I am devoted to the Tao

Chapter 470 The Green Emperor’s unsolvable plan!

As he walked into the main hall of Qingdi Palace, the rich aroma of medicine penetrated into Jiangchuan's mouth and nose.

The main hall of the Qingdi Palace, in Jiangchuan's opinion, is more like a house built on a medicinal medicine field than a palace.

The spiritual soil in the elixir flickered with divine light, as if it was an unrivaled divine object that had been conceived before the creation of heaven and earth. It exuded a vast, primordial, and sacred aura, and immortal herbs grew wildly in it, and many of them even chased and played as if they were playing.

Among these elixirs, there were some that Jiang Chuan was familiar with, such as the Skyfire Immortal Lotus and the Blue Scale Jade Leaf Flower, but there were many more that he had not even seen in ancient books.

Jiang Chuan withdrew his gaze and looked towards the center of the palace.

The Green Emperor sat cross-legged on a Taoist platform made of Daluo Immortal Jade.

Jiang Chuan walked to the front of the Daotai, clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Jiang Chuan, I pay my respects to the Green Emperor."

The Green Emperor nodded slightly, raised his hand and pointed, and a green cushion appeared under Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan sat cross-legged on the futon. Tai Huang muttered, "Why don't you give me a futon too?"

"May I ask the Green Emperor where is my Taoist partner Mu Bingyun now?" Jiang Chuan spoke again.

"I thought you would first ask about my battle with the Tathagata Buddha and the Two Saints."

There seemed to be a hint of surprise in the Green Emperor's voice. "When Mu Bingyun crossed the long river of time and flew to the ancient times, she happened to encounter Yuanling Divine Lord's innate spiritual treasure, the Qixu Divine Sword. Seeing Mu Bingyun's astonishing talent, the Qixu Divine Sword felt that she could inherit Yuanling Divine Lord's swordsmanship, so it rescued her. Now she is no longer in the ancient time and space, but in the medieval time and space."

"The Qixu Divine Sword saved the Jiangchuan Taoist couple?"

Tai Huang was bewildered: "I saw the Qixu Sword in the River of Time, how come I don't know?"

"Inherit the sword art of the Yuanling Divine Lord."

Jiang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief but was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that Mu Bingyun would become a Daluo disciple. Then, the scene of Mu Bingyun holding the Nine-Colored Immortal Sword in the River of Time appeared in his mind again.

"Thank you, Green Emperor, for clearing up my confusion. May I ask whether the battle between Green Emperor, Duobao Tathagata Zunwang Buddha, and the Twin Saints resulted in any outcome?"

"We are facing each other, neither winning nor losing. We can only make some preparations in your time and space to interfere with the return of the Heart Saint."

The Green Emperor's voice was calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

But Jiang Chuan knew that the so-called backup plan of the Green Emperor not only involved the disciples of the two saints and many Buddhas in the Buddhist world, but also the remaining immortal emperors and gods in the heaven under the command of the Green Emperor.

It involves dozens, or even hundreds of people in the thirteenth realm, and there is even the possibility of attaining the fourteenth realm!

If a war really breaks out, it will be enough to shake the heavens and the world!

"If you can't become a Daluo, no matter how strong you are, you are just a pawn!"

Jiang Chuan's heart was in turmoil. He was not surprised by the Green Emperor's answer. After all, if the Green Emperor and Duobao Tathagata Buddha really suppressed the Sage of Literature and the Sage of War, the situation would definitely not be what it is now.

"You have great aspirations, but the Three Pure Ones are also the most powerful beings in the trillions of worlds within the endless chaos. It is nearly impossible for you to rival them. I bestow upon you this precious treasure in the hope that you will attain enlightenment through the Way of Nothingness, completely eliminating the possibility of a Heart Sage's return. If you settle for the next best thing, you will have a chance to attain the Great Luo realm."

Hearing the words of the Green Emperor, Jiang Chuan's eyes flickered slightly: "If I achieve enlightenment, will the Heart Saint really have no chance of returning?"

"You have seen the traces left by the future Star King Buddha, and you have also seen Zhuzhao. I believe you already know how Daluo will return. If the two saints can really find a piece of the origin of the heart saint, then they don't have to confront us." The Green Emperor replied.

Jiang Chuan didn't say anything, but just recalled the arrow from the other shore in his Qiankun bag.

