Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 799 Second Generation
Within the sea of ​​thunder, the aura of the Source Demon continuously increased, gradually merging with the Heavenly Heart Mark and converging with all the myriad paths of heaven and earth, ultimately condensing into his own Imperial Dao Fruit, becoming the Dao Prover of this era.

Thanks to the teachings of many predecessors of the Holy Spirit lineage, especially the summarization and exploration of the Source God, the Source Demon has accumulated extremely profound knowledge over the past three thousand years. Therefore, his path to enlightenment was not hindered and he succeeded naturally.

In fact, his aura was even slightly stronger than that of the Origin God who first attained enlightenment.

Like the Source God, he did not give himself a new title of emperor, but continued to use the name Source Demon.

After stabilizing his aura, the Source Demon headed into the depths of the universe. However, his first stop was not the Underworld, but the Pure Land that the Primordial Holy Emperor had created for the Holy Spirit.

Among them, the Source Demon left behind a portion of its legacy and reinforced the various methods left by the Primordial Holy Emperor, making them even more perfect.

Subsequently, he used his now-unique and highly successful Source Technique to further transform this chaotic divine land, adjusting its terrain to allow for the birth of more diverse Sources, thereby further improving the living environment of these Holy Spirits.

This was not because the Source Demon had any special feelings for the Holy Spirit lineage; he was simply repaying the kindness of these Holy Spirits who brought him to this place and allowed him to receive the inheritance of the Primordial Holy Emperor.

Moreover, if we really want to categorize them, the three holy spirits—Source Demon, Source God, and Source Ghost—can be considered as separate categories from the Holy Spirit of Stone Man and the Holy Spirit formed from innate essence; they cannot be considered to be of the same kind.

Afterwards, the Source Demon headed towards his homeland, the Underworld. Upon sensing his presence, the Underworld Emperor naturally emerged from seclusion to greet him.

Upon seeing the Source Demon, who was surrounded by demonic energy and resembled an invincible demon, the Underworld Emperor immediately said, "Congratulations, Junior Brother, on successfully attaining enlightenment."

Looking at the still unfathomable yet unassuming Underworld Emperor before him, Yuan Mo cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother."

The two entered the underworld together.

The Underworld Emperor said, "Your affinity with the Underworld is even lower than that of the Origin God, so learning this scripture is exceptionally difficult, which is why I haven't taught it to you before."

"Now that you have successfully attained enlightenment and your own path and laws are basically complete, it is time for you to comprehend this scripture."

Based on the experience of the Source God, if he could master this scripture, he would not only be able to evolve, but also use it to draw upon the power of the Netherworld's origin to prolong his life, which would bring many benefits.

Even without these practical benefits, this supreme inheritance of the Underworld lineage is still essential to learn. Only by mastering this scripture can one be considered a true direct descendant of the Underworld lineage. Therefore, the Source Demon has long yearned for it.

He immediately said, "Please teach me, senior brother."

For the Underworld Emperor, who considers the Underworld as the realm of immortals and has essentially merged with it into an inseparable whole, the Underworld Scripture is as naturally derived as his Dao and Dharma. Therefore, teaching this scripture to the Source Demon is naturally a piece of cake.

As a result, the Source Demon made rapid progress, gained great inspiration from this scripture, and thus formed a closer connection with the Underworld itself.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, twelve thousand years have passed.

Although his foundation was deeper and his conditions were better, his lifespan was ultimately the same as that of the Source God, with a limit of 15,000 years. The Source Demon had anticipated this, since he only had some minor advantages over the Source God, and overall they were quite similar.

During this period, in addition to cultivating the Netherworld Scripture, the Source Demon also expanded the Source God Temple left by the Source God, leaving his own methods within it to make the lineage's inheritance more complete.

Of course, even with the legacy of two emperors, this lineage still cannot grow much stronger, since those who can master Origin Techniques are all special talents and are not so easy to find.

In addition, the Source Demon, like the Source God, joined forces with the Underworld Emperor to further transform the terrain of this Earth Immortal Realm, making its earth energy and veins more balanced, and further increasing the types and numbers of sources generated.

Thanks to the extra demonic power that the Source Demon possesses compared to the Source God, he also managed to organize the evil forces within the Underworld, making the Underworld more habitable and orderly as a whole.

This is something he was able to achieve only after making great progress in Source Arts and the Netherworld.

Finally, like the Source God, he traveled through the human universe, collecting various sources to perfect his own Dao and Dharma, and to strengthen himself. The legend of the Source Demon also spread along with the Source God, becoming another faith that continued to develop among those involved in the increasingly prosperous Source Gathering industry.

Even at this point, the Source Demon still did not attempt to live a second life using the elixir of immortality, but instead, like the Source God, began to extend his life through various methods.

The former Source God extended his life for 1,500 years by absorbing the celestial treasures of the Source in the human universe. With further improvements, the Source Demon is even more efficient and effective.

Moreover, there are countless more sources in the human universe today than during the time of the Source Gods. Even if there are not many divine treasures sealed within them, it is enough for the Source Demons to gain more benefits.

Therefore, the Source Demon used this method to prolong its life for two thousand years before it could no longer prolong it.

Even after reaching this point, the Source Demon still returned to the Underworld, relying on the Netherworld Scripture and the power of the Underworld's origin to prolong its life, just like the Source God.

With the help and cooperation of the Underworld Emperor, the Source Demon extended his lifespan by another thousand years through this method, allowing him to reach the age of eighteen thousand years in this life before he could no longer continue.

Of course, those thousand years in the underworld would have been impossible without the help of the Underworld Emperor. Even so, he maintained a near-death state, reducing his own energy consumption to a very inactive state in order to succeed.

The reason for the effort to delay for so long is that the Source Demon wants to use his research and understanding of other Holy Spirits to improve himself and become more perfect.

This inspiration naturally came from the divine manifestation of the Primordial Holy Emperor.

Even so, the Source Demon ultimately failed to achieve this goal, only slightly improving himself and becoming more complete. He was still far from achieving a complete transformation, and it was highly unlikely that he could successfully achieve this evolution in the human world.

Although somewhat disappointed, the Source Demon immediately shifted his focus, placing his hopes on the Source Ghost. If he could achieve enough results, then the future Source Ghost might have a chance to succeed, after all, they were indeed of the same origin.

Therefore, the Source Demon immediately ate the fruit of the Ancient Tree of Life that had been stored up from the Corpse Emperor era, successfully starting his second life. He no longer paid attention to the outside world, focusing all his energy on his own cultivation and research on evolving his Holy Spirit Body.

(End of this chapter)