The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 123 Mythical Past (3K10K)

Seeing that the Emperor had taken his leave, Chu Tianshu breathed a long sigh of relief.

Clearly, his sword strike had severely injured the Emperor, making him wary and hesitant to continue attacking.

In an instant, the entire world fell silent, leaving only the constantly cracking sky.

The Way of Slaughter and the Great Way of Emperors continued to intertwine in the sky, preventing the shattered sky from healing for a long time.

After a short period of rest and recuperation, Chu Tianshu was able to stabilize the injuries in his body.

"Fellow Daoist Lingbao, how are you?"

Chu Tianshu turned his attention to Lingbao Tianzun. After all, the Emperor was no ordinary person, and it was truly remarkable that Lingbao Tianzun, with his five lifetimes of cultivation, could fight him to this extent.

"I must thank Fellow Daoist Taiyi for his help, otherwise I would probably have been in trouble today."

Lingbao Tianzun's face was pale, and his voice was somewhat weak.

The situation just now was indeed very critical. If Chu Tianshu hadn't made a move, he would have surely perished under the Emperor's palm within three to five moves.

"Fellow Daoist Taiyi, Fellow Daoist Lingbao, this is not the place to talk. Let's leave first!"

In an instant, the three figures faded and disappeared into the sky.

As the battle between Chu Tianshu and the Emperor came to an end, the overwhelming momentum gradually subsided, and the scene of divine light descending and sweeping away the endless sea of ​​stars ceased.

"Has the war of the supreme gods ended?"

After a long while, seeing that there was no more movement from the sky, all living beings cautiously peeked out and looked towards the sky.

The sky above was a scene of utter devastation. The remnants of the Great Dao of the Supreme Heavenly Emperor and the Emperor Venerable were still clashing, but there were no longer any figures of them.

Why did Lingbao Tianzun fight with Dizun?

Why did both the Supreme Heavenly Emperor and the Great Emperor Fuxi choose to emerge into the world?

Who won this battle?

Although the brief confrontation has ended, the aftershocks are only just beginning, and countless people remain skeptical.

Lingbao Tianzun and Dizun were clearly from different eras and had no grudges against each other, so why did they fight?

In particular, this great battle also drew out the Taiyi Heavenly Emperor.

He was separated from the Emperor by a whole era, so why would he also attack the Emperor?

Most importantly, who will win this great battle?

Even those supreme beings in the forbidden zones were puzzled, but there was one thing they were certain of.

Although the Emperor is powerful, he is not invincible.

At least that Supreme Heavenly Emperor has the power to fight, and may even have a trump card that can severely injure an Emperor.

This put the Celestial Venerable of Longevity at ease a little. Although the Supreme Heavenly Emperor's attitude towards the various forbidden zones of life was not very friendly, it was still much better than his attitude towards the Supreme God.

Compared to a formidable enemy, people actually hate traitors more.

……

Inside the Immortal Mountain.

At the summit of a majestic black mountain, a vigorous ancient tea tree stands tall, its branches adorned with woven paths that transform into rays of light that swirl around it.

Not far from the ancient tea tree of Wudao, there are three or four imperial figures sitting cross-legged here.

If any outsider were fortunate enough to set foot in this place, they would surely be speechless with astonishment.

This is because these individuals are all renowned enlightened beings in ancient history, and they have all gathered here at this moment.

Chu Tianshu flicked his finger, knocking down several tea leaves of various shapes from the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree. He then took out the Immortal Gold Furnace and the Divine Spring to brew them.

"Fellow Daoists, please!"

Without any hesitation, everyone picked up a glass and drank heartily.

"I never imagined that such a divine talent would still exist in later generations!"

Lingbao Tianzun spoke first, his face full of admiration.

In the mythological era, the Immortal Mountain had not yet appeared in the human world, so he was naturally not fortunate enough to enjoy this immortal root.

However, at his level, the Enlightenment Tea had no effect and could only be used as a beverage.

"Fellow Daoist Lingbao, I wonder why you suddenly confronted the Emperor."

Chu Tianshu put down the Immortal Gold Teacup and asked with a curious expression.

After all, Lingbao Tianzun and Dizun had no enmity with each other, so why would they suddenly start fighting?

"This matter is not complicated. About a thousand years ago, I felt that my merits and deeds had been fulfilled, and then I left the world to travel in the mortal world."

"But while traveling in a certain star field, he suddenly discovered that the world had been deliberately marked with array patterns, as if to refine the entire human realm."

"After a long investigation, we encountered the Emperor in the depths of the starry sky."

"Then they immediately started fighting the Emperor."

"Speaking of which, I must thank Fellow Daoist Taiyi for saving me today, otherwise I would have been in grave danger."

Lingbao Tianzun quickly explained the whole story.

"what?"

"Refine the heavens and earth?"

"How could the Emperor do such a thing?"

Fuxi and Nuwa were shocked, because in the world's impression, the Emperor had always been a positive figure.

Even the two of them had a rather favorable impression of the Emperor before this incident. "So that's how it is. No wonder Fellow Daoist Lingbao would oppose the Emperor."

Chu Tianshu nodded upon hearing this.

The Emperor did not explain when he set up those array patterns that covered the human world in his previous life.

Even after he attained enlightenment, no trace of the Emperor's array pattern was ever found in the world.

However, from the end of the mythological era to the ancient era, the timeline is relatively clear, and no earth-shattering events occurred.

Since the ancient times, there has been a long period of blank space, during which some kind of change may have occurred. Information about the enlightened beings during this period is extremely scarce.

