Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 51

Chapter 51 The Emperor Zhou Gets Beaten

“All the methods in the world originate from Dao Sect.”

This is a widely circulated saying in Jiuzhou. While a bit exaggerated, it is enough to illustrate Dao Sect’s status in Jiuzhou.

There are four external forces that cultivators most often rely on: elixirs, spiritual treasures, runes, and formations. Dao Sect’s Alchemy Peak, Weapon Refining Peak, Rune Peak, and Formation Peak are the leaders of these four external forces.

If you want to learn these four external forces, you can’t avoid Dao Sect.

Jiang Li and the Holy Maiden Jingxin arrived at the entrance of the Weapon Refining Peak and saw a little girl of seven or eight standing there, accompanied by several guards. Even with his cultivation level suppressed, Jiang Li could sense that the most powerful of these guards was at the Fusion Stage, and the others were also skilled in the Spiritual Transformation Stage.

It seemed that they belonged to some powerful force.

“Uncle, you can’t go in.” Jiang Li was about to enter when the little girl called out to him. “Father and Uncle Feng are refining a weapon in there. Father said no one can enter until the refining is complete!”

“What a lovely little girl, what’s your name?” The Pure Heart Saint took a liking to the delicate little girl and petted her head.

“Don’t touch me!” The little girl shook her head vigorously, escaping from the Pure Heart Saint’s grasp. She put her hands on her hips and said, “Hmph, I’m the nineteenth princess of the Great Zhou, Ji Kongkong!”

“Oh, so your father is Ji Zhi?” Jiang Li rubbed his hands, excited. He hadn’t expected to run into the Zhou Emperor Ji Zhi here.

How did Dao Sect Master Bai Hongtu know that Jiang Li was impersonating Dao Sect? Ji Zhi must have tipped him off!

“Uncle, do you know my father?” Ji Kongkong saw Jiang Li wearing the Human Emperor mask and took a liking to him.

She also admired the Human Emperor Jiang Li.

What kind of person could worship the Human Emperor be a bad person? Ji Kongkong thought to herself.

Clearly, she didn’t know about her third brother.

Several guards surrounded the three, with a hint of protection for Ji Kongkong. The leading guard asked, “Do you know our emperor?”

The guards were actually quite nervous. They couldn’t tell the depth of these two men; they were definitely masters in the Fusion Stage. If they were bad guys and intended to harm the little princess, they wouldn’t be able to stop them.

“Don’t be so nervous,” Jiang Li said with a smile, removing his mask to reveal a face that looked just like the mask. “After all, your emperor and I are old friends.”

“The Emperor Zhou’s guards greet the Emperor Jiang Ren!” Seeing Jiang Li, the guards relaxed and saluted.

Ji Kongkong’s mouth opened wide, wide enough to swallow an egg.

“Uncle, are you the Emperor Jiang Ren? I heard my father tell you stories!”

“Oh, what did he say?”

“My father said you were a great hero of the Nine Provinces, a reincarnated immortal. He also told me about your journey to becoming the Emperor, the hardships along the way, how you protected the Nine Provinces, and fought alongside my father against the extraterritorial demons!” Ji Kongkong danced with joy, reciting the bedtime story the Emperor Zhou had told her in clumsy words.

“Hahaha, I didn’t expect Ji Zhi to see me like that!” Jiang Li laughed, deciding to be gentle when he hit Ji Zhi later.

“Isn’t refining a weapon quiet? Ji Zhi doesn’t know how to refine, so what’s he doing in there?”

Jiang Li smiled. “You’ve forgotten Ji Zhi’s double pupils. They’re a huge help in refining.”

…

Inside the Weapon Refining Peak, Ji Zhi and the Peak Master were discussing the refining process.

“What if we increase the firepower by 10% after half an hour? Will it work?” The Peak Master was scribbling on a piece of paper, a messy mess filled with the refining process, repeatedly erasing and revising it.

Refining carries the risk of a furnace explosion, which would render most of the materials in a furnace useless. Therefore, the Peak Master was accustomed to repeatedly calculating the correct refining process before starting the furnace, taking into account the firepower, materials, style, and so on. It was a very arduous task.

But this time, thankfully, Ji Zhi was helping, which made things much easier.

Ji Zhi’s double pupils became deep and mysterious, as if they could see everything.

“No, the furnace will still explode.” Ji Zhi saw that following this process in the future would fail.

“Well, how about switching to Snow Mountain Pure Water instead of Tianshan Pure Water?”

“No, the explosion will be even bigger this time.”

“Then…”

“No…”

“Then…”

“No…”

“Then…”

“Hey, this time it’ll work!”

The two of them deduced and replayed the process until they finally settled on a successful process. Ji Zhi was exhausted and panting. Even though he was skilled at seeing the past and the future, repeatedly using his pupils was exhausting.

Therefore, he rarely used them casually.

“Huh?” Ji Zhi’s face suddenly darkened.

“What’s wrong?”

“I see someone getting beaten up when I go out.”

“Who?” The Weapon Refining Peak Master was curious, but not too worried. Since Ji Zhi could see the future, he could avoid it.

“It’s Jiang Li!”

The Weapon Refining Peak Master was silent for a moment. Needless to say, Ji Zhi was a notorious chatterbox, and who knew what he had said that had provoked Jiang Li.

He patted Ji Zhi’s shoulder and said, “…I’m going to Alchemy Peak to find a Great Huan Dan. If that doesn’t work, I have friends in the Corpse Driving Sect.”

With that, he pushed open the door, leaving Ji Zhi no chance to escape.

“Your heart is as black as the bottom of a furnace!” Ji Zhi cursed, then saw Jiang Li enter with a smile and close the door.

If it were in the Great Zhou mainland, he would still have the confidence to deal with Jiang Li, but in Dao Sect…

“Don’t hit me in the face!”

“No problem.”

…

After a fierce, one-sided battle, Jiang Li left the Weapon Refining Peak refreshed and went to the Alchemy Peak with the Holy Maiden of Purification to visit the Peak Master, who had no intention of looking for elixirs.

…

A few days later, the highly anticipated display of immortal artifacts from various factions finally arrived.

It was called an exhibition, but in reality it was a battle of wits.

The Human Emperor Palace, the Six Great Sects, the Nine Great Dynasties, and the Four Seas all sent representatives to the stands. Of course, some forces, such as the Great Wei Dynasty, remained unattended.

Behind them, a makeshift platform shone faintly. Atop it, a treasured seal glowed faintly, with two Yin and Yang fish swirling behind it, their tails intertwined.

Many were seeing the Yin and Yang Heavenly Seal for the first time. They felt it was as vast as the universe, bottomless, and imbued with a power that could shatter the heavens. It was as if it were the cause of all effects, the effect of all causes, all causes and consequences condensed within this single seal.

They even felt that the seal was destined for them, a karmic connection, and that they were destined to possess it.

If it weren’t for the presence of so many powerful figures on the stage, some would have dared to seize the seal.

This was the power of the Yin and Yang Heavenly Seal: it could not only enlighten all things but also unleash karmic attacks, rendering them defenseless.

Immortal Changcun once said that even in the immortal realm, the Yin and Yang Heavenly Seal was a truly remarkable artifact.

The arena wasn’t set up on the ground, but in the sky. A battle between cultivators in the Fusion Stage, armed with immortal artifacts, would have a far-reaching impact. If it were on the ground, it would be difficult to deploy.

Dao Zong erected a formation above everyone’s heads to block the aftermath of the battle.

(End of this chapter)