Chapter 676: The Final System Task
“You… what did you say?!” The Idle One, Jiang Li, widened his eyes, unable to believe the words of the Divine Vault Sovereign.
Or rather, he was unwilling to believe them.
The Divine Vault Sovereign’s eyes were profound, seeing the reason behind the Idle One Jiang Li’s transmigration.
Before meeting the Idle One Jiang Li, the Divine Vault Sovereign was not aware of his existence, but upon seeing the Idle One Jiang Li for the first time, He understood everything.
He leisurely explained His line of thought.
“The collective will of all living beings hoped for the emergence of a being capable of rivaling the Immortal Realm, and that person is you.”
“I do not know how you managed to evade my perception, nor do I know how you, without becoming an immortal, could reach the same realm as me. There must be matters here that I am still unaware of.”
“However, this is not important.”
“Although I can traverse time and space, erasing your existence in the past, I am the collective consciousness of all living beings, and you are the product of their collective wishes. If I were to take action to erase you, it would shake my very foundation.”
“In that case, why shouldn’t I simply follow the wishes of the masses?”
“Your original world transmigrating to the Nine Provinces World? That’s fine. Cultivating peacefully? That’s fine. Surpassing immortals? That’s fine. All of these are acceptable.”
“After all, in the collective wishes of the masses, there was no mention of defeating me.”
At this point, the Divine Vault Sovereign revealed a smile. The masses knew very little, so the desires they pursued were simple, full of loopholes everywhere that could be easily resolved.
“This way, things become very simple. I can devise a method that both satisfies the wishes of the masses and harnesses your power for my own use.”
“By controlling you, the spokesperson of the Nine Provinces Earth Vein, it is equivalent to controlling the Nine Provinces Earth Vein itself.”
“Moreover, the Immortal Emperor harbors rebellious intentions, seeking to replace me and become the last one standing when the rule of destruction sweeps across the world. If this chess piece is disobedient, then I will replace it with an obedient one.”
“The remaining Primordial Chaos and Limitless Immortals are not all genuinely loyal to me either. In that case, I might as well take this opportunity to personally cultivate one.”
Upon hearing these words, the Immortal Emperor felt a chill run down his spine. He had not expected the Divine Vault Sovereign to have already seen through his intentions.
“My original idea was probably to design a program, teaching you step-by-step how to become an immortal, how to become a Primordial Chaos and Limitless Immortal after ascension, how to replace the Immortal Emperor, become the master of the Immortal Realm, and become my spokesperson.”
“Unfortunately, you did not come to the Immortal Realm, unable to continue the subsequent tasks. However, you managed to reach my realm even without my help. This indicates that your becoming stronger was an inevitable outcome; whether you had my assistance or not was not important.”
“Since this program was designed by a future version of myself not long from now, I can understand its underlying principles. At this stage, we can fast-forward the progress bar and jump directly to the end.”
The Divine Vault Sovereign snapped His fingers. A pop-up window appeared before the Idle One Jiang Li.
[Congratulations, Host, on completing all prerequisite tasks. Please complete the final task: Defeat the Immortal Emperor]
[This task cannot be abandoned]
[No reward]
The Idle One Jiang Li’s body moved beyond his control, acting under the system’s command as if possessed by “Heavenly Dao Martial Arts” or “Heavenly Dao Battle.” Various exquisite Dao techniques came to him effortlessly, driving the Immortal Emperor back step by step.
The Immortal Emperor, who had once fought the Idle One Jiang Li to a standstill, was now continuously shedding blood.
Every single move the Immortal Emperor made was countered by the Idle One Jiang Li, who won with ease.
[Congratulations, Host, on completing the final task and becoming the Master of the Immortal Realm]
[This system will no longer issue main storyline tasks. Other functions can be used as usual]
[Thank you for your support along the journey. Goodbye]
*Clap clap clap.* The Divine Vault Sovereign applauded.
“Congratulations, Immortal Emperor Jiang.”
The Idle One Jiang Li had defeated the Immortal Emperor, replacing him to become the Master of the Immortal Realm. The Heavenly Dao personally offered congratulations, making for a grand spectacle.
“Why is my body out of my control?!”
