The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 706 Are You the Heavenly Lord?
There was silence in the Bronze Fairy Palace.

The dragon girl covered her sister's mouth in time to prevent her from disturbing Zhang Jiuyang's thoughts.

She could see that Zhang Jiuyang seemed to have made some important discovery.

"It seems that Master Zhuge has some unknown moves. This game of chess is becoming more and more interesting."

Zhang Jiuyang put away the token, his eyes flickered, and countless images flashed through his mind. All the things related to Zhuge Qixing were vivid in his mind.

He felt as if he had grasped something, but was just one step away from success.

"The three legs of the tripod are difficult to understand, but the heart lamp can illuminate the purple sky."

He silently recited the poem on the token, feeling that there seemed to be a deep meaning in it, and he had never seen this kind of special token in the Imperial Observatory.

"Could it be that... Zhuge Qixing is the Heavenly Lord?"

The Dragon Girl expressed her own opinion. She was not affected by Zhuge Qixing's glorious image at all and did not mind speculating the worst about someone.

"Maybe all this is just him crying thief?"

Zhang Jiuyang shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. If the Heavenly Venerable is really Zhuge, why wouldn't he take this token that would reveal his identity?"

"Moreover, Tianzun erased himself from history by reversing cause and effect six hundred years ago, but now people still remember and worship Master Zhuge."

Although he still didn't know who Tianzun was, Zhang Jiuyang could be sure that Tianzun was definitely not Zhuge.

Zhuge Qixing had been to the Immortal Palace, which should have been a move he made in secret.

"More than six hundred years ago, the previous dynasty Dajing was overthrown, and the remaining dragon energy turned into an evil dragon, causing chaos and harming the people. It was Master Zhuge who killed it."

Zhang Jiuyang mentioned this old story again, which is also the origin of Ao Li's lineage. His father is the son of the evil dragon back then.

"Now it seems that Zhuge Qixing killed the evil dragon not only to eliminate harm to the people, but also to obtain dragon blood to open the Dragon-Breaking Stone here."

"But Zhuge Qixing at that time was not able to handle the many evil gods here with ease. During the battle, his token was accidentally lost here."

"The blood of each true dragon can only open the door once. Perhaps he let your father go so that he could open the door again after he grew up. Unfortunately, he was attacked in the battle of Qianling Mausoleum and died soon after."

The dragon girl's eyes moved and she nodded, "It is indeed possible."

"So what are you going to do now?"

Zhang Jiuyang thought for a moment and said, "Emperor Taizu and God Yue are both dead. If there is anyone in this world who knows the secret of this token, it must be him."

"Who?"

Zhang Jiuyang smiled and said, "A chess fanatic."

……

On the top of Jade Emperor Mountain, inside Taiping Temple.

In the lazy afternoon sunshine, Li Guanqi was sitting under a big pine tree playing chess. Holding the chess manual in his hand, he made his moves leisurely and contentedly.

Suddenly, his hand paused slightly.

Ding bell~
The sound of the Emperor's bell rang, and ripples appeared in the void, as if a door was slowly opening, and a purple figure floated down, and its body gradually solidified from transparent.

It's like coming from another world.

Seeing him, Li Guanqi seemed to be slightly relieved.

Zhang Jiuyang sat down without hesitation, glanced at the chessboard, and couldn't help laughing.

"There are flaws here and there. Are you upset? This is not like your style of play."

Li Guanqi shook his head and smiled, then said frankly: "Before you left Beijing, I told you a fortune."

"It seems that the hexagram is not very good."

"Qian is sunken in the marsh, Kan is covered by Li. The white tiger holds a flower in its mouth, and the blue dragon folds its horn."

Zhang Jiuyang raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Life and death are the same, what's the difference between you telling fortunes and not telling fortunes? Old Li, with your ability, you won't make much money if you set up a stall to tell fortunes."

Today, Zhang Jiuyang is proficient in the art of Liu Yao and the divine calculation method of Yuding Palace. He is rare in the world in this field. Naturally, he can understand the hexagram words spoken by the other party.

