Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 152

Chapter 152 The Box Left Behind by the Ji Family Ancestor

. When Jiang Li went to see Ji Zhi, he was unusually not working overtime reviewing memorials. Instead, he was telling Ji Kongkong a story.

“At that time, the extraterritorial demon attacked, and Jiuzhou was in imminent danger. Your Uncle Jiang and I fought the demon together. At that time, he had just reached the Mahayana stage and was not as invincible as he is now, so he needed a powerful helper like your father.”

“Your father, blessed with the nation’s fortune, wielded the Ancient and Modern Sword and unleashed the power of time, reversing space and time, causing the demon to lose track of time and direction, leaving him dizzy. Your father held him back for twenty breaths, giving your Uncle Jiang the opportunity to strike.”

“Your Uncle Jiang acted too early, otherwise your father could have dealt with the demon himself.”

Since it was a story, it naturally contained elements of fiction and exaggeration, and Jiang Li understood.

After all, he couldn’t say it in front of his daughter. Your father was a weakling, and he was beaten to a pulp by the demon for a full twenty breaths. If your Uncle Jiang hadn’t intervened, the Great Zhou would have had a new emperor long ago.

“Father was also a candidate for Human Emperor back then, but considering the Great Zhou couldn’t do without me, he reluctantly gave up the throne, which was within his grasp, and let your Uncle Jiang take the throne…”

Seeing Ji Zhi’s exaggerations becoming increasingly outrageous, Jiang Li decided to step forward.

“Ahem, excuse me.”

The guards nearby were startled and quickly alerted. A cultivator who could appear and kill the Emperor silently must be extremely dangerous.

Oh, it’s Human Emperor Jiang? That’s all right.

“…Did you hear everything?” Ji Zhi said, a little embarrassed.

“Are you saying you want to hold off the Extraterritorial Heavenly Demon for twenty breaths, or give up the Human Emperor position?”

“Uncle Jiang!” Ji Kongkong scurried over to Jiang Li, her little white legs twitching.

“Kongkong, good girl.” Jiang Li grabbed Ji Kongkong’s armpit, twirling her in the air before setting her down. Ji Kongkong smiled like a hen.

Ji Zhi looked around and said something else: “What do you want from me?”

Jiang Li didn’t expose Ji Zhi in front of the child. “Now that the Yin-Yang Heavenly Seal, the Brahma Tower, the Four Seas Dragon Pearl, the Other Mountain Stone, the Great Confucian Calligraphy Copybook, and the Ruyi Gourd have all been found, only your Zhou family’s Ancient and Modern Sword is missing. Do you have any clues?”

Ji Zhi pondered for a moment before saying: “Judging from the battle that day, the Ancient and Modern Sword must have entered the River of Time, intending to attack you in the future. However, you used the Heavenly Desolate Halberd to cut through time and space, hitting it and sending it upstream.”

Jiang Li remembered that when he was fighting against the numerous immortal artifacts, he did feel something trying to attack him, but the feeling was vague. He reacted with combat instinct and hit something. Now it seems that thing was the Ancient and Modern Sword.

“So the Ancient and Modern Sword is still in the River of Time?” This was consistent with Jiang Li’s thoughts. Only if the Ancient and Modern Sword was hiding in the River of Time would the system not be able to capture it.

“That’s a bit difficult,” Jiang Li smacked his lips. In other worlds, he could grasp it, but in the River of Time, he was completely helpless.

“It’s not necessarily the case that the Ancient and Modern Sword could leap out of the River of Time. In other time periods, say, five thousand years ago, five thousand years from now, perhaps we’re experiencing history altered by the Ancient and Modern Sword,” Ji Zhi said.

For those who master the Way of Time, changing the future is easy. Just like Ji Zhi, his double pupils allow him to see the future, allowing him to avoid danger and to see the consequences of his decisions, allowing him to adjust them.

The Way of Time is profound and profound. Those without talent cannot master it at all. For example, Jiang Li and other high-level cultivators—and Jiang Li wasn’t the only one—also included Bai Hongtu, Changcun Xianweng, Commander Liu, and many others.

