Chu Yang was resurrected by Li Qingyun using the World Tree as his husk.
Therefore, he was actually bound to that newly born plane, equivalent to a… "vegetative state."
But for him, the form of survival wasn't important, as long as his memories could return, that was enough.
In fact, after the [Human Emperor Dao] returned to the core of the universe, the Heavenly Dao had indeed opened a backdoor for Chu Yang.
Otherwise, his soul would have been destroyed in the Creator-level battle; with such terrifying combat fluctuations, there would have been no possibility of survival.
Thus, what returned to Blue Star was merely an avatar formed from one of its branches.
The main body could not leave that new universe, otherwise, the universe would collapse.
Blue Star's civilization system continued to progress, and the channel to the third cultivation world remained connected.
After the war, to avoid affecting the civilizational progress of both sides, the Immortal Emperors of both worlds established certain rules to limit indiscriminate travel between them.
As for the subsequent development of Blue Star, it was also a significant challenge.
For instance, in a civilization world that emphasized peace, the entire population cultivating immortality meant everyone possessed long lifespans.
Moreover, after seizing the luck of the Shitian Clan, the potential of everyone on Blue Star had significantly improved.
This led to a problem: population explosion.
The leaders of these various countries were all troubled by this matter.
Thus, they all went to Chu Yang for consultation, hoping he could provide some decisions to alleviate this issue.
But Chu Yang's attitude towards this was: "My mission is already completed. I'm just a mascot now, I've retired. Figure out what you want to do yourselves, don't ask me about everything, alright?"
"So, you truly won't participate in Blue Star's future construction?"
"Not participating, not participating. Whatever you do is your business; I'll just be an observer."
After hearing Chu Yang's words, these leaders looked at each other, unable to articulate their feelings.
However, their suppressed ambitions were also awakened at this moment.
With the consolidation of various resource cores, Xia Guo's position on Blue Star was basically unshakeable.
But other aspects could still be contested.
It was now as if Chu Yang had ushered in an era for them, but then handed over the right to future development back to themselves.
Blue Star also established some supreme decision-making groups to formulate major decisions regarding its development.
The most crucial among these were limiting excessive population growth and developing immigration strategies.
For example, in the two hundred and thirty-ninth cultivation world, the human race there had originally gone extinct and was now vacant.
Furthermore, there were many planes destroyed by the Shitian Clan, which were also suitable for development.
Not every cultivator yearned for a peaceful life. Blue Star was suitable as a utopia for cultivators.
For those who wished to exact vengeance with glee and roam freely, they could go develop in other planes, though these would require starting from scratch.
As for Chu Yang, he was very passionate about farming.
Therefore, his main body nurtured the life of a planet in that nascent universe.
Approximately a thousand years had passed since he was forced to occupy the World Tree.
The life on this planet had finally evolved into intelligent humans.
Chu Yang transformed into a preacher, disseminating various knowledge among these lost humans, teaching them cultivation…
Thus, several thousand more years passed.
The cultivation system of the humans on this planet was finally established, and Chu Yang retreated into the shadows, not interfering with their development unless humanity faced a catastrophic disaster.
Besides humans, the laws here also nurtured demon beasts, demons, and spirits… Humans faced various challenges.
But ultimately, they all survived through their tenacious will.
Many cultivation techniques and spells were actually derived from various demon beasts. Humanity's greatest wisdom was their ability to learn from other races, constantly strengthen themselves, and then slowly surpass them.
Chu Yang was immensely pleased.
However, after a long period of silence, the Shitian Clan began to act again.
They seemed to want to make a comeback, continuously targeting weaker cultivation worlds.
Until one day, the Shitian Clan arrived at the plane where Chu Yang was located.
Because the development of the humans here was not yet mature, the strongest at present had only reached the Soul Transformation stage.
To the Shitian Clan, this was a soft persimmon, one that could be easily squeezed.
"Ah! This world actually has such rich spiritual energy!"
"Haha, these native humans are too weak; we can conquer them without any effort!"
"Won't those people on Blue Star interfere with us?"
"Don't worry, we'll execute a blitzkrieg, grab what we can, and run. They won't have the energy to look for us!"
"…"
Seeing the arrival of these Shitian Clan members, Chu Yang felt a bit surprised.
He pondered for a moment and sent a remote message to Li Qingyun.
Li Qingyun, who was traveling the world with Hong Yu, left behind a clone, and his main body quickly arrived in his universe.
As he returned, the entire universe seemed to be rejoicing.
After all, he was the master of this universe.
However, he did not immediately attack these Shitian Clan members but went to Chu Yang's side.
"Immortal Brother, can't you handle these yourself? Why did you call me here?"
Chu Yang looked at these Shitian Clan members, smiled, and said, "Don't you find it strange? After Shitian's death, the 'Exterminate All Humanity' command issued to them should have also disappeared. Moreover, they no longer have any Supremes; they should have long ago stayed away from humans, gone as far as possible. Yet now they've returned."
"You mean…"
"I think Shitian is most likely not dead."
"What!" Li Qingyun's pupils constricted.
This was one of humanity's greatest enemies. If Shitian was still alive, he could return at any time, posing a threat no less than Yan Xu.
"Don't be nervous. Although he's not dead, he certainly can't be in good shape. He suffered the most severe backlash from karma, and he was 'killed' once by Yan Xu, so his condition must be very poor. He's been lying low for so long, likely wanting to slowly grind down weaker cultivation civilizations like mine, gradually seizing luck to repair his injuries…"
"Then how should I find him?"
Chu Yang tapped Li Qingyun on the head: "Are you listening to yourself? You can traverse planes at will. Use your divine sense, and just look for any special Shitian Clan members. As for what makes them special, you certainly understand that better than I do!"