The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 73 Duan De
As the Great Dao of Slaughter, which suppressed all paths above the Nine Heavens, receded, the suppression of all paths reappeared, and the situation in the human universe began to deteriorate rapidly.

The appearance of each supreme being will suppress the mortal realm for at least 20,000 years. If that supreme being is reborn, this period will be extended considerably.

Especially after the fall of the Supreme Being of the Ultimate Path, the remaining Great Dao will suppress the human world for ten thousand years. During these ten thousand years, all the Dao will sink into the depths and the essence of heaven and earth will rapidly decline.

At the same time, without the regulation of the Supreme Being, his Great Dao will suppress and dominate everything, making it impossible for cultivators to move an inch.

Only after the Supreme Being of the Ultimate Dao has perished for ten thousand years, and his Great Dao has completely dissipated, will his suppression of all living beings in the world end.

Perhaps those who can become saints during the era of the revival of heaven and earth will find it difficult to even sever their Dao during the period of suppression of heaven and earth.

Especially Chu Tianshu, he was not an ordinary supreme being, his Dao fruit was comparable to the Second Heavenly Emperor, and the consequences of his "passing away" were far greater than those of other supreme beings.

Soon, all living beings in the world found that their cultivation was becoming increasingly difficult, and some even experienced a decline in their cultivation.

"How could this be?"

"The world has deteriorated to such an extent that it is even worse than before the Supreme Heavenly Emperor attained enlightenment!"

"If the world continues to decline, I'm afraid we won't even be able to break through to the Sendai realm!"

Frightened cries could be heard coming from some ancient Taoist traditions.

As the lineage of the ancient Celestial Venerables, they have inherited the Dao for countless years, and they have experienced the suppression of the Great Dao after the passing of ancient enlightened beings.

But never before has the Great Dao been suppressed so cruelly by the Supreme Heavenly Emperor, so cruelly that even breaking through to the Immortal Platform is a luxury.

This is not just a single place or region, but the entire human universe is experiencing unprecedented suppression.

Whether it's ancient life-bearing planets or sacred mountains and holy lands, they are all treated equally.

Perhaps only the primordial divine lands, such as the forbidden zones of life, would be in a slightly better situation.

On the path to immortality.

Despite the vast distance in time and space, Chu Tianshu naturally sensed the rapid deterioration of the human world and felt no surprise whatsoever.

Since attaining enlightenment, he has done his best to seal his own path within his body, trying not to affect these contemporary prodigies.

Otherwise, even if the world were to recover and enter a golden age, it would be impossible for a dozen or so unorthodox Dao attainers and dozens of Quasi-Emperors to emerge under his Great Dao suppression.

Now that he has passed away peacefully, he naturally no longer needs to exert himself to regulate the suppression of the Great Dao.

At the same time, after severing his connection with the Heavenly Heart Mark, Chu Tianshu felt as if he had been freed from shackles, and his whole body felt much lighter.

"Sure enough, the Heavenly Heart Mark is not only not helping me now, but it is also making me feel restricted."

"I can feel that I have taken another small step forward on the path to immortality in the mortal world!"

Chu Tianshu's face lit up with joy. At this moment, he finally understood why the Ruthless Great Emperor and Ye Tian Emperor of later generations had both chosen to discard the Heavenly Heart Mark without exception.

For ordinary Supreme Beings, the Heavenly Heart Mark is like a miniature version of the myriad paths of heaven and earth, which can accelerate their perfection of the Dao Fruit and greatly enhance their strength when combined with the myriad paths of heaven and earth.

However, for a Heavenly Emperor, whose path is already determined, the Heavenly Heart Mark is actually a burden that hinders their progress.

Removing the mark of Heaven is like removing shackles, allowing one to travel lightly on the path to immortality in the mortal world.

With everything settled, Chu Tianshu no longer needed to hide himself.

In the blink of an eye, his white hair turned black, and time seemed to rewind rapidly for Chu Tianshu. Before long, a majestic and extraordinary Taiyi Emperor reappeared on the path to immortality.

