Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 22

Chapter 22 Yuan Ling’s Confession

“Okay, okay, you see I’m fine, don’t cry.” Although she didn’t know what happened, Du Xiner still comforted the Holy Maiden Jingxin in a soft voice.

But Du Xiner’s words were like a knife piercing the Holy Maiden Jingxin’s heart, making her heartbroken. She forced herself to cheer up and introduced: “This is the current Human Emperor, Jiang Li.”

Du Xiner covered her mouth lightly: “So this is the one that Senior Sister often mentioned…”

She remembered something, winked at the Holy Maiden Jingxin, revealing a naughty smile. The Holy Maiden Jingxin pursed her lips and smiled, but the smile was very forced.

“Human Emperor, Human Emperor, I heard that you have extraordinary martial arts, the best in Jiuzhou, and you can do anything, even on earth and in the sky, and you can be compared with immortals. Is that true?” Du Xiner asked curiously.

“I once thought I was omnipotent, but now I realize I can neither ascend to immortality nor reverse life and death. I’m just a mortal.”

The atmosphere was tense. Jiang Li helped the Holy Maiden of Pure Heart to his feet and said, “Hongchen Pure Land is planning a rotational deployment soon, sending every Jindan cultivator down the mountain to experience life in this small town for a few years. I wanted to ask for your suggestions and opinions.”

Du Xin’er’s eyes lit up. This meant she could return to the sect, but then they dimmed. Now that she had no chance of advancement, returning would be a waste of resources. It would be better to stay here.

“I… I’m fine here.”

“Yes, I’m dedicated to my duties and diligently working without asking for anything. I’ll continue to practice diligently after I return from the mountain. I’ll tell Sister Qingyu the truth.”

“Huh, why is that?” Du Xin’er fretted, glaring at Jiang Li. “And why is the Human Emperor in charge of our sect’s affairs?”

If the headmaster knew of my attitude, he would surely reward me and replace me with a more talented senior sister. Wouldn’t that be a waste of their time?

“Your sect’s management isn’t good enough. I’m here to offer some advice on behalf of Taoist Nun Qingyu.” Seeing Du Xiner still wanted to speak, Jiang Li seamlessly changed the subject, asking casually, “Let’s not talk about that. We haven’t seen Yuan Ling in Shanghe Town. Where’s she been?”

“Hmm—I don’t know. Senior Sister Yuan Ling has been leaving Shanghe Town frequently lately, often for months at a time. She’ll be back for the autumn harvest, though, so that’s been happening in the last few days.”

Since they couldn’t find Yuan Ling, the two decided to stay in Xiahe Town and keep Du Xiner company.

…

Jiang Li took out a long-distance communication talisman and called out to Zhang Konghu, “Konghu, go to Southern Xinjiang and search for members of the Gu Clan. Investigate the cultivation required to cultivate the corpse Gu, which can enable the deceased to move

freely and remain unaware of their own death.” Upon hearing this, Zhang Konghu, bowl in hand, rushed towards Southern Xinjiang, ignoring the urgings of Emperor Mengjiang and Emperor Wei to “eat first.”

…

A few days passed quickly, and Du Xiner felt incredibly blessed. Sister Jingxin and Emperor Jiang were by her side, teaching her cultivation, explaining cultivation knowledge, and sharing anecdotes from the Nine Provinces.

She even told Emperor Jiang about her lack of progress, but he simply patted her head and told her it was normal, that cultivation couldn’t be rushed, and that things would improve over time. He’d experienced similar situations himself.

But Du Xiner didn’t notice the darkening look in Jiang Li’s eyes.

How could cultivating with a corpse actually improve one’s cultivation?

“Sister Xiner, we still need to check on the other towns. It’s time to leave.”

Saint Jingxin detected Yuan Ling’s return with her divine sense. A rare, ferocious look flashed in her eyes, a fleeting one that Du Xiner didn’t notice.

In perfect unison, Saint Jingxin and Jiang Li flew to Shanghe Town and tackled the intoxicated Yuan Ling to the ground.

