Chapter 2318: The Malice of the Human Emperors Throughout History

This is the human immortal dynasty, the glorious and prosperous era when the Human Emperor reigns in the world.

The Human Emperor sits high above the nine heavens, the boundless starry sky has fallen into an unprecedented peace, the achievements of immortal Dao science and technology, culture, art, entertainment and so on are countless, and in the historical records of humanity, they are also rare periods of stability and prosperity.

And within the nine heavens, the Human Emperor's palace is ancient and weathered, solemn and heavy, as if it has remained unchanged through time.

At least for the vast majority of cultivators and mortals, this is an immortal existence, watching the birth and death of the human world without change, surpassing the comprehension of the vast majority of living beings.

Deep within the legendary Supreme Yang Heavenly Pivot, a figure wearing an imperial crown sits solemnly upon a crystal divine throne, a being that worldly creatures cannot bear to gaze upon, not even worthy of looking up, the aura he emanates, if not restrained, is enough to suppress ninety-nine percent of all living beings in the world.

This is an existence that is immortal to a certain degree within time.

"The River Chart and Luo Writing... somewhat interesting."

Jiang Ding sits upon the crystal divine throne, his soul connected to the inheritance treasure of past Human Emperors deducing heaven and earth, revealing a hint of a smile.

In his sea of consciousness, the River Chart and Luo Writing of myth present a refreshing sensation; through this treasure, his soul seems to connect with the cosmic Heavenly Dao, his soul's computational power and precision greatly enhanced, and with the aid of the Imperial Seal, he can to a certain extent simulate the rhythm and breath of the universe, thereby probing the Heavenly Dao and fate.

From the perspective of the River Chart and Luo Writing, Jiang Ding gazes upon a random supreme being within the boundless starry sky—a supreme of the Phoenix race, a supreme being of the extreme limit born from a branch of the Celestial Fire Dao known as Qing Fire.

"She will live to be eight hundred and ten thousand years old, and still have another two hundred and ten thousand years of life."

"She will have a human Dao companion."

"In her later years, she will die from qi deviation."

"In her lifetime, she can publish one《Cultivator》, seven secondary sub-journals..."

Jiang Ding slightly focuses his gaze, and the fate of this Qing Fire Phoenix Supreme for the remainder of her life appears one by one in his mind, without the slightest error, directly probing the traces of fate and time.

In his eyes, the fate of all beings in the world is as clear as the lines on a palm.

If there were no other equally powerful being interfering with the fate of the human world, this would be the reality of the future, without any discrepancy, the time of death could be precise to the second.

The Human Emperor has now become nearly a conceptual god.

"Should I warn her?"

"I can change her fate, let her avoid death from qi deviation, and also let her cultivation advance further, extending her lifespan."

Jiang Ding pondered slightly, and immediately made a decision.

"No."

"I have no karmic connection with her, therefore I will not change her fate."

"Heaven and earth operate like the most precise instrument, always conserving matter and energy; interfering with her karma actually means I am expending my own karma, changing her fate, and each change will trigger natural chaos, causing the strong to lose their ecological niche, while the weak seize niches that do not belong to them."

"Once is tolerable, but if repeated multiple times, this will cause the order of heaven and earth to fall into disorder, weakening the effectiveness of the Heavenly Court organization."

"This is not the principle of natural Heavenly Dao."

In the midst of his thoughts, Jiang Ding's heart arises with a faint, elusive insight.

How could the sages say, Heaven and earth are not benevolent, treating all things as straw dogs; the sages are not benevolent, treating the common people as straw dogs; between heaven and earth, is it not like a bellows? Empty yet not exhausted, moving yet ever producing. Too many words lead to exhaustion, better to hold to the center.

"Hold to the center, hold to the center."

"Too many changes to the natural laws of heaven and earth, seemingly good intentions at first, actually destroy nature and the entire organizational system; better to hold to the center."

Jiang Ding muttered to himself.

