Chapter 312: Chapter 311: Initial Emperor Jiang Li
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Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu both had a good relationship with Old Buddha Xumi, who had shared his theories with them when he was bored.
Regrettably, Xumi Old Buddha’s theory was just a hypothesis derived from his contemplation of Buddhist law, with no evidence to back it up.
Old Buddha once inquired Immortal Elder Changcun about this theory, with Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu standing by; the elder’s answer was disappointing.
He stated that even the Immortal Realm had no research on this, and he had no information about whether a parallel world really existed.
If even the Immortal Realm didn’t have this knowledge, it was simply impossible for just Old Buddha Xumi to figure anything out. So, in the end, the Old Buddha only muttered a Buddhist chant and never broached the subject again.
“If the Old Buddha were still alive, seeing you would surely make him happy,” Jiang Li suddenly said to the Real Man of Void, leaving him puzzled.
“Why have you never mentioned this to others?” Bai Hongtu was curious. If the Real Man of the Void had shared his dream, the Old Buddha would surely be informed.
Everyone knew that the Real Man of the Void believed in luck, but they didn’t know why.
“I told some people, but no one believed me,” the Real Man of Void said with a bitter smile. He had talked about his dream with some friends, but no one believed him, and they thought he was making it up.
His friends often made fun of him for it, so he didn’t want others to mention it anymore. He just treated his dreams as a final reward and shared them with the luckiest juniors.
“Do you believe me?” The Real Man of the Void asked, a hint of surprise in his voice, as if he was pleased that these two big shots believed him.
“Somewhat,” Jiang Li suddenly thought, was it possible that there was a world where the system wasn’t activated yet, and he completed tasks following the predetermined trajectory of the system?
If such a world did exist, he would be curious to see what his other self in that world would be like.
His parallel self should already be in the Immortal Realm.
“Have you encountered any near-death experiences recently?” Bai Hongtu asked. According to the Real Man of Void, he had dreams every time he narrowly escaped death. Bai Hongtu wanted to see his dreams.
“…” Although the Real Man of Void understood Bai Hongtu’s intentions, he felt that the question was somehow odd, like he was being urged to experience death.
“Not sure.”
“Not sure?”
The Real Man of Void nodded, “Sometimes I don’t even know that I nearly died until after I’ve had the dream. Then, I realize, ‘Oh, that situation was dangerous, I survived a catastrophe.’”
“Sect Master Bai, do you want to see my dream?”
Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu nodded, both of them had developed a great interest in the Real Man of Void’s dream.
“Can you sleep? Or do you need some help?” Bai Hongtu excitedly rolled up his sleeves, seeming like he was ready to take action.
“No, no, I can sleep on my own.” The Real Man of Void took out his mattress and pillow, changed into his pajamas, hugged a pillow, lit up the incense, and prepared to sleep.
“..You’re pretty particular.”
The Real Man of Void said no more as he had already drifted into his dream.
Bai Hongtu used the Dream Path technique to bring both himself and Jiang Li into the Real Man of Void’s dream.
“What a big fire!”
As soon as they entered the dream, they saw a raging fire. It was spreading across mountains and rivers, engulfing the sky and the earth as if nothing else existed but the endless flames.
The crying of children, the desperate pleas of adults, the crackling sounds of burning trees, the sound of collapsing houses… It was like apocalypse.
Jiang Li wanted to put out the fire, but he found he couldn’t interfere with the dream, which startled him.
He had entered other people’s dreams many times before, fought against others within them. Usually, dreams could be impacted by external forces, but the Real Man of Void’s dream was special; they were merely spectators, powerless to alter anything, as if they were watching a memory.
Bai Hongtu also noticed this, “Could this not be a dream, but the memory of the Real Man of Void?”
The two of them walked in the midst of flames, unrelated to the dream scenario. They couldn’t feel the heat of the flames, and people within the dream couldn’t see them, either.
“Is this Jiuzhou?” Bai Hongtu frowned. Theoretically, ordinary people from Jiuzhou should have some cultivation base and it was unlikely they would need to be rescued from a fire.
“From the language they’re speaking, it indeed is Jiuzhou,” Jiang Li said, judging from the language used by people. “The fire is not ordinary; it might be caused by a high-level cultivator’s fight, affecting ordinary people.”
What baffled Jiang Li was that with the Imperial Palace and himself there, how could a fight among cultivators that endangered ordinary people happen in Jiuzhou?
“Where’s the Real Man of the Void?”
Boom–
The sound of cultivators fighting came from a distance, making the whole mountain shake.
“Let’s go check it out,” they quickly went toward the sound.
A few tall figures stood towering against the sky, giving off a sense of pressure. Centered around these figures, an aura of oppression spread out, causing the mountain to collapse and crumble into dust. Any average cultivator who approached them would be crushed to death, their soul dispersed!
“Transcendence Tribulation Stage?!” Bai Hongtu exclaimed. How could cultivators at the Transcendence Tribulation Stage fight in the Jiuzhou mainland, regardless of the lives of the Jiuzhou people?
“Commander Liu, Sword Lord, Yu Yin, Li Er… and even myself?!” Bai Hongtu couldn’t believe the scene before his eyes. All these familiar people were there?
“Could an external Heavenly Demon be forcing us to fight here, regardless of Jiuzhou people’s lives?”
But what Bai Hongtu saw was not the case.
Five Transcendence Tribulation Stage cultivators were confronting a man with an atrociously terrifying presence- Jiang Li!
“They’re up against you!” Bai Hongtu was stunned as he looked at Jiang Li, who remained silent, his brows furrowed.
The surroundings had been turned into flat ground, and the two of them could not determine where in the Jiuzhou continent this battlefield was, but they could confirm that they were indeed in Jiuzhou.
In the center of the battlefield, five Transcendence Tribulation Stage cultivators were facing off against the unfathomably powerful Jiang Li, while the Real Man of the Void was hiding behind the five, shivering with fear.
“There’s no need for you all to go this far for me, that’s Jiang…” said the Real Man of the Void in a low voice, but no one present cared about what he said.
“Hall Master, why do you want to kill the Real Man of the Void this time?” As the strongest existence among the Transcendence Tribulation Stage cultivators, Commander Liustep stepped forward to negotiate with Jiang Li.
Yet, judging by Liu’s tense body, it seemed that he was ready to strike at any time.
“Commander Liu, you address the emperor as Hall Master again. I respect you as an elder of the Imperial Palace, so I’ll spare your life first,” Jiang Li in the dream sounded domineering, projecting an aura of unrivaled supremacy.
“I’ll tell you one last time, having accomplished more than any previous emperors and my cultivation is unparalleled, the term ’emperor’ is inadequate to describe me.”
“You should address me as ‘Initial Emperor’!”
As soon as the title ‘Initial Emperor’ was mentioned, thunder rumbled in the sky, with thunderclaps ringing in the ears non-stop, followed by a downpour. It was as if the world acknowledged this title.
“As for the Real Man of the Void… I’m not even able to draw my own card and his black box laughs at my luck. That’s an act of defiance and must be punished!”
When Initial Emperor Jiang Li mentioned “must be punished”, he was filled with murderous intent and appeared to be resolved to kill, regardless of anyone’s opposition.
Real Man of the Void’s face turned ashen.
He never expected that while he was simply following routine to open the secret realm and choose those with the greatest luck, Initial Emperor Jiang Li would suddenly appear, stop everyone at the gate, and enter the secret realm himself, claiming to ensure his first place.
After the card drawing ended, Initial Emperor Jiang Li became unhappy with his luck and decided to vent his anger by killing him.