Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 612 Climbing Mount Tai
The Taiyin Emperor gazed at the Emperor's Seal and was momentarily dazed. The human race had now risen to power and was in a clear period of growth; the difficulty of it declining again was far greater than before.

Perhaps he should finally set an important benchmark for the development of humanity, and then focus on his own cultivation.

Of course, this doesn't mean he'll abandon humanity altogether. It simply means he wants to accomplish these things before the end of his first life, then withdraw from the world and guide humanity as a guardian and supervisor.

So the Taiyin Emperor rose and sent a telepathic message to all regions of the human race, instructing them to gather at the ancient star of the primordial wilderness a hundred years from now. He would conduct a grand Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai on the ancient star of the primordial wilderness, making this place a sacred site for the human race, and setting up tests for future generations who might obtain the throne of the human emperor.

This will be an important indicator of the future development of the human race, and also a test he left for future generations.

After all, he was about to attempt the most difficult path to immortality in the mortal world, and the transformation required was too difficult; he couldn't afford to be distracted too much.

Without waiting for other human beings to react, the Taiyin Human Emperor had already gone to the ancient star of the primordial world.

As the hometown of Yuanshi Tianzun, this place was almost unaffected by the ancient clan turmoil in the past tens of thousands of years. It even actively participated in the counterattack and made great contributions to the rise of the human race.

Therefore, the ancient star was at this time the second largest ancient star in terms of life for the human race, second only to the Ziwei Star. Even looking at the entire universe, only a few ancient stars, including the Big Dipper, could compare with these two.

However, although the ancient star is well-known, Mount Tai inside it, while a wondrous place, is not well-known in the universe.

Firstly, the ancient star could only defend itself during the previous chaotic situation. Secondly, after Mount Tai repaired itself, it generated thick barriers and special protective array patterns, making it impossible to freely enter or leave many previously accessible areas.

Even the natives of the ancient star could hardly enter it, let alone those from the outside world.

This place was also chosen by the Taiyin Human Emperor as a strategic location. Given the great cause concerning the future of the human race, choosing this extraordinary place, which has not yet been occupied, was perfectly appropriate.

Although Mount Tai possesses a strong self-protective force that prevents outside cultivators from entering, this obstacle is naturally insignificant to the Taiyin Human Emperor. Therefore, he quickly ascended Mount Tai and arrived at its core summit.

Mount Tai, as a sacred mountain that does not belong to the human universe and whose endless years were cut off by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, is unimaginably vast in scale, far surpassing even the entire starry sky.

If Mount Tai had always remained intact, it would have been very difficult for the human universe to assimilate it into its own.

However, because it was cut into two parts by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, its internal laws were no longer perfect. Therefore, over the long years, the two parts, Mount Tai and Burial Heaven God Island, were gradually taken over by the human universe and truly became part of the human world.

After the Supreme Celestial Venerable Wuji repaired it, although it returned to its perfect state, it was transformed from a divine mountain in the heavens into a divine mountain belonging to the human universe.

Moreover, after this restoration, Mount Tai's appearance has not changed much; it remains a towering, massive peak, but it is no larger than the stars.

But once inside, things are completely different. Mount Tai is now a hidden world, its interior space is incredibly vast, completely different from what is seen from the outside. If we consider the internal space, even the ancient stars of the primordial era are far smaller than Mount Tai. Even dozens or hundreds of ancient stars could not fill its entire interior space.

Of course, the sheer scale is secondary; the key is the independent internal rules.

The Taiyin Emperor had learned from the Xuanwu Emperor and the White Tiger Emperor that if one could thoroughly comprehend the core laws of this wondrous land and transform one's physique in one fell swoop, it would be possible to achieve a reverse rebirth with the help of the land's power. Reaching this point would make further transformation or a direct transition to Earth Immortal cultivation effortless.

The reason the Taiyin Human Emperor chose this place was partly due to the consideration that this method of reversing life could be a method for future transformation. Of course, to do this, one needs an extremely high degree of compatibility with the laws of this place; it's not something just anyone can do, and it's not entirely related to talent.

The Taiyin Human Emperor came here primarily to assess his compatibility with the laws of this place. After all, this is a highly replicable method of reversing life; if he has a sufficiently high degree of compatibility, he only needs to fully comprehend and cultivate the laws to their utmost to potentially complete a reversal of life.

As he strolled through Mount Tai, he discovered that he seemed to have a certain affinity with the mountain and its laws, but this affinity was far from high enough, and he did not feel like a fish in water.

Clearly, his compatibility with this place is not enough for him to live a second life, or even become a terrestrial immortal.

Although slightly disappointed, the Taiyin Emperor was not discouraged and instead arrived at its core. The core of Mount Tai is actually its summit, which was once the Burial Island. This part of the terrain vaguely resembles nine dragons pulling a coffin, a truly wondrous sight.

Although I have never seen it with my own eyes, there are records of nine dragons pulling a coffin in the history of various races in the human universe. However, no one can actively find it; it can only be seen by chance.

The Taiyin Emperor had actually tried to search for it, but ultimately failed and had to give up. Therefore, upon seeing this terrain, he couldn't help but feel a sense of astonishment.

Whether this terrain was a coincidence or not remains unknown, so the Taiyin Emperor did not dwell on it too much and began to concentrate on comprehending the special laws within it.

The carefree Celestial Venerable once comprehended the laws of the Burial Heaven God Island and absorbed a large amount of its essence, thus creating the Burial Heaven God Seal and the Heavenly Fist. However, after his death, this divine power was basically lost.

However, now that Burial Heaven Island has become part of Mount Tai, its laws have also changed slightly. Therefore, when the Taiyin Human Emperor comes here, he will only be able to comprehend the Mount Tai Immortal Scripture and the Taihuang Scripture, and no longer the Burial Heaven God Seal and the Heavenly Fist.

Thanks to the establishment of the Earth Immortal Method, which brought about changes in the human universe, the laws in the various wonders of the human universe are now more outwardly manifest. At least for those who have attained enlightenment, it is not difficult to translate their special laws into scriptures using the laws of the cultivation system in the human universe. What is difficult is to cultivate such scriptures to the extreme.

Although the Taiyin Emperor was not entirely compatible with the laws of this place, it would not be difficult for him to transform these laws into a supreme immortal scripture.

He himself was unable to master it due to a lack of compatibility, but perhaps some of the future generations of humans will be able to.

Because of its profound and unfathomable nature, this scripture can only be practiced by those who have attained enlightenment through unorthodox means or are true realizers, thus preventing its widespread dissemination. The Taiyin Human Emperor transformed it into a scripture, intending it for unforeseen circumstances, so that he could guide suitable individuals in the future.

(End of this chapter)