Never Killed Anyone

"Buddhist Son Wu Zhi greets the Human Emperor!"

"Confucianism Sect Wang Bian greets the Human Emperor!"

Wu Zhi, the Buddhist Son, and Wang Bian were extremely excited, directly performing a grand salute, even more respectful than when they saw their own masters.

As the strongest person in the Nine Provinces, Jiang Li can be said to be the idol of all the younger generation. In an era where ascension is impossible, their goal is to become a powerhouse like Jiang Li.

Jiang Li shielded his voice. These two knew his identity and would know their place, but if the other passengers found out, they would definitely surround him again.

Jiang Li felt like a big star in his previous life, having to wear sunglasses when going out to the mall for fear of being recognized.

"All you know is fighting, you almost trapped yourselves! You've gone astray!" Jiang Li reprimanded these two juniors with the tone of a senior.

The two who had been so imposing just now quickly admitted their mistakes, promising not to do it again.

Seeing the two admit their mistakes, Jiang Li didn't say much more: "You're also going to attend the Dao Sect's Immortal Artifact Appreciation Conference? Where are your masters? Why did they only let you two juniors represent your sects?"

"My master said that he is comprehending the Space Dao and is at a critical juncture, unable to be distracted, so he sent me over," Wu Zhi, the Buddhist Son, replied.

Jiang Li understood. It seemed that Mount Sumeru Old Buddha's Space Dao had improved again.

Wang Bian hesitated for a moment, but still said, "My master said that seeing the Dao Sect Master makes him angry..."

"So he let you go in his place?" Jiang Li knew that the Confucianism Sect Master and the Dao Sect Master had a private feud. The Confucianism Sect Master supported the theory of inherent goodness, painstakingly teaching the people of a country to become gentlemen, returning lost items.

He showed off to the Dao Sect Master, but the Dao Sect Master believed that human nature was greedy, so he took out a large handful of Top-Grade Spirit Stones and threw them on the side of the road. The polite crowd indeed began to scramble for them, making the Confucianism Sect Master's face turn ashen.

"No, he said he also wanted to see the Immortal Artifacts being refined, so he told me to openly represent him, but secretly he would sneak off himself."

"...Your master has quite the ideas."

What Jiang Li actually wanted to say was, isn't your master afraid that his heart of righteousness will collapse? "What do you plan to do with this eagle demon?"

"Please enlighten us, Human Emperor Jiang."

Jiang Li smiled: "Since you caught it, naturally it's up to you to deal with it. Why ask me?"

"This humble monk believes we should have a compassionate heart. How about letting it go?"

The eagle demon heard this and quickly said, "Buddhist Son, you are truly a virtuous person! After I return, I will build a longevity shrine for you, guaranteeing incense offerings without end."

Wang Bian shook his head: "Let it go only for it to rob other Flying Boats? Better to kill it."

Buddhist Son Wu Zhi was very tempted, but also hesitated: "But it hasn't killed anyone. Wouldn't killing it be too harsh a punishment?"

"Right, right, right! I haven't killed anyone!" The eagle demon quickly said that it was a good demon, afraid that if it spoke too late, it would be slaughtered by these two fellows.

It saw that Buddhist Son Wu Zhi also had a considerable desire to kill. And this was called a monk?!

Wu Zhi was conflicted. Logically speaking, the eagle demon was lying, but he couldn't kill a demon just because he suspected it was lying. If he killed the wrong one, his ethereal state of mind would be tainted.

Wang Bian took out a Great Confucian Truth Calligraphy and wrote the character "Truth", sticking it on the eagle demon.

"Have you killed anyone?"

The eagle demon said, "No."

"You only rob Flying Boats of Spirit Stones, and don't kill people?"

"Not killed."

Wang Bian said to the Buddhist Son Wu Zhi, "What was just affixed was the Truth Calligraphy. It can only speak the truth now. Since it says it hasn't killed anyone, it seems it's not truly heinous. Let it go."

Buddhist Son Wu Zhi nodded, "Very well."

