Chapter 677: The System’s Design Concept
The various Heavenly Daos began attempting to reconstruct the design philosophy behind the system.
“First, we need to design a name for the system.”
“Jiang Li doesn’t know he is a being born of destiny, destined to become incredibly strong in the future, possessing immense confidence. Realizing one’s own strength is a terrifying thing. Why don’t we name the system the ‘Counterattack System’?”
“When Jiang Li sees the system, he will feel he is very weak, which fits the system’s name perfectly, psychologically weakening Jiang Li.”
“At the very beginning of his transmigration, he is at his weakest. Facing danger, people instinctively rely on powerful things.”
“Right after Jiang Li transmigrated, he encountered relatives who gave him a hard time. So, let’s design the first task as one to teach those relatives a lesson. This way, it can both make Jiang Li stronger and give him a sense of catharsis and satisfaction.”
“Once he gets hooked on that kind of satisfaction, it’s hard to quit. He will then have no choice but to rely on the system.”
“Then let’s add a few more face-slapping tasks, let Jiang Li enjoy himself thoroughly.”
“Moreover, we can make him level up by infusing him with spiritual energy, which is much easier than diligent cultivation. Living beings will instinctively choose the most convenient method.”
“If he can level up lying down, he’d never choose to level up sitting up. For the convenience of leveling up, Jiang Li will similarly become dependent on the system.”
“Learning is too troublesome. Living beings dislike studying. So let’s add a function to the system called ‘Source Point Reading’. By spending source points, he can memorize the contents of books.”
“Let’s also conveniently add a function to avoid inner demons.”
“In the Nine Provinces’ culture, scholars are a respected profession. So, let’s have Jiang Li get first place in the entrance exam for the Great Zhou Imperial Academy and graduate with top honors.”
“There’s also the issue of the Heavenly Spirit Root. The Heavenly Spirit Root remains hidden and only begins to show signs after cultivating to the Nascent Soul stage.”
“We’ll let Jiang Li’s awaken a bit earlier, during the late Golden Core stage. This way, he’ll feel he is more outstanding than previous Heavenly Spirit Root cultivators, and that the system is working for his benefit.”
“Through the Qi Observation Technique, it can be seen that Jiang Li’s romantic luck is also very good. We can use his romantic fortune to our advantage.”
“Then let’s arrange a harem for him. Holy Maiden Jingxin, Yu Yin, the Baixue Ling sisters… all peerless beauties of the mortal world. Presumably, Jiang Li will like that very much.”
“To add a sense of mystery, we can add a system warning: once the system’s secrets are leaked, he will be utterly annihilated.”
“And in reality?”
“It’s just to scare him. How could we actually let him be annihilated? If he dies, it would violate the will of all living beings, and we’d be the ones in trouble.”
“Let’s also arrange a master for him. The Tribulation Transcendence Stage would be good. There’s a suitable Tribulation Transcendence Stage soul in the Sword Tomb of the Nine Provinces we can use.”
“With the Sword Sovereign teaching Jiang Li how to cultivate, we can assign fewer cultivation tasks.”
“Moreover, the Sword Sovereign is strict. After Jiang Li cultivates diligently for a while, he’ll feel the system is better, as leveling up is more convenient.”
“We need to tame Jiang Li to the point where he cannot resist the system and voluntarily uses it.”
“Aren’t the cultivators of the Nine Provinces most fond of exploring Secret Realms? Then the system should also follow local customs, issuing some Secret Realm tasks to increase Jiang Li’s fame in the Nine Provinces.”
“Making a name for oneself while young, how many youths love doing that.”
“The Nine Provinces don’t know the truth about the Immortal Realm. So, let’s design a special mission, ‘Celestial Realm’s Trace’, to help Jiang Li uncover the truth about the Immortal Realm.”
“If the system actively reveals the truth about the Immortal Realm, Jiang Li will feel the system does not originate from the Immortal Realm but is an existence above it. This way, he will ascend to the Immortal Realm without any reservations.”
