Chapter 482: Without the System, I Wouldn’t Be Where I Am Today
Jiang Li and Jiang Li could finally calm down and have a good chat.
“You completed the system tasks and became the Human Sovereign?”
The other Jiang Li scratched his head sheepishly: “Yes, I’m also the Human Sovereign, but I rarely handle affairs. I’m currently in a semi-retired state, with Commander Liu responsible for all matters big and small. Commander Liu calls me the Idle One, and I often refer to myself that way too.”
Idle Jiang Li.
Jiang Li shook his head inwardly. Although this version didn’t preside over the Human Sovereign Hall, as the Human Sovereign, he set an example for all powerful cultivators, frequently sought out injustices, contemplated the root problems, and solved issues from their source.
Therefore, Commander Liu wouldn’t call him the Idle One.
If Commander Liu called someone the Idle One, it could only mean that person relied on martial power to resist heavenly demons but otherwise failed to fulfill their duties as Human Sovereign.
The group of familiar female cultivators, now dressed, looked curiously at the newly arrived Jiang Li.
Venerable Sumeru Buddha hadn’t widely preached the concept of parallel worlds, so only Yu Yin guessed that this new Jiang Li came from a parallel world.
“Baixue Ling… Baixue Lin, right? In my world, the Baize Emperor just separated the Qilin body and hasn’t named the clone yet.”
In this world, Baixue Ling had purified her Baize blood five hundred years earlier.
“Where exactly are you from?” Baixue Lin asked, as the Baize blood memory inheritance contained no concept of parallel worlds.
“Parallel world. The world I come from is almost identical to yours. My world has the Nine Provinces, has the Immortal Realm, and yours does too—Nine Provinces and Immortal Realm. The biggest difference between our two parallel worlds is probably him and me.”
“You could say that because of differences in personality, strange encounters, and a series of other factors between him and me, the entire world’s direction changed.”
“As for why our personalities and encounters differ, well, I suspect it’s a probability issue. Some people are calm and peaceful, some are violent, some prefer independence, some prefer relying on external things—it’s unpredictable. A person’s character isn’t predetermined.”
Jiang Li shared his speculation.
“Holy Maiden Jingxin, Yu Yin, I never expected you to be so different from the versions I know, both liking him at the same time.”
Holy Maiden Jingxin asked curiously: “Then in your world, what are Sister Yu Yin and I like?”
“You’re a bit silly, a bit cute, very simple, easily deceived.”
“Yu Yin is cold, stubborn, not good at expressing herself. Actually, she’s restless inside too, but she hides it well, and with Bai Hongtu and me as contrast, she appears quiet and steady.”
Holy Maiden Jingxin smiled with amusement in her eyes: “Then I seem quite similar to the Holy Maiden Jingxin in your world.”
Yu Yin disliked Jiang Li’s assessment of her: “That’s completely different from me. I say whatever I think, never stubborn.”
“Then could it be that the me in that world also likes you?” Holy Maiden Jingxin felt an indescribable joy at the thought that countless parallel versions of herself could be intimate with Jiang Li.
Jiang Li rigorously corrected Holy Maiden Jingxin’s logic: “Your reasoning is flawed. You can’t assume that just because you like Idle Jiang Li, the Holy Maiden Jingxin in my world must also like me.”
“By that logic, wouldn’t that mean you, Yu Yin, Baixue Ling, and others all like me?”
Holy Maiden Jingxin thought about it and felt Jiang Li made a good point.
“Meng Chun, you actually like him too?”
Meng Chun’s cheeks flushed red, embarrassed by the comment.
Jiang Li felt the difference between himself and Idle Jiang Li was quite significant, just looking at the number of female cultivators in confirmed relationships.
He estimated this was probably only a small portion, suspecting there might be many more female cultivators maintaining ambiguous relationships with Idle Jiang Li.
