Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 850 Returning Home
Li Er, no, the Dao Emperor, spoke up: "Now that I have successfully attained the Dao, I can explore my origins more deeply. We have all been away from our homeland for a long time, so let's each go back and take a look."

"Don't worry, I'm not trying to get rid of you. I'll come back to you in the future."

Although Qingniu felt a little sad upon hearing this, he didn't say anything more, but simply cupped his hands and said, "Farewell, sir."

As the Green Ox prepared to leave, the Dao Emperor said, "Let me see you off. Also, this is a small token of my appreciation; please take it with you."

As he spoke, the Dao Emperor took out a forbidden artifact and a jade book.

The former is a complete imperial array pattern that can only be used once, but after use it will transform into a protective array that takes root and encompasses the ancestral star of the Mighty Bull Demon Clan.

Dao Huang had visited the ancestral star of the Mighty Bull Demon Clan and studied its protective array. In the end, that array was set up by the Mighty Bull Demon Clan's ancestor, who had reached an alternative Dao attainment realm. Therefore, Dao Huang's array patterns could naturally encompass that array and transform it into a part of himself.

With this great formation in place, the Mighty Bull Demon Clan will naturally become even stronger, and even if someone attacks with an ultimate imperial weapon, it will be difficult to succeed.

The jade book, on the other hand, is a scripture that the Dao Emperor himself perfected, which can complement the Daoist scriptures and further deepen the foundation of this clan.

As for the scriptures and secret techniques that the Mighty Bull Demon Clan formed based on their bloodline, the Dao Emperor did not provide any special guidance. He only guided the Green Bull to make a significant breakthrough in this technique. Therefore, his presence was enough to make the clan's techniques more perfect.

Seeing that the Green Ox had taken the two items, the Dao Emperor unleashed a great divine power. He formed a hand seal with his right hand, which transformed into the shape of a banana leaf fan, intricately interwoven with countless immortal lights. With a wave of his hand, the Green Ox felt a gentle breeze on its face, but upon touching its body, it transformed into an irresistible and terrifying force, blowing it away.

Driven by this force, the Green Ox's vision blurred, and in an instant, the world spun around him as he traversed the endless starry sky and fell before the ancestral star of the Mighty Bull Demon Clan.

This fan allowed him to traverse the endless starry sky, and most importantly, he was not harmed at all. He did not encounter any people or things along the way, bypassing all obstacles.

This is undoubtedly a terrifying thing. It not only reveals the unimaginable strength of the Dao Emperor, but more importantly, his extreme insight and exquisite control, which are the aspects that Qingniu is least proficient in.

After all, the Mighty Bull Demon Clan has always been known for its tough and powerful bodies, and has always relied on brute force to overpower others. They are strong but lack flexibility and are not good at various subtle operations.

It seems I still have a long way to go.

The Green Ox, who was close to achieving enlightenment through an unorthodox method, was filled with emotion. Perhaps the Dao Emperor had sensed his pride and therefore did not use the Domain Gate for teleportation, but instead used this divine power to make him realize his shortcomings.

However, this was not a problem that could be solved overnight, so Qingniu stopped thinking about it and returned to his ancestral star, where his clan would usher in a period of vigorous development.

After sending the Green Ox away, the Dao Emperor strode off toward the ancient primordial star.

Previously, the human universe was undoubtedly vast and boundless in his eyes, but now, after attaining enlightenment, the human universe has become much smaller. With his great supernatural powers, traveling back and forth between universes is a very easy thing, so he quickly returned to the ancient primordial star.

As soon as he approached, Dao Huang sensed the extraordinary nature of this ancient star. Many Dao-proving beings, such as Wuji Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, and Suihuang, had left their array patterns here, making this ancient star virtually indestructible.

The mystery of this ancient star naturally aroused the Dao Emperor's greater curiosity about his origins. Since he came from this place and had no hostile intentions, he could easily enter the interior of this ancient star.

Of course, if one harbors malicious intent, even entering the interior of the ancient star doesn't guarantee safety by bypassing these grand formations. These formations are not merely simple defenses; they also possess countless variations for attack and confinement.

The Dao Emperor did not descend directly, but instead chose to enter again through Hangu Pass. This time, he sensed the Great Sage Li You, whom he had seen when he left. Many years later, he had become a Quasi-Emperor.

Upon sensing the aura of the Dao Emperor, the Quasi-Emperor Li You couldn't help but personally greet him.

During their last meeting, the Dao Emperor noticed the abnormality of the Dao Fire within Li You's body. Upon seeing it again this time, the Dao Emperor naturally understood the truth.

The Emperor Sui was renowned not only in the ancient primordial star but also throughout the human universe. Moreover, the Dao Fire he transformed into would not have any effect on cultivators like the Quasi-Emperor Li You. Therefore, the Dao Emperor did not point this out.

After understanding this truth, Dao Huang couldn't help but marvel at Sui Huang's methods. This was indeed an extraordinary achievement, enough to prove that Sui Huang had gone very far on the path to immortality and becoming a celestial being.

Without hesitation, the Dao Emperor entered the ancient primordial star and headed straight for the place where he was born.

Previously, since leaving, the Dao Emperor had never found the entrance to that cave, and therefore could not explore its details. But now that he had become a Dao Prover, and the Heavenly Venerables involved had not deliberately blocked his senses, he found the treasure cave very easily.

Upon returning to this place, the Dao Emperor sensed the arrangements made by the five Dao-proving beings: the Moral Heavenly Venerable, the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the Limitless Heavenly Venerable, and the Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable. This truly startled him.

Fortunately, these array patterns did not hinder him, so the Dao Emperor was able to enter smoothly.

Looking at the Supreme Dao Embryo that was still in the process of being conceived, the Dao Emperor couldn't help but marvel at its extraordinary potential.

However, apart from that, there are not many traces related to him. He can only sense that he was left here by the Celestial Venerable of Morality and made arrangements for raising corpses and communicating with spirits, but there is no more information.

However, when he touched the array patterns left by the Celestial Venerable of Morality, the Dao Emperor sensed an unusual aura.

He had been to the Underworld and had also visited the Immortal Mausoleum and Kunlun Immortal Mountain, so he knew very well that this aura most likely came from some extraordinary place. And this aura seemed to vaguely point to another realm deep in the universe.

The Dao Emperor intercepted this aura, studied and analyzed it, and quickly grasped a set of spatial coordinates. With this aura and the coordinates it contained, the Dao Emperor could find the corresponding wondrous place.

Clearly, this should also be an arrangement by the Celestial Venerable of Morality, and that strange place is most likely the Celestial Venerable of Morality's Daoist temple.

This means that everything about the Dao Emperor's origins will be answered after he enters that wondrous place.

(End of this chapter)