fifth form

Chapter 3669 The List Solver

The moment Zhang Xuezhou recognized Laozi's clone, he leaped into the air to give chase.

The other party likely possesses information about the Investiture of the Gods text and may also be able to help Zhang Xuezhou track down the results.

Zhang Xuezhou both feared and delighted with the Investiture of the Gods. He feared that if the Investiture of the Gods was used and Hongjun's methods were employed, he might face a double attack. However, releasing the Void Heaven Palace would grant Zhang Xuezhou freedom of spirit, preventing him from being poisoned.

Although he borrowed the power of the Void Heaven Palace to fight against Demon Lord Hu Yu, Zhang Xuezhou knew very well that it was not a power he could control.

The fate of Laozi's purification technique serves as a case study; the opponent, even when protected by the pagoda, was corrupted and ultimately met his current end.

Zhang Xuezhou obviously couldn't repeat the mistakes of his opponent. He wanted to obtain the Investiture of the Gods scroll and have the ability to activate it at any time, so that he could use the power given by the Void Heaven Palace while avoiding the final battle.

Standing opposite the white-haired old man, Zhang Xuezhou was in no hurry to urge him, since the other party was indeed too busy to respond when his Yang Soul Body collapsed.

Based on Zhang Xuezhou's understanding of the Yang Po body, he felt that the white-haired old man was unlikely to be completely destroyed anytime soon.

Do you think he can survive?

After exchanging a few words, Zhenyuan Shenjun roughly understood the situation.

Only after Zhang Xuezhou nodded did he gasp.

"If his identity is true, doesn't that mean that Jieyin and Zhunti imprisoned Laozi for hundreds of years?" Zhenyuan Shenjun asked.

"More or less," Zhang Xuezhou nodded. "I just don't know whether these two leaders took the initiative, got a bargain, or made this choice for some reason that can't be revealed!"

Zhenyuan Shenjun sighed.

He had previously planned to beat up these two cult leaders, but now he felt that the day when these two cult leaders would be beaten up was very close.

"Are the Celestial Court and Kunlun really working together to investigate the Western Religion?" Zhenyuan Divine Lord asked, still somewhat incredulous.

“They are indeed investigating,” Zhang Xuezhou nodded. “We arrived at Milu Mountain a bit early. They are most likely still patrolling the Spirit Mountain and will arrive here later!”

"This is truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly; let's see if they can keep hiding!"

Zhenyuan Shenjun shrugged.

Only those who have personally handled that pagoda know its weight.

Zhenyuan Shenjun can lift a pagoda that is ten feet tall, but he cannot lift a pagoda that is nine feet tall.

Moreover, the pagoda can dissolve his magical power, and there will be very few cultivators who can subdue it. If this Laozi does not return, it is likely that no one in the Three Realms will be able to properly deal with the pagoda.

The inspecting celestial officials knew without a doubt that the pagoda was hiding something, and that the two sect leaders would need to provide an explanation.

If a cultivator of the level of Yuanshi Tianzun were to come to Mount Milu, this would be something that the two sect leaders would find difficult to explain.

Just thinking about the two sect leaders' attitudes made Zhenyuan Shenjun feel quite pleased.

"Why are we waiting for him?" Zhenyuan Divine Lord asked.

“The Sage Hongjun issued a decree, mentioning that we need to find the Investiture of the Gods text. I need to obtain that treasure, and he should know where it is hidden,” Zhang Xuezhou said.

Zhang Xuezhou was talking to Zhenyuan Shenjun, but through their conversation, Zhang Xuezhou also said everything he needed to say to the white-haired old man.

Looking at the white-haired old man whose appearance was only three-tenths similar to Laozi, Zhang Xuezhou would have had a hard time confirming the man's identity if it weren't for his Yang Soul Body.

He was not in a hurry at this moment, and was waiting for the white-haired old man's reply.

