The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 26 Thoughts on the Immortal Path in the Mortal World

While the fruit of the elixir of immortality can help a supreme being be reborn a second time, it merely extends lifespan and does not bring about a qualitative change.

The strength gained in the second life through the elixir of immortality is not much greater than that of the first life.

"In the end, the only way to become a mortal immortal is to undergo transformation after transformation."

"The more transformations one undergoes, the more immortal essence one possesses, and the longer one's lifespan will be."

"At the same time, during the transformation process, the strength of the Supreme Being will also increase rapidly." Chu Tianshu recalled the mortal immortal path of Emperor Ye in the future, his eyes becoming more and more profound.

Although each transformation that allows one to live to the next life can greatly increase the lifespan of the Supreme Being, the danger is also great, and the transformation is not 100% successful.

Once the transformation fails, it's basically a sign that the company is about to perish.

Even if one were to sever or seal oneself off, it might not be too late.

This is why most supreme rulers throughout history chose to sever their own lives rather than study methods of transformation.

Another reason is the path to immortality. Since the age of mythology, all those who have sought enlightenment have been pursuing immortality.

But whether immortals truly exist or not, even those celestial venerables and ancient emperors couldn't say for sure.

It is only rumored that the Desolate Heavenly Emperor entered the Immortal Realm and became an immortal.

Therefore, these supreme beings in forbidden zones pin their hopes on the path to immortality, hoping to use it to enter the immortal realm and become immortals.

Compared to those supreme beings in forbidden zones, Chu Tianshu had the experience of the later Emperor Ye, knowing that one could also achieve the status of a mortal immortal in the human world.

Moreover, the path to immortality is a dead end; without the intervention of multiple mortal immortals, the gates to the immortal realm cannot be opened.

In addition, the Undying Emperor lurks on the path to immortality, often using it to lure supreme beings into attacking, then taking the opportunity to ambush them and undergo a transformation by bathing in imperial blood.

The path to immortality on Flying Immortal Star is true; a sliver of the immortal realm will open up after a million years, allowing one or two people to pass through.

However, if a supreme being tries to enter the Immortal Realm through that path to immortality, the laws of the Immortal Realm will wash away all its supreme Dao fruits.

"To become an immortal, one must undergo transformation after transformation in the mortal world until one reaches a state where the years do not affect one."

Chu Tianshu murmured to himself.

The number of lifetimes required to reach the point where time does not affect one's appearance depends on the individual cultivator.

However, based on the experience of the later Emperor Ye, around the eighth incarnation, the passage of time would hardly have any effect on him, allowing him to remain in the mortal world for a long time.

It seems simple, but in the entire world of Shrouding the Heavens, only a handful of people are able to walk the path to immortality in the mortal realm.

The Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation Crossing, the Emperor Venerable, the Undying Heavenly Emperor, Wushi, the Ruthless Man, and Ye Fan.

The Celestial Venerable of Tribulation in the mythological era buried himself life after life with the "Crossing Tribulation Celestial Technique," communicating with spirits through his corpse.

He forged the Nine Paths of Reincarnation Seal, connecting the Dao Fruits of nine lifetimes, and went through the mythical era, the primordial era, the desolate era, and the post-desolate era before finally achieving the realm of immortals in the mortal world.

This path not only required a very long time, but only Duan De managed to traverse it.

In the early stages of mythology, many supreme beings who tried to emulate the myth failed, even triggering a massive corpse disaster that took several generations of celestial beings to quell.

As for the Emperor, he should be like Ye Tiandi, having achieved immortality in the mortal world through repeated rebirths and transformations.

The Undying Emperor was forged by using the Nirvana talent of the Celestial Phoenix, bathing in the blood of all emperors, and enduring countless years.

This method of using innate talent for rebirth meant that the Immortal Emperor's transformation was not complete, and his progress in strength was relatively slow.

This is why, even after two eras, the Immortal Emperor was powerless against the Second Emperor, Wushi, in his later years.

After all, Emperor Wushi possessed one of the strongest physiques in the entire universe—the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo—and was also the direct descendant of the Western Emperor, further strengthening his Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo. Even before attaining enlightenment, Wushi was able to withstand the fully revived Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon with his physical strength.

After attaining enlightenment, he even achieved the position of Heavenly Emperor in one lifetime, which shows how powerful this physique is.

As for the Ruthless Great Emperor and Ye Fan, they both underwent nine lifetimes of transformation before attaining the Immortal Fruit of the Mortal World.

With the Emperor Zhu Yu preceding them, and the Ruthless Man and Ye Fan surpassing them, they all demonstrate to the world the correctness of the path to immortality in the mortal world.

Chu Tianshu also had many thoughts about his path to immortality in the mortal world.

However, there was one thing that troubled him: whether or not to use the elixir of immortality to live a second life.

"Although the elixir of immortality can help me live a second life, it only prolongs my life through the effects of the elixir. The essence of my life does not change, so it does not increase my strength much."

On the other hand, in the human universe, there are still two old silver coins, the Emperor and the Immortal Emperor, lurking in the shadows.

If Chu Tianshu chooses to use the transformation method to live a second life, he might be ambushed by the two of them, and then he would be in a very difficult situation.

Chu Tianshu wasn't sure if the Emperor would intervene, but the Undying Emperor had a history of such actions.

After all, the previous Dao-proving cultivator, the Fighting Saint Emperor, was ambushed by the Undying Emperor in his later years.

No one can guarantee that this scruffy bird won't cause trouble in their old age.

"I have about 20,000 years left to live in this world. At worst, I can just use a time difference!"

Chu Tianshu's eyes grew increasingly deep, as if a river of stars flowed within them, and he immediately began to formulate some plans.

In the history of Shrouding the Heavens, there has never been a case of a Holy Body or a Hegemon Body proving the Dao, so people do not have an accurate estimate of the lifespan of these two types of physiques after they have attained the Dao.

It is generally believed that his peak imperial destiny lasted only about 15,000 years.

Chu Tianshu could have easily used this time difference to disguise himself as being in his later years.

Let's see if we can lure out those supreme beings from the forbidden zones and the immortal emperors, and then give them a good thrashing.

Starting the transformation later will undoubtedly be much safer.

"Yes, let's do it!" Chu Tianshu's eyes brightened, and his brows relaxed.

"After a thousand years of seclusion, it is time to put the preaching conference on the agenda."

After devising a solution, Chu Tianshu turned his attention to preaching.

Since ancient times, those who have attained enlightenment have preached to all living beings in the universe.

On the one hand, it demonstrates to the world its broad and selfless mind.

On the other hand, it was to establish a foundation of popular support for ruling the world.

Even those who preach without the intention of ruling the world will use preaching to promote their benevolence.

Chu Tianshu's thoughts were simple: although the human race's strength had narrowed considerably compared to the ancient races, the gap between them was still significant.

He needs to use the preaching conference to improve the overall strength of the human race, while also winning over some of the ancient races that are interested in getting closer to the human race, so as to find some reliable allies for the future rise of the human race.

After all, as a supreme being, he wouldn't be so shameless as to attack beings below the supreme level.

Just like the Immortal Emperor back then, he did not directly attack the human race.

Conversely, from the perspective of ordinary beings, the Immortal Emperor truly deserves the title of the supreme god of all races.

(End of this chapter)