Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 214

Chapter 214 Sacrificing a Son to Benefit Others

“The Human Emperor is the guardian of Jiuzhou. Looking back at the nine thousand years of history, he has protected Jiuzhou nearly a hundred times, making the extraterritorial demons never return. We all owe the Human Emperor a life.”

“Not to mention the current Human Emperor Jiang Li, who has killed many extraterritorial demons, has made outstanding military achievements, broken through the Mahayana period, and accomplished a feat that has not been seen in nine thousand years. He is enough to be on par with the mighty and immortals in ancient legends.”

“What does this mean? It means that the Human Emperor Jiang, who is appointed by heaven, is the chosen son of heaven, the son of heaven.”

“We cultivators should follow the way of heaven and submit to the Human Emperor Jiang.”

“Although theoretically, the Human Emperor and the emperors of the nine dynasties are at the same level, or half a level higher, but in fact, the Human Emperor is above everyone else and is a natural ruler. Therefore, the Human Emperor is one level higher than the emperor, and the emperor should regard himself as a minister and regard the Human Emperor as a king…”

Mr. Dong talked incessantly and eloquently, praising the position of the Human Emperor to an unattainable position.

Jiang Li felt that according to Mr. Dong’s theory, he was more than the ruler of the Nine Provinces, practically the ruler of the Immortal

Realm. “Does Mr. Dong usually teach you about the Three Bonds?” Jiang Li asked the student next to him.

The student shook his head, “Today’s the first time I’ve heard the concept of the Three Bonds.”

He’d spent the entire morning discussing the Three Bonds, and the afternoon focused on cultivation, using the textbook “General Principles of Cultivation” (written by Jiang Li).

It made Jiang Li feel like he was back in the last place on the test at the Great Zhou Imperial Academy.

However, unlike then, Mr. Dong didn’t teach dogmatically.

Instead, he broke down the knowledge, explaining it in detail. The students were captivated.

Putting aside Mr. Dong’s ideological flaws, his teaching and imparting of cultivation knowledge were impeccable. He was dedicated and thorough, holding nothing back, even sharing things only accessible to cultivators at the Fusion Stage.

It’s conceivable that these students will avoid many detours in the future and far surpass their peers.

This is the virtue of education.

This demonstrates that Mr. Dong’s character was commendable from the outset.

“Does Mr. Dong usually teach you about these cultivation theories?” Jiang Li continued, asking the students nearby.

“Yes, that’s what we usually learn.”

Jiang Li didn’t resent Mr. Dong enough to leave, nor did he find him suitable and tell him to report to the Human Emperor Palace tomorrow.

As Jiang Li was leaving the private school, he happened to run into Mr. Dong’s son, bringing him lunch.

Seventeen or eighteen years old, he possessed dual spiritual roots, but his cultivation was mediocre, at only the fifth level of Qi training.

Mr. Dong’s son was a man of good manners, polite to everyone, including Jiang Li.

Jiang Li had heard that Mr. Dong valued family education, was strict with himself, and held his family to high standards. Now it seemed he was right.

“Are you Mr. Dong’s son?”

“Yes.” Mr. Dong’s son was puzzled by Jiang Li’s attempt to stop him.

“You have decent talent, so why are you only at the fifth level of Qi training?”

Mr. Dong’s son had no meridians blocked, no mysterious entity absorbing his cultivation, no accumulated experience to solidify his foundation; he was simply at the fifth level.

His dual spiritual roots were like mere decoration, useless to Mr. Dong’s son.

“Didn’t Mr. Dong teach you how to cultivate?”

“Father said that Emperor Jiang Ren hoped for a prosperous Jiuzhou where everyone could cultivate and become a cultivator. If I cultivate and become a Jindan or Yuanying cultivator, it would consume a huge amount of resources, which could be used to cultivate many cultivators.”

In Jiuzhou, those who have reached the third level of Qi training are mortals, and those who have reached the fourth level are cultivators.

