The Human Emperor Governs the World! The Imperial Tutor Through the Ages!

Time could grind away and destroy everything in the world.

Even immortals and gods, though long-lived, would meet great tribulations within the flow of time, leading to the shattered world of the present day.

Below the level of immortals and gods, lifespans were finite.

The Way of Heaven diminished what was excessive and replenished what was deficient.

Every living being that remained in the world for a single day consumed a portion of its vitality.

A human life lasted a hundred years—more than thirty thousand days.

But how many people could truly live to a hundred?

Even after cultivating to the realm of a Martial Saint of the Human Realm, one's lifespan was still no more than a thousand years.

Yet the strange darkness of the world eroded all things. The stronger one's cultivation, the greater the danger.

Since the strange darkness descended, all the way into later generations, not a single human expert had been able to die peacefully in old age.

They either died in battle in the prime of their lives.

Or, when old and frail, they suffered a strange backlash and became Physical Fiends.

Even with a thousand-year lifespan, very few could preserve their minds and serve the human race for two or three hundred years.

Heroes grew old and faded.

Leaders grew old and senile.

The strong grew old and rotten.

Throughout the ages, countless peerless talents and unrivaled heroes, whether of the human race or the Divine Demon Tribes, had all been unable to resist the passage of their lifespans through the years.

In the end, they were all buried in the long river of history.

It was said that immortal and divine emperors shared the lifespan of heaven and earth and shone alongside the sun and moon!

Yet now, immortal and divine emperors