Who brought this guy into the monastic circle?.

The old Taoist priest immediately perked up; those who jump into the pit always hope to have someone to talk to at the bottom.

If you were to say what Han Yu might encounter at the wise old man's place, it would be nothing more than him being made difficult during tests, or being verbally abused.

The strangest thing to say is that he died once and was pulled into the soul realm!
That should have been the first time the Wise Man displayed his verbal skills, and also the first time he revealed his true nature.

Originally, during the Earth Path Trial, they always thought of him as a strange old man.

It wasn't until he could command the winds and rains in the soul realm and display all sorts of unbelievable powers that he suddenly realized that the old ghost was playing him.

What followed was naturally a barrage of words, which led to everyone kneeling in worship.

The old Taoist priest suddenly spoke with a strange expression, "You didn't dodge?"

Han Yu's expression tightened. The scene was hard to describe. Since it was described as a mass of people, it must have been a sea of ​​people. Where could one hide?
Or, as the wise old man said, close your eyes and pretend you can't see or know anything?

"You're alright?"

Immediately afterwards, the old Taoist priest posed his second question.

"Something happened? What could possibly happen to me?"

While Han Yu was puzzled, the old Taoist's expression became even more peculiar.

Do you know what it means for all living beings to kneel down?

Han Yu knew this, of course. Back then, the artifact spirit was also frightened, and the two of them even discussed which of the three might be the Heavenly Dao.

"Do you know the enormous cause and effect involved? You are not the Heavenly Dao, yet you have received the treatment that only the Heavenly Dao receives."

In other words, this is called usurpation, and under normal circumstances, Heaven should punish him.

Moreover, the old Taoist priest quickly realized what was happening and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Has something happened to your Heavenly Dao?"

Sure enough, the older they get, the more shrewd they become.

Han Yu's eyes widened in shock. How could the old Taoist priest deduce that there was a problem with the Heavenly Dao from such a small matter? How the hell was his brain?

And surprisingly, he guessed right.

"They've been missing for thousands of years."

It's no use hiding this now; people can figure it out just by guessing.

The old Taoist priest indeed looked confident, seemingly unsurprised.

Han Yu speculated in the opposite direction, "Do you know something?"

"We'll talk about that later. Let me see how big your pit is first. If it pleases me, I'll definitely tell you."

The old Taoist priest spoke with a smirk, as if he were bargaining.

"If there's no problem, then I'll agree to save all living beings."

Han Yu shook his head. This was exactly what he was doing. He wanted to protect the people of Zhongzhou, so he naturally had to fight to the death with the Yama Palace and the Heavenly Dao Sect. In this way, he was actually saving all living beings.

"Do not!

"This pit is huge."

"You do not understand!"

The old Taoist's expression grew increasingly strange, and then he suddenly began to curse.

"That old man is really inhuman, digging you a pit like this."

Just as Han Yu was puzzled and wondering where the pit came from, the old Taoist priest finally spoke up to explain.

"The kneeling and worship of all beings is a ritual reserved for the Way of Heaven. Not only did you accept it, but you also got away with it. Do you know what that means?"

Mu Zili had been listening for a long time, and only now did his expression change. He whispered, "Could he be the Heavenly Dao?"

"What kind of Heavenly Dao is this? If it really is the Heavenly Dao, then Central Continent is doomed, and we can run away as soon as possible."

The old Taoist priest couldn't help but laugh and scold.

Han Yu's face suddenly darkened. Although he knew he couldn't possibly be the Heavenly Dao, what kind of nonsense was this old man's blatant insult?

"It's not that I look down on you, but if Heaven really wants to end things in this way, then it's basically beyond saving."

They've all reached the point where the Heavenly Dao itself has transformed into mortals to cultivate. What future is there left for the Central Continent? They're just waiting to die!

The old Taoist priest glanced at Han Yu's expression and hurriedly offered an explanation.

As for the pit being very large, the old Taoist looked at him with pity and continued.

"You are not the Heavenly Dao, yet you use the Heavenly Dao's regalia, and the people do not object. Therefore, in a sense, you are acting as the proxy for the Heavenly Dao!"

The old Taoist's words instantly energized Han Yu. If he were to act as the agent of the Heavenly Dao, would he be able to use the authority of the Heavenly Dao?

In the Central Continent, the Heavenly Dao is omnipotent and supreme. Although its exact abilities are unknown, it is certainly a very powerful force.

He might be able to take down guys like Di Liuxin in one move.

"I know what you're thinking."

The old Taoist priest sighed and shook his head.

"The problem lies in the word 'agent.' You may represent the Way of Heaven, but you are doing what the Way of Heaven should do, without getting any of the good things."

“If you are given the authority to exercise the Heavenly Way, then you are the Heavenly Way in the true sense, so how can you be a proxy?”

Therefore, the deepest part of this problem is that Han Yu, as a substitute for the Heavenly Dao, gained absolutely no benefit from the beginning. He had to do everything that the Heavenly Dao was supposed to do.

To put it bluntly, it's used to clean up the mess left by the Heavenly Dao.

Otherwise, why would the old Taoist look at him with such pity?

Even if you offered the Heavenly Way to a dog, it wouldn't do it.

Han Yu's face turned ashen in an instant. If the old Taoist priest wasn't lying, then had he been tricked by the wise old man?

"Then I can just quit, right?"

The old Taoist priest laughed. "You won't do it? All living beings are kneeling down, so you'll accept."

Where did this talk of not doing it come from? Are you suggesting we kowtow to everyone?
That depends on whether the people dare to accept it!

Now that he is acting as the representative of the Heavenly Dao, who in the Central Continent would dare to make him kneel?
The entanglement of cause and effect alone could drive people crazy.

This is a single-choice question; once you choose it, there's no turning back.

