Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 564 Return
Changsheng wanted to return to Ziwei Star for two reasons. Firstly, he had indeed been away from Ziwei Star for too long and missed the old friends he hadn't seen for six or seven hundred years.

On the other hand, as he said, returning to Ziwei Star can make his state of mind more complete and allow him to advance his realm further.

Of course, another reason is that when they left, the human race held the upper hand on Ziwei Star. But hundreds of years have passed, and it's hard to say whether anything might have changed, which is something they must worry about.

The last reason was simply a sentence that Changsheng inadvertently recalled.

"If you become invincible under the starry sky in the future, then dig up this tree."

The identity of that mysterious person from back then remains a mystery to Changsheng, but even now, Changsheng finds it difficult to judge the depth of that person's abilities from his memories, only knowing that he was definitely not simple.

Although he is no longer invincible under the stars, he is still one of the strongest on the ultimate ancient road and one of the cultivators with the best chance of becoming an ancient emperor in this life. Therefore, he may have fulfilled the conditions that the mysterious person mentioned back then.

Perhaps he could get some clues about the identity of this mysterious person from that tree.

He hadn't paid attention to what happened to the tree when his parents died tragically, and he never went back because it was a place of sorrow. So he was very curious about what had become of it.

After recovering from their injuries, Changsheng and Mu Renqing began preparing to return to Ziwei Star.

However, to the outside world, this series of battles stirred up turmoil in the Ultimate Ancient Road and the surrounding star fields, plunging them into chaos.

This Taiyin-body immortal, who once called himself the King of Men, killed the Prince of Light and repelled the Beast God in a single day. He was unparalleled in his fame and directly overshadowed Xin Lingxiao and the three self-severed supreme beings.

Even the Beast God who defeated Mu Renqing was used as a stepping stone because he was the one who retreated.

Although the outcome has not yet been determined, Changsheng has essentially become the most promising candidate for enlightenment among this generation of cultivators.

The emergence of such a powerful figure in the human race, which has been in decline for many years, seems to indicate that the human race has the potential to rise again.

After all, the birth of a human emperor is enough to change the entire landscape of the human universe. Although most emperors die and their rule ends, the human universe will still be deeply affected for at least tens of thousands of years.

Such a long period of time is enough to greatly change the situation of humankind.

Moreover, even considering the potential impact he might have in the future, or even just looking at the present, he has already had a significant impact.

Those ancient clan prodigies who clashed with humans and human geniuses like Changsheng on the ultimate ancient road are now mostly more than one small realm behind Changsheng. They are no longer a match for Changsheng. Moreover, even if they were at the same realm as Changsheng, their combat strength would be incomparable.

Therefore, in order to avoid being purged by the immortals, most of the ancient clan prodigies directly abandoned the opportunities in the ultimate ancient path and rushed back to their own races as quickly as possible.

They did this for two reasons: first, to protect themselves from being killed by Changsheng, who was returning from the end of the ultimate ancient road; and second, to discuss countermeasures with their race as soon as possible in order to deal with possible future situations.

If things continue like this, perhaps in just a few hundred years, Changsheng will be a force to be reckoned with in the universe, even without him attaining enlightenment. After all, the strongest among many ancient races are only quasi-emperors, with those at the mid-to-high levels being the minority.

They must make a decision now: whether to quickly find a way to eliminate Changsheng in order to maintain the current situation, or to immediately try to repair relations to avoid being completely purged and facing annihilation.

Meanwhile, the other prodigies from various races who had previously been on good terms with Changsheng or had no connection with him began to try to send messages to their own races in order to guide them in making a choice.

Amidst this chaos, Mu Renqing couldn't help but say, "It seems you have indeed become a great figure. With just a casual move, you've already caused turmoil and upheaval in the universe." Changsheng replied, "This may not be a good thing. Perhaps soon, we will face a great war between various races in the interstellar space, reshuffling the world."

"I wonder how many people will stand in my way to enlightenment in the future? I'm somewhat looking forward to it."

After bidding farewell to the various prodigies of different races who had previously followed Changsheng and Murenqing, and after instructing them on their cultivation, Changsheng and Murenqing prepared to officially embark on their journey home.

Apart from the two of them, Mo Tian, ​​who possesses the original demonic body, the immortal seedling with the mortal body, and the Azure King body all chose to continue exploring the ultimate ancient path.

After all, although Mo Tian had become a quasi-emperor, he was only at the third level of quasi-emperor, and the gap between him and Chang Sheng and Mu Renqing was still very obvious. The other two had barely reached the level of quasi-emperor, and their foundations were not stable.

With Changsheng and Mu Renqing on Ziwei Star, they no longer needed to worry. Therefore, they chose not to let go of the opportunities on the ultimate ancient path, hoping to continue their progress through it.

This is for his own personal cultivation and future, and also to accumulate strength for the inter-race war that may break out soon.

After giving them some pointers, Changsheng and Mu Renqing went with them.

As for the remaining Xiao Ran, he has successfully evolved into a Divine Emperor Body over the years and become a Quasi-Emperor at the third level. Even Xin Lang, who evolved from a Divine Blood Supreme to a Divine Emperor Body, can only share the spotlight with him.

However, he was still far behind Shen Lingxiao, so he had already been captured by Shen Lingxiao and taken back to the God Clan.

Although Changsheng and Mu Renqing knew about this, judging from the attitudes of Xin Lingxiao and Xin Langdan, they were not too worried that the gods would make things difficult for Xiao Ran, so they chose to leave him alone for the time being.

After making these preparations, Changsheng and Mu Renqing finally embarked on their journey home.

Looking back on the journey he had taken, Changsheng couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings of emotion and reflection). After more than six hundred years, at around seven hundred years old, he finally became one of the strongest on the ultimate ancient road, fulfilling one of the goals he had set when he left.

As they traversed the starry sky, Changsheng and Murenqing raced forward at breakneck speed, creating gusts of cosmic wind that crushed countless meteorites and dead stars. Their presence astonished all races.

After flying at high speed and traversing the void several times, Changsheng and Mu Renqing finally returned to Ziwei Star.

When they left, their cultivation level was not high enough, so they didn't feel anything. But now it's different. They are all cultivators at the fifth level of Quasi-Emperor, so they can directly detect the extreme aura of the Ziwei Star Guardian Array.

If they tried to force their way through, this great formation would likely annihilate them instantly. This terrifying power left both of them speechless with awe.

It is truly astonishing that the great formation set up by this Supreme Celestial Venerable Wuji is still so powerful after hundreds of thousands of years.

Changsheng immediately activated the Douzi Secret and other scriptures and secret techniques left by the Wujiji Heavenly Venerable that he later obtained, which resonated with the great formation.

As a result, before Changsheng could explore further, the great formation opened a portal, allowing them to pass through safely, leaving the two of them looking at each other in bewilderment.

They originally thought that they would need to sense and conduct in-depth research before they could find an opportunity to enter Ziwei Star, but they did not expect that the great formation would be activated directly after only sensing the aura of longevity.

However, the two, longing for their homeland, did not investigate the matter further and went directly into the Ziwei Star.

(End of this chapter)