Chapter 687: Doesn’t Seem Much Different from What We Did Before?
When Jiang Li mentioned the second method, everyone instinctively looked at Ji Zhi.
The Great Zhou governed its nation according to the law. Not only within the Nine Provinces, but even looking across the myriad heavens and worlds, including the Immortal Realm, you couldn’t find another place like Great Zhou. In a cultivation world, it wasn’t the strong who were supreme, but the law.
This was truly difficult to comprehend.
Now, everyone finally understood that the establishment of Great Zhou was to solve the destruction rule.
“Emperor Shun is indeed no ordinary immortal,” everyone sincerely admired Emperor Shun.
Other immortals established their legacies by thinking of ways to make them last long. Only Emperor Shun focused not on a single country, but on the myriad heavens and worlds.
“The current plan is to implement the second method proposed by Emperor Shun and establish order across the myriad heavens and worlds.”
Jiang Li said seriously, “Everyone, this is no joke. It concerns the survival of the myriad heavens and worlds. If we don’t establish order, then facing the Black Tide is a dead end.”
“No, the Black Tide will devour souls. We won’t even be able to die.”
“And if we want to implement order across the myriad heavens and worlds, the first step is for us in the Nine Provinces to maintain order, to establish an order recognized by the majority, and to ensure that order is followed by everyone.”
“I know this might be a bit difficult for everyone. Some might not be willing to put aside the airs of the Unity Stage, thinking that as Unity Stage cultivators, they can act recklessly.”
Jiang Li was about to encourage everyone to overcome difficulties and pull through this crisis together. Unexpectedly, no one showed a troubled expression. Instead, they had an indescribably strange look on their faces.
“Huh? What’s wrong? Why are you all looking at me like that?” Jiang Li was puzzled.
A Sovereign hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Over three hundred years ago, Human Sovereign Jiang, you became the Human Sovereign, defended the Nine Provinces, led by example, abided by the rules we each established, considered us and our needs wholeheartedly, considered both cultivators and mortals, and strived to find a balance between cultivators of different levels.”
“For over three hundred years, your actions, we have all seen them and kept them in our hearts. You, as the strongest, were willing to do this. How could we dare to bully others relying on our power?”
“Although our respective rules are still imperfect, leaning towards us high-level cultivators, in reality, we have rarely exercised our privileges.”
“It’s not just us high-level cultivators. Those born in the past hundred years have all grown up listening to your stories. They all wish to become someone like you. Whether they have no cultivation talent and can only become mortals stuck at the mid Qi Refining stage, or possess extraordinary talent and become the best among the younger generation, none of them will break the rules you single-handedly established.”
“After you became the Human Sovereign, the way cultivators practiced and people’s concepts gradually shifted from showing off strength, fighting fiercely, and seizing resources to making the most of their cultivation talents and seeing how far their potential could go.”
“Spiritual energy, cultivation techniques, pills, Spiritual Treasures… now no one lacks these. There’s no need to fight over them anymore.”
The Nine Provinces had abundant spiritual energy, meeting cultivation needs.
Cultivation techniques, Jiang Li had already made Unity Stage techniques available. Cultivators could choose techniques that suited their hearts.
Pills, the Spirit Herb Sect produced pills at low prices.
Spiritual Treasures, the Spiritual Treasure cultivation method promulgated by the Dao Sect gave Spiritual Treasures the possibility to advance. Spiritual Treasures could level up together with cultivators.
“Mahayana Stage cultivators, immortals, Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivators have no airs. They kindly guide our cultivation. If those above are like this, how could we high-level cultivators have the face to think we are superior?”
“What you said about establishing order, it’s not hard to do. We just need to go back, re-establish rules, establish rules that satisfy the majority, and that’s it.”
Other cultivators chimed in one after another, agreeing with this Sovereign’s statement.
To sum it up in one sentence: we are not as bad as you think, Human Sovereign Jiang.
The Confucius Sage was stunned. He never imagined there could be a world with such a harmonious atmosphere. Was this still the same Nine Provinces where the strong took all?
The Confucius Sage educated myriad worlds, teaching people what morality was, understanding honor and disgrace, knowing shame. But he found that after people learned what morality was, they still continued to burn, kill, and plunder, doing everything they could to become stronger. The phrase they most often said was: only the strong have the right to survive.
Twenty thousand years ago, when he learned that the Great Zhou Dynasty in the Nine Provinces World was unique, he descended to the Underworld to check. Great Zhou indeed met his expectations, but unfortunately, the justice of Great Zhou stemmed from the Ji family’s Dao of time and could not be replicated.
Originally, Jiang Li wanted to say more, to persuade everyone. Faced with everyone’s statements, he helplessly shook his head, feeling he had thought too much before.
“Then let me briefly talk about the future plan. The main policy going forward is: the Nine Provinces will continue to explore the myriad heavens, contact other worlds, and inform them of the terror of the destruction rule and the need to establish order to resist it.”
“For other worlds that need help, we should do our best to help.”
Bai Hongtu scratched his chin, thought for a long time, then hesitantly said, “Seems like this isn’t much different from what we were doing before?”
Others felt the same.
Jiang Li: “…”
I poured my heart and soul into finding the Celestial Ascension Ladder, overthrowing the Immortal Realm, learning the truth about world destruction and the method to save the world. Throughout this whole process, I didn’t even have time to play. And in the end, you all come to the conclusion that it’s no different from before?
Although it really isn’t different.
Jiang Li held his forehead, “Alright, meeting adjourned. Everyone, go do what you need to do.”
Everyone scattered in an uproar. Those who needed to teach disciples went back to teaching, those who needed to return to their sects went back, those who wanted to wander the myriad heavens and worlds went wandering.
The meeting, from start to finish, didn’t take very long. Si Nan, the Court Historian appointed by Great Zhou for Jiang Li, faithfully recorded the meeting process on the side.
“… The majesty of Human Sovereign Jiang is as if aided by heaven. When he wished to ascend to the Immortal Realm, the Heavenly Dao laid out the Celestial Ascension Ladder, quietly awaiting Human Sovereign Jiang…”
“When Human Sovereign Jiang ascended to the Immortal Realm, the originally dark Immortal Realm instantly shone with brilliant light, radiant and glorious. The host of immortals lined up to welcome him…”
“The Immortal Realm destroying the myriad heavens and worlds violates the Human Reincarnation Path. Their hearts deserve execution. The calamity of the Human Reincarnation Path’s Ruler should descend, punishing all…”
“Among all calamities, only the Human Sovereign Calamity cannot be stopped, only endured…”
“The Human Sovereign Calamity is infinitely glorious. Those with filthy, dark hearts feel ashamed of their own unworthiness. Even that Heavenly Dao, facing the Human Sovereign Calamity, similarly trembles with fear, not daring to contend against it…”
“The Heavenly Dao refined the Immortal Realm into a chaos Golden Core, wanting to defy the will of all under heaven, to oppose the Human Sovereign Calamity…”
“Human Sovereign Jiang’s alchemical path is unparalleled throughout the ages. The Heavenly Dao’s petty tricks are nothing but showing off one’s skill with an axe before Lu Ban the master carpenter, making a fool of oneself and becoming a laughingstock…”
“The Human Sovereign Calamity arrived as scheduled. The Immortal Realm was destroyed. The Human Reincarnation Path flourished greatly.”
— Excerpt from “The Chronicles of Human Sovereign Jiang”
After reading the meeting minutes written by Si Nan, Ji Zhi felt this person should be rewarded.
“Well written. I reward you by forbidding you from writing the history of Great Zhou from now on. You will specialize in recording Jiang Li’s actions.”