Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 154 Interception
Wuji's boastful words made everyone frown inwardly.

After all, this era has seen immortal monuments like the Moral Celestial Venerable and the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable, as well as the supreme peak standing at the end of the Great Dao, the Boundless Ultimate Celestial Venerable. Of course, if one had to choose a Celestial Venerable to represent their era, it could only be the Boundless Ultimate Celestial Venerable.

To end this era and usher in a new one, one must achieve something comparable to, or at least close to, the Supreme Celestial Venerable.

This is utterly arrogant. After all, the current Supreme Celestial Venerable has almost become a myth, the faith of countless cultivators.

Although many of his deeds have been lost to the annals of history and can never be fully reconstructed, quite a few still circulate in the world. Even if it is difficult to confirm whether these events are entirely true, it is clear that the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji was far superior to all previous enlightened beings.

Even the ancient star cultivators of the primordial world, deeply influenced by the legacy of the Moral Celestial Venerable and the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable, could not place these two Celestial Venerables above the Limitless Celestial Venerable due to their personal sentiments; at most, they dared to secretly place them on par with him.

Therefore, to think that this era will end and a new era will begin is simply a pipe dream. Even true enlightened beings would not dare to utter such arrogant words, let alone Wuji, who has not even achieved sainthood.

Under normal circumstances, in the distant future, those younger cultivators would refer to their present as the Post-Boundless Era.

Even if Wuji were to attain enlightenment, he could not change this situation unless he could also surpass ordinary enlightened beings and become an immortal monument on the path of cultivation, a peak for future generations to look up to.

However, if the scope is limited to the ancient primordial star, then there's no problem. After all, with Wuji's talent, he would be an absolute top performer even if he went to the ancient starry road. It's just that his method of cultivating each of the five major secret realms one by one using a single secret realm technique is not yet perfected, making it somewhat difficult to accurately define his position.

Qian Yuan Dasheng frowned slightly, but he did not continue to ask. After all, the Cangling Holy Land from which he came was a Quasi-Venerable who had been guided by Lingbao Tianzun. Therefore, he held Lingbao Tianzun in awe. If he asked too many questions, he might ask some arrogant words that were disrespectful to his ancestor.

Therefore, he deliberately narrowed down the scope and said, "Alright, then I'll wait for you to change the ancient star and usher in a new era for my human race."

Upon hearing Qian Yuan Dasheng's words, the expressions of the others softened, and the somewhat tense atmosphere dissipated.

Wuji remained noncommittal, simply responding with a smile. However, in his view, defeating the mountain deity was easy, but defeating the deity within one's heart was difficult. If he continued to regard the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji as an unsurpassable and untouchable god in his heart, he would never be able to escape his shadow.

I don't even dare to think about it, so how can I catch up? But there's no need to say these things out loud, lest we cause more trouble.

The Great Sage Qian Yuan continued, "Next, all the major forces of our human race will be present to hold a grand gathering to celebrate Mount Tai's return to the human race. Young friend Wuji, you are the key figure in this grand gathering, so please do not leave in the next few days."

Wuji laughed and said, "Since there is such a grand event, how could I not participate?"

He then stepped down from the battle platform and entered Mount Tai.

Soon, countless cultivators from various levels of major forces arrived at this place, and a grand banquet was held. Wuji lingered among them, feeling very comfortable and chatting with the high-ranking members of various holy lands and families.

A fat Taoist priest in the crowd muttered to himself, "It seems I don't need to worry about this kid anymore. There are many ancient tombs in Mount Tai, I should go and get back to my business."

With that, he disappeared into the main hall.

After politely declining a series of hints and explicit offers of marriage, Wuji hid in a corner. He seemed to sense something and looked in that direction, but saw nothing. Then, he lowered his head and sighed.

"Why is the Primordial Heavenly King sighing like this? Is this banquet not to your liking?" a voice asked. Wuji replied, "Are you healed?"

The newcomer was none other than Chongxu. He had a smile on his face and was more relaxed than ever before. He said, "That injury is nothing to worry about. You are now the rising star of our human race, all the glory is focused on you, what do you have to worry about?"

Wuji said, "It is precisely at times like these that we need to be more careful. Even Yuanxiang King was defeated by me, and the demon race's plan of tens of thousands of years is in jeopardy. It is hard to guarantee that they will not take desperate measures."

Chongxu said, "You are now the Primordial Heavenly King. All the major powers of my human race owe you a request. What is there to be afraid of?"

Wuji shook his head and said, "I am not afraid of those creatures of the demon race who are born from wet eggs or have fur and horns. I am only afraid that there are some scoundrels among the human race who are beasts in human form. If they collude together, the situation will become complicated."

Chongxu also put away his smile. There were indeed many cultivators within the human race who colluded with the demon race. Wuji was now being eyed by many people from both races. If they joined forces, Wuji might really face a calamity.

Wuji said, "Next, I only need to do one thing and meet one person before I head out to explore the Ancient Starry Road. I'll need your help with this."

Chongxu solemnly said, "I can represent the Xuanqing Holy Land to help you with this matter."

Wuji was slightly surprised, and he smiled and said, "It's good to hear you say that. Thank you."

Ten days later, the grand event concluded, and Mount Tai was divided among the various sacred sites. Of course, Wuji, as the Primordial Heavenly King, was free to come and go as he pleased.

When the various holy lands and aristocratic families departed, Wuji outwardly announced that he would be cultivating in seclusion on Mount Tai, but in reality, he secretly headed to the entrance of the ancient star road controlled by the Xuanqing Holy Land.

As night fell, Wuji sped alone through the wilderness, concealing all his presence.

At this moment, more than a dozen jade platforms descended from the sky, and countless array patterns intertwined to quickly form a large array, trapping Wuji inside. A strange fluctuation spread out, which also dissipated all the auras.

Within the grand formation, several figures appeared, all of them demon saints. They came from the demon race, and moreover, they were demons who had not left any names.

The leading demon saint said, "Primordial Heavenly King, do you think you are invincible? You didn't even bother to find a few people to protect you. Aren't you a little too confident? Or did you not expect this to happen?"

Wuji said, "Our two clans have an agreement that no one above the rank of saint can appear in the world at will. Are you blatantly breaking this agreement?"

The demon saint sneered, "Heh heh, as long as we kill you, who will know? There are Heaven-Deceiving Array Patterns within this formation, which your human race cannot calculate."

Wuji said, "Do you want to start a war?"

The demon saint sighed, "I don't want to stifle your talent, nor do I want to start a war, but for the future of my demon race, we have no choice."

(End of this chapter)