The Myriad Heavens and Worlds, the Human Emperor's Trial

Several golden meteors pierced through the chaos and fell from the sky, creating ripples in the calm world, like a pebble thrown into a still lake.

The leader was suspended in the air, overlooking the heavens and the earth, with a gilded list hanging behind him, which was none other than Emperor Tianshun.

Kou Ziling, Lü Qingxuan, and the rest of the Alliance of Immortals followed closely behind.

Lü Qingxuan glanced around and noticed that the other powerful figures from the three major families of Divine Capital were not present, which made him ponder the matter.

"Is this the Human Emperor's Immortal Heaven?"

Emperor Tianshun looked around but saw only an ordinary world, without much wonder. The magnificent palaces and pavilions he had vaguely glimpsed before entering were nowhere to be seen, and he couldn't help but frown.

He looked up and could sense that beyond this world, there was another world.

With a wave of his hand, the Human Dao Fortune condensed and transformed into nine true dragons that coiled around his body. The dragons held their heads high, exuding unparalleled divine power, making him appear as if Heavenly Emperor had descended to earth.

He was surrounded by radiant light, and his eyes shone with divine light, piercing through the Void and revealing the essence beyond heaven and earth.

"Hmm?" Emperor Tianshun's expression changed slightly.

"What did Your Majesty see?" Kou Ziling asked.

"Can't the Imperial Advisor see it?" Emperor Tianshun asked rhetorically.

Kou Ziling shook his head. "The suppression in this world is extremely strong; my cultivation level has almost fallen below that of Immortals and Gods."

Lü Qingxuan, standing to the side, looked solemn. Strictly speaking, it wasn't that the heavens and earth were suppressing them, but rather that this world was almost "uncontrollable"!

The laws and principles are severely incomplete, and many fundamental rules are missing. In such a world, let alone cultivation, even Immortals and Gods like them might see their cultivation level decline if they stay here for too long.

Until Forming a Heaven of One's Own, one can never break free from the constraints of the world one inhabits.

"I have glimpsed that beyond this world, there are hundreds of different realms," Emperor Tianshun said in a deep voice, his tone tinged with doubt. "Is this truly the Human Emperor's Immortal Heaven?"

Lü Qingxuan's eyes flashed: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, this is the only way to live up to the title." "What are your thoughts, Minister Lu?" Emperor Tianshun glanced at him.

"It is said that the method by which the Human Emperor attained enlightenment was vastly different from that of his predecessors. Ordinary immortals established the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, corresponding to the three realms of Immortals and Gods, but the Human Emperor created all the myriad realms of heaven and earth."

Lü Qingxuan recounted, "What Your Majesty has seen matches the descriptions in the rumors. I wonder if Your Majesty can find the core location among the thousands of realms?"

"The myriad realms and universes—" Emperor Tianshun murmured, then shook his head, "The world is so vast, even I cannot distinguish them."

He reached out and slashed forward, then frowned and said, "Even if I wanted to tear apart this Void and enter another world, I couldn't."

Lü Qingxuan looked at this world.

If Emperor Tianshun couldn't become emperor, then they certainly couldn't. This shows that there must be a key in this world that allows them to go deeper.

"It seems this is the Human Emperor's test." Kou Ziling looked up and down at the sky and laughed. "Your Majesty need not be anxious. If this place is truly the Human Emperor's Tomb, and if there is indeed the Human Emperor's legacy, given the Human Emperor's nature, how could he not have left any contingency plans? We only need to take it one step at a time."

"That's what I think too." Emperor Tianshun nodded, his gaze finally settling on a spot hundreds of miles away. "There are living beings there. Let's go take a look."

Led by Emperor Tianshun, the group sped off into the distance.

Before long, the group arrived, and the surrounding scenery became even more vibrant. Looking around, they saw a village built against the mountainside.

Mud walls, thatched roofs, the sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking.

Several naked children were chasing a rooster all over the yard.

In the fields not far away, there were broad-leaved millet plants, but the seedlings were withered and yellow, and most of them had died in the fields.

