Chapter 972: 967: I’m Freaking Late!?
Chapter 972: Chapter 967: I’m Freaking Late!?
What kind of person was the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master?
Lü Yang had never actually met him in person. The Profound Robed Man he had seen previously within Emperor Ying had no face, making this their true first encounter.
He had to admit that he was very surprised.
The First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master was incredibly young, possessing the appearance of a vibrant and energetic youth. His eyes seemed to encompass all things in Heaven and Earth, inspiring awe in anyone who looked into them.
More importantly, there was that streak of “Wisdom Light.”
The so-called Wisdom Light, to put it bluntly, was a person’s Enlightenment. The more intelligent someone was, the more immense their Wisdom Light would be, sometimes even manifesting various phenomenal visions.
Take Progenitor Tingyou for example.
Lü Yang had witnessed it once before. Progenitor Tingyou’s Wisdom Light erupted from his Skull, piercing straight into the clouds, accompanied by visions of sweet dew and white lotuses.
He originally thought that this was the absolute pinnacle of Wisdom Light in the current era.
However, the moment he laid eyes on the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master, Lü Yang almost thought his eyes were playing tricks on him—because he could not even see a human figure!
Within his line of sight, the area surrounding the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master—a radius of nearly a thousand feet—was filled with boiling, misty Wisdom Light. Tens of thousands of auspicious clouds and dazzling Immortal radiance filled the air, ultimately coalescing into the forms of dragons and phoenixes that cried out in harmony. Every single fluctuation of this Wisdom Light resonated with Heaven and Earth, comprehending the ultimate truths of the Great Dao.
This was sudden enlightenment!
It was a serendipitous state that ordinary people could only hope to encounter by chance, yet the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master experienced it every single second. It was so intense that his Wisdom Light could not even be looked at directly.
“I’m… I’m going to go blind!”
Lü Yang forcefully averted his gaze, completely afraid to show the slightest anomaly in front of the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master. Fortunately, he was still in the state of Unity.
This was his death warrant, but it was also his protective shield.
“The Saint Sect Ancestral Master should be watching right now. Since he hasn’t struck me dead yet, it means my disguise has successfully slipped past his gaze.”
Lü Yang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
At the same time, the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master walked into the temple and chuckled lightly. “Senior Brother Wan Bao, I traveled a long way to get here. You wouldn’t happen to be unwelcoming, would you?”
Lü Yang did not speak.
Beside him, however, another Little Novice Monk suddenly smiled. “How could I be unwelcoming? Cultivated Demon, since you are willing to come to me, I am naturally more than happy to see you.”
It was not just the Little Novice Monk. Almost simultaneously, all the Monks within the temple stopped their morning recitations or halted their cultivation, turning one by one to look at the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master.
Lü Yang blended into the crowd.
Seeing this, the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master raised his eyebrows slightly and shook his head. “Senior Brother Wan Bao, I still have to say it. This method of yours truly disrupts the natural order.”
“Men of different paths cannot walk together.”
The Little Novice Monk—or rather, the Bhagavat possessing the Little Novice Monk—smiled and spread his hands. “If you are here to debate the Dao, then I truly am not welcoming you.”
“Alright, alright, we won’t talk about that… To be perfectly honest, Senior Brother Wan Bao, I have come this time because there is a matter regarding the Netherworld that I wish to seek your guidance on.”
“Oh?” Hearing this, the Bhagavat instantly raised his eyebrows. “You have long since learned one hundred percent of my methods. The student has surpassed the master. What could you possibly need my guidance for?”
The First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master shook his head.
“You are mistaken, Senior Brother.
“Even among three people, there is always one who can be my teacher. I am neither omniscient nor omnipotent, and I am not even a Master of Dao. How could I dare to boldly claim that the student has surpassed the master?”
“Very well.”
The Bhagavat shook his head and smiled. “Then come with me. Let me hear exactly what kind of difficult problem our Heaven’s chosen, the Variable of the Sea of Light, has encountered.”
“Hehe, who asked you to be my Senior Brother?” The First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master laughed loudly.
The two of them walked side by side into the temple just like that.
Lü Yang was dumbfounded.
