Chapter 577: A Day in the Life of Emperor Jiang
Jiang Li possessed the highest-level account on the entire server, yet he didn’t feel any sense of exhilaration or invincibility.
The reason was simple—the Celestial Immortal level was too low, something only Bai Hongtu would treasure.
“Hmm? It feels like this account can accommodate more data about me.” Discovering that his account could synchronize with his real-world cultivation, Jiang Li transmitted a tiny fraction of his energy into the holographic simulator.
The Dark Celestial’s level instantly broke through the game’s settings, reaching unprecedented heights.
“Let’s just add this little bit; adding too much and overloading the server wouldn’t be good.”
After playing for a while, Jiang Li logged out. Xiaoshi reluctantly put down the holographic simulator and followed Jiang Li.
At the same time, Xiaoshi wrote: Human Sovereign Jiang personally experienced the new technology and praised it with his own words, saying “the server… is too good.”
What Jiang Li didn’t know was that his account had merged with the Dark Celestial. After he logged out, the Dark Celestial’s appearance and level remained in the state they were when Jiang Li was logged in.
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“Our game has received national support—President Mingzhong personally approved it and allocated funds for server upgrades.” The scientists from the Science Academy spoke about this matter with animated expressions.
The new server was a completely new product combining cultivation techniques, with performance increased tenfold compared to before. Such a massive server was more than sufficient as backend for a game.
“G-group leader, our server is approaching full capacity operation.”
“How is that possible!”
“It seems a player transmitted a massive amount of data just now, occupying the server’s storage space.”
“We’ve traced it—there’s an issue with the Dark Celestial. The Dark Celestial’s power has nearly increased tenfold.”
As an Easter egg in the game, the Dark Celestial was a character they took great pleasure in discussing. Players would never imagine how powerful this character could be.
The Easter egg was very successful—even they, the developers, hadn’t expected this character to be so strong.
“It must have been Human Sovereign Jiang logging into the account and transmitting new data.” The group leader immediately guessed the truth.
“The Dark Celestial’s appearance has changed too—changed from female to male, and it can’t be restored to the original form.”
“If it can’t be changed back, then so be it. As long as it’s strong enough.” The R&D group leader didn’t particularly care.
“With an enemy this strong, can players defeat it?” Someone worried.
“What does that have to do with us? We’re just designing the game, not playing it. How to clear the game is the players’ business.”
“Would you dare to publicly announce your statement to the players?”
“No.”
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“Grand opening special—buy one get one free, buy one get one free! Absolutely fair to both young and old!”
Jiang Li followed the voice and discovered it was a funeral home opening. People hearing the sales pitch all avoided it.
“Take a look, have a look! Without this ingredient I’m selling, your meals won’t taste good!”
“What are you selling?”
“Salt.”
“…”
“Alchemy Peak’s newly launched product—Time Travel Elixir! Take this pill and you can travel through time! Everyone, come take a look!”
“Time Travel Elixir?” Jiang Li hadn’t expected Alchemy Peak could refine such a peculiar pill.
“Customer, try one! Just take this one pill, close your eyes and open them to arrive at the next day. Customers who’ve tried it all say they sleep particularly well.”
“…That’s sleeping pills.”
“Hey hey hey, don’t leave! If you’re not satisfied, there’s also this one—Fresh Breath Pill. If you’ve eaten garlic, just hold this pill in your mouth and others won’t smell the garlic odor.”
“That actually sounds pretty good.”
“Right? This pill comes in multiple flavors, but all the other flavors are sold out, only one flavor remains.”
“What flavor?”
“Leek flavor.”
“…What’s the point of this pill?”
Jiang Li also saw two storytellers setting up stalls outside, both telling roughly the same content.
Many people listened with great interest while cracking sunflower seeds, suggesting these two storytellers were highly skilled.
One storyteller said: “They say eight hundred years ago, two peerless experts battled here. One was called Feiyan, the other Guxiong. Both were renowned cultivators of their time. When they fought, it was truly dazzling and inspiring endless admiration…”
“…Then with a whoosh, Cultivator Feiyan executed the Bihuo Blade Technique, forcing Guxiong back repeatedly!”
The other storyteller said: “…Then with a thud, Cultivator Guxiong unleashed the Witch Clan’s secret technique, and Feiyan fell from the sky!”
Both spoke almost simultaneously, feeling the other was picking a fight.
The first storyteller continued: “Cultivator Feiyan’s blade technique was sublime, cutting Guxiong until he was covered in wounds.”
The other storyteller countered: “Cultivator Guxiong possessed immense strength and was impervious to blades and spears.”
Again they spoke almost simultaneously.
The first storyteller drew a nine-ring treasured blade from his waist, saying: “When Cultivator Feiyan swung his blade, no one could block it.”
The other storyteller removed his upper garment, revealing Witch Clan tattoos, saying: “Cultivator Guxiong’s Witch Clan bloodline was savage to the extreme, impervious to weapons.”
“Looking for trouble, are you!”
The first storyteller suddenly thrust at his opponent: “Cultivator Feiyan’s blade seals throats upon drawing blood!”
His opponent clasped both hands together, catching the blade: “Cultivator Guxiong can catch barehanded blades!”
As they spoke, they grew furious and began fighting in the air. Their battle was more spectacular than their storytelling. The audience cheered loudly upon seeing this, clearly enjoying the spectacle.
Jiang Li asked curiously: “These two are Divine Transformation cultivators—aren’t you afraid?”
Someone handed Jiang Li a bag of sunflower seeds, gesturing for him to sit on a small stool, saying: “New here, huh? These two are famous storytellers here—they studied under the same master and often fight at the slightest disagreement. Much more exciting than storytelling.”
Others nodded in agreement. Being able to see Divine Transformation cultivators battle daily—wasn’t that better than listening to stories?
“There are too many people here—let’s fight on that mountain over there.” One storyteller pointed to a nearby large mountain, and the other nodded.
“You two, settle down!” The Human Sovereign Hall guards stationed here intervened, stopping the two.
“When you fight, you’ll definitely move the mountain, requiring the map to be redrawn! Don’t you know the Human Sovereign Hall is cracking down hard on cultivators like you who alter terrain? Stop immediately!”
Hearing this, the two had no choice but to cease, glaring fiercely at each other.
“Ah, they didn’t fight after all. Break it up, everyone.” The watching crowd dispersed in an uproar.
“This guard is good—appeared very promptly.” Jiang Li nodded approvingly.
Xiaoshi wrote: Human Sovereign Jiang inspected the Human Sovereign Hall guards’ work and praised their excellent quality of faithfully performing their duties.
Finally, after spending a day following Jiang Li, Xiaoshi wrote three versions of news articles overnight.
The latest issue of Heavenly Secrets Bulletin was published, with the front page featuring “A Day in the Life of Human Sovereign Jiang,” detailing how Jiang Li, even during rest, never forgot his duties as Human Sovereign—diligently and conscientiously observing the people’s hardships and delivering important speeches regarding economy, technology, and the daily work of Human Sovereign Hall guards.
Second page: “The Flavors of Nine Provinces.”
Third page: Game guides.