"Bad news. We absolutely cannot cultivate in this lifetime. Anyone with the aptitude to attain the Dao must immediately seal themselves away. We must wait until this terrifying suppression of the Great Dao has dissipated before coming out." "That's right. Once tainted by the terrifying aura of this Heavenly Tyrant Body, even if we seal ourselves away, I'm afraid we'll never have another chance to attain the Dao."
Xiao Ping'an's overbearing aura pressed down upon the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Countless peerless geniuses sealed themselves away in frustration, cursing and grumbling as they did.
Everyone knew that if they didn't seal themselves away, they would never have a chance to attain the Dao.
Xiao Ping'an was also deeply shocked. He hadn't expected this Heavenly Tyrant Body to have such a special effect.
Its ability to draw hatred was truly no less than that of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.
Others suppressed the Myriad Daos with a single Dao, while the Heavenly Tyrant Body simply suppressed every other bloodline and every other physique. It really was far too good at making people hate it.
If a descendant of his were to be born with a Heavenly Tyrant Body in the future, they would probably be besieged by every powerful figure.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ping'an shook his head. He would think about the future when it came.
His Tyrant Bell had been forged from a massive piece of Divine Mark Purple Gold, and the flesh and blood and weapon of the Carefree Heavenly Venerate had been integrated into it as well. Now it had grown even more powerful.
Though it had not become an Immortal Artifact, Xiao Ping'an felt certain that it would become one as quickly as possible.
This seemed to be a special favor granted to all those powerful figures who broke through the Heavenly Heart Imprint and forcibly attained the Dao. Perhaps it could be called the Heavens' favor.
That was Xiao Ping'an's vague, instinctive sense.
"The Heavenly Tyrant Body has attained the Dao."
The news swept across the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, astonishing everyone.
The impact of this matter was simply too great.
A Heavenly Venerable had previously declared that Sacred Bodies and Tyrant Bodies were physiques that could not attain the Dao. They were born rejected by the Source of the Dao and the Heavenly Heart Imprint, and could never fuse with the Heavenly Heart Imprint. In other words, in theory, they had no possibility of attaining the Dao.
Yet Xiao Ping'an had forcefully forged a new path, breaking through the suppression of the Heavenly Heart Imprint and the Myriad Daos to defy the heavens and attain the Dao.
He had become a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body who had truly succeeded in attaining the Dao.
All the rules failed to hold against Xiao Ping'an. He ruthlessly crushed the Myriad Daos of heaven and earth.
At just over three thousand years old, he was neither the youngest among all the Heavenly Venerables nor the oldest.
But given his unique physique, achieving such a feat at this age was truly inconceivable.
Terrifying Great Dao aura spread in all directions. Countless cultivators couldn't help prostrating themselves in worship.
"I have succeeded in attaining the Dao today. My title shall be Overlord Heavenly Venerable-or Overlord Heavenly Emperor."
Xiao Ping'an's voice resounded across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
He took "Overlord" as his title. The Nine Great Heavenly Venerables now had one more member, the Overlord Heavenly Venerable, making him the Tenth Heavenly Venerable.
The title Overlord Heavenly Venerable sent the human race into jubilant celebration.
Everyone was celebrating: the human race had gained another Heavenly Venerable.
At this time, everyone accepted the title Heavenly Venerable, and preferred to call him Overlord Heavenly Venerable rather than Overlord Heavenly Emperor.
The Overlord Heavenly Venerable had first killed the Carefree Heavenly Venerable, then forcefully broken through the Heavenly Heart Imprint and successfully attained the Dao.
All of this was recorded in the history books with great solemnity. It was sure to be an event passed down through the ages.
The Heavenly Tyrant Body was a special physique that had only appeared among the human race within the past tens of thousands of years, an incredibly powerful physique beyond belief.
Now that Xiao Ping'an had succeeded in attaining the Dao, he had shown the world just how heaven-defying a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body could be.
