Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 582 Ancient Clan's Scheme
After a long while, Changsheng, who was in a state of enlightenment, stood up. He completely withdrew the Taiyin power in his body, and his aura changed, becoming domineering, powerful, and self-reliant.

The overwhelming aura and power astonished even the cultivators of the Overlord Body lineage. Despite not having significantly enhanced its physical body with the Yin Body, it still possessed such terrifying aura and power. Unless one possessed a true Heavenly Overlord Body or an Indestructible Golden Body, it would be difficult to compare. This was truly astonishing.

At this time, Changsheng was still in the process of enlightenment and had not yet recovered. He had only begun to deduce the Dao, and it was a completely new Dao.

He clenched his fists, and an aura of domineering arrogance emanated from his body. Every move he made shook the heavens and earth, and even the laws of heaven and earth were dispersed by his aura. He was the only one who could be supreme.

Chang Sheng was using the Overlord Fist, and a version he had mastered deeply. After receiving the inheritance of the Azure Heaven Overlord, he quickly grasped the Overlord Fist, just as he had before learned the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist.

Then, the Longevity Fist technique changed, evolving into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, unleashing both supreme fist techniques simultaneously.

After that, his supernatural powers changed again, and he began to use the "Fighting" technique to evolve the various secret arts he had learned since he began his cultivation.

Ultimately, all these supernatural powers converged into one point: the Longevity Hand formed the Human King Seal, merging all supernatural abilities and techniques into one.

With the King of Men Seal, the Secret of Fighting, the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, and the Overlord Fist as its core, Changsheng absorbed various secret techniques he had previously come into contact with and learned, and successfully created a brand-new supreme divine power.

This supernatural power is completely different from his Yin Dao; it is a supreme offensive technique applicable to the human race, but it is not yet perfected and is only the beginning.

Perhaps this move could be called the Human Emperor's Seal, or the Humanity's Divine Fist.

Upon seeing Changsheng awaken from his enlightenment, Cangyun immediately appeared and said, "Human Emperor, I have investigated the matter thoroughly. Please join me in investigating this matter."

Seeing Cang Yun's seemingly weary face, Chang Sheng knew this was indeed a major event. As a top cultivator at the ninth level of the Quasi-Emperor realm, with the potential to advance further, Cang Yun wouldn't tire so easily. His performance was more due to psychological factors.

However, he was indeed going to get involved in this matter. After all, he was not only a victim but also the leader of the human race, and such a serious matter, suspected of being in collusion with the ancient race, had to be taken seriously.

So Changsheng said, “Very well. However, this matter is an internal affair of your Hegemon Body lineage, so I need Brother Cangyun to handle it. I will just observe from the sidelines.”

Cangyun said, "Thank you, Human Emperor."

Cangyun knew that Changsheng was still considering Cangtian Bahuang's and his own face, so he didn't make a big deal out of it. But precisely because of this, the matter needed to be handled more seriously and couldn't be dealt with perfunctorily.

Changsheng took out a fragment of his primordial spirit and asked, "I wonder what this ancient clan quasi-emperor said when he came here. Please tell me, Brother Cangyun."

With a slight sense, Cangyun knew the origin of this primordial spirit, so he immediately said, "Since the Human Emperor has asked, I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

As early as when the ancient clans besieged the Undying Golden Body lineage, the Beast God sent an envoy to the Overlord Body lineage, hoping to persuade this powerful clan, which had little presence in the human universe recently, but whose foundation and strength were extremely strong.

This Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor was clearly nearing his end, which is why he risked his life to act as a persuader.

At that time, the Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor displayed the divine sense of the Beast God to Cang Yun and other high-ranking members of the Overlord Body lineage. Judging from this aura alone, Cang Yun was not confident that he could compete with the Beast God and win.

Even now, after fighting Changsheng, Cangyun still feels that the Beast God might be able to fight Changsheng, which shows how fast he has improved and how strong he is.

After using the Beast God's divine power to intimidate them, the Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor hoped that the Overlord Body lineage would continue to stand aside, not participate in the struggle between the human race and the ancient race alliance, and maintain its independence. If the Beast God were to attain enlightenment in the future, they would surely repay him.

