The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 497: Heavenly Stems Gathered, Huangquan Revealed

Facing the gaze of Tianzun, Zhang Jiuyang felt his scalp tingling and his whole body tensed to the extreme. Fortunately, he had the blessing of Tiandun Sword Intent to avoid revealing any flaws.

At this moment, he could only pray silently that the Heavenly Master did not notice the flaw.

Just now, at the bottom of the Yellow Springs water, he was ready to take the risk of changing his identity with the help of the huge noise during the fight, but it was Taiyin's voice transmission that stopped him and asked him to wait a little longer.

As expected, after a while the Lord of the Underworld actually took action. He was definitely a mysterious and powerful being. When Zhang Jiuyang asked Wang Lingguan to possess his body, he caused a big commotion in the Underworld and had communicated with him.

At that time, facing myself with the supernatural power of Wang Lingguan, the Lord of the Underworld was very wary but not too scared and almost started a fight.

Moreover, my senior brother Miao Shen Ke hid in the underworld to comprehend the profound arts, and he also relied on the protection of the Lord of the Underworld.

All in all, the Lord of the Mansion's move gave Zhang Jiuyang hope, and the Lord of the Mansion did not disappoint him. Tianzun and the other Huangquan Heavenly Stems were all attracted by him.

Especially Tianzun, who used the magic of reversing cause and effect but failed to immediately break the master's magical power. In the end, he seemed to have used a more hidden ability.

Just like the information that Ao Li had once found out at the risk of his life, Tianzun’s left hand is Buddha and his right hand is Taoism, and he also hides an even more astonishing power.

Unfortunately, it was just a fleeting moment, and Zhang Jiuyang wanted to seize the opportunity to replace the original with the fake, so no one noticed anything.

At this moment, he held up the Huangquan Order in his hand, waiting for Tianzun to speak.

If he still fails to hide it from Tianzun, then today will be the day of his death. If he succeeds, then he will be able to survive the crisis and walk out of this Yellow Spring Banquet alive.

Life and death are just a thought away.

"Yellow Spring Order..."

Tianzun pointed his finger and the Huangquan Order automatically flew into his hand. After looking at it for a moment, he returned it to Yan Luo.

"Since you killed the Painted Skin Master, then the successor of this Yellow Spring Order... will be an exception. You can decide."

Zhang Jiuyang's heart skipped a beat and his expression became unusually solemn. It was unknown what he was thinking about.

However, Zhuge Yu's eyes froze, and he looked at Huang Quan Ling with an extremely unwilling look. He wanted to say something but was afraid of the power of Tianzun, so he did not dare to speak.

There was joy in the seventh brother's eyes.

As the first person to defect to the Yan Luo camp, he naturally hoped that his side would become as powerful as possible.

As the successor of the eighth heavenly stem designated by Yama, their camp will inevitably expand further, and their own status will naturally rise as well.

But what he never expected was that the next moment, Yan Luo's voice sounded.

"Tianzun, Zhuge Yu has made great contributions in finding the spy, and he almost became a Heavenly Stem. Now that he has surrendered to you, please give him this Yellow Spring Token."

The voice was loud and firm, without a trace of hesitation.

Zhuge Yu was stunned, looking at Yan Luo with a complicated expression, and he couldn't help feeling a little grateful in his heart.

For this purpose, he even sent a message to Yama Luo.

"Thank you very much."

"I misunderstood you as a traitor before, and it was also because of the guidance of the Painted Skin Master. Please don't blame me."

Yan Luo did not reply, but just nodded slightly at him.

Tianzun looked at Yama with a deep and unpredictable gaze.

"Yan Luo, are you sure you want to give the Yellow Spring Order to Zhuge Yu?"

Zhang Jiuyang did not hesitate and said firmly: "Yes, I know that the Heavenly Venerable must have a big plan. It has been a long time since we waited for the ten Heavenly Stems to gather together. If we miss this opportunity, I don't know what kind of changes will happen in the future."

"In this case, it is better to do it now than to wait for a day. Zhuge Yu has completed the test before, so he does not need to go through the assessment of Old Seven this time. He can directly become a Heavenly Stem and realize the plan of the Heavenly Venerable faster!"

