The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 442 The Mysterious Man’s Reminder
What is the name of the abbot of Baiyun Temple?
If Yue Ling hadn't suddenly asked this question, Zhang Jiuyang probably wouldn't have realized the weirdness of it.

Is it his soul that is affected?
No, the soul is protected by the Tiandun sword intent and does not feel anything unusual. There is only one possibility, that there is something wrong with the whole world.

The law of confusing cause and effect!
A flash of light flashed through Zhang Jiuyang's mind, and he and Yue Ling looked at each other. They could understand the meaning of each other's eyes.

The real cause of the abbot’s death was not that his head was cut off, but... the severance of cause and effect!

Just like the great monk Prajna back then, he began to be gradually forgotten by the world and disappeared in the long river of history.

And the effect is even more terrifying than that of the Prajna Monk back then!
You know, although the Prajna monk has been forgotten by the world, the real people in the six realms can still remember him. But the abbot just passed away, and Zhang Jiuyang has already begun to forget his name.

This shows that the murderer not only killed the abbot by reversing the cause and effect, but also surpassed the Prajna monk in the attainment of this magical power!
These clues all point to the same person...

After a long silence, Zhang Jiuyang said in a deep voice: "I finally understand."

Yue Ling asked in confusion: "Understand what?"

"Do you remember the painting 'Five Hundred Arhats Suppressing Demons'?"

Zhang Jiuyang sighed, "Before he died, the Tianlong Luohan pointed to the sky with one hand, as if he was performing some kind of magic, but in fact, he was leaving the last clue. The person who broke through... was Tianzun!"

It’s a pity that the clues left by Tianlong Luohan were too obscure and no one could understand them at the time. It was not until Yue Ling mentioned the abbot that Zhang Jiuyang deduced that the murderer was Tianzun based on the principle of reversing the cause and effect, and then deduced the intention of Tianlong Luohan.

"Fortunately, you have a sharp mind and noticed the strangeness of the abbot, otherwise we would have taken many detours."

Zhang Jiuyang felt somewhat fortunate.

Yue Ling shook her head and said, "It wasn't something I suddenly remembered, but someone reminded me in secret."

Zhang Jiuyang was startled and asked, "Secretly reminding?"

Yue Ling nodded, then took out a bronze mirror and handed it to Zhang Jiuyang. Someone had written a sentence in blood on the brass mirror.

"Do you still remember the abbot's Buddhist name?"

Although written in blood, the handwriting is simple and has a Zen feel.

"I was practicing in my room when I suddenly noticed something strange. I looked around with my divine eyes and finally found this bronze mirror."

"There's nothing special about the bronze mirror itself. It's not a magic weapon nor an evil object. But the weird thing is that when I first entered the room, out of habit, I carefully checked every corner of the room. The bronze mirror was clean and there was no writing on it."

"It's only ten feet away from where I practice. How could someone write on it at such a close distance without being able to detect my spiritual sense?"

Zhang Jiuyang's eyes narrowed. What Yue Ling said made a lot of sense.

You know, she has been through hundreds of battles and fought her way out of a pile of corpses. Let alone practicing, she would be alert even when sleeping.

Zhang Jiuyang looked at the bronze mirror in his hand with a serious look, and said, "Then there are only two possibilities."

"The first is that someone quietly sneaked into your room and left these words on the bronze mirror in front of you."

Yue Ling frowned and said, "Impossible, unless that person has the cultivation of the eighth realm, otherwise even if it is the seventh realm, it is impossible not to alarm me at all."

She still has this confidence.

"Well, each of the Eight Realms is extremely rare. Tianzun should be in this realm, but he is the murderer himself. There is no reason to remind you. My senior brother has not returned from the Black Sky Realm, so it can't be him..."

"So this hypothesis is unlikely, and the second scenario is more likely."

Zhang Jiuyang raised the bronze mirror in the moonlight, looked at the mirror carefully, and said in a concentrated voice: "These words suddenly appeared by themselves..."

Yue Ling was stunned.

"It sounds a bit ridiculous, but I think it's very possible. Maybe someone is casting a spell and writing words on the other side of the mirror to give you some hints."

This kind of spell does exist, it's just extremely rare.

"Whoever it is, he seems to have good intentions towards us and wants to guide us to find out the truth. If it weren't for these words, I wouldn't have realized that what really killed the abbot was the severance of cause and effect!"

Yue Ling looked up at the dark night around him and sighed, "As expected of a thousand-year-old temple, the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism, it is indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and has many secrets."

"Let me keep the mirror for now. We have already found out that the murderer is Tianzun. The most urgent task is to find out Tianzun's purpose for breaking into the holy land!"