At the village entrance, several villagers dressed in coarse linen shorts were squatting on the ground, sighing repeatedly. They were all sallow-faced and emaciated, with sunken eyes.

Emperor Tianshun stood in mid-air, watching this scene, his brows already furrowed in a deep frown.

He had imagined that the Immortal Heaven would at least be filled with High Antiquity ruins, immortal cave abode, or at the very least, wondrous sights teeming with rare treasures. Instead, it turned out to be nothing more than a poor, run-down village.

"These people have no cultivation; they are all mortals." Lü Qingxuan glanced around the village and shook his head. "It seems they are beings attached to the Human Emperor's Immortal Heaven."

After the Immortals and Gods created their own independent world, in order to gradually perfect it, they had to raise living beings within it, including humans and beasts.

The Human Emperor's Immortal Heaven Realm was no exception.

What Lü Qingxuan didn't expect was that these were all just ordinary people.

The Human Emperor didn't teach them any cultivation methods?

Moreover, it seems these people are barely able to support themselves.

Just then...

Behind Lü Qingxuan, an old man suddenly frowned and said, "Gentlemen, I just heard a voice."

Everyone turned to look.

Kou Ziling asked with great interest, "Fellow Daoist Qing, what sound did you hear?"

The old man said in a deep voice, "Just now, a voice asked me if I was willing to stay here and teach the creatures here how to cultivate the land."

The group exchanged glances, confirming that only this person had heard the question.

"The methods of farming?" Emperor Tianshun glanced down at it, his brows furrowing even more deeply.

Why would the Human Emperor conduct such a test?

Those who rule study strategies for governing the country and the art of imperial rule; who would bother to study farming methods?

Kou Ziling asked carefully, "Did the voice specify any price or reward?"

"No reward was mentioned," the old man said in a deep voice. "They only said that if we stay, we must remain for at least three years to ensure a bountiful harvest here."

The group exchanged bewildered glances.

Keep it for three years?

Kou Ziling's eyes flickered, and after a moment he said, "Has anyone else heard the questioning?"

Seeing everyone shake their heads, Kou Ziling looked at the old man and slowly said, "Then please accept this matter, fellow Daoist."

The old man's expression was grim, but he understood what Kou Ziling meant.

If all of this is the Human Emperor's test, then he is facing the first hurdle.

If you can't even get past the first one, there's no point in talking about the ones after that.

So even though he was unwilling, he couldn't refuse.

At this moment, Kou Ziling laughed and said, "If all trials are like this, with time constraints, then for the sake of fairness, the Human Emperor should change the flow of time; it wouldn't matter to him."

The old man's complexion improved. If he had stayed here for three years, he would have lost everything, let alone the fortuitous opportunity hidden in the Immortal Heaven.

Emperor Tianshun said calmly, "You should agree. You won't be shortchanged afterward."

The old man clasped his hands in thanks. "Then thank you very much, Your Majesty."

Immediately afterwards, the old man looked up at the sky and agreed to the matter.

Everyone looked around, but saw no change in the world.

Until someone whispered, "This is the back alley."

"Um?!"

The person who spoke suddenly changed color, his expression turning one of shock and anger.

Before anyone could ask, he said with a somber expression, "My trial is to stay here and teach these people the methods of cultivation, for a period of—thirty years!"

Everyone was shocked.

Three to thirty years—that's a huge leap!

Kou Ziling surveyed the surrounding world and, finding that nothing had changed despite the first person's agreement, said, "Fellow Daoist, you may try to refuse."

The man's expression shifted, unsure whether to refuse or accept, when he heard Emperor Tianshun's indifferent voice. "Didn't you hear what the Imperial Advisor said?"

The intimidating and coercive tone of the words made the man's expression turn ugly, but he had no choice but to agree.

Unexpectedly, after rejecting the voice from the the Unseen, he showed a look of surprise. "The voice said that I can go to the next world."

Everyone's gaze sharpened.

Refusal might actually allow me to enter the next realm?

Is this truly the Human Emperor's test?

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for surprise," Kou Ziling said with a half-smile. "It's merely entering the next realm, not the center of the Immortal Heaven."

