Making Carefree Heavenly Venerable into Carefree Boots

The Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art created by Li Ming bore his own unique Great Dao imprint. He had already forged a path entirely his own.

At that moment, nine Emperor Runes condensed into existence, glittering brilliantly.

His Great Dao path had transformed into an Immortal Fetus, on the verge of breaking free from its cocoon.

He was constantly transforming. Every part of his body shone, while the scriptures rumbled like thunder, deafening to the ears.

His Sea of Bitterness blazed fiercely. The Bitter Sea and the Wheel of Life intertwined, transforming into an incomparably mysterious black hole.

This was the manifestation of the perfection of his Wheel Sea Secret Realm and its scriptures.

Within his Dao Palace, the chanting of Great Dao scriptures rose. Five immense immortal palaces stood there, each occupied by a phantom deity reciting scriptures as countless Great Dao runes flickered.

This was the treasure trove of the human body, containing endless divine power.

Li Ming's Dao Palace constantly transformed, nurturing five deities that became five-element immortal light, becoming the five most fundamental elements between heaven and earth and achieving balance among the five elements.

The five phantom deities merged into one, radiating an ultimate dazzling light that nourished the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

The Dao Palace glittered, resonating with the Sea of Bitterness before charging together toward the four extremities of heaven and earth. It evolved all phenomena, with the four extremities serving as pillars holding up the sky, as though it were opening heaven and earth.

A Great Dragon rose along Li Ming's spine. The divine dragon, suffused with chaotic aura, rushed upward, seeking to enter the Immortal Platform.

The spinal Great Dragon connected the supreme blood energy of the Wheel Sea Secret Realm, Dao Palace Secret Realm, and Four Extremes Secret Realm as it sought to enter the Immortal Platform.

He was about to truly enter the Imperial Dao Realm.

Countless Great Dao runes appeared, imprinting themselves upon every cell of his body as he continued transforming.

His body was like a Great Dao Cocoon, nurturing a Great Dao Immortal Fetus. Once it merged with the Immortal Platform, it would be complete.

His body shone as countless phenomena appeared.

The Great Dragon roared, and his entire body became incomparably resplendent. The Wheel Sea Secret Realm, Dao Palace Secret Realm, Four Extremes Secret Realm, and Dragon Transformation Secret Realm merged into one and charged together at the Immortal Platform.

The dragon head broke through the barrier and entered Li Ming's skull, seeking to merge with the Immortal Platform and nurture a Dao embryo.

His Great Dao evolved, and his primordial spirit transformed.

His flesh was crystal-clear. A new primordial spirit was born, and the spinal Great Dragon truly surged completely into the Immortal Platform, fusing with it.

Before everyone's shocked eyes, the myriad daos of heaven and earth intermingled, laws blazed fiercely, and endless brilliant clouds of light shook the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

The Heavenly Heart Imprint naturally fused with him. The myriad daos of heaven and earth aligned with him, and an invincible might radiated outward, shaking the entire world.

Many Supremes could no longer sit still. They were about to shatter their Immortal Source and rush out.

Others also prepared to send their carefully refined avatars to claim a share.

But one person was faster than them all. Before the others could emerge, he had already rushed out first.

A terrifying black shadow instantly crossed the endless starry sky, radiating an incomparably dreadful aura.

Every planet along its path instantly exploded into ash.

At last, a Dark Supreme could no longer resist appearing.

Li Ming had not expected these people to be so patient. They had actually waited until he attained the Dao and became a Supreme before emerging.

He did not know that these Dark Supremes had actually been holding one another in check.

Back then, Wang Bo, the Chaotic Body, had been killed by Boundless Heavenly Venerable before he could mature.

Many had considered it deeply regrettable that they had been unable to carefully study the secrets of a Chaotic Body attaining the Dao and becoming a Supreme.

Now, they did not know that Li Ming possessed an Acquired Chaotic Body, nor did they know it was an incomplete Chaotic Body. They mistakenly believed that, like Wang Bo, he was a Chaotic Body born of heaven and earth.

The many Dark Supremes seemed to have made an agreement, waiting for the moment he attained the Dao and became a Supreme.

Generally speaking, the moment one attained the Dao and became a Supreme was when the Dao attainer was at their weakest. It was also when the so-called human tribulation descended.

With a thunderous boom, an incomparably terrifying Supreme aura covered the heavens and blotted out the sun. Fierce, domineering, and incomparably sharp, it carried endless killing intent.

It was condensed from Great Dao laws, capable of severing one's mind and spirit, exterminating in an instant and killing invisibly.

Everything in its path was annihilated section by section, becoming black holes that exploded amid chaos.

