Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 585 Retreat
Time flies, and fifty years have passed in the blink of an eye. Changsheng is still in seclusion and has not yet recovered.

Cangyun had been tempered in the Heavenly Blood Pool for thirty years, which had reached its limit, making further progress difficult. Therefore, he left seclusion directly. This period of time was actually not much different from that of the other Great Completion Body Masters.

This is actually quite remarkable, considering that his physique cannot compare to that of a true Heavenly Tyrant Body. He has reached this point primarily through his comprehension, research and creation of various secret techniques, and a profound understanding of the inherited secret techniques and Tyrant Fist of the Tyrant Body lineage.

Therefore, in these thirty years, he further digested the advanced version of the Heavenly Overlord's inheritance, further refined his own overlord blood, and sublimated his own Dao and Dharma.

In other words, if he continues step by step, even if he cannot attain the Dao, he still has a chance to achieve it through an alternative path. At that time, he will still be no weaker than those who have achieved the Great Completion Body, and may even be stronger.

Of course, achieving true enlightenment through a completely unconventional means is difficult. Only those capable of such an unconventional path might have the right to claim that they could attain enlightenment simply by changing the era. Clearly, Cangyun lacks that level of talent.

However, this is indeed a bit of a pity. If Cang Yun had possessed the true Heavenly Overlord Body, his achievements would probably have been even greater.

During his conversation with Changsheng, he learned that Changsheng wanted to create a Taiyin Mother Scripture with the power of Taiyin as its core, so that all humans could cultivate it and continuously improve their physical constitution. He even wanted to transform the Human Emperor Seal or the Human Dao Divine Fist into a supreme secret technique applicable to all humans.

This goal is naturally of profound significance, but as such, it is very difficult. Therefore, immortality has not yet been truly achieved; only a prototype has been created.

But Cangyun was inspired by this, and his goal began to change. He wanted to create secret techniques and scriptures suitable for people like him who had the bloodline of a hegemon but were far from the true Cangtian Hegemon Body in his lifetime.

After all, people like them are the mainstream of the Overlord Body lineage, and a true Overlord Body of the Azure Sky is hard to come by even once every tens of thousands of years.

Cangyun originally intended to continue his seclusion and work hard in this direction, striving to leave his name in the history of the Hegemon Body lineage, but he was interrupted by an unexpected situation.

Forty years after Changsheng entered the Azure Blood Pool, the Ancient Clan Alliance began to frequently clash with the Human Race. Gu Tan and Cang Yun, as leaders of the Undying Golden Body lineage and the Azure Heaven Overlord Body lineage respectively, naturally had to participate in the war. Therefore, they both led the cultivators of their respective clans to join forces with the main human army and began to fight against the Ancient Clan.

Since the Beast God has not appeared but is still in deep cultivation, they have not been able to awaken Changsheng. With the Azure Blood Pool present, perhaps Changsheng's progress will surpass that of the Beast God, and then they will naturally achieve final victory.

Therefore, even though Changsheng was not present, they needed to discuss and make decisions with the help of various forces, which slowed down the process considerably. However, Cangyun still insisted on waiting for Changsheng to emerge from seclusion normally.

Although Changsheng did not reappear, his reputation surpassed Changsheng's. After all, Cangyun's strength was rapidly revealed, making him one of the strongest among the human race, while he had not even reached the limits of Changsheng's power.

Even the residual divine senses of the two emperors, the Undying Holy Emperor and the Azure Heaven Overlord, acknowledged Changsheng's talent after seeing him, which is quite extraordinary.

After all, throughout the long history, there have been countless people with the potential to attain enlightenment, but not many of them have actually achieved it.

Even many geniuses who initially outperformed other cultivators at the same level eventually faltered and faded into obscurity. Therefore, no matter how high one's talent, it's all in vain until it's fully realized.

But to gain the approval of two extraordinary emperors is a different story. Although Changsheng has not yet attained enlightenment, it seems inevitable that the title of Human Emperor will become truly deserved.

Therefore, although immortality is no longer possible, the various tribes of the human race still maintain a relatively harmonious state.

While the outside world was engulfed in fierce battle, Changsheng secluded himself in the Heavenly Blood Pool for fifty years, undisturbed by anyone. He himself was deeply immersed in enlightenment, remaining silent for a long time. Compared to Cangyun, Changsheng's potential was clearly greater; even without the Heavenly Tyrant Body, he could still gain immense benefits from this place.

The longevity of his Taiyin body, as well as his Dao and Dharma, are all focused on the power and laws of Taiyin. The strength of his physical body is more due to his cultivation of other secret techniques and continuous strengthening, which has enabled him to reach a point where he is not at a disadvantage against any opponent.

However, after obtaining the inheritance of the Immortal Saint Emperor and the Azure Heaven Overlord, Changsheng not only further explored the mysteries of his own Taiyin Body, but also made even more terrifying progress in his blood and physical body.

Now, in this Heavenly Blood Pool, although he is not the Heavenly Overlord Body, nor does he even possess the Overlord Blood, he can still rely on the inheritance he received from the Heavenly Overlord Emperor to absorb a large amount of essence to forge his own supreme body.

In the first half of his cultivation, he used the Bloodthirsty Divine Liquid of this place to continuously strengthen his physical body, eventually making his body more resilient and stronger.

In the latter half of his cultivation, Changsheng began to extract the laws hidden within these hegemonic bloodlines, using the fist intent of the Azure Heaven Hegemon and those few who had achieved great mastery of the Hegemonic Body to nurture his own Dao, and further sublimated the Human Dao Divine Fist.

It took him fifty years to finally end his seclusion. During these fifty years of cultivation, Changsheng's realm advanced further, reaching the peak of the quasi-ninth level. At this point, his next step would be to attempt to attain Dao, that is, to become a so-called "near-Daoist."

After that, it's about accumulating the necessary resources for the final leap, triggering the great tribulation of enlightenment. It can be said that Changsheng is one step closer to becoming a true Human Emperor.

As Changsheng emerged from the divine peak of the Hegemon Body Ancestral Star, he immediately sensed that the core strength of the Hegemon Body lineage, including its leader Cangyun, was no longer on this ancient star.

Chang Sheng immediately realized that this situation probably meant a major battle had begun, otherwise Cang Yun and Gu Tan would not have left directly.

At this moment, a Great Sage from the Tyrant Bloodline appeared and respectfully said to Changsheng, "Greetings, Human Emperor."

Chang Sheng said, "The war has begun, hasn't it?"

The Great Sage said, "The Human Emperor's insight is indeed keen. Ten years ago, the ancient clan alliance led by the Beast God started a war. The Ancient Sect Master and the Cangyun Clan Chief successively gathered the remaining forces of their clans to join forces with other tribes of our human race and participate in the great war."

Changsheng said, "Is that so? I originally wanted to go to the God Clan again, but it seems I'll have to postpone it now."

The Great Sage looked at him with hopeful eyes: "Human Emperor, can you take me with you?"

Changsheng looked at this Great Sage and found that he was only about three hundred years old, and seemed to have just broken through to the Great Sage realm. Clearly, to maintain his foundation at such a rapid pace of cultivation, his talent must be extraordinary.

Changsheng then said, "You really want to get involved in the war?"

The Great Sage said, "If we want to stop the war and allow our human race to return to its peak, then we must win this battle. I also want to contribute my strength."

Changsheng laughed and said, "Alright, then I'll take you there."

(End of this chapter)