The years drifted by; time passed in an instant.
Western Spirit Mountain had been blocked at its gates by Human Emperor Fuxi and could not act recklessly.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the Three Realms, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, ruler of the Divine Han Dynasty whose fortune was boundless, had finally grown old.
Once a mortal emperor aged, inner demons arose.
The Human King who had once possessed great ambition and shaken the Nine Provinces had long since begun to crack in spirit. His former wisdom had been worn away by time and lust for power.
He bore Human Emperor's Fortune, yet like Emperor Gaozu of Han, his Human Emperor's Fortune was impure. He had not attained the Great Dao and could not escape birth, aging, sickness, and death. Immortality remained beyond him.
Yet the ministers who had once swept across the eight directions—
Strategist Sage Zhang Liang had long transcended the Mortal World and attained the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit;
Immortal of Soldiers Han Xin had perfected the Dao of slaughter and ascended the immortal ranks;
Even Marquis of Changping Wei Qing and Marquis of Champion Huo Qubing had forged Golden Immortal bodies through their illustrious military achievements and the merit of Heaven and Earth. Officially recruited by the Heavenly Court, they ascended in a single step and advanced still further.
The old ministers of Divine Han had all become immortals and departed for the Ninth Heaven.
Only he remained, frail with age, seated upon the throne of the Human Race, unable to obtain either the immortal path or the divine path.
In the end, he was not Emperor Gaozu of Han.
Liu Bang had possessed the breadth of heart to embrace the world, relinquish Imperial Power, and see through desire.
But Liu Che could not.