Hearing the other parallel world Heavenly Daos discuss up to this point, the Divine Vault Sovereign lowered his head to glance at the Idle One, Jiang Li, feeling the parallel world Heavenly Daos’ understanding was still too shallow.
“There’s also ascension. Ascension requires Celestial Ascension Ladder fragments. We can reward him with Celestial Ascension Ladder fragments.”
“After all, Jiang Li is destined to become the Immortal Emperor. His vision cannot be limited to just the Nine Provinces. Tasks to collect Celestial Ascension Ladder fragments can be arranged in other worlds.”
“That makes sense. Then let’s add this function as well.”
“And becoming the Human Sovereign, this is also a very important task. Becoming the Human Sovereign means controlling the embryonic Heavenly Dao born from the Nine Provinces.”
“On the path to becoming the Human Sovereign, there are two stumbling blocks: one is Yu Yin, the other is Bai Hongtu. The fortune of the Nine Provinces is truly flourishing. Besides the savior Jiang Li, it can also give birth to these two peerless geniuses.”
“Yu Yin is easy to handle. We already took her into the harem earlier, so she’s not a concern. It’s this Bai Hongtu who is troublesome, with talent too high, not easy to deal with.”
“Then adjust the system rewards to focus on how to defeat Bai Hongtu.”
“There’s also the task of becoming the master of the Immortal Realm. After Jiang Li ascends to the Immortal Realm, we should have him conceal his identity, cultivate silently, and obtain opportunities through various coincidences arranged by the system.”
“Just like defeating Bai Hongtu, we need to let Jiang Li master the skills to defeat the Immortal Emperor, ultimately completing all tasks, defeating the Immortal Emperor, and becoming the master of the Immortal Realm.”
The parallel world Heavenly Daos chattered away, analyzing the design philosophy of the system. Following this philosophy, they set about designing the system.
Through the joint efforts of the parallel world Heavenly Daos, one halo after another was born in their palms.
“Project it to 511 years ago, when Jiang Li first transmigrated to the Nine Provinces.”
The parallel world Heavenly Daos employed the laws of time, descending upon the River of Time, standing in the downstream of the River of Time, gazing into the distance.
With a flick of their wrists, the halos traveled through the River of Time, arriving 511 years ago.
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Jiang Li’s soul left Blue Star, called by the wish energy of all living beings, drifting towards the Nine Provinces. At this moment, a halo attached itself to his soul.
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“This way, the timeline forms a closed loop.”
“If we don’t do this, parallel worlds will be born, and then there will be more Heavenly Daos competing with us to be the sole survivor under the Law of Destruction,” one of the parallel world Heavenly Daos said, drawing agreement from the others.
The Divine Vault Sovereign on the Idle One Jiang Li’s side also threw the system back five hundred years, completing the temporal closed loop.
“Speaking of which, why haven’t Heavenly Dao number 1320 and Heavenly Dao number 2400 said a word all this time?”
“Let me call them.”
“Heavenly Dao number 1320, are you there?”
The Heavenly Daos called several times, but there was no response.
“Heavenly Dao number 2400, are you there?”
The Heavenly Daos called several times, again with no response.
“That’s strange. Could it be they are deeply engrossed in calculating the Law of Destruction and haven’t paid attention to us?”
A Heavenly Dao proposed, “This is a rare opportunity. Why don’t we all work together to create systems and send them to these two fellow Daoists’ worlds?”
“Good idea.”
“Agreed.”
“I support it.”
The other Heavenly Daos concurred. If these two worlds didn’t have systems, it might lead to the derivation of new parallel worlds.
The Divine Vault Sovereign on the Idle One Jiang Li’s side raised a different opinion, “What if a temporal disturbance occurs in the River of Time in these two fellow Daoists’ worlds, and the system transmission ends up at the wrong time?”
Upon hearing this, the other Heavenly Daos burst into laughter, “A temporal disturbance in the River of Time? That only happens when beings of our level clash. Are you saying there are existences comparable to Heavenly Daos in these two fellow Daoists’ worlds?”
Without further discussion, the Heavenly Daos simultaneously employed the rules of time and possibility, sending systems to the Jiang Li in the worlds of the two fellow Daoists.