Secret Buyer

Chapter 592 - 357:

"Or perhaps, the Taiqing Celestial Lord of Tao and Virtue is the Supreme, but Tai Shang Laojun is not, otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to speak with you here."

"After all, the suppression against the Supreme beings in the present time is quite intense."

Zhang Fusheng raised an eyebrow, staring directly at [Tai Shang Laojun], yet remaining exceptionally calm, and asked:

"If I can unite all my bodies, how could the Taiqing Celestial Lord of Tao and Virtue not do the same?"

"Fellow Daoist Fusheng, you are mistaken. I am not a manifestation of Taiqing, I am simply myself."

Zhang Fusheng squinted, pondering:

"One Qi Becomes Three Pristine Ones?"

"Indeed."

"Then why can other Supreme beings communicate with me in the present age, but the Taiqing Celestial Lord of Tao and Virtue cannot?"

Zhang Fusheng continued to inquire, his mind whirling with thoughts. The technique One Qi Becomes Three Pristine Ones seems more complex than he imagined.

A light chuckle emanated from within the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Tower, followed by an aged voice:

"That’s because..."

"They are too weak."

Zhang Fusheng paused slightly.

Too weak??

In his astonishment, he heard Tai Shang Laojun continue:

"There are differences even among Supreme beings. Of course, the main reason is that the Daoist friends you conversed with have suffered great injuries, and their states are not well."

"For example, Fellow Daoist Yu Huang, whose true body has perished, leaving only a True Soul, or Fellow Daoist Wa, who suffered great backlash and has fallen."

"So... Fellow Daoist Fusheng, the unknown friend you’ve met, is likely in a precarious state, isn’t it?"

Zhang Fusheng’s heart tensed, but it was soon overshadowed by greater doubts,

He couldn’t help but ask:

"Wa has fallen??"

"Naturally."

A solemn voice rose from the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Tower:

"But similarly, for Supreme beings, death is just another state of existence. Life and death, both are the true self. Only completely ’merging with the Dao and losing self’ would be what ordinary beings perceive as a soul dispersed to nothing."

Zhang Fusheng blinked, death is just a state of existence?

He marveled at the strength of Supreme beings, subconsciously asking:

"Has any Supreme being truly perished — that is, ’merged with the Dao and lost self’ — from ancient to present?"

"No."

The Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Tower glowed, its circulating profound yellow qi entangled together, forming the figure of an old man.

Tai Shang Laojun.

Tai Shang Laojun, forged by profound yellow, sat cross-legged in the void. Clearly, this was just a strand of will, taking shape with the help of external objects,

Yet it brought Zhang Fusheng an unprecedented pressure!

Even when facing Yu Huang or Eastern Emperor, he hadn’t felt such a heavy burden!

He was not afraid though, even facing it calmly:

"I’m very curious, what exactly happened in the ancient times, leading to the current age?"

"And why can’t the Supreme beings reflect upon and exist in the present?"

The mirror image had already fallen silent,

The Tai Shang Laojun formed by profound yellow qi smiled gently:

"This matter is quite lengthy, but the initial cause was the Jade Emperor."

Zhang Fusheng cupped his hands, not rushing to destroy the mirror image, saying in a deep voice:

"I will deliberately listen."

Tai Shang Laojun flicked the ethereal horsetail whisk:

"Fellow Daoist Yu Huang, in name, commanded the Three Realms and all Heavens and Worlds, but in reality, that wasn’t entirely the case."

"The Nine Netherworlds and the Western Buddha Land, none listened to Him, even the Mortal Realm often had actions against the heavens, and within were people like myself, whom Fellow Daoist Yu Huang could not command."

"Coupled with the restrictions imposed on Yu Huang by the Four Extremities Celestial Court, and after several instances of great upheaval at the Celestial Palace... If you were in Yu Huang’s position, you would also think of change."

Zhang Fusheng listened quietly, pondering, and in this light, Fellow Daoist Yu Huang was indeed... quite miserable.

He hadn’t imagined that the Celestial Courts of the North Pole Ziwei, West Pole Gouchen, South Pole Longevity, and East Pole Qinghua,

were established to constrain the Central Celestial Court, to restrain the Jade Emperor.

After contemplating, Zhang Fusheng asked again:

"Then did Fellow Daoist Yu Huang initiate upheaval?"

"Yes and no."

Laojun flicked the horsetail whisk again:

"Coincidentally at that time, Wukong, that mischievous monkey, under someone’s unknown persuasion, left Emei Mountain and learned of the Westward Journey’s tragic events."

"Despite becoming a Buddha, that mischievous monkey’s nature remained unchanged, cracking the Nine Netherworlds with a staff, then piercing the Celestial Court with another, shattering Ling Mountain — thereby beginning the upheaval."

After a pause, Laojun continued:

"Yet Fellow Daoist Yu Huang took this opportunity to carry out plans and accomplish things."

Zhang Fusheng was dumbfounded:

"Did the Great Sage Equal to Heaven truly have such capabilities??"

He could hardly believe it; at most, the Great Saint was at Daluo level, certainly not a Supreme being,

How could he achieve such feats?

Piercing the Nine Netherworlds to turn it into Netherworld was one thing, but a single staff piercing the Celestial Court, another shattering Ling Mountain??

It sounded far too absurd.

Tai Shang Laojun sighed lightly:

"By himself, the mischievous monkey couldn’t achieve this, but secretly assisted by Fellow Daoist Yu Huang and an unknown individual who initially persuaded the monkey to leave Emei Mountain, out of the Buddha’s enclosure."

"Naturally, this led to all these events."

Listening to Laojun’s words, Zhang Fusheng furrowed his brow; these events were too bizarre.

He remained silent, merely continuing to listen.

Tai Shang Laojun continued:

"Then Fellow Daoist Yu Huang, attempting to seize this moment to truly assume the position of master of all heavens, ignited the real upheaval."

Zhang Fusheng asked:

"And afterward?"

Tai Shang Laojun shook his head:

"Beyond that, I don’t know either — I am Tai Shang Laojun, but not Taiqing Celestial Lord of Tao and Virtue, Taiqing might know, but I do not."