The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 93 Second Generation
A thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the Heavenly Emperor's blood essence has truly vanished, even the golden light that used to surround the Heavenly Court has disappeared.

Some cultivators with lower cultivation levels speculated that the Heavenly Emperor might have truly transformed into a Daoist being.

Some cultivators firmly believe that the Heavenly Emperor has not yet taken the elixir of immortality and is still in his first life.

But gradually, hundreds of years passed, the Heavenly Emperor's later years, and the lives of generations of cultivators.

The Heavenly Emperor's blood essence has truly dissipated, and no matter how hard cultivators search, they cannot find him.

At this moment, some people finally began to suspect that the Heavenly Emperor might have died before he could take the elixir of immortality.

The news spread like wildfire, quickly reaching every corner of the land, and even months and years later, it was still a topic of conversation among people.

Some were saddened, some were doubtful.

The penalty area, however, did not react at all.

Some even sneered and cursed, calling the Holy Body shameless and trying to play dirty tricks to lure them out again.

Furthermore, a supreme being declared that he would never appear in the world, and that if anyone had the ability, the Holy Body would come to the forbidden zone on its own.

Very few cultivators knew of the Supreme Being's wrath, but those who did glimmered a glimmer of hope in the Supreme Being's words. They prayed that the Heavenly Emperor was truly fishing for them, and not that he was about to transform into a Daoist.

Many years have passed, and some people are still waiting, while others have long forgotten about it.

But after a clap of thunder, in the night when spring rain fell and spring breezes blew across the banks of the Yangtze River.

In the early morning, tender green leaves sprout from the ground and lush bamboo stretches towards the sky.

Something seemed to have changed in the world. At first, it was just that farmers saw the morning dew on the leaves in the mountains turn golden. Later, when they looked up at the sky, they saw a bright sun walking across the starry sky.

It really is walking.

The sun was almost impossible to see clearly, but one could roughly make out that it was a person.

The humanoid sun traveled all over the world, shocking countless people. However, before the final verdict was reached, some people were still doubtful. After all, the Golden Crow clan could also transform into the sun and illuminate the nine heavens and ten earths.

But suddenly, billions of rays of light emerged from beneath that radiant sun.

Then, the four spirits of heaven and earth paved the way for it, and the nine heavens and ten earths laid the road for it. The golden road, formed by golden blood energy and imperial laws, stretched all the way to the end of the nine heavens and ten earths, even crossing the edge of the universe and the long river of time.

"Heavenly Emperor!" Finally, upon seeing this familiar scene, a cultivator exclaimed in surprise, and then burst into tears.

A boundless surge of blood energy, a golden path.

Such ostentation must belong to the Heavenly Emperor, or a sacred being.

When ancient emperors traveled and walked through the mortal world, the thoughts and power of all living beings attached themselves to them, making them even more majestic.

As the sun rises in the east, all things awaken and offer fervent prayers to the Heavenly Emperor.

Finally, the humanoid sun in the starry sky waved its hand.
Countless streams of divine light transformed into beams of light, heading towards several ancient life-bearing stars within the universe.

All living beings only glimpsed the light rain coming from the deep sky, as if it had pierced through time and space, and the next moment it transformed into another spring rain falling on the nine heavens and ten earths.

At this moment, the tender bud that had just sprouted suddenly grew into a towering tree, and even bore abundant fruit with a fragrance that filled the air.

At this moment, the rice seeds and wheat seedlings in the land also grow tall and proud, eventually producing plump grains of rice that bow down to the working people.

Moreover, the land that had become increasingly barren due to the impending ascension of the Heavenly Emperor deepened in color at this moment, transforming into fertile black soil.

There was no chemical fertilizer, but grain production began today.

Some elderly farmers who have toiled on the land for many years suffer from hidden ailments in their waists and legs due to years of hard work, and every rainstorm exacerbates their pain.

But this golden spring rain brought them no pain whatsoever; instead, it made them feel as warm as if they were bathed in sunlight. Their injuries and illnesses vanished at that moment, and the golden rain seemed to prolong their lives.

From that moment on, the extraordinary phenomenon of today was etched into the ancient history of all peoples.

Generally speaking, ancient history is extremely brief and often has a cold and harsh tone.

However, the descriptions of the Heavenly Emperor are full of praise. In ancient history, there is only one sentence, "The Heavenly Emperor sends down sweet rain, and all the difficulties of the human world are relieved," which proves his great achievements.

Xu He absorbed the spiritual energy of all living beings flowing towards him from heaven and earth. In the past, he would have had some concerns about the toxicity of spiritual energy, but now he no longer cared and could neutralize it with his own power.

Furthermore, aren't the diverse thoughts and powers of all beings also a kind of tempering in the mortal world?
Just by feeling it, Xu He seemed to have lived through a hundred lifetimes.

Xu He walked the golden road step by step, traversing the world. He had already taken the immortal peach elixir and lived a second life.

My body is indeed extremely young now, and much stronger than before.

Xu He even felt nostalgic for the days of bloody battles.

"A young body is truly wonderful," Xu He sighed, before finally walking back to Heaven along the golden road.

Xu He did not go to the forbidden zone, which disappointed many cultivators, who were still hoping that the Heavenly Emperor would cause a ruckus in the forbidden zone.

Of course, the supreme beings inside the penalty area also breathed a sigh of relief.

They were also worried that the Heavenly Emperor would descend upon the forbidden area while he was in his prime.

After all, Xu He was already able to kill several supreme beings even in his later years, so what would he be like in his prime as the second generation?

The Supremes of the Forbidden Zone would never have imagined that Xu He now completely disregards them.

Even if he mobilized all his forces, Xu He was confident that he could break the turmoil with one fell swoop, even if he himself was seriously injured and on the verge of death.

Back in the Heavenly Court, the golden light surrounding Xu He gradually subsided. Just now, he was like the sun, but in reality, it was the residual medicinal power of the immortal elixir.

After consuming the elixir of immortality, Xu He was enveloped by its powerful life force, undergoing a complete purification from head to toe, almost like a complete transformation.

After the elixir transformed Xu He's body from old age to its peak, the remaining medicinal power adhered to Xu He's body, transforming into the most dazzling stream of light in the world, making him resemble the sun.

The stream of light that Xu He scattered with a wave of his hand was naturally formed from the remaining medicinal power.

It was of little use to Xu He, but it was a rare opportunity for all living beings in the world.

"My first life lasted 38,000 years. I wonder what my lifespan will be like in this second life?" Xu He said with great pleasure, feeling his youthful body.

His lifespan in his first life was truly extraordinary; he officially entered his later years when he reached 30,000 years of lifespan.

He originally thought that he would be fortunate to have three or four thousand years left in his old age, but he never expected that his old age would last for eight thousand years.

It was almost the entire life of a quasi-emperor.

After calming down, Xu He pondered to himself that there were roughly three reasons why he was able to enjoy such a long old age.

One is to be in a state of enlightenment for a long time. In this state, lifespan is lost very slowly, and occasional breakthroughs and insights can also extend lifespan.

Furthermore, the transformation of the Bitter Sea into the Immortal Realm was indeed influenced to some extent by a very small amount of immortal matter.

The last and most important reason.

Xu He sensed that the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth seemed unwilling to let him perish and was trying its best to hold him back.

(End of this chapter)