Emperor Tianshun asked in a deep voice, "What does the Imperial Advisor think?"

"His Majesty must have his own thoughts as well," Kou Ziling said, glancing around. "Excluding the possibility that the Human Emperor is deliberately manipulating us, everything here must have a deeper meaning."

Suddenly.

Kou Ziling said thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, I heard it too."

Emperor Tianshun's gaze sharpened. "What did the Imperial Advisor hear?"

Kou Ziling smiled and said, "It's about what Fellow Daoist Fang just refused. Just like Fellow Daoist Qing said, there was no reward, no shortcut, and not even a single extra explanation."

The person who had previously refused changed their expression slightly, unsure whether their refusal was a good thing or a bad thing.

Before he could think any further, his figure vanished from the scene.

Everyone looked solemn; even Emperor Tianshun didn't know where this person had gone.

Having merged with the Human Dao Fortune and taken control of the Heaven Ranking, Emperor Tianshun felt he had everything under control. However, not long after entering the Immortal Heaven, this arrogance was completely shattered.

The arrangements left behind by the Human Emperor were something that even someone like me, who possessed the Human Dao Fortune, could not influence in the slightest!

Kou Ziling spoke up, "Your Majesty, please calm down. As expected, everyone present will face a choice."

The words had barely left his lips.

Then someone in the crowd changed color and said, "My test is to stay here and find a water source for the villagers, dig irrigation canals, and bring water to irrigate the fields. The time limit is five years."

In just a short while.

With each person either agreeing or refusing, everyone present faced their own test, except for Emperor Tianshun.

Everyone in the room except Emperor Tianshun made their choices, but Emperor Tianshun still didn't hear a sound.

This immediately gave him a guess.

Could it be that I possess Human Dao Fortune and have been directly exempted from this predicament?

Just then, a detached voice boomed in his mind. "You who bear the Human Dao Fortune have two choices. One, seal away your cultivation and live and eat with the people of this place for three years, experiencing their hardships."

"Secondly, to act as Heaven's guardian, and to slay any foreign creatures that invade this land and harbor ill intentions."

The voice was as loud as the imperial decree, striking Emperor Tianshun's heart and instantly shattering any lingering hope he had.

After understanding the meaning of the words, his face turned pale and then red.

He was born into royalty; why would he be forced to live in such a barren and impoverished place for three years?

"I choose the second one!" he replied without hesitation.

The next moment, his figure disappeared from the spot, only managing to inform Kou Ziling of the test he had chosen.

Kou Ziling gazed at the spot where Emperor Tianshun had disappeared, his eyes gleaming.

Three years of living here—is this a test of the ruler's character?

And what about them? They are not kings, so what are they being tested on?

True intention?

Morality?

Or is there a possibility of Human Emperor?

What kind of people did the Human Emperor intend to select through these events?

And where did those who refused the test go?

Kou Ziling looked up at the mountain village, his heart filled with emotion.

The Immortal Heaven left behind by the Human Emperor was indeed not a treasure trove for them to roam freely.

In another world.

Several figures landed on the Gobi Desert, the leader dressed in a blue robe, none other than Yu Tunzhou.

He looked up in the direction he had come from, a question lingering in his mind.

Upon entering the Immortal Heaven, he caught a fleeting glimpse of the entirety of the Human Emperor's Immortal Heaven, where countless layers of heaven and earth were stacked together.

Some Earth Immortal light descended, some heavenly demonic energy soared into the sky, some Buddhist chants and sacred sounds penetrated the boundary wall and entered his ears, and some roars like ancient beasts came through the world barrier, muffled like thunder.

It's as if countless worlds have been condensed into one place, yet each evolves independently, without interfering with the others.

Why does the Human Emperor's Immortal Heaven look like this?

He looked around.

Besides Huntian on his shoulder, the only people with him were An Ruyu and Han Wuj iu; the others were obviously scattered.

He looked at Han Wuj iu and asked him if he had also seen a similar scene.

Han Wuj iu, unable to hide his excitement, exclaimed, "True Lord, this precisely confirms a legend!"

