Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 169

Chapter 169 The Boy of Unknown Origin

“Luo Xuan.” Jiang Li casually paced the courtroom.

Emperor Yong jumped at the sound of Jiang Li calling his name, and quickly shouted, “Here!”

“I heard you wanted to see me when you ascended the throne. I’m so sorry, but I was busy in other worlds and didn’t get to see you. I’m so sorry.” Jiang Li’s face was filled with shame.

“No, no, no, Human Emperor, you’re so busy, how dare I waste your time?” Emperor Yong smiled apologetically.

“I dare not call you ‘you’. After all, your power is beyond my imagination. I was just eating a sesame bun on the street, and you said I had something to do with the word ‘Ming’ and I was thrown into prison. I believe that in time, your Great Yong will surely become the foremost dynasty in the Nine Provinces, dominating the universe and even plucking the sun and moon from the sky.”

“Tsk, impressive, so bold.”

Emperor Yong could tell Jiang Li was mocking him, and he could only accept it obediently, not daring to refute.

“I see you’re far more imposing than I am. How about this? You become the next Human Emperor, and I abdicate? After you become Human Emperor, you can also declare that the names ‘Jiang’ and ‘Li’ are forbidden throughout the world.”

“I think that’s a good idea, Luo Xuan, what do you think?”

Yong Huang sweatdropped. He didn’t even know his own worth. His claim to the Yong Emperor stemmed from usurping the throne, but more importantly, his surname, Luo, meant he was of royal blood, making him legitimate.

But the Human Emperor was different. It was a battle won, defeated by all the other candidates, to finally be crowned Human Emperor.

If he dared to become Human Emperor, he would be beaten to death that very night, not the next day.

Yong Huang knew Jiang Li was joking. The throne was determined by the Nine Provinces’ earth veins, and he, Jiang Li, couldn’t just dictate it to anyone.

But Jiang Li could make such a joke, but he couldn’t.

It was a deadly joke.

He didn’t understand why Jiang Li was so angry.

As far as he knew, when Emperor Jiang Renhuang changed his appearance to tour the Nine Provinces, he was often arrested by local officials who abused their power and protected him. However, he always explained with a smile, proving his innocence with reason and fists.

However, Emperor Jiang Renhuang never lost his temper over such things.

“It’s a misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding,” Emperor Yong said hastily, looking at the trembling officials and local officials.

Now the officials and local officials were not taking credit for it. They had arrested the Emperor and triumphantly brought him before Emperor Yong, declaring him a criminal.

They both knew that today would be his death.

“Constable Wang, you played an indispensable role in this operation. You even figured out that eating sesame cakes was ‘bright’. You deserve the credit.”

“No, no, no, it’s all thanks to Lord Li’s wise teachings. He told us to use our brains and act in any way we could. I dare not take credit for it and steal your work.”

“No, no, no, it’s still you, Constable Wang…”

“It’s still you, Lord Li…”

The two men whispered, almost coming to blows.

If Emperor Yong and Jiang Li hadn’t been there, a fight might have erupted.

“Shut up!” Emperor Yong’s face sank. “Excuse me, Human Emperor! It’s all these two’s fault. They’ve gone to great lengths to achieve fame. I’m dismissing them from their posts and imprisoning them in the Heavenly Prison, awaiting trial!”

Constable Wang and Lord Li paled.

“Get out!” Jiang Li, utterly furious, strode towards Emperor Yong.

Frightened by Jiang Li’s fierce demeanor, Emperor Yong retreated repeatedly.

“You’re blaming your own incompetence on your subordinates. Your subordinates call you Your Majesty, and you really think you’re some enlightened sage, a living saint, infallible?!”

“Without your paranoia and demanding the capture of three hundred prisoners, would your subordinates have gone to such lengths to arrest them?!”

“Even if they were at fault, theirs couldn’t be greater than yours!”

“Is it so hard to admit your mistakes?”

Jiang Li took a step forward with each sentence, and Emperor Yong also took a step back.

Finally, Emperor Yong was stunned to discover that Jiang Li had unnoticed, while he had walked downstairs, standing with the sesame cake and banana vendors.

Standing in the center of the hall, Emperor Yong looked at the sesame cake and banana vendors and said with remorse, “I was confused at the time and issued a foolish decree. Wait until I return… No, I will revoke this order now and issue a self-criticism edict, suspending taxes for three years as proof of my repentance.” Jiang

Li’s expression softened slightly.

“Emperor Yong, remember this: in the future, you must think twice before issuing orders. Never make decisions on a whim. Actually, there’s no need to be overly nervous. Aside from the order prohibiting the use of the word ‘Ming,’ you’ve been pretty decent in other areas, better than your brother Luo Zheng. As for your nephew Luo Ming, I’ve never met him, so I can’t comment on him.”

“Luo Xuan, remember this.” Emperor Yong bowed deeply.

