Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Redundant Jiang Li

. Jiang Li hadn’t expected something as outrageous as the Guan Dacheng Sect to exist. Jiuzhou truly was filled with strange people and unusual things.

“When I first crossed over, Jiuzhou was still a serious place. Why is it so full of idiots now?” Jiang Li pondered, thinking it must be Bai Hongtu who had corrupted Jiuzhou’s morals.

Bai Hongtu’s crimes were heinous, countless.

Jiang Li and Li Nian’er arrived at the entrance of the Human Emperor Palace and revealed their true faces. The two guards were overjoyed, practically wishing for a holiday—no, a holiday.

“Palace Master!”

“Do your best,” Jiang Li encouraged.

“Yes, we will live up to the Human Emperor’s high expectations!” The two guards stood straight, their words resoundingly and forcefully.

“This is the Human Emperor Palace! So magnificent!” Li Nian’er wandered around curiously. This was her first visit to the Human Emperor Palace, and she was filled with curiosity. Blessed by

successive Human Emperors, the Human Emperor Palace had stood tall on the Jiuzhou continent for nine thousand years, impenetrable and indestructible, even to immortal artifacts.

The length of time the Human Emperor Palace had been established represented the length of time it had protected Jiuzhou.

The Human Emperor is the faith of the people of Jiuzhou, and the Human Emperor Hall is a sacred place in the hearts of the people of Jiuzhou.

Jiang Li led Li Nian’er to a room without sky or ground, without direction. Surrounded by the inky black night sky, it resembled a miniature universe, so vast that from the outside, its size was completely invisible.

There was no ground here, and Li Nian’er floated within the miniature universe, encountering majestic statues.

Seventy-one statues towered over the earth, their sharp features and resolute expressions like the mythical gods who created the world, yet they also evoked a strange sense of security, as if even if the sky collapsed, these figures would hold it up.

Li Nian’er saw statues wielding their bodies as swords, their sword intent charging into the bullfighting bull. Others wielded sledgehammers, roaring and hammering the ground, causing the earth to crack and magma to erupt. Others possessed exquisite magic, deploying unparalleled formations, using their magic to repel enemies…

Although Li Nian’er didn’t recognize these people, she could guess their identities.

These people were the spiritual pillars of Jiuzhou.

Jiang Li explained, “Statues of successive Human Emperors are located here, commemorating their contributions to resisting the Heavenly Demons and defending the Nine Provinces.”

“Perhaps the second Human Emperor, fearing the death of so many Human Emperors, purposely built them larger. He asked Sumeru Buddha and the Arhat Bodhisattvas to use the power of space to carve out a corner of the universe and place it here to house the statues. For each Human Emperor who died, a statue was erected there. There are now seventy-one.”

Jiang Li touched the statues, recalling the heroic deeds of his predecessors as he read in the Human Emperor Chronicles, feeling deeply moved.

So many had sacrificed over the past nine thousand years.

He smiled, “As long as I’m here, no new statues will appear here.”

He spoke lightly, but Li Nian’er couldn’t help but believe him.

Jiang Li then led Li Nian’er to the center of the Human Emperor Hall, where Commander Liu resided year-round.

In the center of the hall sat a bronze tripod, fed by a constant flow of faith.

Normally, the power of faith is so weak it’s undetectable, but the sheer volume of it pouring in is so vast that it’s clearly visible.

Li Nian’er watched as the power of faith poured into the cauldron, transforming into a nearly transparent liquid resembling jade. From it, she could sense its immeasurable power.

Successive Human Emperors relied on this power of faith to resist the demons from beyond their own borders.

“Uncle Jiang, so you’ve never used the power of faith?” Li Nian’er was surprised. She’d heard that successive Human Emperors would choose to harness the power of faith, always maintaining their strongest form and preparing for battle against the demons from beyond their own borders.

“I stopped using the power of faith after reaching the Mahayana stage. I asked the Dao Sect’s Weapon Refining Peak to forge this cauldron to contain the power of faith and leave it to the next Human Emperor.”

Li Nian’er gazed at Jiang Li with admiration, and the desire to become the Human Emperor began to grow within her.

She wanted to be as great as Uncle Jiang.

Commander Liu was assigning tasks to the five commanders. “Kong Hu, you’re the most knowledgeable about the quality of food. I’ll leave the sourcing of ingredients to you. Don’t get hungry and eat half the food.”

“You’ve been eating like crazy since you were a kid. Even at the Fusion Stage, you can’t stop. I don’t know if it’s because of your Wu bloodline or just your nature.”

“Leave it to me,” Zhang Konghu said confidently.

Still worried, Commander Liu arranged for several Human Emperor Palace guards to accompany Zhang Konghu on the food shopping.

“Commander Mu, you’re the most familiar with the lower-level cultivators. You’ll be responsible for receiving them. Be polite, and don’t let people accuse the Human Emperor Palace of discriminating against them.”

The Human Emperor Palace always treated everyone equally, not considering lower-level cultivators inferior. After all, they all rose from the lower ranks.

“Okay.”

“Commander Huang.”

“Here!” Commander Huang was excited, feeling like he was finally being put to use.

“Stay where there are fewer people, preferably nowhere. Don’t let your skills affect everyone else.”

“Oh.” Commander Huang was downcast, clearly sensing a different atmosphere around him.

“Ma Zhuo and his wife, notify the factions on the list and see how their performances are going?”

At the celebration, each faction would perform performances to enhance the atmosphere.

For example, the Corpse Driving Sect’s zombie dance, the Four Seas Dragon Palace’s four dragons playing with a pearl, the Buddhist sect’s Thousand-Armed Guanyin, and Bai Hongtu’s stand-up comedy.

Of course, some failed to create the atmosphere. The Hehuan Sect’s e*otic dance did help, but it felt a bit understated.

“Palace Master, why are you here so early?” Commander Liu was as shocked upon seeing Jiang Li as if he had seen Ma Zhuo and his wife give up their e*otic activities, Zhang Konghu study diligently, Bai Hongtu stop his antics, and the Ladder to Immortality appear. “

Your eyes don’t ask, ‘Why am I here so early?'” They asked, ‘How did I survive?’

Jiang Li was speechless. I know your reaction is genuine, but in front of Li Nian’er, can you please pretend a little?”

“I came to see if I could help you, and by the way, I’ll show Li Nian’er around the Human Emperor Palace. Is there anything I can do?”

“How about you continue showing her around the Human Emperor Palace?”

“…Even if you dislike me, you don’t have to show it so obviously, right?”

Commander Liu stepped aside and showed the Human Emperor’s throne behind him: “Please return to your seat, Palace Master.”

“Nian’er, come on, Uncle Jiang will take you to continue your tour of the Human Emperor Palace.”

In fact, Commander Liu was also in a dilemma. He had arranged the venue in an orderly manner, and everything was arranged in an orderly manner. Now a rare Palace Master suddenly appeared, and it was difficult to deal with.

How to arrange for this idle person?

“Commander Huang is very lonely alone, you can also choose to accompany him with Nian’er.”

Jiang Li had never felt so redundant.

…

Commander Huang was redundant, Commander Liu pushed him aside, and Human Emperor Jiang was redundant, Commander Liu put him and Commander Huang together.

Jiang Li felt that Commander Liu was sorting garbage.

Jiang Li had no choice. There were only a few places to visit in the Human Emperor Palace. The others were either kept secret or boring to visit. He had to care about Commander Huang in the name of caring about his subordinates.

(End of this chapter)