The Carefree Heavenly Venerable's death had forged the Overlord Heavenly Venerable's invincible reputation.
The Dark Supremes, who had been itching for action, carefully hid their malice, relieved that they hadn't been the first to step forward and hadn't tried to seize the Overlord Heavenly Venerable's Origin and blood essence.
The Heavenly Tyrant Body was simply too heaven-defying. Many people had once challenged the Carefree Heavenly Venerable or sparred with him, and everyone recognized his strength.
Yet in that terrifying battle, even after the Carefree Heavenly Venerable had undergone Ultimate Sublimation, he still couldn't kill this Great Accomplished Tyrant Body. Instead, the Great Accomplished Tyrant Body had forcefully slain him.
No one had expected this First-Generation Tyrant Body to shine with such dazzling brilliance during the Mythological Era, stunning the final years of the Mythological Era.
People of the present knew that this was the end of the Mythological Era because they knew that heaven and earth would soon undergo a great change, ushering in a new age.
That was why, when Emperor Venerable emerged once more, established the Ancient Heavenly Court, and invited the many Dark Supremes to become immortals together, his call was answered by all.
"Breaking through the Myriad Daos of heaven and earth and rising above the Heavenly Heart Imprint-how is that possible?"
Some Dark Supremes still couldn't believe their own conclusions were wrong. Weren't Sacred Bodies and Tyrant Bodies supposed to be incapable of attaining the Dao?
How many Supremes had had their faces slapped until they were swollen?
They didn't know that a powerful figure called Heavenly Emperor Ye would exist in later generations. If they knew that Ye Fan would break through the Heavenly Heart Imprint despite being suppressed by the Golden Crow Great Emperor, they would probably be even more frantic.
"This person actually calls himself the Overlord Heavenly Venerable. He's truly arrogant and conceited."
"So what if he broke through the Heavenly Heart Imprint and walked upon the Myriad Daos? If he doesn't sever himself with a single strike in the future and hide in a forbidden zone, he'll eventually turn to ashes."
"He's only just succeeded in attaining the Dao, so he's at his most arrogant right now. Don't show him any hostility. When he reaches his twilight years, perhaps we can all savor the taste of the Heavenly Tyrant Body's Origin and blood essence together."
The many Dark Supremes discussed this in private. After all, in their eyes, there was no such thing as a Mortal World Immortal.
No matter how powerful someone was, in their twilight years they would ultimately have to sever themselves with a single strike, or transform into the Dao while attempting to live out a new lifetime.
How many people had once been high-spirited, convinced they were invincible under heaven and could become immortals?
Only after swallowing an Immortal Divine Medicine and living out a second lifetime, when they reached their true twilight years, did they realize how ridiculous they had been.
Perhaps when the Road to Immortality opened, as the many powerful figures had predicted together, they would have a sliver of hope.
The many powerful figures sealed themselves away in the hope that they could wait until the Road to Immortality opened.
The many Dark Supremes watched the Overlord Heavenly Venerable, who had successfully attained the Dao, and gave a few mocking laughs before sinking back into slumber.
They knew that the next time they awoke, it would probably be to the astonishing aura given off when this Overlord Heavenly Emperor died and transformed into the Dao.
They very much looked forward to seeing the Overlord Heavenly Venerable in his wretched state when he reached his twilight years.
In this era, the terrifying Heavenly Tyrant Body suppressed everything. No one could attain the Dao in this age.
Apart from a Chaos Body forcibly fusing with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, no one could break through Xiao Ping'an's suppression of the Great Dao.
Although he hadn't fused with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, Xiao Ping'an wasn't disappointed.
If fusing with the Heavenly Heart Imprint meant treating it like a wife, then Xiao Ping'an now stood on it as though it were his servant. He could summon it and dismiss it as he pleased, knead it as he pleased, and comprehend the Great Dao it contained as he pleased.
That was how carefree those who defied the heavens to attain the Dao were. Not fusing with the Heavenly Heart Imprint in no way prevented him from comprehending it.