As for not doing it, haha!
"No, you've already accepted the karma. If you abandon it, you might not be able to withstand it."

Han Yu has never been afraid of cause and effect, so he spoke offhand.

How do you know I can't hold on?

“First, you will become even more unlucky; everything you do will go wrong,” the old Taoist priest said.

Han Yu scoffed. Could he, who had been unlucky from head to toe, be intimidated by this?

Not afraid at all.

"After you accepted the worship of all living beings, were you less unlucky?"

The old Taoist priest suddenly spoke up and asked.

He knew Han Yu was unlucky; he had mistaken him for a pawn of the Heavenly Dao Sect because Han Yu was also an unlucky fellow.

Han Yu was taken aback at first, then looked thoughtful. He hadn't really paid much attention to what the old Taoist priest said, after all, he was used to bad luck.

However, upon closer examination, it seems there is some truth to it.

Things have been going quite smoothly lately. Whether it's stirring up trouble between two factions or other matters, most of the time it's been a close call without any real danger.

Even the metal and water spirits among the five elements fared exceptionally well.

It seems like I haven't had too much bad luck.

"That's because you are acting as an agent of the Heavenly Dao, so this world can no longer reject you."

"I am neither a member of the Heavenly Dao Sect nor a member of the Yama Palace, so why is Heaven and Earth rejecting me?"

Han Yu noticed the grammatical error in the old Taoist's words and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

The old Taoist priest gave a meaningful smile. "Perhaps you possess something or power that shouldn't exist in the Central Continent. You should know that there is a rule in the Central Continent..."

This refers to the rule of the Central Continent that Di Liuxin mentioned back then: although Heaven and Earth do not allow anything or any life that does not conform to the rules to exist, within the rules, Heaven and Earth will not directly eliminate it, but will only continuously reject it.

Everything that exists must have a reason.

Di Liuxin and his group dared to create the Golden Cicada precisely because they exploited this loophole.

The old Taoist believed that the power within Han Yu must be the reason for his misfortune.

Han Yu glanced at it briefly in his mind and realized that it was the bottle that had brought this disaster.

Aside from having his luck blew away for ten years by both the bottle and the spirit of the artifact, he wasn't that unlucky. So that's the truth.

"So what if I'm unlucky? I'm not afraid."

Now that the truth is out, it's just bad luck anyway, but Han Yu is still not afraid. Whoever wants to clean up the mess left by Heaven can do this kind of work that brings no benefit.

The old Taoist priest remained silent for a moment, then asked a question cautiously.

"Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

With such a huge karmic consequence, bad luck is just the appetizer; the real show is when the tribulation lightning comes out to kill.

Han Yu's face turned completely green. How could this be related to tribulation lightning?

It's everywhere.

As for whether he was afraid or not, you could tell from the sudden change in his expression.

"Actually, wiping someone's butt isn't so bad. Being a proxy for the Heavenly Dao sounds pretty prestigious."

Han Yu wiped away a bead of cold sweat, looking guilty, and whispered.

He had already cursed that old idiot Zhisou in his heart. What a bastard! He dared to dig such a pit. If the old Taoist hadn't spoken up, and Zhisou had quit one day, wouldn't he have died a very unjust death?
"So, does that mean he'll have to work for the Heavenly Dao for the rest of his life?"

Mu Zili spoke thoughtfully, only to find Han Yu suddenly clutching his chest with a sorrowful expression.

He gave an awkward laugh, as if he had said something outrageous.

"Let's rebel!"

The spirit of the artifact roared in the sea of ​​consciousness.

"Against whom?"

Han Yusheng asked in return with a look of utter despair.

The spirit clenched its fists, its face contorted with rage, and said...

"Naturally, it's that son of a bitch who defied the will of Heaven."

Is this even giving people a way to survive?!
If someone works their whole life, then it must also work its whole life.

Sigh! Fool, the Way of Heaven has disappeared, what's the point of rebelling?

If we really want to settle scores, we should look for the wise old man who was the real culprit.

But he can no longer go inside unless he dies.

To settle a score with a lousy old man, you have to die first?
Han Yu quickly rejected this terrible idea; it wasn't worth it, not worth it at all!

After satisfying his curiosity, the old Taoist priest felt refreshed and gave a particularly poignant reminder at the end.

"Your pit is too big, probably the biggest pit in the entire cultivation world in history. There is no one like it before and there will be no one like it after. It is quite a strange thing."

Compared to that, his saying that his words become law doesn't seem like such a big deal!
It's just that you can't make any progress yet; things will get better in the future.

Isn't there still a poor soul who toils for generations to come?

He wanted to leave once he was satisfied, but Han Yu wouldn't let him.

You think you can just leave after you've had your fun? No way.

He also had many questions for the old Taoist priest.

For example, what exactly are the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Yama Palace after?
For example, what was the purpose of the two sides' deployment in Central Continent?
For example, what else happened to the Heavenly Dao Sect...?

These are all things he wants to know.

The spirit of the artifact said that the old Taoist directly called Di Liuxin and Jiang Xinyuan "Third and Fourth," while they directly called the old Taoist "Fifth."

It heard this with its own ears when it went to rescue people.

It seems the old Taoist priest is not of low status. In that case, Han Yu should probably look for information about this old man.

Good heavens, they've been playing him for so long, and every old man has been playing him, but not a single one of them is genuinely sincere, right?

Is the cultivation world really that treacherous?

"Change somewhere!"

The old man was a man of his word; he didn't just pack up and leave. However, the deck was clearly not the right place to discuss such matters.

The three of them went directly to a ship specially arranged for Han Yu. After entering the cabin and finding a place to sit down, the old Taoist priest spoke first.

"First of all, I don't know much, so don't have too high expectations..." (End of Chapter)