Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 516 Emperor Ming
Although Xin Tianming was highly skilled and daring, he still vaguely sensed a threat. The protective array of this ancient star was clearly more powerful than ordinary imperial array patterns.

Although the Undying Saint Emperors succeeded in attaining the Dao by relying on the Harmony Flower, their physiques were too powerful. Therefore, their strength after attaining the Dao was naturally extraordinary, and there was no situation where their foundation was unstable due to taking a shortcut.

Therefore, the imperial array patterns he left behind were naturally extraordinary.

As for why its ultimate imperial weapon doesn't have this special strength, it's because it wasn't the Undying Holy Emperor's natal magic weapon, but rather a legacy artifact he later crafted.

Furthermore, Xin Tianming could even vaguely sense an unusual aura within the great formation. Although the formation obstructed his view, he still knew their trump card.

Within the grand formation, several corpses of those who had achieved the Great Perfection of the Indestructible Golden Body began to rejuvenate under the influence of the formation's patterns. The golden sea of ​​suffering manifested as rolling waves, merging into one, radiating astonishing divine power.

Xin Tianming was secretly alarmed. No wonder the Undying Golden Body lineage dared to wage war against various races everywhere; it turned out they had such confidence.

Since the Immortal Saint Emperor, no other Immortal Golden Body lineage has produced an Immortal Golden Body with an alternative path to enlightenment, but there are still a few who have reached the quasi-Nine Great Completion stage.

They buried themselves on their ancestral planet, their bodies connected to a protective array. In the event of a crisis, the array could revive their remains, turning them into battle puppets to protect their homeland.

Although these corpses only possess powerful physical bodies and boundless divine power, lacking laws and primordial spirits, they are still extraordinary under the blessing of this imperial array.

If they were to actually fight, Xin Tianming would indeed be helpless against him.

Fortunately, he wasn't there to cause trouble, so although he was surprised by the man's profound knowledge, he remained calm.

Seeing that these quasi-emperors had become more vigilant again, Xin Tianming said, "This sword was left by the founder of the True Profound Divine Dynasty. It is their heirloom and I obtained it by chance. I am only here to return it. You all need not be nervous."

Upon hearing this, the quasi-emperors relaxed slightly and summoned the survivors of the True Profound Divine Dynasty.

Xin Tianming released the divine sword, allowing it to return to the hands of the cultivators of the True Profound Divine Dynasty.

“That’s right, it is indeed the ancestral master’s heirloom. We thought it had been completely destroyed and could never be found again.”

The cultivators were deeply moved, and then thanked Xin Tianming in unison.

Then, a very old Great Saint Realm cultivator said, "Tianming, your divine race wants to eliminate us as soon as possible and completely separate itself from the human race. You were once considered my half-disciple. Can you tell me your thoughts?"

This Great Sage was the same senior who taught Xin Tianming cultivation back in the True Profound Divine Dynasty, so he recognized Xin Tianming at a glance.

Although this issue is somewhat sensitive, it is indeed of great importance. No one can stop Xin Tianming's path to enlightenment except himself, and his attitude has a huge impact on the True Profound Divine Dynasty and even the entire human race.

Therefore, the cultivators of the Undying Golden Body lineage awaited Xin Tianming's reply.

Xin Tianming said, "Teacher, through these years of cultivation, I have come to understand that the gods are just a special kind of human race."

"Even if the divine blood is highly stable, our divine race still needs to continuously absorb divine bodies born from the human race, as well as other special physiques that can be compatible with the divine blood. Therefore, whether the divine race should be independent is a false proposition. The divine race cannot exist completely apart from the human race."

“I do not agree with the independence of the gods, but it is the long-cherished wish of countless ancestors of our lineage, and I cannot stop them.”

"Therefore, I can only guarantee that the gods and humans will live in peace while I am alive; as for the rest, let fate decide."