Just as the eagle demon thought it was about to escape, Jiang Li suddenly asked, "Have you considered a question? After it steals the Spirit Stones from the Flying Boat, can the Flying Boat still fly?"

"Hmm!?"

The two instantly reacted.

Indeed, the eagle demon only stole Spirit Stones. But without Spirit Stones, the spiritual Qi of the people on the Flying Boat wouldn't be enough to land it. Even if it did land, it would be in the Bai Ze Imperial Dynasty.

One can imagine the fate of a group of cultivators with depleted spiritual Qi in the Bai Ze Imperial Dynasty!

Perhaps feeling that their intelligence had been insulted, the two didn't hold back, and the eagle demon didn't die peacefully.

"So, don't always rely on treasures; use your brains more. Even without the Truth Calligraphy, you should have realized that the eagle demon stealing the Spirit Stones would definitely lead to the death of the passengers."

When Jiang Li asked the two what they planned to do with the eagle demon, he wanted to see how far they could think.

As he expected, they could only think of the first step, foolishly using the Truth Calligraphy to test the truth. But the question wasn't rigorous enough, and they almost let the eagle demon, who had killed countless people, go as a good demon.

Jiang Li helplessly continued to teach the two juniors, wondering how they had cultivated to the Core Formation Stage. He wasn't this naive when he was at the Core Formation Stage.

He felt that the previous Human Emperors died in battle, while he would die from overwork.

Could they not cause him so much worry!

Jiang Li decided to treat this Immortal Artifact Appreciation Conference as a vacation and absolutely wouldn't interfere again! Even the Human Emperor needs a vacation!

[New Task Released: Although you got first place, your classmates are mocking your low cultivation level, saying you don't deserve first place and demanding you drop out. Please amaze everyone in the end-of-semester cultivation test.]

[This task can be abandoned]

[Task Reward: One chance for enlightenment, an incomplete secret technique from the Beast Taming Sect, one Blood Burning Pill]

"Abandon."

Jiang Li glanced at the task, somewhat disappointed, and chose to abandon it. "Immortal Realm Mystery" type tasks wouldn't appear consecutively.

More than ten days later, the Flying Boat finally landed near the Dao Sect.

As soon as they got off the Flying Boat, the Dao Sect Master Bai Hongtu warmly greeted them, with the Confucianism Sect Master Dong Zhongren standing beside him, looking like a defeated rooster.

Wang Bian covered his face in shame, wanting to stay on the Flying Boat and not come down.

Clearly, his master and sect leader's infiltration plan had failed.

In the end, Buddhist Son Wu Zhi pulled Wang Bian off the Flying Boat.

"On behalf of the entire Dao Sect, I welcome Human Emperor Jiang to the Dao Sect to participate in the Immortal Artifact Appreciation Conference!" Dao Sect Master Bai Hongtu said with a hearty laugh, giving Jiang Li a hug.

Jiang Li also smiled and hugged him, gently patting Bai Hongtu's back.

Bai Hongtu had a smile on his face, enduring the pain without crying out.

Behind Bai Hongtu, thousands of Dao Sect disciples bowed and saluted, chanting in unison, "Welcome, Human Emperor Jiang!"

It was evident that Bai Hongtu was genuinely welcoming Jiang Li.

"And Pure Heart Saintess, it's been many years, her relationship with Human Emperor Jiang is still the same."

Pure Heart Saintess tried her best to smile, refraining from taking action on the spot.

"I haven't asked you yet, how's the research on the Nine Provinces World Protecting Array going? Is it almost complete?"

Bai Hongtu wore a bitter face, complaining, "You ask such a frustrating question as soon as you arrive. I'm losing hair trying to research the World Protecting Array. Can't we talk about something happy?"

Jiang Li curled his lip, "A Tribulation Stage cultivator can be reborn with a drop of blood. How about I beat you until you only have a drop of blood left, let you be reborn, and your hair will grow back."

"Damn, even landlords aren't as ruthless as you!"

Bai Hongtu then beamed and said, "Fortunately, I've researched the World Protecting Array. Now all that's missing is an Immortal Artifact to serve as the array core."