The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 187 Human Affairs
The Celestial Venerable was somewhat dazed. He could sense that the terrifying nature of this figure far exceeded his comprehension.

That figure merely stood there, yet it seemed to have transformed into the Dao and reason, surrounded by endless Dao runes, far surpassing even the human realm.

His face, in particular, was too blurry; even when the Celestial Venerable of Morality poured all his magical power into his eyes, he still could not see it clearly.

But soon, the Celestial Venerable of Morality recognized the figure before him. He wanted to speak, but just as he was about to mention the name Taiyi, a sense of impending doom washed over him.

It was as if a terrifying change would occur in the world once this name was uttered.

"An immortal, an immortal king?"

The Celestial Venerable was greatly alarmed. Such a phenomenon, where the mere mention of one's true name brings forth extraordinary phenomena, was something only the legendary Celestial Kings possessed.

But how could that be? When I entered my transformation, this Taiyi Emperor had only recently lived his second life. In just a few hundred thousand years, this Taiyi Emperor had successively overcome numerous obstacles and advanced to the Immortal King realm?

What an absurd story this was! But now it was clearly laid bare before the Moral Celestial Venerable, leaving him no choice but to believe it.

"This humble Taoist has met Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor! If Your Majesty had not intervened, I fear that after some time, there would be no more Morality in the world."

Moral Celestial Venerable dared not be negligent and hurriedly stepped out of the nine-layered coffin, respectfully bowing to Chu Tianshu.

Even in the most glorious times of the human world, a Celestial King is an extraordinary figure, let alone in this Dharma-ending Age where not even a single Celestial King can be born.

Moreover, his transformation can be said to have been a complete failure, and the Celestial Venerable of Morality was helpless, and could only watch as he gradually walked toward death.

But unexpectedly, this Taiyi Emperor was so powerful that he managed to pull himself back from the brink of death.

"No need for formalities. We've known each other for a long time, so naturally I won't just stand by and watch you perish." Chu Tianshu shook his head.

Whether it was the Great Crimson Heavenly Lord of the Immortal Ancient Era or the Moral Heavenly Venerable of this era, they had both provided him with considerable assistance, so he naturally wouldn't sit idly by.

Moreover, the Celestial Venerable of Morality has already traveled more than halfway on the path to immortality in the mortal world. It would be too much of a pity if he were to perish like this.

If he can successfully navigate the mortal path to immortality, he should have a promising future and can serve as a reliable fighting force.

The Dark Age is about to arrive, and he alone cannot manage the entire situation. This is when their value becomes apparent.

However, it is too early to say these things now. The Celestial Venerable of Morality has not even attained the status of an immortal, so knowing too much is not a good thing.

"Has His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor made him a Celestial King?" the Moral Celestial Venerable couldn't help but ask.

"You know about the Celestial King?"

Chu Tianshu was somewhat surprised. Over the long years, people were not even sure if immortals existed, but he did not expect that the Celestial Venerable of Morality would know about the realm of immortal kings.

“I once obtained an ancient book in the mythological era, which roughly explains the division and characteristics of the immortal realm,” the Moral Celestial Venerable replied.

Singing their true name and manifesting their Dharma form—this is the mark of the realm of the Immortal King.

This is why he was able to be certain that the Supreme Heavenly Emperor had already attained the status of a Celestial King.

Even the Celestial Venerable of Morality had a vague feeling that the Supreme Heavenly Emperor was probably no ordinary Celestial King.

"If you can successfully navigate the mortal path to immortality, you might even have the chance to become a Celestial King." Chu Tianshu nodded slightly.

The previous incarnation of the Moral Celestial Venerable was the Great Crimson Celestial Lord of the Immortal Ancient Era, who was only half a step away from the position of Immortal King.

If it weren't for the massive invasion from other realms, he wouldn't have had time to refine the last bit of his primordial spirit, and he probably would have already broken through to the next realm.

In this reincarnation, he almost fell on the path to immortality in the mortal world again, but fortunately Chu Tianshu intervened and pulled him back from the brink of failure.

With his current realm as the Emperor Light Immortal King, how terrifying is a drop of his essence blood? Just a little bit of essence is enough to make the Moral Heavenly Venerable return.

With this drop of essence blood present, the Celestial Venerable of Morality is not guaranteed to obtain the Immortal Fruit in the Mortal World, but he is very close.

Once one can successfully traverse the mortal path to immortality, attaining the status of an Immortal King will only be a matter of time.

"Then I'll take your kind words, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor," the Supreme Lord of Morality replied with a smile.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to be reborn, the Celestial Venerable of Morality also benefited greatly. If he could undergo several more transformations, he should be able to walk the path to immortality in the mortal world.

Soon, after exchanging pleasantries with the Celestial Venerable of Morality for a while, Chu Tianshu got up and left.

Before leaving, Chu Tianshu told him about the existence of the strange world. If he still couldn't find his way to immortality in the mortal world, then he would have no choice but to go to the strange world to become an immortal.

Chu Tianshu also took a look at Mount Tai. It would probably be some time before the two Human Emperors returned, around the late stage of the Desolate Ancient Realm, so he stopped paying attention to it.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will not pay much attention to the human realm in the future, and he will most likely not show himself there.

"Go see the Emperor and find out what's going on with him."