Even those with talent don’t necessarily master it completely. For example, most of the Ji family members only learned superficially, relying on their bloodline to learn a little bit of the Way of Time. Some even failed to grasp even the superficial.

However, changing the future is one thing; freely traveling through time and space is another.

Although Ji Zhi possesses mastery of the Way of Time, his cultivation is limited, reaching only the Spiritual Transformation stage. Furthermore, the effects of the nation’s fortune cannot be applied within the River of Time, so he cannot travel back to the past or into the future.

Ji Kongkong, however, has the potential to do so. She is closest to her ancestors, possesses undeniable understanding of the Way of Time, and possesses a promising future for cultivating immortals. A future fusion to overcome tribulations is not out of the question.

Ji Zhi’s candidacy for the Human Emperor stems from his exceptional talent for cultivation. However, upon the sudden death of the old Emperor Zhou, Ji Zhi’s siblings clashed for power, leading to chaotic government and lawlessness. Forced to abandon his bid for the title of Human Emperor, Ji Zhi, now in the Spiritual Transformation stage, chose to succeed the old Emperor.

Ji Zhi was the most accomplished of his generation, and with Jiang Li’s support, no other heir could compete with him.

Upon ascending to the throne, Ji Zhi faced the same predicament as Yu Yin: the nation’s fortune was dragging him down.

His situation was even worse than Yu Yin’s. Yu Yin became empress at the Fusion Stage, and even cultivated to the peak of Fusion while carrying the nation’s destiny. Ji Zhi, however, was only at the Spiritual Transformation Stage, and his talent was inferior to Yu Yin’s, so his cultivation stagnated, trapped there.

“I might have a clue to finding the Ancient and Modern Sword,” Ji Zhi said with a quizzical expression.

“What?”

Ji Zhi didn’t answer, but instead, pulled the well-behaved Ji Kongkong with him and headed towards the treasury.

Passing by the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where Ji Zhi often stayed, Jiang Li saw a wolf-hair brush writing furiously, reviewing memorials.

Ji Zhi explained, “I’ve been using this brush to review memorials, so it’s very familiar with my perspective. After it developed intelligence, I let it do the work for me, and I was responsible for the final review.”

“…”

You’re such a clever little rascal.

As one of the nine great dynasties, the Great Zhou naturally possessed countless rare treasures within its treasury, enough to drive any cultivator mad. Jiang Li noticed that three Fusion Stage cultivators, both openly and covertly, were guarding the treasury. This was already a formidable number; a top-tier sect would likely have only this many Fusion Stage ancestors. This

wasn’t Jiang Li’s first time entering the Great Zhou treasury. After helping Ji Zhi secure the throne, Ji Zhi, as a token of gratitude, allowed him to select treasures from within.

The treasures within were dazzling, so luxurious that they were even illuminated by deep-sea night-shining pearls, a testament to the quality of the treasures.

Examples included prayer beads crafted from eighteen star cores, elixirs mined from the far north that could transform one’s spiritual roots upon consumption, and moth-eaten mother insects that parasitized and absorbed cultivation. Any of these items would be a top-tier item at a top auction.

However, these items were of little use to Jiang Li; he already had many similar treasures in his storage ring.

And Ji Zhi hadn’t brought Jiang Li to see these treasures.

Ji Zhi walked to the deepest part of the treasury and pulled out a small wooden box. He solemnly stated, “This is something known only to successive Zhou emperors. It contains something left behind by Emperor Shun, who commanded that future generations must never open it. If anyone wishes to search the River of Time for the Ancient and Modern Sword, they must give the box to him.”

Emperor Shun was the ancestor of the Zhou family, the fish that escaped from the River of Time.

Jiang Li glanced not at the box but at Ji Kongkong. A secret known only to successive Zhou emperors, Ji Zhi’s intention in bringing Ji Kongkong along was self-evident.

“The ancestor must be referring to you.”

Jiang Li opened the box and found a small note inside. It read: “

I’m having a great time in the River of Time. Don’t look for me!!!

” Ji Zhi looked at Jiang Li expectantly. “Well, do you have a clue?”

Jiang Li silently closed the box and handed it back to Ji Zhi.

“Preserve your ancestor’s things. Don’t look.”

(End of Chapter)