"This doesn't mean that Jiangchuan is in danger now! If the Sage of Literature and the Sage of War make a desperate bet and give it a try, and really fight a big battle with you and defeat you, they will kill Jiangchuan and refine him into the origin of the Heart Sage again!" The rabbit looked solemn.

The Green Emperor nodded gently: "So, Jiang Chuan needs to prove his Dao to Daluo."

"Fellow Daoist Zhuzhao told me that when the Immortal Ancestor achieves unity with the Dao, a calamity of killing will befall, and all the heavens and worlds will be washed clean with blood. The Green Emperor is preventing the Heart Sage from returning. Isn't he worried that he will also suffer a calamity?" Jiang Chuan raised his eyes and looked directly at the Green Emperor.

"Zhu Zhao has told you a lot. I am different from the Twin Saints and the Tathagata Buddha. After the collapse of Heaven, there are not many of my old disciples left. I can stay out of it, leave this universe, and go to another universe. But they have disciples, apprentices, relatives and friends, and old subordinates, so naturally they cannot stay out of it."

Hearing the words of the Green Emperor, Jiang Chuan slowly stood up and said, "Thank you, Green Emperor, for clearing up my doubts. The Green Emperor gave me the Love Simulator, helped me decipher the Twin Saints' scheme, and gifted me with precious treasures to help me achieve enlightenment. I cannot repay such kindness, even if I have to risk my life. If the Green Emperor has any other missions in the future, I will be happy to die for them. However, there is one thing I still don't understand, and I would like to ask the Green Emperor to clarify it."

The Green Emperor shook his head: "You will know about the love simulator in the future. Now is not the time."

Jiang Chuan smiled coldly, "I don't really care about this. But when I saw the Heavenly Bone in the hand of the Immortal Emperor Rong, I was a little curious about what Dao that great master who has already achieved Dao Merge has achieved, and what is his Dao name?"

The Green Emperor did not answer immediately. After three breaths of silence, he said, "The Taoist name of that person is Tai Yuan, and his combination is the Immortal Dao."

"Immortal Dao? I never thought that our universe was actually created by the ancestor of the Immortal Dao."

Jiang Chuan was very surprised. At this moment, he thought of a lot. Since Taiyuan Daozun, who incarnated into this infinite multiverse after his death, was the ancestor of immortals, why was Taixu Daojun also called the ancestor of immortals?
Is he trying to become the next Immortal Ancestor, or is Taixu Daojun the reincarnation of Taiyuan Daozun?!
The Green Emperor explained, "Although Taiyuan Daozun has achieved the Dao of Immortality, he cannot be considered the ancestor of the Immortals. The one who truly founded the Dao of Immortality did not achieve the Dao of Immortality."

"If Taiyuan Daozun is not the ancestor of the immortal way, then who is the ancestor of the immortal way in the endless sea of ​​the universe?" Jiang Chuan showed curiosity.

"Some say the ancestor of the immortal path is Yuanshi Yuanzun, one of the Three Pure Ones, who passed down the immortal path in the chaos. Others say Lingbao Tianzun established the immortal path system and is the ancestor of the immortal path. Still others say Taishang Daozu is the true ancestor of the immortal path. Many universes also circulate that the immortal path was founded by Hongjun Daoist."

The Green Emperor paused and continued, "As for who is real and who is fake, who knows? Perhaps both are real, or perhaps both are fake."

"Does Taoist Hongjun really exist?"

Jiang Chuan muttered to himself, and then thought that since the Three Pure Ones were real, it didn't seem strange that there was another Taoist named Hongjun.

"Why am I a little confused? What does 'maybe all are true, maybe all are false' mean?" The eyes of Patriarch Ziyun were full of doubt and puzzlement.

"For truly powerful beings, the future is uncertain, but the past is not unchangeable. For example, if you were strong enough to travel back a million years from the time I left the Bodhi Temple and steal the Ten Thousand Dao Tree, then history would naturally change so that you, the ancestor, would be in charge of the Ten Thousand Dao Tree instead of Dao Monarch Taixu."

Jiang Chuan knew very well that for a truly powerful person, time and space were nothing.

The ancient and medieval times have been determined, but because of the death of the Emperor of Heaven and the Demon King, even the Fourteenth Realm cannot change it!

"I understand what you said. So, if I become strong enough in the future, I can go back to the past, subdue all the powerful and become the ancestor of the immortal way. At that time, the immortal way will become my disciples, and my statue will be in every universe?" Patriarch Ziyun began to imagine the future.

"Or the immortal way will be destroyed."

"."

