Different Choices, Different Worlds

"First Emperor was too arrogant. In the eyes of the common people, he might have been a Wise Ruler, but in the eyes of those of us who knew him, he was a dictator through and through."

"Originally, I wanted to ascend to immortality so I could defeat First Emperor. It was the only method I could think of."

"But ever since I learned that even the Immortal World fled in panic upon seeing First Emperor, I completely gave up hope."

Yu Yin looked gloomy as she said softly, "Ascending to immortality cannot defeat First Emperor."

It was as though she were speaking to herself, yet also as though she were speaking for Jiang Li to hear.

Jiang Li heard a trace of despair in her words.

Staying by First Emperor's side was like being a puppet. Without sufficient strength, First Emperor could discard you at any moment.

Jiang Li understood. So what if First Emperor had promised not to harm Yu Yin? Who could guarantee that First Emperor's heart would never change? Before his transmigration, First Emperor had also upheld fairness and justice and had not wanted to become a dictator. Otherwise, he would not have become mentally ill and reached the Great Ascension Stage.

But after transmigrating, he had quickly forgotten who he had once been.

How many people could truly remain true to their original aspirations?

Before Yu Yin of Jiang Li's world reached the Great Ascension Stage, she had many chances to ascend to immortality. She simply worried that ascending to immortality might conflict with reaching the Great Ascension Stage, so she had never ascended.

Yu Yin of First Emperor's world had been too eager to defeat First Emperor, and instead lost her chance to reach the Great Ascension Stage.

"To female cultivators, First Emperor treated