Chapter 529 The Master of Turbid Fate
I already lacked a sense of reality regarding Huang Quan's death, and now that I heard Xiao Wan make the same judgment, the feeling that "Huang Quan might not be dead" became even more pronounced.
However, in this matter, I'm not seeking simple subjective feelings, but rather objective information and reasoning. Therefore, instead of immediately expressing agreement, I countered with, "What makes you say that?"
“First of all, after being wanted by the Gospel House, I tried to find out more about the Gospel House, especially about the people and gods there,” Xiaowan said.
Those who designated the small bowl as their prey must be the gods and men of the Evangelical Fellowship, with Yama, the chief of the Evangelical Fellowship, being the most important, because he had told all the monks under his command that whoever could capture the small bowl alive could have any wish granted to him.
Although no information has been obtained yet regarding the "reason for the arrest warrant issued by the Gospel House for Xiaowan," there is only one direction that is worth suspecting: the upright position of the heavens and the earth.
The divine child, possessing the power to embody the laws of heaven and earth, has always been the supreme sacrificial offering to heaven and earth. It seems Xuanming attacked Xiaowan for the same reason. While it's unclear what the meaning of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth would be in a time of madness and apocalypse, I can't think of a second reason. However, this raises a second question: how did the Gospel Institute know that Xiaowan was a divine child?
It should be noted that not only Fukuinin, who is an outsider, but even Asaha, who spends every day with Kobo, does not know that Kobo actually possesses the power of the True Position of Heaven and Earth.
Could it be that we still have to look for the cause in the chaotic timeline of the apocalypse? Is it because someone from the Gospel House came into contact with Little Bowl in the future and then spread her information to the Gospel House in the past, so even though Little Bowl hasn't leaked any of her own information, she's still being targeted and wanted by the Gospel House? If the mistake is made in this way, it would be such a misunderstanding.
Or perhaps Xiaowan had accidentally revealed her information long before she met Mazao, and Xiaowan herself had forgotten about it?
Xiao Wan continued, "The Gospel Academy now has four great gods: Yama, Huangquan, Shentu, and King Zhuanlun... Oh right, the last one seems to exist in the modern world as well. I remember Brother Zhuang Cheng mentioning that before?"
“I have mentioned it. But I don’t understand why this God would appear in the Gospel House in the end times,” I said.
“I don’t understand either, so let’s skip it for now.” Xiao Wan nodded. “Among the remaining three gods and humans, there is very little information about Yama and Shen Tu. Although the former is the leader of the Gospel Academy, he is aloof and rarely shows himself in public; the latter has the shortest tenure and is said to be a great demon, so the people in the Gospel Academy are very wary of him and keep their distance.”
"The most active deity in public is the final Yellow Springs. Many survivors even carve statues of him, worshipping and offering sacrifices to him in secret, hoping he will grant them blessings and protect their future safety. Thanks to this, I have learned quite a bit of information."
The Gospel House is an organization dedicated to eliminating humanity, yet its members, who are considered gods, are still worshipped as deities. While this isn't the first time I've heard of it, it's still difficult to understand. Is it because the survivors of this apocalyptic world harbor a longing for death? Or is it because, in this utterly hopeless environment, they can find no other form of solace?
Then, Xiaowan got to the most important part: "Huang Quan, this god, has a widely known special characteristic, which is that he can be resurrected after death."
"You mean... he's like a cursed spirit, he just won't die no matter how you kill him?" I asked.
"It might differ somewhat from what you described before, Brother Zhuangcheng, about the immortal body of Naraku with turbid fate," Xiaowan said after thinking for a while. "I heard that at some point in the past, Fukuinin fought against the Great Demons, and Huangquan was besieged by multiple Great Demons in one of those battles and died."
"However, after some time, Huang Quan reappeared in another place."
"Assuming that Yomi possesses the same immortality as Meijō, then we don't need to worry about him making a comeback. Because according to your description, the nature of Naraku's immortality is that he will be resurrected an infinite number of times in the same place after the user dies, so as long as we banish him to the void, everything will be fine."