One enormous hand after another struck toward him, black as ink and covering the heavens and blotting out the sun.

Li Ming showed no fear and met them calmly.

His face was cold as the Heavenly Demonic Saber swept through the air and slashed forward.

Chaotic light flickered, tearing apart the void.

With a puff, one Dark Supreme's avatar was split in two. Its body flew sideways, blood splashing everywhere before it instantly exploded into pieces.

That Dark Supreme's avatar was completely ground away in the blink of an eye.

Li Ming's strength did not frighten those Dark Supremes. More than one Dark Supreme had taken action.

Several enormous hands swept through the air, extending from the depths of the universe and from forbidden zones as they grabbed toward Li Ming together.

They sought to seize his origin blood essence and flesh.

Before Li Ming could even act, those enormous hands began attacking one another. They had clearly already regarded Li Ming as their own spoil of war.

Each enormous hand was equivalent to a Dark Supreme's avatar and could erupt with strength comparable to a Dark Supreme for a short time.

Five enormous hands grabbed toward Li Ming.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

Li Ming exchanged a palm strike with each hand. In the blink of an eye, those hands shattered and exploded into ash.

With a wave of his hand, he formed a black hole that directly devoured the shattered hands, refining them into precious pills and swallowing them instantly.

The many Dark Supremes snorted coldly and temporarily ceased their attacks.

Because someone's true body had already emerged.

A man's figure appeared there, holding a Great Dao treasure vase forged from Immortal Tear Green Gold.

Inside the Great Dao treasure vase was a humanoid tree.

The moment Li Ming saw his appearance, he recognized him: Carefree Heavenly Venerable.

Carefree Heavenly Venerable was practically the archenemy of all transmigrators. Almost every person who transmigrated into Shrouding the Heavens encountered this man's pursuit when attaining the Dao.

Every transmigrator regarded killing Carefree Heavenly Venerable as a stepping stone.

Li Ming had not expected that he would truly encounter Carefree Heavenly Venerable.

As one of the Nine Heavenly Venerables and the creator of Nine Secrets: Xing, Carefree Heavenly Venerable was indeed exceptionally powerful.

Moreover, the current Carefree Heavenly Venerable was not yet the feeble figure of later generations, forced to devour living beings to extend his lifespan.

At this time, Carefree Heavenly Venerable still had plenty of lifespan remaining and was truly powerful.

Li Ming, who had only just attained the Dao, could feel a faint threat.

Carefree Heavenly Venerable had not yet taken possession of Yun Heng, the Dao attainer from the Primordial Era and the unluckiest Dao attainer in the original story.

Clearly, taking possession of Dao attainers was not something that had only begun in later generations. Carefree Heavenly Venerable had started experimenting long ago.

Perhaps he had already taken possession of others before this.

"It really is Carefree Heavenly Venerable!"

"Just as we guessed, Carefree Heavenly Venerable is not dead either."

"Who would have thought that he had been hiding in the Reincarnation Sea all this time!"

There was no use in fleeing from Carefree Heavenly Venerable. Only by killing him could Li Ming continue living.

The Heavenly Demonic Saber in Li Ming's hand rang sharply, radiating incomparably dazzling divine light.

The ringing sound seemed capable of shattering one's soul. It contained an undying will.

The Heavenly Demonic Saber's killing intent covered the heavens and blotted out the sun. Terrifying saber light scattered in every direction, sweeping across all sides like Great Dao ripples.

"Die!" Li Ming's Heavenly Demonic Saber radiated incomparably brilliant chaotic light as it tore apart the void.

The surrounding chaos collapsed, and even space was split in two.

The incomparably blazing saber light became the only thing between heaven and earth, as though it had become eternal.

This stretch of Chaos Sea was forcibly cleaved in two, forming a chaotic void rift.

Carefree Heavenly Venerable was incomparably fast, surpassing everything in the world and even stepping into the domain of time.

But against an expert like Li Ming, especially one at the peak who had fused with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, he held no advantage.

Li Ming was even more terrifying.

With a puff, blood sprayed everywhere from Carefree Heavenly Venerable.

He was viciously struck by a slash and nearly cleaved in half.

After reforming his body, Carefree Heavenly Venerable stared at Li Ming in shock.

"The Chaotic Body truly lives up to its reputation!"

"I never imagined that you could already injure me just after attaining the Dao and becoming a Supreme!"

Carefree Heavenly Venerable had believed that, as one of the Eight Heavenly Venerables, he could easily control Li Ming.

He had not expected Li Ming's strength to be so astonishing.

The Chaotic Body's combat power was actually this formidable.

