Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 731

Chapter 729 There is never any freedom

. “You’ve become even stronger than before.” Despite losing to Jiang Li, the First Emperor didn’t show any disappointment.

He had known this outcome all along.

Although he had diligently cultivated since ten years ago, the other had also been practicing, and the gap between them remained unbridgeable.

The First Emperor had even considered exploiting the difference in the flow of time to cultivate in other worlds, but it was a pity it was useless.

He was simply too strong, his inner cycle flowing naturally, and the external world’s time had no effect on him.

The same was true for Jiang Li.

Jiang Li, hands behind his back, strolled through the void. “Before meeting you, I went to Jiuzhou. Should I say you’ve done well, or say you’ve done terribly? I’m not sure.”

“What I want to say is, you’re no longer the Jiang Li you were on Blue Star.”

“You’re immersed in power, influenced by your past life, assimilated by the law of the jungle. You no longer confide in anyone, and no one is your friend.”

“In your eyes, there are only two kinds of people: enemies and subjects.”

“Enemy means death, and subjects mean obedience.”

“Bai Hongtu and Yu Yin were both your friends when you were a candidate for Human Emperor. Now Bai Hongtu is your subject, and Yu Yin is your tool for flaunting your power.”

“You carry yourself with an air of superiority, supreme, ruling over all the heavens and worlds. No one and nothing can restrain you.”

Jiang Li understood the First Emperor’s choices and personality.

After all, who hasn’t dreamed of being the king of the world, the be-all and end-all? Jiang Li had thought so, too, and even wrote novels.

But Jiang Li chose to suppress this thought and practice his own moral principles.

The First Emperor chose to magnify his own desires while simultaneously practicing his own moral principles.

He also yearned for order; otherwise, he wouldn’t have unified the Nine Provinces and enforced law.

“Unconstrained, this is freedom and ease.” The First Emperor admitted that Jiang Li was right.

Jiang Li shook his head. “Are you truly free and unfettered? If you were, why would you still wear clothes, speak the Nine Provinces dialect, and cling to the throne?”

“Even if no one is restraining you, your thoughts control your actions.”

“Where do thoughts come from? They come from your education and your surroundings.”

“The old dean introduced us to the law. The jurisprudence teacher’s first class made us think about the meaning of law. Professor Kong encouraged us to delve into research and reflection… These are the sources of our thoughts, leading us to believe that this world can achieve fairness and justice.”

“Then you were framed and killed by the powers above. Coming to Nine Provinces, you found it a world where the strong prey on the weak.”

Jiang Li stopped and turned to look directly at the First Emperor. “First Emperor, are you so easily influenced by your surroundings?”

“You appear free and unrestrained, but in reality, you are restricted in every way.”

The First Emperor’s face was stern. He neither confirmed nor denied, saying nothing, seemingly thinking nothing.

As for his true thoughts, only the First Emperor himself knew.

Jiang Li continued, “There’s no such thing as true freedom in this world. This is the truth I’ve realized since coming to Jiuzhou.”

The First Emperor remained silent, lying quietly in the void, his eyes slightly closed. After a long moment, he finally asked.

“You said I was framed and killed by power. How… did I die?”

Jiang Li shook his head helplessly, knowing that the First Emperor faced the same question as himself. “Have you ever looked for Blue Star?”

The First Emperor abruptly stood up. “Of course. I want to repay the old dean for raising me, and Professor Feng for teaching me! I also want revenge!”

“But I haven’t found Blue Star yet.”

Jiang Li nodded, and announced the result that made the First Emperor’s eyes widen: “I found it.”

“Where is it?”

“Return to the Orange Heart World to finish this first, and then I’ll take you to Blue Star.”

When the two returned to the Orange Heart World, a group of Spiritual Transformation Stage cultivators stood obediently by, waiting for the two men’s lecture.

They weren’t yet qualified to observe the battle, but judging by the First Emperor’s demeanor, they knew that these two men’s strength was beyond their comprehension, terrifyingly strong.

In the world of immortal cultivation, the strongest have always been respected.

Jiang Li didn’t hold back, and with a smile, he revealed the truth about the spiritual energy’s revival to these people.

“The Orange Heart World’s entry into the Dharma Ending Age is a conspiracy by the immortal realm.

During the Dharma Ending Age, cultivators retreat into seclusion, while mortals develop technology.” “When spiritual energy revives, cultivators emerge and compete with mortals for control of the world, sparking conflict.

” “When conflict intensifies, only blood can stop it.

” “Not to mention those who suddenly gain power. These people have mixed hearts and minds, and their rash acquisition of power is the root cause of chaos.”

Seeing the immortal realm’s numerous methods of world destruction, Jiang Li could roughly guess what they were.

Accumulating and exacerbating conflicts was the immortal realm’s most common method, and it was incredibly effective. A large portion of the destroyed worlds fell victim to this method.

“You’ve fallen into the immortal realm’s trap. If you persist in your delusion and engage in internal strife, no one can save you.”

The Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators nodded quickly.

The First Emperor said impatiently: “Why tell them all this? I’ll send a few people in the Fusion Stage over here and see who dares to cause trouble.”

It must be said that the First Emperor’s method was simple and crude, but effective.

Jiang Li did not delay in the Orange Heart World. He fulfilled his promise and brought the First Emperor to the Zhoutian World.

“The Blue Star we are on is one of the 150 civilizations in this Zhoutian World.”

The two landed, and the First Emperor looked at his devastated hometown in a daze.

“What’s going on?”

“Why ask when you already know the answer? You already have the answer in your heart.”

The First Emperor was silent. Indeed, who else could have destroyed his hometown? It must have been the work of the Immortal Realm.

“To be precise, it was done by the First Emperor Bai Ze, the Supreme Envoy of Du Ye.”

“It’s him again!” The First Emperor was furious. Blue Star was his first home, Jiuzhou his second, but both were haunted by the presence of the Du Ye Supreme Envoy.

This vengeance must be avenged!

When he ascends to the Celestial Realm, he will make the Du Ye Supreme Envoy suffer a fate worse than death!

“Come on, I’ll show you the old director.”

The two arrived at the orphanage, the starting point of their lives. There stood the old director’s tombstone, as well as their own.

The First Emperor squatted on the ground, rubbing the old director’s tombstone with his thumb, his body a little stiff.

“How…did she die?”

Jiang Li sighed. “Don’t overthink it. The old dean died of old age.”

Jiang Li said quietly, “Although time flows at different speeds, two hundred and sixty years have already passed on Blue Star. Two hundred years isn’t a long time for a cultivator, but for mortals, it’s seven or eight generations. The objects of gratitude and revenge have all vanished over the long years. All the old friends are gone.”

“Don’t you want to know how we died? Come with me.”

The two walked on the desolate land, silent to each other, all the way without saying a word, as if commemorating their past selves, but also as if mourning.

(End of this chapter)