Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 517 Second Generation
In fact, Emperor Ming always had a complex feeling towards the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji.

He was the one who fully unleashed the potential of divine blood, illuminating the path for all those born with divine blood; but at the same time, he destroyed the very foundation of the divine race, forcing the Ming Emperor's people to hide and remain in seclusion.

Therefore, Emperor Ming always regarded this Wuji Tianzun as his role model, direction, and even his hypothetical enemy.

Of course, this only refers to the first incarnation of the Supreme Celestial Venerable, who was still in a divine body. After all, starting from the second incarnation, the Supreme Celestial Venerable had already transcended the framework of a divine body and reached a higher, newer realm.

Therefore, Emperor Ming did not use the title of God Emperor after he attained enlightenment. Although he attained enlightenment with a divine body, it would be reasonable for him to call himself God Emperor, but with the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji as his predecessor, he really did not have the confidence to call himself God Emperor.

After all, this title signifies the Emperor of Divine Blood, and should only be used by the highest achiever of the Divine Bloodline. If someone hasn't become the highest achiever of the Divine Body Dao but still calls themselves the Emperor of Divine Blood, that would indeed be quite shameless.

Therefore, Emperor Ming changed his title to Ming, which is derived from the character Ming in his own name.

After successfully attaining enlightenment, Emperor Ming returned to the divine realm.

Xin Yan and other core members of the divine race were naturally overjoyed. A true supreme emperor of their own had been born among their divine race, and the glorious era of their divine race had finally arrived.

Xin Yan had even more ideas. If the Ming Emperor could break and improve the Transformation Mystic Technique and eliminate its aftereffects, then the God Race, which could continuously evolve its divine bloodline without any aftereffects, might have a chance to become the supreme God Race in the entire universe, surpassing all other races.

After a series of elaborate ceremonies, Xin Yan and Emperor Ming met alone.

He had intended to call out the other person's name directly, but considering that the other person had already become an emperor, he changed his words and said, "Emperor Ming, you..."

Emperor Ming sighed and said, "The extraordinary talent of the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji is beyond my reach. Not to mention the Ancient Scripture of Divine Transformation, even the Mystic Technique of Divine Transformation is something I cannot change or eliminate its aftereffects."

Upon hearing this, Xin Yan was also taken aback. He had anticipated the immense power of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, and thus guessed that this goal might not have been achieved. However, the Emperor Ming's attitude clearly indicated that it was not just a little bit short, but rather quite a bit short.

Even in his first life, he was so powerful that Xin Yan couldn't help but gasp in amazement, secretly suppressing his ambition. After all, the Boundless Great Celestial Venerable was not just a shadow over the Ming Emperor; all the gods harbored a nameless fear of the Boundless Great Celestial Venerable.

Even though the Great Celestial Venerable Wuji has not appeared in the world for countless millennia, they are still afraid that this Great Celestial Venerable will use some means to cause the newly established divine race to collapse once again.

This is why, despite their substantial accumulation of knowledge and experience, they still dare not become completely independent from the human race.

Shen Yan collected his thoughts and asked, "Then I wonder if Emperor Ming is confident of success?"

Emperor Ming pondered for a moment and said, "We can give it a try. Before I ascend, I will devote all my efforts to comprehending this method. However, whether I succeed or not, I hope that you will not have any conflict with the human race."

Xin Yan asked, "Why?"

Emperor Ming said, "Because that Great Celestial Venerable is far more terrifying than we think."

From then on, the Protoss's attitude softened again. They not only stopped targeting the Humans, but even began to establish a certain cooperative relationship with them.

Although Emperor Ming did not rebuild the Alliance of All Races, he still managed to maintain order among all races in the universe, allowing it to return to peace.

During this process, he also began searching for the elixir of immortality and the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill. Although he had attained enlightenment through a divine body, theoretically his lifespan should far exceed that of an ordinary emperor, but successfully comprehending the essence of divine blood and creating a completely new mystical technique based on it was still too difficult; his lifetime might not even be enough. Emperor Ming strolled through the starry sky when he suddenly sensed an unusual aura. Looking around, he discovered a fiery red bird, walking naturally within a divine mountain, its feet still bearing roots.

This is the Vermilion Bird's Elixir of Immortality!
Originally, the Vermilion Bird Elixir of Immortality was hidden in the Great Luo Immortal Mountain, belonging to the supreme being there. At the end of the mythological era, when the forbidden zones were being eradicated, this elixir of immortality fell into the hands of the Moral Celestial Venerable.

However, this elixir of immortality was not quite compatible with the Dao of the Celestial Venerable of Morality; elixirs of immortality like the Bodhi Tree or the Enlightenment Tea Tree were more suitable for him. Therefore, the Celestial Venerable of Morality had never really paid much attention to it.

Until this time, anticipating that he might not be able to recover for many years after entering the Great Dream of Eternity, he released the Vermilion Bird Elixir of Immortality in advance, allowing it to gain its freedom.

Of course, the Celestial Venerable of Morality also left behind supernatural powers on the Vermilion Bird Elixir of Immortality to ensure its safety.

It was somewhat unexpected that the Ming Emperor had obtained this elixir of immortality.

After obtaining the elixir of immortality, Emperor Ming returned to the Divine Clan and devoted himself to the study of the Mystic Transformation Technique and the Ancient Scripture of Transformation.

Like Liang Yu back then, Emperor Ming also regarded all the gods as his research subjects, hoping to understand the essence of divine blood from them.

Time flies, fifteen thousand years have passed, and Emperor Ming's lifespan has finally come to an end.

Having a sufficiently powerful special bloodline or physique for attaining enlightenment has a clear advantage over having a mortal body or other bloodlines or physiques that are not so powerful, and this advantage is not limited to one aspect.

In other aspects, such as physical body and primordial spirit, even a mortal can make up for their shortcomings through cultivation. However, lifespan is something that cannot be compensated for.

Those with top-tier special physiques and bloodlines generally have longer lifespans after attaining enlightenment. Even cultivators with mortal bodies who attain enlightenment and whose cultivation is comparable to or even surpasses theirs cannot exceed them in terms of lifespan.

Yuanshi Tianzun suffered from this very problem. Despite his combat power being at the top level of a quasi-Heavenly Emperor, the lifespan of his first incarnation was still shorter than that of the Immortal Saint Emperor and the Azure Heaven Overlord, who were not as strong as him.

This is because he is just a mortal, and although he is a top-tier mortal, his lifespan is still far inferior to that of top-tier physiques like the Undying Golden Body and the Heavenly Overlord Body.

Before attaining enlightenment, Emperor Ming had already cultivated supreme divine blood, making him an undisputed top-tier physique. Therefore, his lifespan naturally reached the level of 18,000 years, much longer than that of ordinary enlightened beings.

During these years, Emperor Ming devoted most of his energy to studying divine blood. With the Ancient Scripture of Divine Transformation as a theoretical reference and all individuals of the divine race as research samples, Emperor Ming's progress was not slow, but he still had not reached the point where he could improve this secret technique.

However, Emperor Ming did have a direction, and it even led to a significant increase in his own cultivation, so his efforts were not in vain.

Secondly, Emperor Ming was also constantly exploring methods to transform and reverse life, but this approach yielded very little success.

Of course, he also left behind several princes as an important foundation for the divine race to overcome any potential difficulties.

As an emperor, even if he has not yet cracked the mystical art of transformation, his children can still inherit divine blood. However, in the next generation, the offspring of his children will return to ordinary life.

Seeing that he had reached old age, Emperor Ming picked the Vermilion Bird Elixir of Immortality and swallowed it in one gulp, thus living a second life.

(End of this chapter)