Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 726

Chapter 724 Different Choices, Different Worlds

“The First Emperor is too arrogant. In the eyes of the common people, he may be a wise ruler, but in the eyes of those of us who know him, he’s a true dictator.”

“Originally, I became an immortal to defeat the First Emperor. It was the only way I could think of.” “

But ever since I learned that the immortals fled in panic upon seeing the First Emperor, I’ve completely given up hope.”

Yu Yin’s expression was gloomy. She whispered, “An immortal cannot defeat the First Emperor.”

It was as if she was speaking to herself as it was to Jiang Li.

Jiang Li heard a hint of despair in her voice.

Staying with the First Emperor was like being a puppet. Without sufficient strength, the First Emperor could abandon you at any moment.

Jiang Li understood. Even if the First Emperor had promised not to harm Yu Yin, what was there to do? Who could guarantee that his heart wouldn’t change?

Before crossing over, the First Emperor also upheld fairness and justice and didn’t want to become a dictator? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become mentally ill and reached the Mahayana stage.

But after crossing over, he quickly forgot his original self.

How many people can maintain their original aspirations?

Before reaching the Mahayana stage, Yu Yin from Jiang Li’s world had many opportunities to become an Immortal, but she feared the conflict between achieving the two, and thus never achieved it.

Yu Yin from the Chu Emperor’s world, eager to defeat the Chu Emperor, lost her chance to reach the Mahayana stage.

“To female cultivators, the Chu Emperor treats them like a toy. He collects the beautiful and rare ones and displays them. He doesn’t need to use them, but he must have them.”

Yu Yin’s words resonated with the other women. Some of the other concubines truly admired the Chu Emperor’s greatness and wanted to ascend to his throne, but they didn’t.

They didn’t like him.

“The Chu Emperor used to act arbitrarily, without any constraints, and he did whatever he wanted.”

“Since more than ten years ago, on the eve of the founding of the Immortal Dynasty, he has undergone a profound change.”

“He basically only does three things: handle government affairs, search for fragments of the Immortal Ladder, and cultivate.”

“The Chu Emperor gathered us together, but he never practiced dual cultivation even once. Some concubines hoped to gain his favor, but he said our cultivation was too low and that dual cultivation would be a burden to him.”

Jiang Li: “…”

The Chu Emperor’s transformation into a cultivation fanatic might have something to do with him.

In reality, Jiang Li himself was also a devoted cultivator, but he considered daily activities like eating, dressing, housing, and transportation all part of his practice, eliminating the need for special retreats.

This had to do with Jiang Li’s mindset, the highest state of mind in cultivation, something neither the First Emperor nor ordinary people could achieve.

Even if the First Emperor, like Jiang Li, had cultivated for three hundred years in the Mahayana stage, he couldn’t match Jiang Li. Jiang

Li cultivated continuously for three hundred years, and doing other things didn’t affect his cultivation.

The First Emperor couldn’t do that; it was impossible for him to have nothing else to do in those three hundred years.

“Can you tell me about the First Emperor’s past?” Jiang Li wanted to understand his parallel self from many aspects. The forbidden book described the First Emperor, but Yu Yin couldn’t understand as much as he did.

The topic was not easy, even painful. Yu Yin could refuse, but she understood that it was Jiang Li’s request and agreed.

“At the beginning, Bai Hongtu, Chudi, and I were all candidates for Human Emperor, and we were very good friends. Although he was unruly and always talked about becoming the strongest, the most powerful, Bai Hongtu and I didn’t take it seriously, thinking he was just talking.”

“When did his attitude become distant… That’s right, after he reached the Mahayana stage and easily defeated the Extraterritorial Demon.”

“Easily defeating the Extraterritorial Demon was the goal of all Human Emperors, and he has already achieved it.”

“He realized that he was so powerful, the protector of Jiuzhou, that Jiuzhou couldn’t do without him. He was on a different level from everyone else, and no one could restrain him.”