Jiang Chuan felt that if Patriarch Ziyun became the ancestor of the immortal path, the immortal path would be better off being destroyed.

"Thank you, Qingdi, for clearing up my confusion. Jiangchuan will take his leave."

Jiang Chuan bowed to the Green Emperor, then turned and left.

After leaving the Green Emperor Palace, Rabbit began to mutter, "What should we do next? Should we return to the future, or stay in the Heavenly Palace?"

Shrinking the Earth into an Inch! Jiang Chuan did not answer, but continued to perform the Shrinking the Earth into an Inch technique and returned to the Xiuyu Palace on the 29th floor of the heaven.

Seeing Jiang Chuan return, Immortal Emperor Xiu Yu was just about to speak when he heard Jiang Chuan's voice.

"Xiu Yu Immortal Emperor, please prepare a quiet room for me. I need to go into seclusion for a while."

"This is a small matter."

Immortal Emperor Xiu Yu immediately ordered people to arrange an immortal palace for Jiang Chuan.

After arriving at the Immortal Palace and closing the door, Jiang Chuan had an idea.

The golden Great Sun God Bell appeared above his head, and wisps of chaotic energy hung down from it, enveloping him, Tai Huang, Rabbit, and Ziyun Patriarch.

"If my guess is correct, I should be used as a bargaining chip by the Green Emperor."

As soon as Jiangchuan finished speaking, the rabbit let out a cry of surprise.

"What?! The Green Emperor is using you as a bargaining chip?!"

Ziyun Patriarch was very confused: "Bargain? But I think the Qingdi people are very kind and friendly. Jiangchuan, why do you make such a judgment?"

Jiang Chuan didn't answer Ziyun Patriarch's question. Instead, he took out the Chaos-colored wooden box he had just obtained from the Yaochi Birthday Banquet and said, "Tai Huang, you are an innate spiritual treasure spirit. Do you think it's possible to achieve Daluo Dao with a semi-spiritual treasure?"

Tai Huang shook his head: "The probability is very slim. After all, you also know that different people can comprehend different things even if they cultivate the same Dao. The Dao branded by a semi-spiritual treasure is not as good as the Daluo Dao Fruit. Normally, if you comprehend this semi-spiritual treasure, you will most likely get stuck at the half-step Daluo."

"I thought so too. What really made me realize that I should be a bargaining chip was that the Green Emperor told me that He could hide in another universe."

Jiang Chuan recalled his conversation with the Green Emperor, his eyes gleaming with a divine light. "A general must love his soldiers like his own sons and use them with care. Others may care about their disciples, relatives, and friends, but a general like the Military Saint would never care. So I can be sure that if the Immortal Ancestor really sends down a killing calamity, you will definitely not be able to escape it by fleeing to another universe. Otherwise, the Military Saint would not participate in the resurrection of the Heart Saint at all."

"So, I was certain that the Green Emperor was lying to me!"

"Wang!"

Tai Huang asked, "Even if the Green Emperor wanted to deceive you, he wouldn't use you as a bargaining chip, right? After all, if he wanted to use you as a bargaining chip, why would he help you?"

“Do you know what the most important thing is when doing business?”

"make money."

"No, it's about protecting the principal. If you don't make money, you won't lose money either, but if you lose money, then it's a loss."

Jiang Chuan explained, "I suspect the Green Emperor made two plans. First, he arranged for me to cultivate the Way of Nothingness, but he didn't actually want me to use it to achieve enlightenment. He only showed the Way of Nothingness to the Twin Saints, telling them that he could help me achieve enlightenment. As long as I achieve enlightenment, the Heart Saint will never return. He's forcing the Twin Saints into submission and achieving his desired goal."

"The second is to help me attain the Dao, and it's not through the Dao of Nothingness. If my guess is correct, the true identity of the Love Simulator is one of the Heavenly Emperor's thirty-three Dao Fruits. The Green Emperor's true backup is this Dao Fruit. As long as the two saints don't submit, He will remove the seal of the Dao Fruit, allowing me to comprehend it and help me attain the Daluo Dao."

Recalling what Qingdi said about the love simulator, Jiangchuan became more and more certain of his guess, saying that he would know it in the future.

"Although your speculation makes sense, there is currently no substantial evidence to prove that your speculation is true." Tai Huang expressed his opinion.

"you're right."

Jiang Chuan nodded. "For a long time, I have actually been puzzled. This puzzlement is, why did the Blue Emperor help the Tathagata Buddha to prevent the return of the Heart Saint?"

