Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 487 The Prodigy Beset by Death

Ten thousand years ago, not long after the White Tiger Emperor disappeared, when his mark had not yet faded.

At that time, the Undying Dynasty had not yet disbanded, and the chaos in the universe had not yet begun. Many regions and races were in a state of peace.

In a small, peaceful tribe, a baby was born. He was born deaf, mute, and blind, and could only perceive the outside world through touch.

Given that both parents are spiritual practitioners, the probability of this happening is extremely low, almost impossible, yet he was born just like that.

Therefore, many of his people regarded him as a cursed child, an ominous sign.

However, every gain has its loss, and every loss has its gain. Although he has this disability, he also possesses an extremely powerful talent. The strength of his innate bone and bloodline exceeded the expectations of all his clansmen.

Whether the birth of this child signifies a curse or a blessing is unclear. This has perplexed most of the cultivators in the clan.

Therefore, this family found themselves in an awkward situation. While other members of the clan wouldn't target them, they would subconsciously avoid them, leaving them essentially isolated.

This start was indeed unprecedented.

Fortunately, he had loving parents who helped him embark on the path of spiritual practice when he was young, allowing him to perceive everything in the outside world through his divine senses, thus enabling him to communicate and connect with others.

With their support, the child grew up healthy and began to show his amazing potential, which amazed his people.

But this didn't last long. Just as he was beginning to gain acceptance from his people, an accident occurred. A once-in-tens-thousands-years earthquake struck, burying their homeland deep underground, and even killing many of those with weaker cultivation levels.

In this disaster, the child was buried underground for several months, and even his legs were broken by huge rocks. If his parents hadn't saved him with miraculous medicine, he would probably have suffered another disability.

Faced with this disaster, the people of this tribe were immersed in grief and united to rebuild their home.

But soon, a giant azure dragon, whose homeland had been destroyed, left its home and began searching for a new place to live. It unexpectedly passed through this area, bringing another disaster.

This time, the child was hit by a flying boulder and nearly died on the spot.

This is truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly.

From this point on, the child was once again seen as an ominous sign.

Then, several secondary disasters caused by this major earthquake struck again. During his difficult childhood, the child was nearly killed several times and was only able to survive thanks to the help of his parents and other cultivators in his clan.

In this situation, even the most steadfast members of the clan began to have malicious thoughts about the child. After all, a normal person shouldn't be this unlucky, right?
If he's this unlucky, then he might really be cursed by God.

Later, the cultivators of this clan had no choice but to ask a cultivator who practiced divination and calculation to calculate the child's fate.

But every time the cultivator tried to begin his deductions, various unexpected events would interrupt him. After several such incidents, he finally realized that this was actually his spiritual sense warning him not to speculate.

So he could only tell others that this child was destined for death, and if he could overcome it, he would surely achieve great things and be incredibly brilliant.

Although he hadn't actually started calculating, he could still foresee the child's future.

Such extraordinary talent—any cultivator could see that this child was a potential immortal, destined for greatness if he didn't die. Therefore, although what he said was empty talk, it was indeed the truth.

With this outcome, the child remained in a state where he was both hated by some and held in high regard by others. Of course, his parents still loved him deeply.

Since this child was born, before he even became a teenager, he has already experienced nine near-death experiences. This experience can be described as extremely extraordinary.

However, under his parents' guidance, he did not see himself as a cursed child, but believed that he was destined to achieve great things.

The saying goes, "When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their will, strains their muscles and bones, starves their body, empties their resources, and frustrates their endeavors, so as to strengthen their resolve, temper their character, and increase their abilities."

Having survived nine brushes with death, he was naturally absolutely certain that he was the chosen one, destined to be the protagonist of an era that would change the world.

With this positive and optimistic mindset, the child thrived and always remained passionate and enthusiastic about life.

With this kind of personality, he naturally made many friends and overcame difficulties step by step with their support.

Miraculously, after surviving nine brushes with death, the child never encountered such a situation again, as if even the heavens had taken pity on him and spared him.

After several years of peace and stability, everyone began to think that his mortal ordeal was over.

After all, nine is the ultimate number, and nine death calamities is already quite outrageous.

These cultivators recalled the words of the cultivator skilled in divination from years ago, and understood that there would likely be no further obstacles on this child's path to future rise.

Thus, the title of "Child of the Curse" became a thing of the past.

As time passed, the child gradually grew into a teenager and truly unleashed unprecedented potential, becoming the strongest prodigy in the history of this ancient star. Everyone could only look on in awe, unable to even catch up with him.

Of course, the child's great talent is one aspect, but the fact that this ancient star is too remote, with scarce resources and an extremely poor cultivation environment is another.

There are not many powerful cultivators on this ancient star. The few who did emerge as powerful beings either died tragically or disappeared without a trace after exploring the starry sky, and none of them were able to return here.

Such conditions naturally prevent the emergence of many geniuses.

Moreover, the great laws of the universe are currently in a low period, making the decline of this planet even more severe.

Therefore, this child, who had once been plagued by death, became the hope for this ancient star to change and become stronger.

Perhaps he has the potential to become the most powerful being on this ancient star for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years, and completely change everything for them.

After all, in recent years, not only has the environment on this ancient star deteriorated, but it has also begun to experience frequent large-scale natural disasters. It's hard not to have doubts and think that this ancient star may have reached the brink of destruction.

However, as long as a great master is born, this ancient star can be saved no matter what problems it has.

And this person, there is clearly only one candidate.

This former cursed child has truly become the future of this ancient star.

(End of this chapter)