Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 834 Second Generation
After envisioning a bright future where the three human emperors would jointly lead humanity to an even more glorious peak, the Taiyin Human Emperor cleared his mind of all distractions and began to focus on himself.

The path that the Taiyin Human Emperor will walk in this life is called "Seeing All Beings." As the name suggests, it is to witness all living beings, to traverse the vast mortal world, and to thereby comprehend the changes in humanity, so that he can elevate himself from mortal to immortal to a completely new level.

To achieve this, he undoubtedly needs to comprehend the Great Dream of Eternity, attempt to use this method to navigate the mortal world, and ultimately traverse countless lifetimes.

This method was quite prevalent in the human universe, but only the Moral Celestial Venerable ultimately succeeded. Although the Divine Emperor also incorporated this method into his Eleven Transformations of the Divine Silkworm, he has not yet succeeded. Therefore, the experiences that the Taiyin Human Emperor can refer to are actually not that many.

However, if the Celestial Venerable of Morality was able to comprehend this method of transformation when he lived through his eighth incarnation and develop his own unique transformations, then the Lunar Emperor, under even better conditions, certainly had little reason not to succeed.

Therefore, at this point, the Taiyin Human Emperor had essentially completed his Dharma practice.

He got up and walked to the top of Wuji Immortal Mountain, where he stood before Liang Yu.

Liang Yu already knew his current state, so he said, "Your method of seeing all sentient beings should have been completed by now, right?"

The Taiyin Emperor nodded and said, "I have gained some insights, but the risks are still considerable."

While the Great Dream of Eternity method yields great achievements, the risks are indeed considerable. First and foremost, it requires one to utilize the unique state of being between life and death to comprehend the special concept that life is like a dream.

Secondly, to prevent accidents from happening in one's dreams, which could lead to confusion between reality and illusion and ultimately to one's own demise.

The third point is that the physical body is in a state of being half-alive and half-dead for a long time, and the consciousness is in a dream state that is half-real and half-illusory for a long time. How to reunite one's consciousness and wake up is also a difficult problem.

Over the years, the Taiyin Human Emperor has successfully overcome the first hurdle and possesses the resources to embark on the Great Dream of Eternity.

As for the second point, the Taiyin Emperor actually gained some inspiration from the Sui Emperor. The most widely circulated supernatural power among humans today is the Humanity Divine Fist, which was created by the Taiyin Emperor. The concept and phenomena of the Humanity Flood also originated from him.

Therefore, the Taiyin Human Emperor can also rely on the true humanistic torrent that is faintly intertwined by the Humanity Divine Fist and the Human Emperor Seal to anchor his existence and maintain his true self forever.

As for the final difficulty, the Taiyin Human Emperor will naturally have to overcome it on his own after completing the method of seeing all living beings, and successfully live out his next life.

Liang Yu said, "But judging from your current state, you should already be confident, right?"

The Taiyin Emperor said, "The Great Heavenly Venerable truly has discerning eyes."

Liang Yu said, "If you can successfully overcome this hurdle, then becoming a Red Dust Immortal will not be far away for you."

The Taiyin Emperor said, "By then, the Great Celestial Venerable should no longer be in the mortal universe, right?"

Liang Yu said, "Perhaps, who can say for sure what the future holds? But it is indeed a high-probability event."

The Taiyin Emperor said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, if I had not inherited your teachings, my path to immortality in the mortal world would not have been so easy to reach this point."

Liang Yu said, "This is merely a matter of fate. Moreover, I am quite pleased that you have been able to forge your own path using my legacy." The Taiyin Human Emperor said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, we will meet again in the future. I hope that one day we can fight side by side."

Liang Yu said, "Then you'll have to cultivate even more diligently, because I won't wait for you. But if that day really comes, that wouldn't be bad either."

After bidding farewell, the Taiyin Emperor began his transformation.

Amidst a flurry of ethereal energy, the aged body of the Taiyin Emperor began to rapidly wither, as if on the verge of death. But soon, a unique vitality emerged, and the Taiyin Emperor's body began to regain its youth.

However, he fell into a deep sleep. And although his life force had returned to normal, it was still very weak.

The Great Dream of Eternity requires a process of refining the false into the true; therefore, the current Taiyin Emperor is still in a dream, and he may only awaken once he succeeds.

Having witnessed the Celestial Venerable of Morality transform using this method, Liang Yu immediately judged that the Lunar Emperor had now embarked on the right path. Therefore, he stopped paying attention and continued his own cultivation.

And so time flew by again, and in the blink of an eye, another eleven thousand years had passed.

In the human universe, everyone felt the crumbling aura within the Heavenly Heart Mark, clearly indicating that this emperor had reached the end and could no longer prolong his life.

However, this was only the first incarnation, and the elixir of immortality had not yet been used. Therefore, cultivators in the human universe knew that this was merely the first half of the Emperor's era. What shocked them even more was the Emperor's long lifespan of 21,000 years.

Compared to many past Dao-proving beings, the Emperor's lifespan is indeed exceptionally long, with very few surpassing him. The Primordial Holy Emperor of yesteryear was comparable to him.

The reign of the Primordial Holy Emperor meant that the era of emperors would continue for a long time. Therefore, cultivators in the human universe did not pay too much attention to this change.

At this moment in the Kunlun Sacred Realm, the emperor, who had reached the end of his cultivation, felt that his lifespan could no longer be extended and couldn't help but further confirm that his achievements were indeed similar to those of the Primordial Saint Emperor.

In this lifetime of cultivation, the emperor mainly focused on comprehending the mysteries of immortal essence, but he was far from reaching the point where he could reverse his life through it.

Secondly, there is the further study of the Kunlun Immortal Scripture. In this aspect, although the Emperor has made considerable progress, he has not yet reached the point where he can successfully transform. It is just that his affinity with the Kunlun Sacred Realm has increased again, allowing him to prolong his lifespan even without transforming.

Finally, there is the emperor's further refinement and enhancement of his own Taoist practices.

The Emperor's masters, Yuanshi Tianzun and Wuji Tianzun, were both terrifying beings who achieved immortality without ever using an elixir of life. The Emperor initially attempted to achieve this transformation in his first life, but ultimately lacked the necessary power.

Therefore, the current emperor can only rely on the elixir of immortality to live a second life and successfully prolong his life.

Considering that the elixir of immortality in human form was borrowed and that the emperor had already embarked on the path of human transformation, picking its fruit would have had a negative impact. Therefore, the emperor naturally ate the fruit of the Tongtian Jianmu tree that Yuanshi Tianzun had previously obtained.

In a surge of energy, the emperor lived a second life.

(End of this chapter)