Chapter 350: Entering the Daytime Palace (2)
When they were halfway through the journey, Tao Zi finally asked, "Outer or inner?"
Cheng Wuchou sat opposite her and poured her a cup of tea: "Inside."
When she heard this answer, she said with interest: "Inside, I've never been there, so I don't know what it's like."
He joked, "It's completely different from the outside world. It's all bright and sunny. If you want to sleep, you have to put a black bag on your head, otherwise you won't feel it."
Tao Zi took a sip of tea and continued, "As a reward, can you tell me why you went there?"
Cheng Wuchou replied: "Of course, but do you mind listening to a story?"
She smiled and gestured for invitation, saying, "No problem. I'm really looking forward to it. I especially love listening to stories."
He half-jokingly said, "First of all, you have to keep it a secret. This is our Cheng family's secret."
Tao Zi became interested and asked, "Can you tell a secret to an outsider like me?"
"The master said that there is no need to hide these things from you."
"I'm all ears, please."
Cheng Wuchou took a sip of tea before slowly speaking, "Tens of thousands of years ago, demonic beasts were rampant, overwhelming the human race. The immortal cultivators among the human race were exhausted from dealing with the demonic beasts, and had no energy left to help those mortals trapped by the beasts or other demons. At that time, a group of humans who were between mortals and immortal cultivators took action. Tao Zi, can you guess who they were?"
Tao Zi thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Could it be a mortal monk or a Taoist priest?"
"Exactly!" His smile deepened, and he continued, "Guess what approach they took."
She thought for a long time and then tentatively said, "I can only think of them risking their lives to save mortals."
Cheng Wuchou shook his head: "No, on the contrary, they exchanged their mortal lives for an opportunity."
Tao Zi was stunned and looked up at him.
He took another sip of tea and said, "Five thousand mortals, ninety percent of Taoists, and sixty percent of monks sacrificed themselves in exchange for the arrival of the savior."
Her eyes suddenly widened, realizing the truth, and she asked, "Are you talking about that Majesty?"
"Yes, few people know that His Majesty came from another world." Cheng Wuchou said with a smile, "Tao Zi, I told you such a big secret, you must keep it secret."
Tao Zi took a long time to recover and said, "So that Majesty has been carrying the responsibility of saving the world from the very beginning."
"Yes, he did a very good job. At least under his leadership, mortals have a place to breathe and the confidence to look at immortal cultivators on an equal footing. The deaths of those who sacrificed themselves were not in vain." Cheng Wuchou seemed to want to say something, but finally held back.
She continued, "So, does this have any relevance to the present?"
"Don't be impatient, the story isn't over yet." Cheng Wuchou smiled and refilled his tea. "In the final battle between the human race and the beastman race, His Majesty used himself as a lure to lure the former Beast King out of the Dayless Forest, and used various traps to control him, ultimately destroying both of them."
Tao Zi immediately discovered a number of suspicious points and said, "Isn't it the Beast King? Rumor has it that the Beast King was restrained by those cultivators and couldn't participate in the battle."
He scoffed, his smile tinged with sarcasm: "History will always be revised by the victors."
"That's still not right." Tao Zi looked at him and raised her second doubt. "Your Majesty is just an ordinary person. How could he control the Beast King with a mechanism?"
Cheng Wuchou smiled at her and said, "Your Majesty came from another world, with the blood of thousands on his body. However, he has saved countless lives and has accumulated merits. His life is solely in his own hands, not the control of Heaven. The Day Palace was built by him and the few remaining Taoists from that time. Its most crucial ingredient is Your Majesty's destiny."
"The Day Palace is the palace in the Dayless Forest?"
"Yes." He said something that shocked Tao Zi. "That's like a different world. Heaven can't interfere, and there's no spiritual energy. The so-called Beast King is just an ordinary giant monster there. Those mechanisms are enough to control it."
Tao Zi was speechless for a long time. Cheng Wuchou continued, "It's a pity that this palace will sooner or later be integrated into this world again, and the pressure of the Heavenly Dao will descend once again."
She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say. These things were too horrifying.
It was rare for him to see her like this, so he teased her, "Do you know how to get the palace back to this world?"
Tao Zi pressed her forehead and asked, "Do you think I would know?"
"That's true. Let me explain. As long as the Beast King disappears from this world, the uniqueness of this palace will disappear. By then, I'm afraid it will just become a relic."
She immediately grasped the key point: "Is the Beast King still alive?"
"Of course. It's only one step away from ascending to heaven. Even without spiritual energy, it won't die in tens of thousands of years. Tao Zi, maybe we can still meet it."
Tao Zi was in a very complicated mood and said, "Master Cheng, this joke is not funny."
Cheng Wuchou finally became more serious and said, "Okay, don't worry, we won't meet. We'll just stay outside the palace, where the Heavenly Dao can't control us. We can use you to find my sister's true whereabouts. At the very least, we can find out whether she's alive or dead."
She vaguely guessed the truth and said, "Is it because I am not controlled by the laws of nature, but I am also from this world, and I have the characteristics of both?"
"A more accurate statement is that the destiny that Heaven has determined for you has changed. Its control over you is far less than its control over others."
After talking about so many miscellaneous things, Tao Zi finally understood the whole story.
At this time, someone knocked on the door and said, "Sir, we have arrived at the Dayless Forest."
Cheng Wuchou stood up and said, "Let's go and see the Dayu Palace."
Tao Zi stood up and walked out, and the familiar forest appeared before her.
The first step he took inside was to see the familiar monsters. They were as timid as mice, and as soon as they sensed the arrival of groups of powerful monks, they immediately left silently.
She followed Cheng Wuchou to the junction of day and night, and walked into the night-time interior that frightened countless people.
As soon as she stepped in, Tao Zi's eyes were almost blinded by the light. Cheng Wuchou blocked some of the light with the fan in his hand and said with emotion: "I have been here many times, but I still can't adapt immediately."
A monk who had been following them whispered, "Sir, to prevent any trouble, it would be best to reach the Day Palace as soon as possible."
Cheng Wuchou smiled and said, "Please lead the way, senior."
The monk bowed his hands, and an aura of power suddenly appeared on his body. He was actually in the Mahayana stage!
Tao Zi's heart was filled with turmoil. She glanced at Cheng Wuchou calmly. He seemed to have guessed what she was thinking and said, "Master, you have countless powerful people around you, but they will never be sent out unless it is a critical matter. Under normal circumstances, I can't call them, so I can only ask the leader of Xujia Sect for help."
Tao Zi couldn't help but complain in her heart: Can this change the fact that a Mahayana cultivator calls you "Young Master"?
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