The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 407: Apricot Corpse Technique

Zhuge Qixing, one of the three heroes of Qianyuan, a founding hero of Daqian, the only national teacher in 600 years, devoted his life to the country and died for it.

His deeds have been praised by countless people for hundreds of years. To this day, there are Zhuge temples all over the Kyushu region, and they are very popular. This shows the people of Daqian's worship of Zhuge Qixing.

People in the Imperial Observatory even regarded it as a spiritual belief, inheriting Zhuge Qixing's idea of ​​eliminating harm for the people, and fighting for six hundred years with successive sacrifices and bloodshed.

Zhang Jiuyang once admired this name very much, because Zhuge Qixing in this world undoubtedly reminded him of the Prime Minister Zhuge on Earth.

But now Zhang Jiuyang looked at this name with an extremely solemn gaze, even revealing a hint of coldness.

His thoughts went back to his last conversation with the Two-Faced Buddha in the Sky Prison not long ago.

This was a conversation that could potentially overturn the entire faith of the Imperial Observatory. Even with Yue Ling's iron will, she was greatly shocked at the time and almost stabbed the Two-Faced Buddha to death. Fortunately, Zhang Jiuyang calmed her down in time.

"Tell me... who is Tianzun?"

In the sky prison, Zhang Jiuyang stared at the two-faced Buddha and spoke word by word.

The two-faced Buddha smiled, then glanced at Yue Ling who was watching eagerly, and said calmly: "I dare to speak, do you dare to listen? Especially you, Yue Ling."

"Just go ahead and tell me what you can say that I dare not listen to."

Yue Ling sneered, showing no fear at all.

Her eyes were sharp, like a dragon bird unsheathed, clear and brave, and fearless. After so many years of investigation, she had already made up her mind that no matter who the Heavenly Lord was, she would kill him!
At first, she just wanted to avenge her younger sister and those who died in the Duke's Mansion, but as the investigation deepened, she saw many shocking cases.

Bones were scattered all over the ground, and blood was gushing into the sky.

Although Tianzun was not directly involved in many cases, he was the organizer of Huangquan and the ultimate mastermind behind the scenes.

For the sake of the people of Daqian, she must kill Tianzun!

The two-faced Buddha seemed to be lost in some distant memory. After a long while, he came back to his senses and said, "The Heavenly Venerable is very mysterious. He took the initiative to find me back then. When the Heavenly Venerable appeared, even the incarnation of Mahakala hidden in my body immediately disappeared and did not dare to say a word."

"Even so, Tianzun seemed to have seen the Mahakala in me, but he never mentioned it. But I always feel that the reason he found me was because of Mahakala."

"I asked Mahakala about the identity of the deity, but he only said one sentence."

Zhang Jiuyang's eyes lit up and he asked, "What?"

With the experience and cultivation of Lord Buddha Mahakala, perhaps he can really see the flaws of the Heavenly Venerable?

"He said that he didn't know who Tianzun was, but he smelled the scent of a god in Tianzun, and he was very popular. If this person was born in ancient times, he would probably become a powerful god."

"It's a pity that I was born in this end times. It's like a real dragon trapped in shallow water. It's sad and lamentable."

Zhang Jiuyang keenly noticed a key piece of information: incense and gods!
This means that the true identity of Tianzun was probably very respected and was often worshipped by people six hundred years ago.

"Tianzun is a man who is very secretive and unfathomable. I wanted to find out his identity and get him to join the Black Sky Plan, but He stopped me."

"The Heavenly Venerable is so powerful that even He is afraid of him and dares not let him know about or participate in the Black Sky Plan, fearing that he will end up being someone else's wedding dress."

After a pause, the Two-Faced Buddha continued, "Come to think of it, when I first met Tianzun, I fought with him. At that time, I had just defected from Nalanda Temple and had just achieved the sixth realm. I thought I had mastered my magical powers and was invincible, and then I met Tianzun."

“I still remember that feeling of powerlessness and despair vividly. Whenever I see Tianzun, I still feel fear in my heart.”

Thinking of what happened that night, the Two-Faced Buddha was filled with emotion.

When he was at his most arrogant, he met Tianzun. The opponent's methods were so horrible that he had no power to resist. He couldn't even understand why he lost.

"Compared to my senior brother?"

Zhang Jiuyang suddenly asked.

The two-faced Buddha thought about it carefully, then shook his head and said, "I don't know which one is stronger. Neither of them used their full strength against me. Perhaps we can only know after fighting once, but..."

"From my own feeling, the stronger one should be...Tianzun."

Zhang Jiuyang's heart trembled. His senior brother Miao Shenke was a powerful cultivator who had reached the eighth level of Yang God, and he was practicing the unprecedented Yuding Xuan Gong, the number one immortal skill.

Six hundred years ago, only Zhuge Qixing could defeat him, but after six hundred years of settling down, I'm afraid even Zhuge Qixing may not be able to win for sure, right?
But the Two-Faced Buddha said that Tianzun should be stronger.

"Over the years, I have also been very curious about Tianzun's identity, but I have never found anything until those two things happened."

"What two things?"

Zhang Jiuyang's eyes moved, and after looking at Yue Ling, he quickly asked.

The Two-Faced Buddha was indeed a big fish, worthy of being the second highest god in the underworld. He actually knew so many secrets, and it was worth his painstaking efforts to pry open his mouth.

"The first thing is about the prince."

Zhang Jiuyang was stunned.

"I once entered the capital city incognito, disguised as a monk and went to the prince's residence to beg for alms, hoping to take the opportunity to contact the prince, gain his trust, and then use his power to deal with the Imperial Observatory."

Yue Ling's eyes narrowed when he heard this.

