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

Chapter 624: Chapter 623: Eight Desolate World

The Eight Desolate World, everyone present had heard of this world. It holds a certain reputation among the Ten Thousand Realms. It’s said that before the dissolution of the immortal ladder, there were more than ten individuals in the Transcendence Tribulation Stage. Although not quite on par with Jiuzhou, it was still considered one of the top-ranked worlds in terms of strength with formidable combat capabilities.

Speaking about the lineages of immortals, the Eight Desolate World also had quite a few, with many immortals leaving their legacy in the Eight Desolate World, establishing a solid foundation.

The cultivators of the Eight Desolate World were equally shocked when they saw Jiang Li and the others. They hadn’t expected that the Eight Desolate World had collided with the renowned Jiuzhou World.

They had over a hundred individuals in the Body Integration Realm on their side, whereas the other side numbered in the hundreds, a significant difference in numbers.

Bai Hongtu, Yu Yin, Sword Monarch, Old Dragon King, Li Er, and the three sovereigns, although their specific realms couldn’t be determined, it was apparent that all eight of them were in the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, equivalent to their own Transcendence Tribulation Stage quantity.

That golden little tower, filled with a strong Buddhist aura, was definitely an Immortal Artifact.

The most difficult to figure out was the person who introduced himself in the lead. His depth was indiscernible, appearing to be an ordinary person, without a trace of Spiritual Power fluctuations. Yet, anyone with some sense knew that a mere mortal couldn’t possibly represent eight individuals at the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, let alone the apparent deference that the eight showed towards him.

An immortal left in Jiuzhou?

The Body Integration Realm cultivators from the Eight Desolate World were restless, whispering to each other, only to be sternly reprimanded by their leader.

“Shut up, you unworldly lot.”

The Body Integration Realm cultivators immediately fell silent, daring not speak further.

The leader respectfully introduced himself, showing sincerity, and said, “Let me introduce myself. We eight are the Eight Desolates Masters of the Eight Desolate World, named after the Eight Trigrams. My name is Qian Desolate Master.”

Jiang Li, seeing this gesture of goodwill, reciprocated, “So, you are Qian Desolate Master. My name is Jiang Li, I am the Human Emperor of the Jiuzhou World. These people behind me are my friends.”

“However, I am curious as to why our worlds collided without any apparent reason. Do you happen to know the cause, Qian Desolate Master?”

Qian Desolate Master regretfully shook his head, “No, I do not know the reason. It is perhaps a coincidence. If I may be frank, our Eight Desolate World has not been very fortunate these past thousands of years, colliding with other worlds. Fortunately, no casualties were ever caused.”

“After colliding with your world, we were equally surprised, worrying that the collision might have damaged your world. Hence, we assembled our high-level cultivators to come and assist.”

“However, we didn’t anticipate that your world would turn out to be the Jiuzhou World. Turns out, we fretted for nothing.”

Qian Desolate Master responded with self-deprecating laughter.

“Not at all, we should thank you, Qian Desolate Master, for coming to our aid. This isn’t a place for idle chatter. Why don’t we continue our talk in Jiuzhou land?” Jiang Li wanted to learn more about the situation.

Qian Desolate Master hesitated, “I appreciate the offer, but what about my brothers and subordinates…”

“No worries, they can come to the Jiuzhou land as well.”

Qian Desolate Master was startled, reevaluating the strength of Jiuzhou World to have increased yet another grade.

On their side, they had eight individuals at the Transcendence Tribulation Stage and over a hundred in the Body Integration Realm. The two worlds didn’t understand each other, yet this Jiang Li didn’t hesitate at all to let them into Jiuzhou land.

If they harbored any ill will, the catastrophe it could bring upon Jiuzhou World would be tremendous.

Qian Desolate Master confessed to himself that he wouldn’t be able to do such a thing.

Was this due to the strength of Jiuzhou World outstripping any fear of insurrections, or did it simply not occur to them?

Qian Desolate Master leaned towards the former.

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“Hall Master, according to the guard reports, the tremors were promptly stopped. The mortals also have some cultivation and hence there was no public unrest and no casualties or property damage were reported,” Liu Commander reassured Jiang Li upon his return to the Imperial Palace.

“That’s a relief.”

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“They are the Eight Desolate Masters of the Eight Desolated World. The recent spatial tremors were the result of a collision with the Eight Desolate World.”