“This is the f*cking Bhagavat? This amiable and approachable guy, who looks like a good Senior Brother no matter how you look at him, is the f*cking Bhagavat? Did I stumble into Pseudo-History by mistake?
“Or… in this distant era, the atmosphere hasn’t become as corrupt as it is now? Impossible. Seventy thousand years isn’t exactly a short time, nor is it overly long. Does that mean this is all an act? Is everyone putting on a show for the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master? Deliberately pretending to be the good guys?”
Lü Yang immediately formed a connection in his mind:
“During the Fall of the Other Shore, the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master created the Netherworld to salvage the situation. At first, the Master of Dao must have supported him, perhaps even sparing no effort to do so.”
In other words, there was actually a honeymoon period between the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master and the Four Dogs of the Immortal Core—until a certain point in time when both sides fell out over conflicting interests.
“But… why seek out the Bhagavat?”
A new doubt sprang up in Lü Yang’s heart. “Among the Four Dogs of the Immortal Core, the Bhagavat is undoubtedly the weakest. Why wouldn’t the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master look for the others?”
Then there was the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master’s attitude.
Even if this was their honeymoon period, they seemed a bit too intimate. It was evident that the Bhagavat had likely managed his image exceptionally well in the eyes of the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master.
“Interesting.”
After watching the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master and the Little Novice Monk possessed by the Bhagavat disappear from his line of sight, Lü Yang immediately began scheming how to leave the Pure Land.
“First, I’ll leave the Pure Land and escape the Saint Sect Ancestral Master’s line of sight. Then, I’ll figure out a way…”
However, right at this moment, the Unity link that Lü Yang was connected to suddenly transmitted voices and images, causing Lü Yang, who was originally planning to find an opportunity to leave, to abruptly halt his steps.
It was the conversation between the Bhagavat and the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master!
This was something that only Unity could achieve. Whatever one Monk knew could be transmitted to all the other Monks through Unity.
“Is this… a hint from the Bhagavat?”
Lü Yang swallowed hard, unable to stop a sense of thrill from rising within him.
One had to know that this was happening right under the nose of the Saint Sect Ancestral Master. The Bhagavat was actually incredibly audacious enough to secretly contact him at this time.
Soon, he heard the contents of their conversation.
“Tell me, what problem do you have?”
Inside the monk’s quarters, the Bhagavat and the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master sat facing each other, but behind the Bhagavat, one could faintly see an even more terrifying and colossal shadow.
Wherever karmic links reached, this shadow was omnipresent.
Even though he had already ascended to the Other Shore and could review the karmic links of the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master with a single thought, he was powerless to change anything. He could not even speak a few extra words.
Everything had to follow the original course of history.
However, he was not completely without the power to resist. Ascending to the Other Shore ultimately had its benefits. At the very least, he could now make a few small moves behind the scenes.
Thinking of this, the Bhagavat continued to maintain Unity while smiling.
“But if it’s a problem that even you can’t solve, I might not necessarily have a way.”
“Senior Brother Wan Bao jests. You are the number one Artifact Refining Master of the current era. If even you can’t solve it, then this problem truly has no solution.”
The First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master seemed completely unaware of anything unusual, shaking his head with a smile.
“Alright, stop flattering me,” the Bhagavat said, shaking his head. “Let’s get down to business. What exactly is the problem you’ve encountered?”
“It’s the Naihe Bridge.”
The First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master sighed and said, “Although the Road to the Underworld has already taken shape, I’ve hit a bottleneck with the Naihe Bridge.
“Because the True Spirits gathered by the Road to the Underworld are far too fragile, using the Naihe Bridge to plant the mark of the Netherworld into them is simply too difficult. One careless move and the True Spirits will shatter beyond any hope of salvation. But if I don’t do this, I won’t be able to re-gather their Souls…”
Hearing this, Lü Yang, who was observing in secret, was instantly stunned.
“The Road to the Underworld is already finished? Now he’s building the Naihe Bridge?
“Not good!
“The timing is wrong after all… Just now, the Saint Sect Ancestral Master’s massive hand stirred things up, throwing the Great Net of Karma Links into chaos and causing me to arrive late!
“I’m f*cking late!”