Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 603 Defeating All Heroes
The victorious Changsheng said, "You've lost again."

While using the Divine Resurrection Technique to heal his injuries, Xin Lingxiao said, "It seems that even if I desperately try anything and place my hopes on the inheritance of the Supreme Celestial Venerable Wuji, I still won't be able to catch up with you."

Changsheng said, "You are the son of Emperor Ming, and you broke the shackles left by Emperor Ming through your battle with me. You should know that forging your own path is the most important thing."

"Originally, you might have been able to avoid attaining enlightenment in this lifetime, but now you are restricted by the Ancient Scripture of Divine Transformation, and even if you seal yourself into a later life, it will be difficult to succeed in attaining enlightenment. To walk the path of enlightenment, you will need to break through the shackles of this Ancient Scripture of Divine Transformation once again."

"Is it worth adding obstacles to your path of cultivation just to win a battle with me?"

Xin Lingxiao said, "It may not be worth it, but I won't regret it. If I hadn't done this, I wouldn't even have been qualified to fight you today."

Changsheng said, "It's good that you don't regret it. As long as your mind is clear and your heart is pure, you can continue to improve. Otherwise, you will be trapped and die."

Xin Lingxiao said, "What my father was able to do, I will naturally try to do as well."

Changsheng said, "You promised back then that if you lost to me again, you would lead the God Clan back to the Human Clan. I hope you will not break your promise."

Xin Lingxiao said, "You don't need to worry about that, Human Emperor. When you attain the Dao and become an emperor, I will lead the God Clan to present you with gifts and truly confirm this title."

After finishing his words, Xin Lingxiao turned to leave. Although the gods had undergone a purge, giving the side that was close to humans the absolute upper hand, the gods had always remained relatively independent and detached from the world.

To return to the human race and acknowledge the immortal Human Emperor's throne, one must obey his commands and become his subject, which would inevitably lead to considerable opposition within the divine race.

Although Xin Lang has begun to explore alternative paths to enlightenment, he is still not strong enough to suppress all the members of the God Clan. Even if he were to forcefully suppress the opinions of the God Clan through his strength, he would not remain peaceful in the future.

Therefore, only the personal intervention of Emperor Ming's son, Xin Lingxiao, could convince the Divine Race to accept this. After all, the Divine Race's current glory was due to Emperor Ming, whose influence still lingered, and consequently, Xin Lingxiao would also possess immense authority.

Changsheng said, "You trust me that much? What if Brahma, Xuanhuang, and Wuqi can defeat me and become the emperor of this era?"

Xin Lingxiao's figure disappeared into the endless starry sky, leaving only one sentence: "Chang Sheng, you are the most terrifying person I have ever met. Unless you meet someone like Wuji Tianzun, Yuanshi Tianzun, or the Undying Emperor, you will not lose."

Upon hearing this, Chang Sheng was momentarily dazed. Could he really be compared to these three legendary figures who stood at the pinnacle of the human universe?

Over the years, as he traveled through the universe, he learned a great deal about the past deeds of Wuji Tianzun, Yuanshi Tianzun, and the Immortal Emperor. At least for now, he doesn't think he can compare to them.

However, he did not take advantage of his lead to directly achieve the ultimate breakthrough. His original intention was to gain a deeper foundation in order to try to follow in the footsteps of these legendary figures. Therefore, Changsheng did not dwell on it too much and cleared away his distracting thoughts.

After all, at this point, his cultivation is more about surpassing himself and becoming the most perfect version of himself, rather than comparing himself with others. All of this is merely a byproduct of his cultivation process.

But just as Changsheng was about to return to Ziwei Star, he sensed three familiar yet powerful auras.

In the starry sky, there was a person with a command flag on his head, his whole body was hazy and indistinct, shrouded in the primordial and yellow energies, revealing the scene before the separation of heaven and earth, which was the Xuanhuang Supreme who had been rebuilt.

