The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 127 Reversing Life Eight Times
"In other words, I've returned to the time when I first arrived in this world," Xu He said, pondering silently.

He still remembers the time when he came to the world of Shrouding the Heavens, which was almost during this period.

After Xu Hesheng achieved great success, he also tried to return to Blue Star to observe that place, after all, every wanderer who has left home has a dream of returning home.

However, upon arriving at the ancient star Yinghuo and taking out the Bodhi Seed, a large array imbued with the law of cause and effect was automatically activated.

From then on, Xu He was unable to return home.

“I understand now. The previous causal fluctuations were not due to Ye Fan.” At that time, Xu He once thought that it was because of Ye Fan’s attainment of the realm of eternal enlightenment.

Now, after hundreds of thousands of years and the fact that Ye Fan had not appeared, Xu He finally determined the reason.

"It's because of me, it's because I'm here."

Xu He was absolutely certain that even if it weren't for his current location, his future location would prevent him from descending to this place.

"So, the reason why it could not descend before, but can now, is because the Great Dream of Eternity has boarded the fast train of the River of Time?"

Xu He had a rough idea.

In his own era, the threats from the Emperor, the Undying Emperor, and the Mysterious Clan were already imminent.

It takes a vast amount of time to accumulate the necessary experience to become an immortal through nine lifetimes. Perhaps Xu He could also become an immortal in the mortal world in one leap, but the consequence of that would be that he would not be able to go far on the path to immortality.

Only with the foundation of the immortals of the mortal world could one obtain the ticket to "break through the king and become an emperor".

Throughout history, all those who have reached the pinnacle of their power have been like this.

Perhaps the paths may differ, but they must all be based on the pinnacle of worldly immortality.

However, it is foreseeable that the Emperor and the others will not give themselves that much time to develop.

Xu He never lets his guard down, as he always has, and even more so after witnessing the great battle between the alien realm and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The disparity in strength between the two realms is too great.

According to the Emperor, if he had truly summoned the strange race, or if he had activated and sent out coordinates, then a host of powerful enemies would descend, and if he had no one by his side to defend a single line of defense...

Xu He didn't think about it further. He felt that arriving at the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors might be a glimmer of hope emerging from the long dream.

From the abstract to the concrete, from the ancient to the modern.

Xu He truly achieved the pinnacle of a grand, timeless dream.

"Let's go and witness this scene first."

Xu He immediately rushed to the battlefield, and under his witness, the Battle of Zhuolu broke out.

The man who resembled the Void Emperor and the man who resembled the Eternal Universe Emperor were extremely dazzling in this battle.

Their unusual abilities eventually led people to call them "Qi practitioners".

After this battle, the Yellow Emperor unified the various tribes, traveled through the star fields, and upon returning to Earth, he used what he had seen and heard to forge the Nine Tripods, symbolizing the nine provinces of the world.

Xu He had been observing them closely and knew that the two might be potential allies. So he took the initiative to appear before them and impart some techniques to help them return to their peak realm as soon as possible.

Having done everything, Xu He chose to seal away his memories.

Since this grand dream of eternity has given me the opportunity to understand the mortal world, then let me walk through it and take my final leap amidst the torrent of history.

On that day, the world changed dramatically, and countless strange phenomena arose, with dragons and phoenixes appearing and soaring throughout the universe.

The Yellow River became clear overnight.
When the Yellow River runs clear, a sage will appear.

The sixth generation.

In this life, Xu He became a fisherman on the banks of the Yellow River. One day, while fishing, the Yellow River surged, and a corpse was washed ashore.

Although his hair and beard were all white and he exuded an aura of death, appearing as if he had been dead for a long time, his body remained incorruptible and even harder than copper or iron.

A brand new soul was born from the empty shell.

After that, in the midst of a long and undying dream, Xu He, who had temporarily lost his memory, only remembered that the person had become the Keeper of the Archives of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Riding an ox eastward, a purple aura stretched for three thousand miles before disappearing from the sight of the world.

It was only against the backdrop of the Hundred Schools of Thought that he founded the Taoist school of thought, and the legend of him being respectfully called "Laozi" continues to this day.

In this life, Xu He still fishes. For some reason, he loves fishing very much, and for some reason, he always catches a lot of fish, which makes others envious.

He just seemed to love fishing too much, and remained a bachelor his whole life.

No matter how others tried to arrange a marriage, or how the girl next door flirted with him, he remained unmoved.

In this life, he simply turned his back on all living beings, fishing alone for eternity.

Finally, during one of the Yellow River's flood seasons, the river churned and swept him into its depths. The Yellow River changed its course, carrying endless silt and sand as it rushed toward the sea.

Not long after that, the Zhou dynasty's rites and music collapsed.

