The Reversal System: Only for the Elite at the Mahayana Stage

Jiang Li understood what was going on. The Jiang family wanted to use his name as a banner but didn't dare to directly claim a close relationship with him, so they gave others the impression that they were closely connected.

"You mentioned earlier that the missing children had something to do with Jiang Peoples Emperor. What's that about?"

The middle-aged man's smile faded, and he became serious, not wanting to say more to Jiang Li. He even released the pressure of a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, hoping to deter Jiang Li. To him, Jiang Li was just a small fry at the Qi Refining stage.

As a senior at the Golden Elixir stage, he felt it necessary to make this youngster back off and not get involved in this dangerous matter.

"Don't talk about this. It's very dangerous for you!"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Li controlled his power to the peak of the Elemental Infant stage and released his own pressure.

"I'd like to see what kind of danger there could be."

"Elemental... Elemental Infant stage..."

It was clear that this matter was related to Jiang Li, and the middle-aged man had misunderstood him. If Jiang Li revealed his true identity, the man would be even less likely to tell the truth. So, Jiang Li chose to disguise himself as an Elemental Infant stage cultivator. The Elemental Infant stage wasn't too strong but was enough to intimidate the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man quickly bowed, "So, you're an Elemental Infant stage senior. I am Yuan Wuxing, and I didn't recognize the real master."

Cold sweat broke out on Yuan Wuxing's forehead. Who would have thought that the young man he casually tried to dissuade on the roadside was actually at the Elemental Infant stage? Although he looked like a young man, he could very well be an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years. Although his previous actions weren't particularly disrespectful, if this senior was petty, it could spell trouble.

In Yuan Wuxing's eyes, an Elemental Infant stage cultivator was already extremely formidable. There weren't many in all of Qingcheng, and even the city lord was only at the early Elemental Infant stage.

"Alright, I don't mean to blame you. Now, can you tell me about the missing children?"

Jiang Li withdrew his pressure and asked calmly.

After some internal struggle, Yuan Wuxing finally gritted his teeth and said, "Senior, can you swear to the heavens that this matter won't be spread?"

In the path of cultivation, one must follow the Heavenly Dao, so swearing to the heavens was no small matter. Most cultivators believed that if they broke their oath, the punishment they swore to would come true.

Without hesitation, Jiang Li raised two fingers and solemnly said, "I swear to the heavens that what Yuan Wuxing is about to tell me will not be known by a third person. If I break this oath, may I be punished by the ascension tribulation!"

Yuan Wuxing was filled with respect. This was a severe punishment. If he broke the oath, he would face the ascension tribulation, which would be certain death for an Elemental Infant stage cultivator.

Of course, he didn't know that Jiang Li was eager to face several ascension tribulations.

"Senior, please come to my humble abode."

Yuan Wuxing invited Jiang Li to his home, skillfully set up several layers of formations, and even bit his teeth to crush a precious jade, setting up a formation that even an Elemental Infant stage cultivator couldn't penetrate.

Yuan Wuxing brewed a pot of his treasured tea, poured a cup for Jiang Li, and then one for himself.

"The matter dates back ten years. Ten years ago, I was already at the peak of the Golden Elixir stage, just a thin membrane away from breaking through to the Elemental Infant stage. But I spent twenty years without a clue on how to break through, so I came to Qingcheng to seek inspiration for the breakthrough."

"When I first arrived in Qingcheng, I discovered that children were going missing. I like to help, so I wanted to assist them. But when I investigated, I found that the matter was not simple and was terrifying. It wasn't just recent; for over two hundred years, children under one year old had been going missing in Qingcheng and nearby cities!"

"I also found that the times when children went missing coincided with the Jiang family's ancestral worship. The more frequently the Jiang family worshipped their ancestors, the more frequently children went missing. So, I investigated the Jiang family and found that they were indeed stealing children. I overheard the Jiang family head and the city lord talking. The Jiang family was colluding with successive city lords of Qingcheng to cover up the missing children. Initially, the Qingcheng authorities pretended to search for the children, but in the past two years, they didn't even bother to pretend, claiming they were short of manpower and stopped searching altogether! A bunch of bastards!"

At this point, Yuan Wuxing's forehead veins bulged, and he crushed his teacup in anger.

"With the Peoples Emperor backing the Jiang family, if I rashly exposed this, it wouldn't be the Jiang family that suffered, but me!"

"We must find solid evidence and make it public. That way, even if the Peoples Emperor himself comes, he won't be able to stop the public outcry!"

Jiang Li was silent for a moment and then asked, "What does the Jiang family want with these infants?"

"This..." Yuan Wuxing hesitated, "I don't know, maybe to refine some kind of artifact."

Jiang Li stared into Yuan Wuxing's eyes and said sternly, "You're lying. What are you afraid of?"

Yuan Wuxing's scalp tingled under Jiang Li's gaze, "Senior, this matter really can't be spoken of. Whoever speaks of it will die!"

Jiang Li took out a jade token from his storage ring. The front had the word "Taoist sect," and the back had a constantly rotating Taiji diagram. The whole jade token seemed naturally formed, not carved.

"How about now?"

Yuan Wuxing's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the token. His lips trembled as if he had seen a great figure, both fearful and excited.

"The Taoist sect token! You are a Taoist sect emissary!?"

The Taoist sect token, seeing this token was like seeing the Taoist sect leader himself.

Those who possessed the Taoist sect token were either other Tribulation Crossing or Mahayana stage old monsters or Taoist sect emissaries. It was said that there were no more than five such tokens, and the Elemental Infant stage senior before him clearly belonged to the latter category.

This person was probably not an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years, but a cultivation genius who had reached the Elemental Infant stage at around twenty years old!

Jiang Li nodded, "I am Zhang Li, the current Taoist sect emissary."

Jiang Li temporarily made up a name and identity for himself. Given his relationship with the Taoist sect leader, the leader wouldn't blame him.

"So, you are a Taoist sect emissary. To think I made you swear an oath, this, this..."

Yuan Wuxing was so excited he was incoherent. A Taoist sect emissary was a nailed-down future Taoist sect leader and a future Tribulation Crossing stage great cultivator. The Taoist sect, as the oldest sect, had existed even longer than the People's Emperor Hall, frequently producing immortals and having deep foundations. It was one of the few forces unafraid of the People's Emperor Hall.@@novelbin@@

Of course, all of this was predicated on excluding Jiang Li, the strongest People's Emperor in history.

With a Taoist sect emissary involved, the chances of toppling the Jiang family were much greater!

Yuan Wuxing was overjoyed, silently reciting the Clear Heart Mantra several times to barely calm himself.

"The reason I didn't dare to speak was that I feared implicating Senior Zhang. Jiang Peoples Emperor might take action to kill us both, but since Senior Zhang is a Taoist sect emissary, you must not fear the People's Emperor."

"Jiang Peoples Emperor... might be cultivating demonic arts!"

Yuan Wuxing lowered his voice to the extreme, as if speaking louder would be heard by the People's Emperor.

After saying this, he looked at Jiang Li, expecting to see fear or shock on his face, but instead, Jiang Li looked completely indifferent, even with a hint of a smile.