The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 186 Giving Back to the Human Realm
In the vast chaos, in a certain desolate place, desolation and death are the eternal themes.

Suddenly, a hazy figure appeared from the void, with fragments of time flying around it, Dao runes falling, and dazzling light illuminating the past, present, and future.

"Finally home!"

Chu Tianshu murmured something, then completely broke free from the river of time and returned to the present world.

Looking at the devastated land and the boundless chaos before him, Chu Tianshu sighed softly.

Countless ages ago, this place also belonged to the human realm. At that time, the ancient primordial world was vast and boundless, with all sorts of races emerging one after another, including many Immortal Kings.

However, with the outbreak of one great war after another, the Primordial Ancient Realm began to shrink and become broken. After the Immortal Ancient War ended, only nineteen relatively intact heavens and earths, including the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, remained in the Primordial Ancient Realm; the others had all been destroyed.

In the subsequent Chaotic Ancient Era, an unprecedented war broke out, affecting all the heavens and myriad realms and settling accounts with everything from the past, making the already devastated Nine Heavens and Ten Earths even worse.

Especially in this era, the entire Primordial Ancient Realm is now just a tiny, insignificant part. Even for a Supreme Being, traversing the entire universe would be an easy task, something unimaginable in previous eras.

"It was truly an incredible journey," Chu Tianshu couldn't help but exclaim.

He never imagined that there was such a magical place in all the worlds, a place that could "briefly" transport people to an incredible era in the past.

Chu Tianshu was certain that the two periods he had experienced were real, and that they had left some traces on his physical body and primordial spirit.

However, in the present world, time seemed to stand still, not passing by even a fraction of a second, just as it had when he left the human realm.

If it weren't for his own cultivation level, Chu Tianshu would have thought he was having an incredibly realistic dream.

The next moment, Chu Tianshu took a step forward, instantly traversing endless space and time, and appeared on the ancient star Tianji.

At this time, Tianji Ancient Star was still bustling with activity. Even though the Taiyi Heavenly Emperor had not appeared in the world for nearly 200,000 years, it had not affected the Chu family's status in the human world.

Furthermore, over 100,000 years ago, the Chu family produced another Great Emperor of Mountains and Rivers, which propelled the Chu family to its peak.

The emergence of two emperors in one clan is an unprecedented event, and most people believe it to be the first of its kind.

But only some old-timers know that the ancient Emperor Fuxi and the ancient Emperor Nuwa were from the same clan.

However, it seems that the Great Empress Nuwa did not leave behind any lineage or her imperial weapon, the Nuwa Dao Stone, which is why very few people know about this matter.

Chu Tianshu returned to his clan's territory and paid his respects at his parents' tombs once more.

"Let's give back to the human world next!"

Immediately, Chu Tianshu frowned slightly as he looked at the dilapidated human world.

At this time, the human realm was far inferior to even the Chaotic Ancient Era, let alone the Immortal Ancient Era.

Moreover, due to the destruction of heaven and earth, it is extremely difficult to even give birth to a celestial being, let alone a celestial king who can give back to the world.

In the long run, this world will only become more and more desolate, and the environment will become more and more harsh. Perhaps in a few million years, not even a supreme being will be born.

This was not the situation Chu Tianshu wanted to see. In any case, he was born in the human realm and rose to prominence in the human realm.

It was one thing to lack the ability before, but now that I have enough strength, it is natural for me to give back to the human world.

However, Chu Tianshu did not intend to change the overall situation. He wanted the human world to maintain the pattern of one emperor per generation and remain in the Dharma-ending Age.

Only in the Dharma-ending Age can there be hope for the birth of immortals in the mortal realm.

Born in this environment, the Red Dust Immortal is powerful enough that he should be able to quickly step into the realm of Immortal King, just like him.

As for whether one can reach the level of a quasi-Immortal Emperor, that depends on one's talent.

However, in an environment like the primordial ancient world, even with ten thousand immortal beings, it's not certain that a quasi-immortal king could be born, let alone an immortal king.

With darkness about to return, ordinary immortal beings are not even qualified to be cannon fodder, and cultivating them would only be a waste of resources. Since that's the case, it's better to stabilize the status quo of the human world and see if we can produce a few more mortal immortals.

Even a powerful figure like the Desolate Heavenly Emperor couldn't resolve the source of the Dark Turmoil. Chu Tianshu hasn't even attained the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level yet, so naturally he wouldn't consider himself truly invincible.

The next moment, an incomparably dazzling radiance burst forth from Chu Tianshu, illuminating the past, present, and future.

In a daze, all living beings in the world saw a hazy figure again. His aura was terrifying and unparalleled, and even the entire human realm seemed insignificant compared to him.

Endless Dao runes rained down, and he seemed to have transformed into the Dao itself, becoming countless times more profound than the human world itself.

These Daoist runes are too profound for ordinary people to comprehend. They seem to transcend the realm of humanity and are beyond comprehension.

