Chapter 38: 【Please Provide Celestial Realm Coordinates】
After making his agreement with Meng Chun, Jiang Li left the Mysterious Mystic Realm, concealing himself near the entrance. He overheard many people proudly boasting about how they had received guidance from the Human Sovereign, making those who hadn’t entered the second layer jealous to the point where their eyes turned bloodshot.
Serves you right for lingering in the first layer, chasing after beauties, power, and heavenly treasures. None of that can compare to a single lesson from the Human Sovereign—that’s a fortune that lasts a lifetime!
Of course, those who had entered the second layer were careful not to mention how their inflated egos had led them to challenge Jiang Li, only to be thoroughly humiliated and taught a lesson.
Considering that only Qin Luan and Song Ying weren’t afraid to speak of this, the others had no choice but to discuss ways to bribe them into silence.
Qin Luan noticed how deliberately they were avoiding the subject and quickly caught on to their intentions. So, he simply sat by the entrance, waiting to collect his hush money.
Interestingly enough, Yuan Wuxing also showed up. He had now reached the Nascent Soul Stage and was of mid-tier standing among sects.
After parting ways with Jiang Li, he had spent two months consolidating his cultivation. Once he finished his seclusion and heard that his final disciple, Qin Luan, had entered the Mysterious Mystic Realm, he rushed over, fearing that other sects might bully him.
As it turned out, Yuan Wuxing was overthinking. Because Qin Luan had dirt on so many disciples, they were all scrambling to stay on his good side—bullying him was out of the question.
“Master!”
“Little Luan!”
“Master, you’ve gotten stronger!”
“Little Luan, you’ve grown taller!”
After ten years apart, the master and disciple were finally reunited. It was an emotional moment—completely at odds with the fact that Qin Luan had just beaten up his heart demon, which had taken the form of his master.
“Little Luan, let me tell you something—I met Jiang Renhuang in Qing City!”
“Master, let me tell you something—I met Jiang Renhuang in the mystic realm!”
The two spoke in unison, boasting about their respective encounters with Jiang Li, leading to an incredibly awkward silence.
“Looks like fate keeps bringing us together.”
Jiang Li revealed himself and greeted the two.
Yuan Wuxing noticed that no one else seemed to see Jiang Li and immediately realized he was using a spell.
Jiang Li chuckled. “I’m not here for anything in particular—just to let you both know: Qin Luan has a chance to compete for the Human Sovereign title. And Yuan Wuxing… you do as well.”
Yuan Wuxing actually had great talent, but his temperament had been lacking. However, after following Jiang Li and witnessing firsthand how he handled Jiang Yixing’s demonic case, his mindset had greatly improved—enough to qualify for the competition.
“That’s all. I’ll be on my way.”
Having dropped this bombshell, Jiang Li left, leaving the master and disciple in an awkward atmosphere.
“Master, I’ve gained new insights recently and want to go on a journey. But the temple needs someone to watch over it, so you should stay at Qingfeng Temple.”
“Little Luan, I am now a Nascent Soul cultivator. How could I confine myself to a temple? Only by traveling the world and gaining experience can I break through further. You’ve spent ten years in the temple alone—you must be deeply attached to it. You should be the one to stay.”
“You abandoned ten-year-old me in the temple for ten years without a second thought, and now you’re saying this with a straight face?”
“I left Qingfeng Temple to seek enlightenment and break through! If I hadn’t reached the Nascent Soul Stage, who would have protected you on your journey?”
…
A few days later, Song Ying excitedly arrived at Qingfeng Temple, only to find the gates tightly shut with a notice posted:
“Master and disciple have gone on a journey across the Nine Provinces. Return date unknown.”
Song Ying bid farewell to her own master as well and set off in pursuit of Qin Luan.
…
“Settle the mission rewards.”
Even though Jiang Li had experienced all manner of storms, the thought of finally being able to enter the Celestial Realm filled him with barely containable excitement.
Wasn’t the whole reason he put up with this useless system to use its spatial teleportation function and travel to the Celestial Realm?
【Please accept a storage ring with a 500-cubic-meter capacity.】
Since storage rings couldn’t contain other storage rings, Jiang Li simply stuffed the miniature one into his robe without another glance.
【Unlocked Source Point Reading: By consuming source points, the host can memorize the entire contents of a book just by touching its cover. The required points depend on the complexity of the material.】
Jiang Li thought about it. This function seemed somewhat useful—not entirely worthless—but he probably wouldn’t need it often.
【Unlocked Spatial Teleportation. The host must—】
“Teleport me to the Celestial Realm!” Jiang Li eagerly declared the words he had been waiting to say for so long.
【Please provide the coordinates of the Celestial Realm.】
“…Huh?”
Jiang Li, who had always been confident in his hearing, thought he must have misheard. He repeated, “Teleport me to the Celestial Realm!”
【Please provide the coordinates of the Celestial Realm.】
“Are you kidding me? The Celestial Realm is massive! I can understand if I don’t know the coordinates, but you don’t know them either?!”
“If I had the damn coordinates, I could go there myself! Why the hell would I need you?!” Jiang Li ground his teeth, his voice rising into a furious roar.
His black hair swayed violently, and a terrifying killing intent erupted from him, freezing the spiritual energy within a thousand-mile radius.
He was truly, genuinely furious.
Ever since he got this system, he hadn’t received a single useful tool or function from it.
The so-called “newbie gift pack” for the Qi Refining Stage had been garbage. The shop’s inventory was worse than what he already had. The so-called “mystery map fragments” were useless. The “spiritual artifact” it gave him could barely withstand a drop of blood before shattering.
Counterattack System? More like High Blood Pressure System!
Fueled by rage, Jiang Li threw a punch filled with his fury. The space before him shattered, revealing a pitch-black rift leading to an unknown world.
If only he had the spatial coordinates of another world, he could simply punch his way there. He wouldn’t need any so-called spatial teleportation function.
This was why he had originally asked the Old Buddha of Mount Sumeru to search for the Celestial Realm’s coordinates—because the Old Buddha could traverse the void.
The chaotic storms and spatial turbulence in the void were terrifying to cultivators, but such dangers only threatened those at the Tribulation Stage. Immortals and Mahayana cultivators could cross the void with their physical bodies, unbothered by its threats.
Jiang Li had refrained from blindly trying to cross the void because he feared losing his way—ending up neither in the Celestial Realm nor the Nine Provinces. That would be a nightmare.
And without coordinates, that was highly likely to happen!
【Detected an unknown world. Would you like to initiate teleportation?】
The system’s sudden prompt made Jiang Li pause. He pointed at the spatial rift he had just punched open. “You’re saying there’s another world on the other side?”
【Affirmative. The system has detected an unknown world through the rift. Would you like to initiate teleportation?】
Huh? Maybe this system is a little useful after all…
Jiang Li’s excitement grew. “Can I teleport back?”
Given how unreliable this system was, he needed to confirm. If he couldn’t return, he’d have to pull a Robinson Crusoe and write The Human Sovereign’s Drift.
【The system has recorded the coordinates of the Nine Provinces World. Return teleportation is possible.】
“Then what are we waiting for? Teleport me!” Jiang Li’s joy knew no bounds. With his worries gone, of course he’d explore the new world—what if it was the Celestial Realm?
【Insufficient source points. Unable to teleport.】
“F***!”