No strange things are allowed to evolve!

With each step Jiang Shu took, his cultivation level rose to a higher level, and the hearts of the five sect leaders were also violently shaken.

At first, the crowd watching the ceremony could see the changes in Jiang Shu's strength, but soon their vision and perception could not keep up with Jiang Shu's pace.

In just a few breaths, Jiang Shu had already reached a level that they couldn't even comprehend.

at last.

"You...you've become a saint?"

Seeing Jiang Shu instantly become someone they couldn't understand after taking that step, Bai Yuanyi and the others had complicated expressions.

They had thought yesterday that Jiang Shu might one day surpass them, but they never expected that day would be called tomorrow.

"Could it be that I'm really going to become an emperor?"

The five sect leaders no longer harbored any resentment at being deceived by Jiang Shu. In fact, they were completely free of any ulterior motives. They simply stared intently at Jiang Shu, eager to witness what was about to happen.

However, this final step has yet to be taken...

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Insurance Continent? Pinduoduo Continent! (4000 words, please continue reading)

It wasn't just the tens of thousands of people in the square.

Thanks to on-site media reports, almost half of the insurance industry in mainland China was watching the live broadcast.

The remaining half of the people, even if they don't know what happened in the distant capital right now, will soon find out.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that people across the insurance industry in mainland China are eagerly anticipating this.

At this point, it no longer matters who Jiang Shu is, what he has done, or what he wants to do. People living in this environment with media and the internet can only marvel at being born in a good era and want to witness the birth of the "Emperor of Peril" with their own eyes!

But Jiang Shu simply didn't take that step.

What is he hesitating about?

The sect leaders muttered nervously to themselves.

Jiang Shu, who was the center of everyone's attention, was not at ease at this moment either.

He was certain that he had fully utilized all five insurance policies, and even if he hadn't, the returns from the insurance had already reached the maximum possible level.

Each insurance policy returned 9.999999999 points of cultivation to him, and even after he continued to replenish his cultivation, this number did not change, indicating that this was the limit of the five major insurance policies.

What puzzled Jiang Shu was that his cultivation was only enough for him to achieve the Great Perfection of the Nine-Star Risk Saint in each type of insurance, but he just couldn't reach the Risk Emperor level.

Admittedly, having cultivated five different techniques, he was now unmatched by the combined strength of the five sect leaders, regardless of magical treasures or risky skills. However, the problem was that even if he were invincible on the Insurance Continent, it would be of no use.

What he wants is to become a risk-taker emperor.

"Could this be the reason for my failed advancement before my rebirth?"

Jiang Shu withdrew his last step.

Seeing that he was just one step away from becoming an emperor but then stopped, the five sect leaders were even more anxious than when they themselves were advancing and breaking through.

"What are you doing? Keep going!"

"Don't stop!"

"Young friend, please press on with your efforts!"

The crowd present, as well as the cultivators watching the live stream on their screens, held their breath and secretly cheered Jiang Shu on.

The insurance industry in mainland China hasn't produced an "Insurance Emperor" in five hundred years.

They needed to witness this moment, to add a glimmer of light to the bleak cultivation lives of these monks, which had remained unchanged for five hundred years.

After achieving the Nine-Star Perilous Saint status, Jiang Shu's vision and understanding of the world were completely different from before.

He can see the essence of the Insurance Continent, which even the five great sect leaders cannot see.

“It’s no use.” Jiang Shu said helplessly: “When the last perilous emperor broke through the sky and left, he did not actually leave any so-called blessings for the late-blooming faction. That is why the late-blooming faction began to decline in less than a thousand years.”

"How is this possible?!" The leader of the Late Bloomer School couldn't believe it.

He always thought it was because of his mismanagement after taking over.

"This is real."

Jiang Shu said earnestly:

“I can sense that the total amount of cultivation in the Insurance Continent is lacking, which means that he has not given back to the world that nurtured him.”

The total cultivation level in this world remains relatively stable, capable of producing only one Perilous Emperor in a single lifetime. If the Perilous Emperor does not bestow blessings before departing, then...

"So?"

“Then,” Jiang Shu sighed, “not only now, but in the future, there will be no more Emperors of Danger.”

As soon as this remark came out, the whole world was shocked.

"what?!"

"Does that mean that in the future, the highest level an insurance master can achieve on the continent will be a nine-star insurance saint?"

The sect leaders refused to believe this fact.

“And what’s worse is that…”

Jiang Shu said solemnly:

"In fact, in order to maintain the stability of this world and keep the return ratio of various insurances, the total amount of cultivation on the continent has always been decreasing."

Only when a new Emperor of Peril is born can new spiritual energy be drawn from the vast world and transformed into insurance cultivation, which is then injected into the cultivation pool on the continent. In this way, even if the total amount of cultivation on the continent fluctuates, it will remain relatively balanced.

However, the previous Emperor of Danger did not do this. Instead, he took too much, causing a complete break in the cultivation chain of the continent.

I estimate that in another thousand years, all insurance policies will become invalid, and the Insurance Continent... will enter the Dharma-ending Age!

The crowd erupted in uproar.

The Dharma-ending Age... means that there will be no more extraordinary beings, and the ancestral methods that have been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years will face the most dangerous predicament!

For a time, many people began to hurl insults at the "late bloomer" school of thought.

Everyone knows that the last Emperor of Danger came from their sect. Who would have thought that the Emperor of Danger, who was once revered by thousands, would personally destroy the Insurance Continent?

Ironically, people only found out about all this now.

"So, is there any way to turn this situation around?"

The leader of the "late bloomer" school was extremely serious:

"If what you say is true, then our Late Bloomer School will take on this responsibility and do our best to atone for our founder's sins!"