"Have you ever seen a sage?" It wasn't until Zhang Xuezhou mentioned Hongjun that the white-haired old man raised his head to look at him, and then spoke his second sentence about leaving the magic pagoda.

“I went to Zixiao Palace with Yuanshi Tianzun and heard the sage speak there,” Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

"Can we still see the sage now?" the white-haired old man asked.

“We need to wait a bit. The incense has burned out. Yuanshi Tianzun mentioned that it would take at least ten years to make the incense,” Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Oh!"

The white-haired old man looked dejected and withdrew his gaze from Zhang Xuezhou.

"If you can help me obtain the Investiture of the Gods, after fulfilling my request, it might be possible to contact the Sage," Zhang Xuezhou stated directly.

"The Investiture of the Gods text does not possess the ability to communicate with sages!"

The white-haired old man murmured something and continued to adjust the magical power within his body, trying his best to stabilize it.

If you can't contact Hongjun in time, nothing you say will work on him.

He can survive, but it will be a very difficult one.

Most importantly, this kind of life offers no hope. If one knows that the future will be a life of agonizing suffering, then there is really no reason for him to prolong his life.

"No wonder the sage said his students were all fools, not a single one of them was smart!"

Seeing the white-haired old man's cold personality, Zhang Xuezhou didn't take it to heart, but instead picked up on Hongjun's words and directly criticized him.

“You think everything you know is the truth, you think nothing exists and nothing exists, you think everything is irrelevant,” Zhang Xuezhou sneered. “No wonder the sage chose Jiang Shang in the past, but now he chose me. It’s no wonder the sage scolded you for being useless. If I saw my own students like this, I would also scold them!”

"Ok!"

Zhang Xuezhou picked up on Hongjun's words and started cursing. He wasn't doing it to provoke the white-haired old man and make him feel ashamed and then brave. Rather, he was building his own identity, since very few people knew that Hongjun had cursed the Three Pure Ones.

“Sages are adept at controlling time, and anything involving sages is easily forgotten in the past. You haven’t even forgotten about sages, have you?” Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"I remember a little bit!"

The white-haired old man sighed.

"I am indeed useless and arrogant," the white-haired old man sighed. "Li Xuan, Li Dan, and I separated into the Three Pure Ones, hoping to break through the limits by merging the Three Pure Ones into one. However, we never expected that after we were separated, we would have our own humanity and would not want to let our consciousness disappear. We have always been outwardly united but inwardly estranged. In the end, we agreed to seek the opportunity to become saints and whoever was stronger would dominate the body of the Three Pure Ones. I never thought it would end up like this!"

"It seems you believe the opportunity lies in Xiniu Hezhou. Have you found it?" Zhang Xuezhou continued the questioning.

“I can’t quite remember, I think I didn’t find it,” the white-haired old man said. “I only remember that Li Xuan seemed to have found something ominous, and then he went berserk. I fought with him for a long time, which also attracted the Western Sect to get involved. In the end, I was injured when the two Western Elders intervened, and I can only entrust my body to the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda.”

"Do you know where the Investiture of the Gods is located?"

"The two Western elders benefited from my battle with Li Xuan; you can go ask them!"

The white-haired old man mentioned the two sect leaders, Jieyin and Zhunti, indicating that when he fought with Li Xuan, the magical treasures he controlled were scattered all over the ground. Even his main magical treasure, the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda, was blown away, not to mention the Investiture of the Gods, which was a useless magical treasure.

"Only I can use those treasures; no one else can. If you find the Investiture of the Gods and I am still alive, you can come here to find me, and I will remove the curse from the Investiture of the Gods for you. That would be considered fulfilling the work of a saint!"

The white-haired old man mentioned the special characteristics of many magical treasures and indicated that Zhang Xuezhou could come to find him after obtaining the Investiture of the Gods text.

If the other party is still alive, the Investiture of the Gods can be deciphered, thus restoring it to a normal and usable state.