The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Chapter 400 Even Heaven and Man Decline, Journey to Kunlun Begins

"Indeed, when people are pushed to the limit, they are capable of anything." Luo Zu sighed as he observed the situation in the human world.

The incident at the teahouse is just one aspect of the whole picture, and similar things have been happening frequently in the world lately.

The struggles of the Heavenly Emperor Yang, the struggles of the various Immortal Venerables and Heavenly Venerables, and the celestial officials are all attempts to escape the prison of the curse in the final moments of their lives.

Each of them displayed their unique abilities, leaving Luo Zu dazzled.

To his surprise, the Heavenly Demon Commander had no idea that he could come up with such a brilliant idea. More importantly, Luo Zu suddenly realized that his grasp of the Great Dao of Existence was not as profound as he had imagined.

The Heavenly Demon General was transformed from the inner demon of the Great Dao, and therein lies the profound meaning of the Great Dao. However, he suddenly had a strange idea and used such means to make the immortality laws of the immortals in the celestial realm non-existent, which caused the immortals to fall into the calamity of longevity.

The Great Dao that exists above all other Great Daos is the Great Dao of the Source in the hierarchy of Great Daos defined by Luo Zu. Even if the Heavenly Emperor Yang used the power of the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Realm to suppress it, it could only delay it by 30,000 years.

Thirty thousand years have passed in a flash, and the immortals of the celestial realm naturally need to find a solution quickly.

Although they had all used their own unique abilities and methods, they could not escape this curse of premature death.

Among them, the Heavenly Emperor and several Celestial Venerables devised a method.

That is to resolve one's own lifespan decline through reincarnation in the Nine Netherworlds.

After all, reincarnation is ordained by the immortals, and there must be great supernatural powers within them that can perhaps offset or dissolve this decline in lifespan.

They didn't have many options left. In this world, only the Heavenly Demon King of the Heavenly Demon Realm and the "One God" in the Floating Life Realm who was suspected to be the Immortal Elder Yu Nian could help them resolve this calamity. However, one was unreachable and dared not seek him out, while the other had already sealed off the Floating Life Realm and intended to refine it into a divine kingdom, so he had no time to help them.

As for the spirit of the artifact realm, which is a half-step spiritual treasure, the Heavenly Emperor and others have already sought its help, but it cannot resolve this calamity.

Finally, with nowhere else to turn, they had no choice but to use their own unique abilities, which led to the scene we see today—the Heavenly Emperor severed his afflictions and was reborn as a human.

The Heavenly Emperor begged the Five Visceral Immortals to send the 1,008 thoughts he had severed into the cycle of reincarnation.

He was willing to be a test subject in the ongoing process of reincarnation.

Now it seems that although his thoughts have been put into the cycle of reincarnation and his lifespan has been resolved, these distracting thoughts are no longer "him".

After numerous trials, those lingering resentments, under the great supernatural power of reincarnation, all transformed into new individuals, never retaining their original appearance.

If that's the case, then what's the difference between that and him taking his own life?

If the experiment had ended there, there would be no subsequent events. However, the Heavenly Emperor Yang added another supernatural power to the remnant of his own will.

This supernatural power was transformed from the source of his immortal magic. After it was separated, even the Heavenly Emperor Yangdu could no longer use such a supernatural power. It was as if he had given away all the great Dao of Heaven and Earth that he had comprehended.

After making this change, he finally discovered that he had some connection with the newly separated remnant.

What he didn't know was that he was also connected to that group of lingering spirits from before, but he couldn't detect it with his current level of cultivation. In addition, he had never cultivated the Great Dao related to reincarnation, so he couldn't understand its profound mysteries and thought he had failed.

However, even if Luo Zu pointed out the key to him, given his cultivation level, he would not be able to use these separated remnants of his will to be reborn.

Moreover, he had grand ambitions; he not only wanted this remnant of life to be reborn, but also to escape the decline of his lifespan and return his supernatural powers and abilities to his new body.

Therefore, it is normal for him to eventually devise a new method; ultimately, it all leads to the same result.

But he was too greedy and too hasty.

After his first successful experiment, he dispersed his supernatural powers and magic into his divided thoughts, which were then reincarnated one by one, becoming new individuals in the human world and even in other heavens.

The Five Viscera Immortal Lord, who was personally in charge of this matter, also told him not to be anxious or impatient, but to wait and take it slowly.

But he really couldn't wait a moment longer; the decline of his lifespan was constantly chasing after him, making him dare not stop for even a moment.

He feared that as soon as he stopped, he would be overtaken by the decline of lifespan, his primordial spirit would disintegrate, his physical body would perish, and his true spirit would vanish into nothingness.

This is the lifespan of celestial beings, which is different from the birth, aging, sickness, and death of ordinary people.

The celestial beings' lifespan declines, which is a true death, coupled with the curse of the Heavenly Demon General—an ominous old age.