The ruler of Zheng shot an arrow at the Zhou emperor.

……

When Xu He awoke again, the tides of history helped him live out his seventh life.

In this era of chaos and conflict, foreign invasions have occurred, and even the emperor once said, "Why don't they eat meat porridge?"

In this life, Xu He was so poor that he had no choice but to sell straw sandals.

He dreamt of eternity, a dream so real it was almost unreal, a dream that truly merged reality and illusion. For the first time in all time, he experienced hunger.

Left with no other choice, I had to live under someone else's roof.

The chaos continues as five foreign tribes invade.

Finally, after countless days and nights of accumulation,

He rose up in rebellion.

Some people once said that it was a "prophecy of the golden knife," which led him to take Liu as his surname, call himself a descendant of the Han dynasty, and attract heroes from all over the world to join him.

During a reconnaissance mission, he led a small reconnaissance team of several dozen men to investigate the enemy's movements, but unexpectedly ran into thousands of enemy soldiers on the way.

The disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves was immense, and everyone wanted to retreat, but Xu He showed no fear, raised his sword and charged straight into the enemy ranks.

With a thousand men surrounding them, it seemed like everything was already decided.

But a surprising scene unfolded: Xu He seemed to have regained even a fraction of his former abilities, and in front of thousands of witnesses, he single-handedly fought against an army of thousands.

From then on, Xu He became famous in the army.

Later generations, upon consulting historical records, found it all quite bizarre, yet they still offered high praise to this Emperor Wu of Song.

……

In this life, Xu He died during a campaign.

His body did not decay; he simply found a secluded place to silently observe the changes in the world and the tides of history.

It evokes the feeling of watching the tide from the sea.

And so, I sit idly, observing the world.

When this body regained its senses, it was Xu He's seventh incarnation.

Xu He, the seventh generation, became a soldier in the army at the end of the Tang Dynasty. He survived the battle that changed the dynasty and eventually died of old age.

When Xu He opened his eyes again, he had already lived through his eighth life.

In this life, Xu He returned to the modern world.

Finally, in his eighth life, he saw his parents again and witnessed the scene of his sudden disappearance in the security hall. In this life, Xu He stayed obediently by his parents' side and never left, just like any ordinary child in the mortal world who is filial to their parents.

The longer Xu He stayed by the two elders' side, the more he could feel an indescribable worldly power filling him.

At that moment, Xu He suddenly understood many things.

"A grand dream that lasts for eternity, what a grand dream that lasts for eternity!" Xu He laughed loudly: "From illusion to reality, from the past to the present, but it is a mixture of illusion and reality."

"The Immortal Ancient Era and the Chaotic Ancient Era may not have been a dream, but the present is definitely a dream."

Xu He knew that this was a sliver of an opportunity given to him by Da Meng Wangu to make up for his regrets.

To become an immortal in the mortal world is to defy the heavens; merely traveling through mountains and rivers is not enough to accomplish it.

In the third chapter of the Immortal Cultivation, countless cultivators believed they had severed many shackles. However, humans are not made of wood or stone, so how could they be without feelings? In the hearts of cultivators, how could there be no regrets?

The same applies to becoming an immortal in the mortal world.

In this life, Xu He finally made up for the debt in his heart, and from then on, his state of mind was complete and without any flaws.

The eighth incarnation of Xu He voluntarily ended this strange state. The River of Time slowly appeared before him. Finally, he stepped onto the River of Time, took one last look at his hometown, and walked step by step toward his own era without ever looking back, without a trace of attachment.

……

"boom!"

The heavens and earth trembled violently, and chaotic energy spread from the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, instantly enveloping the heavens and earth.

The tremor was so powerful that its fluctuations caused ripples to spread across the world's barriers, and even the spatial barriers of the strange space above rippled slightly.

"He has finally taken this step." The Immortal Emperor fell into a long silence, finally letting out a sigh.

He doesn't understand,

Why are those he targets, and those who target him, all extremely powerful figures?

Wu Shi is one, Xu He from the lower realm is another, and the Empress from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land has also reached this point.

The Immortal Emperor's face was extremely gloomy. The great battle that was about to happen was almost foreseeable; it was a war in which even they risked their lives.

The local immortal beside him was equally gloomy.

This time, we are truly about to face a formidable foe.

However, the local immortals did not think about it for too long, since a great battle was inevitable once they arrived here.

There is no reason to give up halfway, and it is impossible for that to happen.

There is only one battle left.

On the other side, Emperor Wushi wore a gratified smile.

"It's much faster than I expected."

While I was pleased, I was also somewhat surprised.

Although he did not achieve the status of a mortal immortal through the nine-life path, he was aware of how difficult that path was.

After all, there is a rumor that the Desolate Heavenly Emperor only became a mortal immortal after nine lifetimes.

