Chapter 92

Chapter 91

The Harvester's Gap.

A cunning being that had long caused him frustration, the actual leader of the Celestial Seat faction, and one who had cruelly consumed the spiritual and physical essence of countless humans.

How could he, who had defied the laws of the universe with schemes beyond imagination and was the absolute evil of the Celestial Seat system, be the founder of Daoism, Zhang Sanfeng?

He was a figure revered as a sage even among the common people and the most fitting recipient of the title "Great Hero."

A being whose gentle nature and temperament were so profound that at times he seemed dull, symbolizing a true immortal.

For such a great immortal to be the despicable Harvester's Gap!

Zhaohui could not accept it easily.

Moreover, what further confused Zhaohui was that this person had been the one who built the "underground commune" to prevent the annihilation of the Central Plains for a long time.

Zhaohui, who had personally confirmed his remains at the center of the vast underground commune.

Yet, how could he still be alive, and not only that, have become a Celestial Seat?

But such confusion seemed to be the same for Zhang Sanfeng.

"I can't believe it. You found my true form so easily. Is that perhaps a treasure from the future world?"

Zhang Sanfeng's indifferent gaze was directed at the box protruding from Zhaohui's chest.

"How can you still be alive...?"

Zhaohui's response with a question seemed to irritate Zhang Sanfeng, who frowned.

"Look around you."

Zhaohui's bewildered eyes slowly followed Zhang Sanfeng's gaze.

A small room, about three zhang (ten meters) on each side.

However, the style of the furniture and pottery in his field of vision was somewhat different from the Central Plains he knew.

Having been reborn countless times, Zhaohui immediately recognized it as the style of ancient Central Plains.

"Could this era be...?"

"It's the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Soon, the Yuan will fall to the Northern Yuan, and the Ming will rise."

At that moment, Zhaohui hurriedly looked out the window.

The towering peaks with a stern aura.

The sounds of the Daoists reciting scriptures and the profound spiritual energy could be felt all around.

This place, which seemed to overwhelm with the rugged mountain ridges, was undoubtedly the early Wudang.

'Wudang Sect in the era when Zhang Sanfeng is still alive!'

Zhaohui looked at Zhang Sanfeng again, utterly shocked.

"Breaking through the rank of the seat is one thing, but can you also make the soul from another era your avatar?"

"That's just the level of making the soul from another era your avatar. Compared to you, who can transcend time and directly govern the karma of reincarnation, it's a far inferior realm."

The realm of the Celestial Seat had several stages.

The stage where one can make the soul from another era their avatar could be considered the initial stage of handling time.

A stage where one begins to understand space and time through high existence and spiritual rank.

Zhaohui had to realize that the realm of the "Harvester's Gap," or rather Zhang Sanfeng, was almost at the same level as his own.

"But I saw your corpse..."

Zhang Sanfeng nodded silently.

"That was an era where the law of causality that I couldn't break through applied. Naturally, I would have lived out my life without forgetting my duties as a Daoist. It's not a strange thing."

Zhaohui shook his head firmly.

"That can't be!"

Zhang Sanfeng knew better than anyone else.

When he lived as Dharma, the one who took him as a disciple was none other than himself.

Not only his realm but also his profound knowledge, Daoist power, and upright character made him a being who could never become an evil person.

The only disciple who understood his intentions and carried them on.

He was the perfect representation of a good person, the embodiment of the theory of innate goodness.

Zhang Sanfeng smiled.

"Is it so strange that I broke through the rank of the seat in this era?"

"It's absolutely impossible!"

Even the great sects that called themselves major martial arts factions considered the birth of a supreme warrior a miracle.

Let alone the supreme warriors, breaking through the natural realm, called the realm of the gods, and surpassing countless barriers to reach the noble realm of the seat was something that could only be achieved by transcending human lifespan many times over.

If the process were so easy, countless seats would have been born among the founders and high-ranking elders of each sect.

"Hmm..."

Zhang Sanfeng's expression turned somewhat gloomy as he took out something like a jade pill from his chest.

Zhaohui's heart sank as soon as he saw it.

"Is, is this the Dharma Jade?"

The treasure he had made himself to live as a reincarnation in another era!

How could such a dangerous object be in Zhang Sanfeng's possession?

Most importantly, the Dharma Jade would completely disappear the moment his soul seeped into the reincarnation in another era.

Then?

"How could you...?"

Zhang Sanfeng looked at Zhaohui with a bewildered expression.

"Do you know this treasure? Dharma Jade? Is this called the Dharma Jade?"

"How could you have it!"

Zhang Sanfeng, who couldn't understand Zhaohui's unusually rough reaction, countered.

"The name of this treasure that I know is the如意丸 (Ruyi Pill). It's a kind of spirit jade completed by nameless immortals of the past, even at the cost of their lives."

"Spirit jade?"

To his knowledge, there was no spirit jade called Ruyi.

Most importantly, the nature of the magical power emanating from this Ruyi Pill was very similar to that of his Dharma Jade.

"In any case, this treasure is the secret to how I reached the seat."