"Even if Naraku is immortal and can resurrect infinitely in the void, as long as he cannot return to the real world from there, it is equivalent to death."
In that case, if I also mastered the method of banishing the enemy to nothingness, even if I couldn't find a way to completely kill the Life Impurity in the future, I could still completely eradicate this threat.
"Based on the rumors, we can deduce that Huang Quan cannot be resurrected immediately after death, but can reappear in different locations. Although this may be less convenient than 'resurrecting on the spot,' it at least avoids the possibility of being completely suppressed by measures such as 'exile to nothingness,'" Xiao Wan said.
“But… this is just hearsay, right?” I said. “Maybe Huang Quan didn’t die back then. He just moved to another place to recuperate… Of course, if he really had such an immortal body, then it would make sense for him to banish me to the void by means of mutual destruction.”
“It’s a bit too prudent to base a single rumor on reasoning. After all, it’s difficult for outsiders to get involved in the battle between gods and demons, so it’s understandable that the battle situation might be misrepresented,” Xiaowan said. “However, I’ve also investigated another piece of information in my own way, which is that Huang Quan had a student before the apocalypse… or rather, in an era much earlier than that.”
"This student inherited almost all of Huang Quan's mantle. According to the records that have been passed down, his name is 'Ming Zhuo'."
"Mingzhuo is a student from the Yellow Springs?" I asked in surprise. "Where did you find out?"
As if recalling something, Xiao Wan showed a pitying expression and replied, "It's a long story, and it was told to me personally by some people from the Gospel House."
"If Huang Quan and Ming Zhuo are teacher and student, then it makes sense that Huang Quan also possesses the ability to be immortal..." I slowly digested this information.
Meiko's immortality was obtained through a contract with Naraku's will, not through acquired learning. Therefore, using this clue to prove that his mentor, Yomi, also possessed immortality is insufficient. However, if considered as a deductive inclination rather than a conclusion, it is enough. Based on this, combined with the rumors mentioned by Kobo and past evidence, it wouldn't be unreasonable to consider it a definitive conclusion for now.
At the same time, I also noticed something else.
Since Huang Quan was Ming Zhuo's mentor in the past, he was most likely one of the Great Impermanences who presided over Luoshan a long time ago. Adding Yama and King Zhuanlun, it's highly probable that three of the four gods and humans in the Gospel Academy have direct connections to Luoshan. If this continues, I wouldn't be surprised if it were suddenly discovered that Shen Tu was also one of the Great Impermanences from Luoshan in the past.
Is the Gospel House really going to be the future Luoshan?
"Let's continue our activities based on the premise that Huang Quan is still alive."
I first set the tone, and then said, "So, Xiaowan, in your opinion, what's the best course of action for us next?"
As I spoke, I remembered that mysterious woman again. She told me before we parted that if I wanted to return to the modern world and learn the truth about the apocalypse, I should go to the Tai Sui Army and meet her. So I told Xiao Wan about this, and also briefly explained my experiences from entering the apocalypse until now.
"Lady Number Seven is also in the apocalypse, and a member of the Tai Sui Army being hunted down by the Great Demon Xuanwu?" Xiao Wan was shocked. "If that's the case, we'd better reunite with her as soon as possible."
Then, she showed a thoughtful expression, "Leaving aside what the truth of the apocalypse is... does she also possess a method of time travel? Could it be the same method that the god Huang Quan used to travel to the modern world?"
The truth about the apocalypse is even more unbearable for me, but I didn't mention it to Xiaowan. Instead, I said, "I have the same idea, but I don't know how to find the Tai Sui Army..."
“It’s alright, Brother Zhuangcheng, I have a lead,” Xiaowan said calmly. “The survivor gathering place I was in before was where the Tai Sui Army met and communicated with their team that was infiltrating the Gospel Academy. I know the route back there. From them, we should be able to get information related to the location of the Tai Sui Army.”
"You even know those insider details? Isn't your intelligence-gathering ability a bit too good?" I couldn't help but think.
After deciding on our direction, we left the area surrounded by dead trees and ponds and headed towards the survivors' settlement.
(End of this chapter)
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