We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? - Chapter 16

Chapter 16 A beautiful woman is about to fight

Jiang Li floated above Qingcheng, his hands folded behind his head, pondering Jiang Yixing’s words.

“If only Old Ji could trace back three hundred and eighty years, but alas, even if he burned away all his lifespan, he couldn’t get that far back.”

Jiang Li curled his lips at the thought. Old Ji was everything good. As an emperor, he was diligent, caring for his people, and fair and law-abiding. As a friend, he valued friendship and loyalty. But as a cultivator, he simply refused to cultivate, wasting his gift of double pupils.

You see, double pupils were a symbol unique to their founding emperor, Emperor Shun, and were ideally suited to cultivating the Way of Time.

Legend has it that Emperor Shun was originally a fish in the river of time. Through some unknown opportunity, he escaped the river, transformed into a human form, and arrived in Kyushu, founding the ten-thousand-year Great Zhou.

Therefore, the descendants of the Great Zhou naturally possessed a deep affinity for the Way of Time.

Jiang Li had also studied the Way of Time, but found it to be a matter of pure intuition, not self-learning.

“So, Comrade Old Ji, you must strive to cultivate,” Jiang Li muttered to himself.

He produced a long, thin sheet of yellow rice paper, etched with ancient characters in cinnabar. This was a Daoist communication talisman, written by the Dao Sect. As long as one was in Jiuzhou, regardless of distance, they could be contacted.

Unfortunately for Jiang Li, these talismans were difficult to produce, requiring Daoist elders to painstakingly craft them for months. Consequently, even the Dao Sect couldn’t produce enough, let alone sell them to the outside world. Jiang Li, thanks to his close relationship with the Human Emperor Palace, only had a few on hand. He kept one for himself and distributed the rest to the Human Emperor Palace’s commanders.

“Calling Zhang Konghu, commander of the Human Emperor Palace.”

The talisman flickered, connecting with the other end. Soon, a burly figure filled most of Jiang Li’s field of vision.

“Brother Jiang, I was just about to contact you. Something serious has happened!”

Zhang Konghu’s face pressed close to Jiang Li, but Jiang Li instinctively slapped it away, and the shadow quickly solidified into Zhang Konghu’s image.

Zhang Konghu was a swarthy, somewhat dark-skinned man, his two thick, tattooed arms like pillars supporting the heavens. His strength was so immense he resembled the incarnation of a black bear, wild boar, or elephant. Descended from the Wu clan, he possessed considerable experience in physical cultivation. It was rumored that he had secretly assisted the Four Seas Dragon King in the creation of the “Jiang Li Human Emperor Power.”

Yet, such a formidable figure now appeared wretched. His purple-blue eye circles were particularly striking, and bruises covered his face, arms, and calves, along with every exposed part. Judging by his posture, several bones seemed broken.

Jiang Li was startled. He knew Zhang Konghu’s impressive physique. He was a fierce warrior capable of fighting even those in the Tribulation Crossing Stage with his bare flesh. The number of wounds he could sustain in Jiuzhou could be counted on two slaps.

He asked tentatively, “Did you have a fight with your wife again?”

“No.”

“Did a demon invade?”

“No.”

“Want to invite Xumi Buddha to eat pork stewed with vermicelli?”

“No.”

“Then…”

“Brother Jiang, stop guessing. You’ve only won the D prize in the lottery. I don’t need to tell you about your luck.”

“Oh, then tell me.”

“A fight is about to start between two beauties!”

“Huh?” Jiang Li was completely confused. What kind of big deal was this?

“A few years ago, Emperor Mengjiang took a concubine and kept her in a golden house, not allowing outsiders to see her. He also ignored state affairs and lived in the golden house. You know all this

, Brother Jiang.” Jiang Li had indeed heard that Emperor Mengjiang was obsessed with beauty and ignored state affairs, causing chaos in the court and the people to suffer. However, this was a very common occurrence. After all, some emperors were obsessed with cultivation and secluded themselves for decades, which was even more extreme than Emperor Mengjiang. Such situations did not fall within the jurisdiction of the Human Emperor Palace.

