The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 96 The Enlightened Ones of Later Generations

"Stupid man, idiotic woman, they'd be a perfect match if they died together." In the end, Chuanying just cursed and didn't comment on the man again.

Xu He nodded. Finally, Ning Fei walked along the silver path to the Phoenix Nest, exposing its coordinates to the world. Besides being a counterattack against the Undying Emperor, another reason might be to repay a debt of gratitude.

After all, without his mediation, he would have had no chance of revenge, and similarly, the regret of not achieving enlightenment in his heart would remain unfulfilled.

"Enter my Heavenly Court," Xu He said again.

Chuan Ying smiled nonchalantly: "Alright, consider it repaying your kindness."

As he spoke, he seemed to sigh, fragments of the mythological era flashing through his mind, and said with some emotion, "The first general of the ancient Heavenly Court, after all the twists and turns, is about to become the first general of the Heavenly Court again."

His eyes held a hint of sadness.

The Heavenly Court was destroyed in the past, and now it has rejoined the Heavenly Court, but things have changed.

Chuan Ying also knew that Xu He must have had some purpose in inviting him to join the Heavenly Court, but at this moment he couldn't care less about that.

"Heavenly Emperor... I don't know what your purpose is. If you don't want to say, I won't ask."

"Once I have fulfilled one of my wishes, I will come to repay your kindness."

After saying this, Chuanying left as Xu He nodded.

In the age of myth, many old friends had passed away. He had been too busy fighting to have the time, reason, or even the face to mourn his old friends.

Now, formidable enemies such as the Prison Emperor, the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, the Divine Ruins Supreme, the Immortal Tomb Supreme, and the Phoenix Nest have all been eliminated.

Only one immortal emperor remains, his fate unknown.

Chuanying left and returned to his old home, where he dug out a wine jar under the stove in the ruins of the ancient Heavenly Court.

Millions of years have passed, and the wine within the jar has lost its luster, nearly drying up completely.

He poured it all out, showering it upon the mythical era that had been isolated for eternity.

Tears transform into lonely stars suspended in the deep sky, yearning for one to shine upon their homeland.

In the end, he got completely drunk and didn't leave for a long time.

……

Xu He silently observed everything, neither disturbing nor urging anyone.

By inviting Chuan Ying to join the Heavenly Court, Xu He hoped that in the future, when he was not around, the Heavenly Court would still have a few capable leaders who could still awe the Nine Heavens.

Even emperors of all ages, even emperors of later generations.

Although I am still at the peak of my vitality in my second life, I must consider my third life.

The third generation can be considered the true watershed moment for the Great Emperors, with more than half of the Supreme Beings stopping at the threshold of the third generation.

Now, Xu He has a bold idea he wants to try.

After taking one last look at the heavens and the earth, the bronze gate of the Heavenly Emperor's Palace closed once more.

Within Xu He's body, the golden sea of ​​bitterness spread across the nine heavens and ten earths, truly becoming an independent space, outside this realm, and impossible for anyone to capture.

Xu He himself sat cross-legged in the golden sea of ​​suffering.

The Bodhi tree hangs down with countless patterns, while the ancient Fusang tree shines brilliantly, showering down countless sun essences.

The Yin-Yang Dao operates autonomously at this moment, and in its boundless sea of ​​suffering, a state of life and death continues to operate.

Life and death, yin and yang, are like the ebb and flow of tides, and like the rotation of the sun and moon.

They appear to be two extremes, in conflict with each other, but in reality they contain a powerful force that never ceases to thrive.

As the saying goes: "Which can be called the emperor, the moon or the sun? When yin and yang work together, the world is called the emperor."

At this moment, the power of Yin and Yang, life and death, converged around Xu He's body, slowly flowing through his meridians and bones, tempering his physical body and honing his primordial spirit bit by bit.

It's as if it's trying to break free from its ruins.

Day after day, year after year.

The Heavenly Emperor secluded himself for five thousand years.
This is a long period of time. In these five thousand years, the Heavenly Emperor has not appeared in the human world, and the ancient road in the starry sky seems to have been overgrown with darkness again.

But in this era, a peerless figure appeared in the Heavenly Court. Although he was not as powerful as the Heavenly Emperor, he was still able to sweep across the universe, causing the heavens to change color and the earth to tremble.

As the number of times that supreme master appeared increased, people gradually began to call him the number one divine general.

During the days when the Heavenly Emperor was in seclusion, this first divine general looked down upon the human world, bringing peace to the universe.

In these five thousand years, this baby-faced first god general traveled through the nine heavens and ten lands, dominating the world, truly living a carefree life, and no one in the world dared to be his enemy.

He truly looked down upon the world with the same disdain as the great emperors of antiquity.

Some wise old men speculate that this person may become an emperor in the future and create an immortal legend.

Some insiders sighed inwardly, believing that the Heavenly Court would replicate the miracle of Yaochi, and that the story of two emperors from one family would become a legend that would be passed down through the ages.

Only those within the forbidden zone secretly sighed, realizing that Chuan Ying's path to enlightenment was destined to be anything but hesitant.
The knot in one's heart won't be loosened so easily.

A thousand years later, the First God will seal his divine source and no longer manifest in the world.

Aside from a few cultivators who felt a sense of wonder, most of the top-level experts knew that the Heavenly Court's first divine general was intended to be reserved for future emperors.

Because they could clearly sense that the current Heavenly Emperor was still at his peak, while the suppression of the Great Dao had become even stronger. Another long period of time passed, and generation after generation of cultivators perished.

The ancient road to the stars has seen more than ten generations of prodigies, and the sacred lands of aristocratic families have experienced several cycles of prosperity and decline.