"It is His Majesty the Supreme Heavenly Emperor! He is indeed still alive and has not passed away!"

Someone recognized the origin of the hazy figure and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Rumble!
In an instant, heaven and earth suddenly reacted, and a hazy image of the Heavenly Emperor appeared, sweeping over with terrifying power.

Fortunately, they did not show any malice, otherwise they would have been killed by the Dharma Form immediately.

"This, this, this, what realm has His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor reached? He is so terrifying!" The people were shocked. The scene before them was too horrifying. Just calling out the name of the Supreme Heavenly Emperor had actually caused the heavens and earth to react.

"Such a scene seems impossible even for the legendary immortals!" an old-timer exclaimed in surprise.

He once learned some secrets by chance. Although immortals have immeasurable lifespans, they clearly cannot reach the point where someone calling their true name will cause their Dharma form to manifest in the world.

"The Heavenly Emperor is immortal; even if he achieves immortality, he has attained extraordinary Dao fruits!"

"Could it be that His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor can also be called an emperor among the immortals?"

People couldn't help but sigh in amazement. This Taiyi Heavenly Emperor was truly extraordinary; it seemed he had never encountered any cultivation bottlenecks.

Even upon reaching the realm of immortality, they can still maintain rapid progress, as if born in accordance with the Dao.

"Look! The world is coming back to life!"

Just then, some creatures were surprised to find that the entire human world was constantly recovering, and the essence of heaven and earth was becoming increasingly abundant.

The desert, which had been gradually drying up, sprouted green shoots and quickly became full of life.

In particular, those ancient life-bearing planets that had already died miraculously revived and transformed back into sources of life.

At the same time, the human world, which was shrinking, was expanding rapidly, and soon countless star rivers were evolving.

In the blink of an eye, the entire human realm expanded several times over, and an immortal and indestructible aura flowed through the entire world, making the space much stronger than before.

This act of giving back lasted for decades before gradually coming to an end.

After the feedback, the entire human realm became about ten times larger than before, with countless sources of life, and the space became much more stable than before.

Putting aside other things, at least the great wars in the realm of humanity will no longer be like before, frequently affecting endless galaxies and causing immeasurable calamities.

However, under Chu Tianshu's deliberate control, no longevity substance was born in the human realm, and the lifespan of the Supreme Being did not change much.

Although the environment has improved, the difficulty of attaining enlightenment will not decrease but increase.

After all, the human realm is now ten times larger than before, and the number of life-source areas has increased exponentially. Every shining star in the sky represents a life-source area.

In the last tens of thousands of years, things have been alright. Those cradles of life were not yet populated, so the difficulty of attaining enlightenment has not changed much.

But as time goes by, these cradles of life will gradually be filled with creatures of various races. The larger the population, the more prodigies will be born, and the further along the path to the Emperor, the more brutal the battles will become.

Those emperors who stand out from the crowd and attain enlightenment will be even stronger, and some emperors in later generations may not even be able to successfully attain enlightenment in the future.

After the feeding was completed, Chu Tianshu felt a sense of relief, as if he had repaid some great debt of karma.

"The flowers you plant with care may not bloom, while the willows you plant without intention may thrive."

Chu Tianshu couldn't help but sigh. After giving back to heaven and earth, he could feel that his cultivation had improved by a little.

Although it wouldn't be enough to make him break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, it shouldn't be underestimated, as it saved him a lot of time.

Immediately, Chu Tianshu turned his gaze to the ancient primordial star.

On the ancient star, there was an old acquaintance lying dead. In the past, Chu Tianshu was not strong enough and could only watch him fall into death step by step.

But now we should be able to give him a hand and let him live a new life.

In an instant, Chu Tianshu's figure appeared at a certain Yin-Yang Dao Mountain on the ancient star of the Primordial World.

The landscape here remains unchanged, with no alterations. In the center of the sacred land, a nine-layered divine coffin floats and sinks.

Chi!
Chu Tianshu flicked his finger, and a drop of dazzling Immortal King's essence blood flew out and landed on the white-haired, youthful-faced Taoist inside the ancient coffin.

In an instant, the deathly aura surrounding the Taoist was swept away, and the previously dried-up life spring was revitalized, with a Taoist charm called "life" beginning to circulate.

After an unknown amount of time, the Taoist priest inside the stone coffin gradually awoke.

"Fellow Daoist, it's been hundreds of thousands of years. Congratulations on your rebirth."

Chu Tianshu smiled broadly as the revitalized Moral Celestial.

Whether in the ancient times or in later generations, the Celestial Venerable of Morality had a deep connection with him and could be considered an old friend.

Seeing his old friends return, Chu Tianshu felt a surge of joy, and the entire world seemed to respond, brightening up as well.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality slowly awoke, and a familiar voice rang in his ears.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a hazy figure standing before him, so vast that even the heavens and earth paled in comparison.

(End of this chapter)