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Chapter 513: 512 The Human Emperors

Chapter 513: Chapter 512 The Human Emperors

King Qin Guang glanced at Jiang Li and then at the female ghost standing behind Jiang Li with a smile. He silently rolled up the banner.

“At first, the female ghost said you guys remained on the Human Path. I thought she was joking, but it turned out to be true.” Jiang Li grinned from ear to ear, jubilant from the bottom of his heart.

“It’s the Underworld’s custom to make immortals be ghost officials. Unfortunately, the souls of immortals who die in the Immortal Realm are scattered and can’t come to the Underworld. As there is an increasing number of spirits in the Underworld to manage, considering that the successive generations of emperors from Jiuzhou battled with Earth Immortals with their mortal bodies, and were barely considered to have touched upon ‘immortality’, it was exceptionally decided to let them remain in the Underworld as ghost officials.”

The female ghost added: “However, not all emperors can stay in the Underworld. Some emperors who fought with Earth Immortals had their souls entirely burnt out, leaving no trace of them in the world. Those slightly better off came to the Underworld with their souls in fragments. If they don’t reincarnate swiftly to restore their souls, it will be very dangerous. All things considered, only a dozen of the emperors now remain in the Underworld.”

On hearing this, Jiang Li was saddened. Out of the seventy-one emperors, only a dozen had intact souls.

All the emperors flocked around Jiang Li, chattering amongst themselves. They were quite interested in this young man, an unprecedented phenomenon in ancient times.

Being unable to compete with his predecessors, Emperor Lu remained in the outermost part obediently.

Why didn’t they welcome me this enthusiastically when I arrived in the Underworld?

“I’ve seen you before, before the Immortal Heavenly Ladder broke down!” Yuan Shang pointed at Jiang Li, very excited.

The emperors were only interested in the exploits of the younger generation, not their appearance. Neither the Immortal Realm nor Emperor Lu made it a point to show what Jiang Li, Bai Hongtu, Yu Yin, and the others looked like.

“First Generation Emperor, we meet again. I once ventured into the River of Time, met Emperor Shun, who, wishing to show me the truth, brought me back to nine thousand years ago. I shouldn’t have revealed myself, but when I saw you, I couldn’t resist greeting you. If I had known that we would meet again in the Underworld, I wouldn’t have shown up.”

The First Generation Emperor is one of the key figures in the emperor system.

“Travel the River of Time? Hey, Lu, what did I tell you? The departed souls from Jiuzhou unanimously believe that Emperor Jiang’s skills are unparalleled, effortlessly mastering the Dao of Time. You still said that was utterly impossible.”

The successive generations of emperors often inquire about news from the souls that come from Jiuzhou.

“Look, Jiang Li himself spoke. He can travel in the River of Time, even returning to nine thousand years ago, if this isn’t considered mastering the River of Time, then what is?”

“Lu, you’re just stubborn. I told you even when I was alive that you needed to change this habit of yours, but you simply wouldn’t, even after death.”

Emperor Lu is the most junior among the emperors, so anyone can call him ‘Li’le Lu’.

Jiang Li gave an awkward laugh. Saying that he could master the Dao of Time wasn’t right, neither was saying he couldn’t.

“Emperor Gong, I’ve heard a lot about you. Commander Liu mentioned you to me many times. He has always regretted not being able to save you.”

The 27th human emperor has the last name Gong. It was he who found Commander Liu and persuaded Liu, who was then just a sapling, to become an emperor.

Later, it was proven that Emperor Gong had a unique vision. Commander Liu had the longest reign among all commanders, and many later emperors were taken care of by him.

“Li’l Liu really. I told him before I died that choosing him as the commander wasn’t for fostering a big tree. I died in battle against the supernatural demons from outside the realm, finding a worthy death. Why couldn’t he understand?”

“Alright, just wait a few more millennia, and he should arrive in the Underworld. At that time, I will personally tell him.”

