Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 542 This Zouyu is not that Zouyu! (Bonus Chapter)

The jade slip provided by Chongguang actually contained only one sentence:

The descendants of the Zouyu within the Holy Sect entered the sect five thousand years ago.

At first glance, it seemed like a random sentence, but it instantly reminded Lü Yang of a conversation he had long forgotten with a descendant of the Zouyu.

What did the other party say at the time?

'A descendant of the Zouyu, the predecessor of Tianwu, forced to flee to distant lands due to the impending great calamity of the last millennium in Jiangdong, losing both the [City Wall Soil] and his position.'

The more Lü Yang thought about it, the more alarmed he became.

I don't know when it started, but dark clouds have begun to drift overhead, casting a deep shadow, as if someone is looking down on the earth from the heavens.

However, Lü Yang didn't care. By now, he had a general idea of ​​the state of the four Dao Lords: although at first glance it seemed that the Dao Lords were always monitoring this world, they didn't actually do anything. In most cases, they wouldn't be staring at this wretched place all day long.

Often, what is called the attention of the Dao Lord is simply a natural reaction of heaven and earth.

This time was no different. It looked impressive, as if a Dao Lord had come to look over because of it, but in reality, it only aroused the thoughts of a Dao Lord at most.

The Dao Master will not easily "look" at the present world.

At least in all ten lifetimes of cultivation, Lü Yang had only ever seen the World Honored One do such a thing; he hadn't even seen a shadow of the other three Dao Lords.

In other words——

'Is it another one of those scoundrels, the World Honored One?'

Lu Yang raised his head and looked at the dark clouds above. He immediately activated the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Law], and in an instant, colorful light rolled in, dispelling the clouds without any hesitation.

He then continued to ponder:
According to the descendant of the Zouyu, the Daoist court underwent a dynastic change five thousand years ago, around the time of the last great calamity.

But actually?
Lu Yang still vividly remembers the shouts made by the Tianwu officials when they gathered in front of Xuanwu Gate for the Jiangdong Unrestricted Fighting Tournament—

'Our dynasty will nurture scholars for fifteen thousand years!'

The Tianwu Dao Court has existed for at least ten thousand years. How could its predecessor, the Zouyu Dao Court, have been overthrown from the Dao Court throne only five thousand years ago?
This is not reasonable.

In an instant, Lü Yang understood:
'Like the lost three thousand years, this is the second time conflict!'

No, it can't be called the second one, because this time also happens to fall around the time of the last great calamity, which only further confirms Lü Yang's conjecture:
'It was definitely the Buddha's doing!'

However, soon, an even greater question arose in Lü Yang's mind:
'If that's the case, why are the descendants of Zouyu in the Holy Sect? If they were truly related to the World-Honored One, they should have been taken to the Pure Land and directly converted long ago.'

Lu Yang's mind raced, and more and more secrets surfaced in his mind, forming a clear logical chain. This was reflected in the real world as the increasingly loud thunder, like the wailing of ghosts and gods. After all, it was forbidden knowledge at the Dao Lord level, and "knowing" it was a sin in itself.

'Holy Ancestor, World Honored One.'

Lu Yang stroked his chin. If his previous guess was correct, the Holy Sect's ancestor must have played a significant role in enabling the World Honored One to achieve the Nascent Soul stage.

But that's the Holy Sect.

How could the Holy Sect possibly help others for free? Moreover, the World Honored One's credibility is not high, so how could the Holy Sect's founder guarantee that the other party wouldn't turn against him after attaining enlightenment?
Both logically and emotionally, the Holy Ancestor should have left himself a backup plan.

'A descendant of the Zouyu. He must be the one with the backup plan!'

The obviously disordered timeline, which is related to the World Honored One, is left in the Holy Sect while the Pure Land ignores it. This is clearly a tacit understanding between the World Honored One and the Holy Sect's founder!
Then the question comes:

The Zouyu descendants have a time distortion. The Zouyu royal family, which should have perished 15,000 years ago, claims to have perished 5,000 years ago.
The fundamental mystery of the earth on the city wall lies in its ability to encompass both the past and the present!