Xiao Ping'an was carefully deducing which Dark Supreme had unleashed the Dark Turmoil and killed his parents.
Others could forget that blood-soaked massacre from tens of thousands of years ago, but he could not.
Now the day of his revenge had come.
As Xiao Ping'an made his deductions, all living beings beneath heaven heard his title. Countless Red Dust Power of Faith, mixed with some of the human race's fortune, madly surged toward where he was. A purple divine bell appeared soundlessly above his head.
The Power of Faith and the human race's fortune, surging toward him like a river, was all devoured by the Divine Mark Purple Gold Bell.
Now that Xiao Ping'an had successfully attained the Dao, he naturally had no need for so much Power of Faith.
He already possessed combat strength on the level of a Heavenly Emperor.
When he took an Immortal Divine Medicine and lived out a second lifetime, his strength would grow somewhat more, but the difference wouldn't be that great.
When he relied on his own abilities to live out a third lifetime, his combat strength would begin an astonishing transformation, far surpassing that of ordinary Heavenly Venerables.
Ordinary Heavenly Venerables had to live out a third lifetime before perhaps reaching the level of the Nine Great Heavenly Venerables.
But Xiao Ping'an possessed the strength of the Nine Great Heavenly Venerables as soon as he attained the Dao in his first lifetime. When he lived out a third lifetime, his combat strength would undergo a qualitative transformation.
He was looking forward to the person he would become then.
Looking at the Shrouding the Heavens World, the number of people who could possess combat strength on the level of a Heavenly Emperor in their first lifetime could be counted on one's fingers. Every one of them would go on to achieve great things.
Now Xiao Ping'an had attained the Dao and become an emperor in his first lifetime with the physique of a Heavenly Tyrant Body, possessing terrifying combat strength on the level of a Heavenly Emperor.
Though he was very happy, he wasn't overly proud.
After all, he knew that the Dark Supremes in this world were nothing much. The ones who truly threatened him were the powerful figures of the Weird Race.
He thought of the Undying Heavenly Emperor, who would rise after the Mythological Era ended.
The Undying Heavenly Emperor ushered in the Primordial Era. The Mythological Era had originally seen many human Heavenly Venerables, but by the time of the Primordial Era ushered in by the Undying Heavenly Emperor, the human race had become blood food, prey for the Primordial Beings. It was truly inconceivable.
What had the Undying Heavenly Emperor done around the time he attained the Dao to leave the human race so feeble?
Thinking of this, Xiao Ping'an truly wanted to kill the Undying Heavenly Emperor right then and there.
But there had been no news of the Undying Heavenly Emperor yet. He probably hadn't fallen from the Immortal Domain rift into this world.
When he met the Undying Heavenly Emperor in the future, he would make him pay.
Never mind that he had only devoured the Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors and seemed not to have harmed ordinary members of the human race.
But based on the history before and after, and the descriptions in the original text, Xiao Ping'an knew that the Undying Heavenly Emperor had certainly hidden a great deal and used some means behind the scenes.
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why the human race had grown so weak starting in his era.
The Undying Heavenly Emperor had even devoured the Origin and blood essence of the Sun Holy Emperor. That was unforgivable.
At least, Xiao Ping'an thought it was unforgivable.
Countless strands of Power of Faith gathered around Xiao Ping'an, and the human race's immense fortune also blessed him, making him feel clearer-headed. Even when comprehending the Dao and making deductions, everything felt clearer and more understandable.
"The original text only described the Power of Faith, but clearly, this Power of Faith also contains some of the human race's fortune. It really is extraordinarily wondrous."
Xiao Ping'an had established the title of Overlord Heavenly Venerable and was madly absorbing the Power of Faith.
Feeling the unceasing streams of Power of Faith gathering around him, Xiao Ping'an examined it and was also very pleasantly surprised.
Although this thing was entangled with cause and effect, using it might seem beneficial at the time, but could lead to endless entanglements in the future.
