Chapter 439: Chapter 438 ‘Chaos Scripture

“According to the system’s world line, did I survive by desperately resisting the attacks of those two bastards until Commander Liu and the old Buddhist came to the rescue? Then did I become a Transcendence Tribulation Stage cultivator by seeing the system’s reward?”

Jiang Li looked bizarre. He did not rely on the system and directly enlightened the secret of the tribulation in the battle, succeeded in advancing to the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, and killed two with one blow.

“Well, let’s look at this ‘Book of Chaos’. As long as it does not teach me how to cook chaos soup.” Jiang Li did not expect much from this system reward.

“Hmm, this ‘Book of Chaos’ contains something valuable.”

“Those who have form are born from the formless, thus heaven and earth were born from there. Chaos refers to the state where all things are not separated. It seems invisible, inaudible, intangible, therefore it is called change. Changes become one, and one produces myriad things…”

“This is an ancient immortal scripture, according to which, after you have transcended the tribulation and flew upwards, you become an Earth Immortal, with the earth observing the heaven, you become a Heavenly Immortal, then ‘three flowers gathering at the top’ and ‘five qi converging to the origin’ to become a Golden Immortal, and finally, you attain the fruit of the Dao, reaching the Primordial Ultimate rank.”

“The Primordial Ultimate rank, also known as the Primordial Ultimate Immortal, is the final step in the way of immortality. This is the realm of Daoist ancestors and Confucian sages.”

“Is this reward so generous this time?”

Jiang Li was surprised. This feeling was like pulling a gold card on the first try in a lottery at Cave Virtual.

“However, to cultivate this cultivation technique, you need to rely on immortal power, which seems of little use.”

In general, the reward is a good thing, but it’s not useful.

Jiang Li understood the implication of the system giving this ‘Book of Chaos’.

According to the system’s timeline, after I complete the Road of the Human Emperor and become a Transcendence Tribulation Stage cultivator, the next step is to become an immortal.

By then, the special mission “In Search of the Ladder to Immortality” should also be almost completed. With hard work, becoming an immortal is within reach.’

“I just don’t know if the system has more missions to follow.” Jiang Li was musing to himself, considering the situation of the Immortal Realm and the development plan arranged by the system, the moment of ascension to the Immortal Realm would be the moment of death.

“If the system has follow-up missions, then I can still survive. If this is the completion of the counterattack and the mission of the system is completed, then I should die. Moreover, the Ladder to Immortality connecting the Nine Provinces and the Immortal Realm means that the Nine Provinces are in grave danger.”

“Wait, there seems to be another special mission called ‘Mysteries of the Immortal Realm’ that I haven’t activated yet. This mission should involve more than just finding the Immortal Realm. If it was merely about finding the Immortal Realm, the special mission ‘In Search of the Ladder to Immortality’ would suffice, ‘Mysteries of the Immortal Realm’ is superfluous.”

The system has issued three special missions in total: Mysteries of the Immortal Realm, In Search of the Ladder to Immortality, and the Road of the Human Emperor.

‘Mysteries of the Immortal Realm’ failed at the initial stage and was not activated. I have been working on ‘In Search of the Ladder to Immortality’, and the ‘Road of the Human Emperor’ was completed at the speed of light.

“Considering the situation nine thousand years ago, and examining the name of the mission, could ‘Mysteries of the Immortal Realm’ be about unveiling the veil of the Immortal Realm? Perhaps this special mission is meant to pry open the mouth of Long Existence… oh no, it’s to make Long Existence tell the truth.”

“Since the system intends for me to know the truth of the Immortal Realm, there should be a way for me to quietly sneak into the Immortal Realm to cultivate… right? Otherwise, what’s the point of rewarding this ‘Book of Chaos’?” Jiang Li speculated uncertainly.

As for the exact method, it could only be determined by the ordinary missions issued by the system subsequently.

“Damn, the current normal system missions still consider me to be at the Nascent Soul Stage.” Jiang Li’s face darkened at the thought. How long would he have to wait?

