The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 258 So there really are immortals
Soon after, the lightning tribulation at the edge of the universe gradually dissipated, and a powerful Dao surged into the sky, pressing down on the heavens. The myriad Daos of heaven and earth also began to rearrange themselves.

A new emperor was born, who called himself Hengyu, and was respectfully called Emperor Hengyu by the world.

After attaining enlightenment, Emperor Hengyu did not choose to return to the Ancient Star of Ziwei. His origins might not be clear to others, but for the people of the Ancient Star of Ziwei, Emperor Hengyu's origins were not a secret.

The once universally condemned successor of the Human Desire Path has transformed into the revered Emperor Hengyu, inevitably causing some unease among the various forces of the Ziwei Ancient Star.

However, Jiang Hengyu did not have a very good impression of Ziwei Ancient Star. After hastily paying homage to the ancestors of the Human Desire Path, Jiang Hengyu left Ziwei Ancient Star and brought his beautiful women to Beidou Ancient Star.

After that, a new extreme power was established in the Eastern Wilderness of the Northern Dipper and began to rule the world.

Upon hearing this news, countless powerful individuals rushed to the Eastern Wilderness, eager to join Emperor Hengyu's ranks.

However, the extreme power established by Jiang Hengyu was bound by his bloodline and did not accept those powerful individuals who joined him.

Although the Jiang family was established, its strength was limited. It was merely the nominal ruler of the universe, and its influence on heaven and earth was limited except for the ancient star of the Big Dipper.

Jiang Hengyu didn't take it to heart. He established the Jiang family only to protect his descendants, and he had little interest in ruling the world.

After attaining enlightenment, Jiang Hengyu did not focus his attention on the path to immortality in the mortal world. He was well aware of his own talent; although it was not bad among those who had attained enlightenment throughout history, he was probably still not up to the task of embarking on the path to immortality in the mortal world.

Moreover, his own physique is average, and his lifespan is only a little over ten thousand years. Even if he could research a method of transformation, the probability of failure would be extremely high.

The Western Emperor from ten thousand years ago is the most obvious example. He attained enlightenment through the innate Dao embryo and had a lifespan of fifteen thousand years. He even had an audience with the Empress. Even so, the Western Emperor still failed to embark on the path of immortality in the mortal world.

It was for these reasons that Hengyu almost gave up the idea of ​​embarking on the path of immortality in the mortal world, and spent most of his time at the Jiang family making children, wanting to spread his bloodline throughout the world.

In Jiang Hengyu's view, if he could spread his bloodline throughout the world, so that future generations would possess the bloodline of Emperor Hengyu, this would be another form of immortality.

About ten thousand years later, the celestial center mark in the sky suddenly began to shake, but quickly calmed down.

As the world knows, Emperor Hengyu's first lifespan has ended, and he has lived out his second life.

However, after living a second life, Jiang Hengyu chose to leave the Eastern Wilderness and travel to the Central Continent, where he re-established a new extreme power.

At the same time, he also relinquished the title of the first Emperor Hengyu and changed his name to Emperor Guhua.

This action shocked the world, prompting many to speculate about its deeper meaning.

Later, rumors circulated that all of this was because a fire broke out in Emperor Hengyu's harem, and someone from the Jiang family had caused a great disaster, which greatly displeased Emperor Hengyu.

Therefore, he resolutely left for the Central Continent, and changed his title along with it.

Apart from that, nothing major happened in the human world, and the world remained mostly peaceful, with all races falling silent.

Another ten thousand years have passed, and the Heavenly Heart Mark in the Nine Heavens has once again become unstable, attracting the attention of countless people.

"Emperor Hengyu is about to perish. No matter how dashing you are, as long as you fail to walk the path of immortality in the mortal world, you will eventually fade away and turn into a handful of yellow earth." A goddess who once had a past with Emperor Hengyu broke through her divine source and stared blankly at the sky.

She was once Emperor Hengyu's confidante, but she couldn't stand Jiang Hengyu's fickleness, so she took the initiative to leave Jiang Hengyu's side and secluded herself.

Unexpectedly, when she was reborn, the carefree and dashing Jiang Hengyu, whom she had always remembered, was about to die.

"Judging from this, Emperor Hengyu will probably be like the Western Emperor, unable to embark on the path of immortality in the mortal world." The world generally understood that Emperor Hengyu had almost no chance of embarking on the path of immortality in the mortal world.

Since Emperor Hengyu attained enlightenment, he has devoted almost all his energy to his female companions, wanting to live a spectacular life in the mortal world. He has no interest in studying the method of transformation, and two lifetimes will be his end.

"Alas! Since the Empress, two successive Daoists have failed to embark on the path to immortality in the mortal world. It seems that if one wants to achieve immortality, one still needs to focus on the path to becoming an immortal." Someone shook their head and sighed.

It's not that the Western Emperor and the Great Emperor Hengyu were bad; their performances were quite good compared to those of other Dao-proving individuals throughout history.

However, compared to the previous emperors, she is undoubtedly much inferior. Especially in the long period from the Immortal Phoenix Emperor to the Empress, apart from the Undying Emperor, almost all those who attained the Dao embarked on the path of immortality in the mortal world.

However, since the Empress, two successive Daoists have been denied the chance to attain immortality in the mortal world, a stark contrast to the previous situation.