“There’s no way.” Jiang Shu shook his head: “To get everything back on track, at least one more powerful Emperor than the previous Emperor of Danger must be born. Only in this way can we try to fill the gaps. But right now, we can’t even give birth to an ordinary Emperor of Danger, let alone anything else.”

Without the emergence of a "dangerous emperor," the environment cannot be changed; but without changing the environment first, a "dangerous emperor" cannot be born. This is not just a vicious cycle, it's a dead end.

"What should we do..." The late-blooming sect leader seemed to age considerably in an instant: "What are we to do..."

In an instant, the entire insurance industry was shrouded in gloom.

Jiang Shu is now the strongest person on the continent. If even he can't do anything about it, then who can?

But at this moment.

A shout came from the distant horizon.

"Yan'er, don't be afraid! We're here to help you!"

Everyone looked up at the sky and saw two figures, a man and a woman, arriving in the square.

Upon seeing this, the five sect leaders became wary, because they could all see that these two were both dangerous saints. Although their foundations were unstable and they had obviously just broken through not long ago, there were only six people who could be stronger than them, including Jiang Shu.

Where did this powerful individual come from? What is his purpose?

"Who is this?" Jiang Shu looked up, completely bewildered.

Elder Sun, who was also looking up, replied, "Aren't these your parents? I would recognize them even if they were ashes."

"That's very memorable."

This was also the first time Jiang Shu had met his cyber parents. The man was imposing and looked to be in his early thirties, while the woman was youthful and beautiful, with a pure and playful charm that also carried a touch of maturity. The two of them standing there looked like a golden couple, full of ethereal beauty.

Looking at their extraordinary appearance, who would have thought that they would be a pair of con artists who travel around?

Just as Jiang Shu was wondering why these two damned old men had appeared, he saw the two men exchange a smile and then look at Jiang Shu.

"I never imagined that you would grow to this extent in such a short time." The woman was filled with satisfaction.

The man looked at Jiang Shu with pride: "As expected of my son, he can actually cultivate all five major insurances at the same time. He is truly unprecedented and will never be surpassed again."

"You must have suffered a lot these days." The woman suddenly started sobbing with heartache, as if she had thought of something.

Then where does the suffering I've endured come from?

Jiang Shu really wanted to ask a question.

But considering that he wasn't familiar with them and there seemed to be no need to build rapport with them, he simply frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Seeing this, the woman felt a pang of heartache: "Yan'er, we know we've wronged you and caused you this trouble, so it's normal for you to be angry with us. But you must believe us, we never intended to harm you. We saw the live stream and knew you were in trouble, so we came here on purpose."

“Yes,” the man echoed, “I thought you had grown up to the point where you didn’t need us anymore, but I didn’t expect you were still a little short, so your mother and I came. Although it’s a little earlier than expected, we’ve come to keep our promise.”

"A promise?" Jiang Shu recalled for a moment: "You mean, the promise in the letter? Let me hold out for a hundred years, and then come back to save me when you are invincible?"

“That’s right!” the man nodded.

Jiang Shu scoffed: "Big brother, big sister, I'm a nine-star near-saint, while you're only one-star, your cultivation levels aren't even stable. If I can't do anything about it, what can you possibly do?"

"Brother...why are you calling me that?" The man was a little annoyed, but still insisted, "If I said I could help you, then I can help you!"

"Yes, Yan'er, parents have their own ways."

After saying that, the two looked at each other and nodded resolutely.

The next moment, countless points of light burst forth from their bodies.

"What are you doing..." Jiang Shu was greatly surprised.

The five sect leaders were also extremely shocked: "They're dispersing their power?"

As the two deliberately dissipated their cultivation, returning their hard-earned power to the heavens and earth and merging it into the massive vortex above, their appearances began to age rapidly. Eventually, exhausted, they fell from the sky.

Jiang Shu leaped lightly and caught them one with each hand.

“You guys…” Jiang Shu’s thoughts were complicated.

The two were very weak at the moment, but they had satisfied smiles on their faces.

"Yan'er, so what if your cultivation level as an Emperor isn't high enough? What's ours is yours, so feel free to refine it!"

"Do you think this will be of any use?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu checked the cultivation he had once again absorbed from the vortex.

“It works. It’s increased by 0.9. Now it’s 9.999999999.9!” Jiang Shu replied.

The two finally breathed a sigh of relief and fell into a coma.

"It actually works!" the people present exclaimed in surprise.

"But," Jiang Shu sighed after settling Cyber's parents in, "it's still not enough."

Just then.

"What if I join you?" The sect leader of the Late Bloomer School had a determined look in his eyes, and he also began to disperse his power.

The entire sect was shocked: "Sect Leader, you can't..."

But the sect leader stopped them from continuing with a look.

"This is the fault of our founder. As the sect leader, I must take responsibility. Whether it's for the reputation of the Late Bloomer Sect or for the future of the continent, I have to do this!"

After dispersing his power, the sect leader, barely clinging to life, asked Jiang Shu, "Is that enough?"

Sensing the slight increase in cultivation level, Jiang Shu shook his head: "It's increased by 0.09, but it's still not enough!"

"Then... that's the only way." Elder Sun sighed deeply upon hearing this. "I truly owe the Xiao family a debt!"

After saying that, he also began to disperse his energy.

"Not enough, we're still short by 0.001!"

Seeing this, all the cultivators of the Late Bloomer Sect couldn't bear to see the efforts of the sect leader and the Grand Elder go to waste, and they didn't want the sect's reputation to be damaged, so they all went all out: "We'll join in too!"

"Not enough, still a little short!" Jiang Shu clenched his fists. "Damn it! Is this really not Pinduoduo Continent?"