Cangyun neither confirmed nor denied this, and did not express any opinion.

Seeing that his attempts to win him over failed, the Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor then claimed that Changsheng was incredibly powerful, invincible wherever he went, and that all human forces had been subjugated and made subservient to him. If they chose Changsheng, the Overlord Body lineage would become his subordinates, but their ancient clan's Beast God would never allow the Overlord Body lineage to submit; instead, they would maintain an equal cooperative relationship.

Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor was clearly trying to sow discord, but the Overlord lineage was used to being domineering. When they saw that Changsheng dared to call himself the Human Emperor, they immediately felt that they had an extra big father and felt uncomfortable all over. Many of them wanted to agree directly.

However, Cang Yun still refused to listen and even stopped other high-ranking members of the Overlord Body lineage who wanted to agree, advising them to make a decision after meeting Changsheng. After all, this was a major matter.

Moreover, those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts. Even among our own kind, it is difficult to be of one mind, let alone the Beast God and these ancient races that have a blood feud with the human race.
Therefore, Cangyun suppressed the matter. But at the same time, he also began to hope for a battle with Changsheng. After all, rather than relying on someone else, it would be better to try to be in charge himself first.

If Cangyun could defeat or even draw with Changsheng, their Overlord Body lineage wouldn't need to choose anyone.

Of course, Cangyun's composure was also due to his connection with the divine thoughts left behind by the Heavenly Overlord, which gave him confidence. At worst, he could ask his ancestor to see if this immortal was worthy of the title of Human Emperor.

However, after being rejected, the Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor did not leave immediately. Instead, he stubbornly stayed there for a while longer, and only left after several unsuccessful attempts to persuade him.

After that, the higher-ups of the Cangyun and Ba Ti lineage decided that he, as the strongest, would first fight Changsheng, and use the excuse of negotiating for a while to see what Changsheng's strength and style were like before making a choice.

However, Cang Yun did not expect that while he was actively preparing for battle, a group of people from the Overlord Body lineage secretly contacted each other and decided to kill Chang Sheng without informing the others. This greatly disrupted all of Cang Yun's plans.

Changsheng knew everything that followed.

After hearing the whole story, Changsheng couldn't help but ask, "When did that Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor arrive and when did he leave?"

After receiving the reply, Changsheng couldn't help but say, "What a clever scheme. This Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor must be a spy sent by the ancient clan."

Cangyun said, "Why does the Human Emperor say such a thing?"

Changsheng said, "This ancient clan first attacked the ancestral star of the Undying Golden Body lineage. After they determined to lure me to the ancestral star of the Undying Golden Body lineage, they sent the Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor to persuade you to prevent me from interfering."

"Then, when I came to the aid of the ancestral star of the Undying Golden Body lineage and rushed toward the ancestral star of your Overlord Body lineage, this Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor left at the last minute, and I just happened to run into him."

"He even committed suicide with the power of an ultimate imperial weapon, leaving me with only some fragments of my primordial spirit. And among these fragments, there happens to be the scene of you negotiating with him."

"In that case, I will harbor resentment towards your Overlord Body lineage. That might lead to us losing control during our fight and causing some kind of feud."

Cangyun said, "But isn't this plan too uncertain?"

Chang Sheng said, "Yes, so this is only part of the scheme. Another part is that he contacted some people from your Hegemon Body lineage and directly used the protective array and the Hegemon Bell to kill me."

“If I really die, or suffer some serious injury and have to flee, then it will be a fait accompli and there will be no way to explain it. At that time, your Hegemon Body lineage will have no choice but to turn your back on the human race and join the ancient race.”

Cangyun gritted his teeth in hatred: "Human Emperor, I was wrong. I should have killed that bastard the moment we met."

Chang Sheng said, "What's done is done, there's no point in thinking about it anymore. The only question now is, what conditions did the Xuanjing Quasi-Emperor, or rather the Beast God, offer to win over those people from your Overlord Body lineage?"

(End of this chapter)