Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 605 Past Events

Upon hearing these lingering words, the Taiyin Human Emperor was slightly taken aback. It is true that there are instances in the human universe where two people appear remarkably similar. As for whether this is reincarnation or merely a case of two similar flowers, that is a matter of opinion.

Although the Taiyin Emperor had a profound understanding of the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, he was not an expert in this art, so he could not say for sure whether it was reincarnation or not.

Before its death, this lingering thought placed its hopes on someone similar to itself in the future, which was nothing more than wanting the Taiyin Human Emperor to verify this phenomenon.

The Taiyin Emperor said, "I am also quite curious about this phenomenon and want to study it, so I can naturally fulfill your last wish. However, who knows when the future will arrive? Perhaps I will never see this person again?"

Can Nian said, "If you are unable to meet this person, then this agreement is null and void."

The Yin Emperor solemnly said, "Very well, I agree. As long as I am still in the mortal realm and I see that person again, I will definitely give him this treasure."

Can Nian said, "Then thank you very much, fellow Daoist."

Having said that, the lingering resentment began to tell the Taiyin Human Emperor all about its past scriptures and supernatural powers, as well as the various research results it had achieved after attaining enlightenment.

After entrusting his wishes to the Taiyin Emperor, this lingering will had no more psychological support, and therefore no reason to continue. Soon it gradually dissipated and was completely extinguished.

In those lingering memories, the Taiyin Emperor learned about parts of his past.

After attaining enlightenment, this mysterious ancient venerable naturally sought immortality and eternal life, just like other enlightened beings. After all, he lived in the early stages of the mythological era, before the Immortal Gate, which was jointly constructed by the Supreme Heavenly Venerable and others at the end of the mythological era, existed, and the natural path to immortality, which was virtually inaccessible, had not yet opened in his time.

Therefore, he must explore various methods of achieving immortality in order to obtain the opportunity to become an immortal.

But as time passed, just as his second life, which he had lived through with the elixir of immortality, was about to come to an end, he barely managed to gather enough immortal essence to transform into his third life.

This reversal of fortune significantly improved his strength, surpassing most Dao-proving individuals. However, he ultimately only succeeded this once.

Even in his later years during his third incarnation, he still hadn't discovered a new method for reversing the cycle of life. He was left with only two paths: one was to sever himself and enter the forbidden zone of life, waiting for the path to immortality to open before attempting to enter it; the other was the method of merging the primordial spirit with the Dao, which he had previously researched extensively.

In the end, he did not choose to cut himself off, but instead dismembered himself and integrated his body into his natal magic weapon, the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, hoping to use the half-dead state of this supreme divine weapon to explore a new method of immortality.

His reason for making this choice was not only because he did not want to associate with those who had severed their own supreme beings and linger in a state of utter depravity, but also because the origin of the Immortal-Slaying Gourd was extraordinary.

There are thirty immortal herbs in this mortal universe, many of which have already perished. The material for this black gourd actually comes from one immortal herb, the Seven-Colored Gourd Immortal Vine.

Each time this gourd vine bears fruit, it produces gourds of a different color, each embodying a unique charm while sharing the same origin. Each cycle produces seven gourds, each representing one of the seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. This cycle typically takes millions of years.

His Immortal-Slaying Gourd was originally a magical artifact crafted from a purple gourd that grew from a gourd vine in the era before the mythical age. However, later, in his three lifetimes, he collected the other six gourds as well, and finally refined all the seven-colored gourds that the seven-colored gourd vine had grown in the previous era into one, making it a black gourd of extraordinary material, even surpassing immortal gold.

It should be noted that refining the elixir of immortality into a weapon is absolutely no weaker than immortal gold. In other words, each of these seven gourds could be refined into an ultimate divine weapon, but he fused these seven gourds into one.

This shows just how miraculous this black gourd is, which is why he named it the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.

Therefore, the reason he chose the Primordial Spirit Dao-Merging Weapon was because the Immortal-Slaying Gourd was indeed of very high quality, which might allow him to comprehend the mysteries of this immortal divine medicine.

At first, the attempt went smoothly. Thanks to the unique characteristics of the black gourd, he successfully maintained his composure, did not fall into depravity, and even began to comprehend the Dao, starting a new journey of progress.

But as time went by, things began to change. No matter how extraordinary it was, this black gourd was, after all, just a weapon that had become an inanimate object.

Therefore, as his primordial spirit merged with the Dao weapon, he began to lose his reason. His sleep time became longer and his awake time became shorter and shorter. He began to assimilate with the gourd and eventually changed completely into a weapon.

Finally, when the path to immortality opened during a certain period in the mythological era, he resolutely chose to break this state, sacrificing the black gourd to maintain his clarity for a long time in order to break through the path to immortality.

But he still failed and was unable to enter the Immortal Realm. Even the extraordinary black gourd suffered further damage. After all, he was not only old at this time, but also in extremely poor condition due to the aftereffects of his previous illness.

Moreover, the path to immortality was opened with the participation of self-severed supreme beings from forbidden zones of life. In his current state, he could only bully self-severed supreme beings who had not yet ascended. Therefore, he was almost eaten alive by those self-severed supreme beings who were exhausted, greatly accelerating his own deterioration.

It can be said that at this point, he had reached a dead end and had no more chances.

Therefore, he could only bind himself more deeply to this black gourd in order to prevent his primordial spirit from being annihilated in a short period of time.

But even in this moment of near annihilation, his spiritual senses became sharper than ever before, finally glimpsing a corner of the future and seeing someone remarkably similar to himself, or perhaps even himself. This gave him a faint hope.

In the long years that followed, his spirit continued to dissipate in a daze. No matter how hard he tried to save himself, he ultimately achieved nothing and continued to march toward irreversible death.

In this light, the future he saw was not a changed version of himself, but rather another person.

When the Beast God obtained the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, he happened to be awake for a while. Therefore, he made a deal with the Beast God, hoping that the Beast God could help him find this person, and in return, he would help the Beast God make three moves.

Although the power of these three attacks was still greatly reduced, they were almost all the strength he had left. The one that severed the head of the Taiyin Human Emperor was the third one.

Therefore, he fell into a deep slumber. Only now, stimulated by the aura of the Taiyin Emperor, has he finally regained consciousness, but also faced the end of his life.

(End of this chapter)