The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 124 Response (7K10K)

"It is rumored that the Emperor is a disciple of the Underworld Lord, so he must know a lot about his past and methods."

"Since the Underworld Lord discovered the Emperor's abnormality long ago, he certainly wouldn't sit idly by and wait for his death. He must have a way to restrain the Emperor."

Although the Underworld Lord progressed relatively slowly on the path to immortality in the mortal world, as the Emperor Lord's guide, he witnessed the entire process of the Emperor Lord's rise from weakness to glory.

If we can find the Underworld Lord and learn about the Emperor's past from him, we will surely be able to find some flaws.

"I never imagined that the Emperor was actually the disciple of the Underworld Lord?"

The crowd was somewhat surprised, as the mythological era was long ago, and much of the past had been buried in the river of time.

If Chu Tianshu hadn't revealed this, perhaps only a handful of people would have known about it.

No wonder Chu Tianshu said that the Underworld Lord was able to subdue the Emperor Lord, and as the Emperor Lord's guide, he also discovered his impropriety in advance.

As long as the Underworld Lord isn't a fool, he will surely develop some means to guard against the Emperor Lord and ensure that his path to immortality in the mortal world goes smoothly.

"It would be best to find the Underworld Lord, but it doesn't matter if we can't."

"The Emperor suffered a severe injury this time, and it will take tens of thousands of years for him to recover."

"If everything goes smoothly back then, I will surely live to see the next life, and I will not be afraid of him in the slightest."

Chu Tianshu waved his hand, reassuring everyone.

The Lord of the Underworld is not so easy to find. Since the age of mythology, countless people have been searching for his whereabouts, but no one has been able to find him.

Moreover, it is still unknown to what extent the Underworld Lord's methods can influence the Emperor Lord, so it would be unwise to place all hopes on the Underworld Lord.

It would be best to find the Underworld Lord, but it doesn't matter if we can't. Judging from the current state of the Emperor Lord's injuries, he probably won't dare to make a move for the next 100,000 years.

During this period, their biggest enemy was actually themselves.

Although Lingbao Tianzun has only been born recently, his lifespan in this lifetime is estimated to be only around 50,000 to 60,000 years.

If he cannot live to see the next life, even the Emperor cannot affect him.

Fuxi has lived through his fourth life for some time now, and his remaining lifespan is less than half.

Nuwa, of course, needs no further explanation. If she cannot live to a third life, she will only have about 20,000 years of lifespan left at most.

The threat posed by the Emperor was far less significant to them than their own.

As for Chu Tianshu, he has lived for over 40,000 years in this life, and is only about 30,000 years away from the limit of his lifespan in this life.

If he can successfully transform and break free from the cage of the chaotic body, unlocking the full potential of the human body, Chu Tianshu's strength will naturally experience a surge.

Even if he is still no match for the Emperor, the other party will not be able to defeat him, and the situation will be much better than it is now.

If the transformation fails, there's nothing more to say; the Emperor can't control what he wants to do anymore.

Even so, it's still necessary to plan ahead.

As the saying goes, "If you are prepared, you will succeed; if you are not prepared, you will fail."

Chu Tianshu has not even completed half of his journey to immortality in the mortal world. As long as he remains in the mortal world to undergo transformation, the Emperor will be his greatest threat.

Unless he is willing to sever his path to immortality in the mortal world and hide away in a strange world.

But that can only be a temporary reprieve. Once the Emperor has finished setting up the array patterns in the human realm, he will inevitably go to the strange world, and the two will eventually have to face each other again.

Before the Emperor eliminates him, he should not continue to set up the array patterns to refine the heaven and earth.

“Fellow Daoist Fuxi, you are skilled in the art of divination. Why don’t you try to find out where the Emperor is?”

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, when we fought against the Emperor, the heavens were severely damaged. A lot of chaotic energy passed through the heavens and devoured many stars. Please help us repair it."

Chu Tianshu turned his gaze to Fuxi and Nuwa.

Others may not be able to find the whereabouts of the Underworld Lord, but Fuxi is skilled in the Great Dao of Heavenly Secrets and may be able to find clues about the Underworld Lord. It would be appropriate to entrust the search for the Underworld Lord to him.

As for such a trivial matter as repairing the heavens, it was naturally entrusted to Nuwa, the great emperor of the time.

Lingbao Tianzun was seriously injured and needs to recuperate in peace; it is not advisable for him to take action now.

As for Chu Tianshu, he plans to go to the ancient star of the primordial wilderness to see if the Moral Celestial Venerable has successfully transformed.

If the Celestial Venerable of Morality could successfully transform, he would be a very powerful teammate, but Chu Tianshu felt that the chances of this happening were not very high.

