Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 359

Chapter 359 Kyushu Earth Veins

Jiang Li felt like he was crazy for actually holding onto hope in the system.

The system was reliable, like a sow climbing a tree.

If you call this system stupid, it was indeed incredibly stupid.

If you call it smart, it could answer questions quickly.

“Somewhere between stupidity and intelligence, it could be called a duality of stupidity and intelligence.”

Most remarkable of all, it insisted on being a “counterattack system,” diligently helping him achieve his comeback.

The highest-ranking person in the Jiuzhou world was undoubtedly the Human Emperor. His rise from the lowest cultivator to the pinnacle of the Jiuzhou realm was truly a comeback. This system issued a special mission, “The Path to the Human Emperor,” to help him become the Human Emperor.

Jiang Li didn’t doubt the authenticity of the system’s mission; according to the system’s requirements, he could indeed become the Human Emperor.

“It’s just that I arrived too late, and it’s too dangerous.”

Jiang Li remained uneasy

until he understood the system’s origins. Everything about him was clearly arranged, and he certainly didn’t believe the system was flawless.

Furthermore, to date, besides the First Emperor, he had never met anyone else with a system.

Jiang Li and the First Emperor had only met briefly, and Jiang Li had scolded him, but he was certain that the First Emperor also had a system, and it was five hundred years too late.

Either he was special, or his experience was too limited; other worlds also had system holders.

“What’s special about me? Is it the Great Perfection stage? Or my incredible combat power? Or a time traveler…” Jiang Li was so fascinated by so many unique things that he was momentarily confused.

“From the tasks issued so far, the system doesn’t mean to harm anyone, but I can’t say for sure about the future.” Jiang Li recalled a series of hilarious tasks issued by the system.

But if these tasks were issued five hundred years ago, he wouldn’t have to rack his brains to solve the problems. He could just follow the system’s prompts, and the results would be quite good.

“When does the special task, the Path to the Human Emperor, begin?”

[Host, please be patient]

Jiang Li thought about it and realized that it wasn’t the right time yet. Five hundred years ago, the Lu Human Emperor hadn’t yet begun selecting candidates for the Human Emperor.

To say that the Lu Human Emperor selected the candidates wasn’t quite right; to be more precise, the Lu Human Emperor had the Nine Provinces’ Earth Veins select the candidates.

If Jiang Li wishes to step down as Human Emperor, he must first allow the Nine Provinces Earth Veins to select a Human Emperor.

“Come to think of it, it’s been ages since I’ve visited the Nine Provinces Earth Veins.”

…

The Nine Provinces Earth Veins are the core of the Nine Provinces world, located directly beneath the Human Emperor Palace.

Commander Liu, constantly stationed at the Human Emperor Palace, effectively rules the Nine Provinces Earth Veins.

“Greetings, Palace Master!” The guards guarding the entrance to the Palace, upon seeing Jiang Li, suppressed their excitement and saluted.

“Thank you for your hard work,” Jiang Li nodded slightly, then approached Commander Liu.

Commander Liu was surprised to see Jiang Li and put away the remote communication talisman. “Palace Master? I was just looking for you.”

“But what’s going on?” Commander Liu rarely contacted him, and whenever he did, it was for something important.

For example, Zhang Konghu and the Ma Zhuo couple were imprisoned in the dungeon, the three candidates for Commander, or the full moon banquet hosted by the Ma Zhuo couple.

“I’d like to take two days off to go out.”

“Sure, I’ll be in charge of the Human Emperor Palace,” Jiang Li readily agreed. Commander Liu had worked so hard and made such great contributions that a few days off wouldn’t affect anything.

Besides, commanders and guards all have regular holidays and annual leave.

Commander Liu’s expression was even more surprised than before, as if he had misheard.

Without dwelling on the matter, Commander Liu left the Human Emperor Palace.

Jiang Li arrived at a secret chamber, filled with extremely destructive formations. If the technique wasn’t mastered correctly, even a cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing stage would perish here with hatred.