The next moment, Chu Tianshu took a step and appeared in a divine mountain in the human realm.

A nine-tiered coffin floats in the center of the sacred mountain, and through the coffin, one can see a dignified old man lying inside.

Clearly, this emperor is undergoing a transformation. "In just over ten thousand years, his cultivation has already recovered to the level of a fourth-generation being, a much greater improvement than before."

Chu Tianshu wasn't too surprised. Although the Emperor had his Dao Fruit stripped away by him, he still remembered the path to becoming a Mortal Immortal. He was familiar with the path again, so his progress was naturally much faster.

Soon, Chu Tianshu turned his gaze to the Emperor's primordial spirit.

At this moment, on the Immortal Platform between the Emperor's eyebrows, a luminous being with a face similar to his true form was sleeping, but the radiance it emitted carried an ominous aura, though it was not, in essence, a newly reborn primordial spirit.

"It seems my previous guess was wrong; the Emperor's primordial spirit was not taken away by the strange entity."

When Chu Tianshu was undergoing the great tribulation of becoming an immortal in ancient times, he was suddenly attacked by a strange and ominous force that tried to take away his primordial spirit.

Later, he heard of many similar cases in the Immortal Ancient Era.

However, the Emperor's primordial spirit was still him at this moment, but he still had not escaped the corruption of darkness.

"It seems that the strange and ominous act of taking away the primordial spirit was deliberately done by someone, but it was later broken by the Desolate Heaven Emperor."

Chu Tianshu quickly deduced the truth of the matter, and it was likely that in the last few eras, only the Desolate Emperor could solve this problem.

However, although the Emperor's primordial spirit was not taken away by the strange entity, he was still in a state of being distorted by darkness.

All that had happened before was just the Dark Primordial Spirit putting on an act, just to get Chu Tianshu and Duan De to spare his life.

Previously, Chu Tianshu's cultivation level was insufficient, so he naturally could not see through this layer.

With his current level of cultivation, he can naturally see that the Emperor's primordial spirit is still in a state of decline and has not returned.

"In that case, let's leave the Emperor to the Three Heavenly Emperors of the future to deal with. This is a good whetstone."

After a moment's thought, Chu Tianshu decided not to eliminate the Emperor and instead leave him to Ye Fan and the others in later generations.

He had already killed the Undying Emperor. If he also dealt with the Emperor, it would be a question whether the Three Heavenly Emperors, who were now without pressure, could still attain the Dao of the Mortal Immortal in the future.

Without competition, the pace of progress will naturally slow down considerably, which is why Chu Tianshu did not take action to eliminate the Emperor.

With all worldly affairs settled, Chu Tianshu was unwilling to concern himself with them further.

He planned to go to the strange world to see how Fuxi and the others were doing, and then go to the Boundary Sea to see how far the darkness had returned.

click!
The next moment, Chu Tianshu took a step forward, ignoring any obstacles, and directly entered the strange world.

He then waved his hand, and several figures appeared before him: Lingbao Tianzun, Fuxi and Nuwa, and Chu Liufeng and Chu Shanhe, two juniors of the Chu family.

"who?"

Lingbao Tianzun was the first to react upon seeing the unfamiliar surroundings, his voice filled with shock.

Although he did not live to see his sixth incarnation, his cultivation level still improved significantly during the hundreds of thousands of years he spent in this strange world.

But now he was being taken to an unfamiliar place without anyone noticing, how could he not be shocked?

Lingbao Tianzun looked up and saw a hazy figure appear before him. It did not exude any power, but it was more profound and terrifying than heaven and earth, and there was a familiar aura in the shadows.

But soon, someone in the crowd recognized the figure in front of them.

"Ancestor? Is that you?"

Chu Liufeng rubbed his eyes. Although he couldn't see the face of the figure in front of him clearly, that unique sense of familiarity, even after hundreds of thousands of years, still made him think of it in an instant.

"Wh-what? It's too..."

Just as Lingbao Tianzun was about to mention the real name, he suddenly felt a tremor in his heart, as if something terrible would happen once he uttered the name.

"Everyone, long time no see!"

Chu Tianshu's tone carried a hint of emotion. If one were to consider his experiences in this ancient and modern land, he hadn't seen many people in nearly a million years.

"Heavens, Heavenly Emperor, have you perhaps already become an immortal?"

Fuxi naturally noticed the change that had just occurred. This Heavenly Emperor's cultivation seemed to have reached an incredible level, and once he uttered the words, a terrifying event would happen.

"I'm afraid it's not just immortals. I once killed an immortal corpse in the mythological era, but he was far less terrifying than the Heavenly Emperor."

Lingbao Tianzun had bright eyes. When he was dealing with the corpse disaster in the mythological era, he once encountered a spirit-communicating immortal corpse. After a fierce battle, he managed to kill it with great difficulty.

However, although the immortal corpse of that time was very powerful, it was still within Lingbao Tianzun's comprehension. But the Heavenly Emperor's figure before him, merely standing there, was enough to make Lingbao Tianzun feel no will to resist.

Clearly, this Taiyi Heavenly Emperor not only traversed the path to immortality in the mortal world over the past hundreds of thousands of years, but also pushed his cultivation to an unbelievable level.

"Indeed, my cultivation level is high enough to make me a king among immortals."

(End of this chapter)