Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 307

Chapter 307: With good luck, wild dogs can become immortals

[Quest: The Mermaids, to thank you for helping them win the competition, gift you with a can of True Dragon Blood. Soaking in this medicinal bath, your physical strength is greatly enhanced, and your arm becomes “dragonized.” After leaving the South Sea, you arrive in the Wu Dynasty, just as the Dongxu Secret Realm opens. Seeing your lack of fame, others believe you can’t claim the rewards and are merely filling in the gaps.

[Please obtain the final reward in the Dongxu Secret Realm.]

[This quest is forgivable.]

[Quest Reward: The “Spending Hundreds of Dollars” technique, unlocking the Borrowing Source function, and a Heavenly Infant Fruit.]

Jiang Li generally avoids quests that can be forgone, but the Dongxu Secret Realm is an exception.

The master of the Dongxu Secret Realm is Master Dongxu, a veteran of the Fusion Stage who remains active in Jiuzhou.

Master Dongxu believes he has insight into the truth of the world and argues that hard work and talent are useless, and cultivating immortality depends entirely on luck. With good luck, even a wild dog can become an immortal.

Such an example does exist in Kyushu history—or, more accurately, in unofficial history.

Forty thousand years ago, a wild dog, untouched by spiritual intelligence and barely reaching the first stage of Qi training, was incredibly fortunate. Protected by spiritual artifacts, divinely gifted, and possessed by rare treasures, a series of coincidences enabled it to ascend to heaven.

Monsters value bloodlines; the stronger the bloodline, the brighter the future. Yet, this wild dog’s ancestors, five hundred generations ago, had been wild dogs digging for food in the fields. The fact that such a monster could achieve immortality completely overturned the monster community’s understanding.

Some monsters dismissed the unofficial history as unreliable and fabricated.

However, the Immortal Changcun publicly confirmed that a wild dog had indeed achieved immortality forty thousand years ago, just as the legend had. It

is precisely for this reason that the Immortal Master Dongxu believes that hard work cannot outweigh luck.

The Dongxu Secret Realm is not a contest of realm, combat skill, or intelligence; it’s simply a contest of luck.

Those with good luck clear the levels and receive rewards. These individuals are considered exceptionally fortunate by Master Dongxu, who forges a good relationship with them and awaits a reward.

Five hundred years ago, Jiang Li returned from the Dongxu Secret Realm disastrously defeated and received a consolation prize—a towel—but no chance of a friendly encounter with Master Dongxu.

Jiang Li felt his luck had been gradually improving over the past five hundred years, the most compelling evidence being his encounters with the Black and White Impermanence.

Damn luck.

He wanted to avenge his previous defeat and prove his luck in the Dongxu Secret Realm.

Five hundred years ago, Bai Hongtu had never been to the Dongxu Secret Realm. After all, he came from the Dao Sect, and unlike independent cultivators like Jiang Li, he had no shortage of resources and no need to explore every secret realm.

“Is there anything I should be aware of before going to the Dongxu Secret Realm?” Bai Hongtu knew nothing more than that the Dongxu Secret Realm tested one’s luck.

He didn’t interact much with Master Dongxu.

Jiang Li pondered for a moment and asked, “How’s your luck?”

“Not bad. Aside from the bad luck of meeting you during the Human Emperor competition, everything else has always gone my way.”

“Then you should do well in the Dongxu Secret Realm.”

…

Wu Country, near the Dongxu Secret Realm.

The Dongxu Secret Realm is about to open, and the area is packed with people, men, women, and children. The Dongxu Secret Realm

has no realm restrictions, only age restrictions. Anyone under a hundred years old can enter.

“That’s good, I’m under a hundred years old.” Bai Hongtu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the entry requirements.

Jiang Li continued, “Indeed, the ancients said that in ancient times there was a tree called Dachun, which considered eight thousand years as spring and eight thousand years as autumn. This is a great year. By that calculation, we are less than a month old.”

“…Less than a month is too much.” Even Bai Hongtu was embarrassed to say that he was less than a month old. “South of Chu, there are ghost spirits who consider five hundred years as spring and five hundred years as autumn. We should be three months old.”

“What are they doing?” Bai Hongtu noticed that a number of people were gathered at the entrance to the secret realm, holding offerings and chanting something.

“It seems like some kind of worship activity, perhaps to the Buddha.” Jiang Li was very familiar with this situation. Near Buddhist temples, monks often kowtowed and worshiped in the direction of the temple, hoping for good luck.

“May Emperor Jiang bless me, I have received rich rewards in the Dongxu Secret Realm.”

“God is above, Emperor is above, if I can make it to the end in the Dongxu Secret Realm, I will definitely go to the Emperor’s Palace to fulfill my vow!”

“Emperor Jiang, Commander Liu, Sect Master Li Er, Sect Master Bai, Sword Master, Queen Yuyin… all the generations who have crossed the tribulation period have blessed me and made this journey worthwhile, so that I can become famous in one fell swoop and be valued by Master Dongxu.”

“May Immortal Changcun bless me and make me as lucky as an immortal!”

Statues that were difficult to distinguish between male and female were placed in a row, with well-known names such as Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu written under the statues. A group of people recited silently, took out spirit stones very sincerely, and placed them in front of the statues.

“…”

“…”

Jiang Li glanced at Bai Hongtu. “It seems like a lot of people are paying homage to you.”

“Even more people are paying homage to you.” Bai Hongtu, seeing a group of people paying homage, was eager to join in. “By the way, will paying homage to you work? How about I pay homage to you too?”

Jiang Li was curious. “What’s your wish?

” “To defeat you and become the Human Emperor.”

“…I don’t know about paying homage to others, but if you pay homage to me, you definitely won’t achieve that wish.”

“Would you two like to choose a powerful person to pay homage to as well?” A young man, seeing Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu, approached as if seeing business.

“Want spirit stones?”

“That depends on your willingness,” the young man chuckled.

Jiang Li tapped the young man. “How dare you try to trick me? I haven’t seen you in a few years, and you’ve gotten bolder, Qin Luan.”

“Mr. Jiang?” The young man’s smile froze. It was Qin Luan. Even though Jiang Li’s appearance had changed, he could guess Jiang Li’s identity from his familiar tone.

Seeing that he had met the real master, Yuan Wuxing hurried out to explain and begged Jiang Li for forgiveness: “I hope Mr. Jiang will understand. We spent all our spirit stones at the auction a few days ago and are now penniless. My disciple has come up with a trick. Placing a statue in front of the Dongxu Secret Realm will surely attract countless monks who enter the secret realm to pay homage. We can profit from it.”

“Wu Xing, don’t be so nervous. I won’t be angry about such a thing. Besides, these people are not paying homage to me, are they?”

“What do you mean?” Qin Luan didn’t understand what Jiang Li meant. People are saying your name in front of your statue. Doesn’t that count as paying homage to you?

“Look carefully at the name under the statue.”

After Jiang Li’s prompt, Qin Luan suddenly realized. The name

under the statue was Wang Li.

Qin Luan looked at Yuan Wu Xing. It was his master who said that he was responsible for shaping the statue, so the name of the statue must be his handwriting.

Yuan Wu Xing said embarrassedly: “I felt that it was inappropriate to use your name rashly, so I changed it slightly. I didn’t expect so many people to still pay homage. Maybe people were too anxious and didn’t see the name clearly.”

Jiang Li was not surprised by this.

“Paying homage is to seek peace of mind. As for who you pay homage to, it doesn’t matter.”

(End of this chapter)