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

Chapter 570: Chapter 569: Spirit Plant Sect Gives a Lecture

“The Immortal Tribulation… I’ve lost to the Immortal Tribulation after all…” Bai Hongtu fell to his knees with a thud, his lips trembling as though in a daze, his tears streaming down uncontrollably.

That was the Immortal Tribulation, the trial that shakes the very soul of any cultivator. And yet, it seemed like nothing in front of Jiang Li.

This cannot be real; it just cannot.

“Enough, stop your theatrics.” Yu Yin gave Bai Hongtu a light kick.

“Oh.” Bai Hongtu got up, seemingly a completely different person compared to moments ago.

Elder Eternal Existence rubbed his forehead in resignation. His precious disciple remained always the same—his character unchanging from childhood to present, and if anything, growing even more flamboyantly pronounced.

“Was it Jiang Li who led Bai Hongtu astray, or was it Bai Hongtu who corrupted Jiang Li?”

Elder Eternal Existence thought Yu Yin was truly commendable, maintaining ordinary human behavior amidst the training of the provocative Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu.

Truly a case of being untouched by mud despite arising from it, being clear and tranquil without succumbing to the seduction of strangeness.

The Body Integration Realm cultivators rushed forward to congratulate, but the Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators showed no intention of joining in.

The Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators knew that Jiang Li was stronger than even the Heavenly Dao. The trial of the Immortal Tribulation was not a challenge to him, and hence, not worth celebrating.

“Congratulations to the Human Emperor Jiang Li for overcoming his sixteenth Immortal Tribulation. Elder Immortal just now said that this tribulation was akin to the one Dao Ancestor encountered when he certified as Primal Chaos Supreme. It’s truly admirable how Jiang Li could pass it unscathed.”

The Body Integration Stage cultivators blinded by their inferior knowledge couldn’t recognize that the dozen or so illusory figures who had undertaken the duel with Jiang Li were at the Golden Immortal Stage—rather a pitiable performance on their part.

Golden Immortals were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns in the Immortal Realm. No matter how deeply these Body Integration cultivators understood the Immortal Realm, even if their ancestors were Immortals themselves, it would be impossible for them to identify Golden Immortals upon a mere encounter.

“Oh, it’s nothing. I merely put the time Bai Hongtu spent resting to cultivation, and that’s how I got to where I am today.” Jiang Li was exceedingly humble.

Momentarily stunned, everyone recalled that while Bai Hongtu was messing around, Jiang Li was no better. They really wondered when he had time to cultivate.

However, to save face for Bai Hongtu, no one dwelled much on this topic.

“The Human Emperor has the demeanor of the Dao Ancestor. If he gets a chance to ascend to the Immortal Realm, he might become the second Dao Ancestor.”

“Hahaha, Elder Zhang Sen, you jest. I certainly don’t have the ability to ascend to the Immortal Realm. I am quite content with staying in Jiuzhou.”

Elder Zhang Sen paused, puzzled. After the end of the last Immortal Tribulation, Jiang Li had been eager to avoid the Immortal Realm. Why did he show no interest in ascending to the Immortal Realm now?

“That’s for the best, that’s for the best.” For some strange reason, Elder Zhang Sen felt relieved.

Perhaps, deep down, he felt that Jiuzhou could not do without Jiang Li.

Seeing the aged Elder Zhang Sen, Jiang Li remembered how he promised to give a lecture at Zhang Sen’s sect after overcoming the fifteenth Immortal Tribulation. However, he was sidetracked due to the sudden appearance of the system and then got tied up with various matters, never making it to Elder Zhang Sen’s sect.

Elder Zhang Sen was the Supreme Elder of the Spirit Plant Sect and had offered much assistance throughout Jiang Li’s development.

During the process of healing the Immortal Peach Tree, if not for Elder Zhang Sen’s timely hints, he wouldn’t have known how many detours he might have taken.

“Seize the day. I once promised Elder Zhang Sen that I would give a lecture at the Spirit Plant Sect, but was held up by other matters. Let’s do this: I will spend the night at the Spirit Plant Sect and give a lecture tomorrow. What do you think?”

Elder Zhang Sen was taken aback before joy overtook him. He hurriedly agreed, repeating the word ‘good’ three times.

Everyone knew that as long as Jiang Li didn’t lecture on how to breakthrough to the Mahayana Realm, he would be the best teacher.

“The lecture’s content… um… will be about how to form the core and break the core for Nascent Soul formation.”

The Golden Core Stage was the watershed between low-level and mid-level cultivators. If one cultivates well at the Golden Core Stage, then forming the Nascent Soul would be effortless, with Divinity Transformation being not that difficult with some diligence.

