The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 136 The Chu Family Suffers a Robbery (7K10K)

Without killing Chu Tianshu, the Emperor's plan to refine the two realms cannot be implemented at all.

You might just set up the array patterns, and he might dismantle them right afterward.

If you can't beat him, can't you at least avoid him? As long as you can disrupt his plans, that's fine.

In this world, destruction is always easier than construction.

In retrospect, it was the Emperor's carelessness. He originally thought that since there were no Heavenly Emperor-level beings in the human world on the path to immortality, no one would be able to see through the methods he had set up.

But who could have imagined that Lingbao Tianzun, who had been silent for millions of years, would suddenly return and even break the array he was setting up to refine the heavens and earth?

The sudden return of Lingbao Tianzun disrupted his plans, which made the Emperor feel uneasy. It seemed that there was an unknown Heavenly Emperor-level being hiding in the human world, who helped Lingbao Tianzun pull him out of his despair.

However, the Emperor at that time did not care. With his cultivation level at that time, he was fearless and confident that he could sweep across the universe and suppress all enemies.

Once the person behind this is found and eliminated, everything can get back on track.

The appearance of Taiyi later surprised the Emperor. He did not expect that a being could have almost completed half of the Immortal Path in the Mortal World in just one or two hundred thousand years.

Such progress startled even the Emperor, for he himself had taken many detours and paid a heavy price on his path of transformation.

However, he didn't care. After a few exchanges, even though Taiyi was quite strong, he was still under the Emperor's control.

If the fighting continues, he is confident that he can kill Taiyi and Lingbao Tianzun without taking any damage.

Unexpectedly, Taiyi developed a killing move specifically targeting Dao Fruits. The Emperor was caught off guard and had half of his Dao Fruits severed by a single sword strike, greatly reducing his strength.

Even if he manages to kill Taiyi and the others by continuing the fight, he will likely pay a heavy price, potentially resulting in a significant reduction in his cultivation level and a major delay in achieving the status of a Red Dust Immortal.

After careful consideration, the Emperor chose to quietly retreat and recuperate.

Having spent so much time recuperating, it's highly likely that Taiyi has lived another life and his cultivation has greatly increased.

If this continues, it's highly likely that Taiyi will be able to embark on the path to immortality in the mortal world, which would be quite troublesome.

Reaching that level allows one to generate longevity substances on their own, unaffected by the passage of time.

If Taiyi is determined to play hide-and-seek with him and secretly sabotage his array patterns, then his plan will be completely ruined.

Moreover, there was another matter that the Emperor found extremely troublesome, namely Chu Tianshu's killing move that annihilated the Dao Fruit.

Over the years, he has not only been in seclusion to heal his injuries, but he has also been constantly trying to find a way to counter that move.

However, after all these years, we still haven't found a good solution.

In particular, the previous experience told the Emperor that ordinary methods seemed unable to interfere with that move.

If I get hit, the same scenario as last time will probably happen again.

"Perhaps we could go to the Chu family. Didn't Taiyi pass down his scriptures?"

"If we could obtain the scriptures of Taiyi, we should be able to comprehend some methods of restraint, which would greatly increase our chances of success."

The Emperor sat cross-legged before the Immortal Gate, his gaze looking down across endless time and space, where he saw the Chu family, which was now thriving.

Even though the Emperor was detached from the mortal realm, he had some understanding of the Chu family's strength from the power of faith in the prayers of all spirits.

Taiyi seemed to have left all his scriptures with the Chu family, which greatly surprised him.

After all, even his personal disciple, the Emperor, did not pass on all of his scriptures; he only passed on the scriptures from his first life.

This also made the Emperor have some thoughts about the Chu family.

Generally speaking, those who have attained enlightenment will not attack those who have not.

After all, in their view, they were invincible, so why would they need to do such a despicable thing?

Even when there is a conflict between contemporary enlightened beings and forbidden zones, few people will purge the bloodline or lineage of a contemporary enlightened being after their death.

But this time was different. The Emperor had been sitting in meditation for over 100,000 years, yet he still hadn't figured out an effective way to counter Taiyi's killing move.

He wasn't a pedantic person; knowing full well that the Chu family possessed Taiyi's Imperial Scripture, he naturally wouldn't be polite.

The next moment, the Emperor's figure gradually dimmed and disappeared before the Immortal Gate.

……

Tianji Ancient Star.

Chu family.

Since the Great Emperor Gouchen ended his suppression of the Great Dao, no genius with imperial potential has been born in the human realm, and the Heavenly Heart Mark above the Nine Heavens has been suspended in the air for a long time.

At the same time, this has made people increasingly respectful of the Chu family.

