Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 479 The Son of Light
For over a thousand years after the dissolution of the Immortal Dynasty and the disappearance of the Heavenly Emperor's Son, the universe was in chaos.

Although the Divine Dynasty is not as powerful as before, the lingering influence of the Undying Emperor and the presence of the extremely powerful and unorthodox Daoist Prince, who occasionally appears in public, mean that even though the Divine Dynasty has gradually lost the strength to occupy so much territory and resources, other races have not dared to wage war against it.

But things are different now. The Divine Dynasty has dissolved, and the ten tribes have split up. Even with the Heavenly Emperor's son overseeing the division, friction still arises due to the distribution of benefits, and the former unity is no longer intact.

Of course, Ning Fei and Huang Nu's two clans are still very harmonious. In fact, thanks to the Supreme Imperial Weapon left behind by the Emperor of Love, their two clans are still closely connected and have gained a lot of benefits.

In this situation, many territories and resources in Beidou, far from the core of the Divine Dynasty, were occupied by other races, who continued to launch probing attacks.

Due to the current poor environment in the human universe, there are basically no top-level powerhouses at the Quasi-Emperor level. As a result, a new round of open and covert struggles has been launched in the universe, and the previously relatively stable pattern has once again undergone a major reshuffle.

In the starry sky, there is a small race whose bodies are pale gold, with four heads, and they can hear in all directions and see in all directions.

Although the bloodline power of this clan is not very strong, it is not too weak either. Therefore, they have been able to continue their lineage steadily and grow stronger over time.

A large portion of the myriad races in this universe are actually in this state.

When the Immortal Emperor established the Immortal Divine Dynasty, this clan, seeking protection, was among the first ancient clans to join the divine dynasty system, and thus gained many benefits, gradually establishing itself in its homeland.

Later, as the Divine Dynasty gradually weakened, the Light Clan, which had already developed, also gained the ability to protect themselves. Even though the Divine Dynasty could not reach their homeland, they were able to barely protect themselves.

Now that the Divine Dynasty has dissolved, their situation has become even worse.

When powerful clans fight, in order to preserve their strength and avoid a complete falling out, they often mobilize other weaker clans to act as vanguards and probes.

Although the Light Clan was not weak, it was still no match for the top-tier races in the universe, and naturally could not resist. Therefore, the Light Clan began to decline steadily.

Most importantly, they are caught in the middle of two major powers, and could easily be caught in the crossfire of their battle.

Just a few days ago, they were affected by another major battle and suffered heavy losses.

Just now, the powerful clan that gained the upper hand was conscripting cultivators from their Light Clan as cannon fodder.

Chief Guangming frowned, looking at his dwindling clan. He sighed and said, "With war raging everywhere, is the foundation of our ancestors going to be destroyed in my hands?"

Another elder in the clan said, "Clan leader, things have come to this point, we have no other choice."

Chief Guangming said, "Are you saying that we should abandon our foundation and ancestral land and migrate to another place?"

The elder shook his head and said, "No, no, no, while that is one method, it's not what I wanted to discuss. Clan leader, do you remember that we have another trump card?"

Upon hearing this, the Chief of the Light Clan raised an eyebrow and said, "You mean, the Divine Child?"

Tens of thousands of years ago, during the time of the Xuanwu Emperor, a prodigy with extraordinary talent was born into their clan. Legend has it that at the moment of his birth, a divine light descended from the heavens and entered his body. Then, still an infant, he soared into the sky, his body radiating boundless divine light. This light illuminated everything, turning the pitch-black night sky as bright as day.

Because of these extraordinary signs, he was recognized by the then-chief of the Light Clan as a divinely ordained child and the hope for saving their clan.

However, since Emperor Xuanwu was still alive at that time, they simply taught him through his childhood and then sealed him into the divine source, allowing future generations to awaken him at the appropriate time.

For all the Light Clan, this divine child is their only hope for a complete transformation and reaching an unprecedented peak.

The elder said, "We, the higher-ups in our clan, all know that the phenomenon of divine light descending to the mortal world is real, but it's not as exaggerated as it seems. It's just that the divine light spontaneously dissipated because his bloodline power was too strong."

"In his later cultivation, the Divine Child displayed extraordinary talent. The clan leader sealed him away for posterity in the hope that he would be born in a good era, embark on the path of enlightenment, and create a glorious era for our Light Clan."

"Now that the White Tiger Emperor's Dao Imprint has dissipated, and the Heavenly Emperor's son of the Undying God Dynasty has also failed to attain Dao, isn't this the most suitable era? As long as he is born, not only can he pursue the path to Dao, but he can also save our Light Clan. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

The Chief of the Light Clan hesitated and said, "But the Great Dao is not so active in this era. It is not the most suitable golden age for cultivation. If the Divine Child fails to attain enlightenment because of this, wouldn't we be the greatest sinners in the clan?"

The elder said, “Clan leader, if we don’t rely on the divine child to save us, then we will have no choice but to abandon everything, leave for distant lands, and seek another way out.”

"In this world, there is conflict everywhere and war is raging everywhere. I'm afraid we have nowhere to hide."

“We only need a powerful Great Sage or a Quasi-Emperor to change the current situation. As long as the Divine Child cultivates to this level and allows us to gain a foothold, even if he cannot attain enlightenment, he can continue to seal himself off for future generations.”

Chief Light sighed again and said, "It seems that this is the only way we can do it."

So they went to their ancestral land, activated the great formation left by their ancestors, and took out a piece of divine source.

This divine source was cylindrical in shape, with a faint glow emanating from it, which illuminated the entire divine source in a pale gold color.

If someone without cultivation or with only average cultivation were to look at it, they wouldn't even be able to see what's sealed within the divine source.

However, the Chief of the Light Clan was a Saint King Realm cultivator, and he could see through the entire appearance of this divine child. Although he was amazed by his extraordinary appearance, the Chief of the Light Clan did not hesitate and directly awakened him from his divine source, ending his tens of thousands of years of slumber.

Although the divine child who emerged from the divine source also had a pale golden body, it shimmered with a dazzling brilliance, making him the center of attention wherever he went, drawing everyone's attention.

The four faces on its head are incredibly lifelike. Although it is a single primordial spirit, it seems as if four consciousnesses are thinking simultaneously and can make different reactions.

The four faces of the Child of Light opened their eyes simultaneously, and eight faint golden rays shot out, as if the child of a god had been resurrected.

(End of this chapter)