Especially the two great emperors, Fuxi and Nuwa. The former is now just a broken dragon stele, and even the Feng family doesn't know that their ancestors had a great emperor.

The latter was even worse off. If it weren't for the fact that the later Emperor Ye Tian had the mark of the Great Empress Nuwa when he was undergoing his tribulation, later generations would have had no idea that she existed.

It now appears that the Emperor Venerable was essentially an array pattern laid out in the world during the early stages of the ancient era.

It just so happened that when Lingbao Tianzun was traveling through the starry sky, he discovered the Emperor's array pattern, which led to his confrontation with the Emperor.

"Fellow Daoist Taiyi, do you perhaps know some secret?"

Seeing that Chu Tianshu was not surprised by this matter, Lingbao Tianzun assumed that he had known about it for some time.

"That's right, I do know a thing or two about this."

"It seems that the Emperor has undergone a tremendous change during his transformation, resulting in a drastic change in his personality and behavior before and after."

"Back then, at the end of the mythological era, the Heavenly Court launched an attack on the path to immortality. It must have been the Emperor's scheme to sacrifice the Venerables, but it was discovered in advance by the Eternal Heavenly Venerable and others."

"After a brief exchange, the Emperor was no match for him, so he simply faked his death to escape and hide."

Chu Tianshu calmly and slowly recounted the general situation he knew.

As for when the Emperor appeared, Chu Tianshu felt it should have been after the establishment of the Heavenly Court and the forging of the Immortal Cauldron.

It is highly likely that the Lord of the Underworld discovered something at that time and chose to withdraw early, thus not participating in the final battle to ascend to immortality.

Judging from the attitude of the Underworld Lord towards the Emperor in later generations, he clearly believed that the person was not his disciple.

"So the attack on the Path to Immortality was the Emperor's conspiracy!"

Everyone then realized that this was the only way to explain why the Emperor would set up array patterns in the human realm.

Only then can we explain why the Celestial Venerable of Immortality and others betrayed the Emperor back then.

It turns out that it wasn't that the Celestial Venerable of Immortality and others wanted to betray him, but rather that they had to take action to protect themselves.

"Don't worry too much. The Emperor took a sword strike from me, which destroyed at least half of his cultivation."

"Without tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation, he can forget about returning to his perfect state."

If it were an ordinary Heavenly Emperor-level figure, Chu Tianshu's sword strike would have been enough to erase the effects of his lifetime's transformation, causing his cultivation level to regress significantly.

But the Emperor is different. He is about to embark on the path to immortality in the mortal world, so the effect of severing the Dao and destroying the fruit is not so great.

After a rough assessment, Chu Tianshu concluded that half of his cultivation had been stripped away.

Although he failed to achieve the desired effect, he dared not show his face again until the Emperor's cultivation was restored.

If Chu Tianshu were to seize another opportunity, his path to immortality would likely be indefinitely delayed.

After all, the Dao Fruit that was severed was also severed along with the insights gained, so the new Dao Fruit that the Emperor Cultivates will inevitably be different from the one before.

If he doesn't re-examine his path and reorganize his plans, his transformation in the next life will face serious problems.

"Fortunately, we have Fellow Daoist Taiyi, otherwise the Emperor would truly be uncontrollable," Fuxi remarked.

His experience on the battlefield was the most profound. If he were to face the Supreme God alone, Fuxi felt that he would not be able to defeat him in ten moves.

Lingbao Tianzun, who was standing to the side, also agreed. His direct confrontation with the Emperor made him realize the extraordinary nature of this Lord of Heaven.

Even if he tried his best, it would be difficult for him to pose the slightest threat to the Emperor.

"Then you are mistaken. As far as I know, there should be another person in the human realm who can subdue the Emperor."

Chu Tianshu shook his head. He was struggling to resist the Emperor alone, barely managing to hold on.

If his sword strike hadn't damaged the Emperor's Dao Fruit back then, he might not have let it go so easily today.

"Is there anyone who can subdue the Emperor?"

"Which fellow Daoist is it?"

Lingbao Tianzun exclaimed in surprise, this was the first time he had ever heard of anyone who could pose a threat to the Emperor.

Fuxi and Nuwa, standing to the side, also looked on with curiosity. In their eyes, the Emperor was almost indistinguishable from an immortal.

But I never expected that there would be someone in the human realm who could subdue the Emperor. Could it be a legendary immortal?
"This person is none other than the Lord of the Underworld!"

As soon as Chu Tianshu finished speaking, a murderous aura burst forth from Lingbao Tianzun, and there was even a faint scene of immortals shedding blood.

"Lord of the Underworld!"

Lingbao Tianzun spoke each word clearly, making no attempt to conceal the sharp killing intent in his eyes.

Even just hearing the name of the Underworld Lord, the source of the corpse calamity in the mythological era, made the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao unable to suppress his murderous intent.

“Fellow Daoist Lingbao, the calamity of corpses was not intentionally caused by the Underworld Lord.”

Seeing this, Chu Tianshu spoke up to mediate, saying that with the successful example of the Underworld Lord, those ancient supreme beings would surely try to experiment with this path, and this could not be entirely blamed on him.

“I also know that the Corpse Calamity was not something the Underworld Lord did intentionally, but whenever I think of him, I always feel a nameless fire burning in my heart.”

Lingbao Tianzun gave a bitter smile. The calamity of corpses in the mythological era was too tragic. Even though he later learned that the calamity was not caused by the Underworld Lord, it was still difficult for him to let go of the grudge in his heart.

After all, he had lost quite a few disciples in order to quell the corpse disaster.

(End of this chapter)