Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 724

Chapter 722 The Emperor’s Power is Not Bound by Laws

“Bai Hongtu’s character as a minister is such that he wouldn’t speak inappropriately. Has he already been killed by the First Emperor?” The other sect leaders were sensible and obedient, but Bai Hongtu was the only one who was unreliable. Jiang Li was deeply worried.

Jiang Li couldn’t imagine Bai Hongtu speaking respectfully to him.

“Ladies from prominent families, female cultivators renowned for their beauty, were all attracted to the First Emperor, the only overlord in history, and offered themselves as concubines to undress him.”

Jiang Li was certain this was an embellished description. He remembered the First Emperor’s declaration that he would control all the beauties in the world.

He didn’t believe Yu Yin, Bai Xueling, and the others would willingly submit to the First Emperor.

“The Jiuzhou Continent and the Eight Desolations collided. The First Emperor followed the Eight Desolations’ clues and reached the Immortal Realm, where he engaged the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao fled with the Immortal Realm, and lost all trace.”

“The First Emperor returned to Jiuzhou and refined the life planets of the Eight Desolations into a continent surrounding the Jiuzhou Continent.”

“For this reason, some people also call the Jiuzhou Continent the Central Continent.”

“The First Emperor, inspired by the Eight Desolations, used the Jiuzhou Continent to collide with other worlds, merging them, connecting them with the Jiuzhou Continent, and bringing them under his rule.”

“The continent continued to expand, more than ten times its previous size.”

“The immortal artifact developed intelligence, but was shattered by the First Emperor. With the loss of the Brahma Tower, the First Emperor was unable to establish stable contact with other worlds, so he chose this method.”

“After the First Emperor established the Immortal Dynasty, he mapped the land, unified the system, publicized the cultivation methods, established the

imperial examination system, lowered the difficulty of cultivation, and provided a path for advancement. He allowed people from other worlds to retain their original languages, but the official language was to be the Jiuzhou dialect…” Reading the book’s account of the First Emperor’s deeds, Jiang Li imagined him sitting on the throne, commanding the country, and establishing Jiuzhou into a world that met his vision.

Jiang Li saw the words “unified system” mentioned in the book. Previously, each nation had its own system, with the Great Zhou being the most standardized and the Great Yong the most chaotic. What would the new system established by the First Emperor be like?

Jiang Li then purchased the laws established by the First Emperor. The first article of the law stunned Jiang Li.

It stated: The Emperor is sacred and inviolable. His power is derived from his heart and is not bound by law.

The second article stated: All subjects of the Immortal Dynasty must abide by this law.

Jiang Li: “…”

This was the first time Jiang Li had seen privileges so clearly stated in the law, and it was the first article, without any veiled intention.

“It seems I haven’t forgotten the legal history I learned in my previous life. This is a repeat of the late Qing Dynasty, only even more exaggerated.”

Jiang Li continued reading, realizing that the First Emperor was, after all, his own parallel world self. The laws he set were quite fair ,

provided the first rule was excluded

. He even took into account the different cultural and social structures of other worlds, allowing them a certain degree of autonomy.

Jiang Li had no doubt about the First Emperor’s ability to enforce them. If he dared to unify the laws, he would also dare to punish those who disobeyed them.

“This law can be firmly implemented in this world, combining the law of the jungle with order.”

“If so, then the order established by the First Emperor meets the requirements of Emperor Shun.”

The order proposed by Emperor Shun has two characteristics: one is that everyone must obey it, which is achievable; the other is that the order must be accepted by the majority.

The First Emperor’s order favors mid- and low-level cultivators, that is, it favors the interests of the majority, and will be accepted by the majority.

If the First Emperor allows himself to disobey the law, people will only see it as a privilege of the strong and accept the first rule.

“First Emperor, have you been assimilated by the Nine Provinces, or are you still haunted by events from your past life?”

“The First Emperor expanded the Human Emperor Hall into the Imperial Palace. This is the only Imperial Palace in the Nine Provinces, and he should be there now.”

Jiang Li wanted to meet the First Emperor and have a good chat with him.

The Human Emperor Hall, as the prestige of the Nine Provinces, was magnificent, but compared to the Imperial Palace, it seemed rather unremarkable.

The Imperial Palace stretched for eight hundred miles, traversed by mountains and rivers. Every five steps there was a building, every ten steps a pavilion. The palaces stretched like clouds across the sky, and the countless training grounds made it impossible for a mortal to know east, west, south, or north.

Jiang Li suspected that, if conditions permitted, the First Emperor would have built the Imperial Palace to be as grand and magnificent as the Immortal Emperor’s Golden Palace of Clouds.

With his power, he certainly had the qualifications.

Jiang Li thought of his own accommodations, either inns or in trees, which were nothing compared to the First Emperor’s Imperial Palace.

Centered around the Human Emperor Hall, the Imperial Palace was divided into the Outer Court and the Inner Court. The Outer Court was where meetings took place, while the Inner Court housed the harem and training.

Jiang Li used his spiritual sense to scan the palace and discovered that the First Emperor was not present. However, he did spot a few familiar faces.

Commander Liu was still a commander, but not of the Human Emperor Hall. He was the commander of the Imperial Palace, also known as the Grand Inner Guard, responsible for the palace’s security.

“He’s just for show.”

Anyone so desperate as to threaten the palace’s security was simply being asked by the First Emperor to act as a showman.

Yu Yin, Bai Xueling, the Pure Heart Saintess, Mo Ruoyu, Ji Kongkong, and others were also present.

Jiang Li remembered a group of stunningly beautiful seniors, peers, and juniors alike.

Jiang Li landed, concealing his presence, and entered the palace openly. In the Outer Court, busy ministers processed memorials from various regions, handled government affairs, and debated what response would both comply with regulations and satisfy the First Emperor.

“The emperor is so hard to serve. Sometimes there are perfect plans that can solve the problem, and the emperor agrees to them. But the next day he remembers something and rejects the plan. It’s so repetitive.”

“You should be happy if you’re new here. In the past, if he wasn’t satisfied with the plan, he would have killed us long ago. The emperor kills much less often than before.”

“Before the emperor officially became emperor, he was already in the Mahayana stage, unparalleled in the world. He was unfathomable, like the power of heaven. He didn’t need a reason to kill people. He could kill anyone he wanted, starting with one person and capping at ten clans.”

“Large projects that cost the people a lot of money are one after another. Look at the ground we stand on. This is not soil, it is top-level refining material.”

“It’s impossible to refine top-level magic tools outside now. All the materials are used in the imperial palace.”

“Later, for some reason, the frequency of killings decreased significantly. However, every time I went to court, I was still trembling with fear, afraid that I would offend His Majesty and be dragged out and beheaded.”

At this point, the ministers looked at each other. They were all bystanders and knew how cruel the First Emperor was.

To serve in the Immortal Dynasty was to tie your life to your waist. Before leaving, they would hug and say goodbye to their loved ones, fearing that this would be the last time they would see them.

They all wrote their suicide notes long ago.

Even if the situation has improved now, who can guarantee that they will not be killed by the First Emperor?

“Master Dong, the Great Zhou District has submitted a memorial stating that a banned book has been discovered.” Dong Zhongren

raised an eyebrow: “What is the content?”

“It describes the truth about His Majesty’s actions.”

(End of this chapter)