The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 1003 "The Truth"

"Bald monk..." Upon hearing this word, Zhao Chen immediately thought of the "wandering monk" that "Manager Fang" had mentioned to Wang Daoyi.

It was that monk who taught the villagers of Mirror Village how to seal the "Earth Deity" and also gave them the "Eight Trigrams Bright Mirror" as a means of suppression.

As Zhao Chen's cultivation level increased and his knowledge broadened, his speculations about the monk's identity also underwent several changes.

He initially thought similarly to Wang Daoyi, believing that the evil monk had taught the villagers evil magic, which caused the local deity to change. However, after retrieving the "Eight Trigrams Bright Mirror," he overturned this idea.

Because, judging from the outcome, it was the monk's methods that prevented "Dao Nie" from being born, it is speculated that he might be a passing, highly accomplished monk.

Later, after learning that the Star Chariot parts were either transformed from the "candidate" after death or were "characteristic" substances that the "candidate" had cut off themselves, my impression of it changed again. I felt that it might be a "candidate" and that its actions in "Mirror Village" might be some kind of arrangement.

Now that it's clear the "Eight Trigrams Bright Mirror" came from this Bright Mirror Fairy, the identity of that demonic monk has once again become shrouded in mystery.

As Zhao Chen's mind raced with various thoughts, he heard the woman in yellow, who seemed almost tangible, continue speaking in a slightly manic tone:

"My Taoist name is 'Mingguang,' and I am from Anyi in the Great Tang Dynasty. From the time I can remember, I have known that I am burdened with the fate of being a so-called 'candidate,' which made my early cultivation journey smooth sailing..."

"But after advancing my 'magic power' and obtaining the corresponding 'Star Chariot Scroll', I learned for the first time what the so-called destiny of the 'candidate' was... I also clearly realized that it was impossible for me, living in this era, to be 'elected'."

"So I decided to use the power of a great being to sever this 'cause and effect'."

"To achieve this effect, you have to 'die' once!"
"After much deliberation, I chose to join the 'Primordial Beginning' lineage and learned the great supernatural power of 'Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True One' in order to counter the image of the 'candidate'."

"But that's not enough, so I decided to slow down my promotion until my lifespan was about to end, and then ask the Dao Lord to bestow upon me the title of 'Earth Deity'."

"Daojun must have seen through my little scheme, but he still chose to grant my wish, so I succeeded!"
"When the properties I named 'Bagua Bright Mirror' were released from my body, I felt that I was finally 'free'."

"Although the path of 'faith' is equally difficult, at least one does not have to bear such a heavy burden of cause and effect."

"Perhaps it was a stroke of luck that I discovered a 'different dimension' intersecting with a certain mirror world in the place where I was conferred the title of Earth God. I seized the opportunity to enter that 'different dimension' and found that it was a fantasy world formed by the story of the goddess Amaterasu in the ancient mythology of Yingzhou, which gathered a large amount of incense and faith pointing to Amaterasu."

"I was overjoyed, because the most crucial step in the cultivation method of 'attaining enlightenment under a false name' in the incense faith lineage is to find the relevant 'fantasy' world in order to facilitate the harvesting of faith."

"And the goddess Amaterasu of ancient Yingzhou is a supreme deity in a mythological system. In terms of 'rank,' she is qualified to support a 'rising profound' True Lord, which is a rare and great opportunity."

"Without hesitation, I immediately began to modify this 'other dimension,' and even named the mountain where I served as the land 'Ten-Iwa-no-Tsu,' intending to practice the incense-burning path of 'borrowing the false to cultivate the true.'"

The woman in yellow suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight, and her tone became even more maniacal: "Unfortunately, I never imagined I was just a pawn! An experiment!"

"Or rather, I escaped the fate of being a 'candidate,' only to fall into an even more inescapable and terrible fate!"

As she spoke, she removed her hand from her face, revealing a terrifying, grotesque half of her face. "I've been corrupted by the 'faith'! How ridiculous! I, possessing the great supernatural power of 'Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True Ones,' have actually been corrupted!"
"What does this mean? Heh... It means that one of the 'Five Primordial Beings' is trying to corrupt 'faith' and the entire Xuantian."

"Because the power of 'pollution' comes from the 'Five Primordial Gods,' one of the five Dao Lords who can represent Xuan Tian, ​​the 'Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True Ones' is ineffective against it... at least the current 'Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True Ones' is powerless against it."

"I tried to refine myself using the Bagua Furnace, which is close to the level of a 'treasure,' but it could only alleviate the symptoms, not eradicate them... In fact, when the 'pollution' rebounded, it directly shattered my precious furnace..."

"All other methods are useless!"
"Just when I was in despair, that bald monk came to my door."

"I don't know how he entered the 'other dimension,' but he said he had the ability to use the 'Eight Trigrams Bright Mirror' to activate a supreme divine power beyond the first rank of the 'Star God' contained within it... or rather, the power of one of its condensed true forms."

"He told me that this power is called 'historical fog,' and it is one of the abilities of the 'Star God's' 'living and dying past incarnations.'"

"As long as I am shrouded in the fog of history, history is still uncertain, and I still have a chance to escape."

"It's ridiculous that what I painstakingly carved out has become my only hope..."

"I don't believe this bald monk, but those who watch this video should be able to see that I'm nearing my limit and can't afford to think too much. I have no choice but to take a gamble."

"So I used the fruit that bald monk gave me to record this video and leave it to you who can help me 'escape my tribulation'... In addition, this fruit should originate from the divine power of the ancient goddess 'Flower Goddess'... That's right, only the apostles of the ancient goddesses who followed the 'Star God' are good at using a 'Star God's relic' like mine."

Finally, do not trust any "Dao Lord"!

The video ended with the yellow-clad woman's scream, and the almost tangible figure returned to its puppet-like state, devoid of its previous terror.

After listening to her story, Zhao Chen stood quietly in place, processing the information while pondering to himself:
"It seems I misjudged things before. The one who wanted to 'pollute' the faith was, of course, the one most likely to be that 'Taiyi' Daoist Lord."

"But the attitude of the other members of the 'Five Wives' is probably not the opposition I would naturally expect, but rather tacit approval!"

"At least the conferment of the title of 'Fairy of Bright Light' to 'Taichu' in this place, and the close association with 'Goddess of Light' to 'Taisu', provided convenience."

Even if 'Tai Shi' and 'Tai Ji' are opposed, the ratio is still three to two.

"Leaving aside 'Taichu', the path passed down by Daoist Lord 'Taisu' is closely related to faith. Why would He support 'Taiyi' in destroying his own foundation?"

"This even directly led to His fall during the Great Cataclysm."

"Furthermore, since 'Taiyi' had such strong support, why did it suddenly perish just before it was about to completely 'pollute' Xuantian, and was even divided into several parts?"
"What happened after that?"

Zhao Chen felt that not only had his problem not been solved, but he had even more questions.

(End of this chapter)