"Why?" asked the rabbit curiously.

Jiang Chuan asked in return, "Let's think about it from another angle. What does the Green Emperor want to do most?"

Tai Huang replied, "Harmony with the Dao? Or revive the Emperor of Heaven and rebuild the Heavenly Palace?"

"Both are possible, but no matter which possibility it is, it would be the best option if Daluo could help."

Jiang Chuan recalled his conversation with the historical shadow of the Sky Emperor: "The Dark Emperor and the Eternal Emperor may not have truly fallen, they may even be just sleeping. If the Blue Emperor can force my two saints to submit, he can once again gain the support of the two Daluo. Similarly, if he can help me prove my Dao, not only will I owe him a great debt of karma, but the Buddha of Many Treasures will also owe the Blue Emperor a great debt of karma for regaining the Bitter Sea Bow and the Other Shore Arrow and helping my junior brother, the Buddha of Stars, return in the future. At that time, no matter which plan of the Blue Emperor succeeds, the two Daluo will ultimately owe him a great debt of karma!"

"Wang!"

Tai Huang was so shocked that his eyes widened: "This is too calculating! With the support of at most four Daluo, the Qing Emperor is going to become the second Tiandi!"

"I thought the future Constellation King Buddha was already quite adept at planning, but now it seems there are indeed people better than him!"

Rabbit was shocked and sighed, "The Green Emperor's plan is absolutely brilliant! He's not worried about you seeing through it at all. Even if you did, what would it matter? Your current situation is inseparable from the Green Emperor. This is such a great cause and effect, such a great favor. Even if you knew He had plans for you, with your personality, how could you not repay Him?"

Jiang Chuan smiled bitterly, "So, this is the unsolvable plot. Even if I knew what would happen, I would be powerless to change it. Now, whether I live or die, whether I will perish or achieve enlightenment, all depends on the will of the two saints, as long as they are willing to compromise. The Green Emperor lied to me, probably just hoping that if he really helped me achieve the Daluo Dao, it would not cause me to harbor resentment."

"Then are we just going to leave it to fate now? Are we going to pray that the two saints won't surrender?" Ancestor Ziyun sighed lightly, looking a little listless.

“Let it be.”

Jiang Chuan muttered to himself, scenes from the time he first crossed over, when he became a menial disciple at the Bodhi Temple, to when he learned that he was just a pawn used by the Two Saints to help the Heart Saint return, to the present, kept appearing in his mind.

"No, I will never leave it to fate!"

Jiang Chuan's face showed determination, his fists clenched tightly, and the feelings of unwillingness and helplessness, like a erupting volcano, surged out from the bottom of his heart!

Unwilling! ! !

He was unwilling to be a pawn of the Twin Saints, and even more unwilling to be a pawn of the Azure Emperor!!!
"I want to jump off the chessboard! I want to control my own destiny! I want to achieve enlightenment!!!"

At this moment, Jiang Chuan's desire to achieve enlightenment has reached its peak.

"Wang! Jiangchuan, I understand your feelings. But achieving Daluo Dao is indeed too difficult. If you don't rely on the Qing Emperor, how can you achieve Dao?"

Hearing Tai Huang's words, Jiang Chuan raised his palm, and the power of time and space gathered in his palm, turning into a dark prototype of the universe.

"Because the Blue Emperor and the Buddha Duobao Tathagata were confronting the two saints, the Blue Emperor was unable to distract himself, and I had strayed from his plan. In addition to the Way of Nothingness, I cultivated the three ways of time, space, and chaos. It was these three ways, coupled with the words of the Heavenly Emperor's historical shadow, that gave me the possibility to escape the Blue Emperor's plan and achieve the Great Luo Dao!"

The rabbit was slightly startled and asked, "You want to turn nothing into something, and then turn something into nothing?"

"What I want is not to be on par with the Three Pure Ones, but to first achieve the Daluo Dao. If I want to achieve the Daluo Dao, then Wuhua is enough."

Hearing Jiang Chuan's words, Tai Huang shook his head repeatedly: "The counterpart to absolute nothingness is the tangible existence, which is the universe. It's not like I haven't entered Daojun's Daluo Daoguo before. Its area is many times larger than the universe, but it is not the real universe after all. The laws are incomplete, and the living beings are lacking. Even Daojun can't evolve a real universe, how can you do it?"

"Theoretically, it's impossible for me to do it, but I have an idea."

"what idea?"

(End of this chapter)