“Who are you? How dare you touch me in our Red Dust Pure Land… It’s Senior Sister Jingxin.”

At first, Yuan Ling, under the influence of alcohol, was aggressive, but she immediately calmed down once she realized it was Saint Jingxin.

Saint Jingxin, without a word, dragged Yuan Ling to an empty room and threw her into a corner. The entire process was extremely rough, completely abandoning her usual dignified and graceful image.

Yuan Ling’s appearance was remarkable, having qualified her as a disciple of the Red Dust Pure Land . As a member of the Gu Clan, even after leaving the clan, she still liked to adorn herself with silver earrings and headdresses, and her clothing was quite revealing, easily attracting the interest of men.

Saint Jingxin’s treatment caused her pain, messed up her silver jewelry, and damaged her revealing clothing, but she dared not utter a word.

Yuan Ling had never seen Saint Jingxin so angry before.

Jiang Li followed silently, allowing Saint Jingxin to vent her anger. Jiang Li was furious at this incident, but Saint Jingxin was even more furious.

Two entire towns in the Pure Land of the Red Dust were reduced to a deadly mess. She believed it was her fault!

Seriously!

“Tell me, where have you been? Why haven’t you been back for months?”

“There’s nothing here, just a bunch of mortals who know how to farm. I went to the Dream River Dynasty for a while,” Yuan Ling answered honestly. Then she quickly defended herself, “But I always come back for every autumn harvest. You see, I always deliver the Spiritual Grain on time and according to plan every year, never late.”

A fire burned in the Saintess of Pure Heart’s chest, wanting to vent it but unable to.

It was precisely because the Spiritual Grain had never had any problems that no one came to inspect it.

If there had been problems with the Spiritual Grain, it would have revealed the problems in these two towns!

“Then why is there not a single living person in Shanghe Town and Xiahe Town?” Saintess of Pure Heart gritted her teeth and asked, her tone more like a scolding than a question.

Yuan Ling was stunned, sweat breaking out on her forehead. At first, she thought Sister Pure Heart was angry simply because she had left her post without permission, and that the matter of using the remains was over.

“Master, Senior Sister, what are you talking about…”

“Answer me!” The Saintess of Purification’s voice was so loud that it made Yuan Ling’s heart skip a beat.

She stumbled and explained, “I… I didn’t want to either. Going to the Mengjiang Dynasty to play requires Spiritual Stones. I took some Spiritual Stones from the purchase of Spiritual Valley, just a little bit… Those unruly people thought the Spiritual Stones I gave them were too little and refused to do anything. I was so angry at the time that I killed the few unruly people who led the trouble…”

“As a result, some people shouted that they would report us to the sect. I was confused and just… killed them all. To prevent the sect from finding out, I used the Corpse Gu to control their Dantian, allowing them to still grow Spiritual Valley. Look, Senior Sister, if we let them grow Spiritual Valley, we won’t have to pay them Spiritual Stones anymore. How great is that.”

What Yuan Ling didn’t mention was that even after she used the corpses to feed the Corpse Gu, the sect would still give her spirit stones to buy Spirit Grain. Of course, she wouldn’t give the Spirit Grain to a bunch of dead people, but would spend it all on the pleasures of the Mengjiang Dynasty.

“What about Xiahe Town? Du Xiner is your junior sister, how could you have the heart to do this!”

Yuan Ling cried, “I had no choice. Xiahe Town is too close to here. I was afraid that Junior Sister Du Xiner would notice, so I killed her too, and by the way, killed everyone in Xiahe Town.”

Yuan Ling cried, “Senior Sister, please be magnanimous and forgive me this time. I didn’t mean to do it!”

The Pure Heart Saint said indifferently, “Do you know that you are already dead?”

In the eyes of the Pure Heart Saint and Jiang Li, Yuan Ling was also a corpse controlled by the Corpse Gu, but she herself was completely unaware of it!

(End of this chapter)