Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 477 Separation
Upon hearing the Emperor's words, all ten tribal chiefs were stunned.

What? Disband the Undying Dynasty? Has this second emperor lost his mind?
Although this vast empire is vastly different from what it was when the Immortal Emperor was still alive, it is still a giant among giants, and it is among the top in the universe.

However, the prince of the Heavenly Emperor did not show up for a long time. When they finally managed to gather them for a meeting, they thought that the prince of the Heavenly Emperor was finally going to lead them to create new glories. But it turned out that he was going to dissolve the Divine Dynasty directly.

This was completely unexpected for all of them.

Therefore, the patriarch of the Blood Phoenix clan, who had been won over by the Undying Emperor as the mother clan of the Undying Empress, who was also the Fire Emperor, was the first to speak up: "What does Your Majesty mean by this? The Divine Dynasty was founded by the supreme god, the Undying Emperor. As his son, Your Majesty, you actually want to dissolve it. Isn't that inappropriate?"

Although not related by blood, the Blood Phoenix Clan is considered related to the Heavenly Emperor's son, giving them a superior status. This is why their clan leader dared to be the first to express doubt.

Although the Divine Dynasty is not as powerful as it used to be, they have maintained this system for countless millennia, and their interests have long been tied to the Divine Dynasty.

Even disregarding historical origins, considering only practical interests, they would not agree with the demise of the Undying Dynasty.

The Heavenly Prince said, “Please be patient, everyone, and let me explain in detail. Over the years, you should all know that I have tried to attain enlightenment many times, but all of them have failed, right?”

The ten clan leaders looked at each other, knowing that the Heavenly Emperor's son had tried several times, but due to his authority and power, they dared not expose the matter.

Now that the Emperor himself has brought it up, they don't know how to respond.

The Emperor's son ignored them and continued, "You should have guessed that the main reason I cannot attain enlightenment is because I am suppressed by my father's Emperor's mark, which prevents me from taking the final step."

"Now that I have finally mastered the method to remove the Emperor's mark and thus attain enlightenment without hindrance, I must pursue my own path to enlightenment."

"This is also the path my father hoped I would take."

Although the Emperor's son's decision to disband the Undying Divine Dynasty was impulsive, it was the result of careful consideration. Since he had already chosen to rebuild and wanted to fulfill his past dreams, he should be thorough and abandon the dynasty altogether, relying solely on his own efforts to create his own destiny.

Upon hearing this, the ten clan leaders fell silent, their feelings complicated.

Firstly, they were shocked that the Emperor's son had actually found a way to break the suppression of the Emperor's Mark. It must be known that the Undying Emperor was one of the strongest beings in the history of the human universe, a former supreme god.

To break through his Dao Imprint would be unimaginably difficult. Moreover, if the Heavenly Emperor's Son were to break through this restriction, wouldn't that mean he had a chance to become the first cultivator in the human universe to break the restriction that a lineage cannot produce two Dao Proverbs? That would be making history!

Secondly, they could actually understand the Heavenly Emperor's decision to dissolve the Divine Dynasty. After all, in this day and age, attaining enlightenment not only meant being invincible for a lifetime, but also meant ascending to immortality.

Compared to his own enlightenment, the survival of the divine dynasty was naturally an insignificant matter.

Thirdly, just because they can understand all of this doesn't mean they can accept it.

Amidst these complex thoughts, the Blood Phoenix Clan Chief said slowly, "Your Majesty, even if you wish to pursue the path to enlightenment, you don't necessarily have to disband the Divine Dynasty, do you? We can continue to maintain this system and wait for Your Majesty to succeed in attaining enlightenment before retaking it."

The other nine clan leaders also looked at the Heavenly Emperor Prince with anticipation. After all, this was indeed the most ideal situation. The Heavenly Emperor Prince said, "I also hope it will be as you all say, but firstly, I will have to give up everything and start over. If the Divine Dynasty and your clans are still here, I will inevitably feel complacent and unable to achieve complete success."

"Secondly, I need to undergo a rebirth, which will take a very long time, at least tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of thousands of years. By the time I am reborn, the world will probably have changed drastically."

"When I undergo Nirvana, I will need the protection of the Immortal God Seal, and Purple Mountain will also need to be fully mobilized to assist me in Nirvana. Therefore, most of the Divine Dynasty's resources cannot be utilized."

"In the long years to come, the Divine Dynasty will become too powerful and attract too much attention. It will accumulate countless benefits, but it will lack the means to suppress and protect its foundation. It may suffer a great disaster."

"I do not wish for my father's legacy to disappear, but I do not wish for you all to shed blood and sacrifice yourselves in order to maintain this system."

The Emperor's statement is indeed entirely true. In his thousands of years of deduction, it would have taken him a very long time to accumulate the necessary resources to abandon his cultivation and use the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill and other rare and precious materials to be reborn.

Of course, this is the Nirvana that the Emperor's son deduced for the sake of perfection, so that he can completely cleanse himself of his past cultivation and welcome the most thorough rebirth.

This is why the process of rebuilding one's skills, which should have been completed quickly, has been stretched into an extremely long period.

In this process, Zishan and the Immortal Seal will indeed help him complete this Nirvana.

The ten clan leaders' eyes dimmed; they knew that the Heavenly Emperor's son had made up his mind and would not change it.

Faced with such a momentous event as enlightenment, they could no longer stop it.

Seeing their dejection, the Heavenly Emperor smiled and said, "Don't be discouraged, everyone. If one day I succeed in attaining enlightenment, I will reunite your ten clans and establish a new Undying Divine Dynasty. I hope that your descendants will not disown me then."

The ten clan leaders all said, "We rose to power because of His Majesty the Undying Emperor. You are his descendant. If you have any orders, none of us descendants would dare to disobey."

The Emperor said, "I am glad that you all understand me. Your ten tribes are the backbone of the Divine Dynasty, personally recruited by my father. I am leaving these to you as a way of repaying your loyalty to the Divine Dynasty over the years."

The Heavenly Emperor took out various treasures and divine artifacts left in the Divine Dynasty. Apart from the portion needed for him to abandon his cultivation and rebuild, he distributed the rest to the direct descendants of the current Divine Dynasty, namely the ten major tribes.

When the emperor bestowed mountains of divine treasures upon their respective tribes, the ten tribal chiefs were stunned, and their initial dissatisfaction and resentment vanished instantly.

In any case, with the Emperor's son's insistence, the Divine Dynasty was destined to perish, so obtaining so many benefits was already an unexpected delight. These divine treasures were enough to make them forget the losses brought about by the disintegration of the Divine Dynasty.

Next, naturally, came the division of the Divine Dynasty's sphere of influence. This change wasn't actually that significant, since the ten clans were already relatively independent. Under the Emperor's son's fair division, none of the ten clans had any objections.

From then on, the main body of the Undying Dynasty was completely divided up.

The Emperor said, "The green hills remain unchanged and the clear waters flow on forever. Everyone, we will meet again someday."

(End of this chapter)