Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 160 One Move to Suppress the Ultimate Ancient Road Gateway
Wuji's speed was actually terrifying. Although it took him more than a hundred years to become a saint, his accumulation was so profound that he crossed the realm of saint and saint king in just fifty years and became a great saint.

Moreover, during this process, he acquired the "Zhe" and "Lin" secret techniques, and stepped into the forbidden realm, creating his own secret art. This secret art can break through the limitations of one's own combat power, greatly enhance one's basic attributes, and thus obtain combat power far exceeding one's normal level.

In the state of divine restriction, this secret technique allows him to overcome countless barriers and unleash unimaginable power.

Although it is not yet perfect, he seemed to vaguely sense that this secret technique had a similar aura to the other secret techniques he had obtained, such as the "Zhe" character secret and the "Xing" character secret, and even had some kind of strange connection with them.

However, he could only attribute this to the fact that he had inherited the legacy of those eight Celestial Venerables, thus establishing a connection between them.

Wuji, at two hundred years old, is definitely considered very young. The people Liang Yu selected also became Great Sages around the same time as Wuji, but apart from Yuanxiang King, who was a few years younger than Wuji, the others were all older than him.

The ultimate ancient path requires at least the Great Sage realm to leave one's mark and ultimately enter. Therefore, they all successively gained the qualification to step into it.

The ultimate ancient road at this time is actually different from the one in later generations, but the rules are similar. Both have the step of naming the person with a crystal tablet. As long as you leave your true body mark here, when the ultimate ancient road opens, no matter where you are, a domain gate will come to guide you into it.

When Wuji arrived at this place, there were only a few names on the crystal tablet, but among them, he saw the true mark of Yuanxiang King. He was actually the first genius to be named here.

Moreover, judging from this aura, he had become even stronger. Even Wuji felt a slight threat. Some of the others Wuji had heard of, and some he hadn't, but in short, they were all people he didn't recognize. Chongxu and the Demon Ape King, whom he did know, had already been left behind, their progress lagging behind his.

Without hesitation, Wuji left his name and true form mark here. He was the ninth prodigy to be nominated here.

He did not leave, but stood before the crystal monument, with his back to it and facing the assembled heroes.

He took a banner from his body and set it up beside him. This was his treasure for proving his Dao, the Primordial Banner.

This banner uses the trunk of the immortal medicinal tree Jianmu as its pole and is woven from threads refined from nine kinds of immortal metals. Far from being indestructible, it flutters gently in the wind, just like a piece of cloth.

But as the banner swayed slightly, a subtle energy flowed out, as if it could overturn the heavens and earth and make the Milky Way sway, containing an astonishing power that could create the world and recreate the earth, water, fire and wind.

"What are you doing?" The newcomer was surprised to see Wuji blocking the crystal tablet, but due to Wuji's invincible aura, he didn't act too forcefully. However, the banner still tempted him, since both the Jianmu tree trunk and the nine kinds of immortal metals were the best materials for refining weapons.

Of course, Wuji was somewhat forced into this situation; he even began to doubt whether he was only capable of scavenging. After all, he had only obtained incomplete portions of the inheritance from the first eight Heavenly Venerables who created the Eight Secrets, and he had only obtained small fragments of the nine types of immortal gold.

Left with no other option, he had to piece things together from various sources. Fortunately, he possessed the "Soldier's Secret" technique, which allowed him to refine all nine types of immortal metals into threads, thus weaving them into a banner. However, this also made the banner even more wondrous, no less than an artifact refined from a single type of immortal metal, and perhaps even surpassing it in some ways.

Wuji laughed and said, "This is the ultimate ancient road that only the most powerful geniuses in the universe can step onto. I cannot allow anyone to slip through undetected. Those who come here in the future, if they cannot withstand my attack, should turn back the way they came."

"Arrogant!" The newcomer was furious. "Then I'll see what your skills are like! If you lose, this banner is mine!" An endless tidal wave surged, a terrifying force capable of corroding everything and eroding and dissolving all things came crashing down.

For Wuji, using his self-created secret technique after triggering the divine restriction is naturally his strongest state; using his self-created secret technique and the power of the seven extreme realms without triggering the divine restriction is his normal full power.

In both of these states, even if he only makes one move, most Great Sages would have no chance. Therefore, Wuji at this moment only used the unified power of the seven extreme realms.

Although Wuji had no intention of killing, he didn't hold back either; this attack was his full-force strike in this state. Anyone who could withstand this attack either had reached the forbidden realm, or possessed an exceptionally strong physique, bloodline, and cultivation; in short, they were all people with the potential to attain enlightenment.

If you're not that kind of person, then even if you enter the ultimate ancient road, you'll only be crushed, with absolutely no chance.

If you ask him why he did this, the answer is that he's there to rack up achievements. He wants his name as the Primal to resound throughout the ages, to ensure his legend lingers on the Ultimate Ancient Road, and to pave the way for his ideal of creating a new era.

Wuji's five great secret realms emitted boundless brilliance, his physical body's blood and qi surged, his primordial spirit shone brightly, and seven strange phenomena and seven supernatural powers were secretly contained within his body. He was like a heavenly emperor descending to earth, an immortal venerable descending to the world. With a single punch, he seemed to shatter the vacuum and recreate the world.

Although this newcomer was not weak, he was still sent flying backward and torn to pieces by Wuji's earth-shattering punch.

After recovering himself, he left without a word, covering his face. After all, Wuji had held back after breaking through his supernatural powers and physical strength; otherwise, he would most likely have been killed by that punch. They were both geniuses, yet the difference in their abilities was so vast that he felt ashamed to continue.

Wuji sat cross-legged in front of the crystal tablet, the banner radiating divine light, revealing his words within it.

In the following years, many people came, but the vast majority had their Dao hearts shattered by Wuji's single move and gave up their nominations.

During this time, Chongxu also arrived. But Wuji showed no mercy, showing no leniency whatsoever; on the contrary, he took the punch even more seriously. As a result, Chongxu naturally took the punch, but it caused his palm and fingers to bleed.

Finally, the Demon Ape King arrived. His palm-shaped sun and moon were shattered by Wuji's punch. Thanks to his greatly enhanced physical body resulting from the extensive development of the bloodline of the Tongbei Ape clan, he managed to catch the attack, though his palm was temporarily aching and unable to move freely.

Upon learning the news, the Primordial King in the universe was eager to challenge him, but with the Ultimate Ancient Road about to open, this battle should be postponed for now. After all, he had already been nominated.

Ultimately, due to Wuji's obstruction, only thirty-six geniuses from various regions were nominated on the Ultimate Ancient Road Crystal Tablet this year.

These people are naturally the elite of the elite, the most outstanding talents among the prodigies, and all have exceptional talent with the potential to attain enlightenment.

(End of this chapter)