Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 704

Chapter 702 Common Sense (Additional Update for Alliance Leader Mu Baijinyu)

In the Human Emperor Palace, all the Tribulation-crossing cultivators and immortals from the Nine Provinces were present.

Jiang Li, Bai Hongtu, Yu Yin, Immortal Changcun, Commander Liu, Sword Lord, Li Er, and the Old Dragon King.

It wasn’t Jiang Li who convened this meeting, but Commander Liu.

Seeing everyone present, Commander Liu briefly introduced the meeting and then got down to business.

“We’ve been exploring the myriad worlds for a full year. During this time, we’ve gained a lot. We’ve contacted other worlds, uncovered conspiracies left behind by the immortal realm, and advised them to establish order. Thanks to the joint efforts of the Brahma Tower and the Lord of Saṃsāra, cross-dimensional spatial passages are no longer limited in number, and the connections between the myriad worlds are growing stronger.”

“There are more and more worlds where technology and the world of immortal cultivation coexist, and countless people have benefited from this.”

“The cultivators of Jiuzhou are also gaining experience and growth in the process of exploring the world, and many have achieved insights and breakthroughs.”

“That’s the good side.”

“But we’ve also encountered many problems along the way, the biggest of which is the world of immortal cultivation.”

“This is the report Qin Luan and Qi Sha Daozi just submitted. You can take a look.”

“The world Qin Luan and Qi Sha Daozi explored is called Xuanming World, and it’s a typical example.”

“Xuanming World is not an isolated case. Many immortal cultivation worlds suffer from insufficient spiritual energy and resource plundering.”

“When Jiuzhou sent people to dissuade them, they argued that the strong enjoy resources, the weak contribute, and this is the natural law.”

“As a cultivator, you must strive to become stronger by any means possible. If you don’t work for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth.”

“Many immortal cultivation worlds have an underlying logic: if you lack resources, you rob them.”

Everyone took the information and flipped through it.

The immortal cultivation worlds described in the information were in a state of abject disorder, with arson, murder, looting, and all kinds of evil committed. If the black tide arrived, none of these worlds would be spared.

“This report sounds familiar. History is repeating itself,” said the Immortal Elder Changcun.

“Nine thousand years ago, Jiuzhou was like this. In one word: loot.”

“If you don’t loot, others will. Once they seize the resources and become stronger, you’ll be the next to die.”

“In this environment, everyone’s gone crazy.”

“It’s not just Jiuzhou; the immortal world is like this too. Does becoming an immortal mean you have no desires? Of course not. There are also class divisions among immortals.”

“To become stronger, you need more immortal energy.”

“For example, Qingwei Heaven, where the Immortal Emperor resides, is abundant with immortal energy. Why? Because the amount of immortal energy is a symbol of status and class.”

Immortal Changcun’s words silenced everyone. They all knew more or less what Jiuzhou was like before, and it was a world of difference from today.

Why does the technological world always pursue productivity? Because higher productivity means more abundant resources, fewer social conflicts, and a better chance of building a stable world.

The pursuit of stability is human nature, but it’s the scarcity of resources that forces people to pursue it.

“So, it seems that Emperor Jiang Ren has never plundered others from the beginning to the end,” Li Er muttered, remembering Jiang Li, the outlier.

The Old Emperor had once told Li Er about Jiang Li, saying that he was a strange child. He came from a poor background and lacked any powerful support. Yet, from the Qi training stage all the way to becoming a candidate for Human Emperor, Jiang Li never worried about a lack of spiritual energy.

From beginning to end, Jiang Li cultivated with integrity.

This was bizarre. If Jiang Li had come from a Daoist sect, the Tianyuan royal family, or the Great Zhou royal family, this wouldn’t have been a problem; he wouldn’t have lacked resources.

But Jiang Li was an ordinary person. How could he not worry about resources?

