The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 896 Warning
Upon hearing what Tantai Zhugong said, Zhao Chen, who had originally planned to take the opportunity to attack, temporarily stopped and frowned, asking, "What are you talking about? What do you mean by creating this situation? What do you mean by being supposed to be my help in the affairs of the capital? And what do you mean by His Majesty the Emperor changing the 'script'?"

He already had some suspicions about this, and his repeated questioning was simply an attempt to get a clear answer from Tantai Zhugong.

"Don't worry, I will answer your questions one by one." Tantai Zhugong smiled, letting the bright moon and the blood moon continue to compete for brilliance, and said slowly, "What I want to talk to you about involves some secrets, but there is no safe enough place in the capital for us to talk privately, so I have to create one myself."

"That's why I launched a business war against the Divine Wood Gang through the 'Emerald Bamboo Alliance,' and I also gave Nie Fei and Jin Qingmo some pointers beforehand so that you would notice the shadow of the 'Falling Star Divine Sword Scripture' in their moves."

"And then, given your personality, you'll most likely use this sword technique to test me, which will then naturally lead to our 'Taiyin Erosion Realm' becoming entangled..."

Hearing this, Zhao Chen frowned even more deeply and blurted out, "The so-called 'safe' place you want to create requires the 'Taiyin Erosion Realm' to be generated?"

Tantai Zhugong nodded slightly: "To be precise, the strength of the revealed 'Way of the Moon' is enough to attract the power of the one described in the 'Falling Star Divine Sword Scripture'."

"Moreover, the collision of techniques from the same source will only briefly elicit feedback from the source of power and will not arouse suspicion."

The Falling Star Divine Sword Scripture essentially depicts the process of Xuanwei Zhenjun of the "Lichen Sword Palace" slaying star demons... In other words, the power of "Xuanwei Zhenjun" has now been attracted here?

Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that he had chosen his book, "The Falling Star Divine Sword Scripture," from the rewards given by Lü Chunyang during the Xuancheng incident... In other words, even someone like Lü Chunyang, who was equivalent to a True Monarch, was included in the "arrangement."
Is Xuanwei Zhenjun of the "Lichen Sword Palace" one of the masterminds behind me and Feimeng?

As his thoughts raced, Zhao Chen asked doubtfully, "How can you be so sure that I will definitely help the 'Shenmu Gang' fight this business war?"

"Even if I could fight, how can you be so sure I would personally step in?"

It should be noted that although he had long ago made it clear that he wanted to show his power in the capital and deter the villains, if he had known that Tantai Zhugong would be making his appearance a day earlier, there was a good chance that he would have chosen to bring several of Fei Meng's avatars to help him in the battle.

“No, the chances of you personally taking the stage are not small... because this is part of the original 'script.' Although the main parts were altered by His Majesty the Great Emperor, some minor details will most likely follow the original trajectory.” Tantai Zhugong shook his head and said, “Moreover, I have studied your personality.”

“When I imitate your style and perform the same swordsmanship, you will most likely choose to fight me head-on.”

The script… Zhao Chen clenched his fist, then released it, and asked again, “What is this ‘script’ you’ve been talking about?”

"You can also consider it a kind of predetermined 'destiny,' a realm that only truly powerful figures can wield, an ability possessed only by beings like the Great Xia Emperor who are about to take that step..."

Tantai Zhugong paused here and looked at Zhao Chen, saying, "However, you don't need to worry too much about this. After all, 'when a star god descends to earth, fate is uncertain.' This ability to manipulate fate and weave scripts is not omnipotent. Not to mention that other powerful beings can interfere or tamper with it, even if no one interferes, reality may not necessarily unfold according to the 'script.'"

“Especially for someone like you with a special destiny and great influence, there are even more variables.”

Can powerful figures manipulate fate and weave scripts? No wonder Fei Meng and I have been led by the nose, and even true rulers like Lü Chunyang and the Empress couldn't completely escape...

They probably sensed something... no, the Empress probably sensed it, but she seemed willing to cooperate... while Lü Chunyang was in a state of "lowered intelligence" at the time, and was probably still in the dark.

Zhao Chen asked thoughtfully, "If a powerful being like the High Ancestor, who has reached the 'Ascension' stage, can weave scripts, then wouldn't even higher-level Dao Lords and evil gods be able to manipulate fate at will?"

Tantai Zhugong shook his head: "Quite the opposite... Apart from the 'Five Primordial Beings,' all other Dao Lord level beings have been excluded by Xuantian, making them unable to directly manipulate the fate of all beings within Xuantian. Even the 'Star God's Heavenly Intervention' has loopholes to exploit."

Aside from the Five Primordial Gods, are there no other Dao Lords who can directly manipulate the fate of all beings in Xuantian? That's a good thing... Zhao Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but then he remembered that only the Five Primordial Gods and the Star Gods had the ability to control the "historical fog," and guessed that the great beings like the High Ancestor might have manipulated fate by making limited interference in the history of Xuantian.

To fine-tune the "established history" in order to influence the "present" and achieve the "future" one desires.

This conclusion was drawn by Zhao Chen based on the Empress's few words, but it cannot be guaranteed to be correct.

After all, that lady always spoke evasively, only revealing a few words when she was excited.

After a few seconds of silence, Zhao Chen asked again, "So what was the original 'script'? You went to great lengths to create this opportunity, what do you want to talk to me about?"

“I won’t go into the specifics of the original ‘script,’ but I can tell you that you were supposed to come to the capital after achieving supernatural powers, and then obtain that supreme treasure and the ‘Nine Nether Divine Body,’ even merging the ‘Nine Nether Divine Body’ with the already matured ‘Nine Heavens Immortal Body’.” At this point, Tantai Zhugong sighed and continued…

"Unfortunately, His Majesty the Great Emperor completely messed things up... However, he also paid a price for it, making up for your losses."

Zhao Chen's mind raced, and he suddenly said, "So, in other words, I shouldn't have encountered 'Jade Toad Immortal' so early?"

Even because of my intervention, the conquest of the four sealed realms was much faster... If I had waited until I had more supernatural powers, perhaps the witch's goal could have been achieved, perhaps Zen Master Tianming would have encountered the "Dragon-Subduing Arhat Relic," perhaps Mr. Lingyun would have already found a way to deal with the "Purifying Lotus Demon Flame"...

Even the Empress has entered a state of "deathly silence".

This changed the fate of a group of people!

“Yes!” Tantai Zhugong nodded. “In the ‘Xuancheng’ incident, your special nature was discovered by His Majesty the Great Ancestor, and thus became part of your ‘fate’.”

So that's how it is! No wonder the two immortals from Qin and Chu suddenly had the urge to do divination and even gave such a precise prophecy as "Avoid the Jade Cicada by day and summon ghosts and demons; summon the Azure Spirit by night and display your heroic prowess."

This is most likely the work of the Great Xia Emperor!

So here's the question... Besides the suspects Gaozu and Xuanwei Zhenjun, are there any other powerful figures behind the scenes who are orchestrating this drama for me and Feimeng?

It's highly likely... and I think these two might be more inclined to manipulate me, there must be other entities pushing Fei Meng's fate in the right direction.

What are Fei Meng and me? Are we just shared tools?

After a few self-deprecating remarks to himself, Zhao Chen continued, "So, what do you want to talk to me about by creating this environment?"

Tantai Zhugong looked at him and smiled, "'Nine Netherworld Divine Body' is good, but don't get too attached to the feeling of enlightenment during dual cultivation."

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(End of this chapter)