Jiang Ding calmed his heart, turned his gaze inward, and examined the injuries within his body.

Though the three great True Immortal offspring were defeated enemies, they were unparalleled talents of the human world, having caused massive destruction to his immortal body and immortal soul, requiring time to recover to peak condition.

"Mother, younger sister."

"Wait a little longer, I will settle all matters."

Jiang Ding's heart is tranquil as a lake.

As he focuses his thoughts, he inhales and exhales the essence of heaven and earth from the boundless starry sky, forming a vast tide of spiritual substance to repair his immortal soul and body, to forge the Supreme Clarity Flying Sword, while simultaneously inheriting the legacy of past Human Emperors to forge the Supreme Yang Heavenly Pivot, and incidentally adding a portion to the foundation of humanity.

Having already waited so long, a little more time makes no difference.

Must fully recover in every aspect to peak condition, only then can he awaken his mother and younger sister, and nip any accident in the bud.

In his leisure, Jiang Ding's gaze falls upon the Cangjie Bird, searching within it for records of past Human Emperors cultivating immortal elixirs.

He originally thought it would be very easy, after all, the human Dao contains all kinds of inheritances, various immortal arts and scriptures, countless in number, cartloads and bushels, the accumulated wisdom of countless human geniuses and heroes.

However,

"None."

"There is no record of any immortal elixir."

Jiang Ding's gaze darkened slightly: "The method is rather crude, as if the inheritance of immortal elixirs was snatched from thin air, the inheritance of the forbidden zone, leaving only scattered fragments."

"This is certainly no coincidence, but the deliberate erasure by many past Human Emperors."

"These contemporaries of mine, it seems, are not merely affectionate..."

There was a hint of coldness in Jiang Ding's words.

He had just felt the affection of past Human Emperors, the various immortal material gathering formations in the Heavenly Pivot, the generation-after-generation transmission of human treasures, and the next moment, when encountering a conflict of interest, these past Human Emperors immediately gave him a vicious blow.

Even, thinking deeper, the immortal material gathering formations in the Heavenly Pivot may not all be well-intentioned.

Why do the ancient emperors and sages sink into obscurity in history?

Because the heavenly materials and earthly treasures produced by an era are limited, no matter how utilized, they fall short of the lowest standard for ascension, far insufficient, not even a thread of possibility or miracle remains, the sovereigns have no chance to stake everything on a desperate gamble.

Therefore, they have fallen into slumber, waiting for the boundless starry sky to appear in an age of golden prosperity where material wealth is immensely abundant and flourishing.

Therefore, the sovereigns will strive to increase the output of heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the boundless starry sky, no matter whose hands they fall into, in the end, they will all fall into...

"It seems,"

"My Annihilation Law Dao immortal material gathering formation needs more attention; I must pave the way for future Human Emperors."

Jiang Ding smiled faintly.

He slowly closed his eyes, sinking into deep seclusion.

By his side, the Empress of Fusang is handling various reconstruction affairs in the boundless starry sky; the eighty thousand star domains are not the limit of the Heavenly Court, another twenty thousand star domains have already been fully explored, the Heavenly Court's armies advance on multiple fronts, slaughtering into one new star domain after another, it is expected that within a hundred years, the Heavenly Court's actual control over star domains will reach one hundred thousand.

This is too easy.

Compared to the brutal slaughter of true immortals, the occupation of these star domains is nothing more than an armed march.

Even a quasi-emperor, or an Eight Tribulations Supreme leading a star domain legion on campaign, can sweep all directions, finding no worthy opponent—making the process extremely dull.

The Fusang Emperor and Empress are now in the process of transforming into true immortals.

Her divine soul's computational power is growing stronger, her life essence is changing, and handling these affairs has become increasingly efficient—almost as if she is driving the operation of the Dao Court, this immortal dynasty, from the perspective of fate, constantly producing vast quantities of heavenly treasures and immortal wisdom.

(End of Chapter)