I attained immortality in the real world.

Time is always a magical thing.

Sometimes wasting years has no impact on the outcome, while sometimes a difference of one minute can lead to a completely different result.

Chen Jing planned to spend 18 days walking the path that humankind had traversed over seven thousand years, keeping his brain in a state of extreme high frequency and maximizing the flow of mental time.

Without returning to reality to eat and digest, they were kept alive by receiving intravenous nutrition through instruments, remaining in the long river of history of the Celestial Realm for a long time.

Starting from the source and flowing downstream along the river of history, a clear lineage emerges within the river.

"Ten years old, one hundred years old, one thousand years old..."

As insights into the times flowed into his primordial spirit, the appearance of the Azure Emperor changed accordingly, becoming profound, majestic, and wise.

The increase in age is not reflected in physical aging. The accumulation of the marks of time causes a human to evolve from a non-human appearance to a beast-like appearance.

[Form is without self, without others, without sentient beings, and without a life span.]

[The Azure Emperor's form appears humanoid, yet it does not belong to the human form; rather, it is a form of all living beings that transcends the boundaries of biological existence: the form of the long river.]

Like the auspicious clouds that embodied good fortune when the celestial realm was first created, the characteristics of the long river are history, and the meeting of humanoid beings are innate deities transformed into human form.

people.

The maximum lifespan is no more than two cycles of sixty years.

Even using Taoist methods to slow down cell activity won't allow one to live past 150.

Chen Jing is not fixated on living from the present to the future, but rather on living in the past, constantly evolving through countless reincarnations, which is how he could possibly live to be seven thousand years old, or at least have a primordial spirit lifespan of seven thousand years.

Compared to the ancients who have lived from more than 7,000 years ago to the present day.

Chen Jing actually gained more, since people's memories fade over time and they don't only retain the most core information of an era. The Azure Emperor's evolution gradually approached the third realm.

The seventeenth day, early morning.

The course of history, from beginning to end, stretches from Suirenshi's invention of fire by drilling wood to modern society.

Chen Jing's consciousness broke free from the long river of history, and his whole body became withered and shrunken, much smaller than before. Even without instrument testing, it was clear that his theoretical lifespan had severely declined.

Ten or even twenty years of real lifespan are exchanged for seven thousand years of lifespan of enlightenment, and then the seven thousand years of enlightenment are used as material to break through the third realm.

"........."

The Celestial Realm.

The Great Yellow Emperor once reigned in the heavens.

The main deity took over the Heavenly Way and moved the entire Xiaotuanshan Taoist temple here.

Chen Jing sat alone under the familiar thousand-year-old peach tree, his mind still racing, thinking and deducing.

When Wu Ji arrived under the peach tree, as a non-living being, he could not sense the wonders of the primordial spirit. He only felt that Chen Jing could call upon the spiritual energy of the Azure Heaven Realm without needing any authority.

He asked directly, "There's only one day left before you have to hand over the authority of the acting Heavenly Lord. How are things? Have you broken through to the third realm?"

Chen Jing shook his head: "The third realm is a hundred times more difficult than I expected."

"A person has not yet cultivated to the third realm, but their appearance is indeed that of the third realm. To be considered as having fully mastered a technique that allows one to enter the third realm, one needs to complete the eighth consciousness in order to truly touch the edge of the third realm."

The first realm is the theoretically perfect person, the ultimate person.

The second realm transcends the limits of the human body, but its essence is also a deep exploration of oneself.

The third realm touches upon the human race, exceeding the limits of the individual and relying on the power of the race; it is the true ultimate that humans can reach.

But who can truly become a perfect person in any realm? It's just that one has reached the pinnacle in a certain aspect. Being able to touch the third realm is being in the third realm. Wu Ji couldn't help but exclaim, "Amazing! Who would have thought that someone in this era could cultivate to such a level? Even the ancient sages were no more than this. Among the billions of people in the world today, you have the highest level. Why do you seem a little unhappy?"