"Next, let's calculate where that strange world located in the crevice of the path to immortality is!"

This strange world was prepared for future emperors who could not traverse the mortal realm to become immortals, so that they would not perish in the human world.

With their natural talents, even if they cannot become immortals in the mortal world, it should not be difficult for them to become immortals in a strange world.

"found it!"

Before long, Chu Tianshu deduced a trace of vast aura in the boundless chaos, and he captured the falling longevity substance.

"Open!" Chu Tianshu shouted, and swung his fist fiercely towards the boundless chaos.

In an instant, the supreme power of the Heavenly Emperor reappeared, smashing open a passage through the heavens from the chaos.

At the end of the passage, there is a world of unparalleled brilliance, stretching across the void, its boundless immortal gates illuminating the heavens, dazzling beyond compare.

Faintly, one could almost hear the roars of immortals from that vast and boundless world.

Chu Tianshu stood outside the strange world. Even through the thick barrier of the world, he could still sense the rich longevity substances contained within the strange world, which made him eager to try.

"What a wonderful immortal land! If those supreme beings from forbidden zones were to see this, they might mistake it for the Immortal Realm!"

Chu Tianshu gazed at the magnificent and wondrous world, filled with admiration.

For those supreme beings in the forbidden zones, this world is no different from the immortal realm, allowing them to live forever.

However, for Chu Tianshu, who aspires to embark on the path of immortality in the mortal world, it is naturally something he would rather decline at this moment.

After hastily memorizing the coordinates of the strange world, Chu Tianshu was prepared to leave the path to immortality.

The trip was perfect; Chu Tianshu accomplished all his set goals.

Intimidate the forbidden zone, collect the remains of the Taiyin Emperor, conquer the path to immortality and "pass away," and discover a strange world.

"Next, it's time to go and meet the Underworld Lord!"

"That old bastard has been secretly watching me all along. Did he really think I didn't notice?"

Chu Tianshu's lips curled up slightly. About two thousand years ago, after he killed the four ancient emperors who were causing trouble, he vaguely sensed that someone was secretly watching him.

Moreover, their methods are extremely sophisticated, far exceeding the scope of the Supreme Being.

If Chu Tianshu hadn't realized that the prying gaze wasn't malicious, he probably would have thought it was the Undying Emperor.

After much thought, there are only three people who can currently achieve this: the Undying Emperor, the Emperor, and Duan De.

In the human universe, in a nameless star field.

A sleazy fat man sensed the intense suppression of the Great Dao and felt as if the sky had collapsed.

At this time, he had not yet achieved the Dao fruit of alternative enlightenment. Such cruel suppression of the Great Dao almost cut off his path forward, leaving him with virtually no possibility of advancing.

"Damn you, Taiyi, why did you die so young? Couldn't you have lived for a few hundred more years?"

The lewd fat man gritted his teeth and said that if he couldn't achieve the Dao fruit through an alternative path, it would be as if he had wasted his entire life.

If one wants to collect all nine reincarnation seals and achieve the Dao fruit of nine lifetimes, it will truly be a long time coming.

"Especially since you chose to pass away on the path to immortality, not even giving future generations a chance to pay their respects!"

The lewd fat man continued muttering, saying that he planned to go to the tomb of the Supreme Heavenly Emperor after his death and plunder some good things.

After all, it is rumored that during the prime of his life, the Supreme Heavenly Emperor extorted many valuable items from various forbidden zones of life, and he may have even collected all nine immortal treasures. Duan De was naturally very eager to possess them.

He had long hoped that Taiyi would pass away soon so that he could go and make a fortune in his imperial tomb.

As a result, when Taiyi was on the verge of death, he forcibly attacked the path to immortality and buried himself on the path, which immediately thwarted Duan De's wishful thinking.

"Oh?"

So you really want to see me?

In an instant, a chill rose from the soles of Duan De's feet and straight up to the top of his head.

"Ghost!"

(End of this chapter)