When talking about this, Zhang Jiuyang looked very solemn.

Tianzun has always stayed out of the matter, as if he were a god high above everyone else, just watching from the sidelines, and he would not be moved even if one of the Ten Heavenly Stems died.

Zhang Jiuyang felt as if he was always a spectator, looking down on the world.

But this time, Tianzun actually came down in person, with a very clear purpose, and headed straight for the holy land of Baiyun Temple. If Tongji had not been attracted by the commotion in Shigu Town, he would probably have died here.

If Tianzun is really Zhuge Qixing, then every move of the other party deserves special attention. After all, Zhuge's wisdom is known to be the best in the past 600 years of Daqian.

"It seems that we must go to that holy place quickly!"

Fighting with a man as wise as Zhuge Qixing is already extremely difficult and dangerous. If there is also an asymmetry of information, then you are just courting death.

Yue Ling nodded and said, "Can what you just asked the fat monk to do help Tongji make up his mind to take us into the holy land?"

"It should be possible, but the premise is that it can't be exposed."

Zhang Jiuyang thought for a moment and said, "Where is Tongji now?"

"In the back hall, keeping vigil for his senior brother."

"Then let's go over and take a look. On the one hand, we can hold him back so that the Painted Skin operation can proceed smoothly. On the other hand, we can take another look at the abbot."

Yue Ling knew him very well and asked, "Do you want to see the afterimage in those eyes again?"

Zhang Jiuyang nodded and said, "Yes, although my spiritual official's eyes can't see it completely, I still got some insights. It's just that there are so many people in the hall today that I didn't say it out."

Yue Ling's eyes lit up and asked, "What did you find out?"

"The afterimage in the pupil did not seem to cover the face. That is why Abbot Tonghui was so shocked, as if he saw a person who should not have appeared."

Yue Ling's breathing came to a brief halt.

"You mean to say that Tianzun took off his mask in front of the abbot and revealed his true face?"

"Correct."

In an instant, Yue Ling's eyes became exceptionally bright, like stars.

Although they have basically confirmed that Tianzun is Zhuge Qixing, for such a major event, seeing is believing.

If we can decipher the residual image in the pupil and see the true face of Tianzun, then we can have the final word!
Zhuge Qixing was once her hero. In fact, even now, with so many clues, she still felt a little unreal that Tianzun might be Zhuge Qixing.

If it can be finally confirmed, it will be a relief for her.

Zhang Jiuyang's eyes were deep. In fact, he had a guess in his mind that he had not said out loud, that is, in addition to Zhuge Qixing, the Heavenly Venerable could also be another person, a person he also suspected but had no evidence.

There was no evidence, not even a clue, just a bold assumption and a hunch deep in his heart.

So he also wanted to personally unveil the mysterious veil of the Heavenly Lord and see who he really was under the mask. …

mourning hall.

The abbot's body was lying in the coffin, with only a faint red line left on his neck. The coffin had not yet been closed, but his face looked normal and he looked like he was asleep.

Even if a sixth-level immortal has not practiced any special techniques to strengthen his body, his body is still extraordinary after being cleansed by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Even if you die, mosquitoes cannot land on you and demons cannot invade you.

Tongji and other abbots sat cross-legged on the ground, turning Buddhist beads, striking wooden fish, and chanting the "Nirvana Sutra" to pray for the reincarnation of their fellow brother.

According to the rules of Baiyun Temple, they need to recite the Sutra of Rebirth for three consecutive days before they can close the coffin and cremate the body. Finally, the cremated relics will be sent to the pagoda for enshrinement.

Only in this way can one be liberated and be reborn in the Western Paradise.

But the most painful thing for a cultivator is that Tongji knows what it means to have the soul and spirit scattered and the original spirit no longer exist. He also knows that something went wrong in the Western Paradise a long time ago and the Buddhas have not responded to them for a long time.

The senior brother died completely, without even the chance of reincarnation, and his lifelong practice was ruined.

This is why he hates the murderer so much. As long as his senior brother still has his soul left, he will find a way to bring him back to life.

"Master Tongji, I am Zhang Jiuyang and my wife are here to visit you. Please come out and see me."

Zhang Jiuyang did not enter the room, but quietly sent a message to Tongji.

Tongji frowned, thinking that Zhang Jiuyang and Yue Ling were here to force him to make a quick decision, and felt a little unhappy.

The temple rules that had existed for thousands of years could not be broken just because he wanted to. The two of them did not understand the difficulty involved.

He was originally planning to refuse and concentrate on chanting sutras for his senior brother, but at this time Zhang Jiuyang's voice continued to ring in his ears.

