Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 771

Chapter 768: The Source of the Long River of Time (Additional chapter for the leader Fukua)

Jiang Li returned from the rift, and the rift healed automatically.

“The black tide has disappeared, but the rule of destruction remains.”

Jiang Li knew that unless he became a second Taichu and rewrote the rules, the rule of destruction would always exist.

The rule of destruction was uncertain; it might reappear somewhere, transforming once again into a black tide that swept across the world.

But this was also a good thing. The existence of the rule of destruction was like a sword, constantly hanging over the world. To prevent it from falling, the only way was to continue to establish order.

Jiang Li had also kept the black tide from being eliminated at the gathering place of possibilities for this reason.

Establishing order is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Any slackness would lead to its collapse, and the price of this would be countless lives.

Emperor Shun nodded, understanding Jiang Li’s meaning. “That’s all right.”

“What a shame! It turns out the Origin Seal could resolve the Black Tide. I even researched the True Self Seal as a safety net, but it seems I won’t be able to use it anymore.”

The Taiyi Seal, the Origin Seal, and the True Self Seal—these were the three seals Jiang Li had studied.

Emperor Shun couldn’t imagine. If the Taiyi Seal could annihilate the Heavenly Dao, and the Origin Seal could erase the Black Tide, how much more powerful would the True Self Seal be?

“Emperor Shun, would you like to try?”

Emperor Shun shook his head vigorously. His old limbs couldn’t withstand the torment.

“Is the Human Emperor going back to Kyushu?”

Jiang Li shook his head gently, gazing upstream at the long river of time.

“No, I want to see Taichu.”

Emperor Shun was stunned for a moment, then hesitated. “Does the Human Emperor mean to go back along the River of Time, to its source, to the moment the world was born?”

“That’s the idea,”

Emperor Shun shook his head. “No, Taichu was able to create all worlds because it was the only thought at the time. If the Human Emperor went there, it would destroy Taichu’s uniqueness.” “

Furthermore, when the world was born, Taichu hadn’t yet created the rules of time. The source of the River of Time only appeared at that moment. Even if the Human Emperor went there, he wouldn’t be able to witness the entire creation.”

Jiang Li was disappointed.

“But…” Emperor Shun seemed to have thought of something.

“But what?”

“Creation is the most significant event in the world. Its experience is remembered by the world, imprinted near the source of the River of Time. However, that mark is too strong for anyone to see close enough. But with Emperor Jiang, it should be possible.”

“Emperor Jiang, you want to see that mark?”

Jiang Li’s eyes lit up. “Yes.”

“Then please follow me, Human Emperor.”

Emperor Shun led Jiang Li back along the River of Time, heading towards its source.

Walking along the banks of the long river of time, Jiang Li witnessed many significant events in history.

He traveled to nine thousand years ago and witnessed the Heavenly Dao develop intelligence. The Dao Ancestor and the Heavenly Dao engaged in a war, plunging the entire Immortal Realm into chaos.

He watched as the Heavenly Dao split into several avatars, one of which embodied the beauty of the Heavenly Dao and was a true Mortal Fairy. Unable to resist the Heavenly Dao’s allure, the immortals drew their swords against it, forcing the Mortal Fairy to flee to the Nine Provinces, creating a pure land far removed from the mundane world.

He witnessed the Immortal Realm unite their forces to develop the Heavenly Stairway to Immortality, connecting all the heavens and realms. The Immortal Realm flourished to its fullest, leaving behind enduring legends in the lower realms. Immortality became the goal of all living beings, and the Immortal Realm’s reputation resounded throughout the heavens and realms, becoming the true Supreme of all realms.

He witnessed the Immortal Emperor Qiongxiao attain the primordial state of Hunyuan Wuji, establish the Heavenly Court, and usher in a new era for the Immortal Realm, paving the way for the Heavenly Stairway to Immortality.

He witnessed the Yuanzu grieving the loss of his beloved, delving into the ways of time and attaining the state of Hunyuan Wuji. However, reversing time only created new parallel worlds, not truly resurrecting his beloved, so the Yuanzu gave up.

He saw the Buddha subdue the demon king of the Sixth Heaven, Mara, under the Bodhi tree. After three immeasurable kalpas, he perfected his merit and wisdom and achieved the state of Hunyuan Wuji.

He saw the Confucian sage seek the truth from the Taoist sage, then preach throughout the heavens and the myriad realms, educating the uncivilized. His immeasurable merit and hidden virtue led him to attain the state of Hunyuan Wuji.

He saw Hou Tu Niangniang attain enlightenment after her death, comprehending the laws of life and death, creating the underworld and becoming the impartial Hou Tu Empress. She then established a strictly enforced order, establishing the six realms of reincarnation and hell, instilling a fear of death in all beings.

Even the slightest deviation in these major events would have led to different choices and the emergence of parallel worlds. Many of the parallel worlds Jiang Li had visited were created by the choices made by the Hunyuan Wuji Immortal.

Emperor Shun, who had been walking ahead, paused, and Jiang Li paused.

“Are we there?”

“We’re here.”

After crossing the vast river of time, traversing the past and present, Jiang Li finally arrived at the source of time.

Emperor Shun made a gesture of invitation: “The river of time we just crossed is the river of time in our world, and ahead is the source of the rivers of time in all parallel worlds. I cannot go there, so please, Emperor Ren, go alone.”

Jiang Li nodded

and stepped over the invisible barrier before him. Crossing the invisible barrier required the same conditions as crossing into a parallel world: two Heavenly Dao-level combat powers, so no one could reach this place.

Clearly, Jiang Li was an accident.

A large rock blocked the source of the river of time, covered with a crude painting. Jiang Li channeled spiritual energy, and the ancient painting seemed to come alive, revealing what happened at the beginning of the world.

…

Black, endless darkness.

The black tide silently devoured everything, leaving only a single figure.

The world was silent, nothing existed, everything was still, until a voice shattered the dead silence.

“Stop,”

the figure uttered, halting the encroaching black tide.

“Disperse.”

The black tide vanished without a trace.

“They are all dead, everyone is dead, only I am the one who survived to the end.” The figure muttered to himself, without any joy or sadness.

The figure spoke again:

“Rules, disappear.”

Those four simple words held an unspeakable power. The rules of the old world vanished completely, even the Rule of Destruction.

The world today was a blank slate, and any thought would become a rule that would influence future generations.

“As expected, as long as you become the sole thought, you can change the world at will.” The figure smiled, everything going just as He had predicted.

“Will you resurrect them as we agreed? No, as the Way of Heaven, I have long recognized the greed of living beings, which led to the complete destruction of our world under the Rule of Destruction. I will create the world of my dreams.”

“In this new world, everyone will respect each other, love each other, and there will be no more war or conflict. It will be the most beautiful world.”

“I will prove that the so-called Rule of Destruction is no threat in my new world.”

“I, Taichu, hereby declare that the first rule of the new world is the Rule of Destruction.”

“The manifestation of the Rule of Destruction is the black tide, arbitrarily located and arbitrarily scaled, representing disorder.”

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