“When I first saw you having this union gathering, I thought the difference between him and me was about desires. But after crossing hands, I discovered our biggest difference is actually the sys…”
Seeing Jiang Li about to say “system,” Idle Jiang Li quickly stepped forward to cover his mouth.
“Brother, I’ll call you brother, okay? Let’s not talk about this here.”
Jiang Li nodded and moved away from the women to another place with Idle Jiang Li.
“My dear brother, don’t you know you can’t reveal the system’s existence to outsiders?”
“No, why can’t we?”
“I once wanted to confess sincerely to Holy Maiden Jingxin and the others, to tell them about the system’s existence. But the system warned me that if I leaked the system’s secret, my soul would be extinguished.”
Jiang Li had never heard any system warning and found it amusing: “Do you think the system is powerful?”
“Very powerful.” Idle Jiang Li answered truthfully. Without the system, he wouldn’t have reached where he was today.
“Since the system is so powerful, why is it afraid of others knowing about its existence? Like me—unless it’s for specific reasons, I don’t hide my identity. Identity isn’t something worth hiding.”
Idle Jiang Li didn’t want to discuss this further: “We’re both Jiang Li, so why is there such a big difference in our strength?”
“Because my system started five hundred years later.”
Idle Jiang Li shot to his feet: “That’s impossible! That would mean you’ve only had the system for ten years? How could you become so powerful in just ten years!”
Jiang Li’s expression remained unchanged as he pressed on Idle Jiang Li’s shoulder, making him sit back down.
“It’s not that I became powerful in these ten years—I’ve always been this strong.”
“The system isn’t the only path to becoming powerful.”
Idle Jiang Li didn’t believe him, thinking he was unwilling to share his secret to becoming strong.
Right, revealing your method of becoming powerful would shake the position of the strongest—that was human nature, something he could understand.
“After I transmigrated, the Jiang Family bullied me everywhere. Without the system, I might never have been able to turn things around in the Jiang Family.”
“Wouldn’t you run away from home? What’s worth staying for in the Jiang Family?”
Jiang Li didn’t understand why Idle Jiang Li insisted on clinging to the Jiang Family. If the Jiang Family bullied you and you couldn’t fight back, then just leave the Jiang Family, wasn’t that simple?
Idle Jiang Li was speechless. Running away from home sounded easy, but even if the Jiang Family bullied you, having inherited the original body’s memories, you were somewhat familiar with them. Leaving the Jiang Family meant facing unknown prospects.
“Without the system, how could I have tested into the Great Zhou Imperial Academy?”
“Wait, I remember the entrance exam was based on basic cultivation theory. If you can’t even learn basic cultivation theory properly, why cultivate at all? You relied entirely on system points and enlightenment?”
Idle Jiang Li said as if it were obvious: “Of course, aren’t system rewards meant to make cultivation convenient?”
Idle Jiang Li continued presenting his arguments: “And the Heavenly Spirit Root—the Heavenly Spirit Root is hidden, externally showing the Five Elements Spirit Root, only revealing itself at the Nascent Soul stage. Thanks to the system, I awakened my Heavenly Spirit Root at the Core Formation stage.”
“During my Foundation Establishment stage, I fought a bloody battle where both sides were destroyed. I burned my spirit root, causing the Heavenly Spirit Root to awaken early.” Jiang Li said calmly, not thinking the system was particularly important.
“What about the Immeasurable Dao Body? The system helped me obtain the Immeasurable Dao Body at the Spirit Transformation stage, allowing me to store more spiritual energy than other Human Sovereign candidates.”
Jiang Li nodded, acknowledging that the Immeasurable Dao Body had helped him greatly: “I also obtained the Immeasurable Dao Body at the Spirit Transformation stage, but I did it through my own efforts.”
The Immeasurable Dao Body is an acquired physique that allows a person to store several times more spiritual energy than others at the same level, enabling longer combat duration.
However, by the Mahayana stage or immortal level, the Immeasurable Dao Body becomes rather useless.
What immortal wouldn’t have several methods to expand their immortal power storage capacity?