The Heavenly Emperor Yangdu had no idea what terrifying things he would encounter before his lifespan ended.

He didn't want to face it, so he struggled desperately.

Now he has dissipated all his immortal powers and supernatural abilities, leaving only the authority of the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Realm that he holds.

Luo Zu naturally saw his struggle, but did not help him. He just watched coldly, wanting to see how the path of reincarnation, which was on the verge of completion, would evolve.

Perhaps he cannot succeed, but what if it is driven by the countless beings?

Even the Heavenly Emperor Yang was just one of the ordinary beings in the eyes of Luo Zu, nothing more than an ordinary person.

Don't you see, even the second-generation Barbarian Lord Gu, whom he raised by his own hands, rarely offered him any help, and never even acknowledged him?

So Yangzhen is nothing special; she's just more useful as a pawn.

There won't be much in terms of personal feelings. He is currently observing the myriad heavens of the Heart Sea from the perspective of the Heavenly Dao, and in a sense, all the beings in the heavens are a part of him.

He now places more emphasis on the evolution of reincarnation.

The Heavenly Emperor Yang's methods were still somewhat crude, and although he said he was giving it his all, he actually lacked a bit of spirit.

The so-called spirit is something that can be grasped in a single thought, so it all depends on one's own fate.

However, after much calculation, he actually found this possibility.

This united the remnants of the teahouse-like world before Luo Zu, who intended to rebel against him. He was then killed by them, only to be "resurrected" from among them.

Such a scheme was naturally not easy, and it was bound to cause a lot of trouble. Therefore, the Heavenly Emperor asked his friend, the Five Visceral Immortal Lord, to look after the key points, especially the reversal of the two poles at the last moment.

However, the path of immortality has been lost in the mortal world, and all other methods have been lost, leaving only the path of pure martial arts.

However, even a pure martial artist has his limits; he can only cultivate to the level of a "Martial Immortal," which is comparable to a Celestial Immortal. How could he possibly contend with the Heavenly Emperor, who holds the power of the Heavenly Dao in the Immortal Realm? That would require a huge amount of effort.

Therefore, the Heavenly Emperor could only ask the Five Visceral Immortals to act as "Grandpa" and arrange some adventures for these reincarnated remnants.

For example, the dilapidated caves of the previous era, or the methods of absorbing starlight from outer space were taught to them.

This is how the remnant thoughts of his 365 clones were able to activate his own immortal magic source.

These immortal techniques are not only the foundation upon which these remnant clones exist, but also a hidden scheme devised by the Heavenly Emperor.

He could use these immortal techniques to possess a group of lingering clones at the last moment.

Moreover, all the immortal techniques originate from the Heavenly Emperor Yang, so there is an innate affinity for them, and they will eventually converge into one.

This was the scheme of the Heavenly Emperor Yang.

However, the Heavenly Emperor's time is running out. Some celestial officials in the Immortal Realm have already died of old age, and Ghost Lord is urging them to hurry up and set off.

None of the immortals in the celestial realm who have lived for so many years have seen through life and death; they all strive to survive.

One celestial being abandoned his physical body and directly entrusted his true spirit to the grotto-heaven, transforming into the spirit of the grotto-heaven.

He managed to survive, and the feeling that his lifespan was nearing its end disappeared, but he was soon overwhelmed by the power of the cave and eventually became part of it.

Such a negative example frightened many celestial beings and immortals who had such plans.

As the time drew near, celestial officials fell one after another, celestial venerables also transformed into Daoist grottoes, and some celestial venerables directly abandoned everything of themselves, dissolved all their Daoist magic, and then possessed ordinary beings in the Eight Immortal Realms, intending to escape this inevitable decline in lifespan.

But he still failed. The curse of the Heavenly Demon General was fixed on their true spirits. No matter where they fled or how their physical bodies changed, they could not escape this calamity.

Left with no other choice, they could only place their hopes on reincarnation.

Just then, the Heavenly Emperor also secretly announced the progress of his experiment to all the Celestial Venerables of the Celestial Court.

He hoped that the immortals could lend him a hand.

"It is not that I insist on controlling the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Realm, but rather that the Heavenly Dao has entrusted itself to me, and I am truly unable to extricate myself. I would like to ask you all to join me in suppressing my old body when my remnant reincarnation attacks the Immortal Realm, so that the plan can succeed." The Heavenly Emperor begged a group of Immortal Venerables to make this request.

The immortals, wanting to know if the Heavenly Emperor's method was feasible, all readily agreed.

After the agreement was made, the celestial beings, together with the Heavenly Emperor, kept a close eye on the "adventures" of the Heavenly Emperor's remnant reincarnation in the mortal world, waiting for them to ascend to heaven.

During this time, Luo Zu also gathered a group of clansmen who had signed up to go to Kunlun Mountain to listen to the sage preach.

It's almost time; they need to set off.

(End of this chapter)