Jiang Li hoped that when the system issues ordinary missions, it could do so at the same speed as it did for the “Road of the Human Emperor”.

Jiang Li scrolled through the thirty-three tasks of the Road of the Human Emperor and couldn’t help but reminisce.

For most of the tasks described by the system, Jiang Li had an impression. Only a small part could not be matched up. Jiang Li guessed that this was due to him not completing the mission according to the system’s requirements, resulting in deviations in the timeline.

These deviations were small, after all, the tasks of the Road of the Human Emperor were all tests by the old emperors, and the old emperors were unlikely to massively modify their tests just because of Jiang Li.

At most, they’d modify a small part.

Jiang Li sighed, “Those were the good old days when I was carefree, frolicking with Bai Hongtu and Yu Yin all day without having to worry about too much. Now… it seems to be the same now?”

Jiang Li wanted to lament about changes in life and how people inevitably grow up. Halfway through, he felt something was off.

In the past, he frolicked with Bai Hongtu and Yu Yin, joking and laughing. Now, he was still frolicking with these two, joking and laughing.

Nothing had changed.

“Let’s take this opportunity to start the selection for the Human Emperor.” Jiang Li whispered.

It’s not that he was considering retirement, but the selection of the Human Emperor would take a long time. If he started selecting a successor when he wanted to retire, he’d have to wait a long time before he could retire.

It’s better to choose the Human Emperor candidate in advance, so he can retire whenever he wants.

After the meeting, Jiang Li stayed in the Imperial Palace. He wanted to start the selection of the Human Emperor, so he came directly to the Earth Veins.

“The Earth Veins seem to have grown thicker.” Jiang Li was sure he was not misinterpreting.

The Earth Veins had changed, as if they had grown, the spiritual energy around the Earth Veins was also more abundant than before. Cultivators who came here could enter the state of forgetting oneself in the Unity of Heaven and Man more easily.

“Is it because of the deals with the six worlds?” The first reason that came to Jiang Li’s mind was this, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

“The Immortal Elder once said that the more worlds the Immortal Realm rules, the stronger the Immortal Realm. The strength of the Immortal Realm the Immortal Elder spoke of is likely the Heavenly Dao. Is the strength or weakness of the Heavenly Dao related to the number of worlds?”

“According to this logic, aren’t the Nine Provinces Earth Veins the Heavenly Dao? No, they should be the embryonic form of the Heavenly Dao. The current Earth Veins are too weak to reach the level of the Heavenly Dao.”

“Are the degenerate immortals afraid of the collective will of sentient beings on the verge of death? Are they afraid of the Earth Veins?” Jiang Li figured out some things.

He also realized that the appearance of the Earth Veins will inevitably lead Nine Provinces and the Immortal Realm to confront each other.

The Immortal Realm fears the Earth Veins and will surely find ways to destroy them.

“I just don’t know why, after all this time, the Immortal Realm has not sent people to destroy the Earth Veins of Nine Provinces. Doesn’t Missionary Du Ye know that his mission has failed?”

Jiang Li had the idea of contacting Missionary Du Ye to kindly tell him that his plot had been foiled and ask him to come to Nine Provinces again.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t make contact.

Jiang Li paid homage to the statues of the past human emperors.

“With the previous human emperors as my witness, I, the seventy-second Human Emperor, Jiang Li, will launch the selection for the Human Emperor, selecting the seventy-third Human Emperor.”

Then he squatted down, reached into the Earth Veins, which felt cool and comfortable.

Mana flowed into the Earth Veins, awakening it from its five-hundred-year silence and once again fulfilling its purpose.

Jiang Li felt as if he were connected to the Earth Veins.

Jiang Li felt as if he were a cluster of spiritual energy, extending infinitely – the Nine Provinces mainland, the starry sky, other worlds…

The Earth Veins continually calculated and tested, judging morality and talent, and finally decided on the candidate for the Human Emperor.

And the person chosen by the Earth Veins, had a mark quietly appearing on their forehead.