CHAPTER 1967: CHAPTER 1236: SO MANY HEROES

Therefore, what Jiang Chen needs to do is not to stop these endless conflicts, but to make their battles as far away from the mortal world as possible, and to avoid damaging Heaven and Earth to the greatest extent possible.

As long as Heaven and Earth are not damaged and innocent living beings are not harmed, the death of a batch of cultivators in this world due to various disputes is beneficial to Heaven and Earth. It can lighten the burden on Heaven and Earth, thereby promoting their better evolution.

Jiang Chen is now the Heavenly Emperor, no longer the Human Sovereign. Therefore, his stance must change as well.

As a Human Sovereign, he had to prioritize the interests of all living beings. But as the Heavenly Emperor, he must prioritize the interests of the Prehistoric World.

The actions Jiang Chen will take in the future must benefit the Prehistoric World. Even if it means harming the interests of living beings, he will not hesitate.

After all, living beings exist because of Heaven and Earth, not the other way around. Without living beings, Heaven and Earth will still exist and continue to evolve. But if Heaven and Earth are gone, living beings will also perish.

Which is more important is clear at a glance.

Not to mention, as that saying goes, from the moment cultivators begin their cultivation, they possess original sin. Death is what they deserve; surviving is a matter of luck.

Without harming Heaven and Earth, letting some of those who were destined to die perish, Jiang Chen feels there is nothing wrong with that.

"There is birth and death, which is reincarnation. If there is only birth, but no death, then over time, the Prehistoric World will inevitably become overburdened and decline."

As the embodiment of The Way of Reincarnation, Jiang Chen has a deep understanding of reincarnation, knowing its importance to Heaven and Earth, as a crucial part.

There is birth and death, which is the way of longevity. But if there is only birth without death, it consumes the potential of Heaven and Earth.

Unless the Prehistoric World truly ascends to become the Eternal World, with endless potential, otherwise, with continued consumption like this, it will eventually end in decay.

This is also the principle behind the formation of Quantitative Calamity in Heaven and Earth. Whenever Heaven and Earth become overburdened, corresponding calamities emerge to cleanse a batch of cultivators and promote their own reincarnation.

"Without becoming eternal, one will be subject to reincarnation, struggling in endless calamities, unable to transcend."

Overlooking the Prehistoric World, Jiang Chen’s mindset elevates.

In a trance, he gains new insights into The Way of Reincarnation, once again realizing his insignificance. Then the arrogance born from his growing strength disappears completely in an instant.

If even Pangu Great God dared not claim to be powerful without achieving the Great Dao, how could he? At the Creation Realm, he still has a long road ahead and must not become arrogant.

After a long while, Jiang Chen comes to his senses and looks again at the Prehistoric World. This time, what meets his eyes is a magnificent Imperial City.

Jiang Chen focuses intently on this Imperial City. He sees the shadow of the Divine Dao within it, but it is not primarily based on the Divine Dao; instead, it is based on Ancient Martial Arts.

This is a Divine City created by Ancient Martial Artists, exhausting all their wisdom, containing the essence of Ancient Martial Arts, and their hopes of transcending life and death to reach the Daluo Realm.

"The Law of Samsara, Immortal Imperial Palace!"

After a long silence, Jiang Chen finally speaks with amazement.

Ancient Martial Artists are very powerful; this is widely acknowledged. But their shortcomings are also obvious, that is, they have short lifespans, at most only ten thousand years before reaching the end of their lifespan.

Later, after improvements made by Jiang Chen and figures like the Human Ancestor, Nuwa, and Xi Emperor, several methods of extending lifespan were passed down, significantly prolonging the lifespans of Ancient Martial Artists.

But this still isn’t enough!

Breaking through the gate of Daluo from Taiyi is not something that can be achieved just with time; it requires fortuitous opportunities. If the opportunity arises, one can break through in a century. Without it, even a million years is futile.

Therefore, even many Ancient Martial Artists, relying on the secret methods passed down by Jiang Chen and others, extend their lifespans to tens of thousands, even over a hundred thousand years, but they still cannot break through to the Daluo Realm and remain troubled by limited lifespans.

Who among those living would want to die, especially when possessing great power?

