The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 48 Longevity Material
Chu Tianshu flicked his finger, and the natural formation in front of him was instantly broken, and a rich energy of heaven and earth rushed towards him.

"what?"

"Is this a substance that grants longevity?"

In an instant, Chu Tianshu's expression became extremely solemn.

The instant the array patterns of heaven and earth opened, Chu Tianshu immediately sensed that the divine mountain contained some extremely special substances.

These substances, under the decomposition of Chu Tianshu's primordial spirit, seem to be able to prolong the lifespan of cultivators.

Even for a supreme being like Chu Tianshu, these special substances were effective, which made him think of the legendary Immortal Realm.

In the very distant past, before the human world and the immortal realm were completely severed from each other.

Entering the Immortal Realm is effortless; even a cultivator at the Saint Realm level wouldn't need to expend much effort.

Back then, cultivators' lifespans were not as limited as they are now. Even a saint could easily live for millions of years.

The key to their longevity was that the world at that time was filled with substances that promote longevity.

Under the influence of these longevity substances, cultivators' lifespans become incredibly long.

Even a minor cultivator at the first level of the Immortal Ascension Realm has a lifespan that would make future supreme beings envious.

What followed seemed to be an unprecedented war that swept across the heavens. The human realm suffered heavy losses in this war, and the rules of the Great Dao were so broken that they could no longer generate longevity substances on their own.

From then on, the lifespan of cultivators began to decline rapidly.

Even if one reaches the level of the Supreme Being, their lifespan is only a little over ten thousand years.

The Immortal Realm was also affected, but it was much better than the Human Realm, and it was still able to produce longevity substances.

In their quest for immortality and ascension to godhood, those supreme beings of forbidden zones severed their own lives, sealing themselves within the source of immortality, hoping to enter the immortal realm through the path to immortality.

However, after that battle, the human realm seemed to have completely severed ties with the immortal realm.

In later legends, only the Desolate Heavenly Emperor successfully passed the path to immortality and is suspected of becoming an immortal.

However, as far as Chu Tianshu knew, there was another strange world in the gap between the human realm and the immortal realm.

That strange world can also spontaneously generate longevity substances, and the lifespan of the Supreme Being is at least several hundred thousand years.

However, to enter the strange world, one must possess the strength of a Heavenly Emperor.

Chu Tianshu actually discovered traces of longevity substances within this ancient divine mountain.

"If we can absorb all the immortal matter from the entire Primordial Divine Mountain, it should be enough to allow an Extreme Dao Supreme to live a second life."

Soon, Chu Tianshu made a rough estimate of the longevity substances in the Primordial Divine Mountain, and the result surprised him greatly.

However, directly absorbing immortal substances to live a second life would be too wasteful, so Chu Tianshu quickly thought of how to maximize the use of these longevity substances.

Currently, I have an abundant lifespan, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should be able to live for another twelve thousand years.

With his already clear path to the evolution of the Overlord Body, there would be no obstacle to surviving another life.

Compared to his first life, the transformed Overlord Body undoubtedly has a much longer lifespan.

According to Chu Tianshu's calculations, his second life will last at least 30,000 to 35,000 years.

With both lifetimes combined, Chu Tianshu could live for over 40,000 years.

Such a long period of time is enough for the human world to give birth to several supreme beings of the highest realm, and enough for him to research a new path of transformation.

Even if there are flaws or unexpected events on his path of transformation, he can still sustain his life with these longevity substances until the transformation is complete.

Once his third transformation is complete, his lifespan will likely experience another surge.

With his lifespan now full, he will have ample time to study the methods of transformation and perfect his path to immortality in the mortal world.

Even if something goes wrong on his path to immortality, he still has the substances to prolong his life.

This is far superior to simply using longevity substances to live a second life. After all, longevity substances only extend the lifespan of a supreme being; although it's called living a second life, that second life is no different from a second life after consuming an elixir of immortality.

His strength and lifespan remained unchanged.

This can be seen from the behavior of that mortal immortal in the strange world.

Among the immortals of the mortal world, his strength is the weakest.

He reached the level of a Mortal Immortal entirely through the longevity substances of a strange world, and his strength was far inferior to that of Ye Fan and others who had undergone self-transformation.

Chu Tianshu would not take this path unless absolutely necessary.

Soon, Chu Tianshu had finished exploring the entire ancient divine mountain.

Unfortunately, apart from a few pieces of immortal gold and some divine medicines, there was nothing else, not even a single immortal herb.

But on second thought, it makes sense.

Those immortal elixirs are said to have been transformed from the fallen immortals of ancient times.

This chaotic little world doesn't seem to have been around for very long, so how could it possibly contain an elixir of immortality?

"It seems I need to find a few immortal herbs and plant them on the sacred mountain as soon as possible," Chu Tianshu silently pondered.

As a former immortal, the miraculous effects of the elixir of immortality are unparalleled.

Not only could it help the Supreme Daoist live another life, but if one could thoroughly research an immortal herb, living another life would not be in vain. Naturally, Chu Tianshu would not remain indifferent.

These immortal elixirs are mostly held by the former Heavenly Venerables and Ancient Emperors, now residing in various forbidden zones of life.

Very few immortal herbs remained in the outside world; only a handful remained.

Just after Chu Tianshu left the human world, the Heavenly Heart Mark's connection to him weakened and began to tremble, causing all the myriad paths to change as well.

"Ten thousand years have passed, and this great emperor of the human race is finally about to pass away!"

"Ten thousand years from now, when the suppression of the Great Dao ends, we will also be able to compete for the path to immortality."

As the Heavenly Heart Mark above the Nine Heavens shook, the mortals finally realized that the once invincible First Emperor of the Ancient Era, who had forced the eight forbidden zones of life to bow down, was also nearing the end of his life.

Compared to the ancient emperors of the Primordial Era, this human emperor's lifespan was significantly shorter.

Perhaps it was due to the changes in the world, or perhaps it was because he suffered a severe injury eight thousand years ago, which greatly reduced his lifespan.

"Don't forget, most emperors throughout history, with very few exceptions, were able to live a second life with the help of immortality elixirs. Don't be too happy yet."

A young human prodigy, unaware of the past, believed that this life was far from the limit of the Great Emperor.

"laugh!"

"As early as eight thousand years ago, Emperor Taiyi had already consumed the elixir of immortality from the peaches of immortality. He is now in his second life, in his later years!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically.

Most of the ancient emperors and celestial beings throughout history have survived a second life thanks to the elixir of immortality.

It's not that some people do live out a third life, but throughout history, only a very few powerful Celestial Venerables and Ancient Emperors have ever lived out a third life.

Although Emperor Taiyi performed remarkably well, in their view, his second life was probably his limit.

"How is this possible! Has Emperor Taiyi already taken the elixir of immortality?"

"So, does this mean that Emperor Taiyi is really going to pass away?"

Some were surprised, some were happy, and some were worried; everyone reacted differently.

Every aspiring genius who dreams of becoming an emperor does not want such a figure above them, even if he has made enormous contributions to the universe and all living beings.

(End of this chapter)