Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 820 Source Ghost
After digesting what they had learned, Emperor Sui rose to take his leave and began his cultivation separately with Emperor Taiyin.

Time waits for no one. Even though Emperor Sui had already cultivated the Taiyin Mother Scripture and the Taiyang Mother Scripture to a very high level and thus gained a lot of insights into the Taiyin Law and the Taiyang Law, this was only an attempt to make connections and improve his own Dao, not his main cultivation. Therefore, he really didn't have much of a foundation in the Chaos Law.

He had no idea whether he could achieve enough in this lifetime to elevate his own laws with the help of the power of chaos.

As for the Taiyin Emperor, although he was inspired by the insights of the Sui Emperor and the Sun Emperor, he had not yet completed the method to live out his next life. Therefore, he could only suppress his impulse for the time being and returned to further understanding and evolution of the Great Dream Eternal Method after only a brief taste.

However, in order to make his future cultivation smoother, the Taiyin Emperor still kept the laurel elixir of immortality by his side and used his own source power to make it grow, thereby deepening the compatibility between him and the elixir of immortality and making his future cultivation more convenient.

The disappearance of Emperor Sui's suppression of the Great Dao was indeed a major event for the human universe. After all, those who could attain enlightenment and live for 120,000 years were extremely rare. During this long period, countless people had taken Emperor Sui's existence for granted and found it hard to imagine that he would leave.

However, this is understandable. After all, unless one becomes an immortal, even an invincible Daoist must leave the human universe and enter other worlds to achieve immortality. Emperor Sui was no exception.

Upon learning of this, the human race, which had already reached an even more glorious state, immediately launched a series of commemorative activities to express their remembrance and offer their blessings.

Of course, not all cultivators felt sad or regretful. Those cultivators with ambition and talent began to realize that a new era was about to begin.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, ten thousand years have passed. The Great Dao Imprint of Emperor Sui has completely dissipated, and a new round of competition has begun in the human universe.

At this moment, the Underworld Emperor, sensing this, immediately awakened the last of the few seeds left behind by the Underworld Lord for him to take care of.

The fact that Suihuang attained enlightenment and the changes in the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth before his enlightenment made Minghuang absolutely certain that in the remaining years of this era, there would inevitably be more than one special genius who would be born and attain enlightenment one after another.

The Primordial Holy Emperor and the Flint Emperor were clearly seeds arranged by the Limitless Great Heavenly Venerable. Therefore, the other three Heavenly Venerables might have successors. Thus, he must bring the Source Ghost into the world as soon as possible to avoid it clashing with others.

The current era is right after the last peak, and there are no signs of any artificial changes. Obviously, the celestial beings considered that the current state of the human universe is not suitable for frequent elevation, so they deliberately left this gap to allow the Great Dao of the universe to recover and not damage its foundation.

This gap is of great significance to the Underworld Emperor, as it allows the Source Ghost, the last seed, to be born and attain enlightenment.

After being awakened, Yuan Gui immediately said, "Senior Brother Underworld Emperor, is it finally my turn this time?"

The Underworld Emperor said, "Yes, this is the best time for you to be born; we cannot wait any longer."

The Source Demon said, "I wonder how long ago the Source Demon ascended?"

The Underworld Emperor said, "It's been over ten thousand years, hasn't it?"

Yuan Gui said, "Then several more Dao Prodigies must have passed during this time, right? Is there anything special about this life?"

The Underworld Emperor said, "No, since the time of the Source Demon, only one Dao-proving being has appeared in the human universe. His name is Suihuang, but he only lived for a total of 120,000 years." The Source Ghost was immediately shocked: "120,000 years? That's incredible. Did he embark on the path of the Mortal Immortal?"

The Underworld Emperor said, "Although it's uncertain, it should be. After all, he could very well have been transformed into a human from the elixir of immortality, possessing boundless potential. Even if he can't become a mortal immortal, he might still be able to continue living in reverse."

Yuan Gui said, "If the elixir of immortality can be transformed into life, wouldn't that be equivalent to the reincarnation of an ancient immortal? If there is more than one such person, then the future era is indeed hard to imagine."

The Underworld Emperor said, "In the future, there may not be any more figures like the Fire Emperor, but there are probably still many prodigies in line. I have a premonition that a new era is about to begin. You must attain enlightenment as soon as possible, otherwise there will be too many variables in the future."

Yuan Gui said, "Since Senior Brother Minghuang says so, then I will naturally comply. Moreover, I am also eager to see Yuan Shen and Yuan Mo."

As he spoke, Yuan Gui broke free of the immortal essence and stone skin that bound him, and was truly born into the human universe.

Surprisingly, although the aura of the Source Demon was very similar to that of the Source God and the Source Demon, his physical form was very different from theirs.

The Source God's entire body was as if cast from divine source, radiant like a deity. Although the Source Demon was covered by a layer of black mist formed from demonic power and had a pair of blood-red eyes, aside from these external features, his true form was still similar to the Source God, only not as sacred.

However, the Source Demon was covered in long hair of various colors, making it look nothing like a divine embryo born from the source. Instead, it resembled some kind of monster or savage, and these hairs exuded a strong ominous aura.

In addition to the ability to absorb the essence of the source, just like his two brothers, the Source Demon is also born with a powerful curse.

Clearly, this ability arose because he was tainted by some ominous energy from the depths of the underworld during his gestation process.

Although it's unclear whether it was intentional on the part of the Underworld Lord or simply an accident, the Source Ghost certainly doesn't seem like an existence similar to a Holy Spirit.

Unlike the insignificant Source Demon, the Source Ghost from the original timeline not only left behind many legends on the Big Dipper, but was also the main creator of the Source Celestial Master lineage, whose later years were shrouded in mystery.

However, he later attempted to join several others in a treacherous attack on Ye Fan, who had been reborn as a supreme being, but was ultimately suppressed and killed, thus establishing the formidable reputation of the Heavenly Emperor.

In this timeline, he underwent a significant transformation and education by the Underworld Emperor, resulting in a substantial change in his temperament. Furthermore, with the presence of the Immortal Sect, the Source Ghost no longer needs to commit suicide due to desperation, thus posing virtually no danger to him.

That is why the Underworld Emperor dared to boldly allow him to be born and regard him as an important seed of the Underworld lineage.

After his true birth, Yuan Gui swallowed countless scattered Yuan Qi in one gulp and said to the Underworld Emperor, "Senior Brother Underworld Emperor, Yuan Shen and Yuan Gui must have left me with a lot of inheritance, right? I can't let them down. I have to stand on their shoulders and go further."

The Underworld Emperor said, "Yes, they have already discovered many secret techniques and scriptures that will be useful to you. Don't let them down."

(End of this chapter)