From the end of the world

Chapter 529: The Master of Fate
I had already lacked a sense of reality about Huang Quan's death, and now that I heard Xiaowan make the same judgment, the feeling that "Huang Quan might not be dead" became even more pronounced.

However, what I pursue in this matter is not simple subjective feelings, but objective information and reasoning. Therefore, I did not immediately express my approval, but asked in return: "Why do you think so?"

"First of all, after being wanted by the Gospel House, I tried to inquire carefully about the information related to the Gospel House, especially about the human gods in the Gospel House." Xiaowan said this first.

The ones who designated Xiaowan as their prey must be the gods and humans of the Gospel Temple. Among them, Yama, the master of the Gospel Temple, is the top priority, because he has told all his blessed monks that as long as they can capture Xiaowan alive, they can fulfill any of his wishes.

Although we have not yet obtained any information related to "the reason why the Gospel Temple is wanted for Xiaowan", after much thought, there is only one direction that is worthy of suspicion, and that is the correct position of the heavens and the earth.

The Son of God, who possesses the power of the heavens and the earth, has always been the supreme living sacrifice for the heavens and the earth. Xuanming seems to have taken action against Xiaowan for the same reason. Although I don't know what the significance of offering sacrifices to the heavens and the earth is in the doomsday era when all things in nature are in madness, I can't think of a second reason anyway. But this raises the second question, that is, how did the Gospel Institute know that Xiaowan was the Son of God.

You know, let alone Gospel Temple as an outsider, even Ma Zao, who lives with Xiaowan day and night, didn't know that Xiaowan actually has the power to correct the laws of heaven and earth.

Could it be that we still have to look for the reason in the timeline of the apocalypse era, which is as messy as a ball of yarn? Is it because the people related to the Gospel Institute in the future contacted Xiaowan and then spread his information to the Gospel Institute in the past, so even if the current Xiaowan did not leak any of his own information, he would still be wanted by the Gospel Institute? If the mistake was made in this place, it would be too unfair.

Or maybe Xiaowan accidentally leaked her information long before she met Ma Zao, and Xiaowan herself has forgotten it?
Xiao Wan continued, "There are four great gods in the Gospel Temple now: Yama, Huangquan, Shentu, and Chakravartin... Oh, the last god seems to exist in the modern world as well. I remember Brother Zhuang Cheng mentioned it before?"

"I have said that. But why this human god would appear in the Gospel House in the apocalyptic era, I don't understand for the time being." I said.

"I don't understand either, so let's skip it for now." Xiaowan nodded, "Among the remaining three gods, there is very little information about Yama and Shentu. Although the former is the leader of the Gospel Court, he is high above everyone else and rarely shows his power in public; the latter has the shortest experience and is said to be a great demon. The people of the Gospel Court are very wary of him and stay away from him.

"The most active human god in front of people is the last Huangquan. Many survivors even carve statues of him and worship and offer sacrifices to him in secret, hoping that he will bless them and protect their future safety. Thanks to this, I have learned a lot of information."

The Gospel House is an organization that exterminates humanity, but the human god of the Gospel House is still worshipped as a god. Although it is not the first time I have heard of it, it is still difficult to understand. Is it because the survivors of the doomsday era all have a yearning for death in their hearts? Or is it because in this extremely desperate environment, they can no longer find any other spiritual sustenance?
Then, Xiaowan talked about the most important part: "This human god Huang Quan has a special feature that is widely known, that is, he can be resurrected from the dead."

"You mean... he's like a life turbidity, and he won't die no matter how you kill him?" I asked.

"It may be different from the immortal body of Naraku described by you, Brother Zhuangcheng." Xiaowan said after thinking, "I heard that at some time in the past, Gospel Temple had a battle with the big demons, and Huang Quan was besieged by multiple big demons in one of the battles and died.

“However, after a period of time, Huang Quan appeared again in another place.

"Assuming that Huang Quan possesses the same immortal body as Ming Zhuo, then we don't need to worry about him making a comeback. Because according to your description, the nature of Naraku's immortal body is that after the user dies, he will be resurrected indefinitely at the same place, so as long as he is exiled to nothingness, everything will be fine.

