Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 917 Meeting
Amidst the boundless sea of ​​lightning, Jade Emperor Zhang Bairen constantly rose and fell, using this sea of ​​lightning to hone himself and strive to achieve the most perfect Dao fruit.

After a while, the sea of ​​thunder receded, and a powerful aura combined with the Heavenly Heart Mark, ultimately becoming the ultimate victor of this generation of the human universe, protected by all the myriad paths.

Although he had only just attained enlightenment, Zhang Bairen's aura still surpassed that of ordinary enlightened beings by a considerable margin, almost on par with the former Primordial Saint Emperor and Emperor.

This is actually quite a coincidence. In the original timeline, Tai Chu, the Emperor, and Zhang Bairen were on par, among the top figures in the Golden Age.

In this timeline, Tai Chu was taken as a disciple by Liang Yu, the Emperor was taken as a disciple by Yuanshi Tianzun, and Zhang Bairen was taken as a disciple by Daode Tianzun. The identities of the three of them were once again in a state of near parity.

Afterwards, all three of them underwent various enhancements by their master, gaining greater potential and stronger physiques.

Under the influence of these factors, the three of them remained at a level where their combat strength and cultivation were comparable even after they attained enlightenment, which was indeed too much of a coincidence.

From this perspective, their future achievements may be roughly equivalent, and the gap between them will not widen.

Of course, Zhang Bairen himself didn't have any special feelings for those two people; he was more focused on his own cultivation.

Looking back on his thousand-year history of conquest, Zhang Bairen couldn't help but feel a deeper appreciation for the development of the human universe today.

There are countless people who can be considered top-tier geniuses in this life; those with the potential to attain enlightenment should have been extremely rare, but they are not so uncommon in this life. In fact, Zhang Bairen has encountered more than one true young ancient emperor.

Although they were all ultimately defeated by Zhang Bairen, Zhang Bairen himself had gone through many arduous battles and fought fiercely with countless prodigies before finally reaching this point.

This process also means that the human universe today is no longer what it used to be. Even those who were not born in the most glorious Golden Age are now significantly more advanced than those born in any previous Golden Age.

Of course, those exceptional geniuses who can clearly surpass ordinary Dao-proving individuals once they attain Dao are still extremely rare and hard to come by; at least Zhang Bairen did not encounter one in this lifetime.

Therefore, although Zhang Bairen fought many tough battles, he did not encounter any outstanding talents who could defeat him, and thus achieved final victory.

After completely stabilizing his own aura, Zhang Bairen began to use the Heavenly Heart Mark to comprehend the Dao, thereby making his Dao and Dharma more perfect.

The Heavenly Heart Imprint is now more profound than before after undergoing multiple cycles of feedback. Therefore, even though Zhang Bairen cultivates the Chaotic Ancient Method, which is not suitable for the current version of the human universe, he can still use it to significantly enhance his Dao and Dharma.

After using the afterglow of his tribulation and enlightenment to further perfect his Dao fruit, Zhang Bairen got up and headed towards the direction of the Great Luo Immortal Mountain.

Zhang Bairen comes from the legendary chaotic ancient era. Over such a long period of time, all his old friends and hometown have disappeared into the river of history. Therefore, Zhang Bairen has only one goal in this life: to become an immortal.

Therefore, he had no place to linger in the human world, nor did he have his own power or family. So Zhang Bairen did not hesitate at all and went directly to the Great Luo Immortal Mountain where his master was, where he could potentially become an immortal.

Although the Dao Emperor did not pay much attention to Zhang Bairen, he left a wisp of the aura of the Great Luo Immortal Mountain in Zhang Bairen's body so that he could find the Great Luo Immortal Mountain after attaining enlightenment and successfully return to his homeland.

After sensing that he had attained enlightenment, the Dao Emperor slightly loosened the protective array of the Great Luo Immortal Mountain using the Vajra Bracelet and the Eight Trigrams Furnace, allowing the Jade Emperor Zhang Bairen to successfully sense his location. Therefore, after attaining enlightenment, Zhang Bairen found the entrance to the immortal mountain without much difficulty.

Looking at these sacred mountains, which were similar to those in his memory but seemed to have become even more mystical, Zhang Bairen couldn't help but feel a pang of nostalgia.

Without hesitation, he entered the Great Luo Immortal Mountain.

Before he could even sense the familiar yet extraordinary laws and primordial energy of heaven and earth, Zhang Bairen headed straight for the mountain peak.

Before long, Zhang Bairen saw a Bodhi tree standing atop the mountain peak, with a Taoist priest sitting cross-legged beneath it. He quickened his pace.

But when Zhang Bairen arrived under the Bodhi tree and saw the Dao Emperor, he was slightly taken aback, and then asked, "Senior, who are you?"

The person before him possessed an aura as powerful as the six previous incarnations of the Heavenly Venerable Morality, and his appearance and physique were identical to the Heavenly Venerable Morality. Even his aura was quite similar to that of the Heavenly Venerable Morality.

However, judging from his temperament and some subtle signs, this person is not the Moral Celestial.

With Dao Huang making no attempt to conceal his identity, Zhang Bairen was naturally able to sense, through his astonishing spiritual perception, that Dao Huang was not his master.

But for some reason, Zhang Bairen still felt that the Dao Emperor in front of him was very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Seeing that Zhang Bairen could recognize that he was not the Moral Celestial Venerable, the Dao Emperor couldn't help but feel admiration. He then said, "Your senses are very sharp. I am indeed not your master, the Moral Celestial Venerable. I am the Dao Emperor."

Zhang Bairen, whose title had been sealed away for a long time, was naturally unaware of the Dao Emperor, but he knew that it must have a great connection with the Moral Celestial Venerable.

As expected, things went exactly as Zhang Bairen had predicted. Dao Huang then explained his origins to Zhang Bairen.

After learning that Dao Huang was actually a spiritualized ancient corpse of the Bodhi Divine Embryo produced during the transformation of the Moral Celestial Venerable, and that he had forged his own path and been entrusted with important responsibilities by the Moral Celestial Venerable, who had also entrusted him with his entire fortune, Zhang Bairen lowered his guard.

Zhang Bairen immediately bowed and said, "Since you and my master address each other as fellow disciples, then I will address you as Uncle-Master. I have met Uncle-Master Daohuang, and I thank you for your care."

Although there was no evidence, Zhang Bairen guessed that the person who orchestrated his birth was probably the Dao Emperor before him, not his master, the Moral Celestial Venerable. His master was likely preoccupied with something, otherwise he wouldn't have failed to come see him.

Looking at this cultivator with extraordinary talent and boundless potential, the Dao Emperor was quite satisfied with him and had even greater approval of the Moral Celestial Venerable's eye for choosing disciples.

Dao Huang then said, "Since Senior Brother Daode entrusted you to me, I naturally have to pay more attention to you, my junior brother. You are very good. Judging from your current achievements, even your senior brother would praise you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bairen could no longer suppress his curiosity about the whereabouts of his master, the Celestial Venerable Morality, and asked, "Uncle-Master, where did Master go? Has he already left the mortal universe?"

(End of this chapter)