Seeing that Yu Tunzhou was puzzled, he immediately explained in detail, "The three realms of Immortals and Gods actually correspond to the Three Realms, earth, and man. The independent world created by Half-Immortal often corresponds to the Mortal Realm, while True Immortal and Golden Immortal create the Immortal Realm and the Netherworld, respectively."

"There is actually no fixed order among the three. For example, Ghost Immortal Netherworld residing in the netherworld often opens up the Netherworld Heaven first."

"Ultimately, the Three Realms were formed, resembling a vast universe. The ultimate goal was to achieve Forming a Heaven of One's Own, becoming Primordial Unity —this is the traditional Immortal Dao."

"But it is said that the Human Emperor embarked on a path unprecedented in history, and after the great upheaval of the Primordial Era, only the Human Emperor reached the level of Sect Master Sage!"

Yu Tunzhou understood. "So, whether for that Emperor or other Dao Lord, the Human Emperor's Immortal Heaven is extremely valuable for reference, perhaps pointing them in the direction to higher realms?"

"That's exactly right," Han Wuj iu said. "It's rumored that the Human Emperor is emulating the structure of the myriad realms since the Primordial Era!"

No wonder.

Yu Tunzhou turned his gaze to An Ruyu and asked, "Didn't the Blood Spirit Venerable Mother come along?"

That person used to be always by An Ruyu's side; anyone who didn't know better would think she was her younger sister.

"The Blood Spirit Venerable Mother is an incarnation, not Human Race, and has not refined the Human Dao Fortune, so she cannot enter this place," An Ruyu said regretfully.

Yu Tunzhou was taken aback and glanced at Huntian on his shoulder.

He initially thought that the Blood Spirit Venerable Mother had also scattered, but An Ruyu's meaning was—that she hadn't even entered at all?!

The woman's previous statement was that the two of them controlled the Human Ranking and the Earth Ranking, and could each conceal the aura of an outsider, so that even if the other party had not refined the Human Dao Fortune, they could still enter through this method.

"You just dumped him like that?" he couldn't help but ask.

"I didn't expect the method to fail either." There was no trace of regret in An Ruyu's eyes. Instead, her gaze was strange as she looked at Yu Tunzhou's shoulder. "I am truly curious as to why this Great Sage of the Demon Race on Young Hero Guo's shoulder was able to enter the Human Emperor's Immortal Heaven."

Yu Tunzhou could easily have guessed that the Blood Spirit Venerable Mother had been tricked by An Ruyu.

I wonder if this person is already furious outside.

But precisely because of this, Yu Tunzhou looked at Huntian, and the eyes of the man and the bird met, their understanding unspoken.

The Human Emperor had indeed left a backup plan for Huntian!

This allowed him to enter the Immortal Heaven without any hindrance.

"Xuandu Daoist Xuandu—" Huntian suddenly looked towards a certain Void, his feathers almost standing on end, "I—I sensed—the aura of the bloodline's origin—!!!"

Yu Tunzhou was shocked. Was the Human Emperor truly in the Immortal Heaven, leaving behind a portion of Hun Tian's demonic body from Huntian?

An Ruyu blinked and said, "Why is this Great Sage so agitated? Did he sense something?"

Suddenly.

A look of surprise crossed Han Wuj iu's face as he glanced around, but couldn't find the source of the sound.

"True Lord, I just heard a voice." "What voice?" Yu Tunzhou immediately looked over.

Han Wuj iu hesitated and said, "The voice asked if I was willing to stay here to transform the mountains and rivers, making this place more suitable for human habitation, with a time limit of ten years."

Yu Tunzhou was filled with surprise and doubt. Hun Huntian on his shoulder used his Primordial Spirit to sense the surroundings, but he could not find anyone hiding in the dark.

An Ruyu suddenly spoke up, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the test left behind by the Human Emperor."

Yu Tunzhou sensed the sword light that Yan Huifeng had left for them before entering, but received no response.

This shows that other people and their current location are not in the same world.

This place is clearly not the core of the Immortal Heaven Realm.

