The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 113 The Azure Emperor's Resurrection
A thousand years have passed, and Xu He sits cross-legged in the Heavenly Emperor's Palace.

On this day, the Chaos Green Lotus within the Bitter Sea burst forth with light, as if it had truly revived, once again becoming the supreme immortal elixir it once was.

Xu He looked over and saw the Azure Emperor's primordial spirit gradually detaching from the desolate tower.

It's as if the ivy that covered the wall was cleared away in an instant, peeled off, and returned to the original tower body.

The Azure Emperor's primordial spirit truly separated and walked step by step toward the Chaos Azure Lotus within his body.

Overnight, lotus flowers bloomed all over the sea of ​​suffering.

Xu He watched this scene quietly, without saying a word.

In his previous life, he had advised the Azure Emperor that now was not the time for resurrection. With the arrival of this life, perhaps the Azure Emperor was truly unable to bear the loneliness. Of course, there was also the Azure Emperor's confidence that he was now without flaws and could once again ascend to the pinnacle.

This time, Xu He did not stop him, choosing instead to let the Azure Emperor follow his own path.

Everyone has their own path and destiny, and sometimes forcibly interfering may not yield better results.

If the Azure Emperor ultimately falls before the Immortal Gate, it means that the Azure Emperor is not the Chaos Azure Lotus Immortal King after all. Even if there are countless connections, he is just a similar flower.

Xu He also believed that the Azure Emperor, who was able to leave the Immortal Transformation Pool through his own perseverance and transform from an immortal elixir into a cultivator, might be able to create some kind of miracle on the path to immortality, as long as he stopped being obsessed with the evolution of the Immortal Realm.

Finally, after countless days and months, the Azure Emperor's primordial spirit merged with the Chaos Azure Lotus within the Sea of ​​Bitterness, instantly unleashing endless celestial light.

Three thousand blue lotuses emerged from the sea of ​​suffering, each one reaching to the heavens and earth, seemingly capable of shattering the star field.

Each lotus leaf holds up a star.

A blue lotus platform emerged from the sea of ​​suffering, and the oppressive aura of the Demon Emperor from the post-ancient era swept out.

The outside world was in an uproar.

Some people looked at the earth shaking violently, and in an instant, they looked towards the Purple Star Domain, where the azure immortal light was soaring into the sky, almost illuminating the eternal blue sky.

"This..." a cultivator exclaimed in shock, "Is this another masterpiece of the Heavenly Emperor?"

"What exactly did the Heavenly Emperor do?!"

"Wait, why would a Chaos Lotus appear in the void?" Someone saw the Chaos Lotus spreading in the void and wondered if there was something wrong with their eyes.

Ancient beings awoke from the divine source, sensing the chaotic blue lotus, and murmured in astonishment:
"This...this is not the Heavenly Emperor...but rather resembles someone...a hero from the post-apocalyptic era..."

Finally, the old sage remembered that towering figure:
"I understand, that person is the Azure Emperor!"

A cry of surprise startled even the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone.

"A lotus blooming under the eternal blue sky? It's Wan Qing?" The Supreme Being's eyes widened: "He's not dead?"

"Damn it, the Divine Ruins have been pacified, otherwise we could have gone to ask them." A Supreme Being said with surprise and uncertainty.

They knew that Wan Qing had once forcefully ascended to the Divine Ruins, truly killed the Holy Spirit, and even took away the Desolate Tower.

However, they were unaware of the details.

"What on earth happened? Could it be that the Holy Body guy revived Wan Qing?!"

...The commotion outside had nothing to do with the Heavenly Emperor's Palace.

At this moment, within the sea of ​​suffering,
A figure appeared, sitting cross-legged on a lotus platform. Chaotic immortal light formed a jade hair ornament for him, and his brows were full of disdain.

Dressed in a simple blue robe, he appeared to be only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, yet his eyes revealed the vicissitudes of life.

