Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 683 Aspiring to be King
The body of the sun is born with an inexplicable misfortune, and always dies prematurely for various reasons, without exception in history so far.

Throughout history, only the Sun Emperor and Ye Tong have escaped death and grown up safely.

Ye Tong in later generations also encountered a fatal calamity, which happened to coincide with the extermination of the Sun Saint Emperor's descendants. As a descendant of the Sun Saint Emperor, and being born with the body of the sun and possessing the Sun True Scripture, he was essentially a replica of the Sun Saint Emperor, and naturally became a key target for elimination.

If it weren't for Ye Fan's help, even if he were a descendant of the Sun Emperor, he probably wouldn't have survived this calamity.

No one knows why the Sun Emperor of the original timeline did not die young. The Sun Emperor of the current timeline, Tai'an, survived mainly because Wuji Tianzun, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Taiyin Renhuang all paid attention to him, and he also had the essence blood of the Undying Emperor to build his foundation.

Under these circumstances, no matter what misfortunes befell him, they could no longer harm him in the slightest. Not to mention, he had spent his entire childhood within a protective array personally set up by the Supreme Celestial Venerable Wuji.

From this perspective, only those with great fortune and potential can withstand this karmic consequence and allow the Sun Body to escape disaster.

To prevent the tragic deaths of previous generations of Sun Bodies from repeating themselves, and to protect the safety of Tai'an, the orphan of a martyr, the Lingguan Holy Land took great care of him. They never let him step out of the Lingguan Holy Land's protective array, and there were people watching over him at all times to prevent him from having any problems in his cultivation.

Under such circumstances, Tai'an lived to be twenty years old unharmed, and theoretically, he should not have died young.

Under these circumstances, Tai'an's cultivation level continued to improve, and he quickly became the most dazzling new star of the Lingguan Holy Land, without exception.

If he had only focused on cultivating the Daoist scriptures, Tai'an might have already been able to break through to the second level of the Immortal Platform Realm by now. However, due to the existence of the Primordial Scripture, his cultivation speed has been slowed down considerably.

Although Tai'an did not intend to cultivate each of the five secret realms to the point of sainthood like the first incarnation of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, but only to use this ancient scripture to develop the five secret realms and enhance his foundation, his cultivation speed was still slow. Therefore, Tai'an had only reached the peak of the Dragon Transformation Realm at this time.

Originally, Tai'an should have become the undisputed Holy Son of Lingguan, but because Tai'an's cultivation speed was not fast enough to be despairing, there were still quite a few disciples of his generation who were not completely convinced.

However, this did not prevent him from becoming the number one person of his generation and the first candidate for the Holy Son of Spiritual Observation.

Having reached this point, Tai'an naturally not only obtained the complete Daoist scriptures, but also the complete Taiyin Mother Scripture, as well as the core secret technique of the Lingguan Holy Land, the Douzi Secret.

Although he has not yet mastered the art of the sun and cannot yet integrate the power of the moon, it can still serve as a reference. After acquiring all of this, Tai'an's foundation has become even more profound.

Of course, the other disciples of Lingguan Holy Land did not completely give up because Tai'an had used the Yuanshi Jing and the Jie Zi Secret when he fought with others.

If Tai'an were to utilize this portion of his power, even if he slowed down his cultivation, it would be difficult for others to have any confidence in confronting him.

The reason Tai'an hid the Primordial Scripture and the Secret of All Characters was because he himself couldn't explain where these things came from. Moreover, he didn't know if the person who gave him this scripture would mind him leaking the scripture and secret techniques, which is why he did so.

Having reached this point, Tai'an finally qualified to venture out and gain experience. Therefore, Tai'an immediately requested permission to make his mark on the Ziwei Star.

Compared to the previous individuals with the Sun Physique in history, Tai'an was undoubtedly lucky. He averted a life-or-death crisis without even realizing it, and was able to cultivate peacefully in this environment, realizing his full potential.

After leaving the sacred Lingguan site, Tai'an's fame quickly spread throughout the states of Ziwei Star. Due to the correspondence between the Taiyin body and the Taiyang body, Tai'an was inevitably compared to the former Taiyin Emperor.

Tai'an's exceptional talent and the solar body, which was forged from the blood essence of the Undying Emperor, naturally unleashed power that was in no way inferior to that of the young Taiyin Emperor. As a result, he was regarded by many as the second Emperor.

Tai'an wasn't particularly angry about this. If it were anyone else, he might have emphasized that he wanted to follow his own path, not be like anyone else, and not be anyone's second. But it was different with the Taiyin Emperor.

The position of the Taiyin Emperor among humans is undoubtedly high; no one can surpass him. On Ziwei Star, his reputation is even greater and cannot be compared to anyone else.

Tai'an himself always regarded the Taiyin Emperor as his role model and goal, so he naturally did not feel angry.

Thus, during the decades he spent training in Tai'an, his cultivation became stronger and more terrifying, and his name became more and more renowned.

It was through this series of advancements and various achievements that Tai'an successfully drove all the younger generation of disciples in the Lingguan Holy Land to despair, completely winning their respect and securing his position as the Holy Son of Lingguan.

At the age of forty, Tai'an successfully severed his path and became a king. His title, naturally, was the Sun King, named after his physical constitution. But Tai'an's goal was to become the King of Men.

The title of Human King originated when the Taiyin Human Emperor had not yet attained enlightenment. At that time, the Ziwei Star was invaded by the ancient race, and the two sides were locked in a stalemate. The title was introduced by the human race to boost morale.

The person who obtains the title of Human King can become the symbol of the Ziwei Star Human Race and will become the common ruler of the Ziwei Star Human Race in the future.

The reason why all of this truly became an ironclad rule recognized by all forces on Ziwei Star was because the first human king was the Taiyin Human Emperor.

With his existence, this title, which was conceived on the spot, has since become the most recognized and highest title among those associated with Ziwei Star.

Tai'an has always looked up to the Taiyin Emperor since childhood, so he naturally aspires to be the human king.

To obtain this title, one must not only become the number one among all cultivators of the same generation on Ziwei Star and earn the respect of other prodigies, but also demonstrate sufficient character and leadership skills, as well as make sufficient contributions to the human race.

Thanks to the fact that the first human king was the Taiyin Human Emperor, the major forces of Ziwei Star have always maintained a "better to have none than to have one of poor quality" attitude, even if it means leaving the title vacant for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

Before Tai'an, no one had successfully obtained this title for Ziwei Star for 20,000 to 30,000 years.

However, precisely because of this, the title of King of the Purple Star is extremely prestigious, even when viewed across the entire universe.

Clearly, not only Tai'an, but all the geniuses of the Ziwei Star who aspire to attain enlightenment will regard this as their goal.

(End of this chapter)