"Actually, isn't this a good thing for us? Basically, those great emperors who embark on the path to immortality in the mortal world will occupy the Heavenly Heart Mark for a long time, which is not a good thing for those of us who aspire to attain the Dao."

These words immediately drew countless echoes. After all, most of the Great Emperors who embarked on the path to immortality in the mortal world possessed extraordinary physiques, with one lifetime equaling the lifespan of two ordinary Dao Provers. Having their Heavenly Heart Mark occupied for a long time would undoubtedly cut off their path forward, so naturally, they would rather the lifespan of Dao Provers be as short as possible.

Big Dipper.

In a secluded spot somewhere in the ancient Hua Dynasty, an elderly man with white hair sat cross-legged. Although his face was covered with wrinkles, one could still vaguely see the handsome and dashing appearance he had in his youth between his brows.

"Alas, Xixi is gone too, and my time has come to an end for me."

Jiang Hengyu opened his tired eyelids and looked at the white hair on his chest. It was no longer the youthful hair it once was; it was dry, withered, and without a trace of luster.

Not long ago, Jiang Hengyu finally saw off his last confidante, and now he was all alone in the world.

As for his imperial sons, he sealed them away with divine power long ago, leaving them for future generations.

"My beauty has faded, and I should find myself a place to rest in peace!"

Jiang Hengyu had no intention of burying himself on the ancient star of the Big Dipper. This was one of the most prosperous star regions in the human world. If he buried his physical body here, it was very likely that his body would be dug up in future generations, leaving no trace of his remains.

In the final moments of his life, Jiang Hengyu secretly returned to the ancient star of Ziwei and personally forged a weapon for the successor of the Human Desire Path—the Goddess Furnace.

Having done all this, Jiang Hengyu set sail again, searching for his final resting place in the human world.

One day, while traveling through the starry sky, Jiang Hengyu discovered a very strange ancient star inhabited by life.

The reason it is called strange is that Jiang Hengyu sensed no less than ten extreme Dao rhythms on this star. However, this life star is very decayed, its area is far smaller than that of a normal life star, and the essence of heaven and earth is also very limited, concentrated in a few places.

Soon, Jiang Hengyu figured out the origin of this ancient life star.

"So this is an ancient, primordial star. I never imagined that such a renowned source of life in the human world would have declined to this extent." Jiang Hengyu looked at the azure star before him and was filled with emotion.

The ancient star of the Primordial Era is well-known in the human world. During the entire ancient era, it produced three Dao Proving Beings. In addition, with the various beings from the mythological era, the number of Dao Proving Beings that have emerged is almost no less than ten. It is a veritable Emperor Star.

But who would have thought that this renowned emperor would suffer an undeserved calamity because of the Feathered Divine Dynasty?

However, Jiang Hengyu didn't care about the decline of the ancient star at this moment. In any case, it made no difference to him, a dying man.

The next moment, Jiang Hengyu took a step forward and entered the interior of the ancient primordial star.

Looking around, the world was desolate, with very little spiritual energy, most of which was drawn to some mysterious place.

Jiang Hengyu was curious, so he followed the direction of the essence of heaven and earth and arrived at a majestic immortal mountain.

This sacred mountain is magnificent, filled with the essence of heaven and earth, and teeming with all sorts of rare treasures and great medicines, a stark contrast to the extremely desolate state of the outside world.

"Tsk tsk tsk, is this the Kunlun Immortal Mountain that the Kunlun descendants have been longing for? It is indeed extraordinary."

Jiang Hengyu stepped into the interior of Kunlun Immortal Mountain and couldn't help but marvel at its magnificent beauty.

Before long, he arrived at a peculiar place, a land of soaring dragons, where ninety-nine dragon mountains gathered, a place of unparalleled creation.

Regrettably, at the head of the ninety-nine dragon mountains, there is a slender palm print that severed all life on the dragon mountains and destroyed this land of creation.

The celestial embryo, which was guarded by ninety-nine dragon mountains, was also smashed to pieces and turned into a shattered celestial pool.

"What a pity! What a pity!"

"The destruction of the ninety-nine Dragon Mountains and the destruction of the land where immortals were nurtured by the Ruthless Great Emperor are undoubtedly a great loss to the human world and have caused the ancient star of the primordial world to decline completely."

The reason why the ancient star of the primordial era declined was entirely because the ninety-nine dragon mountains forcibly extracted the essence of heaven and earth from the ancient star of the primordial era in order to repair themselves. This caused the once famous ancient star of the primordial era to shrink continuously and the essence of heaven and earth to be greatly reduced.

Perhaps only in a golden age, when heaven and earth are revived, will the essence of heaven and earth on the ancient star return to the average level of the human world.

"No one is lucky all the time, and no flower blooms forever. The ancient star was too glorious. A brief period of silence may not be a bad thing. Only by accumulating strength can one make a great breakthrough."

Jiang Hengyu did not interfere with the overall situation of the ancient star. He continued to travel around the ancient star and soon found a place he liked to bury himself.

Just as he was dying, he suddenly saw boundless divine light erupt, illuminating the past, present, and future, and shaking the universe.

"So there really are immortals!"

Jiang Hengyu stared blankly at the world beyond, his heart filled with mixed emotions. After a long sigh, he passed away peacefully on the ancient star of the primordial world.

(End of this chapter)