the Immortal Heavenly Blade.

At this moment, the Emperor's son, who was only at the ninth level, had to rely on his own methods, his own strength, and the power of the Divine Dynasty to stabilize the impending chaos and ensure the continued glory of the Divine Dynasty.

In this process, his character will naturally mature, and he may even realize that only personal strength is truly reliable, and that all other external forces are ultimately unreliable for a lifetime. At that time, the Crown Prince may gradually overcome his weaknesses in character.

Of course, it doesn't matter if it doesn't work out. Anyway, the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill and the Elixir of Immortality are already prepared, and the Immortal Emperor will give him three lifetimes.

After these three lifetimes, regardless of the outcome, the Undying Emperor will seal him within the Divine Source, so that he can return home together when he enters the Immortal Realm in the future.

In truth, given the temperament of the Heavenly Emperor's son, the path of becoming an Earth Immortal is feasible. However, to become an Earth Immortal, one must first attain enlightenment, which requires overcoming one's own weaknesses. But if he can overcome his weaknesses, then what is the point of pursuing the path of an Earth Immortal?
Therefore, the Immortal Emperor could only choose to seal him in the divine source after three generations, hoping that his future self could come up with an excellent solution.

Just as the Immortal Emperor had sealed away the Heavenly Emperor's son and was about to proceed with the next stage of his cultivation, another unexpected event occurred.

No one expected that the immortal queen would become pregnant again.

This surprised even the Immortal Emperor, considering that both he and the Immortal Empress possessed top-tier cultivation and bloodlines, and theoretically shouldn't have been able to conceive so easily. Yet, unexpectedly, another child appeared so soon. Whether this low-probability event was fortunate or unfortunate remains to be seen.

Moreover, in the perception of the Immortal Emperor, this child, like the Emperor's son, had completely inherited the bloodline of both of them, and was even superior to his brother.

This is actually quite unusual.

After all, in the original timeline, while the sons of the ancient emperors and great emperors of later generations had high minimum potential, their maximum potential varied. Only the most outstanding one would be chosen to compete for the path to immortality in later generations. From this, it can be seen that the bloodline power of children born to the same Dao-proving cultivator will not be entirely the same, but will fluctuate within a certain range.

The Immortal Emperor had thought that the Crown Prince was already an exception, but he never expected that his second child would be as well. He didn't know if this was an accident or because their bloodline powers were just too compatible.

But what about this child? If he turns out to be like the Emperor's son, then the Immortal Emperor will be quite distressed. However, for some reason, the Immortal Emperor feels that this child might be the way he hopes.

The Undying Emperor was secretly pleased. For a cultivator of his level, a sudden whim must have a reason. Although there might be some error, this one shouldn't be too bad.

Since the die is cast, what he should do now is to lay a solid foundation for this child and maximize his innate potential.

Thinking of this, the Chaos True Blood that Liang Yu had given him flashed through his mind. Exactly two drops of blood? Could it be that Master had even foreseen this?

The Immortal Emperor was somewhat amazed. His master seemed to be omniscient and omnipotent, which he truly admired.

The Immortal Empress, however, was both surprised and delighted. After the Heavenly Emperor's son was sealed away, the Immortal Empress had originally planned to seal herself away and prepare to compete for the position of Dao Proof in the future.

But now this has suddenly interrupted everything. However, with a child involved, the self-imposed restrictions can only be postponed for a while longer.

But what will become of this child? She saw the complex emotions of the Immortal Emperor towards the Crown Prince—a mixture of disappointment and hope.

As a mother, she was tolerant of the Emperor's son's personality and did not feel dissatisfied with it. However, as a peerless genius with both exceptional talent and character, she, like the Immortal Emperor, actually hoped for a child who could truly fulfill all their expectations. Therefore, a glimmer of hope arose in her heart as well.

Next, the Immortal Emperor directly injected the other drop of Chaos True Blood that Liang Yu had given him into the Immortal Empress's body, allowing the child to reach perfection during its gestation, without needing to evolve in an egg like the Emperor's Child. However, this might mean the gestation period would be longer.

In order to ensure a perfect foundation for his child's birth, the Immortal Emperor once again ventured into the universe to search for the Eye of Creation. However, this time it was not so easy to find. After all, it was an extremely rare divine object in the universe.

This item was already extremely rare, and after two rounds of searching by the Primordial Celestial Venerable and the Undying Emperor, it is now completely impossible to find.

However, this was no challenge for the Immortal Emperor. As the saying goes, "An elder in the family is a treasure." If the Immortal Emperor couldn't solve something, surely his master, the Boundless Supreme Heavenly Venerable, could handle it? This master wasn't someone he had worshipped for nothing.

Besides, this is my second son, so I should at least give him a gift when we meet.

So he decisively chose to go to Wuji Immortal Mountain again.

(End of this chapter)