Only the Heavenly Emperor and the Heavenly Court remained as prosperous and powerful as ever.

For such a long and distant period of time, no one attained enlightenment; above the starry sky, only the Heavenly Emperor shone brightly.

Finally, after more than 30,000 years, the world underwent some changes, and in this era, many people emerged from the divine source.

At first, their eyes held a hint of confusion and wariness, but gradually they began to get excited.

They were all outstanding talents from different eras, including many quasi-emperors at the peak of their realm. Now, they could clearly sense that the Heavenly Heart Mark, which had remained unshaken for tens of thousands of years, seemed to have changed at this moment. Even the Heavenly Emperor's Great Dao suppression had loosened in this era.

"Is the Holy Body finally going to perish?" Inside the Super Forbidden Zone, a Supreme Being sensed the faint blood energy in the air and sighed silently.

The other supreme beings also turned their gazes over at this moment, each with a different expression, each with their own thoughts, and no one knew what they were thinking.

"What? You want to hunt a true dragon again?" the Supreme Being said coldly from the side.

"Hmph, hunting true dragons? Don't you understand this Holy Body?" Another Supreme Being spoke up angrily: "In terms of cunning and treachery, he is no less than Ji Xukong; in terms of strength, he is comparable to Emperor and Wushi."

"Who knows what other plans this person might have? Hunting a true dragon?" He sneered. "Have you all forgotten the tragedy of last time? Do you want to be picked off one by one?"

"If it weren't for the great formation within the ancient mine, the Holy Body would probably have arrived long ago, let alone launched an attack?"

Ultimately, the conversation ended unhappily, but the attitudes of the various supreme beings had already been made clear.

Unlike the somber atmosphere within the restricted area, the cultivators outside displayed a variety of expressions.

Most of them only knew that the Great Emperor could roam the world for ten thousand years and could also live a second life by using the elixir of immortality.

But that's about it.

Moreover, throughout history, countless supreme ancient emperors have fallen in their second incarnation.

Some people looked solemnly at the receding blood energy in the Ziwei Starfield, silently lamenting the Heavenly Emperor's lifespan and expressing their deep reluctance for his passing.

Some people were excited, their minds filled with images of the Heavenly Emperor traversing the universe. They were all extraordinary individuals who had waited for this day for far too long. The presence of the Heavenly Emperor above them was a source of constant sorrow, preventing them from attaining enlightenment.

Some were wary. They knew many secrets and how tempting it was for cultivators at the Great Emperor level to become immortals. They were worried and fearful. If the Heavenly Emperor really wanted to become an immortal and really followed the example of the predecessors in the forbidden zones to cut off his own sword and become a forbidden zone, what would become of their future?
They had all witnessed the Heavenly Emperor's strength; he was truly invincible.

If such a person were to sever himself from the forbidden zone, would he really tolerate someone in the world attaining enlightenment and becoming a major threat?

Even if someone in later generations attains enlightenment, could they truly defeat the strongest Heavenly Emperor of all time?
A question lingered in everyone's mind.

Ultimately, the cultivators outside, with their varied expressions, made different choices, but what they had in common was that they were all waiting for that day to arrive.

A thousand years have passed, and the Heavenly Emperor's vitality has become increasingly weak.

Five thousand years have passed, and the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline has completely dissipated.

Many people had already stopped to watch, including the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zone. It was the same last time; the Holy Body had lured them out of the world in the same way.

But this time it's different; they won't be fooled again.

Eight thousand years have passed, and the forbidden zone still shows no sign of emerging.

Some people have done a little research and surprisingly calculated that the Heavenly Emperor lived for more than 40,000 years in his second life, and together with his first life, he had a lifespan of more than 80,000 years.

This is truly a terrifying number, pushing the limits of an emperor's lifespan forward by a significant margin.

In terms of lifespan alone, the Heavenly Emperor is undoubtedly worthy of the title of the greatest emperor of all time.

Although the Heavenly Emperor's vast blood energy had truly dissipated, the cultivators outside still maintained a wait-and-see attitude. Some supreme beings from forbidden zones, who had been eager to make a move, felt the suppression of the Great Dao in the world and then fell into slumber once more.

All of this changed three thousand years later.

In the past, the cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths truly did not know whether the Heavenly Emperor still existed, but now they almost had a conclusion.

Because in that very year, the suppression of the Great Dao that had shrouded the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths for nearly 90,000 years truly began to loosen.

Countless peak-level Quasi-Emperors were thrilled. They could truly feel that the heavens and earth, which had been suppressing their path to enlightenment, had relaxed their restrictions.

Although it was only a slight loosening, it truly proved that the Heavenly Emperor had passed away.

A historian sighed deeply and eventually wrote the ancient history of the Heavenly Emperor's death in the historical records.

"Has the Heavenly Emperor truly passed away? He didn't sever his own life to create a forbidden zone, nor did he become an immortal. Did he simply accept his death peacefully?" someone lamented.

But in any case, history has turned this page, and a new page has begun.

Whether it's a winding road or a glorious one.

What one was like in their past life does not affect the outstanding individuals who will compete for supremacy in their future lives.

A thrilling era begins, with stars shining brightly in the sky. Senior cultivators suppress juniors, while younger cultivators rise up to slay their predecessors.

A constellation of stars shone brightly, countless imperial luminaries gleaming in their light.
In this lifetime, someone truly will become an emperor.

Ten thousand years after the passing of the Heavenly Emperor, the suppression of the Great Dao completely dissipated.

In that same year, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth resounded, drawing the attention of all living beings, even the supreme beings of forbidden zones.

Someone is undergoing the Tribulation of an Emperor!

(End of this chapter)