Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 56

Chapter 56 The Escaped Immortal Weapons

. Although Jiang Li boasted of his power, the attacks of immortal weapons were mysterious and unpredictable, leaving him uncertain of victory. His true form unleashed the Heavenly Desolate Halberd.

One avatar wielded a longsword, unleashing the sword of the mind to sever the very thought of the immortal weapon; another blended magic with the three arts of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.

Bai Hongtu seemed to see Jiang Li again in the Fusion Stage, not yet a Man-Emperor, yet his magic had reached its peak, his body was incredibly strong, and his weaponry was invincible, sweeping away those of his level.

Back then, he had already been so formidable without a proper weapon. Now, wielding the Heavenly Desolate Halberd, Bai Hongtu could no longer fathom how much more powerful Jiang Li was now.

If anyone could quell the rebellion of immortal weapons today, he believed it was Jiang Li.

The four Confucian guardians held the Gentleman Sword in one hand and the Dragon Ball in the other. The Gentleman Sword held unstoppable sharpness, the Dragon Ball offered unparalleled defense, their aura clearly exceeding that of someone in the Tribulation Crossing Stage.

Jiang Li swept his halberd across, shattering the four Gentleman Swords and sending the four guardians flying. If it weren’t for the dragon balls’ defense, this single blow would have sent them reeling back into the “War” scroll!

“It hurts!”

“So brutal!”

“He’s even stronger than us dragons!”

The four dragon balls cried out in pain. They had indeed gained intelligence, but with it, they also developed feelings and emotions.

The “Death” scroll was attached to one of Jiang Li’s avatars. The avatar, performing the “Golden Cicada Escape” technique, flew out from above, leaving the original incarnation reduced to ash.

The Great Scholar scroll, still refusing to give up, flung out the “Burn” scroll. The new incarnation, bathed in Buddha’s light, was reborn from the flames, transformed into a golden form, resembling a Vajra Arhat.

Another incarnation slashed out with its Heart Sword, generated from the Great Scholar scroll’s mind, severing both the Great Scholar scroll and the “Destruction” scroll it hadn’t yet written. The sword’s cutting intent remained unwavering, as if it would not return until its entire body was utterly destroyed.

Frightened, the great scholar hurriedly wrote the word “tranquility” to clear his mind, barely avoiding the fatal calamity. The Ruyi

Gourd unleashed another heavenly tribulation, transforming into a form that employed the art of freedom and ease, deftly dodging its attacks and remaining unscathed.

The Brahma Tower, relying on the black hole formed by its weight, engaged Jiang Li head-on.

However, the Tianhuang Halberd, possessing the inherent strength of extreme hardness, was impervious to attack, requiring only the gentler method of refining.

Undeterred by the black hole, the halberd smashed into the Brahma Tower. Neither side engaged in a show of skill, a pure contest of strength.

Jiang Li gripped the Tianhuang Halberd tightly, his body unwavering.

However, the Brahma Tower was punctured by the impact, its straight structure now shaped like a gourd.

A few more blows and it would break in two, necessitating a complete re-forge!

The people watching below trembled in fear, fearing that Emperor Jiang Ren would not be able to defeat the numerous immortal artifacts.

But the immortal artifacts, in turn, felt even more fearful, fearing their own demise.

Jiang Li sensed something watching him, filled with malice. He instinctively looked up, but saw nothing.

Trusting his instincts, Jiang Li hurled his Heavenly Desolate Halberd at speeds exceeding light. It vanished, then reappeared just as quickly.

It was a scene reminiscent of the Third and Fourth Princes performing the “Reverse Time” technique.

“Human, you’re doing well!”

The Yin-Yang Heavenly Seal finally found its lost piece, refining it while Jiang Li engaged in battle with the other immortal artifacts.

“You forced me to do this! I will plunge you into eternal damnation!”

The Yin-Yang Heavenly Seal threatened, and it had the wherewithal to do so.

It controlled the cause and effect of the Nine Provinces.

“You will face numerous difficulties, and every step will be difficult!”