For Zhang Sanfeng, revealing his secrets and origins was a perilous gamble.

In front of someone with the power to negate existence, any shallow trick would only result in near destruction.

Since the other party showed interest, he had to use his treasure to buy time as much as possible.

The only way to survive was to escape from this situation.

At that moment.

Beep-

-Warning! Warning! Ether energy approaching infinity has been detected! Temporal anomalies or distortions, or even greater variables are expected!

Zhaohui's bewildered gaze at the Ruyi Jade.

Ether energy approaching infinity?

The God Box, boasting perfect AI, had computational power surpassing that of humans by hundreds of millions of times.

Such a God Box would never casually use the word "infinity."

In other words, the karma and existence contained in this Ruyi Jade were at the level of a Celestial Seat or higher.

Could there be such a powerful existence in the material world?

"What can you do with this treasure?"

"Absorb the other party's existence and replace it with your own."

"What!"

Like the吸气功 (Xiqigong) of the martial arts world, the ability to absorb the other party's existence!

Wasn't this the unique power of the despicable "Harvester's Gap"?

Only then did Zhaohui clearly understand how Zhang Sanfeng had been granted the divine mission of the "Harvester's Gap."

To reach the rank of the seat, which could only be achieved by transcending human lifespan countless times, with just a treasure that absorbs the other party's existence!

But at that moment.

"Could it be...!"

Zhaohui's face turned extremely pale.

A being who absorbed the other party's life force and replaced it with their own power.

In the era of Dharma, among the first disciples he met, there was a wicked Daoist with such abilities.

The混世魔 (Hunshema)!

The term "混世一界 (Hunshijie)" used by the immortals of the celestial realm to refer to the human world originated from the fact that the lower realm at that time was a world dominated by the Hunshema.

At that time, the Hunshema, who had completed terrifying magical power by endlessly draining the essence of people, was something even the immortals of the celestial realm could not withstand.

Countless Daoist lineages and immortal families fell before his wicked magical power, and even the emperor of Central Plains had to bow to the Hunshema's words.

Therefore, the lower realm was called the "Hunshijie" because it belonged to the Hunshema.

If he, living as a reincarnation of Dharma at that time, had not punished and restrained him as a disciple?

This Central Plains might have already been destroyed under his wicked hands.

"Give it to me."

Zhaohui glared at him as if to kill, and surprisingly, Zhang Sanfeng readily handed over the Ruyi Pill.

"Here it is."

As Zhaohui gathered his existence and slowly infused it into the Ruyi Pill, his face contorted like a fierce demon.

Inside this Ruyi Pill, not only the wicked magical power of the Hunshema but also the Daoist powers of his other disciples, Yitian Zunzhe and Wutian Zhenren, were contained.

'How could this be...!'

The pure Daoist powers of his two famous disciples were mixed with the wicked magical power of the Hunshema, indicating that they had undoubtedly been absorbed by the Hunshema.

'How could this happen?'

From Zhang Sanfeng's words, this place was the era after he had left for another reincarnation through the Dharma Jade.

Then, wouldn't it be normal for the three disciples he left behind to hate "Dharma" and give birth to their own spirit jades?

The three spirit jades they left behind.

Yitian Blood Jade.

Hunshi Sky Jade.

Wutian True Jade.

Through these spirit jades, Zhaohui had cultivated the experiences and skills of the great figures in the history of Central Plains and awakened again as a Celestial Seat.

His arrangements were thorough and could not be twisted.

This was clearly a result beyond his arrangements and predictions.

"Where did you find this? Do you know anything about the origin of this treasure?"

Zhang Sanfeng narrowed his eyes and shook his head.

"I found it by chance, so I don't know much about it."

Zhaohui immediately realized that he was lying.

It was laughable.

How could someone who even knew the name of the Ruyi Pill not know its origin?

In any case, Zhang Sanfeng's act of handing over the Ruyi Pill, which was everything to him, was a clear mistake.

Even as Zhaohui silently stored the Ruyi Pill, Zhang Sanfeng showed no reaction.

"This is a dangerous item, so I'll take it."

"Suit yourself."

In fact, Zhang Sanfeng was not particularly concerned.

The Ruyi Pill was only a necessary treasure in the process of reaching the seat. Since he had already engraved the power of the seat into his body, it was not a particularly necessary item for him.

"Can't you let me disappear?"

Zhaohui sighed softly as he looked at the scenery of Wudang Mountain.

"Phew... How many human existences did you absorb with this treasure to become a Celestial Seat?"

"..."

He must have sacrificed countless humans.

There was no need to ask how many people he had deceived and continued his evil deeds with the face of a Daoist and a good person.

"Trying to escape?"

Zhaohui had known from the beginning that Zhang Sanfeng, who had even handed over the treasure that was everything to him, was constantly looking for a chance to escape.

Zhaohui slowly gathered his existence.

"Return to nothingness. You will never return until I withdraw my will."

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Zhaohui ultimately had to accept that Zhang Sanfeng was a great sage who had cultivated Daoism for a long time but also a martial artist who