Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 604 The Yin Emperor
After defeating Xuanhuang Supreme, Five Qi Supreme, and Brahma Supreme, Changsheng finally surpassed all his competitors and became the sole victor of this great era.

In this process, Changsheng's accumulated power became incredibly profound, reaching its peak. It is foreseeable that after the final leap, Changsheng will undoubtedly become a special emperor, extraordinary even among emperors.

There is no doubt that all cultivators in this era are eagerly awaiting the moment when this so-called Human Emperor, who has almost become the ruler of the human race, will take his final step, bringing an end to the struggle for enlightenment in this great era and ultimately creating a glorious era of his own.

After defeating the three supreme beings and parting ways with them for decades, the 1,500-year-old Changsheng finally reached a completely unconventional state of enlightenment, thus bringing himself to a point where there was almost no room for further advancement.

To continue progressing on the basis of a completely unconventional path to enlightenment is an extremely difficult task. Therefore, Changsheng did not remain stagnant but instead released the suppression of himself, triggering the great tribulation of enlightenment.

However, even if he wanted to continue exploring and progressing after achieving a completely unconventional path to enlightenment, it would be difficult. After all, no one had successfully attained enlightenment at this time, and there were no lingering Dao imprints of emperors. Without the suppression of all Daos, it would be very difficult for Changsheng to control himself from triggering the tribulation of attaining enlightenment.

Thanks to Changsheng's profound cultivation and the fact that this life is the first great era after a low period of tens of thousands of years, the momentum of the great tribulation of enlightenment that Changsheng has triggered far exceeds imagination, almost causing the entire universe to tremble.

The sky was filled with a sea of ​​thunder, which continuously evolved into various celestial spirits and divine beasts, and even condensed into vast divine palaces and celestial pavilions, in which real immortals could be seen appearing and disappearing, suppressing everything together.

Changsheng shattered each bolt of lightning, his aura rising continuously. His Yin power also merged with the human universe, spreading his aura to every corner of the human universe.

In the end, Changsheng bathed in a sea of ​​thunder and attained enlightenment from the starry sky, officially becoming the emperor of this era.

At the age of 1,500, he attained enlightenment, which is almost equivalent to the Wuji Heavenly Venerable of the mythical era. This speed is already very fast, and only a few prodigies can surpass him. No one in this era is faster than him.

Of course, although the Immortal Emperor also attained enlightenment at the age of 1,500, his bloodline and physique far surpassed those of the immortals, and his opponents were also stronger than those of the immortals. Therefore, he went further on the path of unconventional enlightenment and became even stronger after attaining enlightenment.

But aside from the immortal emperor, immortality is already the strongest achievement of this era.

As for the title of immortality, there are two choices: the Empress of the Moon or the Emperor of Man. The former is determined by his personal Dao and Dharma, while the latter is determined by his achievements.

Now, Changsheng still needs to lead the human race to create a glorious era. His previous ideals have not been realized, and his achievements have not reached the point where he can let go. Therefore, his title at this time is naturally Human Emperor.

In later generations, with the emergence of the second Human Emperor, the title of Changsheng changed, becoming Taiyin Human Emperor. After all, by then, the term "Human Emperor" no longer referred to a single person but to multiple emperors, so a prefix was naturally needed to distinguish them.

The Taiyin Emperor annihilated the sea of ​​thunder and sat cross-legged in the starry sky for several days to fully adjust his condition.

He wasn't actually seriously injured; it's just that the leap in strength he gained this time was quite significant, requiring him some time to process it.

Although he had only just attained enlightenment, and his physique was not at the level of the Undying Golden Body, the Heavenly Tyrant Body, the Supreme Divine Blood, or even higher chaotic bodies, he not only developed his Taiyin Body to the extreme, but also created scriptures and secret techniques for this physique.
He also explored the essence of the power of Taiyin and created the Taiyin Mother Scripture, which is more suitable for the human race; even more, he created the Human Way Divine Fist, which, although it is only a supernatural secret technique, contains the secrets of enabling all humans to develop their potential and evolve their physique.

Therefore, with the accumulation of these multiple achievements, although the Taiyin Human Emperor has only recently attained enlightenment, he has already clearly surpassed ordinary emperors. Furthermore, after he uses the myriad paths under his control, governed by the Heavenly Heart Mark, to further elevate his own Dao fruit, he may become even more powerful.

At least for now, the Taiyin Emperor could still sense that there was still room for improvement. After adjusting everything, the Taiyin Emperor took out the Immortal-Slaying Gourd and began further investigation. Over the past few hundred years, he had studied this black gourd in depth several times, but he could only sense that something was hidden within it; he had never been able to truly unravel its mysteries.

Now he has successfully attained enlightenment, and his strength has improved dramatically during the final leap. Even if the owner of this black gourd were to be resurrected, he might not be able to defeat him. Therefore, the secret of this black gourd is naturally exposed.

Seemingly stimulated by the Yin Emperor, the secret hidden in the black gourd finally had nowhere to hide and could only be exposed.

The Taiyin Emperor opened his divine eye and looked at the gourd, discovering that there was a nearly vanished remnant of spirit within the black gourd. This remnant of spirit exuded the vicissitudes of time and had an ancient feel that did not belong to this era.

This lingering thought clearly originated from an extremely powerful expert.

Under the impact of the Taiyin Human Emperor's aura, this nearly annihilated remnant spirit finally managed to awaken, manifesting a hazy human figure through the black gourd.

The Taiyin Emperor asked, "Is this fellow Daoist the owner of the Immortal-Slaying Gourd?"

Can Nian said, "Yes."

The Yin Emperor said, "You are about to completely dissipate."

The remnant said, "I am just a useless person clinging to life. It is already very difficult for me to have lasted until this day. Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, dissipating into the world and the universe is the end I deserve."

The Taiyin Emperor said, "I wonder if you have any last wishes? I can help you fulfill them."

The lingering resentment said, "I slashed you before, and you didn't hold a grudge against me. Instead, you repaid evil with kindness. How can I bear this?"

The Taiyin Emperor sighed, "Fellow Daoist is about to completely dissipate, so this karma should naturally go with the wind. As fellow seekers of the Dao, I am merely doing what I can."

Sensing the sincerity of the Taiyin Human Emperor, the lingering resentment said, "Fellow Daoist, you are truly righteous. However, I am unworthy of such a gift. Let us make a deal: you fulfill my last wish, and I will give you all the fruits of my labor."

The Taiyin Human Emperor said, "If this can put your mind at ease, then I have no objection."

The lingering thought said, "I hope you, fellow Daoist, can give this gourd to someone, someone who is very much like me."

The Taiyin Human Emperor asked, "What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"

Can Nian said, "I saw a glimpse of the future, in which there is someone almost identical to me. I want to know, is that me reincarnated, or just a similar flower?"

(End of this chapter)