The Idle One Jiang Li’s body trembled. He suddenly remembered a past conversation with the Human Sovereign Jiang Li.
…
“How could the system have ill intentions towards me? When I first transmigrated, I was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. What value did I have that was worth the system exploiting?”
The other party’s reply now felt icy cold in retrospect.
He had said: “Now you do.”
…
The Divine Vault Sovereign revealed a smile. He found the Idle One Jiang Li’s reaction quite interesting.
He was, by nature, an existence of ultimate beauty, where gender held no meaning before Him. This smile of His made even the Immortal Realm seem to pale in comparison.
“Talent pertains to the soul. All your Hundred Cultivation Arts skills were given by me. The more you allocated points, the higher your talent became, and the more I could control your soul. When you maxed out the points, I could completely control you.”
“Even though you have become a Mahayana Stage cultivator that I cannot comprehend, what use is that?”
“Before the Mahayana Stage, from Qi Refining to Tribulation Transcendence, which stage’s advancement did not receive my help, did not accept my infusion of spiritual energy?”
“You are like a great tree. The realms before the Mahayana Stage are your roots. The roots are already firmly under my control. So what if you grow into a towering tree? You are merely adding splendor to my bridal attire.”
“The overall situation is settled. Only the temporal closed loop remains to be completed.”
The Divine Vault Sovereign utilized the rule of possibility, connecting with the consciousnesses of the Heavenly Daos from parallel worlds.
“Everyone, in your worlds, have you encountered people possessing a system, or rather, people named Jiang Li?”
The consciousnesses of the parallel world Heavenly Daos fell silent for a moment, followed by a lively, clamorous discussion.
“Of course we have! Finally, someone is asking this question. I was wondering who would be the first to break. So it’s Heavenly Dao number eight hundred and nine.”
“I’ve been holding back this question for over three hundred years.”
“Me too, over three hundred years.”
The Divine Vault Sovereign from the Idle One’s world, also known as Heavenly Dao number eight hundred and nine, felt helpless. Was he the only one who came to ask right after encountering Jiang Li?
“The Jiang Li in my world arrived in the Immortal Realm over three hundred years ago and is already the Immortal Emperor now.”
“Same for you all? The Jiang Li in my world, with the system’s help, struggled and climbed in the Immortal Realm for three hundred years and has also become the Immortal Emperor. This Immortal Emperor is much more useful than the previous one, diligent and obedient.”
“When the Jiang Li in my world first smuggled himself up to the Immortal Realm via the Celestial Ascension Ladder, I received a notification. I was puzzled about where it came from. After checking secretly, I realized it was the system made by my future self reminding me.”
“So, does anyone have experience making a system?”
“Nope. Since it’s my future self who will make it, why rush?”
“Good point. It’ll be made sooner or later, no need to hurry.”
“Whoever has made a system, tell me about the process.”
“Haven’t made it, waiting to copy.”
“… Wait, so none of you have experience making a system?”
“Seems that’s the case.”
“Since we’ll all have to make a system sooner or later, why don’t we work together to create it now and complete the temporal closed loop?”
“That’s a good proposal. I agree.”
“I agree too.”
The Divine Vault Sovereign from the Idle One’s world suddenly asked, “Do all the Jiang Lis in your worlds follow the system’s instructions and ascend to the Immortal Realm after the Tribulation Transcendence Stage?”
“Of course. Isn’t it like that in your world?”
“The Jiang Li in my world, after reaching the Mahayana Stage, cultivated for three hundred years before finally coming to the Immortal Realm.”
“What is the Mahayana Stage?”
The Divine Vault Sovereign from the Idle One’s world asked around and found that, apart from two parallel world Heavenly Dao consciousnesses who did not respond, the Jiang Lis in other worlds had not reached the Mahayana Stage.
“It’s a stage after the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, called the Mahayana Stage,” the Divine Vault Sovereign explained.
The other parallel world Heavenly Daos were puzzled: “Since following the system’s instructions allows direct ascension, why bother cultivating to the Mahayana Stage?”
The Divine Vault Sovereign repeated this question to the Idle One Jiang Li. The Idle One Jiang Li said, “I wanted to be more secure before coming to the Immortal Realm.”