"The case has made significant progress and we have found out who the murderer is."

boom!
Tongji stood up suddenly, surprising the other abbots and the chanting was briefly interrupted.

"You guys continue, I'll be back shortly."

Although it was only a few steps away, Tongji seemed unable to wait even for that short distance. He directly used the Buddhist escape technique and appeared in front of Zhang Jiuyang and Yue Ling in a flash.

"Who is the murderer?"

He asked word by word, his voice full of suppressed murderous intent. The powerful aura made the bamboo forest in the yard rustle and almost bend.

"Master Tongji, I wonder if you have heard of the Huangquan organization?"

Zhang Jiuyang casually cast a soundproofing spell and asked.

“Yellow Spring…”

Tongji's eyes narrowed, and he said, "I've heard that the Huangquan case is the biggest unsolved case in your Imperial Observatory. Every demon in Huangquan has a very high level of cultivation, their methods are extremely cruel, and their whereabouts are strange and unpredictable."

"Not long ago, a ghost king who massacred the whole city appeared in Qingzhou. His name was Yan Luo, and he was the evil spirit in the underworld. Although he was thousands of miles away, I had heard of his evil name in the temple."

Hearing this, Zhang Jiuyang coughed, looking slightly embarrassed.

Although it happened just a year ago, it seems so far away now. At that time, he relied on his ruthlessness to kill his way out.

"What Master Tongji said is basically correct. Huangquan is an organization, or an alliance. Every member of it is a being in the sixth realm. For example, Yama Luo you just mentioned, and the mountain king in Tongtian Mountain Range, are all members of this organization."

After a pause, Zhang Jiuyang said word by word: "And there are ten strong men like this in Huangquan, known as the Ten Heavenly Stems."

Tongji was shocked.

He had indeed heard of Huang Quan's name, but he had never imagined that Huang Quan's strength was so powerful. Ten great demons with the cultivation level of the sixth realm?

There are only a dozen cultivators in the sixth realm in the entire Daqian. How could Huang Quan be so powerful?
"You, the Imperial Observatory...are fighting with them?"

Tongji looked at Yue Ling with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

How did the Imperial Observatory fight against such a behemoth and survive until now?
"To be precise, the Sixth Realm is just the threshold to join Huangquan. The head of Huangquan is called Tianzun. This person's strength is unfathomable, at least the Seventh Realm..."

Zhang Jiuyang didn't even dare to say that he was in the eighth realm, for fear of scaring Tongji, which might have a counterproductive effect.

"You mean to say that the murderer of my senior brother is Tianzun?"

Tongji frowned and asked, "Do you two have any evidence?"

It's not his fault for not trusting them. It was just that Zhang Jiuyang and Yue Ling investigated the case too quickly. They had no clues during the day, but found the murderer at night.

It sounded like he was lying.

Tongji is not stupid. On the contrary, no one who can cultivate to the sixth level is a fool. His first reaction is that Zhang Jiuyang and Yue Ling want to use this incident to win over Baiyun Temple to deal with Huang Quan together.

He would never believe it without solid evidence.

Yue Ling was so smart that she had seen through his worries long ago. She said calmly, "A bright and clear person will not see villains. We, the Imperial Observatory, will fight to the end, even if there is no sect to help us, until the last drop of blood is shed."

Tongji hurriedly wanted to explain, but was interrupted by her coldly.

"You want evidence, then I'll give you evidence. Do you still remember the abbot's Buddhist name?"

"Brother, your Dharma name is Tonghui, what's wrong?"

Tongji asked doubtfully.

Zhang Jiuyang patted Yue Ling's hand and said with a smile: "Master Tongji and the abbot have extremely heavy karma, so naturally they can't be severed as quickly as we are. So, let me ask."

"Master Tongji, can you still remember the time you spent with the abbot when you were young?"

"Is this related to the investigation?"

"of course."

Although Tongji didn't understand, he still began to recall carefully and then told it aloud.

"I was picked up by my master when I was nine years old. I was dirty all over. It was my senior brother who took me to bathe and put on clean clothes for me. Oh, and he often took me to--"

Tongji's voice suddenly stopped, and a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.

What are you taking me to do, brother?
He could clearly feel that the incident left a deep impression on him and he liked it very much, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember it.

It was as if a piece of memory had been wiped off.

"It seems that you finally realized that this is the law of reversing cause and effect. Your senior brother died first in this technique, and then was beheaded."

"The reason why the murderer wants to erase the cause and effect of the abbot is probably because... the abbot saw his true face."

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(End of this chapter)