Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 734

Chapter 732 The First Person Created at the Beginning

When the First Emperor asked this question, Jiang Li was stunned.

He hadn’t expected the First Emperor to ask that.

But it wasn’t a particularly troublesome question.

“Yu Yin, like Bai Hongtu, are fellow Daoists on my path of cultivation. Initially, I encountered many difficulties in my practice, and thanks to them, I was able to overcome them.”

“I regard them both as equals, without any distinction of superiority or inferiority. I confide in them when I have questions, worries, or confusions, and they, likewise, pour out their grievances to me.”

Recalling the time when the three of them would pour out their grievances to each other, Jiang Li’s lips curled up in a smile.

Back then, he had first shown signs of invincibility, easily defeating an extraterritorial demon. The three of them had gathered in the clouds to celebrate Jiang Li’s achievement.

The celebration had turned into a public outburst. Jiang Li couldn’t remember who started it, but judging by experience, it was probably Bai Hongtu.

Jiang Li complained about why no one understood how to advance to the Mahayana stage, Bai Hongtu complained about why Jiang Li, that bastard, became the Human Emperor and he didn’t, and Yu Yin complained that the Tianyuan Dynasty was a mess and couldn’t be helped.

After complaining, the three of them drank, and no one tried to get rid of the alcohol.

Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu got drunk and exchanged drunken punches. Yu Yin, who couldn’t handle the alcohol and had poor drinking habits, was slightly tipsy and disheveled, and was acting crazy around the two of them.

The First Emperor was silent.

He was also very happy after he easily defeated the extraterritorial demon for the first time, but at that time he no longer considered Bai Hongtu and Yu Yin as friends.

After all, the feeling of celebrating for subordinates and celebrating for friends is different.

The First Emperor didn’t think he was anything special before, but now that he sees that his parallel world self has rich and colorful experiences, he suddenly wonders if he is too lonely?

Unknowingly, the two of them arrived at Mount Xumi.

“Old Buddha Xumi believed in the Venerable Shenzang and slaughtered innocent people indiscriminately, using the power of his faith to achieve immortality.”

“Killing to become stronger? If I keep the old Buddha, even more people will die in the future.”

“So I killed him.”

Although the First Emperor killed indiscriminately, he didn’t kill to become stronger. Teacher Xumi’s behavior was no different from the devil’s, and the First Emperor couldn’t keep him.

Like Jiang Li, the First Emperor hated the devil’s ways, and therefore he killed many in the Eight Desolations.

Jiang Li chose to use the Book of Life and Death to judge the Eight Desolations’ merits, while the First Emperor judged the Eight Desolations according to the standards of the Nine Provinces’ laws, executing anyone who met the death penalty.

The First Emperor killed far more people in the Eight Desolations than Jiang Li.

Wuzhi is still the current lord of Mount Xumi. The two found Wuzhi, and Jiang Li called out to the Daozu to see him.

Wuzhi lost consciousness, and the Daozu took over his body.

“Who is this?” The First Emperor had never seen the Daozu, nor did he know that he was inside Wuzhi.

“Daozu.”

Jiang Li was also somewhat surprised to see Daozu. In his world, Daozu had seen Jiang Li, who had traveled back in time, and knew there was hope for the future, so he decisively chose to reincarnate.

However, the First Emperor had not returned to the past, and Daozu, having never met the First Emperor, felt that the future was bleak, and logically, reincarnation was not an option.

Daozu had amazing eyesight and recognized Jiang Li’s identity at a glance.

“A visitor from a parallel world, I never thought you could actually travel through it?”

Daozu explained after hearing Jiang Li’s question, “I originally had no intention of reincarnating. I wanted to prepare a backup plan in the underworld. But then Emperor Shun came to me and told me not to worry about the future. There’s actually a second way to defy the law of destruction, and someone will be able to do it in the future.”

“When I heard that, I immediately chose to reincarnate.”

Jiang Li: “…wasn’t your reincarnation a bit hasty?”

Daozu looked at the First Emperor in amazement. “Actually, I’ve been wanting to talk to you for a while now. You actually have the power to defeat the Heavenly Dao.”

“But I’m worried I might say something wrong and affect Wuzhi, which would be disastrous.”

Daozu looked at Jiang Li again. “You’re even more powerful. I can’t fathom your strength. If you think so, the Heavenly Dao wouldn’t even have the guts to fight you.”

Daozu had cultivated for such a long time that he could see things that ordinary people couldn’t.

Daozu felt that the Heavenly Dao of Jiang Li’s world was truly unlucky, having given birth to such a freak.

But that was only the Heavenly Dao’s misfortune. Jiang Li’s existence was a blessing for all the heavens and worlds.

Daozu thought the First Emperor was already strong enough, on par with the Heavenly Dao, the limit of humanity. Unexpectedly, Jiang Li’s appearance slapped him in the face.

What limit? Where was the limit?

The First Emperor stared at Jiang Li in surprise. He was only slightly stronger than the Heavenly Dao at the moment. If the Heavenly Dao hadn’t made a move against Jiang Li, then he was about the same.

He only then realized how much Jiang Li had let loose in their fight.

Jiang Li and Daozu recounted the events of their world. As they spoke, Jiang Li paused, a question suddenly struck him.

“What’s wrong?”

“There’s no trace of the Nine Great Rules, and there are so many rules in the world. How did the Heavenly Dao know there were nine, and not ten or eleven?”

Born after the Great Chu, the Heavenly Dao shouldn’t have known how the Great Chu created the world or how the Nine Great Rules were established.

“Oh, that’s a simple question. The Heavenly Dao and I were born around the same time, and we’ve both heard about the Nine Great Rules,” Daozu said casually, as if it wasn’t something worth mentioning.

“What? Who told you that?” Jiang Li was surprised.

Daozu was looking for Jiang Li’s surprised expression. He continued casually, “A man named ‘Qiong’.”

Is there anything more interesting than making a powerful person look surprised and incredulous?

Daozu explained, “I was one of the first few people created by Taichu.”

“However, Taichu fell when I was very young. I don’t really remember Taichu.”

“The one who taught us was ‘Qiong’. We respectfully call him the Holy Master. He was the first person created by Taichu.”

“The Holy Master told us that Taichu created the Nine Great Principles. They are eternal laws, unchangeable by anyone.”

“The Holy Master…”

“He died. Of that generation, only I survived.”

Jiang Li had always known that Daozu was the oldest being, but just how old was unknown. Now, the answer was finally revealed.

Daozu was one of the first few created by Taichu. This meant he went back to the very beginning of the world, and lived as long as the Heavenly Dao.

No wonder Daozu was so powerful.

As the two left Mount Xumi, Chudi felt a little depressed.

The more he interacted with Jiang Li, the greater the gap he felt. This gap wasn’t just reflected in strength, but also in his grasp of information.

Daozu, the Underworld, the Nine Great Principles, Blue Star… He didn’t even know about these things.

“Huh? The system has issued a task?” A window popped up in front of Chudi, a new system task.

“What task?” Jiang Li had told Chudi many things, but he hadn’t told him that he had learned to make his words come true and uninstalled the system.

Jiang Li had done it on purpose.

(End of Chapter)