Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 416 Greetings
After Ning Fei attained enlightenment, the Heavenly Emperor's son awoke with great difficulty. Sensing this supreme aura, his mind was shaken.

He tried everything but failed, yet the new emperor accomplished his path to enlightenment relatively easily. This sense of defeat left him feeling suffocated.

For some reason, the prince suddenly recalled the two choices his father, the Immortal Emperor, had given him. These memories, buried deep within him, resurfaced, as vivid as if they were yesterday.

The prince finally understood another problem he had. It turned out that he had always longed to become like his father, the Immortal Emperor, but at the same time, he also deeply admired the Immortal Emperor.

Therefore, he lacked the confidence to do what the Immortal Emperor had done, let alone surpass him.

Only with the help of countless subordinates, countless divine treasures, and countless protectors, and by becoming the master of the Undying Divine Dynasty, did he feel that he was closer to the Undying Emperor and qualified to follow in his father's footsteps.

But deep down, the prince knew that to become like his father, he should choose a different path. Only by possessing an invincible heart could one become invincible.

It is precisely because of this contradictory mentality that the Immortal Emperor's Mark that the Emperor's son encountered became stronger with each challenge. No matter how much his strength increased, that mark always remained one step ahead of him.

Because this is not only the mark of the Immortal Emperor, but also the tribulation of the Emperor's son's Dao heart.

If the Heavenly Emperor's son wants to attain enlightenment, the most important thing he needs to resolve is his imperfect state of mind.

He struggled to his feet, summoned the Immortal God Seal, and returned to Purple Mountain with his battered and wounded body.

Although he is not beyond recovery and has not become a cripple, he is temporarily unable to exert much strength due to the severe Dao injury he suffered in his origin, and is in a weak state at all times.

The Emperor's son was also aware of this. He only needed to further master the power of Nirvana to potentially recover completely from such a severe injury, and even reach a higher level of strength.

If all else fails, there's still the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill left to him by his father, the Immortal Emperor. This pill can grant him another lifetime, making the treatment of these Dao injuries a piece of cake.

Having understood his own problems, the Heavenly Prince did not intend to use the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill. He wanted to try to break through his limitations on his own and embark on the path to enlightenment.

After returning to Zishan, the Heavenly Emperor Prince, despite his weakened and broken body, issued a series of commands through the Immortal God Seal.

After making plans for the future of the Divine Dynasty, the Heavenly Prince began to carefully study the power of the Phoenix Nirvana, hoping to use it to heal his injuries.

Moreover, he can also use this process to improve his cultivation and truly reach a completely different level of enlightenment or even a higher level.

Although someone has already attained enlightenment, the Heavenly Emperor's son must first fully heal his injuries before continuing to seal himself away, waiting for the emperor to pass away or ascend to heaven.

After arranging everything, the Crown Prince entered seclusion.

Seeing that the Heavenly Emperor's son had gained some insight and had begun to continue his seclusion, the Undying Heavenly Emperor withdrew his gaze and returned to the Primordial Ancient Mine to continue his cultivation.

As for Ning Fei, he naturally had his own things to do.

The first thing to do after attaining enlightenment should, in theory, be to return home in glory. Since the main body of his clan and the Phoenix Maiden's clan are currently on the Big Dipper, he went directly there as well.

Even though Ning Fei didn't act in a big way, his existence was still noticed by cultivators in the universe.

Because of his past relationship with the Undying Emperor, which was both adversarial and friendly, many people unaware of the details even began to expect him to challenge the pressure of the Undying Dynasty, or even directly take over it and break the old system. But they were clearly disappointed.

Ning Fei harbored no hostility or goodwill towards the Undying Divine Dynasty. He simply came to his own clan, left behind his legacy, and also left behind some other divine treasures and other valuable items. He further enhanced the existing formations.

But he truly couldn't leave behind the ultimate imperial weapon. After all, he only had this one battle halberd, and he needed to take it with him to the strange world when he ascended to immortality. Unless he forged another one during his remaining time in this world.

But clearly, this wasn't easy for him.

As for the Phoenix Maiden clan, with the guidance of the Undying Emperor and the Fire Emperor, they already possessed sufficiently powerful and suitable scripture inheritances. Therefore, Ning Fei did not leave behind his own inheritance, but only set up some array patterns for them and left behind some divine treasures.

After completing all this, Ning Fei departed directly, disappearing into the depths of the universe. He followed the path he had taken on the ancient starry road, eventually arriving at the ancient formation he had accidentally entered when he was about to fall behind.

Of course, by this time the ancient formation had already collapsed and broken.

In fact, he had come here to investigate before, but even with his strength at the time, he couldn't know its origin. Now that Ning Fei has attained enlightenment, he has come here again to give it a try.

After all, that grand formation was perfectly suited to him at the time, which made Ning Fei somewhat suspicious of its origin.

Ning Fei had only tried it casually, but unexpectedly, the great formation that was about to disappear completely actually underwent a completely new change and directly opened a domain gate.

On the other side of the domain gate, he vaguely sensed an extraordinary aura, which probably led to a special location, perhaps the Daoist temple of some great figure.

Judging from the fact that the Immortal Emperor could continue to exist and embark on the path of immortality in the mortal world, those ancient deities from the mythological era may not have truly left this world.

Ning Fei hesitated slightly, but soon he made up his mind and entered the domain gate.

This grand formation was set up by Liang Yu, and this domain gate naturally leads to the Boundless Immortal Mountain.

Upon entering this place, Ning Fei felt as if he had entered another world.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth here even contains a faint trace of longevity-promoting substances. Although it doesn't extend lifespan by much, it's still remarkable. Even the laws governing this place and the Dao marks etched in the heavens and earth are significantly different from those of the outside world.

Ning Fei gazed into the depths of this place and saw a towering mountain standing in the center of this small world. Clearly, that was the center of this world. Moreover, a mysterious aura was guiding his direction.

Ning Fei followed this aura forward. As he walked, he could even vaguely see more than one immortal herb in various parts of this immortal mountain, each displaying extraordinary characteristics.

Most of the elixirs of immortality in the human universe have disappeared, and Ning Fei has hardly ever heard of them, let alone seen them.

He became increasingly convinced that this place must be the Daoist temple of an ancient Celestial Venerable. Moreover, given the various special features of this place, it wouldn't be surprising if this ancient Venerable had already become an immortal.

The moment Ning Fei saw Liang Yu, his mind went blank, as the face was not entirely unfamiliar to him.

Ning Fei quickly composed himself and, while bowing, said, "Greetings, Great Heavenly Venerable."

(End of this chapter)