The Yin-Yang Heavenly Seal’s words carried weight. With these words, Jiang Li would face a hostile fate, such as a chaotic spiritual energy, the loss of his cultivation, inexplicable hostility, and the right to kill him. He could even be trapped in the mist of time, reduced to his weakest self five hundred years ago…

Yet, none of these things happened.

Jiang Li remained unchanged.

“How could I not see your karma! How could I not see your karma!”

the Yin-Yang Heavenly Seal cried out in disbelief, unable to comprehend what it was seeing.

It saw the karma of everyone and every spiritual treasure, except Jiang Li, who seemed independent of the Nine Provinces, devoid of any karma!

Jiang Li didn’t know the reason, but now was not the time to worry.

His three incarnations attacked simultaneously, each employing their own methods, cracking the Yin-Yang Heavenly Seal.

The Yin-Yang Heavenly Seal cried out in pain, “Wow, I’m done playing! You’re bullying me!”

Not only was the Yin-Yang Heavenly Seal weeping, but the other immortal artifacts were also crying.

They had just been born, their intelligence comparable to that of a five or six-year-old child, and their playful nature was strong. They wanted to run wild in the Nine Provinces, knowing no one could stop them.

Who would have thought they would be brutally assaulted by Jiang Li before they even took their first step?

“Little Tower, take your brothers and run! Leave the Nine Provinces!”

The Brahma Tower had already prepared, creating six spatial rifts. Seeing this, the immortal artifacts quickly slipped inside.

[Unknown World Detected]

[Unknown World Detected]

…

[Unknown World Detected]

Six system notifications suddenly chimed in.

…

With the immortal artifacts driven away, the remaining spiritual treasures that had awakened to intelligence were no longer a force to be reckoned with. Faced with the intervention of numerous masters across the Nine Provinces, these spiritual treasures retreated, abandoning their calls for the establishment of a Lingbao Dynasty.

However, everyone knew that the story of spiritual treasures awakening to intelligence was far from over.

While these intelligent spiritual treasures had retreated, it was only a temporary solution. If any cultivator continued to use these spiritual treasures, and if they became passive during a battle, their masters would be doomed.

Cultivators had become accustomed to relying on spiritual treasures. Without them, the power of the Nine Provinces would decline significantly.

Where to store these spiritual treasures was also a problem. If they were left in the hands of their owners, what if the spiritual treasures turned against them and killed them? If they were gathered together, it would truly become a Lingbao Dynasty. Destroying them all was a difficult decision.

And most importantly, what should be done with those immortal artifacts?

Before Jiang Li, resisting the extraterritorial demons relied entirely on the various means employed by successive Human Emperors, immortal artifacts being one of them.

What if Jiang Li found the immortal realm but couldn’t return, or died of old age? What would the new Human Emperor use to resist the extraterritorial demons?

Jiang Li was optimistic. These immortal artifacts were more powerful than the extraterritorial demons. As long as

he brought them back, peace would reign in the Nine Provinces. His encounters with these immortal artifacts revealed that they weren’t inherently bad. For example, the Great Confucian Calligraphy Copybook could easily apply the word “death” to Jiang Li’s true form, not his incarnation. Another example: the Yin-Yang Celestial Seal, which could say “Jiang Li must die” instead of “struggle.”

They simply disliked constraints.

Furthermore, Jiang Li intended to use the Yin-Yang Celestial Seal to follow the law of cause and effect and find the Ascended Elders, thereby ultimately finding the immortal realm.

No one had ever mastered the Yin-Yang Celestial Seal to do this before. Now that it had developed intelligence, finding the Ascended Elders would surely be a piece of cake.

“I’ll go retrieve them,” Jiang Li declared at the gathering of the major powers, startling everyone.

Find? How? Where?

“I’ve gained some insights into the ways of space a while ago. I can follow the directions of the immortal artifacts to find them.”

Jiang Li has already confirmed with the system that the coordinates of the six unknown worlds that the immortal artifacts are heading to have been confirmed. As long as the source points are consumed, they can be teleported there.

(End of this chapter)