After all, even when the Great Emperor was alive, he might not have been able to suppress the Chu family, let alone now that there is no Great Emperor in the mortal world.

The Chu family, a clan that has been able to maintain its imperial military strength for a long time, naturally became the uncrowned emperor.

Although the world holds the Chu family in high esteem, the Chu family continues to act as before, basically staying within the confines of the Tianji Ancient Star, at most paying attention to the branches of the Beidou Ancient Star, and ignoring other matters.

The other tribes breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Chu family had no intention of expanding.

After all, the incident with the Stone Emperor was still fresh in everyone's mind. Even a Holy Spirit-proven emperor couldn't defeat the Chu family and almost lost his own life in the process.

If it weren't for the immense difficulty of achieving the Dao through the Overlord Body technique, coupled with the overwhelming constraints of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture, someone from the Chu family would likely have already broken through the seal and achieved the Dao.

Today, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared.

"What a fine family, Chu! They've managed this place so well."

The Emperor, hidden in the void, looked down at the flourishing Chu family estate and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

After hundreds of thousands of years of development, the ancient star Tianji has been developed to its fullest extent by the Chu family. The population is dense and there are countless cultivators.

Despite its large population, the ancient star Tianji still possesses abundant spiritual energy.

Clearly, someone intervened, carving numerous array patterns in the void, gathering all the essence of heaven and earth from the nearby starry sky, which is why the ancient star Tianji is so prosperous today.

Beyond the starry sky, countless cultivators cross the boundless sea of ​​stars to pay homage to the Supreme Heavenly Emperor.

This includes not only humans, but also all sorts of strange and unusual races.

This scene unexpectedly brought back memories of the past for the Emperor.

When he was in charge of the Heavenly Court and ruled the Nine Heavens, the Heavenly Court was even more powerful than the current Tianji Ancient Star.

That vibrant scene, where everything flourished, is still vivid in my mind.

But time flies and youth fades quickly; everything was eventually swept away by the winds and rains, turning into a memory deep in his mind.

Seeing the prosperous scene of Tianji Ancient Star again, the Emperor couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart.

"But I can't turn back now!"

The Emperor sighed deeply, and a sword of wisdom appeared in his primordial spirit, severing the last trace of regret.

He then took a step forward, ignoring the various formations and imperial weapons of the Chu family, and instantly appeared in a cave deep within the Chu family compound.

Inside the cave, there were seven or eight enormous divine sources. Within these crystal-clear divine sources, there were sealed domineering bodies, some male and some female. These domineering bodies were all exceptionally powerful, with even the weakest having reached the Great Completion stage of the Domineering Body.

"Eight Great Masters of the Overlord Body?"

The Emperor was slightly surprised. Although the Great Completion Body had not yet attained the Dao, it was still able to stand on equal footing with those Supreme Beings who had severed their own bodies, thanks to its physical body comparable to that of an Emperor. It could be considered a Supreme Being in terms of combat strength.

Moreover, the Chu family's Overlord Body is further enhanced by the Heavenly Emperor Scripture, making them even stronger.

The eight fully-formed, supreme beings are comparable in scale to a forbidden zone of life.

With such strength, it's no wonder that people refer to the Chu family as the "uncrowned emperors."

"what?"

"This Overlord Body is rather special. It seems to lack some of the domineering essence of an Overlord Body, but instead has an aura of majestic heavenly might?"

The Emperor focused his gaze on the divine source in the center, where a middle-aged man was sealed.

He was dressed in purple, but his aura was not as domineering as the others. Instead, he had a majestic and awe-inspiring Daoist charm, which made him seem extraordinary.

"A completely new physique?"

The Emperor noticed something amiss. Even through the divine source, he could still sense the vast blood and energy of this Overlord Body, which was far stronger than the two Perfect Overlord Bodies beside him.

Such strength surpasses that of ordinary Dao Provers.

Click, click, click!
With a flick of his finger, the divine source that sealed the purple-robed man was annihilated inch by inch.

"Who?"

The divine source suddenly shattered, instantly waking Chu Shanhe from his slumber. He instinctively looked ahead.

In an instant, a majestic imperial figure appeared before Chu Shanhe. Just by standing there, he inspired a sense of awe and reverence.

Even the myriad paths of heaven and earth submit to him, and his aura is vast and boundless, possessing an invincible momentum that overlooks all ages.

Even though Chu Shanhe had already cultivated the Overlord Immortal Body, he still felt like an ant looking up at the sky, unable to muster the slightest thought of resistance.

Although the face of this imperial figure was blurry, its aura was completely different from that of the Taiyi Emperor Ancestor, clearly indicating that it was that one.