The move of the Two-Faced Buddha was extremely vicious, and it was a poisonous plot to cut off the firewood for the Imperial Observatory. You know, the emperor was very afraid of the Imperial Observatory, and the relationship between the two sides was getting more and more tense. Many people in the Imperial Observatory actually hoped that the new emperor would ease the conflict after he ascended the throne.

But if even the crown prince was sowed into disarray, it would be very disadvantageous for the Imperial Observatory.

"Everything went smoothly before, but when I tried to subtly influence the prince through the Avalokitesvara Daluo mantra, I received a warning from the Heavenly Venerable."

"I had no choice but to give up my plan and leave the capital."

Zhang Jiuyang was stunned.

Tianzun actually stopped the two-faced Buddha from seducing the prince?

You know, Tianzun has never easily interfered with Huangquan Tiangan's actions, and he is almost always aloof from it.

But when the Two-Faced Buddha attempted to attack the prince, Tianzun made an exception and intervened.

This can only mean one thing, that is, Tianzun does not want to see Daqian fall completely into civil war and fall apart.

After all, if even the new emperor dislikes the Imperial Observatory, as conflicts accumulate, a civil war is likely to break out in the future. No matter who wins or loses, it will be a huge loss for Daqian.

The emperor and Zhuge Yunhu understood this, so despite some disagreements, they were still able to maintain apparent stability and play within the rules.

"Since then, I have had some suspicions. Tianzun may not be Daqian's enemy. He established Huangquan for other purposes. But I was not sure until the second incident happened."

After a pause, the two-faced Buddha looked at Zhang Jiuyang and continued, "Speaking of the second incident, you should be very familiar with it. It is about pretending to be an evil spirit and sneaking into Huangquan."

Zhang Jiuyang suddenly had a flash of light and blurted out: "Zhuge Yu?"

Yue Ling was also stunned.

Zhuge Yu is Zhuge Yunhu's most outstanding son. He is extremely talented and intelligent. He was once a rising star in the Imperial Observatory, just like her now.

At that time, everyone believed that Zhuge Yu would take over the position of Supervisor in the future, and everyone had great confidence in him.

Yue Ling joined the Imperial Observatory at the age of fourteen. At that time, she was well cared for by Zhuge Yu, who was like an older brother to her. He taught her how to investigate cases and helped her to gain a foothold.

The feeling Zhuge Yu gave her was as warm as the sun.

He loves to smile at everyone, and his smile is very bright. No matter what kind of monster he faces, he is always the first to charge forward, never giving up on any teammate, and repeatedly leading the team out of desperate situations. He is almost a perfect leader.

But no one expected that Zhuge Yu was willing to sacrifice himself in order to get rid of Huang Quan. He used the immortality spell to turn himself into a zombie, and with the courage of "no risk, no gain". He entered Huang Quan's sight.

He was almost successful, but collapsed on the road leading to the top of the mountain. He was skinned and tortured to death, and his body was thrown in front of the gate of the Imperial Observatory.

"Zhuge Yu...is not actually dead."

The two-faced Buddha's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the prison.

"The Heavenly Lord took action and saved his life by using the technique of replacing a dead person with a dead one. However, his skills were too advanced and he was able to make the fake look real. None of us could see it at the time. It was Mahakala who told me later."

"The corpse you found later was just a fake corpse forged by Tianzun."

"After several investigations, I found that it was the long-lost apricot corpse technique of the Yuding Palace. If you dig up Zhuge Yu's grave now, you should only see a rotten almond."

Hearing the name of the Xingzi Fake Corpse Technique, Zhang Jiuyang's heart suddenly moved.

As the successor of Yuding Palace, he naturally knew this method.

The Apricot Corpse Technique is one of the Thirty-Six Techniques of Jade Ding. It is a very magical technique of substitution for death that has the power to conceal one's true identity.

To put it simply, it means using almonds to die instead of yourself or someone else. During this period, the almonds will become corpses, almost exactly the same as real people, and even the third eye cannot see any flaws.

But when the magic power dissipates, the corpse will turn back into an almond.

Similar stories have been circulated in many strange novels. For example, when a monk or Taoist priest dies, people see them in other places. When they dig up the grave, they find no corpse but only almonds or a shoe.

The legend of Bodhidharma returning to the west alone is an example of such a story.

What Zhang Jiuyang really cared about was why Tianzun was proficient in the magic of Yuding Palace?
He suddenly remembered one thing. Back then, his senior brother had fought with Zhuge Qixing seven times, but was defeated seven times. In the end, he was completely convinced.

Senior Brother once said that Zhuge Qixing was a monster. During the battle, he even comprehended and cracked the magic of the Jade Ding Palace. For example, the Thirteen Form Escape, Zhuge Qixing only read it a few times and then deduced and learned it by himself. Later, it became a secret method in the treasury of the Imperial Observatory.

If he could even deduce and comprehend the more complex Thirteen Forms of Escape, then the Apricot Corpse Art might not be a problem either...

More importantly, Tianzun actually took action and saved Zhuge Yu!
Whoosh!
The spear came out like a dragon, and the tip of the Overlord Spear pierced the throat of the Two-Faced Buddha, and murderous aura came towards him.

Yue Ling gripped the gun tightly and glared angrily.

"How dare you, a bastard, slander Imperial Master Zhuge?"

The two-faced Buddha turned a blind eye, smiled coldly, and his voice slowly rang out in the sky prison.

"A figure from six hundred years ago, often worshipped with rich incense, secretly protecting the crown prince of Daqian, knowing the apricot fake corpse technique, saving Zhuge Yu, and showing mercy to Zhuge Bingmao's men many times..."

"With all these things put together, who do you think he could be?"

(End of this chapter)