Back then, he had mocked Boundless Heavenly Venerable for being useless. Now it seemed that he had truly been careless.

Sensing a crisis of life and death, Carefree Heavenly Venerable immediately underwent Extreme Sublimation.

The other Dark Supremes did not attack again. They also wanted Carefree Heavenly Venerable to test this Chaotic Body's true strength.

Many people watched Carefree Heavenly Venerable bleed, their eyes revealing greed.

The Dark Supremes were enemies among themselves as well. They were not united.

Many were also greatly shocked as they watched Carefree Heavenly Venerable suddenly undergo Extreme Sublimation.

Because everyone knew that once one underwent Extreme Sublimation, continuing to live would become difficult.

Even Immortal Medicine and the lives of hundreds of millions of beings could no longer extend one's lifespan.

They had not fought Li Ming, so naturally they could not feel Carefree Heavenly Venerable's helplessness.

Carefree Heavenly Venerable's entire body shone, twisting the void.

A strange power appeared around his body, radiating an incomparably terrifying aura.

An unimaginable fluctuation surpassed the limits of the world.

Facing Carefree Heavenly Venerable's incomparably terrifying speed, Li Ming responded to motion with stillness, his body flowing with a dreadful aura.

An enormous fluctuation spread from Li Ming's body. His body actually became dimmer and dimmer, darker and darker.

In the end, it transformed into a black hole.

An incomparably terrifying fluctuation radiated from that ink-black center, devouring everything.

Every attack from Carefree Heavenly Venerable was destructive. He continuously attacked that black hole.

Carefree Heavenly Venerable soon realized something was wrong. His attacks had no effect at all, while his entire body seemed to have fallen into a swamp, his speed suffering astonishing restraints.

With a thunderous boom, Carefree Heavenly Venerable emitted a strange light that actually contained the power of time.

Yet it was still devoured by Li Ming.

The Heavenly Demonic Saber shot out from the black hole. With a puff, it viciously stabbed Carefree Heavenly Venerable.

It nearly caused Carefree Heavenly Venerable to collapse.

The more Carefree Heavenly Venerable fought, the more alarmed he became.

His body exploded time and again, yet Li Ming only grew stronger as the battle continued.

Carefree Heavenly Venerable let out a great roar, and light flooded the universe.

He could no longer endure. He was about to unleash his final strike.

A river of time appeared, flowing slowly as it surged and roared.

It rushed toward Li Ming.

This was river water condensed from laws, flowing with the aura of time.

He struggled desperately, but in the end could only unleash this desperate blow.

This was the most dazzling strike of his life.

Light flooded the universe as Carefree Heavenly Venerable sought to destroy Li Ming with the river of time.

With a thunderous boom, incomparably brilliant light erupted and chaos surged violently.

That incomparably terrifying river of time was silently devoured by Li Ming's Bronze Mirror.

Li Ming was completely unharmed.

Meanwhile, Carefree Heavenly Venerable staggered about, covered in blood as the myriad daos of heaven and earth wailed.

He had failed. He had died.

Before his disbelieving eyes, he exploded with a boom, blood rain and violent winds scattering in every direction.

"Is this the legendary Chaotic Body? It is truly far too powerful!"

Li Ming's forceful killing of Carefree Heavenly Venerable shook the entire universe.

This was a divine battle worthy of being recorded in history.

No other Dark Supremes dared to appear.

Li Ming collected Carefree Heavenly Venerable's body, along with his shattered Immortal Tear Green Gold vase.

He fused the shattered Immortal Tear Green Gold into the Heavenly Demonic Saber.

He skinned Carefree Heavenly Venerable and made a pair of Carefree Boots.

Since Carefree Heavenly Venerable had been so fast, these Carefree Boots naturally possessed unparalleled speed.

Li Ming also refined the damaged flesh into the Heavenly Demonic Saber.

As for the somewhat damaged weapon spirit of the Immortal Tear Green Gold weapon, Li Ming subjected it to harsh interrogation. After obtaining Carefree Heavenly Venerable's complete scriptures and Nine Secrets: Xing, he erased it.

Then Li Ming's figure flickered, and he vanished into the chaos.

He needed to consolidate his realm once more and make himself even stronger.

As for those other Dark Supremes, any who had attacked would surely face his retaliation.

They could not avoid paying a price. Li Ming even intended to choose a few Dark Supremes to kill.

In this brilliant and resplendent golden age, a Chaotic Body like Li Ming had unexpectedly emerged.

Li Ming was so powerful that he had even killed Carefree Heavenly Venerable.

Those Dark Supremes who had sought to devour Li Ming broke out in cold sweat.

Li Ming's strength was simply too powerful.

