The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 146 The Fifth Life

After so many years of research, he discovered that apart from the five major secret realms, the remaining potential gates in the human body are not enough to form a new secret realm.

To be more precise, even if the remaining potential gates were to form a new secret realm, it would still not be able to further enhance Chu Tianshu's strength.

The full opening of the Gate of Potential has unleashed the full potential of the human body, seemingly reaching the limit in the realm of humanity.

Even within his primordial spirit, Chu Tianshu still couldn't find a suitable place to open up the sixth secret realm, which left him quite disappointed.

Although Chu Tianshu didn't gain much from his research on the Sixth Secret Realm, he did make some progress in his research on the subsequent path of the Red Dust Immortal.

After comparing himself with the Immortal Emperor and Duan De, Chu Tianshu realized that not being affected by the passage of time does not necessarily qualify one as an immortal.

Becoming an immortal also involves great tribulations, but the light of immortality will also shine upon all the heavens.

Chu Tianshu guessed that it might be because the human world was damaged, so when those people in later generations became immortals, there was no great calamity or the light of immortality.

"Let's live out our next life first!"

Chu Tianshu shook his head, clearing his mind of distracting thoughts.

This time, he plans to use the transformation method he learned from the Phoenix Egg to reverse his life.

Chu Tianshu hoped to use the true meaning of Nirvana and rebirth to temper the root of his body one last time and cleanse away some impurities.

The resulting longevity substances should be purer and more resistant to the erosion of time.

At the same time, this also laid the foundation for the sixth incarnation and subsequent achievements as a mortal immortal.

Otherwise, Chu Tianshu could have chosen a less dangerous transformation method.

For example, the transformation method he comprehended from the White Tiger Immortal Elixir is not that dangerous.

Conversely, this transformation method also failed to purify Chu Tianshu's origins, resulting in a limited quality of longevity substances that could not withstand the erosion of time for long.

Each has its advantages and disadvantages; it all depends on how the individual chooses to manage them.

In an instant, endless Dao fire erupted from the void, enveloping Chu Tianshu.

These Dao Fires were terrifying, containing countless profound Dao runes. Before long, they completely burned Chu Tianshu's physical body to ashes, and even the myriad Daos of Heaven and Earth were melted by the Dao Fires.

If the Dao Fire had not been intentionally restrained by Chu Tianshu, it would likely have caused a catastrophe.

Although the Supreme Dao Fire turned Chu Tianshu's physical body to ashes, a source of origin remained at the center of the fire.

Under the tempering of the supreme Dao fire, this source gradually shrank, but no matter how the Dao fire burned it, it could not completely refine this source away.

On the contrary, under the tempering of the Dao Fire, this source became even more brilliant, and it vaguely revealed an aura of immortality and indestructibility.

This aura was so vast and magnificent, it was as if an incredible being was about to return.

It is unknown how many years passed before the ball of Dao fire in the void gradually dissipated.

In an instant, boundless radiance burst forth from that source, as if illuminating all the heavens and the myriad paths of the universe, celebrating the awakening of a great being.

In the void, countless flowers of the Great Dao appeared out of thin air, and on the earth, divine springs gushed forth.

The Immortal Mountain was already a rare divine land in the universe, and under Chu Tianshu's transformation, it became even more extraordinary, seemingly about to transform into a fairyland.

Just then, a magnificent stone tower suddenly appeared in the void, with strands of immortal and indestructible energy descending, seemingly to suppress all the heavens and conceal the commotion in the Undying Mountain.

The sound is loud, but the elephant is invisible!
A voice beyond words came from the radiant light, as if it had revealed all the profound truths of the universe.

As the radiant light faded, a young figure gradually emerged. Simply by standing there, he seemed to become the center of all things in the universe, and everything else became dim and colorless.

"This is the fifth time!"

Chu Tianshu silently recited in his heart.

At this moment, he can be said to be a near-immortal being, with much greater strength than in his previous life. If he were to encounter an Emperor at his peak again, Chu Tianshu was confident that he could completely suppress him.

This is also because Chu Tianshu's origin was purified by the Nirvana Flame, which greatly increased his strength.

"No wonder the Emperor of Immortality dared not take the path of rebirth through fire; it is indeed too dangerous."

This rebirth was fraught with danger, second only to the time when Chu Tian Shu transformed into his Chaos Body.

In other words, he had discovered the great secrets of the human body and was confident that the Nirvana Dao Fire could allow him to be reborn from the ashes.

If it were an ordinary person, most would probably not live to see that moment of rebirth.

It's understandable that the immortal emperor wouldn't dare to follow the path of rebirth through fire; if you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet.

Not everyone has the courage to fight to the death.

"In this lifetime, I should be able to live for about 240,000 years."

Chu Tianshu carefully sensed the changes within his body and eventually figured out the limit of his lifespan in this lifetime.

If one could penetrate deep into Chu Tianshu's body, one would see a dazzling world, with brilliant "stars" floating in the air, and crimson divine light flowing through his body, brimming with vitality.