“I see…” Liu Commander, having heard of the Eight Desolate World, wasn’t worried about them causing trouble in Jiuzhou.

With eight individuals in the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, Sect Master Bai Hongtu could suppress them with the Spirit Plant Great Array.

“The few of us will discuss matters in the Imperial Palace guest hall. The rest from our side, and the Body Integration Realm individuals from the Eight Desolate World, can wait outside. Officer Liu, please take care of them.”

They were about to discuss things that were inappropriate for the Body Integration Realm individuals to overhear.

“Understood.” Liu Commander walked out of the Imperial Palace.

In the Imperial Palace guest hall, the Transcendence Tribulation Stage individuals from Jiuzhou World, Observer Civilization, and Eight Desolate World took their seats.

“The Liu Commander you mentioned earlier, is he an Immortal?” Qian Desolate Master’s voice was shaking, he had seen clearly how reverently the immortal treated Jiang Li.

“Liu Commander became an Immortal thanks to a fortuitous circumstance.” Jiang Li laughed heartily, then asked, “I wonder what the rate of time flow is in the Eight Desolate World, and how much time has passed since the Immortal ladder broke?

“Six thousand years have passed. At that time, I had not been born yet. I only heard about a giant hand tearing apart the boundary and breaking the Immortal ladder.”

Seeing Jiang Li not elaborating on how Liu Commander became an Immortal, Qian Desolate Master asked, “In my eyes, Jiang Emperor’s strength is vague. Has Jiang Emperor reached which stage; is he an Immortal too?”

“Not an Immortal, after the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, I forged the Mahayana Realm, and I am still a mortal being.”

“You actually opened up a new realm!” The eight Desolate Masters, upon hearing this, widened their eyes. Their bodies swayed slightly from the shock, as they could barely sit still.

As individuals in the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, they could perfectly control their bodies. Yet, they were involuntarily shaking now, reflecting the depth of the surprise in their hearts!

The Eight Desolate World has a long history and has had contact with the Immortal Realm. It was the first time in their memory and in the recorded history that someone had broken out from the cultivation system and created a new realm. The Jiuzhou World truly harbored people of extraordinary abilities.

“How much does Qian Desolate Master know about the Immortal Realm after the breaking of the Immortal ladder?”

Qian Desolate Master shook his head: “I know nothing. But ever since we lost contact with the Immortal Realm, despite exhausting all methods, we still couldn’t make contact with it.”

“At that time, an old Immortal ancestor came to our Immortal Realm lineage for inspection. He encountered the disappearance of the Immortal ladder and was unable to return to the Immortal Realm. The senior speculated that either a formidable enemy emerged that was on par with the Immortal Realm, or there was internal strife in the Immortal realm and the Immortals of Eight Desolate World had taken the wrong side.”

“Fortunately, right before the Immortal ladder disappeared, there happened to be an Immortal who left behind a specially made Storage Ring filled with Immortal power. Although we couldn’t ascend to the Immortal Realm, we could attain immortality. Over the past six thousand years, two of our seniors have managed to become Immortals.”

“Currently, these three Immortals are in retreat in their caves. Unless there is a major crisis threatening the survival of the world, they won’t break their seclusion.”

Jiang Li raised an eyebrow, “Have you never encountered creatures at the Earth Immortal level?”

“Creatures?” Qian Desolate Master had a baffled look on his face, and other Desolate Masters also shook their heads, not understanding what Jiang Li was talking about.

“In fact, we know more about the Immortal Realm than you do,” Jiang Li sighed and then revealed the truth about the situation nine thousand years ago and the present state of the Immortal Realm. The eight Desolate Masters leaned forward, listening attentively.

“Compared to you, our Jiuzhou World has been through a lot more hardship.”

“Jiuzhou too has to face creatures of the Earth Immortal level, but sadly we do not have sufficient Immortal power. Each generation of the Human Emperor could only fight these creatures relying on the Earth’s pulses, exchanging their blood for the peace that Jiuzhou has enjoyed for the past nine thousand years.”

The eight Desolate Masters paid their respects in admiration for the successive generations of the Human Emperor, earning quite a bit of favor from those present.

“So you see, the Eight Desolate World is also a renowned major world. The Immortal Realm wouldn’t ignore you. Since you have not been attacked by fallen immortals, there is only one other possibility left, the Immortal Realm conspiring to gradually destroy the Eight Desolate World.”