The order prohibiting the use of the word ‘Ming’ seemed powerful, but Luo Xuan wasn’t so foolish as to execute everyone he captured. Instead, he imprisoned them for a short time and then released them, a minor punishment.

If Luo Xuan dared to label all captured individuals traitors and execute them all, Jiang Li wouldn’t bother reasoning with him or urging him to be a wise ruler. He would simply depose him and replace him with a new emperor.

The Human Emperor was supposed to oversee the rulers of the Nine Provinces.

Emperor Yong, expressing his repentance, personally went to the prison to release the prisoners, but upon entering the dungeon, he was shocked.

The four commanders of the Human Emperor’s Palace gathered together to play mahjong. Commander Huang had a piece of paper taped to his face that read, “I am Mahjong.”

No one could imagine that the usually taciturn Commander Huang would be secretly speaking ill of them behind their backs. “

What’s slacking off? That’s just relaxing a little, understand?”

Zhang Konghu wanted to dissuade his colleagues from fighting, but then he realized he’d nearly cried because of Commander Huang’s technique and had made a fool of himself. He shouted, “Stop, stop!” and secretly kicked him twice.

A young cultivator watched the battle between the combined cultivators, not daring to intervene.

Was this the terrifying battle between combined masters?

Emperor Yong recognized them as the five Fusion Stage commanders from the Human Emperor Palace. Seeing this situation, he didn’t know what to do.

“Ahem, my commanders have always been very active. This is a normal exchange,” Jiang Li explained.

“…How could this dungeon of mine hold such a group of powerful figures?” Emperor Yong swallowed his saliva upon seeing this.

He truly wanted to ask how these people were imprisoned, but fearing the embarrassment of asking, he feigned ignorance of the commanders and, with a wave of his hand, released them all.

At this moment, the system activated again.

[Special Mission: Search for Fragments of the Ladder to Immortality: The Huanyu World has encountered an uninvited guest, who has sent the Twelve Heavenly Kings to bring the world to the brink of destruction. With the help of local forces, defeat one of the Twelve Heavenly Kings, the “Lord of Chaos.”]

[This mission cannot be abandoned.]

[Mission Reward: Fragments of the Ladder to Immortality]

[During the mission, receive a free opportunity to travel between the Huanyu World and the Jiuzhou World.]

…

In the far north.

A group of thinly clad monks galloped across the snow, their graceful movements light and flowing. With a single, gentle leap, they leaped over ten meters.

The Far North was freezing cold, with water turning to ice. These cultivators, only in the Foundation Establishment stage, weren’t yet immune to the frigid weather. However, carrying Dao Sect-made warming talismans, they felt not only unaffected by the cold but even a bit warm.

“Where’s the Ice Crystal Flower? I’ve been searching for over half a month and can’t find it,” one cultivator complained. “If it weren’t for the academy assignment, I wouldn’t have come to a place like this to investigate the growing environment of Ice Crystal Flowers.”

They were students at the Great Zhou Imperial Academy. After Jiang Li’s speech, the former principal resigned, and the new one took the stage, encouraging everyone to think more and act more.

Suddenly, students and teachers alike began actively delving into academic research, significantly improving the academy’s atmosphere.

The students received an assignment from their teacher, requiring them to demonstrate the necessity of Ice Crystal Flowers growing in the Far North.

“Alright, everyone, be quiet! It’s our bad luck that we were assigned this assignment. Everyone, focus and continue searching. We’ll find it as soon as possible, complete our assignment, and return home,” the leading cultivator encouraged them. However, her words had little effect, and the cultivators flew listlessly across the snow.

“Hey, look over there!” a monk exclaimed.

“What’s going on? We finally found an ice crystal flower?” The monks cheered.

“No, there’s someone!”

The students rushed over. It was a large pit, and inside it lay a person.

It was a boy, about fifteen or sixteen years old. Perhaps from being frozen for too long, his face was a frightening paleness, and he bore what looked like serious injuries. A warming talisman lay on his body.

“What happened? An attack?” Indeed, some demonic beasts reign supreme in the Far North, commanding countless minions. The students suspected the boy had been attacked by one of these beasts.

Further investigation was impossible in this situation. They hurriedly carried the boy out, only to discover three ice crystal flowers beneath him—extremely rare.

But the mission was overshadowed by the priority of saving the man.

Back on the flying boat, the doctor felt the boy’s pulse and found he was unconscious from exhaustion, not from any injuries. While the injuries appeared severe, they were not fatal.

The doctor administered some gentle spiritual energy, and after a moment, the boy slowly opened his eyes.

The young man abruptly stood up, surveying the unfamiliar surroundings with alarm. He quickly released his grip, only to find the talisman still intact. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing him holding the talisman, the people didn’t seem to mind.

Who doesn’t carry a few talismans when out and about?

The young man, realizing they had saved him, expressed his gratitude.

But they couldn’t understand what he was saying.

“Strange! The dialect of the Nine Provinces has long been unified. What language is this young man speaking?”