At this moment, he stepped off the lotus platform and walked barefoot on Xu He's golden sea of ​​suffering, each step revealing a blue lotus.

At the same time, the Jianmu and Ginseng Fruit trees around him, which were originally formed from immortal energy and immortal matter, grew wildly, and their withered bones grew flesh. Their originally illusory forms became solid at this moment.

Endless immortal matter poured out, and the Chaotic Green Lotus actually sprinkled its own essence to nourish Xu He's Sea of ​​Bitterness.

The Azure Emperor walked out of the Sea of ​​Bitterness step by step, out of that void space, until he sat down in front of Xu He.

"Thank you for saving me ten thousand years ago, fellow Daoist. I have no way to repay the provisions from tens of thousands of years ago, so I can only return them to you with the remaining medicinal power of my lotus body," the Azure Emperor said with an apologetic look in his eyes.

He probably felt that he could never repay Xu He's great kindness.

"It's alright. Fellow Daoist's ability to defy the heavens and return is ultimately due to your own extraordinary abilities. You just need a medium to help you." Xu He waved his hand. In fact, the matter of the Azure Emperor taking root in his Bitter Sea and absorbing its essence was nothing special, and he didn't care about it.

"That may be true, but if it weren't for the extraordinary nature of your Bitter Sea, I wouldn't have been able to return in my peak condition." The Azure Emperor still expressed his gratitude. He knew that it was the person in front of him who had taken the initiative to seek him out. If he had to wait for the destined person, it would probably have taken forever.

Recalling Xu He's sea of ​​suffering, the Azure Emperor truly felt a moment of daze, wishing he could take root there for a long time.

It felt like my hometown.

"Fellow Daoist's sea of ​​suffering far surpasses that of ordinary Great Emperors. You have truly brought this cultivation system to its end, and even achieved transcendence."

The Azure Emperor remembered that there were several immortal herbs within Xu He's Sea of ​​Bitterness, but that was only the second part. In addition, many divine trees that only existed in mythology had spontaneously evolved within the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

Most importantly, the Azure Emperor is certain that given enough time, Xu He's Bitter Sea will evolve towards the Immortal Realm and truly become a world within him.

He recalled his previous experiences of forcefully suppressing the deity of the Desolate Tower, taking over its domain, and attempting to evolve the Immortal Realm, all of which ended in failure and leaving him with little time left in his lifespan.

They thought they could continue the immortal legend of Emperor Cheng, but unexpectedly, they capsized in a ditch.

An awkward expression appeared.

Xu He, with his sharp eyes, naturally noticed the changes in the Azure Emperor and knew the reasons behind them.

He smiled inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged; he simply spoke:
"Fellow Daoist's idea is correct, but the practice is wrong."

“This world lacks the substance for immortality, and even immortal artifacts are powerless to help it.” Xu He sighed. “In my opinion, the evolution of the Immortal Realm does indeed need an anchor point. Therefore, by using the Bitter Sea and the Immortal Elixir of Immortality, we can use our own strength to propel it towards the Immortal Realm little by little.”

"Fellow Daoist has gone far on the path to immortality, perhaps the path of evolving the Immortal Realm can truly be followed."

He could sense Xu He's extraordinary realm. The Azure Emperor smiled bitterly. He knew that he had gone astray. Now that he had come out of the world, he had figured it out. Rather than wasting his time in the desolate tower, he would rather find a new path to immortality.

In the end, the Azure Emperor left the Heavenly Court and chose to travel through the mortal world. He began his journey in the Eternal Starfield, traversed the ancient star paths, returned to the Eastern Wilderness, stopped at the ruins of the Eastern Wilderness Divine Ruins, and then went to the place where he killed the Holy Spirit to gain insights into the mortal world.

He did not deliberately conceal his whereabouts, and many people noticed that a peak emperor was walking in the world.

The news spread like wildfire. The Azure Emperor had been resurrected, and countless people were amazed that the first demon emperor to attain enlightenment in the post-ancient era had actually returned against all odds.

(End of this chapter)