If an emperor was lazy and negligent in his administration, the Human Emperor Palace would intervene. That would be too much, and they would be better off unifying the Nine Provinces.

Therefore, Jiang Li only had a vague impression of this matter, but did not have a deep understanding of it.

“It is said that Emperor Mengjiang did not have any sexual relations with the concubine, but simply watched.”

“The Emperor Wei of the Great Wei Dynasty had a very good relationship with Emperor Mengjiang. After Emperor Wei came out of seclusion, he went to the Golden House to find Emperor Mengjiang to see how beautiful the new concubine was. Since Emperor Mengjiang came there, Emperor Mengjiang agreed. But I didn’t expect that there would be trouble after seeing her.”

“It is known that Emperor Wei likes beautiful women, but I never expected that Emperor Wei would actually ask Emperor Mengjiang to give his concubine to him, and let Emperor Mengjiang choose the spiritual stones, skills and territory.”

“Emperor Mengjiang was naturally unwilling. The two quarreled violently, and finally came to blows, and half of Emperor Mengjiang’s palace was destroyed!”

“That’s not the end. Emperor Wei insisted on having this concubine. Emperor Mengjiang said it was impossible. Emperor Wei said to meet on the battlefield. Emperor Mengjiang agreed, and the two finally said to fight to the death on the battlefield!”

“…”

Is this what you said about a fight involving a beautiful woman?

The abbreviation is quite good, summarizing the cause and effect.

Jiang Li was considering whether to pay for a private tutor for Zhang Konghu himself.

However, two dynasties mobilizing for war was a truly significant event, especially with two emperors personally leading the charge. It was a truly significant undertaking, requiring a million or more troops.

Furthermore, this wasn’t the ancient armies of millions of mortals from Jiang Li’s previous life, where battles were fought to determine victory or defeat, sparing no casualties. This army consisted of millions of Qi Condensation cultivators, tens of thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and thousands of Golden Core cultivators. As for Nascent Soul cultivators and above, there were likely to be plenty of them.

According to Jiang Li’s estimation, the Qi finger of a sixth-level Qi Condensation cultivator was comparable to a bullet, while the explosive power of a Golden Core cultivator was comparable to a Tomahawk missile. In other words, a clash between these million-strong armies would have been a war in his previous life. The extent of the battlefield depended entirely on improvisation, and it was entirely possible that the conflict would reach the territories of other dynasties and sects. The chain reaction could lead to a chaotic war across all of China.

Furthermore, this million-strong army could form a large-scale military formation. With their combined blood and qi, only someone at the Tribulation Crossing stage or above could defeat them.

Jiang Li had already made up his mind: if he could persuade the two dynasties to reconcile, he would do so. If that didn’t work, he would resort to force.

He hoped that Emperor Wei and Emperor Mengjiang would understand.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li felt a little relieved.

As the most powerful Human Emperor and the only Mahayana cultivator in the Nine Provinces, dissuading the two dynasties from fighting wasn’t difficult; the challenge was how much force he had to exert.

After the Tribulation Crossing stage, there are two choices: either ascend to immortality, or continue cultivation in a mortal body and reach the Mahayana stage.

“Then what’s wrong with you? Who injured you?”

“That’s the problem, Brother Jiang. You know one of the responsibilities of the leader of the Human Emperor Palace is to maintain the overall stability of Jiuzhou. When I learned about the battle between Emperor Wei and Emperor Mengjiang, I immediately rushed to Emperor Mengjiang to mediate. Who knew that the moment I saw that concubine, my soul was completely captivated. She was so beautiful, as beautiful as a fairy. No, even fairies couldn’t be more beautiful than her!”

“I wanted to snatch that concubine away at that time, my body almost lost control.”

“In desperation, I had no other choice but to beat myself up and wake up through the pain.”

(End of this chapter)