"A test—" Yu Tunzhou frowned, "But ten years is a bit too long. I wonder if others' tests are the same."

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An Ruyu pondered for a moment and said, "Fellow Daoist Han might as well agree."

Han Wuj iu, however, looked at Yu Tunzhou, waiting for his reaction.

Yu Tunzhou asked in a deep voice, "What else did that voice say?"

Han Wuj iu shook his head. "There's nothing there."

Yu Tunzhou and Huntian began a discussion.

The latter was still immersed in the joy of sensing its own demonic body and was determined to find its location.

But after sensing that it was utterly incapable of tearing apart the barrier between heaven and earth, it immediately became obedient and calmed down again.

"Agree," Huntian said in a deep voice. "If this is truly a test left by the Human Emperor, time is the least important thing; whether you can pass it is what truly matters."

Yu Tunzhou nodded as well.

Han Wuj iu immediately agreed.

The next moment, Yu Tunzhou heard a detached voice. "Go three hundred li east, educate the local people, and teach them farming methods."

Farming?

Yu Tunzhou was taken aback.

Memories that seemed to have been gone for a long time resurfaced in my mind.

He's also quite good at this!

In the grotto, he spent a lot of time turning the soil and sowing seeds in the vegetable garden behind the Daoist temple, pondering farming techniques.

After agreeing, Yu Tunzhou looked at An Ruyu and Huntian, wondering what kind of test these two would face.

Huntian shook his head, indicating that he hadn't heard any other sounds.

An Ruyu remained silent for a moment before saying, "My test is to teach the locals three hundred miles away how to weave cloth."

Yu Tunzhou asked in surprise, "You can weave clothes?"

An Ruyu spun around, her robes fluttering, her white dress as white as snow and as bright as the moon, and said, "This dress of mine was made by my own hands."

Han Wuj iu, standing to the side, couldn't help but think to himself, "Men till the fields and women weave?"

A subtle change appeared in Huntian's eyes.

It heard you!

That familiar, majestic voice echoed in his mind, causing Huntian's feathers to tremble. "Huntian, you should be grateful."

In another realm, a colossal Pill Furnace stands silently.

Pill Furnace, the Daoist Shouzheng looked around at the "native creatures" whose eyes were filled with anticipation and couldn't help but chuckle.

Should I teach them alchemy?

That's way too easy.

Could this be the preferential treatment afforded to the lineage of the Human Emperor?

Standing before a group of ragged, emaciated refugees, Old Gang Leader Su scratched his head. Should he lead them to rebuild their homes?

Could it be that even the Human Emperor knows he is the leader of the Beggar Sect, the head of all beggars?

Gazing at the near-destruction of this world before them, Liaose and Liaokong stood side by side, their expressions incomparably solemn.

They have all been tested by the Unseen.

All the words ultimately point to one question.

How can Buddhism save the world?

In front of a strong man who was on the verge of death.

Li Jingxuan stood silently, facing a problem that was both simple and thorny.

The person before you is a heinous criminal, yet he was severely injured while saving others. Should you save him or not?

Li Jingxuan looked up and seemed to see a pair of the Unseen, indifferent eyes hidden behind all of heaven and earth.

Is this the Human Emperor's self-examination?

No----

This is the Human Emperor's "inquiry into his own heart" regarding the Highest Purity lineage!

The Supreme Purity Lineage has always taught without discrimination, regardless of social status or wealth. But now, the Human Emperor seems to be asking him how to distinguish between good and evil.

Almost everyone who enters the Immortal Heaven receives a "plan," and this includes not only Human Race but also alien beings from other races.

In a certain world.

Niu Kui climbed out of the huge crater, shook his head, and slowly recovered from the shock of falling straight to the ground.

The opening of the Human Emperor's Immortal Heaven was too hasty, and the Demon Race intervened late. Several Demon Race Dao Lord behind the scenes forcibly threw them into the Immortal Heaven, which caused them to be rejected by heaven and earth, making their "landing method" not very good.

The next moment, Niu Kui's face froze.

It stared blankly ahead.

"Let me help Human Race cultivate the land?"

They really think it's a cow!