Throughout history, every powerful person who rose from humble beginnings had committed theft and robbery as a child. It was just that these things were not mentioned as adults, after all, because they were considered a stain. Just

because they weren’t mentioned doesn’t mean they didn’t exist, but Jiang Li truly hadn’t.

This showed that Jiang Li’s thinking was unique from the start, and it was precisely this aspect of Jiang Li that the Old Emperor admired.

Li Er wondered: could such a mindset truly be cultivated by the Jiang family of Qingcheng?

Or was Jiang Li a natural saint?

Previously, Li Er had simply brushed off this question, but this time, he tried to think deeply.

“If resources are insufficient, then why don’t we give some spiritual energy to these worlds?” Sword Lord suggested. After all, Kyushu’s spiritual energy was abundant.

Yu Yin shook her head. “Do you know how many worlds this involves? To stop these worlds from fighting over spiritual energy, Kyushu’s spiritual energy would have to be depleted by more than half. Do you still expect Kyushu’s cultivators to cultivate?”

Sword Lord shut up, knowing this was a bad idea.

He didn’t have the brains to solve the bigger problem, so he remained silent.

“What about the Palace Master? What do you think?” Commander Liu noticed that Jiang Li had been frowning and silent since he read the report.

Jiang Li raised his head and asked in a tone of confusion, “Why is there such a fight for spiritual energy? Don’t they all believe that spiritual energy can be created out of nothing?”

At this, everyone laughed, especially Bai Hongtu, who laughed the most. “Jiang Li, do you think everyone is like you, able to create their own spiritual energy?”

“Don’t you?” Jiang Li continued to frown.

The noisy meeting suddenly fell silent. Everyone looked at each other, each realizing that something was wrong with Jiang Li.

Jiang Li didn’t seem to be lying; he truly believed that anyone could create something out of nothing.

Li Er suddenly asked, “Emperor Jiang, there’s something I’ve always been puzzled about.”

“Ask.”

“I heard from the Old Man Emperor that since you came from the Jiang family in Qingcheng, you’ve never worried about spiritual energy. Why is that?”

Jiang Li said without hesitation, “Why worry about spiritual energy? I believe spiritual energy can be created.”

Li Er paused, not realizing what Jiang Li meant.

Yu Yin vaguely realized the source of their disagreement with Jiang Li and continued, “Then how do we break through to the Mahayana stage?”

Jiang Li replied again, “Use infinite spiritual energy to push your realm, and the Mahayana stage will naturally follow.”

“That’s impossible!” Bai Hongtu was always confused when Jiang Li talked about how to break through to the Mahayana stage. This time, he slammed the table in anger.

Bai Hongtu had always thought that the Mahayana stage, like the Tribulation Stage, could not be explained in words. If he explained it, he would never be able to break through. So he had always thought Jiang Li was joking. Now, he felt that Jiang Li was serious.

This was a big problem!

Bai Hongtu no longer kept the question to himself and asked directly, “How can we achieve infinite spiritual energy? One of the nine rules is the conservation of energy!”

Jiang Li countered, “If energy is truly conserved, then where did the energy from the black tide go? How did parallel worlds come into being?”

This question stunned Bai Hongtu. Indeed, if energy is conserved, then the black tide couldn’t destroy the world.

If energy is conserved, then where does the energy for the creation of parallel worlds come from? The creation of parallel worlds is equivalent to doubling the energy.

“That’s not right. You didn’t know about the black tide and the parallel world before. Why do you think energy is not conserved?”

Jiang Li was also stunned: “Have you always thought energy was conserved?”

Bai Hongtu finally understood the difference between him and Jiang Li. Jiang Li had always believed that energy was not conserved, and he thought that others thought the same.

But energy is conserved. This is common sense even children know.

They had not discussed this issue before because they both thought it was common sense, like one plus one equals two. Who would be so bored as to discuss such a question?

But Jiang Li’s common sense was different from others from the beginning!

(End of this chapter)