Counterattack System appeared when I'm already At The Mahayana Realm

Chapter 647: Chapter 646: The Temporarily Awakened Dao Ancestor

At the base of Piled Thunder Mountain, Jiang Li had the Human Emperor candidates watch how Li Er and Sword Monarch passed the Tribulation to become immortals, and then carried out the post-competition summary.

Sword Monarch became a true Sword Immortal, the look he gave Qi Sha Daozi held a chilling intent, enough to have Qi Sha shaking in fear, not daring to move.

Sword Monarch didn’t say much. He flew into the Void to continue refining his Sword Intent, much to Qi Sha Daozi’s relief.

“I’ve seen your performance in the Ten Thousand Words World through the Human Emperor’s mark, and you’ve performed very well.”

“Especially Wu Zhi, Ji Kongkong, Yuan Wuxing, and siblings Luo Ying and Luo Zhu – these five stood out the most. They’ve passed this stage’s test, and everyone should learn from them.”

“Currently, all of Jiuzhou is busy exploring the many worlds of the Ten Thousand Realms. Still, due to lack of manpower, the next stage of your trial will be to go to other worlds for rescue operations.”

“You five will play a lead role, serving as examples for the others. Expand your horizons in other worlds, hone your spirits, train your will, and save the world.”

The other Human Emperor candidates looked at the five with envy. They had all seen their performances in the Ten Thousand Words World, and knew that Jiang Li was not biased.

Let’s keep working hard.

“The rest of you, continue with your tasks. Wu Zhi, you stay.”

Jiang Li called Wu Zhi back. Bai Hongtu and Yu Yin also came over.

It was perfectly normal for Bai Hongtu and Yu Yin to be here now that all the Human Emperor candidates were gathered together.

“How did you manage to summon the projection of the Dao Ancestor during the competition?”

“Throughout the past half month, I’ve automatically learned some Dao Arts, such as Qian Kun in the Sleeve, Overawing Shadow, Soldier Beans, etc.”

“During the battle, I wanted to use Dao Arts to fight, but this voice, elusive like the Void, echoed in my mind. It told me to chant ‘Qi hurried Dao, law and command’, so I could defeat the enemy. I suspected that the figure was the ancestor of Dao, but I had no evidence.”

Jiang Li nodded, saying: “In that case, the Dao Ancestor is about to wake up.”

“Hehe, actually, I’ve already woken up. I didn’t speak before because I worried it would affect the child, Wu Zhi.”

“Now that you are here, naturally I would want to show myself.”

An aged voice emanated from within Wu Zhi’s body. Wu Zhi’s expression slipped away, his eyes dim, arms hanging loosely by his sides, standing there in a daze.

“Dao Ancestor?”

“Friend Jiang Li, it’s been nine thousand years since we last met.” The Dao Ancestor temporarily possessed Wu Zhi’s body and bowed to Jiang Li.

Bai Hongtu and Yu Yin both looked somewhat surprised – the timing of the Dao Ancestor’s awakening exceeded their expectations.

Especially Bai Hongtu. As a disciple of the Dao Sect, he naturally had to bow and pay his respects, both in principle and in emotion.

“Junior Bai Hongtu pays his respects to the Dao Ancestor.”

“Junior Yu Yin pays his respects to the Dao Ancestor.”

“Junior Jiang Li…”

“Stop, stop. Don’t be so formal, I can’t accept it,” the Dao Ancestor hurriedly interrupted Jiang Li.

In the Immortal Realm, the Dao Ancestor would often play dumb, disguising himself as a little cultivator, entering Sects, and kneeling in front of the statues of Heavenly Immortals or Golden Immortals. These Immortals would then cough up blood in shock and fright, asking which mighty being was toying with the mortal world.

If Jiang Li were to bow to him as a junior, it could injure his spirit.

He needed to be more cautious.

