Chapter 547: Finally meet the one who knows the world of Kyushu
“Who’s there!” Radiant Enlightenment Daoist roared angrily, his eyes glaring fiercely like a True Dragon overturning the seas, his voice thundering with immense pressure like a divine proclamation.
If a demonic cultivator had witnessed this scene, they would have been trembling in terror, begging Radiant Enlightenment Daoist to leave them with an intact corpse.
The Tribulation Transcendence Stage pressure meant nothing to Jiang Li, who casually waved his hand and forced Radiant Enlightenment Daoist’s pressure back into his soul.
Radiant Enlightenment Daoist felt his pressure uncontrollably returning to his soul and was greatly alarmed, unable to comprehend what technique Jiang Li had used.
“Fellow Daoist, you’ve cultivated all the way to Tribulation Transcendence Stage, don’t be like Bai Hongtu – always jumping at shadows without proper decorum.”
“Come, try the calming tea I brewed. It has effects of concentrating energy, calming the spirit, replenishing qi, and nourishing vitality.” Jiang Li handed a cup of tea to Wen Qing’er.
The so-called “brewing” was simply dissolving a calming pill in water.
“This tastes wonderful.” Wen Qing’er hugged the teacup, taking small sips as her complexion gradually recovered.
The calming tea had a sweetness with a hint of fragrance, and after drinking it, Wen Qing’er felt herself slowly calming down.
To prevent any accidents, Jiang Li had been monitoring the situation here from beginning to end – he wasn’t so obsessed with discovering Wen Quan’s secret that he would let Wen Qing’er suffer humiliation.
The moment Jiang Li noticed this place, the Young Master’s fate was sealed.
Radiant Enlightenment Daoist immediately recognized that this calming tea was neither from Qixin World nor from Jingyu World.
“Fellow Daoist, where do you come from?”
“This isn’t the place for conversation. Why don’t we relocate elsewhere?” Jiang Li flicked his sleeve, and Wen Quan and Wen Qing’er instantly returned to their home.
Wen Quan was astonished: “Could this be the great spatial supernatural power ‘Ends of the Earth Are But a Step Away’ that teacher mentioned?!”
Radiant Enlightenment Daoist said quietly: “No, he simply used High-Speed Movement to bring you two back home while you weren’t paying attention.”
“…”
Wen Quan was speechless, not knowing what to say.
Wen Quan didn’t understand cultivation and didn’t realize how terrifying Jiang Li’s move was – mastering such movement techniques was far more difficult than mastering “Ends of the Earth Are But a Step Away.”
“Tribulation Transcendence… no, are you an immortal?” Radiant Enlightenment Daoist couldn’t see through Jiang Li.
“No need for such formality. I haven’t achieved immortality yet – we’re both mortals, so let’s address each other as Fellow Daoists.”
“My name is Jiang Li, from Nine Provinces World…”
“Nine Provinces World?! The world reputed to be the strongest beneath the Immortal Realm!” Radiant Enlightenment Daoist’s sect had produced an immortal who personally descended to guide him, and during leisure time, that immortal spoke of other worlds, particularly emphasizing Nine Provinces World.
Jiang Li was slightly startled by Radiant Enlightenment Daoist’s intense reaction – this was the first time he had encountered someone who had heard of Nine Provinces World.
“Yes, exactly the Nine Provinces World you’re thinking of. After the Celestial Ascension Ladder broke, ascension became impossible. Forced by circumstances, I had to forge a new path, creating the Mahayana Stage above Tribulation Transcendence Stage. Not an immortal, yet surpassing immortals. I am a Mahayana Stage cultivator.”
Radiant Enlightenment Daoist clasped his fists and said solemnly: “My apologies for the disrespect.”
This was a pioneer of the cultivation path, worthy of respect.
“So the Celestial Ascension Ladder broke. No wonder I couldn’t find it according to the ancient texts descriptions.” When the Celestial Ascension Ladder broke, Radiant Enlightenment Daoist hadn’t reached Tribulation Transcendence Stage yet and couldn’t sense its existence.