This guarantee was clearly not only addressed to his old friends, but also to the Undying Golden Body lineage and even the human race behind it. Upon hearing this, the people opposite Xin Tianming couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Xin Tianming waved goodbye to them and then left, once again venturing into the depths of the starry sky. Although Xin Yan was very dissatisfied, Xin Tianming was currently the number one figure in the God Clan, so he had no choice but to accept the promise.

Therefore, the Protoss officially ceased all conflicts with the Humans.

Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, another thousand years have passed.

Finally, the three-thousand-year-old Xin Tianming triggered the Great Tribulation of Proving the Dao, launching an assault on the supreme throne of emperor.

Because he was subject to some restrictions from the Ancient Scripture of Divine Transformation, Xin Tianming had to first achieve enlightenment through unconventional means, breaking through this constraint before successfully proving his Dao.

This tribulation of lightning was incredibly powerful, far more terrifying than the previous emperors.

As early as the mythological era, cultivators had already confirmed that a strong physique did indeed provide an innate advantage in attaining enlightenment.

As a born God King, and having further evolved his divine blood into Supreme God Blood through cultivation, Xin Tianming's physique and bloodline are already at the highest level below the Chaos Body, so his power is naturally extraordinary.

Amidst a sea of ​​thunder, Xin Tianming manifested the phenomena of the Eternal Divine Kingdom, giving rise to countless worlds in the void. The deity Wusu stood within them, offering a gift to him, the supreme ruler who governs the divine kingdom.

He wielded a golden divine spear forged from Dao Tribulation Gold, stirring up the heavens and earth with thunder and lightning. He fought his way in and out of the sea of ​​lightning, battling against the various celestial beings that manifested within, like an unparalleled war god.

Finally, he hurled the spear in his hand, and the golden divine spear transformed into a bolt of lightning, like a supreme god descending with divine punishment, piercing through the last immortal spirit, the Vermilion Bird, born in the sea of ​​lightning.

A powerful aura of supreme power combined with the Heavenly Heart Mark, and all cultivators in the human universe vaguely felt that an unparalleled deity was high above the nine heavens, looking down on all living beings, as if the saying "there are gods three feet above your head" had truly come true.

After three thousand years, Xin Tianming finally achieved his first goal: to become an emperor. However, from this point onward, he should no longer be addressed by his given name, but rather as Emperor Ming.

Although he became emperor and surpassed ordinary cultivators by a considerable margin due to his bloodline and physique, Emperor Ming felt little joy.

After attaining enlightenment, he became even more aware of the terrifying power of the Limitless Heavenly Venerable. He discovered that he still could not fully decipher the Mystic Transformation Technique and improve upon it, let alone the Ancient Scripture of Divine Transformation.

It should be noted that before the Great Celestial Venerable Wuji attained enlightenment, his main focus of cultivation was on the Path of Ten Thousand Laws Connecting Heaven, which existed in theory but had never been achieved before. From this, he also derived the Battle Saint Law, which ranked among the Nine Secrets. Divine blood and divine body were merely secondary aspects of his research.

Therefore, Emperor Ming had no reason to be proud.

Before he went into seclusion to study the divine blood, Emperor Ming also sensed the special Dao imprint between heaven and earth through the Heavenly Heart Mark, from which he captured many secrets about the method of becoming an immortal.

Although it was unsigned, Emperor Ming had a feeling that this was probably the work of the Great Celestial Venerable Wuji, just like the Immortal Sect, or at least that he was one of the participants.

Therefore, Emperor Ming felt even more terrified.

How far did that Wuji Tianzun go on his path of cultivation to achieve such accomplishments? Considering that he existed for 100,000 years and returned tens of thousands of years later, did he follow the most difficult and highest path of immortality in the mortal world, which is why he has always been in the human realm?

Emperor Ming banished the negative emotions that had arisen in his heart and strengthened his resolve to cultivate. Since there was still a long road ahead, he was determined to work even harder in his cultivation.

(End of this chapter)