Moreover, more than one supreme being throughout history has lived three lifetimes in an attempt to replicate this miracle, but they all perished on this path.

From the very first moment Emperor Wushi saw Xu He, he felt that Xu He would become a powerful Immortal King in the future, and that given time, he might actually surpass him.

He and the Undying Emperor had a long-standing feud. In his memory, although the Undying Emperor was far inferior to him, he was still a powerful supreme being, not to mention after becoming a mortal immortal.

But this great emperor was so powerful that he used some secret technique to injure the immortal realm while still in the human realm.

It should be noted that this was not a half-baked immortal corpse killed by Lingbao Tianzun. The Undying Emperor was a true mortal immortal, a celestial spirit.

"Let's hurry up to the upper realm. It's too stifling to endure here." Emperor Wushi's words inadvertently revealed a hint of urgency, and then he glanced down at the lower realm, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Moreover, there seems to be something here that I dislike..." The Great Emperor Wushi glanced at an unnamed place where the space fluctuated and was somewhat strange, as if it did not belong to the same layer as this world.

……

The turmoil in the lower realms surpasses even that in the strange realms.

The Heavenly Emperor has appeared. This time, he travels through the nine heavens and ten lands, once again reigning supreme over the world.

Countless people felt that familiar chaotic energy, and their hearts were filled with countless waves.

Even the Supreme Emperors were no exception; they clearly remembered that the Heavenly Emperor had not appeared in the world for ten thousand years since he closed the Bronze Palace.

For those ten thousand years, no one could detect its traces, but today the Emperor has appeared, perhaps it is truly the success of the Great Dream of Ten Thousand Years.

Chuan Ying was at the peak of his second life. He looked up at the starry sky and sighed softly.
"Fortunately, I came back, otherwise I really wouldn't have lived to see that day..."

Duan De emerged from the earth, and now he has almost reached the point of perfection, but feeling that chaotic energy, he, who is almost a mortal immortal, still feels extremely terrified.

Even if he was about to take that step, even if he took that step right now, he was certain that he was very likely no match for Xu He in ten moves.

"How terrifying! The dream of eternity has come true, and he has returned from the illusory to the real. Did he go to the Immortal Ancient Era?" Duan De wondered silently.

The Golden Crow Emperor was almost in tears; he had finally lived to see this day.
The reason for his immense excitement was simply that he desperately wanted to become an immortal.

In the ten thousand years since the Heavenly Emperor disappeared, he initially thought he could rule the world, but he soon discovered that there were several figures in this world who only existed in ancient history, and his dream of ruling the world was shattered once again.

Therefore, he searched for the Heavenly Emperor almost frantically, hoping to become an immortal, but to no avail for thousands of years.

He still remembered that the Heavenly Emperor had said that he wanted to perfect his Great Dao and take the final step.

The Emperor's reappearance in the world today may signify the completion of the Great Dao and his true preparation to attack the Immortal Realm.

Xu He was born. He came to the very center of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and with a wave of his hand, he sprinkled immortal matter to replenish this world and facilitate his future plans.

Under Xu He's nourishment, spiritual energy began to recover, and mortals also benefited greatly at this moment, and all the hardships of the human world were relieved.

After completing all this, Xu He returned to Heaven.

He unsealed his old friends who were sealed within the divine source, one by one. Among them was Jiang Lu, the former Kunpeng Demon Emperor.

Xu He originally intended to find a Dao-harmonizing flower so that Jiang Lu could become emperor again, but in the end he chose to let her compete for the throne again.

He believed that as a descendant of the Ten Fiends of Antiquity, Jiang Lu would surely be able to reproduce the glory of his ancestors.

Also taken out were Xu Chang'an, Jiang Taixu, and a host of heavenly soldiers and generals from the Heavenly Court.

Some of them are still at the peak of their careers, while others are already in their twilight years.

But none of this had any effect.

Xu He took out the immortal elixir and a host of other immortal treasures, and used the Nine Cauldrons to refine the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, bringing them all to their peak condition.

Xu He released them from the Heavenly Court, allowing them to do their utmost to attain enlightenment.
He knew, of course, that some of these people were destined not to be able to prove themselves through their own strength, but at least they were given a chance, and their future path would be much broader.

Finally, Xu He released his former protector, Emperor Li Yang.

"It's been a long time. You seem to have become very strong. Even I can hardly see through you anymore," said Quasi-Emperor Li Yang, raising an eyebrow.

Xu He sensed the admiration beneath the arrogance and retorted, not to be outdone, "I'm only good enough to defeat three thousand of you with a single hair."

The conversation ended unhappily.

Li Yang went to prove his Dao.

Xu He chose to end this life, live out his ninth life, and finally ascend to immortality.

(End of this chapter)