But that's all; it's not much better than Chu Tianshu's previous life. At most, he'll live a few more years.

Most importantly, deep within Chu Tianshu's physical body, there are still wisps of immortal energy that resist the erosion of time's power, which is why Chu Tianshu's life has become so long.

However, this aura is still relatively weak and cannot completely offset the erosion of the power of time. But if Chu Tianshu were to undergo two more transformations to strengthen this aura, it would naturally become immune to the refining power of time.

After living out his fifth life, Chu Tianshu did not manifest his divine power in the mortal world. Instead, he continued to cultivate in seclusion in the Undying Mountain.

And so, another 120,000 years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the human realm, emperors were numerous, with one emperor rising and another falling. Each emperor resided in the human world for 20,000 years, and in just 120,000 years, four emperors emerged in the entire human realm.

What surprised all living beings in the universe the most was that all four emperors were from the human race, and none of them came from any other race.

It was as if the age of humanity had truly arrived, leaving other races deeply saddened.

Throughout the ancient era, since the Supreme Heavenly Emperor attained enlightenment, twelve Dao-proving beings have emerged, more than three-quarters of whom are human.

The other major races combined only account for three of the four, representing just one-quarter of the total.

One day, Chu Tianshu was meditating in the Undying Mountain when he suddenly felt a strange sensation.

"Ok?"

"The Palace of the Human Emperor?"

In an instant, Chu Tianshu suddenly opened his eyes, revealing the supreme Dao within them, and his aura became terrifyingly powerful, clearly stronger than when he had just lived this life.

"Could it be that the experiment at the Human Emperor's Palace was a success?"

Just now, a strange feeling rose in Chu Tianshu's heart, the source of which was the Human Emperor Palace that he had set up on Mount Tai hundreds of thousands of years ago.

"Go over and have a look!"

With this in mind, Chu Tianshu took a step forward, instantly traversing endless space and time, and appeared on the ancient primordial star.

"Has the Celestial Venerable still not chosen to give up?"

Chu Tianshu swept his primordial spirit across the Yin-Yang Two Realms Mountain and once again saw the nine-layered coffin of the Moral Celestial Venerable.

Yin and Yang intertwine; life and death cycle!
Unfortunately, the Celestial Venerable of Morality was still unable to emerge from the coffin. His entire body was already suffering from considerable problems due to the corrosive effects of death.

From Chu Tianshu's current perspective, the Yin-Yang transformation has completely failed, and the idea of ​​the Moral Celestial Venerable to generate life from death has fallen through.

This further confirms his previous conjecture that on the path to immortality in the mortal world, mere metamorphosis is simply not enough to complete the transformation from human to immortal.

Cultivators also need to understand the root cause through continuous transformation and master the birth of longevity substances, otherwise, big problems will definitely arise.

"Another fellow cultivator has fallen on the path to immortality in the mortal world!"

Chu Tianshu fell silent. The once spirited and eloquent Daoist master, who had once sat and discussed Daoist principles with him, had fallen on the road and had no hope of returning.

This is truly a case of one wrong step leading to total defeat.

"Hey!"

After a long while, Chu Tianshu sighed deeply and looked away.

Rumble!
In the blink of an eye, the majestic Mount Tai crumbled before Chu Tianshu's eyes.

The next moment, boundless golden light rose from the bottom of Mount Tai, accompanied by waves of supreme imperial majesty.

There is not just one kind of imperial might, but also one extremely yin and one extremely yang.

Beneath the imperial majesty stood a magnificent golden palace, from which emanated an aura of immortality, seemingly capable of crushing the heavens and shattering time and space.

"Has it already transformed into a celestial artifact?"

Chu Tianshu was somewhat surprised, not expecting that the Human Emperor's Palace would actually become a celestial artifact under the influence of the power of faith.

This speed is much faster than the immortal sword in his hand.

"Unfortunately, it's only at the lowest level of power, and can only sit at the same table as the Origin Cauldron of All Things."

Although the Human Emperor's Palace has been transformed into a celestial artifact by the power of faith over hundreds of thousands of years, its power is indeed limited.

After all, its method is a shortcut; it has not been truly refined by immortal beings or near-immortal beings, so it can only be considered the worst tier.

Through the Emperor's Palace, Chu Tianshu saw two imposing golden statues of faith, and a faint, hazy will was being nurtured within them.

Clearly, it will be quite some time before these two holy emperors return.

However, the fact that the two Holy Emperors were able to return in the future demonstrates that the power of faith truly possesses incredible strength.

Rumble!
With a wave of his hand, Mount Tai closed up again, returning to its original state, as if nothing had ever happened.

Chu Tianshu did not take the Human Emperor Palace. It was just a low-grade immortal artifact, not even as powerful as his physical body, so it would be useless to him.

It's better to leave it here and let it play a greater role.

Especially after Chu Tianshu learned about the strange events from the Emperor, a bad premonition rose in his heart.

He also left behind some methods in the Emperor's Palace, so that if problems really arise in the future, he might be able to return again with the help of the power of faith.

(End of this chapter)