Chapter 477: Chapter 28: Jiang Liqian’s Secret, Ten Thousand Laws Celestial Mirror! (Part 2)
Lin Chen nodded and admitted.
Jiang Liqian sighed upon hearing this and said:
"Senior Brother’s talent is truly exceptional. In less than fifty years of cultivation, you’re already nearing the Divinity Transformation Stage..."
"But unfortunately, Senior Brother will still need to visit Yunzhou for further advancement."
Lin Chen opened his mouth, but said:
"Well, I’ve already been to Yunzhou..."
"You’ve been there?"
Jiang Liqian was taken aback upon hearing this, then quickly realized.
She carefully observed Lin Chen for a moment, then exclaimed:
"Senior Brother... what about now?"
"Hmm, I’ve just entered the Divinity Transformation Stage not long ago..." Lin Chen’s tone was very calm.
Entering the Divinity Transformation Stage was not something to be kept a secret.
What he couldn’t let Jiang Liqian know was the location where Lin Chen entered the Divinity Transformation Stage.
So he lied, saying he had already gone to Yunzhou.
Thus, he had an excuse to receive the Ascension Order, concealing part of the reason for entering the Divinity Transformation Stage.
At this moment, Jiang Liqian’s heart was filled with shock.
Nascent Soul Divinity Transformation; a one-stage difference, yet worlds apart!
At this moment, the surprise weakened Jiang Liqian’s ability to think.
She wanted to know how Lin Chen found Yunzhou.
And how he returned in just a few short years?
But Jiang Liqian still didn’t ask in detail, just sighed and said:
"Senior Brother Lin, I really don’t know what to say..."
Jiang Liqian gazed blankly at Lin Chen, suddenly asked:
"Senior Brother Lin, can I trust you completely?"
Lin Chen was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, vaguely feeling that Jiang Liqian had something important to say.
He took a deep breath and solemly nodded:
"Of course, you are one of the people I trust most in this world..."
Lin Chen’s words were sincere.
He didn’t have many friends in the Cultivation Realm; most were based on interests.
Besides his fellow disciples and a few martial brothers, Jiang Liqian, Li Zhenqian, and others were among his few true friends.
Especially, there seemed to be some unusual feelings between him and Jiang Liqian.
After hearing Lin Chen’s affirmative answer, Jiang Liqian smiled as well.
She softly asked:
"Senior Brother Lin, have you always been curious about my identity?"
"Especially... why do I know so many things and secrets?"
Lin Chen remained silent for a while upon hearing this and then nodded.
Jiang Liqian’s identity was indeed a big secret that neither ever explicitly questioned.
"Senior Brother Lin, I can tell you part of the secret, if you are willing to listen?"
"Naturally willing." Lin Chen nodded slightly.
Only then did Jiang Liqian say:
"Actually, I’m not from Qing State... or rather, my ancestors weren’t cultivators of the Human Realm..."
"The Spirit Realm, similar to the Lower Realm, also has various factions and sects... and thousands of years ago, there was an incomparably vast kingdom in the Spirit Realm."
"Named Jiang Country..."
"Jiang Country?" Lin Chen was momentarily surprised, thinking about Jiang Liqian’s surname.
"It’s Jiang, not Jiang... But you guessed correctly, I should actually be called Jiang Liqian..."
Jiang Liqian slowly began to speak:
"But due to certain reasons, Jiang Country perished, and I became its last orphan..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen faintly felt something was amiss and asked:
"Wait, how long did you say Jiang Country has been extinct?"
"As of today, it should be three thousand six hundred seventy-two years..."
"Then... your age?"
Lin Chen was dumbfounded; Jiang Liqian lived for over three thousand years? This... this shouldn’t be!
Seeing Lin Chen’s reaction, Jiang Liqian chuckled and said:
"Senior Brother Lin, you’re overthinking... my age... hmm, is indeed a few years younger than yours."
"My father gave birth to me in Yunzhou over a thousand years ago. Because of this, I count as Jiang Country’s last princess."
After hearing this, Lin Chen was even more puzzled.
"Wait, you were born over a thousand years ago, yet how are you a few years younger than me?" Lin Chen asked, feeling confused.
But Jiang Liqian suddenly asked:
"Senior Brother Lin, have you ever heard of... the Reincarnation Law?"
The Reincarnation Law!?
Lin Chen’s heart skipped a beat; the Reincarnation Law is one of the supreme laws, comparable to the Time Law.