So Xiao Ping'an felt the best method was to imitate the Undying Heavenly Emperor and forge this Power of Faith into a Body of Faith, just like the Undying Daoist, granting it an independent life.
In the original text, the Undying Heavenly Emperor's true body walked the Red Dust Immortal Path through nine lifetimes, while the Undying Daoist imitated the Dark Supremes, severing himself with a single strike and hiding in Undying Mountain.
After the Undying Daoist was suppressed by Great Emperor Wushi, Stone Emperor unexpectedly became the Lord of Undying Mountain.
Thinking of the Undying Daoist, if he hadn't been suppressed, and if he had also been able to walk the Red Dust Immortal Path-
One had transformed into a Mortal World Immortal by devouring the blood essence of Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors.
The other had transformed into a Mortal World Immortal through the method of nine transformations across nine lifetimes.
If the two Red Dust Immortal Dao Fruits of the Undying Heavenly Emperor and the Undying Daoist had ultimately merged, wouldn't he have immediately advanced to become an Immortal King?
Perhaps back then, he could have beaten Emperor Venerable to death, then slapped Ye Fan, Great Emperor Wushi, Ruthless Great Emperor, and Netherworld Venerable Duan De all to death in one blow.
Unfortunately, there were no what-ifs.
With the Undying Daoist's death, all of the Undying Heavenly Emperor's plans were thrown into disarray.
This was a lesson learned from experience. Xiao Ping'an had to remember it firmly.
Xiao Ping'an refined some of this Red Dust Power of Faith into his proof-of-the-Dao weapon and stored the rest in the space inside it.
In the future, he would definitely refine a Body of Faith like the Undying Daoist.
After Immortal Tear Green Gold was incorporated into the proof-of-the-Dao weapon Xiao Ping'an had forged from Divine Mark Purple Gold, it became even more divine and powerful.
Come to think of it, Xiao Ping'an had been incredibly lucky. Before he had even become a Quasi-Emperor, he had already obtained that enormous piece of Divine Mark Purple Gold, and happily forged it into his weapon.
After enduring the tempering of heavenly tribulations for all these years, countless Great Dao laws had interwoven within it. By now, it had long since evolved to the level of a Heavenly Emperor.
This was an incomparably powerful Extreme Dao Weapon, more than half a notch stronger than ordinary Extreme Dao Weapons.
Xiao Ping'an could clearly feel that after this weapon devoured Carefree Heavenly Venerate's bones and blood essence, it had undergone a transformation and evolution.
This made Xiao Ping'an unable to resist wanting to kill more Dark Supremes and refine them into his weapon.
Perhaps the corpses of more than twenty Dark Supremes would be enough to let this weapon successfully evolve into an Immortal Artifact.
Now that the Tyrant Bell had devoured countless strands of the Power of Faith, its overbearing, peerless aura had gained a trace of divinity and serenity.
This was the aura unique to the Overlord Heavenly Venerable.
As the Tyrant Bell continued to absorb this Power of Faith, it would surely transform and evolve even faster in the future.
For humanity, Xiao Ping'an becoming the Overlord Heavenly Venerable was definitely a great cause for celebration.
After Emperor Venerable, humanity had welcomed another Heavenly Venerable.
The Overlord Heavenly Venerable, a Heavenly Venerable who took "Overlord" as his name.
Humanity's position in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths grew ever more secure. Among all the living beings of the world, it had quietly drawn closer and closer to the number one spot, and was soon to become the undisputed greatest race in the universe.
It was likely that when Emperor Venerable emerged again, humanity's position in this world would reach its peak.
It was truly a shame in the original story. After the Mythological Era ended, the Undying Heavenly Emperor became the Heavenly Emperor revered by all the races and ceaselessly suppressed humanity. In later ancient times, more than half of the kings who attained the Dao belonged to other races. Humanity had been brutally cast down from being the universe's strongest race to fifteenth place. It was truly tragic.
Since Xiao Ping'an had transmigrated into this world, he absolutely wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.