Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 476 The Dissolution of the Divine Dynasty
Throughout the entire process of the Heavenly Prince's cultivation and his final decision, the Undying Heavenly Blade silently observed everything about him.

As the Heavenly Emperor had predicted, although the Undying Emperor was disappointed, he never truly gave up on him. Even though he did place more hope in the Little Immortal Phoenix, he still kept an eye on the Heavenly Emperor.

Even though the Undying Emperor is currently undergoing Nirvana and has completely fallen into slumber, he will still have the Undying Heavenly Blade keep an eye on things.

However, throughout the entire process, the Undying Heavenly Blade remained hidden in the Purple Mountain, without revealing any trace of its presence, leaving the Heavenly Emperor's son completely unaware of its existence.

This place was, after all, built by the Immortal Emperor himself. As the Immortal Emperor's natal weapon, it could naturally move freely here and even manipulate the array patterns within at will. Therefore, as long as it intentionally concealed itself, it would not be detected by the Emperor's son.

After the Emperor made his decision, the deity of the Undying Heavenly Blade quietly appeared. His expression was complicated, and he muttered to himself, "Alas, people always romanticize the paths they have never chosen, while ignoring the present and the future."

"If the master knew, he would probably feel regret and pity."

As the Immortal Emperor's natal magic weapon, the Immortal Heavenly Blade naturally has a deep understanding of its master's personality.

It can be said that the Immortal Emperor could probably predict how the Crown Prince would react to his choice.

Clearly, the choice made by the Emperor's son still did not satisfy the Immortal Emperor.

In fact, the reason why the Immortal Emperor was dissatisfied with the choice of the Emperor's son was that the Emperor's son was not like him, lacking the invincible desire for the Dao and the ambition to transcend everything.

Secondly, although the Crown Prince's choice was in line with his own personality, it was not a choice made from his own heart.

In other words, part of the reason why the Immortal Emperor was disappointed was that the Emperor's son did not choose the most suitable path for himself out of rationality, but rather chose this path under the influence of various other distractions.

Everyone has their own path, and all paths lead to the same goal. It's not only his invincible path that leads to success.

If the Crown Prince can truly understand why he made this choice and what he wants, then his choice may not necessarily prevent him from forging his own path.

Originally, the Heavenly Emperor's son had gradually come to realize during his 20,000 years of cultivation that he was suited to the path of having various resources and being able to steadily advance with the help of each other, without having to go through the trials of blood and fire.

Although he was irrational at the time, his choice was actually in line with his personality and pursuits.

It is precisely because of this that the Emperor's son's Dao heart gradually became perfect, and he reached the point where he could separate the Emperor's mark.

But now, he faces another difficult choice, one of which is the path he didn't choose back then: abandoning everything else and forging his own path. The Emperor's past inner conflict has been stirred up again.

Therefore, the prince abandoned the path he should have always adhered to and instead chose the obsession he had not been able to completely let go of.

In the eyes of the Undying Heavenly Blade, if the Heavenly Emperor's son could choose to continue on the previous path, relying on the power of the Divine Dynasty and the countless divine treasures and ancient scriptures he had accumulated as nourishment to make continuous progress, and eventually peel off the Heavenly Emperor's mark so that there would be no more obstacles on his path to enlightenment, then even if the Heavenly Emperor's son did not have time to attain enlightenment and stopped there, the Undying Heavenly Emperor would be very satisfied.

Because if that's the case, then the Prince of Heaven could successfully prove that his choice back then was not wrong. He insisted on the path he chose, a path that the Immortal Emperor himself did not approve of, yet he was still able to break through the Immortal Emperor's mark and restrictions. This is what it truly means to walk one's own path and escape the Immortal Emperor's way.

However, the Heavenly Emperor's son ultimately chose a path contrary to his past self due to his own obsession. This was tantamount to repeating the mistake of failing to see his true self. Therefore, the Undying Heavenly Blade is somewhat regrettable.

However, he did not interfere with the Crown Prince's choice.

After all, the Crown Prince's obsession had not yet dissipated, and who knows what problems might arise in the future. Now, he has chosen to abandon everything and embark on another path, at least to make his Dao heart flawless in the short term.

Moreover, if the Emperor's son can truly sweep through all obstacles to attain enlightenment, then these problems will be minor issues.

Even if the Heavenly Emperor's son abandons his cultivation and starts anew, the power of his bloodline will not weaken. There are very few in this mortal universe who can rival him. Therefore, it is highly probable that he will successfully sweep through this world and attain enlightenment.

The Undying Heavenly Blade couldn't believe that the Heavenly Emperor's son could be so unlucky as to encounter a ruthless person who could even defeat a Celestial Phoenix. If such a person existed, he would probably be no less formidable than his master, the Undying Heavenly Emperor.

How could such a person appear by such a coincidence? Therefore, the Undying Heavenly Blade is not too worried about the Heavenly Emperor's son's reconstruction.

In any case, the Undying Heavenly Blade could activate some of the methods left behind by the Undying Heavenly Emperor at any time, and could even seek help from the Undying Heavenly Emperor's mysterious and powerful master, the Limitless Heavenly Venerable. Therefore, he chose to let the Heavenly Emperor's son go on his adventures and only act as a last resort.

The Undying Heavenly Blade vanished without a trace, breaking through the void and returning to the Primordial Ancient Mine to continue guarding its master who was undergoing Nirvana.

The Emperor's son was completely unaware of all that was happening. After making his decision, he felt a great sense of relief, and his past obsessions were completely eliminated.

However, since we have to start from scratch, it is clear that even the Undying Divine Dynasty is among those to be abandoned.

At this moment, the Emperor's son was determined to repeat the choice he made back then, so he immediately decided to disband the Undying Dynasty.

In fact, over the past hundreds of thousands of years, the Undying Dynasty has completely declined, existing in name only, and its orders no longer extend beyond the Big Dipper Star Region.

It can be said that the divine dynasty system, which was revered by all races and left behind by the Immortal Emperor, has collapsed. However, even a weakened camel is bigger than a horse, so the divine dynasty is still the most powerful force in the universe.

Unless he, the son of the Heavenly Emperor, can also attain enlightenment and become a true Heavenly Emperor like the Immortal Heavenly Emperor of yesteryear, even if he continues to sit in the Big Dipper and preside over the affairs of the Divine Dynasty, he will not be able to change the collapse of this system.

If things continue like this, the normal trajectory for the Undying Dynasty would be to gradually shrink its power and, like the other powers created by Dao Proving beings in the universe, occupy a star field.

Now, the Heavenly Emperor's son is determined to abandon everything and start anew, thus the Undying Divine Dynasty ultimately faces disintegration and demise. In fact, its existence was even shorter than the influence left behind by many ordinary Dao-proving cultivators.

The Heavenly Emperor summoned the chieftains of the ten tribes who had served as the backbone of the Divine Dynasty for countless years and remained loyal to the end, to the front of Purple Mountain.

The Heavenly Emperor sighed softly, "From this day forward, the Undying Dynasty is officially dissolved and becomes a thing of the past. Gentlemen, let's part amicably."

(End of this chapter)