His purpose in going there was simply to check on the condition of the Celestial Venerable Morality, since it had been 60,000 to 70,000 years since he last saw him.

However, the Celestial Venerable did not intervene in the previous great battle.

It seems there was a problem with the transformation, and Chu Tianshu's trip was simply to see if there was any possibility of salvaging it.

Every fellow cultivator on the path has valuable experience for Chu Tianshu, helping him avoid many detours.

"As you say, fellow Daoist!"

Fuxi and Nuwa readily agreed, after all, judging from the Emperor's previous style of doing things, if he successfully completed his plan, they would naturally not be spared either.

Chu Tianshu nodded slightly, and the next moment, his figure disappeared into the Undying Mountain.

……

The Milky Way flows and the heavens and earth are upside down.

Before long, Chu Tianshu appeared on the ancient star of the primordial world.

Sixty to seventy thousand years have passed since he last met the Celestial Venerable Morality.

If the Celestial Venerable of Morality has successfully completed his transformation, he should be at his peak right now.

However, Chu Tianshu had a vague premonition that this Moral Celestial Venerable might have encountered a major problem during his transformation, just like in his previous life.

Chu Tianshu stood atop the ancient primordial star, his imperial eyes revealing supreme Dao runes as he opened and closed them, gaining insight into the ancient primordial star beneath his feet.

As his gaze swept across the ancient star, Chu Tianshu soon discovered an unusual place in a certain region.

The next moment, Chu Tianshu appeared near a peculiar place.

The layout here is quite interesting; the giant mountain on the left is pitch black, while the giant mountain on the right is incredibly bright.

The Yin-Yang Daoist principles intertwined and flowed continuously on the two mountain peaks, forming an extremely complex formation.

Clearly, this area was not naturally formed, but rather artificially constructed.

But this is not surprising to Chu Tianshu, after all, he has lived for 120,000 to 130,000 years in three lifetimes, and his expertise in formations is not bad.

Although not as powerful as the Underworld Lord, he is still one of the top figures among the many Dao-proving individuals.

What truly surprised Chu Tianshu was that, in the eyes of ordinary cultivators, this place was nothing more than two unremarkable barren mountains.

Even if someone accidentally intrudes, it will not provoke a counterattack from the local forces.

Only those who have truly set foot in the realm of the ultimate path can see the extraordinary nature of this place.

However, attempting to enter this place would inevitably result in a counterattack from the grand formation. Furthermore, the faintly visible Tai Chi diagram in the void amplifies the formation's power to its peak.

However, no matter how strong this formation is, it can only suppress some ordinary Dao Proving cultivators at most, and it cannot stop Chu Tianshu.

"As expected, the Celestial Venerable of Morality encountered problems during his transformation."

Chu Tianshu shook his head inwardly. At this moment, he could clearly sense that the two Yin-Yang mountains were somewhat out of balance.

The next moment, Chu Tianshu took a step forward and arrived at the core of this Yin-Yang realm. Before the great formation in the void could be activated, it was completely suppressed by him.

A stream of Yin-Yang Daoist energy converged from the void, forming a divine land in the center of the two Yin-Yang Daoist mountains.

Countless essences of heaven and earth are concentrated here, and divine light spreads throughout the valley.

In the void of that divine land, there was also a nine-layered coffin of a deity floating in the air, and the surface of the stone coffin was covered with various illustrations of preaching.

Strands of supreme pressure descended from the divine coffin, their power immense.

The Yin-Yang Daoist rhythm swirls above the divine coffin, elucidating the myriad principles of heaven and earth, and above the divine coffin, there are even extraordinary phenomena that evolve all things.

"Are we trapped in the cycle of yin and yang, unable to transform death into life?"

As Chu Tianshu's eyes opened and closed, it seemed as if he could see a corpse enveloped in deathly aura through the divine coffin.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality was too confident in himself, and this transformation still relied on the Dao of Yin and Yang.

But as the saying goes, what brings you prosperity will also bring you ruin!
Even though his method of transformation this time is completely different from before, and he puts himself in a life-or-death situation in an attempt to use the principle of Yin Yin generating Yang to get rid of his chronic illness and live another life, the probability of failure is still very high.

According to the principles of Yin and Yang, the current state of the Celestial Venerable of Morality is that he is currently in a state of utter devastation.

However, he remained trapped in the final stage, unable to escape, and the life force began to emerge.

This method is not wrong, but it is not suitable for the current situation of the Moral Celestial.

The method of generating yang from yin is naturally fine if used in the first few times after embarking on the path to immortality in the mortal world.

However, this was not suitable for the Celestial Venerable of Morality at this time, because he had almost reached the end of his immortal path in the mortal world. He needed to understand the great secrets of the human body, return to his original nature, and try to cultivate longevity substances within his body.

