Chapter 650: Chapter 380: Wagering on the Supreme Fruit, Shouldering Six Paths of Reincarnation! (Part 2)
Xuanqing Daoist looked surprised:
"Fellow Daoist Fusheng..."
He carefully scrutinized Zhang Fusheng, his face showing a solemn expression:
"I seem to find you a bit unfathomable..... Though your aura fluctuates at the realm of Great Divine Techniques, when I gaze at you, it gives me the illusion of staring at another Fellow Daoist of Daluo."
Zhang Fusheng chuckled:
"Daluo characteristics, I haven’t completely transcended time, but I’m no longer strictly bound by it and can briefly step out of the long river of time."
The astonishment on Xuanqing Daoist’s face deepened:
"You are only in the Third Realm of the Divine Path, how do you possess such ability?"
Zhang Fusheng shook his head, not answering — naturally, it was due to the Seven Souls of Fuli.
The Seven Souls of Fuli elevated him, allowing him to exhibit partial characteristics of Daluo in advance, showing a tendency to break free from the passage of time,
And if I step into the realm of Celestial Venerate, or Buddha, reaching the Fifth Realm of the Divine Path, and attest to [Fuli Celestial Venerable]....
By then, the Three Souls of Fuli will also come upon me, could I prematurely possess some Supreme Fruit Position characteristics?
As his thoughts swirled and gradually settled,
Zhang Fusheng spoke in a deep voice:
"Fellow Daoist Xuanqing, I already have the ability to activate the Eight Trigrams Furnace... In fact, I’ve brought the Eight Trigrams Furnace to you."
He reached out and stroked, tearing open a void fissure leading to Douluo Palace. Beyond the void, the gates of Douluo Palace stood wide open,
Amidst the depths, the Eight Trigrams Furnace was quietly placed there.
Xuanqing Daoist’s pupils contracted sharply.
He stared at the Eight Trigrams Furnace, speechless for a long time, then took a deep breath:
"I wonder what Fellow Daoist Fusheng wishes me to do?"
"In the rear hall of Douluo Palace, there’s a lantern that illuminates the depths possibly from that one of the Nine Netherworld, containing endless Human Path fortune and momentum."
Zhang Fusheng said in a calm voice:
"Moreover, in the rear hall of Douluo Palace, there is also a door, and behind the door is Jade Void Palace of past years... I wish to ask Fellow Daoist Xuanqing, do you know what that lamp is?"
"The Human Lamp."
Xuanqing Daoist said in a low voice:
"As far as I know, in a certain game, Taoist Friend Taiqing surpassed Taoist Friend Wa Huang, seizing part of the authority over the Human Race from Wa Huang, and took this Human Lamp."
After a pause,
He continued:
"Fellow Daoist Fusheng’s intention is?"
Zhang Fusheng lowered his eyelids:
"I have perceived Grandmaster Xundu within the Eight Trigrams Furnace, broken and incomplete. I wish to reintegrate you with Him, Fellow Daoist Xuanqing."
"Impossible!"
Xuanqing resolutely rejected, his voice icy and fierce:
"Fellow Daoist Fusheng, you have no idea how much effort and the price I paid to sever ties with Taoist Friend Taiqing."
"I will never be Taiqing’s disciple again!"
As he spoke, anger and murderous intent burst forth from him, numerous chains on his body swaying and clanking, stirring up a great power,
causing vibrations that trembled the Six Paths of Reincarnation incessantly.
Zhang Fusheng’s expression remained unchanged as he softly said:
"I am aware of this, but has Fellow Daoist Xuanqing ever considered that in this era, the Supreme cannot reveal themselves, making interference difficult."
"Isn’t it the best time to attest to the Supreme?"
"You are already just half a step away from the Supreme. If you reunite your two selves, returning to Perfection..."
Before Zhang Fusheng could finish, Xuanqing Daoist interrupted him:
"Fellow Daoist Fusheng, things are not as simple as you think, Taoist Friend Taiqing naturally guards against this move."
After a pause,
He tiredly said:
"Unless I sever the cause and effect between Xundu’s body and Taiqing, otherwise, if I unify my two selves and attempt to attest to a Supreme Fruit Position...."
"It wouldn’t matter if I fail, but once achieved, Taiqing would forcibly siphon away my Supreme Fruit Position through the cause and effect of master and disciple."
Zhang Fusheng’s expression still bore no change,
He softly inquired:
"What would happen then?"
Xuanqing Daoist’s lips trembled slightly, and he sighed softly:
"At that time, Taiqing will become stronger, while I will be stuck in the realm of ’Pseudo-Supreme,’ neither advancing nor retreating, ultimately used as a pawn, obliterated in past and future."
He closed his eyes and said softly:
"Fellow Daoist Fusheng might not know, in this world, there are at least over a hundred Pseudo-Supremes... But no one knows who they are, they no longer exist, never existed to begin with."
Zhang Fusheng raised an eyebrow:
"All like you and Taiqing?"
"Yes!"
Xuanqing Daoist nodded affirmatively:
"All those who, during their quest to attest the path, could not cleanly sever ties with the Supreme."
"They were all siphoned of their Supreme Fruit Position, stuck at the level of Pseudo-Supreme, ultimately erased, with no beings remembering them, and even their traces in the time being washed clean!"
After a pause,
Xuanqing Daoist gazed at Zhang Fusheng:
"So, Fellow Daoist Fusheng, please refrain from mentioning the matter of unifying the two selves."
After some thought, he added:
"Furthermore, after unification, it will certainly be under Grandmaster Xundu’s will, and at that time, I will no longer be your friend."
Zhang Fusheng gazed intently at Xuanqing Daoist,
Not sure how much time had elapsed,
He spoke deliberately:
"In fact, I am now able to see part of the cause and effect of the Supreme."
Xuanqing’s face showed perplexity, quietly listening.
A purple-gold gourd appeared in Zhang Fusheng’s hand, from which burst forth an immeasurable, terrifying aura from innumerable Star Beasts!
Xuanqing Daoist took a sharp breath, seeing from the purple-gold gourd nine Innate Ancestral Spirits comparable to top Celestial Venerates and Buddhas, close to Daluo!
Zhang Fusheng continued:
"They were all imposed with restrictions, controlled by the beings the Three Pristine Ones use to oversee me... and from tracing cause and effect, I vaguely saw."
"That person, is you."
The light, weightless words fell, and Xuanqing Daoist’s face showed horror, then resolutely said:
"Impossible!"