Chapter 505: Chapter 504: Did I Come at a Good Time?

“Six Harmonies Sitting Spell, as I recall, requires the curse caster to be a whole realm higher, doesn’t it?” Jiang Li pondered.

“Yes, the only one who could lay a curse on Honghu Messenger would have to be a Golden Immortal.” The Immortal Elder asserted. The power of the Six Harmonies Sitting Spell is immense, thus it demands a high level of cultivation. A quasi-Golden Immortal is essentially a Heavenly Immortal, who would not be able to curse the Honghu Messenger.

Jiang Li continued his analysis: “Yet, he was cursing at Du Ye Messenger before the explosion.”

“So, it follows that the curse was laid by Du Ye Messenger. And Du Ye Messenger isn’t the quasi-Golden Immortal claimed by Honghu Messenger, but already a Golden Immortal.”

“Considering that Golden Immortals are scarce in the Immortal Realm, it is unlikely for a Golden Immortal like Du Ye Messenger to serve as Minghuo Immortal Monarch’s deputy. In other words, has he deceived not only Honghu Messenger, but also Minghuo Immortal Monarch about his cultivation level?”

The Immortal Elder sighed, “It does align with his usual habit of hiding his talents.”

Lost in thought with brows furrowed, the Immortal Elder couldn’t figure out what could destroy all the Ten Thousand Realms, including the Immortal Realm.

“Regardless, this has been a fruitful venture. Not only did we discover the power distribution in the Immortal Realm and some of its destruction’s causes, but we also obtained the power of merit.” A golden flame that was dazzling and eye-catching rose up in Jiang Li’s hand.

“But you obtaining the power of merit is useless because its special attribute means it can’t be transferred to others—it would be better for anyone other than Jiang Li to obtain it.” Bai Hongtu felt.

However, at the time, both the Immortal Elder and Yu Yin might not even have breached the defense of Honghu Messenger. Bai Hongtu needed time to use the Nine Provinces Spirit Plant Formation, leaving only Jiang Li able to kill Honghu Messenger in advance.

Power of merit means becoming an immortal. If Bai Hongtu and Yu Yin obtained it, they could become immortals, and if the Immortal Elder got it, he might even become a Heavenly Immortal.

“There is a way to transfer the power of merit.”

Yu Yin slowly said, “Have you forgotten about the power of merit gold bricks of the Dream River Dynasty?”

Only then did Bai Hongtu recall the cherished treasure of the Dream River Dynasty—the power of merit gold bricks.

Jiang Li was very familiar with the power of merit gold bricks. The ‘hide the beauty in the Golden House’ in Dream River Dynasty—the house built for Red Dust Fairy—was made from the power of merit gold bricks.

“After ascending to the Immortal Realm, the First Generation Dream Jiang Emperor apprenticed to a saintly scholar and learned from them how to allow others to use the power of merit. He materialized the power of merit and refined the power of merit gold bricks. However, this method does not align with Heavenly Dao’s original intention of distributing the power of merit and will result in two-thirds of it returning to the Heavenly Dao.”

“According to Immortal Elder’s view, how much immortal power could these power of merit gold bricks, once successfully refined, be converted into?”

“It is sufficient for one person to become an immortal.”

“That’s good.” Jiang Li was not surprised by this result.

…

“I have summoned everyone here temporarily; it is not a huge matter, just to discuss the Heavenly Demon.”

In the hall of the Imperial Palace, six Transcendance Tribulation Stage powerhouses including Commander Liu, Bai Hongtu, Yu Yin, Sword Monarch, Li Er, and Old Dragon King were gathered, with Jiang Li and the Immortal Elder seated in the main seats.

“All of you are Transcendance Tribulation Stage powerhouses, the pillars of the Nine Provinces. I have interacted with all of you quite a bit and know that you are all trustworthy individuals who will not leak secrets.”

“In reality, there is no Heavenly Demon, it’s all a lie.” Jiang Li began with bombshell news for the four uninformed people.

Old Dragon King widened his eyes; he had just celebrated his 2800th birthday and became a Transcendance Tribulation Stage powerhouse when he found out about this secret.

Is this the world at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage?

Sword Monarch and Li Er reacted similarly to Old Dragon King, whereas only Commander Liu was largely unphased.