“After reaching Mahayana Stage, I traveled through the myriad heavens and worlds, constantly searching for traces of the Immortal Realm, and have made some progress.”
Radiant Enlightenment Daoist nodded, indicating he could understand – presumably this Fellow Daoist Jiang Li wanted to find the Immortal Realm to ascend and become an immortal.
“During my travels through the myriad heavens and worlds, I accidentally discovered your world. But when I found your Jingyu World, only ruins remained, with no survivors.”
Hearing this, Radiant Enlightenment Daoist visibly became dejected.
Wen Quan looked at Radiant Enlightenment Daoist in surprise – his master had always avoided talking about his origins, and now he knew why.
“At that time, our world was attacked by an unknown Immortal-level Creature. The creature overall resembled a toad but had human hands and feet – utterly disgusting to look at. I and Old Ghost Withered Bones took immortal artifacts and rushed into battle. Originally we had a chance of winning, but for some reason, although the Immortal-level Creature had no reason, it was very familiar with our fighting styles and countered us at every turn.”
“When we were at a disadvantage, two faces appeared on the creature’s round belly – exactly the faces of those two ascended seniors.”
“Seeing this, Old Ghost Withered Bones’ dao heart collapsed, losing all will to fight. My dao heart was in chaos too, not much better than him.”
“The gap between immortal and mortal is like an unbridgeable chasm. With flesh rotting and immortal artifacts destroyed, Old Ghost Withered Bones and I could no longer reverse the situation. Facing this hopeless situation before death, I stimulated my potential and created a forbidden technique – at the cost of never having reincarnation again, I allowed all souls of cultivators above Nascent Soul Stage who died in battle to remain in the mortal world, hoping to use massive soul power to defeat the Immortal-level Creature.”
“But I failed. I did make cultivators stay in the mortal world, but as souls, they couldn’t interfere with reality – we could only be bystanders.”
“We watched helplessly as the Immortal-level Creature and the monsters derived from its body destroyed our world, powerless to stop them.”
“Later, worlds collided, creating spatial turbulence. I was too exhausted and fell unconscious. When I woke up again, I found myself attached to a pendant, and the pendant’s owner was Wen Quan.”
Wen Quan interjected: “That pendant was an amulet my grandmother left me. She said she encountered danger several times and only escaped harm thanks to carrying the amulet.”
“I discovered that although I couldn’t directly affect reality, I could inhabit Wen Quan’s body and use him as a medium to exert my power.”
“The stronger Wen Quan becomes, the more power I can exert. However, if the opponent is also a soul entity, then I can use Tribulation Transcendence Stage power without restrictions – like when I attacked Myriad Cries Real Person earlier.”
“I suspect I’m not the only one who chose to inhabit someone – perhaps all cultivators who came to this world made the same choice as me.”
“I teach this kid techniques hoping I can exert more power.”
“And this kid’s talent is quite good – dual-attribute spirit root. In just two months, he reached Qi Refining, fourth layer.”
Wen Qing’er looked her brother up and down: “No wonder you’ve been so mysterious these past two months – your physique improved, your routine became regular, your memory got better, and you didn’t fail any subjects in this semester’s university finals.”
“This kid didn’t fail because I left my body and helped him see the answers – otherwise he would have still failed.”
“You dared to cheat? Getting bold, aren’t you?” Wen Qing’er poked her brother.
Wen Quan protested: “Master, you should tell the whole story! You clearly said at the time that exams were interfering with my cultivation, so you’d take care of the exam part.”
“Don’t worry about such minor details.”
“Can I cultivate too?” Wen Qing’er pointed at herself, feeling intrigued and wanting to cultivate as well.
Radiant Enlightenment Daoist rejected without hesitation: “You only have a Five Elements Spirit Root – your aptitude is too poor. Cultivation would purely waste spiritual energy. In Jingyu World, anyone with Five Elements Spirit Root was a mortal, unqualified for cultivation.”
But Jiang Li smiled and said: “Spiritual energy is infinite – how can it be wasted? If you want to cultivate, I can guide you.”