Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 1362 The Secret of Residual Consciousness
"No, you came just in time!"

Lü Yang let out a long laugh.

To be fair, the World Honored One deserves at least a third of the credit for his ambush of Sword Lord this time. His cunning and decisive actions were truly astonishing.

Even Lü Yang's opinion of him changed.

Perhaps it wasn't that the World Honored One was bad at it, but rather that he was being targeted by the First Saint. At least with his cultivation at the second level of the Other Shore, he had basically done his best.

There are no numerical values, only operations.

However, one thing puzzled Lü Yang: why was the World Honored One able to cooperate so closely, and even the conflict itself was something he had planned?

At first, she used [Angxiao] to lure herself into the Underworld, then influenced the Sword Lord when they clashed, and finally, while using Dao Tianqi to influence the First Saint's vision, she used [Karma] to cover herself up. It can only be described as perfect support.

"May I ask you, fellow Taoist?"

Lu Yang scrutinized the golden-robed monk before him, his tone deep and serious: "All your actions were meticulously planned and executed. How did you manage to do that? And why did you help me?"

"Every drink and every bite is just like that."

The Buddha clasped his hands together and said calmly, "This humble monk merely examined the [cause and effect] and saw some interesting [effects], which led to the [cause]."

Lü Yang immediately understood.

As the lowest-ranking Dao Lord, the World Honored One is in charge of [Cause and Effect]. In his daily life, he also takes on the task of checking for omissions and filling gaps for the Dao Lords and searching for variables.

He had explained it to himself back then.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang spoke softly and quietly, "What [fruit] did you see, fellow Daoist?"

The Buddha responded solemnly:

"【variable】."

Before the words were even finished, the surrounding scenery underwent a subtle change. The blue sea and sky, along with many other colors, shattered at that moment, as if about to vanish.

Upon seeing this, Lü Yang immediately stomped his foot.

"Boom!"

The dull thud interrupted the changing scenery, like a melodious bell, or like an invisible hand gently caressing this world.

In an instant, the fragmented colors were smoothed out, all the cracks were healed, and the scene returned to its previous stability. As a scene of cause and effect, the originally extremely fragile "order" here was reinforced countless times, causing even the World Honored One to reveal a strange expression.

"What a magical power!"

As the Buddha finished speaking, the compassionate smile on his face became more genuine: "In that case, there's no need to be too vague about things."

"Please allow me to ask a question first."

At this point, the World Honored One's expression suddenly turned solemn, and he said, almost word by word, "Hunting demons, Dao Tianqi, has the Lord of the Underworld awakened?"

Lü Yang nodded slightly.

After receiving an affirmative answer, the Buddha's compassionate smile faded slightly, as if he had briefly removed this mask, but quickly returned to normal.

"Amitabha. Fellow practitioner, please ask."

Recalling his previous speculation, Lü Yang immediately asked, "When you attained enlightenment, why did you shatter the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man] after going back in time?"

The Buddha was taken aback upon hearing this.

"【Remnant Knowledge of Celestial Beings】?"

Clearly, he hadn't expected Lü Yang to ask such a nonsensical question, and he subconsciously fell into deep thought, pondering Lü Yang's intentions.

After a long pause, he cautiously said:

"The one who wanted to sever the connection between the seven barriers of the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man] was not me, but the First Saint. I was just following orders at the time."

"Moreover, I didn't actually crush the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man] with one step. Long before I stepped on it, the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man] was already no longer whole. The [Grandmaster] was removed by the First Saint in advance and disappeared without a trace. My step was actually just cleaning up the mess for him."

Lu Yang was speechless.

Why is it you again, Chu Sheng? Is it true that you're responsible for every single bad thing that can be listed in the Guanghai rankings? How can this person be so wicked!
"Why did the First Sage destroy the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man]?" "It was not destruction."

The Buddha shook his head: "It's just severing the connection between them. In fact, the seven barriers of the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man] were not originally a whole."

That's why it's called "Remnant Knowledge".

"However, the guardians combined them together, and almost all Dao Lords received the blessings of these seven trials before attaining Dao."

“Especially demon-taming.”

At this point, the World Honored One's tone suddenly turned gloomy, and he said, "He was the person who obtained the most coordinates among everyone at that time, including the Dao Lord."

"Especially the most important seventh level, [Free and Easy Wandering]. The First Saint once tried to trick me into revealing the coordinates, but I stopped him. However, even if he had succeeded, it wouldn't have mattered, because [Free and Easy Wandering] is different from the other levels. It is the only level where the coordinates change and the level is in motion."

"Only demon-tamers can sense it."

"Besides him, no one else can enter the [Free and Easy Wandering], not even the Ancestral Dragon. Although he was qualified, he could never find the correct coordinates."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang raised his eyebrows slightly.

After hearing the Buddha's explanation, he immediately realized that the [Remnant Consciousness of a Celestial Being] was different from Dao Tianqi, clearly favoring him more than others.

This reminded him of another key point.

[Responding to the Emperor].

'Dao Tianqi left a contingency plan within the [Emperor's Reign]. However, he cultivated his primordial spirit, so theoretically all the contingency plans should have been eliminated.'

For example, his previous life.

Once the primordial spirit was formed, the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man] who had once been obedient to him instantly became indifferent. Theoretically, Dao Tianqi should have suffered the same fate.

However, this is not the case. Although Dao Tianqi was also rejected by the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man], the many traces he left behind were not completely erased.

"He explained this to me before."

The Buddha explained in a low voice, "It seems that when he cleared the [Free and Easy Wandering] level back then, he unexpectedly obtained some important qualification."

"According to him, there seems to be an even deeper secret realm above the seven gates."

"At that time, he had the opportunity to get in."

Lu Yang frowned: "...A chance?"

That means they didn't go in.

This time, Lü Yang had learned his lesson and replied almost without hesitation, "Because of the First Saint?"

The Buddha nodded.

"I suspect that's why the Grandmaster disappeared after that, and the old man also tried to trick [Xiaoyao You] into giving him the coordinates after that."

"However, later on, the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man] was shattered, the demon-taming went into slumber, the [Free and Easy Wanderer] disappeared, and the [Grandmaster] was hidden away. In addition, the Dao Lord could not forcibly interfere with this secret realm, so over time no Dao Lord paid attention to it. This should also be the result that the Initial Saint wanted to achieve."

"After all, the gatekeeper committed suicide not long after that."

Finally, the World Honored One couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth: "Speaking of which, he shouted 'First Saint' three times before he committed suicide, and many people heard it."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang couldn't help but burst into laughter.

However, he quickly gathered his thoughts and recalled the name the Buddha had mentioned that had once appeared in his memories but had not occupied much space.

"The Gatekeeper".

The guardians of the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man] were originally a large group, but they fell apart overnight, and their remnants were scattered throughout the entire Sea of ​​Light.

If I remember correctly, the remaining descendants are divided into two branches: one in the Star Palace and the other in the Sword Pavilion, which belong to the grandfather of the Demon Subduer.

Perhaps we can look it up.

(End of this chapter)