Commander Liu had many theories about the origin of the Heavenly Demons, one of which was the hypothesis that the Heavenly Demons were immortals.

“Nine thousand years ago, in order to stabilize the situation, Immortal Elder labeled the Earth Immortals sent by the Immortal Realm as Heavenly Demons…”

Jiang Li slowly unfolded a concealed secret.

“So it means that after the collapse of the Immortal Ascension Stairway, what the Nine Provinces have been doing is not resisting the invasion of the Heavenly Demons, but slaying immortals—killing immortals with the power of mortals.”

“Our enemy is not the illusory Heavenly Demon but the goal of all cultivators—the Immortal Realm.”

The moment this statement was out, even Commander Liu, usually unflappable, was internally roiled by shockwaves.

Even resisting the Earth Immortals with the power of the Nine Provinces proved difficult, so how could they deal with Heavenly Immortals, Golden Immortals, and other immortals?

Even if Commander Liu was thinking in this way, not to mention Sword Monarch and others.

Bai Hongtu said, “Don’t worry about dealing with the Immortal Realm. According to my conservative estimate, Jiang Li is a bit stronger than the Heavenly Dao.”

“…”

For a moment, the hall was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard.

Commander Liu had lived for over six thousand years, but he had never heard such an unabashedly “conservative” estimation.

Yu Yin looked at Bai Hongtu, “Don’t cause a fuss, do you have any idea whether what you’re saying is credible or not?”

Bai Hongtu thought for a moment, feeling that Yu Yin had a point.

At this moment, the Immortal Elder said, “Old White is right, Jiang Li’s strength is now on par with, or even surpasses, the Heavenly Dao.”

“This is a statue of Respected God-hidden, and this is a statue of Jiang Li; both of them are unbreakable.”

“Even the strongest Daoist Ancestor in the Immortal of Boundless Primordial Chaos, who is my master, doesn’t possess this trait.”

Only then did Sword Monarch understand what finding half a statue of Respected God-hidden in the void meant.

Several Transcendance Tribulation Stage people tried to destroy the statues in turn, only to find that their efforts were doomed to failure.

Commander Liu had had many interactions with Jiang Li and knew that some of Jiang Li’s abilities had already surpassed the descriptions of Heavenly and Golden Immortals in scriptures. Therefore, accepting that Jiang Li is stronger than the Heavenly Dao wasn’t too hard.

Sword Monarch had tested his sword in the void on the statues of Respected God-hidden and Jiang Li, knowing the image of the strongest would not be tarnished.

Li Er had tried to imitate Jiang Li as his Law Body, but it had never worked. He thought it was his problem, now he realized that the gap between them was too wide. He didn’t have the qualification to imitate, thus resolving his confusion.

Jiang Li aided him in attaining the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, so the Old Dragon King believed Jiang Li’s words. He believed that if Qing Luo were here, she would make the same choice.

“Originally, I called you all here to discuss an issue, but I believed it’s best to clarify the sequence of events, which is why I told you the truth about the Heavenly Demon.”

Jiang Li took out a ball of golden flame.

“I just killed a Heavenly Immortal and received the power of merit, sufficient for one person to become an immortal,”

“Who will ascend to immortality?”

The hall fell silent again, and everyone gazed at the ball of merit power.

It has been 9,000 years since anyone from the Nine Provinces ascended to immortality. Is the first immortal going to appear today?

At this moment, Emperor Dream Jiang entered.

“I heard that Human Emperor wanted to learn how to refine merit gold bricks?”

Everyone turned to look at Emperor Dream Jiang.

Emperor Dream Jiang shrunk his neck, “Did I come at the wrong time?”

“No, you came at just the right time.”

Emperor Dream Jiang didn’t think so.

Under the pressure of several Transcendance Tribulation stage powerhouses, Emperor Dream Jiang taught everyone the method of refining merit gold bricks.

Theoretically, this was a secret of Dream River Dynasty that should not be transmitted. However, ever since the breakdown of the Immortal Ascension Stairway, in order to resist the Heavenly Demons, the various forces of the Nine Provinces began to exchange many things, and many secrets were also spread.

Today, there was just one more method to refine merit gold bricks.