Blindly pursuing transformation without investigating the root causes could very likely lead to major problems in the final few transformations.

The Immortal Path in the Mortal World does not mean that after reversing life nine times, one will necessarily be able to generate longevity substances on their own.

In Chu Tianshu's deduction, the reason why cultivators must first evolve their physique to its peak and then break free from the shackles of their physique is precisely to unlock the door to their full potential.

Only by taking this step can one gain insight into the great secrets of the human body and attempt to cultivate longevity substances within the body.

Simply pursuing transformation without studying its root causes will ultimately lead to a dead end.

This is why Chu Tianshu believes that the Chaotic Body is an important milestone on the path to immortality in the mortal world.

As the strongest physique in the human realm, the Chaotic Physique can be considered the ultimate form of physique.

If one can break free from the shackles of the chaotic body, one can naturally gain a comprehensive understanding of the great secrets of the human body.

The third step, attempting to create longevity substances, will undoubtedly be a piece of cake.

This was also deduced by Chu Tianshu based on the immortal path of Ye Tiandi in the mortal world.

Among the many immortals in the mortal world in their previous lives, the ruthless ones and Ye Fan who truly succeeded both transformed themselves into chaotic bodies.

The outcome of the Moral Celestial Venerable's actions at this moment undoubtedly confirmed Chu Tianshu's previous conjecture.

Constantly undergoing transformations is not enough to truly traverse the path to immortality in the mortal world; one must delve into its root causes, otherwise major problems will inevitably arise during the transformation process sooner or later.

"I hope the Celestial Venerable Morality can recover from this deadly situation soon!"

"Perhaps there is still a chance to salvage it."

Chu Tianshu shook his head, not holding out much hope.

The Supreme Lord of Morality has thoroughly studied the principles of Yin and Yang and has undergone so many transformations that he has a very clear understanding of the boundaries between life and death.

If he wanted to escape from the brink of death and regain his consciousness, it would be an easy task.

Since he still looks the same, he probably still believes there is a possibility of success, so Chu Tianshu shouldn't interfere rashly.

He was merely learning from the experiences of Ruthless and Ye Fan to find a way forward; perhaps the Moral Celestial Venerable could find another path and succeed.

After all, the Underworld Lord did not transform into a chaotic body, yet he still managed to walk the path to immortality in the mortal world.

But after thinking about it, Chu Tianshu still left a message here.

If the Celestial Venerable of Morality could awaken in time, with his attainments in the Yin-Yang Dao, he should be able to evolve chaos and transform into a chaotic entity.

Otherwise, he would truly perish completely, just like in his previous life, leaving only a spirit-possessed imperial corpse of Laozi.

After leaving the ancient star, Chu Tianshu did not choose to return to the Chaotic Small World.

After all, that place is quite far from the human realm. If the Emperor were to attack Lingbao Tianzun and the others while he was away, he might not be able to come to their rescue in time.

Previously, the Emperor was unaware of his existence in the shadows, and did not unleash his full power during the confrontation with Lingbao Tianzun.

Fortunately, Chu Tianshu had already grasped most of the essence of the Immortal Phoenix Egg and understood the true meaning of Nirvana within it.

……

As Lingbao Tianzun, Dizun, Taiyi Fuxi and others appeared one by one, the entire human realm was plunged into unprecedented clamor.

Countless people traveled throughout the land, searching for the whereabouts of these legendary figures.

Even the remnants of the Heavenly Court have reappeared in the human realm, attempting to find the Emperor.

Unfortunately, their plans were destined to fail. Apart from the Great Empress Nuwa using the Dao Stone to mend the broken sky, the others never appeared in the human realm.

Lingbao Tianzun returned to Tianbing Ancient Star to continue recuperating, while Fuxi searched for the whereabouts of Mingzun.

The Emperor was also in a bad mood and probably found a place to hide, trying to restore his Dao Fruit.

Chu Tianshu ignored the outside world and went straight back to Tianji Ancient Star after leaving the Primordial Ancient Star, where he began his seclusion.

Although he managed to defeat the Emperor this time, he also revealed his trump card.

The next time the Emperor takes action, he will surely have developed a way to counter it.

Chu Tianshu would not sit idly by and wait for his death. He would take advantage of this rare period of peace to improve his strength once again in order to deal with the next attack from the Emperor.

At the same time, within 20,000 to 30,000 years at most, he will begin his transformation. He needs to take this time to sort things out in order to avoid any major changes during the transformation process.

This transformation is extraordinary. If Chu Tianshu can successfully break free from the shackles of the Chaotic Body, unlock the full potential of the human body, and comprehend the great secrets of the human body...

So, for him, the entire mortal path to immortality was practically complete.

After a few more transformations, attempting to generate longevity substances on its own, it will be able to complete the process.

(End of this chapter)