“Gradually, he distanced himself from everyone, becoming more and more arrogant, and we became like superiors and subordinates.” After

Yu Yin finished speaking, Jiang Li sighed.

“Let’s not talk about that anymore. Tell us your story. Your personality seems completely different from Chudi’s. What’s the world you live in like?” Yu Yin smiled, not wanting to discuss the topic anymore.

Jiang Li noticed that Yu Yin’s smile was forced.

“I am a frivolous person, and Jiuzhou has become a frivolous Jiuzhou…”

Jiang Li began his story, beginning with his fifteenth immortal tribulation. A life completely different from that of the First Emperor unfolded slowly to the women as Jiang Li’s methodical narrative unfolded.

“…And so, from you, I learned the art of speaking, and I found all the fragments of the Immortal Ladder. I used it to find the Immortal Realm again…”

“…After the Immortal Realm was destroyed, Jiuzhou began to explore the myriad realms with peace of mind, until today…”

“So this is what I am like in this parallel world.” Yu Yin lamented.

In Jiang Li’s world, she learned the art of “words following laws” from the calligraphy of the great scholar, and the art of music from the Secret Realm of Music. Combining the two, she realized the art of speaking, and the art of music.

In the First Emperor’s world, immortal artifacts developed intelligence, and the great scholar’s calligraphy was burned by the First Emperor, denying Yu Yin her chance from the start.

Now, Yu Yin doesn’t know the art of music either. Without the First Emperor’s permission, the concubines can’t leave the inner court, and studying in the Secret Realm of Music is out of the question. Therefore, the First

Emperor doesn’t know the art of speaking, and the law is out of the question.

“If the First Emperor knew that his arbitrary decision had cost him the chance to find the Immortal Realm, how would he react?”

Yu Yin chuckled softly, already imagining the First Emperor’s furious look.

“Hearing your description, I really want to visit your world.” The Pure Heart Saint showed a longing expression. The world described by Jiang Li had a lively atmosphere, completely different from that of the First Emperor.

Bai Hongtu even dared to joke with Jiang Li every now and then, which they could not imagine.

Anyone who dared to joke with the First Emperor here would be risking his life.

“Do you want to meet Bai Hongtu?” Yu Yin asked.

Bai Hongtu was one of the First Emperor’s important ministers.

Jiang Li shook his head. The Bai Hongtu on the First Emperor’s side was too different from the one he had in mind.

Bai Hongtu here was calm, reliable, and unsmiling… According to Yu Yin, this wasn’t Bai Hongtu’s original personality; it was a change he’d undergone under the pressure of the First Emperor.

Jiang Li couldn’t bear to look at Bai Hongtu here.

“Where’s the First Emperor?”

“He’s gone to another world to search for fragments of the Immortal Ladder. Are you going to find him?” The women were a little nervous.

Unlike Jiang Li, who had already uninstalled the system, the First Emperor was still diligently completing his mission.

Jiang Li saw their concerns and reassured them, “I’m stronger than the First Emperor. Don’t worry about my safety. Worry about the First Emperor instead of me.”

Jiang Li smiled and touched the heads of his three juniors, Li Nian’er, Ji Kongkong, and Yu Youxian. “It’s a shame to imprison such young children here. Your cultivation talent is truly wasted.”

The First Emperor hadn’t opened the selection process for candidates for the Human Emperor. He considered himself the only Emperor, so how could he choose a successor?

“The First Emperor has been diligently cultivating, striving to surpass me.”

Yu Yin believed Jiang Li and provided the coordinates. Jiang Li obtained the coordinates of the First Emperor’s world and waved goodbye to the women.

“Will we meet again?” the women asked. Being with Jiang Li relaxed their tense nerves, and they felt incredibly comfortable.

Jiang Li had told them that he didn’t even have a Taoist partner, and they didn’t know why. There must be a lot of female cultivators who admired him.

Was he incapable of understanding romance, or perhaps simply unwilling to?

“After I’ve dealt with the Black Tide, we can talk slowly. Goodbye.”

(End of Chapter)