The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 652: The Master of Huangquan, Two Heavenly Lords

Zhang Jiuyang stared carefully into Emperor Taizu's eyes, not missing any change in his expression, and finally came to a conclusion.

It seemed like... it was the first time he heard the word "Tianzun".

Of course, it is also possible that the other party’s acting skills were so good that he deceived him.

"Tianzun is the current leader of Huangquan. According to the information I have investigated, he has lived for more than 600 years and is a contemporary of yours."

"His cultivation is unfathomable. He is the leader of the Ten Heavenly Stems of Huangquan. He is at least at the eighth level of Yang God, and may even be higher..."

After a pause, Zhang Jiuyang asked again: "You really don't know who Tianzun is?"

After hearing this news, Emperor Taizu fell into deep thought, then shook his head and said, "This is indeed the first time I have heard of this name."

"Of course, it is also possible that my memory has been affected and I have forgotten something."

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, and said thoughtfully: "But a strange thing did happen back then."

Zhang Jiuyang's expression changed, and he asked, "Your Majesty, can you tell me?"

"It's just a trivial matter, nothing to worry about."

Emperor Taizu looked reminiscent and said slowly, "Back then, the three of us brothers all believed that the path we chose was the right one. Although we had different ideas, it did not affect our brotherhood."

"I founded Huangquan and did a lot of dirty things. After my third brother found out, he came to persuade me. We once had a fierce quarrel."

"Later we reconciled, but when we recalled the incident again, we found some subtle differences."

"What's the difference?"

Emperor Taizu frowned and said, "It's the time. I remember the quarrel happened in the afternoon, but my third brother said it happened at dusk."

Just a very minor difference.

He felt strange at the time, because both of them were top monks in the world, how could they even remember the time wrong?
"Later, I made a special investigation. When my third brother entered the palace, he saw many people. I sent people to inquire about them one by one, and the results were very interesting."

"About half said it was afternoon, and the other half remembered it was dusk."

Zhang Jiuyang was shocked. This was not just a coincidence. So many people's memories were wrong. There must be something fishy behind it!
"I have been investigating this matter for a long time, but it ended up in vain and I didn't find any results."

Zhang Jiuyang took a deep breath, and an astonishing guess emerged in his mind.

If Emperor Taizu did not lie, it means that the memories of everyone in the palace at that time were affected to some extent.

And those who can do a little bit...

He obtained a magical power, the Baiyun Temple's magical power of reversing cause and effect, which is also the magical power that the Today's Heavenly Venerable is very good at.

"Later, I was the emperor of Daqian in public, but secretly the chief of Huangquan. In order to gain the trust of the 'chicken farmer', I submitted a letter of surrender."

At this point, Emperor Taizu was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "Yuding Palace, a thousand-year-old Taoist holy place, has become a ruin just like this."

Boom!

Zhang Jiuyang seemed to have thunder exploding in his head, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

Huang Quan...Master?
Is Yuding Palace a token of surrender?
He recalled the illusion he had seen in Yuding Palace. The man standing on the black tortoise, wearing a black robe and an iron face, and summoning thunder zombies with the imperial seal, was indeed Emperor Taizu, but... not Tianzun.

"I founded Huangquan, modeled after the order of the underworld. The highest person is the chief, and under him there are positions such as commander, judge, and wandering gods. The first chief was myself."

"In order to destroy the Yuding Palace, I have prepared for a long time, such as mobilizing internal forces and sending a large number of craftsmen into the Yuding Palace in advance. In the name of repairing the palace, I quietly destroyed the mountain protection formation."

"For example, using the imperial seal given by the 'chicken farmer', he summoned the Purple Thunder Master who was buried in the Penglai Fairy Island."

As he said this, he laughed at himself and said, "It's sad. I'm the emperor, but even the imperial seal was given to me by someone else, and it was taken back immediately after I used it." Zhang Jiuyang remembered the illusion of the destruction of Yuding Palace. After the black-robed 'Tianzun' succeeded, the imperial seal in his hand flew away automatically.

At that time, he thought that the other party had consumed too much energy, which allowed the jade seal to break free from its restraints. Now it seems that someone else had taken it back.

At this moment, Zhang Jiuyang has sorted out what happened that year.

Emperor Taizu was determined to take the third path, to endure humiliation and live a miserable life. To this end, he founded Huangquan, appointed himself as the chief, and helped the "chicken farmer" do some dirty things.

The way to gain the other party's trust and pledge their allegiance is to destroy the Yuding Palace.

It is no wonder that when Master Zhuge was investigating the case of the destruction of the Yuding Palace, he found many clues, but in the end he chose to seal them up and let the case go.

Because the murderer is His Majesty!
Moreover, Emperor Taizu did this in order to negotiate with the "chicken farmers", which was a heavy struggle.

Things were going smoothly at first. Emperor Taizu successfully eliminated Yuding Palace, the thorn in the eyes of the "chicken farmer", and gained their trust. But then some unexpected changes occurred.

Emperor Taizu and Master Zhuge died one after another, and Huangquan fell into decline. It was renamed Jingyesi and became a knife hidden in the dark for successive emperors of Daqian.

The real Tianzun appeared. He inherited the name Huangquan, created the Ten Heavenly Stems, and dressed exactly like the Emperor Taizu who was the Lord of Heaven back then.

Therefore, in the illusion of destroying Yuding Palace, Zhang Jiuyang regarded the then Emperor Taizu as the Heavenly Lord.

In fact, there has only been one Heavenly Venerable from beginning to end, and that is the Jia Heavenly Stem on Mount Yamafu today. However, this person probably had an unusual relationship with the Emperor Taizu back then.

"Speaking of which, I feel ashamed of Yuding Palace."

Emperor Taizu sighed deeply and said, "When I conquered the world, Yuding Palace made great efforts. Unfortunately..."

He was silent for a long time, and then asked: "Back then, I deliberately chose to take action when Master Miao, the head of the Jade Tripod Palace, was not around, hoping to leave a seed for the inheritance of the Jade Tripod Palace. I wonder if there are any heirs of the Jade Tripod Palace left in the world now?"

"Have."

Zhang Jiuyang answered aloud, and then he saw a hint of relief in Emperor Taizu's eyes, and he pointed at himself.

"Miao Shenke is my senior brother. I am now the successor of Yuding Palace."

Emperor Taizu: “…”

"Hahaha!!"

After a brief silence, Emperor Taizu suddenly laughed, but there was a hint of desolation in his heroic voice.

"I destroyed the Yuding Palace with my own hands, but my descendants have become the only heirs of the Yuding Palace and have a blood feud with me. This is really a trick of fate..."

After a long time, he put away his smile and looked at Zhang Jiuyang quietly.

"So do you think I was wrong?"

Zhang Jiuyang slowly raised his eyes and looked directly into his eyes. His voice was clear, powerful, and as sonorous as iron.

"Right or wrong, it doesn't matter anymore."

"Tens of thousands of disciples of Yuding Palace and a thousand-year-old holy land have all been reduced to scorched earth. You have already done what you did. What's the point of asking about right or wrong?"

"If you admit you were wrong, will they be resurrected?"

"What those innocent souls who died want is not a confession of guilt, but to make the murderer pay with blood!"

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(End of this chapter)