Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 555 Leaving
It's said to have eight spots, but there are actually only three. After all, if Changsheng and the other four want to go, the others can't take a spot from them.

Although it's frustrating, there's nothing we can do. So far, the probability of these five people achieving enlightenment is indeed much higher than that of the others.

After all, among these five people, the Taiyin Body, the Human King Body, the Primal Demon Body, and the Enhanced Divine Body of the Ancient Scripture of Transformation are all superior physiques. Although the Nine-Aperture Exquisite Heart is not such a physique, it must have characteristics similar to the innate Dao embryo, which is naturally close to the Dao.

Their royal physiques or other physical constitutions are indeed incomparable.

Moreover, even disregarding physical constitution, these five individuals possess extraordinary comprehension, giving them no advantage over their opponents.

Over the years of their clashes, they had come to admire these five individuals and knew that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they were likely no match for them.

But now that they have the opportunity to enter the ancient starry road, they also have the chance to go further.

Even if it's not for the purpose of attaining enlightenment or surpassing these individuals, but simply for personal cultivation, embarking on the ancient starry road would be immensely beneficial, hence their determination to succeed.

Therefore, these prodigies did not give up, but instead became even more proactive in vying for the remaining three spots. They all gathered on the battle stage of the Spirit Observation Holy Land and began taking turns fighting to select the strongest among them.

Unlike previous competitions for the title of King of Men, this competition only requires strong personal combat power, and does not require other miscellaneous abilities such as leadership and strategy.

After all, the cultivators vying for opportunities on the ancient starry road are fighting for the ultimate position of Dao attainment. This process is fundamentally dominated by individual martial prowess. Therefore, those who have developed well earlier may not necessarily win.

Unlike these geniuses who are caught up in intense competition, the five people, including Changsheng, who are almost predetermined, only need to carefully consider their future paths and choose their own, without having to compete with others.

Changsheng had long aspired to attain enlightenment, become a true human emperor, and lead the human race to rise again, changing the current situation. Therefore, as soon as he learned of this news, he immediately decided that he must go.

Even though he might encounter ancient cultivators as soon as he leaves Ziwei Star and meet with misfortune, he still has to go.

Given his talent, he could easily remain at the Ziwei Star level and cultivate to become a Great Sage or even a Quasi-Emperor, but his progress would be significantly slower, and he would accumulate far less experience. As a result, there's a considerable chance he'll fall behind.

In this great era, five prodigies have been born on Ziwei Star alone. If we look at all the myriad realms and races in the universe, the number would probably be even more terrifying.

Among these people, there may be more than one who is truly qualified to attain enlightenment. If they make rapid progress through the ancient starry road, they may be able to surpass those who have not undergone these trials and tribulations.

Therefore, Changsheng did not hesitate and immediately determined the direction for the future.

Over the years, Chen Chong aged much faster due to the effects of his old injuries. Although he was only a few hundred years old, his life essence was constantly being lost at an accelerated rate, which is why he looked much older than his peers.

Unless Chen Chong can live a second life, he will probably pass away within one or two thousand years, becoming an extremely short-lived saint.

However, Chen Chong didn't have too many thoughts about this. Every day, he studied array patterns while teaching the new human cultivators who were just beginning to understand the art, acting as their mentor.

In this state, his mind was more peaceful than ever before, and he truly felt like an ancient sage.

Of course, this is also related to Changsheng's performance over the years. His disciple has become the Human King, and looks like the future leader of the human race. Moreover, he is quite benevolent and righteous, and has the demeanor of the legendary ancient sage king. His cultivation has long reached the point where even the sage Chen Chong could not give him any guidance.

It's safe to say that Chen Chong's ambitions will likely be exceeded by his disciple. Therefore, he can focus on contributing his remaining energy without any regrets.

Chen Chong was not surprised at all by Changsheng's decision. He simply spent a lot of time engraving several jade tablets with the Heaven-Deceiving Array pattern for Changsheng to wear.

Chen Chong said, "Master, there's nothing more I can do now. Perhaps you will soon surpass me completely. When we part ways, I hope you can take these Heaven-Deceiving Array Patterns with you. Although we have been cut off from the outside world for a long time, even I, Ziwei, have become like this. I'm afraid other places are not much better off."

"You must be careful and prioritize your own safety. I hope that when I see you again in the future, you will truly have become the Human Emperor."

Changsheng took the jade token from Chen Chong, carefully put it away, and said, "Don't worry, Master, I'll be careful. When I come back, I'll definitely give you a big surprise."

Chen Chong said, "Then I'll wait and see."

Changsheng turned to leave, but then he spotted a familiar figure – Xie Yurou, the woman with the keen intellect of nine orifices. Over the years, they had developed feelings for each other, but the war had prevented them from getting married.

Xie Yurou said, "Chang Sheng, I'm not going to the Ancient Starry Road."

Changsheng asked, "Why?"

Xie Yurou smiled brightly: "You're all going out to make your way in the world, so someone has to stay here and keep watch, right?"

Chang Sheng smiled and said, "Marry me."

Xie Yurou curled her lip and said, "You're about to leave, your future is uncertain, not only do you not know when you'll be back, but you might even die out there. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to bring this up now?"

Chang Sheng said, "You have so little confidence in me? But even if I were to make an unreasonable request, Yu Rou, would you be willing to let me waste the rest of your life?"

Xie Yurou said, "I do."

With their separation imminent, Changsheng and Xie Yurou actually got married and began their newlywed life, which would last for only one month.

Mu Renqing, Mo Tian, ​​Xiao Ran, and the others didn't have so many things to do. They simply said goodbye to their families and then began to prepare for everything after leaving Ziwei Star.

After all, although they are close to becoming saints, they are still far from being able to travel in the starry sky. They need to prepare some of the Heaven-Deceiving Array Patterns, various forbidden artifacts and secret weapons, as well as the King of Medicine and holy medicine, in case of emergency.

As for the other prodigies, they were naturally very happy to have an extra spot and began to compete even harder for it.

A month passed quickly. To prevent some geniuses from lacking powerful backing, the Holy Master of Lingguan specially prepared supplies for each of them.

Of course, this was raised by all the Great Saints of the human race together, not by the Holy Master of Lingguan alone.

After parting ways, Changsheng and the other eight entered the domain gate opened by the Great Saints of the Human Race and disappeared into the starry sky.

(End of this chapter)