novelraw Chapter 1283 681: A Decree from Six Hundred Years Ago (Part 2)
Chapter 1283 681: A Decree from Six Hundred Years Ago (Part 2)
Zhao Douan suddenly woke up:
"I received the blessing of the Buddhist Worldly Venerate... Could it be that…"
He remembered the Green Lotus rooted within his Sea of Consciousness.
He understood, everything became clear.
The initial confusion now had answers.
Including his so-called "transcendence" outside the Southern Suburb Bamboo Forest, which was actually just an awakening of sealed memories.
Including on the way here, the crazed village chief he encountered in Taohuayuan calling him "Master," which makes sense if he was seen as Moya—a title for Buddhist seniors, isn't it Master?
At this moment, Zhao Douan even began to suspect that perhaps years ago he might have left arrangements in Qingshan and the Heavenly Master Mansion.
But since he didn't join these two factions, it was hard to verify.
Xu Zhenguan said:
"Was it also our ancestor guiding us to find the Golden Gate and come here?"
Ancestor Xu nodded and said, "Yes."
His gaze was somewhat profound:
"When the Disaster Star descends once more, someone must take on this responsibility. When Moya's cultivation reaches Perfection in the World, they will be guided to come here.
Yet, the ideal situation is for you to have already advanced to Heavenly Human and then come here. Now that you have come earlier, it means the situation outside is worse than expected, and the time left for you is short."
Under Xu's watchful gaze, Zhao Douan was silent for a long time and said:
"I suspect Xuan Yin, or the current Dharma King, might be the reincarnation of Ksitigarbha."
Pausing for a moment, he raised his head, staring at Xu:
"But that's not important. What's important is, since I arranged all of this years ago, with my personality, I must have prepared for the worst scenario. Don't beat around the bush, just say it, you didn't stay here just to tell me stories."
Ancestor Xu smiled, unsurprised by his reaction and temper, and nodded:
"Indeed. Since I led you here, naturally it was not just for a chat.
In fact, after discussions with Moya years ago, we both agreed: to truly end all of this, there is only one way—to truly create a genuine 'Human Immortal,' a true Divine belonging to humans."
To create a Divine!
Ancestor Xu stood up, hands behind his back, gazing at the setting sun in the west, his gaze deep:
"Years ago, Moya didn't truly advance to Human Immortal and was still subject to many limitations, but now, I think the conditions are finally met, and next, I will return to you the power that Moya left here before reincarnating years ago."
Zhao Douan likewise stood up, staring at him:
"Since I couldn't become a Divine back then, isn't it the same to take back the power?"
"It's different," Ancestor Xu smiled:
"Because this time, you'll also inherit my power."
"Ancestor... then you…" Xu Zhenguan, being a woman, with delicate thoughts, instantly sensed something was wrong and her face slightly changed.
Ancestor Xu faintly smiled:
"You guessed right—recently, when the Disaster Star descended once again, to resist it, I exhausted my lifespan like Moya did years ago. So now it's my turn to leave."
The Empress was moved!
She hadn't expected that just after the joy of discovering the ancestor was still alive, she would have to lose him again!
But Ancestor Xu was open-minded about it, reaching out with a big hand, casually ruffling the Empress's hair, laughing and saying:
"Don't worry, if Moya can reincarnate, so can your ancestor. It's just a pity, the time for us, grandparent and descendant, to be together isn't much."
"Ancestor!" Xu Zhenguan felt a surge of sorrow in her heart.
Zhao Douan remained expressionless but still stared at him, asking the final question:
"One last thing, how do I know everything you said is true?"
He was a skeptical person:
"After all, it's all your word, and I haven't awakened Moya's memories."
Ancestor Xu's expression was calm.
At this moment, Zhang Yan Yi who was standing nearby suddenly spoke: "What he said is true."
Everyone looked at him incredulously.
Only to see the Old Heavenly Master holding the Heavenly Book Jade Scroll at his waist, with shining golden words on it.
The Old Heavenly Master seemed both crying and laughing, finally, he stood up, a look of understanding on his face, facing the puzzled gaze of Zhao Douan and the Empress, he smiled:
"Actually, there is one thing I lied to you both about."
