Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 323 What is locked behind the Tianshi Degree

At this time, Zhang Zhiwei was only in his thirties and could barely be considered a young Taoist priest.

He has profound Taoism and solid theoretical knowledge. In terms of fighting ability, he is already among the top five or even top three in the world.

But after all, he had never seen the "fairyland" or "miracle" with his own eyes.

He was still in an upward period, but the rules of Zhengyi restrained him. At this time, Zhang Zhiwei was young and strong, and he should go further.

But under the secret teachings of the Heavenly Master, he could not go any further. As long as Zhang Zhiwei was not the Heavenly Master, the complete Thunder Method could not be passed on to him.

Later, when he was over a hundred years old, he had read all the Heavenly Master Degrees and knew about becoming an immortal - at least he knew what his ancestor Zhang Daoling had experienced after becoming an immortal, but he himself was trapped by the Heavenly Master Degrees.

Zhang Zhiwei today has neither that worry nor that insight.

He could only find ways to make progress on his own, but no matter how talented Zhang Zhiwei was, he could not follow the complete path that had been developed over thousands of years, including by several predecessors who had achieved immortality.

In particular, there was He Songling next to him, whose skills were always superior to his.

Zhang Zhiwei in the original novel may not have this trouble, because no one can be better than him. He knows very clearly that as long as he practices step by step, he will eventually reach the end.

But now He Songling, who has taken a completely different path, is always above him, and even Zhang Zhiwei cannot help feeling confused.

He needs to strengthen his faith, and make himself firm, to stay on the right path. But just like the Internet celebrity wolf in Kekexili easily exposed the fantasy lies of "Wolf Totem", the facts are always more convincing.

So Zhang Zhiwei is always thinking about refutating He Songling.

"But didn't you, Old Zhang, start out by trying to prove that you were on the right path, and by doing so that you could eventually reach the end of your practice?"

He Songling looked at Zhang Zhiwei and said, "Your goal is not to refute me, not to prove that I am wrong and you are right, that you are better and I am worse."

"You're right. I know that." Zhang Zhiwei would not go astray because of a fight. He spread his hands and said:

"But I have to prove that the path I'm on has its merits, at least one that's better than yours, or even the same as yours. Only then can I convince myself that the path I'm on is the right one, not a specious one."

Zhang Zhiwei said seriously, "You should know that since our founder Zhang Daoling, no one in Longhu Mountain has ascended to heaven. The Successor to the Han Dynasty Heavenly Master's Mansion has a great reputation, but for more than a thousand years, we can only watch other families' descendants ascend to heaven, while our family has remained motionless.

I was fine originally, but now seeing you, I doubt whether the path passed down by our Tianshi Mansion is correct. "

"It's hard for me to say whether it's right or not. I can only say that the answers are all in the Tianshi Degree. Perhaps the first generation Zhang Tianshi had his own considerations, such as guarding the Heavenly Gate for mankind." He Songling shook his head. He traveled through time too early and had no idea of ​​the biggest secret of "Under One Person", whether it was the Eight Wonders, the immortal traces of Zi Yang Zhenren, or the secret hidden in the Tianshi Degree. It was difficult for him to find out what it was.

It seems that everything points to one goal, which is to prevent others from becoming immortals.

But this doesn't make sense. After Zhang Daoling, there was Zhang Boduan and Zhang Sanfeng. You guys became immortals after going through untold hardships, but now you're standing at the gate of heaven and turning your guns around to prevent others from becoming immortals?
Is there really a conspiracy theory that "ascending to heaven is to feed the immortals in the upper realm"?
He didn't know, but he wanted to know. As a seeker, even if he died, he had to die knowing the truth clearly, rather than living in confusion.

Just like the fourth type of people that Wu Gensheng himself identifies himself as and most admires, they know what they want to do and have the ability to do it. In order to achieve this goal, they are willing to die on the road.

He Songling didn’t know whether the path passed down by the Tianshi Mansion was correct or not, but what he could tell Zhang Zhiwei was: “But what I know and can be sure of is that your Tianshi degree is what locks you into becoming an immortal. It locks too many secrets, making it difficult for you to reveal even a little bit.

Think clearly whether you want to inherit the Heavenly Master's degree. Even if you want to inherit it, do you want to become an immortal after inheriting it? Before inheriting it, taking one more path may allow you to bypass this threshold. I still say that you should have a way to survive first. If you walk on a path that will kill you before you finish it, it is not right no matter how right you are. "

"I'm not going to say anything." Zhang Zhiwei nodded to show that he understood. "I actually hope that the inheritance of the Heavenly Master will fall on my junior brother Zhang Huaiyi, but now it seems that he is far inferior to me, and it will be difficult for my master to bypass me and pass it on to him. I don't care, but the other brothers in the Heavenly Master's Mansion are bound to be dissatisfied."

"Don't worry, you may not have fellow apprentices in the future."

He Songling shook his head. In the background story of "One Person", except for Zhang Zhiwei and Zhang Huaiyi who were detained by Zhang Jingqing, all of Zhang Zhiwei's fellow disciples, including Tian Jinzhong, went down the mountain to formally participate in the anti-Japanese war.

Like Shangqing, the three temples of Putuo, the four families, and other sects, in the end, they died almost all of their families in order to fight against the invaders. In modern times, the three temples of Putuo fell into silence, Maoshan closed its doors, and only three people of the same generation were left in Longhushan. It seems that the peers of Lü Ci, Wang Ai, and Lu Jin are the only ones left.

No matter what kind of people they are or what their goals are, they are heroes simply because they sacrificed their lives for their country.

But at the same time, at this point, many things that needed to be considered no longer became a problem. There were only three brothers of the same generation in the Tianshi Mansion, and Tian Jinzhong's surname was not Zhang, so who would be the leader?
But of course, given Zhang Huaiyi's character, it would be difficult for him to succeed the position of Heavenly Master.

He Songling has now met, fought, and dealt with Zhang Huaiyi. This guy is still exactly the same as in the original novel, and has some reservations about the Tianshi Mansion. Then when he meets the "unreserved" Wu Gensheng in the future, it is almost certain that he will join the oath of brotherhood and betray the sect.

So in the final analysis, Zhang Zhiwei's ascension to the position of Heavenly Master and acceptance of the seal of the Heavenly Master Degree was almost irreversible.

Whether as a good friend or as a seeker of truth, He Songling felt that it was necessary for him to participate in this scientific research project to "unlock the mystery of the Heavenly Master."

"In short, no matter what, you should leave yourself a way out. This is not a retreat for fear before the battle, but a way for all roads to lead to Rome."

After He Songling finished speaking, he said to the abbot of Baiyun Temple, "Old abbot, can you please borrow the alchemy method of the whole town for me to read?"

(End of this chapter)