The Final System Task

"You... what did you say?!" Idle Jiang Li's eyes widened. He could not believe Divine Treasure Venerable's words.

Or rather, he was unwilling to believe them.

Divine Treasure Venerable's eyes were unfathomably deep, and He saw the reason Idle Jiang Li had traversed worlds.

Before meeting Idle Jiang Li, Divine Treasure Venerable had not known of his existence. Yet the moment He laid eyes on him, He understood everything.

He leisurely laid out His reasoning.

"The wishes of all living beings hoped for the emergence of a lifeform capable of contending against the Immortal World. That person was you."

"I do not know why you could evade my detection, nor do I know why you could reach the same realm as me without becoming an immortal. There should be matters here that I do not yet understand."

"But that is not important."

"I could cross time and space and erase your existence in the past. However, I am the collective consciousness of all living beings, while you are the product of their wishes. If I acted to erase you, it would shake my foundation."

"Since that is the case, why should I not follow the wishes of all living beings?"

"You traversed from your original world to the Nine Provinces World—fine. You cultivated in peace—fine. You surpassed immortals—also fine. All of it was fine."

"After all, among the wishes of all living beings, there was never any demand for you to defeat me."

At this, Divine Treasure Venerable smiled. The things all living beings knew were few, so the wishes they pursued were simple. They were riddled with loopholes and could be resolved with ease.

"With that, things became very simple. I could devise a method that both fulfilled the wishes of all living beings and put your power to