Upon hearing that Jiang Li was going to give a lecture at the Spirit Plant Sect, others couldn’t stay still. They all requested Zhang Sen to reserve a seat for them, wishing to attend the lecture at the Spirit Plant Sect too.

“You all are at the Body Integration Stage. What’s the point of learning about core formation?” Zhang Sen grumbled, believing these fellows had too much free time.

“Core formation is the foundation of cultivation. Perhaps we have taken the wrong path without knowing it, this would be a good chance to verify.”

“If we’ve formed our cores incorrectly, we could share our wrong experiences with the younger generation, serving as warnings to them.”

“I have gallstones, why can’t I attend the lecture?”

“Are you really going to use gallstones as an excuse, Sect Master Bai Hongtu?”

“Are you saying we can attend the class?”

“Yes.” Zhang Sen immediately agreed.

The Spiritual Plants Sect’s prosperity has doubled their estate. All of this stems from the Spirit Plant array created by Bai Hongtu. They couldn’t afford to have him not attend.

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“Have you heard? Tomorrow a big shot is coming to our Spiritual Plants Sect to teach a class under the big banyan tree. The class is about the Golden Core Stage.”

“Really or not, who is this big shot?”

“I heard it’s Jiang the Human Emperor.”

“A recorded class?”

“Real-life, the banner is already up.” The disciple from the Spiritual Plants Sect said as he was packing his things.

A disciple who was reviewing his lessons was puzzled, “Isn’t the lecture tomorrow? It’s evening now, where are you going?”

“To get a good spot, if we’re late we’ll have to sit in the back.”

Even though everyone would have the same experience listening to Jiang Li’s lecture from the front, the middle or the back, who wouldn’t want to be closer to Jiang Li?

“Aren’t you going to study? The Elder of Transmission will conduct a spot check tomorrow.”

“What nonsense is he checking? When I passed by, he was rushing toward the big banyan tree.”

The man put down his book and hurriedly rushed to the big banyan tree.

At a glance, the Spiritual Plants Sect looked like an undeveloped primitive jungle, with interlocking tree roots and all sorts of rare spirit plants that one could find.

In the Spiritual Plants Sect, there’s one thing you have to particularly keep in mind—do not get close to spirit plants you do not recognize.

Some spirit plants have automatic defence mechanism, they would hang you up. There was a newly recruited Guest Elder who was hung on a tree by a spirit plant for three days and nights. His spiritual power was sealed and his mouth was covered. It wasn’t until the disciples noticed their teacher was missing from the class, they found the misfortunate Guest Elder.

The largest spirit plant in the Spiritual Plants Sect was an old banyan tree. Its canopy reached the sky, blocking the sun, and its old roots protruded from the ground, forming numerous small stools.

This place is where the Spiritual Plants Sect often holds meetings.

When the two disciples arrived, they found that the first two rows were already occupied, filled with famous figures and bosses everywhere.

Their Elder of Transmission was sitting respectfully in the third row.

“Seriously?” The two disciples were astonished. They thought they were competing with their peers for seats, not realizing the reality was they were up against powerhouses from all over.

“Don’t powerhouses also follow the first come first serve rule?” They assumed the sect would give special treatment to these powerhouses.

Monk visitors who heard about this at the Piled Thunder Mountain hurriedly went to the Spiritual Plants Sect, reacting even faster than Zhang Sen.

The two disciples sat next to the Elder of Transmission, listening to the conversations of the powerhouses in the first two rows.

When practitioners of the Body Integration Realm gathered and chatted leisurely, it could offer profound insights to the disciples.

When they got excited during the chat, they would even demonstrate some techniques causing the disciples of the Spiritual Plants Sect to marvel.

People at the Body Integration Realm rarely gather. Seeing this rare opportunity, they all showed their cultivation achievements, not caring whether the disciples of the Spiritual Plants Sect got it or not.

Ironically, they would prefer if the disciples could see it. Practitioners of the Body Integration Realm did not have much bias against factions.

The two disciples noticed two vacant seats in the middle of the first row. One had a gourd on it, and the other had a vicious curse charm reading “whoever sits here is a puppy.”

“That’s the spot reserved by Empress Yu Yin and Sect Master Bai Hongtu. I heard both of them and the Human Emperor Jiang are touring the Spiritual Plants Sect,” the Elder of Transmission explained.

“Elder, I’m a little confused.”

“What is it?”

“If Sect Master Bai Hongtu sits in his own place, will the curse still work?”