Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 797 The Birth of the Source Demon
Looking at the ever-evolving Great Luo Heaven and the three Heavenly Venerables whose auras were constantly rising, Liang Yu couldn't help but say, "Wonderful! With this method, the cultivation speed of the three fellow Daoists can be significantly improved. In this way, a lot of time and energy can be saved. Its wonderful uses are endless."

"Now it seems that one of you three may be the first to complete the evolution of your own cultivation system."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality said, "I'm afraid that's not necessarily true. Although the three of us can maintain this state to promote each other and greatly improve our cultivation efficiency, this is, after all, a change brought about by the Sixth Secret Realm, and it won't be as helpful in creating our own system."

"I did not sense the mysteries of the field method from Fellow Daoist Lingbao's Dao Fruit. This is terrifying because it means that other systems will also find it difficult to synchronize with it."

Lingbao Tianzun nodded and said, "Yes, creating a cultivation system is ultimately a very personal matter, and the resonance of the secret realm method is indeed difficult to encompass it."

The Primordial Celestial said, "That's good. The secret realm system originated from our predecessors, so it's a good thing to be able to continuously improve it using this method. However, we should try to be as independent as possible in creating our own system and not be too influenced by others."

Liang Yu said, "That makes sense."

Subsequently, the four began to further study the changes in the Great Luo Heaven in order to improve their own sixth secret realm. They only returned to their respective dojos to continue their seclusion after temporarily hitting a bottleneck.

This incident led to an upgrade of their sixth secret realm, but their main focus remained on creating the prototype of their own system.

In the mortal universe, the aura of the Primordial Saint Emperor had completely dissipated, and a new era had begun. However, it is clear that this era after the Primordial Saint Emperor had once again fallen into silence, no longer as prosperous as before.

The human universe is inherently full of peaks and valleys. Liang Yu had deliberately pushed the era of the Primordial Holy Emperor to its peak, so the path would naturally decline and become more level.

However, the Primordial Saint Emperor lived for 70,000 years, and after his disappearance, there were another 10,000 years for his Great Dao suppression to dissipate. Therefore, even though this era was not so glorious, there were still many geniuses who emerged and challenged for the position of proving the Dao.

In this situation, the Underworld Emperor in the Underworld immediately summoned the Source Ghost and Source Demon that had been sealed away.

The enlightenment of the Primordial Saint Emperor gave the Underworld Emperor a bad feeling. The disciples of the Limitless Heavenly Venerable had all begun to emerge and attain enlightenment, so what about the disciples of the other Heavenly Venerables? He knew that these few immortals in the mortal world still had many peerless geniuses hidden away.

The day when these four Celestial Venerables break through to the Mortal Immortal realm and reach an even higher level is drawing ever closer, and it is likely that their disciples and successors will soon emerge one after another.

After all, once they break through, the path to the Immortal Realm will truly open, and it would be best if their disciples were born before then, so that they could cultivate to the extreme in the Dharma-ending Age and then enter the Immortal Realm to step into a new realm, thus avoiding them wasting too much time on the path of cultivation.

If it were him, the Underworld Emperor would have done the same.

However, this puts the remaining Source Demons and Source Ghosts in his Netherworld in some danger. Although they possess great talent and extraordinary foundation, apart from their ability to absorb celestial treasures from the Source to accelerate their cultivation and prolong their lives, they are not much superior to other emperors.

In this situation, if they were to encounter the disciples of those Heavenly Venerables or the successors they were intentionally cultivating, they would certainly have no chance of attaining enlightenment, and it was even very likely that they would be accidentally killed.

Therefore, the Underworld Emperor immediately decided not to delay any longer. He wanted to bring the Source Demon and Source Ghost out of the world as soon as possible so that they could enter the Strange World after attaining enlightenment, in order to avoid the various peerless geniuses that might appear in the future.

The current era is in a low period after the Primordial Holy Emperor, and there are no unusual fluctuations in the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. This shows that those Heavenly Venerables really have no intention of letting their disciples be born.

Then he can time it perfectly so that one of the Source Demon and Source Ghost can be born and attain enlightenment at this exact moment.

Upon being awakened, the Source Demon and Source Ghost immediately realized that one of them, like their elder brother the Source God, had reached the time for rebirth. The Underworld Emperor said, "You should already know why I awakened you two, right?"

Yuan Mo said, "Is Senior Brother Minghuang about to let us leave the world to cultivate?"

The Underworld Emperor said, "Yes, various upheavals may occur in the human universe in the future, and you must attain enlightenment as soon as possible."

Although it seemed somewhat abrupt, Yuan Gui still said, "Since Senior Brother Minghuang has said this, it must be for our own good. So let's emerge into the world."

Seeing that they had no objections, the Underworld Emperor continued, "Then this time, which of you will be born first?"

The Source Demon said, "With the inheritance of our elder brother, the Source God, it doesn't matter who goes first, right? In that case, I'll go first, shall I?"

Yuan Gui said, "I don't care, I just hope that the time between my births won't be too long."

The Underworld Emperor said, "Of course there is no problem with that. I will try my best to find a suitable time."

Yuan Gui said, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother."

After the choice of the person to be chosen was agreed upon, the Underworld Emperor sealed the Source Ghost deep into the Underworld again, allowing the Source Demon to truly be born.

The long-awaited Source Demon immediately broke free of the stone skin and immortal source that sealed him, unleashing beams of divine light. However, these beams were mixed with countless black mists, making the divine light appear somewhat hazy. A refreshing stream of source energy circulated, and countless essences dissipated as he was born.

After landing, the Source Demon transformed into human form against the wind, opened its mouth and inhaled the endless source energy into its belly, further strengthening its body.

The Source Demon is essentially a special holy spirit generated from the Source. Although it has undergone several modifications and is quite different from the original, it still possesses the talent of the Source God to manipulate and absorb the essence of the Source.

Of course, there are still obvious differences between Source Gods and Source Demons.

Comparatively speaking, the Source God is closer to the identity of the Divine Embryo within the Source. His body is composed of divine source material and shines with incomparably holy divine light.

Although the Source Demon is essentially the same as it, it is ultimately influenced by the yin energy of the underworld and is born with a demonic power. Therefore, its body is always shrouded in a layer of black mist, making its specific face unclear, with only its blood-red eyes flashing through the mist.

If you put them together, they are indeed two extremes, gods and demons, and you can't tell at all that they are brothers from the same root.

Originally, these demonic powers would affect the mind of the Source Demon, making it more extreme, bloodthirsty, cold-blooded, and cruel. However, under the "prenatal education" of the Underworld Emperor for many years, this influence has been completely suppressed and has even become one of the Source Demon's innate divine abilities, which can be used to influence the Dao heart of others.

Under these circumstances, the Underworld Emperor could still rest assured that they would be born to prove their Dao without worrying that they would cause trouble in the human world and bring disaster upon themselves.

(End of this chapter)