Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 250 The Indestructible Golden Body and the Heavenly Overlord Body

Time flies, and before we knew it, a thousand and five hundred years had passed.

Although much time has passed, the story of Wuji Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, and Yuanshi Tianzun jointly opening the Immortal Gate remains a hot topic, passed down by countless cultivators. However, most people will likely never witness the outcome of this event, as Yuanshi Tianzun stated that it would take tens of thousands of years for the Immortal Gate to fully stabilize.

Tens of thousands of years is a span of time, something even the Primordial Celestial Venerable, who now commands immense power throughout the universe, might not be able to achieve if he were to live another life. After all, the record of the Limitless Celestial Venerable reaching a lifespan of 100,000 years across three lifetimes is truly unprecedented, at least in this era, no one can match it. Therefore, although the vast majority of cultivators witnessed this miracle, they did not see the possibility of it coming to fruition.

Regardless, this event successfully ignited the passion for cultivation among many talented cultivators. Now, those truly gifted enough to attain the Dao not only aim for it, but also aspire to immortality. Therefore, even though the Primordial Celestial Venerable is still alive, new geniuses continue to emerge in the mortal realm, challenging the heavens to attain the Dao.

After all, the appearance of those dozen or so extreme Dao auras in the mortal realm had led many to wonder if the world was now capable of accommodating more than one Dao Prover.

In the span of 1,500 years, two extraordinary talents rose to prominence. They came from different ancient life-bearing planets and had little interaction in the early stages of their cultivation. Yet, they were like two mirror images, reflecting each other's brilliance. They were so alike that even before they met, they inexplicably regarded each other as mortal enemies.

There was no communication or signal between them, but they all chose to attack the ancient starry road without prior agreement, traversing back and forth in the universe and defeating their opponents one by one, resulting in only a handful of people reaching the ultimate ancient road.

Then, they fought a fierce battle before the ultimate ancient road, ending in a draw. What followed was a series of battles lasting hundreds of years, until they both reached a level of alternative enlightenment, yet still without a victor. They even both attempted to undergo the tribulation of enlightenment, but ultimately failed.

One possessed an indestructible golden body, and the other a celestial domineering physique. They were also the strongest individuals to possess these two physiques since their emergence, unprecedented in history.

In fact, the Undying Golden Body and the Heavenly Overlord Body had already appeared in the late mythological era. However, although these two physiques had various unique features at that time, they were not stronger than the Brahma Battle Body, the Primal Demon Body, or even the God-King Body. Therefore, these two physiques were not as prestigious as they were in later generations.

But now, the appearance of these two Undying Golden Body and Heavenly Tyrant Body has made these two physiques truly superior to the vast majority of physiques, second only to the Chaos Body.

They are actually the progenitors of the Holy Body and the Hegemon Body, as they were known in later generations. Of course, at this time, the title "Holy Body" did not yet exist; they should be called the progenitors of the Indestructible Golden Body.

In fact, the Undying Golden Body and the Heavenly Tyrant Body have appeared before, so they are not the first to have this physique; in fact, they were not the first to cultivate to the ninth level of Quasi-Venerable and pass the Great Completion Tribulation.

So why are they called the progenitors? Firstly, because they later established the ancestral stars of the Holy Body lineage and the Overlord Body lineage; secondly, because they were the first to truly cultivate their respective physiques to their peak, leaving behind unique inheritances specific to their own constitutions. In other words, they were the first to reach the so-called "Breakthrough Level." And through this, they discovered the secret techniques for cultivating these two physiques.

The progenitor of the Undying Golden Body created a secret technique for rebuilding the five great realms, thus achieving the perfect state of flawless crimson blood and maximizing the physical advantages of the Undying Golden Body lineage. Beyond his physique, in his personal cultivation, he further developed the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist based on a fragment of scripture hidden within an ancient stele on the path to immortality. This fragment of scripture is suspected to be a remnant of the Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Art left by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor. The progenitor of the Overlord Body also created a unique secret technique for the Overlord Body, but he didn't achieve a state of returning to simplicity like flawless crimson blood. Instead, he further strengthened his physical characteristics, becoming solely supreme and rejecting all additional laws and powers. Perhaps this is why the Sacred Body can combine with other physiques to create new physiques, while whatever the Overlord Body creates can only remain the Overlord Body.

Of course, in addition to developing his physique, he also created the inherited divine power of the Overlord Body lineage, the Overlord Fist.

In other words, the reason they were able to reach the Breakthrough Level is because they not only developed their physical constitution to its extreme, but also created their own forbidden secret techniques that are no less powerful than those of those who have attained the Dao. Put simply, their physical constitution and their abilities complement each other, unlike many others who merely rely on their inherent physical attributes.

The Undying Golden Body and the Heavenly Overlord Body, starting from the near-Nine Great Completion level, are actually judged by two indicators of their strength. The first is the development of their physique, that is, whether they have reached the Great Perfection of Crimson Blood Flawless; the second is whether they have achieved an alternative path to enlightenment. Only when both are present can they reach the so-called Breakthrough Level.

After all, you haven't even found your own path, so how can you talk about cutting off the road?
In other words, Ye Fan's attainment of the Great Perfection of the Sacred Body had already surpassed most other Great Perfection Sacred Bodies. After all, at that time, Ye Fan not only possessed flawless blood and blood, but had also begun to achieve a unique path of enlightenment, and had even forged his own path early on. Many Great Perfection Sacred Bodies, however, failed to achieve these two things throughout their entire lives.

Of course, Ye Fan's situation is not suitable for comparison with other Sacred Bodies. It can be said that other Sacred Bodies, even at the same level, are slightly weaker than Ye Fan, and the gap will only widen over time.

Therefore, although these two progenitors were on par with Ye Fan when he was on Flying Immortal Star, they were still slightly inferior to true Dao Provers and could not truly be compared to ordinary Great Emperors like Ye Fan.

Today, the two progenitors of the Undying Golden Body and the Azure Heaven Overlord Body are both enemies and friends. Although they don't get along, they haven't developed into irreconcilable enemies.

In the original timeline, the feud between the Undying Golden Body and the Heavenly Tyrant Body actually began in the mythological era and also involved the Heavenly Court founded by the Emperor.

At that time, the Heavenly Court ruled over almost half of the universe. Countless geniuses and forces could only become part of the Heavenly Court; otherwise, even if they were not suppressed, they would gradually decline. Therefore, regardless of their power or status, everyone strived to integrate themselves into the Heavenly Court's order and become part of its system.

Therefore, these two progenitors naturally joined the Heavenly Court and began to rise through the ranks based on their talents. Originally, their path should have been similar to that of Chuan Ying, gradually becoming top-tier divine generals of great importance in the Heavenly Court.

But before they could get to that point, the situation changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)