The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 41 First Exploration of the Immortal Path in the Mortal World
Deep within a certain hall, Chu Tianshu sat cross-legged on the Daoist platform, beginning to organize his recent gains.

This opportunity to sort out the myriad paths of heaven and earth revealed the great principles hidden deep within the universe, sparking countless wonderful ideas in him.

All sorts of ideas sprouted up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and new insights came every moment.

If Chu Tianshu can fully absorb these insights, his cultivation will definitely reach a new level.

Divine light emanated from the air, and the sounds of Taoist chants filled the air. All the myriad paths of heaven and earth converged before Chu Tianshu, and a profound aura of supreme power spread out, seemingly about to suppress the entire universe, displaying the majesty of the Great Emperor to the fullest extent.

At this moment, Chu Tianshu was like a dried-up sponge, greedily absorbing the "moisture".

With each passing breath, his aura grew stronger, and his cultivation level increased accordingly.

This kind of improvement is undoubtedly terrifying; the power gained in a single breath is almost equivalent to decades or even hundreds of years of arduous cultivation.

This level of cultivation efficiency was only achieved by Chu Tianshu when his Extreme Dao Fruit was not yet fully perfected.

His five secret realms are glowing, and "doors" hidden deep within the human body are being opened one after another.

Chu Tianshu could clearly feel that as these doors hidden deep within the human body continued to open, his Heavenly Tyrant Body seemed to be evolving as well.

"Perhaps I can use this opportunity to completely deduce the evolutionary path of the Azure Sky Overlord Body!"

Thinking of this, Chu Tianshu's heart immediately pounded, and he immediately began to deduce the results.

The Great Dao of Physical Evolution is one of his fundamental Daos, and also the key to his path to immortality in the mortal world.

As early as the beginning of his cultivation, Chu Tianshu had planned his path to enlightenment and also created a general framework for the Immortal Path in the Mortal World.

This is why he wanted to return to his roots and transform himself into the Overlord of the Heavens.

When the Heavenly Tyrant Body reaches its full potential and is perfected, it will possess a royal body comparable to that of an ultimate supreme being, which will greatly assist him on his path to enlightenment.

Moreover, those who attain enlightenment with this physique will not only have strength far exceeding that of ordinary enlightened beings, but will also have a much longer lifespan, allowing them ample time to explore the immortal path in the mortal world.

Physical evolution is precisely the path of transformation that Chu Tianshu has chosen for himself.

He wanted to create a special method based on the Heavenly Tyrant Body, so that his physique could evolve again and allow him to live a second life.

In this way, the Heavenly Tyrant Body, which raises its upper limit once again, will be even more astonishing, and its lifespan will be even more exaggerated.

But it's easier said than done. Chu Tianshu has been practicing Taoism for over a thousand years, and his path to evolving the Azure Heaven Overlord Body has not been smooth.

This is a path never before trodden, one that Chu Tianshu must explore alone, as he has no information to draw upon.

Over a thousand years, all that has been done is to verify the theory and confirm that it is a feasible path.

As for the specific methods of evolution, he is still slowly exploring them.

However, this process of sorting out the myriad paths of heaven and earth gave him enough inspiration. Perhaps he could take this opportunity to explore the evolutionary path of the Heavenly Overlord Body.

Chu Tianshu sat cross-legged in the void, with myriad paths manifesting and countless auspicious energies surrounding him. Endless divine light enveloped him, making him appear like a supreme deity, revered by heaven and earth.

He immersed his mind in his physical body, constantly observing the Heavenly Overlord Body and those "gateways" that had never been opened.

At the same time, he secretly deduced whether opening these "portals" could connect them with the Azure Heaven Overlord Body, prompting the Azure Heaven Overlord Body to evolve again.

The sound is loud, but the elephant is invisible!
A series of inexplicable Daoist chants emanated from Chu Tianshu, instantly resounding throughout the entire hall.

These Daoist sounds seem to have come from the beginning of heaven and earth, containing endless profound principles of the universe. If someone were to listen to them, they might even comprehend some extraordinary supernatural powers and secret techniques.

Just as the Dao sound continued to spread outward, countless supreme Dao array patterns appeared out of thin air, firmly binding the movement within the main hall.

Otherwise, if these Daoist sounds were allowed to spread unchecked, they would surely manifest endless strange phenomena, creating a spectacular scene that would attract the attention of countless interested people. Under the influence of the Daoist sounds, the entire hall seemed to undergo some inexplicable changes.

The bricks and stones that were originally made of ordinary materials began to glow. After the Taoist essence was incorporated, they seemed to have undergone a transformation, and their materials began to become extraordinary.

The wood was even more remarkable. The originally withered spirit wood was revitalized, with green buds sprouting and growing into branches in the blink of an eye, with some exotic flowers even blooming on them.

Golden lotuses suddenly appeared in the void, and strange spiritual springs emerged from the ground, not to be outdone.

The sound of the Dao descended, and strange phenomena arose.

The entire hall seemed to come alive, filled with vitality, like a fairyland on earth.

If any cultivator is fortunate enough to enter the main hall and listen to the Daoist teachings, their cultivation should advance by leaps and bounds.

The boundless Dao flowed through Chu Tianshu's heart, and gradually, the outline of a method began to take shape in his mind.

At the same time, Chu Tianshu on the platform also underwent an astonishing transformation.

Boundless immortal light burst forth from the depths of Chu Tianshu's body, the light dazzlingly brilliant, and faintly revealing an aura of immortality and indestructibility.

Bathed in celestial light, Chu Tianshu's aura grew even more profound, like a vast and boundless universe, unfathomable.

If one could delve into Chu Tianshu's body, one could see that his physical form was undergoing a continuous transformation.

One "door" after another was opened, and a huge amount of human potential was released.

At the same time, Chu Tianshu's physical body continuously connected with these human portals, combining them together and promoting the evolution of the Azure Heaven Overlord Body.

As time went by, Chu Tianshu could even clearly feel that the source of his Overlord Body was gradually becoming more and more profound, and his physical body was also undergoing a special evolution.

His lifespan is constantly increasing, and his life essence is constantly accumulating.

The hidden injuries left in the body are being healed rapidly, and the body is beginning to transform into that of an infant, seemingly becoming perfect and spotless.

At this critical moment, Chu Tianshu took the initiative to interrupt the evolution of the Overlord Body.

"To live a second life now is too early and too wasteful!" Chu Tianshu murmured.

If he hadn't interrupted him, he probably would have lived a second life.

However, Chu Tianshu in this life has only been around for a little over four thousand years, and there are still nearly twenty thousand years before his time is up.

If he were to live out his second life directly, it would undoubtedly waste a full 20,000 years of his life.

The path to immortality in the mortal world is not something that can be achieved overnight. If Chu Tianshu can survive the next life by evolving with the Heavenly Overlord Body, then what about the life after that?

Continue to evolve the Azure Sky Overlord Body? That's unrealistic.

The path of cultivation also has the effect of diminishing marginal returns. He may be able to survive in his next life by evolving his invincible body, but not necessarily in his third life.

Or rather, the simple evolution of the Overlord Body is no longer enough to support the transformation of the third life.

No matter how the Overlord Body evolves, it always remains within the realm of humanity.

Within the realm of humanity, one encounters the ceiling of humanity itself.

Unless Chu Tianshu transforms into a Chaos Body or the legendary Immortal Body, the benefits of evolving into a Hegemon Body will only diminish.

If it were truly so easy to live a second life, then among the many enlightened beings throughout history, not only a handful would have achieved the celestial status in the mortal world.

(End of this chapter)