As soon as these words were spoken, even Xuan Su, who had been hostile before, softened his gaze towards Yan Luo.

The Moon Goddess nodded repeatedly and looked at Yan Luo quietly, with a strange light flashing in her beautiful eyes.

Today, she not only saw Yan Luo's tyranny and strength, but also saw his ability to "retreat". In her opinion, Yan Luo's move was really brilliant.

Not only did he kill the Painted Skin Master with his own hands, making his prestige in the underworld even greater, he also won over the neutral faction among the Ten Heavenly Stems who obeyed the orders of Tianzun. More importantly, after today, Yan Luo would probably be even more trusted by Tianzun.

"In that case..."

Tianzun said calmly: "Zhuge Yu, you will be the Heavenly Stem of the character 'Xin'."

Zhang Jiuyang handed the Yellow Spring Order to Zhuge Yu. Seeing the other party's ecstatic look on his face and unable to let it go, a hint of murderous intent quietly arose in his heart.

This Yellow Spring Order belongs to him. After eating his own food, he must replenish it with something.

Take your life in exchange.

Zhang Jiuyang has made up his mind that he must prevent Zhuge Yu from attending the next Huangquan Banquet and take back his Huangquan Order.

Zhuge Yu was indeed a genius and soon gained the recognition of Huangquan Ling. Wisps of clouds and smoke appeared around him.

He was extremely excited as he finally became one of the Ten Heavenly Stems!
No one knows better than him how precious the identities of the Ten Heavenly Stems are. Once Tianzun accomplishes his mission, the Ten Heavenly Stems will be the greatest opportunity and fortune in the world!

More importantly, the gathering of the ten heavenly stems means that Tianzun’s plan is finally reaching that stage.

On the top of Mount Yamabushiki, all ten thrones were occupied.

But what was strange was that the person who had just been on the eighth throne now had half of his head rolling on the ground, his death was extremely tragic and terrifying.

"Today, the ten Heavenly Stems are gathering together. I will tell you... the true secret of Huangquan."

Tianzun spoke again, and his words made everyone hold their breath, afraid of missing any word.

They have always been very curious about Tianzun. Why did such a powerful figure who is almost invincible in the world spend hundreds of years to form Huangquan and wait for the ten heavenly stems to gather together?
Zhang Jiuyang was also very curious. He actually struggled with whether to give the Yellow Spring Order to Zhuge Yu. After all, doing so would be equivalent to helping Tianzun and advancing his plan.

You can't get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den.

Zhang Jiuyang realized that the main reason why he was repeatedly defeated by Tianzun, in addition to the huge gap in strength, was that he had too little information.

He had no idea what Tianzun wanted to do or what specific arrangements he had made.

Therefore, he needs to figure out what the purpose of Tianzun in establishing Huangquan is, so that he can take targeted actions in the future.

Tianzun looked at everyone.

"Everyone, you are all rare geniuses in the world, each of you is a rare talent, but have you ever thought about a question..."

After a pause, he said word by word: "Why is it that after you reach the sixth realm, your cultivation speed becomes slower and slower?"

Everyone was stunned.

"In ancient times, the sixth realm was only considered good, and there were countless people in the seventh and eighth realms. Legends of people reaching the ninth realm and becoming immortal were also common. Could it be that the ancients' aptitude was really much better than yours?"

The seventh elder snorted and said, "It's not that I'm conceited. Although I'm a demon, demons also have family trees. According to the records of my family, my aptitude can be ranked in the top five!"

Shan Jun sneered and said, "Then why are you still in the sixth realm?"

"Ahem, well... it's just bad luck."

The Moon Goddess laughed and said, "I'm afraid it's not luck, but the world today has long lost its glory as it did in ancient times."

She felt this deeply. People in the tribe always said that she was a genius that only appeared once in a thousand years, but in fact, in ancient times, even some tribesmen with average qualifications had achieved more than her.

Tianzun nodded and said, "What Yueshen said is correct. It's not that your talents are poor, but that the world has changed."

