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

“Guest, your rush order is here.” the Mixed-blooded roc said respectfully.

“Here, this is the agreed-upon Spirit Stone.”

After handing over the Spirit Stone, Ji Zhi pointed to a puppet nearby.

“You take this puppet for a spin in the sky.”

“Understood.”

As the mythical beast flew without using any Spiritual Energy, it didn’t break the rules, Yu Yin had nothing to say.

Yin Yu silently stared at Ji Zhi, not saying a word.

How thick-skinned was Ji Zhi? So what if he was being stared at? Would they recognize him anyway?

Jiang Li had disguised Ji Zhi, and Ji Zhi was confident that he wouldn’t be recognized.

Yu Yin suddenly said, “Did you know that the Remote Communication Talismans Bai Hongtu gave each of us are different, Ji Zhi?”

Ji Zhi looked blank. “Who is Ji Zhi? I don’t know him. You must have mistaken me for someone else, Empress.”

Ji Zhi didn’t care whether Yu Yin was fooling him or had truly recognized him. In any case, he adamantly denied it.

Yu Yin thought to herself, worthy indeed of someone who could argue with Bai Hongtu. If it wasn’t for you quitting early, I would have had to beat you up.

When everyone was a candidate for the Human Emperor, apart from narrowly winning every fight with Jiang Li, the rest of the candidates were all beaten up by Yu Yin.

Just as the mixed-blooded roc was about to fly high, Bai Hongtu came over.

“Hold on, don’t you think it’s a problem to let a mystical beast fly a puppet up into the sky?” Bai Hongtu scolded Ji Zhi for being unethical.

“What’s the problem?” Ji Zhi didn’t think there was any problem.

“Why didn’t you take my puppet along for the ride?”

With that, Bai Hongtu also put his puppet on the back of the mixed-blooded Roc.

“Now you can fly.”

The mixed-blood Roc, looking puzzled, took the two puppets into the sky.

Ji Zhi spent a little Spirit Stone.

Bai Hongtu didn’t spend a single penny, he hitched a free ride.

As Yu Yin approached Jiang Li, Bai Hongtu asked softly.

“Did you think of asking the beast to come over?”

“Of course not. I saw Jiang Li doing it through my double pupil vision, I just imitated him.”

“I see, I was wondering how you got so smart this time. Thanks for that.”

“No problem. If I hadn’t called the beast over, what were you planning to do?”

“Take the puppet high into the sky, then give the puppet a parachute, and let it fly back by itself.”

“Interesting idea.”

The two conversed discreetly, without any consideration to the fact that now that Ji Zhi had used Jiang Li’s method, what Jiang Li would do.

Upon seeing Jiang Li coming over with empty hands, Yu Yin asked, “You’re also calling Feiyun Commerce Association?”

Jiang Li waved his hand, “I don’t need that vulgar method.”

The Magic Gourd thought this Artifact Refiner might have misunderstood the vulgar method.

Jiang Li took out a puppet, infused it with Spiritual Energy, and refined it on the spot.

Jiang Li hurled the puppet up with his physical strength, it soared into the cosmos at steady speed, only stopping after smashing onto a planet.

The puppet kicked hard and flew back to Jiuzhou.

Jiang Li had enhanced the strength of the puppet, teaching it to kick.

He could still manage that simple refining technique.

The Magic Gourd’s mouth was left agape, stunned by the sight before it.

What was that, human power?

Yin was certain that the person in front of her was definitely Jiang Li.

Jiang Li, Bai Hongtu, Ji Zhi, these three unexpectedly gathered together, Yu Yin was slightly shocked.

In the early days of the Human Emperor candidacy, Ji Zhi, Jiang Li, and Bai Hongtu, this trio, used to hang around together, causing endless headaches for the old emperor.

Jiang Li, who spent nothing on Spirit Stones, flew the highest and ranked first.

Bai Hongtu, who also spent nothing on Spirit Stones, but didn’t fly to space, ranked second.

Ji Zhi, who spent a bit of Spirit Stones, didn’t fly to space, and was third.

Yin personally ranked the top three. Once the results were out, even she felt the competition was rigged.

The first round of competition eliminated many, including but not limited to: the ones who flew with human heads carried by bamboo dragonflies, and a series of Artifact refiners that even living people are afraid of, such as attaching explosives to chairs.

“The second round of competition begins now. The most important aspect of artifact refining is power. Each of you has a piece of Xuan iron stone, which is the most commonly used stone in the field of artifact refining. Now, you are required to refine a Spiritual Treasure that Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can use.”

“Once the refining is done, two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators will use your Spiritual Treasures to fight. The side whose Foundation Establishment cultivator wins will advance to the next round.”

“These Foundation Establishment stage cultivators have been specially selected. Their abilities are the same, with no weaknesses nor strengths. So, you don’t have to worry about your luck.”

“The competition time is two hours, starting now.”

The second round was more normal than the first, allowing the creation of real Spiritual Treasures. The struggling refiners breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was the key stage to surpass the others.

“The most powerful Spiritual Treasure? Of course it’s the sword. Sword Sovereign’s One Sword Breaks All, Bai Hongtu Sect Master’s Slay Immortal Sword Formation, Jiang Li’s Time River Sword move are all famous Sword Dao techniques.”

“The sword I crafted may not reach such an exaggeration, but I will do my best to refine the blade to be extremely sharp, so sharp that it can cut open a wound even when casually dropped on the ground!”

In a daze, Jiang Li heard someone boasting about something non-existent again.

He now suspects that there are more than one author of “The Biography of Jiang Li”, perhaps others he knows who have written another version.

“Xuan Iron Stone … defeat the opponent … ” Jiang Li looked at the Xuan Iron Stone in his hand, as well as the various level Foundation builders around and had an idea.

If Jiang had an idea, other competitors did too.

“A sword? No, the sword has high requirements for the user, it’s better to make a big knife. The big knife is easy to use, suitable for low-level cultivators, there is no threshold.”

“There definitely will be people using swords as weapons, it’s just not understandable, how come no one realizes that the best weapon is defense. As long as I make a shield, I will be invincible at the Foundation Establishment stage.”

An Artifact refiner started discussing a large hammer, banging and forging, wanting to make a shield.

“The competition should be all-encompassing. What’s the use of the eighteen kinds of weapons, it’s the unexpected that can win, if you can use concealed weapons, don’t use them out in the open.”

There was an Artifact refiner refining sinister and ruthless concealed weapons.

“Shield? No, shields only have one side, and it’s possible that the Foundation cultivator won’t be able to dodge in time and won’t be able to defend, so it’s better to refine a full set of armor, with full-range defense. Even though the strength is not as strong as a shield, it wins in coverage.”

The elder of the puppet clan began to skillfully refine armor.

“Xuan Iron Stone… isn’t that iron? I’ve learnt in the Ming Zhong World that it’s possible to utilize the principle of electricity from magnetism. As long as I attach magnetic force to the Xuan Iron Stone in my hand, any weapon used by the opponent at that time will be useless, all will be attracted!”

Someone who had furthered their studies in the Ming Zhong World was back in Jiuzhou and ready to flex their muscles, and this Jiuzhou Artifact Refining Competition was the first stop.

“Xuan Iron Stone?” Bai Hongtu pondered, “How about simply making it into a statue of Jiang Li? It would be both sturdy and durable.”