Chen Jing is now no different from a seven-thousand-year-old man, and he no longer has the joy of breaking through the first and second realms.

He replied calmly, "It's nothing special. I simply used the authority of the God of Heaven to find the fruit of seven thousand years of human heritage, and then I picked the fruit."

Wu Ji: "Should we initiate a project to break through the three realms? Perhaps it would offer an opportunity to maintain the authority of the Acting Heavenly Lord?"

Chen Jing shook his head again: "No need. Breaking through to the third realm does not meet the needs of the current era, and it is destined not to allow the use of too many resources. One day is basically enough."

"........."

Before the Azure Emperor's true spirit fully awakened and transformed into the Dao, its thought process was infinitely similar to that of the Azure Emperor at that moment, leaving behind its final words: "Are there many cultivators on this land you inhabit?"

The answer is undoubtedly many.

This land has a vast number of cultivators, and the number of immortals who have ascended and survived to this day is equally countless.

In the nearby Tianzhu District, very few cultivators have left their names. Even including those who haven't left their names, their numbers are only a fraction of those in the Huaxia District.

But the core of this question is not whether there are more or fewer, but why are there so many cultivators?
Chen Jing stood up from under the peach tree, and no one in the world was closer to Fuxi than him.

The insights gained from seven thousand years of historical evolution not only enhance personal abilities but also deepen understanding of the world, enabling one to clearly grasp the causes and effects within history.

Now, as we ponder the question left behind by the Azure Emperor, the answer seems to be on the verge of being revealed.

[Dharma Appearance——Qing Emperor! ! 】

[The Long River's Image—A Fading Shadow.]

His primordial spirit manifested, and the appearance of the Azure Emperor was just like that of Chen Jing.

A halo of light condensed behind his head, and the figures who had left their mark on seven thousand years of history swayed, all of them part of history.

Chen Jing plucked three peach leaves and threw them out. Three beams of light emanated from the halo, merging with the three peach leaves and transforming into three humanoid phantoms upon landing.

A man rides an ox, dressed in loose robes and flowing sleeves, unrestrained and free-spirited.

A person wearing a plain robe with a long, fleshy topknot.

One man, dressed in a Confucian robe, was strong and powerful.

Behind the three figures, dozens more mottled points of light transformed into figures, emerging from the long river of history.

Lao Tzu, Confucius, Siddhartha, Zhuangzi, Xuanzang, and Mencius are all wise men who have left their mark on history.

They are the manifestations of Chen Jing's thoughts, appearing in each other's shadows, and manifested by borrowing the spiritual energy of the Great Yellow Emperor Zengtian, rather than true spirits revived from the River of Oblivion.

One realm of appearance: the appearance of the literary sect, the appearance of the Buddhist sect. With the blessing of supernatural powers, one can obtain the ultimate learning ability, discernment and comprehension.

The second realm is the form of the Bixie, possessing human intelligence but a beastly body, and with the blessing of supernatural powers, it can reach a level beyond human limits.

The Three Realms are the manifestation of the long river, no longer needing the blessing of supernatural powers. They can naturally simulate the appearance of those who have left their mark on the long river of history, and receive the blessing of the wisdom of the masses, thus they can be called great wisdom.

These mere dozens of phantom images are not the limit of the Three Realms River Form; they are limited by the human body and individual strength, and can only exert extremely limited power.

【Om! 】

Within the temple, a resounding bell echoed, and the phantom of the Buddha with a topknot looked down upon seven thousand years of history.

He sat cross-legged, bowed to the crowd in Buddhist salutation, and spoke first: "We Buddhist cultivators take insight as our foundation, insight as our realm, and insight as our cultivation. We abandon techniques to elevate our realm and seek great wisdom. The sixth consciousness is the first realm, the seventh consciousness is the second realm, and the eighth consciousness is the third realm." (End of this chapter)