Everyone had different expressions when they heard this, some were surprised, some were calm, and some were in deep thought.

"In ancient times, there was a great war that shook the world."

As soon as Tianzun opened his mouth, Lao Qi couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "How big can it be?"

He really couldn't imagine what a battle would be like that would make even the Heavenly Venerable use the words "earth-shaking".

Tianzun looked at him quietly, which immediately made Lao Qi cough and shut his mouth obediently.

"The human continent was originally a whole. It was because of that battle that it was split into Kyushu and other lands."

"In that war, all the gods fell one after another, even the Golden Crow God was shot down, causing the sun to disappear and the world to fall into eternal night. It was because the Human Emperor at that time burned himself to death and ascended to heaven, turning into the rising sun that we have today's light."

Zhang Jiuyang nodded secretly. This was exactly the same as what Patriarch Baiyun said. It seemed that Tianzun also knew a lot about the secrets of ancient times.

"Although the human world eventually survived, the great war destroyed the spiritual veins of the three realms, and the spiritual energy became increasingly weak. Even today, breaking through the sixth realm has become a rare occurrence."

Zhang Jiuyang was shocked. He didn't know this, but he was not particularly surprised because he had already guessed it in his mind.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

They all had this experience. After entering the sixth realm, the speed of cultivation seemed to slow down all of a sudden. They were all diligent and hardworking people, but they always felt that they were unable to do their best.

The further you go, the more difficult it becomes. No matter how talented you are, you can't speed up.

"This is because the current spiritual energy is no longer enough to support us in cultivating into immortals. The seventh realm is the limit. If we want to break through to the eighth realm, we must go to some special places, such as the netherworld, the Buddhist realm, or the heavenly fairyland."

These special places were once glorious and were the spiritual centers between heaven and earth. Even though they have weakened a lot with the passage of time, they are still far superior to the human world.

“But even these places cannot provide a place for too many people to practice, because every cultivator in the seventh or eighth realm needs a huge amount of spiritual energy to break through, and it is easy to dry up the pond and catch more fish.”

"That's not right."

Shan Jun asked in confusion: "Tianzun, isn't this the Netherworld? But I don't think the spiritual energy is particularly abundant, not even as good as my Tongtian Mountains."

Tianzun said calmly: "The spiritual energy in the underworld has made the Lord of the Underworld, me, and another Taoist master of the Eighth Realm successful. Now there is very little left."

Zhang Jiuyang's pupils condensed and he looked deeply at Tianzun.

The Heavenly Venerable is Zhuge Qixing. Back then, Zhuge Qixing had reached the peak of the seventh realm and could not make any further progress in the human world, so he became angry and caused a big disturbance in the underworld?
Just as Mr. Meng said, Zhuge Liang was cautious throughout his life, and his behavior that time was really unlike him.

Now Zhang Jiuyang had a guess in his mind, that Zhuge Qixing's rampage in the underworld was fake, and that his breakthrough to the eighth realm with the help of the underworld's spiritual energy was real!
Perhaps he had reached some kind of agreement with the Lord at that time.

Later, Senior Brother Miao Shenke also reached the eighth realm in the underworld. He should be the Taoist eighth realm that Tianzun mentioned.

When everyone heard this, the little thoughts that had just arisen in their minds disappeared again.

Originally, after hearing this secret, they were planning to travel deeper into the underworld, but now the spiritual energy in the underworld has been exhausted and is not much stronger than that of the human world.

The three eighth realms have exhausted the resources of the underworld.

So if you want to break through faster, do you have to look for the legendary Buddhist world or the fairyland outside the sky?
"Tianzun, you haven't told me yet, what is the use of our Huangquan Token? Can it open the legendary Buddhist Dharma Realm or the Heavenly Palace?"

Tianzun looked at them and smiled faintly. His voice was calm but contained an indescribable dominance.

"You might as well think bigger."

Zhang Jiuyang looked at him, his eyes flashed, and he slowly uttered a word.

"I guess, Tianzun wants to... repair the sky?"

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(End of this chapter)