"Even if Naraku's immortal body can be resurrected infinitely in the void, as long as he cannot return to the real world from there, it is equivalent to death."

That being said, if I also master the method of exiling the enemy into nothingness, even if I can't find a way to completely kill the Life Turbidity in the future, I can completely eradicate the threat of Life Turbidity.

"According to the rumors, we can conclude that Huang Quan cannot be resurrected immediately after death, but he can make his resurrected self appear in different locations. Although it may be inconvenient compared to 'resurrection on the spot', at least it can avoid the outcome of being completely banned by countermeasures such as 'exile to nothingness'." Xiaowan said.

"But... this is just a rumor heard from others, right?" I said, "Maybe Huang Quan didn't die at that time, he just moved to another place to recuperate... Of course, if he really possessed such an immortal body, it would make sense that he would exile me into nothingness by means of mutual destruction." "It is not prudent to use only a single rumor as the basis for reasoning. After all, it is difficult for outsiders to intervene in the battlefield between humans, gods and demons, so it is understandable that the battle situation is misrepresented." Xiaowan said, "But I have also investigated another piece of information in my own way, that is, Huang Quan had a student before the end of the world... or it should be said that in an era even longer than this time.

"This student inherited almost all of Huang Quan's teachings. According to the records handed down, his name is Ming Zhuo."

"Ming Zhuo is Huang Quan's former student?" I was surprised. "How did you find out?"

As if recalling something, Xiaowan showed a sympathetic expression and replied, "It's a long story. Someone from the Gospel House told me this in person."

"If Huang Quan and Ming Zhuo are in a teacher-student relationship, then it is reasonable for Huang Quan to also possess the ability of immortality..." I slowly digested this information.

Mingzhu's immortal body was obtained through a contract with Naraku's will, not acquired through acquired learning. This clue is not enough to prove that Huangquan, the teacher, also has an immortal body. However, if it is not a conclusion, but a tendency of reasoning, it is enough. On this basis, combined with the rumors said by Xiaowan and the evidence of past situations, it is not too much to regard it as a conclusion for the time being.

At the same time, I noticed another thing.

Since Huang Quan was Ming Zhuo's teacher in the past, he was probably one of the great impermanences who was in charge of Luoshan a long time ago. Together with Yama and the Wheel King, it is very likely that three of the four gods in the Gospel Temple have a direct connection with Luoshan. If this continues, I will not be surprised even if I suddenly find out that Shen Tu was also one of the great impermanences in Luoshan's past.

Is Gospel House really the future Luoshan?
"From now on, we will continue our activities under the premise that Huang Quan is still alive."

I set the tone first, and then said, "Well, Xiaowan, in your opinion, what should we do next?"

As I was talking, I thought of the mysterious woman again. If I wanted to return to the modern world and know the truth about the apocalypse, I would go to Tai Sui Army to meet her - that's what she told me before we parted. So I told Xiao Wan about this and briefly explained what had happened to me since I entered the apocalypse.

"Ms. No. 7 is also in the Doomsday Era, and she is a member of the Tai Sui Army being hunted by the Great Demon Xuanwu?" Xiaowan was shocked. "If that's the case, we'd better meet up with her as soon as possible."

Then, she showed a thoughtful expression, "Let's not talk about what the truth of the apocalypse is... She actually also knows how to travel through time and space? Could it be the same method that the human god Huangquan used to travel to the modern world?"

The "truth of the doomsday era" made me unable to let go, but I did not mention this to Xiaowan. Instead, I said, "I have the same idea, but I don't know how to find the Tai Sui Army..."

"It's okay, Brother Zhuang Cheng, I have a clue." Xiao Wan said calmly, "The survivor gathering place I was at before was where the Tai Sui Army met and communicated with their undercover team in the Gospel Court. I know the route back there. From them, I should be able to get information related to the location of the Tai Sui Army."

You even know that kind of inside information. Are your intelligence gathering abilities a little too good? I couldn't help but think so.

After deciding on the direction of action, we left the area surrounded by dead trees and ponds and headed towards the survivors' gathering place.

(End of this chapter)