Li Ming forcefully killed Carefree Heavenly Venerable, intimidating the Dark Supremes.

Even though many people had discovered that Li Ming had slain so many peerless prodigies and dug up the graves of so many ancestors, no one still dared to say anything.

No one dared demand an explanation from Li Ming.

Many people were wondering what to call Li Ming. For some reason, many felt that Li Ming's cultivation method resembled demonic cultivation, and that Demon Venerable might be a more fitting title.

"Demon Venerable?" Li Ming found the title quite interesting when he heard it.

"Demon Venerable is a pretty good name. At the very least, I won't have to bear the shackles of morality."

"It's good to make people fear and respect me!"

Li Ming quickly sensed the thoughts of many people and thus claimed the title of Demon Venerable for himself.

"Demon Venerable?"

The expressions of the many Dark Supremes changed again and again upon hearing that title.

In this era, even Dark Supremes were unwilling to take on such an infamous name.

Yet this Human Race Heavenly Venerable did not care in the slightest and had made Demon Venerable his own honorific.

This era was the Age of Mythology. Before it came the Primordial Ancient Era.

On the surface, it seemed as though the Nine Heavenly Venerables were all members of the Human Race. In truth, many other races had also attained the Dao and become Venerables. Many of them had not died and remained hidden within the restricted areas.

There were many Dark Restricted Areas in this era, far more than in Ye Fan's era.

Why had Li Ming chosen to merge with the Heavenly Heart Imprint rather than shatter it and stand above all the Dao of heaven and earth?

In truth, it was all because of his physique.

For others, merging with the Heavenly Heart Imprint was immensely difficult. Yet for someone with his special physique, although his Chaotic Body had been acquired after birth, it was already extremely close to a flawless Perfect Chaotic Body.

Merging with the Heavenly Heart Imprint had truly become very simple.

For example, when he had just attained the Dao, he had smoothly merged the Great Dragon into his Immortal Platform.

Upon entering the Imperial Dao Realm, the Heavenly Heart Imprint naturally appeared.

And merged with him.

According to his observations, merging with the Heavenly Heart Imprint had no drawbacks.

It could even help him transform into a true Perfect Chaotic Body more quickly.

In the entire world of Shrouding the Heavens, nearly every Great Emperor and Ancient Emperor had merged with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, with Ye Fan being the sole exception.

Thus, they embarked upon the Red Dust Immortal Path.

Therefore, in Li Ming's view, merging with the Heavenly Heart Imprint or trampling it beneath one's feet was merely a choice in one's own path of the Great Dao.

Of course, because of Ye Fan's emergence, many people felt that trampling the Heavenly Heart Imprint beneath one's feet was stronger.

Li Ming had thought the same before he transmigrated.

At this moment, Li Ming's figure vanished from everyone's sight and went deep into the chaos. With the Bronze Mirror concealing him, even the Dark Supremes could not locate his true body.

As Li Ming continued comprehending the Great Dao, he could feel countless strands of Faith Power gathering toward him.

Nourished by that Faith Power, the Bronze Mirror silently appeared above Li Ming's head.

The aura it emitted was shocking.

It was as if it had existed since the creation of heaven and earth, eternal and everlasting. That ancient, mysterious aura made people unable to resist worshipping it.

Looking at the Bronze Mirror, Li Ming still felt that it was like a cloud of fog, its secrets impossible to fathom.

"What level of treasure is this Bronze Mirror?"

"Its origins are simply too mysterious!"

"Could it be the mirror of some supreme living being?"

"Or perhaps it came from an even higher level..."

This mysterious mirror had allowed him to transmigrate, to stir up storms in this era, and to successfully attain the Dao and become a Venerable. Everything about it was so unbelievable.

Moreover, this mysterious mirror's ability to conceal auras was truly astonishing, practically identical to Chu Feng's jar from the future.

Over so many years of grave-robbing and tomb excavation, he had not been caught and beaten to death, killed by the formation patterns within those tombs, or cursed to death by their mysterious curses. It had all been thanks to the Bronze Mirror's aid.

After stumbling along all this way, he had finally risen to his feet.

He had never expected that, in this era, he would truly create the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art.

Having only just attained the Dao and become a Venerable, he already possessed the strength to stand against an expert like Carefree Heavenly Venerable.

After attaining the Dao and becoming a Venerable, Li Ming possessed Heavenly Emperor-level combat power.

Of course, this Heavenly Emperor meant stronger than an ordinary Great Emperor, not stronger than Ye Fan.

After all, Ye Fan had not yet been born. There was no way for him to fight Ye Fan at the same realm and see who was stronger.