“Uh, Emperor Gong, you may not know this, but Commander Liu has attained immortality. You probably won’t be seeing him in the next few millennia.”

Emperor Gong was stunned: “He has attained immortality? When was this?”

“This morning.”

“I killed a Heavenly Immortal, gained some merits, transformed the merits into immortal power, and helped Commander Liu attain immortality.”

“You killed a Heavenly Immortal?!” The emperors were all taken aback.

This younger generation is actually so bold. They had said that those at the Mahayana Stage could only exchange blows with Heaven immortals.

But were they now reversing the kill?

The female ghost added from the side: “That’s not all, he has also just knocked down King Chujiang with a single punch.”

Upon hearing this, King Qin Guang once again felt the impulse to unroll the banner.

“Well, well, well. That’s good!” Yuan Shang laughed heartily. This younger man had brought them a huge surprise.

All that’s needed was for Jiang Li to be strong; the reasons didn’t matter.

“Considering everything, Commander Liu should be the first immortal in Jiuzhou.” One of the emperors said, stroking his beard and smiling lightly through the corners of his eyes.

“No, you’ve forgotten to count Elder Xumi.”

Upon mentioning Elder Xumi, all the emperors fell silent.

The female ghost was the first to break the silence: “Jiuzhou’s Xumi was the only cultivator to attain immortality after the Immortal Heavenly Ladder was severed, and the only one, too, to come to the Underworld.”

“Elder Xumi… how could he… ah…”

All emperors except Yuan Shang were junior to Elder Xumi. It wasn’t appropriate for them to comment on Elder Xumi. A myriad of thoughts filled their hearts, but in the end, they were all reduced to a long sigh.

Yuan Shang said: “Elder Xumi fought bloody battles for Jiuzhou several times. Even his advancement to the Transcendence Tribulation Stage was achieved during a battle against a supernatural demon from outside the realm. I thought he could, like elder Long Eyebrow, see through the Red Dust and grasp the true meaning of Mahayana, but he ended up trapped in the longevity tribulation, raising a hand against mortals.”

Among the generations of emperors present, some were able to defeat the supernatural demons from outside the realm, and Elder Xumi played a critical role in these victories.

Elder Xumi went through three immortal tribulations, mastered the Dao of Time and Space, and his strength was unquestionable.

On the contrary, without Jiang Li, there truly wasn’t anyone who could counterbalance and chastise Elder Xumi, who had become an immortal.

The precedent of launching a massacre for the sake of cultivation must not be set; no one should be an exception.

Yuan Shang closed his eyes, recalling the scene: “I still remember when Elder Xumi died. He wanted to come to the Human Path to see Elder Long Eyebrow. We met at the entrance to the Human Path.”

“At that time, I only thought that his lifespan had ended and he was coming to the Human Path to reincarnate. Based on his good karma, he could have stayed in the Underworld as a ghost official.”

“I warmly invited him to the Human Path and offered to guide him to Elder Long Eyebrow. But Elder Xumi started sobbing uncontrollably. He said he didn’t dare to take a step forward. He threw himself on his knees, kept kowtowing, crying, saying how he failed his master’s teaching, how he failed his master, how he failed the world, how he didn’t dare to face his master.”

“I never thought that a person could cry like that. I couldn’t bear to look at him.”

“I stepped forward to comfort him, saying that Elder Long Eyebrow was compassionate and would forgive any mistakes he might have committed. Surprisingly, after hearing what I said, he cried even more. No matter how I tried, I couldn’t move him.”

“Having no other choice, I had to pull Elder Long Eyebrow over to explain to him what his disciple was going through.”

“By the time Elder Long Eyebrow and I returned to the entrance, Elder Xumi was already gone.”

“Later, we asked ghost officials from King Yanluo’s side and learned that Elder Xumi had secretly set up a formation and killed nine million people in order to survive.”

“When Elder Long Eyebrow heard the news, he cried all night—for Elder Xumi’s irrevocable mistake, and for the lives of those nine million people.”