Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 453 The Third Failure

From the moment Xuanwu Emperor completely merged into Yuhua Divine Island, his Great Dao Imprint directly separated from the Heavenly Heart Imprint, no longer ruling over all paths and suppressing all living beings, but began to slowly dissipate.

Ten thousand years from now, his Dao Imprint will completely dissipate, ushering in a new era for the human universe.

Although Emperor Xuanwu has not yet become an Earth Immortal, his Dao has begun to merge with the core laws of Jade Flower Divine Island. Therefore, the original state of being in harmony with the myriad Daos of the universe through merging with the Heavenly Heart Mark naturally no longer exists.

In fact, Xuanwu Emperor could maintain his connection with the Heavenly Heart Mark during this stage of cultivation until he finally completed the cultivation and reached the fourth stage before discarding the Heavenly Heart Mark.

While this approach was prudent, it was slow and far from perfect. Therefore, after merging with Yuhua Divine Island, Emperor Xuanwu directly abandoned the Heavenly Heart Mark.

This change caused a huge uproar in the human universe.

After all, the phenomenon of the Great Dao Imprint separating from the Heavenly Heart Imprint means that the Xuanwu Emperor, as the current emperor, has either passed away, left the mortal world, or chosen to commit suicide.

Emperor Xuanwu has only recently lived his third life. He had a lifespan of 17,000 years in his first two lives. Unless he ate the legendary Nine-Turn Immortal Pill in this third life, his lifespan must be greater than 17,000 years.

If it were a case of reversing the natural order, then the third incarnation of the Xuanwu Emperor should theoretically have lived for over 20,000 years. With such a long lifespan, passing away peacefully would clearly be impossible.

As for self-mutilation, what supreme being would self-mutilate at their peak? Moreover, the Immortal Gate has been open for countless millennia, and many emperors have ascended through it. There's no reason for the Xuanwu Emperor to choose self-mutilation under these circumstances.

Has he left the mortal universe? But to leave the mortal realm, the only way is currently through the Immortal Gate. While previous emperors made quite a fuss when they ascended through the Immortal Gate, this Xuanwu Emperor has remained silent.

Could it be that this time, the Immortal Sect has moved to a remote place, so that even the aura of the Xuanwu Emperor's attack cannot reach other parts of the universe and be noticed by others?

Of course, there are a very few cultivators in the universe who understand that some Dao Prodigies may still exist in the mortal world even if their Dao Imprint disappears. However, this situation is so rare that not many people associate it with the Xuanwu Emperor.

However, the disappearance of the Xuanwu Emperor's Great Dao Imprint signifies the end of an era, and ten thousand years later will mark the beginning of a new era.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another ten thousand years have passed, and the Great Dao Imprint of the Xuanwu Emperor has completely disappeared.

At this moment, the Emperor's son was revived and arrived at the edge of the universe.

He had failed to attain enlightenment twice, but each time he recovered with difficulty through his phoenix rebirth, without suffering any fundamental damage.

He will then spend some more time cultivating and digesting what he gained from the tribulation, so that his next tribulation will be even smoother.

After these two rounds of cultivation, the Heavenly Emperor's son has already lived for five thousand years.

In his first life, he only lived to be ten thousand years old before passing away, which seemed to be a disservice to his immortal phoenix bloodline. However, that was because the Heavenly Emperor's son at that time had not yet achieved complete perfection, and there was still a lot of potential in his bloodline that had not been fully explored.

But this time, after experiencing two failed attempts to attain enlightenment, the Heavenly Prince has reached a higher level. He has not only fully developed his bloodline, but has also begun to explore a more advanced method after achieving enlightenment in a completely different way. Therefore, his lifespan is now much longer than in his previous life.

This can be seen from the fact that he was still on the rise even at five thousand years old. The Heavenly Emperor's son stood quietly at the edge of the universe, adjusting his breath, and once again triggered the Great Tribulation of Proving the Dao. This time, the scale was much larger than before.

Just like the previous two times, the Heavenly Emperor's son quickly overcame numerous tribulations. At the moment he was about to make his final leap, the mark of the Immortal Emperor once again manifested through the heavenly tribulation, serving as his final tribulation.

Without the slightest hesitation, the prince launched another attack on the mark left by his father, who was like a supreme deity. This was his final obstacle.

Since the Immortal Emperor is already in Nirvana, the one who came to this place to take care of the Emperor's son is the Immortal Heavenly Blade, which has long since transformed into a celestial weapon.

The deity of the Undying Heavenly Blade emerged from the blade, looked at the Heavenly Emperor's son's performance, and couldn't help but shake his head, muttering, "Still a little lacking, breaking through the inner divine barrier is difficult. For you now, passing this test is not about external factors, nor even about bloodline or cultivation, but only about your own heart."

At the same time, the White Tiger, who had secluded himself in the Kunlun Immortal Mountain, was also shaken by this aura. He awoke from his slumber, but did not immediately emerge into the world.

Although he was very confident that his strength was sufficient to prove his Dao, the aura of the Heavenly Emperor's son was indeed superior, and he probably did not have the ability to compete with him for the position of proving Dao.

However, after calmly sensing the situation, the White Tiger learned from the various records left behind in the Kunlun Immortal Mountain that the one undergoing the tribulation was the Heavenly Emperor's son.

The moment he learned his identity, the White Tiger was no longer surprised. That was the son of the Immortal Emperor, whose bloodline power was beyond compare. Let alone a mere copy of the White Tiger, even the real Immortal White Tiger would probably be at most comparable to him.

Of course, if he can thoroughly cultivate the Kunlun Immortal Scripture and transform himself into the Kunlun Immortal Body like the former Kunlun Immortal Emperor Ying Shenxiao, then he still has a chance to be on par with the Heavenly Emperor's son.

But now, his half-baked skills are clearly no match for it.

However, since the Heavenly Emperor's son had already failed to attain enlightenment twice, the White Tiger did not immediately fall into slumber, but instead chose to observe.

The Emperor's mark left in the bloodline and body of the Undying Emperor is too powerful. Breaking through it is extremely difficult. Although it is said that there is no more than three attempts, the probability of the Emperor's son failing again is not low.

Therefore, the White Tiger still has a chance to attain enlightenment in this lifetime.

As Baihu predicted and as Undying Heavenly Blade judged, the Heavenly Emperor's attempt to attain enlightenment ended in failure once again.

This time, however, the Heavenly Emperor's injuries were much lighter, and he no longer needed the Undying God Seal to send him back; he could return on his own.

Next, he will undergo more in-depth training to ensure success next time.

For the five-thousand-year-old Heavenly Prince, the opportunities to attain enlightenment are few and far between; at least in this lifetime, he only has one more chance.

After all, those who attain enlightenment usually do so during their ascending phase. Even if they have a long lifespan, their ascending phase is not that long. They can only strive to separate the mark of the Immortal Emperor in the next life to complete their enlightenment.

After the Heavenly Emperor's son failed to attain enlightenment and continued his healing and ascetic training, the Undying Heavenly Blade quietly departed and returned to the Primordial Ancient Mine to guard the Undying Heavenly Emperor who was undergoing Nirvana.

(End of this chapter)