Only the Human Emperor was worthy of entering this chamber; even a veteran like Commander Liu wasn’t allowed in.

That was the rule.

Jiang Li followed the prescribed steps to unlock the formations, walked through the long chamber, and arrived at a place rich in spiritual energy.

The concentration of spiritual energy here was higher than even top-grade spirit stones; taking a single breath could easily kill a cultivator.

Jiang Li held his breath, fearing he would accidentally absorb all the spiritual energy.

A mark flickered on Jiang Li’s forehead, and the closer he got to the earth vein, the brighter it became.

This was the unique earth vein mark of the Human Emperor, symbolizing the relationship between the Human Emperor and the earth vein.

Jiang Li stood still. Before him lay a gently flowing azure stream, its flow slow, like a liquid, yet also like a solid.

Cultivators who come here find inner peace and a profound improvement in their state of mind.

“Old friend, it’s been a while since we last met.”

Jiang Li squatted down and made a scooping motion, but the azure stream seemed like an illusion; his hand passed through it, catching nothing.

This azure stream was the earth vein, flowing slowly, without any response to Jiang Li.

The earth vein was inanimate, devoid of intelligence, and naturally could not respond to Jiang Li.

If one were to cut the Kyushu continent horizontally, one would find a gently flowing stream running through it, a source of peace.

The earth vein before Jiang Li was the core of the earth veins, vital to Kyushu.

It gathered the power of faith from all the people of Kyushu, for the successive Human Emperors to mobilize.

While successive Human Emperors chose to channel this power of faith into their own bodies, Jiang Li stored it in a bronze cauldron.

“Thanks to you, otherwise, it would have been incredibly difficult for the previous Human Emperor to defeat the Outer Demon.” Jiang Li expressed his gratitude to the Earth Veins. Jiuzhou’s survival from the attacks of the Outer Demons was largely due to the Earth Veins.

In the beginning, Jiuzhou had no such thing as Earth Veins. Later, the Heavenly Ladder to Immortality disappeared, and the terrifying Outer Demons descended.

Although Jiuzhou had dozens of Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivators at that time, they were divided and fought independently, suffering heavy casualties in the face of the powerful Outer Demons.

Hoping for someone to defeat the Outer Demons, all living beings channeled their entire faith into that one individual.

This was the first Human Emperor, who triumphed in a bloody battle against the Extraterritorial Demons.

The first Human Emperor, realizing the unstable power of faith would hinder subsequent battles, seized upon the peak of human unity to establish the Nine Provinces’ Earth Veins. These

veins not only gathered the faith of all beings, transforming it into a stable force of faith, but also manipulated the spirit of the Nine Provinces to select candidates who met the criteria for the title.

Since the second Human Emperor, all Human Emperors have gone through this stage of candidate status, ultimately emerging as the Human Emperor, and Jiang Li was no exception.

Even the Immortal Elder Changcun couldn’t pinpoint the exact nature of the Earth Veins, nor define their nature. As far as he knew, there were no such things in the Immortal Realm; perhaps they could be considered a specialty of the Nine Provinces.

Jiang Li chatted with the Earth Veins, as if meeting an old friend. He recounted interesting events of recent years, the prosperity of the Nine Provinces, the wonders of other worlds, and the ruthless attempts of the Extraterritorial Demons to bring about the destruction of the world.

Rather than speaking to the Earth Veins, it was more like he was speaking to successive Human Emperors.

The Human Emperors of all generations have always enjoyed speaking to the Earth’s veins. To them, the Earth’s veins are like a legacy, connecting past and future Human Emperors.

“Being the Human Emperor is truly not easy. My seniors have worked hard, and so have I. I just don’t know what the future Human Emperor will be like. I hope I won’t put too much pressure on him.”

Jiang Li sighed, then stood up and returned to the Human Emperor Palace.

(End of this chapter)