This is the variable of the Wei Ji hexagram. The white tiger holding a flower represents beauty in death, and the green dragon breaking its horn represents disaster hidden in good fortune. In other words, it is the battle between him and Tianzun, and he may win or lose.

If I set up a stall like this, I would be beaten to death by customers.

Seeing that Zhang Jiuyang knew clearly that the hexagram was dangerous, but he could still remain calm and even joke with him, Li Guanqi nodded slightly. This kind of mentality already had some of the bearing of a chess player.

"Then you can calculate again, have I gained anything from this trip?" Li Guanqi smiled faintly and said, "No need to calculate, I guess you didn't achieve your original goal, but it's not like you didn't gain anything either. You came to me, it should be related to the gains from this trip."

Zhang Jiuyang looked at him seriously and said, "Sometimes I really doubt...you are the Heavenly Lord."

The smile on Li Guanqi's face suddenly froze, and for the first time, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Obviously, as smart as he was, he didn't expect Zhang Jiuyang to suddenly say this.

"Haha, I was just kidding."

Zhang Jiuyang laughed heartily, but there was a dark tide in the depths of his eyes, an interweaving of light and darkness, which was unfathomable.

It's not a tease, but a test.

Just for a moment, he really suspected that Li Guanqi was Tianzun.

Because this person also appeared more than 600 years ago and was Zhuge Qixing's master, but there is no historical record of him now.

And this person likes to name his disciples after Go.

For example, names such as Fangyuan, Tianyuan, and Guizhen are all aliases and terms in Go.

The name Xuansu also has a meaning.

The poem "Ode to the Encirclement" says: The unevenness divides into two forces, and the mysterious white leads the two lines.

Therefore, Xuansu is also a synonym for Go.

Yue Xiaomei, who had taken refuge with Tianzun, took this as her name in the underworld.

Although it was a bit far-fetched, Zhang Jiuyang did doubt whether the man playing chess in front of him was a Heavenly Lord.

However, there was no flaw in the opponent's performance just now.

"Your suspicion is not without reason. Sometimes, after thinking about it, I think the most likely person is Tianzun..."

Li Guanqi pointed at himself and said with a wry smile: "It was me."

Zhang Jiuyang also smiled and said, "But now I believe you are not."

"Why?"

"Because with Tianzun's pride, if I really guessed his identity, I believe he would not even have the courage to admit it."

Although he didn't communicate much with Tianzun, Zhang Jiuyang could feel the pride and majesty in the other's bones.

"Okay, let's change to a lighter topic."

Zhang Jiuyang handed over a golden token and asked, "Do you recognize this thing?"

When Li Guanqi saw the token, he immediately showed a look of surprise and asked in astonishment: "This is... Tianyuan's Ziwei Token. Did you find it in Penglai?"

"Ziwei Order?"

Li Guanqi nodded, then sighed and looked reminiscent.

"The three legs of the tripod are difficult to understand, but the heart lamp can illuminate the purple sky."

"After the battle of Qianling, Tianyuan was attacked by the backlash of the dragon energy. The more he was involved with Daqian, the more serious the backlash became. But even so, he still had to support his sick body, handle state affairs, and deal with a myriad of things every day."

"I once advised him, and he replied with this poem."

Zhang Jiuyang's mind moved. The three broken tripods might refer to the successive deaths of the Three Heroes of Qianyuan. Zhuge had already calculated this.

It is hard to ask, which means that he is not sure of winning and feels confused inside.

And "a lamp in the heart illuminates the crape myrtle" was the answer he gave himself.

Whether he is sure or not, he will try.

"The dragon, tiger, and crane on the back refer to the three brothers. Whenever the backlash becomes unbearable and his soul feels like it's being cut by a knife, he will take out this order to remind himself not to forget the oath he made at Taoshan."

"But it was lost later. I was surprised at that time. Tianyuan valued this item so much, how could he lose it so easily?"

Li Guanqi stroked the token, his eyes filled with surprise and relief.

"I knew that Master...Tian Yuan...their game was far from simple."

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(End of this chapter)