"Old Zhang, you…" Zhao Douan felt a bit uneasy.
Zhang Yan Yi was enveloped in an aura of near-martyrdom and solemnity, seriously said:
"Before, I told both of you that the previous Heavenly Master left a chance to advance to Human Immortal in the Heavenly Book, hidden in Mubei. This was not false, just partially hidden.
In fact… this was left by the Heavenly Master who participated in the Heavenly Hunting and Destruction of Buddha six hundred years ago, a decree, instructing future Heavenly Masters to assist the emergence of a Human Immortal."
Zhao Douan froze!
Zhang Yan Yi smiled as he looked at him, continuing:
"I'll tell you a secret, this decree was originally sealed within the Heavenly Book, inaccessible, until I inscribed the line 'Dao gives birth to One' that you once told me, onto the Heavenly Book, breaking the seal on this six-hundred-year-old decree."
Zhao Douan was astonished!
A sudden realization surged within him: this was the arrangement Moya left in the Heavenly Master Mansion years ago.
No wonder, Zhang Yan Yi clung to him after leeching his Tao Te Ching.
No wonder, he kept trying desperately to take him as his disciple... And no wonder... Zhang Yan Yi later disregarded the so-called Heavenly Agreement, and helped him come here.
Zhang Yan Yi smiled and walked to Ancestor Xu's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with him, suddenly holding the Heavenly Book, bowed towards the large banyan tree:
"To hear the Dao in the morning, one could die in the evening. Current Heavenly Master Zhang Yan Yi, obeying the decree of past generations, transcends today, aiding Little Zhao to ascend to the Human Immortal Realm."
Zhao Douan was moved!
The Buddhist Cultivation Moya left behind, Ancestor Xu's lifetime Martial Arts Cultivation, combined with Zhang Yan Yi's peak Heavenly Dao Magical Power.
Buddha, Martial Arts, Tao.
Three unite as one.
Could this form a true Human Immortal?
Ancestor Xu smiled and said:
"If you still don't believe, hm, without accidents, you should still have the token you left years ago."
Token?
What token?
Zhao Douan was confused, and then suddenly had an epiphany, reaching out to take a silver scroll, flipping through it to find a page of Golden Scripture!
A page of wordless golden scripture!
This was what the Buddhist head guarding the Scripture Pavilion handed him when Divine Dragon Temple was destroyed and he went to investigate.
Claiming it was left by Moya Practitioner.
At this moment, as the wordless golden scripture emerged, it burst forth light, and the originally blank page bloomed with words.
Countless words rolled like a waterfall, Zhao Douan scanned them with his Divine Thought, stunned on the spot.
The scripture recorded all of Moya Practitioner's life experiences, all sorts, all mysteries.
When all words flowed away, the page left only the final words:
"When you read this, I am already dead.
Eh? Why distinguish between you and me? Not important.
The past me has died, the newly born me should be an entirely new me, instead of carrying all these heavy memories into rebirth, not enjoying a single moment, it's better to erase everything of this life, turn myself into a blank sheet.
Transcendence, why play just once?
In previous life, while slacking at work reading novels, most loved transcendence to ancient eras, waking up with the power to rule, drunk among beauties.
In this unlucky life, became a monk... no power wielded, no beauty experienced.
If transcending once more, I'd never become a monk again, I want to wield the greatest power in the world, I want to sleep with the world's most beautiful woman.
Hey, hear me? My next life?
But while playing, never forget the serious matters.
Estimate if I reincarnated successfully, then Ksitigarbha that traitor likely succeeded too, and I hold grudges, so you know what to do, right?"
Zhao Douan silently stared at the somewhat unserious, lacking "Master" demeanor farewell message on the Golden Scripture.
For a long time.
A long time.
He clenched the wordless golden scripture, his mouth curling up, softly said:
"Don't worry, I know. The entire Capital knows, Yama Zhao avenges the smallest grievance and doesn't relent."
He looked up, calmly meeting Ancestor Xu and Zhang Yan Yi's gaze, smiling:
"Human Immortal… I also want to see this world's most beautiful scenery."
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ps: Mm, thinking about it, the foreshadowing should all be tied up... right? Please call me the plot hole filler expert.