Though Lin Chen had never met a cultivator mastering the Reincarnation Law, he had read about it in ancient texts.
It is said, those practicing the Reincarnation Law possess the Reincarnation Hall.
They can voluntarily fall into reincarnation, be reborn.
Retain their previous life’s qualities, gradually restore the past life’s memories and cultivation during their reincarnation journey...
"Reincarnation Law..." Lin Chen looked intently at Jiang Liqian; such an astonishing secret, Jiang Liqian casually revealed it.
"So... Junior Sister Jiang, why did you say these to me?" Lin Chen asked with some confusion.
Jiang Liqian remained silent for a long time, gazing upwards.
Through that endless distance, she seemed to see those lofty Celestial Beings.
"Senior Brother Lin, have you ever wondered why Lower Realm cultivators, mortals, live their entire lives in the soil?"
"And why those Upper Realm Celestial Beings are so high above, viewing all beings as mere grass..."
"Senior Brother... have you ever thought about overturning all of this?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen was stunned.
He didn’t know what to say.
Listening to these words, Jiang Liqian’s goal seemed to be wanting to overthrow the Celestial Beings... wanting to overturn the entire power structure of the Cultivation Realm!
This goal... is much grander than his aim to eliminate the Demon Path from Qing State.
Lin Chen thought for a moment and asked:
"Junior Sister Jiang... you say these things so trusting me?"
Lin Chen couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh.
These words aren’t spoken lightly, knowing them could lead to heinous crimes.
How many Celestial Beings are there in the heavens, how many True Monarchs of Divinity Transformation, Returning Void Ascendants?
Lin Chen didn’t know... let alone talk about overthrowing them?
"So how much has Jiang Sister prepared for this?" Lin Chen couldn’t help but ask.
Pulling those beings down is not a trifling matter.
This requires a great cost, and Lin Chen himself didn’t even know how to implement it.
But Jiang Liqian said:
"No need for us to personally act, this is the trend of the world! Those in the Spirit Realm won’t be doing well for much longer!"
"The Spirit Realm’s resources and the Celestial Dao are becoming ever more thin, even if Qing State mortals and cultivators offer sacrifices, it only allows them to barely survive..."
"When those places are vacated, that will be the time to pull them down!"
Lin Chen nodded in agreement, he had thought about these things.
But not as much as Jiang Liqian, his goals were not as far-reaching as hers.
"So... Junior Sister Jiang, what should we do?" Lin Chen asked curiously.
"Hmm... what’s the specific strategy? Surely it’s not just empty talk..."
Jiang Liqian naturally knew, but instead asked:
"Senior Brother Lin, are you aware that Celestial Beings have a comprehensive surveillance over the Five Great States of the Human Realm?"
Lin Chen nodded, recalling his satellite being destroyed by that mysterious entity.
Apparently... it was the Spirit Realm beings who caused trouble.
That mysterious existence should be the means of the Spirit Realm.
Seeing Lin Chen’s reaction, Jiang Liqian sighed and said:
"To confront the Spirit Realm, first we must take out their eyes, letting them gradually lose control over the Lower Realm."
"As always, the Five Great States are the foundation of the Spirit Realm; once they are freed from control, the spirits aren’t far from falling into the mortal dust..."
After a pause, Jiang Liqian revealed the crucial point.
"The magical treasure used by the Spirit Realm to monitor the Mortal Realm is called the Ten Thousand Laws Celestial Mirror... hmm, it is a mirror."
"The Artifact Spirit of the Ten Thousand Laws Celestial Mirror possesses unparalleled wisdom, can infer the Ten Thousand Laws of the world, and is reputed to be omnipotent... it can observe any corner of the Mortal Realm and the Five Great States."
"Of course, this is possible only with the array supporting the Ten Thousand Laws Celestial Mirror..."
After hearing Jiang Liqian’s words, Lin Chen instinctively thought of the thing that destroyed his satellite back then.
It should be this Ten Thousand Laws Celestial Mirror.
"Junior Sister Jiang... so, how are we supposed to eliminate the Spirit Realm’s eyes? Do you have a plan?"
Lin Chen couldn’t help but ask.
In his view, such a treasured possession like the Ten Thousand Laws Celestial Mirror would surely be heavily guarded by the Spirit Realm.
There’s absolutely no way they could destroy it.
But unexpectedly, Jiang Liqian nodded firmly and said:
"There is a way!"