Jiang Li is truly committed to promoting cultivation methods, abandoning sectarianism, and promoting mutual exchange, striving to enable more mortals to become cultivators.

“As my father’s son, I must respect him and the Human Emperor as my ruler. I must obey his orders and follow his will. He sacrificed me for the benefit of millions.”

“Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to control myself well enough to live up to my father’s expectations. Even in my daily activities, I can’t help but absorb spiritual energy. I’ve cultivated to a level two higher than a mortal, reaching the fifth level of Qi training.”

“I’m ashamed,” Mr. Dong’s son lowered his head in shame. “By occupying these two levels of spiritual energy, doesn’t that mean there are two less cultivators who should have reached the fourth level of Qi training?” “

That’s a very novel idea.” Jiang Li left and contacted the Confucian leader, Dong Zhongren.

Mr. Dong’s identity was clearly stated in the materials Commander Liu gave Jiang Li.

Mr. Dong’s name was Dong Wuwei. He was a descendant of Dong Zhongshu, the founder of Confucianism, and the elder brother of Confucian leader Dong Zhongren. He had previously left Confucianism due to ideological differences and

had no further contact with Confucianism for decades, in keeping with the neutral position of the leader of the Human Emperor Palace.

“How much do you know about Dong Wuwei?”

“Dong Wuwei? Have you met him?” Dong Zhongren was slightly surprised, and then answered Jiang Li’s question, “Dong Wuwei and I are brothers. He highly respects our ancestor Dong Zhongshu, and especially likes the theory of the correspondence between heaven and man. He believes that the king’s power is granted by heaven, and the king’s power is equivalent to the will of heaven and cannot be violated. The world should be strictly divided into orders.”

“My views are contrary to his. He said I was a heretic, and I said he was trying to draw a circle. We argued endlessly, and finally decided to solve the problem with Confucianism. We each became a national teacher of a country, and assisted the monarch with our own ideas. Let’s see which country is stronger and which one is weaker in ten years.”

“In the end, the national strength of my country far exceeded that of Dong Wuwei’s country, so it naturally won, but Dong Wuwei thought I cheated and refused to admit defeat. He wanted to have another competition. He accused me of cheating without any evidence. If I agreed to another game, wouldn’t it mean that I really cheated?”

“When he saw me flatly deny it, he was convinced I cheated. He then left the sect, saying he would prove himself right. I’ve waited for decades, but he still hasn’t proven it to me.”

“I see.” Jiang Li roughly understood Dong Wuwei’s thoughts.

Jiang Li sat in the teahouse, ordered a pot of tea and a plate of dim sum, and waited for Dong Wuwei to appear.

After the class, Mr. Dong and his son left the private school together. Jiang Li waved to him, but he let his son go and came to Jiang Li with some doubts.

“Student Ding Li, is there anything I didn’t explain clearly? Is there anything you don’t understand in class? It’s not easy for you to come all the way from the Great Zhou. I can’t let you go back with questions.”

“Dong Wuwei, stop pretending. You know who I am, and I know who you are,” Jiang Li said bluntly.

Commander Liu had just approached Dong Wuwei to ask some questions. With Dong Wuwei’s intelligence, how could he not have known that this was the first examination for the Human Emperor Palace to recruit commanders?

A few days later, a man named Li, whose surname wasn’t important, approached him. He was well-spoken and from the Great Zhou dynasty, so it was easy to guess it was Jiang Li.

The first lesson, about the Three Bonds of Order, with the Human Emperor as the sovereign and the rest as ministers, was not intended for the students, but for Jiang Li. Dong Wuwei hoped to impress Jiang Li with this theory and become the commander of the Human Emperor Palace.

Judging from his theory, Dong Wuwei wanted more than just a commander; he wanted Jiang Li to be king, deposing all other states and honoring the Human Emperor alone.

Just like his ancestor, Dong Zhongshu.

(End of this chapter)