Chu Shanhe felt a chill run down his spine, naturally recognizing the person before him as none other than the former ruler of the Heavenly Court—the Emperor.

"No wonder the clan's imperial weapons didn't react; it turns out that the former Lord of Heaven personally came to the Chu family."

"Chu Shanhe of the Chu family greets Your Majesty the Emperor!"

Chu Shanhe's lips curled into a bitter smile as he bowed respectfully.

As a member of the Chu family and the second cultivator to achieve the Overlord Immortal Body, he naturally knew that the Ultimate Dao Realm was not the end, and there was still a path ahead.

After all, the third edition of the Taiyi Heavenly Emperor Scripture records several methods of transformation, and the Overlord Immortal Body is just one of them.

With each transformation, a cultivator's strength will increase dramatically.

However, this path of transformation is extremely dangerous, and few people throughout history have been able to tread it, and most of them do not go far.

But there are always a few people in this world who are exceptionally talented and can do things that ordinary people cannot.

Taiyi Emperor Ancestor was one of them, and the current Lord of Heaven was also one.

Even the most extraordinary imperial weapons in the clan could not possibly discern the true nature of a supreme being who was nearing the end of their journey.

Although it is unknown why this Heavenly Lord came to the Chu family, the fact that he did not directly attack the Chu family suggests that he had some reservations.

The Emperor nodded slightly, not too surprised, and instead turned his gaze to Chu Shanhe.

What kind of constitution do you have?

The Emperor was very curious. In his perception, Chu Shanhe's physique, even if not as good as the Chaos Physique, was not far off and had good research value.

"Your Majesty is joking. Isn't this just a powerful physique?"

Chu Shanhe's heart skipped a beat, but he remained outwardly calm.

Seeing that Chu Shanhe was not telling the truth, the Emperor did not waste any more words. With a thought, he immediately immobilized Chu Shanhe.

Before long, he found three extremely profound scriptures in Chu Shanhe's primordial spirit.

"The Overlord Immortal Body?"

"Was Taiyi developed from the foundation of the Perfected Overlord Body?"

The Emperor nodded to himself, having figured out the origin of Chu Shanhe's physique.

Soon, he focused his attention on the three profound imperial scriptures before him.

With the Emperor's level of attainment, it is not difficult for him to see that these three scriptures are all of the same lineage.

The first scripture is rather rudimentary, merely recording the Dao of Physical Constitution and the Dao of Slaughter, and has a very obvious weakness in terms of the primordial spirit.

However, the forbidden killing move recorded inside, which severed the Dao and destroyed destiny, left the Emperor in awe and made him understand the origin of the move that destroyed the Dao Fruit back then.

Unfortunately, this move was clearly just a preliminary step and couldn't cause much damage to the flawless Dao Fruit of the Ancient Emperor.

The Emperor searched through all three Imperial Scriptures but could not find any trace of the killing move from that day, which disappointed him greatly.

What annoyed the Emperor the most was that, with his level of understanding, he could naturally see that the third edition of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture was obviously incomplete and not a complete version.

The Heavenly Emperor Scripture is incomplete, and even if he develops a way to counter it, it may not be able to have a significant impact on Taiyi.

"This Taiyi is so petty, he won't even pass on the complete Imperial Scripture!"

This was a misunderstanding on the part of the Emperor. It was not that he was unwilling to pass on the complete version of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture.

The Chu family's descendants were simply too incompetent; they couldn't even cultivate the second edition of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture, which he had reorganized in his later years during his first life, let alone the third edition.

In order for the future generations of the Chu family to be able to cultivate, Chu Tianshu had no choice but to censor the third edition of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture.

Despite his anger, the Emperor did not give up his research.

Although the scripture is incomplete, it still offers a glimpse into the origins of Taiyi, making future battles much easier.

With this in mind, the Emperor did not waste the opportunity and abducted Chu Shanhe's Overlord Immortal Body for further research.

However, the Emperor misunderstood one thing: the third edition of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture was a product of Chu Tianshu's second incarnation. It was merely a summary of Chu Tianshu's Dao achievements from his previous two incarnations, and it was not complete.

At this time, Chu Tianshu underwent two more transformations and walked a considerable distance on the path to immortality in the mortal world.

Using incomplete past achievements to target Chu Tianshu, whose cultivation has greatly improved, is unlikely to achieve the desired result.

They might even suffer a great loss in the subsequent battles due to information asymmetry.

However, the Emperor was completely unaware of all this.

In his view, this third edition of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture should be the scripture of Taiyi's third incarnation. Even if the scripture is incomplete and Taiyi has undergone another transformation, it will not deviate too much.

(End of this chapter)