To his left, a person was surrounded by five elements, which circulated endlessly and were constantly regenerating. The secret realm of his Dao Palace faintly revealed the Five Emperors of the Five Directions, and he was the Five Elements Supreme who had been rebuilt.

To the right of the Xuanhuang Supreme was a figure of war god-like stature, radiating immense power and covered in countless mysterious runes that vaguely transformed into a battle suit. He was none other than the reborn Brahma Supreme.

After years of cultivation, the three of them had also attained enlightenment in a different way, and thus could be called Supreme Beings. Supreme Being Xuanhuang said, "Fellow Daoist Changsheng is indeed extraordinary. It seems that you are the only number one in this generation."

Changsheng said, "What do you mean by that, Brother Xuanhuang? I think the three of you have achieved great skill and are not necessarily weaker than me. I'm afraid I can't accept the title of number one for now."

Brahma, who had once had some connection with Changsheng, said, "But we are not from this world."

Chang Sheng said, "Neither the Beast God nor Xin Lingxiao are from this era, so what's the difference? Could it be that, as the Beast God said, you are actually some ancient predecessors who have reincarnated?"

Changsheng didn't know how the Beast God was so certain, but he had long suspected it. These three were too detached, showing no interest in anything in the human world or the universe, focusing all their energy on their cultivation, and lacking any passion or enthusiasm, always appearing calm and collected.

Throughout the ancient starry road, the ultimate ancient road, and into the years that followed, they always seemed out of place, exuding a subtle sense of the vicissitudes of time. Therefore, Changsheng had long suspected that they were not from this era, but he simply lacked evidence to confirm it.

The Supreme Being Xuanhuang said, "You guessed right, we come from the mythological era."

After learning that these three supreme beings were ancient beings who had attained enlightenment in the mythical era, who later cut themselves off and entered the Primordial Ancient Mine, turning it into a forbidden zone of life, and then sided with the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji at the end of the mythical era, together they cleansed all the forbidden zones, and were finally arranged by the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji to start over, Changsheng Butujin sighed with emotion.

Such a life is indeed incredibly exciting.

However, Changsheng also understood why they could always maintain the same cultivation speed as him, and their foundations were not much different.

The three ancient cultivators who had attained enlightenment naturally faced almost no bottlenecks before their enlightenment, and they would progress faster and have a more stable foundation than in their previous lives.

If it were their lifetime when they attained enlightenment, they would probably have fallen behind. They might not even have been able to pass the test of the Beast God, let alone achieve immortality.

But now, relying on their advantages from their past lives, they are not lagging behind those who wish to live long.

Changsheng said, "Have the three of you come here today to challenge me?"

The Supreme Being of Xuanhuang said, “Yes and no. Of course, we need to verify our Dao achievements through battle, but I would prefer to discuss the Dao with you, Fellow Daoist Changsheng, so that we can learn from each other. Would you be so kind as to allow us to bother you for a while?”

Changsheng said, "Of course, I couldn't be happier."

Thus, Changsheng and the three of them arrived in Tianyuan City and began their final training and sparring.

Brahma Supreme was originally the Brahma Battle Body. He exchanged experiences with Changsheng on the development and research of his own physique and had considerable research on the physical body.

In this life, the Supreme Being of the Xuanhuang Realm obtained a portion of the Yin-Yang Dao Scripture, absorbing its essence to further perfect his Xuanhuang Dao. This portion of the Yin-Yang Dao Scripture also greatly benefited Changsheng. However, he had not yet cultivated the power of Taiyin to its ultimate level, thus hindering his further comprehension of the Yin-Yang Dao.

Although the Five Elements Supreme and Longevity don't have much in common, the Five Elements power that he cultivates is also one of the fundamental forces of the human universe, similar to Yin and Yang. Therefore, they also have many mutually beneficial effects on each other.

In the decades that followed, Changsheng fought many battles against the three of them, eventually defeating them all and becoming the sole victor.

(End of this chapter)