Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 521 Prelude
After Emperor Ming ascended to heaven, the universe once again entered a period of turmoil and instability.

Although Emperor Ming reigned for more than 30,000 years, he did not establish a new order like Emperor Guangming or Emperor Bu Shi Tian. Instead, he focused on his own cultivation, so many conflicts simply accumulated.

Now that he, the emperor who maintained the balance of the universe, has disappeared, war naturally ensues.

However, they did not launch a major war directly, but instead escalated the conflict through small-scale skirmishes.

After all, peace has lasted for too long, and these races are not sure if the foundation they have developed is stronger than that of other races.

Amidst this turbulent situation, time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, ten thousand years had passed. The aura of the Ming Emperor's Great Dao finally dissipated, and a new era began.

Unlike before, as the aura of the Great Dao of the Ming Emperor dissipated, the human universe finally ended this period of decline, and the long-dormant Great Dao of Heaven and Earth became active again.

In other words, the human universe has once again entered a great era that is extremely suitable for cultivation. Countless bloodlines and physiques are emerging in this era, and many geniuses who had previously sealed themselves away for various reasons are also emerging in this era.

In an instant, a considerable number of prodigies emerged in the human universe like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Although it's hard to say how many of them truly possessed the potential to attain enlightenment, they were certainly not lacking. Even ancient princes were born in this era.

Those who can stand out from the crowd in this great era and successfully attain enlightenment must be extraordinary immortal talents. Even among those who attain enlightenment, they will not be weak.

After sensing the changes in the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, Liang Yu summoned three of the ten infants that had been sealed in the Wuji Immortal Mountain for a long time and brought them into the world.

These ten infants are the reincarnations of the five supreme beings who severed themselves and abandoned all their cultivation during the mythical era, who were reborn as infants and given a second life.

Previously, Liang Yu had planned to use these self-severed supreme beings who had attained enlightenment and then rebuilt their cultivation as the best whetstones to hone the skills of the most outstanding emperors of the Primordial Era, and now was the perfect time.

These three supreme beings who have emerged are the Xuanhuang Supreme, the Five Qi Supreme, and the Brahma Supreme. The Xuanhuang Supreme and the Five Qi Supreme are not human, but the Brahma Supreme is not only human, but also possesses the Brahma Battle Body.

The emergence of these three individuals will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the development of this soon-to-be-born protagonist of our time. Not to mention, other exceptionally talented individuals with the potential to attain enlightenment will also appear in this era.

Liang Yu saw a "familiar face" among these extraordinary talents—a familiar face who should have successfully attained enlightenment in a certain lifetime in the original timeline.

If we only consider the competition before and after the final leap, it is still not as intense as the life of the Immortal Emperor, after all, those were nine people who later successfully attained enlightenment through alternative means.

While the number of geniuses with true potential for enlightenment in this generation is less than in the generation of the Undying Emperor, they were born directly and grew up together. It is foreseeable that the intensity of their clashes on the ancient star road in the future will be terrifying.

The reason Liang Yu chose these three to emerge was mainly because they were the five supreme beings who had always adhered to their bottom line and had taken the initiative to show goodwill to Liang Yu. Naturally, they had to be ranked ahead of the other supreme beings who had defected and surrendered in the face of battle.

Liang Yu chose a starting point for each of them, selecting a suitable place for their early growth.

These three were all former Dao-proving cultivators who had undergone rebirth, much like the Celestial Venerable of Nirvana. Therefore, they already possessed their own ancient scriptures for further refinement, and they also had some contingency plans to protect themselves through the early stages of development. Thus, Liang Yu simply dispersed them throughout the universe and ceased paying attention to them. If one only considers the emergence or birth of these prodigies, then without a doubt, this is a glorious era. However, if one looks at the bigger picture, the overall environment of the human universe is not so good.

After the Ming Emperor's Great Dao Imprint dissipated, the various races were once again enhanced by the revived Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, making it easier for them to give birth to individuals with powerful bloodlines. As a result, they began another round of power expansion.

As a result, various great wars broke out again among the myriad races.

And unsurprisingly, the human race, proving the adage "even a starved camel is bigger than a horse," once again faced a united attack from multiple races.

After all, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, which favors the power of bloodlines, is of little use to the human race, so they are naturally somewhat behind.

However, the human race was powerful and had a deep foundation during the mythological era, so even though its power had declined several times, it still occupied a large part of the starry sky. Moreover, there were more than one Dao Prover from the mythological era who left behind their legacy, which made many ancient races regard it as the greatest threat.

After all, the only races capable of producing two or more Dao Proving Beings besides humans are the demon race. Of course, the mythological era was so long, and even the chaotic ancient era before that lasted for a considerable period, so the current Dao Proving Beings are not all of them. Perhaps over a longer time scale, there is still a possibility that multiple Dao Proving Beings may come from the same race, but at least for now, this list only includes humans and demons.

However, the demon race is essentially a collection of races and individuals, without any true blood ties that unite them as a single race. The human race, on the other hand, is a race truly bound by blood ties.

Although they do not possess the bloodline power unique to humans, and the various special physical constitutions they develop are individual and do not affect the overall population, they are still the greatest threat.

After all, the tallest tree in the forest is the first to be felled, and the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. Individually, the human race is far stronger than any other race.

Thus, humanity found itself in an even more perilous situation. Humanity was divided across various star systems in the universe, making it difficult to help each other. Instead, they fought their own battles and gradually shrank their power under the siege of various races, suffering heavy losses.

Even the ancient star Ziwei, which once gave birth to the Wuji Celestial Venerable, was invaded by the ancient race, who occupied many areas.

In this situation, even the Undying Golden Body lineage, which originally relied on its profound heritage and powerful lineage to act as the guardians of humanity, has fallen into an awkward situation where it can only protect itself. Other forces are naturally in the same boat, and can only retreat into a defensive phase.

The human race, which had been vaguely a unified whole, was thus fragmented, becoming isolated islands and severing all ties.

It can be said that humanity's darkest hour has arrived. Perhaps this is the most wretched and weakest time for humanity since the age of mythology.

As expected, the gods, who had close ties with the human race and had been repeatedly instructed by Emperor Ming to maintain good relations with them, chose to remain aloof.

After all, the current situation of the human race is too dangerous. Although the gods have just given birth to an emperor and have greatly improved their overall strength by relying on the magic of fixing their secrets, they are at the height of their power. However, they naturally do not want to provoke such an encirclement.

This chaotic situation is just a prelude; a glorious era is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)