The strong among these Ancient Martial Artists certainly do not want to die.

Thus, under the threat of death, they all released their greatest potential, researching many methods of extending lifespan within their short lives.

If earlier generations could achieve something, so could later generations.

Like Zhuge Kongming, as he gazed at the starry sky, a flash of inspiration slid across his mind, bringing him to a state of enlightenment.

Immediately, he saw his divine thought cross the barrier of Heaven and Earth, resonating with the stars in the sky, thereby extending his lifespan with the power of the stars.

Initially, Zhuge Kongming extended his lifespan with star power by only a little, but it was a good start.

Later, as time passed, Zhuge Kongming gradually perfected the star longevity method, integrating it with his own acupoints, establishing a new realm, the Starry Ocean Realm, within Ancient Martial Arts.

This realm is between the great success of Ancient Martial Arts and the Daluo Realm. Entering this realm does not enhance combat power, but it does extend one’s lifespan.

There are five Supreme Stars in the sky. If one can establish a connection with them, drawing their stellar power into one’s body, each Supreme Star can extend one’s lifespan by a hundred thousand years.

Beneath the Supreme Stars are the 360 stars of the Cycle, each capable of extending one’s lifespan by ten thousand years. Beneath these are 840 million stars, each capable of extending one’s lifespan by a hundred years.

The stars in the sky are countless; as long as one continues to resonate with them, they can continually extend their lifespan, achieving a different form of rebirth.

It can be said that the Starry Ocean Realm, originating from Zhuge Kongming, is a different method of attaining longevity for Ancient Martial Artists, allowing them to live on indefinitely.

The Human Race has never lacked talented individuals. Besides Zhuge Kongming, there is Sima Yi, a man extremely adept at endurance with tremendous patience.

Therefore, he combined Ancient Martial Arts with Earth Immortal Dao, merging his blood energy into the Earth Vein, creating a blessed land and transforming himself into the spirit of a Cave Heaven to achieve longevity.

This method is a path to convert into the Earth Immortal Dao, and although the cost is somewhat high, it indeed leads to longevity. Compared to the Starry Ocean Realm, each has its advantages and disadvantages.

The Human Race is rich in extraordinary people, and many methods of extending lifespan exist, including some devious and dark methods, like emulating the Human Demon of the past, absorbing the original source of all races to cultivate the Creation Body.

Or creating a Blood Pool modeled after the Sea of Blood, gathering the blood of all spirits to form the Undying Body. These various methods are countless.

And in such circumstances, a prodigy made further progress on the foundation of the New Ocean Realm, researching the Star Birth Embedding Heaven method.

This involves channeling the power of the stars into one’s body just before death, transforming oneself into a star and integrating into the starry sky, moving in unison with the other stars.

The number of stars should be countless, but the stars in the Prehistoric World are limited, which is a flaw of the Prehistoric World.

Therefore, if a strong person is willing to transform into a star to fill this void in Heaven and Earth, they can undoubtedly receive great merit. This merit may not allow one to reach the Daluo Realm, but it can preserve their True Spirit, existing with the stars.

Then, as the starlight shines on the Prehistoric World, it is in itself an act of merit. This merit is not much, but it accumulates over time, becoming more and more.

When this merit accumulates to a certain extent, the Ancient Martial Artist who transformed into a star can naturally recover and step into the Daluo Realm.

This can be considered a clever method, with obvious advantages and virtually no risk of failure. But it also has obvious disadvantages, namely, it takes an extremely long time, taking millions of years to see results.

When the Star Birth Embedding Heaven method first appeared, it was certainly delightful.

But human desire is endless, and as time passed, gradually, some strong individuals felt that millions of years were too long and believed that becoming a saint through merit would affect their combat power.

So, they sought to find a better method to breakthrough.

With this thought, immediately, a large group of Ancient Martial Artists gathered and continued to research. After tens of thousands of years of effort, they indeed achieved results.

Their result is the Samsara Method!

The Samsara Method involves repeatedly changing one’s form, lingering on the brink of life and death, thereby comprehending the true meaning of life and death, transcending fate in one fell swoop, and stepping into the Daluo Realm.