Chapter 650: 【Yes/No】

Commander Mu was full of anticipation for his wedding night. He had specifically asked Jiang Li about the precautions for the night, feeling he was already very familiar with matters between men and women.

Ayisu was full of anticipation for her wedding night. She had specifically studied the “Joyous Skill,” feeling she was already quite knowledgeable about matters between men and women.

Then, the couple spent a bumpy and awkward night.

There were many people attending the wedding, and the Gu Clan naturally couldn’t build so many houses on short notice. A Miao Miao took out Housing Tree seeds purchased from the Spirit Plant Sect. After planting them, houses grew immediately, and the guests spent the night inside the Housing Trees.

That night, Bai Hongtu used One Qi Transforming Three Pure Ones to play mahjong, Yu Yin read novels all night, and the Holy Maiden Jingxin, inspired, wrote a new work.

Jiang Li diligently cultivated all night.

In the morning, Dong Zhongren knocked on Jiang Li’s tree door, his voice somewhat urgent.

“What’s wrong?” Jiang Li had never seen Dong Zhongren so anxious before. In his impression, Dong Zhongren was always the image of a refined gentleman.

“Human Sovereign, I can’t contact my disciple Wang Bian.”

Wang Bian, the Confucian Envoy, was a genius cultivator on par with Wuzhi during the Nascent Soul stage, with extraordinary talent. Even Dong Zhongren at the same age was not as good.

“Come in, tell me in detail.”

“It’s like this. A few days ago, Wang Bian proposed going to other worlds to train and temper his Confucian heart. I estimated that this child had already reached the Spirit Transformation stage and shouldn’t have any problems, so I agreed.”

“But out of caution, I asked the Great Scholar’s Manuscript senior to write the characters for ‘communication.’ One page stayed with me, and one page was given to Wang Bian.”

“But just this morning, influenced by the atmosphere, I wanted to ask Wang Bian if he had someone he liked, only to find I couldn’t contact him anymore.”

Jiang Li’s expression turned strange: “…Are you sure it’s not because he found your question boring and ignored you?”

With the Summoning Talisman and statues around, he didn’t think anything could go wrong. The new version of the Summoning Talisman could be activated with just a thought.

Dong Zhongren flatly denied it: “Definitely not. Wang Bian also took several Confucian School disciples with him. These disciples can’t be contacted either.”

Jiang Li became serious, also feeling something was off: “In that case, I’ll go take a look.”

“Thank you in advance, Human Sovereign.”

“We’ve known each other since the Nascent Soul stage, no need for such formalities.”

Jiang Li waved his hand and disappeared.

Jiang Li found the Brahma Tower. Traveling through the myriad heavens and worlds was its responsibility.

“Wang Bian and a few Confucian School disciples, right? Here. According to the official records provided by the Underworld, that world is called the Changliu World.”

The Brahma Tower found the travel record: “Is the Human Sovereign going to this world?”

“Yes.”

“Alright, then please stand here, Human Sovereign.”

The Brahma Tower pointed to the teleportation array beside it. It had to teleport countless people every day. Using the teleportation array helped reduce its workload.

A flash of light later, Jiang Li’s figure was no longer in the teleportation array.

…

Jiang Li stood on the street. This was where Wang Bian and the others had teleported to a few days ago.

He released his spiritual sense, enveloping the entire star system, but did not find the figures of Wang Bian and the others.

“A technological world, at the stage of the third industrial revolution. No alien colonization technology yet.” Jiang Li easily judged the level of this world.

“This is just one planet. There should be other planetary civilizations. Did Wang Bian go to another planet?”

“That shouldn’t be. This planet hasn’t encountered aliens yet. Wang Bian also wouldn’t rashly take several Nascent Soul and Core Formation stage disciples to other planets. It’s too dangerous.”

“What exactly happened?”

Just as Jiang Li frowned in thought, a light screen appeared before his eyes.

[Outsider, do you want to understand the meaning of life?]

[Yes/No]

On the street, people came and went, everyone focused on their own business, as if the light screen didn’t exist. No one could see it.

Jiang Li unhesitatingly tapped “No.”

There was no reaction. The light screen remained in place. Wherever Jiang Li went, the light screen followed, constantly vibrating, very annoying.

Jiang Li tapped “Yes,” allowing the other party to pull him away.

All surrounding things—people, cars, buildings—turned into sand, blown away by the wind. The scenery around Jiang Li flickered, finally stopping its changes, bringing Jiang Li to a mysterious space.

A circular platform paved with pure white, transparent stone slabs. Various immortal beast statues were arrayed around it: Qiongqi, Taotie, Taowu, and so on. The immortal beast statues had ferocious faces, as if they could come alive at any moment and devour people, sending chills down one’s spine.

The platform as a whole resembled an altar.

Outside the platform was a pitch-black expanse, where nothing could be seen.

Jiang Li took out the Communication Talisman. He couldn’t contact Bai Hongtu. He pondered thoughtfully: “Here, I can’t contact the outside world. Wang Bian and the others should have been transferred here.”

“What a pity. Such an interesting thing, and Old Bai missed it.”

“You, Taoist priest, are so interesting. When others come here, their first reaction is to use a phone to contact the outside world, but you’re holding a piece of paper and talking to yourself.” Someone beside him laughed. It was a thin man wearing glasses, roughly thirty years old.

Jiang Li wasn’t the only one on the altar. Others had also been teleported here.

Including Jiang Li, there were twelve people in total, eleven of whom were from the planet Jiang Li had descended upon.

The eleven wore modern clothing. Jiang Li wore Nine Provinces robes, ancient and exquisite in style, finely crafted, making others mistake him for a Taoist priest.

The thin man looked worldly-wise and seemed to have some understanding of this altar.

A little fatty hurriedly asked: “What is this place? How come I tapped a ‘Yes’ and ended up here? Can I go back?”

The thin man sneered coldly, as if he had seen this kind of stupid question many times. He grinned, revealing teeth yellowed by cigarettes.

“Go back? Of course you can, but the prerequisite is that you can survive the first trial.”

“What do you mean?”

The thin man pinched the little fatty’s flesh, shaking his head disdainfully: “Limp, fat limbs, can’t run fast, can’t hit hard, not calm in a crisis. When the first trial starts, don’t come looking to team up with me, dragging me down.”

A woman with heavy makeup disliked the thin man’s attitude and muttered: “Playing mysterious and acting spooky.”

“All of you, you should have encountered a question at the brink of death and answered ‘Yes,’ correct?”

The little fatty nodded: “Yes, yes, yes. I was pushed off a rooftop. During the fall, a voice appeared in my ear, asking if I wanted to know the meaning of life. I said yes, and then I came here.”

The others’ expressions turned ugly. Some had attempted suicide, some were victims of murder, some had accidents. Regardless of the type, they were all people who should have died.

Jiang Li also nodded and said yes, yes, yes: “I was fighting the Heavenly Dao. The myriad heavens were obliterated, the Dao essence dried up. The Heavenly Dao was no match, so it chose to sacrifice the entire Immortal Realm to gain infinite power. When it held the Heavenly Blade and swung at me, I was teleported here.”

Everyone looked at Jiang Li with strange expressions and chose to stand farther away from him.

“This is the Saha Land, the boundary between life and death, a gathering place for those who should have died but are clinging to life.”

“This is not a fantasy from your near-death experience. This is a place that truly exists!”

“Adventure, opportunities, evolution… everything you want is here!”

The thin man laughed heartily.

Jiang Li also revealed a smile. It seemed he had come to a very interesting place.