Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 248

Chapter 248 What is there to brag about in the Mahayana stage?

The River of Time has many unique features, such as the fact that time is the only measure of length there, the absence of human beings, and the fact that the Brahma Tower, which controls space, cannot teleport to the world of the River of Time.

“Only those who enter the River of Time at the same time can see each other, just like you and Ji Kongkong.”

“People in the past can’t see people in the future, and people in the future can’t see people in the past

. This is the restriction the River of Time places on outsiders. Of course, you can’t see me.” “Only creatures within the River of Time are exempt from this rule. For example, Emperor Shun can see both the present and future you.”

The rules Ji Zhi mentioned weren’t discovered by him, but rather the notes left by Emperor Shun, combined with the conclusions drawn by generations of the Ji family.

“If people in the future could meet people in the past, wouldn’t I be able to tell my past self what happened in the future? Do I look like someone who knows the future?”

“Ancestor Shun said he saw your future self, but your future self didn’t meet your present self. That’s enough to explain it.”

“The creatures of the River of Time are quite special,” Jiang Li joked, realizing that none of these rules applied to Baiyu.

Ji Zhi corrected Jiang Li: “You’ve got it wrong. It’s our entry into the River of Time that’s special.”

“You can think of the River of Time as a reflection of the time of every other world. It’s independent of any other world, independent of the Nine Provinces, and independent of the Immortal Realm. Logically, no being outside the world of the River of Time should be able to enter there, but there are always exceptions, like Shunzu, who left his bloodline and created us. We are the exception, and the white fish in the River of Time are the norm.”

“People who have always lived in the normal world will naturally be restricted by various rules when entering a world where only time exists.”

“One more question.”

“Go ahead.”

Ji Zhi felt somewhat pleased, answering Jiang Li’s ignorant question with a sense of accomplishment.

You’ve made it this far.

Ji Zhi felt that today was finally his chance to surpass Jiang Li in knowledge.

Aside from having more wives than Jiang Li, Ji Zhi couldn’t surpass Jiang Li in any other area.

His cultivation level was two realms lower than Jiang Li’s. While his status was theoretically comparable to that of the Zhou Emperor and the Human Emperor, in the eyes of the people of Jiuzhou, the Human Emperor held a higher position than any other emperor. Jiang Li also chose friends based on personality, not cultivation, and enjoyed a wide circle of friends. As the Zhou Emperor, Ji Zhi had to maintain his authority and could not make friends casually.

The closest Ji Zhi had ever come to Jiang Li was when they were still classmates.

Back then, they were students at the Great Zhou Imperial Academy, and Ji Zhi could only see two hours into the future.

He planned to review his textbook after the exam to discuss the questions with his classmates and find the answers.

So, during the exam, he used his pupils to see his future self’s behavior and learn the answers.

This was equivalent to an open-book exam, perhaps even more so.

Yet, he still came in second place.

Jiang Li held him in the dust.

Ji Zhi was frustrated that he couldn’t even cheat better than Jiang Li.

Jiang Li had always ranked first at the Great Zhou Imperial Academy, and it was during that time that he laid the foundation for his solid theoretical cultivation.

The worst of it all happened to Ji Zhi, whose uncle at the Great Zhou Imperial Academy was also a master of the Way of Time. He caught Ji Zhi cheating and reported it to the old Zhou Emperor.

The old Zhou Emperor was furious. As a member of the royal family, Ji Zhi failed to set an example by abiding by the rules and dared to exploit his natural talent. He whipped Ji Zhi’s buttocks with a wet whip and forbade him from taking healing elixirs.

That was Ji Zhi’s worst cry.

Later, Ji Zhi spent the rest of his vacation sprawled out on his bed.

From then on, Ji Zhi dutifully followed the rules, becoming an outstanding imperial disciple and, later, a wise ruler.

“Why can I walk freely on the riverbank? The thick fog can’t stop me?” Jiang Li asked.

Ji Zhi suddenly deflated.

What other explanation could there be except that Jiang Li was incredibly powerful? He

couldn’t possibly be a genius mastering the Way of Time, having experienced an epiphany while traversing the vast river of time?

Ji Zhi himself didn’t believe that.

Just now, Ji Zhi heard Jiang Li say that he was running around on the riverbank, and his eyelids were twitching.

In Jiuzhou, no one could surpass the Ji family in their understanding of the vastness of time. With tens of thousands of years of heritage, their ancestors were like fish leaping ashore, having seen every storm and wave imaginable.

But Jiang Li’s outrageous situation was something they had never seen, let alone heard of.

Ji Zhi assumed that Jiang Li had simply turned back because he was worried about Ji Kongkong’s safety. Otherwise, he could have traveled back nine thousand years to see how the Celestial Ladder vanished.

“Honestly, I always feel that you, a Mahayana stage cultivator, are a little too strong. I don’t know about the celestial immortals, but an earthly immortal certainly can’t rely on brute force to break through the thick fog.”

Ji Zhi looked at Jiang Li suspiciously: “We are all brothers, tell me the truth, have you become an immortal a long time ago, or there are other realms above the Mahayana stage, and you’re afraid of discouraging me, so you haven’t told me?”

“Look at my spiritual power, I don’t look like an immortal at all.”

“And didn’t Immortal Changcun say that it takes tens of thousands of years for a Mahayana stage cultivator to appear, so it’s inevitable that their combat power is incredible. Just like that Mahayana stage cultivator 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, who directly became a celestial immortal after ascending, and then broke through the limit several times, breaking the shortest cultivation speed. Before the immortal ladder broke, he had already become a giant in the fairy world, and his reputation was dignified.”

The number of Mahayana stage cultivators is rare, and the closest ones were all from 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, and only Immortal Changcun had seen them. The ones further back date back to 80,000 to 90,000 years ago, when Immortal Changcun had not yet been born.

“Of course, I, at the Mahayana stage, might be a bit stronger than that senior from thirty or forty thousand years ago. That senior couldn’t even defeat a Celestial Immortal, but I probably can,” Jiang Li said complacently.

Jiang Li didn’t have a clear understanding of his own strength, mainly because after reaching the Mahayana stage, he hadn’t found a suitable opponent to measure against.

A Fusion stage cultivator could easily shatter stars, and even the stronger ones could destroy entire star systems.

A Tribulation stage cultivator could treat planets like grains of sand, toying with them at will.

A Terrestrial Immortal, using all his strength, could destroy entire worlds.

Jiang Li is stronger than the Earth Immortals, so naturally he can destroy the entire world. This can be seen from the fact that he gathered all the stars in the universe and refined them into tombstones.

But Jiang Li knew that this was not his limit, and he had not yet used his full strength.

But he couldn’t try to destroy a few worlds to see how strong he was.

Otherwise, the extraterritorial demons would call him an expert.

“It’s so difficult to find an opponent who can withstand my full-strength attack.” Jiang Li was sad. He hadn’t used his full strength for more than two hundred years.

“Get out, get out, don’t get in the way here.” Ji Zhi glared at Jiang Li. He was in the Spirit Transformation Stage and could not understand Jiang Li’s feelings at all.

Although the stronger Jiang Li was, the safer Jiuzhou would be, but Ji Zhi just couldn’t stand Jiang Li’s showing off.

What’s there to show off? If I were in the Mahayana Stage… I would probably show off more than Jiang Li, Ji Zhi thought guiltily.

(End of this chapter)