Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 241

Chapter 241 The Test of the Old Emperor

Recently, Ji Zhi and Yu Yin have been a little troubled.

Yu Yin invited Ji Zhi to visit the Tianyuan Dynasty, and Ji Zhi gladly agreed.

The two had a pleasant conversation in front of the Minister of Rites of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the accompanying minister of the Tianyuan Dynasty, and reached several agreements, from the establishment of trade cities on the border to military peace agreements, which are of great benefit to both sides. The ministers

of both sides were all grinning when they saw this.

The Great Zhou Dynasty and the Tianyuan Dynasty are neighbors. During the reign of the former Tianyuan Dynasty, the relationship between the two sides had always been not very good. The Great Zhou Dynasty believed that the other side was a group of barbarians who only knew how to rule by force, while the Tianyuan Dynasty believed that the other side was engaged in some false fairness and justice and a pretentious moral role model.

The two sides’ philosophies of governance are poles apart.

It was not until Yu Yin came to power that the relationship between the two countries improved.

The legal system of the Great Zhou is unique to Jiuzhou and is incompatible with the overall atmosphere.

People are baffled as to the rationale for linking law and national destiny. This contradicts the spiritual understanding that one person achieves enlightenment without worrying about the devastating consequences of their lives.

This was the foundation set by the Great Zhou’s predecessor, Emperor Shun, a principle that even the Great Zhou itself struggled to understand.

People say that Emperor Shun foresaw the future and saw that this destiny would be most beneficial to the Great Zhou, thus linking law and national destiny.

The results show that the Great Zhou is indeed powerful.

The history of the Nine Provinces is vast, and dynasties have risen and fallen, some rising, some falling, and some even disappearing altogether. Only the Great Zhou has remained firmly among the top three in national power, unwavering.

The strength of other dynasties depends on whether their emperors are wise or incompetent. If a series of incompetent rulers destabilize the country, the dynasty is in danger.

Regardless of whether the Great Zhou emperors were wise or incompetent, the country remained well-ordered, and nothing could destabilize its foundations.

Furthermore, with the order-loving Jiang Li ascending to the Human Emperor, he has set an example for the cultivators of the Nine Provinces. This has gradually changed the dynamics of the various factions, making the Great Zhou less conspicuous.

Even the strongest played by the rules. What right did these cultivators, at the Fusion Stage and Nascent Soul stage, have to bully the weak?

As the ministers on both sides retreated, they exchanged glances, their faces falling, and sighed in unison.

“How will the Luban Sect’s situation be resolved?”

“God knows.”

“They volunteered to go to your Great Zhou. They’re four Fusion Stage cultivators plus countless Nascent Soul stage cultivators. What’s there to be unhappy about?”

“Their motives are not pure, Comrade Yu Yin!”

“Comrade?”

“That’s a term Jiang Li taught me. By the way, why don’t you ask Jiang Li about this? He’s the one with the most clever ideas.”

“I think it’s okay, but don’t call Bai Hongtu. Those two can’t be together, or something big will definitely happen,” Yu Yin warned, remembering their past together vividly.

The Old Emperor tested the candidates for the Human Emperor’s mental agility and eloquence by posing a challenge: selling combs to monks. Whoever sold the most would win.

Upon learning of this test, the candidates for the Human Emperor groaned bitterly, believing it was an impossible task.

A man, after much persuasion, visited three temples, enduring countless insults and beatings from the monks. His unyielding spirit finally moved a young monk and sold him a comb.

Another man visited a temple deep in the mountains. Due to the high altitude and strong winds, the hair of the pilgrims was tangled. The man approached the abbot and said, “It’s disrespectful to face the Buddha with unkempt hair. We should place a wooden comb before each incense table for pilgrims to comb their hair.”

The abbot agreed and bought ten combs.

Yu Yin, after careful analysis, concluded that combs could be used as gifts for temples. So, he visited a popular temple and said to the abbot, “Those who come to worship are often devout. The temple should reciprocate with gifts to bring peace and prosperity and encourage good deeds. I have a collection of engraved combs. Your calligraphy is exquisite. You could engrave words like ‘Good Comb’ and give them to pilgrims as gifts.”

The abbot agreed and bought a thousand combs.

One thousand combs—a terrifying number. Yu Yin didn’t think anyone could surpass her.

Facts proved she was still shortsighted.

Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu prepared ten thousand combs and went to Mount Xumi to bring them to the Sumeru Buddha. The Buddha, curious, asked, “Why are you giving me combs?”

Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu replied in unison, “The Old Emperor saw that your leg hair is too long, so he sent us some combs for you.”

The Sumeru Buddha was furious and immediately smashed the combs, seeking revenge on the Old Emperor.

The Old Emperor was stunned. A fierce battle between the two powerful beings finally resolved the misunderstanding: Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu were the culprits. Furious, he hung them up and beat them.

After venting his anger, the Old Buddha felt relieved. Seeing all the combs broken, he realized his own lack of practice and his tendency to anger. As a lesson, he bought the combs as a warning.

Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu tied for first place with ten thousand combs sold.

They had proven their ingenuity and their unique approach to selling combs. It also proved his eloquence, as he managed to piss off the Xumi Buddha with just one sentence.

The Old Emperor once thought that the Jiuzhou Earth Veins were blind, allowing these two people to become candidates for the Human Emperor. ”   Is

Jiang Li here?” Ji Zhi contacted Jiang Li using the Telecommunication Talisman. By now, the emperors of the nine great dynasties had all popularized the Telecommunication Talisman. “What’s the matter?”   ”The Luban Sect is moving to our Great Zhou.”   ”What does this have to do with me?”   ”The Luban Sect believes that the laws of the Great Zhou are the most effective, so they want to come to the Great Zhou to marry the puppets and get the Great Zhou’s approval. According to the Great Zhou’s marriage laws, humans and puppets can marry.”   ”…I really don’t have a single day to rest. Where are you now? I’ll come find you.”   This is no small matter. The marriage between spiritual treasures and humans will raise ethical issues and endless troubles.   ”The Palace of the Tianyuan Dynasty.”   ”I’ll be there right away.”   ”Bai Hongtu isn’t with you, is he?   ” Jiang Li was confused: “Why is he here with me?”   ”That’s good.”

While waiting for Jiang Li, Yu Yin and Ji Zhi chatted casually: “I didn’t expect that you would withdraw from the candidate position of Human Emperor so early. You inherited the throne too early, otherwise your current cultivation level would definitely not be just the Spirit Transformation Stage. It’s a pity that you have no talent in the way of time.”

Ji Zhi was helpless: “What can I do? My father suddenly had an accident, and my brothers and sisters are not doing well. I have no choice but to be the emperor. I thought that after you lost to Jiang Li, you would honestly be your Crown Princess. I didn’t expect you to become the emperor of the Tianyuan Dynasty.”

“Who told the Crown Prince at that time to be weak and killed in two blows? The old emperor wanted to kill me, and I couldn’t let myself be killed. I had to kill him. The Tianyuan Dynasty was leaderless. If I didn’t become the emperor, a group of incompetent people would fight for it. Not only would the people suffer, but even if I came to the throne, I wouldn’t be able to govern the country. I could only be the emperor reluctantly.”

“Fortunately, being an emperor also has its advantages. I can use the national destiny to let me, who has just entered the Tribulation Crossing Stage, compete with other veteran Tribulation Crossing Stages.”

Both of them were very reluctant to become emperor.

(End of this chapter)