The causes of the past have been altered to create the effects of the present. The history of the Zouyu has clearly been tampered with, resulting in two completely different causal paths.

'This Zouyu is probably not the same Zouyu as before!'

Lü Yang had communicated with Empress Xiao many times and was very familiar with the history books of the Tianwu Daoting, including some secret histories of Tianwu's overthrow of the previous dynasty.

"If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring breeze. Even a disciple of the Holy Sect at the first level of Qi Refining knows this, so how could the Tianwu royal family not understand? According to historical records, the Zouyu royal family was wiped out by Tianwu 15,000 years ago. Theoretically, there shouldn't be any pure-blooded descendants left!" The Zouyu descendants of the Holy Sect have an incorrect origin!
However, no one noticed anything amiss, not even Tianwu Daoting himself.

This includes Lü Yang.

He had already obtained information about the Zouyu royal family in his previous lives, and he had also obtained the records of the Tianwu Daoting from Empress Xiao ten years ago.

But until just now.

Until Chongguang handed him the jade slip, this knowledge seemed to be locked away; he knew it, but couldn't connect the dots.

Chongguang's jade slip was the key that unlocked the lock of memories.

'The lost three thousand years, the mystery of the "city wall soil," history has been altered.'

The next second, Lü Yang suddenly realized: 'The descendants of the Zouyu of the Holy Sect probably come from a history that has been altered by the World Honored One and no longer exists!'

"Because it involves the secret of the World-Honored One's enlightenment, and is related to the former royal family who controlled the 'City Wall Soil,' the Holy Sect's patriarch kept it within the Holy Sect. However, there were other methods involved. In short, this was the Holy Sect's patriarch's contingency plan to coerce and control the World-Honored One, preventing him from betraying the sect!"

'That's the one step I was missing.'

The descendants of the Zouyu of the Holy Ancestor are undoubtedly contradictory. On the one hand, they live in this world, but on the other hand, their roots are not in this world.

It was this unique characteristic that influenced Lü Yang.

"The Heavenly Fire needs to rule the world, yet the descendants of the Holy Ancestor, the Zouyu, are not illuminated by it, and their karmic burdens are ridiculously heavy."

Generally speaking, the rule of the world by [Heavenly Fire] is not so strict; it does not have to be detailed to each individual to be considered as ruling the world.

After all, for mortals, the cause and effect of cultivating Qi is too insignificant; they often just follow the crowd.

In many cases, as long as Lü Yang controlled the upper levels, the mortals practicing Qi cultivation at the lower levels would naturally fall under his control without him having to worry about it.

However, the descendants of Zouyu are different.

Although their physical size is small, their karmic consequences are enormous. In the eyes of [Heavenly Fire], this is a tiny but indelible stain.

Even if they submit, it won't make a difference.

Because they do not belong to this world, or even to the present history, their very existence is destroying the imagery of [Heavenly Fire]!

[Heavenly Fire] warms mountains and rivers, and illuminates the universe.

How can there be people who do not seek justice, or places that are not governed?

The more Lü Yang thought about it, the deeper his brows furrowed.
'If I don't find a way to remove it, this stain will resurface when I testify to the [Heavenly Fire], interfering with my rituals of ruling the world!'

The most direct way is, of course, to kill them all, just like we did with the Pure Land sect.

However, the descendants of Zouyu are truly exceptional. After all, if his guess is correct, this is the tool that the Holy Ancestor used to blackmail the World Honored One.

Who dares to kill? Who can kill?

If I were to actually do it, the Buddha would probably be overjoyed!
Since we can't kill them, we can only try to find a way to attack them at their source, so that the radiance of [Heavenly Fire] can also reach them.

Beyond that, there's another problem.

Lü Yang raised his head and looked at Chongguang directly in front of him.

The knowledge contained in the jade slip is extremely crucial, concerning the secrets of the World Honored One. Even if Chongguang is the acting head of the Holy Sect, he should absolutely not know such secrets.

Ironically, the jade slip he sent was exactly what he needed in his time of need.

Who gave him guidance?

(End of this chapter)