Of course, the academy wouldn’t let students travel to the far north on their own. They dispatched a special flying boat, with a Nascent Soul stage teacher leading the group.

Even the experienced teachers had never seen the young man in such a state.

The young man looked bewildered, as if he couldn’t understand why they couldn’t understand him. It seemed he’d been asleep for so long that his memory was hazy.

As he awoke, he finally remembered where he was and began to tremble uncontrollably.

Flames, death, despair.

These were his memories before he was transported. “

Abu

, do you remember anything?” The students looked at the young man with pity. He was truly pitiful. Attacked by a demonic beast, he was severely injured and fell into a coma, losing his memory. He had forgotten everything, even his own name and the Kyushu dialect.

The students had given him the name Abu.

After several days, Abu gradually remembered the Kyushu dialect and said this, though his words were still halting.

“It still doesn’t work.” Abu shook his head with a depressed look, “Zhu Zhu, can you tell me more about the forces in Jiuzhou? Maybe I can remember something.”

“I see.” Zhu Zhu was an enthusiastic female student. She sat next to Abu and said, “Our Jiuzhou Continent mainly has the Human Emperor Palace, the Nine Dynasties, the Six Great Sects, and the Four Seas Dragon Palace. In addition, there are many first-class forces, such as the ubiquitous Tianji Tower, the second-ranked Lingyao Sect, the Luban Sect that is in the limelight, and so on.”

“The Nine Great Dynasties are countries that have existed for tens of thousands of years. Their foundation is unimaginably deep. Although the monarchs are not strong in combat, if they have the blessing of national luck, they can even fight against the powerful people in the Tribulation Period. Of course, the exception is Queen Yuyin. She is in the Tribulation Period herself and does not need the blessing of national luck.”

“There are also six major sects. These sects all have immortal backgrounds. The most terrifying of them is the Dao Sect. Legend has it that there is an immortal who has been in charge for tens of thousands of years. He never takes action, but when he does, the world changes color.”

When Abu heard about the immortal, his eyes lit up: “Immortal,

are immortals very strong?” Zhu Zhu was amused by Abu’s words: “Abu, you really have completely lost your memory. Don’t we cultivators all want to become immortals? How can

immortals not be strong?” “But immortals are not the strongest. In our Jiuzhou, the strongest is the Human Emperor Jiang Li.”

“Human Emperor?” Abu seemed to have never heard of the title of Human Emperor and repeated it again.

Zhu Zhu thought that Abu remembered something when he heard about the Human Emperor, so he said: “The Human Emperor is our pride. Without the Human Emperor to protect us, there would be no peaceful Jiuzhou today. We would have been killed by the extraterritorial demons long ago.”

“What are the Outer Realm Demons?” Abu continued, the term seeming to correspond to the terrifying existence he remembered: a terrifying being of unknown origin, descending from the sky, resembling a demon or a ghost, plunging the world into flames.

“How should I put it?” Zhu Zhu struggled to accurately describe the Outer Realm Demons. “It’s probably a group of bad guys from outside the Nine Provinces, seeking to destroy them.”

“But we don’t have to worry about that. The current Human Emperor is the strongest of all Human Emperors, having reached the Mahayana stage, a stage no cultivator has achieved in tens of thousands of years. He’s truly invincible, even immortals are defeated by him!” Zhu Zhu laughed heartily. His generation had only ever heard of the Outer Realm Demons as a story.

“How could someone be stronger than an immortal? Don’t tease me just because I’ve lost my memory.” Abu shook his head. “I don’t believe it.”

Seeing his idol being questioned, Zhu Zhu grew furious.

“Don’t disbelieve me. You may not remember what an Outer Demon looks like. Okay, I haven’t seen one either. The last one was a hundred years ago. But that’s not important. According to the teachers, Outer Demons are all at the level of Immortals. They are unreasonable and kill anyone they see. Many Human Emperors throughout history have sacrificed their lives in battles against Outer Demons.”

“And the reason why Emperor Jiang is said to be the strongest is not only because he is in the Mahayana stage, but more importantly, he can easily kill Outer Demons!”

“Are you serious?” Abu’s eyes widened in shock, his voice trembling.

Zhu Zhu thought Abu was happy because Jiuzhou was not afraid of Outer Demons, so he didn’t think much of it.

There’s salvation, my hometown is saved. Abu muttered silently, biting his lip tightly, tears flashing in his eyes, and holding the talisman tightly.

His hometown was attacked by an unknown entity. The enemy was extremely brutal, killing anyone in sight, leaving corpses strewn across the ground. His father gave him a talisman and told him to run. He clutched the talisman with tears in his eyes, escaped death, and was transported to this unknown and powerful world.

He had thought that the enemy was so powerful that it was impossible to defeat them. His hometown was destroyed, and he was the only survivor. However, he never imagined that this world actually contained a figure of unimaginable power.

Perhaps the Human Emperor they spoke of could save his hometown.

(End of this chapter)