“What… what did you say?!” Jiang Li, the bystander, widens his eyes, unable to believe the words from the Respected God-hidden.

Or rather, he does not wish to believe them.

The Respected God-hidden’s eyes are deep and profound. They discern the reason behind bystander Jiang Li’s traversal.

Before meeting Jiang Li, the Respected God-hidden was not aware of his existence. However, upon seeing Jiang Li for the first time, everything was revealed.

He calmly speaks his thoughts.

“All living creatures hope for a being who can stand against the Immortal Realm, and that being is you.”

“I am not sure how you managed to evade my detections, nor how you attained a realm equivalent to mine without becoming an immortal. There must be secrets unbeknownst to me.”

“However, that’s not important.”

“Although I can travel through space-time, and erase your existence in the past, I am a collective of the consciousness of all beings, and you are a product of their wishes. If I were to erase you, it would shake my very foundation.”

“Given the circumstances, why wouldn’t I go along with the wishes of all beings?”

“You have traversed from your original world to the Nine Provinces World. It’s fine: practice cultivation diligently, transcend the immortals. All these are acceptable.”

“After all, the wishes of all beings do not mention defeating me.”

At this point, the Respected God-hidden let out a smile. There are very few things that all beings know; their desires are hence simple, filled with loopholes that could be easily resolved.

“With this, things are simple. I can devise a method that satisfies the wishes of all beings and harness your power at the same time.”

“To control you, the representative of the Nine Provinces’ Earth Veins, is equivalent to controlling the Nine Provinces’ Earth Veins.”

“Moreover, the Immortal Emperor harbors rebellious thoughts, intending to replace me and become the last man standing when the world is engulfed in annihilation. If this chess piece refuses to comply, I will simply replace it with an obedient one.”

“The remaining Primordial Chaos Immortals are not entirely loyal to me. Given the circumstances, I might as well take this opportunity to cultivate one myself.”

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Emperor became scared stiff. He didn’t expect the Respected God-hidden to see through his intentions.

“I initially planned to design a program that instructs you step by step to become an Immortal Emperor and replace the Immortal Emperor, becoming the Master of the Immortal Realm and my spokesperson.”

“Unfortunately, you did not come to the Immortal Realm and thus could not continue with subsequent tasks. Yet without my assistance, you managed to reach my realm. This proves that your growth is inevitable, regardless of whether or not I am there to help.”

“This program, being crafted by my future self, has principles that I can understand. Now that things have reached this point, I can accelerate the progress bar right to the end.”

The Respected God-hidden snapped his fingers, and a pop-up appeared in front of bystander Jiang Li.

[Congratulations to the host on completing all pre-requisites. Please complete the final task: Defeat the Immortal Emperor]

[This task is non-negotiable]

[No rewards are issued]

Bystander Jiang Li’s body moves without his control, manipulated by the system. Techniques of the ‘Heavenly Dao’s Martial Verse’ and ‘Heavenly Dao’s Battle Verse’ come to him naturally as Jiang Li retreats. Once on par with Jiang Li, the Immortal Emperor now bleeds continuously.

The Immortal Emperor’s techniques are effortlessly countered by Bystander Jiang Li, causing the latter to win easily.

[Congratulations to the host on completing the final mission and becoming the Master of the Immortal Realm]

[The system will no longer issue mainline tasks. Other functions can be used as normal]

[Thank you for your support along the way. Goodbye]

The Respected God-hidden began clapping.

“Congratulations, Immortal Emperor Jiang.”

Bystander Jiang Li defeats the Immortal Emperor. Taking his place, he becomes the Master of the Immortal Realm, celebrated by the Heavenly Dao himself — a grand scene indeed.

“Why is my body not under my control!”

Jiang Li trembles, recalling his past conversation with Emperor Jiang Li.

“Why would the system bear ill will towards me? At the start of my traversal, I was only at the Qi Cultivation stage. What value could I have for the system to exploit?”

His chilling response echoed in his mind.

He said, “Now, you do.”

The Respected God-hidden cracked a smile, finding bystander Jiang Li’s reaction quite amusing.

He is an entity of breathtaking beauty; gender holds no meaning before him. His smile outshone the splendor of the Immortal Realm.

“Attributes relate to the soul. Your cultivation skills are all bestowed by me. The more you develop, the higher your attributes, and thus my control over your soul intensifies. Once you reach the end, I will have complete control over you.”

“Although becoming a Mahayana Realm entity is beyond my understanding, what’s the use?”

“Prior to the Mahayana stage, from Qi Cultivation to the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, which realm’s advancement did not come with my assistance and the infusion of my spiritual energy?”

“You are like a great tree. The realms prior to the Mahayana stage are your roots, and I have a firm hold on these roots. Even if you grow into a towering tree, you only add to my glory.”

“The game is all but decided, only the closure of the time loop remains.”

The Respected God-hidden used the rule of possibilities to connect the consciousness of parallel world’s Heavenly Dao.

“In your worlds, have any of you encountered people with systems, or met a person named Jiang Li?”

The consciousness of the Heavenly Dao in the parallel worlds went silent momentarily. They then erupted into chaotic discussion.

“Of course, I was wondering who would be the first one to ask. Turns out it’s Heavenly Dao No.809.”

“I’ve had this question for over 300 years.”

“I’ve had it for over 300 years too.”

The anxiety of No. 809 Heavenly Dao, the Respected God-hidden of the Bystander World, was palpable. Had he just encountered Jiang Li and already rushed to ask the question?

“The Jiang Li of my world ascended to the Immortal Realm over 300 years ago and is now an Immortal Emperor.”

“Is this the same for you guys? The Jiang Li in my world has been struggling in the Immortal Realm with the help of the system for 300 years and has also become an Immortal Emperor. This new Immortal Emperor is way more obedient and hardworking than the previous one.”

“When my Jiang Li first elevated to the Immortal Realm via the Immortal Ascension Stairway, I received a reminder. I was puzzled and checked discreetly, only to find out that it was a system constructed by my future self.”

“So, do any of you have experience building a system?”

“Nope, no hurry since it’s our future selves that end up building it.”

“That makes sense. We have all the time in the world. Why rush?”

“Once anyone manages to build a system, do share the process with us.”

“I haven’t built it yet. I’m waiting to copy.”

“I haven’t built it yet. I’m waiting to copy.”

“…Wait, so none of you have any experience building a system?”

“Seems like it.”

“Given that we are bound to create a system eventually, why not put in collective effort from now on and close the time loop?”

“This proposal sound exciting, I’m on board.”

“I agree too.”

The Respected God-hidden from the Bystander World suddenly asked, “So, the Jiang Li of all your worlds have all ascended to the Immortal Realm right after the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, as instructed by the system?”

“Yes, isn’t that the case in your world?”

“The Jiang Li in my world only came to the Immortal Realm after practising the Mahayana Realm techniques for 300 years.”

“What is the Mahayana Realm?”

The Respected God-hidden in the Bystander World asked around, discovering that apart from two parallel world’s Heavenly Dao consciousness that remained silent, the rest did not have a Jiang Li who became a Mahayana Realm being.

“It’s the stage that follows the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, called the Mahayana Realm.” The Respected God-hidden explained.

Other parallel World’s Heavenly Dao didn’t understand, “If they can ascend directly following the system’s instructions, why bother to cultivate to the Mahayana Realm?”

The Respected God-hidden relayed the question to Bystander Jiang Li, who replied, “I wanted to be assured before coming to the Immortal Realm.”

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