“I can’t occupy this little monk’s body for too long, or else he’ll be assimilated by me. If you have any questions, ask them quickly,” said the Dao Ancestor.

“In the Observer’s World, we encountered a small black dot. The people there named it the ‘Black Tide’. The Black Tide was initially a small black dot, appearing and disappearing randomly. What exactly is this black dot? Is it something the Heavenly Dao is afraid of?”

“The Black Tide – that’s an accurate name. You’re not wrong in your guess. The Black Dot is indeed something that the Heavenly Dao fears and is also the root of the dispute between it and me.”

“Have any of you ever heard of the word ‘Law’?”

“The Emperor Hou Tu mentioned it to me. She said that there are eight Laws in the world that all creatures and items in the Ten Thousand Realms comply with.”

The Dao Ancestor was surprised, “So you’ve already met that young woman, Hou Tu. Well, that makes the explanation easier.”

With a solemn tone, the Dao Ancestor said, “In fact, there are not just eight Laws in the world, but nine. This ninth Law is what you call the black dot – the Law of Destruction.”

“The Law of Destruction stipulates that one day, everything in the world will be destroyed. The Black Tide is the manifestation of the Law of Destruction.”

“The Law of Destruction is highly random. It can appear anywhere, possibly causing the destruction of the world, or self-destruction.”

“The sudden disappearance of the Black Tide you mentioned is a manifestation of self-destruction.”

“The phenomenon of the Black Tide has existed since the birth of the world, it’s just that we’ve been lucky that the Black Tide didn’t spread.”

“If the Black Tide cannot be contained once it emerges, then the Immortal Realm, the Void, the Ten Thousand Realms, the Underworld, everything… will disappear, and the world will return to nothingness.”

“Where there is existence, there is destruction. The end of the world is destruction – it’s inevitable.”

“Very few people know of this Law because the destined future is too tragic. Knowing it would only bring more sadness.”

“After the Heavenly Dao gained consciousness, it asserted that the Black Tide would appear within the next 20,000 years, but the specific time is uncertain.”

“The Heavenly Dao proposed destroying the world before the Black Tide does. Agree with its method, and one would serve it, disagree, and one’s spirit would disintegrate.”

“The Immortal Realm split into two camps, one led by me and the other by the Heavenly Dao. The rest, as you know, we lost. All besides me had their spirits scattered, their immortal power returned to the Immortal Realm.”

“In that battle, some Heavenly Immortals were promoted to Golden Immortals by seizing opportunities after defeating their opponents. The Immortal Realm reshuffled, the Heavenly Dao became its unique ruler. Today, the existence of the Immortal Realm is solely for carrying out the Heavenly Dao’s commands.”

“But coming back to the point, what’s the story behind your being in the Mahayana Realm?”

As the oldest and most advanced Immortal, the Dao Ancestor found Jiang Li’s situation baffling and incomprehensible.

He had thought that after his defeat, the Heavenly Dao would unquestionably win. Who knew he’d meet Jiang Li – someone beyond his understanding – after his death?

With such significant happenings in the Lower Realm, why hadn’t any Immortal reported his situation?

“Time is almost up. If we continue, this little monk will no longer be himself. Let’s chat next time we have a chance.”

After the Dao Ancestor finished speaking, he went completely silent, and Wu Zhi’s expression returned to normal, oblivious to what had just happened.

Jiang Li gently said, “The Dao Ancestor temporarily borrowed your body. Don’t worry, he will not replace you. You are you, and the Dao Ancestor is the Dao Ancestor. You two will always be two separate entities. The Dao Ancestor will use the method of ‘Beheading the Three Corpses’ to separate from your spirit.”

“Go now. As a candidate who passed the Ten Thousand Words World trial, you can go to other worlds, just like Yuan Wuxing and the others.”

In truth, Jiang Li was overthinking. Wu Zhi wasn’t worried about the Dao Ancestor replacing him at all. Chanting a Buddhist verse, he embarked on his journey to other worlds.